Uckfield Matters April 2019
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U<br />
C<br />
UCKFIELD & DISTRICT<br />
CHAMBER of COMMERCE<br />
photo: Matt Harquail<br />
YOUR ACTIVE CHAMBER!<br />
I don’t know about you but with increasingly busy lives it’s difficult sometimes to be as ‘active’<br />
as we all know we should be! But ‘active’ isn’t just about physical activity, good though that is!<br />
Here at your local <strong>Uckfield</strong> Chamber of<br />
Commerce, we are a proactive organisation<br />
that is adding value to the fabric of our<br />
town, sometimes directly and often, indirectly<br />
through the various events that we organise<br />
for our members and in some cases, nonmembers<br />
too.<br />
Our <strong>April</strong> breakfast networking event with<br />
the support of member, Dawson Hart<br />
solicitors, will look at the important aspect<br />
of how smaller and medium sized businesses<br />
can include ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’<br />
(CSR) within the fabric of their activities.<br />
What is CSR and what are the benefits of<br />
being ‘active’? Open to non-members too,<br />
why don’t you come along to the Picture<br />
House restaurant for a fabulous breakfast<br />
and find out!<br />
Our ‘Speed Networking’ event on Weds 1<br />
May at the Civic Centre is certain to see lots<br />
of activity. I can guarantee that you will meet<br />
more businesses, who could be potential<br />
clients or suppliers, in 90 minutes than<br />
perhaps you’ve ever done before! Working<br />
together with other chambers, we are<br />
pleased to host this active networking event<br />
in <strong>Uckfield</strong>.<br />
And then later in May, we return to the<br />
Civic Centre for our next Members’ meeting<br />
(and this is members only so you’ll have<br />
to join if you want to attend) where our<br />
keynote speaker will address the Gatwick<br />
airport expansion plans. This is an important<br />
topic and one that has an impact upon the<br />
economy of <strong>Uckfield</strong> and the surrounding<br />
area.<br />
Another type of event that we have run<br />
recently is called ‘lunch and learn’. Again, with<br />
busy lives small business owners sometimes<br />
struggle to make the time to learn new and<br />
often essential business skills. Combining<br />
some basic training with a sandwich lunch<br />
allows our members to address some<br />
knowledge gaps and network with others at<br />
the same time.<br />
For more information on all events that<br />
I’ve mentioned here, and more, please<br />
visit www.uckfieldchamber.co.uk/<br />
events/<br />
Ian Noble<br />
Secretary<br />
07801 250668<br />
secretary@uckfieldchamber.co.uk<br />
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