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Hampshire Coming Together – March 2025

Member Offers

TINA TURNER OFFER

Buy 10 tickets for the Ultimate Tina Turner Tribute Show at the Royal Maritime Hotel and get 1 additional ticket for free. This event takes place on Friday 4th April 2025 from 8.00 pm to midnight.

Expires: 28/03/2025

March accommodation offer!

Book a bedroom at Audleys Wood hotel and get a special rate of £100 room only for dates throughout March.

Expires: 31/03/2025

DC Workplace Pension Survey

We have launched our Defined Contribution (DC) workplace pension scheme survey – and we are inviting organisations to complete the survey.

Many DC workplace pension schemes were introduced over a decade ago to meet employers auto-enrolment duties, and may not have been reviewed since. The pension market has moved on significantly during that period, of course, and offering attractive benefit packages has become more important than ever for employers everywhere.

Expires: 31/03/2025

Exclusive discounts and flexible recruitment options with Attega Recruitment Group

As a valued member of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, we are pleased to offer exclusive discounts and flexible recruitment services to our fellow members, for contingent recruitment needs.

Expires: 01/09/2025

360 Integrated PR launches workshop programme to enhance reputation of Hampshire businesses

A 360 Integrated PR has launched a new service to help businesses and charities maintain and enhance their reputation in a volatile and challenging environment. 360 Integrated PR has created a series of reputation management workshops to ensure Hampshire firms are seen as trustworthy by customers, employees and other stakeholders.

 

Expires: 31/12/2025
Educational Establishment / Prison ID Discounts
MY ID Card is a division of Custom Card Ltd, issuing PASS approved Photo / Proof of Age cards. These can be ordered individually via the website www.myidcard.co.uk or we can offer a bulk application process for Schools, Colleges, Universities or Prisons with a 33% discount.
Expires: 01/04/2025

Special meeting offer for Hampshire chamber members

Book a meeting at Audleys Wood hotel before April 2025 and benefit from a reduced day delegate rate of £50 per person.
Expires: 30/04/2025

Corporate Rates FCL Import China Seafreight

Offer to HCOC fellow members – FCL ex China Corporate Rates

  • Shipping, Freight Forwarding & Logistics
  • All modes Air, Sea, Road and courier
  • Import & Export
  • Customs brokerage all UK ports and airports covered
  • Global coverage general forwarding & some specialisms

Member Events

Farnborough Business Expo
Date: 27/03/2025 10:00 – 14:00
Venue: Village Hotel Farnborough

Enjoy the opportunity to openly network with over 250 attendees from across Hampshire at Farnborough’s largest business show, whilst exploring the exhibition packed with a variety of local exhibitors showcasing their services and promoting their latest products.

Gurkha Curry Lunch
Date: 28/03/2025

Join us in our grand McDonald Gallery for a delicious Gurkha Curry Lunch. 
Dine alongside our unique picture, silver, and medal collection, as you enjoy a traditional two-course Nepali curry and a complimentary drink. 

 

Mother’s Day at Parson’s Collar
Date: 30/03/2025 12:00 – 21:00
Venue: The Solent Hotel and Spa

Come and join us to celebrate Mother’s Day where mums dine for free*. Bring the family to the cosy Parson’s Collar, enjoy a home cooked roast or perhaps indulge in a more traditional dish.

Mother’s Day Sunday Lunch
Date: 30/03/2025 12:00 – 16:00
Venue: The Solent Hotel and Spa

Thank your mum with a Sparkling Sunday lunch with live music. Enjoy a delicious lunch, a glass of fizz and free gift for mum.

Murdery Mystery – Stranger from the Train
Date: 04/04/2025 18:30 – 23:00
Venue: New Place Hotel

The year is 1942 and the second world war is well under way.
On a dark November evening at Portsmouth Railway station, the air raid sirens sound their terrifying wail. As a train pulls into the platform, this will be the last one for the night as it has been reported that a bomb has damaged the tracks further down the line, the passengers are taken to the New Place Hotel and told that they must stay there until they can continue their journeys.

Run the ABP Southampton for Southampton Hospitals Charity
Date: 06/04/2025 09:00 – 14:30
Venue: Guildhall Square, Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DU

Including a glass of Prosecco and canapés – plus £20 from the ticket price can be redeemed against products from our premium skincare range on the evening.

