An Audience with RBWM
On Thursday 11th February 2021 Chamber Members and the Chamber Executive Committee met with Cllr. Andrew Johnson RBWM leader and Duncan Sharkey RBWM MD.
It was a very interesting and informative session where various topics relevant to businesses and residents of RBWM were discussed including the 2020/2021 budget, recovery of the economy post Covid-19 and Brexit, the Borough local plan, planning developments, education and encouraging entrepreneurism and technical skills in future generations. One key thing shared by RBWM was a willingness for the borough to look at ways to help and support businesses.
If you have any ideas on how the borough could support local businesses, questions for the borough or issues you would like the chamber to raise on your behalf please email president@maidenhead.org.uk The session was recorded and to view the full recording you can click here
The 2019 Maidenhead and Windsor Business Awards
The Maidenhead and Windsor Business Awards 2019 were held at The Holiday Inn, Maidenhead on Friday 27th September
Richard Parker, Client Services Director at Lane4 Management Group presented the Awards and gave a fascinating insight into how Team GB was transformed for the last two Olympic Games and how he now uses his skills in elite sport coaching to deliver business success.
Our 2019 Winners were
Best Marketing Campaign - Jodie Humphries Digital Marketing
Best Hospitality Business - CIM Moor Hall
Best Retailer - Goyals
Apprenticeship Award - Mortgage Required
Best Company to Work For - Right at Home Maidenhead
Fast Growing Business – AND Digital
Best Entrepreneurial Business – Safe Solvents
Excellence in Customer Service – Jade Jones
Best SME – Nest Homecare
Best CSR Programme – Summerleaze
Business Start-up – ICON Gym
Best Charity – Alzheimers Dementia Support
Best Digital Business – Caoss
Best Microbusiness – Cube Video
Business of the Year – RMR Homes
An Audience with The Rt Honourable Theresa May MP
On Friday 29th January 2021 members of the Chamber and Executive Committee met with The Rt Honourable Theresa May MP for a Q & A session via video conference.
Members of the chamber discussed topics including Covid-19 guidelines, restoring our financial position domestically and globally, timelines for businesses to return to ‘business as usual’ and how we can target our youth in terms of opportunities within the community. The Q & A session was informative and a great exclusive opportunity for our members to hear from our local MP directly.
If you have any ideas on how the borough could support local businesses, questions for the borough or issues you would like the chamber to raise on your behalf please email president@maidenhead.org.uk The session was recorded and to view the full recording you can click here
(Photo is from a previous Event held at MyWorkSpot and streamed online in Sept 2020)
Obituary - David Knowles Leak and Bob Ballantyne
The Maidenhead Chamber of Commerce was saddened to hear of the death due to Covid of long time Chamber member David Knowles Leak (75) in early November. Chamber President Mike Miller had corresponded with David while he lay with full ventilation kit in his hospital bed and David was convinced that he would pull through. Sadly his condition worsened and he died. David, a long time Maidenhead resident, was the Chairman of the Maidenhead Labour Party and stood against local MP Theresa May in the General Election. He believed in fairness in all walks of life and certainly tried to live up to that maxim throughout his life. David also represented the FSB and was involved in many aspects of the local community. Mike last met David when David interviewed him last year on Marlow Radio’s Business Buzz. They had a lively debate about the state of business in the UK and the likely impact of Brexit.
The Chamber Executive members all shares the feelings of sadness and send out condolences to his wife Di, son Mike and the rest of his family.
The Maidenhead Chamber was also sad to hear of the death of Bob Ballantyne, father of Chamber Exco member Will Ballantyne recently. Will owns MyWorkSpot in Maidenhead with his brother in law David Johnson and their wives. Kelly is David’s wife and Will’s sister. Our condolences go to the Ballantyne family at this sad time.
Chamber President Mike Miller said “there are so many friends who have suffered this year from Covid, Cancer and other life threatening illnesses, many dying in the process”. Our thoughts go out to all of them and their families.