Sarah Fletcher announced as new Spalding Business Improvement District manager
A former health champion will be leading a new group representing businesses in the town centre.
Sarah Fletcher, who is the former chief executive of HealthWatch Lincolnshire, has been named as the Spalding Business Improvement District Manager - and is set to start her new role on June 2.
One of her duties will be implementing the BID plans, which include organising events, along with being a point of contact but says she is keen to work with as many people as possible.
Sarah, who has lived in Surfleet, Spalding, Moulton Chapel, Crowland and Moulton, has worked in the private, statutory and voluntary sections.
She started off her career for the Welland and Deepings International Drainage Board as a wages and rating clerk but went onto be the chief executive of Healthwatch for 10 years.
Sarah said: “My work at Healthwatch really helped me to recognise that ‘learning through listening’ is important. So, as part of my learning I am keen to meet up with and hear from as many people as possible, including levy payers, local residents and stakeholders to help shape delivery of the BID business plan.
“I look forward to working closely with and supporting the BID Board of Directors who already have impressed me as a very dedicated group of people focused on putting Spalding on the map, despite them all being really busy running their own businesses outside of BID”.
The BID Board has already announced an £11,000 investment to install hanging baskets in parts of the town centre.
The board is also searching for a suitable site for Sarah to be based at.
Craig Delaney a director of BID Board, said: “We are currently looking at possible workspace venues but would also like to reach out to any levy payers in the area to ask if they have a suitable room for Sarah to work from which will need to have access to the public.
“If you would like explore this opportunity with BID, please contact hello@spaldingbid.co.uk”
Concerns over the validity of the vote to implement BID have been raised by some traders who say they never received ballot papers.