Stroud Fiver Fest - 10th - 24th October

Where you shop matters!

This October 70 businesses across Stroud and beyond are taking part in Stroud Fiver Fest. If every adult in Stroud spent just £5 per week in a local, independent business rather than online or at a big supermarket, it could add an extra £4.5million into our local economy. That's more jobs, better facilities and a nicer place for us all to live.The Stroud Fiver Fest participants are making it easier to spent that £5 by bringing you some amazing offers, so please GET YOUR FIVERS READY and use our map to discover each one!

Stroud Independent Shops take part in Totally Locally Fiver Fest

From 5th to 12th October 35 independent shops in Stroud took part in the Totally Locally Fiver Fest and we had an even bigger Fiver Fest in February 2020 with a whopping 56!

We publicised their special offers for the event through our Facebook page at facebook.com/totallylocallystroud on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fiverfeststroud on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fiverfeststroud/ and via InStroud.

It is only open to independent businesses; sorry no chains and no franchises, within Stroud. The October 2020 event will follow the same principles as the last two, and this time will run for two weeks again - it gives a better time for promoting our great and strong independent businesses.

So, as an independent business, you need to come up with an epic £5 offer. It must be for £5, not £5 off or a percentage discount.
For example, how about offering something that was £6.99 or £5.99 for just £5 during Fiver Fest Week?
If you're a service business, how about offering something like an initial consultatadion for only £5?

Are you in the Stroud District and still want to take part?
As long as you are not in a town that has its own Fiver Fest (we're not in competition with neighbouring towns) and you meet our criteria, we may be able to add you too!

You must have a physical business premises (not your home) that is not limited to only online sales and deliveries - you need to have customers who visit you
You must be an independent business and not a franchise or part of an MLM organisation
You will need to come to Stroud to collect your posters which (subject to a limit of 20 participants) will be provided at no charge as long as you commit to display them for the duration of the event
You will need to display the posters provided, take a photo of your business premises (including your signage) with the poster displayed and send it to us, along with a photo of your offer - this enables us to publish the photos for you in our promotional material
You won't be included in the Stroud Town Fiver fest Map but we will look to share your Fiver Fest posts and include you within the marketing that we reasonably can
You will need to abide by the same offer rules as all participants - that's only fair :)

Please email us at fiverfest@stroudchamber.org.uk if you have any questions or would like to take part! It would be great to welcome you to our Stroud Fiver Fest too.

You don't sell anything for as little as £5 but want to take part?
The aim of Fiver Fest is all about spending a Fiver, but that's difficult if (for example) you're a Hair Salon, Estate Agent or Beauty Therapist. Don't worry, we have a way for you to take part too. If you sell add-on products to your service, perhaps you can sell those at a reduced cost. If your goods or services are high-ticket items, how about offering your purchasers a gift voucher for £5 from your favourite, participating independent business? That way the Fiver is still working its way back into the local community and it's a great way to be part of it. We can then make sure you get your posters, promote your offer and ensure you're part of this amazing event.

Timetable October 2020

Here is our planned timetable for October 2020 - dates and elements subject to change.

25 August 2020 Expressions of interest in taking part open - DONE
27 August 2020 Visits to local businesses distributing advanced information - DONE
7 September 2020 Confirmation of event taking place - DONE
7 September 2020 Deadline to be included in the participation promotion messages - DONE
8 September 2020 Open for applications - DONE
14 September 2020 First list of participants released - there were 59! - DONE
21 September 2020 Social media posts commence! - DONE
22 September 2020 Roles for administration of the event assigned - DONE
24 September 2020 Deadline for submitting offers to get maximum publicity for them - DONE
27 September 2020 1st Offer Poster Release - DONE
28 September 2020 2nd Offer Poster Release - DONE
29 September 2020 3rd Offer Poster Release - DONE
30 September 2020 4th Offer Poster Release - DONE
1 October 2020 Posters circulated and start to appear across the town - DONE
1 October 2020 Core participant registration closed - DONE
2 October 2020 Advanced Press Release issued - DONE
5 October 2020 1st Press Release issued - DONE
6 October 2020 Initial Map Published - DONE
8 October 2020 Deadline for displaying the Window Poster - DONE
9 October 2020 Live Radio Interview on BBC Radio Gloucestershire - DONE
10 October 2020 FIVER FEST BEGINS! - YAY!
10 October 2020 Social media posts will remind followers of the offers throughout - DONE
18 October 2020 STROUD SUPER SUNDAY! More businesses open the Sunday - DONE
w/c 26 October 2020 Questionnaire to participants

Timetable February 2020

Here is our planned timetable for February 2020 - dates and elements subject to change.

6 January 2020 Open for applications. - DONE
6 January 2020 Roles for administration of the event assigned - DONE
15 January 2020 Social media posts commence! - DONE
23 January 2020 Visits to local businesses distributing information - DONE
24 January 2020 Visits to local businesses distributing information - DONE
27 January 2020 Posters circulated and start to appear across the town - DONE
w/c 3 February 2020 Start sharing the first £5 offers from participating businesses - DONE
7 February 2020 6pm Q&A - Ale House, Stroud - discuss how to get the best experience - DONE
7 February 2020 Deadline so submitting offers to get maximum publicity for them - DONE
7 February 2020 Core participant registration closed - DONE
09 February 2020 Map Published - DONE
10 February 2020 Press Release will be issued - DONE
10 February 2020 1st Offer Poster Release - DONE
11 February 2020 2nd Offer Poster Release - DONE
12 February 2020 3rd Offer Poster Release - DONE
12 February 2020 Map Launched - DONE
15 February 2020 FIVER FEST BEGINS! - DONE
15 February 2020 Social media posts will remind followers of the offers throughout - DONE
w/c 2 March 2020 Questionnaire to participants - DONE

Timetable October 2019

This was our timetable in 2019, to give you an idea of how it ran:

19 September 2019 Open for applications. Social media posts commence! - DONE
27 September 2019 Press Release will be issued - DONE
28 September 2019 Start circulating the first posters to participating businesses - DONE
01 October 2019 Start sharing the first £5 offers from participating businesses - DONE
01 October 2019 More posters will be circulated - DONE
02 October 2019 Map Published - DONE
04 October 2019 Q&A at Ale House in Stroud from 18:00 - DONE
05 October 2019 FIVER FEST BEGINS! - DONE
05 October 2019 Social media posts will remind followers of the offers throughout - DONE

Remember to use the hashtags #FiverFestStroud #TotallyLocally #FiverFest

Stroud Fiver Fest - 10th - 24th October