A lot of us get sick of seeing the same shops, supermarkets and boozers plastered all over the city, and feel the excitement squeeze in our bellies when a place pops up that we’ve never seen before. It’s all thanks to independent entrepreneurs that Nottingham is kept thriving in diversity, and now they’re being championed in a campaign running until October. Organised by the Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID), the It’s In Nottingham Summer of Independents campaign begins from Monday 4 July, falling in line with the US of A’s independence day. Shrug.
Tenuous links aside, there’s actually some cool stuff about to crack off – a 24-page guide to independent businesses in Nottingham, a competition for Nottingham’s Independent Business of the Year, events like Craft Beer Week, the Nottingham Night Market on Thursday 7 July, and an Independents Festival in October. On top of all this, keep your eye out for The Summer Sofa – a purple sofa that’ll be cropping up all over the city in places where there are loads of independent businesses, with surprises and treats up for grabs. Ears to the ground for all the goings on, and get championing those much-loved businesses of Nottingham.
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