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Great Yarmouth Networking Breakfast – Nov

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Bookings for this event have now ended, if you’re interested in networking why not check out our upcoming events? We return to The Boathouse for a no doubt frosty morning of networking and breakfast in November. In true Chambers style we will have a networking activity to get everyone chatting and a guest speaker giving you essential knowledge.  Rachel Blackburn from US2U Consulting will be giving you tips on producing a robust business plan including:
  • Producing the vision, values and your unique selling proposition
  • Identifying clear goals
  • Deciding priority actions for the short term, medium term, long term
  • Review of the external environment
  • Compiling competitor analysis
  • Understanding your company Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
  • Producing the marketing plan
  • Developing your elevator pitch
  • Creating key job descriptions and processes 

Rachel started her career in the financial services industry and, after discovering a flair for coaching, moved into management consultancy. After achieving significant success at a leading consultaing and recruitment firm she decided to set up on her own, US2U Consulting was born! In June 2016 Rachel received a highly commended alumni achievement award from the Open University Business School in recognition of her success since achieving her MBA in 2004, she really does know her stuff. 

Norwich Economic Breakfast & AGM

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Join Norfolk Chambers Members for breakfast, networking and an insightful talk. 

We are pleased to have Suren Thiru from the British Chambers of Commerce with us, he will be asking whether the UK economy is stalling by giving an overview of the latest economic trends, Brexit and what it means for your business. There will be an opportunity after his speech to put your questions to him.

Suren oversees the British Chambers of Commerce’s economic thought leadership work and is a regular media commentator on the latest economic trends, he also leads on the British Chambers’ policy work on access to finance and tax. His wide ranging background in economics gives him a unique perspective.

Richard Bailey, Director and head of company commercial at Steeles Law, the morning’s sponsor, will be hosting the event. Steeles Law is a modern and vibrant solicitors firm based in Norwich, Diss and London, offering both private client and commercial services provided by experienced, approachable and pragmatic lawyers. 2019 is proving to be an exciting year for the firm as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary and a new look Management Board with two new Directors being appointed

Following the economic breakfast, Norfolk Chambers will be holding their AGM at 10am – any members are welcome to attend.

Aircraft Pull | TEST YOUR LIMITS & BEAT THE STOPWATCH

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Aircraft Pull | TEST YOUR LIMITS & BEAT THE STOPWATCH

Join us for an adrenaline-pumping event Fundraising Event at the Klyne Aviation Centre Hangar2 in Norwich Airport, Norwich, NR6 6JT on Sun Nov 26 2023 at 10:00:00 GMT. Brace yourself for an unforgettable experience that will push you to your limits! (subject to operational demands)

Are you ready to test your strength and endurance? Gather your team and prepare for the ultimate challenge – pulling a 50-ton AIRCRAFT! This thrilling event will put your physical abilities to the test as you compete against other teams to see who can pull the aircraft the fastest.

Raise money for a National Air Ambulance Charity!

Feel the rush of adrenaline as you face the extreme task of pulling an aircraft and working together to conquer the course. Stay focused and make sure you are the fastest team!

Whether you’re a fitness enthusiast, thrill-seeker, or simply looking for a unique experience, the Aircraft Pull delivers excitement and fun. So gather your friends, family, or colleagues and get ready for an action-packed day filled with challenges, teamwork, and lots of laughter.

Don’t miss out on this epic event! Grab your spot now and prepare to push your limits like never before. Remember, it’s not just about the competition, but also about creating unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime.

You need a minimum of 10 people per team but if you have less than 10 we will put together any smaller teams together to meet the required size. We will provide the fundraising material and resources for you to share across your social platforms. Hot food and beverages will be available to purchase from the Liberator Lounge!

For SAAA: £100 Company Entrance Fee [ £10 per person ] + a soft target of £100 minimum fundraising amount per person!

Every pound you raise will go towards funding our missions dedicated to helping the NHS and British Nationals abroad!

– Saving Lives

– Supporting the NHS

– Patient Transfers in the UK

– International Missions for British Nationals

Sales Club ~ Do you want fries with that? Sales Geek insights.

