About Hello Dorking
Hello Dorking is the team behind the Dorking BID (Business Improvement District), a group of local businesses working together to improve the town centre. We run events, help businesses grow and make the town a better place to live, work and visit.
What is a BID?
A short explanation of how local businesses in Dorking pool resources to improve the town.
The BID Area
See which parts of Dorking are included in the BID and who it covers.
Meet the Hello Dorking Team
Meet the Hello Dorking delivery team and the board who support their work.
Projects Hello Dorking have delivered and are delivering
- Largest funder of Christmas Lights
- Hanging baskets, Christmas Trees and Flags
- Christmas Festival
- VE Day and Vintage Day events
- Wedding Week
- Food and Drink Week
- Dorking Walking Festival
- Shakespeare Walk
- Good Living Festival
- Festival of Light
- VE Day and Christmas Planters
- Town Centre Website with Business Directory and excellent SEO
- Weekly What’s On Guide for the town
- Presence at local events to promote town centre businesses including Great Big Green Week, Pippfest and Dorking Halls Family Fun Day
- Summer and Christmas in Dorking Printed Guides delivered door-to-door
- Family events throughout the year
- Town Centre Trails
- Live music in St Martin’s Walk
- Additional street signage and advertising
- Business Communication, Information and Lobbying
- Street clean ups bringing businesses and the community together
- Weekly newsletter to businesses and residents
- Highly engaged social media promotion on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn of approx 15,000 combined followers
- Business networking and training events
- DISC crime reporting system with direct integration to Surrey Police and formation of Dorking’s Business Crime Reduction Partnership
- New and renovated town centre planters for 2026
- CIL Funding grant of circa £100K to refurbish South Street Gardens with quality infrastructure, local craftmanship and heritage materials
