A ‘no’ outcome means that none of the projects or services in our forthcoming business plan will be delivered and Canterbury BID will cease to exist on 30 September 2024.
Without a BID, Canterbury would lose £3.6 million in direct, business-led investment into the city over the next five years. The projects and services currently delivered by the BID would not be taken forward, including:
- NO Visit Canterbury website, social media and national and international marketing campaigns
- NO Networking, connecting you with your community
- NO Joined-up voice for the business community
- NO Team dedicated to support and promote businesses
- NO Christmas Lights and Switch-On celebration
- NO Street decorations – hanging floral baskets, festive bunting, colourful window vinyls
- NO Annual Medieval Pageant and Family Trail
- NO Additional funding for events
- NO Ambassador support services: reporting, cleaning, safe & secure, visitor welcome
- NO City-focused business insights, research, market intelligence to assist in decision-making
- NO Marketing campaigns to promote the city centre via social media, websites and PR
- NO Printed maps, wayfinding vinyls and trails
- NO MyCanterbury printed City Guides, Local Offers Card scheme and newsletters
- NO Canterbury Gift Card
- NO National representation and best-practice exchange through the wider BID industry
- NO Cost savings project and services
- NO Bespoke business training
- NO Financial support for the business quarters
- NO Additional funding for collaborative public realm projects
