Stronger Voice for Business
Newcastle's Quayside
During discussions with businesses prior to our Renewal ballot in 2018, NE1 identified the Quayside as a key area of focus. The feedback from NE1 members was clear; the city had turned its back on the river and the Quayside, significant investment was long ove...
Stronger Voice for Business
NE1 CAN
A programme of engagement and events bringing together cross-sector businesses, and education and youth providers across the city and wider region to deliver real-life careers advice, insight, and inspiration whilst raising aspiration and ambition across our w...
Operations
NE1 Street Rangers and Clean Team
Whilst it may not be glamorous, the work the Street Rangers and Clean Team do on a day-to-day basis is integral and they are a tremendously popular and much-valued element of NE1's delivery in the heart of the city.The Clean Team remove in excess of 7,000 ...
Operations
The Retail Core
Newcastle has benefited from consistently high demand for retail space and increasingly attracts top-end retailers and brands. That said, there is much work still to be done in creating the right environment; commercial and physical, necessary to attract the i...
Operations
The Bigg Market
As a key priority in NE1's second BID term, the project set out to transform the economic fortunes of the Bigg Market. Our objective was to capitalise on the area's fabulous heritage value and deliver an attractive, commercially sustainable destinatio...
Attracting and Promoting
Marketing Support
Across a broad range of media channels, NE1 offers the ability to amplify business messages to the loyal and engaged following that we have built up over several years.Our social media platforms have over 215,000 followers, a valuable tool to be utilised f...
Attracting and Promoting
Newcastle Restaurant Week
From its beginnings in January 2012 with 13 restaurants participating, the event has bloomed into a behemoth, transforming what were the two quietest weeks of the year for restaurants into two of the busiest.With more than 100 venues taking part, the event...
Attracting and Promoting
Screen on the Green
Previously known as Monument Movies, Screen on the Green moved to Old Eldon Square in 2016 and has grown exponentially ever since, delivering a bigger and better event each summer.Alongside the screening of over 80 free films during the 6-week school break...
Operations
Central Station
This said, the quality of arrival had significantly diminished over the decades and all involved parties recognised the need to invest in bringing the station back to some of its former glory. Notwithstanding this, it was only when NE1 was able to catalys...
Stronger Voice for Business
Outdoor Hospitality Grants
In response to the introduction of 'outdoor service only' restrictions as part of the Covid-19 pandemic NE1 acted quickly to support and encourage as many businesses as possible to operate outdoors. After successfully lobbying Newcastle City Council a...
Stronger Voice for Business
National and International Work
Only by ensuring that these strengths are understood as widely as possible by investors can the future economic growth of the city be secured. NE1 is therefore increasingly working with property owners and investment funds to progress development sites. More s...
Operations
Newcastle City Marina
Newcastle's Quayside now delivers a modern waterfront experience visitors to the city want and expect. The economic impact of the marina has also been impressive; it has paid for itself three times over based on visitor spend.Visit NewcastleCityMarina.co.u...
Attracting and Promoting
Alive After Five
NE1 was uniquely well-positioned to put together a package attractive to both businesses and consumers. It included retailers extending opening hours until 8pm during the week, free parking after 5pm in 7 multi-storey car parks across the city, and a range of ...
Operations
Business Crime Reduction Partnership
NE1’s City Environment survey conducted in 2021 found that almost 90% of low-level crimes were not being reported by businesses, primarily as they found the process occupied so much of their resources, as well as lacking faith in any tangible action resulting....
Attracting and Promoting
Summer in the City
As the event has grown over recent years NE1 has expanded into collaborating with a range of city centre businesses to host a varied programme of free events centred around Newcastle’s Quayside that appeal to a range of different age groups, from storytelling ...
Attracting and Promoting
Newcastle's Christmas
Between 2017 and 2019 NE1 trialled a series of interventions to grow the city’s festive experience, including city centre fairground rides as well as events including the cultural advent calendar The 24 Doors of Christmas and the popular Search for Santa trail...