The new flat rate of £1 for Sunday parking in Shrewsbury town centre’s public and private car parks starts this weekend (7th June) with high hopes it will boost visitor numbers and the local economy. Shrewsbury BID believes the simpler, cheaper tariff will prove a winner and encourage more people to ...
Read More£1 Sunday Car Parking Secured For Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury BID has delivered on its pledge to improve car parking and access in Shrewsbury town centre after securing a flat rate of £1 for Sunday car parking in long stay public and private car parks. The new measures, which will launch on 7th June, will deliver a simpler, cheaper deal ...
Read MoreShrewsbury Gives A Practical Welcome To Coach Trippers
Shrewsbury is showing its practical support for tourism by introducing two new coach drop off and pick up points which are more convenient for the town centre. Coach drivers can now set-down visitors in bays atDogpole and Shoplatch, which are closer to Shrewsbury’s shops and Museum and Art Gallery, before parking their ...
Read MoreSunday Car Parking Hailed Success One Month In
One month after Shrewsbury’s new Sunday car parking offer launched, traders in the town centre are reporting a positive start to 2015 with an increase in footfall and trade. Kevin Lockwood, Manager of the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside Shopping Centres and a leading member of the BID team has reported footfall in ...
Read MoreShrewsbury’s Sunday Car Parking Offer Starts This Weekend
Shoppers, visitors and traders in Shrewsbury are set to benefit from a new car parking offer from this weekend. The ‘See Shrewsbury on Sundays’ initiative means those arriving by car will be able to park all day and pay for just the first hour in any of the Council’s long ...
Read MoreSunday Car Parking Offer In Shrewsbury Is ‘Just The Ticket’
Shrewsbury BID has announced a series of car parking offers for 2015 to encourage visitors to ‘see Shrewsbury on Sundays’. The three month initiative will help back businesses operating in Shrewsbury town centre. Thanks to the deal negotiated by Shrewsbury BID with Shropshire Council, visitors will be able to park all ...
Read MoreFree August Bank Holiday Parking In Shrewsbury
Following the success of free all-day car parking introduced by Shrewsbury BID over the May Bank Holiday, NCP has joined the scheme for Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, making it a town centre wide initiative. The two-part, free parking scheme with NCP, Shropshire Council and the owners of privately ...
Read MoreShrewsbury BID Parking Initiative Boosts Sales And Footfall
Independent retailers and Shrewsbury’s two principal shopping centres have reported a significant increase in sales and footfall on Sunday 25th May. Following the launch of free all-day parking, footfall at the Darwin Centre and Pride Hill rose by 35% and 34% respectively, on last year’s figures. Noticing an increase in ...
Read MoreShrewsbury BID Launches Free Sunday Car Parking For Bank Holiday Weekends
Shrewsbury BID is launching free all-day car parking on Sunday 25th May as part of a new bank holiday weekend initiative to benefit shoppers and support traders. Working in partnership with Shropshire Council, the two-part initiative will see free all-day parking on Sundays 25th May and Sunday 24th August in ...
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