In Worcester, businesses came together through the Worcester Business Improvement District (BID) to take the lead in tackling issues facing the city. The business community is passionate about their city, recognising that Worcester is a fantastic place but also that more help and support to boost trade and encourage visitors is required, as well as direct support on day to day running of the business and this is where the BID comes in. The links below provide more information on Worcester BID’s area and the business plan.
The BID has enabled over £4million to be invested in the city. This has been directed to better promote Worcester as cultural and inviting destination, improve the public realm, develop intelligence partnerships to create a safer environment, and provide support, guidance and a strong voice for our levy-paying members.
The past ten years have seen us deliver demonstrable change and progress across the range of key issues outlined in our Business Plan – a plan directly influenced by, and developed with, businesses within the city.
We have provided regular business communications, weekly footfall reports, the DISC phone app and free training and workshops.
The BID has delivered seasonal campaigns with vibrant, high quality materials and continues to support imaginative events. Consequently, Worcester continues to buck the national trend when it comes to footfall within the city centre. The BID’s recent investment in the Visit Worcester brand has seen the creation of the Visit Worcester website, which was jointly funded by Worcester BID and Worcester City Council and features profiles for all BID businesses.
Worcester BID is now in the final year of its second 5-year BID term. We are delighted to have built such strong relationships and delivered so many successful projects that achieved to make a great difference to our levy paying businesses, customers, partners and the wider Worcester city centre environment. Through our recent consultation we’ve listened to what you want to see more of, the issues which we need to address, and have shared ideas to make Worcester the very best it can be. We want to continue this work with you and have now launched the BID3 Business Plan.
The BID3 Ballot will be taking place from 3rd to 31st October 2019.
A YES vote for another five years will mean a further £2 million+ invested in our city centre. That will allow us to build on the promotional work of Visit Worcester, lobby on your behalf about important city centre issues, and continue developing key services in the city centre such as CityNet and BID Ambassadors. Together we are a stronger voice, and we look forward to more shared success.
BID Projects
Cost Savings
We are using the collective power of Worcester BID’s 600+ members to reduce business running costs...
Footfall Information
Worcester BID installed 4 footfall counters in the city which are an excellent means of assessing how busy the city is by area, day and even hour...
Training
Worcester BID is funding a series of free and heavily subsidised training courses for employees of BID businesses to undertake...
Gull-proof Waste Sacks
The BID is offering posters and window stickers to businesses and placed around Worcester City to help the message reach as many people as possible...
Reduced Parking Charges
Worcester BID has negotiated to provide discounted car parking spaces exclusive to employees of Worcester BID businesses...
Marketing Opportunities
We will be continuing to promote the city to a defined audience in order to boost trading levels amongst BID businesses...
Contact Us
If you would like to find out more about our work, see an Ambassador, receive training, sign up to our e-newsletters or have another query or comment, please feel free to complete the contact form or call us on 01905 731612.