Festivities provide a boost to Weymouth business
A bumper-packed month of events provided a boost to Weymouth business during another challenging year for business in Weymouth. We Are Weymouth BID worked to bring activities throughout the town in four weekends throughout the festive period, including: Elf World Record Attempt & Christmas Lights Switch On Gingerbread Decorating Workshops Hat Making Workshops Bauble Decorating […]
Expressions of interest sought for advertising in Weymouth Guide
We Are Weymouth are looking to support businesses by developing a Weymouth Guide, building on the already popular accommodation guide that the BID has produced in previous years. The A5 guide would be around 60 to 90 pages, featuring editorial text alongside advertisements for businesses in Weymouth and the surrounding areas. 2022 would be the […]
PR and Marketing to Support Weymouth Business
Pippa Gibb, Director at In The Bag PR, gives an insight of how we work together in marketing Weymouth to support business. Hi, I’m Pippa at In The Bag PR and I’m part of the team that manages the PR and marketing for We Are Weymouth. In The Bag PR is a Weymouth-based PR agency […]
Support for businesses in light of Plan B
Yesterday, the government announced the following support measures to support business: Businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England will be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises, plus more than £100 million discretionary funding will be made available for local authorities to support other businesses Government will also cover the […]
Annual General Meeting 2020 – 2021
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of We Are Weymouth Limited with company registration number 07953027 and whose registered address is Leanne House, 6 Avon Close, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9UX will be held VIRTUALLY via MICROSOFT TEAMS on 12th JANUARY 2022 at 17:30. To register your attendance and obtain a joining […]
Business Booster – Calling on the Government to Act
We Are Weymouth BID is joining with hundreds of partners to urge the government to take action and provide support to Weymouth’s businesses, in light of Plan B. The campaign calls for business rates relief, an extension to VAT reduction, and grants to support businesses and the freelance and self-employed community. The campaign is being […]
Tenders Invited for Weymouth’s Hanging Baskets Scheme for 2022
Weymouth is proud of its town and open spaces, having won a Gold Award in the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition in 2021, the first time the town has entered for several years. We Are Weymouth, Weymouth’s Business Improvement District, are inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to undertake the supply, maintenance and […]
Elves galore at Weymouth Light Illumination
On 27th November 2021, We Are Weymouth (BID) delivered a day of festive cheer to mark the start of the Christmas season here in Weymouth. With elf workshops in businesses across the town: elf face-painting and make-up, gingerbread decorating and elf hat making, there was lots to entertain the children. Alongside this, The Palm house […]
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
We Are Weymouth BID has begun its Christmas campaign in the town of Weymouth by introducing Christmas visuals to enhance the town centre during the festive period. Installed on vacant units, the graphics add festive charm to the town, with one property being completely transformed into Santa’s Post Office, where families can write and post […]
Steaming into Christmas
A mystical and fantastical array of events is set to take over Weymouth this Christmas as Steampunk hits the town. For one weekend only, official Steampunkers from across the country will descend on the town for a host of incredible, Christmas-themed, activities. 4th December 2021: Be a part of something unique this Christmas and come […]
