- Gloucester Goes Retro Returns! -
One of the biggest events for our businesses, Gloucester Goes Retro is back on Saturday 28 August!
After a one-year hiatus, the vintage car, fashion, and music festival will return to the four gate streets. Gloucester Goes Retro, organised by the city council and funded in partnership with Gloucester Bid, features over 500 classic vehicles filling the historic Gate Streets and Gloucester Docks.
Our will once again be transported back in time: Westgate to 1900 -1949, Northgate to the 1950s, Eastgate, the 1960s and Southgate representing 1970 to modern-day times.
The streets will be lined with historic and classic cars, and vehicles from all over the country, and themed with memories of times past, with music, fashion, food, businesses, banks, shops and re-enactors all playing their part.
We hope businesses join in with the fun!
Gloucester Gift Card - Benefits
The Gloucester Gift Card drives local spend and encourages people to try out new businesses. It is free for all businesses in the city centre to join with no additional costs. The gift card is a prepaid Mastercard making it easy for you to participate.
Many national chains around the country accept their place-based gift cards and for independents it’s a great additional avenue for spend. Your business will be added to the Gloucester Gift Card website and shared on our social media. There are many competitions that are using the gift card as giveaways, and it also works as a great a staff reward or incentive.
Please let us know when is best for you to register your business.
To sign up please email info@gloucesterbid.org.uk or click on the link below to find out more.
Gloucester BID Health Check
A health check of Gloucester BID has praised its ‘exemplary’ crime reduction partnership with the Gloucester City Protection Officers and Gloucester City Safe.
The positive health check along with new members and staff have breathed life into Gloucester BID which is set to ballot its businesses for renewal in June 2022.
The British BIDs Health Check report on Gloucester BID concludes that it is, ‘sound and competent.’ The thorough check was carried out in April and May 2021 with the results in June. It focused on all areas of the BID including: management and operations; financial matters; performance management and communications and reporting.
Read more by clicking the link below:
Discretionary Grants
The application window for discretionary roadmap pause grants is now open until midnight on 29 August 2021.
A new application (and supporting evidence) must be submitted for consideration of a grant, even if your business has previously received a discretionary grant, this will not be valid for a roadmap pause grant.
If you are eligible, please visit the website for more details and apply online at:
