Leading the BID industry
Leading the BID industry
Industry insights and news including Bb Chief Executive Professor Chris Turner's observations, thoughts, updates and announcements can be found below.
On 4th November 2021, we held our National BIDs Conference at the iconic Leadenhall Building in London. After last year’s conference taking place virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions, it was fantastic to get the industry together for a day of learning and networking. We hope you enjoyed the day! Our three...
VIEWAhead of Budget 2021 this Wednesday (27th October), we have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak in which we have asked for the below practical measures that will help our high streets, towns and cities. Read the full letter here. 1. Keep the 66% business rates discount in place until the tax is...
VIEWOctober is proving to be a very busy month for BIDs across the British Isles in both the ballot and policy arenas. Ballots are returning in number, sometimes with great success and sadly in some cases failure. Thus, our congratulations to Destination Cathedral Quarter BID, Strabane BID, Hull BID, Station...
VIEWMembers of the public had a roar-some time exploring Lanark this summer through the LoyalFree app. Discover Lanark invited intrepid hunters to track down 20 giant dinosaurs with their family-friendly, Jurassic Lanark Trail. LoyalFree and Discover Lanark began working together in June 2020 and currently 4,300 people use the app...
VIEWBusiness slowly returns to normal across BIDs up-and-down the British Isles. Clearly some of our big city centres are responding very differently to the smaller market towns and suburban BIDs. Nonetheless, the world feels that it is returning to some degree of normality as schools, colleges and universities reopen; last...
VIEWLast week the rail industry warned that unless workers start taking the train again, there could be long-term adverse effects on city centres and High Streets. We took this opportunity to catch up with Ruth Duston OBE, OC, Managing Director at Primera and British BIDs Advisory Board member. Ruth Duston...
VIEWAugust is a time of holidays and for many BIDs across the country that means massively increased footfall, and a dramatic return to normal. Work we are doing with TownandPlace.AI, who are a provider of footfall, visitor behaviour and tourism data for over 2,300 town centres across the UK, suggests...
VIEWAs UK businesses reopen fully, the need to reassure consumers that the issue of safe, clean indoor air in our shops, offices and the hospitality sector is being addressed, is vital. Any business that relies on people entering their premises needs to demonstrate that this previously over-looked and undervalued commodity...
VIEWThis month sees the next stage of the Covid reopening, and for many it cannot come soon enough. There is a slow return to normal in some BIDs, but life is still demanding in many others. Some of the key data sets for June are presented by Dr Regine Sonderland Saga of...
VIEWWe had a big announcement from the Prime Minister this week where he set out the details of his planned unlocking for the final step of his roadmap – on 19 July. Pretty much all Covid rules, including face masks, social distancing, and home working look set to become optional...
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