Bury BID Services
Explore the range of services offered by Bury BID. As a collective of passionate businesses and organisations, the BID is committed to improving Bury town centre, ensuring it continues to go from strength to strength.
From enhancing the physical environment to organising exciting events and promoting local businesses, the BID’s services are designed to support the businesses and create a positive welcome to Bury town centre.
Discover Bury Website
Bury BID produces Discover Bury – a dedicated destination marketing platform for Bury town centre. BID businesses receive a listing on the website and can be profiled across the growing ‘Discover Bury’ social media pages. Follow Discover Bury for the latest consumer information about what’s going on in the town centre.
The BID also produces the Bury BID website to ensure the Bury BID businesses are up to date with all BID activity. Follow Bury BID on LinkedIn for all the latest business news.
Services the BID provides include:
Greening and Cleaning
Planting projects and a rolling program of BID-funded deep cleaning are underway to enhance the look and feel of Bury town centre.
Bury BID does not replace Council services and specialist deep-cleaning carried out by the BID is in addition to the Council cleansing. The Town Centre Management working group decide which areas should be prioritised in each phase. The BID Team and Town Centre Rangers also report graffiti, fly tipping, removal of hazardous waste, maintenance issues and spot clean areas of the town centre.
Bury BID also manage and fund the ongoing maintenance of the garden beds in Kay Gardens and Library Gardens.
Seasonal and Christmas Lights
The BID businesses during the consultation process said a key priority for them was to see Christmas lights across the town centre, in addition to the privately-funded lighting schemes of The Rock and Mill Gate.
Additional Christmas lighting schemes will be funded by Bury BID until 2026.
Lighting will feature on The Old Rock, Union Street, Bolton Street, Silver Street, Market Street, and tree lights on Market Street, Market Place and Library Gardens.
Marketing Campaigns and Events
Bury BID is developing a number of seasonal campaigns and events all aimed at increasing visitor numbers, dwell time and spend in Bury. Past events include the successful Bury BID Comic Con, Bury BID Food and Drink Festival, The Knife Angel, Find the Flock: Shaun the Sheep trail and the Run for All – Bury BID 10K.
In 2025 – 2026 and 2026 – 2027, Bury BID have also funded a seasonal destination campaign with videos showcasing what the town has to offer along with All Together Bury campaign which spotlighted businesses, organisations and events across the town.
The BID will keep you informed of upcoming activities via the monthly newsletter. There are lots of opportunities to encourage new customers to your business.
Visitor Data
One of the first investments the BID made is in visitor data software. Footfall data reports are produced monthly and are available on request to levy payers,
Having a greater understanding of town centre footfall, visitor behaviour and their postcode origination allows for more effective marketing. To find out how your business can access and benefit from this service please email info@burybid.co.uk.
Networking
Join a BID Networking event to meet other Bury businesses and strengthen local partnerships. Bury BID runs a series of networking events throughout the year. From Netwalking to NetYoga and NetGolf and our Bury Business Club networking evenings, Bury BID are looking for ways to connect the local business community. If you would like to host a networking event event or to learn more contact the BID Team on info@burybid.co.uk.
You can find more information on our what’s on pages.
Business Training
Bury BID offers training for the benefit of Bury BID business leaders and employees.
Seedl is an online training platform with over 300 on demand courses covering everything from Effective Project Communication to Delivering Customer Service Excellence to AI Literacy. These are short courses that can fit into a busy day. You can register for our SEEDL training here.
We also run face to face sessions including our FREE certified Emergency First Aid at Work training. If you or a member of your team would like to find out more about training, sign up for a BID-funded training sessions.
Our training initiatives are included within your BID Levy.
Money Saving Initiatives
Bury BID businesses can benefit from a free consultation and advice from Exchange Utility aimed at getting the best deal on your energy costs.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Bury BID producea series of annual events with a range of exciting sponsorship opportunities including Bury BID Comic Con and Bury BID Food and Drink Festival.
To find out more and receive updates on BID events follow us @DiscoverBury on Instagram, @DiscoverBury on Facebook or @BuryBID on LinkedIn.
To find out more, please email info@burybid.co.uk
Working Groups
Join the BID’s Town Centre Management, Recruitment, Skills & Training, Visitor Data, or Marketing & Events working groups as they strive to enhance Bury’s urban landscape, foster business partnerships, provide valuable training opportunities, and create memorable experiences for the local community and visitors to Bury town centre.
