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The Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2024 have been launched earlier today at a networking breakfast event hosted at Chesil House. The competition, organised by Winchester Business [...]

Winchester Independent Businesses meetings Evening meetings 17 January, 3 July and 18 December, 5.30pm to 6.30pm at The Old Vine and morning meetings 10 April and 25 September, 8.30am to 9.30am [...]

This year’s Winchester Christmas Lights Switch On event took place on Thursday 16 November 2023 from 4.30pm to 7pm, with the lights being switched on by local heroes from Winchester Hospice, [...]

Let the Christmas countdown begin! Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) announces key 2023 Christmas dates. Kickstarting the festive season in Winchester, the popular Christmas Lights [...]

The search for Winchester’s local heroes to help switch on the city’s Christmas lights this year has begun – nominations are now open! The annual Winchester Christmas Lights Switch On will take [...]

We are excited to announce that Winchester Fashion Week is returning this autumn, taking place from 16 to 21 October.  The celebration of style in the beautiful city of Winchester, now in its [...]

Take part in Spooky Winch this October – A city-wide Halloween-themed Spooky Word Hunt! This October and during the school half-term week, Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) are [...]

Winchester pubs, bars and restaurants raise a glass at the Best Bar None Awards 2023, to celebrate a safer night-time economy in the city. Pubs, bars and restaurants in the city have celebrated [...]

The University of Winchester has presented a Winton Society Award to Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) Executive Director Paul Spencer who studied at the university and has worked [...]

The Winchester BID Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on 8 June and a video of the meeting is available below. Huw Miles of Paris Smith and Chair of the Winchester BID Board of Directors [...]