A fabulous evening of music and fun will include a two course dinner and music from talented local duet the ‘Near Misses’ in our Garden Room events venue.

Get those dancing shoes at the ready! 

Tickets priced at £35pp including a delicious two course dinner. Over 18s only. Fancy dress optional!

Menu:

– Roasted chicken breast, crushed potato cake, parsnip puree, seasonal vegetables, BBQ sauce.

or

– Wild mushroom arancini, crushed potato cake, parsnip puree, seasonal vegetables, cepe sauce.

Followed by:

– Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce, toasted almonds. 

Email [email protected] for tickets or call 01603 737 531 for more information. 

The King’s Lynn Bubble Rush is back for its third year! Help us make it the best one yet and cover The Walks in coloured bubbles.

​The course features four Bubble Stations along the 2.5km route, you can do one lap or double your enjoyment by completing the circuit twice to make 5km. Each Bubble Station has a cannon which pumps out coloured foam to create a 4ft deep bubble bath! There are two wave times for you to choose from:​ 

Purple Wave – 11am (arrive from 10am)

Orange wave – 12pm (arrive from 11am)

Every course is family friendly, so you can run, jog, walk, dance or toddle through the foam. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are more than welcome! The events are not timed, so you’re not racing anyone – the most important thing is that you enjoy your time in the bubbles and finish with a big smile on your face – and everyone gets a medal included in their ticket!

There’s no official fundraising target for Bubble Rush, but we ask all of our participants to try and raise a minimum of £15.00. By doing so, you’ll help EACH to provide specialist care and support for children with life threatening conditions. 

AGMP presents

NOUVELLE VAGUE

15 years Anniversary Tour

Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague = New Wave. This transliteration was the starting point for Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux’s unique project, which, by appropriating the punk and post-punk cannon and running it through the Bossa Nova filter, reinvented the cover band genre, revealing new and brilliant talents along the way: Camille, Phoebe Killdeer, Nadeah, Mélanie Pain, and Liset Alea.

The group’s first two albums, ‘Nouvelle Vague’ (2004) and ‘Bande A Part’ (2006) defined their unique sound with Bossa versions of New Wave Classics. Their third album ‘NV3′ (2009) featured collaborations with Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Ian McCullouch from Echo and the Bunnymen, Terry Hall from The Specials, Barry Adamson, The Saints & Minimal Compact.

Nouvelle Vague are Marc Collin, Olivier Libaux, Mélanie Pain, Elodie Frégé, and Liset Alea.

Video Link -> https://youtu.be/aki75C7rxl0

Matt Colley, of Edidit, has 20 years of experience in the editorial sector. He’s worked for newspapers, agencies and global blue-chip clients, and has created, curated and edited content across a vast cross-section of industry sectors. In this interactive workshop, Matt will share his expertise in order to help you achieve more with your content. The workshop will include three sections:

1) How to Write: Looking at your audience, your tone of voice and your writing style to make your business or brand as compelling as possible in a crowded marketplace.

2) Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar: You don’t have to be a language expert to make your messaging error-free. Matt will share some helpful tips from his experience as a freelance proof-reader, as well as inviting people to take part in a game of ‘typo bingo’.

3) Live Content Audit: in the final section, Matt will take a ‘live look’ at a company website, analysing it and seeing how the content could be improved.

Time permitting, the workshop will end with a Q&A session where Matt will attempt to answer any questions you may have about any aspect of content creation.

Hosts Hethel Innovation are an EU-funded business support organisation, providing support to Norfolk and Suffolk’s business environment to innovate and become more productive and competitive as a result. Hethel Innovation also provides incubation services through Hethel Engineering Centre and Scottow Enterprise Park.

In light of the current situation with Coronavirus, we wanted to support businesses who are now looking to use Microsoft Teams for the first time.

Teams is an effective application to use when working remotely. We will be demonstrating how best to use the software to set up Teams, host meetings, chat and file share.

Live Q&A will take place during the session.

A link to the webinar will be emailed to attendees on the morning of the webinar.

Never Forgets fun filled classic party anthems night is coming to EPIC Studios Norwich in June 2020!!

We are incredibly excited be hosting our GIRL POWER PARTY show for the first time in this amazing new venue where we will be playing all the best hits and smashes from 3 decades of music!!!

Get ready for another journey back to the 90s and 00s with a taste of last decades anthems where our DJ’s will be playing everything from the biggest Pop Hits, R&B Grooves and TV/Movie Soundtracks to the greatest Indie Anthems and Classic Rock singalongs.

Expect all the unforgettable chart favourites from the likes of S Club 7, Take That, Five, Destiny’s Child, Britney & Christina, Backstreet Boys, TLC, Spice Girls, to Rihanna, Pink, Kanye, Eminem & Snoop Dog. You will be spoilt for choice!!

