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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.

RINCE2® 7th courses will commence from January 2024.

The PRINCE2® Practitioner Course prepares participants for the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner examinations. Attention will be given to practical participation in a case study encompassing the most essential elements of a PRINCE2 project. Participants will explore the relationship between the Business Case and the project and develop specific PRINCE2 products during the course. Some pre-workshop study is expected of the candidates’ prior to attending the course. The course is accredited with AXELOS® through PeopleCert and based on the 7th Edition PRINCE2 manual.

This is a 4.5 day course (Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 1pm) 

• 29 September
• 30 September
• 1 October
• 2 October
• 3 October

Following the completion of the course you will be able to:

• Apply the PRINCE2 principle in context
• Apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 themes in context
• Apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 processes in context

PRINCE2 7 addresses changes in the project management sector and adapts to evolving working practices and technologies.

Download the overview

All our courses are delivered by highly experienced and approved trainers with many years experience in the delivery of PRINCE2 courses and the implementation of the methodology into organisations. All the courses will require some evening study (approx 1-2 hours per evening) and some pre-read material will be expected to have been read prior to attending the courses.

This accredited course is delivered in association with Insights, an Accredited Training Organisation.

Find out more: https://www.jarroldtraining.co.uk/course/prince2-foundation-and-practitioner/

To Book: [email protected] or call 01603 677107 to find out more

With a new album (‘Addict’) slated for release later in the year, a documentary and even their own festival, Barry Ashworth’s merry gang of outlaw reprobates are simply unstoppable.

The Specials and the 2-Tone movement brilliantly reflected the multi-racial nature of the UK’s inner cities back in the day. The Dub Pistols are like a 21st century equivalent – a riotous collision of drum & bass, hip-hop, ska, dub and punk. One of the most exhilarating live bands on the circuit, these festival favourites have survived international terrorism, inter-band warfare and the wheels falling off their operation numerous times. Now a slickly drilled outfit, they’ve nevertheless lost none of their kick-ass vitality and renegade edge wherever they rock up to play.

Dubbed ‘the hardest working man in showbiz’ by music industry peers, Barry has worked in music all his adult life. An Ibiza original who had his life changed by acid house, he started running club-nights in London and had soon formed a band, Deja Vu, who arrived during the Flowered Up/Happy Mondays ‘baggy’ era.

When Deja Vu split, Barry started DJing – badly, at first – and the Dub Pistols formed out of some of these madcap DJ sessions. The last two subsequent decades have been a riot of storming shows, missed opportunities, big bad basslines, calamities and triumphs – with scarcely a dull moment.

The first Dub Pistols album, ‘Point Blank’, came after Barry and one-time production partner Jason O’Bryan had signed to Concrete, a subsidiary of DeConstruction Records. Early single ‘Cyclone’ dented the UK Top 40, and other tracks like ‘Westway’ and ‘There’s Gonna Be A Riot’ had enough going on to land a US record deal with the mighty Geffen Records.

Constant touring of the States followed while they readied their second album – although disaster struck just as it was about to be released. The 9/11 terrorist attack in New York meant that the album – which referenced international geo-politics in a no-nonsense fashion – had to be temporarily shelved.

Returning to the UK with their tails between their legs, Barry and co set about rebuilding their career. They hooked up with ex-Specials singer Terry Hall and roots reggae great Horace Andy for tracks on ‘Six Million Ways To Live’ (ska cut ‘Problem Is’ and ‘World Gone Crazy’ respectively), which kicked off their long association with assorted guest vocalists. Soon they were touring with Terry Hall and UK hip-hop don Rodney P, and producing their most accessible album to date, ‘Speakers & Tweeters’ – which included a cover of ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials, a live fave, and ‘Peaches’ by The Stranglers.

At one of their big live shows, the ant-racism festival Rise in London in 2007, they were not only joined by Terry Hall on vocals but also another Specials mainstay, guitarist Lyndal Golding. The rapturous reception that ‘Gangsters’ received was instrumental in The Specials getting back together the following year – and in turn they asked the Dub Pistols to support them for some of their comeback tour.

The Dubs themselves nearly fell apart, Happy Mondays style, while recording their next album ‘Rum & Coke’ in Barbados the following summer. “Our gear got pawned off, members of the band were locked up, the wheels came off – everything we did was just about partying and enjoying ourselves,” Barry recalls.

After the turn of the noughties they returned to more political fare with their ‘Worshipping The Dollar’ LP – featuring vocalists such as Akala and Rodney P – and introduced more of a drum & bass sound into their live sets and new songs. As the decade progressed they cemented their place as one of the mainstay festival bands in Europe – guaranteed to rock the house every single time. Their list of collaborators now reads like a who’s who of conscious lyricists.

