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A6/ A592 Penrith Town Centre works 6th February, 2012 This year, Cumbria County Councils annual programme of works includes for a scheme on the A6/ A592 – Penrith Town Centre to carry out stone sett replacement works. Due to the nature of the work there will be some disruption to the To...more

Council business reception info 20th January, 2012 Businesses from across Eden District are invited to attend a Special Reception starting at 6pm on Tuesday 31 January at the Stoneybeck Inn near Penrith, hosted by the District Council. At the event the Council will be outlining their plans for the lo...more

Notice of AGM & supporting info 19th January, 2012 The Annual General Meeting of the Chamber will be held at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, on Tuesday 7th February 2012 at 6.00pm. Nominations for new officers should be sent to the Secretary at least 7 days before the AGM as...more

Christmas lights switch on summary 3rd January, 2012 The switch on for the Christmas Lights in 2011 was on Sunday 27th November. The weather was not totally kind but held up for most of the afternoon. In the town centre there were stalls for various organisations and businesses together wit...more

APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE 20th December, 2011 Please click here for information about an application for a temporary road closure in Penrith. ...more

Advertising scam 15th December, 2011 Cumbria Constabulary is urging small businesses in the county to be on their guard if they are contacted by publishing or advertising companies that attempt to invoice them for an advert that they have not asked for. Police have been m...more

BID consultation 7th December, 2011 Chris Kolek has been appointed as BIDs Canvasser in the town. To find out more about the consultation process and how you can get involved ...more

General Business Meeting minutes 7th December, 2011 To see the minutes from December's General Business Meeting click here...more

Justin Urquhart Stewart 5th December, 2011 We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to Profile Financial Management for sponsoring the event we held recently with Justin Urquhart Stewart. We welcomed almost 60 guests to the event held at the North Lakes Hotel and were given ...more

Penrith BID leaflet 5th December, 2011 A new BIDs canvasser has been appointed to work with businesses in Penrith. To find out more click here Or to see the new flyer ...more

Late Night shopping 15th November, 2011 Following a disappointing response to our request for suggestions for a late night opening for town we have decided to select Fridays in December for late night opening . Could I please ask for a response to suggest whether you will be opening on any...more

Sainsbury's event 8th November, 2011 On Monday evening members of Penrith Chamber were invited to visit the new Penrith Sainsbury's store befoe it opened to the public. We were shown around the store and given a back stage view of some of the areas. After our ...more

Town Council update 31st October, 2011 Following a meeting I attended with representatives from the Council yesterday it would seem that in order to get a referendum on the formation of a Town Council for Penrith we will have to get a petition of 10% of the electorate in Penrith. This ...more

Comments for Rory Stewart MP 26th October, 2011 Our President, Kelvin Dixon is having a meeting with Rory Stewart MP, this Friday afternoon (28th Oct) and would like to offer to raise any issues that members have at the moment regarding the town that they feel Rory can help with. This opp...more

Special offer for members 25th October, 2011 See below advertising offers with Cumbria Life magazine for feature on Penrith in December issue. Anyone thinking of advertising should quote these rates and book by 2nd November. Don't forget Herald adverts for Xmas either!! ...more

Late night opening 18th October, 2011 We are trying to organise a unified 'Late Night' opening for the town for December. I would like to have everyone's input as to whether we pick Tuesday,Wednesday or Friday and then try and get as many shops as possible open on th...more

Strutt & Co event 23rd September, 2011 Strutt and Co will be facilitating some 'Employment Law' seminars that may be of interest to members. Thursday 6th October 9am - 12.25pm at the Stoneybeck Inn, Penrith Essential Employment Law Update...more

Thank you to Dodds 22nd September, 2011 The Dodd Rescue team of Dodd & Co hosted an event at their offices last night. It was entitled “The holiday’s are over – back to reality”. Refreshments were provided in the form of Tapas and Sangria to remind us all that the holiday se...more

Whitemore & Thwaytes event 20th September, 2011 All members are invited to an exclusive 'open day' with Whitemore and Thwaytes, which includes demonstrations, designer Q&A and 'have a go' sessions for all your interior needs. 23/24th September 10am - 4pm Fo...more

