This year we will be offering you an intimate, private event filled with fun, laughter and plenty of Christmas spirit. Dine in style with colleagues, family or friends with one of our private dining packages.
Bickerston – holds up to 18 people
Colton – holds up to 30 people
Kimberley – holds up to 60 people
Barford – holds up to 90 people
Please see the PDF file below for more information on the individual pricing of the Christmas 2020 packages available.
Costs are per person attending. Subject to Government guidelines.
Enquire now by Call Sarah Jones, Business development manager on 07449 805801 or email sjones@barnham-broom.co.uk
Hatch Brenner Solicitors is delighted to welcome the Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence team from fellow Norwich Solicitor firm Morgan Jones Pett into the Hatch Brenner Solicitors team.
Following the retirement of David Jones as a Director in Morgan Jones Pett, the entire Clinical Negligence team from Morgan Jones Pett are transferring to Hatch Brenner Solicitors on Theatre Street, Norwich.
From 1 October 2020, top Clinical Negligence Solicitor Sara Westwood will be appointed as a Partner at Hatch Brenner Solicitors. She will be joined by her Morgan Jones Pett team comprising experienced Chartered Legal Executive Simon Bransby, along with their assistants Donna Wright and Hayley Harbord.
Colin Cook, Hatch Brenner Head of Dispute Resolution commented: “We would like to extend a very warm welcome to the Morgan Jones Pett Clinical Negligence team as they join the Hatch Brenner Solicitors Dispute Resolution team. Having known Sara and Simon for many years via the Personal Injury community, it is very exciting to have their talent and nationally-recognised expertise within our team. We admire their practical and professional approach to cases and they have a first-class reputation.
“Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence legal support are specialist areas, and we are delighted to be offering a heavy-weight provision of experience, accreditation and expertise to our clients. We feel the two teams complement each other, and it will be great to be able to offer a much broader clinical and medical negligence, personal injury and professional negligence practice alongside our existing services, under the Hatch Brenner Solicitors banner. We will continue to champion access to specialist rehabilitation services and family support alongside compensation.”
Sara Westwood, Clinical Negligence Specialist Solicitor added: “Simon, Hayley, Donna and I would like to extend our thank you to the entire Hatch Brenner team for the warm welcome we have received. We are delighted to be joining such a friendly firm with a broad spectrum of legal services, which also has national reach within Clinical Negligence thanks to the combination of our specialist knowledge and experience.”
Solicitor Sara Westwood is amongst the select few specialist solicitors in the UK to be appointed to both the AvMA panel (Action Against Medical Accidents) and Law Society Panel of Clinical Negligence Specialists. She is also a Senior Litigator member of APIL (the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) and has over 15 years of specialist experience. She has a particular interest in gynaecological and obstetric claims, orthopaedic cases and A&E errors. In her spare time she enjoys badminton, boating and enjoying meals with friends.
Simon Bransby is a Chartered Legal Executive with over 30 years experience specialising in personal injury and clinical errors across a wide range of injury law cases. Outside of work, Simon enjoys cycling, running, music and cooking.
Sara and Simon have both been listed in the Legal 500 and Chamber and Partners Legal Directories as clinical negligence and personal injury specialists for the East Anglia region. They both regularly volunteer as legal advisors to the Norfolk Community Law Service (NCLS) and the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Their experience complements Colin Cook’s impressive accreditations which include being APIL accredited as a Senior Litigator Personal Injury Specialist and Brain Injury Specialist, a Law Society accreditation for Personal Injury and being listed in the Spinal Injuries Association list of accredited Personal Injury Solicitors for 2019/20 and the Headway Solicitors Directory since 2015. Colin is also on the board of trustees for Headway Norfolk & Waveney and is a member of the Norfolk & Norwich Medico Legal Society, Eastern Region Brain Injury Forum and the Norfolk Area Brain Injury Forum.
Indigo Swan is an energy consultancy based in the centre of Norwich. They are looking for a passionate Account Manager to work as part of the Energy Contract Enthusiast Team who negotiate and manage electricity and gas contracts for our business clients.
Job Purpose
To provide excellent customer service to existing and new business clients, assisting them with their energy contract management needs. To ensure clients feel well supported and informed at all stages of the electricity and gas contract negotiations. To be trusted and respected by colleagues, clients and suppliers.
