Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Mark Dransfield, boss of the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud, gives an insight into changes at the shopping centre, along with his hopes for the business in 2026.
The Five Valleys Shopping Centre is celebrating a landmark year of development, investment, and growing footfall, marking a positive turning point for Stroud’s town centre.
Mark Dransfield, the owner of Five Valleys says the past year has been “a very big year” for the destination, with several major projects completed and more on the way.
The transformation of the Five Valleys Food Hall was finalised this year, delivering a more sophisticated and fully immersive experience for visitors. The next major addition is the eagerly anticipated Home of Vintage, set to become the largest vintage retail destination in the UK. The first phase opens next week, with phase two launching in February and a full grand opening planned for Easter 2026.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
Mark Dransfield, boss of the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud, gives an insight into changes at the shopping centre, along with his hopes for the business in 2026.
The Five Valleys Shopping Centre is celebrating a landmark year of development, investment, and growing footfall, marking a positive turning point for Stroud’s town centre.
Mark Dransfield, the owner of Five Valleys says the past year has been “a very big year” for the destination, with several major projects completed and more on the way.
The transformation of the Five Valleys Food Hall was finalised this year, delivering a more sophisticated and fully immersive experience for visitors. The next major addition is the eagerly anticipated Home of Vintage, set to become the largest vintage retail destination in the UK. The first phase opens next week, with phase two launching in February and a full grand opening planned for Easter 2026.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
