An initiative to help some of the most vulnerable in Harrogate get back on their feet has been boosted by Harrogate BID and HSBC. This week, a third Street Aid tap terminal has been installed in the bank’s Cambridge Street branch, where customers can ‘tap’ their phone or credit card on the terminal to make…
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The Harrogate Bus Company and Harrogate BID have teamed up to provide free rides all day on all of the spa town’s zero emission Harrogate Electrics buses during the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The ‘Jubilee Freeway’ initiative is part of the continued partnership between the town’s leading bus operator and Harrogate BID which has previously supported…
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An early warning system which alerts bars, cafes and pubs to troublemakers drinking in town centre venues, has seen membership grow by 100 per cent in the last 12 months. Last year Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID) – whose aim is to support the night-time economy – sponsored the relaunch of Harrogate Pubwatch, which included…
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The countdown to Harrogate’s Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations has started, with streets across the town centre being adorned with bunting. Harrogate BID has purchased 4km of colourful and patriotic bunting – a proportion of which has been funded by Harrogate Borough Council’s Welcome Back Fund – to help mark the monarch’s magnificent milestone. And with…
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Welcome to our April 2022 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to our April newsletter. Once again it has been a very busy month, and one which saw us introducing a new team of Harrogate Hosts, who will be in the town centre most weekends up to Christmas. This week, we have announced our plans to celebrate the…
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Destination Harrogate and the Harrogate BID have announced exciting plans for celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – with a four-day programme of events highlighting some of Harrogate’s most iconic outdoor spaces and bringing together the community, local businesses and visitors from further afield. Visitors and residents are invited to head into the heart of Harrogate…
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A Floral Summer of Celebration – which will bring Harrogate well and truly back into bloom – has been unveiled by town’s Business Improvement District (BID) at this week’s Spring Flower Show. Between July 15 and August 12, the town centre will be home to a floral trail featuring ten unique displays, floral-themed shop windows…
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Two ‘Harrogate Hosts’, whose aim is to make the town centre a more welcoming and pleasant place to visit, have made their on-street debut. Abigail Smith and Rebecca Evans – wearing Yorkshire tweed waistcoats, flat caps and carrying messenger bags containing an array of information for visitors and residence alike – are a new addition…
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Harrogate BID’s (Business Improvement District) cleaning crew are steam cleaning and jet washing ‘hot spots’ across the town centre. Ahead of the Easter holidays, the team from UK Nationwide Cleaning is spending ten nights removing grime and chewing gum in a number of areas Harrogate BID Manager Matthew Chapman said: “Walking around the town centre,…
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Welcome to our March 2022 Newsletter Safe, Clean and Welcoming are three of our key priorities for Harrogate Town Centre, and this week we welcomed back our cleaning contractors for the first deep clean of the year. And it is very obvious to the see where exactly they have aleady been washing away grime and gum. In this newsletter,…
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