Following our hugely successful lunchtime networking event in April when we were joined by over 100 businesses, we’re back in West Norfolk for our next Business Breakfast this July. Catch up with other Norfolk Chamber members and make new connections while enjoying a full English breakfast.
This event is open to both Norfolk Chamber members and non-members so we can show West Norfolk businesses what the Chamber is all about.
We’re talking tourism
With summer fast approaching and festival season not long away, we’ll be focussing on tourism, heritage, arts and culture in West Norfolk.
Hear from Cllr Elizabeth Nockolds, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Culture, Heritage and Health at the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Elizabeth will explain the economic impact that tourism has on the region and outline the council’s involvement in promoting tourism and its investment in local festivals.
Want to gain more exposure for your business?
You can also showcase your business at the event by booking an exhibition stand from £75+VAT. For more details please email hello@norfolkchamber.co.uk or call 01603 625977.
Norfolk County Council has pleasure in inviting you to attend a consultation event on the Rural Development Strategy for Norfolk 2013-2020
With new EU funding programmes starting in 2014, constraints on public spending and rapid changes in the rural economy and communities, the strategy will be used to focus growth programmes so they benefit rural businesses and communities whilst delivering a healthy environment. As part of the strategy development process 3 events are planned to consult businesses, community groups and other stakeholders on the priorities for rural development and how funding programmes could be used to deliver positive change for rural areas.
Each event will include:
· A welcome from a County Council Cabinet member
· A chance to individually rank your priorities for rural development in Norfolk
· Facilitated discussions on how your priorities could be delivered
You will also be told how you can feed into the development of the strategy after the event.
The three events will be held at:
· 24th May – Santon Downham Village Hall, Brandon, IP27 0TL
· 7th June – Knights Hill Hotel, Kings Lynn, PE30 3HQ
· 14th June – Anglia Farmers, Honingham Thorpe, Norwich, NR9 5BZ
Each event will be structured as follows:
8.00-8.15 Arrival, coffee and light breakfast
8.15-10.30 Consultation on the Norfolk Rural Development Strategy
10.30-11.00 Coffee and networking
11.00-12.30 OPTIONAL – opportunity to stay to discuss the proposed boundaries for Local Action Groups for the 2014-2020 period with County Council staff[1]
To reserve a place at one of the events please contact: eds@norfolk.gov.uk confirming which event you would like to attend.
You will be sent a copy of the draft strategy and questions to be discussed in advance of the event to allow you to consult colleagues and think about the issues you wish to discuss.
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If demand exceeds the spaces available the Council reserves the right to limit organisations to one place at each event.
On Friday 2nd October, over 60 members from Norfolk and Cambridgeshire Chambers came together for our business breakfast event. We were delighted to be at the King’s Lynn Arts Centre, who welcomed us with a delicious breakfast buffet and one of their latest art exhibitions displayed in the light, bright Shakespeare Barn.
Heather Garrod, President of the West Norfolk Chamber Council, was our host for the event. She welcomed Group Captain Richard Davies, newly appointed Station Commander, to share with the local business community the latest developments at RAF Marham. As this was his first Norfolk Chamber event, he joked that it was ‘slightly odd but enjoyable…rather different to sitting in front of a Tornado!’
Nevertheless, he quickly got down to business with his discussion of £300m investment at the RAF base which in turn will generate more local contracts. The investment will start next year and includes building three hangers for new aircrafts, resurfacing the runway and some new helipads for the ‘hovers’ from further across East Anglia to use.
‘We will be the first F35 base [and] this plane is the future of the RAF’, said Richard, clearly showing why he is confident that Marham has significant growth ahead. Becoming an F35 base will bring 24.5 thousand jobs to the UK. ‘Our 10 thousand size force at Marham will stay at a constant level, with the tornado force starting to drop steadily, being back-filled with F35 forces’ explained Richard.
This investment will also lead to significant new contracts for local businesses, mainly in the construction industry. Richard highlighted that the Defence Infrastructure Organisation are aiming to issue these contracts before the end of the year, for work to commence in 2016, which also marks Marham’s 100 year anniversary.