The eighth Dub Pistols album ‘Addict’ – named after new track ‘Addicted To The Bassline’, featuring Cheshire Cat – is a melting pot of dubwise sensibility, junglist riddims and feelgood party anthems. “”I think it’s the best album we’ve ever done,” says Barry, although during the recording of it they tragically lost one of their members, Will xxx. “That was a real down-point, but we want to celebrate him in this album,” Barry adds.

‘Addict’ also features mic skills from 2-Tone heroine Rhoda Dakar, stalwart MC Navigator, long-term collaborator Lindy Layton, and foundation MCs the Ragga Twins, as well as permanent live vocalist of the past few years, Mr Seanie T. It’s out in the autumn on Sunday Best.

The Pistoleros also have a documentary coming out about them, WCPGW?, and also their own festival in September – Mucky Weekend, named after one of their most popular live tracks. “I’ve always wanted to do my own festival, having come from a promoting background,” says Barry. “God-knows if I’m just being an idiot, but I’ve been to enough festivals in my time to know what makes a good festival. I’ve helped so many people with their festivals, so it seems only natural to do our own thing now as well.”

PRINCE2® 7th courses will commence from January 2024.

The PRINCE2® Foundation Course covers the whole of the syllabus of PRINCE2 Foundation Level and prepares participants for the PRINCE2 Foundation examination. The course is accredited through AXELOS® with PeopleCert and is based on the 7th Edition PRINCE2 manual.

This is a 3 day course (9:00am – 5:00pm)

• 29 September
• 30 September
• 1 October

Following the completion of the course you will be able to:

• Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2
• Understand how PRINCE2 principles underpin the PRINCE2 method
• Understand the PRINCE2 themes and how they are applied throughout the project
• Understand the PRINCE2 processes and how they are carried out throughout the project

PRINCE2 7 addresses changes in the project management sector and adapts to evolving working practices and technologies.

Download the overview

All our courses are delivered by highly experienced and approved trainers with many years experience in the delivery of PRINCE2 courses and the implementation of the methodology into organisations. All the courses will require some evening study (approx 1-2 hours per evening) and some pre-read material will be expected to have been read prior to attending the courses.

This accredited course is delivered in association with Insights, an Accredited Training Organisation.

Find out more: https://www.jarroldtraining.co.uk/course/prince2-foundation/

To Book: [email protected] or call 01603 677107 to find out more.

NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation is a specialist health and safety qualification designed to give learners the confidence and practical skills to investigate workplace accidents and incidents effectively. This course teaches you how to identify root causes, develop risk control measures, and contribute to detailed team investigations for larger or more complex incidents.

Jointly developed by NEBOSH and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the UK’s leading safety regulator – this highly respected qualification provides a strong foundation in incident investigation. It is ideal for managers, supervisors, HSE champions, union representatives, and those aspiring to become health and safety professionals.

By completing the NEBOSH Introduction to Incident Investigation course, learners gain the ability to reduce risks, improve workplace safety performance, and support a proactive safety culture.

Course Details

The NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation consists of one unit, which must be successfully completed within six months to achieve the NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation. The course covers:

• Moral, legal and financial arguments for investigations
• Human and organisational factors
• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Positive strategies and the barriers to successful interviews
• Advanced accident/incident investigation techniques

Cost from £360 (inc VAT)

How to Use COBRA

A workshop showing you how the COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser) databasecan help get your business started. Find all the information you need to get your business off the ground.

Where: The Business Library, 2nd Floor, Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library

When: 6.00-7.00pm

Cost: Free for a maximum of 6 people. Booking required

Phone: 01603 774740

Email: [email protected]

MANOEUVRES are Europe’s premier tribute to OMD – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – one of the most influential and original bands to emerge from the early days of synth pop in the late 1970’s. Barry & Sarah created MANOEUVRES to bring you a Tribute Show to OMD brought about by a genuine love and respect for the music of these synth pop pioneers. By focusing on meticulous attention to detail together with a little twist or two of their own, an energetic and authentic stage performance is ensured, faithfully capturing the atmosphere and excitement of a true OMD concert. Performing all of OMD’s many hit songs such as ‘Enola Gay’, ‘Messages’, ‘Sailing On The Seven Seas’ and ‘Souvenir’ to name but a few, MANOEUVRES will leave you with lasting memories of a captivating and unique show that you will want to see again and again.

