From shop owners proudly putting their Love Your High Street stickers in the window to the brilliant independents and local communities making their towns special, we've been spotting some lovely things happening across the country.

We've gathered a few of our favourites in one place. Take a look at the fun side of our high streets!

 

Love on display: A little window love from Walton

There's nothing quite like seeing a campaign come to life on the high street. We loved seeing businesses in Walton getting behind Love Your High Street by putting their window stickers on display, showing their support for the independent businesses that make their town special.

A big thank you to Love Walton BID for sharing this brilliant video and getting their local businesses involved.

Get your free window sticker
 

A look around the high streets

From independent shops to vibrant town centres, here are just a few of the brilliant businesses and communities getting behind Love Your High Street across social media.

 

 

Meet the people behind the high streets

Nothing beats seeing independents cheering on independents! Mia Harrington, owner of Handleys Stitch Interiors, headed out onto her high street to showcase the fantastic local businesses on her doorstep and encourage shoppers to support local. This is exactly what Love Your High Street is all about: businesses coming together, supporting one another and celebrating everything their high street has to offer.

At Handleys Stitch Interiors on Broseley High Street, craftsmanship meets community.

From bespoke soft furnishings, a wide range of blinds, creative workshops, yarn and haberdashery, and a wide range of gifts and unique handmade pieces, it’s more than a shop — it’s a welcoming space helping to enhance the high street and bring people together through creativity.

 

As well as the soft furnishings (curtains and blinds, lampshades and cushions) we are a 'bit of an everything to the high street' store.  The premises was previously a hardware store for generations, so we have a corner for this and get extra items in on request. We started selling greetings cards and small gifts when the gift shop lady retired, we started selling yarn when a number of store owners in other towns retired and most importantly we try and provide a community.  I have spaces available for a small charge for micro businesses to sell their makes. As well as paid for craft workshops we have two free meet and make sessions a month, one in the afternoon and one in the evening and we support and promote other amazing businesses around us.

It's a shop where people feel warm and welcome and hopefully it makes them smile.

It doesn't have the fanciest website or the biggest profit but it does have a big heart. 

 
 

Find out what the judges had to say...

Alongside our winner, Health & Remedy, a number of our other brilliant finalists have been highly commended by the panel of judges for the Love Your High Street Awards.

Find out more below.

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Want to keep on championing independent retail?

Now you've learned all about our awards winner and finalists, you can keep going and discover more about the Love Your High Street Week using the link below. Let's celebrate the shops that make your local high street unique.

Love Your High Street Week
 

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