INDEX Business News WEDDED BLISS
According to statistics, the cost of a typical wedding today is £18,000. This fi gure is quite often only the tip of the iceberg. Expenses can spiral out of control quickly, and the number of guests you invite can also have an impact on your pricing – guests with children can increase the cost by more than 20%. Some brides and grooms-to-be follow a ‘no children’ policy, however this may not be everybody’s choosing. A ‘no children’ policy is not always an option as the bridal party may have
NEWS IN BRIEF
• Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, helped create or retain almost 3,000 jobs in Kent last year, latest figures reveal. Set a target of 2,750 jobs either directly created, retained or indirectly created, for the year to the end of March 2014, the agency recorded 2,762. Of those, 1,398 were new jobs, with 917 being jobs retained. They came from 56 companies committing to relocate to or expand in the county. Signifi cantly, 820 jobs were as a result of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – overseas companies setting up operations or expanding in the county.
“This year’s fi gures are encouraging
and refl ect the increased confi dence and growth in the UK economy,” said Paul Wookey (pictured above), Chief Executive of Locate in Kent. To find out how Locate in Kent can
help you grow or set up in Kent, visit the website
www.locateinkent.com
• Uckfield-based PR firm The Marketing Eye has agreed to be one of the sponsors of Marketing Magazine’s Financial Services Social Media 2014 conference in London on 17th June. Marketing Eye’s Managing Director Neil Edwards, who will be speaking at the conference, said: “Financial services firms need to embrace social media before it is too late. We work with a number of firms in the sector and it is at the heart of what we provide for them.”
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a family already, and a large number of people feel a wedding is a family affair which should involve everyone. A young child’s attention span can sometimes only last for around 20 minutes, a wedding breakfast can often last for two to three hours with, cake cutting and coffee. So what’s the answer? Wedding crèches are the way to go – a separate room, children entertained with fun activities, toys and games. As the day draws towards the evening the wedding nannies can turn the fun-fi lled crèche into a quiet room allowing the ‘mini guest’ to rest their sleepy heads or for a more personal touch a babysitter to look after your child in your hotel room at the venue. • Bearsted Babes provide a mobile crèche and babysitting service. For more information, contact Vicky at
bearstedbabes@blueyonder.co.uk, call 07917 207454 or visit
www.bearstedbabes.org.uk
A FLEXIBLE SERVICE TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
Hilton Nursing Partners are pleased to announce the new branch of Hilton Nursing Partners, located in Tonbridge and offering its Home Healthcare services to Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and surrounding villages. Hilton’s team of registered nurse partners and personal nursing assistants are led by Nurse Director, Alison Worsfold RGN Bsc Hons. As an organisation they recognise that where possible people want the choice to remain safely in their own environment and have developed their organisation with this in mind. Hilton Nursing Partners have the ability to offer a fl exible service that will meet your health and social needs at different times in your life. • A Hilton Nurse is available to discuss any of your enquiries or concerns, contact them on 0800 772 0782, visit
www.hiltonnursingpartners.org.uk or email info@
hiltonnursingpartners.org.uk
Window dressing As the housing market heats up many people
are choosing to stay in their home, release equity and make enhancements and changes. Refi ned Windows fi nd many people are now choosing to replace their windows to improve their thermal effi ciency (which brings down energy bills!) and also to change the overall look of their home as an alternative to moving. With access to the whole market and a combined 90 years of industry experience, Refi ned Windows in Cranbrook specialise in providing you with a bespoke design service. • For more details, visit
www.refi nedwindows.
co.uk or call 0800 228 9928.
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