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​We are delighted to be runners up for Tastiest Breakfast at the 2019 Eviivo Awards!

We were announced as runners up at the glittering black tie awards event at London’s Grand Connaught Rooms on Tuesday 15th October. The results were decided following a live cook-off, where our Head Chef Kieran Barrett cooked our famous full English breakfast for judges including celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager.  The judges commented on the quality of our ingredients and how well everything was cooked.  https://awards.eviivo.com/awards/tastiest-breakfast/

Two night package now bookable for January, February and March 2020

The Norfolk Mead will be your cosy, luxurious base for exploring the unspoilt, wild beauty of both the Broads National Park and the Norfolk coastline.  Arrive on a Monday and relax in the the grounds of The Norfolk Mead. Enjoy Tea and Scones in our Lounge or Bar in front of our open fires. Indulge in a two course evening A la Carte dinner in our two Rosette AA awarded Restaurant, followed by a relaxing stay in a Deluxe room. Rise and shine on Tuesday for breakfast. After breakfast enjoy your tour presented by the amazing Helen Storer, Norfolk Photography Tours. Finish the day back at The Norfolk Mead with another relaxing two course dinner whilst you ponder the sights and delights you have captured on your photography day. Check out of your room on the Wednesday after enjoying a full A la Carte breakfast.  During the winter months, the landscape is stunningly fresh and bewitching. Following your photographic adventures, warm up by the fire and enjoy a delicious and innovative meal at The Norfolk Mead, made with the best local ingredients. Explore the unique surroundings of Norfolk through a lens. Package priced at £690.00 for two guests. Contact the team at The Norfolk Mead for more information on 01603 737 531 or via info@norfolkmead.co.uk.  Available to book for January, February and March 2020. Please note: Own transport required for the tour. Location maps will be provided.

In this edition of Talking Business with Andy Gray, Local Enterprise Manager at Natwest Business our Director & Principal Consultant Darren Chapman talks about why cyber security is really important and what smaller businesses can do to better protect themselves…grab a drink and take half an hour to learn some valuable insights about small business cyber security…

Natwest business and the Local Enterprise Managers offer small businesses a wide range of support across the East of England through a range of programmes, services and partnerships all aimed at enabling local enterprises to flourish. This activity includes work with the local LEP, one to one mentoring and attendance at local events.

At CyberScale we are keen to work in partnership with organisations supporting the overall development of businesses in the region, with a focus on supporting businesses to protect themselves against the wide range of cyber threats they face so that they can concentrate on running and growing the business and not worrying all the time about the threats they face.

If you are concerned that your business needs some support in assessing what cyber risks mean for you, get in touch with us today and talk to one of our team about how we can support you or signpost you to some of the great resources available to you.

With two weeks to go until The Platinum Jubilee Beacons, organisers have announced that over 2,800 beacons will be lit all over the UK and Commonwealth.

On Thursday 2nd June, the first day of the Jubilee Weekend:

• Over 2,800 beacons will be lit by charities, community groups, local councils, and others all over the UK.
• Beacons will be lit in all 54 Commonwealth member states, with the first ones expected to be lit in Tonga and Samoa, and the final one in Belize.
• The Principal Beacon will be lit at Buckingham Palace by a Senior Royal. This will take the form of a lighting installation with The Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture and projections onto the front of Buckingham Palace.

Some highlights of beacon lighting in the UK include:

• Scouts are lighting at least 70 beacons in honour of their Patron, The Queen. These range from as far south as Cornwall all the way up to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. They’ll be lit as far west as Merthyr Tydfil and as far east as the Norfolk Broads. One in Wilton, Wiltshire will be lit in the same place and by the same Scout Group where a beacon was lit on the night of the Coronation.
• At least 70 beacons will be lit by Girlguiding members in honour of their Patron, The Queen, across the UK and beyond to mark each year the Queen has been on the throne. Girlguiding has also created a virtual beacon that the charity will be ‘lighting’ on Girlguiding Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages at 9.45pm on Thursday 2 June.
• Walking With The Wounded will light beacons on the four highest peaks of the UK: Ben Nevis, Scotland; Scafell Pike, England; Mount Snowdon, Wales; and Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland.
• Over 40 beacons will be lit at 30 locations across the communities of Hadrian’s Wall Country from Muncaster to South Shields, forming a chain of light of more than 120 miles.
• Beacons will be lit at other historic sites such as Lambeth Palace, the Tower of London, Windsor Great Park, Hillsborough Castle, and the Royal Estates of Sandringham and Balmoral.

