End of Tax Year Call for Firms to ‘Make Unused Budgets Count’

As the end of the tax year approaches, we're asking our members to consider investing unused budgets into local gift cards to boost the local economy.

Whether they are to reward, support or as an incentive, the Gloucester Gift Card is a great way to show your staff or volunteers you care.

Every Gloucester Gift Card purchased is an investment in our local economy, because it has to be spent right here. What’s more, right now there are zero e-card fees for organisations to gift digital Town & City Gift Cards to their team – saving 99p per card. 

Find out more here.

Do you Have a Student Offer?

We've been working with Gloucester City Council and the University of Gloucestershire to highlight and promote all of the wonderful businesses in Gloucester city centre to the students.

We would like to pull together a list of promotions, offers and discounts from local businesses and ask you to complete this form to let us know if you would like to be involved and what you could offer.

It can be anything from a unique local offer to a generic nationwide one. T&Cs can be used for stating whether they need a student card etc.

Complete the form here.

‘Support Local and Spoil Mum’ this Mother’s Day 💐

We’re encouraging everyone to ‘shop local’ to help boost Gloucester’s economy this week ahead of Mother's Day.

Our local gift card is ideal for Mother’s Day as it can be spent with over 170 local shops, restaurants, cafes, salons and attractions, giving mums unbeatable local choice and locking spend into Gloucester. It’s a way to support local and spoil mum at the same time.

Find our more here.

The Gloucester Gift Card can be purchased online and in person from Gloucester Quays and GL1 - Freedom Leisure.

Be Part of Gloucester's Archaeology Festival 2025 

The much-anticipated Festival of Archaeology returns to Gloucester in July 2025, promising an exciting programme of events celebrating the city’s rich and diverse history. Organised in partnership with a range of city centre venues and charities, the festival will bring together Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester Civic Trust, Museum of Gloucester, Gloucester BID, Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (BGAS), and Gloucestershire Archaeology (GlosArch) to create an immersive and engaging experience for visitors of all ages. 

We would like to invite the businesses of Gloucester to bring even more excitement to the city's streets with an Archaeology Trail. Would your business like to be involved?

Register your interest here and we'll send you further details!

What's on in Gloucester this Weekend? 

Are you looking for something to do this weekend?

👒 Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester - Fri 28th & Sat 29th Mar (11am to 12.30pm)

🖼️ Moomins 80: Moomin ABC Exhibition - Museum of Gloucester - Sat 29th & Sun 30th Mar (10am to 4pm)

⛪ Verdi's Requiem - Gloucester Cathedral - Sat 29th Mar (7pm to 9.30pm)

🏃‍➡️ Gloucester Half Marathon & 10k - Gloucester Park - Sun 30th Mar (8.30am to 12.30pm) 

🥚 An Egg-cellent Easter Trail - Gloucester Cathedral - Sun 30th Mar (10am to 4pm)

Would you like your event included in our list next week? Email us the details to marketing@gloucesterbid.org.uk.