Brent Council has shown some Christmas spirit to small traders and shoppers by rolling out free parking at the weekends leading up to the festivities.
Some council-owned car parks will be free to use on December 3,4, 10, 11, 17 and 18
In addition they will also be free on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The scheme called ‘Small Business Saturday’ has run for the past two years and aims to make it easier for residents to support local businesses and shop locally in the build up to Christmas.
Signs will be put up in participating car parks promoting the scheme and pay and display machines in those car parks will be covered on the Friday evening before each weekend, to prevent shoppers from accidentally paying for their parking.
Cllr Eleanor Southwood, Brent Council’s cabinet member responsible for parking, said: “Small businesses are the life blood of the local economy, providing jobs and services and adding to the unique diversity of Brent, so we are keen to support our local businesses in whatever way we can.
“I hope that providing free parking across eight sites in the borough at one of the busiest times of the year for businesses will help those who do shop locally to stay loyal, and for those who tend to drive out of the borough to shop, to encourage them to see what local high streets in the borough have to offer.”
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