Events

Thursday 10 November 9:00am - 15:00pm Bank House Hotel Spa & Golf Club, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5JD Chamber Members £40.00+VAT and Non-members - £55.00+VAT

Sally is a leading employment law specialist. As head of employment at mfg Solicitors, she advises commercial clients and senior executives on matters of employment. Sally has detailed knowledge and understanding of all contentious areas of employment law including unfair dismissal, discrimination and contractual claims.

Following a HR career spanning from public services to FMCG, Gail has recently joined Kimal PLC as their first Board level Group People Director. As a family-owned company, which is nearing its 60th year in business, with just over 500 employees across EMEA, employee engagement has been key to success.

Pamaljit (Pam) Sangha is a HR Manager at Doncasters Deritend based in Droitwich Spa. She has been working in HR across several generalist and specialist HR roles since 2003 across a number of sectors to include Finance, Policing, Food Manufacturing and Aerospace Manufacturing.

Jessica Williams is Founder of Design in the Shires, a website and design agency with a difference. Jess will share some insights on why wellbeing and mental health should be a priority of every business, and some practical ideas on how you can make small changes that make a big difference.

Including Jonathan Sutton, CEO of St Pauls Hostel as the chosen charity for the conference, and Ben Mannion and Laura Hewett, Directors and Owners of Hewett Recruitment.

Food and Drink Forum Tues 22 Nov | 9:30-11:30am

Churchfields Farmhouse, Driotwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0AH FREE for Chamber Members and £20.00+VAT for Non-members

The food and drink forums aim to champion and lobby for policies that benefit food and drink producers, optimise funding, encourage innovation and share best practice.

Lunchtime Networking Thurs 24 Nov | 12:00-13:00pm | Online via Zoom FREE for Chamber Members and £20.00+VAT for Non-members

The session will provide the opportunity for each attendee to participate in a 60 second introduction and have further conversations in smaller groups in the break out rooms.

Herefordshire Networking Breakfast Thurs 1 Dec | 7:30-09:30am Herefordshire Golf Club, Ravens Causeway, Wormsley, Hereford, HR4 8LY FREE for Chamber Members and £20.00+VAT for Non-members

Join fellow Chamber Members and business professionals from across the region for a breakfast roll, plenty of networking opportunities and hear from a guest speaker.

Tues 6 Dec | 12:00-13:00pm | Online via Zoom FREE for Chamber Members and Non-members Is your business struggling to recruit people? Have you identified a skills gap within your current workforce that could become a problem? Join us to find how we can help you to develop strategies to address this by helping you to upskill your existing workforce and/or offer opportunities to young people in your local area.

Sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys - Wed 7 Dec | 9:30-11:30am The Haybarn, Home Farm, Dulas, Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, HR2 0HJ FREE for Chamber Members and £20.00+VAT for Non-members

Join us on the Herefordshire border at The Haybarn for our Women’s Business Forum in association with Harrison Clark Rickerbys. This popular forum always provides lots of added value to attendees, each event is aimed at all businesspeople from across Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

In association with Hewett Recruitment - Wed 14 Dec | 9:30-11:30am

The Shell Store, Canary Drive, Skylon Park, Herefordshire, HR2 6SR FREE for Chamber Members and £20.00+VAT for Non-members

The HR Forum is aimed at HR representatives’ responsible for HR within their business. It is a confidential forum designed to allow you to share best practice and seek advice and support from peers in an open and supportive environment. Attendance at this event can be used to count towards your CIPD CPD portfolio.