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Saturday 26 April 2014

East Devon Business Support Group............................ 'updated' on the draft Local Plan

The ED Business Support Group was founded earlier this year:
Futures Forum: "New group takes over from business forum" ... The East Devon Business Support Group
View From Online - News from West Dorset, East Devon & South Somerset

In a press release from the District Council, the news is that the Group were able to be 'updated' on the draft Local Plan:

Business Support Group quiz EDDC team

EDDC Leader Paul Diviani
Thursday 17 April
The East Devon Business Support Group welcomed several speakers from East Devon District Council to their third meeting, held at Woodhayes Farm, Honiton.
The group were given two presentations by EDDC’s Planning Policy Manager dealing with the Local Plan and the Community Infrastructure Levy. He was supported by EDDC’s Chief Executive.
Two District Councillors also attended and contributed to the discussions. They were Paul Diviani, Leader of the Council, and Andrew Moulding, Deputy Leader. During and following the presentations, support group members asked numerous questions and expressed their views on many issues.
The support group was set up following the disbanding last year of the East Devon Business Forum.
The following are members of this group:-
• Association of East Devon Chambers of Commerce
• Devon Branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU)
• East Devon Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
• Membership organisations providing support for businesses in the hospitality industry
• East Devon Business Leaders’ Group.
Collectively they represent well over 2,000 East Devon businesses and provide a voice for the East Devon Business Community.
East Devon District Council - News

More information about the Group:



EAST DEVON BUSINESS SUPPORT GROUP 

This group provides a voice for the East Devon Business Community. It consists of five 
members who collectively represent well over 2,000 East Devon Businesses.  

All five members provide help & support to those local businesses that choose to pay them 
an annual subscription as follows:- 

1.The Association of East Devon Chambers of Commerce. 
Contact Ian MacQueen   chair@exmouthchamber.co.uk 

This association consists of the following local town Chambers & similar 
organisations – all of whom pay an annual fee to belong to the association. The 
majority of businesses that are represented by these organisations are small 
businesses & therefore the events that they arrange tend to be those that are of 
interest to small businesses in their local areas. 

(a) Axminster Chamber of Commerce & Industry 

(b) Blackdown Hills Business Association 

(c) Budleigh Salterton & District Chamber of Commerce 

(d) Budleigh in Business 

(e) Exmouth Chamber of Trade & Commerce 

(f) Honiton & District Chamber of Commerce 

(g) Ottery St Mary Chamber of Commerce 

(h) Seaton & District Chamber of Commerce 

(i) Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce 

2. Devon Branch of The National Farmers Union (NFU) 
Contact:-  Andrew Butler  andrew.butler@nfu.org.uk 

3. East Devon Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) 
Contact:- Greg Page-Turner  greg@woodhayes.co.uk 

4. The membership organisations that provide support to East Devon businesses within the 
hospitality industry namely:- 

Heart of Devon ATP 
Sidmouth & District Hospitality Association  
Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurant Association 
Contact James Sharp   james@devonhotels.com 

5.The East Devon Business Leaders Group.  
This organisation represents the larger businesses that operate within our district 
& provide them with a forum where they can meet together to discuss matters 
which are of interest to the larger businesses. 
Contact Val Baker, Administrator. info@bhba.org.uk 

All of the organisations named above are committed to continue working with the local 
Authorities; the Local Enterprise Partnership & all other organisations that can help to 
provide support to our businesses.  

This group meets as necessary (& no less than four times a year) to keep each other 
informed of developments & to listen to /question any speakers that they might invite to 
address them. They act as a conduit by passing on to their members any information that 
they receive which could help local businesses & by passing on to invited speakers the 
views of their members. 

They are also consulted formally by organisations that require to hear the views of the East 
Devon Business Community such as Local Authorities. 

Their meetings are chaired by an independent retired businessman who does not belong to 
any of the five organisations.  

CONTACT US.  

For further information please contact our administrator, Val Baker:- 

e-mail:-  info@bhba.org.uk 
Tel 01823 681484 


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