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Geoff Williamson
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We have a fast expanding membership with just over 10,500 members in the Surrey & West Sussex Region and with these numbers, we are keen to promote the small business view to the authorities in the area.
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FSB Launches National Petition - KEEP TRADE LOCAL
 The FSB has launched a national petition to ‘Keep Trade Local'. Hosted on the 10 Downing Street website, the petition calls the Prime Minister to secure the future of small shops across the UK and safeguard the choice and competition that people expect in the market place. To halt the closure of 50,000 businesses between now and 2015.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Throughout August, Trading Standards are encouraging all West Sussex residents and businesses to pass them details of scams. Businesses and consumers are both regularly targeted.
Every library in West Sussex is geared up to receive evidence of attempted scams which will be passed to Trading Standards. Although many scams arrive through the post, they are keen to hear of all methods. Although Trading Standards will review all the information they receive they are unable to reply to each case.
This is an information gathering exercise with the intention of gauging the scope of the problem. This project follows-on from the Office of Fair Trading `Scamnesty` project which ran in February. Trading Standards provides an intelligence led service to businesses and consumers.
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Launch of ‘Keep Trade Local Campaign’ in Dorking
14th July 2008
Photo: Shoppers sign the KTL petition as Richard Dandy, Chairman of the Surrey Hills East Branch FSB talks to Sir Paul Beresford MP Mole Valley.
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Dorking Town Centre was the focus of attention for FSB members this week with the launch of the Keep Trade Local Campaign in the Surrey & West Sussex Region.
Local members set up in the High Street with information about the campaign and petitions for passers-by to sign. The stand attracted a great amount of interest by people wishing to secure the future of small independent retailers.
Many said that the reason they come to visit Dorking was due to the diverse mix of shops that the town offers.
The FSB was particularly delighted to welcome Sir Paul Beresford, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley, who came to visit the stand and lend his support.
The launch was well supported by both retailers and shoppers and during the day over 200 signatures were collected.
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Visit to the Houses Parliament and the FSB’s Press & Parliamentary Office - June 2008
PHOTO: Members of the Region meeting Stephen Alambritis and John Walker at the FSB’s Press & Parliamentary Office, London.
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Members of the Surrey & West Sussex Region visited the Houses of Parliament and FSB Press & Parliamentary Office in London. The day began with a tour of Parliament where the small business representatives visited the Royal Gallery, the House of Lords and the House of Commons Chambers. Afterwards, the group met John Walker, National Policy Chairman and Stephen Alambritis, Head of Press & Parliamentary Affairs at the FSB’s Press & Parliamentary Office at Catherine Place for an update on the Federation’s current lobbying activities and media work. |
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| Guildford 'Keep Trade Local' - June 2008 |
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Make no bones about it - times are tough for our small independent retailers, which is why the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has started its Keep Trade Local Campaign. This campaign wants to highlight that each year over 2000 local independent retailers close, and the FSB is petitioning the government to consider the plight of these retailers, and make the playing field fairer. Record Corner in Godalming has taken this campaign to heart, and so far has single-handedly collected almost 200 signatures. |
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Nikki Smith and Danny Cornell from Record Corner, Godalming |
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