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Wellingborough Chamber News Autumn 2014

Wellingborough for Business. Business for Wellingborough

All Saints Church HallMidland Road, Wellingborough

Thurs 25th, Fri 26th& Sat 27th September

OPENThursday 4pm –Midnight

Friday 12 Noon – MidnightSaturday 12 Noon – Midnight

ENTRYEntrance £5.00 per day includes first pint free (up to 4.2%

gravity) plus souvenir beer glass and full colour programme.*2/3 day ticket £8.00 includes 2 free pints (up to 4.2% gravity)

plus souvenir beer glass and full colour programme.*Only one glass will be issued per ticket sold.

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01933 441848

Organised by:

WellingboroughChamber of Commerce

PROGRAMMEOF EVENTS

ThursdayRaunds Temperance Band - 8pm

FridayDr Busker & His

Village Idiots - 8pmSaturday

Paul Strummer’sAcoustic Sessions - from 3pm

(various performers)The Skatoons - 8pm

Saturday 12 Noon – MidnightFriday 12 Noon – MidnightThursday 4pm –Midnight

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Friday 12 Noon – MidnightThursday 4pm –Midnight

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Wellingborough Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Officer &Executive TeamResponsibilities for 2014/15James Wilson Chamber President 01604 812115Direct Chamber Business Activity/ e-newsletter

David Cross Chamber Secretary 01933 652252Administration Activity/Ambassador Project & TCP Board Member

Alan Piggot Deputy President 01933 624222Manage the Chambers Ambassador Project

Richard Bedellls Treasurer 01933 227711Chamber Financial Stability/Subscriptions/Invoicing

Stewart Childs 01933 651863Manage Chambers Website

Oliver Jelly 07803 003811Publicity/Marketing & lead on e-newsletter.

Margaret Baldry 01933 223909Ambassador/business event co-ordinator

Caroline Pink Committee Member 01933 229000Town Centre & related matters

Paul Adams Committee Member 01933 670984Public Agencies/Support & Grant funding

Ben Thomas Committee Member 01604 259900News & Article generation, e-newsletter

Rob Hart Committee Member 01933 228324Social Media/Chamber profile & e-newsletter

Ria Chambers Committee Member 01933 229766Chamber Newsletter/Publicity=

Bob Allen Past President 01933 383316Support Chamber Activity

Alan Warwick Past President 01933 224981Support Chamber Activity (TC Business Reports)

As we are each aware, it is paramount that together we achievegreater influence, involvement and publicity in all areas ofimportance to the Chamber, its members & the businesscommunity within Wellingborough & District. This will only beattained by the Executive Committee being purposeful &committed, through participating in Chamber activity now & inthe future.

Chamber Advice LinesWe are pleased to announce that six of our professional members have agreed to offer an adviceline facility for members. This will allow an initialconsultation of around thirty minutes free of anycharge but to qualify members MUST IDENTIFYthemselves as members of THIS CHAMBER.

The businesses offering their services are: Wilson Browne Solicitors Oxford Street Contact Dick Smart on all matters except criminal lawon 01933 279000

Marshman Price Business Rescue & InsolvencyWellingborough Contact Alan Price on 01933 270918

Isis Business SolutionsVenture Court, 2 Debdale Road, Wellingborough Contact Mark Hollyman on all financial matters on0845 345 7785

R.J.A. Designs Architectural Services WellingboroughContact Bob Allen on building projects (both new and alterations) on 01933 383316

BRI Business Recovery and InsolvencySt James Road, Northampton Contact John Warburton for any business recoverymatters on 01604 754352

prop-search.com – Commercial PropertyAgents/ConsultantsVenture Court, 2 Debdale Road, WellingboroughContact Simon Toseland/Chris Billon on01933 223300

ViewpointYou are invited to have yoursay on appropriate topicsconcerning business, localmatters, social etc. Contact Jane Olds on 01933 440077.Next issue December 2014,copy to be received by end of November.

Wellingborough Chamber NewsAutumn 2014


All Saints Church HallMidland Road, WellingboroughThurs 25th, Fri 26th& Sat 27th September

OPENThursday 4pm –MidnightFriday 12 Noon – Midnight

Saturday 12 Noon – MidnightENTRYEntrance £5.00 per day includes first pint free (up to 4.2%

gravity) plus souvenir beer glass and full colour programme.

