On Thursday 19th January, over 70 members joined us for a Business Breakfast at the Great Yarmouth Town Hall. The Assembly Room provided a grand and spacious setting where delegates could network over coffee upon arrival.
Neil Orford, president of the Great Yarmouth Chamber Council kicked off proceedings by welcoming guests and congratulating Caroline on her much deserved MBE. Guests then went straight into some Speed Networking which is designed to get guests talking to as many other people as possible. The Speed Networking meant that guests were able to meet up to 32 different people in the room.
When guests wrapped up their networking sessions, they were treated to a full English breakfast courtesy of T&K Banqueting Ltd.
Presentations then came from our event Sponsors, Norfolk County Council, supported by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Tig Armstrong, Infrastructure and Economic Growth Manager, David Allfrey, Major Projects Manager, both from Norfolk County Council gave updates on infrastructure across Norfolk, looking at both the dualling of the A47 and the Third River Crossing project. Both government spending and timelines were discussed, Norfolk County Council advised that building work could begin on bridge as early as 2020.
David Glason, Group Manager for Growth, Great Yarmouth Borough Council then updated guests on investment within the Town Centre explaining that £2m is being put into regenerating Great Yarmouth.
If you missed it and want to know more, a copy of the slides can be found here
The event was rounded off with a Q+A session with our speakers where delegates asked for more information on the Town Centre – which can be found displayed in the Town Hall, or here. Businesses were also interested to see how they could support the projects, to which Tig explained that every ounce of vocal support helps them build a case for the infrastructure. To give feedback and help the Third River Crossing project, click here
To learn about any upcoming events, please visit: norfolkchamber.co.uk/events
