Great West Corridor Issues Consultation

GWC Issues Following the adoption of the Local Plan last year, Hounslow Council have to review that part dealing with the Great West Road. Brentford Chamber responded to the Issues Consultation which asked about wide issues such as the extent of the area involved in this review (currently including all of Brentford) and areas for employment. Please see BrentfordTW8.com’s introduction to the consultation.

Although the deadline has passed we would still encourage members to respond to this consultation and put our own below. Do please feed back your thoughts. Our response should be read in conjunction with The Issues Consultation (pdf).

Business Rates and Budget Consultation

Discuss business rates and borough budget with Cllr Theo Dennison Wednesday 3rd February, 6pm – Holiday Inn, Commerce Rd, TW8 8GA We are delighted to offer businesses the opportunity to hear from Cllr Theo Dennison, lead member for Finance and Citizen Engagement, (and Syon ward councillor) about Council’s budget for 2016/17. Food will be…
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“Echoes of Emotion” at Watermans Arts Centre

Art Exhibition

Brentford School for Girls is grateful for the opportunity once again to exhibit at the Watermans Art Centre. The art work has been selected from the huge annual exhibition held at the school. The theme which runs through all of the work presents how ideas and emotions are conveyed through art.

Responses are personal and individual and allow the viewer a glimpse into the lives and interests of students who have completed GCSE, AS and A-Level courses. Many have explored individual themes in response to titles offered by exam boards and subjects vary from Art to Photography to Textiles. Students aged 16-18 have created the work and many have now progressed to Art Foundation Courses and on to University.

Invitation to the MTR Crossrail Supplier Day

MTR Crossrail is holding a Supplier Day; we would like to invite members for whom this may be suitable to attend.

This event will cover the background of MTR Crossrail, and our role in the wider Crossrail project as well as information to assist you in submitting high-quality tenders.
The MTR Crossrail Supplier Day will be held on the morning of 21 January 2016 at Stratford Old Town Hall, 29 The Broadway, Stratford, E15 4BQ. Due to limited space, we are only able to offer one place per organisation. Registration and tea and coffee will start at 8:30am with the event commencing at 9:00am.

Land for Businesses

Is there enough land for businesses in Hounslow? What sort of property will the borough, or your business, need in the future? Hounslow Council needs to know whether land for businesses meets current needs and how it can plan for future demand. LBH would like to hear what your future business needs are. There is a…
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December News from Brentford Chamber

Join us on 16th December at teapigs new HQ

Cocktails, mocktails, beer and wine will be available. Red Routemaster are bringing a Christmas bus and Pulled Food Company will provide food for a small charge. Please RSVP.

Nick from teapigs describes the benefits of being a Brentford Chamber member, both personally and for business.

Cllr Guy Lambert invites businesses to talk to him about their problems and how Hounslow Council could help.

Brentford FC secure detailed planning consent for 648 homes

Lionel Road stadium and towers Brentford Football Club and its development partner Prime Place, the private residential arm of Willmott Dixon, have secured detailed planning consent from Hounslow Borough Council to deliver a new 20,000 capacity football stadium, together with 648 new homes, in Brentford.

The new stadium and seven new residential buildings will be located on a ten-acre site on Lionel Road South. 304 homes will be provided for private sale and 344 for private rental through Willmott Dixon’s Private Rental Sector company be:here. Branded Prime Place, Kew Bridge, the homes will be in a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments and will offer high quality hotel-style living with facilities including a concierge service, private lounge/library and dining room, cinema, gym, and private landscaped gardens.

Age UK fundraising for Christmas celebrations

With the festive season fast approaching, Brentford Chamber member Age UK Hounslow will be hosting a Christmas lunch on 25th December 2015 for older people in the area who may otherwise face Christmas alone. The Charity is now appealing to the local community to help raise funds to support older people during the festive season and throughout the year. The money raised could help provide an older person with lunch and give them a little warmth and companionship at Christmas and beyond.

The festive season is usually a time for celebration with loved ones, however new research from the leading Charity for older people paints a gloomy picture of the festive season, with more than 340,000 older people across the country worried about feeling lonely this Christmas and more than a million older people saying they haven’t spoken to a friend, neighbour or family member for over a month. Locally, a heart breaking 40,000 older people in London will spend Christmas alone.

Christmas Jollity with teapigs at their new HQ

Teapigs, Miracle Inc and RedRoutemaster would love you to join them at teapigs’ fabulous new headquarters at Pump Alley Brentford for some Christmas frivolity and fun.

Decadent teapigs tea based Cocktails will be served, which provide a fusion of their delicious tea mixed with some top-shelf staples as well as Prosecco and of course Tea Mocktails for the non-drinkers! Beer and wine will also be provide for the less adventurous.

In addition we will be joined by the fabulous RedRoutemaster, who will have one of their vintage buses on display and decked out for Christmas as well as the local Pulled Food Company, who will be offering delicious hot food at £5 per head (see the menu). All of these companies have been working together recently and highlight everything that’s great about the Chamber and how it connects Brentford companies.

Nick Describes the Benefits of Joining Brentford Chamber

Nick Kilby, director of teapigs, moved his business and then his home to Brentford, joining Brentford Chamber and then its executive. He describes what membership has done for him:

teapigs has been a member of BCC for 18 months and in that time we’ve enjoyed many business benefits, met lots of lovely people and feel a much greater part of the Brentford community, both business and personal.

Our teas are served and sold in a number of local businesses mostly fellow members of BCC.

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