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SALES CLUB!

Spend the morning learning and having fun at this Sales Geek Workshop!

DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT? covers the art of Up-Selling, Cross-Selling, and Bundle-Selling.

Gather useful tools and takeaways whilst networking with your peers and business prospects.

Practice some techniques in the workshop format tapping into the latest thinking, theories, and methodologies surrounding sales, leadership, and business ownership.

Ask questions about real-life scenarios and have experts provide insight and feedback that attendees can apply directly to their business.

Our Sales Geek mission is to “change the way the world perceives sales”.

Join the Sales Geek tribe and attend on 11th October 2023.

GRIDSERVE offers free electric vehicle test drives after this event at the forecourt for anyone wishing to try one out. Test Drive an Electric Car at | GRIDSERVE

Co.next Workshop – How Volunteering Can Boost Your Career

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Looking to supercharge your career while making a real difference? 

 Join us for an inspiring Co.next talk with Voluntary Norfolk’s Nicky Stanton, who will share how volunteering can open doors, build valuable skills, and enhance your professional growth.

 Whether you’re early in your career, considering a change, or want to expand your network, this Co.next workshop will show you how giving back can give you an edge in today’s job market.

 Learn how volunteering can:

✅ Develop leadership and problem-solving skills
✅ Expand your professional network
✅ Strengthen your CV and interview impact
✅ Boost confidence and personal fulfilment

 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain fresh insights and practical advice from someone who has experienced the career-transforming power of volunteering firsthand.

 About our Presenter

Nicky Stainton

As someone who got into her chosen career, arts management, through volunteering and has worked alongside volunteers in many different contexts Nicky is a passionate advocate of the benefits of volunteering.

She firmly believes that if volunteering isn’t of mutual benefit to both organisation and volunteer, then it won’t endure. But that benefit takes many guises – making connections, gaining insights and increasing empathy, developing skills, knowledge and confidence, feeling a part of the community, having a greater sense of self-worth, making things happen,  learning humility, having fun.

Since starting as an assistant at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Nicky has helped set up and lead arts charities (including Norwich Arts Centre, Creative Arts East and The Company of Imagination) and social enterprise Waveney & Blyth Arts, as well as acting as a trustee, board member and school governor. She now focuses on developing and promoting volunteering across Norfolk for Voluntary Norfolk, itself a charity that engages with many volunteers.

 

Engagement Group Norwich

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Our engagement groups represent local businesses in the community, to connect, support, and give voice to every business in Norfolk.

As well as having the opportunity to discuss key topics, you’ll also be able to network with fellow businesses.

Our aim is to have groups in many cities, towns, market towns, and villages across Norfolk, to connect, support, and give voice to every business in Norfolk. These groups are accessible to all businesses, whether you are a Chambers member or a non-member.

These groups will provide you with a platform to debate issues that are most important to you, and your business and the Chamber network will lobby and influence on your behalf, using our dedicated team, our website, social media channels, and our digital platform.

Your feedback will be used by our team and the Chamber’s Board to help shape the strategic direction of Norfolk Chambers to ensure we can truly be the voice of Norfolk businesses.

Whether the local challenge is skills, road, rail, digital infrastructure, recruitment, or the rising costs of doing business, we want to hear from you.

Agenda

9am Arrival and networking

9.10am Welcome from Norfolk Chambers

9.15am Introductions

9.20am start conversations

10am The Start of a power hour to show the benefits of the Digital Chamber

Refreshments

Complimentary Tea and Coffee provided

Cancellations

If you are unable to attend the event, please notify [email protected]

Great Yarmouth Business Breakfast

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We’re back in Great Yarmouth this June, bringing our popular networking business breakfast to the Great Yarmouth Town Hall. 

Your morning will be fuelled by tea and coffee, served with a full English breakfast and enjoyed with over 50 other delegates, all looking to build new relationships.

We’ll keep you busy throughout the morning with plenty of networking activities and a talk from our guest speaker. This event will focus on how active working and interior design can change your wellbeing at work. 

