Nominate your favourite Bury St Edmunds business in national competition

The UK’s Favourite Local Business 2026 competition gives people the chance to win a share of £2,000 in Town & City Gift Cards, such as the Bury St Edmunds Gift Card.

And residents are being urged to show their support for local businesses by nominating in the national UK’s Favourite Local Business competition 2026.

People can nominate their favourite business in the competition, free, by giving the name of the Bury St Edmunds business they think deserves to win and a reason. Shops, restaurants, salons, hotels, attractions and services are all eligible.

The UK’s Favourite Local Business which receives the most nominations in the competition will win a £1,000 Town & City Gift Card, such as the Bury St Edmunds Gift Card, with one person who nominated them winning a £1,000 Town & City Gift Card.

The gift card can be spent with around 80 local businesses including major brands like M&S, Primark and ProCook, plus independent businesses including Sakura, Lipstick & Locks, Vino Gusto, Abbeygate Cinema and Nethergate Brewery.

Launched in 2020, the Bury St Edmunds Gift Card is part of the multi-award-winning Town & City Gift Cards initiative from Miconex.

Over 27,000 local businesses are part of Miconex’s local gift card programs around the world with over £69 million of cards sold to date.

The UK’s Favourite Local Business competition goes live as Town & City Gift Cards reveal their latest shop local research.

A total of 99 per cent of respondents to the 2026 Town & City Gift Cards survey said supporting local businesses/their community was important to them, and 73pc said it has become more important over the past 12 months.

Mark Cordell, CEO at Our Bury St Edmunds said: “Bury St Edmunds is recognised for having one of Britain’s best town centres, which is down to our unique mix of local businesses, represented through our Bury St Edmunds Gift Card.

“We’re backing the national UK’s Favourite Local Business competition to showcase our local businesses and the positive impact they have on our town. Whether it’s your favourite coffee shop, boutique, pubs, cinema or attraction, nominate them today.”

Colin Munro, the CEO of Miconex, said: “We’re proud to launch the UK’s Favourite Local Business in Bury St Edmunds. Our recent research demonstrated that shop local sentiment in the UK is strong, people understand the value and importance of local businesses and they want to support them.

“Nominating a Bury St Edmunds business in the competition is a simple, free way to show your support for local with a fantastic prize on offer.”

Enter the UK’s Favourite Local Business competition free at: www.lovelocalwin.co.uk

The competition closes on the 30th November 2026.