Latest News, Events and Blogs…
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Latest News
March Update: Meeting, Rates, Road Works & Events
We hope you are all well. Please see below a quick update on some questions that have been coming to us lately – and information about our upcoming business meeting. BID Business Meeting: Wednesday 30th March The Royal Pug (141 Regent Street, upstairs) Arrive 5.30pm...
Lights of Leamington Feasibility Study Begins
Memories of a historic community event, which treated visitors to a kaleidoscope of light installations, music and performances, are being sought as part of a study which could see it return to Leamington. BID Leamington has secured funding from Arts Council...
BID Update: Grants, Business Booster & Merry Christmas
Morning everyone, We hope you are all well. It has been a little while since our October newsletter (please view here) and we know some of you are very busy – while others will be once again digesting government advice relating to increasing Covid cases. We want to...
New Mask Regulations & Local Covid Update
As a result of a new Covid variant that has been identified, at 4am today UK government introduced new rules requiring face masks to be worn in shops, banks, post offices, hairdressers etc (but not hospitality venues). Information about this can be found by clicking...
From Leamington, With Love
Why we are refocussing on our online communities and why that matters. Reflecting on how the past year has changed the town centre, our community and our role supporting it, we are currently undertaking a review of the town’s ‘Royal Leamington Spa’ and ‘Love...
Business Update: Restart Grant – Applications Open
Business Update: Restart Grant - Applications Open We hope you are all well and able to enjoy the start of the Easter and lighter evenings …Below is some important and welcome information relating to the ‘restart grants’ … you do need to apply online this time… 1....
Latest Blogs from the BID team
BID Meetings: Connect, Learn & Inspire
Last night we held one of our regular BID Business Meetings (16th October 2019), which was kindly hosted by Stevie, Lotfi and the team at the newly renovated and opened Grove Kitchen in Regent Grove who also supplied some delicious nibbles and drinks! We are not...
Upcoming Covent Garden Meetings
Warwick District Council (WDC) are hosting two meetings relating to the Covent Garden Car Park development, which local businesses are invited to next week. As you may know, it is proposed this car park will close in around 10 weeks for approx 18 months. We have been...
Covent Garden Update
Much is still to be done before a robust strategy is put in place to cover the temporary loss of one of Leamington town centre’s busiest car parks. This is the view of BID Leamington, in response to an update from Warwick District Council on its strategy to create...
Covent Garden Car Park Meeting
A public meeting is to be held on the high-profile redevelopment of Covent Garden Car Park in Leamington. The event will give local businesses, employees, customers and residents the chance to put forward their questions on the development of new headquarters for...
The New BID Town Centre Facebook Group is HERE!
We would love you to join us on our new Facebook Group and join in the conversation today! At BID Leamington, we want to hear what is happening inside your business and would love to have more communication with all of our retailers. Facebook is a great way of doing...
Summer is in the Air
Summer is nearly here and along with warmer temperatures and longer days, we continue to see a period of unprecedented political and economic change as well as big changes to business rates across the town. While these things are unsettling and not easy to influence,...