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MAKING WINCHESTER CLEANER, SAFER AND BETTER FOR BUSINESS

At Winchester BID we undertake numerous projects to ensure Winchester remains a clean, safe and welcoming destination for shoppers and visitors, and a profitable place in which to conduct business.

Our work is divided into 4 key categories to achieve our aim as a Business Improvement District (BID). Please follow the link s in the drop down section of this page.

If you would like any more information on any of the BID projects, please get in touch.

Winchester BID also co-ordinates other partnership projects such as the Winchester Business Excellence Awards, Winchester Christmas light switch on event, Diverted Giving and The Winchester Business Exhibition and Networking event. 

CURRENT BID PROJECTS

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FREE hanging baskets again for BID members

Winchester BID funded 363 hanging baskets in 2011 for businesses in the city and will be increasing this figure to over 400 larger baskets, window boxes and troughs for 2012.

The BID has appointed Windowflowers, a family owned nursery, which provide displays for the City of Westminster amongst many other locations in the country. Windowflowers will also be providing the general maintenance and watering of the baskets, which had previously been provided by Winchester City Council’s contractors.

Having recently undertaken an audit, the BID aims to supply hanging baskets where brackets already exist. Some of the brackets may need to be moved or replaced to accommodate the 20” baskets. There are a few larger premises, which have been identified as being able to accommodate window boxes, as brackets are not able to be erected.

The displays will be installed late May, maintained throughout the summer and removed in late September/early October.
Any BID member is entitled to a free hanging basket and those without brackets outside their business can contact the BID to request one. Please note that you will need to obtain permission from the owner of the building for a bracket to be erected.
If you are interested in having a free hanging basket for your business premises, please email
catherine.turness@winchesterbid.co.uk or telephone 01962 841000.

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BID helps reduce homelessness on the street of Winchester

As part of National Homelessness Week on the 28th Jan - 5th Feb, Spare Change for Real Change volunteers, along with project partners Hampshire Constabulary and Winchester City Council, staffed a market stall on the High Street to raise awareness of the Spare Change for Real Change scheme.

Partners used the opportunity to engage with the public and provide advice on how they can assist Winchester’s homeless community without giving them money directly. The stall also provided shoppers and visitors to the city with an opportunity to give their spare change to the three charities rather than giving direct to the people begging in the streets of Winchester.

On the two Fridays that the stall was active, the scheme raised £95.55. 

The three charities who benefit from the scheme are the Winchester Churches Nightshelter, the Salvation Army and Trinity Winchester who are all dedicated to helping rough sleepers and homeless people in Winchester.

For more information about the scheme please email emma.shotter@winchesterbid.co.uk 

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Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2012

The founding partners of the Winchester Business Excellence Awards (WBEA), Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Winchester BID and the Hampshire Chronicle, invite you to the launch of the 2012 Awards.

This year we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary of the Awards.

We welcome you to join us at St Johns House, The Broadway, Winchester, on Thursday 26th January 2012 from 6.00pm for drinks and nibbles and to hear about the 2012 categories.

Past winners, sponsors and you, the award winners of the future, will be able to meet and network. To book your free place at the event, please email amy.mccartan@winchesterbid.co.uk or contact Amy McCartan on 01962 841000.
 

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FREE salt bins for BID members

The Business Improvement District has deployed 12 salt bins around the city centre.

The bins are locked to deter vandalism but the keys can be obtained from the following premises:
 
Upper High Street (Studio 4 Architects) 
Staple Gardens (A2B Dominion) 
Staple House (MBA) 
Romsey Road (Alan Saunders Associates) 
Southgate Street (B.E. Chaplin) 
Southgate Street (Winchester Financial) 
Jewry Street (City Church) 
City Road (1-1 Recruitment) 
Parchment Street/ Stonemasons Court (Guy Kremer) 
Upper Brook Street (The Porthouse) 
Bridge Street/Chesil (Redwood Health Therapies).

An extra bin may be placed in St Maurice’s Covert.

Catherine Turness, Projects manager, comments "We are ultimately trying to put this measure in place so businesses can function whatever the weather, but having said this, we are obviously hoping that Winchester won't suffer a snowy winter."

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Spare Change for real change

BID DONATES £3,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES

Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) has donated £3,000 through the ‘Spare change for real change’ scheme.
Three local charities; Trinity Winchester, The Salvation Army and Winchester Churches Nightshelter, all received a cheque for £1,000 from Jeremy France at the recent networking event held at Trinity Winchester in partnership with the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce.

The scheme works with the three charities to help the disadvantaged in our community rebuild their lives away from the streets. There are over 30 charity boxes in the City centre placed in local businesses, cafes and attractions, so that members of the public can donate to the good cause.

The scheme has raised approximately £14,000 since it began back in 2002.

Emma Shotter, Coordinator of the scheme at Winchester BID, comments:
“We are delighted to present these cheques to the charities. The scheme has recently been rebranded from the original name ‘Diverted Giving’ and this has given donations a real boost. I would like to thank all 3 charities for their continued support and hard work within the City.

Michelle Gardner, Chief Executive of Trinity Winchester, added, "We are thankful to Winchester BID for their coordination of the Spare Change Scheme. Donations from the scheme are greatly appreciated as we have seen a 57% increase new people accessing our service this year due to the effects of the economic climate and welfare reform changes."

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Winchester Christmas Light Switch On 2011

Event: Winchester Christmas Light Switch on 2011

Thursday 17th November

Christmas Light Switch on 2011 This year the Christmas light Switch on, funded by Winchester BID, will be bigger and better with more family fun than ever before. Join your local radio station to enjoy a range of live music, fun and games. This year we have a range of local businesses holding a market, so you can start your Christmas shopping and a traditional children’s ride will be there to entertain the little ones. The glittering lights will be switched on at 6pm. Join us as the countdown to Christmas begins from 3pm by the Guildhall in Winchester.

Starts: 3pm

Ends: 7pm

Location: The Broadway Winchester

Contact Details: enquiries@winchesterbid.co.uk  

Price: FREE