Supporting our local businesses

We have been working with local traders and business owners to help Covid recovery.

We would also like to see more community events, such as a possible Cheddar Cheese Festival, as well as an increase in tourism.

Somerset Conservatives have built 10 new enterprise centres. Now we want to keep this progress going by building more and working directly with businesses to generate investment.

News

Campaigning in Cheddar and Rowberrow

Thursday, 21 April, 2022

Cllr Graham Godwin-Pearson and Jeff Savage have been meeting residents in Cheddar and Rowberrow again today, as well as on Cuck Hill in Shipham.

Issues on the doorstep included transport, planning and protecting the environment.

Why isn't there a Cheddar Cheese Festival?

Monday, 4 April, 2022

Caerphilly, Stafford and even New York have cheese festivals, which bring in visitors, tourism, celebrity chefs and press coverage. And yet we don't have a dedicated cheese festival in Cheddar, the village that gave its name to the cheese.

Second round of funding to boost Somerset business recovery

Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

Businesses in Cheddar, Axbridge and Shipham are being encouraged to bid for grants to help them recover from the economic hit of the coronavirus pandemic.

Growth funding of up to £6,000 for Cheddar Valley SMEs

Thursday, 17 February, 2022

Cllr Graham Godwin-Pearson and Jeff Savage are urging businesses in Cheddar Valley to apply for grant funding of up to £6,000 to aid with growth and development.

Axbridge Farmers' Market and Seed the Day in Bridgwater

Saturday, 7 September, 2019

Graham Godwin-Pearson visited two local fayres today - the Axbridge Farmers' Market, which is a regular fixture, and the inaugural 'Seed the Day' event in Bridgwater.