Dec 5th, 2023 | BID, Business, Business Support, City Centre, News
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...
May 23rd, 2023 | News, City Centre, Education
Gloucester Civic Trust has unveiled the latest and final exhibition of its exciting heritage project Rebirth of The Folk of Gloucester; What, Where, When, Why? “We Stitched” is a celebration of Tudor creativity inspired by the medieval wall art uncovered when the...
Dec 19th, 2018 | News, BID
December is arguably the most magical time of year, with fresh mornings, cosy evenings and festive charm throughout the city – Christmas is well and truly on its way! There’s plenty of fantastic events queued up over the festive period, and with late night...
Feb 15th, 2021 | News, BID, Business, Marketing & Promotion
Gloucester businesses have offered their top tip on how to get the edge in 2021, with everything from celebrating every win, no matter how small, to making sure your team keeps talking. It is a tumultuous time at the moment — especially for businesses — and the third...
Feb 21st, 2024 | News, BID, City Centre, Events
Gloucester Tall Ships, the bi-annual festival that celebrates the city’s global connections and vibrant maritime heritage has announced its biggest music line-up ever, which is set to electrify Gloucester Docks for three days over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, from...
Mar 25th, 2024
Where will your choices lead you? On Eastgate Street, in a completely dark shipping container, immerse yourself in a choose-your-own-adventure experience like no other. This isn’t any ordinary arcade and these are not ordinary arcade machines. Step into a world...
Oct 31st, 2023 | Business Awards & Achievements, BID, News
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...
Mar 27th, 2024 | News, BID
Gloucester BID is looking for 12 businesses in the BID area that are interested in having a themed piece of artwork installed and displayed on their window for the month of May. The business must have a street level window that is large enough for a piece of themed...
Mar 28th, 2024 | News, BID, Business, Events
Gloucester Business Improvement District is inviting the Gloucestershire business community to a rare, and exciting, opportunity to obtain one of twelve unique and vibrant sculptures and be the envy of their peers in their upcoming auction! Standing at 6ft tall, the...
Apr 16th, 2019 | Business in Focus
Business in Focus with Ruth Green from Accessorize Gloucester Following their most recent refurbishment, we met up with renowned high street brand Accessorize to discover more about their offering, refit and footprint in the city. Accessorize have been offering a...
Jan 11th, 2019 | Business in Focus
Business in Focus with Michael Hall from The Pelican Inn Gloucester is home to a plethora of home-grown cafes, cosy restaurants and traditional pubs. From the Quays to Kings Square, there’s a wonderful selection of pubs and bars – each with their own unique spark and...
Mar 30th, 2023 | Business in Focus, BID, Business, News
Vibrant and alternative retail outlet Bizarre, celebrates 7 years in business! Based in the heart of the Westgate Street community, you’ll find a wonderful and vibrant shop called Bizarre, who are celebrating 7 years in business this month. Women owned and women run,...
Sep 29th, 2023 | Business in Focus, BID, Business
If you’re looking for an independent char-grill and bar in Gloucester, then look no further than Coal Kitchen at Gloucester Quays. Overlooking Pillar & Lucy Square, the atmosphere at the Coal Kitchen Gloucester is warm, friendly and inviting. Whatever the time of...
May 11th, 2023 | Business in Focus, BID, Business, City Centre
Newly named Pizza place is talk of the City! Based in the centre of the Westgate Street community, you’ll find a delicious pizza place called Dough From Dough. Newly named and rebranded, Dough From Dough is a family run, rugby crazed pizza place. Formerly known as...
Jan 26th, 2024 | Business in Focus, BID, Business, Community
Nestled along London Road leading out of Gloucester city centre and just a short stroll from Gloucester Royal Hospital, you’ll find a gorgeous coffee shop at no. 76. Operated by Gloucester Charities Trust, the coffee shop is for the community, with income generated...
Jan 24th, 2023 | BID, Business in Focus
Gloucester’s YMCA charity shop is proud to launch their newly refitted and vibrant children’s section, the largest charity shop children’s section in Gloucestershire, to help the City with the cost-of-living crisis. The new area, which has taken the small team of...
