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destination Colchester:  Environment & Entertainment Objectives To engender and restore pride in Colchester among the local population To put a smile on the faces of customers and other visitors Potential projects To provide "hands off" support and sponsorship brokering for various and independent groups including, but not exclusive to: Colchester Festival Association Colchester History Fayre Trust Colchester Town Watch To co-ordinate better promotion and awareness of town centre events To encourage the revival of historic events and edge of centre events such as St Denis' Fair and the Wilderness Fair, and the stablishment of special themed weeks To encourage quality, or otherwise appealing, street buskers and entertainers To encourage temporary static and live arts installations in the town centre To review current Christmas lights and floral decoration provision, and to support and provide incentives for businesses to decorate their own premises To develop the annual Christmas Decoration Awards To launch and develop Shop Front Awards, backed up by advice and support for improvements, (Colchester Civic Society) To review street furniture and streetscape clutter, (English Heritage) To assist the local authority to deploy its resources to meet statutory requirements for street cleaning, (defra Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse 2006), and toilet maintenance To develop a business network of "eyes and ears" to identify and record street cleanliness and other highway issues To develop a hotline for businesses to highlight immediate problems, and a "man with a barrow" to respond To review town centre refuse collections to minimise bin bags on pavements © 2008.  & created by GfB design