There is a new summer carnival event for Boscombe this year.The Coastal BID has provided funding to purchase road signs which can be used for furture local events. Working alongside Boscombe Carnival veteran Cindy Jermon is local neighbourhood warden Amanda Catlin, who said: “The Christmas Carnival...
The Coastal BID and Southbourne: Forum for SOSBA members and BID Businesses 18 June at Sunrise in Southbourne Background The Coastal BID was voted through in April 2012 by the majority of businesses (73%) who returned their ballot papers (43% turnout, compared to 39% in local elections). The...
The Coastal BID: Annual General Meeting Thursday 15th October Drinks from 6pm Meeting 6.30pm – 7.30pm Venue TBC The meeting is open to all BID businesses and will give you a chance to get a full update on the 2014-2015 activities and our strategy and action plan for the coming...
The Coastal BID: Annual General Meeting Wednesday 15th October Menzies East Cliff Court Hotel Drinks from 6pm Meeting 6.30pm – 7.30pm Save the date, more details to follow....
A celebration of business in Southbourne An invitation is extended to all Coastal BID businesses in Southbourne, and SoSBA members. WHAT: Come and join us for a social evening with a difference WHERE: Meet and greet at The Grove Tavern Southbourne, then a magical bus tour of the...
The opening round of the 2014 P1 SuperStock and P1 AquaX Championships in Bournemouth brought the coastal waters of the famous resort town to life ‘Feel the power’. ‘Fast, furious and fun.’ ‘Festival of power rides into town’. These were some of the headlines that...
Want to know more about the work of the Coastal BID? A date for your diaries. Forum for SOSBA members and BID Businesses 18 June - 6pm to 7pm Sunrise in Southbourne The Business Plan sets out the 4 key areas of activity, as determined during the consultations which took...
The Coastal BID , through its support for Shake & Stir, has obtained discounted advertising rates for BID Businesses in this year’s programme. This vintage music, fashion cars, food & drink event takes place 20-22 June 2014. Heather and her team, will be producing 5,000 copies of...
The Coastal BID's spring campaign has been a great success. The key objectives for the campaign were to help accommodation providers during the spring months of February to May and support two brand new events, Wheels Festival and P1 Powerboats. We attended two very successful holiday...
Dorset's B2B sustainability group, Green Knowledge Network, would like you to join them at an important event in their 2014 calendar. Sean Parsons, Navitus Bay Communications Manager, will speak to the Green Knowledge Network on: Monday 23rd June 2014 5.30pm (meet & mingle) for a 6pm start -...
Coastal BID businesses can take advantage of more than 150 free events as part of Bournemouth University’s Festival of Learning. The week-long festival, running from June 9-15, will include free training and professional development opportunities. Those opportunities range from finding out if your website makes a good...
More than half a million people attended the first Bournemouth Wheels Festival over the bank holiday weekend, spending around £9million in the town centre. The Coastal BID sponsored Pier Jump was a favourite with spectators, and attracted national press attention. The Wheels Festival has been hailed a...
P1 Powerboat Racing come to Bournemouth this weekend 31st May and 1st June. [scroll down for program of events] The Coastal BID has brought this event to Bournemouth for the very first time! A fleet of P1 Panther powerboats and more than thirty personal watercraft racers will...
You should by now have received, in the post, the May 2014 printed 'Business News' letter from the Coastal BID. Please drop us an email if you have not received your copy as it is very important that we have the most up to date...
Key West this Friday night 30th May at 6.45pm Now that Wheels has been successfully launched (and well done to the Tourism team and everyone else involved in that), the Coastal BID’s thoughts move on to the “Grand Prix of the Sea” this coming weekend. With...
As part of the exciting 2014 partnership between the Coastal BID and Bournemouth City Sightseeing, we have secured an exclusive offer for BID businesses. With support from The Coastal BID the route has been extended for 2014 to include Boscombe, Southbourne, Tuckton and Hengistbury Head. All...
