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St Mary Centre, Castle Street and The Plain, Thornbury
Back by popular demand - come and indulge in a celebration of food in Thornbury. Castle Street is being closed off to allow local food suppliers and caterers to display their products and services. There'll be plenty to see, try and buy.
The St Mary Centre will also feature something for all ages and interests, including craft and charity stalls, emergency services displays, sustainability promotions and two public lectures.
This event is being organised by the Thornbury Chamber of Commerce.
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Wine and Cheese at our offices - all welcome.
Wine and Cheese at our offices - all welcome.
6.30pm, Tudor Hall, Thornbury Castle
There will be tea and coffee for all members, and also a glass of Thornbury Castle wine for all to sample and enjoy.
- promote common support among the business community
- encourage working to the mutual benefit of members
- provide a collective voice in discussions with local authority and other agencies
- encourage a high standard of excellence in business
- help businesses increase their trade
- help and encourage the promotion of Thornbury and its commerce
An established Chamber for more than 40 years, its members pride themselves on the position it enjoys as a respected and influential body within the town.
If you want have your say where and when it counts, then how better than through the Thornbury Chamber of Commerce?
The Chamber holds Quarterly General Meetings, one of which is an Annual General Meeting, usually held in Spring.
Occasionally special meetings are called to deal with specific developments, which may be important to the commercial landscape of Thornbury.
Community events are also arranged, such as the recent May Food Market, with Christmas events planned for 2008, and a Carnival on July 4th 2009.
All Thornbury Chamber members have access to the facilities of Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Visit their website for the latest business news and information:
www.businesswest.co.uk
Latest news
Reckless Orchard aim for Oasis of Calm
An appeal is being launched to raise funds for an "oasis of calm" at the heart of Broadmead in Bristol.
The trustees of John Wesley's first chapel, the New Room, between Broadmead and the Horsefair, want to transform the courtyard of the Broadmead entrance into an 18th Century-style garden.
Their fundraising target is £200,000, which would pay for Olveston-based landscape architects and Thornbury Chamber members, Reckless Orchard to turn the paved area into a formal garden to enhance the already existing statue of Wesley on horseback.
Reckless Orchard are also behind the design of the new paving and seating currently being installed along Broadmead as part of the city centre's redevelopment.
The chapel, known as The New Room, was built in 1739 by Wesley, one of Britain's most well-known religious figures.
It survived the bombings of the Second World War and then became part of the Broadmead Shopping Centre which emerged from the rubble in the 1950s.
Thousands of people visit the chapel every year, and as the opening of Cabot Circus draws close, the trustees of The New Room want to provide a peaceful area for shoppers to retreat to.
David Worthington, manager of the chapel, said: "As it stands, the Broadmead Courtyard is very uninspiring – it's essentially a glorified car park. We want to create a green space that complements the chapel for shoppers and everyone in Bristol to come and enjoy.
"The idea behind it is to make an oasis of calm. There is lots of retail space being provided as part of Cabot Circus, but not a lot of green space."
Part of The New Room's mission statement is to offer people passing through the centre of Bristol opportunities for reflection, challenge and spiritual encounter.
Mr Worthington said they wanted to contribute to the development work going on around them with the "greening" of the courtyard.
He said: "We were partly inspired by Cabot Circus, and also we want to do this work because we want to offer more to people than we do at the moment."
For information on how you can help the Bristol project, call 0117 926 4740.
To find out more about Reckless Orchard's work visit their web site at www.recklessorchard.com
Thornbury Chiropractic offer for Chamber members
Special rates are available for all staff of Thornbury Chamber of Commerce members. Free initial consultation, £20 per session for up to four sessions. Standard consultation fee £35, standard treatment fee £30. Call 01454 418259 and quote ref: Chamber.How to get in touch
Contact the Thornbury Chamber of Commerce via The Secretary, Di Aldrich at 11 Sorrel Close, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1UH, by phone on 01454 853119 or by email:
See the website: www.thornburychamber.org.uk
Click here to download a membership form
Empty units in Thornbury
The following units have been identified as empty by Thornbury Chamber of Commerce, and this list is naturally subject to change. For more information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce.
- Chain Life, 6 Castle Street - for sale as freehold unit @ £275,000
- Thornbury Tax Savers, 2 Castle Street - for rent
- 65 High Street - for rent through Provincial Surveyors 410390, 3 storey building, 10 year lease dated 02/06 to be reassigned - £12,000 pa
- 45a High Street - for rent through Provincial - 793 sq ft - GF only - 5 year lease, £7,000 pa
- Choices, no info
- 1 High Street - for rent thru Bennett Jones 01453 533400 - A1 use, £8,000 pa
- First floor office - 47E Oakleaze Road - 544 sq ft - £4,000 pa
- St Mary Centre - FHW - A1 use, 15 year lease, £60,000 pa
- St Mary Centre - David Christopher - lease owned by Lloyds Pharmacy - enquiries through their agent
- Potentially, Chapel Street , Green and Burton Unit
