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| Latest News Updated 01/07/08 | Latest News from the NLTA and North Laine in Brighton | |
| NLTA Newsletter 88 July 2008 Is now online - click here | NLTA Summer Meeting, Tuesday 8th July 2008 6.15pm at Myhotel, Jubilee Street Agenda
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| Newsletter 87 & Street Reps Meeting | ||
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| North Laine News | Children's Parade launches Brighton Festival 2008 | |
 Childrens Parade Brighton Festival 2008 Pictures from the Childrens Parade which started off this years Brighton Festival. The parade had 80 schools and 4,000 children with approx 10,000 spectators / parents lining the route. The start was as usual in Sydney Street and the parade went through North Laine to the seafront. *Special Thank you to Peter Stocker for the photos |
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| News Updated 06/05/08 | 2008 North Laine Traders Association A.G.M. [ Minutes online - ] | |
| The North Laine Traders Association Street reps meeting 6pm at Off Beat Coffee Bar Tuesday 22nd April 2008. Sharon Thomas – Chair Peter Stocker – Co-ordinator Agenda Apologies for absence Meetings and correspondence Treasurer’s report Special District Centre visit Visit Map Brighton Festival A.O.B. Minutes now online! |
 On the windy wet evening of Tuesday 11th March over thirty traders and guests braved the elements to attend the 2008 AGM of the North Laine Traders Association at Komedia. The evening started off at 6.10 by Chair, Sharon Thomas welcoming everyone and Peter Stocker giving the secretary's yearly review. Soozie Campbell then gave a report on the BID including Christmas lights, Unique Brighton website, various promotions. We then held elections of officers and Sharon Thomas was again elected as Chair, David Hall as treasurer and as Peter Stocker is moving premises and unable to stand as secretary those present voted to retain Peter as a paid co-ordinator for six months. The street reps were elected as shown in issue 86 of the NLTA newsletter. The treasurer David Hall then presented the 2007 treasurer's report plus accounts and discussed membership levels and expenditure so far this year. There then followed a report on the North Laine website which has recorded over 276,000 individual hits since its launch. Quarterly results show strong growth, quarter 1. 2007 = 24,300 hits and quarter 1. 2008 over 56,000 hits. Brian Pedley was thanked for all his hard and very effective work. Any other business included the NLTA adopting Jubilee Street, City in Bloom and questions asking for maps/signs around North Laine. Then guest speaker Jonathan Love from Business Link talked and answered small business related questions until the meeting finished at 7.30. Full minutes and accounts are available. - click here for the full minutes Photo: NLTA Chair, Sharon Thomas and Guest Speaker Jonathan Love |
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| News Updated 03/03/08 | North Laine Traders Association A.G.M. Agenda / Date for your diaries! | |
| + NEWSLETTER 86 / March 2008 Is now online - click here + Minutes from the Street reps meeting on Tuesday 5th of February 2008 are now online click here for more information |
6pm on Tuesday 11th March at the Regent St. Bar of Komedia We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 11th March at 6pm at the Regent St. Bar of Komedia. The agenda will include the elections of officers and street reps and current issues members wish to debate. All members are welcome, if you are a new trader come along, meet us and join in! AGENDA Welcome – Sharon Thomas, Chair. Secretary’s report – Peter Stocker. Treasurer’s report and 2007 accounts – David Hall. Election of - Chair - Secretary - Treasurer - Street reps North Laine Website – Brian Pedley. Special District Centres – Sharon Thomas. B.I.D. update – Soozie Campbell. A.O.B. Guest Speaker |
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| News | North Laine murals brighten up even the drabbest of winter days | |
| + Newsletter 85 - January 2008 Street reps meeting on Tuesday 5th of February 6pm at Off Beat Coffee Bar in Sydney Street. + Minutes now online |
There's more to North Laine than just its brilliant shops! |
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| News 10/12/07 | Christmas lights switched on! | |
| + Newsletter 84 - Christmas 2007 now online |
the Christmas lights switched on
6pm Thursday 15th November 2007 Crowds at the Clocktower watched a firework spectacular and then the 2007 lights were switched on. Southern Water's thank you to the traders of Sydney Street Xmas Trees were donated to the traders of Sydney Street by Southern Water as a thank you for the traders being so good when the new water main was laid. |
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| News 13/11/07 | 100% North Laine Bags in the News! | |
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After the successful launch of the 100% North Laine Bag on Tuesday, Brighton and Hove city council voted on Thursday to ban plastic bags in the city in the next three years. Councillor Amy Kennedy said “We are calling on all retailers in the city to follow the example of those who offer reusable bags to their customers, such as the North Laine Traders Association which recently launched a sustainable bag”. NLTA secretary Peter Stocker was interviewed by BBC South East Today on Friday and explained that many traders in the association feel that it is now unacceptable to keep giving out plastic carrier bags to our customers and that we should be asking them to reuse bags. It has been estimated that one sustainable bag such as ours saves up to 1000 plastic bags in its lifetime! |
