Join the festive trail Our final festive activity on the calendar is on Saturday 21st Dec, where we’ll be hosting...

Christmas Light Switch on update Due to severe weather over the weekend, to support public safety we activated our contingency...

Hamilton Light Switch on – This Saturday: Contingency plans activated: We are tracking very poor weather conditions for this Saturday...

Christmas events 2024 Our fantastic festive events program kicks off this weekend with our Christmas Market, Regent centre festive celebration...

Parking enforcement – Quarry Street: We have been informed by the local authority that parking enforcement will recommence shortly within...

Hamilton Market – This Saturday 2nd November: Our popular arts and crafts market returns to the Regent Centre this Saturday following...

Feature on our socials & free photography: This month we’ve been joined by our fantastic new photographer, Katie who has...

Hamilton loves local this Christmas Our Christmas festive event dates have now been announced via our new Christmas website, launched...

Christmas is just around the corner…why not promote your business with us?: This year we have a whole host of...

Feature on our socials & free photography This month we welcome our new photographer, Katie who has joined the team...

Festive Plans It may only be September but were only 15 weeks until Christmas! This year we have another superb...

Scotland Loves Local week – get involved: We’re getting behind this years SLL week through a series of TikTok video’s,...

Scotland loves local week: This years Scotland loves local week takes place from 26th August, and once again we’re getting involved...

Hamilton market returns this Saturday: The market is back in the Regent Centre this Saturday, from 10am to 4pm and...

Summer Market this Saturday – Road closed Hamilton Market returns to Quarry Street this Saturday with a wonderful array of...

Hamilton Summer Market – Quarry Street 6th July: (Road closure) The market is back with a summer trail and music...

Market and event dates… June 1st – Indoor market: Hamilton Market returns to the Regent centre this Saturday following a successful start...

Need help with recruitment? Hamilton’s Aspirare Recruitment are providing businesses in the area with FREE access to their superb recruitment...

Quarry Street free parking: Following our ongoing feedback, we are please to see that parking locations have now been marked...

Keeping Hamilton tidy: In the past week the local authority has engaged with local residents regarding residential waste bins and...

Hamilton Masterplan consultation: https://www.hamiltonfuture.co.uk We’re now nearing the end of the councils consultation period, regarding the masterplan, therefore if you haven’t...

New recruitment page, dedicated to and exclusively for BID area businesses. We’ve teamed up with Hamilton’s Aspirare Recruitment Scotland to bring to...

Hamilton Masterplan consultation: Website link https://www.hamiltonfuture.co.uk The public and businesses are still able to attend open sessions within the former...

New Recruitment Page: Dedicated to and exclusively for BID area businesses. We’ve teamed up with Hamilton’s Aspirare Recruitment Scotland to bring to...

Hamilton Masterplan Consultation: https://www.hamiltonfuture.co.uk The Public consultation continues this week within the former quiz unit in the Regent Centre. The...

Hamilton Masterplan Consultation: Website link: https://www.hamiltonfuture.co.uk The public and businesses are able to attend open sessions within the former Quiz unit...

Hamilton Masterplan Consultation: The public and businesses are able to attend open sessions within the former Quiz unit in the...

Town centre Masterplan:  As you will be aware, the local authority has now released information regarding the future of our...

Spring Festival starts this Saturday: Hamilton Market is back in the Regent Centre this Saturday, with lots of kids activities...

30min Free Parking Trial: The trial which sees free 30min parking on Quarry Street, Cadzow and Townhead street (in the...

Vehicle Trial commences: The trial that sees free 30minute parking within areas of Quarry Street, Cadzow Street and Townhead Street...

Free 30min parking trial proceeding 1st February: Plans to open Quarry Street and Cadzow Street to traffic and the provision of...

Participate in the treasure hunt and trail: Applications are now open for businesses wishing to participate in our treasure trail...

Hamilton People Magazine: We have teamed up with local publication Hamilton People Magazine, delivered to over 6,000 Hamilton homes to...

Quarry Street Vehicle Trial due to commence 1st February: The purpose of the trial is to encourage visitors to use...

2023… It’s been a year that certainly has had its challenges but also positives too. We’ve been looking back at...

Crime support open day – Beefeater Hamilton: 10:30 – 14:00 Monday 11th December – (Drop in anytime between these times) We...

Crime support open day – Beefeater Hamilton: 10:30 – 14:00 Monday 11th December – (Drop in anytime between these times) We...

Christmas comes to Hamilton! Last Saturday we hosted the annual Hamilton Our Town Christmas Light Switch on event that took...

