by Andrew Connolly | Dec 19, 2022 | The latest from the project
Just to reiterate, Kingston Pound is ‘tagged’ sterling which can only be spent in the borough. The member businesses are the only ones who can benefit from any K£’s spent. The deal is that local businesses have to consider where they spend their K£’s for example local...
by Andrew Connolly | Sep 23, 2022 | The latest from the project
I was thinking about the recent mini budget (September 2022) and the fact that the cost of living and the issue of money is on everyone’s mind. The lack of it, the cost of it and the inability for most of us, to hang onto it due to cost of living increases etc.We...
by Andrew Connolly | Sep 1, 2022 | The latest from the project
We at the Kingston Pound are always amazed at the amount of volunteering that occurs in and around our borough. For example Kingston Hospital, has one of the best volunteering teams in the country and this helps enhance the reputation of the Hospital. Around the wider...
by Andrew Connolly | Feb 19, 2022 | The latest from the project
Someone told me recently that it takes 12 bees, their entire lifespan, to create one teaspoon of honey. Thankfully, no one has communicated this fact to the bees who may be so discouraged by the fact and so not bother at all. Not long after, I was thinking about the...
by Andrew Connolly | Jan 13, 2021 | The latest from the project
We talk a lot about Independent Businesses because we believe that they are the backbone of our economy. They employ more people in the UK and are more deeply routed in their communities. Many local independent businesses have survived for generations. There are big...
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