Images taken from the BBC South East Today program 19th October 2007. |
| North Laine News 12/10/07 | Win a 100% North Laine Bag! (competition has now expired - sorry!) | |
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The 100% North Laine bag launch "the most exciting thing to happen in North Laine since it became a conservation area in 1976" The North Laine Traders Association will be selling the bags from the 17th October and having a stall outside Hells Kitchen in Gardner Street on Saturday the 20th of October from 2pm until 3.30pm to sell the North Laine bags (£2.50 each). The first 25 people at the stall to answer the simple question - when did North Laine become a conservation area will receive a free bag – (one per person) Closing Date for the competition is 3.30pm Saturday 20th October |
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New NLTA Meetings - dates for your diaries | |
| + Newsletter 83 Autumn 2007 now online! |
NLTA street reps meeting on the 2nd October at 6pm at Off Beat Coffee in Sydney Street. + Minutes from this meeting are now online! North Laine Traders Autumn meeting / 6pm, 16th October at the Regent Street Bar of Komedia + Minutes from this meeting are now online! Agenda Welcome to members from Sharon Thomas Apologies for absence. Correspondence and meetings – Peter Stocker Treasurers report – David Hall Fire safety audit – Tom Welland (FIRECO) Walking and cycling – Abby Hone (council) North Laine website – Brian Pedley 100% North Laine Bag launch All members are welcome to come and join us and help launch the new 100% North Laine bags! |
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| News 03/09/07 | New Environmently Friendly Shopping Bags spotted in North Laine! | |
| Street Reps Meeting at 6pm at Off Beat Coffee in Sydney St on Tuesday 21st August. AGENDA Apologies Meetings & Correspondence Treasurers report 100% North Laine bag launch Newsletter & Autumn meeting A.O.B. Minutes from the meeting are now online! - click here |
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| (above) First pictures of the new North Laine shopping bag | ||
| Sample NLTA bags being delivered to Members / News update Samples of the new North Laine bags are being delivered to members this weekend. Details of prices and ordering are included in the bags and we aim to order our first members bags at the end of August. The bags will be launched at our 10th October NLTA meeting |
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| Other News / Updates + Latest Newsletter 82 July 2007 now online! + Minutes of the NLTA meeting at Regent Street Bar, Komedia, on 10 July 2007 |
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| Summer arrives in North Laine, finally! - Thanks to Peter Stocker for these photos taken 20/07/07 | ||
| News updated 28/06/07 | The North Laine Traders Association Sustainable bag / press release | |
| Invitation to our members NLTA Summer Meeting at 6pm at the Regent Street Bar of Komedia on the 10th of July (Tuesday) Agenda will include - NL Sustainable bags ( now ordered ) Pedestrian closures and the Pride evening event in Gardner St as well as general info about events and meetings around NL. |
On Wednesday 6th June the committee of the North Laine Traders Association in central Brighton selected a fair-trade organic cotton bag supplier, Supreme Creations, and chose a design for our sustainable bags. The bag project was first suggested by members in 2006 and local trader and NLTA committee member, Eddie Start has worked to source ethical suppliers and has produced articles for our newsletters. Our aim is to make our customers realise that you cannot continue to receive plastic bags each time you purchase items - British shoppers annually use 20 billion bags - that's 350 per person, which eventually end up in landfill sites. The NLTA is not banning plastic bags - we are simply trying to persuade our customers to be more conscious of their actions and reuse bags. |
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| The ideas keep coming! | North Laine Environmently Friendly Shopping Bags - COMING SOON! | |
There are now a total of 16 bag design ideas online for the new North Laine bag. Click any of the images on the right to view the designs in full. Thanks again to all those involved in creating these designs. |
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| Just some of the proposed 16 design ideas for the North Laine Bag! | ||
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Children's Parade in North Laine - Brighton Festival 2007 | |
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(Above) Proposed bag design no.3 |
Saturday 5th May - Children's Parade in North Laine. Special thanks to Tim Hobbs for the photos | |
| NORTH LAINE TRADERS BIN THE BAG! | North Laine Webspotters | |
At the AGM in March members endorsed the plan to pursue the aim of producing a North Laine environmentally friendly shopping bag. The NLTA decided to go ahead and order 1000 bags from a "fair trade" source. We are now looking for members to select a design they like. (right) are a couple of the proposed designs. More information is available in April's North Laine Newsletter (click here to read more) |
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Latest Web Stats & Figures www.northlaine.co.uk Quarter 1 2007, Jan 07-March 07 48,187 Hits Hits to date (from Sept 3rd 2006) 106,344 > Figures collected 04/05/07 |
(Above) Two of the proposed bag designs, no.1 and no.2 |
