Melksham can celebrate a hundred open-for-business doors (shops and services) in its High Street area - I know that because I walked around early this morning, pushing flyers for the Chamber of Commerce meeting that's happening on Tuesday evening through letter boxes.
There's a great deal going on in the Melksham area, and it's best for businesses to be aware ahead of time and prepare for changes, rather than to simply react when those changes happen. The Campus, the canal, public transport, new outlets, new town and unitary councils in May all herald potential changes and opportunities. Various members of the Chamber of Commerce keep their ears and eyes open, and the monthly Chamber meeting is a chance for busy businesspeople to be efficiently informed.
All are welcome to next Tuesday's meeting - and there's a list of current subjects that may arise
[here]. Come along, and ask about any of these topics, or raise your own. We may not know the answers ourselves, but we probably have contacts who do!
There's also a more general answer to "What can the Chamber of Commerce do for me?"
[here] - the list of ways it can help is a long one, so of necessity the introduction page cherry-picks.
Actually, there's more than 100 businesses in the Town Centre... some businesses don't provide letter boxes for out of hours correspondence, and there are three "gated communities" in the town where on a Sunday morning the shops and services remain firmly locked away behind barriers, repelling all interest in their shopfronts! Please feel free to pass on this URL / link / your copy of the flyer is you got one. Hope to see a lot of you on Tuesday Evening for 18:30.
(written 2013-03-17, updated 2013-03-31)
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
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[1432] Wiltshire County Council - Budget Consultation - (2007-11-15)
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[1504] Flooding by Asda-s proposed new supermarket - (2008-01-12)
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[2220] Melksham Traders - where do we go? - (2009-06-05)
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[2437] Wiltshire Unitary News - Chamber of Commerce Intelligence - (2009-10-04)
[2459] New Web Site for Melksham Chamber of Commerce - (2009-10-18)
[2465] Melksham Town - asleep or awake? - (2009-10-21)
[2487] Melksham Forum - (2009-11-01)
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[2508] Community Area Partnership - inaugural AGM - (2009-11-20)
[2514] The road show has been - where now? - (2009-11-27)
[2521] Melksham Market - Tuesdays, 09:00 to 14:00 - (2009-12-01)
[2531] Melksham - new Tuesday Market - (2009-12-09)
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[2544] Vision for Wiltshire - (2009-12-20)
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[2594] Melksham Area - your community view is sought - (2010-01-23)
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[2666] Random thoughts on Melksham Town Planning and development - (2010-03-08)
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[2827] Melksham - a gem in Wiltshire - (2010-06-26)
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[2853] Transport in Wessex - today and into the future - (2010-07-04)
[2867] Cycling in Melksham, and looking forward - (2010-07-11)
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[2891] Wiltshire Council ask how they can help businesses - (2010-07-27)
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[2982] Travel, Transport and Tourism - A vision for Melksham, 2026 - (2010-10-03)
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[3117] Opportunities for Melksham - new businesses in the town - (2011-01-01)
[3141] Wiltshire Rail services - a golden opportunity - (2011-01-21)
[3162] Keep your business customer-friendly! - (2011-02-09)
[3172] On consultations, car parking, and Melksham town centre - (2011-02-17)
[3173] What is the Melksham Chamber of Commerce? - (2011-02-18)
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[3193] Melksham Campus - what, why, questions, concerns and how you can input - (2011-03-04)
[3214] Melksham Campus - any last minute inputs from Melksham businesses? - (2011-03-26)
[3217] Vandalism and riot from the minority - the effect - (2011-03-28)
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[3249] Events - Spring and Early Summer 2011 in Melksham - (2011-04-17)
[3272] Melksham Car Parking - current charges and limits - (2011-05-01)
[3275] Melksham Chamber of Commerce - grows to appoint new Press Officer. Welcome. Sam - (2011-05-02)
[3279] Letter to The Editor - (2011-05-06)
[3299] Presidents Report to Melksham Chamber of Commerce, 24.5.2011 - (2011-05-24)
[3307] Melksham Community Radio launches - (2011-05-28)
[3325] The Olympic Torch, and Melksham House - (2011-06-14)
[3334] A lesson from the sporran market? - (2011-06-25)
[3340] Summer Sunday Timetable - TransWilts Trains - (2011-06-30)
[3343] Summer Sunday Train Service Starts - Swindon Chippenham and Melksham to Weymouth - (2011-07-03)
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[3427] What is on the Melksham Agenda? - (2011-09-09)
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[3677] Some advise for guest speakers at meetings - (2012-03-31)
[3682] Melksham Business Newsreel - (2012-04-03)
[3693] Wiltshire Business Support Service - (2012-04-11)
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[3706] An exciting Chamber of Commerce AGM - sound like an Oxymoron? - (2012-04-25)
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[3751] Public transport for international arrivals into Melksham - (2012-06-04)
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