The team were thrilled to welcome renowned former BBC sports journalist, Simon Mundie, to the pod back in early 2021. Simon has interviewed hundreds of elite and world-famous sports stars, and in this episode they discussed how the lessons those stars have learnt can be applied to success in business. In this bitesize clip of that interview, they discuss imposter syndrome, as well as Simon’s personal journey to try to change the exclusionary language around sport, and how this prompted the creation of his hit podcast, Don’t Tell Me the Score. There’s also a great story about rugby’s Jamie Peacock, not to be missed! You can listen back to the full episode here.
Economic impacts include £314m in productivity benefits, £69m from a widened workforce, and £1m in Local Authority savings. A new report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent carrier-neutral Full Fibre platform, has identified that Norwich stands to be a huge beneficiary from the rollout of future-proof Full Fibre infrastructure which is now well underway across the city. The study by the consultancy Hatch, (Economic Impact of Full Fibre Infrastructure from CityFibre’s Network), estimates that, over a fifteen-year period, the positive impacts of CityFibre’s £50m investment in Norwich will include £314m in productivity and innovation gains, £69m from a widened workforce, £1m in Local Authority efficiency savings and £245m in increased housing value. Technological benefits are also a major focus of the report, which demonstrates that CityFibre’s network in Norwich will help realise £749m in gross added value (GVA) from 5G services, £235m from the Internet of Things and £133m from Smart City initiatives, like intelligent traffic management systems and street lighting. The continuing transition to home and flexible working, supported by Full Fibre access at home and in the office, is also unlocking access to a larger pool of labour for employers. In Norwich, working productivity uplifts are estimated to exceed £18m. The direct impact of network construction is also identified as a major contributor of Norwich’s economic growth, creating network construction jobs within CityFibre’s build partners and supply chain. Wherever possible, the new jobs will be recruited locally to support the rollout. The UK, as a whole, stands to benefit from over £38bn in potential economic benefits. Productivity improvements and innovation are responsible for the largest impact, driving more than £22bn in GVA gains nationwide. This is due to the positive effect that far faster and more reliable digital connectivity has been shown to have on business productivity and innovation, increasing turnover and contributing to the formation of new businesses and business models. Charlie Kitchin, Area Manager for Norwich at CityFibre, said: “This report demonstrates just how powerful and essential Full Fibre is as a catalyst for growth and a platform for innovation and investment. We’re extremely proud of our rollout in Norwich, and we look forward to seeing how it will benefit residents and businesses over the decades to come.” Councillor Alan Waters, Leader of Norwich City Council, added: “It’s vital for Norwich residents and business to have access to fast and reliable internet, and it’s extremely encouraging to read the reported future economic benefits that the new full-fibre infrastructure will bring to the city. “Norwich is an amazing place for people to live, work in and enjoy and investment in its digital future is paramount to achieving one of the five key ambitions in our 2040 vision for the city: a connected city.”
