I am sure you are already aware that employee benefits is a varied and wide-reaching topic that boosts productivity, employee engagement and of course the business bottom line. With a good selection of employee perks and benefits, workers stay happy, and a happy team tends to be more productive and creative.
Additionally, employees who feel satisfied with their benefits package are less likely to move elsewhere. According to the LinkedIn Global Talent Trends Report, better benefits were one of the top 3 reasons why millennials changed jobs in 2020.
This is why we are reaching out to you as we would like to partner with you and offer your staff a unique opportunity to save a massive 25% discount by simply using their pre-approved company discount code!
The discount is not only applicable to mini-golf, but can also be used when purchasing food and drinks in our venue for a 10% discount*. Your staff simply use the company code when booking golf online via our website or by simply quoting the code when purchasing drinks and food in-store.
There is no charge for partnering with Putt Putt Social – simply email [email protected] for more information and receive your unique company code.
*Discounts are NOT applicable for Party & Christmas Packages or Sunday bookings
Wingfield Consultants are now a Certified B Corporation.
As a B Corp, we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact.
As a B Corp in the consulting industry, we’re counted among businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
B Lab: ‘We are thrilled to share that Wingfield Consultants Ltd is now a certified B Corporation! Thank you for your commitment to use business as a force for good and for your time and energy spent on the certification process. We would like to sincerely congratulate your company for joining the global B Corp movement!’.
Simon Wingfield, Founder of Wingfield Consultants, led the process to this certification. He said: ‘We are overjoyed to have finally received our certification. This is testament to our purpose-driven business model, our values, and the work we do in the local community’.
Just a few months after becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), our managing director, Sarah West, is this month celebrating her thirteenth year as a Chartered Marketer.
The achievement is particularly poignant as her twelfth year was celebrated during the first lockdown of the pandemic as our entire team worked from home.
“It’s much easier to smile in this picture than it was this time last year!”
“I always look forward to submitting the evidence required each year to maintain my chartered status as it’s a good opportunity to reflect on everything that has happened and everything I’ve learned. However skilled or experienced, there is always more to learn in the pursuit of being an ever more effective marketer for our clients”
The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world’s most respected professional membership organisation for marketing. The CIM states that Chartered Marketer status recognises those achieving the highest levels in the profession. It demonstrates commitment to keeping up-to-date and is awarded on a combination of experience and qualifications.
Sarah first became a Chartered Marketer in 2008 having gained her CIM post-graduate diploma and demonstrated her skills through work for both a national law firm and a major UK holiday company. In 2007, Sarah had won the CIM’s Young Marketer of the Year for East Anglia for her work marketing Great Yarmouth College.
In 2018, our award-winning managing director was also named New Director of the Year for the Institute of Directors (IOD) in the East of England.
Identifying a lack of strategic knowledge amongst many marketing agencies, Sarah founded Full Mix Marketing in 2016 with the aim to deliver the best mix of marketing for each of our clients.
Full Mix Marketing has subsequently grown to become the leading business-to-business (B2B) marketing agency in East Anglia, supporting companies in sectors including logistics, manufacturing, engineering, business services and innovation.
Leading regional law firm, Howes Percival has announced seven senior promotions in Norwich, including new partner, Jamie Childs.
Patrick Manning and Jonathan Parker have been promoted to the level of Director, while Phillippa Summerlee, Joseph Keeping, Paula Cole and Jean Herring have been made senior associates.
Geraint Davies, Howes Percival’s Chairman commented,“I’d like to congratulate everyone on their promotions which acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and invaluable contribution these individuals have made to Howes Percival. As a firm we have a reputation for promoting from within and it is great to be able to reward so many people this year for their exceptional efforts in supporting our clients.
“The firm has had a really successful year and this achievement has been driven by exceptional people, working really hard together. Our people have been at the heart of that and consistently provided excellent service to our clients, which has enabled us to capitalise on the opportunities that have arisen. Investment in people, through both external appointments and nurturing our existing talent, is key to our strategy, our continued success and growth.”
Partner level appointments
Jamie Childs – specialism: commercial property and planning
Jamie is a specialist planning solicitor with a particular focus on securing legally robust and deliverable planning permissions for clients. Jamie’s experience includes advising on a number of significant, high profile and contentious residential development projects and he has a proven track record of negotiating complex planning agreements on some of the largest development projects in the region.
