08/08/2026
๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ก, ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก๐'๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ. ๐
Over the last couple of months, we've seen something really special happening across our town โ and we want to take a moment to say ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ. ๐ฅน๐
Thank you to everyone who has:
๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐
๐ Turned out to ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป
๐งบ Come along and supported the Longton Artisan & Cultural Fair
๐ฃ Shared, commented on and recommended local businesses
๐ฌ Said such lovely, positive things about our town, both online and in person
โค๏ธ Continued to believe in Longton and the people working hard to make it better
We've seen some genuinely heart warming comments recently from people saying how much ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ, how much they love the atmosphere and how grateful they are to everyone putting their time, energy and passion into helping turn the town around.
And honestlyโฆ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐. โค๏ธ
But it's important to remember that it's not just businesses making things happen.
๐ธ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ deserve a huge shoutout too.
The brilliant Bloomin' Longton volunteers who give their time to maintain the planters around the town and keep Longton looking colourful and cared for.
๐ The volunteers who help run From Longton and Proud CIC / The Little Longton Book Exchange, creating a lovely community space for people to enjoy.
And the many other people who quietly give their time, energy and skills to make a difference.
Then there are the people behind the scenes making new opportunities possible.
๐ A huge thank you to Longton Exchange Shopping Centre and Longton Victorian Market management for securing new businesses and giving entrepreneurs a place to start, grow and invest in our town.
We've welcomed ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ recently and that's something worth celebrating.
But here's the REALLY important bit...
๐ก๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ. โค๏ธ
New businesses need customers.
Independent businesses need customers.
Markets need visitors.
Events need people turning up.
And town centres need people choosing to spend their money locally.
Every time you buy something from an independent shop, grab a coffee, visit the market, attend an event, recommend a local business or simply tell someone something positive about Longton...
๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.๐ซถ
Longton's story isn't being written by one person, one business or one organisation.
It's a collaborative effort.
Business owners.
Market traders.
Volunteers.
Community groups.
Property owners.
Event organisers.
Local organisations.
And most importantly, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
So let's keep going. ๐
๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐.
And if you've discovered a new business recently, visited an old favourite, attended an event or seen something happening in town that made you smile, ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐.
Let's keep talking positively about our town.
Let's keep supporting the people who are investing in it.
And let's keep showing everyone what ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ. โค๏ธ
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
