Mar 21st, 2023 | BID, Community, Eastgate Quarter, News, Safety & Security
Hundred Heroines, the Gloucester based charity dedicated to celebrating women in photography, is delighted to announce the three winners of the Knife Angel Photography Competition. Congratulations to Annie Blick, Christine Smith and Paul Clark, whose entries showed...
Feb 15th, 2022 | BID, Events, News
Westgate Street will this week play host to a unique light installation celebrating the history of architecture as part of Gloucester’s Bright Nights Festival and the Cathedral Quarter High Street Heritage Action Zone. Windows Through Time will see a series of windows...
Dec 1st, 2021 | BID, Business Support, City Centre
Christmas shoppers can now enjoy free parking every Thursday until Christmas at both the Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks. Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) and Gloucester City Council are funding the festive offer, which will see...
Feb 1st, 2022 | News, BID, City Centre, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for February 2021, supplied by Gloucester City Safe 80 Police CCTV Incidents attended for January 2022 Highlights for the Month 1st- Welfare incident where a male was spoken to and escorted back to the hospital, he had left to get some fresh...
Jun 3rd, 2021 | News, BID, Business, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for May 2021, supplied by Gloucester City Safe 118 Police CCTV Incidents attended for May 2021. Highlights for the Month 1st- Called to assist with a first aid incident, male had hit his face into the pavement when he rode of a kerb. Ambulance...
Oct 5th, 2021 | News, BID, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for September 2021, supplied by Gloucester City Safe 85 x Police CCTV Incidents attended for September 2021 Highlights for the Month 1st- Several shoplifting offences today, one was caught, and all items returned, details have been added to...
Mar 2nd, 2021 | News, BID, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for February 2021, supplied by Gloucester City Safe 83 Police CCTV Incidents attended for February 2021. Highlights for the Month. 1st- CPO Team assist with First Aid Incident in the City, helped a known male, and remained until Paramedics...
Mar 2nd, 2023 | News, BID, City Centre
Over the last 12 months, as part of the Cathedral Quarter project, Gloucester City Council has been working with urban design consultants McGregor Coxall to consider and propose improvements to the public realm in Westgate Street. This includes ways of making the...
Jul 13th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Community
Rooftop Housing Association and Gloucester City Council have signed a deal that will see a new urban village created, bringing up to 300 new homes to Gloucester city centre. The homes will be built on derelict land at St Oswald’s Park, the site of the former...
May 11th, 2021 | BID, Business Support
Latest information from Gloucester City Council. We are working hard to get all of the systems up and application platforms running to open up our discretionary restart grant scheme by 18:00 tomorrow – Wednesday 12 May 2021. There will be an application window which...
Mar 21st, 2024
Gloucester Park Forum welcome you to celebrate a season of change with dance, comedy, storytelling, drumming and fire performers. Enjoy a hot dog with friends whilst roasting marshmallows on the fire pits. A free evening for families to gather by the fire. The event...
Oct 27th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Environmental
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...
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...
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...
Apr 3rd, 2024 | News, Business, City Centre, Community
Gloucester City Council has been awarded a share of a £60 million Government fund to make improvements to swimming pools at GL1 Leisure Centre. The council will receive a total of £432,500 to make improvements to GL1 that will ensure its long-term financial...
Oct 6th, 2023
A festive day out with free activities for all the family. Take part in the glowing lantern parade celebrating the 12 days of Christmas, watch the Tree of Light Ceremony with a little love in Kings Square, or join the singing and hear Gloucester Cathedral Carol...
Jan 10th, 2022 | Business Support, Business, City Centre
CLOSING DATE FOR GRANT APPLICATION 13 FEBRUARY 2022 Full details of how to apply are available on the council website here The following grant amounts will be due to eligible businesses upon completion of a successful application, and are based upon the rateable value...
Sep 7th, 2021 | BID, News
To make sure Gloucester is safe and welcoming for all, the city council has launched a consultation to find out what residents and businesses think about existing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs). A PSPO places rules on a public place and can restrict certain...
Nov 30th, 2020 | News, BID, Business, City Centre, Marketing & Promotion
Free parking is coming to Gloucester every Thursday until Christmas at two city centre sites. Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) and Gloucester City Council are funding free parking in both the Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks, all day,...
Nov 30th, 2020 | BID, Business
Gloucester City Council are currently operating two grant schemes for eligible businesses who have been severely financially affected by the national lockdown 05 November 2020 – 02 December 2020. Local Restrictions Support Grant Businesses instructed to close by...
Apr 8th, 2021 | BID, City Centre, Community, Marketing & Promotion
Last week it was perfect weather for a catch up outside with 5 other people. This week we’ve seen all the seasons, this does not help with deciding what to wear! That aside Gloucester BID has been working with Visit Gloucester to produce a list of outdoor eating...
Oct 26th, 2021 | City Centre, Community, Events
Bright Nights need a team of volunteers to help us to present this exciting piece of work in Gloucester. Made from 28,000 gently ‘breathing’ cones, Breathing Room is a walk-in kinetic light installation that perfectly combines organic and machine elements creating a...
