Redcliffe & Temple Business Improvement District (BID) is a partnership of 215 levy-paying businesses in Redcliffe & Temple, working together to improve this busy and fast changing commercial district of Bristol. Following a successful ballot in April 2021 when 89% of businesses voted in favour of the BID, the BID started on 1 June 2021 and run until 31 October 2025. The Redcliffe & Temple BID operates under the governance of Visit West.
The aim of the BID is to make the Redcliffe & Temple area a better place for businesses, employees, visitors and residents. The aspiration is for it to be known not only as a thriving commercial district but also as an outstanding community.
Creating and maintaining quality space
We look forward to working with partners to create clean, safe, well managed outdoor spaces for all to enjoy. Projects will be delivered to make the area more attractive and the BID will seek additional funding to realise lasting, ambitious improvements. Proposed projects include adding additional greenery and seating to the area to make it a more enjoyable place to spend time.
Improving sustainability and the environment
We want to help businesses to operate more sustainably by working closely with the many successful and pioneering schemes already in operation in Bristol. We will deliver initiatives to encourage a responsible business community including supporting sustainable travel and increasing recycling rates in our area.
Creating and promoting a vibrant place
We aim to put the area on the map, creating an identity which will be strongly promoted. We will develop a marketing strategy which will position the area as Bristol’s ambitious business destination.
When it is considered safe to do so, we will deliver a programme of events designed to animate the streets, giving the area a real sense of place, where staff and the whole community are proud to work and spend time.
Connecting and representing businesses
The BID will give businesses a strong collective voice. We will ensure that consultations are shared and that the views of the businesses are heard.
We will also deliver training and networking events for our levy payers and work with our retail and hospitality businesses to promote and support their work.
Building a safe and caring community
Businesses in the area want to improve the area for their employees but also recognise their responsibility to the wider community. We will deliver projects aimed at increasing staff safety and well-being as well as supporting those in need.
We will also work with the police and the council to reduce crime within the area, connecting the police with building managers and retail and hospitality businesses as well as working with the council’s rough sleeper outreach team.
We aim to extend the City Centre BID’s successful TAP for Bristol scheme into the area and are seeking to connect staff members with volunteering opportunities to help support the Redcliffe and Temple community.
Thanks to the investment and involvement of our levy payers, The Redcliffe & Temple BID will improve the area for everyone. Our vision is for Redcliffe and Temple is for it to become an area that is vibrant, thriving, sustainable, inspirational and welcoming.
Click here to read more at redcliffeandtemplebid.co.uk