Main Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of clients by regular contact throughout the year to build strong relationships and help with any queries
Manage and renew contracts based on our high service levels
Ensure client contracts are renewed at the most appropriate time
Carry out wholesale pricing data entry and analysis
Professionally liaise and negotiate with energy companies to get the best prices for clients
Generate pricing reports and present recommendations to clients
Ensure contract administration is compliant with internal and external processes
Keep up to date with energy industry developments
Regular communication with clients about upcoming industry or contract changes that may affect them
Support Indigo Swan’s continued growth by achieving personal and team sales targets
Support the Client Services team with any complex account management queries
Cross sell our full product range to existing and new clients
Represent and promote Indigo Swan at Industry and Client events and meetings
Support the Client Discovery team with campaigns
Develop your own prospects converting them to new clients
Work with business introducers – answering their queries, reporting on the progress of their prospects & assisting with the decision-making process and preparation of the contracts
To find out more about the benefits, tools and support availble visit their website here.
Please email careers@indigoswan.co.uk for an application form, or if you have any questions please call Aimee Konieczny on 01603 625522 to discuss the position further.
Inspired by a recent conversation with a listener, this week’s podcast makes reference to Austin Powers, Tony Robbins, Michael Heppell and Ghandi, as James and Mark provide 3 top tips on how to reclaim your mojo in business and in life. Yeah baby! Listen here.
This attitude has gathered momentum during lockdown; shoppers have really appreciated and supported small businesses for both treats and essentials. From buying quirky bits and bobs at independent stores, to nipping into a family-run bakery – choosing local helps our communities get back up on their feet.
A survey has found that ‘more than 80% of people in a Norfolk town would feel more inclined to support independent businesses’ after the coronavirus crises. This is great news, since over 60% of small/medium-size enterprises believe they’ll be out of business by April 2021. Now really is the time to celebrate our little independents!
Shop local: it’s a tiny switch to make, but it makes a world of difference. Let’s take a look at the bigger picture.
What does it mean to shop local?
‘Shop local’, ‘shop small’, ‘support independent businesses’. These phrases have flooded our vocabulary, news stories and hashtags. Instagram has even introduced a ‘support small business’ sticker, which allows you to share your favourite independents with friends. But what does it actually mean?
Shopping local is the act of people (like you) choosing to buy your produce/clothing/day-to-day items from a business that’s local, rather than going to a larger retailer. Wondering what the benefits might be? There’s plenty.
Supporting your community
Did you know that for every £1 spent with an independent business, between 50-70p circulates back into the local economy?
Plus, local businesses are owned by people who live in your community. That means they’re more invested in the community’s welfare and future.
The Lanes are home to over 300 independent shops, cafès, restaurants, galleries and pubs. So, we’re truly spoilt for choice here in Norwich.
‘Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.’ How does it benefit the environment?
Popping into a local shop in the city centre reduces environmental impact (and quite significantly!). Here’s how:
Local bakers, farm shops and green grocers offer produce with a short field-to-fork journey. This food doesn’t create large carbon footprints by overseas plane travel or long truck trips. There isn’t a need for packing facilities or refrigeration, either.
So, fuel consumption and air pollution are minimised – whereas food from the supermarket may have travelled over 1500 miles to reach your plate. Better still, locally-sourced food is likely to contain more nutrients and have less packaging. A win-win situation!
The wonderful makers
Independent businesses are a breath of fresh air. They breathe originality and variety into communities, particularly those that are populated with generic stores.
Another amazing thing about independent businesses is that they are run by people, not by boards or algorithms. You get to know the makers, along with all their passion and hard work, and they get to know you too. We think it’s more fun this way!
Shop local, support local, love local
At Goodery, we have a big heart for this. That’s why we connect local farmers, ethical businesses and conscious consumers. We do this with zero emissions and as little waste as possible.
If you’re a local supplier who wants to sell your products on our site, we’d love to hear from you. Just click here to get in touch.
We love combining forces with people who are passionate about the local community and organic food (our team really does share the same DNA!).
Let’s get to know team member, Ellie, with a fire-round of questions.
