Lancaster & District Chamber of Commerce has appointed Jody West to the position of Membership Executive.
“We are delighted to welcome Jody into the role as Membership Executive,” said Chamber Chief Executive...
YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED
Eden Project North will be one of the most significant and long-lasting investments in North Lancashire since the canal system of the 18th century. It is an all-encompassing project that will...
Goals, habits, and more time for reading
I love learning, which is why I think I’m also an avid reader. And, if one ‘good’ thing had to come out of lockdown, it’s that I’ve found more time for reading and...
Important progress was made during the year in support of the on-going development of Eden Project North.
Working in strategic partnership with Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council. Lancashire Local...
Our organisations combined represent over 1,200 businesses in North Lancashire, but our plea in our hour of need comes from the entire North Lancashire business community.
Local business support organisations...
Convenience Isn't Always Best
I use my business 'facebook' page as much to promote other local independent businesses, as I do my own. I write editorials for publications about Lancaster, its history and architecture...
This year we all have been through a big “change” in our lives and I thought that “change” would be a good topic for my first Chamber chat.
I have been fortunate enough to be part of projects across Europe...
Recently I had the misfortune of having a staycation in Lancaster, unfortunately it was at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. What I thought was going to be a relatively short stay turned out longer because disease is not...
1) GRANT FUNDINGAccess to a 30% grant, up to £25k or a 50% grant, up to £15k to support the overall project cost of low carbon investments such as:
LED lightingSolar panelsElectric vehicle charging...
Membership Executive, Permanent, full-time position, Lancaster, £20-21K plus benefitsWe are delighted to be recruiting a new Membership Executive to join a local leading organisation that supports...
Trying to be an uber organised professional has got me thinking more and more about online meetings. The rules for our long-established tried and tested face to face meetings, are clear and what I have been following...
Things are definitely still changing in the world and it is no different for the Chamber Team. Since we all went into lockdown back in March the Chamber Team took the difficult decision to cancel all of our scheduled...
Covid culture – healthy, happy and hydrated teams
A lot of us are now getting used to the new normal of working from home. Now I don't have a crystal ball and I don't know what is going to happen long term but for...
2020 - a year of challenges
Well we thought that we’d be getting back to a sort of normal after Covid had retreated but here we are again with restrictions coming back to bring us into check.From a business...
Assistance for smaller firms wishing to access scheme with less than 30 vacancies
As you may be aware the Government recently launched the Kickstart Scheme which provides funding to employers to create job...
Thank you to every business and organisation that has worked hard to wade through the government guidelines to reopen safely. As your city council, we’ve tried to be with you every step of that...
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF EVENTS?
Before the outbreak of COVID 19, the Chamber ran many face to face events throughout the year across North Lancashire, providing opportunities for business people to meet like-minded...
'The times they are a-changin'
A sage man once said "the times they are a-changin", but you know that. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. It's no longer new news, it is, however, no less real....
The Quarterly Economic Survey is your chance to influence policy decisions made at the highest levels.
The QES, which should take less than 5 minutes to complete, provides information on how businesses are performing...
‘We’re all in it together’
2020 has certainly been a challenging year thus far, we’ve all been riding a rollercoaster since March with very little opportunity to slow the pace, take back the controls or to...
