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York Gift Card is the biggest in Britain
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Published by the Minster FM News Team at 8:43am 26th June 2020.
A gift-card scheme operating in York has become the biggest of its kind in the country.
The scheme allows people to buy from local shops and attractions and it's hoped it will help get businesses back on their feet after lockdown.
Over 250 city centre traders now accept the York Gift Card – more than any other town or city gift card in Britain.
The organisers say buying one is the perfect way to help these York get back on its feet. Every penny loaded onto the card will be spent on local companies.
It was launched with significant investment by the York BID (Business Improvement District) in October and it’s now even easier to buy one:
at The Potions Cauldron on Shambles and RueB on Minster Gates
at York Gin from 4th July
via the website [https://yorkgiftcard.com/] – with FREE first-class postage for a limited time.
York BID Operations Manager Carl Alsop said:
“It’s brilliant that the York Gift Card is now the UK’s number one scheme.
The BID invested in the card last year, as it’s a smart and easy way to help local people support local businesses.
Of course, those businesses now need our backing more than ever. The money loaded onto a York Gift Card can pay for items from city centre shops immediately – and be spent in pubs, cafés, restaurants, hairdressers and leisure attractions as they open up.”
As an additional incentive at this critical time, the BID is covering the cost of posting out the cards.
Any value can be added to a York Gift Card, from £1 to £500. You can learn more, find a complete list of participating businesses, and buy cards on the website: yorkgiftcard.com
“The York Gift Card is a brilliant present for anyone who loves York, for any employee who has gone above and beyond – or even just for yourself.
Why not buy a gift card every week? It’s a brilliant way to commit to spending money in city centre businesses, and help York get back on its feet.”
If your York Gift Card expires during 2020 due to the lockdown, get in touch with the BID on Info@theyorkbid.com and you will be issued with a new card to the same value.
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