MEMBERNEWS IN BRIEF


Leadership insights offered to Millennials


The Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University was among 23 chief executives from leading organisations to recently offer students an insight into leadership. Professor Edward Peck was


shadowed by accounting and finance student Nicholas Alford as part of a national leadership day scheme. Professor Peck is the first


university head to take part in the project, which aims to create a connection between today’s leaders and talented Millennials about to enter the workforce, giving CEOs a more direct connection with young talent. He said: “This scheme provides


an invaluable opportunity to gain a direct understanding of the needs of the next generation of employees while helping to give them an insight into leadership.”


Society committed to local community


Leek United Building Society has pledged its own commitment to the local community in Ashbourne following the closure of another high street bank in the town. Simon Round, Head of Branch


Network, said: “Our customers place great value on the personal, face-to-face, high quality service we’ve always offered. “These traditional values – and


a visible high street presence – matter more than ever today, despite the growth of online banking and a general decline in the local banking industry. “Our reputation and hard-


earned success is built on our commitment to and support for the communities we serve – and we have no plans to change that.”


Leicester College students to brush shoulders with winners


Students from Leicester


College will get first-hand experience of the local tourism industry as they get involved with this year’s Leicestershire Promotions Tourism and Hospitality Awards. Jennie Porter, Programme


Lead in Travel and Tourism at Leicester College, said: “We’re delighted that Leicestershire Promotions has provided our students with this exciting opportunity. Working in the community is a key part of their courses and by getting involved with the Leicestershire Tourism Awards, we can offer an invaluable experience.”


Tony Donovan


Age UK grant to help older people get online


Older people who have never learned to use the internet are to be helped online thanks to a £66,000 grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland. Age UK will recruit at least


twenty “Digital Champions” who will support and guide 2,000 older people to use communication tools like email, Skype and FaceTime, which younger people take for granted. The Digital Champions project is


aimed at helping these older people to access online information on everything from benefits to bus timetables. With many services becoming digital by default, older people who are not online face more hurdles in their daily lives to access both private and public sector services. There will also be an emphasis on online safety, and protection from viruses and fraud. The project is supporting older


people across Leicestershire and Rutland with a focus on people in


8 business network December 2017/January 2018


‘With many services becoming digital by default, older people who are not online face more hurdles in their daily lives to access both private and public sector services’


rural areas. It aims to combat loneliness and isolation by helping these budding “silver surfers” to keep in touch with family and friends online. Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland’s Digital Champions will be holding up to four sessions a week across Leicestershire and Rutland. They will be for around 15 people each and will be held in community settings such as libraries, village halls and residential homes. There will also be one-to-one sessions available. The grant from Leicestershire


and Rutland Freemasons comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons, their families and friends from across England and Wales.


Tony Donovan, Executive


Director at Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, said: “We are very grateful to Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons for their generous grant which will improve the quality of life for thousands of older people. More than four million older people nationally have never used the internet and we need to help them to benefit from all the advantages of a digital world.” David Hagger, from Leicestershire


and Rutland Freemasons, said: “We are very pleased to be able to support Age UK’s Digital Champions. As well as fighting loneliness and depression, getting older people online has great practical benefits. A household without internet access is on average £650 a year worse off.”


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