Finally, Richard made a call to action for local business support to help him keep his talented young people in our region. If there are more opportunities for them to get involved in the local community, such as local charities or youth groups, then this is likely to encourage them to stay in Norfolk.
The event also included an RAF themed networking activity which caused some healthy debate amongst the tables. Delegates enjoyed the breakfast, with a selection of hot and cold foods enjoyed, plus that all important morning coffee!
MigSolv would be delighted to welcome members of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce to join us at our Summer Barbeque to be held on the 11th July from 3pm to 6pm. Why not come along to our state-of-the-art data centre and see how your business could benefit from the services offered.
Join MigSolv and NextConnex, (our connectivity partner), for a bite to eat and a drink and find out why your local Norwich data centre offers higher levels of security and higher levels of environmental efficiency than any London data centre, along with connectivity from over 250 carriers that is equally as fast, resilient and inexpensive as any you can find in London.
If you would like to enjoy some good food and a drink and see what Norwich has to offer, just drop us an email at yourdatacentre@migsolv.com or give us a call on 0845 251 2255
Our Your Future careers event in Attleborough will be on 23February 2016.
We are currently working with the school to develop the plan for the day, but it is likely to include the following activities:
Speed networking: bringing the Chamber’s expertise at business networking directly into schools. Small groups of students will have 3 mins with each business person, and rotate around the room until they have met each business! We will be encouraging students to break the ice by guessing the person’s job, and then give them an opportunity to ask more detailed questions.
Workshops: these sessions will show how curriculum subjects can lead to a variety of different career paths.
Sign up to the ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ website to help students find these opportunities.
Please click hereto sign your business up to help us deliver these activities.
Mott MacDonald Ltd in partnership with TEN Group invites you to: Technicians through Partnerships in Norfolk: the Business Case.
Advanced Apprenticeship Launch Event.
The education and development of engineering technicians is critical for the success of the UK.
This meeting will demonstrate the business case for a partnership approach as well as explaining the opportunities available, particularly to employers. It will detail case studies in Civil Engineering to show how colleges and the construction industry have worked together successfully in London, Yorkshire, Bristol and Merseyside, offering models that others can follow.
Speakers include:
Eddie Tyrer: Mott MacDonald Ltd
Sheila Hoile: MBE Hoile Associates
Zoe Cater-Owen: Mott MacDonald Ltd
Chaired by: Mott MacDonald Ltd
Who should attend this meeting?
The meeting is being held specifically to inform the construction industry – employers, consultants and contractors, about how employing technical apprentices in Civil Engineering can be of benefit and how participation can be measured as a return on capital investment.
Reasons to attend this meeting
Embedding the opportunity for a professional qualification in the academic course and supporting this through work-based learning will be shown to promote employee self-confidence and lead to motivated and productive employees who understand your business and ways of working. Added to this we will explain the impact of achieving a professional qualification, concurrent with studying, using Technician membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers as a case study.
Colleges are increasingly beginning to
understand why simply offering traditional courses no longer meets employer expectations. Case studies from successful employer consortia already established in England will illustrate how added value can be successfully integrated into courses structures and how advent of the new Technical Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering, is an exciting initiative and how companies can benefit from Government funding to support training costs.
As an industry we have forgotten
that Technical Apprenticeship courses offer the possibility of leading to the highest levels of professional attainment and are a valid alternative to full-time university education.
This conference will enable you to give advice on the choices, based on robust evidence and will show how the Institution of Civil Engineers has acted as a catalyst for change and can be a major contributor to the relevance and quality of vocational courses.
As the construction market is rapidly changing through commercial and technical developments, for example BIM, the Technicians will be at the forefront of this change, allowing your companies to be aware of new developments and enabling your existing staff to learn through these young and enthusiastic construction students.
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Join Norfolk Chamber for a new event series in King’s Lynn that delivers expert led training sessions by Norfolk Chamber members. Start your morning with 30 minutes of networking over coffee and pastries, followed by a free 60 minute training seminar to boost your business performance.