Wine, cheese and chocolate night a great success 13th September, 2011 A Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Night was arranged on Friday 9th September at the North Lakes Hotel to raise money for the Christmas Light in Penrith. Three local businesses – The Wine House of Penrith, Carrick’s of Penrith and the Brunswick D...more

September business meeting minutes 13th September, 2011 To see the full set of minutes please click here...more

Lottery celebrate their 1st anniversary 23rd August, 2011 The Pride in Penrith Lottery recently celebrated its first anniversary as business partners, good causes and winners came together to applaud it's success over the past year. The Pride in Penrith Lottery was set up in July 2010, wi...more

August Blog 12th August, 2011 Check out the President's new blog for August http://penrithchamberoftrade.org.uk/blog-detail.php?BlogID=7...more

Message from Chariman re: Roadworks in Penrith 15th July, 2011 Following a meeting on Wednesday with County Councillor Helen Fearon and Rob Lawley from Highways, I can now confirm the planned works in Penrith for the Summer/Autumn. 1 - Brunswick Road will require a further ...more

Fee FREE Friday 15th July, 2011 Following discussions with Eden District Council we are pleased to confirm that they have kindly agreed to Free Car Parking in EDC Car Parks for every Friday in August. This will be advertised and marketed as Fee Free Friday and I would encourage all...more

Penrith Building Supplies/Wine House event 14th July, 2011 We would like to thank Penrith Building Supplies and The Wine House for running our first business to business event last night. We were given an insight into the history of the firm and a show round of the site. It was a great event and ...more

More Brunswick Road news 11th July, 2011 Brunswick Road is likely to be under traffic control for a period of approx 2 weeks for Road widening work. I have today spoken to David Spence of Highways and he will pass more information as he has it. Kelvin ...more

Summary of today's Breakfast meeting 7th July, 2011 Eleven members attended this mornings Breakfast meeting with Chris Strutt of Strutt and Co.(Commercial Lawyers) In an eye opening discussion on Employment Law Chris covered various employment related topics and gave us his top tips for prevent...more

Update after last night's meeting 6th July, 2011 Following Last nights meeting with Councillors, the need for a period of Free Parking in all town Car Parks is being discussed at the relevant levels and the legal side of forming a Town Council is being looked at within Eden District Council for dis...more

News just in... 6th July, 2011 Drovers Lane is to be closed for resurfacing work for up to one week from 31st August . Phase 1 :From junction with Wordsworth Street to Junctuion with Graham Street Phase 2 :From Junction with Graham Street to Scotland Road....more

Re-opening of Brunswick Road 4th July, 2011 I have today received a call from Councillor Helen Fearon advising me that works on Brunswick Road will be finished today and the road should be open from tomorrow.Good news I am sure you will agree...more

Councillors to attend the next business meeting 28th June, 2011 I have today issued an invite to all the Councillors representing Penrith wards to attend Tuesdays Business meeting (5th July). I feel that this is an ideal opportunity to let the business proprietors raise their issues with their elected repre...more

Brunswick Road and Taxi/Bus protest TODAY 28th June, 2011 Following unconfirmed rumours that the work on Brunswick Road had hit problems and was likely to take longer to complete I have spoken with County Councillor Helen Fearon and with workers on the site ,both of whom confirm that works are on schedule a...more

A New Feel to the Chamber 17th June, 2011 As you may have noticed there is a new feel to the Chamber. We have recently re-branded our corporate identity. This includes new logo, colour scheme and website.We have also developed a blogging system where our President can give you th...more

Penrith Chamber of Trade and Commerce gets a make over 13th June, 2011 Penrith Chamber of Trade and Commerce is to undergo a transformation over the next few months.Over the past few years the Chamber has seen membership numbers stagnate. As a result it prompted the executive committee of the Chamber to underg...more

Penrith Chamber of Trade & Commerce Annual Dinner 18th May, 2011 Friday 17th JuneAt the North Lakes GatewayFrom 7pmGet the date in your diary for this year’s annual Chamber dinner...with a diff...more

A Letter from the President 16th March, 2011 So here we are. One month into my year as President and the main talking point is Sainsburys and New Squares.Having met with various other groups such as PACT and HOP and the Civic Society we have decided to work together to drive forward a...more