Last week two of our favourite colleagues got engaged!
We are super happy for Sam and Jack. Sam and Jack both started working at the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce back in 2013 as apprentices. As many of you will know they have both flourished in their careers since then. Jack is now the IT and Data Manager and Sam is the Conference and Events Manager, they are both key members of the team who contribute to a whole range of Chamber of activities.
We wish them well and can’t wait for the big day!!
Genix provides free, impartial one-to-one advice and support for start-up, emerging and existing businesses as well as those considering self-employment.
Our business advisor, Gary Parker, is available for free, impartial and confidential one-to-one advice sessions. These take place at the offices of Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants in Fakenham and last for an hour and a half. Appointment times are as follows – 9.30am to 11am, or 11am to 12.30pm.
Booking through Eventbrite is essential. If you are no longer able to attend the advice session, please cancel online or call 0800 096 3013so that the session can be offered to another individual.
A distinctive new opera which saw its opening premiere in Norwich is to return for a performance to be streamed over the internet.
Angelis, composed by local musician Elizabeth Dark, is an original score and features a medieval tale of forbidden love.
The opera was first performed at the Dragon Hall earlier this year in an hour-long concert version in front of a sell-out crowd and popular acclaim.
It is now returning for two more performances in Norwich and one of the shows will be broadcast live on the web from Epic Studios.
Elizabeth is currently transforming the score and libretto into a full staged opera, which it is hoped to be ready by the end of the year.
Angelis is set in in medieval Ireland and is the story of the tragic and uplifting relationship between between Osana, a nun, and Jordain, a monk.
It is a modern musical in that it covers a wide range of musical styles and while the story is medieval, the themes and relevance is utterly modern and relevant.
The first marks on the score were made in July 2010 and the concert version of the show premiered at the Dragon Hall in Norwich, January 22nd, 2012. It was also pouplar at its performances in the 2012 Holt Festival and Wells Granary Theatre.
It is being performed on October 7th at the Walter Roy Theatre, Hewett School, Norwich, to raise money for the East Anglia Children’s Hospital.
The streamed live performance will take place on Sunday, October 21, at Epic Studios in Magdalen Street, Norwich.
Work is continuing to transform the performance into a full-scale opera, which will encompass Celtic, Latin, rock, classical and folk music.
Norwich School has been awarded Norfolk Chamber’s highest level of their Young Chamber Enterprise Recognition Award.
The Chamber’s Young Chamber Enterprise Recognition Award is an award recognising and celebrating education establishments in Norfolk that are committed to improving the employability skills of young people in our region.
Bearers of this award will have evidenced a clear understanding of the local business needs and will be working to equip students with the necessary skills as well as creating opportunities for students to engage with local organisations. An education establishment with the ‘Commended’ Gold Tick will have shown the most commitment to student employability outcomes and has gone above and beyond in delivering a culture of enterprise.
Norwich School were able to show their commitment to enterprise engagement across the life of their students. The Young Chamber judges were particularly impressed with the sustainable and focussed programmes that were in place to encourage students to consider their future opportunities in the world of business, which is why they awarded the ‘Commended’ level.
Norwich School is delighted to be ‘Commended’ in the Enterprise Recognition Award. Tom White, Head of Economics and Business Enterprise said:
“We’re very pleased to receive this award as it is the outcome of a sustained team effort. Norwich School approaches enterprise education from a wide angle. My colleagues have carefully put together a curriculum that is rich with work experience, community service, careers fairs and enterprise activity days. We have the active support of governors, parents and local business enhancing what we can offer in school. I am grateful to all the mentors, advisors and business people who have contributed to this success.
“The Enterprise Recognition Award also highlights the high level of engagement we see from our pupils. In the classroom and their clubs, societies, competitions and Young Enterprise companies, our pupils show a commitment to enterprise. They are frequently resilient, creative, dynamic and entrepreneurial. Congratulations on their achievements.”
Presenting the award, Glyndwr Thomas, Finance Business Partner at Aviva and Board member of Norfolk Chamber’s Young Chamber Board said:
“Recognising Norwich School with this award is fully deserved. Their commitment to embedding an enterprise approach is admirable and the evidence of the positive outcomes this creates is particularly encouraging. Giving our young people the skills and the opportunities to work with businesses and to prepare them for the world of work is critical to the success of Norfolk enterprise.”
Nova Fairbank, Head of Policy, Governance and Public Affairs and a member of the Young Chamber Board said:
“One of Norfolk Chamber’s key priorities is helping to bridge the gap between business and education. Our Young Chamber programme is designed to help create stronger business engagement with schools and support the raising of young people’s aspirations and soft skills.
“We are delighted to be able to award ‘Commended’ status to Norwich School. They have an active agenda of engagement with the local business community and are very proactive in ensuring their students have access to business engagement opportunities, such as supporting Norfolk Chamber in the delivery of our B2B event, as well as running their own Young Chamber group, where the students deliver their own business breakfasts.”
Norwich School is particularly keen to help support other schools to achieve an Enterprise Recognition Award, commenting on this, Nicola Hill, Assistant Head said:
“We would be delighted to talk with any school who would be looking to put themselves forward for this award in the future – we worked together with many colleagues in our own school to put ours together and would enjoy helping other schools to do the same.”
That’s the question Norfolk Chamber of Commerce is asking. Always committed to stimulating debate the Chamber is asking you if the Norfolk brand is a help or a hindrance when it comes to marketing.
Famously, Aviva scrapped its 200 year old trading name of Norwich Union with the objective of growing the brand, and helping it to compete on a global scale. The strategy was that ‘Aviva’ would appeal to an international market more than Norwich Union.