Q: We’re so grateful to have you managing our socials. Thank you for all your hard work. How did you get connected to Goodery? A: It’s such a pleasure. I genuinely love everything about Goodery, it doesn’t feel like working at all!
I’d ordered a box before and I loved the company’s produce and values. I joined the team shortly after I went on a walk with my friend Matti, who leads customer service; he was talking about work, and I said I’d love to be a part of it. Here I am!
Q: You’re also a business owner. Can you tell me about that? Woah, it’s so strange being called a business owner! So, I recently started a tasty vegan takeaway from my home kitchen. Maple Spinach is a one-woman business (cooking, cleaning, marketing, customer service), and I absolutely love it.
Q: What do you think is wrong with the world? The abundance of environmental issues, including climate change, pollution, disposal of waste, etc.
I think there’s lack of education about what is really happening. While I do think individuals have responsibility to stay informed on the matter, I believe that the government needs to step up and address the environmental crises.
Q: What do you feel you want to do to help fix it? Working for, supporting and shopping from Goodery really makes a difference. A lot of the people I cook for are non-vegan, too – cutting down on meat consumption is such a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. I want to continue having important conversations with people who might be unaware of how poorly the planet is. I also want to reduce my waste significantly. I hope to get rid of single use plastics completely!
Q: What’s one thing you’re grateful for? Family. That includes my church family, Goodery family and friends. Q: If you could wave a magic wand and change anything about the world, what would you change? Why? I’d align all the hearts in the world to be passionate about combating discrimination. I think that so many (if not all) problems stem from this.
Work to develop a plan for King’s Lynn that could bring £25M in funding into the town is moving forward.
The Town Investment Plan is being developed by the Town Board, which brings together representatives from the private and public sector, and will set out the vision, priorities, and interventions that could significantly enhance the town.
The plan’s development comes after the government allocated £25m for King’s Lynn in 2019 through the Town’s Fund, which was set up to drive economic regeneration. The plan must include projects focused on the themes of urban regeneration, planning and land use; skills and enterprise infrastructure, and connectivity.
Consultation has been taking place to gain insight to help to shape the plan. This has included business and consumer confidence surveys that ran earlier this summer and a workshop for town centre businesses, taking place on 9 September. The workshop saw themes such as opportunities and challenges and investment in the public realm discussed and also provided an update into progress on the Town Investment Plan.
Further opportunities for people to feedback on the plan and its projects will be offered on a regular basis.
Graham Purkins, Chair of the Town Board and Chief Technology Officer with Merxin Ltd commented: “The consultation which we have been carrying out gives us a really useful insight into some of the needs and priorities for businesses and consumers going forward.
“It is clear that Covid-19 has had an impact in the town, but the resilience and adaptability of businesses and consumers has also been revealed by our research.
“The plan that we are developing will form part of the recovery and renewal of King’s Lynn and so the feedback we have received, at the workshop and in the surveys, is extremely useful. I am really grateful for everyone who took the time to have their say.”
Earlier this summer, the Vision King’s Lynn consumer and business surveys aimed to understand confidence in the town, in light of Covid-19. 276 consumers and 72 businesses gave their views in the consultation which ran just prior to the reopening of non-essential retail. The research found:
Consumer Insight Survey
At the time of asking, there was a great deal of uncertainty about coming back to the town centre with 46% of consumers feeling confident but 36.8% of respondents stating that they felt unsure.
The big concern was feeling safe, and the public needed reassurance around social distancing and the measures that have been taken.
The main purpose people had for coming in was non-essential shopping.
There has been a big shift in online use in the preceding months, including online banking. This has been through necessity as well as choice.
Business Insight Survey:
Covid-19 had had a negative impact on most (86.7%) of the businesses who took part in the survey – but 63.5% of respondents said that they are confident that they can recover.
Businesses have adapted over the last few months, with implementing social distancing measures the main change that has been made.
The key challenges for businesses in the coming months is retaining and attracting customers, and financial pressures. Businesses would like financial support and help with marketing the town and bringing footfall in.
There is uncertainty in the future.
The respondents in both surveys stated that they would like to see outdoor seating areas and short-term pop-up shops in the town.
