It was only when I was preparing my annual review for Bath Chamber of Commerce that the enormity of the changes we have seen became clear and it’s interesting to reflect on some of them. When we held our last AGM members were interested in considering what the impact would be of the Liberal Democrats recently winning a large majority in the local elections. They also had an eye on what was happening nationally, with the change of leadership in the Conservative Party and the p

From Sandy Bell, President of Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce We recently had another members’ meeting on Zoom, which is a good way of keeping in touch, though not a patch on our usual get togethers when we meet in person over a sociable drink. So far we have relied on anecdotal information about how local businesses have been coping in the current situation. But now some hard statistics have been produced, which give us a better informed idea of how our economy is doing. Whi

By Organiser Sandy Bell. If you believed the Chew Valley Arts Trail was just an everyday story of country folk you might have to think again. In our 18th year we are running an online exhibition instead of holding the physical trail due to Covid-19. It meant there was a bit more space than in our usual brochure and so I asked for a short biography from our exhibitors rather than a quick paragraph. I thought I knew most of them well but I was overwhelmed by the diversity and l