“Parking Payback gives them a chance to receive money back on their purchases. “When Maldon District Council installed the new parking meters in the town, I asked if the machines could issue a receipt. “The parking meters will have a Parking Payback sticker on them explaining the scheme. “The public can take the ticket into any shop in the High Street displaying the Parking Payback sticker in the shop window. “By showing this to the shopkeeper they will receive a refund of their purchase of £0.50. “The sticker will display the amount of money they need to spend in that particular shop to receive the refund.”
Students from several high schools in St. James have benefited from an empowerment seminar, where they were provided with tips and advice to better enable them to cope with the challenges caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and online schooling.
The virtual session, dubbed âStudents Making It Against the Oddsâ, was hosted on Thursday (May 27) by the Anchovy High School and targeted students from the institution and member schools of the Coalition of Principals in the parish.
These are Cornwall College, Cambridge High, Spot Valley High, Maldon High, Irwin High, Green Pond High, Mount Alvernia High and St. James High.
A BUSINESS boss is hoping free parking will give high street firms a boost in Maldon as lockdown eases. For the last six years, Roy Pipe, of R Pipe Insurance in the High Street, has made a £5,000 donation to Plume Academy. In return, school bosses open up the academy car park and tennis court area to the public for free car parking after school hours on weekdays and at weekends. The initiative is designed to encourage shoppers into Maldon High Street. Plume Academy finance director Richard Scott said: The High Street is one of Roy’s passions, having had his insurance consultancy established there for many years, but it is a mutually beneficial agreement as the donation brings huge benefit to the academy towards our own fundraising as it helps with outdoor maintenance and student resources.
BUSINESSES across Maldon were delighted to welcome customers old and new as lockdown eased. The high streets in Maldon and Burnham were abuzz with residents who were now able to go get haircuts, visit cafes and pubs, and say hello to friends and family out in the open air. As the second step in the Government’s roadmap got underway, businesses in the area have breathed a sigh of relief. Maldon resident Lucie Walker-Hutt, 32, runs the zero-waste shop Silo in Maldon High Street. The business was first set up in Brights Path in 2019 before making the short move this year.