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North Laine Traders Association AGM |
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On Monday 12th March over 30 traders met at the Regent Street Bar of Komedia for their 2007 AGM. The meeting was opened by Sharon Thomas who welcomed those present and handed over to Secretary Peter Stocker who gave a report on last years events and activities. One of the highlights of the year had been the successful launch of the new website, www.northlaine.co.uk in October at the Jubilee library. The website is already receiving 4,500+ hits a week. Brian Pedley our web designer was congratulated and thanked for all his hard work. |
The North Laine Traders Association Street reps meeting Tuesday 1st May 2007 at 6pm, the Off Beat Coffee Bar, Sydney Street. |
| News updated 26/03/07 | Annual General Meeting of the NLTA | How are we doing? |
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The new draft of the North Laine Traders Association constitution has been voted for and accepted by our members. |
We will be holding our 2007 AGM at the Regent Street Bar of Komedia at 6pm on Monday the 12th of March. + VIEW the minutes from the AGM - click here + Latest Newsletter is available online! - click here |
Our website has received 82,600 hits or page requests since it was created on September 3rd 2006. Week ending 18th March is our highest recorded with 4,534 hits. |
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| Street reps meeting | Happy New Year from the NLTA! | Minutes 23/01/07 |
The North Laine Traders Association Street reps meeting at 6pm on 23rd January 2007 at the Off Beat Coffee Bar, Sydney Street . |
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Sharon and Peter would like to invite you to the first Street reps meeting of 2007 on the 23rd of January at the Off Beat Coffee Bar. |
Website Statistics - northlaine.co.uk - received 39,254 hits between September 3rd and January 3rd 2007. Week commencing November 26th was our highest rated week with over 3,970 page requests or hits. + Minutes available from December's NLTA meeting |
Minutes available from the Street Reps meeting on the 23rd January 2007 |
| Xmas Lights Parade | Christmas Shopping in North Laine | click here for more! |
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Photos from Thursday night's parade to celebrate the switching on of the Christmas lights in North Laine. Special thanks to Peter Stocker for the pictures. |
This years Christmas lights will have a celebrity switch on at 6pm on Thursday 16th November at a glittering event at the Clock tower. Children’s TV presenter Holly Willoughby will be our celebrity – why not come along and join in the fun. |
North Laine Christmas flyer, click image above to see full size |
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This years Christmas campaign | click here for more! |
Tuesday 5th December 6pm at the Business Forum , 8-11 Pavilion Buildings, (above the Nat West Bank) by the Indian Gate of the Royal Pavilion. The meeting will not have a formal Agenda but will have a short business section and then a discussion on the work the NLTA has done this year. We will be providing wine and nibbles and encouraging people to enjoy the company of their North laine neighbours. |
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This years Christmas lights have been arranged by the BID board and are certainly an improvement on our efforts over the last couple of seasons. Click the link below for more information about this years Christmas campaign |
Xmas flyer, click to see full size |
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| 5th October 2006 | Website Launched! | click here for more! |
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On Thursday 5th October, Brighton’s North Laine Traders Association launched their new web site at the award winning Jubilee Library. 80 invited guests including Brighton M.P. David Lepper watched as Deputy Mayor Bob Carden launched the site with a click of a mouse. |
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| 25th September 2006 | Website Flyers & Invitations | View larger version |
NLTA member Joyce Chester has done a wonderful job producing the invitations for our website launch at the Jubilee library on October 5th. All NLTA members will receive their invites over the next few days and there will be 5000 flyers available, also designed by Joyce for members to let their customers know they can now browse North Laine shops by day or night! |
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Website flyer, click to see full size |
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| 12th September 2006 | NLTA Autumn Meeting Agenda | View the Minutes |
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The North Laine Traders Association
Autumn Meeting, 6pm, 12th September 2006 at The Foyer.
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| Website Launches October 5th 2006 | ||
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The new North Laine website will be launched to members and invited media guests on Thursday 5th of October at the Jubilee library in Brighton. Brian Pedley our designer has been working hard and produced an excellent site that works well for shoppers and traders.
Most of the site will go “live” in early September and everything will be in place for the October launch date. The NLTA plan to add new features such as a traders “blog” and introduce seasonal information such as Christmas late night shopping events. |
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