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Information on Truro BID's activities & businesses matters for those working in Truro City Centre. We first became operational in October 2007.

Truro Business Improvement District (BID) is a business led initiative which gives businesses the power to raise funds locally to be spent locally on improving a defined commercial area. Truro BID represents circa 380 Truro businesses and from 2007 to 2017 invested £3.4million into the City centre. We’re now in our fourth 5 year term, which runs until October 2027. We are independent from local authorities and other statutory agencies and deliver projects over and above the baseline service provided by them. Some of our work includes:

∙ Delivering and funding Truro’s annual City Centre Christmas Lights scheme (along with past donations from Lionel and Carol Knight).

∙ Enhancing the festive offer with street entertainment, large scale projections on buildings, traffic-free main shopping streets, markets, and supporting Coppice Theatre shows and Father Christmas grottos.

∙ Delivering the Truro Trend high-profile Catwalk at the Cathedral.

∙ Initiating and supporting one day markets; e.g. the Duchy Fair’s Cornwall Shop Small Markets and Truro Antiques and Collectables Markets.

∙ Joint-funding with Truro City Council the annual floral hanging baskets each spring.

∙ Working with Visit Truro to promote the city, including contributing financially to printed marketing activity (Truro Guides) and Visit Truro’s website.

∙ Representing the interests of businesses on plans for the Pydar Regeneration and Truro Town Fund investment plan.

15/10/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

As already communicated, there will be four Late Night Shopping evenings in Truro from Wednesday 2 December until Wednesday 23 December and we encourage shops to be open until 9pm.

The Father Christmas Parade, organised by Truro BID and sponsored by Coodes Solicitors, will take place on Wednesday 2 December to coincide with the first Late Night Shopping evening.

Truro BID funds, installs and maintains the Christmas lights, including storage and electricity. They will switch on automatically on Saturday 21 November, to coincide with the first day of Truro Christmas Market on Lemon Quay and Boscawen Street Christmas Markets.

The street markets on Boscawen Street will then be every Saturday and Wednesday from 21 November, and opening later from Wednesday 2 December.

The Christmas events calendar will be shared with businesses in our printed autumn newsletter, hand delivered to city centre businesses from next week. Full event listings are also at Visit Truro's website (see link in comments).

Visit Truro

14/10/2026

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿

Well done and huge thanks to all the businesses who took the time to enter the Truro in Bloom Shop Window Competition this summer, which we posted about in August.

The Truro in Bloom committee, who organised the competition, were delighted by the high standard of entries and encouraged businesses to enter next year.

Hendras Truro were awarded the overall winner of the competition where the theme was “Our Beautiful Countryside”.

The other businesses that took part were: Canary Blue Cornwall, Cathedral Jewellers Ltd, HDHealingCentre, Red Cross, Malletts Home Hardware, Archie Browns Truro, Lush, OxfamBookshop, 8 Cathedral Lane by CLEAR, Visit Truro Visitor Information Centre and GoldBird Hair.

(Do let us know if we've missed any of the entries).

13/10/2026

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿

Truro BID, in conjunction with Newham BID, are hosting the tenth City Clean Up this Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October. The aim of City Clean Up is to encourage as many businesses and organisations as possible to volunteer an hour or whatever time they can spare to get involved in helping to clean and tidy our great little city.

On Friday 16 October, we are planning litter picks at Infirmary Hill/Falmouth Road and the River Street/Kenwyn Street area, along with cable tie cutting, sign washing and sticker removal in the city centre.

Truro Businesses, there is still time to volunteer for an hour and help on Friday 16 October! Please email [email protected] ASAP.

Local Community Volunteers and Truro Community Groups (invited by Damien Richards, Community Development Officer, from Truro City Council) will also be taking part with litter picks in Truro's surrounding areas.

High vis vests, gloves, bags and litter sticks will be provided (thanks to Clean Cornwall).

12/10/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆

Truro and Penwith College students will be graduating this Saturday
17 October at Truro Cathedral, which will be closed for general visiting all day due to this private event.

Huge congratulations to everyone who will be graduating.

We encourage hospitality businesses in particular to tailor your social media messages to attract graduates and their familes to your premises.

