[New] Get involved to drive change together

Nearing the end of 2022, we have some exciting events ahead of us. The Kingston Borough Business Awards (KBBA) are coming up to recognise the hard work of businesses in Kingston.

This is a great way for a business and charities to increase their visibility and showcase the unique ability their business or charity delivers to the community and their clients.

With the first awards delivered successfully, I would like to highlight the great work Forbes and the Chamber team delivers to have awards with integrity. I would also like to recognise the judges giving up their time to mark and deliberate in a fair manner to decide the winners. Speaking to the judges it has been incredibly hard to make those decisions as we have such a huge pool of amazing businesses and charities in our borough.

The Chamber is working hard on delivering Booster + program supporting businesses which have been operating for at least 1.5 years. This unique program combines expert advice together with peer-to-peer support for business owners. One of the great things is to be able to get a health check of your business as part of this program. There is a limited number of funded spaces so don’t delay and speak to the Chamber office to learn more.

Not forgetting the environment, we had great news from Citizen Zoo releasing water voles in the Hogsmill this autumn. They should be busy getting settled into their new home and hopefully thriving and spreading along the river. Volunteers keep monitoring for invasive species such as Mink which could endanger the whole project. I would encourage you all to take part or support Citizen Zoo financially to continue their restorative work to our environment. Find out more at citizenzoo.org.

Get involved with our green community to drive the change together with the support of Kingston Chamber, the Council and IQ in IT LTD.

Register your interest: https://iqi.click/green

Join the conversation: https://iqi.click/kingstoncommunity

Kingston Chamber Festive Drinks

We had the Chamber Christmas drinks at Bone Idyll which was a lovely evening, in a great new bar setting. It was really well attended and as usual, our members made the most of the evening!

Netwalking

The great Netwalking is continuing and is growing in popularity with our membership especially with the four-legged ones. A very fresh way to discuss business.