We are supporting the #CancelTheCurfew campaign, and have written to our local MPs urging them to use their influence at Government level to help our struggling hospitality and leisure industry. Read our letter to Conor Burns MP here Read our letter to Tobias Ellwood MP here Read the article in the Bournemouth Echo here.  …

Bournemouth town centre’s vibrant and diverse coffee culture is being celebrated throughout October. The Bournemouth Coffee Culture Month is an initiative of the Bournemouth Town Centre BID to support its local coffee businesses. The campaign began Thursday October 1 which also happens to be International Coffee Day. A coffee trail map has been produced to…

Following the Prime Minister’s speech last night, here is a summary of the changes businesses are being asked to make, and when each comes in. Businesses Businesses selling food or drink (including cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants), social clubs, casinos, bowling alleys, amusement arcades (and other indoor leisure centres or facilities), funfairs, theme parks, adventure…

Bournemouth Coffee Culture Month October 2020 During October, we will be running a campaign to promote and celebrate Bournemouth’s wonderful coffee shops, and if your business serves coffee and you are a Bournemouth Town Centre BID levy payer, then we’d love for you to get involved. We are producing a map of Bournemouth’s coffee venues,…

50% Discount for Levy Payers Sunday 27 September, 10am-3pm This year the Bournemouth University Freshers’ Fair has been moved to Bournemouth town centre, and will take place at the Lansdowne on Sunday 27 September from 10am to 3pm. The event will utilise Holdenhurst Road, with the road closed to traffic for the day, and the…

A new local app is being launched to support the hospitality sector and help customers to feel safe using venues and restaurants again. The app, called CAPP, allows businesses to show how many vacancies they have in real time, and also automates Track and Trace requirements. The idea is that customers will register once, and…

Thousands of smaller businesses in England are set to benefit from £20 million of new government funding to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Small and medium sized businesses will have access to grants of between £1,000 – £5,000 to help them access specialist professional advice such as HR, accountants, legal,…

he latest stage in our ‘Stay Local Spend Local’ campaign, in partnership with the Daily Echo, we are giving Bournemouth Town Centre BID levy payers the chance to receive free editorial in the Echo to highlight your business. Each participating business will be included in an attractive ‘Spotlight on Bournemouth’ editorial feature to showcase the…

We have a number of interview slots available on Hot Radio for Bournemouth Town Centre BID levy payers who accept Bournemouth Town Centre Gift Cards. We are running a 3 month campaign on Hot Radio to promote use of the Bournemouth Town Centre Gift Card. The Gift Cards can be used for payment in shops,…

Last week we published a special 12 page supplement in the Echo to promote the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ campaign in the local area, in partnership with the Daily Echo, Poole BID and Coastal BID. The supplement highlighted the huge range of hospitality businesses in the local area, and urged readers to make the…

In the latest in our series of ‘Quick Conversations’ videos, our Chief Operating Officer, Paul Kinvig, chats to Andreea Bostan from Bostico International to find out more about the unique challenges and responsibilities of running an international translation business. Watch it here.…

As of 24 July, people must by law wear a face covering in shops and supermarkets. It is already the law that people must wear a face covering on public transport. In order to help retailers to encourage compliance, we have some window vinyls available free of charge to Bournemouth Town Centre BID levy payers.…

Restaurants and other establishments serving food for on-premises consumption can now register for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, offering a discount to diners to encourage them to eat at your restaurant. You can use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: all day, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 31 August…

The government is now allowing VAT registered businesses to apply a temporary 5% reduced rate of VAT to certain supplies relating to: hospitality hotel and holiday accommodation admissions to certain attractions The temporary reduced rate will apply to supplies that are made between 15 July 2020 and 12 January 2021. These changes are being brought…

Alight Media, the leading challenger in UK digital and paper posters, commits to a 12-month package of support for local businesses to help SMEs and re-start the economy    As businesses change the way they operate to be COVID-safe, the Generator programme tackles the core commercial challenges of immediate cashflow and jumpstarting revenue. Those that…

We are delighted to have our Business Liaison Officer, Lucinda Ackerley, back in the town centre this week. Lucinda has been working from home throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, so those of you who have been trading throughout may still have been hearing from her via phone and email. Lucinda will be dropping in on as…

This Friday 10 July sees the publication of a special retail supplement in the Bournemouth Echo, as part of our ‘Stay Local Spend Local’ campaign. Eight pages will appear in the Echo and online, in support of the retail sector, including features on several retail businesses who signed up for the campaign during June. The…

We are delighted to announce that Ricky, our Clean & Green operative, is back cleaning up the streets of Bournemouth town centre after being on furlough during lockdown. Ricky has already made a great impression on his return and has tackled a number of areas where rubbish had built up. We have already had excellent…

Look out for your copy of Engage, our 6 monthly newsletter, which will be delivered to our levy payers over the next week or so. This issue includes articles on collaboration in the hospitality sector, the BCP Council taskforce set up to aid the economic recovery of Bournemouth town centre, and the new normal. If…

As part of our ‘Stay Local Spend Local’ marketing campaign, you will start to hear a series of advertisements on Hot Radio promoting Bournemouth town centre, starting Wednesday 1 July. There will also be the opportunity for a number of interviews with levy paying businesses, which will be selected from those already signed up to…