A Greater Anglia train. Credit: Greater Anglia Greater Anglia is urging passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary on Saturday 2 July when over 90 per cent of the company’s trains will not run due to a train drivers strike – if it goes ahead. There will be no regional or branch line services on Saturday. Other services will be dramatically reduced. There will be no Greater Anglia trains between Cambridge North, Cambridge and London Liverpool Street, but Great Northern will be running its usual Saturday services between Cambridge and London Kings Cross. Where trains are running, there will be a severely reduced service. The Norwich-London Liverpool Street Intercity service will be limited to just six trains in each direction across the whole day, with the last train back to Norwich likely to be 9.30pm. The Colchester-London Liverpool Street and Stansted Express services will also have reduced hours and significantly fewer trains, with later start and earlier finish times than normal, with no trains after 10.30pm to Colchester and 9.42pm for Stansted Airport. Trains between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street will run across the usual operating hours, but with far fewer trains than normal. There will be no rail replacement buses to replace trains not running because of the strikes. Sunday services will start later in the morning than usual as the 24-hour strike has a knock-on effect into the next day. Passengers should check before they travel. The timetable should be finalised and agreed within the next 48 hours. Anyone who has pre-booked tickets to travel on strike days can change them, use them to travel on the day before or up to two days after their original travel date, or apply for a refund by going back to their original retailer. Passenger assistance will be available as usual for all trains which are running. Passengers are recommended to plan their journey and book assistance in advance. People travelling to the Guns ‘N Roses concert at Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium will not be able to get to the stadium or back on Greater Anglia trains. Suggested alternatives include using the Victoria line on the Underground or using London Overground to get there. The strike will also affect people travelling to see Adele at Hyde Park on Saturday, who are also advised to make alternative arrangements. Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia managing director, said: “We know that many of our customers will have been looking forward to travelling on Saturday to see family and friends, for days out to the coast, for holidays and for the many concerts and sporting events in London. “Unfortunately, it’s only possible to run a heavily reduced service and only on some routes, so please only travel if it’s absolutely necessary and make alternative arrangements if you can. “We can’t replace all the trains not running due to the strike with rail replacement buses, so it will just be the limited train service running on Saturday. “Work is continuing at an industry level to try to resolve the dispute as soon as possible. “We are very sorry for the disruption this strike causes our customers.” More information about how industrial action will affect rail journeys and how to apply for ticket changes or refunds are available on the Greater Anglia website. There will be no services running on the following routes on Saturday 2 July:
Between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge North
Between Norwich and Cambridge/Stansted Airport, Sheringham, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth
Between Ipswich and Cambridge, Peterborough, Felixstowe and Lowestoft
Between Marks Tey and Sudbury
All other branch lines: Hertford East to Broxbourne, Braintree to Witham, Southminster to Wickford, Harwich Town to Manningtree, Clacton/Walton-on-the-Naze to Colchester, Colchester Town to Colchester, Meridian Water to Stratford.
A very limited and much reduced service – with fewer trains running and so fewer seats available – will run on the following routes:
Norwich to London Liverpool Street intercity service – six trains in each direction for the whole day, with first and last trains from Norwich to Liverpool Street at 07.00 and 19.00, and first and last trains from Liverpool Street to Norwich at 09.30 and 21.30.
Colchester to London Liverpool Street stopping service – one stopping train every two hours, plus six intercity services in each direction across the whole day with the first and last stopping services from Colchester to London Liverpool Street at 06.43 and 20.43 and from London Liverpool Street to Colchester at 08.30 and 22.30.
Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street – one train an hour with first and last trains from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street at 04.00 and 23.00, and from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria at 05.36 and 00.50.
Stansted Express Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street – one trains an hour with first and last trains from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street at 05.22 and 21.42 and from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport at 04.10 and 21.55
Photo of Mr Freeman (centre) with Phil Gormley and Tracy Rennie. George Freeman MP praised the dedication and commitment of staff after being given a guided tour of a children’s hospice in Norfolk. Mr Freeman, who represents Mid Norfolk, visited The Nook – run by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Framingham Earl – on Friday morning. He was shown around by EACH Chief Executive Phil Gormley and Director of Care Tracy Rennie. Afterwards, Mr Freeman hailed the hospice as an “incredible place”. “It was a wonderful experience meeting Phil, Tracy and everyone at The Nook,” he said. “EACH carries out vital work, caring for and supporting children, young people and families here in Norfolk and across East Anglia. “It’s a much valued, highly respected organisation here in the heart of our community and seeing what an incredible place it is, and the difference it makes, puts things in perspective. It serves so many people across the whole region. “I’d also like to pay tribute to the dedicated staff who do such a superb job there. I can’t speak highly enough of them. “It was wonderful to meet some of the team and, going forward, I’m keen to strengthen that relationship and do what I can to support them as best I can. “I intend to continue speaking up for our most vulnerable groups in society, and I will be sharing my experience again with ministers and officials so that they better understand the challenges and opportunities being faced every day on the frontline of hospice care.” EACH cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their families, across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex. In addition to The Nook, it has two other hospices – The Treehouse, in Ipswich, and at Milton, near Cambridge.