Bitesize Bournemouth – all you need to know about Bournemouth in 90 minutes. Do you have employees who are new to Bournemouth, or new to working with visitors? The NCTA is offering FREE short induction sessions for all those who work in tourism, which aim to...
Retail Employee of the Year Katie Allsopp, Scape Interiors of Westbourne. Hotel Miramar wins four-star AA rating. (Scroll down) Gift retailers and suppliers were in full bloom at The Greats awards event on May 8th, held at The Savoy Hotel in London; which saw the UK’s best...
A great chance to get involved in the Wheels Festival, and to build team morale for your business! All local cycle enthusiasts are invited to sign-up for FREE, to this year’s Wheels Relay Challenge and battle it out to be crowned champions on Monday 26th May. As...
Bournemouth Borough Council has organised a public meeting to hear its residents' views on the proposed Navitus Bay windfarm on Saturday 10 May at 2pm at the BIC. This meeting is open only to Bournemouth residents, for details please see www.bournemouth.gov.uk/windfarm Conor Burns, the MP for Bournemouth...
Have you seen, we now have two totally different Facebook pages? Facebook/CoastalBID is exclusively for business-to-business news. We hope you are now a "Liker" of the Coastal BID Facebook page as this is a great way to stay up to date with BID activities and opportunites. It is...
The Coastal BID is inviting tenders from marketing agencies interested in working with us on our Autumn 2014 and Spring 2015 marketing campaigns, targeted at bringing staying visitors to Bournemouth. Using the Colour Your Life theme companies will be presenting their ideas to representatives from...
Coastal BID announces major new retail research project The Coastal BID has announced it will be undertaking, starting on Monday 28 April, and in conjunction with the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA), a major new research project aimed at helping retailers in Boscombe, Southbourne and Westbourne,....
Want to know more about the work of the Coastal BID? A date for your diaries. Forum for SOSBA members and BID Businesses 18 June - 6pm to 7pm Sunrise in Southbourne The Business Plan sets out the 4 key areas of activity, as determined during the consultations which took...
Golden Ticket prize winners, Anne and David Kinnear enjoyed thier "once in a lifetime experience" on board thier own private yacht! They experienced the amazing scenery from the flybridge and sunbeds whilst cruising the Jurassic Coast, aboard the 45ft, high performance cruiser. They were treated to a...
Get Set for Growth is an innovative new service for all Bournemouth businesses that have decided to take a possitive step towards gorwth. For those that are thinking about it, but need a helping hand then some fully funded help is on the way. Start your...
THERE was a festival atmosphere at an Alice in Wonderland-themed event in the centre of Boscombe at the weekend. With the help of the Coastal BID, the Sovereign shopping centre played host to a three-day event, which included an Easter egg hunt, children’s workshops, a...
Staff – Your Competitive Advantage A businessman once said, "A business succeeds not because it is long established or because it is big, but because there are men and women in it who live it, sleep it, dream it, and build great future plans for it."...
New Wheels Festival leaflet hits Bournemouth for Easter As festival partners, the Coastal BID are excited to let you know that a new 12 page Wheels Festival leaflet has arrived in the Bournemouth Tourism offices! It is a guide to what’s on and where and features...
Have you claimed your Employment Allowence of up to £2000? Companies in the UK are to get up to £2,000 off their National Insurance Contributions (NIC) in an attempt to boost job creation, the chancellor has announced. Aimed at small firms, George Osborne said that "one...
Get Set for Growth, the new innovative service for Bournemouth businesses has just launched. It’s tailored for business owners with the ambition to grow and who are looking for proven support to help overcome key challenges, and build their growth capacity, skills and ability to...
The Coastal BID has agreed to fund flowers on Southbourne Grove for the summer season. In addition to the flowers being funded by local traders on the pedestals along the Grove, the BID will support the placement and upkeep of flowers on five bus stop...
THOUSANDS of beach-goers flocked to Boscombe for the opening weekend of the Coastal Activity Park. The Coastal BID sponsored fireworks display off Boscombe Pier on Saturday night heralded the end of a successful openning day. Saturday evening saw free play for all, with activities including table...
