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Chamber Monthly News - October 2002 |
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A Business Day OutThe West Cornwall Group of Chambers of Commerce has organised a family friendly business day, with the objective 'Working for a Common Cause'. The day has been organised as a service to all businesses in Cornwall, giving them the opportunity to meet other businesses in an informal environment. It will give the opportunity for anybody in business to: listen to professional speakers, gain useful advice, and exchange ideas and product information with other businesses. There will be something of interest for all the family plus a draw for free Ryanair flights. Invitations will be sent to over 12,000 businesses throughout Cornwall & entry will be free. Location, date & time: The Cornwall Business School - Penhaligon Building (ex SWEB building), Pool, Redruth Tuesday October 29, from 12.00 to 19.00 Format: Networking - businesses meeting other businesses for the benefit of each other The network element of the day will be based on the Business Card, with the main circulating area zoned into different business sectors including:
Business 'suppliers' & 'buyers' will be able to network ideas & products. Be sure to bring plenty of your business cards for business networking.Business Advice from the professionals will include three activities. Speakers & Presentation titles to include:
Meeting rooms: for business suppliers and organisations covering many topics of interest to business, for visitors to talk to and have individual meetings. These will include:
Meeting rooms are booked for:
Meeting rooms can be used in whatever way participants require, i.e. put on their own presentations, one to one meetings, exhibitions, etc. Details will be presented in the programme that visitors will receive on arrival at Commex 02. Exhibitors: This offers opportunity for businesses to have a small stand or desk display area. Exhibitors booked include:
Entertainment: provided by Business Bear, Mechanoid
& Robots from Robot Wars, Film costume characters. Media Personalities.
Support Required14-year-old Rosie Chapman from Hayle has had a dream come true when she was selected to represent the UK at the Mirror World Championship in Australia, 10-16 January 2003. The teams need to be there for acclimatisation from the end of December and to take part in the Pre-World Championships from 3-8 January. Out of 60 Youth and Junior boats in the selection Rosie was top under 16 female and third under 16 overall, not bad at 14! Her costs, to represent her country, will be around £4,000
and she is seeking support. If you can help Rosie fulfil her ultimate
ambition to be an Olympic sailor please contact Simon Chapman on 01736-740962.
School ChildrenCornwall Child and Family Services have issued a leaflet
giving details the legal requirements of employing school age children.
If you employed school age children and do not have a current leaflet
it is vitally important that you obtain one contact Child Employment
Officer, The Gannel Bld, Old County Hall, Truro TR1 3AY. Tel 01872-323601,
Fax 01872-323821. Palm Restaurant, Newlyn: relaxed and friendly but with very high standardsDavid Costin, Chef Proprietor of Palm in Newlyn, has always had a clear idea of the kind of restaurant he wanted to own. "I enjoy good food," he explained, "and I wanted a restaurant where guests could enjoy good food, well presented and served, in a relaxed atmosphere. "At Palm the food is freshly cooked to order using the best possible ingredients, which usually means Cornish. I buy local produce wherever possible and cook from the basic ingredients making my own stocks and sauces." This uncompromising attitude towards producing quality food is already paying dividends. At the remarkable age of 21 David is already establishing a reputation for excellent food. David grew up in Cornwall and trained to become a chef at Cam-borne College. He worked in several prestigious hotels in Cornwall before leaving the county to widen his experience, working in several highly regarded country house hotels as far afield as Aberdeenshire. However, David believes that Cornwall is a unique place to live and work and it was always his ambition to return home to open his own restaurant. Palm in Newlyn is also a very special place. The spacious dining room has a stylish decor enhanced by contemporary paintings and sculptures by local artists. In the evening this room is candlelit and provides the perfect setting for David's modern English Style of cuisine. Having easy access to quality fish was one attraction of the location of the restaurant. Naturally the menu features Newlyn fish, which provides the daily changing specials. However, there is also a good selection of meat and poultry dishes, and vegetarians are not forgotten. The separate wine bar area is full of character with a lofty beamed ceiling and exposed stonework. Here guests can relax with a pre-dinner drink whilst they peruse the menu, or they can just enjoy a bottle of wine from the extensive list with perhaps a platter of local cheeses. Although Palm has only been open for a few months, the number of guests returning for repeat visits confirms that David has created the type of restaurant that people enjoy. In that the menu changes on a regular basis, returning customers can always find a new dish to delight them, such as confit of Barbary duck leg, buttered spinach and red wine sauce or saddle of rabbit, Savoy cabbage and cep jus. The ambience may be relaxed and friendly but behind the
scenes the standards are very high. "Attention to detail is very important,"
David said firmly. "Palm is no place for a 'that will do' attitude.
I want everything to be perfect for every guest because every guest
is important." It will undoubtedly be this uncompromising attitude to
quality that will enable David at Palm to create a reputation that will
make it one of the destination restaurants in Cornwall. Palm is situated
at 4-6 New Road Newlyn and is open for lunch and dinner throughout the
year, please phone 01736-363446 for details. ApologiesApologies to Karen and Mark Curtis for getting their new member details wrong. It should read:
Press Officer RequiredThe Chamber is seeking a press officer and would like
to hear from anyone interested. You do not have to be a member, just
want to be involved in what happens in Penwith in general and Penzance
in particular, can spare the first Tuesday of each month and want to
volunteer to do something interesting for the area. Join the ChamberThe Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of local business with the County, District and Town Councils, Government agencies and public bodies. It actively campaigns on issues affecting the business community as well as issues affecting the community as a whole. This requires finances and direct involvement by committed people, and deserves the support of every business in the region. Our Chairman is coordinator of the West Cornwall Group of Chambers and the Cornwall Business Partnership. He is a member of the Priority Management Group 3, which approves Objective One funding in the area of Learning and Skills development He is also a member of the Penzance Regeneration Steering Group that has worked on the submission of an Objective One bid to greatly enhance the prosperity of the town and its inhabitants. Other members represent the Chamber on such bodies as the Police Consultative Committee and Tourism Committee. All businesses have problems from time to time, and it has been proved that representation from a Chamber Officer on behalf of the member concerned can greatly enhance the prospect of a satisfactory conclusion. With major issues, such as the Penzance Regeneration Project, West Cornwall Hospital, Objective One and so on needing input from the business community there has never been a better reason for all businesses to become Chamber members - the greater our membership, the bigger our voice. JOIN NOW! We invite membership applications from individuals and
businesses large or small. For further information, visit the Membership
Enquiry or Membership Application pages
on this site. Forthcoming MeetingsThe next monthly Chamber Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5th 2002 at the Queens Hotel, The Promenade, Penzance at 7.30pm. Previous NewslettersPrevious Newsletters 1999 PENZANCE - THE PLACE TO BE |
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