*2/3 day ticket £8.00 includes 2 free pints (up to 4.2% gravity)

plus souvenir beer glass and full colour programme.

*Only one glass will be issued per ticket sold.

Sponsored by:

Well

ingbor

ough’s Award winning Pub

Coach&Horses01933 441848

Organised by:WellingboroughChamber of Commerce

PROGRAMMEOF EVENTSThursdayRaunds Temperance Band - 8pmFridayDr Busker & HisVillage Idiots - 8pmSaturdayPaul Strummer’sAcoustic Sessions - from 3pm(various performers)The Skatoons - 8pm

Saturday 12 Noon – Midnight

Friday 12 Noon – Midnight

Thursday 4pm –Midnight

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hero who died towards the end of the Great War in 1918.In full World War 2 Home Guard uniform, this is one ofmany events this year where they are on parade to honourand keep alive the memory of those who took part inprevious wars.

Sywell Aerodrome asked the Home Guard along as theymeet monthly in the Cockpit room to ensure accuracy in re-enactment and organise events.

It was a momentous year as Sywell Aerodrome celebratedit's annual airshow on the 17th August with the theme of the centenary of the Great War, all in aid ofNorthamptonshire and Warwickshire Air Ambulance.Hundreds were in attendance to see aerodynamic displaysfrom aircraft across the ages, with eager anticpation to seethe Red Arrows 50th year formation, and the rare chanceto see a Canadian Lancaster Bomer flying alongside ourown Battle of Britain Lancaster. Unfortunately it was asunny but windy day which prevented the Lancasters fromtaking part, but there was more than enough happening to keep everyone entertained.

The Northamptonshire Home Guard were also inattendance to promote the newly refurbished museum atSywell Aerodrome which has been extended to include a section dedicated to Mick Mannock, our local RAF

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This production is deliberately not protected by copyright,thus enabling you to copy your original and circulate withinyour organisation. Please remember your organisation is theChamber Member, this means each of your employees. So, enable everyone to read this publication. Extra copies can be provided if requested. The Editor.

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Tresham College Of Further & Higher Education – Profile For Wboro Chamber

Tresham is a College of Further and Higher Education witha campus in the heart of Wellingborough’s town centre aswell as Corby and Kettering and a specialist Motorsporttraining facility based at the Silverstone Circuit. Each yearTresham provides training to over 10,000 young peopleand adults through full and part time courses, professionalprogrammes, higher education and apprenticeships.

Tresham’s Wellingborough campus provides vocationaltraining for a number of industries including Construction,Motor Vehicle, Engineering, Hairdressing, Beauty,Computing, Health Care and Early Years and is now thenew home of the pre-degree Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.

In February 2014 the college was granted permission byWellingborough Borough Council to develop a new £16mfacility on the site of the existing buildings. When completethe new campus will provide learning opportunities for upto 1,000 students and enable the college to introduce newcourses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

The redevelopment of the new campus is seen as a vitalelement of the regeneration of the town and will beginonce full funding of the project is finalised.

The college has provided the town with training forgenerations and will continue to provide quality workrelated training to school leavers and adults to meet thetraining needs of the local community and employers inand around the town.

In September 2014 Tresham launches a brand newinitiative for the town to improve the employability ofyoung people aged 18-24 who are not in employment,education or training by working with local employers toprovide work experience placements; helping candidates toadd to their CV and give them of taste of working in avariety of sectors.

On 11th September at the Wellingborough Chambermeeting, Tresham’s Deputy Principal and ManagingDirector for Evolve Business Training, Rachel Kay, will belaunching ‘Experience Wellingborough’ to local businessesand encouraging them to sign up to offer a minimum of

two weeks work experience helping to kick start a newcareer and help provide a confidence boost for someonewho is finding it difficult to find work.

On Friday 26th September, the college will host an event tomatch young people with employers who have signed upto the ‘Experience Wellingborough’ project to enableplacements to begin as early as October. A final celebrationevent will be held at the House of Commons later in theyear to highlight the businesses who take part andcongratulate individuals who improve their chances forwork through participating in the scheme.

Similar projects have already been completed in Corby and Kettering which saw 60 employers meet more than 80 young people to match them for work experience.Following the experience ten participants were able tocelebrate offers of full time employment with many more enrolling on to apprenticeships or full time educationto pursue a career in the industry they worked within.

