Latest News | 27 May 2021
BIDs get out the bunting for visitors return
Derby’s two Business Improvements Districts – the St Peters Quarter and the Cathedral Quarter – have been brightening up their areas to welcome visitors back.
The Cathedral Quarter BID has installed bunting in Corn Market, Iron Gate, Sadler Gate and The Strand, which will remain in place throughout the summer months.
Floral displays will be installed in the coming weeks and, while stencils are being painted on pavements around the city centre as part of the Derby Ram Trail, which starts today.
Ground floor businesses across both the Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter are also being supplied their own Ram Trail themed bunting to decorate their windows.
Cathedral Quarter chair Martin Langsdale MBE said: “With lockdown restrictions easing, we are anticipating a steady increase in footfall around the city centre. As the cultural heart of the city centre and the recent opening of these venues in our area, we are now looking forward to the start of the Derby Ram Trail.”
Helen Wathall MBE, chair of St Peters Quarter BID, said: “Businesses are very much looking forward to the Derby Ram Trail and then other key events such as the Book Festival and Folk Festival. The floor stencils in particular will reinforce an important element of all of these Covid-safe events and remind people of the importance of maintaining social distance – even in these more positive times.”
To find out more about the Derby Ram Trail click here.