Director level appointments
Patrick Manning – specialism: Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Jonathan Parker – specialism: Commercial Property: Social Housing
Joseph Keeping – specialism: Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts
Paula Cole – specialism: Commercial Property
Jean Herring – specialism: Commercial Property
Howes Percival is ranked in the ‘UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to Work For 2022′ and is also ranked 8thBest Law Firms in the country to work for. The firm provides a full-service legal offering across a wide range of specialist sectors. For more information visit:https://www.howespercival.com/
Aston Shaw, a local accountancy firm, has been busy fundraising and raising awareness for the local children’s charity EACH (East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices) since it first launchedthe campaign in February of this year. The main event – a grouptandem skydive with 25 staff members – has been hugely successful, raising over £10,000 for the local charity.
The day itself was a nerve-racking experience for some, followed by feelings of relief and an overwhelming sense of pride. One of the brave skydivers commented: “I was really anxious and apprehensive on the day, but afterwards I couldn’t have been happier – it was an incredible experience and I’m tempted to do another!”, these feelings were echoed amongst most of the staff who took part at Aston Shaw.
The skydive took place at Beccles Airfield, on August 22nd, the weather was perfect and the day ran as smoothly as possible.All the staff are pleased to have surpassed the initial target set by the firm. Post-skydive donations continue to roll in, and the total continues to rise.
EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire,Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and relies heavily on donations from fundraising activities. The £10,000 raised by Aston Shaw will largely go towards thenookappeal; EACH is raising money for a new, bespoke hospice to be built in the heart of Norfolk. The new hospice will be much better equipped to provide the services that the children need, and will bring new facilities for the children to enjoy.
We are looking for extreme adventurers to lend a hand to Take Our Hand by skydiving at 14,000ft. This bucket list challenge is like nothing else you will experience. Taking place on Saturday 24th June at Beccles Airfield. To register your interest please complete the form on the below link or email [email protected].
KLIC and Connect is a chance for businesses in west Norfolk to find new opportunities, meet other businesses and get information, advice and support from the New Anglia Growth Hub and Innovate UK EDGE.
Two drop-in events are planned at KLIC in King’s Lynn, from 9am-6pm on 31 January and 23 February.
Deputy Leader of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, and Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Heritage, Cllr Graham Middleton, said: “I hope businesses across west Norfolk will see what a great opportunity this is and come to meet us to find out more.
“Supporting businesses in the borough to succeed, grow and diversify is key to the success of the borough as a whole and we’re here to help and support them do that, every step of the way.”
The events are free and businesses can gain additional benefits by getting advice on the business support that is available in west Norfolk and how innovation can help businesses grow.
There will also be an opportunity to find out more about exciting developments in King’s Lynn, including plans for the Nar Ouse Business Park, proposals for an Innovation and Collaboration Incubator and how KLIC can help businesses by offering meeting spaces, hotdesking, co-working and more.
The events will be open to current KLIC tenants, as well as all local businesses in the borough of west Norfolk and the general catchment area of the KLIC centre.
KLIC is located at Innovation Drive, King’s Lynn, PE30 5BY.
This event is part of the Connected Innovation programme from New Anglia LEP. It is made possible by the Norfolk Strategic Fund and the Suffolk Inclusive Growth Investment Fund andBorough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, and supported by Nar Ouse Business Park Enterprise Zone and the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce.
Vattenfall has issued a call for tenders for framework agreements for cable testing and fault-finding at its offshore wind farms in the UK and also off mainland Europe.
All contracts, which are subject to renewal, will have a duration of five years with an option to extend for one year.
The contracts are expected to start in mid-2023.
The tender is divided into three lots and Vattenfall is seeking up to five contractors per lot.
The first lot is related to offshore wind farms off of the UK, while the second lot is for sites in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark and the third covers sites off Germany.
The deadline for requests to participate is 20 February 2023.
Vattenfall has several operational offshore wind farms, as well as projects in development, across the regions it has launched the tenders for.
These include the operational 604MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, in Denmark, as well as operational Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, featuring 11 8.8MW turbines, off Scotland, and the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas projects, off the east coast of the UK.
Vattenfall is also developing the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm off the Netherlands.
Head out and about for £2 and save money when you travel there by Bus
Whether you travel for your weekly shop, daily commute, time with friends or seeing new places
Any single bus fare will cost a maximum of £2 until the end of March.
With fuel prices still high, and cost of living ever increasing, many are still reconsidering their travel options, and we are urging you to try the bus.
A simple switch to one or two journeys by bus is not only better for the environment but better for your pocket too.
