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

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.

Clitheroe Chamber of Trade & Commerce organise and coordinate Town to be  adorned with 120 Union Jack Flags.

The event will be marked by the signing of an illuminated scroll by civic dignitaries in the Ribble Valley Civic Suite, after which the scroll will be presented to Brigadier Mike Griffiths CBE by Ribble Valley Mayor Lois Rimmer in Market Place, Clitheroe, following a parade through the town centre by 130 soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and Band of the King’s Division.

The parade will start at 10.45am, when the 1^st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, will march from the bottom of Moor Lane to Castlegate, down Castle Street and into Market Place.

Between 11 and 11.20am, Ribble Valley Mayor Lois Rimmer will take a general salute from the battalion. The regiment’s commanding officer will then invite the mayor to inspect the troops. The mayor will ask Brigadier Mike Griffiths CBE to accept a scroll conferring Freedom of Ribble Valley on the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. The mayor will then invite onlookers to give the regiment three cheers.

 At 11.20am, the battalion will continue its march to the bottom of York Street, where the soldiers will fallout and disarm.

Road Closure & Information

The following town centre roads will be closed to non-essential traffic from 8.45am and all traffic from 10am to accommodate the historic event: Moor Lane, Castlegate, Castle Street, Market Place, York Street, Church Street, King Lane, King Street, Woone Lane (between Eshton Terrace and Moor Lane), Queensway and Lowergate (between Highfield Road and the Emporium).

Residents are also being asked to move their cars from the road closure zone by 8.30am, otherwise they will be towed away free-of-charge to the Highmoor Park Car park in Pendle Road.  Residents can leave their cars at the following car parks: Whalley Road, Peel Street, Lowegate (exit Lowergate by Highfield Road only), North Street, or Chester Avenue.

 Lancashire Constabulary is asking shopkeepers and members of the public to watch out for unattended bags or packages, or any suspicious activity, during the parade. Anyone who sees anything suspicious is asked to inform a police officer or steward immediately.