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The Future Car Challenge plus guests

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

On Saturday 5th November Crawley’s Central Sussex College was the hub for the Future Car Challenge for yet another year.

The purpose of the challenge:

More than 65 low-emission vehicles – some not seen on UK roads before – completed the second annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge this weekend. The challenge put to the entrants was who could use the least amount of energy whilst travelling the sixty mile route.

The vehicles:

Those taking part ranged from enthusiasts driving their own vehicles to major car manufacturers including BMW, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Renault, smart, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Land Rover. Many of the vehicles, such as the Land Rover Range_e, BMW Active-e and Volkswagen Golf Blue e-motion will not be on sale for two or more years and had rarely been seen on UK roads. As well as low-emission conventional (internal combustion) engined cars, the entry list included electric vehicles, hybrid models and cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The entrants and the route:

The entrants started this morning from Madeira Drive, Brighton at 7.30am each were flagged off by the Mayor of Brighton Cllr Anne Meadows. Many of those who took part are wellknown motoring celebrities – including British Formula One legend and 1996 World Champion, Damon Hill OBE, Quentin Willson (TV presenter and magazine columnist), Gordon Murray (former F1 designer), Mark Goodier (Smooth Radio DJ) and Kevin McCloud (Grand Designs TV programme presenter).
Source: www.futurecarchallenge.com

Shelley popped down to see what all the noise was about and found there was no noise whatsoever! In fact, the cars were so quiet the risk of being run over by several of these amazing vehicles was a high risk :-) Shelley got to meet some wonderful people at the event including our very own Mayor Carol Eade and Youth Mayor Pravin Sanasy. Along side the two Mayors, Shelley got to speak to the delightful Damon Hill, Robert Llewelyn and Mark Goodier.

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Social Enterprise Funding & Finance

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Social Enterprise Funding & Finance

Time: 25 March 2011
Date: 15:00 – 17:30
Venue: Business Community Partnership Offices, Brighton Junction, 1A Isetta Square, 35 New England Street, Brighton, BN1 4GQ

This workshop will share the latest trends and opportunities in financial support and government funding for the private SME and social enterprise sectors.

Delegates will be shown how public procurers assess risk in the supply chain and what suppliers can do to mitigate and prevent those risks to  ensure sustainable business relationships.

The workshop will include a peer group review and self assessment of risks to funding and financial support.

Facilitated by BCP member Clive Bonny of Strategic Management Partners Ltd

Cost (covers BCP admin and overheads):
Band 1 (No Paid staff) – £35 Members / £70 Non-members

Band 2 (1-50 employees) – £55 Members / £110 Non-members

Band 3 (51 or more employees) – £75 Members / £150 Non-members

To book a place email, Elizabeth on bookings@bhbcp.org.uk. Places are limited please book in advance.

This workshop is supported by Se2 Partnership / Office for Civil Society

For info on membership email membership@bhbcp.org.uk or visit www.bhbcp.org.uk

 

 

 

 

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Recycling Rodins rise to Sculpture Challenge

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Recycling Rodins rise to Sculpture Challenge

ART and design students from six colleges and four universities will be turning rubbish into art between now and June by taking part in the third annual Recycling Sculpture Challenge.

The Challenge is run by:

• Better Tomorrows, the West Sussex Community Interest Company that aims to put the lid on the amount of rubbish that goes into dustbins.

• The Goodwood based Cass Foundation, which encourages sculpture in the UK.

The Challenge has two categories: one for college sixth formers, the other for university students.

The first, second and third in both categories will receive cash prizes.

In addition, the university category first prize winner will have their sculpture exhibited at the Cass Foundation Park, Goodwood, for six months, as well as receiving a cash prize.

The students come from colleges in Chichester, Crawley, Littlehampton, Steyning and Worthing and the Universities of Chichester, Sussex, Brighton and Canterbury.

John de Mierre, Chairman of Better Tomorrows, said: “The Sculpture Challenge competition has become an excellent vehicle to allow budding sculptors to come up with innovative ways of using reclaimed, recycled materials from their local areas.

“It is also another way to raise awareness of Better Tomorrows’ key aims, which is to Create Sustainable Communities Today.”

This year’s Challenge is being held with the aid of a grant from the Ernest Cook Foundation, an education charity.

“The grant has enabled the Challenge to be further developed and will, I’m sure, encourage art and design students to produce even more imaginative and creative entries this year,” said John.

The judging of the Sculpture Challenge will take place at the Cass Foundation Sculpture Park, Goodwood, on Wednesday June 8.

For further information about the Recycling Sculpture Challenge and other waste prevention community initiatives, such as the Community Waste Prevention Advisor Volunteer Programme, go to: www.bettertomorrows.org.uk or call 01243 756601.

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Why Being Ethical is Good for Business

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Why Being Ethical is Good for Business

18th March 2011 – 12.30pm – 5.15pm

Brighton Junction, Brighton

No cost to participants

An event that will bring together business, social enterprises, charities and public sector organisations to learn best practice from social enterprises about why being responsible, ethical and focussing on environmental, social and economic issues is Good for Business whatever sector you work in.

Demonstrating ethical/responsible business practices has never been more important.  Recent scandals in public and financial services have highlighted more than ever the need for organisations to be able to demonstrate values such as integrity, transparency and legal compliance.  Supporting organisations to make profits and surpluses ethically; build trust amongst their stakeholders; engage in corporate responsibility and achieve environmental, social and economic change within the area organisations work in is good for business.

