• 7 Sep (Tue)
Melksham Chamber of Commerce - Regular Meeting [More]

• 12 Oct (Tue)
Melksham Chamber of Commerce - Themed Meeting [More]

• 16 Nov (Tue)
Melksham Chamber of Commerce - Regular Meeting [More]

[more] (Diary includes other events in and near Melksham)

Melksham is a town with a population of about 22,500 in the county of Wiltshire, England - about 100 miles to the west of London. There are many interesting and historic buildings in the town, and many tourists attractions in the beautiful areas nearby, but Melksham is very much a working town, with a mixture of modern and traditional industries and services, and in town and out of town retail stores. [more about Melksham] - [Melksham in Pictures

What is happening in Melksham? ... Latest from Wiltshire Times and Melksham Independent News
• - [link] - MIN
• Climbers from Broughton Gifford hit their target - [link] - WT
• Couple find Seend is perfect location, location, location - [link] - WT
• Flower vandals in wrecking spree at Melksham - [link] - WT
• Headteacher’s mission is a wheel challenge - [link] - MIN
• New £9million sports complex planned - [link] - MIN

The Melksham Business Map shows over 200 businesses which are open for walk in business,no appointment necessary, in the town centre. It also covers surrounding areas such as Avonside, Berryfield, Bowerhill and Melksham Forest. You can view the map here and the key (business list) here. The map is produced in co-operation with Melksham Town Council, Melksham Tourist Information Centre, Leekes, and Well House Consultants.

Copyright of the map is retained by Well House Consultants, but you are welcome to print, display and distribute copies of the map in its original form from the .pdf file. Please notify any changes to us by email.

The Melksham Forum will be a discussion area for business and other interests in the Melksham area. Why not help get the forum up, running and active by signing up today and posting your message!

Next Meeting - On Tuesday, 15th June, our regular monthly meeting will get a sneak preview of the new Wessex Chamber web site that we're so looking forward to seeing ... that site will cover the 16 or 17 business organisations / chambers in the Wessex Group. At the July meeting, we'll be visiting the new Melksham Oak Community College

Most recent posts:

[link] Melksham Oak - photos of the new community school (posted 2010-07-22)
On Tuesday evening, we had a chance to look around Melksham's new school, built and equipped at a cost of some 32 million pounds. And very impressive it is too. Here are some pictures (taken with permission); I rather suspect working pictures will be hard to come by as the stipulation is "do not photograph pupils" and I expect there will be lots of pupils around - the school can take up to 115 ...

[link] Moved - Melksham Lorry Park (posted 2010-07-15)
It was last month that a public meeting in Melksham decided that the Lorry section that's been in King Street Card Park for many years should be closed to all HGVs and PSVs as soon as possible, and the signage for "temporary" closure has now arrived. [article]. Here it is ... and the fully published intent is that it should be made a permanent closure as soon as possible Somewhat confusingly, the ...

[link] Cycling in Melksham, and looking forward (posted 2010-07-11)
At the West of England partnership meeting last Tuesday, I attended one session that was looking towards healthier and greener transport; to a very great extent, that session had been taken over by the advocates of cycling - and indeed they had the most dramatic increases in cycling to report, and it's very likely to continue to be a big growth area, with official targets being set and handsomely ...

Other recent postings:

[link] Transport in Wessex - today and into the future (posted 2010-07-04)
[link] Lorry Parking in Melksham (posted 2010-06-29)
[link] Melksham - a gem in Wiltshire (posted 2010-06-26)
[link] Tell the Melksham Chamber or you only have yourself to blame (posted 2010-05-26)
[link] The history and future of Melksham Chamber of Commerce (posted 2010-05-25)
[link] Melksham Chamber of Commerce - Presidents report to AGM (posted 2010-05-19)
[link] How do our tactics help us meet the strategy, for the greater good? (posted 2010-04-16)

Read Graham's full daily blog (including technical articles, running a hotel, daily life and the campaign for an improved train service to Melksham here

All local businesses in Melksham are encouraged to join the Melksham Chamber of Commererce and Industry. You gain ... local networking ... a say in local developments ... news updates for business ... access to training ... chamber support ... discounts ... publicity. Your business pays ... about 18p per day. [more] about joining and its benefits to you

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Melksham Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce - 16 chambers of commerce and similar organisations spread across Wiltshire and nearby counties. By working with other Chambers, we can share administration costs, we can be a more powerful voice when talking to County and National Government on business issues, and we can offer members a wider range of business services such as advise, training, referrals, networking and discounts. [Link]

Chairman - Colin Harrison - 0845-094-3558 - colin@chdesign.co.uk
Secretary - Ann-Marie Escott - 01225-355553 - ann@wessexchambers.org.uk
President - Graham Ellis - 01225 708225 - graham@wellho.net

[Link] Melksham Town Council
[Link] Melksham Without Parish Council
[Link] Wiltshire Council

[Link] Visit Melksham
[Link] Melksham Train Times and campaign for more trains
[Link] Melksham Bus services.