Great Yarmouth Borough Council is preparing the Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies and Site Allocations, which, once finalised, will allocate land for new development and apply policies to meet local needs in the Borough up to 2030.
As part of this process the Council is seeking suggestions from the business community of what should be included in the plan.
This is an opportunity for developers, landowners, individuals or other interested parties to suggest sites for allocation for development for housing (including gypsy and traveller sites), employment, retail, tourism, community facilities, green infrastructure or other types of development.
Sites or localities/areas may also be suggested for special policy treatment (e.g. protection, designation or particular requirements for their development, etc.), and other matters suggested for inclusion in the Detailed Policies and Site Allocations document.
Leeway has a range of exciting fundraising events coming up from bucket list challenges or fun run events that are perfect for team building!
At the end of the month (31st August), our popular skydive event returns, offering supporters the chance to jump from 13,000ft whilst raising money for Leeway.
Or if you fancy a slightly different challenge, on Saturday 4th October, we have an Abseil event at The Forum in Norwich, giving supporters the chance to descend from one of the city’s most iconic buildings!
If you prefer to keep your feet firmly on the ground, don’t worry because we have an exciting Inflatable 5k running event at the Norfolk Showground on Saturday 11th October.
Battle your way through, over, under and around a series of obstacles to complete the fun course! It’s a perfect opportunity for some team building and a bit of friendly office competition!
We also have places for the popular Blickling Half-Marathon event on Sunday 19th October, with the route taking in the spectacular North Norfolk countryside and iconic Blickling Hall.
So, if you fancy raising money for a good cause whilst trying something different, why not take part in one of our events!
For more information about all our upcoming events and how you can sign up to take part, please visit our dedicated events page on our website: www.leewaysupport.org.
How Does Fundraising Support Leeway?
At Leeway, the money raised at fundraising events goes towards things like providing activities for those that we support or providing essential items for our residents in refuge.
Many of the people that we support arrive with very few, if any, personal belongings. They often don’t have the chance to bring many of the things that we take for granted like clothes and toiletries. In the case of children, that may mean going without toys, games, and books too.
In recent years, our fundraising activities have helped us to put together starter packs for our new residents, providing essential items like food, clothing and toiletries to help them to get settled in refuge.
This would not be possible without the support that we receive, and we want to continue to be able to deliver this as well as expanding the support that we can provide.
Here are some examples of how your fundraising helps us!
£10 could provide an activity pack and a toy for a child coming into a refuge.
£15 could provide a starter pack for families – such as toiletries and towels.
£20 could provide a mobile phone which can be locked to an emergency number.
£50 could provide 2h phone line crisis advice and support.
£100 could enable 10 women to receive outreach support.
Your support can really help us to make a difference!
To find out more about our upcoming events, visit our website (www.leewaysupport.org/events) or email our Fundraising team – fundraising@leewaynwa.org.uk.
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The British Chambers of CommerceBusiness and Education Summit is an inspirational and interactive forum to exploreissues and will provide the opportunity for delegates to make new connections and engage with latest best practice through expert speakers, panel debates and informative breakout sessions. The programme will focus on three key themes:
21st Century Skills and Education
Technology and Education
Higher Level Skills and Apprenticeships
Nova, Elinor and representatives of the Young Chamber Board hope to see you there!
Norfolk Chamber members can purchase tickets at a 25% discountwith a special promotional code – email membership@norfolkchamber.co.uk to access this members-only code.
After a great year for the Norfolk Chamber, we are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for this year’s ‘Excellence in Membership Services’ award at the 2016 Chamber Awards.
The Chamber Awards, now in its 13th year, is one of the showpiece events in the business calendar, highlighting the role of business in delivering growth and prosperity for the UK and local communities.
Business Manager Jason Williams said; “It’s great that the Norfolk Chamber has been recognised for all the hard work that the team has put in over the last year. We will build on this success going forward to ensure that our members get the best possible service from us.”
Norwich will take centre stage in a powerful national campaign to confront the stigma surrounding suicide when the Baton of Hope tour arrives in the city this September. On Wednesday, 17 September, the symbolic baton—created to inspire hope and drive action in suicide prevention—will be carried through Norwich for the first time as part of a UK-wide relay.
