Join us in Great Yarmouth for our popular Coastal Co.nnect. Agenda 08:00 – Event Start and Networking 09:00 – Welcome by Norfolk Chambers of Commerce 09:30 – Networking 10:00 – Event Close Speaker TBC
Who is it for? Anyone is welcome at this event, and it is open to both members and non-members. Refreshments We will be providing a selection of coffee/tea/water and squash. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon booking. Cancellation policy If you have booked tickets for this event and can no longer attend, please notify us at [email protected].
Following the 29 October evening launch, Norwich Business School breakfasts return in November on Wednesday 20 November and at the later time of 08:00hrs for 08:30hrs with a roundup of the 2019 Sync The City. Taking place from 14-16 November, we shall hear from those who took part in this challenge to build and launch a start-up business in 54 hours! Find out what they learnt and how they transformed a one minute pitch into a new business start-up with tech demos. Discover how the expert teams (photo above) faced the challenges, uncertainty and pressure that most start-ups face over months and years! Make a note in your calendar and register now!
Make a note in your calendar and register now! Our networking business breakfast returns in November, with a round-up of the annual Sync The City event, which asks participants to work together to create a business start-up in 54 hours! Presented by Alfonso Avila-Merino, Associate Professor in Innovation Management at the Norwich Business School and instrumental in the challenge over many years.
Taking place from 14-16 November, we shall hear from those who took part in this challenge to build and launch a start-up business. Find out what they learnt and how they transformed a one minute pitch into a new business start-up with tech demos. Discover how they faced the challenges, uncertainty and pressure that most start-ups face over months and years!
The Sync the City event has become a must in the national Tech calendar and brings together budding entrepreneurs with experienced business mentors and technology experts. The event attracts participants from across and outside the local community and attempts to solve real-world problems.
Please note this is at the later time of 08:00hrs for 08:30hrs
Who Should Attend?
This event is aimed at anyone interested in gaining from the business, professional and inter-personal skills learnt from the challenge of Sync The City 2019 .
Cost This is a free event, including a complimentary canapes and drinks reception.
Further information Contact us at [email protected] or call 01603 592263 if you have any questions about this event.
Please note that when registering for this event, your name and organisation will be included on the delegate list circulated to event attendees.
Getting here
If you are driving, free car parking is available in the main car park, marked P1 on the campus map (map ref N29). We will validate your yellow parking token at the event. More information about getting to UEA by other modes of transport is available here.
The aim of this half-day course is to equip delegates to take a lead role in assessing office workstations and the wider management of associated musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Objectives:
* To be able to state the basic HSG65 management cycle, and illustrate how this can apply to the control of MSD’s arising from display screen equipment (DSE) use. * Understand the value of MSDs prevention. * State the minimum equipment/environmental requirements for workstations, as specified in the Schedule of L26. * Understand how the type of job/task can affect assessment (“occupational” factors). * Understand how the correct set up of DSE can prevent MSDs, and state the ideal set up. * Understand the “human” factors that can affect DSE users’ ability and willingness to use DSE correctly. * Demonstrate some of the key skills in ensuring DSE users improve their work station. * Develop an intervention hierarchy in the case of ill health arising from DSE use. * State the key sources of law and guidance, and where they can be found. Prerequisites: None, just enthusiasm (basic spoken English/literacy does help). Course date: Thursday 14th March 2019 Duration: Half day training course; 09:00-13:00 Cost: £95.00+VAT Course Tutors: Sarah Daniels/Richard Mills (Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners), who have spent over 50 years between them in profession. The RedCat Partnership has been providing health and safety training/ consultancy locally and nationally for 19 years. For more information or to book please contact Mitchell on 01603 473732 or [email protected]
Register for A Free Financial Health Check Session
A Chamber Member Exclusive
Got a money question that’s been sitting on your to-do list for far too long? This one’s for you.
Chamber members Brancaster House Financial Planning will be hosting FREE Financial Health Check Drop-In Sessions twice a month for Chamber members and their staff – a relaxed, no-pressure way to get expert financial guidance.
