Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP paid a visit to the Cotswolds this week to discuss the recovery of the hospitality, tourism, and events industries. Accompanied by Cotswold MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the visit began with lunch at the Stump at Foss Cross, who have now opened their garden for dining as well as take-away pizzas. The minister then visited Cripps Barn, a wedding venue near Cirencester owned by Cripps & Co, with managing director, Mark Henriques. The tour ended in Bourton-on-the-Water, with a walk up the high street and a visit to the Model Village. Steve Gardner-Collins who chairs the Visit Gloucestershire Partnership, also met with the minister to explain the need for a joint up plan for tourism and the need to encourage staycations this summer to bring more money into the area.
Gloucestershire businesses share their Budget 2021 reaction
Possibly more than ever before it is what business thinks of the Budget which matters most, and when SoGlos asked Gloucestershire businesses to help with the county s most comprehensive feedback about Rishi Sunak’s Budget 2021, they did not hold back.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak shows off the famous red Budget case outside number 11 Downing Street. Picture credit: Cubankite/Shutterstock.com
Rishi Sunak has had his moment in the spotlight with his second Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021, but it is what impact that will have on business in Gloucestershire that matters – and here’s exactly what organisations across the county has told SoGlos.
Hospitality could enjoy a ‘Roaring Twenties’ according to Cheltenham’s TURF
If reopening post lockdown goes to plan, Cheltenham hospitality trade body TURF predicts we could enjoy a new Roaring Twenties.
A feast underway at French restaurant Domain 16, 16 Regent St, Cheltenham.
The bar at Bath Road Beers, 157 Bath Rd, Cheltenham.
Ritual Coffee sets up shop outside its headquarters at Unit 31 – 32, Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Rd.
A feast underway at French restaurant Domain 16, 16 Regent St, Cheltenham.
Hard-hit by the pandemic, hospitality could bounce back to enjoy something akin to the Roaring Twenties next year – if we get re-opening in 2021 right, according to a Gloucestershire business group.
Visit Gloucestershire receives £100,000 of council funding
Gloucestershire County Council has invested £100,000 in Visit Gloucestershire to help the county’s visitor economy ‘bounce back better and stronger’ – with a new coordinated approach to county-wide tourism in 2021.
Visit Gloucestershire has been given a £100,000 boost to promote county-wide tourism from Gloucestershire County Council.
In addition to support from GFirst LEP, borough and district councils, as well as destination marketing organisations across Gloucestershire, Visit Gloucestershire has also now received £100,000 of investment from Gloucestershire County Council – in a bid to ensure the county’s visitor economy is well positioned to thrive post-Covid and into the future.