Initiatives to make Harrogate town centre more vibrant and welcoming during 2022 will be unveiled at our AGM today. Today’s meeting is being held at 11am at the town’s Crown Hotel, and will be led by our Chair, Sara Ferguson, who was re-elected at last week’s first BID meeting of the new year. In addition…
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Welcome to our December Newsletter And just like that Christmas was over! But the efforts of not only the BID team, but of our partners at Harrogate Borough Council and Visit Harrogate, will, we hope, be remembered for a very long time to come. The comments we continue to receive from businesses and visitors alike is…
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The ‘Sunday Freeway’ free journeys on the electric buses, run by The Harrogate Bus Company, will resume from Sunday, 2 January 2022 and continue every Sunday throughout January and February, thanks to Harrogate BID – the Business Improvement District set up in 2019 to bring local firms together to provide extra incentives to attract more…
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Give a #BusinessBooster to save our high streets, towns and city centres from extinction! Harrogate BID with its partners British BIDs, BID Foundation, Association of Town & City Management, Night Time Industries Association, British Beer and Pub Association, Bart & Taylor and Croydon BID are calling on the Government to support the retail, hospitality and…
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Harrogate Business Improvement District would like to invite all businesses within the Harrogate BID area to the Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held on the Thursday 13th January 2022, 11am – 1pm at The Crown Hotel, Harrogate. Come along to hear about the projects and activities delivered in 2021 and the future plans…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 –…
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