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Lisa Carlson

Name: Medieval Pageant and Family Trail 2024
Start: 2024-07-06T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-06T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Canterbury City Centre

A photograph of Canterbury Cathedral's exterior in bloom

A bloomin’ marvelous week!

The judging tour for South & South East in Bloom takes place in Canterbury on Thursday, July 14th. Community groups, businesses and organisations have worked tirelessly to ensure our green spaces are thriving, diverse and looking beautiful in the…

11/07/2022

A photo of Canterbury high street during the Queen's baton relay

A Giant Greeting from Canterbury

Canterbury’s giants – Thomas Becket, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine gave the Queen’s Baton Relay team a very warm welcome on Thursday, July 7th. The baton was carried by a number of baton holders on a route across…

11/07/2022

ATCM 2022 Summer School - high streets vs the industrial revolution

Problem-solving at the ATCM Annual Conference

Lisa Carlson, BID CEO and Chair of the Association of Town and City Management Board, joined over 180 placemakers from around the UK and Ireland at a two-day event in Cardiff designed to share ideas and solve challenges we…

24/06/2022

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Canterbury Business Improvement District (BID) is an independent, business-led, not-for-profit initiative voted for by the businesses of Canterbury in July 2014 and again in July 2019 for another five-year term. Nationally, there are over 340 BIDs in the UK, including three in Kent (Canterbury was the first), investing over £150 million every year, giving business an independent voice and investing in business-led initiatives. Our mission is to help support and improve the trading environment in Canterbury city centre. BID projects are focussed on making Canterbury a vibrant, exciting, well connected and successful business community, and an attractive, clean, green, safe, enjoyable destination for everyone.