Sheffield's Business Improvement District

FASHION BALL

This annual Gala Business & Fashion Dinner will see high street retailers, independent, vintage and luxury brands take part in a high energy fashion show in 2021.

SHEFFIELD BRICKTROPOLIS

Sheffield Bricktropolis is a two-week LEGO festival featuring visitor trail and a host of interactive LEGO-experiences. Bricktropolis attracts over 25,000 visitors each year.

CLIFFHANGER

The outdoor climbing festival Cliffhanger is always free and accessible to all, attracting over 40,000 people each year.

FRINGE AT TRAMLINES

The Fringe at Tramlines creates a vibrant festival atmosphere in Sheffield city centre alongside the main festival at Hillsborough. Fringe at Tramlines attracts over 70,000 every year.

FESTIVE SPARKLE

At Christmas Sheffield BID creates a magical experience for families to enjoy. Our illuminated Santa Claus and Brearley Bear light up the city centre, creating festive photo opportunities and lots of memories.

SANTA'S POST OFFICE

Santa’s Post Office has attracted 15,000 visitors each Christmas since we launched the interactive experience in 2017.

BREARLEY BEAR'S ANNUAL EASTER HUNT

Brearley Bear’s Easter Egg Hunt is a free, family friendly activity that let's children solve clues to find the hidden eggs. Little Eggsplorers who find all the eggs receive a very special choctastic prize.

THE SHEFFIELD CHRISTMAS TRAIL

Over 10,000 families participate in The Sheffield Christmas Trail featuring Brearley Bear. From the Lost Christmas List to Brearley's Reindeer roundup, each festive season brings a new Brearley adventure.

RESTAURANT WEEK

Each spring and autumn Sheffield BID brings its Restaurant Week formula (Dine Sheffield) back to the city centre to promote the vibrant food scene.

EXPERIENCE SHEFFIELD

Our regular visitor guides are designed to encourage people to experience the city centre, explore different parts and discover hidden gems and unique stories.

FASHION WEEK

Style Sheffield brings together high street chains and Sheffield independents in a celebration of fashion and beauty in Sheffield city centre. The highlight of the week is a high energy catwalk show.

ALIVE AFTER FIVE

Alive After supports economic, social and cultural activities beyond day and through into the night to develop a vibrant early evening economy.

FEATURE WALLS

16 artistic Feature Walls across the centre made possible by support from The Arts Council England, Sheffield BID and University of Sheffield (2016).

THE HERD OF SHEFFIELD

Sheffield BID was supporting partner to The Herd of Sheffield sculpture trail which generated over 180,000 additional visitors.

LIVE LATES

Alive After Five ... we help partners such as Millennium Gallery open up to evening visitors for nights of exploration, interaction, music and fun.

RENEW SHEFFIELD

We have been a regular sponsor of ReNew Sheffield, bringing arts-based business to vacant units and commercial spaces.

MUSIC FESTIVALS

From BBC Music Day to Classical Sheffield, the BID has sponsored a diverse range of outdoor musical events.

SOFT REBELLION IN PARADISE

During times of change, arts and culture are perfect vehicles to engage people in important conversations about citizenship, heritage and local identity.

We harness user-generated content to increase engagement and drive conversions as part of our seasonal and leisure campaigns (www.sheffieldcitycentre.com)

SEASONAL POP UP

Our seasonal pop up acts as a live city guide to what's on at different times of the year.

CLEAN TEAM

A free graffiti removal service is available to BID Levy Payers. We help with security reviews, graffiti-vandalism advice and assist with prevention measures.

CLEAN TEAM

Our Clean Team provides a cleansing and sanitation service, checking locations in the city which are regularly subject to rough sleeper detritus and hazardous waste.

BUSINESS CRIME PARTNERSHIP

The business crime radio network was upgraded to digital with state-of-the-art handsets thanks to funding from Sheffield BID.

ASB DETERRENTS

The BID operates several high-tech mobile cameras to monitor areas that experience higher incidences of anti-social behaviour.

ASB DETERRENTS

Body worn cameras, Knife wands and Smart Water initiatives have been introduced to disrupt ASB and criminality from alcohol-related disorder to knife-enabled crime.

HELP US HELP

Help us Help is a behaviour-change campaign supported by Sheffield BID to help those who are begging on our city centre streets.

SECURITY TEAM

When the city closed because of Coronavirus, we introduced a roaming BID security team to help monitor our levy payers’ premises and buildings 7 nights a week, midnight to 6am.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

Our Clean Team provides supported employment that gives on-the-job training to people who were once rough sleepers themselves.

PULSEPOINTS

Sheffield city centre has more outdoor defibrillators (13) than any other UK city thanks to Sheffield BID's PulsePoints initiative, in partnership with Westfield Health Charitable Trust and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

ROUGH SLEEPER PATROL

Through our partnership with South Yorkshire Police, we have access to a discretionary rough sleeper patrol to check on the welfare of individuals and limit the impact of vagrancy to retailers opening for business.

BEST BAR NONE

Sheffield's Best Bar None accreditation and awards scheme contributes to a reduction in alcohol related disorder and helps to boost the city's evening economy.

PURPLE FLAG

Since 2015 Sheffield BID has supported partners in maintaining Purple Flag status which recognises the city centre as a safe and entertaining night out.

CITY CENTRE AMBASSADORS

We added two additional posts to the Council's city centre ambassador team.

BID POLICE SERGEANT

Funding an additional police post ensured Sheffield BID had access to a first-line Police supervisor to facilitate tasking of police resources.

BID SPRING CLEAN

Each year we tackle the grot spots with an annual Spring Clean including a volunteer litter pick.

SHEFFIELD GIFT CARD

Sheffield BID launched the Sheffield Gift Card in 2017, the first of its kind for a major city in England.

MOBILE SHEFFIELD

Sheffield BID in partnership with Sheffield City Council funds a city centre mobility scheme – Mobile Sheffield – delivered by mobility experts Clark & Partners.

SHEFFIELD RETAIL AWARDS

The awards create a sense of pride in the city, recognising the hard work of shops and cafes.

LAVS

The Lavatory & Ablution Venue Scheme (LAVS) is a community toilet initiative that permits anyone to use the toilets of participating premises whether they are a paying customer or not, providing access to clean, safe, accessible toilets in convenient locations.

VISIBLE PRESENCE

We are at the heart of the city, located on the high street to support local businesses and visitors.