The most recent consultation follows on from previous Vision King’s Lynn surveys which aimed to understand satisfaction with the town as well as needs and ideas. The insight gathered through Vision King’s Lynn consultations will help to inform the plan which will be submitted to government by 31st October with the Town Deal expected to be agreed with government by end of March 2021.
Graham Purkins commented: “This is a once in a generation opportunity for King’s Lynn, to deliver a plan of activity that can bring huge benefits for the town.
“We have much to be proud of in King’s Lynn and with this investment, and through our plan, we can make the most of our very many assets and enhance the town to be a place where people want and aspire to be.”
Through the Town Investment Plan, the aim is for King’s Lynn to be a thriving place where people and businesses want to be, where aspiration is inspired and met, and where potential is fulfilled, now and for generations to come. The plan will enhance the town centre experience for all, providing cultural and leisure opportunities, a new residential offer, and a revived waterfront. The plan will support business innovation and collaboration, and increase access to learning, skills, and employment. The plan will provide for improved and sustainable connections, and will help with the town’s recovery and renewal from the impact of Covid-19, ensuring the long-term success of King’s Lynn.
Follow Vision King’s Lynn on Twitter @vision_lynn Facebook: Vision King’s Lynn or visit www.visionkingslynn.co.uk for updates and further information.
*The winners of the Vision King’s Lynn prize draw were Marc Melton, Adam Knight, and Aga Munns.
Norfolk and Waveney cancer charity, Big C, has launched a charity lottery to attract financial support following the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Carole Slaughter, Head of Fundraising at Big C, said, “Our sources of income have been hard hit by the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak and so, as ever, we are looking for new ways to raise money and continue to provide as much help as possible for those in our community affected by cancer. We have been considering a Big C lottery for some time and we are delighted to now be able to announce its launch.”
Big C’s lottery is managed by Unity Lottery (Sterling Management Centre Ltd), a UK company with more than 20 years’ experience of running lotteries for charities.
For those over 18 who decide to play, there is the chance to support Big C and win up to £25,000 each week, plus other cash prizes. Players can take part for a minimum of £1 per week. For every £1 play each week, a unique 6-digit lottery number will be received. Each £1 entry has a 1 in 63 chance of winning one of four prizes.
The largest free to use long range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) deployment in the UK is set to be launched here in Norfolk.
Norfolk County Council is officially launching the Norfolk and Suffolk Innovation Network on Tuesday 15 September with a free online event aimed at businesses in the county to encourage them to make use of the innovative new technology.
Tech experts including Norfolk County Council’s Chief Technical Officer Kurt Frary will explain how the technology works, with Leader Andrew Proctor and Cllr Tom FitzPatrick outlining the council’s ambition for connectivity in Norfolk.
Once finished, the network will be made up of 120 ‘gateways’ that are located across the county. These receive data from small sensors which can be programmed to measure things like temperature, sound and movement. The network has been built in partnership with Suffolk County Council and funded by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.
Businesses can buy their own sensors, adapt them to measure different things like visitor numbers, weather data and temperature, and tap into the gateways for free. Norfolk County Council will help them get set up and begin receiving data to help them make decisions about their business.
Cllr Tom FitzPatrick, Cabinet Member for Innovation, Transformation and Performance, said: “Our Innovation Network is already helping kickstart innovation here in Norfolk, with industry leaders including Ben Burgess using it to help farmers and agriculture companies measure rain and weather data.
“We’re already using sensors to measure road surface temperatures for gritting runs, humidity levels in our storage archives, and visitor numbers on our trails. But the only real limit with this technology is your imagination, so we’d like to see as many businesses as possible attending. Come get involved, help us continue our drive to make Norfolk better connected than ever, and take advantage of the benefits offered by this digital innovation.”
Businesses and individuals are encouraged to sign up to the event for free on the Eventbrite page.
Around half of the gateways have been completed, with the rollout to new locations prioritised according to where businesses interested in using the network are based.
Before the network, sensors would need memory and could cost upwards of £1,000. But with the new gateways, people can use cheaper, low power sensors that can cost as little as £10 and focus more on gathering and then transmitting data over a long distance, rather than storing it.
Gateways are being extended across Suffolk, with an official launch planned over the coming months to encourage Suffolk businesses to get involved and make use of the network.