Social Enterprises have always had these principles and values at the heart of their organisations, and the ways they engage with stakeholders.  This event will showcase a number of examples of social enterprises and best practice together with workshops covering different aspects of ethical and responsible business practices.

Who is this event for? Our aim is to bring together charities, social enterprises, private and public sector representatives to create a dialogue and learning forum to inform future activity; build collaborations and develop the services of The Business Community Partnership to support companies and organisations do business better and be sustainable during the current changing and challenging times.

No Cost to participants. This event is supported by Se2 Partnership / Office for Civil Society

To for more detail and to book please email bookings@bhbcp.org.uk

For info on membership email membership@bhbcp.org.uk or visit www.bhbcp.org.uk

 

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A hairy escape for Gemini

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Crawley Happy Times went to meet Jill Horrocks from Gemini Hairdressers in Brighton to find out what happened when a fire broke out in the salon.

Jill, owner of Gemini Hairdressers in The Drove, Brighton has run her business safely for many years. Unfortunately Jill, like many other business owners had not purchased new fire extinguishers for some time and was concerned for the safety of her premises. Jill decided to invite a reputable company to give a free survey of her old extinguishing units. Andy of Fire Prevention Services offered such a service, so Jill asked Andy to pop along to her premises. 

Andy advised Jill she really should replace her old units with the more up-to-date reliable units. As with most purchases the cost was of course something that concerned Jill, but Andy saw the importance of the new units and decided to give Jill more time to settle the account if she decided to go ahead.

The new units were installed efficiently on the Friday. On the Wednesday the following week, Jill came down from upstairs to find the sink on fire and flames licking the ceiling of her salon. Caused by some plastic strip from an aromatherapy candle which had not been extinguished properly. Jill leapt into action and grabbed the new extinguishers to put out the fire. Jill told us if it had not been for the new units her business may well have gone up in flames. The firemen who attended congratulated Jill on her bravery but gave a warning that the fire extinguishers are only there to help get people to safety and not to make them into ‘firefighters’ risking their lives.

Fire Prevention Services are based in Crawley. Andy told us “we are very happy to give any premises requiring fire extinguishers a free risk assessment and a quote. They are not obliged to come to us for the equipment. We are just pleased they would have taken the initiative and time to get it looked at, especially for their own safety”.

Jill, originally from Tilgate, Crawley said “I would like to thanks Andy of Fire Prevention Services for taking his time to come and see us and for giving us extended terms so we were then able to afford the extinguishers. If it had not been for that, I may have put it off for a while. Thank goodness I didn’t! It just goes to show the importance of having a survey and being up to date on your fire safety requirements. I would highly recommend any business have this free survey as I did”.

For a free, no obligation survey please do not hesitate to contact Fire Prevention Services on 0800 9545147 or visit their website for further information. Fire Prevention Services are happy to give any business a 10% discount off all purchases when quoting CHT-FPS :-) xx

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Successful Iain doing it threefold

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

On Saturday 20th February Shelley went along to the Running Club at K2 to see Iain Stevenson training in preperation for running three marathons over three consecutive weekends.

Iain Stevenson is preparing to run over 78 miles over three marathons

Who is Iain and why is he doing this?

Iain, 35 from Northgate had never run before, until last year when he ran the London Marathon to raise funds for research into a rare form of cancer. Sadly Iain and his wife lost their young son, Ben to this form of cancer in 2007. Ben was only two when he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer. Ben lost his struggle just after his third birthday. Unfortunately there is no funding available for the research into this devastating illness.

(L-R) Graham Eaton (Manager of the Running Club) and Iain Stevenson

What is Neuroblastoma?

Fewer than 100 children are diagnosed  each year with neuroblastoma in the UK. Most children who get this cancer are younger than five years old. Neuroblastoma is the second most common solid tumour in childhood and makes up 8% of the total number of children’s cancers.

Neuroblastoma is a cancer of specialised nerve cells, called neural crest cells. These cells are involved in the development of the nervous system and other tissues.

Neuroblastoma can occur anywhere in the body, but it most often occurs in one of the adrenal glands in the abdomen (tummy). The adrenal glands are specialised glands which are found above the kidneys. They release hormones to maintain blood pressure, and enable us to respond to stress.

In some children, the neuroblastoma can occur in nerve tissue alongside the spinal cord in the neck, chest, abdomen or pelvis.
Source: – Macmillan

Iain (far left) in training at the Running Club at K2

What Iain has already accomplished and his future goals

Iain raised £5,500 by running the London marathon last year. His goal is to beat that this year by running marathons in Paris, Brighton and London on three consecutive weekends. This is a massive feat for anyone, especially someone who before last year had never run, let alone run a marathon. Iain told us a friend of his ran the London marathon to raise awareness on their behalf and when he went to support his friend and saw him running, he had an overwhelming urge to get involved, feeling it would be a great way to raise awareness and funds for such a worthy cause.  Iain’s first marathon will be in Paris on the 11th April.

We hope the weather is this nice on all the marathon dates

We would like to wish Iain all the best and will keep you up-to-date with his progress. If you would like to support Iain, why not attend and cheer him on. Alternatively you can show your support by donating here.

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