Kingsbridge & Salcombe Chamber of Commerce

Our first business club of the year takes place at the South Sands Hotel.

This event will introduce you to:

Exciting new ventures from Kingsbridge Community College including the Professional Practice Award which aims to inspire students to demonstrate their professionalism both inside and outside of the classroom.

We also welcome a group of young adults who will be talking about a new company that they have created as part of the Young Enterprise programme.

Our connections with the college also include their involvement with the Youth and Business Awards, so we also look forward to showing you how we’re working with the school on a project to create the trophies that we’ll be awarding annually to the winners of each category.

In addition to the above we have Paula and Kitty from Activities 115, they’ll be talking about the wide range of activities, courses, classes, training, job and social opportunities that they offer and encouraging you to drop in and use their facilities.

Carol Horton will be present with a Fair Week update and Kevin Moore of Axle Tramps will be back to provide news on the 2020 Classic Car event.

Following the event the hotel are offering a special menu at £25 per head as follows:

Starters: 

Tomato & basil soup

Monkfish bites, with Thai aioli

Mains:

 ‘Fish of the day’  with choice of side

Silken tofu Thai green curry (Vegan) – Silken tofu, Asian vegetables & fragrant jasmine rice

Confit pork belly – with apple puree, cider jus & choice of side 

Desserts: 

Lemon posset shortbread biscuit

Sticky toffee pudding – toffee sauce, clotted cream

Dark chocolate torte – bitter orange, honeycomb & raspberry sorbet 

Since 2015 we have been recognising and rewarding outstanding performance by young people and their employers, working in the Kingsbridge and Salcombe areas.

In 2020 the Youth and Business Awards, fondly known of as the YABAs, extends its catchment to incorporate Modbury area.

Representing our 170+ membership in the area, we align shared strategic business interests in the Youth & Business Awards, including enrichment of the area’s resident community and motivating a flourishing employment market.

For our young people aged 16 – 25 who are nominated or succeed in winning an award, the YABAs recognises and rewards the performance which has enabled them to achieve in a workplace in the area. For our businesses employing our young people, the YABAs recognise and reward their success as the leaders, motivators and managers who nurture our young people to success.

Following four successful awards ceremonies we are thrilled to confirm, the 2019 event will be held at Thurlestone Golf Club on the 19th March 2020.

The Awards are open to all young people aged 16 – 25 in any form of employment, also to the businesses who employ our young people, specifically in workplaces in the Kingsbridge, Salcombe and Modbury areas of South Devon.

Anyone can nominate a young person or business for an award, including friends, family, employees and employers. Self-nominations are also accepted.

The six categories of awards can be found below. Nominations will be considered by the YABAs Advisory Board including Chair for the Chamber and founding owner of Start Point Law, Rebecca Weare; Vice Chair of the Chamber of Commerce and founding owner of property company Pebbles, James Spencer; Chair of Skills Training UK, Simon Gotch and Rob Holmes, Writer, Entrepreneur and founder of the Gro Company.

The award categories are:

• Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Sabre Financial
• Apprentice Employer of the Year – sponsored by Start Point Law
• Employer of the Year – sponsored by Bibby’s Heating & Plumbing
• Employee of the Year – sponsored by Pebbles
• Young Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by Play Area Hygiene Services
• Volunteer of the Year – sponsored by Pizza Planet

If you would like to nominate or self-nominate, you can contact us for further details via info@kingsbridge-salcombe-chamber.co.uk, our Facebook page, by calling 07704 941150 or simply follow the link below to make your nomination online.

NOMINATE NOW

Following the ceremony, Thurlestone Golf Club are offering the following menu at the special price of £14.50 per person:

MAIN COURSE:
Fish & Chips served with peas and tartare sauce

Chicken & Mushroom Pie served with chips and peas

DESSERT:
Sticky Toffee Pudding served with custard or ice cream

Seasonal Fruit Crumble served with custard or ice cream

BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY!