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25

Aug 2020

Last Updated: 25/08/2020
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Business

Revised timetable for Ripon BID after Covid lockdown

by Tim Flanagan

| 25 Aug, 2020
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Business Improvement Districts are already in place in Harrogate, Northallerton and York, but the BID process for Ripon has been held up by the coronavirus crisis

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Covid 19 may have hampered the progress of the the Ripon BID, but it is hoped it will be back on track when businesses have emerged from lockdown.


In an online update for those engaged in the Ripon process, BID chair Richard Compton said that with the global pandemic, businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. He added:



"We must regroup and adjust to the ‘new normal’, when released from lockdown."


Last year, a feasibility study was carried out and a task group formed, but the coronavirus crisis brought a temporary halt to the BID process in March.

Subsequent activities have been affected and a revised timeline published on the BID website has April next year as the target for a planned start of the Ripon BID.

Before then, a campaign will be conducted to present plans drawn up by the task group and a ballot of businesses carried out. If the majority vote 'yes', all businesses within the BID area will be required to pay a levy on their business rates to fund the project, with the cost to each worked out on a pro-rata basis.




The Ripon Business Improvement District will cover a large area and, while the city centre is the principal point of focus, it also embraces heritage, hospitality sporting and visitor attractions within the wider Ripon district.


These include the Fountains Abbey World Heritage site, Newby Hall, Lightwater Valley and Ripon Racecourse.


Government social distancing requirements have put greater emphasis on the use of local shopping, leisure and exercise facilities, as travel to larger centres has reduced. Mr Compton said:




"It is therefore important that we are in a position to engage and retain this market. Our competition, whether it be for retail or tourism, will not have gone away and will be fighting hard for their share."


Since September 2004, more than 300 bids have been developed in the UK, bringing more than £100 million of new finance for towns and cities including Harrogate, Northallerton and York to improve and promote their locations, with a view to attracting more shoppers and visitors.




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