Chester City Management

City Management (CCM) is an action partnership working to provide a better-managed city centre for Chester.

It operates under a partnership agrement and includes Cheshire West and Chester Council, residents, businesses and the leisure and hospitality sectors.  It looks for better ways to co-ordinate existing resources, create new initiatives and find funding to support them.  It assists with city centre marketing and operates Chester Against Business Crime, a self-help loss prevention scheme for businesses.

It’s initiated or involved in progressing a range of activities, including:

• Bye-laws – Drinking/Begging
• Busker’s Code of Practice
• Door Supervisor’s standards
• Co-Sign Business Radio
• Marketing Campaigns
• Restructured Car Park Fees
• Brook Street Regeneration
• Chester Against Business Crime
• Co-location (Police, CCTV and CCM)

It’s helped to win a number of accolades for Chester including Britain’s Cleanest City and the Safer Business Award.

It’s also led or partnered successful bids for external funding from national and international bodies in excess of £6million:

Home Office

• CCTV fibre optic network
• Multi-cell trunk 2 way radio
• Business Crime Initiative

European Union

• LODIS (Local Distinctiveness)
• Place Marketing (SPAA)

NWDA

• Business Improvement District Bid
• Brook St. heritage grants

 

You can find out more about Chester City Management by calling 01244 402047