Event Topic:

The average person now sits for roughly 10 hours a day, this sedentary lifestyle plays a big part in contributing towards the UK’s obesity epidemic. Our guest speaker Floyd Sayers from Flomotion believes that to do our best we need to feel good and that means focusing on the body and mind, leading to more productivity, engagement and improved health and wellbeing. Flomotion will share their knowledge and expertise around sit-stand desks, active seating and accessories. Alongside their health and wellbeing initiatives promoting movement, exercise, stretching, breathing and mindfulness. Floyd will also be joined by Louise Ives-Wilkinson. She will give an introduction to Biophilic Design, the benefits and how it can be incorporated into homes and workplaces to have a positive and lasting effect in the end users.

Our speakers:

Floyd Sayers, Flomotion

I’ve spent over 20 years in the creative Industries based in London, working in graphic design, photography, packaging, product development and art direction. Seadragon Publishing a card, stationery and gift company evolved after our move to Norwich 12 years ago. For the past 3 years we have been promoting active working through Flomotion.

Louise Ives-Wilkinson

Louise is an award winning interior designer on a mission to improve people’s lives through interior design. While taking time out from designing to raise her family, Louise fell ill from post natal depression and anxiety. During the time spent battling these illnesses Louise realised the huge impact your internal environment can have on your health and well being. When starting to research deeper into the field, her studies led her to Biophilic design. Starting with her home, she set about creating a sanctuary which would help reduce her depression, lower her stress levels and increase her sense of well being. After her recovery and realisation of the growing mental health crisis, Louise identified a way to help others through interior design. She changed the focus of her design business to incorporate proven design methodology to create a holistic approach to interior spaces.

Book a stand

Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast and showcasing the work your business is doing? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket Email us

Sponsor this event

Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your business in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here

Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing and Inspection Skills

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Course Title; Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing and Inspection Skills

Aim; The qualification provides skills in the auditing and inspection of food manufacturing processes, in order to effectively verify HACCP and general food safety and management systems. Especially valuable for BRC, SALSA, etc certificated manufacturers and multi-site catering operations where consistency is valuable.

Objectives

*Understanding auditing and inspection- what it is and appreciate the benefits and limitations

*Collecting & verifying of information

*Identify and plan the stages in Audit and Inspection

*Improve the ability to analyse & interpret data

*People Skills- improve your ability to get the right information

*Identify the competencies & characteristics of Auditors

*Understanding the implementation of on-site audits & inspections

*How to prepare written reports

Organisation

Duration; The course is delivered over one day- it is a classroom session- based on a number of syndicate exercises, activities & case studies- no chalk & talk here!

Exam/Assessment; 30 question multiple choice test:  Pass mark 20, Merit mark 25

Cost; £185 plus VAT includes notes, refreshments & lunch and the assessment & certification fees (HABC)

Awarding Body; Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC)

Tutor; Richard Mills

Differentiation; Reasonable (Level 2 or equivalent) literacy, good communication skills, a broad understanding of food safety and its management systems, and experience of food manufacturing or large scale catering processes.

Audience; This qualification is for supervisors, team leaders & QA staff who are involved in the verification of Food Safety through Auditing & Inspection

Feedback; “thank you for your help, guidance and interest in putting on our courses…at such short notice. We all thought you were an exceptional presenter and made it a most enjoyable and productive experience. (Wow ! That’s got to be worth a “Brucie Bonus”)” Ernie Woodhouse, QA Team, Youngs Seafoods  

QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) Requalification – 2 day

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Aims to update and requalify existing first aiders to the required level of skill and knowledge in first aid, in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Successful delegates will be awarded a certificate of competence accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years.

Course Venue

Open courses are held regularly at our training venues in Norwich, Norfolk and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Alternatively, courses can be arranged at your own site anywhere in the UK (subject to suitability).

