As the end of year quickly approaches and the festive season is on the cusp of beginning, take a moment to sit back and reflect on a packed November for our Members. This edition is bursting with fantastic articles from our community sharing their good news, achievements and expertise.
It’s also been a full on but exciting month at the Chambers as we bought back our flagship event, the Festival of Business. Returning for its third year, this year’s Festival was a tremendous success. With 100 exhibitors and over 700 attendees, this was our biggest event to date. Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, sponsored, and supported the event, we couldn’t have done it without you. You can read more about the event in our dedicated article.
We are delighted to announce the Festival of Business will return in 2025! Keep an eye out for future announcements with more details.
Win Big & Support Mental Health with Our Charity Raffle!
This holiday season, you can make a difference while getting the chance to win exciting prizes! We’re hosting a charity raffle to support our Charity of the Year Mid & North East Essex Mind, a vital organisation providing mental health support across our community.
Mid & North East Essex Mind provides critical support for those struggling with mental health challenges. Every ticket helps fund counselling, crisis services, and community outreach.
Enter this raffle for your chance to win:
🎁 Dinner for two in the Waterfront Restaurant, Genting Casino Westcliff
🎁 One month’s hot desking at the Innovation Centre Colchester
🎁 A table for four people for a race meeting, including a food & drink voucher
🎁 A hamper from Stort Valley Gifting
🎁 Dinner for four people in the Collage Restaurant at Radisson Blu, London Stansted Airport
🎁 A luxury hamper from Wilkin & Sons
🎁 A Kate Spade Handbag
Tickets are just £5 for a bundle of 5 – and all proceeds go directly to helping those in need. Get yours today!
The draw takes place at our Christmas Networking at Topgolf event on 11 December.
Networking on the High Seas with Ambassador Cruise Line
The sun was shining bright as we welcomed attendees for a wonderful day of networking aboard Ambassador’s cruise ship, Ambition.
We were joined by an array of great Essex businesses who were excited to experience all the fantastic facilities on board. There were plenty of opportunities to network in comfortable and stylish surroundings, before a guided tour of the ship culminating in a delicious 5-course lunch in the Holyrood Restaurant!
Attendees heard from Ambassador’s Chief Marketing Officer, Gordon Nardini, who exclusively announced their 2025 festive events, a pre-sale notice for our Members three whole weeks ahead of the public launch!
Denise Rossiter, CEO of Essex Chambers of Commerce, commented after the event saying: “We were delighted to welcome our Members to experience the fabulous surroundings and wonderful hospitality onboard Ambition. To have a prestigious, award-winning travel provider like Ambassador Cruise Line based in Essex is yet another feather in the cap of our resilient county.
“Thank you for the exemplary service and delicious meal, I know our attendees had a fantastic time.”
If you would like to experience an amazing Ambassador sailing yourself then Members of Essex Chambers get a fantastic 10% bonus discount. Login to the Member2Member Offers page for full details.
Thank you to all the team at Ambassador for making this a truly memorable event.
Dates for your Diaries
🛑 Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Webinar - Wednesday 4 December
🏌️ Christmas Networking at Topgolf – Wednesday 11 December
💼 Improving your LinkedIn Skills – Thursday 12 December
💻 December Virtual Networking – Wednesday 18 December
📸 Improving your Instagram Skills – Wednesday 22 January
🎧 Networking Tour with Rega Research – Wednesday 29 January
We hope you enjoy reading this edition of Grapevine. If you would like to contribute to future editions please view our submissions guide for further details.