Business Education Evening, 20th March 2012

We have just a few, very limited places still available! See the invitation PDF: March_Event.pdf Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce invites you to Waddow Hall for our latest Business Education Event on Tuesday 20th March at 17:45. Booking is now open for the latest Business Education Event on Tuesday 20th March at Waddow Hall …

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A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A massive thank you to all themembers who contributed in any shape or form to theSanta Dash, Nativity Walk and Late Night Shopping Event in thetown on Friday 2nd December.  The Nativity Walk was a sight to behold with over 250 costumed ‘angels’ and ‘shepherds’ andtheir families parading from the Parish Church to the Castle …

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Clitheroe St Nick’s Night Santa Dash

Enjoy a Sea of Santa’s in Clitheroe! Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce has preparations well under way for a spectacular evening of entertainment this festive season. The Chamber has joined forces with East Lancs Hospice to create Clitheroe’s first St Nick’s Night Santa Dash through Clitheroe town centre on Friday 2 December. The evening’s …

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Clitheroe Chamber of Trade 1st Education Event

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE – BOOK TODAY! Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce annually organises a series of business events and over the next 12 months will be launching a bi-monthly education and interaction programme that you can’t afford to miss! The first of these events starts at 6:30pm and will run until around 8pm on …

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Clitheroe Food Festival 2011

Saturday 13th August 2011 The historic market town of Clitheroe is nestled between the famous Pendle Hill and the grandeur of the Forest of Bowland, lying at the heart of beautiful Ribble Valley. In 2010 Clitheroe was named ‘Lancashire’s Food Town’ due to the area’s long heritage of farming and range of high quality food businesses, many of which have been run by …

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Mar 13

Business Education Evening, 20th March 2012

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by Daniel

We have just a few, very limited places still available!

See the invitation PDF: March_Event.pdf

Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce invites you to Waddow Hall for our latest Business Education Event on Tuesday 20th March at 17:45.

Booking is now open for the latest Business Education Event on Tuesday 20th March at Waddow Hall entitled ‘How to be successful in 2012.’

The Chamber has worked extremely hard to secure one of the county’s top business training consultants Denise Fletcher. With over 15 years’ experience supporting some of the top businesses in the country Denise now helps all businesses, regardless of size, understand the lessons from her experience and gives practical advice on how to use this knowledge to improve your personal and business success.

Covering public and private sector, retail and commerce organisations Denise has worked with a wide range of successful business people at every level and will run a session outlining what makes a person successful in business and how everyone can learn from these fundamental rules and apply the principals easily to their own working lives.

Places for this exciting event will be extremely limited so early booking is essential.

As always the event will be free to all Clitheroe Chamber of Trade members (two places maximum per membership) with a £15 charge for extra guests and none members. Discounts are available for any business based in the Ribble Valley and not yet a member of the Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce, please enquire for details.

The evening will start at 17:45 with an introduction from Clitheroe Chamber and Waddow Hall, light refreshments will be provided with Denise’s session expected to last 60 minutes with a finishing time of 19:30.

To guarantee a place, please email our membership secretary Debbie Featherstone at: info@clitheroetherapies.co.uk by Friday 16th March at 15:00.

Due to the limited number of places you will be contacted to guarantee attendance before the event and we will be drawing up a reserve list and re-allocating places for anyone who cannot attend.

Waddow Hall is based 1.5 miles out of Clitheroe Town Centre, has ample on-site parking and full details can be found on their website: http://www.waddow.org.uk/about_us/how_to_find_us.aspx

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Jan 23

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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Christmas 2011, Message from the President

by Sam

A massive thank you to all themembers who contributed in any shape or form to theSanta Dash, Nativity Walk and Late Night Shopping Event in thetown on Friday 2nd December.  The Nativity Walk was a sight to behold with over 250 costumed ‘angels’ and ‘shepherds’ andtheir families parading from the Parish Church to the Castle Gates and culminated in the East Lancashire Hospice Santa Dash with over 300 Santas running, walking and crawling through the streets of Clitheroe in full Father Christmas costumes.

The event was a wonderful opportunity to present the very best that Clitheroe has to offer and will hopefully bring many more people back to Clitheroe to shop in the town.

Although this was the first collaboration between theParishChurchand the East Lancashire Hospice we do hope to develop this into an annual event with Late Night Shopping in the town.

The event can certainly be improved upon and in that regard we invite all members to our first Open Members Meeting to be held on Tuesday 10th January (venue to be confirmed) to discuss any additions or ideas.

On another matter, with the onset of the winter weather I have been in discussion with Ribble Valley Borough Council about keeping the pavements free from snow and we have agreed that, should we have a repeat of the terrible snowy conditions of the last two years, the Council will endeavour to salt all pavements as soon as is practicable.

It would help all concerned if Businesses could sweep the pavements free of any snow to save compactation as it is difficult to dissolve the snow when compacted by foot traffic.  There seems to be a fallacy that anyone clearing pavements could be held liable for any accidents and I have looked into Government Guidelines which say that, provided the clearance is undertaken in a sensible manner, then there should not be any liability for claims on shopkeepers. 