Selected as one of just 20 cities across the UK to host the event, Norwich’s involvement comes during World Suicide Prevention Month. Organisers hope the tour will ignite crucial conversations about mental health and wellbeing, while encouraging local communities, charities, and businesses to show their support.
Designed by renowned goldsmiths Thomas Lyte, official silversmiths to the FA Cup, theBaton of Hope has been described as a mental health counterpart to the Olympic torch. It will be passed between more than 40 baton bearers as it travels through the city, stopping at key landmarks and community spaces including:
– Royal Norfolk Showground (departure point)
– Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
– Eaton Park
– Norwich Samaritans branch
– Chapelfield Gardens
– Norwich Lanes
– Norwich Cathedral
– Norwich Rail Station
– Norwich City Football Club (final stop)
The event is being led locally by Norwich Samaritans, working in collaboration with local charities and businesses.
Jane Brown, Director of Norwich Samaritans, said: “We’re honoured to host the Baton of Hope and help shine a light on such an important issue. Every suicide leaves families, friends, and communities shattered by the loss. We believe this will be a landmark moment for mental health awareness in Norwich. Our commitment to suicide prevention in the city is long-term and deeply rooted. The Baton of Hope tour is a powerful and moving expression of the strength of feeling across our community—a shared determination to reduce the number of lives lost to suicide. Above all, it reminds us that no one is ever truly alone. Help is out there, and hope is always within reach.”
The Baton of Hope charity was founded by families bereaved by suicide and aims to deliver the UK’s biggest-ever suicide prevention campaign. With suicide remaining the leading cause of death among men under 50 and young people aged 20–34, organisers say the baton’s journey is both a call to action and a message of solidarity.
Chantry Place Norwich has invested a further £285,000 in its solar farm with an additional 518 panels added onto its roof. The Centre now has a total of 1,290 solar panels, generating 407,000 kWh per year (up from 200,000 kWh), and now providing 41 per cent of its annual energy needs. The solar farm is expected to have a 25-year working life.
Paul McCarthy, general manager at Chantry Place, comments: “Having halved our own energy consumption since 2010, we are continuing to drive energy efficiency across our operations and build a more sustainable future for Chantry Place. We were one of the first Shopping Centres in the UK to invest in a rooftop solar farm in 2016 and this continued investment in adding more panels, funded by our owners, is another step to boosting our green credentials. This project is part of our long-term strategy focusing on sustainability and striving to do better.”
Vantage Zero Limited were Principal Contractor for the new solar array and provided a design and build service in partnership with One Energy and GGRS Energy.
Recently, Chantry Place has partnered with Zest, one of the UK’s fastest-growing EV charging networks, to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points at the Centre.
Between October 2020 and April 2021 more than 180 nations and an international audience of 25 million visitors will visit the UAE for one of the greatest shows on Earth.
Whilst the Expo itself will last for six months, there are three distinct stages to the project: the build (2016- 2020), the event (2020 – 2021) and the legacy (2021 onwards) so opportunities for UK companies be involved are manifold, massive & multi-year.
They are already talking to a number of UK firms who are looking at setting up in the UAE in order to access and service opportunities around Expo 2020 Dubai; the Department of International Trade has a dedicated senior project lead at the Dubai Embassy who is making sure that British interests are front and centre. So, whether it’s Tokyo or Dubai, 2020 promises to be a golden year for the UK – just remember that in Dubai it’s already started!
If you want to participate, all procurement opportunities are being openly tendered through the Expo 2020 Dubai online portal and companies must register there in order to access any tender or spend. Find out more on theirblog.
On Thursday 8th September, over 70 members joined us for a Business Breakfast based on the tourism industry, at the Great Yarmouth Town Hall. The venue provided an impressive setting in the grand Assembly Room where delegates networked over coffee and breakfast, followed by a presentation from Rebecca Harris, Hoseasons.
We kicked off the morning with a brief talk from our event sponsors, Santander. They provided an overview of their services in the sector and explained that they are happy to sponsor Norfolk Chamber events and gain brand exposure. Following this we tested how awake our guests were with a bit of Speed Networking! Guests were split randomly into groups and were given 4 minutes to network with their group before being hurried onto their next group. Guests commented that the activity gave them lots of new contacts and made networking a lot swifter overall.
