You have Priorities

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...

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The money is ours!

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...

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Contributing to the community can be a private act

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...

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Kingstonomics and the Honey

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...

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What does independence mean?

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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Emerging from Lockdown Summer 2020

We are emerging from lockdown into a different world and a different economy. One in which continued growth is not one that is sustainable. Those welded to classical economic theory should not panic because communities and wealth can continue to grow, it simply means...

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The mini Adventures of Kingston Pound – Katy

Existence! Katy was rescued from a dark place called The Sterling and as she looks around she is conscious that she is alive. Alive and ready, for what exactly? She is not sure but Katy can feel that there are many exciting possibilities of life, even though she has...

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Kingston Pound Filming 26th April 2019

Tal - Owner of The Cheeky Pea We had a film crew with us in Kingston on the 26th April 2019. A film maker called Piotr Karter is making a documentary film about money and how it works and affects us. Amie - Owner of Naturally Chinese Restaurant This is no mean feat...

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Dealing with Complaints

You know the feeling, you’ve had a good week and lots of complementary comments from your customers all of them, that is, except one. This customer was not happy and sent you an email. What is your reaction? Honestly, what is your reaction? In my younger career my...

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Direction of Travel

When it comes to our high street, do we like what is happening to it? Do we like how our children are interacting and learning about money? Are we happy with our relationship with money? The Kingston Pound project is trying to do a number of things. The obvious one is...

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