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Lewes Chamber of Commerce represents the traders and businesses of the beautiful County Town of Sussex. Founded in 1935, we are a thriving, active organisation comprising around 150 businesses of every size. From small retailers to large manufacturers, from architects and designers to builders and printers - everyone benefits from membership of Lewes Chamber of Commerce.

Annual General Meeting 2010

The Lewes Chamber of Commerce AGM will be held at 6.00 pm on Thursday 17th June 2010 at the offices of Knill James, Bell Lane, Lewes.

Agenda for AGM

Apologies for Absence
Minutes of the AGM held on 14th May 2009
Annual Report of the Executive Committee
Honorary Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts 31st December 2009
Confirmation of Officers for coming year
Any Other Business proper to an Annual General Meeting and of which prior notice of at least 48 hours has been given to the Secretary.

Please note that only fully paid up members are entitled to vote at the AGM.

Following the AGM, ESCC Councillor Nick Bennett will give a presentation and answer questions about the newly formed South Downs National Park

Nick is the County Councillor for Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly division in East Sussex. Nick is a programme manager with a strong record of delivery in the public sector. Formerly a police chief superintendent, Nick was awarded by the Chief Constable of Sussex Police as a high performing leader. He has successfully delivered diverse multi-million pound change management programmes in a range of environments, from policing standards in Europe to major ICT projects. His expertise lies in chairing teams with complex issues to resolve and in setting and maintaining standards for practice and operational delivery.

If you would like to join us, at the AGM or the presentation on the South Downs National Park please contact the Chamber via secretary@leweschamber.org.uk

Tell Us What You Think!

We’d like to know what you think about being in business in Lewes, about being a customer of businesses in Lewes, and about what you think the Chamber of Commerce should focus on over the coming year.

If you have a business in Lewes:

How does business compare with this time last year?
What actions have you taken to offset the effects of the recession?
What are your key business concerns for the coming year?
How do you aim to address those concerns?
What are your key business priorities for the coming year?
How do you aim to achieve those priorities?
What key changes would you like to see in the business environment both locally and nationally?
Do you have any other comments?

If you use businesses in Lewes:

What attracts you to using businesses in the town?
What makes you use businesses elsewhere?
What type of businesses do you think are missing from the town?
What type of business do you think we have too many of?
Do the Lewes businesses you use provide good products and services?
What could the businesses in the town do to make you use them more?
Do you have any other comments?

What do you think the Chamber of Commerce should be doing?

Running networking and social events for members?
Consulting with, and challenging, local councils about the parking scheme, business rates, planning applications?
Arranging business related training for members?
Organising the annual Late Night Shopping Party?
Working to improve Christmas Lights in the town?
Do you have any other comments?

Contact the Chamber via secretary@leweschamber.org.uk or on 01273 488212.

Review of Lewes Parking Scheme

Viva Lewes reported last month that ESCC is proposing to carry out a review of the Lewes Parking Scheme.

Kevin Scott, the Chamber’s parking spokesman, has contacted ESCC to ask the following questions: -

What is the context of the review - to find out ways of making the scheme more popular, or to make it more profitable etc?

How thorough will the review be - a ground up redesign or a few tweaks here and there?

What is the framework/process for the review - dates, details of consultations etc?

What does ESCC hope to achieve by carrying out this review?

This is an extract from the answer he has received from Matthew Lock, who is the ESCC lead cabinet member on Transport.

“At the moment no work has started.  At a Parking meeting I said that ESCC would like to do a revue”

Perhaps we are all getting a little too exited too early. We will, of course, keep you informed as soon as we know anything further.

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