If you travel from Dereham, Watton, Hingham, Wymondham, Stalham, Wroxham into Norwich, you will pay just £2*.
Simply pay the driver for your journey as you board the bus
Travel more often, buy a bundle of 10 single tickets on our Konectbus app.
If you’re not sure if this flat fare is right for your journey, compare some of our other ticketing options available to you here
The £2 Bus Fare Cap Grant runs from Sunday 1st January until Friday 31st March and is supported by the HM Government’s Help for Households scheme. which is designed to support families and help spread the costs of living by offering affordable travel options.
This offer is valid on the following bus routes across our network.
A record 97% of taxpayers in the UK filed their 2021-22 self-assessment tax returns ahead of the 31st January deadline, but an estimated 600,000 still missed the deadline, earning instant £100 late filing penalties.
Of the 12,060,872 self-assessment tax returns due for the 2021-22 financial year, 11,733,465 were filed on time. Of those, 3,275 were filed on Christmas Day, with the peak hour on 31st January being 4-5pm, when 68,462 returns were received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The deadline for filing paper tax returns was 31st October, but 10,965,993 taxpayers chose to complete their forms electronically, representing 96.2% of all tax returns filed, by the January cut-off date.
Andy Gibbs, Head of Group Technical at TaxAssist Accountants, said: “If you have missed the deadline to submit a 2021-22 self-assessment tax return, it’s vital that you contact your accountant or HMRC as soon as you can.
“They will be able to work out if you have a legitimate reason for failing to meet your self-assessment obligations on time.
“If you don’t have a reasonable excuse an accountant can work with you to prepare your tax return as soon as possible to avoid accumulating further late filing penalties.
“It may be that you are not required to file a tax return, meaning your accountant can help you cancel any filing requirements.”
Self-assessment tax returns in figures
• 12,060,872 self-assessment tax returns due for 2021-22
• HMRC estimates 600,000 taxpayers missed the deadline
• 11,733,465 (97.3%) returns received by 31st January, including expected returns, unsolicited returns and late registrations
• 10,965,993 returns were filed online (96.2% of returns expected, following adjustments)
• 385,296 paper tax returns were filed (3.4% of returns expected, following adjustments)
• This June, the Hope On The Move sponsored challenge is raising funds to help end homelessness across East Anglia; • Participants can take part individually or in teams to cover part of the total challenge distance of 16,696 miles – equivalent to the number of people experiencing homelessness in the region; • The challenge is open to everyone and people can cover their miles in whatever form they like, from walking to roller skating.
This June, people in Norfolk are being invited to take a step forward to end homelessness by joining the Hope On The Move sponsored challenge.
Participants will be able to take part individually, or team up to cover part of the challenge’s goal of 16,696 miles – 1 mile for every person experiencing homelessness in the region.
The fundraising event is being organised by Hopestead, the charity with the mission of ending homelessness in the east of England, to raise funds and connect people safely after a difficult and isolating time.
Starting on 1 June and running until the 30 June, Hope On The Move is designed for absolutely everyone, and participants are encouraged to join in in whatever way they would like – walking, running, cycling, roller skating, or horse riding – the list is endless.
Marie Claire-Delbrouque, MD of Hopestead said: “As restrictions ease, many of us can look forward to being reunited with our families and friends in each other’s homes. But life remains the same for those experiencing homelessness.
“There are almost 17,000 people who are currently experiencing homelessness in our region and through Hope On The Move, we want to raise funds towards delivering our vision of ending homelessness in the East of England.
“We know that by working together – with individuals and organisations that share our commitment – we can achieve our ambitious goal. Because everyone deserves a place to call home.”
Gasway is the headline sponsor for Hope on the Move and Nick Bartram, Gasway’s Managing Director said: “Gasway has always supported the communities we serve. We’re delighted to be the headline sponsor for Hopestead’s new initiative, Hope on the Move.
“We understand the importance of having a home, especially one that is safe and warm which feels even more important now than ever before. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone in our communities getting involved with this.”
Participants can sign up for just £15 and all details can be found on the Hopestead website (www.hopestead.org).
Every ticket purchased and every donation received will go directly to those who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness in East Anglia. And everyone taking part will receive a medal upon completion of the event
Marie Claire Delbrouque commented: “After the last year, it is even more important to create a sense of belonging for everyone in our communities.
“Our Hope On The Move challenge will help to create that connection, and bring people together – safely – to raise funds, get fit, have fun, and step out in support of those who are experiencing homelessness.”