THE January meeting of the Otley Chamber of Trade (OCT) will be held on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 at the Otley Parish Church.

The meeting will feature a talk by Andrew Howarth from Otley 2030 and River Six of Wildlife Friendly Otley. A spokesperson for OCT said: "We anticipate that the two presentations together will last 40 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for questions. This will be the main presentation of the meeting. A short update will also be given about the plans for Kirkgate and the planters and finally Tom Hatley from the Otley BID will be there to provide an update on the BID activities over the year.

"The meeting will open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start, all done for around 7pm. Everyone is welcome, member of Otley Chamber or not. A cold sandwich buffet will be provided by Cranberry of Kirkgate."

The March meeting will be on Tuesday, March 21st at the Parish Church. Rachelle Atkin from The Yorkshire Marketing Company will be giving a talk on 'Small Business Marketing Trends to Embrace in 2023'.