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FREE PARKING IN HARROGATE THANKS TO NORTHERN POWERGRID
Northern Powergrid will be funding the cost of parking in Harrogate’s two
principal multi-storey car parks on Christmas Eve so that shoppers can park
for free in 1200 spaces. This gesture comes after a major power cut during
the season’s busiest shopping day in the town on Saturday, 17 December.
Click for full press release
The
next Harrogate Chamber
of Trade & Commerce meeting will take place on Monday, 9th January 2012
at the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate commencing with networking over
refreshments from 17.30. The meeting is open to the owners and managers of
any business trading in Harrogate, who are
welcome as a guest, but ONLY by pre-booking by e-mail as capacity is limited, please pre-register with the
Chamber Secretariat
PLEASE
NOTE:
This meeting is NOT open to members of the public, discussions will strictly
be on a business to business basis.
more ...
31st October 2011
The next Harrogate Chamber
of Trade & Commerce meeting will take place on 14th November at the
Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate commencing with networking over
refreshments from 17.30. The meeting is open to the owners and managers of
any business trading in Harrogate, who are
welcome as a guest, but as capacity is limited, please pre-register with the Chamber Secretariat (see
below).
The topic for the
presentations is "Business Support after Business Link - where to get
help to start and grow your own business" more ...
4th
October 2011
The next Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce meeting will be held on
Monday, 10th October 2011 from 17.30 at St George Hotel, Ripon Road,
Harrogate, HG1 2SY Tel: 01423 561431
The topic will be:
Big Society and Small Business: Opportunities for local society and local
business more ...
7th September 2011
The
inaugural meeting of the new Harrogate Town Centre Development Group [HTCDG]
was held on Monday 5th September and attended by representatives
of nearly 50 Town Centre organisations across the centre’s full
business spectrum (i.e. Independent & national retailers, hotels,
restaurants, bars, residents, and many non-retailing professionals who’s
businesses are located within the Town’s Central area). To date a database
of 80 interested parties for the group has been compiled.
click here for more
2nd September 2011
Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce submits
strong argument against the revised plans submitted by TESCO for a store in
Harrogate. A copy of the 18 page document has been sent to all Harrogate
Borough Councillors prior to the Planning meeting on 6th September.
Read letter to Councillors and download full document
here
12th August 2011
Andrew Jones MP and Don
Mackenzie to speak at Open Meeting on 19th September
The topic for the September meeting is "Economic
Update - Tourism & Retail Sector - impact of the cuts on Harrogate
Businesses". This open meeting is for ALL businesses in Harrogate to attend
- click here for more
12th August 2011
Harrogate “Metro”
Line proposals supported by local rail enthusiasts
Proposals for
electrification of the Harrogate Railway Line between Leeds, Harrogate and
York were endorsed at a meeting of local rail supporters on Monday evening
8th August in the HIC Queen’s Suite.
Harrogate Chamber
invited all who had written to the Harrogate Advertiser or placed messages
on web sites for or against the proposals. In total 32 attended out of 48
invited. Chamber Chief Executive Brian Dunsby presented a summary of the
reasons why the Harrogate Line services needed to be substantially upgraded
in terms of both quality and quantity. Project Director Mark Leving then
explained why the best option was to take advantage of some recently
refurbished D78 electric trains currently running on the London District
Line between Richmond, Ealing, Wimbledon and Upminster. more...
Download
as pdf
15th July 2011
Proposed new scheme to
electrify and upgrade the Harrogate Line
Following their recent success in persuading East Coast Trains to bring back
the first direct services from London to Harrogate for 25 years, Harrogate
Chamber of Trade & Commerce is now bidding for a complete upgrading of the
Harrogate Line train services between Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and
York. Thanks to the technical expertise of Mark Leving, the former MD of
First Hull Trains, they have found a potentially affordable solution to the
recurring complaints of overcrowding, poor quality and inadequate frequency
of trains on our local line. more ...
14th July 2011
Nearly 30
businesses turned up for the launch of the new Harrogate Town Centre
Development Group hosted by Bettys in their beautiful first floor Imperial
Suite on Parliament Street.
This new group is the initiative of Peter Jesper,
Vice-President of Harrogate Chamber, Managing Director of The Jespers Group
and a fourth generation member of the Jesper family, who have been trading
in Harrogate since 1901, and seen many changes over the years.
more....