Christmas Light Switch on this Saturday 10:00 – 17:30, Quarry Street: We’re delighted to be hosting the annual Hamilton Our...

Quarry Street free parking trial reminder: As you will be aware, a free 30min parking trial is planned to commence...

Thank you from Hamilton Our Town: Hamilton Our Town would like to express our gratitude and thanks to the town...

‘Keep it local this Christmas’ campaign launches: Our ‘Keep it Local’ campaign has officially launched and we couldn’t be more...

Town Centre security: We are assessing an opportunity to introduce a business radio system over a 3-month trial period in...

Town Centre security: We are assessing an opportunity to introduce a business radio system over a 3-month trial period in...

Get your Christmas event or promotion included in the festive guide!  We’ll be launching and promoting our Hamilton Festive guide at the...

Police engagement drop-in session – Friday. We have arranged an opportunity to engage with our local officers this Friday at...

Police engagement date Friday 29th September: We’re providing the opportunity to engage directly with our local police officers at a casual...

Police engagement drop in – Beefeater 29th September: Drop in anytime to the Beefeater, Townhead Street from 10am and 2pm on...

Hamilton Markets – Final call for vendors for the year: We start the 2nd half of the years markets on the...

Sign up now to our video showcase promotion for Scotland loves local week: Lights, Camera, Promotion! Introducing Our Small Business...

Sign up now to our video showcase promotion for Scotland loves local week: Lights, Camera, Promotion! Introducing Our Small Business...

Hamilton Market returns this Saturday – Road closure reminder: We’re back this Saturday on Quarry Street with our market and...

Pride South Lanarkshire 2023 We were absolutely delighted by the public response to the area’s first Pride events which took place...

Pride South Lanarkshire: Road closures: Tomorrow, Saturday 29th July, the first ever Pride South Lanarkshire, is taking place in our area. As...

Pride is coming to Hamilton… The countdown has started to the first ever Pride events to take place in Hamilton...

Scotland loves local Market 12th August In support of the Scotland Loves Local campaign, Hamilton Market will be rebranded as the ‘Scotland...

Hamilton Market: Last Saturday 24th June was our 5th Market of 2023 and once again we we’ve been delighted by the public...

Sponsorship opportunities: With the growing popularity, consistency, and profile of our events we would like to highlight sponsorship opportunities related...

Hamilton Market: Over a period of 3 months, (March – May) almost 10,000 additional visitors year on year have visited...

Hamilton Market returns: Our Market is back on Saturday 27th May in the Regent Centre, 10am – 4pm. If anyone wishes...

Pride Guide / business involvement: We are hosting Pride South Lanarkshire on the 28th & 29th July this year. There will be...

Networking / AGM today at the Beefeater! You’ll find us in the Beefeater between 10am and 4pm today. 10am –...

Networking drop in day & AGM: We’re hosting our 2nd networking drop in next Tuesday 10am – 2pm in the Beefeater...

AGM: We’ll be hosting our AGM on the 25th April in the Beefeater, 2pm – 4pm. This has been the location...

Easter Gala this Saturday / markets: We’re back on Quarry Street this Saturday for Hamilton Easter Gala event. We anticipate...

Quarry Street opening plans: Thanks to everyone that has provided feedback so far on these proposals. This week we have...

Quarry Street opening: We’re looking for your feedback….As many of you may know we had previously campaigned for the opening...

Quarry Street opening: As many of you may know we had previously campaigned for the opening of Quarry Street’s pedestrianised...

Networking drop in this Thursday 10am-2pm: We’re hosting the 1st of 5 drop-in networking day this Thursday at the Beefeater Premier...

First networking date of the year…Thursday 23rd February: Join us at our drop in networking event on the 23rd February at the...

Post Office: Since hearing the news regarding the closure of the post office on Cadzow Street, we have been engaging...

Hamilton Market goes monthly from March: Following the growing popularity of the market, operated by ourselves we are planning to...

Networking Day: We will be hosting the 1st of 5 business networking days on February 23rd in the Beefeater on Townhead Street. Come...

New support package for 2023. Sign up today! We are delighted to launch our updated support package for businesses located...

Review of the year: We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the...

Final market date: Our final market event date will take place Saturday 17th December. Over the past two Saturdays we have...

Reindeer Parade this Saturday 3rd December: We’re back on Quarry Street this Saturday with the Reindeer Parade and rescheduled light switch...

Christmas Light Switch on – Urgent: We have been tracking wind gust levels, (currently between 32mph & 38 mph) and...

Business News: Non-domestic rates revaluation: We are aware of a forthcoming non-domestic rates revaluation taking place 1st April 2023. Every non-domestic property...