Syllabus

  • Introduction to first aid
  • Incident management and safety
  • The unconscious patient
  • Major illness: diabetes, heart attack, stroke
  • Fractures and dislocations
  • Head Injuries
  • Eye Injuries
  • Simple record keeping & first aid equipment
  • The legal framework for first and in the workplace
  • Basic life support
  • Use of AED
  • Control of bleeding and shock
  • Major Illness: epilepsy, allergic reactions
  • Burns and scolds
  • Poisons and harmful substances
  • Basic casualty handling
  • Knowledge and skills assessments

“2nd course with Norvic and still very good training – excellent”

“Would definitely recommend Norvic Training”

“I have been doing First Aid for 33 years and it was the best course I have been on.”

Level 2 Award in Legionella Awareness (Hot and Cold Water Systems)

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The course is designed to ensure a detailed understanding of Legionnaire’s Disease, and how risk management makes sure the disease doesn’t arise in your work place.

Objectives;                

* Understand the history, significance and symptoms of Legionnaire’s Disease

* To understand the basics of how hot and cold water systems work

* To understand how the bacterium gets into water systems, how it multiplies in the systems, and how it goes on to infect people

* Understand how management systems ensure the prevention of illness

* Understand the basics of legal requirements, and sources of guidance

* To help assist you with the compliance of the ACOP L8 (Approved Code of Practice L8 relates to the maintenance of clean water systems).

Organisation

Duration; 1/2 day blended learning programme. (This is a blended learning course, once you are booked on to the course we’ll send you some learning materials to complete before coming to the ½ session. Delegates need to be prepared to complete 2 or 3 hours of work before attending the half day course.)

Exam/Assessment; There are 2 short multiple choice exam. The pass marks are 10/15 for the first and 8/12 for the second. This qualification is Ofqual accredited

Cost; £125 + VAT includes notes, refreshments and the assessment & certification fees

Awarding Body; Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance (HABC)

Tutor; Richard Mills

Differentiation;  Basic literacy, enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and participate

Audience;  Anyone who is dealing with hot or cold water systems in their work place.

For more information please contact us

South Norfolk Networking Breakfast – November

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This is event is now closed. Look at our events page for upcoming networking breakfasts.   Come and join us for a morning of networking over breakfast in the heart of the Norfolk countryside, at Barnham Broom Hotel & Spa. Enjoy the relaxed venue and take the opportunity to catch up with existing contacts and make new ones alongside a full English breakfast and your choice of tea or coffee. John Dolan will be our speaker at the breakfast. John joins us from the ERSOU (Eastern Region Special Operations Unit) Counter Terrorist Police. John has worked with as a CTSA (Counter terrorism security adviser) for the past 9 years working in the field of counter terrorism both in the investigations and protective security arena. John asks “How could the business community cope with a terrorist incident? How prepared are you? What would you do if you were caught up in a terrorist incident? Would your business survive afterwards? How would your business and community react to action and affect of a terrorist incident?” This briefing will highlight the options and resources available for your businesses and the community to be better placed to mitigate the effects of an attack.

Creative Arts East will be our charity for the event and is an arts and community development charity, which focuses on engaging those communities, or their members, who face geographical, physical or other barriers to participating in the cultural life of their area.

QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) Requalification – 3 day

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Aims to update and requalify existing first aiders to the required level of skill and knowledge in first aid, in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Successful delegates will be awarded a certificate of competence accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years.

Course Venue

Open courses are held regularly at our training venues in Norwich, Norfolk and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Alternatively, courses can be arranged at your own site anywhere in the UK (subject to suitability).

Syllabus

  • Introduction to first aid
  • Incident management and safety
  • The unconscious patient
  • Major illness: diabetes, heart attack, stroke
  • Fractures and dislocations
  • Head Injuries
  • Eye Injuries
  • Simple record keeping & first aid equipment
  • The legal framework for first and in the workplace
  • Basic life support
  • Use of AED
  • Control of bleeding and shock
  • Major Illness: epilepsy, allergic reactions
  • Burns and scolds
  • Poisons and harmful substances
  • Basic casualty handling
  • Knowledge and skills assessments

“2nd course with Norvic and still very good training – excellent”

“Would definitely recommend Norvic Training”

“I have been doing First Aid for 33 years and it was the best course I have been on.”