WORCESTER BID ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 16
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In 2015/16we received £34,999 in voluntary contributions. These included
£25,000 fromWorcester CityCouncil to helppromote the city’sChristmas
offer and late night shopping. £10,000was received from theCrownEstate,
owners of theCrownGateShoppingCentre. Additionally, VisitWorcester also
providedWorcester BIDwith a grant of £95,000 to spendon projectswhich
provide a legacy and relate to city centremanagement, tourism and heritage.
Aworking groupwill help todetermine how thismoneywill be best spent
between now and 2020.We are extremely grateful to all partners for their
financial support.
The installation of theGoogle
Virtual Tour was brilliant for
us and has allowed us to
showcase our business in
a brand new and innovative
way. It has definitely helped
broaden our reach in
seeking new customers.
ChrisBrook
Owner
Iapetus
Reindeer Court
The food hygiene training
wasmuch needed for our
staff andwewere delighted
whenwe found out that the
BID could help us.
Margaret Panter
DeputyManager
Tudor HouseMuseum
Friar Street
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48businesses benefitted from freeVirtual
Tours of their business usingGoogle
Business View technology. This allowed
them to have 360’ imagery of the inside of
their businesseswhich couldbe embedded
in their ownwebsite and assist with
search engine optimization. It helped their
customers get a great idea of what there
business looked like and their overall ‘offer’.
All of the businesses involved have their
imagery on theWorcester BIDwebsite:
google-business-view
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We ran 3Emergency First Aid at
work courses for 25 employees of
BIDbusinesses. Everyone received
a certificate for the accredited
1day coursewhichwas
free toBIDbusinesses.We
alsodelivered courses on
FoodHygiene for 15people
from 7businesses, SIA
Personal License training
for 24people from 15
businesses andSIADoor
Supervision training for
13people in 2015/16.
