Cambridge BID has opened a pop up shop in the Lion Yard Shopping Centre to make local shopping easier. The pop up shop will have Love Cambridge Gift Cards available for festive shoppers to buy there and then.

Cambridge City Council has successfully led a bid for £710,000 of capital funding to support the recovery of Cambridge city centre from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Each year Cambridge BID encourage independent retailers to join in the Christmas Window Competition and this year we are delighted to be running it again.

Cambridge BID is encouraging employers in the area to consider rewarding staff with their Love Cambridge Gift Card for Christmas this year, keeping money local and supporting local economic recovery.

As the country enters a second lock down tomorrow Ian Sandison CEO of Cambridge BID discusses what it means for Cambridge City Centre.

During this second lockdown period, the Cambridge BID will be signposting the essential retailers that remain open, restaurants offering takeaways, and shops in Cambridge with online stores, to encourage people to continue to support local.

The Cambridge BID team is here for – and on behalf of - businesses in the city. As ever we will continue to keep you updated when new information becomes available

Good news! Cambridge BID is teaming up with Too Good To Go ― an app that allows businesses to sell their surplus food to new consumers.

Energy saving, reducing plastics, commercial waste and specialist schemes

FREE Love Cambridge Gift Card/s when you purchase £1000 or more worth of Love Cambridge Gift Cards before 31st December 2020.

The annual Christmas Lights Switch On Event this year will be moving online in light of the ongoing risk of Covid 19.

Visitors to Cambridge city centre and your business will likely use Google as a first point of call to check on information and opening hours. Ensure your business listing is up to date via Google My Business - a great FREE tool from Google to aid promotion.

Love Cambridge Restaurant Week will run from Monday 16th - Friday 27th March 2020, to celebrate the city’s extensive food offer. Sign up now!

The meeting will include a presentation from Springboard on the key footfall trends from 2019, how Cambridge performed relative to the national picture and what we should expect in 2020.

Cambridge City Council would like to gauge businesses interest in a possible eCargo bike scheme for the city. 

Cambridge BID’s 2019 Sparkle & Shine Ball has raised over £5,000 for children and young people’s charity, Break.

Vote for your favourite Cambridge Christmas shop window display!

Featuring local retailers, festive streetscapes and the community’s Rock Choir, the two-minute film celebrates the magical atmosphere of the city in the run up to Christmas.

Please save the date for out next Independents Workshop which will take place on Wednesday January 20th 2020 at 6pm – 8.30pm. And vote for your topic of choice!

Small Business Saturday is taking place on 7 December this year. Find out how your business can get involved: