A NEW scheme will be launched in Bromsgrove in a bid to improve the town’s night time economy.
Best Bar None Award Scheme, which starts at the 57 Monkeys night club on Tuesday, July 25, is for licensed premises in the town centre.
It is aimed primarily at promoting responsible management and operation of venues which sell alcohol.
Members of the Best Bar None scheme demonstrate a commitment to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime and promote the town as a place where nights out can be safely enjoyed in well-run premises.
Best Bar None is a National Award Scheme supported by the Home Office and the drinks industry which has since been adopted by 75 town and cities across the UK and is now being taken up internationally.
Licensed facilities and partnerships can win awards for going the extra mile and a national map of participating premises offers reassurance to revellers looking for somewhere to eat, drink and party.
Bromsgrove District Council’s centres manager Cheryl Welsh said: “This national scheme has proved, over the last 15 years, that operating more responsibly through sharing best practice, the attractiveness of an area can be greatly improved.
“It also increases the income of participating businesses so it is a win win and I hope more premises join our scheme to put Bromsgrove on the map as a fun, safe and profitable place to be.”
Night club owner Mike Taylor who also chairs the Best Bar None Committee, said: “Licensed premises in Bromsgrove experience the same issues so, by working together and improving our own knowledge of regulation and enforcement legislation, we can resolve them.”
