5 year proposal for Bristol

The Bristol City Centre Business I mprovement District (BID) has revealed an ambitious plan for its second five-year term, outlining activity designed to support the city centre across 2022-2027.

Presenting the vision of a "better Bristol for all", the business plan details how the team will implement campaigns, initiatives, partnerships and events to help attract business, inward investment and people to the area.

The new-term proposal has been written as part of the BID's journey towards renewal in September, when levy paying businesses will be asked to vote for the future of the organisation. Since being introduced in 2017, the Bristol City Centre BID has been behind £5m worth of investments from the BID levy, alongside additional grants and funding to the value of £500,000.

This has enabled a number of initiatives to be implemented including a seven-days-aweek cleansing team to remove graffiti and deep clean businesses property and frontages, several safety and crime reduction initiatives, and the set up and co-ordination of Bristol's first Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP). Vicky Lee, head of Bristol City Centre BID, said: "Over the last five years, we have introduced and delivered projects that address business needs and increase footfall and visitors to the city centre, supporting businesses through some very challenging times, and we want to do even more in our second term.

"We have a fantastic opportunity over the next five years to build on our successes and further support city centre businesses on the road to recovery and beyond, by connecting and representing the business community, delivering projects and partnerships that help improve safety, and by shining a light on our city for tourism, education, and investment." She added: "Our vision is a better Bristol for all, a city where businesses can thrive, people want to live, work and visit, a city that is safe for all to enjoy whatever time of day or night, and a place that is welcoming and appealing to everyone. "This is what our business plan promises to deliver and what a second term of Bristol City Centre BID will mean for the city centre and it's businesses."