Working hard to promote and enhance our town centre and support local businesses
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Championing Local Businesses - Will you be shopping locally this Christmas?
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Welcome all, to our November issue of BID Buzz, your Business Improvement District's town centre update! Please follow us on Facebook to ensure you stay abreast of all things town centre. As the festive season approaches, we launch our 'Shop Local this Christmas' campaign. Our challenge, as you put your Christmas gift list together, is to earmark as many of those as possible to be sourced from local suppliers. Let's make a concerted effort to help local businesses grow and prosper, rather than boosting the profits of remote online retailers that don't contribute to our community. Keep your money where your heart is! There are over 400 businesses in our town centre, so you will not be short on choice. A gift voucher is always a great idea too! Some options available are: fashion, homeware, jewellery and specialist gifting retailers. Plus, of course, meals out, cinema, theatre and music venues, beauty or well-being experiences, to name just some. The key benefits of shopping locally are: - Keeping money in our local economy - Local businesses offer personal service - It helps to maintain the local character of our town - It is better for the environment Please get behind our 'Shop Local this Christmas' campaign.
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Welcome to New Businesses
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We are delighted to welcome a new business and a new business owner: - Smart Makeovers, 16 Coventry Road - NOW OPEN
Specialist kitchen, bedroom and bathroom makeovers. The key message from this business is, "Customer focus, attention to detail and honest advice, always".
- Castle Treats, 62 Castle Street - NEW OWNER, but the same great confectionery and service. Make sure to pop in and treat yourself, or someone you love!
And, coming soon: - Extremely Vintage, Church Walk
Once we know the opening date we will share details on our BID Facebook page.
To search for local businesses by 'category', please select from the list below. If you have any questions relating to town centre businesses or events, please contact us on 01455 698494 or email info@hinckleybid.co.uk.
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Rymans - New BID Loyalty Card Offer
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Currently, 48 offers available with our card
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We are delighted to welcome Rymans to our Loyalty Card scheme! Customers who present one of our cards at Rymans on Castle Street will enjoy a very nice 10% discount on all of your purchases (T&Cs apply). The perfect reason to kick off your Christmas gift shopping early! Currently, there are 48 individual offers available from town centre businesses with the BID Loyalty Card. You simply need to present it when you place your order, or when you pay, at any business displaying our BID 'Loyalty Card Accepted Here' sign. Details of the 48 current offers can be found here. If you don't already have a card, please click on the link below to register and we will send you one in the post. Completing an online application takes just two minutes and we do not share your data or use it for any other purpose. All card holders are entered in our Monthly Prize Draw to win a £50 gift voucher for a town centre BID business of their choice.
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Loyalty Card Monthly Prize Draw Winner
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Congratulations this month go to Brigitta Suha of Barwell, winner of a £50 town centre gift voucher.
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Halloween Treasure Hunt is a big hit with families
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Over the school half term break and beyond, many children scoured the town centre, following clues, to complete our popular Halloween Treasure Hunt trail. All completed entries were then entered in a big draw for great prizes donated by generous town centre businesses. Are you a winner? A full list of winners is available on our website via the link below
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Curiosity Boutique Wins Best Dressed Halloween Window
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Town centre businesses pulled out all the stops in creating some fantastically spooky window displays for our annual Halloween competition! It was a close run race, but we have named a winner and some other entries received Runner-up certificates. Full details are revealed on our website. Please click on the link below.
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is here to stay!
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Our Hinckley & Rugby Building Society branch on Castle Street has had a bit of a makeover recently and is looking bright and fresh. It is reassuring to see commitment to the brand locally and to have confirmation that the excellent services we have come to appreciate, will be available to us for a long time to come. “We understand the importance of maintaining a strong local presence,” says Barry Carter, CEO at Hinckley & Rugby. “Although we are investing in and developing digital services, many of our members value having a branch they can rely on, and that matters to us. We are 100% committed to our branch network, and to meeting the needs of all our members.” Read a full update from Hinckley & Rugby via the link below.
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New Look Celebrates 25 Years in Hinckley
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Weekend of Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November!
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As New Look celebrates 25 years on Castle Street, branch manager, Rachel, has asked us to share some good news with customers. New Look is marking its 25th birthday weekend by offering customers £10 off on purchases over £50 (T&Cs apply). This is available on Saturday/Sunday, 16th/17th November. If you feel the urge to get spending earlier, then you can also enjoy 25% off in their footwear and bags promo which runs from 5th November to end of day on Monday, 11th November. Did you need another great reason to start ticking gifts off your Christmas list!
