Walton-on-Thames Trading Alliance Mission statement: “Making Walton a better place to live and work”. Working with our community to reinvigorate The High Street to improve the shopping experience and in so doing extend this to the other retail areas in Walton-on-Thames where interest and support is demonstrated by the local shop and business owners. Work with local organisations and publi sector departments to tackle issues of importance to our town to create a nicer, more effective town. Walton-on-Thames Trading Alliance also aims to; * Create positive engagement between retailers in The Heart with those in the other shopping areas. * Encourage large retailers and businesses to invest their marketing budgets into the town. * Represent other prominent shopping areas in Walton-on-Thames where the retailers that join WoTTA can generate support in their locality to help achieve our common objectives. * Manage and run town centre ‘dressing’ , e.g. assist with promotion of shop front vcompetitions bunting and flags for special events, etc. * Manage and run town centre events, e.g. Festival of Light, Goose Fayre, etc. * Actively assist in other organiser’s town events, e.g. Heritage Day, Remembrance Day, etc. * Develop local tourism through our towns rich historical links, i.e. New Zealand, Admiral Rodney, the old Manor House, Hepworth Studios, etc. and our close proximity to big visitor attractions. * Meet periodically, to exchange information and foster harmonious relations between Members and other interested parties.