7th July 2011
The next Harrogate Chamber
of Trade & Commerce meeting will take place on 18th July in the
Constance Green Hall at St Aidan's C of E School on Oatlands Drive, Harrogate commencing with networking over
refreshments from 17.30. The meeting is open to the owners of
any business trading in Harrogate, who are
welcome as a guest, but as capacity is limited, please pre-register with the Chamber Secretariat. more
... Agenda
9th June 2011
New and growing businesses invited to Harrogate Chamber meeting
on 20th June - "How to succeed starting and growing a new business" with
Ackrill Business Award winners, Kettlewell Fuels Ltd, outlining
their journey to success. more...
Agenda
1st June 2011
Sharon Canavar of
Harrogate International Festivals wins Harrogate Ambassador Award at the
Harrogate Hospitality & Tourism Awards 2011
Chief
Executive of Harrogate International Festivals, Sharon Canavar, was
presented with the Harrogate Ambassador Award, sponsored by Harrogate
Chamber of Trade & Commerce, at last night's Harrogate Hospitality & Tourism
Awards organised by Destination Harrogate. more ...
24th May 2011
New Daily Train services London-Harrogate each way every day
The first direct
weekday train to arrive in Harrogate Station for more than 25 years
arrived on time from London on Monday, 23rd May and was welcomed with a Civic
Reception led by the Mayor of Harrogate. Champagne and canapés were
served, courtesy of Cedar Court Hotel on behalf of Destination
Harrogate and white roses were given to arriving passengers by
Harrogate in Bloom, along with Yorkshire Tea and Bettys biscuits! A
new film production 'I just love Harrogate' was shown while
they waited for the train.
Click for full report ...
23rd May 2011
First New Train from King’s Cross to Harrogate
in 25 years!
A Civic Reception will be
held at Harrogate Train Station on Monday evening 23rd May to welcome the
first new train service to Harrogate for over 25 years. The new Mayor of
the Borough of Harrogate Councillor Les Ellington, the new Leader of the
Council, Councillor Don Mackenzie, and the Chief Executive Wallace Sampson
together with a large group of local business people will welcome East
Coast’s Managing Director Karen Boswell on the first new weekday services
direct from London King’s Cross to Harrogate, due to arrive at 20.29.
click for more including train times....
17th May 2011
Harrogate Chamber re-elects Simon Cotton as President at AGM on 16th May
The Harrogate Chamber of
Trade & Commerce has re-elected Simon Cotton, General Manager of the Cedar
Court Hotel, as President with Ian Bergel, Sandra Doherty and Peter Jesper
as Vice-Presidents.
In his President’s
Report Simon Cotton said that despite continued difficult economic times,
the Harrogate Chamber of Trade and Commerce can yet again proudly report
that it is stronger still. The Chamber's level of membership has continued
to grow over the past year with over 50 new members, and whilst many
Chambers across the country have reported financial difficulties, you will
hear tonight that our financial position is of a very healthy one. Our
standing in the community and status as the only true voice for business in
Harrogate are better than they have ever been, and we continue to forge ever
closer working relationships with our local councils and politicians who
regularly turn to the Chamber for advice on business matters.
click for full news
release more
2nd March 2011
All members and local business managers are invited to an open meeting of
Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce, from 17.30 on Monday, 14th
March 2011 at
Rudding Park Hotel, Follifoot,
Harrogate, HG3 1JH
click for more...
28th January 2011
Transport Minister encourages Harrogate
Chamber to continue lobbying
After last week's announcement of return
trains between Harrogate and London, Transport Minister,
Teresa Villiers, encourages Harrogate Chamber to continue lobbying during
Parliamentary Questions. Prompted by a question from Harrogate &
Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones.
click for full transcript
20th
January 2011
Harrogate Chamber welcomes new
London-Harrogate Trains
Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce
welcomed the East Coast announcement that they will operate a new direct
service between London Kings Cross and Harrogate daily from 23rd May 2011.
click for more....
click for full Harrogate Chamber news release
September 2010
Why Harrogate Trains?
Harrogate Chamber has been lobbying hard in an effort to get more direct
trains to Harrogate.
click for more...
Harrogate Chamber has also compiled a
consolidated timetable showing all the possible connections between
Harrogate and London Kings Cross - more than double the number shown in the
normal East Coast pocket timetables. Click here to download
10th May 2010
New President for 2010/11 elected at AGM
Simon Cotton, General Manager at Cedar Court Hotel, has been elected
President of Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce for 2010/11
click for more ...
25th March 2010
Chief Executive honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
at Ackrill Media Group Business Awards
Plus 5 other Chamber Members win accolades on
the night click for more ..... |
