Shop Local

We want to support our vibrant high streets, retailers, small businesses, and markets across the borough. Shop Local - Keep it in the Borough is a St Helens Borough Council campaign aimed at encouraging local people to discover the wonderful shops on their doorsteps.

The Shop Local - Keep it in the Borough campaign is funded by the Welcome Back Fund from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This fund aims to support the return to high streets safely and help build back better from the pandemic.

The Shop Local - Markets campaign is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

How can you play a part?

Small independent businesses - the lifeblood of our high streets have been hit hardest by the lockdown - and they need your support now more than ever.

By shopping local, you are doing your bit to support local businesses, maintain local jobs and preserve the character of our High Streets.

Supporting our high streets creates jobs in the local community, supporting often young and disadvantaged people to find employment. Helping to grow the number of jobs in our local area makes for a better place to live and work, which then creates a healthy economy for the community.

Small and local businesses often stock items which are made locally and aren't available elsewhere else, providing a great range of choice and unique products that bring much-needed originality and variety into communities - including rare finds and items that aren't mass produced.

Discover your local high street

We are spoiled for choice in St Helens Borough, all our high streets have their own unique identity, stocking products from all over the world. From Church Street to High Street to Warrington Road to Church Road there is something for everyone on our high streets.

#ShopLocal ambassadors	Local rewards for shoppers	Local independents

Find out what shopping local means to our local businesses across St Helens Borough	Get rewarded for shopping local	A guide to independents across the borough
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#ShopLocal campaign toolkit	7 reasons to #ShopLocal	#ShopLocal Markets

Support our #ShopLocal campaign by downloading and displaying the materials	Reasons why customers should visit the high street this week	Support our local markets by downloading and displaying the materials
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Promote your high street

If you love a local store or service in your area, you can help promote them by tagging their business on social media along with the hashtags #ShopLocal and #KeepItInTheBorough.