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…
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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…
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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…
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Harrogate BID Chair Sara Ferguson said: “Harrogate BID Manager Matthew Chapman will be leaving us for a new, exciting managerial role within North Yorkshire Council. “Since joining us in May 2021, Matt has been a highly effective, dedicated and extremely popular BID Manager. I have certainly enjoyed our working relationship, and that is echoed by…
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Summer Newsletter Hello, and welcome to our Summer newsletter. Well that’s summer over, but what a summer it was! Fantastic weather coupled with our debut floral trail, Alice in Wonderland-themed Lego trail, Jurassic mini-crazy golf, and street entertainers galore. Walking around town this week, it’s great to see new businesses opening, helping breathe new life in empty…
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*Postponed until further notice due to Her Majesty The Queens Funeral* Harrogate BID is to stage three workshops for town businesses looking to reduce their energy costs. The organisation is teaming up with a local, independent, energy provider/consultant to look at ways in which to lessen the burden of rising gas and electricity prices.…
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A ‘hole’ lot of fun will be on the score cards this weekend (Saturday, August 20) as Jurassic Golf roars into Harrogate town centre. This nine-hole pop-up mini crazy golf course – complete with dinosaurs – is taking over the Victoria Shopping Centre Piazza from Saturday, August 20 until Sunday, August 28, and comes courtesy…
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Hello, and welcome to our July newsletter As our Floral Summer of Celebration draws to an end, our new Lego trail is launched tomorrow! Fifteen models are currently being installed in businesses across the town centre, and they are already making local news headline and causing a stir on social media. July has been a very busy month for…
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Characters from a classic children’s book have been given a ‘Lego-makeover’ for a new family friendly trail launching in Harrogate tomorrow. (Saturday, July 30) Fifteen large scale Alice in Wonderland themed-models will be making their debut in a variety of different town centre locations, courtesy of Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District), before heading on a…
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Harrogate BID is launching a new campaign to help understand the true nature of law and order within Harrogate town centre. Its ‘Report a Crime’ campaign is asking businesses, residents and visitors that have been the victims of a crime or anti-social activity – or witness an incident – to report it online at https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/…
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