Our Principal Aim...

...is to create a more vibrant, viable and sustainable town centre for Lerwick

Living Lerwick is using the Business Improvement District (BID) model to improve the Lerwick town centre area. The BID framework is used to help town centre businesses to help themselves.

For businesses in the area, the major stages of the process are:

• We ask you what improvements you would like
• We create a business plan detailing your improvements
• You vote on your business plan and agree that you are happy to contribute to achieve the aims
• If a majority is achieved, your plans are put into action
• Since you are contributing, we can try to lever in more funding and do more of your improvements