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Keep It Kells Campaign & Photo Competition
Keep It Kells Campaign & Bonanza Draw & Photograph Competition
TRADING in Kells was described as ‘brisk’ in the run-up to Christmas, with initiatives like free parking and the Keep It Kells campaign proving successful.
Kells Chamber President Geraldine Gaughran acknowledged the success of both the free parking and the Chamber’s ‘Keep It Kells’ shopping campaign. She also singled out the Christmas bonanza draw, which saw shoppers benefit from €1,000 of Kells Vouchers in return for shopping locally, and a top prize of €500 was won on Friday December 23rd.
“I’m very pleased with the bonanza draw, which was a joint initiative between the Chamber and the council. Also, the year-round gift vouchers saw over €20,000 bought. It’s going to be another difficult year, obviously, but the big message has got to be 'Keep it Kells'. Let's make 2012 your Shop Local year," said Ms. Gaughran.
The full list of winners is: Stella Farnan (winner of €500 of Kells Shopping Vouchers); Carmel Goggins (€300 of vouchers); Elma Tormey (€100 of vouchers), Janna O’Rourke (€50 of vouchers) and Kathy Emmanuel (€50 of vouchers).
Meanwhile, budding photographer, 13 year old Leon Murphy has been selected as winner of the Keep it Kells Festive Photo Competition. “Leon’s photographs of Kells this Christmas will serve as a wonderful record. He has a great eye and captured what is wonderful and special about so many of Kells’ buildings and streetscape, all beautifully illuminated for the festive period,” said Ms. Gaughran.
Kells Chamber along with Kells Town Council will be presenting the prize of €100 in Kells Gift Voucher to Leon over the coming days - well done, Leon! The Chamber would like to thank all those who submitted entries to the competitons, all of which can be viewed on the Keep it Kells Facebook page.
Date Set for Chamber Ball & Business Awards
Kells Chamber President's Ball & Business Awards 2012
Kells Chamber will once again host its prestigious business awards next month at the annual President’s Ball, which is due to take place on Saturday, February 25th in the Headfort Arms Hotel. The award categories are currently being finalised, but more information and nomination forms will be available from next week from Kells Chamber office on 046 9240055 or info@kellschamber.ie or keep an eye on the blog or Facebook page for updates. There will be five award categories and local artist Ian Rogan is busy designing a piece of art work for each of the five winning businesses.
Second Local Heroes Meeting January 20th 2012
Second Local Heroes Meeting January 20th 2012
Kells Chamber - in conjunction with Kells Town Council - held its first Local Heroes meeting last November and it was well attended, with participants bringing some great ideas to the forum on the night. This list of ideas was collated and later sent out via email to everyone in attendance.
The thinking behind this initiative is to get local people and various groups all coming together to come up with ideas to improve Kells – following the RTE Local Heroes television series template.
A second follow-up meeting will be held at 7pm on Friday, January 20th in Kells People’s Resource Centre. All are welcome to attend – and bring a friend or two!
BBC journalist Ken Murray will once again chair the event. Admission is free.
Business Networking & Training Event January 25th 2012
Business Networking & Training Event - January 25th 2012Following on from the success of our series of Business Networking events last year, Kells Chamber is pleased to announce details of our first 2012 one. We are delighted to have an excellent keynote speaker in Bernie Tracey (see full biography below), who will talk about '5 Key Skills of Effective Selling.' In addition, three Chamber members will have the opportunity to give a brief presentation on their businesses. To book a place, contact the office on info@kellschamber.ie or phone 046 9240055. This Networking Event will take place from 7.30pm on Wednesday, January 25th, in the Headfort Arms Hotel. There will be a chance to mingle afterwards and do some informal networking over a glass of wine or tea/coffee, so do bring plenty of business cards! Admission is free to Chamber members and is €5 for non-members. Hope to see you there... Bernie has over 20 years of business management experience in various sectors. Her experience profile extends to Marketing, Sales, Operations Customer Service and HR. Following her successful corporate career, Bernie set up Beacon Coaching Consultancy in October 2005. The primary focus of the business is to work with companies to help them take their business to the next level of development. This is achieved through a combination of mentoring, coaching, training and consultancy. Bernie is highly attuned to the development needs of a business and to working with clients to help them gain a real understanding of where they are right now. She also has a rare talent to see very quickly where a business needs to go and more importantly what it needs to do in order to get there. She works with County Enterprise Boards and SME companies and also coaches at Executive Level in organisations. Bernie is a graduate of the National College of Ireland and of the US-based professional coaching training institute Coach-U. She is a Certified Assessor for the Bar-On EQ-i™ psychometric tool and a Behavioural and Values Analyst for the Success Insights® Programme. She is also a Business Advisor for Excellence Through People® which is the National Human Resource
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Kells Chamber 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Kells Chamber Marks Its 10th Anniversary
Kells Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 10 years in business this year. It has been a remarkable and busy decade, with plenty of history and achievements under our collective belts! What started off as the idea of a small group of dedicated and enthusiastic local people has grown over the years in to one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking networking and business organisations in Meath. Never ones to sit on our laurels, we have plenty more plans and goals for the years ahead.
Kells Chamber will mark its 10th anniversary with an AGM at 7pm on Friday, November 11th in the Headfort Arms Hotel, followed by a more informal social occasion at 8pm. The latter will be an opportunity for past and current members and board members and presidents to meet up - and anyone who is interested in learning more about Kells Chamber is also most welcome to attend.
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