Skipton BID Newsletter – October 2025
Join free Halloween fun for all the family in Skipton this year!
From a pop-up pumpkin patch bringing a traditional feel into the town centre, to a mystery monster trail featuring ghosts and ghouls, there’s plenty on offer for Skipton’s spooky season!
Visit the Welcome to Skipton website to find out more.
Skipton’s brilliant business community gathered to celebrate at the town’s Business Awards earlier this month.
From Skipton’s Shining Star and Best New Business, to the top Retailer, Restaurant and Bar, the awards celebrate the quality and excellence on offer in Skipton!
Skipton BID would like to thank all sponsors and organisations involved in the awards for another excellent event. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Click to view all of the pictures from another amazing Awards evening.
Join the team from Tyro Training for two important workshops that will benefit both you and your organisation.
You will gain the knowledge and confidence to deal with incidents requiring medical assistance within the workplace.
These sessions are always very well received, so book a space now to ensure your place!
Skipton BID is excited to be a part of a project created to breathe a new lease of life into the town centre.
Buzzing Skipton aims to improve the appearance and environment of five overlooked but significant areas of the town and will see Skipton BID join forces with local partners.
Click the image to find out more on the upcoming sessions and workshops.
The latest figures from Skipton BID’s data partners at HUQ shows a ‘robust’ increase in footfall across the town.
The average daily count for Skipton was increased by more than 5,000 per day, with an increase of over 35,000 in the weekly average.
A full breakdown of the footfall, density, catchment and dwell time data over the last few months can be found on the BID website.
Skipton BID was pleased to welcome Ed Horner into the team September.
Ed joins the BID in the a new Projects and Communications Executive role.
Bringing over knowledge and experience from a previous position at Harrogate BID, Ed is excited to work alongside the team, BID Directors and Members to help drive Skipton forward!
To contact Ed, please email ed.horner@skiptonbid.com
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