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Blooming enhancements for Christchurch
Christchurch BID has provided a variety of floral and colourful additions to the town centre and along Bargates.

Christchurch town centre has become more colourful.
Thanks to successful funding through the Town Centre Improvement Fund, administered by BCP Council, Christchurch Business Improvement District (BID) has improved the flower pedestals and installed vibrant banners along Bargates.
Louise Berkhauer, joint operations manager of the BID, said: “We worked closely with Christchurch Town Council and BCP Council to get these projects off the ground. Projects of this nature that involve improvement to public spaces are complex and require months of planning and organisation to gain permissions from multiple stakeholders. We think the new installations really lift the area and hope that our businesses, residents and visitors to the town agree.”
Christchurch BID has also replaced the wrought iron planters which required maintenance and repair, with larger, sustainable alternatives, providing increased space for a stunning variety of flowers that bloom throughout the summer. Complementing these improvements, local businesses have installed their own annual hanging baskets, organised on their behalf by Christchurch BID, creating a continuously colourful display.
BID director Chris Guest said: “Louise Berkhauer has been working hard on these town rejuvenation projects for nearly a year – who’d have thought organising planters and banners would be such a challenge and involve so many permissions from so many people. I am incredibly relieved and proud that these projects have come into fruition and the local businesses can see the work that the BID team, and other organisations involved, contributes too. 95 percent of the effort that goes in from the BID team is not seen until the final result appears in our town. We hope that everyone agrees Christchurch is looking blooming marvellous and we hope to see as many people enjoying our town across the warm summer months and years to come.”
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