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Ten2 Gallery Winter Open Exhibition
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The Ten2 Gallery is again offering the exciting opportunity to artists in the area to submit up to 3 pieces of their work for consideration to be included in the open “Christmas Exhibition” to be held at the Ten2Gallery during Dec 2024/Jan 2025. This is open to artists producing 2D work only at present, and all items must be framed, (not clip frames) or able to be hung (if textile items etc), or on canvas. Please also bear in mind that this is a selling exhibition, so subject matter will be taken into consideration when selecting. An entrance fee of £4.00 per item will be charged (non- refundable). Maximum size of work accepted is 1m square.
The work must be delivered to 102 Castle Street between Monday 18th – Saturday 23rd November, between the hours of 9.00a.m. and 4.00p.m. Payment must be made at the time of delivery. For full details of this and other opportunities at Ten2 Gallery, please contact Rose or Linda at the The Art Studio, Ten2 Gallery and Art Cafe, 102 Castle Street. Tel: 01455 636339 or email: roseallinson102@gmail.com.
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RCC Impact Magazine - Issue 22
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RCC is a 100 year old charity helping disadvantaged people and communities across Leicestershire, Rutland and surrounding rural areas, with an office base in Hinckley. Through their work they aim to create well connected rural communities where people enjoy good physical, mental, social, and economic well-being. We are pleased to share the most recent online version of RCC's Impact Magazine via the link below.
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Save the Date for Santa!
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Birdie Bunker hosting Santa's Grotto
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Birdie Bunker in Britannia Centre will have a very special visitor between 20th to 24th December 2024. Santa will be there, looking forward to meeting lots of children to hear all about their Christmas wishes!
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What's On Guide
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Many exciting events throughout December will be added in the coming weeks. Make sure to follow us on Facebook or visit our BID website to check for updates regularly.
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Annie the Musical
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Tuesday 5th November to Saturday 16th November at Concordia Theatre, Stockwell Head.
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Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a world-wide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. This is the perfect family-friendly musical. Book tickets online here.
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Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade
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Sunday 10th November, 10:30am to 12:00pm at Argents Mead.
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The annual Remembrance Sunday parade and service, held in honor of those who have fought for their country in conflict. A service will take place at Hinckley War Memorial, Argents Mead, starting at 10.55am. We respectfully ask that you arrive by 10.45am. First parade will leave Mount Road Hospital car park at approximately 10.35am, with a second parade taking place following the service.
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Christmas Lights Switch On and Tin Hat Fair
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Friday 22nd November at Town Centre.
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The big switch-on of the Christmas lights in Hinckley. Live entertainment will start at 4pm on Friday in Market Place with a range of food vendors, market stalls and street entertainment, followed by the light switch-on at 6.30pm. The Tin Hat Fair will be on Regent Street on Friday, 22 November from 4pm to 10pm, and on Saturday 23 November from 12pm to 10pm.
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Atkins Christmas Gift Fair
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Saturday 23rd November, 10:00am to 4:00pm at The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street.
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Our annual Christmas shopping event. There will be a range of local businesses, artists and crafters. Entry to the Christmas Gift Fair is free. Festive treats available from the onsite Hansom Café. All exhibitor enquiries to info@atkinsbuilding.co.uk
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Tin Hat Fair
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Saturday 23rd November, 12:00pm to 10:00pm at Regent Street.
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The Tin Hat Fair will be on Regent Street on Friday 22 November from 4pm to 10pm, and on Saturday 23 November from 12pm to 10pm.
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Hinckley BID's Best Dressed Christmas Window Competition
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Sunday 1st December to Wednesday 18th December, 12:00am to 11:59pm at Hinckley Town Centre.
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Our Best Dressed Christmas Shop Window competition is back for 2024!
If you are a town center BID member business and would like to enter the competition, simply submit your photographs to info@hinckleybid.co.uk for us to share on social media. Alternatively, please let us know when your window is ready to reveal and we will come by and take some photographs ourselves.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, 19th December! There will be chocolates for the winning business and certificates for the runners up.
Good luck everyone...
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Hinckley & Bosworth at 50 - 1974 to 2024
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Monday 2nd December to Monday 6th January at Atkins Gallery, Lower Bond Street.
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A free exhibition of photos, memories and rarely seen items telling the story of how life has changed in Hinckley and Bosworth over the last 50 years. This special one off exhibition will fascinate anyone who has lived, worked or visited Hinckley and Bosworth since it became a borough under local government reorganisation in 1974.
Opening Times: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 excluding Christmas/New Year Bank Holidays
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Christmas Lights Car Trail
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Wednesday 4th December, 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Hinckley Town Centre, Castle Street.
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Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Hinckley United Reformed Church invite local disabled and elderly residents to come into Hinckley to see the Christmas lights. Upper Castle Street will be opened to traffic from 6pm to 8pm. Anyone is welcome to come and drive at your leisure to view the Christmas lights and then exit onto Regent Street.
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