March 2023 Newsletter Spring has most certainly sprung, isn’t it lovely to see the stray blooming with daffodils and crocuses as the longer days and sunnier weather sets in. In this edition of the newsletter, we recap on some of the fantastic things that have been led by the BID team over the month of…
A celebrity vet is to be the star judge of a family dog show being held in Harrogate town centre on Easter Saturday, 8th April. Being staged by Harrogate BID on the piazza in front of Victoria Shopping Centre, Peter Wright, the star of the hit Channel 5 series, The Yorkshire Vet will have the…
Can you beat the Wipeout?! This Mother’s Day, we want to celebrate all of the Mums, Grandmother’s, Guardian’s and Mothering figure’s in Harrogate by giving you the chance of winning some great prizes for them! Come down to the Victoria Shopping Centre Piazza on Saturday 18th March, from 10am to beat our Wipeout course. Harrogate…
February 2023 Newsletter Another month has flown by, and as ever a busy one for the BID team and Board. My thanks to those of you who filled in our recent survey. This is incredibly helpful in helping steer us in the Business Plan for the next five years and ensures we meet your needs as a…
Our next monthly networking session will offer visitors a tranquil and focused experience to start the working day. For instead of it being an afterwork meeting, March’s BID Club is taking the form of an early morning Yoga class at Ebru Evrim on James Street. Numbers for the class, which is being held at 7.30am…
Harrogate BID’s dream of helping the town regaining its floral crown is one step closer after being named as a finalist in this year’s 2023 RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals. The business organisation has been selected in the BIDS, Town Centres & City Centres category for its Harrogate Floral Summer of Celebration campaign, which…
Harrogate BID’s next ‘BID Club’ is a ‘netwalking’ event around the town, finishing with a visit to an indie pub. Setting off from the Cenotaph at 5pm on Thursday, February 9, the leader for this evening of walking and networking is one of the town’s best-known tourism figures, Harry Satloka from ‘Free Walking Tour Harrogate’.…
Harrogate BID is encouraging residents and visitors alike to ‘share the love’ of the town in a new Valentine’s campaign. From tomorrow afternoon, (Friday, February 3) until Saturday, February 18, neon lights, a pop-up love heart, and other enchanting props will be installed in Montpellier Street, on Fi:k’s exterior wall, opposite Richard Grafton Interiors, where…
Hello and welcome to our January newsletter, my first as Harrogate BID Chair. It’s a privilege to have been appointed to this position, and I’m relishing the opportunities, and challenges, it will give me. I’m incredibly lucky to have a great board of directors, drawn from across the town’s business community, to help me in my…
Harrogate BID has launched its match-funded grant scheme for 2023, with a view to helping Members enhance their street frontages. Qualifying businesses will be able to claim match-funded grants of up to £750 for making a variety of upgrades, including paintwork, signage, and accessibility, all designed to make Harrogate town centre safe, clean and welcoming.…
