Every month, the BID sends a Bristol Shopping Quarter newsletter to subscribers. The objective is to share news, offers and events, including introduction to new stores; special events; job vacancies; […]
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Projects
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New Manager for Bristol BCRP
Bristol’s three BIDs appoint new Manager for Business Crime Reduction Partnership. The newly appointed manager will continue the award-winning work to protect businesses from crime in Bristol. Bristol’s three Business […]
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Love Bristol gift card – ongoing
The Love Bristol gift card was launched by Broadmead BID, Bristol City Centre BID and Redcliffe & Temple BID in June 2022 to benefit businesses across the city centre. Since […]
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Festive lighting
The BID funds festive lighting with attractive light canopies installed on Broadmead West, on The Horsefair (outside Primark), on Merchant Street North and South. In 2024, the lights will be […]
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Retail support ranger service – ongoing
Contracted via SWL Security, our Retail Rangers support Broadmead BID levy payers in dealing with anti-social issues and crime reduction. Working closely with the Police and stores’ own security teams, they […]
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Moving Monsters AR Trail – October/November 2024
To encourage families to explore Bristol Shopping Quarter when they visited this autumn, we ran an exciting interactive trail featuring 10 locations spread out across Broadmead, The Galleries and The […]
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Winter lighting – October to March
In November 2022, we installed seasonal tree lights on both Union Street and The Horsefair. These are in addition to our festive lighting. In the first year, these lights were […]
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Street Intervention Services officer – ongoing
Broadmead BID co-funds a dedicated Street Intervention Services (SIS) officer, Lewis Monk, who works across Broadmead BID, Bristol City Centre BID, and Redcliffe & Temple BID. Lewis is part of Bristol City Council […]
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Cruise ship coach transfers – May to September 2024
On Tuesday 21 May 2024, Broadmead BID booked and funded two coaches to run a shuttle service between the cruise ship mv Amadea, which was docked at Royal Portbury for […]
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International Cultural Festival – June 2024
Broadmead BID was pleased to support the Sparks Bristol International Cultural Festival, which took place on 22 and 23 June 2024 and was visited by almost 900 people. The Department […]
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Broad Meadow – May and June 2024
Broadmead BID is supporting Broad Meadow, a wildflower meadow installation created by artists Sylvia Rimat and Charli Clark, which will be open on Broadmead West, outside Boots, from Friday 24 […]
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Broadmead’s iconic balls repainted – May 2024
The concrete balls located on Broadmead West (near Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and The Arcade) need sprucing up regularly. In May, they were repainted, using the same green shade as last year, […]
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Bristol Shopping Quarter map – April 2024
In order to help customers find their favourite stores, we updated the Bristol Shopping Quarter map and listing in April 2024. Bristol Shopping Quarter – map and listing
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Better Sundays – ongoing
In 2022, the Broadmead BID team worked with Bristol City Council to commission a series of high-quality markets to be held on Broadmead West one Sunday each month from June […]
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Woodland of Wonder – April 2024
Woodland of Wonder is a new community arts festival, produced by Broadmead BID with Sparks Bristol, John Wesley’s New Room, and the Methodist Church. It ran during the Easter school […]
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SaBA Day – March 2024
Broadmead BID work closely with businesses, Avon and Somerset police and Bristol City Council to address crime and safety. On 13 March, BID Executive Sophie McLaughlin took part in a […]
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Shopmobility – new scooter – February 2024
Broadmead BID is delighted to have sponsored the purchase of a brand new piece of equipment for Bristol Shopmobility, the local charity, based on the ground floor of Cabot Circus’s […]
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Visit Bristol 2024 visitor guide – February 2024
The Broadmead BID paid for a full-page advert for Bristol Shopping Quarter in the 2024 visitor guide, published by Visit West; it is in a prominent position on page 13, […]
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Bristol Light Festival – February 2024
For the second successive year, Broadmead BID was an Artwork Partner for Bristol Light Festival, which ran from 2-11 February. The objective was to increase footfall to the city centre, […]
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Purple Flag – ongoing
Bristol was one of the first UK cities to be awarded the Association of Town and City Management’s coveted Purple Flag status in 2010 and is still a proud Purple […]
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Christmas Challenge Trail – Nov/Dec 2023
To encourage families to explore more of Bristol Shopping Quarter when they visited the Christmas market, from Saturday 25 November until Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December, we ran an exciting […]
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Bristol MONOPOLY – November 2023
We’re on the board! Broadmead BID is delighted to have sponsored the Bristol Shopping Quarter square on the brand-new official MONOPOLY: Bristol Edition game, which was launched on Thursday 9 November. […]
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Springboard footfall data
As one of our ongoing Business Support projects, we closely monitor data produced by Springboard using footfall counters located above Mountain Warehouse on Broadmead East and on Pret on the […]
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TAP for Bristol – ongoing
Broadmead BID’s first TAP for Bristol contactless donation point was installed in the window of Tesco Express on Broadmead West in August 2023. TAP for Bristol is an initiative founded […]
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Seedl (interactive virtual learning) – ongoing
The three Visit West BIDs have launched a new learning solution, providing all levy payers and their employees access to unlimited learning on a range of courses. Broadmead BID, Bristol […]
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Enhanced cleansing – ongoing
On top of Bristol City Council’s ‘business as usual’ cleansing, Broadmead BID shares a pavement cleansing team with Redcliffe & Temple BID, with the aim of delivering an excellent service […]
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Place Support Partnership – ongoing
Broadmead BID has teamed up with business savings and support experts Place Support Partnership (PSP) to help levy-paying businesses navigate the energy and cost of doing business crises. PSP want […]
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Broadmead BID Open Office events – every Wednesday
The Broadmead BID Open Office events Meet the Broadmead BID team at our weekly Open Office events. We’d like to invite you to drop into the BID office to see […]
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Subsidised BCRP membership – ongoing
Broadmead BID businesses are able to benefit from subsidised membership of the Bristol Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP). The BCRP covers Visit West’s Business Improvement Districts; Broadmead BID, Bristol City […]
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Discounted trade waste prices for BID businesses – ongoing
Broadmead BID’s partnership with Bristol Waste enables all levy-payers to take advantage of discounted, and very competitive, prices. Bristol Waste is proud not to be just a waste collection company, […]
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