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Vibrant Preston

Since 2009, the bid has funded and staged a series of high profile events, which have attracted in excess of half a million visitors. Events have included the Lancashire Market, Familyfest, Dine with Gok Wan……

Projects

BID Team

The BID team consists of a part-time BID manager and part-time operations officer. The core BID team…

Positive image

The BID works with many stakeholders to create a positive image of the city...

Street Cleaning

The BID’s rolling power washing programme has covered over 25km of pavements since it began in 2010. …

Promotional Tools

PrestonAtNight and ShopPreston.co.uk are assets used by the BID to promote both the city’s leisure and retail…

Footfall

Preston City Centre has three electronic footfall cameras which count the number of pedestrians passing on any…

Winter Planting

Providing a splash of colour, along key routes, is vital when winter arrives. The BID annually funds…

Festive Shopping / Parking

Check out the festive opening times for the shopping centres, most high street stores tend to follow…

Who Is benefitting?

Stimulates wellbeing and economic growth
Gives competitive regional advantage
Develops partnership between private & public sector
Encourages corporate social responsibility
Provides sustainable investment for on-going capital projects/services
Creates a positive sense of place and enhanced community pride
Destination events in the city centre
Profiling of their home/city
Opportunity for businesses to have “a voice”
Increased footfall
Fairer to smaller businesses
Fair system, those that invest, benefit