Poole BID Ltd levy generates £265,000pa with a further circa £300,000 having been sourced by the company in the past few years via grant funding and sponsorship. Collaboration with stakeholders is key to extend the finances to maximum effect.

A recent joint venture with Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone saw them co-funding and commissioning a mural installation in the guise of Henry Gosse, who was an English naturalist, populariser of natural science and an early improver of the seawater aquarium, who also lived in Poole.

Business safety is crucial and the rollout of 2-way radios has taken place across the town. Additionally, a Business Crime Reduction Partnership, to enable the reporting of crime via the convenience of a mobile app will be extended across the entire BCP conurbation business community, to ease the reporting and receiving of business crime to and from one platform.

Bunting, hanging baskets, street music and main sponsors of Poole Christmas Maritime Light Trail supports animation across the town and Jacqui Rock, Poole BID Lead believes that the team’s commitment of increasing visitor footfall and dwell time and positively impacting their levy payer’s bottom line, whilst influencing bodies like BCP Council, the Universities, Dorset Police, Destination Management Board and local community groups to get this done, is paramount for the ongoing success of the town.”