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NEW BEGINNINGS _ An Open Forum
Dear Delegate
VECTA - Open Forum
VECTA is successful in many ways with support from many traders in Evesham and the Vale. It has had a number of achievements, including;
• Lobbying for extended parking time from half an hour to one hour in High Street;
• Lobbying for Swan Lane site to be bought by WDC and turned into car park;
• Consulting over High Street enhancement (and commitment of £2k towards it);
• Christmas Window Competition (2006);
• VECTA seminars
• Medieval Festival;
• Support for Festival of Brass;
• Initiated Town Centre Forum.
• Flood recovery grants
• Christmas Markets
• Development of the VECTA website
However, the question must be asked whether traders are getting the best from VECTA, and whether VECTA is best organised to benefit the traders, the town, and the Vale………the people and businesses it set itself up to represent. Such an organisation needs, among other things, to encourage and develop a community ethos within the business sector, with a clear focus on common goals and objectives. VECTA should be aiming to provide a service to the business and retail sectors in Evesham and The Vale by helping to establish a favourable operating environment, by providing a forum for discussion on non-competitive issues, by providing information to assist members in their business, and by promoting Evesham & The Vale within the UK.”
New Beginnings
The event you are invited to will largely take the form of several workshops or groups, where relevant issues of concern to you and your business colleagues will be discussed. There will be ample opportunity to make your voice heard, and to contribute fully to the shape and purpose of VECTA.
“NEW BEGINNINGS” will benefit You, The Town and The Vale because:
• It will help members and non members to reflect on why VECTA exists, and provide an opportunity for those attending to have an input towards goals, aims and objectives
• It will provide VECTA with a focus that is relevant, and a strategy that will serve the local business, commercial, and retail communities.
• It will provide an opportunity to redefine goals, giving a new and stronger focus for VECTA
• It will provide an opportunity to dispel myths and rumours, and bring businesses together for a common cause
• It will provide an opportunity to inform the public and increase understanding
• It will result in more direct involvement by members in key VECTA activities
• It can send a strong message that Evesham is serious about having a robust representative body that delivers benefits and works for the town
• It will assist in developing and supporting a strategic overview for promoting business in Evesham and the Vale.
NEW BEGINNINGS
A Forum To Take VECTA Forward
31 JANUARY 2008
Vale Golf Club
7pm
Be Better Represented As a Business
Access Better Information and Advice
Be Part Of A Successful Local Economy
Have Your Ideas Listened To
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
Buffet and Refreshments
You are invited to join with your local business colleagues
in an Open Forum event to take forward the effective development of the Vale of Evesham Commerce and Tourism Association(VECTA)
31 JANUARY 2008 - VALE GOLF CLUB - 7 pm
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YES ! I shall be attending the Open Forum on 31 January @ The Vale Golf Club
The following 3 topics are important to me as a local business in Evesham & The Vale:
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
Other Comments: _____________________________________________________________
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NAME:__________________ TEL:________________ Business:________________________
For Further Information Please Contact Gerry O’Donnell (442886) Or Log On to www.eveshamtown.co.uk
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