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eshot - 18 January 2010
Lincolnshire Chamber Membership Survey
The Chamber Membership Survey will be available for you to complete very soon - we should be grateful if you would take a few minutes of your time to help us improve our service offering to you.
Tender opportunities for London 2012
Business Link will be hosting a number of events across the region to outline what opportunities might be available for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, particularly for small to medium sized businesses. These workshop style events will offer advice on how to find these tender opportunities and what businesses need to do to register and publish on the London 2012 procurement portal, CompeteFor.
There will be two sessions held at each venue, at 9.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm. The first four events are as follows:
16th February - Newark Beacon
18th February - Boston Enterprise Centre
23rd February - National Space Centre, Leicester
25th February - Portfolio Innovation Centre, University of Northampton
To register for these events online and for more details click here or contact Business Link on 0845 058 6644, or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send an email.
Funding for Growth – grant support for land based businesses
emda will be holding a regional conference to showcase the funding opportunities available for land based businesses through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). This will take place on Tuesday 26th January 2010 at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire. To find out more, and to book your place, click here.
Pathfinder Grants Available
Pathfinder grants from £5,000 – £20,000 are available to small to medium sized businesses. The grants, funded by emda and the European Regional Development Fund, support activities to determine market potential of new technologies in key areas. Click here for more information and to apply for a grant.
Give your thoughts and win a session on the Police Skid Pan
Lincolnshire Police Authority is pleased to introduce the Budget Simulator element of its website. By clicking on the link below you will be able to adjust the various elements of the Lincolnshire Police Budget, increasing it, or decreasing each area as you feel is best. Please click here to view it.
Once you have made your decisions, the Budget Simulator calculates if you are under or over budget, and how that would effect the average council tax payment. You can find out more about what each budget section includes by clicking on its title. Once you have made your decisions, click ‘submit’ and your opinions will be sent to the Police Authority who will use the results to influence their decision making.
You can either complete the budget anonymously, or if you want to be in with a chance of wining the prize, leave your contact details. Once you have completed the simulator yourself, please email the link to everyone in your address book from Lincolnshire, and let as many people as possible have their say.
Lincolnshire Police Authority Recruiting Independent Member
Lincolnshire Police Authority has launched a campaign to recruit a new Independent Member. It particularly wants to hear from younger people, women and people from minority groups. The appointment is for a four year term, starting from 1st April 2010. The closing date for completed applications is Noon on 1st February 2010. Please click here for more details.
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership
Chief Executive Officer
Location: Lincoln office base
Salary: £48,000 plus (dependent on experience), performance related increment system (to be finalised), pension scheme, and private health cover
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership is seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the Partnership team and its partner organisations into the challenges of 2012 and beyond. This post is responsible for the strategic management of grass roots sport across the county of Lincolnshire. A full appointment pack explaining the role, background and success of the Partnership and the appointment process can be found at www.lincolnshiresports.co.uk
For an application form, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email the Partnership or telephone 01522 585580. Closing date for applications is Thursday 11 February 2010. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Check and reference checks.
After Copenhagen - Lincolnshire's Action on Climate Change
‘After Copenhagen’ on the 26th of January will feature nationally-renowned speakers along with workshops on the local context and challenges. The event is open to anyone, from individuals to local organisations and businesses. If you are concerned about climate change, would like to know how decisions are translated into local policies and what you can do to bring about positive action, or would just like to find out more, places can now be booked through the EPIC Centre.
The afternoon will feature a host of workshops, covering topics from community engagement, flood preparedness, sustainable buildings, sustainable transport fuels and helping businesses tackle the causes and effects of climate change.
Tickets are £47 including VAT, which includes a buffet lunch. To book, or for further information, visit http://www.epic-lincolnshire.org, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send an email or telephone 01522 554595.
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership Corporate Games Summer Series
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership is launching Lincolnshire’s first Corporate Games Summer Series event this summer. This is a chance for colleagues to bond over Netball rules, to discuss Kwik-cricket or to take their frustration out on a shuttle cock. The Summer Series will run for 6 weeks every Wednesday starting on Wednesday 19th May 2010. Teams will consist of 10 people (no more than 6 males on a team of 10), although 20 names can be nominated under a team name allowing for variety within the team. The teams will play a different sport every week and will result in a winning team at the end of the series.
The benefits of sport to businesses are building employee confidence and loyalty, bonding your organisation through sport, health, fitness and fun and enhancing awareness of the company name, product, service, or presence in the community. Please click here for the application form.
Cope Safety Courses
Cope Safety Management are pleased to announce that they will be holding their next open courses at Franklin Hall, Spilsby. For information on our courses and booking forms, which include details of our early booking discount please click here. Alternatively please see the Training section on the Cope website, http://www.jwcope.co.uk for our full schedule, or contact Kerry our course administrator on 01790 754740.
