Loddon and District Business Association

General information

The Loddon and District Business Association was formed in 2011 to enable businesses in Loddon and the surrounding area to:

promote their business
work together to improve local prosperity
speak as one voice about business issues
The association holds regular events to promote Loddon and Chedgrave. In 2014 on the 14-15 June 2014 there will be a Scarecrow Festival in the community.

The association also holds regular open meetings where non-members are welcome to come and meet members and network with other local business people over a glass of wine. If you would like to find out more, please contact us.

Working alongside the parish councils and South Norfolk Council, the central objectives of the LDBA in 2014 are:

To drive forward the Market Town Initiative programme (MTI)
To deliver to this community capital investment and business growth projects
To support local events, initiatives and businesses
To promote and support the growth of business training and ‘skills for business’ programmes
To promote this district and its activities
The LDBA had many notable successes in 2013:

Working with local businesses members campaigning for the much needed ‘dredging’ of the river Chet to prevent flooding and keep this community’s river ‘highway’ open and the installation of additional electric charging points at Loddon Staithe
Funding and installing tourist maps at key locations throughout the area and working to improve the signage in the area
Working with the parish councils and the farmers market, as well as local organisations in the staging of local events and initiatives to increase the tourist footfall and growth of this area.
‘In view of the considerable investment opportunities available from South Norfolk Council through MTI it is now more important than ever for the LDBA to grow and flourish. We welcome any business or interested individual to join us and support this community and the businesses in it. With a new team of officers and executive committee membership of the LDBA offers all businesses in the area a great opportunity to support each other, to speak as ‘one voice’ within this community and to continue to work together to move this community forward. Please come and join us!’

Andrew Walter – Chair of the LDBA