Photo of Daisy Newman – Credit Mila Sousa/EACH Children, young people and families receiving care and support from a leading hospice enjoyed an afternoon of fun together. A special tea party was held at The Nook, the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) base in Framingham Earl, near Norwich. Around 60 people from 20 families attended and enjoyed chatting to each other and staff about their experiences, as well as spending time in the hospice’s beautiful grounds. They enjoyed tea, coffee, cake, sandwiches and sausage rolls in a belated jubilee celebration. Service manager Louise Gower said: “It was a lovely afternoon. “We organised the event to welcome families either new to the hospice or those returning, having not been able to visit during the pandemic. “It gave them a chance to see or reacquaint themselves with the building, as well as meeting staff and generally getting used to the surroundings.” Those that attended were families currently using the hospice or bereaved families, including some that previously visited EACH’s former Norfolk base at Quidenham. “It gave families the chance to interact – something that was very difficult during the pandemic – and build up a network of friends and contacts,” added Louise. “In some cases, that meant meeting others who might be experiencing similar things to themselves.” Among the highlights was a visit from the clown doctors, who brought some eye-catching bubble nets, and Jack the miniature Shetland pony. Both proved a hit with youngsters, as did Jeff Sharkey from Musical Keys – a charity that provides music and arts activities for people with disabilities and additional needs across Norfolk. Families gathered around and joined in, interacting and thoroughly enjoying his session. There was also a chance to win a giant, cuddly caterpillar. The winner was Daisy Newman, who correctly guessed that the colourful creature was called Mildred. She picked that because it was her grandmother’s name. “It turns out she adores caterpillars and even wore stripey socks to prove it,” said Louise. “Her family were over the moon when she won as Daisy is very tactile and Mildred is so soft and colourful. They are an incredible family and told us they haven’t been anywhere all together since Covid. Until now.” Photo of Harry Addy Photo of Isaac Davies Photo of Jayden Everitt Photo of Kevin Ornat
The first ever Lotus NFT Collection is called 01L and the registration process for customers is now live online at nft.lotuscars.com. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are assets which exist exclusively in the digital world, are bought and sold online, and frequently with cryptocurrency because they are coded with the same software – the so-called ‘blockchain’. This debut Lotus NFT Collection will be an exclusive set of assets that together tell the story of the Lotus brand through a series of five releases – known in the digital world as ‘drops’ – over the course of five months. The first of the NFTs will be released mid-August 2022 and will focus on the ‘Limitless’ nature of the iconic British car brand. Limitless is the name of its recently launched brand campaign. This first drop will consist of 100 exclusive NFTs and will mint on the XRPL blockchain. The price and benefits linked to the NFTs will be announced nearer the time. Each consecutive month, the number of NFTs released will decrease, culminating with a final drop in December of just five super-rare digital tokens. As announced earlier this month, NFTs are the next innovative project from Lotus Advanced Performance. It is dedicated to delivering thrilling bespoke vehicles and world-class customer experiences. Created in-house by Lotus Design, each new NFT will pay tribute to the pioneering spirit of Lotus. Simon Lane, Director, Lotus Advanced Performance, commented: “Limitless is the perfect theme for the first drop of the 01L Collection. We can promise customers some truly memorable content that will create a new digital community of Lotus fans. Ownership will unlock unique physical and digital experiences that we look forward to revealing soon.” NFT Collection 01L allows creators and collectors to come together and experience Lotus in a new and exciting environment, including unique perks exclusive to holders of the Lotus NFTs. It will create a community of – and exciting new opportunities for – Lotus customers, NFT collectors and crypto-fans. To be part of the experience register now at nft.lotuscars.com. To see the two videos to accompany this announcement click on the following links: Lotus NFT Announcement VideoLotus NFT Short Video
Photo caption: Richard Beck: From British Army, Royal Engineer (left) to Vattenfall, Operations and Maintenance Package Manager, Norfolk Boreas and Norfolk Vanguard Projects (right) Norfolk born Richard Beck spent seven years in the British Army as a Royal Engineer before transitioning into a career within the offshore wind sector. Saturday 25 June marks Armed Forces Day – a day in which the UK celebrates the people who make up the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Each year more than 14,000 skilled and experienced men and women leave the armed forces and finding a new career path can be a daunting experience. Growing up in Happisburgh Richard has worked in renewables for the past ten years and now works for Swedish energy group Vattenfall as operations and maintenance package manager for Norfolk Boreas and Norfolk Vanguard Projects. He said: “Even after just seven years, leaving the military was a lot to get my head around, such as deciding what to do, applying for jobs and how to re-establish my career. “The resettlement package, guidance and training opportunities provided were very good and I took every opportunity to attend courses, gain certificates and glean