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Independents Week – Blog – Gloucester Chamber of Commerce
Luke Lutman, President, Gloucester Chamber of CommerceIndependent businesses form the base fabric of any city. Gloucester has some great independent businesses creating a unique identity with an offering found nowhere else. Developing a community, independent...
Gloucester City Celebrates its Diverse Independents!
Independent businesses are so important. They are the personality in any place and bring to life the diversity of the city! Independents account for around 65% of the approximately 290,000 retail outlets in the UK and are at the heart of local communities throughout...
Independents Week – Spotlight – G & W Furniture
G & W Furniture, Southgate Street We are a family run quality furniture retailer, we have been trading in Gloucester for just under 50 years. Our store on Southgate Street overlooks the Historic Docks and uniquely has part of the Roman Wall, dating back to 97AD...
Independents Week – Blog – Campaign for Pubs
Alastair Kerr, South West Regional Representative, Campaign for Pubs "When I talk about pubs, I am often reminded of how William Blake once described them 'A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation'....
Independents Week – Spotlight – Raven Seniors Association
Raven Seniors Association, Hare Lane We are a small charity open two mornings a week for seniors to get together over a cuppa tea/coffee and meet people. Currently open Tuesdays and FridaysThe Raven Seniors Association is a charitable trust run by volunteer’s. It’s...
Independents Week – Spotlight – The Comfy Pew Cafe Bistro
The Comfy Pew Cafe Bistro, Cathedral Quarter, College Street We are a small family and friends run cafe in the heart of Gloucester just by the Cathedral gates. We opened May 21 just after the covid lockdown so times were tough enough then came the energy crisis. We...
Independents Week – Spotlight – The Folk of Gloucester
The Folk Cafe at The Folk of Gloucester, Cathedral Quarter, Westgate Street Gloucester Civic Trust proudly presents our cafe, serving drinks including alcohol with hot and cold food.It’s rewarding to meet with visitors to the folk and exhibitions, we’re often...
Independents Week – Spotlight – Treasure Seekers Hub
Treasure Seekers, Cathedral Quarter, Westgate Street. Treasure Seekers is a social enterprise set up in 2012 to help people in Gloucestershire become the best version of themselves. Treasure Seekers Hub is an art and craft shop and space selling pre-packed art and...
Independents Week – Spotlight – TANK Gloucester
TANK Gloucester, Gloucester Docks TANK was the first pub opened by Gloucester Brewery in 2015, occupying the original brewery premises. In TANK we offer the perfect venue to sample the best beers brewed in the city, alongside Fox's Kiln Distillery gins & vodkas,...
Independents Week – Spotlight – Gloucester Brewery
Gloucester Brewery, Warehouse 4, Gloucester Docks Gloucester Brewery is a craft beer brewery and micro-distillery based in the heart of Gloucester Docks, we have a passion for creating the best quality products possible and we love to share them with our customers. We...
Independents Week – Spotlight – VRXPERIENCE
VRXPERIENCE, Southgate Street Virtual Reality and gaming is something I've been interested in for most of my life. I remember gathering my brothers to sit around the TV, controllers in hand, and playing against each other for hours. That's the feeling I wanted to...
Gloucester will be Blooming with Colour this Summer!
Over 125 planters of various types, containing thousands of plants were added to brighten up the city last week. For the last 5 years, Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) has arranged for city streets to be adorned with beautiful blooms and this year has...
PUMA Set to Leap into Gloucester Quays
Peel L&P has announced that PUMA, the internationally renowned athletic apparel brand, has signed at premier South West outlet and dining destination, Gloucester Quays. PUMA, one of the world’s largest sports manufacturers, will open its 2,184 sqft outlet store at...
Independents Week – Blog – FSB
Sam Holliday, FSB Gloucestershire and West of England Every successful and thriving town and city needs a retail and hospitality mix – one that combines some of the big national names we all know with the thriving, independent small businesses who give an area it's...
Westgate Street Retailers Invited to be Part of Festival
Hi!Street Fest is coming to Gloucester City centre on 1st July 2023 and the organisers have invited the retailers on Westgate Street to join in with the celebrations! "This event represents the celebration of the regeneration work delivered through High Street...
Gloucester’s nightlife wins international award!
Gloucester joins vibrant night-time destinations around the world including places in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, by winning the coveted Purple Flag It’s the sixth time the city has won the Purple Flag award for its evening and night-time economy which is...
Our Famous Free Food Festival is Back on the Menu
Gloucester Quays Free Food Festival - Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July 2023 We are excited to announce that on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July, the most popular food festival in the South West is back to cook up a storm at the historic docks. If you love cooking...
Dredging Update from Canal and River Trust
''The second phase of the Canal & River Trust's dredging programme at Gloucester Docks has seen 5,500m3 of silt removed from the Docks" Please find the latest report from the Canal and River Trust below. Gloucester Docks dredging update 22 May 2023
Calling Businesses: Let Your Customers Park for Free Trial
Gloucester Business Improvement District is looking for 10 BID businesses to take part in a trial parking project. Following on from the hairdressers C14’s successful offer ‘Book a cut or colour with any stylist and get your parking taken off the total! Just bring...
A Hive of Activity in Gloucester This May Half-Term!
We’re fast approaching the May half-term school holidays, plus another bank holiday, and Gloucester city centre will be a hive of activity for children of all ages! Don your gown, fix your crown and get selfie ready on the throne fit for a King or Queen at Gloucester...