We have a new family of bees at Gloucester Services!
We installed our first beehive back in 2014 before we opened. The bee project is just one of many aimed at improving the bio-diversity of our site.
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V&L Honeymakers
Honey is one of nature’s original super foods. Used in medicine for thousands of years, it is recognised to be a powerful antioxidant, containing antibacterial and antifungal properties.
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Scrapstore, Where Nothing Goes to Waste!
One of Gloucester’s best kept secrets is Scrapstore, part of a national network, which provides a wild assortment of materials for creative activities and children’s play. The Scrapstores collect surplus materials generated by local businesses, which would otherwise go to waste, and then give these materials a whole new lease of life.
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Poulton Hill Vineyard
The team at Poulton Hill have produced a range of multi award winning wines made from grapes, harvested by hand. Back in 2010, 8,800 vines were planted on the warm and sunny south-facing slopes of the estate, which can produce up to 20,000 bottles of wine each year.
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Matson, Robinswood and White City Community Partnership Awards Ceremony
Communities local to Gloucester Services recently held the the first Matson, Robinswood and White City Community Partnership Awards ceremony with over 100 residents and community figures who gathered to celebrate the unsung heroes of the local community.
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The Flower Bowl Gloucester
A true family business based in the heart of Gloucester, The Flower Bowl has been run by the Galbraith family since 1960.
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The very first Cotswold whisky!
The Cotswolds Distillery was established in 2014. Based in Stourton, Warwickshire, it’s the first full-scale distillery to be created in the area.
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Tregothnan Tea
Tregothnan in Cornwall is the private family owned estate of the Boscawen family. In the 1800’s an unparalleled collection of newly introduced plant species were brought to the estate and flourished thanks to a moderate and unique micro-climate that the Tregothnan experts say mimics the high foothills of the Himalayas.
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Boyd Farm’s Hereford Beef
At Whittington Lodge Farm near Cheltenham, in the Cotswold countryside, Ian and Cathy
Boyd, along with their daughter Steph Ackrill look after a herd of organic, Pastureforlife pedigree Hereford cattle.
Gloucester Services at the RICS Awards Grand Final
Earlier in the year, at the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) South West Awards 2017, Gloucester Services won Project of the Year Award, Community Benefit Award and the Infrastructure Award.
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