Gloucester shopping street full for first time in nine years
SHOPPING hot-spot College Street is fully stocked with traders for the first time in nine years.
The popular tourist pathway to Gloucester Cathedral has had various vacancies over the years.
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Gloucester MP Richard Graham with College Street traders.
But every unit is now full thanks to the latest letting by Kingfisher Church.
It is opening a craft and gift shop called Treasure Seekers in the street.
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It will be stocked and staffed by volunteers as part of a scheme to help people gain work experience.
The news has been welcomed by existing traders and city bosses.
Paul Peacock, owner of John Lawrence Menswear, said: "It's absolutely brilliant.
"It's nice to see the whole line of shops full and hopefully will generate more passing trade."
The street is already the busiest pedestrian route in Gloucester, with a footfall of 400,000.
Gloucester MP Richard Graham said: "All of us like being here and I am optimistic that with recent announcements on B&M and TKMaxx we're seeing more retailers coming into the four Gates in the city centre."
Ivan Taylor, chairman of Westgate Quarter Traders' Association, said: "It's brilliant news.
"We have now got a lovely entrance to the Cathedral."
The unit the church has taken used to be a baby clothes shop and has been empty for 18 months.
It is now being refitted ready for the opening on October 24.
Most of its stock will be gifts and crafts handmade by the Treasure Seekers group and all the profits will go back towards its running.
Manager Craig Tucker said: "The aim is to provide job opportunities for adults with learning difficulties, young people who are out of work, single mums on benefits and other people who struggle to get jobs with no experience."
Comments
by justbecause
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 11:08AM
“Great suff guys well done to you all. Gloucester on the up and up, shout it from the rooftops!”
by honslknjklyt
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 10:23AM
“It is good to see that this is full but I despair at that cafe/restaurant there. The last time I went past there, they were all closing up and they had the mop handle across the door at 3.15pm ready to close as they close at 4pm and were cleaning.
Now they are in one of the finest places in Gloucester but I never go in there, what a time to close - it is as though whoever runs that cafe won it in a lottery and are doing half a job and couldn't care less. It is an absolute waste, and they are a licenced restaurant too.
There are some marvellous hard working businesses in Gloucester and they are just a peetake and an insult to the rest, fag ash lil who closes at 4 and stops serving at about 3.30 is as bad.
And they wonder why people use costa coffee, kfc and mcdonalds!”