Support Local Business Event Well Supported

The “Support Local Business” event on Saturday 28th February saw various local businesses promoting themselves in the Upper Guildhall.

Organised by Andover Women in Business (AWIB) the event was attended by the Mayor Jan Lovell and a range of businesses including:

• Andover Buffets
• Andover Mutual Business Group
• Body Shop at Home
• Burleys Bridal Boutique
• Choices Hire
• Clearly Software
• Forever Living
• Hawk Conservancy
• Healing Light
• Helen Ellis, Medical Herbalist
• Lace Locks
• Michelle Harpwood Independent Scentsy Consultant
• Mums in the Know (Andover)
• Museum of Army Flying
• N.E. Electrical Services
• NYR Organic
• Rebalance Homeopathy
• Room to Float
• Simplycalm
• St. James’s Place (Wealth Management)
• Sue Holdsworth Counselling
• Sue Morris Photography
• Test Valley Citizens Advice Bureau
• Test Valley Community Services (TVCS)
• Tollgate Beads
• Transition Town Andover
• Your Mind Your Body

The event gave the public a chance to ask questions about various services, try some very tasty food samples, get a free spine health screen and enter various prize draws as well as find out more about goods and services supplied locally.

AWIB President, Andrea Barry said “My grateful thanks to all our exhibitors and helpers at Support Local yesterday. There was a real buzz and I was amazed at the number of passionate and talented people all in one place .There was a lot of networking going on and sharing of knowledge and experience.”

“I am extremely thankful for the presence of our busy Mayoress, Jan Lovell, who took so much time out to chat to all of our exhibitors in spite of another pressing engagement, and her lovely words to us all before she left. I am so grateful for her support and her passion for our town.”

You can find out more about AWIB on their website at www.awibc.co.uk or their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AWIBC.