advice. Nevertheless, starting with a blank sheet of paper was scary. “Nowadays, the Armed Forces Covenant, which Vattenfall have recently progressed to Silver Award, demonstrates that companies are very willing to help bridge this gap.” Vattenfall signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in 2019 and since then at least six per cent of the company’s workforce come from an armed forces background. Dujon Goncalves-Collins, Senior Strategy Advisor – Aviation, Defence and Radar said: “If we support ex-military to transfer their expertise into a fast-expanding industry, it not only supports them, but it is a huge benefit for our business. “Vattenfall’s commitment to support former military personnel is part of an industry wide drive to grow offshore wind deployment, and to increase those directly employed in the sector by 2030. Currently an estimated 15 per cent of the offshore wind workforce come from a military background.” Transitioning from the Army to offshore wind has provided Richard with a ‘career for life’ and now the 43-year-old wants to raise the prominence of the industry and the opportunities available for ex-military personnel. He continued: “There’s a lot of common ground between the military and the offshore wind industry. I think the fairly obvious transferable skills are technical, such as engineering, hydraulic electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. “There are so many opportunities for young people and especially anyone ex-military. Whether that’s in the installation or construction phase, or the design proceeding that, or for the longer-term operations and maintenance, these projects have 30-years or more lifetime. “We have seen a lot of success at Grimsby, and I think Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft in particular and the surrounding large catchment areas have got an incredible opportunity here. “There are going to be a lot of jobs for the longer term, not just on this project but others as well, and in addition to that there are tier one and tier two suppliers and everything that is associated to it with the supply chain. Richard concluded: “Transitioning into offshore wind from the military has offered me a career for life. I feel lucky to live in a region that’s at the core of the UK’s offshore wind development. “Not only are the opportunities extensive locally but also globally as an industry. I would recommend the offshore wind sector to any ex-military personnel looking for that next step in their career.”
Image: Martin Dronfield, Chairman for EEEGR, speaks to delegates at Global Offshore Wind 2022 during the GENERATE and EEEGR Pavilion’s drinks reception. Image credit: GENERATE The East of England has huge potential to become the heart of the UK’s net zero journey and GENERATE made sure the region’s voice was heard loud and clear at Global Offshore Wind 2022, supported by industry-leading developers, and thought leaders in the sector. The GENERATE and East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) pavilion at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind presents an opportunity to uplift a range of businesses from the East of England, offering them the chance to exhibit on a global stage. This year, exhibitors on the GENERATE pavilion included Peel Ports, Kestrel Liner Agency, Harwich International and Peterson, alongside presentations from Great Yarmouth’s new O&M campus and Lowestoft PowerPark projects. The pavilion also played host to the Virginia Beach Economic Development, promoting the offshore wind export opportunities in the growing US market. Ian Pease, Business Development Manager for GENERATE said, “It’s fantastic to see so much activity on the stand today. By collaborating under the GENERATE brand, the East of England has been able to demonstrate real presence within the industry, representing both the capability of our supply chain and the opportunities for inward investment.” In addition to a traditional presence, the GENERATE stand hosted a drinks reception with senior industry leaders presenting on their projects. Welcoming more than 200 people across the supply chain to the stand, attendees at the reception had the opportunity to hear from developers including Vattenfall, ScottishPower Renewables, RWE and Equinor on the exciting opportunities in the East of England. Simon Gray, Executive Director of Policy and Internal Affairs at EEEGR, said, “There was a real buzz at the event in general, which we really felt on the pavilion today, with lots of businesses visiting to find out about the industry in the east and how they can capitalise on the region’s opportunities.” The GENERATE brand goes even further this year, having commissioned a video that will provide legacy for those involved with the region’s presence at the event. The video will showcase the ambitions of the developers and the opportunities the region presents as seen by the supply chain. GENERATE, which is a collaboration of stakeholders including Great Yarmouth Borough Council, East Suffolk Council, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, work alongside energy industry bodies EEEGR and the EastWind offshore cluster to profile and showcase the region’s energy investment opportunities to a national and international audience of key decision makers. Having a presence at national and international events such as these demonstrates the importance of representing the region as a whole, and the importance of showcasing the opportunities on a global scale. GENERATE has a rigorous program across the year to continue to support businesses to do this with their attendance at industry events in Amsterdam and Hamburg. Images: Frist: Ian Pease, Business Development Manager for GENERATE, at the GENERATE and EEEGR Pavilion at Global Offshore Wind 2022. Second: Delegates attend the GENERATE and EEEGR Pavilion’s drinks reception at Global Offshore Wind 2022. Image credit: GENERATE