Students will be arriving from 11am and the ceremony finishes at 3.15pm. For more details see the Truro and Penwith website (see below in comments)

Truro Cathedral Truro and Penwith College

09/10/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹

As reminder that there is free parking at County Hall (Lys Kernow) on Saturdays and Sundays. Please tell your customers that there are 60 spaces available at Cornwall Council's car park at the front of County Hall.

Car park users can then head down to the city centre by bus from the stop outside Food Warehouse or on foot down Chapel Hill or Station Road.

Along with other buses, the Park and Ride serves this stop on Saturdays. Bus tickets, including the Park and Ride, can be bought from the driver or via the Transport for Cornwall App. The free parking at County Hall is a trial, so share the news to help show that there is a need for this initiative!

There is also charging point for electric vehicles at County Hall.

08/10/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺

Following our e-newsletter story last week, lots of businesses have requested to borrow a Reindeer Christmas Light to enhance their festive window displays.

Reindeer come in three approx. heights: 4ft (Stag), 3ft (Doe) and 2ft (Baby) and we now have 4ft and 3ft reindeer left.

Allocating, distributing and collecting nearly 100 reindeer lights is a time consuming task for our small team. So to request one this year, please complete the online form and select your preferred size (see link to online form in comments).

Reindeer will be allocated on a first come, first served basis from mid-November.

All businesses must apply via the short online form; previous recipients will not automatically receive a Reindeer Light unless they've completed the form.

Businesses should display the reindeer with the A5 sign provided which directs customers to for Saturday 21 November, and switch the light on that afternoon to coincide with Truro’s automatic Christmas lights switch-on.*

The reindeer were purchased in 2020 by Truro BID using government Accelerated Capital Funding from the Truro Town Deal.

*𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ-𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 (𝑒.𝑔. 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑜 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑠).

07/10/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆

The BIG Truro Market returns this Saturday 10 October, with local crafts, lifestyle products and produce.

Held on Lemon Quay from 9am to 4pm, it will feature around 60 Cornwall Shop Small and Truro Farmers Market stalls. Visitors can also enjoy live music, creative workshops and street food.

We are continuing to support Cornwall Shop Small with a small contribution towards operating costs, as the markets boost city centre footfall and can benefit local businesses, including hospitality.

The BIG Truro Market is also supported by Truro City Council and Visit Truro.

07/10/2026

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

The Truro Antiques and Collectables Market is taking place today, Wednesday 7 October from 9.30am to 4pm.

The market, which we also previously delivered until 2023, will be at an exciting new location, outside the front of Truro Cathedral at High Cross.

Visitors and residents will be able to browse and buy a wide range of distinctive, pre-loved antiques and collectables items in front of the city’s historic cathedral.

The antiques market will begin on a slightly smaller scale than the former Lemon Quay event. We hope to grow the Truro Antiques and Collectables Market and bring it back for further dates next year, with more traders taking part.

06/10/2026

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿

Truro BID, in conjunction with Newham BID, are hosting the tenth City Clean Up on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October this autumn.

The aim of City Clean Up is to encourage as many businesses and organisations as possible to volunteer an hour or whatever time they can spare to get involved in helping to clean and tidy our great little city.

Local Community Volunteers are organising litter picks to take place in Truro's surrounding neighbourhoods as part of City Clean Up. Damien Richards, Community Development Officer, from Truro City Council will also be inviting Truro community groups to take part.

Truro Businesses, if you or your colleagues are interested in being part of City Clean Up within the City Centre on Friday 16 October, please email [email protected] ASAP and by Friday 9 October. It would be to do sign washing, cable tie cutting or litter picking for an hour.

We will supply high visibility vests, gloves, bags and litter sticks (thanks to Clean Cornwall).

Truro City Council Newham Truro

05/10/2026

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆

As you may be aware Q-Park recently took over a number of car parks previously run by NCP, including the High Cross Park.

Q-Park have confirmed that colleagues working in Truro City Centre can now get parking for £4.95 (per 24 hours) at High Cross Car Park with the discount code daily, from Monday to Sunday.

To get the discount code, email: [email protected] stating where you work in Truro. To pre-book parking at High Cross Car Park online, see webpage link in comments, which also details other discounted parking options in the city.

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