The town centre Street Wardens have helped turn Great Yarmouth town centre into a cleaner, safer and friendlier place, but without a BID we could no longer afford them – they are wholly funded by gyBID.
The Street Warden team have many purposes, including:
- Responding to calls for assistance
- Support retailers in crime reporting
- Counteracting anti-sociable behaviour
- Discouraging shoplifting
- Reporting damage to street scene
- Assisting lost persons
- Providing a uniformed presence
The Street Wardens’ uniformed presence cannot be underestimated. They make the streets safer and make customers feel safer. In a survey of town centre businesses in 2025, 92% or respondents confirmed that the street wardens were important to them. Their continued presence in the town centre is dependent upon a successful gyBID renewal ballot taking place in March 2026.
