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business community, both retail and
light industrial, and is ideally located in
The Gatwick Diamond area.
As the business scene evolves, our businesses
are all faced with new and exciting challenges,
many of which will bring great opportunities.
The heart of any town is its local business
community be they retailers or service providers.
As an association of local businesses we seek
to advance their interests by bringing them
together at regular and frequent networking events.
East Grinstead is a town with a vibrant business community, both retail and light industrial, and is ideally located in The Gatwick Diamond area.
When a single business takes up issues with organisations such as local government, the police or utility companies it can be difficult getting the point across or even your voice heard. By joining together as the EGBA, local companies are able to have a stronger say in matters that affect the climate and environment in which they work.
East Grinstead Business Association were fortunate to host a Q&A with business and government experts Mims Davies MP, Jonathan Ash-Edwards and Kevin Stewart of Mid-Sussex District Council.
All of our three experts answered questions from our Members in regards to grants and any further financial help they may be entitled to for their businesses.
There are plenty of benefits available to members with one Business Networking Event per month, a Monthly Newsletter, your company listed on two Google authoritative websites, plus many great local offers.
Membership of the EGBA is open to representatives of trading and commercial entities operating within the greater East Grinstead area.
Although the EGBA seeks to represent the interests of local businesses it is not a lobbying organization – it is much more.
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28jan7:00 pm8:00 pmThe Bookshop East Grinstead7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
As you probably know, The Bookshop have had to close their doors due to the current Lockdown restrictions. In an attempt to keep their very popular events running,
In an attempt to keep their very popular events running, they have decided to take them online, and to that end they are hosting a Zoom Evening with Phil Hewitt.
‘Outrunning the Demons’, celebrating the massive mental health benefits of running.
As Phil says: “Running can take us to fantastic places. Just as importantly, it can also bring us back from terrible ones. For people in times of crisis, trauma and physical or mental illness – when normality collapses – running can put things back together again.
“Inevitably lock down and the pandemic have increased anxiety for so many people. I know I still rely hugely on running for keeping sane! Exercise is so crucial to the way we feel.”
After watching a cricket match in Cape Town, South Africa, four years ago, Phil was mugged – stabbed, punched, kicked and effectively left for dead in a grim, desolate suburb.
Astonishingly, just as he could feel himself starting to drift away, he was scooped up and whisked to hospital by a passing pizza delivery driver. Two deep stab wounds, 15 stitches, three broken ribs, battered liver and stomach, bruised all over.
Phil resolved to put himself back together again by getting back to his first love, running…. And it proved a remarkable way to outrun the demons of PTSD and his blood-soaked pavement. Which is why it became the title of his new book – Outrunning The Demons.
In it, Phil tells of his own experiences and their aftermath – and also interviews 34 people from around the world who, as he says, have been to hell and discovered that the surest, safest, quickest way back was to run.
He interviewed people caught up in 9/11 and the Boston Marathon bombing; people who have lost loved ones to murder and natural causes; people who have suffered addiction, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, violent and sexual assault; sheer bad luck – and even a nose-diving jet.
The result is a remarkable collection of stories about hope and survival – a genuinely uplifting celebration of the strength of the human spirit and all the good that is unleashed simply through running.
To book your ticket please <<CLICK HERE>>
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
february
01feb7:00 pm8:00 pmThe Bookshop East Grinstead7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
As you probably know, The Bookshop have had to close their doors due to the current Lockdown restrictions. In an attempt to keep their very popular events running,
In an attempt to keep their very popular events running, they have decided to take them online, and to that end they are hosting a Zoom Evening with Kate Bradley and David Fennell
‘What I Did’ by Kate Fennell
Kate Bradley currently works as a teacher and has worked for many years managing services for people who are marginalised by society; her work has taken her into prisons, mental health hospitals and alongside the homeless around Brighton, all of which has informed the inspiration behind her debut novel To Keep You Safe and her new suspense thriller What I Did: Lisa is running with her little boy. Lisa thinks she’s safe. Lisa is about to wake up in her worst nightmare. Risking everything to protect her little boy, Lisa knows that in order to survive she will have to fight, but it’s hard to face someone you loved, especially someone you still love, who knows who you really are – and what you are really capable of. Family is everything. What would you do to protect it?
