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Chamber News
 June 2015
Growing Business in Cheltenham
 
 Subscribe here                                               @CheltChamber

Networking Barbecue Event
Manor by the Lake
5.30 pm 11 June


 

The Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce are delighted to invite members and guests to an engaging Network BBQ evening hosted by Manor by the Lake. Come and enjoy a great evening with colleagues and other members, with complementary drink and substantial BBQ. (read more; see opposite column).
 

Your Chamber Briefing

Chamber CEO Michael Ratcliffe provides his perspective at this year's AGM and the year ahead. (See video)

Production by:
Julian Wellings 



Universal Credit
Information for employers

Catriona Murray, DWP and Cheltenham Chamber President

Universal Credit is a new benefit that supports people who are on a low income or out of work and helps ensure that they are better off in work than on benefits. Read more.


Member News
 

CCP Launches Involve

CCP Chief Executive Cordell Ray at
Involve Gloucestershire Launch. 
Read more.



Successful Nepal Fundraiser
at the Spice Lodge

Mayor Councillor Duncan Smith and his wife Helen with Spice Lodge owner Mohammed Rahmen, who raised over £1100 in aid of Nepal Earthquake Relief. Read more.

 
GlosJobs Director Wins First
Entrepreneur's Business Award

Belinda Wilson, director of glosjobs.co.uk and member of Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce, has been awarded the very first Gloucestershire Entrepreneur’s Business Award, hosted by the Gloucestershire Business Show this week. Read more.
 



Members' Offers


10% Member Discount
on High-end Tailoring



 

Find your style and stand out with the perfect fit from Cheltenham's leading visiting tailoring service. TheFamous1886 is delighted to offer Chamber members a 10% discount on tailoring orders. Home, office and showroom appointments available. Go to www.thefamous1886.com, or contact Richard Cole (07775 751741).


 

Chamber Gallery
 See upcoming Chamber Events
(Chamber photos: Brian Chaplin, Eurovideo)

May was action-packed with Chamber events, seminars, video filming, and member activities. The Chamber would like to thank Tina O'Brien, Elle Coldman Associates, for her excellent seminar on the business benefits of coaching support the Growth Accelerator. The Chamber continued adding content to its new video channel with a profile of Bridget Redmond, Managing Partner, Willans LLP, and a monthly briefing provided by Chamber CEO Michael Ratcliffe. Willans' annual charity event (read more) raised £4600 on behalf of National Star College. The Chamber had excellent feedback from its participation at the Gloucestershire Business Show. And, of course, there was the Chamber AGM at the Municipal Office at the end of the month, which discussed the Chamber's past performance (2014-15) and looked to the year ahead. 

We always wonder how we can top the previous month, so watch this space. Be sure not to miss the Summer BBQ at Manor by the Lake and our June seminars; (see Chamber events).

 

Willans' Annual Charity Quiz

(l-r) The Chamber's Brian Chaplin, Catriona Murray,
Anna Freeman and Nigel Knowlman



Willans' charity event on behalf 
of National Star College.


Cheltenham Chamber
TV Channel

Willans' Managing Partner, Bridget Redmond, speaks
with Chamber's Dan Harris, produced by Julian Wellings,
Expertise on Tap


Chamber AGM

(l-r) Chamber Deputy CEO Jon Leamon, newly elected
President Catriona Murray, and Chamber CEO Michael Ratcliffe



Sharon Bird, Registrar at The Kings School, Gloucester, receives The Everyman Cup from the Everyman's Head of Education, Louise Partridge (l) and Marketing Manager Francesca Goddard (r)

Andrew North, CBC Chief Executive
AGM Speaker Andrew North,
Cheltenham Borough Council Chief Executive


Coaching  Support Seminar

Tina O'Brien of Elle Coldman Associates Ltd.

Gloucestershire Business Show

(l-r) Deputy CEO Jon Leamon, Membership Manager
Anna Freeman and Marketing Manager Sarah Nicholls



Raffle prize winner, Stefano Pucello, SPC Consulting,
and Chamber's Brian Chaplin


See Chamber events

Keep up to date on business in Cheltenham via Twitter (@CheltChamber), Facebook and
Chamber website.

 
  


Member Profile:
Bridget Redmond
Managing Partner,Willans Solicitors

Willans LLP Solicitors has been a fixture of Cheltenham business since Alec Willans established the law firm in 1947. Located at its Imperial Square address since 1954, Willans went through a period of mergers and acquisitions in the 1980s and stands today as one of Cheltenham's leading and progressive law firms, led by Managing Partners Bridget Redmond and Margaret Austen. We caught up with Bridget to ask about her career and what makes Willans special in such a competitive industry (see video).

