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Hampshire Ambassadors Newsletter - October 2009
Ambassadors Visit Trinity, Winchester
Last month the Hampshire Ambassadors made a visit to the new centre for Trinity in Winchester, a charity providing services for those experiencing the effects of homelessness, a significant group of marginalised people amidst the general relative affluence of Winchester.
Photo left to right Sue McKenna from Trinity Winchester, Cllr Keith Evans from Hampshire County Council, Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire and Patron of both Trinity and the Hampshire Ambassadors and Michelle Gardner, Chief Executive of Trinity Winchester.
Events in October
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, for leisure events visit www.hants.gov.uk/events
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October - Hampshire
Harvest Weekend - 10am—5pm, Winchester Cathedral
A FREE family event celebrating Hampshire’s food and farming. Children’s activities, farming displays, and a Hampshire Farmers Market showcasing the County’s food & drink.
The event culminates with a special Harvest Festival Service in the Cathedral on Sunday at 3.30pm.
For lunch tickets or further information about this event contact the Cathedral Box Office on 01962 857275 or online at
www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk
Thursday 8th October - eHampshire Conference 2009 - 09.30 -16.00 Winchester Guildhall, Winchester
The 2009 eHampshire Conference will focus on helping business adapt to changing times and features presentations from leading industry specialists including BT, Cisco Systems Inc and leading software business
Salesforce.com.
There will also be three workshops on Infrastructure, Changing Business Models and Smarter Working.
The eHampshire Conference delegate fee is £40 (£46 incl. VAT), including a networking lunch and entry to one of the workshops.
To register and for further details please visit: www.ehampshire.org
Hampshire’s OctoberFest VIP Preview Evening
Milestones Museum in Basingstoke would like to invite the Hampshire Ambassadors to the Hampshire OctoberFest VIP Preview evening taking place In association with the Institute of Directors.
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.
This exclusive evening offers you:
Beers from every brewery in Hampshire
A chance to entertain your staff, customers and suppliers
Accessible location, just 5 minutes from Basingstoke town centre
Pub games, Caricaturist and Close up magicians
Live music
Big Wolf ’s traditional German Oomph Band
Hampshire Fare Food Hall
A Hog Roast
Free commemorative festival glass
Opportunities to support Hampshire brewers and food producers
CAMRA Hampshire Beer of the Year competition
Shuttle Bus service to and from Basingstoke Railway Station all evening
Special bed and breakfast rate at the 4 star Q hotels Hampshire Court Hotel of £75 bed and breakfast including drop off and collection
The ‘VIP Preview Evening’ forms part of the Hampshire’s OctoberFest festival taking place on the 17-18 October 2009 at Milestones Museum.
The organisers of Hampshire OctoberFest are offering all Hampshire Ambassadors a 50% discount on tickets for the VIP evening to be held on Friday 16th October from 6pm to 11 pm at Milestones Museum, Basingstoke. To book tickets and further information contact Ann Wharton on 01256 403917 or email ann.wharton@hants.gov.uk, or visit www.hantsmustrust.org.uk.
Business Awards
Basingstoke and North Hampshire - Inspire Business Awards
Leading companies and entrepreneurs from Basingstoke and North Hampshire are set to be recognised during the INSPIRE 09 Business Awards.
The awards are open to companies and entrepreneurs from across North Hampshire and will ensure leading organisations and individuals gain the recognition they deserve.
Nomination for awards is easy, simply complete the online form at www.inspirebusinessawards.co.uk.
The closing date for nominations is 5pm Friday 6 October. Finalists will be announced the week commencing 12 October and will receive a complimentary place at the Inspire Business Awards Dinner taking place on on the evening of Tuesday 17 November 2009, plus pre and post event publicity.
New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards
Businesses in the New Forest have the opportunity to be recognised for their outstanding achievement in the fourth annual Brilliance in Business Awards organised by New Forest Business Partnership.
The awards were officially launched on the 10th September in the grounds of Appletree Court during NFBP’s autumn networking event.
This year, awards will be made in 6 categories recognising high levels of achievement within the core business of entrants. The individual categories will focus on specialist areas including investment in the workforce, enterprise and innovation, entrepreneurship, development of online technologies and green policies. One business selected from the winners of the individual categories will be named NFBP Business of the Year.
All entries should be made via the NFBP website at www.nfbp.org.uk where further details including terms and conditions and judging criteria can be found.
Entries will be accepted until 30th October and awards presented at the Carey’s Manor Hotel on 24th November.
Winchester Business Excellence Awards
The Winchester Business Excellence Awards are open for applications until Friday 16th October 2009.
The competition, which is open to businesses in the Winchester district with less than 200 employees aims to drive up local competitiveness and reward business excellence wherever it is found. There are eight categories within the competition and each winner will receive a media package worth more than £1500, a specially commissioned Business Excellence Awards trophy, framed certificate and valuable publicity within the local media.
Visit the Business Excellence Awards Website at www.winbiz.org.uk/awards, which provides vital information about the Awards and how to enter. Printed entry forms are available on request from the awards office on (01962) 841000. The Winchester Business 2010 Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday 19th March 2010.
Test Valley Business Awards
The Test Valley Business Awards will be launched by television presenter and wildlife expert Chris Packham on 21 October 2009. Businesses are invited to celebrate the launch over a complimentary buffet lunch at the Silks Hotels, The White Horse, Romsey – if you would like to be there, please email on: info@tvbawards.org.uk.
Now in its sixth year promoting the success of Test Valley businesses, the Test Valley Business Awards has given hundreds of companies the chance to showcase themselves and what they do, and be recognised for their achievements.
Any company based in the Test Valley, large or small, can enter from 21 October until 31 December 2009.
For the Award criteria visit the Test Valley Business Awards’ website where you will see how to enter: www.tvbawards.org.uk, or ring 01264 354174.
The Gala Awards Dinner and ceremony will be on 15 April 2010 at the Officers' Mess, Ministry of Defence, Marlborough Lines, Andover, which will become the HQ for Army Land Forces in 2010.