Continuing our Shop Local Shop Safe campaign
Our Shop Local Shop Safe campaign, adopted across the borough by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, entailed working with police and business managers to support retail, leisure and hospitality businesses. This ensures that employees, visitors and shoppers continue to feel comfortable in a post-COVID public space.
Helping to develop the “15-minute neighbourhood”
To engage a new audience for Hammersmith, we will demonstrate and promote how accessible and varied our town centre offer is to thousands of households. This will bring new custom for the local economy and enhance the vibrancy of the area for all
Growing the Hammersmith Privilege Card and e-Privilege app membership
We will increase the existing 10,000+ subscriber base on our Privilege Card platforms by continuing to liaise with local businesses and providing relevant information and offers to customers.
Lobbying for, supporting and creating new opportunities for local SMEs
Building on the success of Made in H&F, we will explore new marketplaces and cultural enterprises for artists and makers. We will also look to develop incubator zones for SMEs in the wider community and facilitate employment schemes and apprenticeships for businesses.
Expanding our successful events programme
The Summer Festival is the popular headline event of an annual programme of activities, both virtual and in-person, held across the BID area, working with various partners. These have included the Big Screen, art installations, guided walks, health and wellbeing activities, networking and seasonal events.
Supporting Small tap, big change
We will continue our work with Small tap, big change, the BID’s own initiative supporting local homelessness charities throughout the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Exploring partnerships with universities and educational organisations
To commision original research on topics such as understanding the new ways of working, its impact on the local economy and effects on staff.
Partnership work
The BID represents and lobbies for BID levy payers on a number of issues and will continue to have a presence on boards and panels such as Cross River Partnership and the London BIDs Against Crime security group. We will also build on our cultural partnerships with local arts organisations and media companies.
Hosting beehives on the Lyric Hammersmith roof
We will continue to manage three hives containing Buckfast bees on the roof of the Lyric Hammersmith theatre and to harvest the Hammersmith Honey that our bees produce.
