Our Chamber of Trade has a long history, being founded in March 1953 at the suggestion of Rotary members to set up a Wimborne branch. It is a voluntary organisation run and supported by committed local residents and traders who aim to provide a friendly and effective service to our members and visitors. We have seen our members through good times and bad and our organisation is proud to serve Wimborne Minster and to help promote and advertise the town and its local businesses. If you are already a member we are always here to help you and hear your views and if you have not joined us yet we hope that you will consider what we can offer you and your business.


The Chamber of Trade is a voice for you. Our committee members strive to represent your views and provide practical solutions to issues raised by our members. We also explore any ideas of promotion of our town with a view to encouraging both regular visitors and new customers. It is therefore very important that we hear from you so that we can be certain we are representing your needs and wishes. One of the most important events in our calendar is our A.G.M. when we invite all our members to attend an open meeting. We realise that you are all busy people but we feel that this meeting is a great way to gather together and become an effective organisation - it is also a good opportunity to put names to faces! Our 2008 A.G.M. will be held on: WEDNESDAY 14TH MAY at 7.30p.m. at the Town Hall and we very much look forward to seeing you all there.

Membership and Annual Events. What can you expect from your membership? The Chamber of Trade is an ever-expanding organisation that looks for ways to help your business and promote our beautiful town. By joining us you will have the opportunity to advertise in our fantastic town guide - 35,000 copies are printed every year and distributed FREE through the town, county and taken to many destinations across the UK when we are on holiday! We now have an official website -
www.wimborne-minster.co.uk - where the town and it's businesses are promoted and where you will be able to link to your own website so your customers can access your services 24 hours a day. We keep you up-to-date with all the latest information through our monthly newsletter 'The Business' so that you can make sure we are representing you and your concerns in the best way we can. We act on your behalf when important issues are raised in the town and we are always interested to hear new ideas from our members. Of course Christmas is an important time of year for many of us and so we make sure we do everything we can to make Wimborne an inviting place to shop. We encourage members to put up Christmas trees outside their premises, we raise funds for our Christmas lights and organise their display and removal. The fairground organs are invited to the square to cheer our customers, a window dressing competition is encouraged, we organise refreshments for all the participants in the Christmas parade and we arrange the FREE shows for the children to attend whilst their parents shop. This is all backed up by the 7 day FREE car parking scheme to encourage people to come and see what Wimborne has to offer. We are sure you will agree that your membership fee is spent wisely and that your interests are paramount.


If you would like to join us and start to help promote both yourselves and our town please contact our secretary Reg Dunningham on:
01202 883087 / 07970 044142
or email him on:
reginald.dunningham@homecall.co.uk.

Click here to download Wimborne Minster & District Chamber of Trade News Letter 2008