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A big thank you to everyone that attended our Christmas meeting in January 2012. We had loads of ideas put forward for this year & we are currently working with the Town council & the Choose Abingdon Partnership to finalise the Christmas programme for 2012.
Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 21st February in the offices of Slade Legal in Stratton Way from 6pm. We will have a couple of guest speakers, light refreshments & a networking oppotunity. We look forward to seeing you there
What can Abingdon Chamber do for me?
We support, promote and safeguard businesses in both getting established and continuing their activities in the Abingdon area to help their business grow and prosper. We also market and promote Abingdon as a quality place in which to live, work and shop.
Networking is one of the most effective ways of winning new business. Through Abingdon Chamber of Commerce's events and network meetings you will discover numerous opportunities for making new business connections.
Why Should I Join?
Whatever size of business you are, joining Abingdon Chamber is one of the best investments you can make. It will open the door to new business opportunities, including
Monthly Business meeting to discuss any buisness issues
Monthly Networking Opportunities ( some with a guest speaker )
Monthly Newsletter
Updates from various business groups
Discounts & priority bookings at Showcase events
Priority sponsorship opportunities at the Christmas Extravaganza
Free listing and web link on the Chamber website
Window sticker
The Chamber also represents Abingdon's busineses on -
Abbey Shopping Centre Development
Chamber Fairtrade Group
Chamber Christmas Extravaganza Committee
Choose Abingdon Partnership
Neighbourhood Action Group
Tourism Monitoring Group
The Community Forum
The Foyer Group
Vale Disability Access Group
How do I Join?
If you would like your voice to be heard and would like to find out more about how the Chamber can help your business become more successful, please contact the Membership team by viewing our contact information for a more specific details or click on one of the links below for a membership form.
Christmas Extravaganza Extravaganza 2011
On Thursday 1st December saw one of the biggest & most attended Extravaganza for a few years. Following on from the royal wedding earlier this year, the theme for the evening was Kings & Queens. We had the longest ever parade, which featured many local schools, clubs & organisations including the MG car club based in Spring Road. They brought along 5 MG's which were later on display in High Street. Our guest of honor, Nicola Blackwood MP, was lucky enough to travel in one of the cars in the parade before turning on the Christmas Lights. There were many street entertainers & performances from local organisations to entertain over 10,000 people throughout the evening, finishing with a wonderful firework display.
SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER
Father Christmas visited Abingdon Market Place on 10th December, bringing with him 2 of his reindeer. Hundreds of people came into the town to see our special guests. We also had Christmas trees for sale from Abingdon florist, Fabulous Flowers. This was a really good day in Abingdon and there was a real festive feel to the day.
SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER
Following on from last weeks festive day, we brought the nativity to life on 17th. There was the oppotunity to dress up in costumes from the nativity & have your photo taken with 2 donkeys from a local sanctuary. We also had a Christmas cake sale by Dunmore Pre School & the Chamber held a Christmas Raffle in aid of the African Childrens fund. We chose this charity as it was founded by long time Chamber member & 2011 Treasurer Peter Tyrer who was tradgicly killed in Kenya in November.
SATURDAY 24TH DECEMBER
On Christmas Eve, members of the Chamber, Heather Brown & a number of volunteers helped some of Abingdon's last minute shoppers with a gift wrapping service. We wrapped presents of all shapes & sizes, some more challenging than others!
2011 Sponsors
Scottish Widows - May's Properties
Choose Abingdon Partnership - Abingdon Town Council
Best One, Oxford Road - Blue Door Sales - E & R Goff News Faulkner Photography - Finders Keepers - Jessops
Kings head & Bell - Mahee Tandori - Paul Viney Photography
Swift Couriers - The Best of Abingdon - Thomas & Co
Upper Reaches Hotel - Vision Kitchen Design
Waitrose - Wenn Townsend
Fairtrade 
Fairtrade
The Abingdon Fairtrade group was officially reformed in May 2011 as a sub group of the Chamber of Commerce. The group consists of a cross section of the community. The aim of the group is to promote the use & availability of Fairtrade products that can be purchased with in Abingdon
On Saturday 20th July the Chamber Fairtrade group took over the Market place to promote Fair Trade products that are available in Abingdon shops.
On our Fair Trade stand we were giving out litriture about Fairtrade along with some Fairtrade chocolate kindly donated by Divine Chocolates & Mars. We also had local retails Added Ingredients with some wines & aprons. The Baptist church had a display of Traidcraft products and Skinny Hippo had a range of Fairtrade bags & jewellery. The Co-op were giving out samples of their own brand Fairtrade chocolate, while Waitrose had some samples of fruit & wines. Peter Tyrer was promoting his charity, the African Childrens Fund & Alastair Fear was giving out free Fairtrade bananas while dressed as one.
