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Poole BID Consultation 2025 Survey Questions. This is YOUR town, This is YOUR investment

We’re asking every levy payer to tell us what you’d like the BID to focus on in our new term from 2026–2031.

Your answers to the following survey questions will inform our business plan and priorities. Whether you want more events, marketing, safety initiatives or something brand new — now’s the time to shape the future.

Please respond by Friday 26th September 2025
SECTION 1: A SAFER, STRONGER POOLE
Q1. The BID has funded a dedicated Business Crime Liaison Officer (BCLO) and secured access to SentrySIS, a secure, digital platform that enables levy payers to report incidents quickly and directly. It also provides a messaging tool for businesses to communicate with each other and Poole’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. This enhanced system has already contributed to arrests and the issuing of Criminal Behaviour Orders.(Required.)
Q2. Targeted Police Days of Action supported by SentrySIS, with Poole BID partnering with Dorset Police, BCP Council, and the Police & Crime Commissioner to coordinate crime reduction on behalf of levy payers — recognising that defeating crime requires joint effort between businesses and authorities.(Required.)
Q3. A new BID-funded initiative introducing an SIA trained Security Officer, providing a visible rapid response presence across the whole town, with 40 hours of coverage each week, complementing existing security and Dorset Police and helping to deter shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.(Required.)
Q4. Are there other improvements you’d like to see in a Safer, Stronger Poole?
SECTION 2: PRIDE IN PLACE
Q5. ‘Dusty’ our BID-funded maintenance machine and operator. Provides year-round cleaning, maintenance and plant care to enhance the appearance of Poole’s town centre.(Required.)
Q6. We complete planting schemes across Poole town including olive trees, summer hanging baskets, and year round planters that all add vibrancy.(Required.)
Q7. We secure funding to commission public murals, like those at Old Orchard, Poole Train Station and the Bus Station Underpass. improving the look and feel of public routes.(Required.)
Q8. Improving visual appeal by introducing town-wide bunting and other heritage restorations like the lampposts.(Required.)
Q9. Are there other improvements you’d like to see in Pride in Place?