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Our Second Brentford Dragons

A welcome glass of champagne Pillars Restaurant at University West London once again provided us with a marvellous venue for our second Brentford Dragons’ event, welcoming us with a glass or two of fizz before serving us a delicious three course meal provided by the award winning catering students.

Before dinner was served our very own professional Deborah Hall introduced us to the four fantastic dragons:

• Leslie Feore, House Manager and Administrator for Syon House;
• Guy Lambert, Treasurer and Director of Thamesbank Credit Union;
• Lee Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of Brentford FC Community Sports Trust;
• Giovanni Valentini, Assistant Manager of Redefine and Holiday Inn Hotels.

Brentford Chamber at Maydek

Derek Zwirn and Suzie Betlem at Maydek

Our host and proud owner of Maydek, Derek Zwirn gave us a warm welcome and explained his business models and his son Andrew Zwirn displayed his state of the art kitchen appliances.

Ben Odeje Visits West Thames College

img westthamescollege Black History Month was brought to life at West Thames College, Isleworth when Ben Odeje, the first black footballer to play for England, visited on 16 October. Ben spoke to students about his experience of football in the early 70s, seemingly a world away from modern day football matches.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum Seeks Trustee

Kew Bridge Pumping Station is an internationally significant site of the water supply industry, housing the most important collection of working water pumping machinery and related unique historical collections in the world, all housed in a range of grade 1 listed buildings.

A £2m lottery funded project is transforming the museum, including the appointment of new staff, positioning the museum as the most nationally significant site for the operation of large historic machinery.

Student Loop Forges Forwards After Winning Brentford Dragons’ Den

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At the moment, there is not an easy way to get in contact with students on different courses even within the same faculty. This makes recruiting people with specialist skills, especially for complicated projects, very difficult.

Student Loop can offer a solution. We want to create a communication hub, that’s central in connecting students from course to course for the purpose of networking, collaboration, sharing information and any other pursuits they want to follow and share.

Mary Macleod MP demands action on local parking

Our MP Mary Macleod has expressed her disappointment over Hounslow Council’s reply to a letter asking them to implement a 30 minute free parking policy by Small Business Saturday. However the Council has said it is perplexed by the MP’s reaction on the matter.

GSK opens world-class Shopper Science Lab

GSK has opened a new high-tech shopper research facility designed to provide in-depth understanding of the influences on consumer decision-making.

Outer London Funds to Spruce up Shopfronts

Shopkeepers in Hounslow and Brentford have the chance to bid for grants to give their stores a facelift. Shops on Brentford High Street, Half Acre and Boston Manor Road from Brentford Lock up to the A4 are eligible. Up to £160,000 is available to traders who want to spruce up their shop front. The makeover…
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September News from Brentford Chamber

Upcoming Events:

Our next event is at Maydek’s kitchen showrooms on 22nd October at Ferry Quays. There will be a wine tasting by Majestic and Maydek will be providing a buffet. A detailed invitation will follow but do let us know if you’re coming.

Late Summer Sale from Wickers

YOUR SPECIAL TREAT FOR LATE SUMMER.

As we cling on to the light evenings and last warm rays of sunshine, we thought we would like to offer all our customers a little treat before the heavy duty socks emerge from our drawers.

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