Each month, there’ll be two sessions available:
☀️ One morning 🌤️ One afternoon
You’ll get a 45-minute one-to-one with Shane or one of Brancaster House’s independent financial advisers, where you can talk about anything money-related – from savings and budgeting to investments or mortgages.
🎟️ Completely free 📍 Booking via the Chamber
Another brilliant Chamber benefit – and part of Brancaster House’s mission to make financial advice and education accessible, approachable and available to the whole community – including the business community.
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
A chance to share business ideas with a group of like minded small business owners, all looking to grow and expand. We always have an interesting and packed agenda, covering all aspects of sales and marketing – practical easy to do things that will make a difference. I can promise an action packed start to your day, plus the chance to meet some great local business owners. No need to book, just turn up and we have free tea/coffee and biscuits too!
This event is now SOLD OUT! If you’d like a spot on our waiting list, simply drop us an email at [email protected] and we’ll be in touch as soon as a place becomes available.
Be HubHappy at our Festive Friday Breakfast Gathering!
Join us for a special festive-themed networking breakfast as we celebrate everything Norfolk Chambers has achieved in 2025 and toast to the year ahead!
A Festive Start to Your Friday
Kick off your morning surrounded by fellow business professionals in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy festive breakfast treats, freshly brewed bean-to-cup coffee, and our seasonal special: a festive cinnamon spiced latte – the perfect warming drink to get the season started.
Whether you’re a loyal member or joining us for the first time, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with new contacts, catch up with familiar faces, and expand your professional network in a relaxed setting in the heart of Norwich City Centre.
Celebrating 2025 and Looking Ahead to What’s Next
Nova Fairbank, our Chief Executive, will be taking a look back on some key moments over the year as part of a short AGM. We will also share an exciting look ahead to what’s being planned for the Norfolk Chambers and our members in 2026. This is your chance to hear directly from the top about the opportunities coming your way.
Thank you to our official Hub Club Sponsors
We’re incredibly grateful to the team at Naked Marketing for their continued support as the official sponsor of our Hub Club events. Without Naked in our corner, these successful networking gatherings simply wouldn’t happen. We’re delighted to be working alongside them again next year – bringing more networking, more bacon, and more coffee to Norfolk’s business community.
What to Expect
Festive Christmas breakfast treats and pastries
Fresh bean-to-cup coffee and festive cinnamon-spiced lattes
Meaningful conversations with Norfolk’s business community
A chance to explore the Norfolk Chambers Business Hub if you’ve never been before
Direct access to the Norfolk Chambers team to discuss membership, events, and local business issues
A warm, inclusive atmosphere where professionals come to connect, and stay for the bacon
Perfect for: Existing members reconnecting, non-members wanting to experience what we’re all about, business owners seeking new contacts, and anyone who believes that great business happens over great conversations, especially when there’s good coffee involved!
Extend Your Morning – Members remember, co-working desks are included as part of Norfolk Chambers membership
Why rush off after breakfast? As a member, your desk access is included with your membership at no extra cost. Stick around and make a full morning of it – catch up on emails, take client calls, or continue those conversations you’ve just started.
We look forward to seeing you for this special festive gathering!
Join us in Great Yarmouth for our popular Coastal Co.nnect. Agenda 08:00 – Event Start and Networking 09:00 – Welcome by Norfolk Chambers of Commerce 09:30 – Networking 10:00 – Event Close
Our speaker for this event is Rachel Houghton, Skills and Aspiration Officer from Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
Who is it for? Anyone is welcome at this event, and it is open to both members and non-members. Refreshments We will be providing a selection of coffee/tea/water and squash. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon booking. Cancellation policy If you have booked tickets for this event and can no longer attend, please notify us at [email protected].
Join us for what promises to be an exclusive and interesting virtual event where the Bank of England will share their insight into the current economic climate, followed by a live Q&A.
Our guest speakers, Phil Eckersley, Agent and Patrick Campbell, Deputy Agent for South East and East Anglia, will be providing an overview of the UK economy, drawing on the most recent Bank of England Monetary Policy Report, published in early November.
The event will be held on ‘Chatham House’ rule and is therefore not open to the press. We would also encourage you to pre-submit any questions that you have for Phil and Patrick when registering for your place at this enlightening and informative event.
