SWALE HEATING RESPONSE TO HIGH COURT RULING ON SOLAR TARIFF CUTS Responding to a High Court ruling yesterday (21 Dec) that Government plans to rush through cuts to subsidies for solar panels on homes are legally flawed, Swale Heating has urged ministers to take this opportunity to “rethink their plans”. The Government’s planned cuts to…

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DEMELZA APPOINTS NEW CEO Demelza Hospice care for Children has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive. Following a national recruitment campaign Steve Hoy has accepted the post to lead the charity forward to the next stage of its development. “I’m delighted to be offered the opportunity to lead Demelza” said newly appointed Steve…

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What a snowy early morning it was for all those brave enough to battle through for some networking.  The early morning start did not dampen my enthusiasm for this Chamber/BNI joint event. The breakfast hosted by BNI members from all over Kent brought together a group of businesses for a breakfast to celebrate International Networking…

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  Today I attended the Networking Lunch at Chilston Park, Maidstone. As I am the youngest member of the Chamber staff at only 21 and have never been to anything like this before, I was nervous but excited at the same time. I was there to meet some of the Members I speak to so often on the phone…

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I attended the Womens Networking Lunch at Chilston Park. This was my first Womens Lunch and I was looking forward to the experience. You notice the difference between mixed Networking Events and Womens Networking Events almost immediately, the volume in the reception room was much louder and everyone was talking straight away, even those who had not attended an event…

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What a fantastic start to a new initiative launched by the Chamber to encourage local networking.  We were delighted to see so many of you made the effort, especially those of you that are yet to join!  A very big ‘Thank You’ to Costas our host for the evening at ‘The Londa Bistro & Brasserie’…

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Once again the Post  Budget Breakfast sponsored & presented by Girlings Solicitors & WK Finn-Kelsey was very well attended with companies coming from all over the area to hear how the Chancillors budget would affect business. This annual breakfast meeting held at Eastwell Pavillion provides an opportunity to have the budget report broken down into managable…

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Copywriter, magician and business trainer Marc Lemezma of say-It has   launched a new blog and podcast. Marc promises a mix of networking   tips, business advice and life skills with a dash of fun. Marc is also   looking for feedback and suggestions on new topics you would like to   see covered. The…

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The idea for the After Hours Club was to allow the membership to network and build business relationships in a relaxed and informal manner.  The Howfield Manor evening are working proof of this, as the months pass the evenings keep growing and the changing faces show that this approach is working.  It is so good…

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – THE MAGIC WORDS. Susi Ibelati   Straying slightly from the usual form of the tips and tidings of marketing and social networking you’d read in our Bussrootblog, my mind drifted a way back to the early days of my involvement with the Chamber of Commerce and how membership can save the…

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