And not forgetting classic anthems from bands like The Killers, Oasis, Kings of Leon, Blur, Blink 182, Green Day, Foo Fighters to OutKast, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park & Sum 41. There really is something for everyone!!

Plus a dose of classic TV and Movies soundtracks from programs you’ll never forget such as Friends, High School Musical, The Fresh Prince to American Pie, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting and Human Traffic.

This is another night you don’t want to miss as we celebrate 3 decades of non stop, wall to wall, classic party bangers!!

Move fast to secure your tickets for this June Party Special!

Tickets start at JUST £5

ROAR

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This event is strictly for 18 +

Refunds will only be given if the event is cancelled.

You’re invited to join us for our second Insight Day webinar on Thursday 21st May. 

Running a business isn’t always easy at the best of times, and in the current climate it can be harder than ever. That’s why we’re running a series of webinars designed to inform and assist in this time of uncertainty. 

This time we’ll be tackling the topic of standing out amongst strong competitors, and going over some ways that you can encourage healthy, positive competition for your business. 

We’ll also discuss how you can encourage customer happiness at this unprecedented time. 

All attendees are also invited to apply for a free digital presence check on their business. 

We’ll be running two sessions on the day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. You can choose your preferred time upon registration. 

Find out more and book your place here.

Business Succession Planning – where now?

On 30th October Rachel Reeves announced changes to Business Asset Disposal Relief which will see the tax charged on business sales increase by up to 80% over the next couple of years. While tax at 18% is hardly disastrous it has brought succession planning higher up the list of priorities for many business owners.

In this session we will be looking at the main exit routes for business owners in particular looking at the advantages and disadvantages of Employee Ownership Trusts.

Richard Ross will open the session with a discussion identifying the steps to prepare for the transfer of a business ownership. This will be followed by Mark Garner who will share his experience of both acquiring and selling businesses.

After the break, We will hear from John Kahn and Katie Harman who will consider the pros and cons of Employee Ownership Trusts.

The session will conclude with an opportunity for questions and general discussion.

Agenda:

Introductions

Business Succession and Exit Strategy overview

Richard Ross

Realising Business Value – a dispatch from the front line

Mark Garner

Comfort Break

Employee Ownership Trusts – why they deserve a closer look

John Kahn – Principal Associate Mills and Reeve

Katie Harman – Associate Mills & Reeve

Group discussions

Questions and Close

About our Guest Speakers:

Mark Garner started his professional career in corporate finance, advising clients of a regional accountancy firm on mergers and acquisitions. He has since acquired, developed and exited several businesses, is an experienced chairman and non-executive director and has a wealth of experience in building and realising business value.

John Kahn is a corporate tax lawyer with a particular focus on employee ownership trusts, employee buyouts and employee share schemes and options. John also specialises in the tax aspects of M&A transactions, (including with respect to warranty and indemnity insurance) and employment tax matters.

Katie Harman is a corporate tax solicitor who advises on a wide range of tax matters, such as corporate M&A deals, employee ownership trusts, and real estate tax issues

A personal brand is how you promote yourself. It is the unique combination of skills, experience, and personality that you want to show the world.

The way others perceive you and your business is so important, If you have a good personal brand, people are willing to pay you more for your products, goods or services,

You can either choose to ignore your personal brand (however it will develop organically) OR you can take control of your personal brand and write your own narrative.

In this webinar I will cover the basics of personal branding so that you can stand out from the crowd!

Hosts Hethel Innovation are an EU-funded business support organisation, providing support to Norfolk and Suffolk’s businesses to innovate, and become more productive and competitive as a result. Hethel Innovation also provides incubation services through Hethel Engineering Centre and Scottow Enterprise Park.

Adapting Your Offer

We live in unprecidented times, things are no longer comparable to what they have been. One thing is steadfast though, and that is that things change. No matter what we do, the world will change around us. So at this fork in the road we have a choice, either we change too, or we get left behind.

This workshop is for those who want to make effective change and look at things differently.

What We’ll Cover

In this session we’ll look at:

• The types of innovation
• Your vision and your mission
• Developing a context map for our current understanding

This session will be supported with toolkit sessions following it. In the additional session we will be looking at the context map in detail, where we focus on bringing together our total understanding of the current situation. This is vital to be able to diversify our offer into the future.

Who Is This Session For

• Anyone looking to revist their business activity with a fresh eye
• Anyone looking for tools to create innovative space in their company
• Anyone needing to find new opportunities for their business
• Anyone who wants to find a new way of looking at things

Delivered by James Williamson of Hethel Innovation’s Business Development Team. James has a background in business studies and coordinates the NAAME network. A network which has been involved in the rapid diversification of manufacturing towards PPE in East Anglia. James also runs his own business in his spare time and our ability to innovate and diversify is an important focus for him both at Hethel and elsewhere.