Our project is focused on creating a welcoming and safe environment for locals and visitors alike to enjoy the city's vibrant hospitality scene. We work closely with businesses to provide resources and initiatives that promote safety and responsible hospitality practices.
Visit Cambridge
Cambridge BID is a partner in the new destination management company for the city, ‘Visit Cambridge’. The Visit Cambridge website has recently been updated allowing businesses to list themselves as well as post events.
Visit Cambridge PR
We celebrate the city, highlighting it with our Visit PR. To attract visitor to elongate their stays with lots to offer.
Purple Flag
Purple Flag celebrates Cambridge for being a safe and vibrant evening and night-time destination, with its diverse array of dining, entertainment & cultural activities
Christmas lights
Cambridge BID arranges for the installation of Christmas lights at key locations in the BID Area to ensure that Cambridge remains a vibrant and welcoming City Centre
Performance & Monitoring
Providing businesses and organisations with a wide range of data in regular weekly and monthly reports
Annual General Meeting
Increasing opportunities for developing a strong community of BID Businesses
Street Cleaning
Cambridge BID are continuing to provide our very popular deep-cleansing and jet washing initiative in public/private areas within the BID Area
Restaurant Week
An opportunity to celebrate Cambridge’s vibrant culinary scene, fine food, and the people who produce it
Love Cambridge Gift Card
We proudly deliver the Love Cambridge Gift Card, now accepted by a huge variety of businesses in the BID area
Taxi Marshals
Providing professional, licensed security personnel working on key dates throughout the year to ensure that members of the public get home safely from the city centre on a night
Christmas Lights Switch On
An event for members of the public to signify the start of Christmas shopping period in the City Centre & see the switching-on of our Christmas lights across the BID Area
City Meets Corporate
Brand new networking event to bring together local businesses and corporate professionals in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere.
Street Aid
Cambridge Street Aid is an alternative giving scheme to help get people off the streets and to help form their future
Love Cambridge
Love Cambridge is the brand Cambridge BID delivers their consumer products and events through
Job Fair
The Cambridge BID Job Fair. Provides a chance for those who are currently trying to recruit a platform for a large group candidate to come and see the potential jobs
Street Pastors
In partnership with CAMBAC we support the Street Pastors who look out for and help vulnerable people in need of help on Friday and Saturday nights
Cinema nights
The Cinema Nights are designed to animate what is usually a quiet, unused space at night, the Market Square.
Sustainability
We want to keep businesses connected to important debates and sustainability initiatives in the city
Clean & Safe
Find out more about dealing with Commercial Waste, Begging, Rough Sleepers and Punt Touts
“CB1 Estate is fully supportive of the Cambridge BID initiative to extend its reach to include CB1 and Cambridge Station. The BID objective to better integrate the growing Central Business District with the city core will be positive for Cambridge as a whole - and the timing aligns well with maturity of the CB1 scheme. We wish you success with the next 5-year plan.
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