Bromley Town Centre has been selected as one of London’s three new Night Time Enterprise Zones, enabling the town to host a series of evening events and projects to boost activity after 6pm, with events in the BR1 Lates campaign taking place throughout the year.
This year has seen 3 great events associated with the NTEZ programme:
Winter Lights Spectacular
Crowds gathered to see mesmerising performers and stunning light up attractions that had Bromley town centre aglow on Wednesday 25 October.
Friends and families came together to make the most of the darker evenings with a host of activities, journeying through light up tunnels and touching the enticing sensory spheres across the high street. Spark! LED Drummers proved especially popular with visitors, wowing the crowds with their dazzling routines throughout the evening. Residents also made the most of cocktail masterclasses, creating colourful drinks to match the glow-in-the-dark face painting that many had adopted for the evening.
Read more about the event or check out some of the photos on our Instagram.
High Street Lates: A Sport and Wellbeing Festival
The Sport and Wellbeing Festival on Tuesday 25 July was packed full of sporting entertainment promoting active and healthy lifestyles whilst showcasing Bromley as a vibrant and exciting evening destination.
The festival offered a 7.5m climbing wall, F1 car simulator, performance stage, various local sports clubs offering taster sessions, Wellbeing zones, street food vans and bar, a silent disco, live music, sports photography exhibition and much more.
Read more about the event and check out some of the photos on Instagram.
Library Lates
The first special BR1 Lates event was a hugely popular night of special entertainment that saw huge crowds dancing and having fun in Bromley Central Library this April, with almost 3000 visitors in total. The Library Lates saw live music, dancing, cocktail making, and book reading from special guests Kate Lawler and Sandra Agard. The silent disco drew a large crowd of all ages and a particular highlight saw the enthralling Spark Drummers bring colour, rhythm and flair to the town centre. Read more about the night or check out some of the photos on our Instagram.
Project background
Alongside this entertainment, town centre improvements such as lighting upgrades will be delivered to ensure a welcoming high street is created.
The Night Time Enterprise Zone project has seen over £250,000 invested in events and improved infrastructure in Bromley town centre with Bromley Council and partners, Your Bromley, collectively providing match funding to the grant received from the Mayor of London. The event programme is also being delivered in partnership with Greenwich Leisure Limited, Proactive Bromley and Your Bromley.
As part of the Night Time Enterprise Zone programme, a toolkit has been developed providing advice and guidance to venues that are considering opening late. The toolkit can be found here.
The Night Time Enterprise Zone is also supporting the Good Work Bromley campaign. This campaign showcases best employment practice in Bromley and provides links to resources and support for employers. More information on Good Work Bromley can be found here.