Welcome to our November newsletter. I began last month’s newsletter by saying farewell Matt and hello Simon! Well, this month, it’s hello again Matt! Yes, for those of you don’t know by now, Matt is back. Having had a change of heart he decided to rescind his resignation and carry on where he left off. So, I’m very pleased…
Harrogate BID is again funding free festive parking to help attract shoppers and revellers into the town centre this Christmas and New Year. Starting this week – and running through to Thursday, January 5 – the organisation is providing free parking between 3pm and 7.30pm in the town’s Victoria Car Park on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays…
Harrogate businesses owners and landlords are now able to discover what the rateable value of their properties from April 1, 2023. Whilst welcoming the review – which Harrogate BID has repeatedly called for – its Chair Sara Ferguson warned there were winners and losers, but for those whose valuations had risen, it didn’t necessarily mean…
Harrogate’s Christmas Shop Window Competition is returning this year, with town centre retailers being invited to enter the festive contest. The competition is now entering its third year, and again Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) has partnered with the Rotary Club of Harrogate to co-ordinate and judge the winners in three categories: large retailer, medium…
Harrogate BID’s cleaning crew is steam cleaning and power washing ‘grot spots’ across the town centre, ensuring Harrogate sparkles this Christmas. With just a few weeks until the start of this year’s collaborative ‘Destination Christmas’ campaign – featuring the return of the Candy Cane Express, Christmas Fayre, shop window competition, observation wheel, ice rink and…
October Newsletter Welcome to our October newsletter. I start by saying farewell Matt and hello Simon! As you already know, our BID Manager Matthew Chapman leaves us at the end of this week, and Simon Kent has agreed to step in for the interim period until a successor has been appointed. Full details are in the…
Following recent success at national and local ‘In Bloom’ competitions, Harrogate BID is hoping for similar achievement at the National BID Awards. The business organisation has entered two categories – Place-Management and Special Recognition – with the winners being announced at a ceremony being held this Thursday, November 3, at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in…
A film promoting the work of an initiative that directly helps homeless people back on their feet is to be premiered in Harrogate town centre this Saturday. (October 22) The video, starring three local people supported by Harrogate District Street Aid, is to be shown at 10am on a giant screen in the Victoria Shopping…
September Newsletter Hello, and welcome to our September newsletter. I start by sharing the sad news that our brilliant BID Manager Matthew Chapman is leaving us in November for pastures new. It has been really great working with him. We will certainly miss him, but wish him well in his new role with North Yorkshire County Council. Our…
Harrogate’s floral excellence has been celebrated at an awards ceremony this week. Held at 63rd + 1st and jointly funded by Harrogate BID and Harrogate in Bloom, it was the first Harrogate In Bloom Awards since 2019 with the certificates and trophies being presented by former Yorkshire Agricultural Society Chief Executive Nigel Pulling. The evening…
