Almost 200 people from across Waverley, including 30 from Haslemere got together on Friday evening to celebrate the best of Waverley organisations at the BIG Awards Ceremony. We were treat to a wonderful setting and dinner at The Lythe Hill Hotel decorated with magnificent floral arrays on each table from Marley Flowers.
Literally a snaphot of the awesome BIG Awards Gala evening. All Photos courtesy of Remarkable Studio – you can view and download any or all of the images here
Chamber members had the pleasure of a round table discussion with Andrew Holder, Agency for Central Southern England from the Bank of England last Tuesday. Andrew’s role is to provide a link between the Bank and organisations across Central and Southern England. He regularly meets with groups such as ours, to “take the pulse” of whats happening in the regions and to share the Bank’s financial outlook.
Peter Searight, the award winning photographer of the Remarkable Studio is holding an exhibition of his work at The Haslemere Museum from Thursday 11 October – Saturday 27 October. Chamber members are most welcome to the Friday evening preview on 12 October from 7 to 9 pm at The Haslemere Museum.
This BackCare Awareness Week (8 – 12 October), the chiropractors at Haslemere Chiropractic Clinic are offering some simple, effective advice for preventing back or neck pain, in light of new research revealing that people in the South East are experiencing this type of pain more frequently.
Viewpoint: Consistent ‘editorial style’ helps to build trust and loyalty for organisations.
Being a member of Haslemere Chamber of Commerce gives you benefits that you might not realise. The Chamber is investing more in its website to improve the benefit to all of its members, but what does that really mean for you. Read on to learn the few simple steps that will make a difference to your business.
We have had a great response to to the BIG Awards across Waverley with some 73 entries received from a broad cross section of businesses and non profits. It now time for the judges to do their stuff and get on with their assessments.
Chamber President Craig McGowan has written to Haslemere’s representative on Waverley Borough Council, Cllr Jim Edwards, asking him to explain why he voted in favour of removing the common land status of the much used Fairground Car Park. Here’s the full text of the letter:
High streets across the UK are struggling. Although Haslemere is fortunate enough to be bucking this trend with retail vacancy rates of only 3 – 5%, many retailers are under significant cost pressures. Our planning for a brighter future for our high street starts on the 20th September. We need as many constructive ideas as possible, so this meeting is open to Chamber members AND guests. Our keynote speaker will be Dr Christoph Teller – Professor of Retailing and Marketing at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey
By now I hope you are all crafting your entries for the BIG Awards. The awards are open to all businesses within Waverley – not just Chamber members. There are 5 categories of awards and you may enter as many categories as you like. The President’s Award is for those organisations that can achieve a balance across four dimensions. Entries close on 1st September – so download your entry form here, and get writing!
Some of you may have noticed over the last fortnight that online searches for the Chamber’s website have led you instead to a Canadian pharmacist selling viagra. So yes, our website has been the victim of hackers. We have now restored the website, installed a new version of the affected plugin and moved to a more secure hosting facility.
If you have nurtured your workforce through Engagement, Education and Empowerment in a way that you think deserves recognition, then enter for the BIG Awards for Employee Engagement, Education and Empowerment.
A project aimed at building a wheelchair accessible outside space for patients at Holy Cross Hospital is a step closer to achieving its fundraising target.
The inaugural Brighton Capel Monster took place on Saturday 30 June and saw 47 riders cycle from Brighton to the village of Capel and back again. The total distance covered was 85 miles (125 kilometres).
Waverley Council released their 2018 – 2023 “Economic Strategy for Waverley” in June, to which the Chamber has provided a response.
Do you have a reputation for ‘delighting your customers’? Is it the quality of your customer service, or the quality of the product/s you sell that makes your customers happy? Do you delight your customers in person or online – or both? If you ‘delight your customers’ in a way that you think deserves reward and recognition, then enter of the BIG Awards for Customer Delight. Read why Chamber members Michelle Carrington and Tom Pearce see entering the awards as good for their businesses.
This months’s club focused on what makes a successful business person and, by extension, a successful business. It’s all about you sending out the right signal and getting the employees, outsources support (consultants, accountants etc) and clients on board.
Whilst everyone has their own spin on things the following top 10 tips generally covered what we thought would lead us to business Nirvana!
Haslemere Chiropractic Clinic is feeling very proud of the colourful display in the front border of their West Street Clinic this year! Stocked with a variety of bee friendly plants such as salvia and lavender, and perennials such as geraniums, phlox and penstemons to add sustainable planting, it is looking great this year. We aim to provide a little oasis for wildlife in the centre of town, but also hope that our efforts in the front border give a little pleasure to passers by.
Dr Ross White the new Chief Executive of Holy Cross Hospital has given an insight into his first 100 days of heading up a hospital for patients with severe disability and complex medical needs. Dr White came to Holy Cross Hospital in February from Mildmay Mission Hospital which is an international HIV charity based in London, but with a UK focus on acquired brain injury (ABI) caused through HIV infection.