We also had a set of stocks that members of the public were able to throw wet sponges at some well known Abingdon residents. Heather Brown from the Choose Abingdon Partnership, former Mayors Lesley Legg & Duncan Brown, and Chamber of Commerce President Paul Townsend all took part in the fundraising event.
An information board is being displayed in the enterance to the Guildhall upto the end of 2011.
The Co-op kindly donated a Fairtrade hamper to the
Kings Head & bell to be raffled in aid of Children in Need.
In the lead up to Christmas there will be a Fairtrade stand at the Christmas Extravaganza evening which will be giving away some Fairtrade Chocolate. A hamper of Fairtrade products was donated to the Chamber Christmas raffle in aid of the African Childrens Fund
Contact Vice President
President
Useful contacts
For Memberhip enquiries, contact Jill Carver jill.carver_addedingredients.co.uk
Click here to download a membership form
For Network meetings, contact Gary Cooper gary.cooper_abingdonchamber.com
Other useful contacts
President, Paul Townsend,
ergoff_hotmail.co.uk
Vice President, Gary Cooper,
gary.cooper_abingdonchamber.com
Treasurer, Peter Tyrer
General Secretary, Mike Moon, mike.moon_abingdonchamber.com
Extravaganza Committee Chairman
jill.carver_addedingredients.co.uk
Fairtrade Group Chairman
mike.moon_abingonchamber.com
Membership Secretary
Treasurer
General Secertary
1947 - 2011
Useful Links
www.abingdonshoppingguide.co.uk
www.abingdon.gov.uk
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
www.chooseabingdon.co.uk
www.abingdonblog.co.uk
www.heraldseries.co.uk/abingdon
www.thebestof.co.uk/local/abingdon
www.abingdonxtra.co.uk
www.otcn.co.uk
Abingdon Shoppers & Business Guide
Abingdon Town Council
Vale of White Horse District Council
Choose Abingdon Partnership
Abingdon Blog
Abingdon Herald
The best of Abingdon
Abingdon online Radio
Oxfordshire Towns Chambers Network
Projects 2011 2011 Projects
This year the Chamber are looking to resurect the Abingdon Fairtrade group.
Chamber Secretary Mike Moon, stood beside one of the new Town Centre Maps. This was the first to be installed at Rye Farm car park & have been produced through the Choose Abingdon Partnership.
Chamber Members Day
We showed off some of Abingdons businesses in a members day special on the Market place in August
Health & Beauty Day
In October we held our 2nd Health & Beauty Day, a very sucessful day showcasing some of Abingdons businesses
Community Shop
In September we took over the community shop for a week. This enabled us to promote the Chamber & Fairtrade Group to the Abingdon people
Chrismas in Abingdon
The Chamber took the lead on 6 events over 5 weeks in the lead upto Christmas 2011. A full round up can be found on the Christmas page
Calendar 2011 / 2012Calendar
Partnership Meeting
Chamber Business Meeting
Fairtrade Meeting
Christmas Extravaganza 2012 meeting
Full Christmas Extravaganza Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber of Commerce AGM
Partnership Meeting
Fairtrade Market
Chanber Social Meeting
Chamber Business Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Wedding Fayre Showcase
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Members Day Showcase
Jubilee Celebrations
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Health & Beauty Showcase
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber buisness Meeting
Chamber Social Meeting
Chamber Buisness Meeting
Food & Drink Showcase
Christmas Extravaganza
Christmas on the Market Place
Gift Wrapping on the Market Place
JANUARY 2012
Tuesday 17th January 3pm
Tuesday 17th January 6:30pm
Wednesday 18th January 2pm
Thursday 26th January 6:30pm
FEBRUARY 2012
Wednesday 1st February 7pm
Tuesday 7th February 6:30pm
Tuesday 21st February 6:30pm
Tuesday 28th February 4pm
March 2012
Saturday 3rd March 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 6th March 6:30pm
Tuesday 20th March 6:30pm
April 2012
Tuesday 3rd April 6:30pm
Saturday 14th April 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 17th April 6:30pm
May 2012
Tuesday 1st May 6:30pm
Tuesday 15th May 6:30pm
Saturday 19th May 9am - 3pm
June 2012
Saturday 2nd - Tuesday 5th June
Tuesday 19th June 6:30pm
July 2012
Tuesday 3rd July 6:30pm
Tuesday 17th July 6:30pm
August 2012
Tuesday 7th August 6:30pm TBC
Tuesday 21st August 6:30pm TBC
