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Signed England Rugby shirt goes on tour for Norfolk Cancer Charity as World Cup kicks off

As teams for this year’s Rugby World Cup 2015 line up for this autumn’s big international sporting event, next week (Friday 18) fans now have the chance to get their hands on a framed rugby shirt to be auctioned to benefit Norfolk’s Cancer Charity – Big C.

The shirt, signed by the England rugby squad, was kindly donated by accountants M+A Partners who are corporate supporters of the charity and have links with the Norfolk based Youngs family: both sons Tom and Ben are Leicester Tigers hoping to run out wearing the England strip later this month.

“This is a chance for people to have ownership of a piece of rugby history,” said M+A’s business development manager Ryan Nesbitt. “As a firm we are delighted to be strengthening our support for Big C which is providing wonderful help for people of all ages whose lives have been touched in some way by cancer.”

The framed signed shirt is expected to tour through Tom and Ben’s home county touching down in Norwich on October 17th, the starting date of the quarter finals, where it will be auctioned by Horner’s Auctioneers to raise much needed funds to help improve the lives of those affected by cancer. It is hoped that England’s successful winning streak will enhance the value.

“Whether you are a fan of rugby, or know someone for whom this would make a perfect gift, commemorate a celebration or if you just fancy a bit of Rugby history on the wall, this is your chance to get your hands on a great bit of sporting memorabilia. We want to encourage everyone to make a really generous bid,” said Big C’s fundraiser Rachel Francis.

This exciting opportunity to acquire a signed shirt of one of rugby’s greatest teams and support the Big C will be at Horners Auctioneers, Acle, on Saturday 17th October from 10am.

Anyone can be part of the action by joining the live online video bidding link available on the website www.horners.co.uk but for a real slice of the atmosphere go along and feel the auction fever.

“Horners are delighted to be selling such a notable item on behalf of the Big C. The last big find was in one of their charity shops found by a member of staff and verified by us. It fetched several thousand pounds for much needed research and caused quite a stir,” said Henry Horner-Glister.

Brothers Charles and Henry Horner-Glister will be conducting the auction and rallying the bidding to again achieve another splendid result.

For further auction details please give Horners a call 01493 750225.

The framed signed shirt display kicks off at Pilch in Norwich this weekend until September 21.

For further details and to see it at selected venues throughout the county visit www.big-c.co.uk or facebook.com/bigccharity facebook.com/mapartnersuk

Be sure to take a picture of you with the shirt, use the hashtag #rwcshirt and post it to the Big C Facebook page and on Twitter@bigctweets

BBA Digital Media had the great pleasure to work with Sundown & Reload Festival, the first business/event to jump on board our digital signage display networks. The intention was to help increase ticket sales for both festivals, which were held at the Royal Norfolk Show Ground this September. The adverts were displayed at two different locations: one being at Carrefour Health & Fitness, located at Longwater near to where the festivals were to be held. The other screen is located at 24/7 Fitness at the Riverside complex totalling an audience of 10,000+ people. The two adverts, each of a 10 second duration, were taken up by both events in the lead up to the festivals. The eye-catching displays gave details of each festivals line-up and ticket purchasing information.

Leathes Prior is delighted to announce that Sarah Ellero and Claire McCarthy will qualify as Solicitors today, each of them completing two year training contracts with the firm.

We are delighted that Sarah and Claire have accepted permanent positions as Solicitors, having both provided valuable support to their teams since joining the firm as trainee solicitors in 2013.

Sarah will go on to specialise in Commercial Property and Agriculture assisting clients with acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant issues, residential and commercial development, commercial leases, investment property, succession planning and agriculture entrepreneurship. Sarah is an active member of Norfolk Young Farmers and is currently Secretary of North Walsham Young Farmers Club. She is also a competitive rower with Norwich Rowing Club.

Claire will qualify into the Private Client Team specialising in Wills, Trusts and Probate, the administration of Estates, Deputyship and Court of Protection applications and lasting powers of attorney. In her spare time Claire enjoys taking part in racing events and is a keen member of Leathes Prior Athletics Club, having run the Norwich Half Marathon for the LP team last year.