Historically the biotech and pharma industries were most at risk from insider threats or espionage being carried out by people who infiltrated an organisation to learn secrets or directly steal information, data or intellectual property. Now though much of the work they do, although resulting in physical products, happens online and the resulting intellectual property, data and information is stored online too. In an industry where the competition is high and the stakes are often higher, as are the rewards, cyber security should be a business imperative – if you work hard enough to create something you should work equally as hard to protect it from threats. One UK based medical research company was set to begin work on trials of Covid-19 vaccines when it was targeted by the Maze ransomware group, as reported by Computer Weekly. In this sector media coverage, or past successes, can create a target where there wasn’t one before, so being prepared to defend yourself is a key thing to look at before any announcements or breakthroughs are communicated. Big data growth has made it possible to collate and store vast amounts of medical, trial and genetic information for organisations in these fast moving, high growth sectors. It’s no surprise then that the most commonly understood threats are focused on data, intellectual property or results from tests and trials. Biotech and pharma companies tend to have a bias towards protecting technology as it both holds this information and facilitates much of the work being done, but the reality is that their security risks go beyond this. As an example we see further risks once drugs go in to production as raw materials are being shipped and can be identified, essentially giving away some of the hard earned intellectual property. Production can also be disrupted by cyber criminals who target parts of the supply chain in an attempt to bring down the business through their suppliers. Anything that isn’t within your direct control should be considered as a third party risk, and with the supply chain being so complex and essential to biotech and pharma businesses, due diligence across your suppliers is paramount to more secure business operations. Cyber security doesn’t stop at the edges of your business, and any potential weakness in a supplier business are attractive to cyber criminals as they can potentially disrupt many organisations with one attack. You can find out more about securing your supply chain in a series of articles over on our blog. Physical security for businesses operating in biotech and pharma is also a key area of risk. Very much in the same way that cyber criminals are able to access valuable information, the risk from either being infiltrated by someone out to harm the business or from one of their own staff posing an insider threat further places these businesses under pressure to invest in physical security measures. Doing this will provide a further layer of defence that isn’t always required in other industries. Additional layers of protection may be required regarding building access, levels of data or systems access and vetting of new staff and leavers. It is important to highlight that these risks are not just present for the larger firms. There is a huge global network of start-up and scaleup businesses in this sector and as there appear to be no formal requirements for them to report whether they have been targeted in cyber-attacks, there isn’t an easy way to know how often these organisations are being targeted. Being nimble in this space is an advantage but that often means that elements of security can be overlooked or compromised as there is often no dedicated resource looking at this aspect. It is also possible that staff are arriving quickly as the business scales and onboarding doesn’t cover basic security hygiene, which can create risks especially around phishing and ransomware attacks leading to data breaches. The same adaptability and capacity to pivot that is seen in the core business should be harnessed for the benefit of protecting data, intellectual property and systems. Cyber security is often cited as being everyone’s responsibility, and in many ways it is. However, there needs to be a high level of both engagement and ownership within the leadership team as without this it is unrealistic to expect the wider organisation to play their part in securing the business. Many leaders in this industry may come from the academic or scientific communities and not bring with them a working knowledge of cyber and information security, and this is where investing in raising levels of awareness and competency across the workforce will provide great benefits. There are two key ways in which this can be done, either by bringing in a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or if there is not the need or justification for this being a full time role many organisations opt for a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). A vCISO will enable your organisation to quickly have the knowledge and experience needed to assess your current security position and start shaping what needs to be done to build a cyber security strategy and its delivery. Alongside this, training all staff should be seen as a key part of the cyber security strategy, whether it’s the leadership team who need this support in terms of how to manage security across the whole organisation, or the wider staff team who have low awareness of the everyday risks and need this to become embedded in their roles. If your organisation operates in the biotech or pharma industries and you need support in understanding and managing the risks you face, CyberScale can help you on that journey.