There has to be a certain amount of common sense in this i.e, if anyone were to put water on walkways which then freezes then this could cause problems however a sensible sweeping or shovelling of any snow outside premises can only benefit the town as a whole.  The last two years were very difficult for shoppers moving to and from premises and I urge all businesses to help keep the footways clear prior to the Council salting the same.

Finally may I wish all our Members and their families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and lets hope that the current economic climate improves significantly in 2012.

Yours sincerely

IAN S LLOYD

 PRESIDENT

CLITHEROE CHAMBER OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

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Nov 18

Clitheroe St Nick’s Night Santa Dash

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Christmas 2011, PR and Publicity

by Sam

Enjoy a Sea of Santa’s in Clitheroe!

Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce has preparations well under way for a spectacular evening of entertainment this festive season. The Chamber has joined forces with East Lancs Hospice to create Clitheroe’s first St Nick’s Night Santa Dash through Clitheroe town centre on Friday 2 December.

The evening’s entertainment will begin at St Mary’s Church Clitheroe, where Rev Andy Froud has been on a mission seeking young ‘angels’ and ‘shepherds’ from local schools and churches to create a record breaking Walking Nativity.

Musical entertainment will enhance the festive atmosphere along with Pendle Productions panto stars from Jack and the Beanstalk including BBC Radio Lancashire’s Sally Naden.

Families and children in costume will be welcomed with mince pies, refreshments and glow bands at St Mary’s from 4pm.  The Walking Nativity sets off at 5pm narrated by Clitheroe’s own story teller Simon Entwistle telling the ‘Secret History of Santa Claus’.  The parade will continue up through town to the Crib at the Castle Gates ready to cheer the first Santa Dashers setting off at 6pm.

Ian Lloyd, President of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce is delighted with the way plans have come together for Clitheroe this year:

“The Chamber Christmas Campaign Team started planning early on in the year.  When East Lancs Hospice approached the Chamber to ask if they could join in our Christmas event we knew Clitheroe was in for something special.  

We are also delighted to announce, as part of Clitheroe St Nick’s Night shops, restaurants and cafes will be buzzing with great atmosphere throughout the town. 

 Judging will also take place for the winner of Clitheroe’s Best Dressed Festive Shop.

 There will be live music on the street, hog roast and many shops offering complimentary mince pies and mulled wine.  We welcome everyone from across the region to enjoy Clitheroe’s festive celebrations.”

It’s not too late to take part in Clitheroe St Nick’s Night Santa Dash, go to Santa Dash 2011 Registration on www.eastlancshospice.co.uk

For more information on how to get involved in the event contact samturner@ferncourt.co.uk

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Nov 04

Clitheroe Chamber of Trade 1st Education Event

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by Daniel

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE – BOOK TODAY!

Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce annually organises a series of business events and over the next 12 months will be launching a bi-monthly education and interaction programme that you can’t afford to miss! The first of these events starts at 6:30pm and will run until around 8pm on Tuesday 15 November at Dugdales premises on Salthill Industrial Estate, Clitheroe.

Along with refreshments and the chance to meet Chamber representatives and like-minded local business owners we have two speakers scheduled and this will be a great opportunity to learn about:

1.    How your business can use the Clitheroe Chamber and Trade of Commerce to access free advice and information on legal matters, tendering, H&S, employment matters and much more by linking in to the East Lancashire Chamber’s support network.

2.    How to successfully promote your business online using your website, Search Engines and social media with a specific focus on saving your marketing budget and making sure your investment is working for your business.

We are inviting everyone to the event FREE OF CHARGE and to make the evening a success all we’re asking is you invite along another business contact or invite your neighbouring business.

Events of this type will always be free to Chamber members and a nominal fee of £15 will normally be charged to non-members attending. As an open invitation, this first event will be free to all businesses.

On the evening we will also be offering 15 months membership for just £50 (the usual price for 12 months) to any business who wishes to join Clitheroe Chamber for the first time.  To confirm attendance, please RSVP to Debbie Featherstone, info@clitheroetherapies.co.uk, 01200 538411, by Friday 11 November and we look forward to seeing you there.

Yours sincerely,

Ian Lloyd
President,
Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce

PDF: ClitheroeChamberInvitation.pdf

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Jul 08

Clitheroe Food Festival 2011

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Events, PR and Publicity

by Sam

Saturday 13th August 2011

The historic market town of Clitheroe is nestled between the famous Pendle Hill and the grandeur of the Forest of Bowland, lying at the heart of beautiful Ribble Valley.

In 2010 Clitheroe was named ‘Lancashire’s Food Town’ due to the area’s long heritage of farming and range of high quality food businesses, many of which have been run by the same families for generations. More recently, Clitheroe and the food offer in Ribble Valley has been celebrated as part of the award winning Ribble Valley Food Trail, which has attracted thousands of ‘foodies’ from across the UK and abroad to come and sample our local delicacies.

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