Parking in Shrewsbury will continue to be free from 6pm after Shropshire Council’s Cabinet agreed to amend its new parking strategy at its meeting yesterday (5 September 2018). The decision follows discussions between Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury BID at which the BID raised concerns about plans to introduce charging until ...
Read MoreShrewsbury is showcasing its vibrant town centre and appeal as an original destination to vie for the title of best high street in the country. Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) has entered the town in the Great British High Street Awards 2018 to celebrate its achievements and gain wider recognition. ...
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Eva and Eleni Ward from Shrewsbury came face to face with a larger-than-life-sized Knight today as a taster of Shrewsbury’s Games in the Square event taking place from Monday Bank Holiday (27.8.18) for three days. The Square is due to be transformed by Shrewsbury BID with grass, picket fencing, deck ...
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Following a meeting with the Valuation Office Agency, Shrewsbury & Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski and Shrewsbury BID have agreed to work together to ensure that businesses affected by improvement works in the town, receive information and evidence to support appeals on rateable value. Shrewsbury BID will also be asking its ...
Read MoreThe latest video celebrating summer in Shrewsbury has been launched by Shrewsbury BID to help attract new visitors over the summer season. The fast paced, two-minute video, which now features on the Original Shrewsbury website, is designed to appeal to those living outside of Shropshire looking for something different during ...
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Having successfully lobbied and negotiated key amendments to the original car parking proposals by Shropshire Council including FREE parking in Frankwell and Abbey Foregate on Sundays and Bank Holidays; RETENTION of the pop and shop facility; the SCRAPPING of evening charges in Frankwell, Abbey Foregate or St Julian’s Friars and ...
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UPDATE 3rd August – Shrewsbury BID is lobbying again to remove all evening charging proposals for Shrewsbury Following a period of intense lobbying, Shrewsbury BID says the final strategy approved by Cabinet yesterday includes important changes from original proposals but will be lobbying for further changes. In January 2017 following consultation ...
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UPDATE 24th July 2018 Thank you to all BID members who responded to our latest petition in June opposing the proposal to introduce evening charging in Frankwell Car Park which we presented to Shropshire Council. We can report that the latest proposals due to be agreed by Shropshire Council at its cabinet meeting ...
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Today the three project partners leading the development of the Big Town Plan, Shrewsbury BID, Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Town Council, have released the Final Draft of Shrewsbury’s masterplan for the town. The Final Draft outlines the vision for the town and sets the level of ambition, illustrating how ...
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Working with footfall specialists Springboard, Shrewsbury BID monitors pedestrian numbers in Shrewsbury with two footfall cameras. The cameras are based on Pride Hill (by the entrance to the Pride Hill Shopping Centre) and on High Street (by West Brom). Reviewing Shrewsbury’s footfall for the year to date so far (January ...
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