A Greater Anglia train. Credit: Greater Anglia Rail services will be extremely limited this Saturday with last trains leaving London by 5.30pm and disruption continuing into Sunday due to a third day of strikes. Greater Anglia is asking people to only travel if absolutely necessary and reminding them that there will be no trains – or rail replacement buses – back to the region in the evening. The company will be running a heavily reduced timetable with no trains on regional or branch lines. A skeleton service with far fewer trains and seats than normal will operate on some routes to and from London Liverpool Street, from 7.30am on Saturday, with last trains leaving London between 3.25pm and 5.30pm. It is possible that some stations may have to be closed at very short notice due to a lack of staff – in which case trains would not be able to call at them and there would be no rail replacement bus service to them either. Passengers should expect severe disruption, plan their journeys in advance and make alternative plans where possible – especially if they are going to concerts and festivals across the region this weekend including Red Hot Chili Peppers at the London Stadium, Mick Jagger at Hyde Park and Ed Sheeran at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. On Sunday, disruption from the 24-hour strike will have a knock-on effect with first trains starting later than usual, between just before 7am to 7.30am. Full service will not be restored until early afternoon. All normal Sunday evening services should run as normal. Timetables for this weekend are now available on the Greater Anglia website. Train drivers’ union ASLEF has called another 24-hour strike among Greater Anglia train drivers for Saturday 2 July. Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia managing director, said: “Please only travel if it’s absolutely necessary on Saturday when strikes are due to take place. “If you do travel, you should expect severe disruption, so plan ahead and make alternative travel arrangements if you can. “We will not be running any of our usual evening services, so if you’re going out to a festival, concert or event, please make alternative arrangements. “We’re not replacing services cancelled by strike action with buses – after the last trains have departed there will be nothing available until Sunday morning, when services will be starting later as the effect of the strike ripples through to the next day. “We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to customers by this industrial action. “Work is continuing to try to resolve the dispute as soon as possible.” The RMT industrial action on Saturday includes Network Rail signal and maintenance teams as well as Greater Anglia’s conductors, train cleaners, catering and station staff. Anyone who has pre-booked tickets to travel on strike days can change them, use them to travel on the day before or up to two days after their original travel date, or apply for a refund by going back to their original retailer. Passenger assistance will be available at all stations which are staffed. Greater Anglia will provide alternative transport for people needing passenger assistance from stations which are unstaffed but still served by trains. There will be no alternative transport from stations where no trains are running on Saturday. Travellers needing passenger assistance are strongly advised to contact Greater Anglia’s passenger assist service if travel is absolutely necessary on strike days. More information about how industrial action will affect rail journeys and how to apply for ticket changes or refunds are available on the Greater Anglia website. There will be no services running on the following routes on Saturday 25 June:
Between Norwich and Cambridge/Stansted Airport, Sheringham, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth
Between Ipswich and Cambridge, Peterborough, Felixstowe and Lowestoft
Between Marks Tey and Sudbury
All other branch lines: Hertford East to Broxbourne, Braintree to Witham, Southminster to Wickford, Harwich Town to Manningtree, Clacton/Walton-on-the-Naze to Colchester, Colchester Town to Colchester, Meridian Water to Stratford.
