Outline Agenda
An outline agenda for tomorrows meeting is below. The focus of the meeting has changed slightly to establishing a working group to determine how we all want to move the SBA forwards, what we want to see for businesses in St Leonards and how we get there.
We still need input, more now than ever, so see you tomorrow.
- Welcome
- Apologies
- Chairman’s Report
- Time for Change
- Working Group
- Communication & Consultation
- AOB
- Next meeting (to elect officials)
SBA Business
As we drift into the 3rd month of 2011 SBA is stirring from winter hibernation, (and exhaustion for some after all their amazingly hard work at Christmas), and is organizing a meeting.
Why? Because things have changed. The Chairman, Bill Orton has retired and will be resigning, the Vice chair position needs filling, and Linda, the SBA secretary and Treasurer for many years is also calling it a day.
So, can we get thinking please? Do you want to stand for any of those three posts? Do you know someone who might like to stand? Would you like to stand for a position on the committee that isn’t a big cheese, yet? From March 1st there will be a page on the website www.sba-online/election where you can leave suggestions and comments.
A meeting will be organized for sometime in March so voting can take place. Advice will be sent out and on the website asap.
Regards to all, happy trading…
BME Business Networking St Leonards
A BME Business Networking event has been organised for Monday 28th Feb, 2pm-6pm, at the Gurkha Palace Restaurant.
Contact Clive Gross on 01424 205509 or Alex Ntung on 01424 451370
Download leaflet here.
Heritage Days meeting
This years Heritage Open Days is September 8th -11th and we are planning early!
Please come to a meeting or send a representative to join a brainstorming session for this coming years programme plus some Hods info. and guidelines.
The theme this year is “Opening Spaces, Going Places” and there is an idea on the table for the events such as tours to be timed east-west / dawn-dusk (starting with breakfast on the East hill and sunset endings at West St Leonards). How would this theme and idea suit your ideas and your venue?
If you can’t attend this meeting but would like to flag up an issue or idea for discussion please email me.
Also please forward this mail to any group, business or individual that may be interested in helping, organising, inspiring or advising.
Look forward to seeing you,
Thursday 10th February 2011 14.30-16.30 hrs.
Gensing and Central St Leonards Community Forum
The Community Information Centre
16 Silchester Road
St Leonards on Sea
TN38 0JB
Telephone 01424 438291
kind regards
Cath Tajima Powell
Heritage Open Days Steering Group
01424 427794
Security in your shop, Free!
The SAFER HASTINGS PARTNERSHIP has a few items left from a government funded initiative for small retailers.
If you are a Small Retailer in Hastings & St Leonards
A Retailer sells goods or commodities directly to the consumer (e.g. household, retail, newspapers, fruit and vegetable and other foods) from a fixed premise.
- Have no more than 3 shops
- have fewer than 10 staff working in each store at any one time
you could qualify to apply for any of the following equipment.
- Till screen
- Safe ( 1 hour fire rated safe ) requires fixing to suitable surface
Please contact Jacqui Lockwood 01424 451436 (jlockwood@hastings.gov.uk ) or Mike Fagan on 01424 451438 ( mfagan@hastings.gov.uk) as soon as possible. The equipment will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
-h/t: Terry Drinkwater
AND.. another freebie. a good but basic web based Bookkeeping system:www.brightbook.co.uk/
(The website is very bright. You can turn it to grey with a button at the top…)
-h/t: Clive Gross, 1066
Winds of Fortune
In a week that saw flame consume the superstructure of the pier, very sad news, we also learn that SAGA are moving into Hastings, creating from 400 to 800 jobs, (reports vary).
This has to be good news, and should we as St Leonards business people be racking our brains as to how to make the most of it?
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