By the same token, Bernard Matthews have proudly trumpeted Norfolk as the very essence of a successful brand. Being branded ‘Colman’s of Norwich’ has kept people as keen as mustard in that international organisation’s products. But then, whilst Start-Rite have not put a foot wrong in their marketing, they’ve never added Norfolk to the branding.
Now comes the exciting news that Hoseasons have commissioned a £1 million TV advertising campaign to promote their 28,000 places to stay across the UK & Europe, and it features entirely Norfolk scenes.
Simon Altham, Managing Director of Hoseasons describes the commercial as a “marvellous showcase for Norfolk’s tourism offering”.
Hear his views on how the Norfolk brand has given Hoseasons a competitive advantage at the Great Yarmouth Business Breakfast.
Caroline Williams, Chief executive of the Norfolk Chamber said “Businesses need to understand that using the ‘Norfolk brand’ can enhance their offer. It’s a point of difference, and separates them from the generic nationals. It can make their offering entirely unique. We’ve put Norfolk at the heart of what we do. We’re the Norfolk Chamber and proud of it!” Join the debate.
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide free mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk. Please see below to book your session.
Bex is Co-Director of award winning R13 Recruitment Ltd. Having set up the business 9.5 years ago, it now incorporates a formidable team of 15, a 7 figure turnover, and an instantly recognisable brand synonymous with delivering exceptional service and standards in recruitment in the Norfolk area. Bex is a solution finder, an ideas generator, a collaborator and a supporter of young people in business (having been one back in the day!).
Date: 17th October 2022
Time: Hourly slots available between 1pm – 4pm
Venue: The Playhouse Bar, 42-58 St Georges Street, Norwich NR3 1AB
Funding awards of over £50,000 are available for projects lasting up to two years. The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) will encourage the economic development of UK coastal communities by giving them funding to create sustainable economic growth and jobs.
The government has committed £27.8 million to support the CCF in 2013/14 with money generated by the Crown Estate’s marine assets. The Big Lottery Fund is delivering the CCF on behalf of Government, operating under the name Big Fund. CCF is a UK-wide programme but there are some country specific requirements and priorities. Information about these is contained in the help notes to accompany the application form.
The following types of organisation can apply:
charities
voluntary and community sector organisations
social enterprises, including cooperatives and community ownership initiatives
local authorities
development agencies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
local enterprise partnerships in England
private sector companies.
Opening and closing dates for 2013/14The Coastal Communities Fund isopen for applications from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales from12 March 2013. The programme opens for applications from projects in England on 3 April 2013.You can downloadhelp notesand astage one application formthis section of the BIG website as well asquestions & answersand information on State Aid.
Please ensure you familiarise yourself with the country priorities- each country has its own unique requirements and in order to have the best possible chance of getting funding you must demonstrate how you meet these.
Applicants will be required to submit a stage one application by:
Secondary Teacher Training Information Session Teaching is a creative, challenging and invigorating profession which offers great prospects, solid support and a wide variety of activities and opportunities.
The University of East Anglia offers the one year, full-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) teacher training route leading to Qualified Teacher Status and 60 credits at Masters Level.
Our next open event: Secondary Teaching Information EventWednesday 10th October, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Secondary (11-18 year age range), subjects available at Secondary level: English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, Spanish), Physical Education, Religious Education, Science (with specialism in Biology, Chemistry or Physics).
The event will be held at the University of East Anglia in the Thomas Paine Study Centre Lecture Theatre.
The New Anglia Skills Deal Programme is an opportunity for employers, alongside training providers, to seek funding for project proposals that address a gap in – or barrier to accessing – training provision. Skills Deals funding is available to co-fund projects that will raise skill levels, create jobs and drive enterprise and economic growth in Norfolk and Suffolk. Expressions of Interest in this funding are now being invited.
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This enjoyable and dynamic course is aimed at providing employees with practical familiarisation and experience of the fire fighting equipment that is provided at their workplace. This course is delivered by qualified fire fighters that have extensive fire fighting experience. As an employer it will assist you to fulfil your Health and Safety duties under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Section 9 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. We will provide delegates with the opportunity to understand the uses and limitations of equipment like extinguishers and fire hoses, in addition to the general issues regarding fire safety. During the practical side of the course, delegates will have the opportunity to safely use a range of fire extinguishers on our live fire training rig. Duration: Half-day course (1:30pm to 4:30pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to this course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: If you are also attending the Fire Marshalling Training course in the morning a sandwich lunch with crisps, cakes and fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course if only attending the afternoon. Course Content Upon completion of this half-day course, delegates will have a good knowledge and awareness in the following areas: Different types of fire extinguishers Common sources of ignition and fire Why and how fires spread Different classes of fire We will provide delegates with the opportunity to understand the uses and limitations of equipment like extinguishers and fire hoses, in addition to the general issues regarding fire safety. Course price: £50.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Norfolk Chamber recently welcomed Phil Eckersley, the Bank of England’s Agent for the East of England to Norwich City Football Club, where he provided on off the record overview of the UK economy, including the impact of Brexit on the economy, since the Referendum in 2016.
In front of over 80 business leaders, Mr Eckersley answered questions on growth, investment, productivity, trade barriers and the international potential for the UK. He also noted that the Bank of England stands ready to meet both the opportunities and the challenges that may arise from Brexit.
Commenting on the lunch, Fiona Ryder, President of Norfolk Chamber said:
“It was a fantastic opportunity for Chamber members to hear the latest thoughts directly from the Bank of England and we would like to thank Phil Eckersley for joining us for lunch and providing some very relevant economic insight.”