Meeting Shorts

Jamie Hogue, is on holiday this month. Rachel Wilson of the Advertiser Media Group stands in.

Five seemed to be the magic number as this month’s Newark Business Club received an update about the upcoming Fiver Fest and was given a countdown of five weeks to the closing date for entering the Newark Business Awards 2015.

Retailers sign-up to Fiver Fest
Jill Brown told the club that 71 retailers had signed up to Fiver Fest, a promotion involving independent local retailers each offering a discount or special offer based  around the number five. 

The promotion, aimed at encouraging people to support local businesses by shopping in local independents, will be running over the weekend of the Blues Festival from September 11 to 13 also includes a buskers competition so make sure you wander round town and vote for your favourite.  

Christmas Wrapped up!
The Newark shopping theme continued with Elaine Ellison explaining Newark had Christmas all wrapped up. 

A Christmas Winter Festival planned for Sunday December 13 will feature a Christmas Market and street theatre, and a request for free parking to support the event has been made to Newark and Sherwood District Council. 

Free Parking request for December shoppers
An additional request for a relaxation of parking charges for the rest of the month to encourage people to shop in Newark has also been made.

Supporting Business Growth
Promoting  Newark continued as Julie Reader-Sullivan from Newark and Sherwood District Council gave an update on all the business support events it is organising, including the launch of the Silicon Forest - a business-driven initiative set up to establish Newark & Sherwood as a Centre of excellence for innovation and technology.

Silicon Forest
Silicon Forest, a major initiative  to establish Newark and Sherwood as a centre of excellence for Innovation and Technology, is well advanced with a planned launch on October 13^th.  Jason Bradbury of the Gadget Show will open the event  To find our what this project means for Newark visit www.siliconforest.org.uk.

Trains, Automobiles, and Sainsbury - Anne Robson, vice chair of the Action Group updated members on the recent Traffic Summit,  Severn Trent Water sewage and flood defence programme, CAGE (Coddington against Gravel Extraction) and the proposed Sainsbury Development.
 

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Business Club Draw
Paul Clayton was this months lucky winner of the business card draw.

He leads, Healdi  a business development & training consultancy where he helps owners & senior executives of businesses and organisations to plan and implement growth plans which,through improved customer experience and the continuous improvement of people & processes, including cost & risk management, helps gain new customers, boost business with existing accounts, increase service levels from suppliers and strengthen internal team cohesion and motivation leading to increased sales and profitability.

Paul Clayton, is an experienced sales & marketing specialist with over 30 years in senior management positions with blue-chip, multi-million pound companies in manufacturing, distribution. amenity and agriculture before starting his own consultancy business in 2000 specialising in sales recruitment.

He has subsequently owned a telemarketing business & now heads up Healdi.

For futher details visit http://www.healdi.co.uk/ or call 01529 412476

Committees

Chairman – Amy Codd
Vice Chair – Simon Shaw
Secretary – Linda Clark
Treasurer – Malcolm Ellison
Education – Des Clarke
Action Group - James Fountain
Retail Group - Elaine Ellison