Chamber News

  • Redbox, sponsors of Surrey Chambers Golf Day, partner up to host Carbon Neutral Event.
    13th September 2018

    Wednesday 12th September saw the first Surrey Chambers Golf Society golf-day of the Autumn season, held at the prestigious and historic New Zealand Golf Club.   With new organisation of these SCGS events by the Chambers’ very own wonderfully dedicated

  • Council scrutinises its commitment to sustainable transport plans
    13th September 2018

    Plans and policies to change travel behaviour in the borough were constructively challenged at a meeting of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night. ‘Modal shift’, the  move away from use of private cars to other more environmentally-friendly forms of

  • BCC comments on pilot scheme for seasonal workers
    7th September 2018

    Commenting on the pilot scheme to bring seasonal migrant workers to the UK, Jane Gratton, Head of Business Environment and Skills Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “This is good news, and it’s not before time. With

  • Local company investment to benefit the Borough’s digital infrastructure
    6th September 2018

    Funding for a community project to provide full ‘fibre to the premises’ (FTTP) broadband to connect Guildford’s rural communities was agreed by the Executive on Tuesday 28 August. An investment of £10,000 will go to ‘Broadband for Surrey Hills Limited’

  • Updated Local Plan – consultation on main changes starts 11 September
    5th September 2018

    Help shape the borough’s future by commenting on the main modifications to our updated Local Plan in the next consultation, as agreed by the Executive at its meeting last night (4 September). Cllr Paul Spooner, Leader of the Council, says:

  • Guildford Shakespeare Company announces year-long programme of new outreach projects for 2018-19
    3rd September 2018

    Entitled ‘Brave New World’, the award-wining Guildford Shakespeare Company’s (GSC) year-long programme has been created to help affect social change across a number of different communities. Brave New World is a year-long programme of outreach projects, which seeks to reduce

  • Councillor resigns from Conservative Group
    3rd September 2018

    Councillor Bob McShee has resigned from the Conservative group on the Council to become an Independent Councillor. He has been a Borough Councillor for seven years, representing Worplesdon ward. The political balance of the Council, which has 48 councillors, is

  • Community Governance Review of East and West Clandon
    3rd September 2018

    Both Clandon Parish Councils want to increase the number of elected parish councillors. East Clandon Parish Council from five to six and West Clandon Parish Council from six to eight. We’re consulting the public about this in a Community Governance

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