Members News
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7 in 10 businesses fail to secure external finance
13th June 2019
70% of businesses have failed to secure external finance on their first attempt Lack of strength in the management team is most likely reason that funding fails Scale-up businesses are more successful at securing funding but still face stumbling blocks
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Guildford crowns the town’s Best Bar None winners
10th June 2019
(Mick McDonnell – National Coordinator, Best Bar None, the team at Popworld (overall BBN winners) & Peter Lambert – Town Safety and Venue Liaison Manager, Experience Guildford) Guildford’s pubs, bars, clubs and restaurants celebrated at the Electric Theatre on
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Surrey Business School welcomes international expertise in leading business fields
4th June 2019
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Association of Master of Business Administration, Surrey Business School (SBS) at the University of Surrey affirms its excellent reputation as it attracts some of the sector’s leading
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Burning Bright: The Scottish Colourists
30th May 2019
Bringing together a true blaze of colour in the work of four artists who collectively became known as The Scottish Colourists, Burning Bright: The Scottish Colourists is a comprehensive survey of paintings by S.J.Peploe (1871 – 1935), J.D.Fergusson (1874
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“To hear another baby crying at night and to not be able to hold or be near my own little baby…that was heartbreaking”
30th May 2019
“To hear another baby crying at night and to not be able to hold or be near my own little baby…that was heartbreaking” Mum of baby who needed special care backs hospital charity campaign Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity launches
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TWELFTH NIGHT OPENS 2019 SUMMER SEASON
28th May 2019
13 – 29 June Original music, a female Feste and 1950s coastal setting are revealed for Guildford Shakespeare Company’s (GSC) opening show of their 14th Open-Air Season: the much-loved TWELFTH NIGHT. This brand-new production transports the eccentric world of Illyria
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Calling all speakers for TEDxWoking 2019
22nd May 2019
Woking Works is delighted to announce that the global phenomenon TEDx is returning to Woking’s WWF-UK Living Planet Centre on Friday 6 December, under the theme of ‘Collaboration’, and potential speakers for this exciting event are now invited to put
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Stressbusting Surrey garden collaboration wins coveted silver-gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
22nd May 2019
Celebrating success at the UK’s most anticipated horticultural event of the year, the Silent Pool Gin Garden wins a prestigious silver-gilt medal at the Royal Horticultural Society’s world-famous Chelsea Flower Show 2019, where innovative design and horticultural expertise combine to
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Launch of the Surrey Climate Commission
21st May 2019
Surrey, like other parts of the country, must act to respond to the ever-increasing challenge of climate change. With reducing resources facing local Government there is a need for a wider strategy to achieve the necessary carbon reduction targets. The
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Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford Announces Three Partner Promotions
21st May 2019
22 May 2019 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has promoted three lawyers – Rebecca Burford, Andrew Keeley and William Rollin – to Partner. In addition, a further two lawyers, Rachel Hearn and Mark Rowden, Private Property, have been promoted
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New specialist Maths School for Guildford gets Government green light to proceed
21st May 2019
++ SuMS to encourage more girls into STEM ++ ++ University of Surrey and GEP Academies join forces to find the next generation of mathematicians ++ University of Surrey and Guildford Education Partnership (GEP Academies), the Multi Academy Trust behind
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“To hear another baby crying at night and to not be able to hold or be near my own little baby…that was heartbreaking” – Mum of baby who needed special care backs hospital charity campaign
17th May 2019
Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity launches £500,000 campaign to redevelop hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit The innovative project will allow parents with premature or sick babies to stay overnight on the unit. Once complete, the neonatal unit will be the
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Surrey Translation Bureau wins another award!
15th May 2019
Surrey Translation Bureau (STB) has once again received the prestigious Corporate Member Award from the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI). The company was named joint winner, alongside Anja Jones Translations, at the Institute’s international conference and gala dinner in Sheffield
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Western Union Business Solutions are delighted to be members of Surrey Chamber of Commerce
15th May 2019
Payment specialists Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS) have joined Surrey Chamber to help businesses in the county grow and thrive. WUBS specialises in helping businesses trade internationally, by helping them to streamline their payments and protect profits from adverse currency
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Woking & Sam Beare Hospices Golf Society Day at Burhill Golf Club, Old Course
15th May 2019
There are still places left for teams or individual players at the next WSBH Golf Society Day – if you’re a fan of golf, they’d be delighted for you to join them for a fantastic day of golf on Wednesday
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Rob May, MD of ramsac, announced as IoD London & South Director of the Year Awards Finalist
14th May 2019
– Visit www.iodawards.com/london-south for all finalists– Winners revealed on 20 June 2019 Today, Rob May, MD of ramsac has been shortlisted for the SME Director of the Year for the 2019 IoD London & South Director of the Year Awards.
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Curchod & Co has been announced as the ‘Most Active Commercial Property Agent in Surrey 2019’
30th April 2019
Curchod & Co has been announced as the “Most Active Commercial Property Agent in Surrey 2019” by national property magazine, Estates Gazette. As part of its annual competition, the national trade publication looks at the volume of property transactions recorded
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Reigate Manor leaves Best Western
1st February 2019
After 37 years Reigate Manor on Reigate Hill has parted ways from marketing brand Best Western. Although always privately owned, Reigate Manor held the Best Western franchise and is part of a group of three hotels. Back in 2001 Reigate
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Town Centre transformation – latest update on North Street
14th January 2019
We continue our work with M&G Real Estate to redevelop the North Street site and provide much-needed homes, along with appropriate retail and leisure opportunities. Cllr Geoff Davis, Special Advisor to the Leader of the Council, says: “As the special
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Governments SME Agenda – Supplier Locator Registration Open November 2018
21st November 2018
This period’s registration is now open to SMEs and Suppliers that have an interest in dealing with enquiries relating to fast tracked, lower value Government & Public Sector contracts. These contracts are not advertised (because the value is below the