Canterbury Bid

Utility Cost Savings Expert Comes to Canterbury

Canterbury City Centre

Following the launch of our special Utility Cost Reduction Service in April, a whopping £125,000 has been identified so far in savings for Canterbury BID businesses who've signed up.   Our guy Rishi from PSP money saving experts will be in the city all day on 19 September and can pop into to your business to chat about saving you money. There's absolutely no catch and it's FREE.   Book a time slot on 19 Sept here or find out more here

Freshers Fest 2023

Canterbury City-wide

To welcome students to Canterbury and to enable them to get know the city all its wonderful businesses, a special Fresher Fest will be held from 16-21 September with activities, giveaways, printed deals and discounts and lots more on offer each day at various times and locations throughout the city   More information will be available nearer the time

Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment Training (Am Session)

The Fruitworks Conference Room 1-2 Jewry Lane, Canterbury

Licensed and late night city centre businesses are invited by Canterbury BID to attend the next Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Training session on:   Tuesday 26 September | Fruitworks, Jewry Lane. 10am-12noon |  2-4pm (you only need to attend one session).   Refreshments and materials will be provided   Zero Tolerance is a completely FREE accreditation scheme designed specifically for licensed venues in Canterbury City Centre to show they are trained to recognise and tackle sexual harassment and discrimination aimed at both customers and staff. The programme has also been recently revised to include broader elements of equality, diversity and inclusion and to respond to potential spiking incidents. Find out more here

Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment Training (PM session)

The Fruitworks Conference Room 1-2 Jewry Lane, Canterbury

Licensed and late night city centre businesses are invited by Canterbury BID to attend the next Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Training session on:   Tuesday 26 September | Fruitworks, Jewry Lane. 10am-12noon |  2-4pm (you only need to attend one session).   Refreshments and materials will be provided   Zero Tolerance is a completely FREE accreditation scheme designed specifically for licensed venues in Canterbury City Centre to show they are trained to recognise and tackle sexual harassment and discrimination aimed at both customers and staff. The programme has also been recently revised to include broader elements of equality, diversity and inclusion and to respond to potential spiking incidents. Find out more here

Installation of Christmas Lights

Canterbury City Centre

Important: installation only - they will be switched on in November (Friday 10 November) see separate event

Halloween Saturday in Canterbury – Sat 28 October only!

Various, Canterbury city centre

Saturday 28 October 2023 will see Halloween spookiness, frightening fun and loads of surprises all over the city centre    Dust off your costumes, breathe out those spooky vibes and make Canterbury your deathly destination on Saturday 28 October