Last month's Science Festival competition winner was Robert Watkins,
 
Employer Account Manager at The Conservation Volunteers.

Production by:
Julian Wellings 


Seminar Series 
June - July 2015
(All seminars 11.30am - 12.30pm)


 Increase Your Sales
Thursday 4 June

Clare Davidson 
Thompson Marketing Ltd.
Read more


The Auto Enrolment Challenge -
Are You Ready?
Thursday 18 June


Sarah Withers
Auto Enrolment Bureau
Read more


Working with Charities Can
Benefit Your Business

Friday 3 July

Caroline Bell

Business in the Community
Read more
 
If you would like to suggest a topic or provide a future seminar, please contact Nigel Knowlman (07969 043 117). 
 
Chamber Events


Chamber Summer
Networking BBQ


5.30 pm 11 June
£10 Members and Guests
£20 Non-members
Glass of Wine and BBQ

Bookings ; 01242 252 626

 

News and Events Calendar


4th Annual Review
Wednesday 10th June 2015
Gloucester Services Southbound 
Bookings





Local Business Survey



New Members



Contact: David Arrowsmith

inlingua Cheltenham is an international language school which has provided language training for over 35,000 people during the past 25 years.We provide in-company language training to many local businesses who are looking to develop their business internationally and provide training for CPD for TEFL teachers and CIMA Foundation Certificate in Business Accounting.



Contact: Colin Bannister

 

Business and Prestige Home Insurance from a team of top insurance professionals.  Good protection, competitive prices and the very highest standards of personal service - what broker service should feel like.
 


Gavin Crilly Photography

Contact: Gavin Crilly               
 

Gavin Crilly Photography Press PR and corporate photography covering Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol and Bath. On time and on budget. 



Cylen Logo

Contact: Tom Kidwell  


Cylen is a West Country based digital intelligence agency offering a unique and specialist skill set. We are experts in the delivery of bespoke digital intelligence solutions, including theft, fraud and industrial espionage. 
 


Geraldine McCullagh Coaching & Facilitation

Contact: Geraldine McCullagh


Geraldine is a business coach and trainer, specialising in self presentation and removing the blocks that stop you or your team members communicating at your very best. These can be physical (e.g. voice, body language) or psychological, but together we focus on your message delivery and how it is received by your audience, turning self presentation from a chore to a joy.
 

 



Members Events
 

Science Festival Logo
2 - 7 June 2015

See The Times Cheltenham Science Festival's, @CheltDino.



Understanding Legal and Financial Issues of Dementia
4 June, 6.30pm
Speakers: (Willans) Simon Cook, Nick Southwell and Rachel Taylor, and Neil Gayler (Neil Gayler & Co.) 

Wentworth Court Nursing Home
Village Rd., Cheltenham GL51 0BG
Bookings

 



3rd and 4th June, 10am - 5pm
Inspirational
 UK and International 
Specialty Food & Drink Products
Organised by Hale Events
Bookings



St. Vincents and St. Georges logo

Summer Evening Garden Party at Stanway House
(featured in BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall)

Friday June 5th 7.30pm
Special Guest:
Lord Lieutenant: Dame Janet Trotter
£25 incl. Supper
Contact: Les Bonney -- 01242 572621, 07940536504
Read more; Bookings



 
Free Breakfast 
Bites Workshops

Create a Tasty Breakfast Time Headline

Speaker: Kathryn Allison
IPR Communications
Monday 15 June
7am for 7.30am start
Hotel du Vin Cheltenham
Free breakfast and parking
Read more

Make Your Business Special
Gil Smith and Nigel Knowlman
Presenters: Gil Smith and Nigel Knowlman
Monday 22 June 10am - 12.30pm
Gloucestershire Growth Hub, Oxtalls Campus
and
A Tempting Taster Session 

Thursday 25 June, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Maggie's Centre
College Bath's Road, Cheltenham
Donations to Maggie's Centre Welcomed

Bookings; Contact: Nigel Knowlman


The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Debate
'We are highly conditioned in our buying habits – are we too trusting?'

Free Admission
Tuesday 7th July, 2015
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Supper at 8pm, £29
Wycliffe College, Bath Road, 
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 2JQ
Bookings


 
Content Submissions Sought
 
If you or someone from your organisation are interested in submitting articles for Chamber News, please send your idea or proposal to the editorDan Harris. (below),  Read more.
 
 
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Please note: deadline for member submissions is the 24th each month.
 


Contact: Dan Harris, Editor