An Audience with RBWM
Click on this text to edit it. On 7th October members of the Chamber Executive Committee met with Cllr. Andrew Johnson RBWM leader and Duncan Sharkey RBWM MD via a Zoom video link.
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
Open Meeting with The Rt Honourable Theresa May MP
On 25th September members of the Chamber Executive Committee met with The Rt Honourable Theresa May MP at MyWorkspot and via a Zoom video link.
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.