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.…
The work of the Harrogate BID aims to support, safeguard and improve Harrogate for residents and visitors alike, to make the town the best it can be. We hope you enjoy reading our Bid Annual Review to see the progress we have made in 2022. Harrogate BID 2022 Annual Review Download Harrogate BID 2022 Annual…
Sales of Harrogate Gift Cards has given the town centre economy a £100,000 plus shot in the arm since its launch four years ago. Introduced by Harrogate BID as a way of supporting the local high street, 800 cards valued at £32,815 were sold last year, with £12,000 coming in December alone. The cards, which…
A new Chair and Deputy Chair will take up their posts at Harrogate BID’s AGM this afternoon. Dan Siddle, the general manager of The Crown Hotel, and Primark Manager Andrea Thornborrow, are replacing Sara Ferguson and Richard Wheeldon, who have led the business organisation for almost three years. The pair will remain on the board,…
Harrogate BID is funding free weekend parking to give town centre retailers a welcome post-Christmas and New Year lift. Shoppers heading to the spa town over the next five Saturdays (January 21 and 28, and February 4, 11 and 18) will be able to park free of charge, between 10am and 6pm, in Victoria Car…
Harrogate Business Improvement Districts Annual General Meeting will take place at 5:30pm on Thursday 19th January at The Crown Hotel, Harrogate. During the AGM there will be a presentation to hear about the projects and activities delivered in 2022 and the future plans for 2023. There will also be an opportunity to view the annual…
Welcome to this final newsletter of 2022, and what a busy and productive year it has been for the Harrogate BID team. Over the last 12 months, we have been working hard to deliver on our business plan, which has seen us continuing to make Harrogate town centre a safe, clean and welcoming environment, which in…
