Our Approach
Northfield BID Management Team and McDonald's Northfield on one of many clean-up days
What makes Northfield unique is the way we work together with many other local organisations, including Northfield Community Partnership, to bring many benefits:
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Higher impact activities and more publicity
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More local buy-in to our events, so more chance of success
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More people to help organise activities
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Stronger business case for grant funders
We tackle the issues that you, the businesses, have told us are important to you. In a nutshell, our work includes:
Improving Northfield
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BID Caretaking & Maintenance Service
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Cleaning of the High Street
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Town Centre Aesthetics
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Active Management of buskers, peddler's and illegal street trading
Protecting Northfield
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Retail Radio Scheme partnership with MRS Communications, Northfield Shopping Centre & Northfield BID
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Partnership approach to tackling anti-social behaviour
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High Street Security Foot Patrols
Promoting Northfield
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Annual events - Summer & Christmas
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Celebrating Christmas - Christmas trees & Lamp post decorations
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BID website - Visit Northfield & dedicated Business pages
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BID Newsletter, hand delivered to our businesses on the patch, with online availability
Supporting Northfield
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Business Training
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Business Support
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Federation of Small Businesses Member
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Member of British BIDs
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Lobbying & influencing key decision making
".... the BID works with local partners to provide a "safe, clean and welcoming" environment for the town with its proactive local management, in providing added value by being business led, local and inclusive."
Randal Brew OBE, FCA
BID Board Member