Proudly East Grinstead

Keep East Grinstead thriving, and save money doing it.

Your £25 annual EG Shop Local Card unlocks exclusive quarterly offers from the businesses owned and operated right here in East Grinstead. From coffee shops to consultants, tradespeople to therapists. Save on what you love. Back who you believe in.

£25 per year
4x offer drops
100% local
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✨ Save every quarter
🏪 Support local
The Stakes

When chains win, East Grinstead loses its soul.

Every local business that closes is a family's livelihood, a trusted service, a piece of the community gone quiet. This is the story we are refusing to let play out.

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Local businesses disappearing

Independent businesses across the UK are closing at record rates. Whether it is a shop on the high street or a local tradesperson, once they are gone, they rarely come back.

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Money draining away

Every pound spent with a big chain leaves town within days. Money spent locally recirculates here, funding jobs, events and the community itself.

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Community fading

The barista who knows your order, the plumber you trust, the trainer who knows your goals. None of this survives without people choosing local on purpose.

What You Get

Three very good reasons to carry the card.

This is not another discount app buried in your phone. One card, one membership, one yes to the town you actually live in.

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Save money every quarter

Brand new exclusive offers drop every three months. Cardholders only. Use them with cafes, shops, salons, trades, fitness, wellbeing, professional services, and everything in between.

02

Back the businesses you love

Your membership fee supports the scheme that drives business to East Grinstead's independents. Every use of your card is a tangible vote for a stronger local economy.

03

Be part of the movement

Join a growing community of East Grinstead residents choosing local on purpose. Member only events, early access, and a town that feels like yours again.

Meet Your Guide

We know this town. We live here too.

The EG Shop Local Card was built by people who love East Grinstead as much as you do. We have watched the businesses we rely on disappear. We have seen what happens when a community stops showing up for itself.

So we built something practical. Something that makes choosing a local business easier, cheaper, and more rewarding than choosing the alternative. Simple for you. Powerful for them. Proper for the town.

If we don't back our own local businesses, nobody else is coming to do it for us.
EGSLEst. 2026
East GrinsteadMade local
Year roundOffers all year
IndependentsSmall biz first
CommunityOwned by us
The Plan

How to join in three steps.

No app. No login. No gimmicks. Just a card, a town, and a very simple way of looking after both.

1

Buy your card for £25

One annual payment. Takes 60 seconds. Your digital card is added to your Apple or Google Wallet instantly.

2

Show it at local businesses

Show your digital card on your phone at any participating business. See the offers on our directory page, updated every quarter.

3

Save, support, repeat

Enjoy your savings, watch the town thrive, and get fresh offers in your inbox every three months.

Why This Works

A smarter way to spend local.

Loyalty schemes from big brands are designed to keep you coming back to them. The EG Shop Local Card does the opposite. It channels your spending toward the independent businesses, of every type, that are owned and operated right here in East Grinstead.

Participating businesses refresh their cardholder offers every quarter. That means your £25 card pays for itself quickly and keeps earning you value across the whole year. Meanwhile, the town gets something priceless: a community that chooses its own people on purpose.

Run by locals. Backed by independents. Built to keep East Grinstead exactly the kind of place people actually want to live in.

Who We Are

Built by a community organisation, not a corporation.

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Beating Boundaries CIC

Community Interest Company · East Grinstead

The EG Shop Local Card is owned and operated by Beating Boundaries CIC, a Community Interest Company based right here in East Grinstead. We exist to strengthen the community we live in, and that starts with making sure the businesses that serve this town can thrive.

Beating Boundaries was founded to build confidence, create opportunity, and break down the barriers that hold people back. Our work with young people through programmes like Unleashed has taught us that strong communities are built on strong local foundations. When local businesses do well, the whole town benefits. More jobs, more connection, more reasons to be proud of where you live.

The EG Shop Local Card is an extension of that mission. It is not a corporate scheme and it is not run for shareholder profit. It is a practical tool built by local people to keep money circulating in East Grinstead, to support the businesses that give this town its character, and to reward residents for choosing local on purpose.

Any surplus generated by the scheme goes straight back into Beating Boundaries' community work in East Grinstead. So every card you buy and every business that joins is not just backing local trade. It is investing in the town itself.

Learn more about Beating Boundaries hello@egslc.co.uk
Join Today

Two ways to be part of it.

One for residents who want the card. One for businesses who want the customers. Both are £25 a year.

Residents
Cardholder Membership

EG Shop Local Card

Your annual pass to exclusive quarterly offers at every participating East Grinstead independent.

£25 per year, all in
  • Digital loyalty card added to your Apple or Google Wallet instantly
  • Fresh exclusive offers every quarter
  • Cardholder only events and early access
  • Quarterly email with every new offer
  • No renewals charged automatically
Get Your Card
Businesses
Business Listing

Become a Participating Business

Whether you run a shop, a service, a trade, or anything in between. Get listed, get discovered, and be the business East Grinstead chooses on purpose.

£25 per year, all in
Early Bird Offer

First 25 businesses get 15 months for the price of 12

  • Full listing on the business directory
  • Quarterly offer featured to all cardholders
  • Welcome pack with point of sale materials
  • Inclusion in cardholder newsletter
  • Social media promotion at launch
Register Your Business
Questions

You asked. We answered.

How do I pay and when will I get my card?

You pay £25 securely at sign up. Your digital card is added to your Apple or Google Wallet instantly. No waiting, no emails, it is on your phone straight away.

How often do the offers change?

Every participating business refreshes their cardholder offer once a quarter. You will get a dedicated email each quarter so you know exactly what is new.

Can I use the card at every business in town?

Only at businesses who have joined the scheme. The full list lives on the Businesses page and updates as new independents sign up.

Is the card good value?

The card typically pays for itself within the first few uses. Most cardholders save several times the annual fee across the year.

What if I can't find my digital card?

Drop us an email at hello@egslc.co.uk and we will resend your digital card straight away, free of charge.

I run a business. How do I get involved?

Hit the Register Your Business button above, pay the annual £25 listing fee, and we will be in touch with the welcome pack and your point of sale materials. The first 25 businesses to sign up get 15 months for the price of 12.

Is my payment secure?

All payments are processed securely by Stripe, one of the world's most trusted payment platforms. We do not store your card details on our servers.

The town you want only exists if we build it.

Twenty five pounds. One card. A year of savings, and a real say in what East Grinstead becomes next.

Get Your Card