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Newport Now BID Countdown to Christmas

Beneficiaries

  • The General Public / Mankind

    This project is aimed at families, the general public, and local businesses.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 600

    All BID levy payers will benefit from increased footfall.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We deliver the annual Christmas lights switch-on event for Newport city centre. This includes on-stage entertainment, celebrity performers, a fireworks display (though we are investigating a drone display this year), face painting, cartoon costume characters, and fairground rides. Last year's event attracted an additional 12,000 visitors to the city centre compared to an average Saturday.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

12000

This projects attracted an additional 12,000 people in 2024.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£60,000.00

TIMELINE

Nov 2025 - Nov 2025

Project Outcome Targets

Increased footfall.

Increased trading opportunities.

Encouraging more families into the city centre.

Project Activities

  • PR to be launched in first week of October to announce the event date.

  • Further PR until week of event to announce acts appearing etc.

  • Comms to be via media, and the BID's website, social media, newsletter and e-bulletins.

  • Businesses in Newport city centre to display posters.

  • The BID's Street Ambassadors to hand out promotional leaflets to the general public.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY Construction & dreig of staging, performers' fees, stewarding, project management. £60,000 01/10/2025 This will enable full delivery of the project.
Project details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Wales: Newport

IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Feedback from businesses & the public. Footfall figures.

Frameworks

Support for initiatives focused on strengthening community networks