Projects
York Restaurant Week breaks all-time record!
York Restaurant Week has had its most successful event to date in terms of the boost in trade for hospitality businesses, quelling concerns around potential reduced consumer spending. The initiative…
Read MoreColour & Light has enjoyed another successful year!
Colour & Light 2024 ran from 7th – 25th February 2024. The project transformed part of the city with a vibrant light display during the colder winter months, to bring…
Read MoreYork BID rejuvenates the city across five days!
York BID hosts rejuvenation days with help from key partners, to improve the appearance of infrastructure across the city centre. The project focuses on refreshing tired-looking benches, bike racks, bollards,…
Read MoreCollaboration with Forge continues to deliver sustainable and efficient waste management
York BID’s partnership with Forge Recycling continues to provide an environmentally friendly, cost-effective and operationally efficient waste management service for businesses in the city centre. Due to this collaboration, the…
Read MoreEncouraging good habits to help keep York tidy
The BID have been working on encouraging good habits so that people leave our city as beautiful as they found it with their ‘Go Greener in York’ campaign. Earlier this…
Read MoreNew art installation to light up York this Winter
New art installation to light up York this winter. If you venture into York this winter, you’ll find an eye-catching art installation lighting up St Sampsons Square. The York BID…
Read MoreSplash of Colour
The York BID uses shop wraps to have a positive effect on the surrounding business area. It also leads to the quicker letting of empty properties and improves the overall…
Read MoreGo on safari in York city centre this summer!
If you venture into York this summer, you may come face-to-face with a lion, bear or elephant. But don’t panic – they are entirely harmless! These are just three of…
Read MoreYork Restaurant Week
York Restaurant Week is a celebration of York’s vibrant food and drink scene, offering fantastic savings on some of the city’s best dining experiences. The event is aimed at supporting local businesses…
Read MoreWindow Dressing and Vacant Shops
Our window dressing project has helped improve the image of our business community. The installation of dressing options to shopfront windows leads to the quicker letting of empty properties and…
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