Leathes Prior Senior Partner William Riley says “I am very pleased to report that both Claire McCarthy and Sarah Ellero have today been recognised as fully qualified solicitors. Many congratulations to them both. I hope they will both thoroughly enjoy their careers which I have no doubt will be hugely successful, particularly of course as they make the wise decision to pursue them here at Leathes Prior where both have proved an invaluable help already to the teams of which they are part. So, well done Claire and Sarah and good luck for the future.”

The team at Leading UK have today unveiled a unique offer to provide a free business advice session as part of this years’ Norfolk B2B exhibition. Jamie Playford, Director, confirmed that business owners who wish to start, grow, change or improve their business can benefit from a confidential session with one of our Business Advisors. The session is designed to provide objective advice and practical solutions to deal with any business critical issues that you may be facing as well as help you plan for the future.

The Norfolk B2B exhibition takes place at Norwich City Football Club on 15th October between 10am and 5pm. You can register to attend the event by visiting the Norfolk Chamber Website: https://sandbox.norfolkchambers.co.uk/

Interested parties can sign up for their free advisory session either on the day by visiting our stand in the Advice and Finance zone. Alternatively, please call us on 0800 246 1845 or visit our website: www.leading.uk.com

From manufacturing and engineering to marketing and digital creative more than 100 businesses in Suffolk and Norfolk have been awarded grants worth over£10.7m, from New Anglia’s flagship Growing Business Fund.

A total of 114 companies, across all districts in both counties, have secured grants to help them boost productivity and create jobs. The funding has helped with capital projects such as new premises and production lines and paid for equipment and tools, IT software and marketing campaigns. The funding is set is to create a total of 1,384 jobs over the next few years and will unlock £60.3m in private match funding.

The fund, which was launched in April 2013, offers grants of between £25,000 and £500,000, representing up to 20% of the expansion costs and must create one job for every £10,000 awarded. There is also a Small Grants Scheme which offers funding from £5000 to £25,000.

Chris Starkie, managing director of New Anglia LEP said: “The LEP’s primary focus is to help drive the economic growth of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Growing Business Fund is key to that ambition and not only supports SMEs to thrive and create jobs, but helps them to unlock further private investment which would not be available without our financial support. In two years this fund has already beaten its predicted job target and through our Growth Deal with Government we have additional funding enabling the programme to run until 2021.”

Norfolk Case Study

Krusty Loaf Bakery, with branches in Fakenham and Holt, Norfolk, has secured a £50,000 grant from the Growing Business Fund which will help build a new production line in Fakenham creating five new jobs. Bakery manager, Nick Henry, said it greatly supported the company’s expansion plans.

Nick said: “We’re really excited about the future. The New Anglia grant will help us to build a new production bakery in Fakenham, which will be completed in 2016. It will also enable us to employ a further five new people and will have a really significant impact on our business, which supplies our products to a wide variety of outlets including pubs, hotels, farm shops and tourist attractions throughout the area.”

Nick heard about the Growing Business Fund from New Anglia’s Growth Hub, which offers free support for new and existing businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Suffolk Case Study

Ultra Precision based in Haverhill, Suffolk, has secured three grants from the Growing Business Fund amounting to £135,000. The precision engineering company makes components for a range of industries including aerospace, robotics and motorsport.

Geoff Quick, Managing Director of Ultra Precision said: “The grants from the Growing Business Fund have really helped drive our growth.”

“We can now invest in the latest technologically advanced equipment to make our processes faster and more efficient. This will deliver opportunities to be more competitive in a global marketplace and we aim to employ a further 10 people over the next two years to achieve our goals. “

For further information on Growing Business Fund please go to www.newanglia.co.uk/business-support/ or call the New Anglia Growth Hub on 0300 333 6536

Kerry Flower, Head of Human Resources with the winner of the Outstanding Progress and Achievement in Engineering award, Dylan Taylor, at City College Norwich’s annual Further Education Awards. KLM UK Engineering were proud to have sponsored this award and congratulate Dylan.

The Grange

Immaculate self-contained office suites available on first and second floor of substantial Victorian building set in quiet location and two minutes drive from the Norwich ring-road. The Grange stands in pleasant grounds with a view of parkland, has secure car parking and a private gated drive.

