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Hampshire Ambassadors Newsletter - June 2009
Ambassadors All Aboard ‘Tenacious’
Having been invited to learn more about the Jubilee Sailing Trust, over 60 Hampshire Ambassadors gathered on board the Trust’s tall ship, ‘Tenacious’, whilst she was docked in Southampton in May.
Ambassador Interview
Peter Barber, Partner at Solicitors Blake Lapthorn in Southampton first heard about the Hampshire Ambassadors through the Hampshire Economic Partnership 5 years ago and has been a member ever since.
PLATO: Sustain
Just launched: a brand new, free, fast-track business programme designed to help businesses cut costs and improve the bottom line by implementing eco-friendly practices. PLATO: Sustain is a unique programme based on the Plato peer learning group format which has been described as ‘an MBA without the books’. And, because it’s fully funded by the South East England Development Agency, the cost of £3,500.00 is completely waived.
To find out more, call 08457 35 45 55 or visit the website at www.platogb.co.uk/PLATOSustain.aspx to find out about the group starting in your area.
The Business Community are making a difference
To find out more, call 08457 35 45 55 or visit the website at www.platogb.co.uk/PLATOSustain.aspx to find out about the group starting in your area.
Nineteen people are arrested every day in Britain because someone has contacted the charity Crimestoppers with information which they could not give directly to the police. Every four days there is an arrest for murder. In Hampshire four contacts a day provide valuable information which leads to at least four arrests a week and prevents four crimes a week from taking place. Without the support and active help of the Hampshire’s Business community, the figures would be less.
However there is still widespread ignorance about the charity’s work, trust in the process which provides anonymity for callers and on-line contacts and understanding of how rewards can be paid without the claimant’s identity being revealed. Businesses help to raise awareness through their staff and clients as well as looking to their own security – particularly as the recession fuels fraud and acquisitive crime.
Crimestoppers can also offer its Integrity Line which uses the charity’s ethos and brand strength. Amongst current clients are a number of clearing banks, the Jockey Club and FACT - the Federation Again Copyright Theft – as well as a dozen police forces.
For more about Crimestoppers in Hampshire or the I Line, email simon.theobalds@crimestoppers-uk.org or visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Other Dates for your Diary
Please note these are not Hampshire Ambassador events.
For a full listing of business events happening across the county please visit the
Business Events Pages of the Hampshire County Council Website.
Tuesday 14 July, Winchester Discovery Centre 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Winchester Speed Networking Event
To book email Anne at: anne.dawson@eastleigh.gov.uk or call 023 8068 8334
Indulge in July’s Hampshire Food Festival
Eat your way round Hampshire with over 140 fabulous foodie events throughout July’s Hampshire Food Festival (1st-31st). Take part in farm, orchard, brewery and vineyard tours; cookery workshops and demos; cream teas and gourmet dinners; Hampshire Farmers’ Markets, country shows and more - all in celebration of local food and farming.
For your free Festival programme, which also includes lots of free prize draws and special offers, sign up at www.hampshirefare.co.uk or call 0845 6035638. All Festival information is also online.
Put the oompah back into your business with Hampshire’s OctoberFest
What do 40 fine beers and ciders and a traditional German Oompah band have in common with Hampshire?
The Hampshire OctoberFest!
Here’s a chance to brighten up 2009 and put some fun back into business at an exclusive VIP OctoberFest preview evening for your staff, customers and suppliers.
The preview evening - at the festival site Milestones Museum, Basingstoke on Friday October 16 - will feature live music, pub games, a caricaturist, magicians, hog roast, free commemorative glass , CAMRA Hampshire Beer of the Year competition and more, plus free entry to the Hampshire Fare and International Food Hall.
“We’ve designed the preview evening to make sure that you and your guests can have a great time as well as being inspired and entertained,” said Ian Smith Director of Development, Hampshire Museums and Galleries Trust
There will be a frequent shuttle bus to and from Basingstoke Railway Station and a special B&B rate at the 4 star Hampshire Court Hotel, with a hotel drop off and collection service.
With all this lovely beer, cider and food, Big Wolf’s German Oompah Band and lots of lively entertainment throughout the evening, it’s a chance for local businesses to say thank you to their employees, customers and suppliers at the same time as supporting Hampshire brewers and producers. We do hope you’ll be willing to support this fun and exciting event.
The event is organised by the Hampshire Museum and Galleries Trust in association with the Institute of Directors, South East Region and is supported by Hampshire Fare, CAMRA, Hampshire County Council, Fullers Brewery, Destination Basingstoke and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
Tickets for the preview evening cost £18 per person. Tickets and further information from Ann Wharton on 01256 403917 or email ann.wharton@hants.gov.uk, or visit www.hantsmustrust..org.uk. Early booking is advised.