The General Manager of Nottingham’s Park Plaza and Chino Latino, Tom Waldron-Lynch, has been elected vice chair of the Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) – the organisation that aims to boost income for businesses by attracting more visitors to the city centre.
With around 770 members made up of retail businesses and licensed premises in the city centre, and a combined income of over £850k, the Nottingham BID is one of the largest in the country. It has quickly become a key, influential voice in Nottingham, delivering a series of initiatives around marketing, environmental, safety and access issues, and licensing matters, which the businesses themselves said will make a difference to them, in terms of attracting visitors to the city.
Tom has played an active role as director of the BID since it was first formed earlier this year, following the merger of the city’s original Retail and Leisure BIDs. He was put forward by current BID chair, Jeff Allen, and voted for unanimously by the BID’s board of directors.
“As the responsibility and influence of the Nottingham BID continues to build, it naturally follows that workload increases,” says Jeff Allen, who volunteers his time to the BID whilst managing his own city centre business, Castle Sound & Vision. “We continually work hard to enhance the experience that visitors can enjoy when they come to the city and Tom’s background and understanding of the leisure industry will help enormously with his new position as vice chair. He’ll be working closely with our partner organisations, and of course our members, to ensure Nottingham remains the region’s shopping and leisure destination of choice and I’m confident Tom’s approach to the role will strengthen the BID even further.”
Tom Waldron-Lynch is looking forward to supporting Jeff Allen in delivering the BID’s vision.
“I firmly believe that Nottingham is a city that’s hard to beat in terms of our retail and leisure offer, and I’m determined to spread that message as widely as possible,” adds Tom.