A very limited and much reduced service – with fewer trains running and so fewer seats available – will run starting at 7.30am and finishing at 6.30pm on the following routes:
Norwich to London Liverpool Street intercity service – one train an hour, with first and last trains from Norwich to Liverpool Street at 08.00 and 16.00, and first and last trains from Liverpool Street to Norwich at 08.30 and 16.30.
Colchester to London Liverpool Street stopping service – one stopping train an hour plus one intercity service an hour, with the first and last stopping services from Colchester to London Liverpool Street at 07.30 and 16.25 and from London Liverpool Street to Colchester at 08.00 and 17.00.
Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street – two trains an hour with first and last trains from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street at 07.30 and 17.13, and from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria at 07.47 and 17.30.
Stansted Express Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street – two trains an hour, with first and last trains from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street at 07.42 and 17.12 and from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport at 08.10 and 17.40
Cambridge to London Liverpool Street with the first trains from Cambridge to London Liverpool Street at 08.20 and 16.20 and from Cambridge North to London Liverpool Street at 09.13 and 16.13. First and last trains from Liverpool Street to Cambridge/Cambridge North at 08.25 and 16.25/15.25.
The company will make an announcement about which services will run on Saturday 2 July as soon as plans for that day are complete and those details are available.
Photo credits – EACH – The Duke and Duchess meeting Chloe Bowes and mum Nadia Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) at Milton on Thursday, 23rd June 2022. The Duchess is Royal Patron of the charity, and this year marks the ten-year anniversary of her patronage. This was The Duchess’s first public visit to the hospice in Milton and it was the first time The Duke had accompanied her to see the work of EACH. The Duke and Duchess toured the hospice, which was opened by Diana Princess of Wales on 1st August 1989, and met with children, young people and families who use services through EACH. They were invited to take part in art activities with families, in addition to touring the hospice grounds and meeting long-term staff members and volunteers. EACH Chief Executive Phil Gormley said: “We very much enjoyed welcoming Their Royal Highnesses to Milton. It was The Duchess’s first public visit to Milton and the very first time we had the pleasure of welcoming The Duke to one of our hospices so it was a very special, memorable and momentous day for everyone connected with EACH. “The Duchess met our fantastic staff and volunteers at Milton, who work tirelessly with children and their families needing our services. They had the chance to explain the difficulties they have faced in recent years, particularly in light of the pandemic and the isolation they have felt through shielding. “The visit was the perfect opportunity to celebrate ten years since Her Royal Highness became our Royal Patron. Throughout the decade, The Duchess has been immensely supportive by championing our cause. Her continued support comes with warmth, empathy and understanding, including beyond public view, and her Patronage is enjoyed and appreciated by everyone at EACH. “We are extremely thankful and consider ourselves honoured and very lucky to benefit from her hard work, generosity and support.” Since becoming Royal Patron in 2012, The Duchess of Cambridge has played a vital role in raising awareness and understanding of children’s hospice services across East Anglia and the rest of the UK. From hospice and shop openings to meeting children and families, The Duchess’s profile has projected EACH and the importance of children’s hospice services onto a national and international stage. The visit took place during Children’s Hospice Week, a national week to raise awareness of the vital work of children’s hospices across the country. This year’s Children’s Hospice Week started on Monday and finishes on Sunday (20th to 26th June). The theme for the week is #ForTheChildren- showing how important each individual child is to the expert care children’s hospices provide. EACH currently provides care and support for more than 580 children, young people and family members across the region, with 211 currently using services through Milton. To find out more about EACH visit www.each.org.uk.
