Buy Local Buy Monmouth
Did you get involved?
It’s March and what a difference a month makes! Could it be that spring is in the air?
We are really pleased to announce that the local ’14 days of love’ campaign has been a major success, involving an amazing 700 recommendations given in the last 2 weeks alone. We would like to say a big Thank You to EVERYONE who ‘showed some love’ for their favourite local businesses.
We can now reveal that the joint ‘Overall Best Loved Businesses in Monmouth’ by a large margin are:
The Coach House and Jewel Balti,
followed most closely by Misbah Tandoori
A very well done to all of you!
Other ’Best Loved Businesses’ by category, based on 10 or more reviews each are:
Restaurants and Pubs: next loved are Bistro Prego and Raduni followed by The Gatehouse.
Retail: best loved are: Suit U and Fabulous Fish, followed by Envee, La Piazza, Handyman House, Pasty Heaven, Le Gourmet, Munday & Jones and Mono.
Salons: the outright winner is Hair and Beauty.
Also loved by you is Monmouth’s very own unique and beautiful Shire Hall.
We are really pleased with the number of businesses who recognise the value of collecting testimonials from their customers, with an amazing 35 of them taking part by actively asked their customers if they valued the service received.
And in total you ‘shared your love’ for 74 different local businesses, so Thank You from them all!
Last month we asked “WHY are retail businesses closing in Monmouth?”
The great news is that Red Door Deli is returning to Monmouth soon, and that Ceritech Audio is due to open in Bridge Street shortly. The Chamber of Trade works hard to attract quality businesses to our beautiful town, so hope that there will be more good news soon.
Peel2Save Monmouth – The campaign has now started rolling!
Osbaston CIW School need to fund-raise another £2000 for ‘The Big One’; their new outdoor school-room, and they will be using Peel2Save Monmouth at every opportunity during March to reach their target, initially via a school campaign appeal to parents.
If YOU want to help them reach their target AND at the same time save money (total card value in excess of £400) with 64 offers from 27 local businesses, then please contact the school on 01600 775070 to buy your own Peel2Save Monmouth card.
Please don’t forget: If you are aware of a local school, club, association or charity who need to raise funds for a project or just to survive, please let us know, as the sale of the card is a real ‘WIN WIN’ for all of us, local people, businesses and good causes.
Buy Local Buy Monmouth is an initiative brought to you by the Monmouth Chamber of Trade and The Best of Monmouth. We will continue to announce new initiatives to keep the campaign fresh and alive, so more news next month.
So if you have any ideas, comments or suggestions, then please contact us!
Written by Andrew & Jacky Knapp from the “Buy Local Buy Monmouth” Team in conjunction with the Monmouth District Chamber of Trade and Commerce
Tel: 01600 729030 Email: monmouth@thebestof.co.uk
www.thebestof.co.uk/monmouth www.mdctc.co.uk
