Some members will already have met the BID’s new Business Liaison, Stephanie Mansell-Jones, who has joined the team to help continue the success of the past five years. The new Business Liaison role has been created to build closer links between the business community and the BID, helping to create ...
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A new team of town ambassadors has hit the streets helping visitors to get the best of what Shrewsbury has to offer. In a first for the town, the ambassadors were out and about at the weekend guiding tourists to places of interest and answering questions by drawing on their ...
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Shrewsbury High Street will be a sea of colour during the summer as dozens of flags are installed to celebrate the town’s links with Darwin. The flags have been designed by Shrewsbury-based artist and graphic designer, Daniel Lloyd, from The Hive, as part of a project by Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID). Each flag ...
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There was a good turnout from businesses at the recent Shrewsbury BID annual meeting, which formally kicked off the BID’s new five-year term. Mike Matthews, Chair of the Shrewsbury BID Board, said members were right to be positive about the future of the town centre. He said: “The annual meeting ...
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Businesses are understandably concerned by news of the review by Shropshire Council of CCTV in Shrewsbury. The CCTV provision in Shrewsbury town centre is hugely valued by the business community – not only as a tool for maintaining public safety and reducing crime but also the crucial role in plays ...
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Visitors to Shrewsbury will be able to discover the full range of what the town has to offer thanks to a new team of ambassadors being introduced this summer. Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID), which is behind the scheme, is now looking for volunteers to become the “face of Shrewsbury” ...
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Shrewsbury has a new attraction for residents and visitors this summer – a “pocket park” which has been created to make the most of a traffic-free part of the town. The park is in Shoplatch – complete with artificial turf, deckchairs and white picket fences – and is designed to ...
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Shrewsbury’s ground-breaking deposit coffee cup scheme has already led to a 50% reduction in single-use plastic cups being used in participating cafes – and more retailers are joining the scheme, including Marks & Spencer. Organisers behind the Shrewsbury Cup, which is supported by Shrewsbury BID and the Morris Group, say they ...
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Each year, Shrewsbury Town Council installs hanging basket displays in the town centre. For the second year, Shrewsbury BID are sponsoring the project for BID members and the price of hanging baskets will be £40 (instead of £50). Hanging baskets can only be installed if you have an existing bracket ...
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Shrewsbury’s Big Town Plan is moving into its “delivery phase” with the appointment of two key roles and an injection of £450,000 of funding. The Shrewsbury Big Town Plan was formally adopted by Shropshire Council last year, and outlines a series of ambitious proposals for how the town could develop in future ...
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