Eletre hyper-SUV makes world public debut later this week
With Emira and Evija, Eletre completes ultimate three-garage from Lotus
Emira GT4 race car also makes public dynamic debut tackling Goodwood Hill Climb
Emira and Evija also in action on track
“We can’t wait for another exceptionally busy and very successful Goodwood” – Matt Windle, MD, Lotus Cars
One of the world’s most eagerly anticipated performance cars, the Lotus Eletre hyper-SUV, will make its world debut in public later this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Unveiled on 29 March, the bold, progressive and exotic EV has the soul of a Lotus and the usability of an SUV. It will take centre stage on the all-new Lotus stand at the UK’s biggest four-day annual showcase of motoring and motorsport. And if last year’s event is anything to go by – when car fans queued round the block to see the all-new Emira, unquestionably the star of the show – the Lotus stand will be a huge attraction once again. Goodwood also marks the public premiere of the ultimate three-car garage from Lotus, as the Eletre will be joined on stage by the beautiful Emira sports car and the pioneering Evija hypercar – a whole new generation of Lotus performance road cars. And creating a four-car family will be the Emira GT4; the race car was unveiled just last month, making its dramatic dynamic debut on the test track at Hethel, the home of Lotus since 1966. The Emira GT4 will be in the thick of the action on the iconic Goodwood Hill Climb on Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday, as will the Emira and Evija. And look out for Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, who will be behind the wheel and on the Lotus stand at selected times during the event. Matt Windle, Managing Director, Lotus Cars, commented: “Last year we were the featured marque at Goodwood Festival of Speed and all eyes were on the Emira. The attention it attracted and the deposits we took on the stand were phenomenal. Fast forward 12 months… another Festival, another new car from Lotus. The Eletre is equally as exciting for us; the most significant milestone yet in the ongoing transformation of Lotus and something genuinely different to everything else on the market. We can’t wait for another exceptionally busy and very successful Goodwood.” The Lotus Eletre – which can also be seen in the event’s Electric Avenue showcase – is the first of a new breed of pure electric SUVs. It takes the core principles and Lotus DNA from more than 70 years of sports car design and engineering, evolving them into a desirable all-new lifestyle car for the next generation of Lotus customers. The company’s famed expertise in the fields of ride and handling, steering and optimised aerodynamics have been carefully and respectfully evolved. The Eletre takes the heart and soul of the Emira and the revolutionary aero performance of the Evija, and reinterprets them as a hyper-SUV. A bold new dimension to the Lotus performance car portfolio, the Eletre delivers a significant number of firsts for Lotus – the first five-door production car, the first model outside sports car segments, the first lifestyle EV, the most ‘connected’ Lotus ever. And yet it remains a true Lotus, a beautiful car ‘carved by air’, packed with pioneering technology, genuine sporting performance and simplicity of purpose, designed and developed by a passionate and global team. The Eletre is 4WD, has a battery capacity that’s over 100kWh and with power range from 600hp to 900hp. A 350kW charger will deliver a 400km (248 miles) range in just 20 minutes. The car’s target maximum WLTP driving range is circa 600km (373 miles). It also comes with the ability as standard to accept 22kW AC charging which, where available, reduces the time plugged in. Technology includes the most advanced active aerodynamics package on any production SUV, and intelligent driving technologies such as the world’s first deployable Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system in a production car. Add in a dynamic walk-up sequence that delivers a moment of theatre every time the driver approaches the car, and it’s clear the Eletre is making a simple statement – this is Lotus reinvented, the birth of a new icon into the Lotus stable. Production starts at an all-new state-of-the-art factory in China at the end of this year and first customer cars will arrive in Europe in spring 2023. The Lotus Emira GT4 marks the start of an exciting new era in performance GT racing for Lotus. It is the first new model from Lotus Advanced Performance, the bespoke vehicle and experiential division of the business launched earlier this year. The first year of production is already sold out. The return to world motorsport is a key pillar of the company’s transformation from a UK sports car company to a global performance car business and brand. Each Emira GT4 customer will receive a homologated performance machine, hand-built with lightweight motorsport components and equipment to meet the latest safety regulations. The advanced composite bodywork makes the car exceptionally lightweight, and is coupled with Toyota’s race-proven 3.5-litre V6 engine and optimised GT4 aerodynamics derived from the road-going Emira’s advanced exterior design.