💖 Get ready for the 'Love Gloucester Trail' 💖

This February, explore Gloucester city centre with our free, self-guided Love Gloucester Trail. Discover independent shops, cultural venues and local favourites while collecting letters along the way.

Complete the trail and you could win a £100 Gloucester Gift Card, plus four £25 prizes!

Perfect for families, friends, couples or solo explorers.

Running all February, you can pick up a trail card from participating venues and hand it in at The Folk of Gloucester to enter.

Don’t forget to share your adventure and spread the love for local

Find out more here.

🎶 Three Choirs Festival 2026 - Advertising & Business Promotion Opportunities 🎶

Don’t miss out on the chance to capitalise on a major event coming to Gloucester this summer! The Three Choirs Festival will take place in Gloucester Cathedral and venues in and around the city centre from 25 July – 1 August 2026, increasing footfall hugely in the city and local area. The Festival attracts both local visitors and a much wider national and international audience, all of whom will be looking for places to eat, drink, stay, and shop.

Why not take advantage of the Festival by advertising your business in our marketing brochure or programme book? The brochure is distributed to around 15,000 people worldwide and the programme book is purchased by around 1000 Festival attendees. To find out more or for our advertising rates, contact info@3choirs.org.

☕ Connections Over Coffee - Friday, 30th January at PATCH, The Forum ☕

Come join us for a morning of networking, mingling, and making new connections over a cup of coffee!

Join us at Patch, the latest tenant in The Forum, for a relaxed morning of networking, fresh coffee, and meaningful connections. Whether you’re looking to grow your network, spark new collaborations, or simply enjoy great conversation with like-minded professionals, this is the perfect space to do it.

Expect a warm welcome, a chance to meet new faces, and plenty of opportunities to share ideas in a friendly and informal setting. Come for coffee, leave with new connections!

Free for BID members and £7.00 each for non-members.

Reserve you place here. 

🚨 Gloucester City Protection Officers - 2025 in Numbers 🚨

Thanks to funding from Gloucester Business Improvement District, Gloucester City Council and the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner, our City Protection Officers have had another impactful year👏

🔷 8,273 visits to businesses
🔷 4,823 welfare checks
🔷 1,596 ASB interventions
🔷 734 shoplifting incidents addressed
🔷 876 Police CCTV incidents attended
🔷 £20,387 worth of goods retrieved
🔷 Over 50 first aid incident support
🔷 Delivered CPR on 4 occasions

From supporting vulnerable people to helping businesses and keeping the city centre safe, our CPOs are out there every day making a difference.

Find out more here.

🎶 Member Promotion: Gloucestershire Academy of Music 🎶

HALF-TERM MUSIC PROJECTS

Looking for an exciting way for young musicians to spend February half term? Join us for The Big String or The Big Blast. These two-day orchestral projects both culminate in a concert for family and friends!

The Big String 🎻

Strings come together to explore, rehearse, and perform a programme of exciting music.

🎵 16-17 February

🎵 Ages 5 to 18, pre-Grade 1 to Grade 8 

🎵 Dean Close Senior School, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Abbey

🎵 £60 for the two days, including a t-shirt

Find out more here - The Big String 2026 | Gloucestershire Academy of Music

The Big Blast🎺

Join brass, wind, and percussion players for an exciting, high-energy orchestral experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet other musicians, make music together, and perform in a live concert. Perfect for developing skills, building confidence, and having fun!

🎵 18-19 February

🎵 Dean Close Senior School, Cheltenham, Barbican House, and a performance at Blackfriars Priory

🎵 Ages 5-18, Grade 1 to post Grade 8

🎵 £60 for the two days, including a t-shirt

Find out more here - The Big Blast 2026 | Gloucestershire Academy of Music