Over the last seven years InStreatham has been behind many of the changes that have helped improve the look and feel of Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill. These projects help support our levy-paying businesses and aim to drive footfall into Streatham.
We deliver our projects under three main themes: Destination Streatham, Shop Streatham and Celebrate Streatham. Read our vision for Streatham.
Business Support
Business support initiatives are available to members of the BID as part of our membership package
InStreatham offers a free recycling service with First Mile to BID levy payers. It’s part of our commitment to reducing business costs through joint procurement and part of our plan to promote a cleaner and greener town centre by reducing the number of vehicles on the High Road. We have also negotiated subsided additional services at a reduced cost for our members through First Mile.
All signed up businesses will receive:
- Free allocation of mixed recycling bags
- Free allocation of cardboard recycling stickers
- Low-cost Coffee bean recycling
- Low- cost food recycling
- Low-cost general waste
- Low-cost confidential waste
- Daily collections
- Free waste transfer notes and recycling reports.
Recycling
InStreatham offers a free recycling service with First Mile to BID levy payers
Street Enhancement
Since inception, we have consistently supported enhancements that help turn the area into an attractive destination
Streatham is rich with culture. Streatham proudly boasts 10 annual large events from the Streatham Food Festival to the Christmas Lights Switch on.
The BID manages the Streatham Food Festival, now in its 10thyear directly promoting the fantastic Food and Beverage offer of Streatham to our local community and across London.
The BID works closely with festival organisers and businesses throughout the year to invest in existing events and festivals that will maximise footfall and increase the local economy.
The BID is the sole funders of all Christmas decorations and lights along the High road including the Trees at three locations. Festivals
Streatham is rich with culture, proudly boasting 10 annual large events
Streatham is rich with culture.
When InStreatham started back in 2013 Streatham High Road had not been hot jet washed for 11 years meaning our pavements and shop fronts were looking tired and dreary. Since then we’ve carried out ongoing works to improve Streatham’s landscape by delivering annual jet washing initiatives and chewing gum removal. Cleaning
We’ve carried out ongoing works to improve Streatham’s landscape
The BID offers training and support to its members and their employees on a range of topics. This is done through business development programmes and workshops.
We offer our members free quality training courses, with certified providers in a variety of subjects, to upskill employees on a range of business topics. So far, we have run courses in GDPR, Social Media and Mental Health training.
Training
We offer training and support to our members and their employees
We hold bi-monthly networking events, free to attend, for businesses who are keen to meet with other like-minded business owners to share and support the local area to trade successfully. Content-based with time for informal networking afterwards these events create opportunities for businesses to upskill and grow. Networking
We hold bi-monthly networking events, free to attend, for businesses who are keen to meet with other like-minded professionals
We've teamed up with the three other South Lambeth BIDs (Brixton, Clapham and Station to Station) to create a local recruitment initiative to match local people with local jobs.
This bespoke service will support businesses by assisting them in the time consuming and costly task of recruitment whilst securing improved staff retention and helping to cut travel costs for potential employees.It is free of charge to all levy paying businesses within the BID areas.
Once a candidate is appointed, the service will continue to monitor progress and feedback with businesses on how the employees settle.
The service also includes information on how to access the government’s Kickstart scheme. This scheme fully funds a young person to work for 25 hours a week for 6 months in your business, if you can offer them a position and training.
Contact us to find out more. Recruitment
A new free recruitment service for Streatham BID members in partnership with Get Set UK and three South Lambeth BIDs.
Strategic Development
We aim to attract greater investment into Streatham and work hard to secure additional external funding to boost revenue
We are always looking for new and innovative ways to support a sustainable future for Streatham. Our businesses have been offered access to free Reducing Food Waste workshops and free business recycling to encourage behaviour change and reduce the number of vehicles on the road.
Recently we have also been awarded funding from TfL to launch a Cargo Bike pilot scheme offering businesses access to a cargo Bike free of charge to deliver goods and services to their customers locally aiming to improve air quality by reducing deliveries made by van or car.
