Buy Local
Many Horsham District businesses, shops and market stalls are owned and run by local people, our neighbours and our friends. Let's support them by choosing to Buy Local, spend our money locally, support our high streets and support local people at a time when they most need it.
This Christmas you can support local businesses through our Buy Local Gift Happy campaign, by voting for your favourite festive displays in our Christmas Magic Displays Competition throughout December.
Vote for your favourite Christmas Magic Display
Celebrate the festive windows, market stalls and internal displays which help to make our towns and villages a magical place, for the chance to win a fantastic prize.
The winning businesses voted by you will be announced w/c 16 December, who will benefit from extra publicity in December.
Contents:
- Who is taking part?
- Why is this good for local businesses?
- What can I win?
- How do I vote?
- Competition partners
- How else can I support local businesses this Christmas?
Who is taking part?
Businesses in Horsham District who have a festive window, internal or market stall display which is visible to visiting customers are participating in this competition. They will be displaying window stickers or tent cards using the competition's branding, to let you know they’re taking part.
Why is this good for local businesses?
- You’ll be supporting your local high street and each business will get some great district-wide promotion, helping to keep our local economy busy at this important time.
- The winning businesses will receive some great publicity and a framed certificate to showcase their win.
What can I win?
There is a fantastic selection of exciting prizes available to win. Vote for your favourite magic displays for the chance to win one of the following:
- A thrilling and immersive escape room experience for up to eight people at Major Mindgames, Horsham.
- A wonderful tour, tasting and delicious lunch with a bottle of wine for two at Nutbourne Vineyard, Pulborough.
- An enjoyable bagel baking experience day for four with Jacob’s Bagels, Pulborough.
Some of our competition media partners are also offering a special prize for their readers / audience.
How do I vote?
Voting takes place from Monday 2 December to Sunday 15 December, with the winning businesses announced w/c 16 December. To vote for your favourite displays all you will need to do is:
- View the gallery web page, showcasing photos of business’s magical displays.
- Place your vote using our online form.
If you’ve entered the public prize competition, we will be in touch with the lucky winners w/c 16 December.
Your vote will determine an overall winning window and display. In collaboration with a range of media partners there will also be awards for winning displays determined by their readership or audience.
Competition partners
This year we have partnered with a range of media partners, to boost the Buy Local Gift Happy message and promote the businesses participating in the Christmas Magic Displays Competition:
- All About Horsham (AAH) Magazine
- Experience Sussex
- Henfield’s BN5 Magazine
- Sussex Exclusive Magazine
- Sussex Living Magazine
- Visit Horsham
- West Sussex County Times
- Your Horsham (Horsham’s Business Improvement District)
If you found out about the competition through one of our media partners, let us know when you place your vote.
How else can I support local businesses this Christmas?
Buy local!
Every time you buy from a local business, that's a pound that stays in the local economy. That's local jobs for local people, local companies that keep trading, and work for local tradespeople.
Every time you buy from a local business, that’s £1 that stays in the local economy. That’s local jobs for you and I; local companies that keep trading, and work for local tradespeople. Support Buy Local Horsham District.