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Blackburn BID Priorities

Blackburn town centre BID has 3 priorities for the term 2019-2023, identified through consultations with businesses:

  • Marketing and promoting Blackburn as a vibrant town centre
  • Creating a safer, more secure Blackburn town centre
  • Making the town centre environment cleaner, greener and more sustainable

Marketing & Promoting Blackburn as a vibrant town centre

£100k
investment

Marketing & Promoting Blackburn as a vibrant town centre

£100k investment is made on promoting Blackburn town centre each year, including:

  • Delivering and supporting town centre wide events throughout the year
  • Creating and delivering marketing campaigns for the town centre and events
  • Promoting and supporting BID member businesses
  • Managing Blackburn BID social media channels and creating content

Creating a Safer & More Secure town centre

£80k
investment

Creating a Safer & More Secure town centre

Approximately £80k investment is made on creating a safer, more secure Blackburn town centre each year, including:

  • Funding 2 town centre police officers in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Council
  • Delivering targeted security patrols
  • Funding and supporting the Blackburn Businesses Against Crime (BBAC) crime reduction partnership and DISC information sharing system
  • Working in partnership to deliver crime prevention and reduction initiatives

Making the town centre environment Cleaner, Greener & More Sustainable
Greener Flowers Salford Blackburn

£40k
investment

Making the town centre environment Cleaner, Greener & More Sustainable

Approximately £40k investment is made on making the town centre environment cleaner, greener and more sustainable, including:

  • Supporting the multi award-winning Blackburn partnership, Blackburn In Bloom.
  • Growing Places community planting projects.
  • The Tree Buddy project, working with volunteers to develop and lead urban tree walks around the town centre.
  • Adoption of Blackburn Train Station to deliver environmental improvements.
  • Showcasing the town centre’s green spaces through illustrated maps, guided and self-led walks.