Aims and Achievements

Aims of the CQBA

·  To promote Leicester as a city and the Cultural Quarter’s role within the city.

       

• To promote and represent the interests of all businesses within the Cultural Quarter.
• To engage with the diverse communities of Leicester and ensure that the Cultural Quarter is promoted as an inclusive area in which to live, work and play.
• To become the single point of communication for the business community of the Cultural Quarter for internal communication with neighbours and colleagues and for external communication with outside bodies.
• To contribute to making the Cultural Quarter a vibrant, successful area of the city and to acknowledge our responsibility as businesses to do so.
• To encourage partnerships between the Cultural Quarter and other areas of the city and county, other cities in the region and all the relevant authorities.

Past Achievement

-          Vision presented in the open meeting in March 09

-          The name ‘Cultural Quarter’ has been adopted by the city council

-          The city council has funded the Cultural Quarter branding process

-          The wider community becoming aware of the Cultural Quarter and CQBA

-          Membership has grown by 50%

-          Held the first St George’s Day festival in the Cultural Quarter thanks to LCC events team

-          The Cultural Quarter Weekender 24^th and 25^th October thanks to a core team of CQBA

-          Raised funding for Leicester in Bloom and working in partnership

-          Continuing to build relationships

-          The Joint Action Group is keen to support CQBA and has given financial some support

-          The Leicester Mercury continues to be supportive of our aims

-          Shop fronts grant funding

-          Reduction in Business Rates

-          Increased security with installation of CCTV