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Virtual Open Meeting, Tuesday 28th July, 7-8.30pm
Meet your MP: Q&A with Anthony Mangnall Brixham Chamber of Commerce Virtual Open Meeting (via Zoom) Tuesday July 28th, 7-8:30pm We are delighted to welcome guest speaker Anthony Mangnall MP to our virtual open meeting on July 28th. Anthony will be eager to...
Virtual Open Meeting, Tuesday 14th July, 7-9pm
Join us on zoom for our first ever virtual open meeting and the first time we will all have been together since the AGM in February. Tuesday 14th July, 7-9pm We'll use the first part of the meeting to catch up with each other, including a short update from every...
Regenerate Devon Summit, this week, 7-9th July
We've been asked to pass on an open invitation to the Regenerate Devon online Summit next week, July 7-9th. Experts and leaders from organisations across the county will be discussing the future of the economy. Over the course of the three days, the event will cover...
Tourism businesses can re-open from 4th July
On the 4th July we hope that many of our local Tourism and Hospitality businesses will re-open having been shut since March 23rd. This moment has been patiently waited for with Tourism and Hospitality Businesses the first to be closed by Government and the last to be...
Christmas 2020 – brighter than ever
Because of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brixham Town Council has been forced to cancel Christmas lights switch on event ‘Lanterns, Lights & ‘Luminations’ which was scheduled for Saturday 28th November. But Brixham’s Christmas lights will not be...
Buy local and support Brixham businesses
Brixham Chamber of Commerce has been reaching out to support traders in the town. So far, chamber vice chairman Alex Foley and his team have spoken to around 125 chamber members and non-members. Alex said: “The main reason is just for keeping in touch and giving some...
Membership Update
Due to the extreme drop in revenue for nearly all our members, we are introducing a free membership period for all Chamber members. This will be a period of several months, from the start of the lockdown until whatever time most businesses are able to get up and...
Brixham mum’s plea ‘Don’t let this happen to you’
Mum Karen Wilson has launched a fund-raising campaign for NHS charities as a thank you to frontline staff for the ‘fantastic’ way they looked after her husband before his tragic death from Coronavirus. She has also decided to tell her story to warn others that the...
Brief update on Coronavirus support
Business support grants Many local businesses are eligible for a non-repayable grant of £10,000 or £25,000. Speaking to chamber members we know some people don’t realise they are eligible for this, and Torbay council have not yet started chasing the hundreds of...
Coronavirus business support update
British Chambers of Commerce Director General Dr Adam Marshall: "The Coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on business and economic activity across the UK. "While businesses have welcomed the unprecedented size and scope of the government support packages, our...
Where can I get practical help?
In these difficult times, we are blessed with a caring and considerate community where the majority of people are happy to go out of their way to help others in any way they can. Facebook has become a rallying point for notifications of these triumphs of humanity...
March meeting cancelled
We have taken the decision to CANCEL our open meeting on March 24th for the following reasons: To reduce unnecessary interactions to help you to stay ‘fit and well’ and best placed to focus on your own businesses The spread of the virus is clearly accelerating and...