September 2012
Tuesday 4th September 6:30pm
Saturday 8th September 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 18th September 6:30pm
October 2012
Tuesday 2nd October 6:30pm
Tuesday 16th October 6:30pm
November 2012
Tuesday 6th November 6:30pm
Tuesday 20th November 6:30pm
Saturday 24th November 10am -3pm
December 2012
Saturday 15th December
Saturday 22nd December
Paul Townsend
Paul Townsend
Mike Moon
Paul Townsend
Jill Carver
Paul Townsend
The Committee
Mike Moon
Contact names for the
following meetings / events
will be displayed after
the Chamber AGM
Members Current Members
Abbey Foods
Abilock
Abingdon Blinds & Curtains
Added Ingredients
African Childrens Fund
Aloe Cattkins
Best One, Oxford Road
Beyond Bubbles
Bible Reading Felowship
Blue Door Lettings
Challenor & Sons
Clarks Shoes
Cottage Imperial
Critcheys
Dream Doors
E & R Goffs Newsagents
Fabulous Flowers
Fine guitars
Franklins Solicitors
Friends of Abingdon
Herbert & Webster
House of Colour
Housedressing
Kings Head & Bell PH
Leachprint
Lewis Baker retail
Mostly Books
ON Communication
Paul Viney Photography
Prices Stationers
Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers
Safeclean
Skinny Hippo
Slade Legal
The Best of Abingdon
The Brewery Tap PH
Throwing Buns
Unicorn School
Vale Disability Action Group
Wenn Townsend
Westend Newsagents
Waitrose
Withy King
www.facebook.com/abbeyfoods
www.abilock.co.uk
www.abingdonblinds.co.uk
www.addedingredients.co.uk
www.africanchildrensfund.org
www.pennycatt.co.uk/store
beyondbubbles_hotmail.com
www.brf.org.uk
www.bluedoorlettings.com
scp_challenorandson.co.uk
www.critchleys.co.uk
www.dreamdoorsltd.co.uk
www.goffsnewsagents.co.uk
www.fabulousflowers.biz
www.fineguitars.co.uk
www.franklins-solicitors.co.uk
www.friendsofabingdon.org.uk
www.herbertandwebster.co.uk
www.houseofcolour.co.uk/karenfredrick
www.housedressing.co.uk
www.kingsheadandbell-abingdon.com
www.leachprint.co.uk
lewis.baker_hotmail.com
www.mostly-books.co.uk
www.oncommunication.com
www.paulvineyphotography.co.uk
pricesstationers_hotmail.com
www.redmayne.co.uk
joncarlene_safeclean.co.uk
www.skinnyhippo.co.uk
www.slade-legal.co.uk
www.thebestof.co.uk/local/abingdon
www.thebrewerytap.net
www.throwingbuns.com
www.unicorndyslexia.co.uk
www.wenntownsend.co.uk
p.wiblin_sky.com
www.waitrose.co.uk/abingdon
www.withyking.co.uk
*some members do not wish to be listed
Membership renewal forms have now been sent out for the 2012-2013 year which commences on 1st February. This list will be updated following our AGM on Tuesday 21st February.
Fair Trade Directory Fairtrade Directory 2012
Retailers
Caterers
These include cafe's, restaurants, pubs & hotels that serve Fairtrade products
These are shops that sell various Fairtrade products
Abingdon News
Chocolates, Nuts
Added Ingredients
Wines, Coffee
Best One
Chocolate, Sugar, Coffee, Wine, Nuts
Budgens
Chocolates, Sugar, Fruit,
Nuts, Cake, Ice Cream
Co-op
Chocolate, Sugar, Fruit, Cakes, Nuts
biscuits, Ice Cream
Christmas Pudding
E & R Goff News
Chocolate, Sugar, Fruit,
Biscuits, Nuts
Londis
Chocolate, Sugar, Wine, Nuts, biscuits
Mac Wines
Wines, Nuts
Martins
Chocolate, Nuts
One Stop
Chocolate, Nuts, Buiscuits
Ice Cream
Radley Road Stores
Chocolate
Reg's Supermarket
Chocolate, Nuts, Sugar,
Ice Cream
Skinny Hippo
Bags & Jewellery
Spar
Chocolate, Wine, Sugar, Nuts,Biscuits,
Tesco
Chocolate, Nuts, Biscuits
Cakes,
Waitrose
Chocolate, Nuts, Cake, Fruit, Wine, Sugar, ice cream, Christmas Pudding
4 Pillars Hotel
Added Ingredients
Ask
Coffee Republic
Crown & Thistle
Greggs
Kings Head & Bell
Pizza Express
Prince of India
The Boundary House
The Broad Face
The Midget
The Ock Mill
Upper Reaches Hotel
White Horse
As well as selling or serving Fairtrade products, some businesses serve Fairtrade products to their clients or in their staff rooms
Abingdon Town Council
Vision Kitchen Design
There are also a number of charities, organisations & establishments that serve Fairtrade products where possible
The Abingdon Chamber of Commerce
The Choose Abingdon Partnership
The Church in Abingdon
Abingdon College
Our Lady's Abingdon
* The information in this directory is correct at the time of publication and will be updated regulally. Some businesses may have opened or may have started stocking / using Fairtrade products since the last survey was carried out
