ACTIVITY SUMMARY 2019/20
WHAT IS TEAM LONDON BRIDGE? Team London Bridge is a Business Improvement District (BID) run by local businesses, for local businesses. The BID structure allows this community to employ a small team of eight to work exclusively for them, delivering projects and services funded by your BID levy contributions. A ballot process every five years allows you to prioritise your needs and continue BID services. The next ballot will take place in October 2020. Thank you to our many partners and business members who have helped deliver our projects during 2019/20.
What does the BID levy give you? The BID levy is allocated to the projects and services outlined in this Activity Summary. These have been prioritised by Team London Bridge member businesses and are delivered according to a five-year business plan. A Board of 10 local business representatives makes sure that the BID levy is used efficiently and creatively by the Executive Team. Details can be found at teamlondonbridge.co.uk Figures as of February 2020. All amounts exclusive of VAT. For full details of projects and services go to teamlondonbridge.co.uk
Funding and Expenditure 2019/20 Income Levy £1,542,000 Other Income £40,000 Total Income £1,582,000 Match Funding £925,280 Reserves £295,000
Expenditure Safety and Crime £193,000 Arts and Culture £273,000 Networking and Outreach £40,000 Placeshaping £270,000 Responsible Business £175,000 Environment £198,000 Place Promotion £240,000 Core £255,000 Total Expenditure £1,644,000
SAFETY AND SECURITY
52
people treated at our Safe Space in London Bridge Station (ÂŁ8,009 saved in ambulance callouts)
213 attendees to workforce safety + counter terrorism awareness events
61 alerts sent through Mass Notification Platform; reaching 734 users / 281 businesses
75 businesses benefiting from subsidised Radio & Intelligence Network membership
306 bikes marked for free through BikeRegister
4,160
patrol hours from our two additional BID funded police officers
9 ShopWatch and PubWatch meetings
Artwork by Mesh Workshop on Bermondsey Street substation
Poet training + performances at London Bridge Station by Apples and Snakes; Poetry Takeaway at Bermondsey Street Festival
Musicity X Low Line 15 new music commissions for walking tour app
Partnered with National Parks City Festival & Mayor of London to present
Gnomus by Puppets with Guts
Dance Umbrella festival partner
Make Music Day parade, with pop-up performances & concert in The Scoop
London’s first Pop-Up Eco Film Festival
Three OPEN art exhibitions with London Bridge Hotel
Totally Thames 2019 festival sponsor
SEED circus residency by Circumference
Sponsor of London Festival of Architecture hosting 60+ events
ARTS & CULTURE
Commissioned the Sunshine! Kiosk by Andrew Logan
PLACESHAPING
50 businesses
Greening projects designed to capture
switched to cargo-bike couriers for deliveries with Bikes for Business
2,500m2 of surface water, increasing flood resistance
£1m funding
by Mayor of London to create new walking destination, as part of Low Line partnership
75m2
3 ‘pedestrian priority’ crossings on St Thomas Street, the first of their kind in London
150 bikes serviced for free to ensure a smooth and safe ride to work
Orchard Lisle Living Wall installed using 73 species of plants, creating a natural air filter
Researching community needs for future regeneration projects
3,552
tonnes of waste recycled by our contractors, Paper Round, in London Bridge
13
charities benefited from our range of grants
10 volunteering events 108
local businesses advertised 405 vacancies with EmploySE1 creating 66 job offers
Over
40 businesses collected 2,524 presents for the Christmas campaign
Nearly
1,000
hours booked in the London Bridge Hive community space
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Over
167,000
visits to our websites
London Bridge Cookbook and Cocktail Book featuring
24
London Bridge bars and restaurants Over
100
pieces of targeted media coverage about the area published
New paperless DealCard Smartphone Wallet Pass launched
160,000 London Bridge maps, guides and directories distributed
10,000
visitors assisted by our Sunshine! kiosk welcome team Our online publications read over
15,000
times
60
Over DealCard offers promoted every month
Team London Bridge has a social media following of
14,000+
PLACE PROMOTION
ENVIRONMENT
936
plants into public gardens
4,354sqm
274 hanging baskets and planters
of pavement deep cleaned
133sqm
wildflower meadow
12 volunteer
gardening sessions for local employees
ÂŁ100k
grant to launch a coffee cup recycling scheme across the BID area
4,300 3,744 hours of
gardening from Putting Down Roots
additional hours of sweeping and litterpicking
132
Love Lunch sessions in January and September Press launch for London Festival of Architecture
New Forms Gardens 10
week popup in London Christmas lantern parade and carols
12 themed guided walks
EVENTS
Bridge Station made from recycled materials
London Bridge Open Kitchen with 12 local restaurants, attended by
7,700+
GET IN TOUCH
Team London Bridge London Bridge Hive 1 Melior Place London SE1 3SZ 020 7407 4701
teamlondonbdg / atlondonbridge teamlondonbridge / atlondonbridge /teamlondonbridge info@teamlondonbridge.co.uk teamlondonbridge.co.uk atlondonbridge.com
VENUE HIRE AT LONDON BRIDGE HIVE Just two minutes from London Bridge Station, The Shard and bustling Bermondsey Street, the London Bridge Hive is located in picturesque Arthur’s Mission. Team London Bridge manages the London Bridge Hive to offer local businesses, charities and community groups an affordable meetings and events space in the heart of the area. For more details and to book the London Bridge Hive visit londonbridgehive.org