With summer just around the corner, Bournemouth Town Centre BID has embarked on a series of actions to enhance the look and feel of the town centre.

This will see a range of activities, including installing flowering hanging baskets, litter picking and graffiti removal.

Key to this campaign will see new flowering baskets being installed around the centre adding new colour and life to key shopping and leisure areas.

These new additions to the town will bring beauty and will enhance the look of the town. The baskets are funded by Bournemouth Town Centre BID, following the withdrawal of funding by BCP Council.

Martin Davies, Chair of Bournemouth Town Centre BID, said: “Making Bournemouth Town Centre an even more inviting place to be is a top priority for us, and this clean-up project will help us do just that.

“By tackling issues like graffiti and litter, and adding some colourful flowers, we can enhance the look and feel of the town centre ready for a busy and hopefully sunny summer season.”

The project coincides with the arrival of Bournemouth Town Centre BID’s new rapid response cleaner, Regi.

Regi is a BID team member who will be on call to help businesses clear up any mess around their premises, along with carrying out general cleaning and litter picking duties over and above those carried out by the local authority.

New Bournemouth street cleaner Reggie , funded by Bournemouth Town Centre BID.

More recently volunteers from Bournemouth businesses embarked on a two-hour litter pick for The Big Bournemouth Clean Up, rescheduled from March due to bad weather.

This saw companies such as Turtle Bay (who hosted the event with breakfast and drinks) and Atlas (who also kindly supported the event and provided equipment), as well as companies such as McDonalds, Nationwide and HSBC take part along with volunteers who collected over 40 bags full of rubbish in total.

Big Bournemouth Clean Up organised by Bournemouth Town Centre BID

The project encompasses two days of graffiti removal from business premises across the town centre – this is something that Bournemouth Town Centre BID does once a month, each time tackling up to 35 patches.

All these activities form part of the Bournemouth Town Centre BID’s strategy to help make the town centre more welcoming.

• https://towncentrebid.co.uk/

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