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Disruption Doesn’t Book a Slot in Your Diary: How to Communicate with Staff When It Strikes
In my blog, I explore practical ways to lead your team through disruption, build trust, reduce uncertainty, and guide your people with clear, confident communication. If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that disruption never shows up at a good time. And when...
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Disruption Doesn’t Book a Slot in Your Diary: How to Communicate with Staff When It Strikes
In my blog, I explore practical ways to lead your team through disruption, build trust, reduce uncertainty, and guide your people with clear, confident communication. If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that disruption never shows up at a good time. And when...
Member News
Why IT Service Management is Important For Your Business
Why are Managed IT Services important? After all, you’re a small to medium-sized business with fairly modest tech requirements. In a competitive environment where every penny of margin matters, can you really afford to take on another expense? When it comes to your IT...
New garden set to open at Primrose Hospice
Primrose Hospice and F.B. & Sons Lawns & Landscapes invite you to the official opening of St Godwald’s Retreat, a new reflective garden created by F.B. & Sons Lawns & Landscapes for Primrose Hospice. Join Primrose on Sunday, 12th October, from 2–4pm at...
Patron & Strategic News
Lizzy Withers Promoted in New Role at ISO QSL
ISO Quality Services (ISO QSL) is delighted to announce the promotion of Lizzy Withers to the newly created position of Client Care Team Leader. Since joining ISO QSL in 2022, Lizzy has gained extensive knowledge of ISO certifications, having previously been appointed...
ISO Quality Services Announce the Return of the Good Egg Awards 2025
ISO Quality Services (ISO QSL) is delighted to announce the return of their Good Egg Awards for the eighth consecutive year. Originally launched in 2018, this annual initiative has become a cornerstone of the organisation’s commitment to recognising excellence among...
Chamber News
BCC Global Annual Conference 2022 – Looking Back at an Insightful Day
On Thursday 30 June, the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference took place at the QEII Centre in London, welcoming business leaders from the UK and around the world to come together and explore the potentials of a more sustainable and responsible...
Kickstart Scheme a Success for over 600 Young People
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce have been working with Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership to deliver over 600 Kickstart jobs since 2020. The scheme, launched by the UK Government in 2020 as part of...
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Pet Nutrition Advice
Hello – I am Jo from Oscar Pet foods (The Vale of Evesham) and I am delighted to have joined the Chamber. After over 20 years as a solicitor, I was looking for a change in career and work life balance and an Oscar franchise was the answer. My partner Hadrian and I...
Pet Nutrition Advice
Hello – I am Jo from Oscar Pet foods (The Vale of Evesham) and I am delighted to have joined the Chamber. After over 20 years as a solicitor, I was looking for a change in career and work life balance and an Oscar franchise was the answer. My partner Hadrian and I...
Policy News
Aviation and tourism businesses encouraged to contribute to Covid-19 inquiry
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation has launched its first inquiry since being formally set up on October 6. The inquiry will investigate the impact of coronavirus on the aviation, travel and tourism sectors and what the consequential impacts...
Business groups unite for a net-zero UK
The UK’s top five business groups have joined forces as part of their goal to create a net-zero free UK by 2050. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Make UK, the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the British Chambers...
Skills News
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Charity News
Herefordshire Board Gamers hosting Game Weekend event in aid of Mental Health Charity ‘Mind’
You’re invited to Herefordshire Board Gamer’s 8th Annual Charity Game Weekend! The highly anticipated event returns this year from May 13 – 15th – both in Hereford and online. You can enjoy 3 whole days of FREE gaming while raising money for Herefordshire Mind...
LG Harris donate £5,000 to the Norton Collection Museum
Local decorating manufacturing company LG Harris have donated £5,000 to the Norton Collection Museum in Bromsgrove to help boost funding for their ongoing renovations after Sajid Javid MP got in touch to see if they could help out. The Norton Collection Museum exists...
South Korean Trade Negotiations Can Boost UK
Reacting to news of plans for a fresh trade deal with South Korea, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “An improved trade deal with South Korea would be very welcome. It could deliver for the UK’s food and drink sector, manufacturing companies and...
BCC News
South Korean Trade Negotiations Can Boost UK
Reacting to news of plans for a fresh trade deal with South Korea, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “An improved trade deal with South Korea would be very welcome. It could deliver for the UK’s food and drink sector, manufacturing companies and...
Worcestershire News
Public Relations is the most powerful marketing tool – by You Do Better PR
You don’t need to tell everyone how good you are. Just be good. Work hard, do what you do – do it well – and others will know how good you are. PR is the marketing tool that then leverages that knowledge. It’s the most powerful marketing tool...
Hazelton Mountford recruit two new starters
The growing insurance brokerage and Tenant Referencing firm, based in Worcester city centre and Evesham High Street, have welcomed two more team members. Mike Maher and Abi Hill joined Patron Members Hazelton Mountford in March 2023. Mike becomes a member of the...
Herefordshire News
Activate your Shop Local card now to beat spending deadline
Householders across Herefordshire are urged to activate and use their £15 Shop Local cards — before the chance to spend the cash runs out. Nearly 60,000 shop local prepaid cards have been sent out to households across the county as part of Herefordshire Council’s...
Why a healthy workplace means healthy results in all respects…
Organisations in every sector say they have learned a lot as a result of the recent pandemic and one of the most positive things is the importance of staff taking time out to look after both their physical and mental wellbeing. Not because the work pressure is low...
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Sponsor secured for two major county sporting events
TWO county sporting events that host around 2300 children per year have secured sponsorship for 2024. Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire is delighted to announce AJB Sports In Education as the lead sponsor for the Worcestershire Spring and Summer School Games....
MARCH/APRIL FILM LISTINGS
Sat 1 Mar, 11am (free pre-activity from 10.30am) PADDINGTON IN PERU (PG) Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them...
St Michael’s Hospice welcomes government funding boost to improve facilities and services
St Michael’s Hospice is grateful for the news that they will receive in the coming weeks £166,000 of Government funding towards capital programmes, as a result of the lobbying from Hospice UK. The Government has pledged an investment of £100 million into hospices...
National Insurance Creating ‘Powder Keg Of Costs’
82% of firms surveyed say the National Insurance (NI) rise will impact their business Most responding businesses say the increase in NI will impact recruitment (58%) and prices (54%) Over three quarters (79%) of businesses do not feel the government has properly...
Encouraging Signals On US Trade
Reacting to tonight’s remarks by the US President and UK Prime Minister on tariffs and trade deals, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “The signals from the White House tonight would suggest this was a successful meeting from a UK trade perspective....
81-year-old University Student set to Graduate Next Week
An 81-year-old student is set to graduate from the University of Worcester next week. Wendy Hill, from Ledbury, is among those graduating on Tuesday (March 4) after completing a Master of Research degree. “My message to other mature people who feel the need to achieve...
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