As well as traditional beacon lighting, other creative ways will be used by individuals and communities to mark the Queen’s Jubilee. These include:

• Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is lighting a sustainable beacon, outside of the Werneth Building on Fountain Street in in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Old and broken hospital beds will be melded into a crown-shaped beacon, which will be illuminated in a light display.
• Illuminated River, the world’s longest public artwork, will be lighting up nine central London Thames Bridges in a celebratory sequence of majestically evolving colour and light.
• Iconic buildings like BT Tower will be lighting up.
• Several English Cathedrals – namely, Durham, Ely, Lichfield, Peterborough and Rochester – will all be lighting up red, white, and blue.

Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Pageantmaster of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons, said:  

“The Queen has lit up the nation and the Commonwealth for 70 years, and it is only fitting that we do the same for her. It’s amazing to see the range of charities, community groups, and faith groups taking part. For the first time ever, we are taking beacons all over the Commonwealth, to each of the 54 countries. It’s wonderful to see people wishing to take part in so many ways from traditional beacon lighting and bonfires to lighting up buildings and monuments.”

Dr Mathew Hampshire-Waugh is the author of Climate change and the road to net zero but doesn’t describe himself as an environmentalist; the self-confessed ‘city boy’ simply wants to give the climate change low-down to those people not already sold on it. His book has been described as; “Blowing away the entrenched idea that solving climate change is a trade-off between the economy and environment to reveal why a twenty-year transition to NET-ZERO is a win-win for all on planet Earth”.

Mathew has a science background, which led to a varied career where he worked on improving building energy efficiency, and later with technology trend companies within the investment banking sector. His book describes how energy usage has affected civilisation over the centuries, the problem economists are now facing, and the impact inaction will have on our future. He chats to James and Mark about the path forward including how we need to adapt our personal and business lives, without compromising on quality, and the cost implications.

The team discuss everything from the impact of fossil fuels and what transition plans businesses need to put in place, to the investment opportunities available for businesses. Mathew offers up alternatives and ‘swaps’ that we can all make in our personal lives, and the personal actions we can all take, including buying green, and investing in renewables. He deep dives into how businesses need to lead from the front, and how the UK, as one of the world’s richest economies, needs to take responsibility and act.

There is something for everyone in this episode, whether you’re in the know on climate change, or on the fence. Mathew even has an invaluable tip for how you use your boiler, which is not to be missed!

Listen here!

 

A special delivery has brought Christmas joy to families receiving care and support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). Every year EACH hosts a Christmas party for children, young people and their families and thanks to Loads4Less, the Norwich-based removals and storage firm, party equipment and presents were delivered from Quidenham hospice to the party venue at the Norfolk Showground ensuring everyone had a great time.

Staff from Loads4Less gave up their time voluntarily to deliver presents to the party free of charge as well as delivering and returning equipment; saving the charity valuable funds, resources and staff time.

Megan Seaman, EACH Facilities Coordinator at Quidenham hospice, said: “We’re absolutely delighted with the generous support from Loads4Less which saved us a great deal of time and money and ensured the party ran smoothly. All of the families had a great time and it was lovely to see so many smiles when Father Christmas came to visit to hand out the presents. Volunteers are vital to EACH as Loads4Less have proved.”

Loads4Less Director Adam Soall said: “As a business, we feel it’s important to support our local community, and we can’t think of a more worthy charity to support than EACH because of the amazing work they do.

“It was a delight to offer our services free of charge to ensure the party was a great success, and to ensure EACH staff didn’t have to spend their valuable time doing deliveries. We’re looking forward to continuing supporting EACH and all the future opportunities the relationship will bring. It’s rewarding to support a local charity and we’d encourage other businesses and individuals to get involved.”

To find out more about EACH visit www.each.org.uk and to find out more about volunteering at EACH please contact the charity’s Volunteer Services Administrator: volunteerservices@each.org.uk or call 01223 205183