A studio-based presentation of short scenes created, choregraphed and performed by our Level 2 and Level 3 Acting, Dance and Musical theatre performers.

All work has been chosen, created and performed by the students themselves.

These evening shows, allow our students to showcase progress made and demonstrate skills learnt this term.

Acts include a wide range of performance styles including Bonnie and Clyde, Good Will Hunting, Footloose, Elvis, Die on This Hill, Pearl, Dangerous, I hear a Symphony, Goo Goo Muck, Hazbin Hotel, Little Women, Knives Out, and original pieces.

Contractor or an Employee? It’s time to find out…

For many years businesses have relied on “off-payroll” workers (contractors, consultants, freelancers etc.) as a feasible, and often cheaper, alternative to employees.

However, pending reforms to IR35 rules in the private sector, following their introduction to the public sector in 2017, mean that all businesses are having to reconsider whether these working relationships are likely to be classified as “disguised employment” by HMRC and indeed whether or not such working arrangements will continue to be financially viable from April 2020.

Following a number of recent high-profile court cases, HMRC is turning the screw on tax avoidance by Personal Service Companies (aka one-man bands) by shifting the responsibility for determining a contractor’s IR35 status to the end-client including the liability to operate PAYE when necessary.

This seminar will endeavour to explain all aspects of IR35. Everything from what IR35 is to the financial impact it could have on your business, no matter how small, ensuring you gain all the knowledge you need to take the necessary steps to prepare for HMRC’s new regime.

Who is this for?

This course is suitable for anyone working as a contractor, consultant, freelancer or another form of subcontracted support for another organisation, and companies who are using a lot of external contractors etc. Understanding whether the relationship is Contractor or Employee is highly important and ignorance is no longer a defence.

Agenda for the Day:

08:00 Doors Open – Registration, Breakfast Goods, Tea and Coffee

08:30 New Anglia Growth Hub – how can we help you? *

08:45 Contractor or Client or Employee or Employer? What is IR35 and what does it mean for businesses*

09:45 Summary and Group Q & A*

10:00 1-2-1 Discussion opportunities

11:00 Close

Total hours of *IDB (information, Diagnostic and Brokerage) delivery = 1hrs 30mins

About the Experts:

Glenn Savill – Aston Shaw

Glenn Savill is passionate about engaging local businesses to topics and advice that make a real difference to SMEs. He has been with the firm since graduating from university with an Accounting & Finance honours degree in 2009. Having become a fully qualified Chartered Certified Accountant in 2015, he is now known for his down-to-earth yet energetic personality which makes him the perfect person to deliver important advice in a manner that is understandable and valuable.

Lucy Churchill – Spire Solicitors

Lucy Churchill is an employment law specialist at Spire Solicitors LLP in Norwich. Lucy has spent the majority of her career advising employers on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, including employment status and “off-payroll” working arrangements. She is an engaging speaker, and her enthusiasm brings any topic to life.

FAQs

I want to book for more than one person from my company?

Due to the popularity of these events, we are usually only able to allow one person per company to attend. However on this occasion and due to the nature of the content more than one person will be possible. However, if the event becomes very popular we may ask for those with multiple tickets to give up additional space. We will try to avoid this though.

However, please email [email protected], if you wish a colleague to attend as well and if we have cancellations we will notify you immediately on a first-come, first-served basis to offer another ticket.

What are my parking options for getting to and from the event?

There is plenty of parking on site which should be free, please report to reception should there be any issues and inform them that you were with our event. Please park in the designated spaces only.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or queries.

Talk your business ideas/problems/questions through with fellow business owners who understand what it means to work in business.  You might meet the ideal person who can help you solve your problem!

If you’re looking for networking opportunities in Norfolk, BLN is a very welcoming community.  Members, guests and anyone else with an interest in buying local are all welcome.

For this event, everyone is free to attend.

Places are limited, so please book your place on Eventbrite.

We’re delighted to share that our March networking event will be set within the truly unique surroundings of Watatunga Wildlife Reserve.  Spanning 170 acres of breathtaking woodland, grassland and lakes, this award-winning nature reserve is dedicated to the conservation of endangered deer, antelope and birds, and is home to the most diverse collection of deer and antelope in Europe, all free to roam at their will.

This event begins at 10am with BLN’s usual relaxed networking, along with complimentary drinks, giving you the chance to connect with fellow professionals in this exceptional setting.  At 10:45 we will embark on a 90 minute trailer tour of the park.

Members are free, and non-members are £15 + Eventbrite fees.

Places are limited, so to book your place, please purchase your ticket on Eventbrite.