Second BID open meeting of the year is set for September 26

The BID holds two open meetings for our levy payers every year; one in March and one in November.

The second open meeting of 2026 will take place on Thursday, November 26, at the Mercure Newport.

You can arrive any time from 5.30pm, with the meeting starting at 6pm. We would expect the meeting to close at around 8pm.

All city centre businesses are invited to attend. You will hear presentations from Gwent Police and Newport City Council - along with an update from the BID on our activities in 2026/27 to date and our plans for the rest of our operating year.

There will be opportunities to ask questions at the end of each presentation.

Our Street Ambassadors will be delivering physical copies of this invitation to businesses over the next few days, to ensure those without email access are also aware of the meeting.

Your fellow BID members at the Mercure are again providing free room hire for the meeting, and we would encourage you to purchase tea, coffee and other beverages at the hotel to acknowledge this.

Please RSVP to kevin@kevinwardmedia.com 5pm on Friday, November 20, to enable us to manage numbers.