A Melksham business has received a business boost from retail entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis.
In December last year, owner of Blue Eyes Bow Ties, Helen Clements tweeted Theo about her handmade limited edition bow tie business during ‘Small Business Sunday’ and was one of six weekly winners to gain a re-tweet by Theo to his 500,000 Twitter followers.
Theo re‐tweeted Helen’s message to his 500,000 followers and as a result, www.blueeyesbowties.com has received 250 more followers and extra orders for their handmade bow ties. They are also profiled on the Small Business Sunday website – www.theopaphitissbs.com, that is exclusive to all Small Business Sunday winners.
Helen said, I’ve only been in business since last spring but have orders coming in worldwide for my unique bow ties. It is great to have support from Theo because he’s so well-known and respected in the business world. Theo has recognised my hard work and helped spread the word about what I do to his following.
“On Friday 3rd February I attended the annual Small Business Sunday event with Theo Paphitis, Deborah Meaden and John Mills. They spent the day giving talks on business and answering our questions. I collected my certificate from Theo and got really useful business advice.
“On Wednesday 8th February I won a similar award from Jacqueline Gold CBE, owner of Anne Summers. This award specifically supports women in business.”
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