After a delicious breakfast was served we heard from our guest speaker, Rebecca Harris, Communications Manager, Hoseasons. Rebecca discussed how she has used a range of techniques and innovations to help make Hoseasons as successful as it is. Customer service was a key message throughout her presentation, along with the use of technology and keeping up to date with it. In the Q+A, guests questioned the use of Live Chat on websites and the benefits of it, to which Rebecca provided impressive usage figures since they installed the software, proving the Live Chat a success.
We finished the event with some time for free networking, in which many guests took this opportunity to talk further with the speakers and get in some final business card exchanges.
Does this sound like something you’d like to attend? Book now for our next Business Breakfast in Norwich on Friday 7th October. Click here for more details.
Brexit’s long term impact on Norfolk businesses and the rest of the UK is still far from clear. The Prime Minister, Teresa May says “Brexit means Brexit” but what does that really mean for Norfolk businesses?
At present there are no clear answers from the Government. Chamber members are – rightly – focused on the impact of this transition on their own business models and prospects. They also want the Government and Bank of England to deliver stability of markets, clarity on the political timetable for transition, and firm action on those matters that are entirely within Westminster’s gift.
The Chamber network is working hard on behalf of our members to influence the new Department of International trade, and other Ministers, to ensure that the voice of business is clearly heard in these negotiations.
We are calling for 5 key principles to guide the work of the Government in its negotiations on Brexit – as well as any future new trade arrangement – to ensure the best possible outcome for the Norfolk business community and the rest of the UK. These key areas are:
Trade – getting the best possible terms with the EU-27
Labour Market – certainty on the right of their EU workforce
EU Funding – maintain UK access to the European Investment Bank
Regulation – short term stability
Taxation & Customs – a clear transition period and a new UK origin model
Caroline Williams, Chief Executive of Norfolk Chamber said:
“The majority of Norfolk businesses will be impacted by Brexit in some way. Even if your company does not do business with EU countries, there is a high chance that you have suppliers or partners who do, so there will be a knock-on effect to your business.
“Norfolk Chamber is calling for local businesses to provide case studies and feedback on how Brexit is impacting your organisation, and whether you are having to make changes as a result of Brexit.
“This is also your chance to have your opinion heard on Brexit where it matters – send us your questions and we will ensure, through the Chamber network, they are heard by the people in Westminster who can make a difference.”
The first tying-in of existing roads to new roundabouts on Norwich Northern Distributor Road is scheduled to take place under night-time road closures from tomorrow(Friday 16September). The aim isto cut down disruption and achieve a longer-lasting road surface.
Subject to final approval for night working*, Fir Covert Road will be closed for one night from 8pm on Friday 16 September until no later than 6am on Saturday 17th. To complete the tie-in, a further night closure is planned for Friday 30 September. Traffic will be diverted via Drayton High Road,Boundary Road (Norwich ring road) and Reepham Road.
The tie-in of A1067 Fakenham Road to the new roundabout and road realignment will be carried overnight from Tuesday 20 September to Friday 23rd. The road will close at 8pm each night, reopening no later than 6am the next morning. Light vehicles will be diverted (north to south) via the B1145 through Reepham, Reepham Road and Fir Covert Road. HGVs will be diverted (north to south) via the B1535 Weston Hall Road to the Wood Lane junction with the A47, then into Norwich, using Sweet Briar Road (Norwich ring road) to return to Drayton High Road (A1067).
Once complete, A1067 traffic will be moved on to the realigned section and the old road will be broken up, with the material re-used on the NDR.
If carried out under the NDR project’snormal 7am to 7pm working hours* without road closures, the work on these two roundabout tie-ins would take several weeks and have an extended impact upon traffic. Working alongside traffic under lane closures would also lead to multiple joints in the road surface, reducing durability, and would have safety implications for construction workers and road users.
*The working hours on Norwich Northern Distributor Road are set by the Development Consent Order. Any variation has to go through a formal assessment and approval process. This is expected to be concluded today (Thurs), allowing night working as set out above.
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