Our Previous Events ……..

Tuesday 10th December 2019

Melksham Chamber Christmas 2019

Melksham Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Meal took place on Tuesday 10th December 2019 at the Kings Arms in Melksham Market Place.

Friday 18th October 2019

Melksham Chamber Quiz Night in aid of Wiltshire Mind and Chamber Funds Friday 18th October 2019 The Kings Arms 7.00 for 7.30

Friday 12th July 2019

Site Visit to Leafield Marine

Atworth Business Park, Melksham, SN12 8SB

Leafield Marine is the World leader in the design, development and manufacture of valves and inflation systems for a wide range of inflatable structures including Life Rafts, Inflatable Boats, Marine Evacuation Systems and River Rafts.

Date: Friday 12th July

Time: 10.00am till 12.00am, to enable us to see the factory in operation. The visit took approx two hours and a half in total with light refreshments  provided.

Cost: £5.00 per person 

Thanks to everybody at Leafield Marine for your wonderful hospitality and for a really fascinating visit.

Thursday 11th December 2018

Melksham Chamber Christmas 2018

Melksham Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Meal took place on Tuesday 11th December 2018 at the Kings Arms in Melksham Market Place.

Saturday 3rd November 2018

Site Visit to the Melksham Water Recycling Centre

Melksham Sewage Farm Visit

Cost: £5.00 per person (pay on the day but please note if you book and don’t attend you will still be charged)

Please book your place, by Saturday 27th October as we need to know numbers, by dropping a line to our secretary via email: melksham@mail.com or via the Melksham Chamber Forum Facebook page.

Tuesday 26th June 2018

Making Tax Digital

From April 2019 HMRC will introduce a new digital system for filing Vat as the first step in their plans for all tax returns to be filed quarterly.

HOW WILL THIS AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS?

Melksham Chamber Presents a talk by Mike Laughton of Munro Brown Chartered Accountants

Date: Tuesday 26th June

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm,

Venue: Kings Arms Hotel, Melksham, SN12 6EX

Cost: £5.00 per person (pay on the day but please note if you book and don’t attend you will still be charged)

Please book your place, by Friday 22nd June as we need to know numbers, by dropping a line to our secretary via email: melksham@mail.com or via the Melksham Chamber Forum Facebook page.

Tuesday 24th April 2018

Site Visit to the new Air Ambulance HQ, Semington

Air Ambulance New HQ

Melksham Chamber’s next visit – a tour round the new Air Ambulance HQ on Tuesday 24th April at 6pm. £5 a person, payable on the day. ALL of the money goes to the Air Ambulance.

Date: Tuesday 24th April

Time: 6.00pm, to enable us to tour the facilities. The visit should take approx an hour  in total. Light refreshments will be provided.

Cost: £5.00 per person (pay on the day but please note if you book and don’t attend you will still be charged)

This will be a very popular event and places are limited, so pre-booking is essential.

Please book your place, by Thursday 19th April as we need to know numbers, by dropping a line to our secretary via email: melksham@mail.com or via the Melksham Chamber Forum Facebook page.

Tuesday 13th February 2018

Site Visit to Knorr Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd

Knorr Bremse moved to their purpose built facility in Melksham in January 2005 and are a world leader in Advanced Rail Systems. Knorr Bremse have kindly agreed to host a site visit from Melksham Chamber. This will be a fascinating insight as to what Knorr Bremse actually does on their Bowerhill site.

Date: Tuesday 13th February

Time: 10.30am, to enable us to see the factory in operation. The visit should take approx an hour and a half in total. A light lunch will be provided.

Cost: £5.00 per person (pay on the day but please note if you book and don’t attend you will still be charged)

This will be a very popular event and places are limited to 30, although if demand is high it is possible to increase this.
Booking is essential.

Please book your place, by Tuesday 6th February as we need to know numbers, by dropping a line to our secretary via email: melksham@mail.com or via the Melksham Chamber Forum Facebook page.

Tuesday 28th November 2017

Quiz Night in aid of Dorothy House. The Kings Arms Melksham. Friday 20th October 2017 at 7.30pm. Call 01225 707659 for details.

The General Data Protection Regulation is the most significant development in data protection that Europe, possibly the world, has seen over the past twenty years. Modern technologies have changed the way we work with data, and GDPR is designed to better control the way we work with personal data today and are likely to work with it in the future. Penalties are considerably harsher than before and the compliance requirements are intended to spread a far wider net to include small and medium businesses and the third-party contractors they use. People like us, in other words.

You might well ask, since we are leaving the EU, why do we need to worry? Well firstly, as of 25th May 2018, when it becomes law, we will still be part of the EU; and secondly, the UK government has declared that the UK will retain as high a standard of regulation and enforcement after leaving the EU.

Melksham Chamber has arranged a talk on all this so you can learn exactly what you need to do and when you need to do it by. It’s taking place next Tuesday. The capacity of the room is limited and there’s going to be a LOT of interest in this, so it’s best to reserve a place by dropping a line to the organiser via email: becky@chilvester.co.uk or the Melksham Chamber Forum Facebook page.