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...
Feb 1st, 2023
The 27-foot-high sculpture, made from over 100,000 seized blades is coming to Gloucester in February 2023 as part of its National Anti-Violence Tour. It was created to highlight the negative effects of violent and aggressive behaviour. Not only does it act as a...
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...
Jul 13th, 2023 | News, BID, Business, City Centre
Gloucester’s influx of new (and old) food and drink establishments opening is a welcome site for the city’s high street. We’ve recently seen the opening of ‘Island Bites’, a new independent Caribbean restaurant and take-away, which opened its doors last month and...
Jun 1st, 2023 | News, City Centre, Community, Purple Flag, Safety & Security
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...
Aug 16th, 2023 | Business, BID, City Centre, Community, News
Gloucester is invited to ‘Go Gold’ this September to support Emily’s Gift. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and 37 children are receiving cancer treatment on the Emily Kent Unit in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital presently. Hundreds are in...
Mar 23rd, 2023 | BID, City Centre, Community, News
On 14 March Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) opened the doors to its second shop in the heart of Gloucester. The Town Crier helped announce the opening to passers-by during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. GWAAC is inviting local shoppers to come down and visit...
Nov 20th, 2023 | News, Business Support, City Centre, Community, Eastgate Quarter
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...
Dec 5th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Community
Gloucester residents are being asked to have their say by taking part in the city council’s budget consultation. The consultation runs until Sunday, January 21, 2024, and residents have until then to submit their views on how Gloucester City Council should spend...
Mar 28th, 2023 | BID, City Centre, Community, Events, News
Ten fluffy bunnies have hopped off around Gloucester, carrying with them a letter, find the bunnies, unscramble the word and be in with the chance of winning a £50 gift card. This Easter, collaborating with ten fantastic Gloucester businesses and venues, Gloucester...
Jul 8th, 2025 | City Centre, Community, News
Visitors to Gloucester city centre will soon notice four eye-catching new digital screens in place across King’s Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre. These portable displays represent the latest investment by the centres’ management company. They are designed to support...
Mar 4th, 2024 | News, Business, City Centre, Community, Events
To celebrate Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s (GWAAC) exciting collaboration with Gloucester Brewery on their new non-alcoholic IPA “Cheeky Chopper”, they’ll be getting together for the Cheltenham Festival Racing on 14 March. Come and watch the racing with GWAAC...
Apr 12th, 2023 | News, BID, City Centre, Community
Next month, the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey, and Gloucester Cathedral and the Diocese of Gloucester invite you to join in marking this historic occasion. On Monday 8 May, all are warmly welcome to...
May 2nd, 2023 | BID, City Centre, Community, Events
On the 13th of May, Polish Association Gloucestershire and Polish Academy invite the local community to celebrate Polish culture, traditions and history. The festival originated in 2017 to commemorate the Day of the National Flag and the Day of Poles and Polish...
Sep 26th, 2023 | BID, City Centre, Community, Education, Events, News, Safety & Security
This Thursday sees the launch of two more 24×7 public accessible defibrillators in the city centre, with demos and training of this essential lifesaving equipment. At 11am on Thursday 28th September, Gloucester City Safe, along with partner organisation...
Mar 10th, 2023 | News, Business, City Centre, Community
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) is opening the doors to its new shop in the heart of Gloucester on 14 March. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 09:00 will be immediately followed by doors open to the public. Local shoppers are invited to celebrate the occasion...
Mar 18th, 2023 | News, Business, City Centre
The once go-to place to buy high quality cards and gifts, Clintons Cards, which has been a firm fixture in the Gloucester retail landscape since the 1990s, will be closing its doors for good next month. Last week, they announced their closure on 1st April, which at...
Oct 6th, 2023 | Community, City Centre, News, Safety & Security
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...
Aug 9th, 2023 | News, BID, City Centre, Community
A new defibrillator has been installed in Gloucester thanks to a partnership with the Gloucester Quays Rotary Club, One to One Recruitment, Gloucester Business Improvement District, Gloucester City Safe and Eastgate Shopping Centre. This is another 24/7 publicly...
May 31st, 2023 | Events, News
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...
May 16th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Safety & Security
Project Solace are continuing to work with partners to come up with long term solutions to issues that blight our City. “We are happy to report that after productive discussions with partners both within and outside of the City Council there is a clear plan of...
Oct 31st, 2023 | Safety & Security, BID, City Centre, News
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...
