Salisbury City Centre Management was formed in 1998 and among its founding members were Boots, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer together with a host of small independent businesses. Ian Newman, of I. N. Newman Funeral Directors was, and remains, the partnership's Chairman.

Ian is supported by a small yet effective team as well as a Board of Directors who are local business men and women who have a connection with the City and care strongly for its economic viability and success.                                                                           

The partnership also employs a City Centre Manager, Lindsey Brown (Wed - Frid) and Graham Gould (Mon - Tue) and a Marketing Manager, Chris Litherland.

Our membership has increased by approximately 50% over the last three years as the partnership goes from strength to strength. We have around 250 members split between local specialist independent businesses and nationally known 'names' - both large and small.

Ian Newman

Chairman

Salisbury City Centre Management

What does Salisbury City Centre Management do?

Salisbury City Centre Management works to protect its members interests and to help them improve the profitability of their business. We are involved in the key strategic issues such as the Salisbury Vision and the local transport plan.

But we are also actively engaged in other important areas such as the provision of parking spaces, the cost of parking, the condition of the city's roads, pavements and other public spaces, recycling and business rates.

Arguably some of our most important work is the work we do 'behind the scenes', lobbying, chasing and generally keeping Wiltshire Council and others aware of Salisbury and of the importance of its business community.

All of this activity is aimed at improving the business environment in Salisbury and thus about encouraging more people to spend more money in the city's businesses.

We support the city's business community by working to ensure that Salisbury builds on and expands upon its position as a sub regional centre for retail, business, culture and tourism.

We try to achieve this by encouraging and facilitating sensitive and sustainable development aimed at making Salisbury a vital, vibrant and attractive city that is safe and welcoming. We believe that we need to make it easier for more people to visit Salisbury, be it for a day or longer.

What is Salisbury City Centre Management?