Dear BID member,
Here's update for you on a few exciting campaigns and events coming this way! There's also a link to the Restart Grants - please check to see if you are eligible. A May round up is online for you to peruse and a printed edition is available if you would like one.
Wishing all of you a happy June.
Emily Gibbon
- UK Indie Day 2021-
Independents' Day UK is campaign that independent retailers across sectors and throughout the country can use to promote their own businesses online and in their own communities. We call it a grassroots movement because it needs your active involvement and support. It needs independent retailers to grab it by the scruff of the neck and make it work for their own businesses. How can you do that?
The national campaign for UK Independent's Day is celebrating on the weekend 3/4 July! We are asking all you indies in the city to fill in this form and send over an image we can use and we'll shout about you and your love for your business.
Massive thank you to those who have filled it in already and those who have asked for a poster.
We still have some left, please send us an email and we'll get one to you too!
- Restart Grants -
What is a restart grant?
Restart Grants offer support to businesses which provide in-person services, where the main services and activity takes place in the business rate-paying premises.
IMPORTANT NOTE - APPLICATIONS FOR RESTART GRANTS CLOSE ON 30 JUNE 2021. PLEASE ENSURE YOU SUBMIT YOUR RESTART GRANT APPLICATION ONLINE, AND SUPPLY COPY BANK STATEMENTS AND A COMPLETED SUBSIDY CONTROL FORM BEFORE 30 JUNE 2021. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE APPLICATIONS.
A new application must be submitted for a restart grant, even if you have previously received other grant payments.
- Gloucester Goes Retro -
Yes, it's back and back with a boom!
After a one-year hiatus, the vintage car, fashion and music festival is back! One of the highlights of the city’s vibrant festival calendar, Gloucester Goes Retro features classic vehicles filling the historic Gate Streets and Gloucester Docks.
With over 300 vehicles registered to come this year – it’s time to get excited, dust off your costumes and plan your shop windows. There will be prizes for best dressed shops and people.
We are pleased to announce that Gloucester City Council, with Councillor Colin Organ finalising the details for this year’s Gloucester Goes Retro on Saturday 28th August (subject to government guidelines).
This event is organised with your businesses in mind as we know that many businesses benefit from the increase in footfall that this event brings to the City. Visitors spend money in the city centre and it’s a great opportunity for you to showcase your own business and get involved.
We would like to ask for your help in promoting the event to your customers in the following ways:
- Displaying a poster in your window and /or staffroom
- Putting leaflets on your counters
- Sharing our posts on social media
- Telling your customers about what a great day it is
- Being part of the day by dressing up in retro outfits, play relevant music, decorate your windows and interior. ( We have a prize for the best Retro Business on the day)
- Being part of the Retro Team on the day – could you volunteer to help us?
- Becoming a sponsor for the event – please see the attached sponsorship pack.
To register your interest please contact: karen.pinkney@gloucester.gov.uk
- National Picnic Week 19-27 June -
Along with Eastgate Shopping Centre, King’s Walk Shopping Centre, Gloucester Quays and Visit Gloucester we are promoting National Picnic Week, encouraging people to pack local into their picnics and enjoy our various urban and green picnic spots.
Many our amazing businesses are either doing take away or click and collect or selling picnic ware!
Be part of it too – download one of the posters and instagram posts and pop it in your window and on your social! These are on our website.
We have a limited number of posters too - if you'd like one please email us.
