The rumour mill...
- 3 December 2012 17:32204381... as it seems to have started up I thought I had better make an 'official' post.
A few months ago I announced that I am having my best ever year in business and need to reduce my other activities. I started by standing down as chairman of the Hellfire Corner Association and, though I remain on the committee for now, will be taking very much a back seat in future.
In my role as chairman of the Dover District Chamber of Commerce I and the Board have been making some changes and seeing them through to fruition. The Board has recently been strengthened with 4 new directors having been appointed.
With that process now in place I decided that now is the time to compete my personal changes and to stand down as chairman and from the Board and have done so from the 1st December. A couple of other directors have also stood down as well for personal reasons, these too stayed on to see through the changes and to leave the Chamber in good hands.
I enjoyed my time as chairman and for the 10 years I was on the Board and offer my best wishes to David Foley, the Chief Executive and the new strengthened Board. I am confident the Chamber will go from strength to strength continuing the good work representing and helping local businesses. - 3 December 2012 17:36204382it was said on here a month or so back that the chamber was no more barry, i didn't see any comment from you on that so i naturally assumed it had closed.
who are the new 4 directors? - 3 December 2012 18:00204385Howard - I did not see that post. A very strange comment for someone to make.
Bill Moses for one, David Foley is also now a director - sorry I do not have my notes with the names of the others as they are not people I know very well. - Jan Higgins
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3 December 2012 18:34204395I know this sort of topic goes over my head but I do not remember reading that the Chamber was closed but I do remember there were posts saying they were useless.
Barry, glad your business is doing so well when some seem to be either closed or closing.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 3 December 2012 19:13204403good to see david foley join the board, on the box a lot and bangs the drum for east kent in a no nonsense manner.
- 3 December 2012 19:18204405Must find out if he is in favour of an East Kent Council we need some banging of drums................
- 4 December 2012 07:46204444A well done BarryW all round, anyone who sticks their head above the parapet these days deserves a pat on the back. You probably were in the Chamber during its best days...its all gone a wee bit quiet in recent times. I always felt that the Chamber needed to get their message out better. David Foley did send us some items for a while...
You have given us many a good frontpage spread over the years through the Hellfire Corner events. Enjoyed covering those. I'm raising a glass here below with yerself...this pic from several years back..pre-beard in my case..
....slainte !
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