Office space is bright, modern and fully flexible. Office space is computer networked throughout and is available with or without modern office furniture and storage.

All enquiries to Laura Chandler:

email: laura@hatching-eggs.com

tel: 01603 482444/488340

Paris, Amstelveen, Norwich, 10September 2015 – Wayne Easlea has been appointed Operations Director of KLMUKEngineering Limited, a wholly owned AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specialising in maintenance solutions for regional and narrow body aircraft fleets.

Waynestarted his aviation career at KLM UK Engineering (formally AirUKEngineering)in 1990 as an aircraft maintenance apprentice. After graduating he worked as a licensed Technician and then as a Supervisor in Base Maintenance. In 1998 he moved toAmsterdamto lead a Line Maintenance team of 10. Upon his return to the UK in 2001 Wayne joined the management team, initially as an Aircraft Maintenance Project Manager and then to the role of Production Support Manager. Since then Wayne has managed the Materials, Stores and Base Maintenance departments and held EASA Form 4 responsibility. Wayne has a wealth of experience within the company and the industry and will be a great addition to the team.

On learning of his appointment, Wayne Easlea said: “I am very proud to be appointed Operations Director of KLM UK Engineering Limited. I hope that the knowledge and experience acquired throughout my 25 year career will have a positive impact on the company and its clients. KLM UK Engineering is an outstanding company with extensive experience and know-how in regional fleet maintenance, specialising in Boeing 737, Airbus A320, BAe146/RJ andFokker aircraft. My main objective is to continue the delivery of quality maintenance and value to our customers and to further develop our capability on new aircraft types.”

Tekpro are delighted to welcome Nutrivet Misr to their web of international distributors. Dr Sarhan’s company, based in Giza, provides additives to feed pellet mills throughout Egypt. They plan to help improve their customer’s pellet quality by introducing them to Tekpro’s Holmen durability testers. Dr Sarhan visited the UK for the first time to spend two days training with Tekpro, learning the full capability of their electro-mechanical equipment. He believes there is a lot of potentialfor the equipment in the Egyptian feed market.Tekpro are currently exporting a large amount toUSA and Australia, and hopes that the new relationshipwill blossom to the same effect.

Norfolk Food and Drink ~ Septembers menu review Delia’s Restaurant and Bar, Friday 28thAugust 2015

To view the currentmenu visithttps://www.deliascanarycatering.co.uk/delias/menu.aspx We received a very warm welcome on arrival, Anna’s coat was checked, and we were escorted to the bar prior to being taken to the table.

A friendly and knowledgeable waitress assisted us with the wine list, offering advice, recommendations and a sample of the one of the potential wines for us to taste. We selected the Gavi Battistina which we enjoyed in the environment which was modern and stylish, clean and well lit with a nice selection of jazz as background music.

We were quickly offered olives from Casablanca and homemade sweet potato crisps, both of which were very well presented and very tasty so were a welcome addition whilst we enjoyed our wine. We were escorted to our table at our convenience, and offered the current menu to peruse whist waiting for our starters to arrive. A delicious selection of homemade bread, white, wholemeal and rosemary focaccia were offered and again were gratefully received. This excellent level of customer service and attention to detail, with so many homemade elements within the dishes, set a very high standard and it continued throughout the evening. Debbie and the other waitresses were all excellent, courteous, friendly and efficient.

I had the Norfolk Gardeners Soup to start, which was served piping hot and attractively garnished with fresh basil, parsley and cream. I enjoyed this fully flavoured starter with more of the homemade bread.The salad was an ideal crossover dish being appropriate for late summer/early autumn, whatever the weather! It was very well presented, neat and precise with attractive slices of the apple to bring a fresh zingy element as well as colour to the dish. The perfectly prepared small, crunchy croutons added extra bite to the dish, whilst the lovely Norfolk White Lady cheese was carefully melted to the right point to provide a delicate softness, yet not losing its form.

