Local news… from members and the Chamber.
Bookmark this page and check it frequently to stay in touch with the latest news about the Haslemere business community. You’ll find items from the Chamber together with news about member businesses. If you are a member, please post as often as possible to your profile page: your contributions will be added to this news feed automatically.
New research reveals back pain trends in the South East
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.
The BIG Awards: Entries are in – Judging begins
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.
Waverley BIG Awards – the President’s Award
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!
Treehouse fundraisers get on their bikes!
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).
‘Style adds muscle to business communication’
Viewpoint: Consistent ‘editorial style’ helps to build trust and loyalty for organisations.
Getting a fair say on the Fairground car park – an open letter to Councillor Jim Edwards
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:
Website Woes – and how to avoid them
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.
Waverley Council’s Economic Strategy 2018 – 2023
Waverley Council released their 2018 – 2023 “Economic Strategy for Waverley” in June, to which the Chamber has provided a response.
Improve your online visibility with Haslemere Chamber
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.
Keeping Haslemere Great
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
Enter the BIG Awards for Employee Engagement
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.
What makes you special? Enter the Waverley BIG Awards
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.