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Swing Into Golf – 250 New Golfers and Counting at Gaudet Luce
Over the past year, Gaudet Luce Golf & Leisure Complex has proudly welcomed more than 250 new golfers through our Swing Into Golf programme — helping complete beginners take their first steps into the game in a relaxed, friendly setting. The programme offers a...
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Swing Into Golf – 250 New Golfers and Counting at Gaudet Luce
Over the past year, Gaudet Luce Golf & Leisure Complex has proudly welcomed more than 250 new golfers through our Swing Into Golf programme — helping complete beginners take their first steps into the game in a relaxed, friendly setting. The programme offers a...
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Sutcliffe & Co. announce sponsorship of Worcester Music Festival 2025
Local insurance broker Sutcliffe & Co. is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Worcester Music Festival for 2025, returning to make a noise in venues all across the city over the weekend of 12th – 14th September. The non-profit making festival is...
Summer family fun at the Severn Valley Railway
With the long weeks of the school summer holidays almost here, the Severn Valley Railway is getting ready to make sure everyone can enjoy a fun-packed day out to remember. At The Engine House, Highley, a brand-new family activity is on offer free of charge to those...
Patron & Strategic News
University Researchers Investigate Impact of Soil Erosion on Farming
Soil washed away on farmland by rainfall can have dire consequences for farmers and for the environment. Now researchers at the University of Worcester are using the latest drone technology to establish the extent of this erosion, its impact and therefore the...
New Partnership for Women’s Cricket at Worcester
The Women’s Cricket Team at the University of Worcester has joined forces with a national campaign to fight sexism in the world of sport. They’ve partnered with Her Game Too, which aims to create inclusive environments for players while raising awareness of women’s...
Chamber News
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Businesses show their resilience during challenging year
For many businesses, the past 12 months have presented a variety of different challenges to navigate. Lockdowns, rising energy costs and disruption to supply chains have for some proved difficult to handle. A return to normal during the second half of 2021 has seen...
Key Chamber dates for your calendar
As we begin to move closer towards 2022, here are some key dates to mark in your diaries from a range of Chamber events going ahead in the new year. Monday 10 January 2022 – Chamber Business Awards entries open Entries for the annual Chamber Business Awards will open...
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Policy News
Mortgage payment holidays – help available to homeowners
The government has announced a three-month mortgage holiday to those facing financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the announcement as part of a government package designed to stabilise the economy during the pandemic....
Bank of England cuts interest rates to lowest ever rates in its 325-year history
Following its cuts to interest rates recently, The Bank of England have again slashed interests rates to the lowest ever rate in the Bank’s 325-year history. In an emergency move to support the UK economy, it is the second cut in interest rates in just over a week,...
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Charity News
Riverside Walk for Onside
Worcestershire Law Society are organising a fundraising walk to raise money for Onside on Saturday 10th July in Worcester, and we’d love it if you could join us and/or help us to promote the event! We are putting together an Onside Team to take part in the walk and...
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Supporters Thanked For Rapid Response
As Midlands Air Ambulance Charity celebrated its Air30 30th anniversary in May, the lifesaving service adopted a more traditional way of fundraising, through its Air30 Rapid Response Raffle and is thanking supporters for getting involved. More than £120,000 was raised...
Skidmore Review: Government must prioritise pragmatic measures for businesses
Reacting to the publication of the Net Zero Review by Chris Skidmore MP, Alex Veitch Director of Policy & Public Affairs at the BCC said: “The review published by Chris Skidmore MP is a significant document and provides us with a substantive overview of the...
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Skidmore Review: Government must prioritise pragmatic measures for businesses
Reacting to the publication of the Net Zero Review by Chris Skidmore MP, Alex Veitch Director of Policy & Public Affairs at the BCC said: “The review published by Chris Skidmore MP is a significant document and provides us with a substantive overview of the...
Worcestershire News
Advantage Storage and Handling Limited join the Chamber
Advantage Storage and Handling Ltd is a leading, Worcestershire based mezzanine floor and industrial space fit out supplier and installer for over 25 years. Working with businesses of all sizes to expand, adapt or transform their workspaces to support growth, combat...
Generous match-funding available for Worcestershire Ambassadors’ Christmas Appeal
The Worcestershire Ambassadors are delighted to share the wonderful news that ‘The Worcestershire Community Foundation’ have generously offered to match-fund up to £20,000 for any donations made through the website for their Christmas Foodbank Appeal. The...
Herefordshire News
Waterworks Museum Re-Opens
On Sunday 4 July 2021, craftsmen from Herefordshire’s The Cart Shed entertained visitors by demonstrating their skills at the Waterworks Museum. This was the first family open day since the Museum closed its doors in March 2020 due to Covid-19. All available engines...
Herefordshire Mind’s Safe Haven now open 7 nights a week
Herefordshire Mind are delighted that they are now able to offer their Safe Haven service 7 nights a week. Safe Haven provides empathy, support and safety to adults experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts. They offer a safe space, a respectful listening...
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Volunteering with Cadets – a way of life!
The word ‘Cadets’ evokes fond and happy memories to so many people, and for some, the Cadet Forces become a huge part of their lives from childhood and throughout adulthood. West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) spoke to Colonel Nigel Sarling,...
Local Businesses Raise Over £3,000 for Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Worcester-based accountancy firm Ballards LLP and Four Squared Recruitment have joined forces in an impressive fundraising campaign, raising over £3,000 to date for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Through a series of challenging and creative events, employees...
Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s Biggest Business Exhibition Draws a Record Crowd
On Thursday 10th October 2024, the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Hewett Recruitment, hosted their annual Business Expo at the University of Worcester Arena. This was the Chamber’s first Business Expo at the...
Calls for More Men to Work in Early Years Settings
University of Worcester graduates are joining calls for more men to enter careers working with children in early years settings. Currently, it’s estimated men only make up around 2-3 percent of the workforce when it comes to caring for children from birth to five...
Dom Joly discusses The Conspiracy Tour which comes to The Courtyard on Wednesday 30 October, 7.30pm
Tell me what can audiences expect from The Conspiracy Tour ? It’s a companion to my latest travel book- The Conspiracy Tourist in which I travelled the globe again looking into the strange world of the Conspiracy Theorist. I will take the audience through a range of...
Hackathon Returns to Worcester’s Cyber Lab
Preparations are underway for the next Hackathon event at the University of Worcester’s Cyber Lab. The event, which is held in conjunction with the British Computer Society and local cyber security firm IASME, sees students compete in teams to hack into a fake web...
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