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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 15th December 2021
    15th December 2021

    And so the pandemic continues to damage our economy It was with great disappointment that we heard of all the new Covid restrictions that have needed to be put in place during the last week. Along with many others we

  • Success for JRA Chauffeur Drive at 2021 Professional Driver QSi Awards
    10th December 2021

    Camberley-based JRA Chauffeur Drive has won the Bronze Award in the Chauffeur Company (1-10 cars) category of the prestigious Professional Driver QSi Awards. Professional Driver Editor Mark Bursa said: “JRA Chauffeur Drive is a small business that offers an exceptional

  • BCC Forecast: Trade to drag on the recovery as supply disruption weakens outlook
    10th December 2021

    The UK economy will grow at a slower pace than expected with trade set to lag significantly behind the wider recovery, according to the British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) latest economic forecast. UK Economic Outlook – 2021  The leading business

  • From The Yvonne Arnaud to Ed Sheeran – Acclaimed SignSong performer Fletch leads a workshop with local school children
    10th December 2021

    Ed Sheeran’s favourite SignSong performer, Fletch led a workshop at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre’s Mill Studio with pupils from The Lighthouse Specialist Centre for Deaf Children at Guildford Grove Primary School, today, Monday 6 December. Fletch explained how she translates

  • Winter Pimm’s Networking: Making A Difference On Your Doorstep
    8th December 2021

    On 3rd December 2021, local IT company, projectfive, hosted their 10th annual Winter Pimm’s Networking event at Barossa in Camberley. As business networking events go, this was a little different! Over 100 attendees, including our CEO, Louise Punter and Head

  • Guildford Cathedral is delighted to announce that a member of the Girl Choristers, Ruby has won the prestigious joint BBC Radio 2 and Songs of Praise Young Chorister of the Year 2021.
    8th December 2021

    The final, held in Salisbury Cathedral, was broadcast on BBC 1 at 12.30 pm on Sunday 5 December and on BBC Radio 2 at 7pm. The programme was hosted by Songs of Praise presenter, Aled Jones, and the panel of

  • End of year disruption threatens to derail recover for South East businesses
    6th December 2021

    End of year disruption threatens to derail the South East’s recovery but businesses pledge to invest in new premises, upskilling employees and digital ·Almost half (48%) expect rising energy prices to limit their ability to offer the usual range of

  • Cash for local projects – find out more
    3rd December 2021

    Find out how to get money for your project by joining our hour-long online workshop on crowdfunding. We will be hosting what we’re calling a ‘Project Creator workshop’ on Monday 6 December 12-1pm where anyone who lives in Guildford with

  • Vision Engineering and ZEISS collaborate to produce DeepFocus 1: an innovative and competitive Extended Depth of Focus (EDoF) microscope solution.
    2nd December 2021

    Vision Engineering, British leading designer and manufacturer of high quality non-contact measurement, digital 3D visualisation, and ergonomic inspection technologies, is partnering with ZEISS Industrial Microscopy to add an extended depth of focus inspection system to its range of microscopy systems

  • Give a young person facing homelessness in Guildford a Magical Christmas? Could you be someone’s Christmas Angel?
    2nd December 2021

    YMCA DownsLink Group, the South-East’s largest charity supporting vulnerable young people, has launched it’s 2021 Christmas fundraising appeal. It’s asking local people to become ‘Christmas Angels’ and help put a smile on the faces of young people without family to

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 2nd December 2021
    2nd December 2021

    As we approach the end of the year it is quite astonishing how resilient businesses have been throughout nearly two years of disruption. The atmosphere at the recent Surrey Business Awards, run in conjunction with our wonderful media partners, Platinum,

  • Amazon Filters strengthens staff volunteering opportunities with charity CMPP
    1st December 2021

    More than 200 team members at a Surrey-based industrial filter maker are to be offered hands-on community volunteering opportunities. It follows an agreement between manufacturer Amazon Filters and charity CMPP, the Community Matters Partnership Project. As a business partner of