Google Business View Workshops Would you like to appear higher in Google’s search rankings for your type of business, for very little cost or effort? We’re running short, easy-to-understand workshops with Google expert and Business View Photographer, David Faulder. These will be run for BID levy...
It's not long now until Boscombe's Easter Adventure Festival, Good Friday until Easter Sunday 18th - 20th April. After the success of last year's event, the Coastal BID is once again sponsoring this free family festival, organised locally by the Clare Belmont. The BID's funding has...
There was a great turn out for the official unveiling of the Boscombe Police Box, which has been sponsored by Bournemouth Coastal BID and other local businesses. Television crews from BBC and ITV and local radio stations joined the crowds to celebrate! A police box similar...
The Coastal BID have secured a fantastic opportunity for business to become Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival Partners. The festival organisers are offering Coastal BID businesses the oppertunity to put on satellite events, which will be promoted on the Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival website. This is a...
Southbourne's Shake and Stir festival returns on the 20th to 22nd June 2014. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, particularly if you are a food or drink provider, or a local Southbourne business. For more details on getting involved contact: Heather Martyn [email protected]...
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum has been shortlisted in two categories for the coveted Museums & Heritage Awards for Excellence in 2013-2014. More than 350 venues were nominated for the top Culture Pros Pick Award. The Russell-Cotes is one of only five to be shortlisted...
Become a Bournemouth Tourism Ambassador - FREE training. The National Coastal Tourism Academy are offering FREE on line training. This is a fantastic oppertunity for you and your staff to be recognised as official Tourism Ambassadors for Bournemouth! bournemouthambassador.co.uk The module is for all tourism staff to ensure Bournemouth...
Hotel owners, don't forget there's still plenty of time to promote the Coastal BID Spring offer. Anyone staying with you for two nights or more between now and the end of April 2014 (excluding Easter) is eligible to enter the draw to win a VIP Wheels...
Free government broadband grant for businesses, available across the whole of “Bournemouth City Region” This scheme includes Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. 1) Visit the connection vouchers website: connectionvouchers.co.uk ...
Family fun day to launch the BID sponsored Boscombe Police Box The Boscombe Police Box, which has been sponsored by Bournemouth Coastal BID and other local businesses, will be officially unveiled to the public on Tuesday 8 April 2014. To mark the exciting arrival of the police...
The Coastal BID has added its support to the campaign for inproved access at Pokesdown Station. To add your name to the online petition visit: change.org Transport Minister Stephen Hammond has agreed to visit Pokesdown Railway Station and speak to campaigners who want working lifts installed. He was...
Congratulations to The Garden's of Light on our award winning installation. Michael Grubb Studio picked up the "Special Project" award at the Lighting Design Awards 2014 in London last night. ...
£1000 rate relief for small businesses was announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, December 2013, The scheme runs for 2 years only 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016 and applies to retail businesses, including restaurants, cafes and drinking establishments, with a rateable value up to...
Further promotion of our exciting Spring Campaign Today an eNewslettter has been sent out to over 1500 people who have previously entered CYL competitions. Thank you for entering our Golden Ticket competition last year. This Spring, Bournemouth has more on offer than ever before with over 200...
Damage caused by high winds and loss of income now included The Local Authority, have the discretion to broadened the criteria for flood damage compensation to include those businesses which have been indirectly impacted by the flooding. Damage caused by the strong winds, such as roof...
"Push to Talk" security phones are available FREE to Boscombe BID Businesses Thanks to a new partnership with the Coastal BID, Boscombe Business Watch and Boscombe Regeneration Project, a brand new security phone system is being introduced to Boscombe. Using mobile phone technology Push to Talk...
Get Involved: Boscombe Easter Adventure Good Friday until Easter Sunday 18th - 20th April After the success of last year's event, the Coastal BID is once again sponsoring this free family festival. With Easter egg hunt, live music and entertainment, face painting, vintage stalls, arts and crafts,...
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