Good Afternoon

Trader Trumps

We have had plenty of enthusiastic interest in the TraderTrumps idea (see yesterday’s newsletter) - which is great.

Also, a few questions seeking more understanding of how it may work. We will be discussing this in detail at the next board meeting at 615pm Tuesday 12th at The Steam Crane. If you really wish to influence the nitty-gritty of this (and other) BID project(s) then please try to come along. We will put this item first on the agenda so if you need to get away quickly it shouldn’t take up too much of your time.

Briefly re this project so far we have discussed two approaches to how they may be distributed:

Businesses are given copies of their own card together with small posters of trails (or similar) showing all the places that the rest of the pack may be collected.
Businesses are given copies of neighbouring businesses, designed to prompt them to visit the shop featured and collect more cards.

There is of course also the possibility of having an informal evening of Trader Trumps games, perhaps with a prize (hamper of Bemmie goodies of course).

Grafitti Cleansing

Over the past couple of years the council had started charging commercial premises for removal of grafitti and tagging. It had become so bad the BID has invested precious and limited resources in a cleansing project to try and deal with the worst of it. However in the past week some businesses have received a joint letter from the council and police encouraging people to report it as a crime to the police and report to the council for assistance with its removal. We encourage everyone to use this facility - the more reported the bigger the chance of something being done.

Please use the following links to report:

Police: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/forms/gra

Council: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/streets-travel/graffiti

Finally plans are proceeding at Western Harbour (ie Cumberland Basin). The programme of engagement and website www.harbourhopes.co.uk is now live. Let them know what you think. From Bedminster perspective it is a double edged sword as it will bring more people to live within our catchment but at the same may take footfall away. Simon Dicken the BID Chair also sits on the advisory group for this project to try to ensure Bedminster interests are protected.