Marketing: As we head into a vital seasonal period marketing the town centre and businesses in the area becomes even...

Christmas events: We are looking forward to hosting 3 fantastic festive events on Quarry Street this Christmas including the Light...

Businesses vote for Hamilton Our Town (BID) to continue for new term: We would like to say a huge thank...

Ballot deadline approaching: Votes for our renewal ballot have until October 6th to be received by the election’s office. If you have...

Ballot period remains open: Voters post now Votes for our renewal ballot have until October 6th to be received by the...

Open day: Many thanks again to all of the businesses that came along to our open last week at the...

Ballot opens this week: Hamilton Our Town BID’s current term is coming to an end after October. This week all businesses...

Digital Open Day: Win 4 FREE VIP tickets to see Kevin Bridges at the Hydro Drop into the Beefeater, Townhead...

Final market event this Saturday: Over the past 2 weeks we have been hosting our Hamilton Market events right in...

Mela, Pride and Market: We were delighted by the public response to our 1st event of the summer last Saturday with...

Digital open day: Kevin Bridges tickets to be won! As a business in the ‘BID’ area you are invited to...

Digital Open Day & Business Plan launch: We have teamed up with Reach solutions and Made In Scotland to bring...

Graffiti: I am pleased to report that following our intervention, M&S have removed the graffiti from their vacant unit facing...

Antisocial behaviour update: Following issues over the past few months, we were pleased to have seen a significant reduction in...

Anti-social behaviour: Over the past 4 weeks we have been reporting vandalism issues to the local police and the local...

Summer events: We are delighted to announce our summer event schedule in support of footfall and marketing of the town...

Parliamentary committee visit: We were delighted to host visitors from the Parliaments Economic and fair work committee on Monday 16th...

Hamilton town centre app: A new app that is designed to support Hamilton business and community groups is due to...

AGM this Friday: We will be hosting our AGM this Friday at 14:00 via zoom and we hope that you...

AGM Update: Thanks for the interest in attending our AGM next Friday. To make it easier for businesses to attend...

Easter Events: A massive thanks to all of the businesses that participated in our 1st ever Easter market events over the...

Easter Events:On Saturday we hosted our 1st ever Easter Gala market date. We were delighted to see the town centre look...

Easter Gala: This Saturday sees the 1st of our 2 Easter Gala markets taking place on Quarry Street. We hope to...

Survey update: Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to complete our survey with over 26% of the area...

Brand New Easter events coming to town!  On the 9th and 16th of April Hamilton Our town supported by Juniors Play, St...

Market stall opportunity: We still have space left for anyone wishing to take a free stall on either the 9th or...

Close Contact Services Fund now open A new grant to support close contact businesses impacted by COVID restrictions has now...

Xercise4Less:   Xcercise4Less are offering a free guest pass for anyone that works with a company involved with the Hamilton BID.  To...

Following the success of last year’s market events, we are now in the planning stages for x2 Family Fun Day...

Our town our streets video campaign 2022 We know how vital our marketing for the town centre has become. With...

Survey: Many thanks to everyone that has completed our survey online so far – this has been greatly appreciated.  I...

Our town our streets video campaign 2022 We know how vital our marketing for the town centre has become. With...

The Scottish government has now provided further information on grant applications for businesses that are in eligible sectors for the support...

December and January Business Support Top Up Information regarding this top-up grant has been published on the South Lanarkshire Council...

Hamilton Our Town (BID Business Survey)As we head into 2022 it’s more important now than ever that the town centre...

The First Minister has announced further measures regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Please click the link to the government website for details....

Following the latest guidance released from the Scottish Government yesterday, here at the Hamilton BID we will continue to do...

The Scottish Government have published an updated article for Businesses and workplaces, we are urging all of the Businesses in...

A massive thank you to everyone that came out to either take a stall, leaflet or just enjoy the day...

Christmas events start this Saturday Hamilton (BID) Our Town is delighted to bring to you five dates of festive fun...

Christmas Market Plans: We are delighted to be bringing to you five festive events starting with the Christmas Market &...

2022 marks the end of Hamilton BID’s current 5-year term in the town. We believe that our work offers great value...

Market Events: We’re now only 1 month away from our 1st market dates and Christmas lights switch-on! We want as...

Christmas 2021: With us almost in October Christmas planning is well and truly underway across many businesses in town. The...

Hamilton Market: Thanks once again to all of you that participated at last Saturday’s Market. With x20 stalls taken by...

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the businesses that got involved with the 1st market date on...

Hamilton Market We’re just a few days off from our 1st Saturday market! For the BID businesses taking a stall, you...