The winners of the Harrogate Christmas Shop Window Competition have been announced. Thirty-two shops took part and Foxy Antiques & Interiors, located at the bottom of Commercial Street, has been named as the overall winner. Bettys, on Parliament Street, was the winner in the large shops category, The Yorkshire Soap Company, on James Street, won…
Christmas is just around the corner, and walking around Harrogate town centre you can’t help but feel the excitement in the air. The town looks fantastic, and I’m very proud of the part Harrogate BID has played in making our town a winter wonderland and a must-visit destination for shoppers and revellers alike. And I’m delighted…
Harrogate BID’s Naughty Elf is back – but instead of wreaking havoc around the town centre this Christmas, he’s helping raise funds for Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity. Thanks to Ison Harrison Solicitors, Naughty Elf has found a festive home on the ground floor of the Victoria Shopping Centre, and will be in situ until…
Harrogate’s Christmas shoppers are being given an early present, courtesy of the town’s BID. Starting this week – and running right up to Thursday, December 23 – the Business Improvement District is providing free parking after 3pm in the town’s Victoria Car Park on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This move is designed to support…
The countdown to Christmas in Harrogate is officially underway, with Harrogate BID flicking the Festive switch. Christmas lights around the town centre are now starting to dazzle for the first time, with more streets benefitting from this year’s eye-catching display of more than 100,000 LED lightbulbs. And this Sunday, the BID’s Father Christmas Experience –…
BID is helping Harrogate get in to the Halloween spirit this half term with a number of special events, including a live outside broadcast by Your Harrogate this morning (Friday 10am- noon). A spookily-dressed, Halloween-themed photobooth has ‘popped up’ in a vacant unit in Victoria Shopping Centre, where there will be a number of backdrops for people…
Harrogate town centre retailers are being invited to enter this year’s Christmas Shop Window competition. For the second year running, Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) has partnered with The Rotary Club of Harrogate, to organise and judge the annual festive contest. Aimed at promoting town centre shops and pushing the ‘shop local’ message in the…
Welcome to our October Newsletter This month has been an incredibly busy one for the BID team as we put the finishing touches to our Halloween and Christmas campaigns. And in addition to what we are delivering in and around Harrogate town centre this festive season, we are delighted to be partnering with Harrogate Borough Council and…
Harrogate BID has taken the wrapping off one of its major festive activities – The Harrogate Father Christmas Experience 2021! Last year, social distancing rules brought about by the Covid pandemic denied children the opportunity to visit Santa in his Grotto, but this year he’s back and will be taking up residence in the town’s…
Harrogate town centre is set to offer lots of festive cheer after Harrogate Borough Council announced today that a number of exciting events and attractions will be available for people to enjoy this Christmas. A Ferris wheel, Victorian carousel, helter skelter and performance area are all set to keep people – young and old –…
