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Brentwood Connected July 2025 Newsletter

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Brentwood Connected newsletter image - a welcome from Sarah Walmsley
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Charlotte and Mario from Café Whittakers standing in front of a sign in the café.
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White text on navy blue background - A BRAND NEW LOOK FOR CAFE WHITTAKERS - with a green party popper illustration.

It’s all change at Café Whittakers, the friendly and welcoming independently-run café in the heart of Brentwood.  A fresh coat of paint, brand new menu options, exceptional customer service and freshly prepared made-to-order meals await customers seven days a week at this special place at 58 High Street, Brentwood.

The new exterior and sign looks fantastic, while the interior paint job (by super dedicated members of staff) is rather impressive too.  Charlotte and Mario (pictured above) and the rest of the team look forward to seeing you soon for breakfast or lunch!

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Image showing the Brentwood Connected Themes - Improving Places, Promoting Places, Welcoming Places, Connecting Places, with icons for each.
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White text on navy blue background - SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL MEMBERS' EVENT - with a green handshake illustration.
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Members' Annual Event 2025 Invitation

All member businesses are invited to come along to hear about our 2025/26 plans and network with the Brentwood Connected Board and other member businesses.

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White text on navy blue background - BRENTWOOD HIGH STREET IN BLOOM - with a green tree and bench illustration.
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Sarah Walmsley with members of staff at Hays Travel and The New Pharmacy with a flowerbed.

As part of our commitment to ‘improving places’ across all three of our areas, we’ve worked with staff at Hays Travel and The New Pharmacy in Brentwood High Street to make the area in front of their businesses look beautiful.

We provided the colour, and staff from both businesses planted the area with love.  They will now look after the space to keep it looking great!

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Brentwood Connected newsletter image - Town Ranger successes with a quote from a business.
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'CELEBRATING BRENTWOOD CONNECTED MEMBERS' SUCCESSES' with green applause illustration
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Nicola and child chalk drawing outside Shenfield Day Nursery.

Many of our businesses have celebrated milestones recently, including Shenfield Day Nursery, caring for our community for 24 years!

This month, Smile HQ are celebrating two years on Brentwood High Street, while 2025 is Neatsmith’s 20th year!



If you’re celebrating an achievement or have something to shout about, let us know.

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Brentwood Connected newsletter image - a reminder to sign up to SEEDL

The Offers directory here our website has listings for special discounts on kids meals this Summer, including kids eat free at Hamburger by Hepburns in Shenfield, and kids eat for £1 at Ravens Bakery in Ingatestone and Figo in Brentwood.

Click here to view these offers and upload your own if you're a member business!

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Image promoting the 'kids eat for £1' at Figo in Summer 2025.
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White text on navy blue background - YOUR VOICE MATTERS - with a green speech bubble illustration and contact details.