INDEX business Canterbury 4
Business Do you know about Canterbury 4 Business – and can you afford not to? It’s a public-private partnership aiming to develop the sustainable economic development of the district.
One of the partnership’s main functions is to get things moving on issues that affect economic growth. One example being the A2 sliproads. It also forges links with schools to ensure leavers can provide for the needs of local businesses. As well as being a voice in the wider world for business owners, it is an excellent source of news via its website and newsletter. For more information, see
www.canterbury4business.
co.uk or call 01227 862 532.
TheBUSINESS Good deal for your guests
Get started with your new business
Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Let’s Do Business Group and the local authorities of Ashford, Canterbury and Maidstone are offering a series of free “Barclays – Let’s talk starting in business” seminars across the next few months. The seminars are designed
for those in the early stages of considering self-employment or starting their own business and will cover the basics required to be successful. Jason Small, Barclays area
business manager said: “Kent has always been a hotspot for new businesses and these seminars are a great opportunity for anyone with a business idea to talk to experts in their field about what is involved in starting and running a business.” The seminars run from
9.30am to 3pm in venues across Ashford, Canterbury and Maidstone. Book through www.
kentinvictachamber.co.uk/events/ or call David on 01233 503838
If tourism is your trade, then here’s a tip for your guests – bus companies Arriva and Stagecoach and South Eastern trains have teamed up with Visit Kent to offer two for one deals on top attractions, restaurants and shopping centres. “It is the third year we have run a campaign to make summer go with a swing in Kent and encourage people to use public transport,” said Lynnette Crisp, head of marketing at Visit Kent. “This year’s offers will see visitors riding the waves at the Joss Bay
Surf School, enjoying a one-hour Horizon Sea Safari seeking out the seals, visiting Deal and Dover Castles, exploring the fairytale landscapes of Hever Castle, sampling the local ales on a Shepherd Neame Brewery Tour and capturing our Roman past at Richborough fort.” To find more go to
www.visitkentoffers.co.uk. Or there are 2FOR1 Offers in Your Garden brochures available at railway stations and other outlets.
Shortlist success for security team Appointment
for partner Nicola Rostron, partner and head of the elderly and vulnerable client team at top regional law firm Furley Page Solicitors, has been appointed as a Deputy by the Court of Protection. The Court of Protection oversees the affairs of people who lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions, and the court’s deputies act for such vulnerable
individuals.The court recently invited applications to join an overhauled panel.
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The Whitefriars security team has been shortlisted in the ‘Security Team of the Year’ category of the highly regarded SCEPTRE Awards. The awards recognise best practice in the shopping centre
industry. The Security Team of the Year category focuses on the contribution made by the team to the centre’s security, effects on crime levels, feedback from police, retailers and customers and training successes.
Commenting on the team’s shortlisting, Whitefriars Manager Peter Scutt says: “Security officers are very much valued as the public face of Whitefriars. Their high regard for the welfare of store staff and shoppers is reflected in an almost unprecedented customer satisfaction rating of 94% in a 2010 survey.”
The panel, which was
previously 250-strong, now consists of 60 deputies and Nicola Rostron was chosen from more than 600 applications. She is the only deputy appointed in East Kent, and one of only three in Kent.
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