GLOUCESTER BID NEWS
Mi Rewards: Let’s hear from some winners!
Yes - we've had an amazing 2023 with over 15 winners of Mi Rewards prizes. From tickets to the light show in Gloucester Cathedral, Luxmoralis, and a beautiful necklace from Bizarre to the reliable Gloucester Gift Card. Here's a few words from those who have won a...
Enhanced choice is on the cards as community café joins economy boosting city initiative
No.76, operated by Gloucester Charities Trust, now accepts the digital Gloucester Gift Card at its London Road community café. Customers can upload the digital gift card to digital wallets and pay using their phone. A community café is the latest business to join the...
Gloucester Cathedral launches new virtual tour
Created by locally based company, Virtual360toursglos, it uses modern technology to shed new light on this 1,000-year-old sacred space. The virtual tour is now available on the Cathedral’s website, allowing users to journey through almost every corner of this...
‘Keep spend local’ urge Gloucester firm as they share festive reward!
Staff will receive a £50 Gloucester Gift Card to spend at almost 100 local businesses. Gloucester firms can use the trivial benefits scheme to reward staff, tax free. Gloucester financial advisers Quayside Wealth Management is rewarding its team using the city’s local...
Shop Gloucester and Immerse Yourself in the Festive Feels this Christmas!
With less than four weeks to go until the BIG day, Gloucester BID asks the community to consider supporting local businesses in Gloucester this December. From hampers, jewellery and jumpers, to best sellers, crystals and gig tickets, Gloucester has a rich offering of...
Runaway Reindeers are on the loose in Gloucester!
Runaway Reindeers will be dashing all across Gloucester this Christmas as part of a magical, free art trail in the city centre. Twelve colourful, six-foot tall reindeer statues, all individually customised by brilliant local artists, will be scattered across the city...
Winter Warmer Campaign Calls Upon Gloucester Communities to Rally Around Crisis Fund
Gloucester BID is supporting the Nelson Trust’s Winter Warmer Campaign this year, by calling for donations to help be a lifeline this Christmas for individuals in need. The Winter Warmer Campaign is lead by the Nelson Trust who are urging communities to come together...
Green light for £11 million Greyfriars Quarter to transform Gloucester city centre
Plans for an ambitious new scheme that will transform Gloucester city centre have been given the green light with the news that it will receive £11 million of Levelling Up Funding. The bold new vision for a vibrant garden quarter in the heart of the city proposed by...
Things we love most about Christmas revealed as new ‘Win Your Dream Christmas’ competition launches in Gloucester!
The Win Your Dream Christmas competition gives people the chance to win a £1,000 Gloucester Gift Card. New research shows that our favourite thing about Christmas is the festive atmosphere with 40% of people saying it’s what they love most about the festive season....
Believe in Gloucester Awards Return for 2024 to Celebrate the City’s Businesses and Community Champions
Businesses across the city have come together to re-launch the Believe in Gloucester awards for 2024. Gloucester BID is bringing back the popular event for next year to help celebrate the city’s retailers, businesses, charities and community projects. There will be 15...
Project Solace – October Update
Here is the latest update on Project Solace from Adam Stevens, Street Aware Lead Officer, Gloucester "Just a quick update for you regarding the work that is still ongoing in the City regarding anti-social behaviour. Whilst the enhanced section of Operation Ebrius has...
Gloucester City Safe Receives High Praise in National Standard Accreditation
Gloucester City Safe, which enjoys a close partnership with local authorities, neighbourhood policing teams in Gloucester and Stroud, has renewed its National Standards Accreditation – recognising it has achieved the highest standards of management practices and...
Gloucester BID Seeks Enthusiastic Reindeer Project Manager for Christmas Campaign
Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager for their Runaway Reindeer Trail around this city this Christmas. The trail, which includes 12 x 6ft reindeers decorated by local artists, are due to ‘runaway’...
Gloucester City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal is Now Open for Public Consultation
The City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal Public Consultation is now live and comments on the document and the management proposals within it are invited. The closing date for comments is 20th December 2023. If you wish to view the document and comment on it you can...
Time for a Feast Fit for a King at King’s Square!
King’s Feast, Gloucester’s first ever dedicated street food celebration, will be popping up in the city’s King’s Square for its debut this weekend, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October. This free entry event, featuring a wealth of regional street food and drink...
Gloucester’s Big Pub Push is Here to Celebrate and Support City’s Inns
Gloucester’s inaugural ‘Big Pub Push’ kicks off this weekend (October 21), showcasing the city’s inns and bars with an eight-day programme of highlights including a guided tour telling the stories of their rich history. Organised by Gloucester Business Improvement...
Makers’ Market to Take Over Gloucester’s Westgate Street with Unique Gifts and Stalls
Handmade arts, crafts and all sorts besides will be on offer in Gloucester’s Westgate Street this week as a new market makes only its second appearance in the city. The Cathedral Quarter Makers’ Market will feature vibrant stalls selling lovingly crafted,...
There’s less than a week to go until Light Eternal arrives at Gloucester Cathedral!
The countdown is on until this brand-new light and sound installation, created by Luxmuralis, opens to the public and there’s still time to purchase your tickets to see it Between 19 and 28 October, members of the public are invited to come and experience Gloucester...
Gloucester Promotes National Anti-Violence Campaign to ‘ShopKind’!
Gloucester Business Improvement District is supporting the National Business Crime Centre’s ‘Safer Business Action Week’, which is taking place between 16th-21st October this year. In partnership with Gloucester City Safe, we will be focussing on raising the awareness...
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Urges Public To Learn Lifesaving Skills On Restart A Heart Day
The clinical team at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity are calling on people across Gloucestershire to learn basic CPR skills for Restart a Heart Day, on Monday 16th October 2023. Restart a Heart Day raises vital awareness of the lifesaving impact that CPR and the use of...
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