Almost two thirds of Britons intend to shop locally going forward, which is good news for Northumberland County Council’s latest retail campaign. In the ‘Shop Local, Shop Northumberland Campaign’, the county’s retailers have sent out a message to the county’s residents to support their local independent businesses. In a new promotional video bakers, butchers, baristas, and book shops are all showing off their products and encouraging people to shop locally and support independent businesses. According to a recent study from YouGov, almost two thirds of Brits claimed they will try to support local businesses and buy locally going forward.
See inside Whitley Bay s new bookshop which is a hit with Vera creator Ann Cleeves
It s a new chapter for Forum Books as the Corbridge institution launches a new bookshop at Whitley Bay
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Northumberland is open for business and we’re raring to go! That’s the message behind a new Shop Local, Shop Northumberland campaign launched by the county council. Helping to shine a light on the wide choice of independent businesses in the county, the campaign will showcase the diversity and quality of retailers and will encourage us all to discover what is on our doorstep. We know that many of you have been continuing to support your favourite local business during lockdowns. For others you may have discovered in the last year what’s on your high street and perhaps you have come to rely on this service during these challenging times.
A CAMPAIGN encouraging Northumberland residents to shop locally is to be launched ahead of Monday’s easing of restrictions. Northumberland County Council’s Shop Local, Shop Northumberland campaign will go live on Monday, encouraging residents to support the wide choice of local independent businesses in the county. Two of the shops involved in the campaign include Forum Books in Corbridge and clothing company Ivy & Rigg in Newbrough. Amie Nevin, co-founder of Ivy and Rigg, said: “It’s absolutely fantastic. Before doing Ivy and Rigg I had a massive underappreciation for small businesses - not only for the work that they undertake, but also in terms of showing the characteristics of Northumberland and what unique things are on offer up here. After Covid particularly, there’s been a real renewed sense of local areas appreciating what is on the doorstep and what they bring to their area.”
Award-winning bookshop to open in Whitley Bay after nagging from Vera author
Forum Books has won a number of prizes since opening in Corbridge, Northumberland, 10 years ago and it is now preparing a shop on Park View
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