The main courses were both very nicely presented in bowls appropriate for the size of the dish. I had the slow braised belly pork, which was beautifully cooked, the combination of elements worked very well, to give a nice variety to the dish. I particularly enjoyed the way the pork rested upon the shredded runner beans, which were a lighter vegetable and a tasty addition to the dish, and was topped with the sautéed apple and onion slice. The new potatoes were very fresh and nicely flavoured with mint and worked very well with intense juniper and cider sauce. The risotto was very well cooked, with a good bite maintained in the rice. I felt that the sweetness of the Madeira was fine addition to the intense mushroom flavour, giving an additional opulence to this rich dish, and lashings of Parmesan tumbled down this mountain of deliciousness. The puddings were most enjoyable, and well composed on the plate. We shared the puddings and were most impressed by the Norfolk Coffee Cream pudding. The homemade shortbread was beautifully crumbly, and gave a different texture to accompany the fresh tasting coffee cream and the intense, syrupy jug of coffee. The cheeseboard was excellent, with the nice selection of local cheeses and appropriate accompaniments. It should be noted that the homemade biscuits were superb, which again elevated the overall quality of the dish.

My Americano to finish was lovely, as was my wife’s Irish coffee, and the petit four finished off the evening perfectly.

Call 01603 218705 to book or select the link at the top of the page.

https://www.deliascanarycatering.co.uk/contact/nfdf-review.aspx

A great job at the heart of marketing in a busy company producing national TV commercials. You’ll help implement our marketing strategy, arrange campaigns, run a database, and organise other team-members (including the Directors!)

You’ll be researching leads online and by phone, and making full use of social media. Plus you’ll be part of a creative and amazingly friendly team.

You’ll have confidence, a creative imagination, strong planning and time-management abilities, plus good presentation and people skills. If you’ve experience in advertising or TV production, have marketing qualifications or a degree, so much the better. But as long as you can demonstrate these skills, your enthusiasm, and can sell yourself to us, we’d like to hear from you.

Send a CV, salary expectations and any supporting materials to: Francesca de Lacey, Director, JMS Group Ltd, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3DL or e-mail Francesca de Lacey.

Closing Date: Monday 14th September 2015.

Matt Goddard, Chartered Financial Planner & Wealth Manager at Norwich based SG Wealth Management has been elected as Chartered Champion for the Norfolk region of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

Chartered status enables individuals and firms to demonstrate their professional commitment to raising standards of knowledge, capability and ethical practice. It tells their clients that they can expect the highest quality of service.

Chartered champions, first established in 2009, act as local advocates for the Chartered status in their respective regions to promote the its benefits to the financial planning profession and to the wider community. The presence of at least one Chartered champion in every region means that the PFS now has the ability to provide the growing body of Chartered members in the UK with a variety of initiatives including ‘Chartered Connections’ events which establish links with other professionals such as lawyers and accountants.

“Having achieved the Chartered status in 2011, I personally feel it has benefitted me in my discussions with professionals in the legal and accountancy fields as well as with potential clients. As the Chartered Financial Planner status is still relatively new when compared with say Accountants, Surveyors and the like, the benefits need to be promoted to the sector and the public. I also broadened my knowledge by studying for the STEP certificate for Financial Services has led me to sitting on the Norwich and Norfolk STEP branch committee and a link to the Norfolk Joint Institutes committee” Matt Goddard

Chartered brings with it serious obligations. Holders are required to ensure the advice, service and ongoing support they provide is:

• of the highest quality
• based on the client’s researched needs
• provided by someone operating within their level of competency.

Holders meet this in a number of ways…

• a commitment to professional development, including attaining the highest qualifications
• belonging to the CII or the Personal Finance Society (the financial advice arm of the CII Group), including adhering to the CII Code of Ethics
• adhering to continuing professional development requirements.

Matt joined SG Wealth Management in 2011 and has been providing financial advice since 1997. He has a wide breadth of experience working with multi-national life offices, private banking and more recently the High Net Worth clients of SG Wealth Management. Matt is among the elite of financial advisers in the country being a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, a Chartered Financial Planner and a member of the Institute of Financial Planning. He is also an affiliate member of STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Planners) having attained the STEP certificate for Financial Services (Distinction).

SG Wealth Management & SG Corporate Services will be at the B2B Exhibition on Thursday 15th October, come along to meet the team for a chat about your personal finances in the Advice and Finance zone. We also help address a range of needs for companies of all sizes from small start-ups through to businesses with thousands of employees.