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Chamber activity in Tameside

Colin Foster, Chairman of Tameside Local Chamber Council, looks back at the achievements of the past year. Having been Chairman of the LCC for a little over 12 months (officially, that is) I thought that it was an appropriate time to look back over the past twelve months to review our achievements and at the same time, look forward to plan for the next twelve. I use the phrase "our achievements" advisedly as I believe that what we have achieved has been a full team effort. First of all, however, I'd like to mention some specific people...to read more click here

The Chamber supported the Do Business In Stalybridge event, which featured a number of free workshops and networking sessions. Colin Foster, Chairman of Tameside Local Chamber Council, was one of the guest speakers and talked about how to get the most out of networking. The event took place at Stalybridge Celtic Football Club.

Tameside Networking Club

Following on from the success we had bringing Local companies together last year, and with the number of pure networking events now starting up around Tameside, we now feel that the time is right to launch phase 2 of the Tameside Networking Club.

In the coming year we will be using the TNC platform to provide help and advice to companies, on a range of subjects, to help them to continue to survive, thrive and rebuild from the downturn. There will still be plenty of opportunity to network as well.

We will be outlining the new approach at this month's meeting and would like you to come along to the start of something new.

If you'd like to book a place, click here, or email Pauline.Pawlykiwskyj@business-support-solutions.co.uk

Ashton Market Hall has won the Greater Manchester Building of the Year Award for 2009. It fought off stiff competition from the other short listed projects, including Number 1  The Avenue, Spinningfields, the new Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, and the Bolton Market Shopping Centre. The award is given in recognition of the key construction projects in Greater Manchester, and was announced by Sir Howard Bernstein at the Chamber's Building and Development Section Annual Dinner, held at the Hilton Manchester on 15 October. Previous winners of the award include Piccadilly Place, John Rylands Library, the Pinnacle Building, and Beetham Tower. Ashton Market Hall reopened in November 2008 following a lengthy restoration of the building, which was gutted by fire in 2004. To read more click here

		Your Local Manager Matthew Kershaw is your Local Manager for Tameside. He can be reached on 07779 091307 or by email. Matthew is always interested in hearing from businesses that want to share their opinions and get involved.
		Local Chamber Council Supporting Matthew in his work are Tameside Local Chamber Council (LCC), a group of representatives from the local business community. Colin Foster of Universal Solutions 4Business Ltd is LCC Chairman for Tameside. Colin is supported by Lyn Kerfoot of Newland Engineering and Mike Dinsdale of Brother UK.
	Dates for your diary: January 21st - Tameside Networking Club - 5pm to 6.30pm. This month we are at the Joshua Bradley, Gee Cross. The event is £10 plus VAT for Chamber members and £15 plus VAT for non-members. For more information contact Pauline on 0161 875 2357.
	2009 - Chamber News for Tameside In Brief: Click here for a summary of Tameside news and activity during 2009
		PR support If you are a Chamber member with a good story to tell, get in touch with Simon Cronin, Press and PR Officer, on 0161 237 4226.
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