We have also teamed up with Plastic Free Streatham and are awarding businesses Plastic Free Status in their quest to reduce the use of single-use plastics in our area. Sustainability
Our businesses have been offered access to free Reducing Food Waste workshops and free business recycling
We regularly run competitions and trails to activate the high street and boost footfall in the area such as the Easter and Christmas trail.
We also promote our businesses in Heart Streatham magazine feature every month as well as advertising on Kapow screens.
We promote Streatham more widely through area destination marketing in London wide and national publications such as Time Out, the Londonist and the Metro. Each publication is part of a campaign, including social media, PR, and more. Marketing
We promote Streatham widely through area destination marketing in local media, London-wide and national media
We understand that energy can be a significant cost to our levy payers. To help you save time and money we have partnered with Nationwide Utilities, market leaders in business energy. Nationwide Utilities will harness the collective buying power of InStreatham BID members to help cut your energy costs and provide green energy to reduce your carbon emissions. They can assist you with anything energy related; from bill validation and cost comparisons, to metering, securing new contracts and managing
any switch of supplier.
If you are interested in cutting your energy costs and carbon emissions, simply email instreatham@nationwideutilities.com or call the BID Savings Team on 020 3475 2006. Cost savings
With a partnership with Nationwide Utilities, businesses can save time, hassle and frustration of dealing with utilities
InStreatham introduced additional police officers in 2014*, to patrol the High Road which resulted in Shoplifting has reduced by 20%. Streatham Community Wardens were on call to business needs as well as dealing with anti-social behaviours. Their work was integrated to Police, Safer Neighbourhood and Safer Streets systems with intelligence shared to result in rehousing vulnerable people, securing ASBOs for persistent beggars and reducing the amount of street drinkers in our town. We are committed to continually developing our methods of delivering safer streets. Safety
We introduced additional police officers in our first term, to patrol the High Road which resulted in shoplifting rates reducing by 20%
InStreatham ran a free bi-annual publication to promote retailers both small and large. The glossy ‘Shop In Streatham’ magazine reached 35,000 homes twice a year. With the concept of encouraging locals to shop locally to save on travel, time and money, the magazine advertised the variety of excellent shops we have here. Let’s keep our town vibrant and thriving. Shop In Streatham Magazine
The glossy ‘Shop In Streatham’ magazine reached 35,000 homes twice a year, with the concept of encouraging locals to shop locally
The Mi-Streatham app was a free app for businesses to promote themselves, events and offers to more than 500 local users. It was available to download through Google Play or Apple Store. Mi Streatham App
Free app for businesses to promote themselves, events and offers to more than 500 local users
The Streatham Street Manual was a comprehensive review of the public realm to aid high road renewal. This practical guide proposed tangible projects that address the social, spatial and economic possibilities for Streatham high road. The Streatham Street Manual helped us identify investment projects, and development opportunities for Streatham. Streatham Street Manual
This practical guide proposed tangible projects that address the social, spatial and economic possibilities for Streatham high road
InStreatham and Beep Studio joined forces to unleash creativity on a series of Streatham high road’s vacant shops, by creating an imaginative and interactive trail of bespoke artwork; designed to highlight the rich heritage of local Streatham personalities! The campaign celebrates famous Streatham residents (Streathamites), such as Peter Davidson, Eddie Izzard and Naomi Campbell, and aims to get people exploring the high street and what it has to offer. The project was aimed at reigniting empty spaces, improving conditions for the businesses trading around them and encouraging people to explore and enjoy our thriving high road. Streatham Voids
Art trail on a series of Streatham high road’s vacant shops designed to highlight the rich heritage of local Streatham personalities!
Toilets
Public toilets with disabled & baby change facilities were made available just outside Gracefield Gardens, making shopping much more practical
Ongoing services
We're always keen to promote Streatham businesses and provide business support where it's needed.
Report
Find relevant links and numbers to report fly-tipping, ASB or grafitti.
