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Williamson SCARE is arriving in #Liverpool TOMORROW! 🎃 On Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st October, from 12pm – 4pm, enjoy free family friendly halloween activities at Williamson Square. You can also snap a spooky selfie at our themed selfe stands whilst you shop. Wednesday 30th October: 👻 Meet our spooky friends the Ghoulish Goblins (12pm, 1pm and 2pm) 🧙♀️Stilt walking Wicked Witches (1:15pm, 2:15pm and 3:15pm) Thursday 31st October: 🎃 Pumpkin carving tips & tricks 🎨 Craft Sessions and print making with Bluecoat https://lnkd.in/ek5aea-s 🌠 Williamson Scare is brought to you by Liverpool BID Company 🦇

What a great event to be at today the Liverpool Parliamentary Reception at Westminster along with colleagues from Liverpool BID Company Attended by dozens of civic and business leaders from across the city region, the post budget sentiment was broadly positive and welcomed. Many thanks to all concerned in organising and contributing Frank Mckenna Bill Addy Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region amongst many others…..

Liverpool BID Company are proud to have supported today’s Parliamentary Reception with Downtown in Business & partners. You can read our statement on today’s budget announcement below: Growth is something we have to fight for, the increase in spending on vital projects and to improve public spending is always something business should welcome. Investment in people and places is exactly what we need and this is a prudent approach. We need to be cautious that the burden doesn’t fall on those small and medium size businesses that help our cities to flourish. One in five people in this country is employed by an SME, they are the backbone of our economy. We are going to have to sit down and see how we can support them to ensure the increases in their taxes and spending are able to be realised. Although the increasing cap on taxes means our smallest businesses will have more room to breathe, we know that our High Streets are the focal point of our communities and we need a sustained strategy to help them succeed. The 40% relief on business rates for retail and hospitality is welcome, up to a cap of £110,000 per business, but we don’t want to risk pushing this issue into the long grass. And it still means that many businesses will see their rates double in April. Business rates need solid reform, so we will be pressing the government to focus on this over the next two years to have a workable solution that provides equity for bricks and mortar and online businesses. In terms of infrastructure, we need a greater focus and support for connectivity to Liverpool. Growth can’t stop at Manchester, it has to go all the way along the roads and the rail to Liverpool. We’ll be taking the concerns of business to the Mayor and MPs to ensure their voices are heard. As we face the last, crucial quarter of the year, we hope that people feel they have a bit more money in their pocket and feel confident to go out and enjoy what our vibrant cities have to offer. #Budget2024 #LiverpoolBusiness #LiverpoolBIDCompany Bill Addy Nigel B. Jennina O'Neill Julie Johnson Katie Bentley Sean Keyes Frank Mckenna Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Limited space remaining for our Halloween yoga session at ONE FINE DAY tomorrow lunchtime! 🦇 BID Levy Payers can RSVP here → https://lnkd.in/eaptwSAp

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 🧞♂️ So pleased to finally announce the arrival of our 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 into the city! 😍 Working with our amazing friends at Liverpool BID Company, Liverpool ONE, Merseyrail, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool and the wonderful Lucy Bretherton we are bringing the magic of Disney's Aladdin to Liverpool for 4 weeks!! Grab a map, follow the trail to collect all the letters and enter the competition to win an amazing prize bundle courtesy of our trail partners! Don't forget to share your trail journeys with us with #AladdinLiverpoolEmpire Liverpool Empire Theatre ATG Entertainment UK The Guide Liverpool Love Liverpool EXPLORE LIVERPOOL Liverpool Chamber Professional Liverpool Marketing Liverpool Culture Liverpool Álvaro Costela Sánchez Chloe Gaughan Kayleigh Formby phil nixon

We're partnering with Liverpool Irish Festival to bring a series of tours based on the 'Liverpool Irish Famine Trail' 👣 Geared up with ‘silent disco’ headsets, you will be taken on a short - but hugely informative - tour within Liverpool's business district. You’ll hear all about the 1.3m Irish that came through Liverpool in the 1840s and the 300k that stayed and built the Liverpool we know today 🏙️ Come along to learn about the city’s Irish heritage and find out ways you give access to more for your audiences. 🗓️ Wednesday 6th November at 12:30 - 13:15 📍 Meeting at The Alchemist, 5 Brunswick St, L2 0UU Register free here → https://lnkd.in/envER8xR

Winter programme announced ☃️❄️🎅🎄🎁 This festive season, the Bluecoat’s galleries will transform into a bustling marketplace, hosting weekly winter markets in December, giving local artists, members of the Bluecoat’s Creative Community and beyond, the opportunity and the space to showcase and sell their work before Christmas. We're also reflecting back on 2024 with a new exhibition, The Year That Was, featuring artwork for sale by Michelle Williams Gamaker, Babak Ganjei and more, so you'll get the chance to not only experience contemporary art, but also enjoy it in your home or gift to friends and family. Join us for lots of Christmas workshops too, including wreath making, collaged Christmas cards and more. Read more about our upcoming programme on our website: https://lnkd.in/eKipBKbg

Some of The Beatles inspired artwork we explored on today's #Netwalk 👣 🎶 How many of these sculptures have you seen in the Cavern Quarter? Our Netwalking tours take place every other Tuesday and are a chance to keep healthy, learn more about our city, plus get some networking in at lunchtime! To come along next time, RSVP here → https://lnkd.in/emm-6a_r Harriet Gilmour MARGO STOREY Victoria Doran

Join us for another #Netwalking tour tomorrow, taking a look at artwork connected with The Beatles! 👣 🎶 Our Netwalking tours are a chance to keep healthy, learn more about our city's history, plus get some networking in at lunchtime. As usual we will be starting off at Exchange Flags at 12:30 & this week's walk will be led by Harriet Gilmour - RSVP below to join! → https://lnkd.in/e4Xnk2S4 #LiverpoolEvents #LiverpoolBusiness

Do you know any budding future designers? PLACED are looking for creative young people to submit a design for Williamson Square! 💡 Placed Academy are running an October half-term workshop, free for young people in years 7 - 11, to help work on their drawing and modelling skills 🎨 Placed Academy are also running their first annual PLACED Academy design competition, ‘Future Designers’ where the young designers will get the chance to reimagine Williamson Square 💭 This free-to-access competition is for young people across #Liverpool and aims to support emerging talent interested in design, architecture, places and the built environment. Their submissions will be judged by a panel of industry professionals with prizes to be won from Cass Art & Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres 🌟 Find out more on the competition here → https://lnkd.in/dmW8mjTJ Liverpool BID Company are proud to support this programme alongside The Williamson Square Activation Study - looking into how we can activate this major city centre space to put community, nature and connections at its core. Read more on the activation study here → https://lnkd.in/eATiSBJ2