Town Centres, Business and Traders’ Associations
Our major town centre is Richmond, with district town centres of Twickenham, Teddington, Whitton and East Sheen. Smaller local centres provide a large range of independent shops and services, each with their own character and sense of community. There is an active network of Business and Traders’ Associations. Several have Town Centre Managers, who help to maintain a busy high street and ensure our centres remain attractive and lively. Barnes has a unique 'urban village' feel to it and yet it has good transport connections into and out of Central London. Situated on the river, with an abundance of award-winning cafés, restaurants and pubs. Barnes has many independent businesses with a fascinating mix of unusual gifts, clothes and food shops. Barnes has a Town Centre Manager who is part of the Barnes Community Association, a local charity run by its members for the benefit of all who live in Barnes. Contact: Emma Robinson, Barnes Town Centre Manager East Sheen is a leafy suburb of London, also known as ‘Sheen’, and the gateway to Richmond upon Thames. Upper Richmond Road West is the thriving high street which has many popular, diverse and award winning independent and mainstream boutiques and shops, local pubs, restaurants, cafés and delis. Sheen has a family friendly feel with excellent local schools and amenities, making it a very desirable area to live in. Email: info@eastsheenvillage.co.uk The East Twickenham Traders Association was set up in June 2010 by a group of traders headed by Perminder Tamana. Its purpose was to promote and convey a village atmosphere within East Twickenham and work with the local administration for the improvement of local businesses. The Association is also an important link between the business community and residents. Currently the ETTA is made up of 42 paid up members, but it expects other businesses to join. Since its formation ETTA has been involved in community work and enhancing the beauty of the area by installing flower baskets. The Association has helped and worked with the community centre, the centennial committee for the Belgian Refugees commemoration, and helped to start the first Summer Fair in the area. Its biggest events are the Christmas tree lighting ceremony and Christmas trees along the High Street. Flags along Richmond Road during special events are an added attraction. Perminder Tamana - Chair Ham is a quiet residential area, straddling the Richmond upon Thames and Kingston border. It boasts a semi-rural, open environment, and a large parade of shops (33) along the main road and covers just about all the needs of the local community. They have a baker, hairdressers (3), barbers, wine shop, Indian restaurant, newsagents, café (2), petrol station, estate agents (2), betting shop, dry cleaners, grocery market store, charity shop (2), stationers, opticians, pharmacy, ballet store, florist, launderette, local supermarket, coffee shop, delicatessen, massage shop, bookshop, plumbing and central heating shop and a physiotherapist. The CIC has the aim to carry out activities which benefits the community. In particular to support, enhance and improve retail and community facilities in the Ham and North Kingston area; provide the residents with the opportunity to invest in their own retail and community facilities and provide opportunities to participate fully in the life of their community in ways which promote community integration; address and alleviate social and economic disadvantage. It also aims to promote general charitable purposes, activities, events and projects which may be decided from time to time for the benefit of the community. An important focus of CIC's activities is the Ham Parade Market. Contact: David Butcher - Chair Hampton Hill is a pretty and traditional high street bordered by Bushy Park. It has many independent specialist retailers, which reflects the prosperous demographic of this low crime village: luxury kitchen and bathroom stores, beauty salons, boutique furniture and upmarket gift shop, trendy hairdressers, traditional and gastro pubs plus a children's cafe and gym. The thriving cafe culture, local greengrocers, traditional bakeries, post office, two pharmacies and two small supermarkets provide all the essentials and more for suburban village life. With a playhouse, a new public library, new shops opening regularly and ethical butchers, Hampton Hill is a great place to relax, shop and do business. Contact: Georgia Ballantine Hampton Village Association was created to promote a positive and cooperative approach to supporting the High Street. The Association engages local