High Street as members of communities – the erosion of small shops is viewed as the erosion of the 'social glue' that binds communities together, entrenching social exclusion in the UK." In 2011, business consultant, Mary Portas, best-known for the TV Series, "Mary Queen of Shops", was commissioned by the UK government to provide an independent review of High Street shopping. The report provided evidence for the decline of High Street precincts such as data indciating that retail spending in High Street shops had fallen to below 50 per cent.Her final report set out a vision for High Streets and a number
Serendipity (TV series) series were later repeated on Monday afternoons on BBC1 from 1 April to 20 May 1974 at 2:35pm. Serendipity (TV series) Serendipity is a short-lived BBC TV series consisting of 10 episodes, which was broadcast from September to November 1973 at Sunday lunch times on BBC1, presented by actress Katy Manning, who had only recently left her role as Jo Grant in the TV series "Doctor Who". It was Manning's first TV presenting role. The series presented a guide to getting started in arts and crafts. The "Radio Times" carried the tag line "Crafts are for everyone" for each episode