1. Bathgate Town Centre Scotland’s First Business Improvement District

2. Key Lessons Partnership between Public & Private Sectors BID must be Business Led Detailed Project Plan Establish level of Local Authority support at early stage Get the 1 to 1 consultations right Identify ‘Champions’ within business community Careful consideration of defined BID area Consider Demonstration Project

3. Enterprising Bathgate - The Business Plan Perception & Image Safe & Secure Clean & Attractive Accessibility Facilitation & Management

4. Perception & Image Bathgate Music Festival Christmas Lights Christmas Events Programme Bathgate Guide to Shops & Services Establish Bathgate Brand

5. Safe & Secure Retail Radio Link Set Up Improvements to CCTV Provision Monitoring of CCTV Information sharing via Scottish Business Crime Centre Support for ‘Best Bar None’ Scheme for pubs

6. Clean & Attractive Shopfront Improvement Scheme Vennels & Lanes Enhancement Strategy Bathgate in Bloom Spring Clean Up Campaign

7. Shopfront Improvement Scheme No. of Grants Awarded Total Value of Grants Paid Average Grant Total Expenditure Invoiced Average Expenditure 84£42,368£504£226,915£2,701

8. Accessibility Signage Strategy Car Parking Strategy Town Map Town Walks

9. Facilitation & Management Management of BID Newsletters Facilitation between Businesses and Local Authority/Scottish Government Promoting Bathgate at a national level and sharing best practice with other potential BIDs

10. Public Realm Guide Setting a Vision & Strategy for Bathgate Providing a Design Framework for Planning Officers & Developers Help deliver a more vibrant & sustainable Town Centre

11. Investing in Bathgate Town Centre www.bathgatebid.com