Businesses across the city have come together to re-launch the Believe in Gloucester awards for 2024. Gloucester BID is bringing back the popular event for next year to help celebrate the city’s retailers, businesses, charities and community projects. There will be 15...
Business Awards & Achievements
Best Bar None in Gloucester
The Hollie Gazzard Trust is pleased to announce the rollout of the Best Bar None scheme across Gloucester, with The Lord High Constable of England (JD Wetherpoons) becoming the first venue to achieve accreditation. Best Bar None is a nationally recognised...
Bright Nights: Twist & Shine
When & Where 13 Feb 2025, 16:30 – 19 Feb 2025, 19:00 Kings Square, Gloucester GL1 1RP, UK About the event Twist and shape glowing light sculptures in Kings Square. Twist and Shine by Kaleider is a beautiful landscape of interactive light sculptures. They are made...
Building Futures – A Resettlement Event
February 13th 2025 10am to 1pm at GL1 NHS Gloucestershire are holding an event called Building Futures, supporting people from Ukraine & other countries who have chosen to work and live their lives in the UK. They have invited over 300 people, many of whom are...
Declutter for a Cause: Donate Your Preloved Items to Gloucester’s Charity Shops This January
January is the perfect time to start fresh, declutter your home, and make a positive impact in your community. After the festive season, many of us find ourselves surrounded by items we no longer need or use. Why not turn your post-holiday clean-up into an opportunity...
Finalists announced for the Believe in Gloucester Awards 2024
Voting is now open to crown the winners of the Believe in Gloucester Awards 2024! More than 400 nominations were received for the awards organised by Gloucester BID to champion all the city has to offer from its voluntary organisations to its regeneration projects and...
Gloucester Antiques Centre comes out on top for the Best Dressed Window competition for the Coronation!
Gloucester City has been festooned with red, white and blue this weekend in celebration of the Coronations of HRH King Charles and Queen Camilla. Many shops and premises got in on the action and made the city streets an extra special delight! Over 23 entered the...
Gloucester awarded for City Safer Status
Gloucester’s City Protection Officers (CPOs) have gained awards for their work to provide a safer place for those who work, study, live and shop in the city. The Impact Awards by the Gloucestershire Constabulary and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner...
Gloucester awarded Purple Flag for fifth year in a row
Gloucester has once again taken home the coveted Purple Flag National safety award. The accolade which celebrates places that provide a diverse, safe and welcoming night out has been awarded to the city for the fifth year in a row. Like the Blue Flag for beaches or...
Gloucester comes up trumps with some of the UK’s best loved local businesses in national competition
Hundreds of nominations were received for Gloucester businesses in the search for the UK’s favourite local business, including a gift shop, a book shop, a bakery and a café Gloucester residents have shown their love for local in a national competition to find the UK’s...
Gloucester Community Awards 2021
Eastgate, Gloucester’s popular city centre shopping destination will be a focal point this winter for the launch of the city’s NEW Community Awards! The Community Awards have been developed to recognize and reward inspiring individuals who have made positive...
Gloucester Folk Trail Returns: A Celebration of Traditional Folk Music and Arts
The Gloucester Folk Trail is back for another packed year, taking place from February 14th to 16th, 2025. Audiences can immerse themselves in the vibrant traditions of folk music, dance and arts, all set against the historic backdrop of Gloucester. Over three days,...
Gloucester Gift Card Sees Surge in Sales
Sales of the Gloucester Gift Card have seen an uplift with shoppers’ keen to support local city centre businesses. New figures reveal that over £40,000 worth of cards were bought in 2024, with spending of the cards also up. With the New Year sales on – now is also a...
Gloucester has once again been awarded the Purple Flag
Gloucester has once again been awarded the Purple Flag national safety award which recognises places that provide a diverse, safe and welcoming night out. The city received the prestigious award for the first time last year and has now been awarded the accolade for...
Gloucester’s multi-award winning wedding venue named best in the South West
Blackfriars Priory that has seen hundreds of happy couples tie the knot, has won gold at the South West Tourism Awards. The beautiful and historic venue owned by English Heritage and managed by Gloucester City Council, has pipped two other prestigious venues to the...
Gloucester’s nightlife wins international award!
Gloucester joins vibrant night-time destinations around the world including places in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, by winning the coveted Purple Flag It’s the sixth time the city has won the Purple Flag award for its evening and night-time economy which is...
Gloucester’s pubs, bars and nightclubs win awards
The licensed premises industry of Gloucester came together on the night of Tuesday 21 January to celebrate the accreditation of the city’s pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs to the annual Best Bar None scheme. This year, the awards ceremony was held at Gloucester...
Gloucester’s top pubs, bars and nightclubs to be announced next week at annual Best Bar None Awards
The licensed premises industry of Gloucester will come together on the night of Tuesday 21 January to celebrate the accreditation of the city’s pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs at the annual Best Bar None scheme. This will be the fifth year the scheme has been...
Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Awards 2020
Well done to all the Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Awards winners that were announced last night at the online ceremony, hosted by the BBC's Steve Knibbs and organised by Reach PLC Events. Huge congratulations goes to BID members Gloucestershire College, who won...
Join in the Christmas Shop Window Competition
Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas in Gloucester Experience the magic of the season as local businesses transform their shop windows into festive displays. Participate in the excitement and register your business to be part of the competition! Register your city centre...