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THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER WINDOW DISPLAY COMPETITION Late Night Shopping and festive on- street entertainment ofers and giveaways and a late night shopping evening, and there is still more to look forward to! SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER Festive on-street entertainment We would like to say a big thank you to the 29 businesses that entered the UNTIL TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER Window Competition for channelling a Park & Ride Service huge amount of efort and imagination into their displays. It has really added to UNTIL SUNDAY 15 MARCH the Christmas atmosphere in the city. Community Programme Fundraising The city centre was looking Exhibition – Pallant House Gallery fabulously festive for our Christmas Commenting about the displays, Window Competition on Saturday Hugh Bonneville said: “Thanks and 23 November, which was judged by congratulations to all the retailers who SATURDAY 25 JANUARY 2020 Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville. took part in the competition, making The Mystery Warrior Exhibition at The day marked the start of our the streets of Chichester buzz with The Novium Christmas festivities programme with festive cheer. So many shops made an the illumination of the street lights efort and it was wonderful to see such WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH and launch of this year’s Elf Trail. This a great variety of imaginative ideas Leaflet Exchange (10am – 1pm) at month has also seen a new Christmas brought to life. What a glorious start to Chichester Festival Theatre Market, our Virtual Calendar of the Christmas season.”

“The in WINNERS INCLUDE: Chichester always look so Judge’s Choice: Gold: For the full list of winners beautiful!” Winner – Draper’s Yard Katie Loxton please visit the Chichester Highly Commended – Cherry Vintage BID website. “Fantastic to see Chichester Between The Lines Cancer Research UK looking so festive this year!”

“Our kids are very excited A CHRISTMAS SNAPSHOT about the Elf Trail”

Chichester has been full of festive fun over the last few weeks.

We’ve been overwhelmed with the positive response

Chichester BID is the trading name of received so far. Feedback the Chichester City Centre Partnership, a from BID Members is also registered company in England and Wales gladly welcomed to help no 07961000 VAT reg no 139304813 us with preparations and Chichester BID, 82 North Street, planning for Christmas 2020. Chichester PO19 1LQ

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360-ChiBidnews-DEc19_5.indd 1 12/12/2019 08:10 CHICHESTER’S GREEN TREE RETURNS

This December, Chichester has Designed by artist once again welcomed back the Tracey Graham, the spectacular recycled return of the tree made entirely of reused green plastic has been organised bottles. Situated outside Jack Wills on by West Sussex North Street, this is the second time Waste Partnerships, this unique tree has been displayed in Chichester District the city centre. With environmental Council, Chichester concerns at the forefront of people’s BID and Jack Wills. minds, the tree will hopefully remind everyone to think carefully about single use plastic and recycling to help minimise waste during the Christmas period.

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Should you come across low level CHICHESTER GIFT CARD UPDATE anti-social behaviour that doesn't constitute an immediate threat, please The Chichester Gift Card has steadily grown in popularity since launching report it online. This is the most in October 2018. We currently have 146 companies on the scheme representing time-efcient way to ensure your brands or independent outlets. This year we were delighted to sign up Marks & information reaches the right team at Spencer, Phase Eight, The Works and Monsoon to the scheme. Sussex Police, avoiding a long wait on the phone and to generate the most LATEST GIFT CARD STATS: appropriate response. Please note if you or another party is in immediate 301 Gift Cards purchased worth £11,360.25 danger, or you need to report a 343 purchases made using the Gift Card via 76 shops serious crime, call 999 or 101. Total value of purchases using a Gift Card is £7,000.49 (Based on stats from 1/10/18 – 12/11/19) Go to www.sussex.police.uk, find "Contact us" at the bottom, then click If you would like to become a member of the Gift Card scheme "Something else". please contact [email protected].

INDEPENDENTS We are planning to launch a new in the current version so if you require PASSPORT edition of the Independents Passport in any revisions to your listing please Spring 2020 and the deadline for text email us on [email protected] DEADLINE changes is the end of January 2020. by 31 January 2020. We will be using the same text that is

BID MEMBER OFFERS

No 40 Hair Salon’s Style Card Pass No 40 Hair Salon has created a new All normally valued at £127 in total, promotion especially for BID Members. with a Style Card Pass, BID Members Take advantage of their Salon Style will only pay £45 for all three Card Pass to receive all three of the appointments. below services: To purchase the Style Card Pass please VISIT 1: Cut & Blow Dry inc Mini Head visit chichesterbid.co.uk/ Massage & Style Consultation member-ofers. VISIT 2: Blow Dry & Style Limited availability / T&Cs apply VISIT 3: 2nd Cut & Blow Dry! inc Mini Head Massage

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If you experience a situation which is likely to cause serious injury to a person, serious risk of damage or damage to Dial 101 – non-emergency number to report a crime property always dial 999. Do not email or use social media. Dial 105 – to report emergency city electrical issues/supply failure to your business CHICHESTER BID RANGERS’ HOURS Dial 0800 111 999 – to report emergency gas issues/supply failure to your business The Rangers’ hours have been extended in December, ChiBAC Radio Channel 1 – if out of hours or to report a please call them if you need assistance. crime dial 101 if non-emergency

Mobile: 07761 637596 (normal shopping hours) Chichester District Council Emergency – Please remember the Rangers are not the police, in Out of hours: 01243 785339 case of emergency please call 999. West Sussex Fire & Rescue Services – 01243 786211 West Sussex County Council Highways – 01243 642105

REPORTING FAULTY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

To report a fault, damaged lights All reported faults will be passed onto Please note, the BID ofce will be or lights failure please send the electrical engineers. Ofcial response closed and not stafed on Christmas fault details (name of street and times for Christmas light faults are as Day, and New Year’s Day. issue) either by text or email to follows: Emails will still be monitored over the Jeanette Hockley on 07395 831362 Christmas period but please expect a / [email protected] Structural Repair: 4 Hours delay in response. Street Failure: 24 Hours Individual Side Light: 72 Hours

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM YOUR BID TEAM

Wishing all our BID Members a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Thank you for all your support and hard work over the past year, we look forward to working with you in 2020!

Please note, there will be no January newsletter, the next update will come out in early February.

NEW OPENINGS

Establishment by British Heart Foundation Grace Poundland Stephen Lawrence South Street Eastgate Square East Street St Martin’s Street The City Grocer Co-op Charles Clinkard Fifty Six Barbers North Street East Street South Street East Street Winter’s Moon & Cherry Vintage Gnarly Tree (Pop Ups) St Martin’s Street North Street

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Footfall East St ▼ 1 % ⯈0 % ▲ 15 % ▼ 7 % ▲ 2 % ▲ 7 % ⯈0 % Week-on-Week %age Change

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Retail Sales ▼ 1 % ▼ 5 % ▲ 8 % ▼ 3 % ▲ 6 % ⯈0 % TBC Week-on-Week

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▪ Vacancy Rates Oct ‘18 Jan ‘19 Apr ‘19 Jul’ 19 Oct ‘19 Vacancy figures are collected quarterly based on retail properties in the BID area. Chichester 6.5 % 6.3 % 8.2 % 7.9 % 7.7 % Sales figures are collected Sun-Sat.

South East 8.0 % 8.0 % 8.5 % 8.2 % 9.2 % Report produced by Noggin for Chichester BID.

UK 10.1 % 10.4 % 10.4 % 10.3 % 10.0 % Weather provided by darksky.net. Icons @adamwhitcroft

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