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UPDATES FROM RETAIL BID

n We turned the city centre tree lights purple to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

The BID is proud of Birmingham’s diversity. Racism has no place in our city or anywhere else.

Retail BID is working closely with Birmingham City Council to get the city centre ready for our member businesses and visitors return to the city centre from June 15. The cleaning crews have been out in force, washing the streets, removing dirt and grime ensuring the city centre streets look their best when we are all ready to get back to a new ‘normal’.

n Retail BID has been working closely with the other city centre BIDs – Colmore BID, Westside BID, Southside BID and JQBID – to develop a collaborative marketing campaign ‘Birmingham is Back’.

This campaign will be rolled out over the coming weeks and months, sector by sector, to encourage customers to return back to the city centre.

1 20,000 sqm of pavement jet washed

2 68 pieces of graffiti removed

3 864 incidents of anti-social behaviour and begging dealt with

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1,000 PPE masks and 1,200 bottles of hand sanitiser purchased for staff in the independent stores for when they return