Coastal BID are here to stay!

Coastal BID have been re-elected as your local BID for another term! A huge thank you must be said to all the incredible local businesses who hav e voted for Coastal BID for almost 15 years running now! Without the support and collaboration of Bournemouth’s incredible local businesses, we wouldn’t be able to put on the events we do, and support the town and its’ businesses with nearly a decade and a half’s worth of experience doing so.   A General Overview of the last 5 Years 📆

• £3.29m invested across all coastal districts and £60k of external funding brought in
• 100,000+ visitors drawn to BID events every year
• 550+ local businesses represented
• 20+ BID and BID-supported events
• 3M+ people reached over social media only in the last 2 years
• Free training for businesses through SEEDL (made available for 600+ businesses)
• Invested in improving lighting in key areas to help reduce crime and make the streets feel safer
• SentrySIS business crime network set up – 538 business crime incidents logged and shared between business and police
• Making your local area greener with 83 floral baskets planted to brighten high streets

  A Long Term Look Back 🔙

• Together with local businesses, Coastal BID contributed £90,000 towards Bournemouth’s Christmas Tree Wonderland in 2019, and continues to support the Christmas Wonderland every year since.
• In September 2020, Coastal BID announced they had secured a £65,000 grant for improvements to Boscombe precinct to improve lighting, seating, and have a deep clean of the area. By September 2021, the council reported the improvements completed.
• Coastal BID backed Bournemouth’s businesses throughout the pandemic by backing the Raise the Bar campaign, generating £90,000 in additional grant funding for businesses, negotiating free legal advice for levy-paying businesses, and funding a 20% discount on PPE.
• Coastal BID invested £10,000 in BEAF (Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe), a festival which brought 20,000 visitors to Boscombe in 2019.
• More recently, Coastal BID have been involved in funding and organising the Seafront fireworks which have quickly risen in popularity.

  Looking Ahead ➡️

• Coastal BID are hoping for another summer of seafront fireworks for 2027!
• Chinese New Year at the Sovereign Centre should be returning!
• As many of you may have seen, the Bournemouth Christmas Market will be opening up next week, bringing business and footfall to Bournemouth town centre.

  Socials 📱

• Coastal BID’s Marketing team have been hard at work promoting Bournemouth and Boscombe’s local businesses through the Coastal BID website, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Most recently in October, Facebook brought in 15,000 views, Instagram brought in 21,000 views and nearly 100 new followers, along with over 1,000 impressions on LinkedIn, up 68%, and growing month on month.
• This kind of reach in an off-peak season highlights the value Coastal BID bring to Bournemouth and Boscombe’s local businesses through social media.

    A word from us 🗣️

• Eytan Krip, Bournemouth Coastal BID Chair: ‘I want to thank every business that took the time to vote. A fourth term is a real vote of confidence, and we don’t take it for granted. Our businesses have told us they value what the BID does, and our job now is to keep earning that trust. We’ll do that by listening, by trying new things and by making sure every pound of levy works hard for them. The coast is one of Bournemouth’s greatest assets, and we’re looking forward to the next five years of making it even better, together.’
• Fiona McArthur, Head of Bournemouth Coastal BID: ‘We’re delighted and grateful that businesses have voted yes, giving Bournemouth Coastal BID a clear mandate for the next five years. It’s a huge vote of confidence in what we’ve achieved together from Westbourne to Southbourne. There is so much to be proud of along our coastline, and so much still to do. Thank you to our businesses for giving us the chance to keep working for you. Let’s get on with it.’
• Sonia Shaw, Operations and Marketing Manager: ‘The BID is an investment businesses make together, and the return is visible right along our coastline districts. From the Westbourne Motor Show and the Southbourne Halloween Festival to funding Christmas in Bournemouth which supports hoteliers’ overnight stays, supporting our Blue Flag beaches and backing Baha, and helping fund the Friday night fireworks, these are things that happen because local businesses chose to invest in their own future. As a not-for-profit company, every event we deliver is accessible and free, making this a place our local community can enjoy as much as our visitors, and next year we want to grow them further. Without the BID, the conurbation would lose much of what makes it a destination people choose. I’m very proud to deliver to our businesses and in turn to our local communities.’

All in all, Coastal BID once again thank Bournemouth and Boscombe’s local businesses for re-electing us for another term, Coastal BID will continue to work for you and bring business to your doorstep!