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Hampshire Coming Together – June 2026

Member Offers

FREE Waste Compliance Check from SUEZ

Simpler Recycling is now in effect for businesses across England, yet many are unsure whether their current waste setup is fully compliant.

If your bins aren’t set up correctly, you could be issued a compliance notice, leading to a potential fine.

To help, SUEZ is offering a FREE 30-minute Compliance Check to help you avoid that risk and potentially reduce your waste bill in the process.

It’s a quick review designed to:

  • Confirm your waste service aligns with current recycling requirements
  • Highlight where services could be simplified
  • Identify opportunities to improve recycling performance and reduce costs
Expires: 31/08/2026

Free standard installation when you sign up to toob business broadband

Is your broadband letting you and your customers down? 

Your business and its customers deserve the fastest and most reliable broadband. With toob’s full-fibre network, your business will benefit from download speeds 12x faster and upload speeds 48x faster than the UK average with no slowdown at peak time.

Expires: 31/08/2026

Summer Meetings Offer : Central Portsmouth Location

Business Day Delegate Package in a venue with a MISSION. At The Royal Maritime Hotel, your event does more than bring people together. It helps us fund charitable work in the community. Enjoy modern facilities, superb catering, and an unbeatable historic location all with a powerful purpose.

  • Arrival tea/coffee with Mini Danish pastries
  • Mid-morning refreshment break
  • Buffet lunch with fruit juice
  • Afternoon tea/coffee with biscuits
  • Meeting room hire with AV equipment
  • High-speed Wi-Fi access
  • Delegate stationery

Expires: 04/09/2026

Discounted rates on AI Assistant

Turn more of your website visitors into booked enquiries, without increasing your ad spend.

One2create’s AI Website Assistant responds instantly, 24/7, helping capture, qualify and book enquiries while your team focuses on running the business.

From answering common questions to booking calls directly into your diary, it works around the clock, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Real result: one client booked 10 qualified appointments in their first 7 days from existing website traffic alone.

Expires: 31/12/2026

Complimentary arrival or afternoon tea meeting packages!

Whether you’re planning a meeting, conference or corporate gathering, the Hambledon Suite offers a versatile setting tailored to your needs.

Expires: 31/03/2027

20% Saving on Day Delegate Rate – The Montagu Arms Hotel

  • Main meeting room hire
  • LCD projector and screen
  • Flipchart and stationery box
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi access
  • Still and sparkling water, cordials and sweets in the main meeting room
  • Unlimited tea and coffee
  • Chef’s morning and afternoon treat
  • Chef’s light buffet lunch
  • Free car parking for all delegates

Expires: 31/03/2027

Introductory meeting offer for members for up to 10 guests

  • A main meeting room
  • TV screen and flipchart
  • FREE internet access for all delegates for the duration of their stay
  • Mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack
  • Flexible lunch to choose from (your choice of dining venue)
  • Dedicated Event Manager on the day
  • Free Parking

Expires: 30/12/2026

10% off for Hampshire Chamber Members

We’re offering 10% off any project for chamber members. Whether you need a new website, better leads, stronger branding, or marketing that finally starts pulling its weight, it’s our way of helping local businesses grow without stretching budgets further than they need to.

Expires: 01/08/2033

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery: Simpler Recycling: Is your business compliant?
Date: 25/06/2026 10:00 – 10:30
Venue: Online

Understand your compliance requirements | Identify potential risks | Improve operational efficiency.

The Simpler Recycling legislation is reshaping waste and recycling responsibilities for organisations across England; and the changes aren’t slowing down. Larger businesses have already been required to adapt, and with the next stage coming into force in 2027, micro‑businesses will soon be required to meet the same standards.

Business Premium: Advanced Security and Compliance
Date: 08/07/2026 09:30 – 10:30
Venue: ONLINE

Discover how Business Premium strengthens security, ensures compliance, and enables secure flexible working for your organisation.

Our Business Premium Webinar is designed to help organisations strengthen their data security and compliance, making it particularly relevant for professional bodies such as Accountants, Law firms, Financial Firms, and Charities.