Jun 14th, 2023
This session will focus on the threat posed by cyber criminals, who pose on of the main threats to businesses but about whom most of us know very little. We’ll look at the extent and reality of attacks based on latest available data, and we’ll run through some of the...
Dec 5th, 2023
A brand new family trail is coming to the Cathedral… Between 9 December and 7 January, you’re invited to take part in the Christ-mouse Family Trail! Join the Cathedral mice as they tell the story of the very first Christmas. Find where they are hiding, and...
Mar 27th, 2024
Easter colouring in competition! During the Easter school holidays, we thought we’d have an egg inspired competition for all the budding young designers here in Gloucester! Pick up one of our ‘Draw your own Easter Egg Competition’ leaflets from one...
Jun 24th, 2025 | BID, Business Support, Events, Indie Week Blog, News, Shop Gloucester
To celebrate Independents Week 2025 and encourage support for local businesses, Gloucester BID is launching a new Local Business Bingo – a fun and interactive way to explore the city’s local businesses. From Monday 30th June, you can collect a bingo card from...
Mar 21st, 2024
Join us for an EGGstraordinary Easter Beer Festival from March 29th to 31st! We’ve got it all – live music, delicious food trucks, and a stellar line-up of guest beers to make your weekend hoppy! Entry is just £10, and that gets you a limited edition commemorative...
Sep 13th, 2023 | Events, Business, City Centre, Education, News
The Folk of Gloucester, the community, events and exhibition space is holding a folk festival on the 16th of September. The “Folk at the Folk” festival is bringing together over 25 different song, music and dance acts from around the county and beyond. There will also...
Jun 28th, 2023
JACK IN THE GREEN The Revival of an Old May Day Tradition In 2015 an attempt was made to revive one of England’s oldest folk customs. Some say The Jack in the Green dates back to pagan times, no-one knows for sure. What is certain was that this colourful custom...
Feb 24th, 2025 | BID, Business, Business Support, Marketing & Promotion
Westgate Street, part of the Cathedral Quarter in Gloucester, is rapidly emerging as a culinary hotspot, boasting a diverse range of restaurants offering something for every palate. From authentic Thai flavours to sizzling Indian dishes and vibrant Caribbean cuisine,...
Dec 5th, 2022 | BID, News
Recently vacated premises on Westgate Street, Hubble Bubble Café, has been transformed into a wonderful Christmas wonderland. With permission from the owners of the building, Gloucester BID organised for two of their reindeers to have pride of place, along with an...
Feb 6th, 2025 | BID, News
Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) is delighted to announce the appointment of Becci Zawadzki, as the new Chair to help steer the organisation, showcasing and celebrating our wonderful city. Becci Zawadzki is a great advocate of Gloucester, having worked...
Mar 12th, 2024
Join us for a delicious morning of networking and good food at Mister’s Café & Bistro, Gloucester. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to connect with local business owners and professionals in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether...
Dec 15th, 2023 | News, BID, City Centre
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...
Jul 14th, 2023 | News, Business, Events
In its third year, the Gloucester Festival of Archaeology, starting this weekend and continuing until the 30th of July, is a city-wide event that encourages visitors and residents to explore the city and gain a greater appreciation of what lies beneath. Steeped in...
Apr 12th, 2023 | Events, City Centre, Community, News
Gloucester will turn red, white and blue to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort in May. The city will be dressed in Union Jack flags and bunting over the Coronation weekend with Kings Square lit up in the three colours of...
Mar 7th, 2024 | BID, Business, City Centre, Community, Marketing & Promotion, News
The poll with over 370 mums for the Gloucester Gift Card has revealed some of the key challenges faced by mums, from ‘mum guilt’ to worry and limited time. 77% of mums feel guilty about spending money on themselves. A new Mother’s Day campaign from Gloucester BID,...
Dec 20th, 2022 | BID, News
Sandra Powell is the owner of The Candle Tree on College Street, and is in the running to be crowned as the UK’s favourite local business A Gloucester gift shop owner is giving thanks to her loyal customers after being nominated in a nationwide search to find the UK’s...
Oct 13th, 2023 | News, BID, Business Support, City Centre, Community, Safety & Security
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...
