We hope you can join us for the VECTA AGM - all are welcome!  Due to the Covid-19 restrictions in place, we will hold this meeting online. 

Date: Wednesday 13th January

Time: 6-7pm.

Agenda:

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key role in running VECTA. We are looking for a new Secretary to join our committee. Our current Secretary, Natasha, has been in the role fo… Continue Reading »

We are really pleased to feature in July's issue of Cotswold & Vale Magazine's Biz Buzz section. 

Our Chair, Tom Tarver, was interviewed about how local businesses have adapted to the new situati… Continue Reading »

We wanted to wish all the local Vale of Evesham businesses reopening this month all the best, along with those that have been open and running during the lockdown. We are looking forward to seei… Continue Reading »

VECTA member Adrian Nichols of the Truckle Cheese Company would usually be busy attending events and country shows around the UK at this time of the year, selling a range of delicious cheeses an… Continue Reading »

Health and Safety expert and VECTA member Karen Meadows of Safety in Action has provided us with the following helpful advice on PPE.

Masks:

There are two types of mask. The first is worn as PPE t… Continue Reading »

Last week we contacted Evesham businesses to ask them what challenges they need to overcome to re-open after lockdown. This email was sent by Wychavon's Business Support team on behalf of VECTA.… Continue Reading »

We wanted to share the latest update from Wychavon District Council:

Have you registered for grant support yet?

There are around 2,600 eligible businesses in Wychavon and so far at least 1,000 of … Continue Reading »

Support has been announced for small businesses affected by Covid-19. This includes a new income support scheme for businesses who are suffering a loss of income in the form of a taxable grant w… Continue Reading »

Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting on 11th March - it was another great turnout with some new faces joining us.

Thanks especially to Chris Bannister who told us about the Hampton Flower… Continue Reading »

Our March meeting is coming up on Wednesday 11th March at 6pm. The agenda is as follows:

• Chris Bannister will be telling us about the Hampton Flower Show.
• Update on the new Vale of Evesham F… Continue Reading »

Thank you to Bruce Taylor who came  to our February meeting and gave a very informative and empassioned presentation about Anti-Litter Evesham.

VECTA has partnered with Anti-Litter Evesham by wri… Continue Reading »

We had a successful and well-attended AGM on 8th January at the Northwick Hotel. The meeting covered:

• An overview of VECTA's activities in 2019.
• Treasurer's report.
• Events supported by VECT… Continue Reading »

We hope to see you on Wednesday 8th January for our AGM. Members and non-members are welcome to join us and help to shape VECTA's objectives for 2020. 

The agenda is as follows:

• Welcome and introd… Continue Reading »

2019 has been a great year for VECTA. In January, we had some changes to our committee with Tom Tarver becoming Chair, supported by Mick Hurst continuing as Vice-Chair and Natasha Wooldridge as … Continue Reading »

VECTA is pleased to be working in partnership with the Evesham Anti-Litter Group to clear the car park  to the rear of business premises off Lower Leys. 

There will be a litter-pick on Saturday… Continue Reading »

VECTA was proud to support Evesham CycleFest 2019.

Evesham CycleFest celebrated its sixth edition this year with record entries and a new venue at Hampton Ferry. Every participant was awarded a… Continue Reading »

We're so pleased with this front page article in last week's Evesham Journal. The article features local independent businesses and focuses on how they are bucking the national trend with figure… Continue Reading »

We had a great social event at Evesham United Football Club on 9th October.  VECTA members and friends enjoyed networking in the boardroom over tea and cake followed by a tour of the facilities … Continue Reading »

Last week, we had a great session on how to get the most out of Twitter hosted by Stuart Allen. He ran an engaging and informative workshop filled with tips, especially showing the benefits of j… Continue Reading »

We have two free social media training sessions coming up in October for VECTA members.

Get the most out of Twitter

Stuart Allen will be hosting a 3 hour workshop for Vale of Evesham businesses an… Continue Reading »

Join us for our next VECTA meeting on Wednesday 11th September at 6pm at the Northwick Hotel, Evesham. 

On the agenda for this month we have:

• Karen Robinson from Evesham United Football… Continue Reading »

An estimated 17,000 visitors came to experience two days of medieval mayhem at the Battle of Evesham festival over the first weekend in August, plus of course the 500+ re-enactors, 12 knights on… Continue Reading »

VECTA has been supporting Evesham Festival of Words for a number of years. The main festival weekend at the end of June was absolutely fantastic, with a large number of events, all of a very hig… Continue Reading »

VECTA is in the early stages of planning a new food and drink festival which will be held in summer 2020 in the centre of Evesham. We are dedicating our August meeting to discussing and planning… Continue Reading »