January 2025

✨ Discover Burnley in 2025 ✨

Happy New Year from Burnley BID

As we step into 2025, Burnley town centre is brimming with opportunities for businesses to shine and thrive!

This is the perfect time to showcase our vibrant community, attract new visitors, and make a mark with your business. Don’t forget to make full use of the Discover Burnley website—your one-stop platform for actively uploading events and sharing exciting activities.

By contributing your updates, we can ensure your business is spotlighted across the Discover Burnley social media channels, reaching wider audiences and amplifying your success.

Let’s work together to make 2025 a year of growth, collaboration, and celebration in Burnley!

Burnley BID Customer Service Awards 2025

As Burnley prepares to host its second town centre Customer Service Excellence Awards on Thursday 6th February 2025, you can prepare by booking your tickets so you don't miss out on the celebrations!

Showcasing and rewarding our businesses in customer service and will kick off at 6.30pm with a glittering drinks reception.

If you have any questions about tickets please contact Laura Diffey via laura.diffey@groundwork.org.uk or call 07867 353656. The booking code is 'burnleyawards25'.

Taking place at Burnley Mechanics Theatre, tickets are available to book now via the button below. 

Keep well this winter in Burnley

Everyone is feeling the effects of the cost of living crisis and many people in Burnley are struggling with the rising cost of heating your home, paying for food, or meeting rent or mortgage payments.

To help you and your employees, Burnley Together have pulled together a handy guide on ways to help you get through the winter, showcasing services available within the town.

To find out more, just click the button below. 

Businesses Supporting Businesses: Bees Knees Introduces Inclusive Disco for Adults

Bees Knees has introduced an inclusive disco for adults with autism and learning disabilities. 

Located on Hargreaves Street, the disco event will support the needs of neurodivergent people, with low music levels and an upstairs area to relax. The bar is also fully accessible for wheelchair users.

Aiming to give people the confidence to socialise, seek employment and take on new opportunities, volunteers at the event will help party-goers gain life skills, including ordering a drink, talking to new people and creating friendships,

Ran by Spring into Action, a community interest company aiming to create a more inclusive society, the discos will take place on a monthly basis, with an official launch taking place on Wednesday 29th January from 6.30pm 'til 9.30pm. 

Lancashire Residents Asked for Views on Police Budget

Clive Grunshaw, Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has launched a survey asking local residents for their views on the funding they pay towards policing and community safety.

The Commissioner recently unveiled his Police and Crime Plan 2024-29, which focuses on the key concerns of residents across the force area. He is now working to set a budget that will provide the Chief Constable with the appropriate resources to deliver on priority areas including neighbourhood policing, violence against women and girls and services for victims of crime.

As part of that process, he is asking people for their thoughts through an online survey on the amount of council tax they pay towards policing, victim support, crime prevention and community safety, known as the ‘Policing Precept’.

The survey can be completed via the button below and will close at 00:01 on 27th January 2025.

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