Festivals in Winchester Group
20 January, 28 April, 4 August, 10 November, 3.30pm to 5pm. The January meeting will be held online via Zoom and we hope that future meetings will then be held in-person in the upstairs seating area at Toscanaccio. For more information, please contact: sarah.davis@winchesterbid.co.uk
Shopwatch and Pubwatch meetings
The first Shopwatch meeting of the year is 25 January and the first Pubwatch meeting is 2 February. Further details and other dates for the year will be distributed to Shopwatch and Pubwatch members soon. For more information, please contact: jane.bastock@winchesterbid.co.uk
Winchester Best Bar None Awards
The launch will be 2 February at the Pubwatch meeting, and the awards ceremony is 1 September, 7pm until late at the University of Winchester. If your business would like to participate in the Best Bar None accreditation scheme, please contact: jane.bastock@winchesterbid.co.uk
Winchester Independent Businesses meetings
8 February, 7 June, 11 October, 8.30am to 9.30am. For more information, please contact: sarah.davis@winchesterbid.co.uk
Winchester Business Excellence Awards
The launch will be 10 February online and in the Hampshire Chronicle newspaper, there will be a business networking event 22 March, 8am to 10am at Chesil House, and the awards ceremony is 9 June, 7pm until late at the University of Winchester. For more information and to make a nomination, please visit: winchesterbusinessawards.co.uk
Steve Brine MP Business Breakfast
11 February, 8am to 10am at Winchester Royal Hotel. For more information and to book your place: hampshirechamber.co.uk/event/meet-the-mp-steve-brine-mp
Winchester BID Forums
16 February and 20 July at Winchester Royal Hotel, 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and 21 September at the Wessex Centre, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. For more information and to book your place, please contact: paul.spencer@winchesterbid.co.uk
Sustainable Business Network events
First event of the year will be on 17 March, 9am to 10.30am. For more information, please visit: carbonfootprint.com/carbonacademy_sbn.html
Winchester BID AGM
27 April, 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the Wessex Centre. For more information and to book your place, please contact: chris.turner@winchesterbid.co.uk
Winchester Fashion Week
4 to 9 April, Winchester city centre. If your business would like to participate in the programme, please contact: sarah.davis@winchesterbid.co.uk
Easter Bunny Hop Trail
9 to 24 April, Winchester city centre. If your business would like to be part of the trail, please contact: thania.miah@winchesterbid.co.uk
Summer floral displays installed across the city centre
June, Winchester city centre
Independent Business Month
Throughout July, Winchester city centre
National Inclusion Week
26 September to 2 October. Winchester city centre
Spooky Winch Halloween Word Hunt
15 to 31 October, Winchester city centre. If your business would like to be part of Spooky Winch, please contact: thania.miah@winchesterbid.co.uk
Winter hanging baskets and Christmas lights installed across the city centre
October and November, Winchester city centre
Winchester Christmas Lights Switch On
17 November, 4pm to 7pm, The Broadway, High Street and The Square
Winchester Independent Businesses at the Cathedral’s Christmas Market
Friday 18 November – Thursday 22 December 2022, Winchester Cathedral’s Christmas Market.
