Blackpool Town Centre
Action Plan
To improve the visitor experience and to promote Blackpool Town centre as a safe, clean place to do business, work, visit, shop and dine.
To Enhance The Safety Of Blackpool Town Centre
- Continue to provide a visual presence of on-street BID Wardens across the Town Centre.
- Continue to provide daily security support.
- Continue to provide BID CCTV operators in the CCTV control room.
- Continue to operate and grow the Shopwatch business retail against crime initiative, utilising the national DISC database approved by ACPO.
- Continue to operate and grow the Pubwatch Scheme to safely promote the early evening and night-time economy.
- Continue to work closely with the local authority, police and other bodies for intelligence gathering to enable action to be taken against anti-social behaviour and other unacceptable actions.
To Improve The Environment In The Town Centre
- Provide additional daily cleaning service across the whole of the BID area.
- Continue with the removal of graffiti and fly-posting.
- Take appropriate action regarding illegal fly-tipping.
- Continue to clean Town Centre street furniture.
- Investigate the viability of expanding and improving our cleaning services.
- Continue to regularly clean the shopfronts of empty premises.
To Develop A More Attractive Town Centre Street Environment
- Investigate the viability of adding seasonal decorations throughout the BID area, such as floral planters and bunting etc.
- In partnership with others, explore the potential to create casual areas that visitors can utilise in their leisure time.
- Continue to clean Town Centre street furniture.
- Work with landlords and authorities to improve the street visuals by the provision of attractive decals on the windows of empty premises.
- Continue to identify and report faults in the street environment and lighting.
To Give Members A Collective Voice To Promote The Town Centre
- Use our independent resources and the financial capacity to influence and inform key decisions that are vital to the Town Centre.
- We will lobby Blackpool Council and other regional agencies on behalf of Town Centre businesses.
- We will have regular meetings with senior Blackpool Council political leaders and officers to robustly represent the views of the BID community.
- Provide a focus point for ideas and collaboration between all Town Centre businesses regardless of sector.
- Continue to gain growth across social media platforms to enhance and promote the Town Centre businesses.
