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Accountants in ride to promote cyclists’ safety
A team of employees from Leicester chartered accountants Newby Castleman took part in a city cycling event to raise awareness of bike safety, in memory of a young teacher who died in a road accident. Leicester cycling group Critical Mass led the third annual Ride for Sam B
in honour of 26-year-old cyclist Sam Boulton, who was killed outside Leicester railway station in July 2016. Sam was knocked off his bike into the path of a van when the passenger
of an illegally-parked taxi opened the vehicle’s door, an action known as ‘car-dooring’.
Cyclists hold their bikes aloft in support of Ride for Sam B
Sam’s mother, Andy, works at Newby Castleman’s office on Regent Road,
less than a ten-minute walk from the scene of the collision. Almost 200 people took part in the ride, including Sam’s family, football
friends, local cycling enthusiasts and several members of staff from Newby Castleman, who are keen supporters of the Sam Says cycle safety campaign. The ride highlights Critical Mass’ ongoing aims of raising awareness of
the dangers faced by cyclists across Leicester and encouraging better and safer provisions for cyclists throughout the city. The Sam Says campaign was launched following Sam’s death, with the
aim of educating drivers and passengers about the dangers of car-dooring. Stickers designed to be placed in vehicle windows are available,
featuring Sam’s image alongside messages such as ‘STOP! Before you open your car door check for cyclists’. Andy Boulton, Accounts Administrator at Newby Castleman, said: “Our
Supporters of the annual Ride for Sam B
family continues to be very grateful to Critical Mass, Leicester Cycling Campaign Group and Cycling UK for everything they’ve done over the past three years in memory of Sam, and to improve conditions for cyclists in Leicester. “The support of my colleagues and employers at Newby Castleman has also been welcome and much appreciated throughout this time.”
Work starts on groundbreaking centre
The ground has been broken on a new £9m Enterprise Innovation Centre at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). The building will be the focal
point of NTU’s enterprise activities – from supporting start-up companies to commercialising research, advising on intellectual property and offering services to local businesses. The £9m, four-storey building
will be linked to the university’s existing Dryden Centre at the City Campus in Nottingham and will provide the flexible space needed to accommodate entrepreneurs and businesses. Henry Brothers is the project contractor. It recently handed over a new
£23m engineering facility at the Clifton Campus to NTU, and earlier this year started work on a new Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), which is also being built at the Clifton Campus. Ian Taylor, Managing Director of
Henry Brothers Midlands, said: “This is our third construction project for the university, and we are delighted to have now broken ground at the site and started work on Nottingham Trent University’s latest development at its City Campus. The Enterprise Innovation
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Ground-breaking at the site of the new Enterprise Innovation Centre
Centre will have a positive impact not just at the university, but also on the wider economy of Nottingham and the East Midlands and it’s great to play a part in creating such a facility.” Nottingham Trent University
Vice-Chancellor Edward Peck was
joined by a number of guests at the ground-breaking ceremony, including Anna Vinsen from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and internal colleagues in Executive Dean of Enterprise, Mike Carr, and the recently appointed Head of
Enterprise Innovation Centre, Megan Powell Vreeswijk. Launching the project, Mike Carr
said: “What the Enterprise and Innovation Centre gives us is the focal point for our work with enterprising start-ups and established businesses.”
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