Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Chamber relaunches as Llangollen Trade & Enterprise



Llangollen Chamber of Trade and Tourism has just announced its re-launch rebranded as Llangollen Trade & Enterprise.
A message on its Facebook page says the coronavirus pandemic had held up the re-launch it had planned for earlier this year as a way of addressing falling attendances at its meetings.
But its chair, Claire Quant, explains that a “collective group of willing participants” have continued to work hard to develop a new style set-up.


And she says this new group will act as a “fair and reasoned voice for our members where policy changes affecting their businesses appear.”

The blog says: “As many of you are aware the Llangollen Chamber of Trade and Tourism was looking to re-launch earlier this year and we had been busy working behind the scenes preparing for a physical launch.

“Obviously the subsequent lockdown following the Covid-19 outbreak and the impact that has had on many businesses in the town and Dee Valley has been immense.

“At this stage we do not know what this impact will have on the long-term viability of some of these businesses.

“Numbers attending the previous chamber meetings were dwindling significantly and as many of us were no longer following a traditional business model (many were already running face2face businesses alongside a variety of digital initiatives) it was clear a new-style of business forum was needed.”

It adds: “A collective group of willing participants have continued to work hard to develop a new style set-up for members to network, learn and share ideas and collectively gain greater benefits for all those who are passionate about Llangollen and its long-term economic development.

“Most importantly the new group will act as a fair and reasoned voice for our members where policy changes affecting their businesses appear.

“It was and is time for a new start and new focus - to reinvigorate our high street, capture the hearts and minds of residents, business owners and visitors alike and spark enthusiasm and an appetite to put the ‘love’ back into Llangollen.”

The blog explains that the new-look organisation is hoping to become a forum for business and enterprise within a five-mile radius of Llangollen town.

It goes on to give details of membership fees which have an introductory price of £49.

This, says the blog, entitles members to a range of benefits from online business promotion to savings in bulk purchase through tendering opportunities and special offers.

The blog says: “The town’s thriving tourism sector is a critical contributor to the town’s success and we are keen to attract more tourism and service businesses to complement the retail and food representatives.

“Llangollen is in a unique position to elevate its position as a ‘must see’ destination when visiting North Wales.

“We are included in the eleven mile corridor of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct’s World Heritage site and with our beautiful valley landscapes, the River Dee, Dinas Bran Castle and Steam Railway, not to mention excellent eateries and high quality accommodation attracting visitors, it is right that as a business forum we should push our town to the forefront of the minds of potential visitors and the media.

“We want to attract new businesses to Llangollen Trade & Enterprise that complement our existing infrastructure.

“We are looking to work with entrepreneurs, schools and key stakeholders to support the town’s development in order to boost visitor footfall all year round, not just from Easter to October half-term.

“We look forward to getting stuck in and reinvigorating Llangollen Trade & Enterprise with gusto and enthusiasm and encourage as many people as possible to come and join us at this exciting time. As we face the next normal and some restrictions remain in place we will adhere to those guidelines and work around them and look forward to planning our AGM to formalise our ambitions.”

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