‘The Art of Death’ by David Fennell
David was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for London at the age of eighteen with £50 in one pocket and a dog-eared copy of Stephen King’s The Stand in the other. David has been working in CyberSecurity for fourteen years and is a fierce advocate for information privacy, which is a prominent theme in his work. His debut book The Art of Death is an intensely creepy serial killer thriller where the killer turns his victims into morbid art installations. Detective Inspector Grace Archer is in a race against time to stop the killer before his next ‘art installation is revealed. Procedural suspense meets gruesome thriller, this is a debut you will not want to miss with a killer you won’t forget.
To book your ticket please <<CLICK HERE>>
(Monday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
04feb5:00 pm6:00 pmEAST GRINSTEAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - AGM5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
We would like to invite you to the EGBA's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 4th February at 5pm which this year will be held virtually on Zoom. Our CEO, Lee Farren,
We would like to invite you to the EGBA’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 4th February at 5pm which this year will be held virtually on Zoom.
Our CEO, Lee Farren, shall be discussing all the challenges and achievements of the EGBA and the Town in the past year and our aims for helping and supporting businesses to recover in 2021. Also, what opportunities there will be within the Town to grow and to become economically strong in a post Covid world.
It will be an opportunity for all our Members to feedback to us in which direction they wish the Association to go and what more we could be doing to help businesses and how to expand.
Following the AGM there will be a opportunity for you to network with other Members in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, which will include 5 minute sessions in break out rooms in groups of 4/5 to ensure the optimum connections are made.
If you are a Member of the EGBA and you would like to add something to the Agenda of the AGM please email [email protected].
We welcome all businesses within East Grinstead and the surrounding areas.
To register your place <<CLICK HERE>>
(Thursday) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
march
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EGBA provides businesses with the opportunity to network informally and also is a forum for learning more about the town both from other members and from town and district councillors
Elaine McGloin, Elaine McGloin Services
We are long standing members of the EGBA, which has benefited our business in learning what is happening in the town, networking, visiting other member’s premises and regularly meeting with local councillors.
Roger Martell, Martell's - Martells.co.uk
“Being able to participate in this virtual event as Chairperson of the EGBA was really helpful in providing me with a useful update on where local businesses in East Grinstead are at. What was very encouraging was to hear about the innovative plans businesses have for the future, as we look forward to the vaccination rollout and begin to build up the post-Covid local economy again”
Mims Davies, MP
Businesses have had a tough few Covid months, but I’ve witnessed some of the support, networking and most of all how the EGBA have supported Mid Sussex District Council to get the word out about the £30m in government grants that have been available. If you’re not a member you ought to consider being part of this essential information provider.
Norman Webster - Cabinet Member for the Community
Joining the East Grinstead Business Association allowed me to meet other local companies,when I was starting my digital marketing consultancy, Bluebell Digital. Since then, I have helped members with social media, PPC, SEO, training and creating Web content and I value the sense of community generated by the organisation.
Barney Durrant, Bluebell Digital - bluebelldigital.co.uk
Being a member of the East Grinstead Business Association has proved to be a real benefit to our business. Being a small local business ourselves, we have found that our web design services have proved to be very 'in-demand' from other local businesses.
Lee Farren, BGL Communications - bglc.co.uk
The Caravan and Motorhome Club is East Grinstead’s largest private sector employer so the attractiveness of the town and the viability of its businesses are very important for our staff members and their families – whether they live here or simply use local services and businesses during their working week. It makes perfect sense to be part of that community through the EGBA and to have a stronger voice where it matters.
Fiona Bewers, The Caravan and Motorhome Club - caravanclub.co.uk
"Since the start of Covid in March , the EGBA have been instrumental in making continued detailed assessments of guidance and help and communicating these to its members and the wider public. This has included invaluable help, advice and guidance with bounce back loans, business rate holidays and grant aid. They have worked hand in glove with officers at Mid Sussex District Council to facilitate expert advice and deliver facilitation. This has been delivered via fortnightly newsletters, the EGBA website and personalised Webinars. Thank you EGBA for all of your help"
Rex Whittaker, Town Councillor
"It's been a funny year, with networking and contacts taking new channels - and challenges of 'business as usual but business at home' - words like 'zoom' and 'mental well being' have come into play every day. People need people, I am one of those. My business needs people too, most definitely...and EGBA has brought that to me every week of covid19, throughout lockdown and tiers. It's been great to talk and meet new businesses - relax a little and know we are all in this together, and we’ll get through this together. In better times, it’s good to share your success and celebrate with like-minded people "
Charmaine Hallmark, Hallmark Travel - https://hallmarktravel.com