Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 9th July, 5:30 for 6 p.m
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Update on Lewes Bus Station
As you will know, the Chamber has been working towards a better solution for Lewes Bus Station, ever since we first alerted everyone to the then imminent closure in 2021. We have just heard from Cllr. Wendy Maples, with this update: “The Generator Group has decided to...
Window winner presentation
BEST DRESSED WINDOW WINNER: Radical Living This afternoon, the Mayor of Lewes, Cllr. Imogen Makepeace, presented the trophy and certificate to owner, Milly in front of the winning window. Thank you to the Mayor for taking time to do the presentation. Radical Living...
Best Dressed Windows at Late Night Shopping
The standard of the window designs this year was as high as ever, and the fact it took Deputy Mayor, Emily Clarke and President, Ashley Price, TWO HOURS to view all the windows, shows how many businesses got involved. We thank everyone for taking part in the...
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HELP FOR BUSINESSES
Edeal Enterprise Agency is a not for profit organisation offering free, impartial, business support in East Sussex including applying for business grants and funding.
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The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living. It is voluntarily paid by over 14,000 UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs – like the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist. The current rate for the Living Wage for over 18s (2023/24) is £12.00 per hour outside London, and the rate in the capital is now £13.15.
Imagine a community where people with dementia feel confident, understood and supported to live well. It is the vision of the Lewes & District Dementia Action Alliance (LDDAA) to help make the whole of the Lewes District ‘dementia friendly’.
Lewes Chamber of Commerce actively supports LDDAA. If you would like to like to, like us, help them achieve their vision please visit their website for more information.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.
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The Phoenix is a proposed development of a 7.9 hectare brownfield site in Lewes, within the South Downs National Park, brought forward by Human Nature.
A ‘hybrid’ planning application was submitted to the South Downs National Park in March 2023, with an outcome expected in early 2024.