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Truro BID

Information on Truro BID's activities & businesses matters for those working in Truro City Centre. We first became operational in October 2007.

Truro Business Improvement District (BID) is a business led initiative which gives businesses the power to raise funds locally to be spent locally on improving a defined commercial area. Truro BID represents circa 380 Truro businesses and from 2007 to 2017 invested £3.4million into the City centre. We’re now in our fourth 5 year term, which runs until October 2027. We are independent from local au

thorities and other statutory agencies and deliver projects over and above the baseline service provided by them. Some of our work includes:

∙ Delivering and funding Truro’s annual City Centre Christmas Lights scheme (along with past donations from Lionel and Carol Knight).

∙ Enhancing the festive offer with street entertainment, large scale projections on buildings, traffic-free main shopping streets, markets, and supporting Coppice Theatre shows and Father Christmas grottos.

∙ Delivering the Truro Trend high-profile Catwalk at the Cathedral.

∙ Initiating and supporting one day markets; e.g. the Duchy Fair’s Cornwall Shop Small Markets and Truro Antiques and Collectables Markets.

∙ Joint-funding with Truro City Council the annual floral hanging baskets each spring.

∙ Working with Visit Truro to promote the city, including contributing financially to printed marketing activity (Truro Guides) and Visit Truro’s website.

∙ Representing the interests of businesses on plans for the Pydar Regeneration and Truro Town Fund investment plan.

06/06/2026

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Families can enjoy a packed programme of activities and entertainment in Truro City Centre for Children’s Day in two weeks on Saturday 20 June.

We have brought together around 30 local businesses and organisations to take part. In additon, more than 30 shops and eateries will be joining in with family-friendly in-store activities and special offers.

On Lemon Quay there will be plenty of free entertainment and activities including the return of spectacular mountain bike stunt shows.

Children can enjoy a free bicycle obstacle course (bikes and helmets provided) and learn to ride a bike in a designated area. Older children can try out the manual bike machine for off-roading practice. New for this year, is the ‘Doctor Bike’ area, where kids can bring their bikes for repair.

There will be free have-a-go sessions in circus skills, dance and a boxing demo, along with dance performances.

Lemon Quay will host stalls featuring art and craft activities, and games for families, along with crazy golf and an inflatable slide.

Other family activities will be taking place across the city, including in Pydar St. A large inflatable obstacle course is planned for Boscawen St, alongside the regular Truro Farmers Market traders who are relocating to Boscawen Street for the day.

Street entertainment, including circus performers and live music, will be popping up across the city.

Many of Truro’s shops and eateries will have family friendly in-store activities and offers, including art activities, offers, competitions, and meal deals.

Children’s Day is brought to the city by Truro BID and sponsored by Coodes Solicitors.

The main program runs from 10am until 4pm on Saturday 20 June.

Many activities are free, although some activities such as the crazy golf, the inflatables and swing boats, will charge a fee.

For more information see www.visittruro.org.uk and our media release: https://www.trurobid.co.uk/press-coverage/childrensday2026

The full line up and info about the in-store activities and offers across Truro will be published on www.visittruro.org.uk a few days prior to the event.

Visit Truro Truro Farmers Market
Swamp Circus Coodes Solicitors Cornwall Dance School Jason Thomas Performing Arts Stagecoach Performing Arts Truro Boom Theatre Just 4 Kids Performing Arts

05/06/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁

A very warm welcome to Tippets Cafe who have opened at Tippets backlet, just off River St behind Proper Cornish Stuff.

They serve breakfast, light lunches and afternoon tea at this lovely spot in the city. Tippets Cafe are open 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday and can be found on facebook at Tippets Cafe Truro

Do pop in and say hello when you are passing!

Visit Truro

04/06/2026

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲

Truro Volunteers Day returns this year on Sunday 28 June, from 1pm until 5pm on Lemon Quay. The event will promote volunteering opportunities for those who are looking to give their time and energy to a suitable group that needs more hands.

Groups attending and looking for volunteers include the Police, Fire Service, St John’s Ambulance, Royal British Legion, various community groups, conservation-type groups, and animal charities. New for this year, there will be some live music from local choirs and local bands.

With 30 different groups set to participate it will be a good chance to find out about a variety of local volunteering opportunities in one place, on one day. If you are looking to volunteer (or know someone else who is) do go along and chat directly to the organisations and charities attending!

We are pleased to be supporting the Truro Volunteers Day by making a small financial donation. The event is also being supported by Truro City Council and Truro’s Cornwall Councillors.

We hope that Truro Volunteers Day goes well for those taking part. Truro Volunteers Day is free to attend. For any queries about the event email: [email protected]

03/06/2026

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 - 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 & 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿

Following the success of last year's event, we are organising and funding the Truro Classic Car Show this year for Sunday 2 August, from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

The Truro Classic Car Show offers a rare opportunity to see a wide variety of much-loved classic and vintage cars, displayed on a hard surface setting in a city centre. The event will also feature automobilia and autojumbles stalls and live music.

𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲
If you, or anyone you know, would like to exhibit your classic vehicle (car, motorcycle or commercial vehicle) please apply via our online registration form or email [email protected].

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄.

The Truro Classic Car Show is both free to attend and to exhibit vehicles, and kindly sponsored by Coodes Solicitors. Macmillan Cancer Support will be collecting on the day. For event details see Visit Truro’s website: www.visittruro.org.uk.

02/06/2026

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽!

We hope that you have spotted the summer floral displays and hanging baskets which are brightening up the city, and which we joint fund with Truro City Council.

As always, the Parks Team at Truro City Council have done a brilliant job of planting and maintaining the wonderful floral displays. We look forward to seeing even more colour across the city, once the flowers fully bloom and all the baskets are up!

Truro City Council Visit Truro

31/05/2026

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲

See below for discounted parking options, also online at: www.trurobid.co.uk/employee-offers

𝗡𝗖𝗣 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀
Those working in Truro City Centre can park for up to 24 hours in the High Cross NCP Car Park for the reduced rate of £4.95 Monday to Saturday, when entering the Saver ID Code into the NCP ParkPass App: www.ncp.co.uk/parking-solutions/ncpapp/
Once you have the App, email [email protected] and [email protected] for the code.

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁
The JustPark Wallet offers discounted parking in most Cornwall Council long stay car parks. Relevant for those who commute, as well as those who regularly visit Truro.

Parking sessions in selected long-stay car parks with Just Park Wallet are £2.89 per day in Truro. With a Just Park Wallet you can choose to park in Truro's Edward St, Garras Wharf and Moresk car parks, and any of the Cornwall Carparks listed here.

You will need to download the JustPark App and pre-load the JustPark Wallet with at least £35 which needs to be used within two years.

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲
Truro's Park and Ride is an affordable parking option if you work in Truro during the day (parking at both Langarth Park and Tregurra Park is available 6.30am to 8.30pm, Monday to Saturday). It's not exclusive for those working in the city centre.

Multi-Day Tickets to travel on the Park and Ride cost from £1.86 per day (this is for a 60 day ticket which doesn't have to used on consecutive days).

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
A reminder, and please tell your customers, that both Edward St and Moresk (Oakway) Car Parks are free after 4pm to all car park users.

30/05/2026

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼'𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹

As previously communicated, we stopped using the DISC Crime Reporting Tool on 31 March and, following our work with UK Partners Against Crime (UKPAC), now use the SentrySIS digital platform.

UKPAC is a crime reduction cooperative that uses the SentrySIS digital platform as its core operating technology for crime reporting, intelligence sharing, and offender tracking.

The SentrySIS reporting tool is more aligned with the internal Police Crime Systems and therefore easier for the police to retrieve evidence. Hopefully, the result will be more prosecutions of high street crime.

Truro businesses, if you were registered and active on DISC, you should have received a welcome email from Sentrysis. Please activate this so that you can join. If you haven't recieved a welcome email from Sentrysis, please email Truro BID on [email protected].

For more information about UKPAC, see their website: https://uk-pac.com/

29/05/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁

A warm welcome to Cocoa Truro who have recently opened at 3 Princes St, next to Busby & Fox and opposite the Truro Lounge .

Cocoa Truro is a play café offering a fun and welcoming play area for babies and toddlers up to the age of 6. They are open 7 days a week, Monday to Saturday 8.30am-4pm and Sunday 10am-3pm

Their lovely play area is for ages 0-6. It's free for under 1s and £5 per child for 1.5 hours. Customers can buy a block of 6 play sessions for the price of 4 and they will also have classes in their upstairs room starting very soon. You can find them on Instagram and Facebook at Cocoa Truro.

Cocoa Truro, great to have you in the city, the premises looks amazing!

28/05/2026

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

We have started putting up posters up in Truro for Children's Day, which is taking place across the city centre on Saturday 20 June.

We're also out and about from this week asking businesses to host window posters and flyers for our summer events, Children's Day and the Truro Classic Car Show. Both these events are being kindly sponsored by Coodes Solicitors and full event details are listed on www.visittruro.org.uk.

Truro businesses, please get in touch on the email below if you can host flyers and / posters.

𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁: 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘆.𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗸@𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗱.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸 𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗣.

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27/05/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲

All Truro businesses are invited to attend the next Shop Watch meeting, on Tuesday 2 June 10am at Training Room 4a, Pydar House, Pydar St, TR1 1XU.

Shop Watch meetings provide businesses with a chance to share city centre crime related topics, local knowledge and issues with other businesses, the police and Truro BID.

It would be great to have lots of businesses and organisations joining in, so just turn up to the Shop Watch meeting on Tuesday 2 June.

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First Floor, Truro Library
Truro
TR11EP

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441872273999

Website

http://www.trurobid.co.uk/

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