10% off Royal Norfolk Show Tickets for Norfolk Chamber Members
The Royal Norfolk Show congratulates the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce on its 120th anniversary.
Celebrate Norfolk’s heritage. Learn more about food and farming with our Grow it, Cook it, Eat it activities. Enjoy the retail experience.
10% off selected tickets for NorfolkChamber members. Use code: RNS22. Offer only applies to Adult, Child, Age Concession, and Family Tickets. Numbers are limited for this special offer and tickets must be purchased online.
Have you ever wondered how businesses manage to access public sector contract opportunities of all sizes, or are you already bidding for contracts, but could use help to make your bids much more effective?
Norfolk Chambers in conjunction with Norfolk County Council are hosting a webinar to help and inspire more small and medium size businesses to access Norfolk County Council’s own and other wider public sector supply chains.
The webinar is free to attend and will be held on Thursday 26 November 2020 from 2pm – 4pm on Zoom.
The event will provide guidance on the County Council’s tendering processes; give tips on how to write an effective tender; and explore different options for bidding. It will feature case studies from local businesses who have successfully been awarded public sector contracts.
This event will benefit a wide range of SME and micro businesses, but will be of particular benefit, if you are in the construction, ICT, maintenance, waste handling, office and education supply, or the care sectors.
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
Have you every thought about donating some of your time and talents to support nature? The RSPB is looking for volunteers from all walks of life who can dive a few hours a week to aid the UK’s largest conservation charity. Volunteering offers people a chance tomeet new people, develop a different skill set and learn a new trade. Get outside, have some fun and support your local community.
Join us @ the Library restaurant Bar and Grill in our new look lounge area with LK bennett and Creme de La mer
you can enjoy tapas style food and drinks whilst being introduced to the Fabulousnew LK Bennett summer collections . From Creme de la mer the new iilluminating eye gel plus the reparative tints all ready for your summer work wardrobe or even holiday .
Tickets £15.50pp 6pm Thursday 23rd April from the Library 01603 616606
From 1 January, new rules will apply for any trade with EU countries.
In this webinar HM Revenue and Customs will update on key actions to take and where you can find additional help and support on importing and exporting including;
How to deal with customs declarations including options to delay declarations for imports from January for six months
Moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Moderated by BCC’s Liam Smyth, the expert panel includes Elinor Paterson from the Northern Ireland Protocol Engagement team and Claire Wilson from the stakeholder engagement team.
Please note that due to high demand, we are limiting attendance to two people per organisation. The recording will be available to share with colleagues after the event.
How to book a place:
Please follow the book now link. Due to the demand of this series, please note that only two members for each business can attend. Following the event, we will share event materials with you.
If you are a non-member and struggling please email [email protected] confirming how many places you require and a contact number. We will then call you to take payment.
Join this upcoming British Chambers of Commerce webinar, in partnership with Moneycorp, to hear the views of Vicky Pryce, a renowned Economist and Business Consultant and our Director General, Dr. Adam Marshall, as they discuss what needs to be addressed in order to protect businesses, jobs needed to help kick-start the recovery and more.
Businesses of all sizes, sectors and across every community, region and nation have been impacted in an unprecedented way by the current Coronavirus pandemic. OBR’s latest projections provide an extremely bleak assessment of the UK’s near-term economic prospects.
With on-going confusion about politicians, sixth formers at King’s Lynn’s Springwood High School will go one step closer to understanding when all 5 parliamentary candidates for the constituency visit to take part in a ‘Question Time’ style debate. Henry Bellingham, Jo Rust, Toby Coke, Hugh Lanham and Michael de Whalley. This event is part of the School’s ‘Super Learning Day’ provision. Sixth Form students are preparing questions for thepanelistsand reading up on the policies of the parties represented. All areas ofthe press have been invited by Assistant Director Key Stage 5 and Head of Government and Politics, George Pettitt, in order to engage young people in politics; a subject that will no doubt be covered in the session!
Join us for a relaxed morning of networking 0930 – 1130 in Great Yarmouth. We will be there along with Great Yarmouth Borough Council as well as having an expert speaker with us to help build your business toolkit by imparting their knowledge and answering your questions.
This is a super informal networking morning, you’ll have free networking time when you arrive followed by a quick round-table introduction so you can get to know your fellow business people in the room and understand what it is they do. After this our expert will “take the stage” to present on their area of expertise, when they’ve answered everyone’s questions the networking commences again.
For November’s Coastal Co.nnect we will have Vicky Day from Gateway to Employment with us. Gateway to Employment (GtoE) is a joint campaign between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk and the Department for Work and Pensions, which aims to break down barriers to employment for people with convictions.
Their aim was to get 100 organisations to pledge to offer a new opportunity to someone with convictions, leading to meaningful long term employment. This target was exceeded within one year of launching the campaign. Progress to date
Creation of Project Board
Ensured project board is supported by appropriate legal/HR expertise
Worked with local media on promotion campaigns
Held numerous employer events including, NARRO (Norfolk Alliance for Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Offenders), Workshop with Broadland District Council and HMP Norwich and HMP Wayland employer events
Creation of website
Developed data capture process with DWP
Developed E Newsletter and comprehensive distribution list
Champion “No-Offence” campaign
Pledges fulfilled from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2018:
Work Experience 11
Sector Based Work Academy 6
Mock Interviews 256
Apprenticeship 1
Job starts 37
Job Offer 49
Bursary/Grant 110
Provision 44
Training 2
Good news
A dream has come true for a Norfolk apprentice who has turned her life around thanks to a scheme launched by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner and the Department for Work and Pensions. Alex Burzec, a Support Coordinator at Home Group, found employment through the Gateway to Employment (GtoE) scheme which gives ex-offenders a second chance. Having already been crowned ‘Regional Rising Star’ at the Eastern Region National Apprentice Awards, Alex was hoping to reach for the stars by netting the national title. In December 2018 Alex’s “ultimate dream” came true after she was presented with a highly commended National Rising Star Award at the National Apprenticeship Awards. “Achieving the ‘Rising Star’ Apprentice Award in the East Region was a huge surprise and I felt truly overwhelmed by this,” said Alex.
All are welcome so feel free to pop along to find out what it’s all about, grab a cuppa and get chatting!