Shoppers on Caerphilly county borough’s high streets are in for a real festive treat once again this year, as the council’s Town Centre Management Team joins forces with local retailers to unveil their ever-popular voucher booklet, featuring over 110 in-store discounts and offers.
Back for 2016, the voucher booklet this Christmas promises to be the biggest and best yet, with a total of 112 offers from retailers in Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Risca and Ystrad Mynach.
(Pupils from Risca Primary School)
The council’s well-established ‘Choose the High Street‘ campaign focuses on raising awareness of consumer choice, and aims to encourage people to support their local high streets more often – particularly during in the pre-Christmas trading period which is crucial to businesses. It also highlights the diverse retail offer contained in our town centres.
(Pupils from Ty Sign Primary School)
Cllr Ken James was joined by pupils from Risca Primary School and Ty Sign Primary School visit with Santa himself to launch the scheme at Risca library recently.
(Pupils from Risca Primary School)
Cllr James said:
The Choose the High Street campaign is all about encouraging people to support their local retailers, and this festive voucher booklet is a great incentive for shoppers to support local businesses and take advantage of some excellent money-saving deals in the run up to Christmas. The deals in the booklet are also a great opportunity for local businesses to showcase themselves and the diversity and range of products on offer on our high streets.
The booklets can be picked up from:
- Bargoed – Morrisons, Poundworld, Library
- Blackwood – Asda, Maxime Cinema, Tidal Stores, Chinkles in The Market Place shopping Centre, Blackwood Miners’ Institute and Library
- Caerphilly – Morrisons, Visitor Centre, Wetherspoons and Library
- Risca – Tesco and Library
- Ystrad Mynach – Tesco, Library and Penallta House
The offers contained within the voucher booklet can be used between Monday 14th November and Friday 30th December. An electronic version of the Choose the High Street voucher booklet can be found at www.caerphilly.gov.uk or by calling 01443 866213.
Choose The High Street
The ‘Choose the High Street’ brand has been developed by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Town Centre Management team to promote local managed town centres.