Free to attend. Open to Norfolk Chamber members and non-members for a limited time.
If you’re frustrated that your networking isn’t providing you with enough opportunities to have meaningful sales conversations and you want more people to understand and experience the sheer brilliance of what your company offers, then this session with Matt Sykes, Salescadence is for you.
About Matt
Matt Sykes is the Founder of Salescadence, a training company that works with clients to understand and address the logical reasons why people don’t buy from them. He is the author of ‘Sales Glue’- a book that Matt describes as the original self-help book for Sales Professionals.
Prior to ‘making himself redundant’ in 2014 from a successful twenty-year corporate career, Matt developed a wealth of sales knowledge and experience from his role as European Sales Director for a leading global Packaging company. What makes Salescadence unique is training that combines the creativity and agility of the SME business life with the logical, process-driven strategy from the corporate world. This session was originally scheduled to take place on 21 June, but has now been rescheduled to 25 July
This event is aimed at artists, scientists and businesses interested in working with natural, renewable and local materials; material and environmental scientists interested in working with creative industries; and at companies developing products made from natural, renewable and local materials interested in creative use of their products. The event will inform the audience about the outcomes of the Art and Innovation project supported by InCrops and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (SCVA) at the University of East Anglia, through presentations from artists, businesses, and project curators. We would also like to begin the consultation process with you for a new research and development project connected with the Sainsbury Centre’s Basketry research and exhibition, aiming at achieving wider economic and cultural impact through collaborations between artists, businesses and academics. The Art and Innovation book will be on sale.
We’d love you join us for a free networking event with lunch at Anteros on Friday 28th June.
It’s a special event featuring Simon Delf, Director of Leading to Change and John Hemmant, Director of the Anteros Arts Foundation.
Leading to Change enables individuals to transform aspirations into achievement and bring about positive change. It provides stimulating, memorable and tailored activities, enabling particpants to be more innovative, creative and successful.
John Hemmant will give a short presentation exploring the benefits of commercial business/social enterprise hybridised structures that offer social benefit in a sustainable framework.
Join in the fun and come away with some serious development strategies for your organisation. There’s also a chance to do some networking –all entirely free.
Can you bring a business owner or manager you know? If they book a room through us, you get 25% off your next room hire booking.
Can you let us know if you’ll be there? Please email Rachel at rachel.miller@anteros.co.uk by 21stJune detailing who you can bring for the guest list and any dietary requirements. Visithttps://bit.ly/11G34i3 for more information.
We are pleased to announce that Norfolk Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its very own stand at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show on Weds 27 & Thurs 28 June 2018.
Held at the Norfolk Showground, the event is one of the largest in the county calendar and celebrates not just agriculture, but the wider business community.
We are delighted to be taking 9m x 9m marquee to have a big presence at this year’s show.
Come and visit the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce marquee on Stand 74 to learn about why Norfolk is a great place to do business; as well as how you can get involved in growing and developing our county.
The Norfolk show is a great place to do business. We have a dedicated business lounge on our stand where you can meet with other businesses and build relationships. Or come and talk to our team to see how we can help you and your business. We can support anything from networking to exporting abroad. Our stand is not just for businesses, bring your family with fun activities and learning.
In addition, we’ve put together a programme of activities for you to enjoy below:
9.30 AM – Business Breakfast Members are invited to join us for a business breakfast in our marquee on both days at 9.30 am with plenty of coffee, bacon baps and pastries to get your morning started the right way.
1 PM – Network Hour Make use of our business lounge and treat yourself a well-deserved break with coffee and biscuits.
3 PM – Gin O’Clock (Wednesday only) Don’t fancy getting up early, come along to Gin O’Clock at 3pm on Wednesday and enjoy informal networking and cocktails made by St Giles Gin.
We look forward to meeting with as many businesses and members over the two days. For more information about our stand at the show contact Philippa Bindley, Events Manager on 01603 729703 or email philippa.bindley@norfolkchamber.co.uk
Norfolk Chamber members can get a 10% discount on Norfolk Show tickets using code RNS45 when booking tickets on the Royal Norfolk Show website.