Achievements

Area Promotion

The BID has delivered the following to promote Kirkcaldy and increase footfall:

• Fife International Carnival (in partnership with Fife Council, Fife Cultural Trust, On at Fife)
• The Big Haggis – Burns Night
• Family Easter Events in High Street
• Bike Race in Partnership with Fife Council
• Kirkcaldy Comedy Festivals
• Beach Motorbike racing (Kirkcaldy & District Motor Club)
• Lantern Parade & Christmas Lights switch on
• Advertising in local papers (Shop Local campaigns)
• Advertising on Local/Regional Radio
• TV Promotion in Mercat Shopping Centre
• Website/Facebook promotion
• Marketing Strategy

Clean & Attractive

The following projects have been undertaken to address cleanliness & attractiveness in the Town Centre:

• Growing Kirkcaldy - Increased floral arrangements (Beautiful Scotland - Won Silver Gilt and best BID area awards in 2013).
• Intensive Street Cleaning
• Shop Front Schemes
• Gutter Clean
• Waste Advice
• Civic lighting
• Gull control
• In conjunction with Fife Council upgrading of  the Christmas Lights

Safe and Welcoming

• Championed new Town Centre Signage project
• ‘Check-Out’ Scheme (sharing information between retailers)
• Safer Shopping Award – Scottish Business Resilience Centre
• Business Alert for all BID businesses
• Shop Safe Radio Scheme – reduction in cost
• Wifi Kirkcaldy Town Centre
• Purse Bells

Facilitation

Projects that have been established to help local businesses & to reduce costs:

• Business Support Grants
• Parking issues
• Adam Smith roundabout
• Rates – Scottish Chamber of Commerce
• Business Advisory Support  - cost reduction in electricity, gas and telecoms costs.
• IT & Telecom Solutions
• Regular Business Forums
• Quarterly Newsletters