How does it work?
Using Lewes Pounds is very simple:
- Buy Lewes Pounds at issuing points
- You can spend Lewes Pounds with any businesses and traders displaying the sign. Click here for list of traders.
- The best way to support the Lewes Pound and the community is to keep the Lewes Pound circulating. You can help to circulate Lewes Pounds by asking for and accepting them in your change, paying suppliers, employees, friends and using them for your general shopping.
- Five pence (5p) of every Lewes Pound issued is pledged to the Live Lewes Fund*.
- The money that goes into the Live Lewes Fund will only be used to fund local projects. It will not be used to fund the Lewes Pound initiative.
- Find fun and creative ways of spending Lewes Pounds for the benefit of Lewes.
*The Live Lewes Fund will be administered by the Lewes-based Sussex Community Foundation. The aim of the new fund is to enable grant funding for projects and initiatives in support of the local community.
Kevin Richmond, the foundation’s chief executive, said:
”The Lewes Pound has captured the imagination of local people, inspiring them to support the Lewes economy and work against the effects of climate change.
“Through the Live Lewes Fund, Sussex Community Foundation is delighted to increase the impact of the Lewes Pound by providing a direct link to community groups. We hope that this will inspire other local people to support their local community and take action against climate change.”
We welcome your feedback.
This is your town and your Pound – please get involved!
For more information about the history of the Lewes Pound and background reading please see our wiki here
NEW! The Lewes Pound 'How To' Guide - Setting up a local currency
The Lewes Pound CIC and the Transition Network are delighted to announce the launch of 'The Lewes Pound "How to" Guide'. This guide was commissioned to help communities interested in setting up local currency schemes. The guide aims to give an indication of how to set up a local currency scheme, based on how we went about developing and running the Lewes Pound.
Download it here if you're interested in setting up a local currency or want to find out how we went about doing it.
