A motorway service station like no other

Over 20 years ago, conversations began between residents on the social housing estate of Matson in Gloucester about how to turn the nearby M5 motorway into an asset to create local jobs and sustainable income, and the idea of a new motorway service station was born.
 
Gloucestershire Gateway Trust formed a unique partnership with a family business, Westmorland, to bring this vision to life with a pioneering model of social investment and the creation of Gloucester Services on the M5.  Both have a stake in the business.  Gloucester Services has exceeded its charitable goals and created over 400 jobs, employed over 80 people specifically from ‘target’ local communities, and supported over 130 local producers within 30 miles of the services and a further 70 within the region. 

In the last 18 months over £700,000 has been reinvested through Gloucestershire Gateway Trust into community projects and development activity in the target communities to support regeneration. Local residents help decide how future funding is spent through an annual Community Survey and an additional £2.5 million will be committed to these communities over the next five years.

​Gloucester Services has realised a long-standing aspiration by local residents to create positive social change and regeneration within their communities. 

Find out more about Gloucester Services jobs and opportunities.
Gloucester Services motorway service station, outside view
Gloucester Services

Did you know?

  • At GGT, we receive up to 3p in every £1 of non-fuel sales from Gloucester Services on the M5 to invest in our local communities.

  • Over 400 people are now employed at Gloucester Services, with over 80 from our target communities across Gloucestershire.

  • Our target communities include Matson and Robinswood, Tuffley, Podsmead, Stonehouse and White City.​
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Gloucester Services motorway station has it's own growing space - colleagues pictured planting on the site
Gloucester Services has it's own community growing space for volunteers, colleagues and visitors
Up to 3p in every £1 of non-fuel sales at Gloucester Services helps to support local communities through Gloucestershire Gateway Trust - picture shows volunteers from partner organisation All Pulling Together
Up to 3p in every £1 of non-fuel sales at Gloucester Services helps to support local communities through GGT
Gloucester Services is proud to support biodiversity at it's sites through green roofs, ponds and wildflower areas - pond pictured
Gloucester Services is proud to support biodiversity at it's sites through green roofs, ponds and wildflower areas