Navigating Change in Employment Law 
Dates: 08/07/2026 09:30 – 11:00
Venue: Careers and Employability, 28 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD

Hear expert insights from Stuart Seagrove, Senior Associate Solicitor & Head of Employment with Biscoes Solicitors, alongside a spotlight from the University of Portsmouth Careers & Employability team on the tailored support available for businesses.

QA 5k Colour Dash
Date: 12/07/2026 10:00 – 16:00
Venue: Staunton Country Park

Don’t miss out on the most colourful day of the year and try out the new Colour Dash route. If you have taken part before why not try our new route which still starts and finishes at the beautiful Staunton Country Park.

Your entry fee includes a pouch of paint, T-shirt, sunglasses, a medal, lots of colour and guarenteed fun.

So get together with friends, family or colleagues and book your place now…..

Nominations are now open for the INSPIRE Business Awards 2026.
Date: 31/07/2026 12:00 – 16:00

Nominations are now open for the INSPIRE Business Awards 2026.
These awards celebrate the achievements of businesses of all sizes and sectors across Basingstoke, recognising entrepreneurship, staff commitment, and outstanding success.

Support through talk: closing conversations with Solent Mind
Date: 11/08/2026 10:00 – 10:30
Venue: online

Knowing how to start a conversation about mental health is important, but knowing how to close it well is just as vital. In this free 30-minute session, Solent Mind’s training team will guide you through how to end supportive conversations in a way that feels respectful, reassuring and helpful.

Hampshire Air Festival Business Networking
Date:
11/09/2026 10:30 – 14:30
Venue:
Thruxton Aerodrome, Near Andover, SP11 8PN

Hampshire Air Festival Business Networking – in Partnership with Hampshire Chamber of Commerce.

Join us for the inaugural Hampshire Air Festival Business Networking Event in Partnership with Hampshire Chamber of Commerce. Meet, connect, and do business in a setting that breaks away from the usual – surrounded by aircraft, industry, and opportunity.

This is networking with a difference.

Taking place at Thruxton Aerodrome on Friday 11 September, join members from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Omni Business Development Network and Total Business Network, alongside other professionals, in a setting that breaks away from the usual format of business networking; a behind the scenes airshow environment.

Borneo – The secret war : Lecture by General Peter Duffell KCB CBE MC
Date: 18/09/2026 17:30 – 21:30
Venue: The Gurkha Museum, Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, SO22 8TP

You are warmly invited to join us at the newly refurbished home of Gurkha heritage on Friday 18 September 2026 for an important illustrated presentation recounting the story of a complex and largely secret campaign known as Confrontation—operations in which the Gurkha rifleman played a significant and courageous role.

Member News

Crowning Glory Campaign

The Kirsty Louise Streek Foundation are so proud to be launching our Crowning Glory campaign.

The campaign will provide women with the opportunity to access natural hair wigs, which look, feel, and move just like real hair. These wigs can be styled, curled, and coloured, helping women regain a sense of normality and self-esteem during such a challenging time.

Watermark Group takes up over 10,400 sq ft at Lakeside North Harbour

Lakeside North Harbour (Lakeside) has welcomed Watermark Group, a maritime consultancy, simulator training and crew management specialist, securing a major new letting deal.

Intellectual Property on the growth agenda – turning creative assets into commercial advantage

For many SMEs, intellectual property (IP) is treated as a defensive measure – something to protect against theft or infringement. While that’s important, it’s only half the story.

When properly identified and protected, IP can become a powerful engine for growth, creating new revenue streams, opening markets, and increasing business value. For advisors working with ambitious SMEs, understanding how to leverage IP is just as critical as knowing how to safeguard it.

Paris Smith recognised as Employer of the Year at Solent SME Growth 100 Awards

Paris Smith has been named Employer of the Year at the Solent SME Growth 100 Awards, celebrating the region’s most successful and forward-thinking businesses.

The award recognises organisations that demonstrate outstanding commitment to their people, workplace culture, and investment in employee development. Paris Smith was recognised for its inclusive and supportive working environment, strong focus on wellbeing, and dedication to nurturing talent across all levels of the firm.

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