Welcome to the Great Yarmouth BID 

Directly funded by contributions from town centre businesses the Great Yarmouth Business Improvement District (GY BID) delivers a range of initiatives aimed at making the town centre a safer and more attractive place for people to live, work and visit. The delivery of these initiatives has been managed by the Great Yarmouth Town Centre Partnership (GYTCP), a not-for-profit organisation, which has been managing town centre projects in Great Yarmouth since 1997. Under the leadership of GYTCP the BID was recognised for its high standards and received a national accreditation for Business Improvement Districts in 2024 from The BID Foundation following an independent assessment by the Institute of Place Management.

The current Great Yarmouth Business Improvement District business plan went live from April 2016 following a successful ballot of 216 town centre business rate payers being asked to contribute to the funding of the initiatives via a levy collected by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This was the fourth renewal ballot for GY BID and of the ballot papers returned, 88% of town centre businesses voted in favour of the BID being renewed. In terms of aggregate ratable value, 94% voted yes. The BID went live in April 2021 and the current BID term is due end in March 2026.

Another ballot of levy payers is to take place in March 2026, which needs to be supported by at least 50% of voters if the projects and initiatives delivered by the Town Centre Partnership on behalf of town centre businesses are to continue. A new Business Plan detailing the proposals to be included in a renewal of the Business Improvement District is contained in the Documents page along with the essential information relating to the BID area and BID levy arrangements. 

Board of Directors

The GY BID is managed by the Great Yarmouth Town Centre Partnership and overseen by a Board of Directors.

Chairman

Cllr Daniel Candon                                           Cabinet Member for Economic Development – Great Yarmouth Borough Council  

Vice Chairman

Nick Spencer                                                     Centre Manager – Market Gates Shopping Centre 

Directors

Paul Englefield                                                  Business Manager – Frasers Group

Cllr Graham Plant                                             Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Transport – Norfolk County                                                                                 Council

Lynette Stephenson                                         Store Manager – Peacocks

Liz Goddard                                                       Store Manager – Boots

Natasha Hayes                                                  Executive Director – Place – Great Yarmouth Borough Council

The BID employs a team of people to deliver the projects and initiatives:

Town Centre Manager                                   Jonathan Newman

Street Warden Supervisor                            Tracy Nixon       

Street Warden                                                TBC

The purpose of this website is to outline the aims and objectives of the gyBID, and identify the projects and activities that that are delivered by the Great Yarmouth Town Centre Partnership on behalf of BID levy payers. The web pages include documents that provide detailed information relating to the current BID levy liability and exemptions. 

A copy of the current Great Yarmouth Business Improvement District Business Plan can be found on the ‘Documents’ page, along with the Annual Reports relating to the current BID term.

Great Yarmouth BID is a member of the The BID Foundation.