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WORCESTER BID ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 16
This document explains
what has been achieved
by theWorcester Business
Improvement District(BID)
inWorcester during
2015/16, the first year
of our second five
year term, under
each objective.
InNovember 2014,Worcester city centre businesses
with a rateable value of over £7,500 at that time voted
to consider the renewal of aBID (65% voted ‘Yes’ by
number and71% voted in favour by rateable value)
and implement the proposals set out in the 2015 –
2020Business Plan (seewww.worcesterbid.com for a
copy). The proposals are fundedby aBID levy on the
rateable value of a propertywhich is over the £7,500
threshold and locatedwithin the definedBID area.
Thereare5 strategicobjectives:
z
To help
spread theword
aboutWorcester and its businesses
z
To improve
safety and security
z
To improve
accessingandnavigating
the city centre
z
Tomake theBID areamore
attractive
z
To
lobby
on behalf of businesses on issues thatmatter themost to you
TheWorcester BIDBoard 2015/2016
The board consists of non-ExecutiveDirectorswho all give their time voluntarily and are evenly spread across the city and each
represents their specific business sector.
•
EricaBurlace (Chairman)
- ShoppingCentreManager,
CrownGateShoppingCentre (TheCrownEstate)
- representingPropertyOwners
• Stuart Bailey (ViceChairman)
Director, ThomasGuise
Solicitors - representing theProfessional sector
•
Robert Higham
- Secretary,Worcester DiocesanBoard
of Finance - representing theProfessional sector
• DeanHill
- Owner, TrampsNightclub, Mode, Velvet Lounge
- representing the Tourism / Leisure sector
• NickiWilliams
- CorporateDirector, Finance andResources,
Worcester College of Technology - representing the
Financial sector
• Councillor AdrianGregson
,Worcester CityCouncil
- representingpublic agencies
•
TimEvans
–Owner, Toys &Games ofWorcester
- representing independent retailers
• AlisonPickerill
–MarketingManager, Peplow Jewellers
- representing independent retailers
• DavidSutton
–Cleaner andGreenerManager,Worcester City
Council – representingPublicAgencies.
(resigned 3rd February 2016)
•
AmandaSavidge
–Director, Museumof Royal Worcester
- representing the Tourism / Leisure sector andVisitWorcester
• RichardBarber
–StoreManager, Marks &Spencer
- representingmultiple retailers
(appointed 19th January 2016)
• RichardBroomhead
–Owner, ChocolateDeli
- representing independent retailers
(appointed 4thAugust 2015)
• YasminFard
–Owner, 23Knots – representing independent
retailers
(appointed 4thAugust 2015)
This document sets out what activities have been takingplace under each of these objectives.
