Chorley chooses Olympic track star

Former Olympic athlete and well-known TV presenter Colin Jackson will headline this year’s Choose Chorley business event, organisers have announced.

The world record holder and Olympic medallist, who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles, will be the key-note speaker at the event on Thursday April 19.

The annual business gathering, organised by Chorley Council, will take place in the Lancastrian Suite at the town hall.

The free-to-attend event is Chorley’s biggest business networking evening and it offers an opportunity for businesses of all sizes to network, to get to know each other and also to meet representatives from the local authority.

Colin Jackson will give an insight into his time at the top of his sport and how his desire to succeed can be applied in the business world. In particular, he will give an insight into goal setting and overcoming obstacles.

Councillor Alistair Bradley, leader of Chorley Council, said the annual event aimed to showcase the borough’s business potential.

[caption id="attachment_102476" align="alignnone" width="500"] The Choose Chorley event last year[/caption]

He said: “It’s really important for us to have a business community that supports each other.

“And our Choose Chorley events are a chance for people to learn about what’s happening in the borough and network with each other.

“Ultimately, we want to showcase that Chorley is a great place to do business.”

The Choose Chorley event, compered by BBC North West Tonight’s chief reporter Dave Guest, will feature a Question Time style panel session, with leading local business figures.

They will be discussing the latest topics affecting the business community. This year’s theme is ‘The Future for Business in a Changing World’.

Following the panel, Colin Jackson will outline how he set and achieved his goals in the sporting world.

How he overcame setbacks and motivated himself to be one of the best hurdlers in the world, winning almost everything the sport had to offer.

During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion.

His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.

This year’s Choose Chorley event is being sponsored by Xcina, which is a leading digital resilience company. To book your free place, please visit Chorley Council’s page on Eventbrite: https://choosechorleynetworking.eventbrite.co.uk/