PIZZA & MILKSHAKE WORKSHOP
Date: 12/04/2025 11:00 – 12:30
Venue: The Solent Hotel and Spa

Come down to Parson’s Collar and create your own pizza, add toppings of your choice and cook them in our very own pizza oven!
Create your own milkshake to eat alongside your pizza with follow-up ice cream from our ice cream parlour.

PIZZA & MILKSHAKE WORKSHOP
Date: 19/04/2025 11:00 – 12:30
Venue: The Solent Hotel and Spa

Come down to Parson’s Collar and create your own pizza, add toppings of your choice and cook them in our very own pizza oven!
Create your own milkshake to eat alongside your pizza with follow-up ice cream from our ice cream parlour.

Comedy Evening Featuring DISCO BINGO
Date: 25/04/2025 19:00 – 00:30
Venue: The Solent Hotel and Spa

Enjoy a delicious two course dinner and superb cabaret hosted by the wonderful Davina Sparkle – one of the UK’s top stand up ‘Drag Queen’ comedians – followed by our popular Disco Bingo event – instead of numbers being called out, you’ll hear popular songs which everyone gets to sing and dance along to!

Motiv8 Charity Golf Day
Date: 14/05/2025 08:30 – 16:30
Venue: Boundary Lakes Golf Course, Utilita Bowl, Botley Rd, West End, Southampton SO30 3XH

Join us for a great day of golfing in the wonderful setting of Boundary Lakes Golf Course. With a bacon roll breakfast to start, a tasty two-course lunch, competitions, prizes and a raffle, what better way to spend a day whilst supporting our work to empower disadvantaged young people.

Murder Mystery
Date: 16/05/2025 19:00 – 22:30
Venue: Highfield Park, Church Lane, Heckfield, Hampshire, RG27 0LG

Can you detect a good night out? It would be criminal to let this one get away!

Enjoy a fun-filled murder mystery event packed full with hysterical humour and a murder mystery to solve at Highfield Park.

Skydive for Charity
Date: 24/05/2025

We’re running a skydive on Saturday 24th May 2025 at GoSkydive at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury. You can jump from either 10,000ft or 15,000ft, but they each have different minimum fundraising requirements. If jumping from 10,000ft you would need to raise £450 or be happy to top up what you raised to this amount, and for 15,000ft this would be £550.

Member News

HWB hires 10 as business demand grows

Hampshire accountancy firm HWB has welcomed ten new starters in strategic appointments as business demand continues to grow.

The Southampton-based firm has bolstered its team with a mixture of trainees, qualified staff and work placement students across various sectors.

This strategic move aims to enhance the firm’s capabilities and support its ongoing commitment to excellence in service delivery.

PAH & BCoT Partner to Address Construction Skills Gap

We’re delighted to have joined forces with Hampshire based construction firm, PAH Building & Construction  to provide our construction students with interactive site visits across the southeast as well as work experience and apprenticeship opportunities.

BCoT urges more businesses to use apprenticeships to upskill employees and get more people back to work

Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) is calling on more businesses from across the region to consider apprenticeships to upskill their workforce.

BCoT is one of the largest providers of apprenticeships in Hampshire, working with both large and small employers across industry sectors such as construction, administration, HR, early years, accountancy, engineering and hairdressing.

Test Valley Business Awards Launch on March 14 at Kimbridge Barn – Reserve Your Free Spot Today!

We are excited to invite you to the launch of the Test Valley Business Awards 2025, taking place on March 14 at Kimbridge Barn, a picturesque event venue located in the heart of Hampshire.

Attendance at the launch is free, but spaces are limited and must be booked in advance. Secure your place at www.tvbawards.org.uk and pop us in your calendar from 1 – 3pm.

New phase of next generation security screening begins at Southampton airport

Southampton Airport has entered a new phase in its multi-million-pound project to enhance security screening with state-of-the-art Next Generation Security Checkpoint (NGSC) scanners.

The installation of the NGSC scanners represents a major upgrade to the airport’s security process.

First Grants Awarded by Southampton Airport Spitfire Wellbeing Fund

More than £14,000 awarded in support of four local community groups

Launched last year, the Southampton Airport Spitfire Wellbeing Fund provides financial support to community organisations, charities and groups that promote physical activity; protect and enhance mental health in the local community and deliver access to open and green spaces.