Home to over 100 independent businesses

Best facebook pages to follow*
 

facebook.com/fouraletaproom

facebook.com/AnytimeFitnessGosport

facebook.com/trashcafe

facebook.com/samisbeauty

facebook.com/stokeemporium

facebook.com/Stoke-Gallery

facebook.com/bapandburritobar

facebook.com/WhiteHartGosport

facebook.com/CeriWilliamsTattoos

facebook.com/2ndlifeAntiquesFashion

facebook.com/Doing-the-Rounds

facebook.com/ladiesfirstfitnessgosport

*best as in active every day or almost every day
 

if you're missing from the list and your page is active, send an email

New to Stoke Road
 

has opened at 115 Stoke Road

phoenix heating solutions

Flux's Steam Laundries was at no. 115 in the fifties and the shop later became W A Chidlow, chemists

has opened at 41 Stoke Road

rent a space to sell your product

stoke emporium

C&M Thompson, stationers, were at no. 41 in the thirties and in the fifties it was a drapers, Andrews, with a name change later to Rusdens

has opened at 16 Stoke Road

sweeney's

Norman Chapman, confectioner, was at no. 16 in the thirties and the family shop was still selling sweets in the fifties

The Mane Hall Emporium

has opened at 4 Portland Buildings, Stoke Road

manehall

4 Portland Buildings was home to H. H. Thatcher & Co. Wine & Spirit Merchants in the 1930s through to the fifties

has opened at 91 Stoke Road

2nd Life Antiques & Fashion

In the 1930s through to the sixties, C J Woodman, dentist, was at 91 Stoke Road

Yellow Edge Gallery

has opened at 107 Stoke Road

yellowedgegallery

Small Business Saturday - 7th December 2019

Shop Small

Extract from a Gosport Borough Council press release:

Gosport Borough Council is actively encouraging local residents to shop local, and businesses to source local to help local businesses, the local economy and the community.

• Research shows that for every £100 spent in a local business, £68 is likely to stay in the community helping the local economy.

• Independent shops create a distinctive and diverse shopping experience.  You might be surprised by the range of products, services and gifts available in your local shops

• More people shopping locally will not only help existing independent shops to continue trading but also encourage more local businesses to start up — you will be helping to sustain and create local jobs.

• Local businesses support a wide range of community causes.  Supporting local shops, therefore, provides a financial benefit for your local community.

Small businesses are very important to a town, providing jobs and services, so residents are encouraged to support them whenever possible.  You can find out more about providers located at our main local shopping centres by visiting them physically or virtually at:

• Gosport High Street www.gosporttowncentre.co.uk
• Stoke Road www.stokeroadgosport.co.uk

But let’s not forget the other small shopping centres across Gosport, the lifeblood of our communities, as are small businesses everywhere.