Tresham continues to work with local businesses to identifytraining needs to help improve the productivity andcompetitiveness of a workforce supporting employersthroughout the process. Tresham offers bespoke training in the workplace or at the college campus and a variety of apprenticeships to suit the needs of most businesses to increase the skills of existing and new employees.

For more information about Tresham and the trainingavailable at the college for your business please visitwww.tresham.ac.uk or contact us on 0845 658 89 90 or Evolve Business Training on 01536 419570.

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The company that just over two years ago took over responsibility

for delivering The Borough Council of Wellingborough frontline

services has also been steadily building up a portfolio of public

and private sector clients.

Wellingborough Norse, a joint venture between the Borough Council

of Wellingborough and national facilities management group Norse

Commercial Services, was initially responsible for delivering services

such as refuse collection, street cleaning, grounds maintenance,

environmental enforcement, public conveniences, markets, car parks

cleaning and security, and civic buildings facilities management.

Since then the company has become fi rmly involved with the local

business community, winning contracts with a range of clients requiring

similar services, including premises cleaning, cleansing, grounds

maintenance and trade waste collection.

“Wellingborough Norse also supports the local economy by procuring many supplies and services locally,” commented Managing Director John Casserly. “The company is providing secure jobs, training opportunities and, through our Buy Local policy, hundreds of thousands of pounds

worth of business for local companies through our supply chain.”

The company is also committed to the ongoing development of

employee skills, and creating fi rst class employment opportunities

including apprenticeships.

So what’s the secret of Wellingborough Norse’s success? John Casserly

puts it down to the company’s combination of public sector ethos and

commercial fl air:

“Wellingborough Norse has already become synonymous with fl exibility and

delivering cost-effi ciency, value and quality,” he says. “We prefer to develop

long-term relationships with clients, sharing goals and agreeing outcomes,

rather than taking the traditional, prescriptive contractor/client approach.”

Wellingborough Norse Ltd

Trafalgar House, 30 Sanders Park, Sanders Road, Wellingborough,

Northamptonshire NN8 4FR

T 01933 234520E [email protected] www.wellingboroughnorse.co.uk

Wellingborough Norse - a force for good in Northamptonshire

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Wellingborough Market

There have been a number of changes on the market over thepast twelve months. Not all of them popular ones but allimplemented to improve how the market is managed,marketed and maintained.

Marketing both to new traders and new customers has beenincreased with publicity banners permanantly positioned on the edge of town advertising sites, an increased number of adverts placed in trade and local publications, competitionsand events on the market to increase footfall and the inclusionof the market in town centre events.

We have been looking at ways of introducing different typesof markets into Wellingborough too and the Local FoodFestival to be held on the 5th and 6th September will be thefirst of these to test whether this is something that localcustomers would support.

We are shortly to implement an amendment to the townsparking order. The amendment restricts parking for both thepublic and market traders on the market place during 8amand 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Not a popular decision butone that the council felt was necessary in order to remove theparking problems but also to improve the appearance of themarket to a market place and not a car park.

The market is a key feature of the town centre and the council will continue to work with Wellingborough Norse to make sure that the market stays in the market town of Wellingborough.

www.wellingborough.gov.uk/market

Wellingborough’s ancient Charter Market dates back to 3rdApril 1201 when King John granted it to the:

"Abbot of Croyland and the monks serving god there"continuing

"they shall have a market at Wendligburg for one day eachweek that is Wednesday".

The management of the market is now the responsibility ofWellingborough Norse, working in partnership with theCouncil.

The number of market days has also increased and a generalmarket is held on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with a Bric-a-Brac market being held on Tuesdays.

Many of our traders have enjoyed a long association with themarket and the town. Some families have traded here for oversixty years.

All shoppers and traders, whether familiar with the marketalready or entirely new to it, are most welcome.

Usual trading hours are between 7.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.

Could Market trading be the new opportunity for you?

Starting a market stall is a low cost way of starting a newbusiness, testing your product, market and understandingyour customers.

There are 90 stalls on Wellingborough market, available to traders on a permanent or casual basis. Rates start from as little as £10 per day with rent incentives for permanenttraders under the age of 25.

For more details and an application form visit www.wellingborough.gov.uk/market

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Wellingborough based manufacturer of steel wire fencing andassociated products, Hampton Steel Ltd, has been awarded agrant by the Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership as partof a government led scheme set up to support businesses inhigh-growth and advanced technology-led sectors, specificallytargeting those sectors identified as key to the county.

