Community Award Nominations Extended
City centre businesses are being encouraged to nominate people who have made a difference in the community this year. The Eastgate Shopping Centre Community Awards nomination deadline has been extended until 29th Nov.
Find out more and nominate here: https://eastgateshoppingcentre.co.uk/community-awards
You can nominate someone in the following 5 categories:
- Inspirational Young Person (under 16)
- Inspirational Adult
- Inspirational Family
- Community Champion
- City Centre Business of the year
The winner of each category will win an amazing prize of £500 in Gloucester Gift Cards!
The overall winners will be invited to an awards ceremony at Eastgate on Saturday 18th December to collect their prize and certificate.
Gloucester’s Small Business Saturday - 4th December
We want all kinds of small businesses to get involved in this year’s SBS. Whether you are a family business, local shop, online business, wholesaler, business service or small manufacturer, Gloucester is supporting you!
For small businesses please head to: Get Involved on https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/
There are 4 easy steps to be involved:
1. Register on the Small Business Finder: https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/small-business-finder
2. Download the Small Business Saturday Logos to use on your social media and/or website.
3. Download the Small Business Saturday marketing pack for free.
4. Social Media, tell Small Business Saturday about your plans for the day! Tag Small Business Saturday in your posts, plus Gloucester Business Improvement District and Gloucester City Council.
Festive ‘runaway reindeer’ trail launched!
TWELVE festive reindeers painted by local artists are bringing Christmas joy to Gloucester.
You will now be able to spot the colourful reindeers on the loose around the city and, if you help Father Christmas find all of his runaway reindeers and solve a puzzle – you could be in with a chance of winning a £500 Gloucester Gift Card!
Local artists, including Lydia Hartley, Ben Ashworth, Candice Fox, Tim Martin and Amy Branch have painted the 5ft reindeers in the theme of Gloucester. Each reindeer is decorated in the artist’s signature style. Decorated designs include scenes of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester Rugby and the city skyline.
Runaway Reindeer trail maps are available from the Museum of Gloucester and the customer service desk at Gloucester Quays. People can complete the trail by visiting the locations where the reindeers have escaped and writing down a letter which makes a word. The 12 locations are: GL1, Kings Walk Shopping Centre, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Blackfriars Priory, G&W Furniture, Gloucester Waterways Museum, Gloucester Quays, Llanthony Secunda Priory, St Nicholas Church, Gloucester Cathedral, TKMaxx and British Heart Foundation.
The reindeers will be on the loose until the first week of January 2022.
Christmas Gift Cards and Business Sign Up
Staff gifts: The Gloucester gift card makes the perfect staff reward or incentive. Your employees will be able to choose from local independent businesses, big brands, cafes, restaurants, salons and venues. You will also be ensuring your money gets spent in the local economy, driving spend onto the High Street and helping to make your town or city a successful, vibrant place to be based. Buy your gift cards here: https://townandcitygiftcards.com/product/gloucester-gift-card/
Sign up: The gift card acts as a local currency, keeping spend with in Gloucester and promoting the different retail, hospitality and leisure businesses that accept it as a form of payment. Businesses in Gloucester are encouraged to sign up to receive the Gloucester Gift Card as an additional payment method.
To sign up your business, please email info@gloucesterbid.org.uk
