Monday 7th October 2019

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In this issue:

Prizes handed out to In Bloom competition winners
There's still time to get involved with Fiver Fest
Autumn inspiration for days and nights out in Northwich
Last chance to help Northwich win a national competition
Business sponsorship opportunity

Prizes handed out to Northwich In Bloom competition winners

Six of Northwich’s businesses have been celebrating after receiving prizes for their entries into an ‘In Bloom’ competition.

In August, the Northwich Business Improvement District (BID) laid down a challenge to retailers to become the ‘Best Dressed Business’ or ‘Best Dressed Pub’ in conjunction with the town’s bid to triumph at the North West in Bloom Awards.

Entrants embraced creativity as they decorated windows, gardens, bars, shop fronts and shopping areas to wow customers and visitors, with voting taking place over on the Visit Northwich Facebook page.

Voting was very tight but as with any competition, there could only be one winner of each category. Follow the link to see who won!

Find out who won

There's still time to get involved with Fiver Fest

As you might have already seen, the Totally Locally initiative is running Fiver Fest this autumn.

A campaign centred around promoting independent shops and businesses, it runs from Saturday 5^th – Saturday 12^th October and encourages retailers to run offers and deals for £5 throughout the week.

The aim of this is to celebrate independent shops and encourage people to pay them a visit.

So far a range of Northwich’s independent businesses have pledged to get involved with Fiver Fest and their offers will be shared this week via the Visit Northwich Facebook page to its thousands of followers.

If you aren’t yet involved though don’t worry! You still have time to create an offer or two and jump on-board with the campaign.

To join in, simply email Stephanie.Leese@groundwork.org.uk with your offer or deal so we know you’re taking part and also post about it via your own social channels.

That way the BID can share the details of the offer out across Facebook or Twitter.

To learn more about the initiative as a whole, head to the Fiver Fest website.

Fiver Fest 2019

Autumn inspiration for days and nights out in Northwich

The leaves are starting to turn a crispy golden brown. There’s a chill in the air for the first time since before summer. Autumn is here!

Everyone misses summer once it’s over but there are still lots of things to see and do in Northwich now that the nights are drawing in.

And to help give you some inspiration, we have created a blog featuring seven different ideas for activities over the coming months.

Head over to the Visit Northwich website now to see what you could do in and around the town when you have some free time.

7 things to do in Northwich this autumn

Last chance to help Northwich win a national competition

As you know, Northwich is once again bidding to become a Rising Star in The Great British High Street (GBHS) Awards 2019.

At the beginning of September, judges from the GBHS Awards team visited Northwich to learn more about our entry and to judge the town against a certain criteria.

Their grading makes up 80% of the total score however 20% is purely down to the votes from the general public – this is where you come in!

Voting closes today so there is still time to vote for Northwich to help the town win a national award.

It’s quick and easy and each email address used can vote once per day. So, please let your colleagues know about the awards because every single vote could make all the difference.

Vote for Northwich

Learn about Northwich's entry

Business sponsorship opportunity

Are you looking for an opportunity to get your business name out there?

The Witton Albion U11s Girls team, which has only just started, is trying to find a sponsor ahead of their league term beginning this November.

Your company could be advertised on the following:

Match kit
Training/Home kit
Website page

The club also takes part in the Guardian’s annual sports supplement pages where you could also be advertised.

On top of this, there are also opportunities to sponsor individual elements of the different kits following formal discussions.

The kit would be worn by the girls for a period of two years.

Interested? If so, please call Sue Campbell on 07739 392 608.

Please can you make sure that this E-Bulletin is forwarded on to all your members of staff, we'd like as many people as possible to learn about the great events, initiatives and businesses that are in our fantastic town.

Contact us:

01606 723175

Jane Hough: Northwich BID Manager - jane.hough@groundwork.org.uk

Stephanie Leese : Northwich BID Officer - Stephanie.Leese@groundwork.org.uk