residents as well as businesses to do this. Examples are events over Christmas, Screen on the Green, an annual open-air family film show on our Village Green, and the annual classic car show for the whole family, on the first Sunday of July. The Association hangs different flags for lots of different occasions. Its website design incorporates a bridge to symbolise the bringing of two sides of Hampton Village together, with the aim of making the village High Street a place both shoppers and businesses want to come to. The membership count is 50 and still growing. The Association believes strongly in the village and the community. Contact: Jane Witham The riverside village of Hampton Wick offers a wide variety of quality local shops and services. These include a range of pubs, restaurants and takeaways and specialist retailers including a running shop, cycle store and a guitar shop. The area is well served with hotel accommodation and a variety of other professional and medical services. If you run a business or offer a community service in Hampton Wick you can benefit from being included in the Hampton Wick Directory. The directory is operated by the Hampton Wick Association which welcomes business members. Anyone who would like to support local initiatives by using these services can check the Hampton Wick Directory for further details. Contact: Mark Merrington - Chair When you arrive at Kew Gardens station, you are greeted with one of the most attractive shopping areas in London. A wide range of independent shops, restaurants and cafés sit in the heart of the village, providing a wonderful selection of unusual gifts and culinary delights. Visitors love this intimate and friendly corner of West London. Contact: Sally Jackson and Claire Cree Richmond is a beautiful historic town and its excellent transport links make it an attractive location for a wide range of businesses. It is the gateway to many of the borough's tourist attractions, including Richmond Park, and its intriguing alleyways, unique shops and excellent leisure and cultural activities attract thousands of visitors. The Richmond BID went live in April 2017 and immediately rebranded themselves as Be Richmond. The purpose of Be Richmond is to represent Richmond BID stakeholders and promote Richmond upon Thames as a great place to live, work and explore. Contact: Ellen Storrar - BID Manager St Margarets is dominated by independently owned businesses that are built on traditional of values of service, quality and innovation. The St Margarets Traders Association represents around 100 local businesses and it aims to promote and protect a unique and vibrant shopping area. The association actively promotes St Margarets through its website and offers marketing opportunities via the ‘My St Margarets’ magazine. It also sponsors many local school and club events and organises the area’s festive decoration and seasonal floral displays. The St Margarets Traders Association uses its ‘Heart logo’ as a means of promoting a local shopping initiative –‘shop with the heart’. Chair: Neil Roster Teddington is a vibrant leafy suburban area on the north bank of the River Thames. It is served by an almost continuous road of shops running from the river to Bushy Park. The area has good transport links, is close to Heathrow and is served by South Western Railway into Waterloo. It benefits from its proximity to Bushy Park and Teddington Lock, as well as the presence of St Mary’s University College and nearby business parks. As a society our main aim is to improve the quality of life, improving our environment and supporting local causes and charities. We’re a wholly voluntary organisation and a registered charity, which is independent of any political party but inclusive of all Teddington’s residents and businesses. Shopping and trade are the mainstays of our town. We have a broad range of corporate members, and we greatly appreciate their support, and we hope you in turn will support them. Contact: Liz Waters (Vice Chair) Teddington Together is the committee that organises the Christmas 'Lights Up' event, and embraces all events, national or local. Working for the local residents and more than 200 retail and commercial businesses in Teddington, its aim is to keep Teddington a great place to work and live. Contact: Rob Wilkes - Chair Twickenham, based on the river opposite Eel Pie Island, is the largest of the borough’s four district centres. Twickenham’s strengths lie in its attractiveness to families and its excellent transport links for London commuters. Trains from here serve Reading and London, and there is easy access by road to the M3 and M4 and to Heathrow Airport. Discover Twickenham represents over 350 commercial, retail and entertainment businesses who have come together to engage our visitors and promote local shops to the community. They are working to ensure Twickenham delivers the latest news, great offers and entertainment united under the umbrella of a Business Improvement District (BID). Discover Twickenham offers support and networking to create a thriving business community. This community aims to deliver a lively and engaging mix of consumer and business chatter through our social media channels. The BID is established subject to a ballot of eligible business rate payers. A BID renewal ballot has been held for a third term and the results were announced on 13 October 2023. The results showed: On this basis, the proposal for the renewal of the Twickenham Business Improvement District for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is approved. View the official declaration of result for this ballot. Contact: Martin Goldthorpe – Manager Church Street Association is a collection of traders in Church Street, Twickenham. Website: churchstreetoftwickenham.org Whitton is a genuine, thriving local community and there is a strong level of support for the businesses in the high street. Whitton Town Centre is a traditional high street with a healthy mix of quality independent shops and cafes/restaurants and some quality multiples providing a friendly welcome and personal service. The Whitton Business Association (WBA) was set up 25 years ago and its remit was and still is to assist and promote Whitton businesses in the High Street (120 units) and the surrounding shopping parades. The WBA employs a Town Centre Manager to support and encourage both new and existing businesses alike, and to promote Whitton to attract more of the right type of businesses to the area. As with many High streets over the past few years, there has been a problem of units becoming vacant, however the WBA is pleased to report that new businesses are gradually moving into these and more are on the way. The WBA is very active in the community, organising and funding many local events which attract people into our High Street, including the highly successful Annual St. Georges Day Parade and Fun day, which was enjoyed by about 4,000 people of all ages this year. To find out more about Whitton and business opportunities please contact the Town Centre Manager. Contact: Graeme Wood - Chair
Barnes
Barnes Community Association
Telephone: 07801 575431
Email: emma@barnes-ca.org
Telephone: 0208 878 2359
Website: www.barnes-ca.org
Email: info@barnes-ca.org
Facebook: @BarnesTownTeam
Twitter: @TCMBarnes
Instagram: @TCMBarnes
East Sheen
East Sheen Traders Association
Facebook: @EastSheenVlg
Twitter: @EastSheenVlg
Instagram: @eastsheenvillage
East Twickenham
East Twickenham Traders Association (ETTA)
Contact
Telephone: 020 8891 0166
Email: permindertamana@gmail.comHam
Ham and North Kingston Community Investors (CIC)
Email: david@hamparademarket.org
Website: www.hamparademarket.orgThe Hamptons
Hampton Hill
Hampton Hill Business Association (HHBA)
Email: tcm@lovehamptonhill.co.uk
Website: https://lovehamptonhill.co.uk
Facebook: @lovehamptonhill
Twitter: @TCMHamptonHill
Instagram: lovehamptonhillhh
Hampton Village
Hampton Village Traders Association
Email: jane@thejollycoopers.co.uk
Website: www.hamptonvillage.org.uk
Twitter: @hamptonvillage
Hampton Wick
Hampton Wick Association
Email: merringtons@talktalk.net
Websites: www.hwbusiness.org.uk and www.hamptonwick.org.uk
Twitter: @HWAnews
Kew
Kew Traders Network
Telephone: 020 8940 9905
Email: info@theshoestation.co.uk
Website: www.kewvillage.org 
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Richmond
Be Richmond (Business Improvement District)
Telephone: 020 3846 6358
Email: ellen@richmondbid.london
Website: www.berichmond.london
Facebook: @BeRichmond
Twitter: @BeRichmondUK (X)
Instagram: @berichmonduk
St Margarets
St Margarets Traders Association
Email: traders@mystmargarets.com
Website: www.mystmargarets.com
Facebook: @mystmagsTeddington
The Teddington Society
Email: vicechair@tedsoc.org.uk
Website: https://teddingtonsociety.orgTeddington Together (TT)
Telephone: 07738 933232
Email: info@teddingtontogether.org
Website: www.teddingtontogether.org
Twickenham
Discover Twickenham (Business Improvement District)
Email: m.goldthorpe@discovertwickenham.co.uk
Telephone: 07586 090739
Facebook: @DiscoverTwick
Twitter: @DiscoverTwick
Instagram: @discovertwickenham
Church Street Association
Email: hello@churchstreetoftwickenham.org
Whitton
Whitton Business Association
Email: hello@lovewhitton.co.uk
Website: www.lovewhitton.co.uk