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Important Infomation from Hat Fair 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:14:21 +0100

As you may know a lot has been changing around the annual Hat Fair Festival. We are however ready to roll out the 39th successive year of fun in our lovely city centre.

We are very excited to be presenting another festival for 2013 on 5th – 7th July 2013. We are keen to ensure the event runs as smoothly as possible for everyone in the city. We have made some changes to the format this year, which we hope will make things smoother.

I have put some details in this letter setting out how this may affect you over the weekend.

Carriageway closures:-
In order for the event to happen, it will be necessary to close seven sections of carriage way.
07:00 hrs 5th July 2103 through to 02.00hrs 7th July 2013 (except for No. 5 and No. 6 extend to 19:00 Sunday 7th July)

The Broadway and town centre area
No.1 Closure Colebrook Street at the junction of Market Lane
No.2 Closure the Square end of Market Lane
No.3 Closure the Broadway from the zebra crossing outside…

Retail Independents' Day 2013

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:38:50 +0100

Winchester is flying the flag for local retailers in and supporting diversity on the high street.
On 4th July 2013 across the country, the public will be encouraged to buy at least one item from their local, independent shop to celebrate Independents’ Day 2013. Organised by the National Skills Academy for Retail and now in its third year, the campaign was launched last Thursday, 4th April, three months from 4th July, the date that has been declared a nationwide day for the public to shop at independent retailers.

The national campaign, organised by the National Skills Academy for Retail, champions the local retailers who make the UK’s villages, towns and cities so special. Independents’ Day is a great opportunity to show the value of independent shops to the local community and encourage footfall to your shop on the day.

To raise awareness of the campaign Winchester BID will be offering its members the opportunity to collect a printed A3 Shop window poster from The Business Centre, 10 Parchment Street.

For more information please contact Lotti on 01962 841000 or lotti.eagles@winchesterbid.co.uk

The StartUp Britain Tour is heading to Winchester

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:27:25 +0100

The 2013 StartUp Britain National Tour is back, travelling the length and breadth of the UK, to motivate and accelerate anybody who wants to start or grow their business. StartUp Britain was set up just over two years ago by eight successful entrepreneurs with the objective of encouraging people to start their own business and be their own boss. They want to inspire more new, enterprising businesses to help kick start the UK economy once more.

The objective of the national tour is to provide anyone with an interest in starting up a business, or developing their business skills, with the opportunity to get some free help and advice.

For the first year running the bus will be visiting Winchester on Thursday 18 July. The brightly coloured double decker Tour Bus, parked outside The Guildhall, will be a hive of activity with music, refreshments, computer desks, meeting areas and lots of useful materials to take away.

We would like to encourage as many BID Members to drop by the Tour Bus and help increase the StartUp Britain network.

Spectacular end to Winchester Fashion Week

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:43:35 +0100

FASHION LOVERS flocked to the catwalk when Winchester Fashion Week climaxed with two sell-out shows at the Guildhall.

The dedicated followers of fashion packed into the Bapsy Hall last Saturday to be treated to a visual feast comprising modern trends and design classics.

Professional models showcased collections from more than twenty of the city’s top retailers, including Gieves and Hawkes, LK Bennett, Jack Wills, Jigsaw, Marks & Spencer, Maxims Hobbs, White Stuff, Truth or Dare, River Island, Anokhi, Jeremy France Jewellers, Pavilion, Monsoon, No.7 at Boots, Brides of Winchester and Moss Bros.

After the first show, Catherine Turness, of the Winchester Business Improvement District, who handled marketing and promotion for the show, said: “We’re looking pretty full, so we’re happy. We’ve had about 160 people and we’ve had people coming from Winchester, Andover, Southampton. All over the south really.

“This event promotes the items in the show, so people can go out afterwards and buy the clothes they have seen, and some of the sponsors have done discounts on items as well. And the BID wanted to be involved in the hope that this will push up…

Dickie Davies stops by for Winchester fashion show

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:46:46 +0100

WINCHESTER residents got a sneak peak at some of this summer’s hottest clothing this week.

Even legendary television presenter Dickie Davies was in Winchester to check out new fashions on Tuesday night (April 16).

The ‘Girls Night In’ event at High Street chain LK Bennett, part of Winchester Fashion Week, saw guests get a sneak peak at the shop’s spring and summer collection, modelled on a catwalk.

Store manager Helen Waluga said: “We do lots of events like this. It’s a great opportunity to showcase our new collections and get new clients and we wanted to support Winchester Fashion Week.”

Mr Davies, who presented several sport shows for ITV, was there to support a friend who was modelling, but said the event brought back memories for him.

He said: “Around 30 odd years ago my wife had dress shops in Andover and we used to do fashion shows which I would ‘MC’. It’s a great event and my wife is a customer here and we’ve really enjoyed it.”

The night also featured a presentation on fashion trends and colours…