‘This is fantastic recognition of what Hamptons has achievedbut more importantly, a strong belief on the part of theEnterprise Partnership, in what more we can do and ourprojected growth going forward. We have already madeconsiderable financial investments in both plant and brandawareness, which in turn, has resulted in sales targets beingexceeded and new jobs being created. This grant will allow usto focus more specifically on our overseas presence supportedby relevant multi-lingual marketing material both on andoffline.’ Said Mark Johnson, Managing Director of HamptonSteel Ltd.

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The Sywell Great War Air Show – another successful even

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Good News for our Chamber Members

Throughout the summer the Carlsberg NorthamptonshireFood and Drink Awards have been running to find the bestof our county's food and drink producers and suppliers.The awards look at many different areas of food and drinkproduction and service, including Best Pub, Best New Chef,and Best Artisan Savoury Product.

Following the success of Chamber Member Rob Hart in theBrewery category last year, this year we are pleased to see two members have reached this years final. Weatherbysare a finalist in the Healthy Eating at Work category,

and Ria's Rosy Lee Tearoom are a finalist for the BestIndependent Tearoom category.

The latter receives some of the most entries alongsidecustomer nominations. Once entered each venue receives amystery shopper, and all feedback is reviewed to pick thefinal six. After finding out she was a finalist, Ria Chambersfrom the tearoom then had to take part in a bake off andserve 'customers' within a 2 hour timeframe under thewatchful eye of the judges which included Justin Hammett,Executive Chef of the Royal Opera House and Diana Birch,Vice Chairman of the Women's Institute.

To impress the judges Ria presented a pumpkin sconewhich can be taken sweet or savoury, and a Rose Cake allcomplimented by a cup of Ceylon Orange Pekoe loose leaftea from Irvin's House of Flavour.

Both finalists will now have to wait until the 16th Octoberwhen they attend the Awards ceremony where the winnerswill be announced. We wish them both the best of luck onthe night.weatherbys

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have their annual awards engraved and appreciate the complimentary cleaning service their precious trophies receive.

We have been working with Activate Business Developmentto further develop our service offering and recently installeda state of the art laser engraving machine to enhance the‘personalisation’ of gifts and products. This machine can‘engrave’ a wide range of materials including wood andslate with virtually any graphic or lettering. We might belocated on Wellingborough High street but we are enjoyinghuge growth in demand through our website and eBaybusiness which brings in orders from all over the world.

So what could Rutherfords and the Big Trophy Shop providefor you or your business? Perhaps you have a productsample or gift item that you would like to personalise buthaven't yet found a supplier? To view our new laserengraving machine in action why not visit our YouTubechannel and see it 'engraving' personalised gifts for a widerange of customers. Top selling items in the last monthinclude engraved wooden chopping boards, slate placemats and personalised memorial slate hearts for pets.

For more information on us and what we do why not giveus a call. Our contact details are:

27-28 Market Street, Wellingborough, NN8 1AT

Tel No: 01933 279812Fax: 01933 271706

Email: info@rutherfordsuk.comwww.rutherfordsuk.comwww.thebigtrophyshop.co.uk

Rutherfords are a Wellingborough based family ownedbusiness that have provided key cutting and locksmithservices to the public and business for over fifty years. The Big Trophy Shop is based in Rutherfords and providestrophies and awards for numerous sports clubs, societies,schools and businesses. The Big Trophy Shop is a keensponsor of Northampton Saints and if you follow us onTwitter @bigtrophyshop you can find out more about ourrelationship with @SaintsRugby and some of the amazingwork we do with organisations like BAFTA and the World Poker Tournament

Our business has diversified over recent years to meet theneeds of a growing customer base and we now sell a widerange of gift items, trophies, sign writing and embroidery.Rutherfords have always strived to ‘go the extra mile’ forour customers by adding extra services such as engraving,personalising trophies and gifts. Most of our trophycustomers such as sports clubs return every year to

Rutherfords Locksmiths and The Big Trophy Shop



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The actual advert size may vary slightly dependant on quantity ofeditorial copy per issue.

Given sufficient notice, you may change each advertisement as youneed and arrange an advert at any time. Annual invoices will besent in April for the issues produced during the previous year.

Leaflet insert per Chamber News £18

Chamber News is scheduled to be produced bi-monthly. Inserts willbe invoiced following distribution.Please contact Jane to arrange your promotionalrequirements.

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