Earlier this year a new business partnership was formed, bringing together the Adur Economic Partnership and the Worthing Economic Development and Regeneration Partnership. The Adur and Worthing Business Partnership brings together key businesses, colleges and groups such as the Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses.

In its first year this partnership is being led by Andrew Swayne of Ricardo, with the next Partnership meeting being charged with establishing its delivery plan for the coming year. This partnership will provide key support for business and education and play an important role in achieving the objectives set out in the Sustainable Community Strategy – Waves Ahead.

Economic Development has recently sent out a business questionnaire to all business addresses in Adur. This questionnaire is an opportunity for your company to inform the Council of the key issues currently affecting your business. 

Over the last few years the Council has consulted Worthing businesses to identify their issues, and we now would like to do the same work in Adur. The information provided will help build a picture of business issues across the area and will be incorporated into a joint action plan for Adur and Worthing.

This is an opportunity to have your say and we would be grateful if you could please take the time to complete the questionnaire and return it in the pre-paid envelope provided, by the 22nd April 2011.  The questionnaire is also available to download on our website at www.adur.gov.uk/business, or paper copies are available from Adur Civic Centre reception in Ham Road, Shoreham.

If you require further information regarding the questionnaire, please contact the Economic Development on 01273 263147 or email econdev@adur.gov.uk.

The latest newsletter from sustainablegov.co.uk is available for download here

The Worthing Town Centre Initiative will be taking over the Civic Centre Car Park from 1^st April 2011.  From this date the charge for parking on a Saturday will drop from £1.60 per hour to 50p per hour (for a maximum stay of 4 hours). This Car Park will continue to offer free parking to the public after 4pm weekdays and on Sundays and Bank Holidays. 

Let your customers know that they can park for 4 hours for just £2 just a few minutes' walk away from the pedestrian precinct.  There are 180 spaces in this Car Park and we are hoping that by offering more parking for less money that shoppers will take the opportunity to visit more businesses and spend more time in town.

The Worthing Town Centre Initiative will be starting a publicity campaign to let shoppers know the good news!!!

The Ardington Hotel will offer chamber members a free bottle of house wine per booking for reservations at Indigo for Mother's Day Lunch (This Sunday!!).
Simply quote your company name and Chamber membership when making your reservation (01903 230451). The lunch menu can ve viewed HERE

Do you have good news, new deals, new clients, special offers, success from attending events/conferences/workshops?

The Chamber wants you to tweet us YOUR good news stories.

We will be using the good news stories in a regular column in our monthly newsletter in a 140 character tweet style. Who knows, you may even get an editorial out of it!

Keep us informed with your good news @worthingandadur

Worthing Herald have introduced a special offer for advertising and editorial in the Worthing Herald. Full details can be found HERE (pdf file)