Public meeting re Brent Lea Planning Application

Public meeting re Brent Lea Planning Application
Thursday May 28th from 7pm (doors open 6.30pm)

You may be aware that Hounslow Council have received a planning application to build on the Brent Lea Recreation ground. The Council are in favour of this and would like to pass it at their next Planning Committee meeting on June 4th at the Civic Centre.

The applicant is Floreat Education, wanting to establish a Primary Free school. While there is no doubt Hounslow and Brentford in particular are in desperate need of school places, both primary and secondary, there are plans to locate a number of schools on public green land. This is not just a one-off application.

Due to some pressure, Leader of the Council Steve Curran who is also councillor for Syon ward where Brent Lea is situation has agreed to an open meeting this evening, at 6.30 for 7.00pm. St Paul’s Church, Brentford. The meeting will be chaired by our President Suzie Betlem. Councillors and relevant Council Officers will be present.

Invitation to 2015 AGM at the Hock Cellar

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We’re happy to announce our AGM will once again take place at the Hock Cellar, Fuller Smith and Turner, Griffin Brewery, Chiswick Lane South at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.

This will take place on the 21st May and we’re please that The Worshipful The Mayor of the London Borough of Hounslow, Councillor Corinna Smart has accepted our invitation to be the guest speaker. This will be in her last week in this role and she has been very supportive of our activities over the year.

Richard Fuller will welcome us to the evening’s proceedings which will continue with The Worshipful The Mayor of the London Borough of Council Councillor Corinna Smart’s speech, so a break with tradition from our usual format.

Jazz Night at London Museum of Water and Steam

NightJazz On Thursday 14th of May the London Museum of Water and Steam will be hosting live music as part of the national Museums at Night event series.

Featuring the sounds of Greg Miller (Harmonica player), Top Shelf Jazz and performances from students at Richmond-upon-Thames College, this night promises to be an evening of music unlike any other. The bar is being provided in partnership with Twickenham Fine Ales and a selection of the museum’s fantastic steam engines will be running as as well as the Waterworks Railway.

UWL teams pitch winning business ideas to Brentford Dragons

After months of applications, selections, heats and presentations, the Grand Finale of Brentford Dragons took place on Wednesday 22 April. Four teams made it through to the final, all of them UWL students. The Brentford Dragons, all members of the Brentford Chamber of Commerce, challenge competitors to come up with a business idea or invention to help encourage entrepreneurship.

After a chance to look at the stands created by the four teams in the final, the guests enjoyed a presentation from each group. The finalists’ companies were Lokitech, a remote-controlled lock; Smart Desk, an elegant desk with technology built in; Unitouch, a social media site just for students; and Protein Punch, home-baked high-protein goods for athletes and gym users.

Invitation to Brentford Dragons 2015 Finale

Brentford Dragons

We are delighted to announce that following months of applications, selections, heats and presentations the Grand Finale of Brentford Dragons will take place on Wednesday 22nd April 2015 from 6pm at University of West London, Paragon House (Ground Floor), Boston Manor Road, Brentford TW8 9GA. The event will be presented by our own Deborah Hall.

Chamber Members RedRoutemaster have very kindly offered to transport all of our guests on one of their vintage buses, which will leave Brentford High Street at 17:45.

Invitation to Lunch and BFC v Bolton

Join us on Saurday April 18th at Novotel from 12:30pm with a light lunch served at 1pm before the 5 minute walk to the New Road stand of Griffin Park to watch Brentford FC v Bolton in the Championship.

This is a great opportunity to watch football with a group at a discounted rate.

Brentford Novotel have kindly arranged a speciall football menu of a choice of pizza and pasta dishes for you to choose from.

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General Election Hustings

You are all invited to the general election hustings on WEDNESDAY 15th April, from 7-9pm at St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Road TW8 0PN. Candidates will be on hand to answer questions from the audience. The final list of candidates was published last Friday and all 5 candidates will be in attendance: Mary Macleod (Conservative)…
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Visit from the Mayor of London

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, paid a visit to Brentford on Wednesday. He had been invited to Brentford by Mary Macleod and met with local people and businesses, including Brentford Chamber of Commerce President Suzie Betlem.

At at time of major change and upheaval within Brentford, Suzie had a brief discussion with Boris, during which they discussed the various issues currently faced by Brentford businesses and residents alike. She explained that many believed that Hounslow Council and TfL had failed to comprehend the enormity of the transportation limitations and that the road infrastructure was already at breaking point – this was backed up by many attendees with people saying that it had taken 45 minutes to travel from Kew Bridge to Brentford. Indeed the Mayor himself was delayed.

Invitation to May Spotlight

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Our next “Spotlight on” will take place on 13th May between 6-8pm and will be an informal gathering with light refreshments.

The May Spotlight will focus on Adam Shailes, Managing Director of RedRoutemaster.com, suppliers of iconic vintage red routemasters based right here in Brentford and Simon Cohen of Simon.Inc, a branding expert and a new member of the Chamber. Branding is becoming a core requirement for many business and Simon is an expert in this field.

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Upcoming Events

We are not having an April Spotlight event due to the Easter holidays. April and May are busy months with the following events lined up:

April 15th: General Election Hustings at St Paul’s church
April 18th Brentford FC v Bolton RSVP
April 22nd Dragons Final at UWL RSVP
May 13th Spotlight On at Brentford Novotel RSVP
May 21st AGM at the Hock Cellar RSVP

There is an A4 poster (pdf) for the hustings if you could place it on any notice boards.

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