Bath BID to launch third term of initiatives in city

The Bath Business Improvement District (Bath BID) is launching its third five-year term, following a successful ballot result in February.

The Bath BID is part of a national movement where businesses in a local area vote to pool their resources and support a range of initiatives designed to help their businesses to be more successful.

In the Bath BID’S ballot, 89 per cent of eligible businesses voted in favour of a further five-year term for the Bath BID, representing a 40 per cent turnout, allowing the tenyear project to continue until 2026.

As the organisation moves into its third term, the Bath BID will now commence work on delivering the goals it set out in its new business plan. This will focus on four key strategic themes – a Welcoming City, a Smart City, a Connected City, and a Successful City.

Allison Herbert, chief executive of the Bath BID, said: “We are delighted to be moving into our third five-year term, having had such a positive mandate from the businesses of Bath. We are particularly pleased that despite the difficult circumstances, businesses have placed their trust in the BID to help secure a bright future for Bath.

“The challenges faced in Bath city centre are complex, and the pace of the changes impacting the city has been accelerated by the pandemic. The Bath BID is wellplaced to help deal with the challenges and support positive change, help tackle environmental issues, make the best of development opportunities, increase the profile of the city as a place to do business, and improve the quality of life for the people who use the place.

“Our key aim is to improve our area for the benefit of its users, making it more accessible to more of the communities surrounding Bath and to reflect the principles at the heart of place management – the process of making places better.”