If you are a non-member then please email [email protected] confirming how many places you require and a contact number. We will then call you to take payment.
Event Speakers:
Phil Eckersley, Agent in the South East and East Anglia, Bank of England
Phil started with the Bank of England in 1987 having spent three years teaching economics and mathematics in SE London.
After four years working as a statistician on money supply data, Phil moved to the management’s accounts office in the Bank, providing detailed cost briefing to Governors and Directors.
In 1994 Phil joined the Bank of England’s agency network, between 1994 and 2002 acting as Deputy Agent in the South East & East Anglia moving on in 2002 to become Agent for Northern Ireland; then in October 2008 he was appointed to be the Agent in the South East and East Anglia.
Patrick Campbell, Deputy Agent in the South East and East Anglia, Bank of England
Patrick is a Deputy Agent at our South East and East Anglia Agency. He has worked at the Bank of England since 1999.
Before he became an agent in October 2018, Patrick mainly worked on our Foreign Exchange Desk (“the FX Desk”), which manages the UK’s reserves of foreign currency and gathers market intelligence. His work for the FX Desk included briefing senior Bank and Treasury staff on financial market reactions to major events, such as the 2010 and 2015 UK general elections and the EU and Scottish Independence referendums. And he was a member of the team that wrote the 2015 Review of Market Intelligence at the Bank of England.
In 2017-18, he was seconded to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to analyse developments in the US money and treasury markets.
Could you spend one night outside so others don’t have to? Challenge yourself and help us to end youth homelessness.
We want to end youth homelessness and we’re tackling the problem locally by providing a home and support to over 100 vulnerable young adults each night. In 2017, we provided over 40,000 safe nights’ accommodation.
We give the young people stability and support their education, training and careers and ensure they have life skills such as shopping, cooking and being able to budget their money so they can leave us to forge an independent life.
Your support at Norwich Sleep Out will help make this happen. Whether you wish to take part as an individual or in a group with friends or colleagues, you can help us to keep vulnerable young adults off the streets by fundraising and gaining sponsorship for your challenge.
We recognise that Sleep Out is not the same as the real hardship faced by rough sleepers but it does give those participating the opportunity to see for themselves what it might feel like to be homeless.
The event is also a great way to build awareness of the issue of homelessness in our region, whilst raising much-needed funds, which are used to deliver the work we do to tackle youth homelessness in Norfolk. In today’s climate of funding cuts and political uncertainty, fundraising has become more important than ever if we are to continue the work we do in this region.
We’re the eastern region partner of the End Youth Homelessness partnership and each of the member charities around the UK organise Sleep Out events in November. There are 103,000 homeless young people in the UK (source: eyh.org.uk) and money raised helps prevent more young people ending up on the streets. Your fundraising at Norwich Sleep Out will support local people. We ask each participant to raise a minimum of £100.00 in sponsorship, in addition to the registration fee.
We are using Eventbrite* for you to book your place at Norwich Sleep Out. The registration cost is £25.00 per person, plus a small Eventbrite fee. This reserves your place at your chosen event and helps us cover our costs. If you’d rather pay by cheque, bank transfer or cash to our Head Office please contact Chris Elliott by phone 01603 886933or email [email protected]
Note: These events are only open to people aged 18 years and above.
The British Chambers of Commerce are launching a brand new series of events – six topical and interactive webinars, which will explore the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Businesses trading internationally need support during this time of change. These interactive events will guide businesses in the short term and over the coming months.
As part of our Year of Trade webinar series, we invite you to join us to look further into VAT, how we can make sure we are on the right side of guidelines and what these arrangements mean for business.
Chaired by James Martin, Director of Policy, British Chambers of Commerce our speakers include:
Ruth Corkin, Director Indirect Tax, Hillier Hopkins LLP
Frank Haskew, Head of Tax Faculty, ICAEW
Due to limited places and high demand for the previous event, we advise early booking to avoid disappointment.
How to book a place:
Please follow the book now link!
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.
We welcome back Craig Charles and his Funk & Soul Club. Due to popular demand Craig will be performing earlier than usual. He takes the stage at 10pm until midnight. Support line up to be confirmed.