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Axminster Chamber of Commerce

representing the business community

Axminster Chamber of Commerce

representing the business community

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Axminster’s businesses are at the heart of a town with a proud heritage, strong sense of community and a determination to become stronger for the future. Axminster Chamber of Commerce is the body that bonds commerce, industry and retailers in a town that has a backbone built on independent businesses.
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Please support our banners crowfunder
Through its Totally Locally Axminster retail group, the Chamber is the body behind the colourful banners that made such a difference to the town centre in 2022. We need your help if we are to do better still in 2023 as we try to increase our banner collection from 16 to 26 and take it to more streets. Please follow the link below to find out more and contribute.
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Please join your Chamber
The Chamber has come a long way in the past year without charging any membership fees. We feel we have made much progress and that we are making a real contribution in helping to make Axminster stronger. To continue and extend our work we now need individual businesses to do their bit by signing up and paying a modest annual fee for 2023 (effective 1 February). It costs less than £1 per week to participate in initiatives designed to make Axminster a more resilient place in which we can all trade more successfully.
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Why join the Chamber?
Why join the Chamber?
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Scratch the surface and there is much going on in Axminster. Try these links to understand a bit about what makes the town tick:

 


Axe Vale Show –a great local attraction that returned in June 2022

Axminster Guildhall – the venue for much of the town’s best entertainment

Axminster Town Council – working for our community

Axminster Heritage Centre – proudly presenting our great history

Light Up Axminster - drives Christmas and other celebrations in Axminster

Pippins Community Centre – a warm and welcoming community hub

Next meeting and agenda

Our Management Committee meets monthly (other than in August). Any Chamber member is entitled to attend and to speak on the different items under discussion. You may also, if you wish, be co-opted to join the committee and then offer yourself to be fully elected at the next AGM, which is usually in May.


Next meeting: Management Committee - Monday 18 September 2023 - venue to be notified


Minutes

You can view the minutes from our 2022 and 2023 meetings here. If you would like copies of any briefings or other documents referred to in the minutes please email secretary@axminster.biz.

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17th July 2023 - Management Committee
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19th June 2023 - Management Committee
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22nd May 2023 - AGM (Draft until approved at next AGM)
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17th April 2023 - Management Committee
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20th March 2023 - Management Committee
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20th February 2023 - Management Committee
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16th January 2023 - Management Committee
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21st November 2022 - Management Committee
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17th October 2022 - Management Committee
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25th September 2022 - Management Committee
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25th July 2022 - Management Committee
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20th June 2022 - Management Committee
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20th May 2022 - AGM
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21st March 2022 - Management Committee
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21st February 2022 - Management Committee
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17th January 2022 - Management Committee
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Axminster Chamber of Commerce

Chair: Jane Rockett - Axminster Printing

Deputy Chair: Karen Hussey - W. G. Potter Funeral Directors

Treasurer: Stuart Carrington - Westcotts

Secretary: Barrie Hedges - Archway Bookshop

 

Management Committee members: Mark Dowdeswell, Karen Dowdeswell (Swish & Flick), Sandie Draper (Sweet Shop), Alison Hayward (Axminster Care Service), Colin Hayward (Axminster Community Shed), Ellis Holt (Gabe’s Cafe), Steve Holt, Laura Joyce (The Tiffin Box), Matt McAuley / Kelly Wakeley (Axminster Tools), Karen Moore (Hubble Bubble), Jan Rowe (Castle Garage), Emma Rowe (Axminster Gymnastics Club), Barry Searle / Miranda Woodman (Axminster Carpets),,


Axminster Town Council representative: Cllr Becky Lippett

 

Address
c/o Archway Bookshop
Trinity House
Axminster
EX13 5AP
Contact
secretary@axminster.biz
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