Lots of New Member to Member Offers now on the website

We have just upated the members offer page with lots of exciting new member to member offers.

Did you know as a member of Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce you can get discounted rates offered from fellow members on the following services

For more details please visit  www.worthingandadurchamber.co.uk/member-offers

• Alarm Response
• First Aid Courses
• Furniture Supplies & Design
• Massage
• Cinema Tickets
• Hosted Telecoms
• Letter Before Action
• Promotional Products
• Hypnotherapy
• Broadband
• Life Coaching
• Website Design
• Insurance
• Advertising
  
• ID Cards
• Business Health Check
• Complimentary Health
• Marketing
• Design & Print
• Legal Services
• Accountancy

Please support your fellow members where you can. If you would like to submit your own member offer please follow the instructions here: http://www.worthingandadurchamber.co.uk/How-to-submit-a-members-offer

Local Network invite you to the next

NETWORKING BREAKFAST MEETING

 

Wednesday 12th August 2015

Luna Restaurant, 10 Montague Place, Worthing BN11 3BG

7am start - 8.45am

 

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A G E N D A

 

7am  ARRIVALS & GREETINGS

7.10am  BE SEATED FOR BREAKFAST

7.15am  WELCOME FROM GROUP LEAD

7.20am  60 SECOND PROFILES

 

7.40am PRESENTATION BY: Guildcare

 

8.05am  NETWORKING

8.25am  ROUND THE TABLE NEWS ROUND UP

8.45am  meeting closes

 

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Worthing Churches Homeless Projects: 

Community Events Coming Up For The Rest Of The Year 

Car Boot Sale Broadwater Green

Saturday 22^nd August

Shoreham Riverfest

Saturday 29^th August- Sunday 30^th August

We are very fortunate this year to have been chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the collection. If you would like to help us collect on this evening please call 01903 286480 or email helping@wchp.org.uk.

Auction

Saturday 26^th September

Auction of services and goods at the Old Barn, Goring. More details to follow.

Murder Mystery Evening

Saturday 24^th October

Old Barn, Goring. Join us for a meal and a murder mystery, if you dare!

Littlehampton Bonfire Night

Saturday 31^st October

We are very fortunate this year to have been chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the collection. If you would like to help us collect on this evening please call 01903 235208 or email helping@wchp.org.uk.

Henfield Christmas Market

Saturday 14^th November

A festive stall at this delightful annual village Christmas Market

Ice Ball

Saturday 14^th November

On Saturday 14^th Novemeber please join us at the Dome in Worthing for a 3 course meal and to dance the night away to music by the Soul Smiths followed by a DJ. Starting at 7pm and carriages at 1am. Tickets £39.50 and are avaliable from the office on 01903 227829.

Quiz Night

Saturday 28^th November

Join us for our annual quiz and ploughman’s supper at River of Life Church. Tickets will be available in our shops nearer the time

Christmas Tree Festival

Saturday 5^th December – Sunday 6th December

A display of trees decorated by local businesses, individuals and community groups at St Mary de Haura Church in Shoreham. If you would like to decorate a tree please call 01903 286380 or email info@wchp.org.uk

For further details of any of our events please contact the Fundraising Team on 01903 286480 or email info@wchp.org.uk

If you would like to help at any of our events please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator on 01903 227825 or email help@wchp.org.uk

Please visit Worthing Churches Homeless Project's website for more information 

www.wchp.org.uk

The British Gas Energy Efficiency Fund is designed to help micro-businesses manage their energy costs in the long-term, by providing free expert advice and energy efficiency measures.

The fund has been created by British Gas as part of the settlement of an investigation by Ofgem, concluded in April 2014, into British Gas’ breaches of its Standard Licence Conditions 14 (1), 14(3) and 7A. More information about the investigation and breaches can be found on the Ofgem website.

Eligible businesses will receive a free on-site energy survey, as well as fully-funded installations of energy saving measures valued up to £6,000 per business, helping you save money on your energy bill. 

Site surveys will be carried out by trained professionals and will identify the right range of measures that can be delivered at your site – this could include new LED lighting, a boiler replacement, new insulation or other methods to control your energy use.

Eligibility

Any micro-business can apply.  A micro-business is defined as a company with:

• an annual consumption of electricity of not more than 100,000 kWh (estimated £10,000 electricity spend)

                                                                   or

• an annual consumption of gas of not more than 293,000 kWh (estimated £9,000 gas spend)

                                                                   or

• Fewer than 10 employees (or their full time equivalent); AND an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total not exceeding €2 million.

 

To qualify for the Energy Efficiency Fund, you must be on a Non-domestic tariff if you’re a home business.

Register your interest

You can register your interest in the fund using the form below. We’ll call you back within 5 working days.

HUNDREDS of new homes and jobs are on the cards after a housing developer snapped up a sought after site.

Social housing provider Hyde Group is overseeing Ropetackle North – the second phase of a major waterfront regeneration scheme in the heart of Shoreham.

The redevelopment of the three-hectare brownfield site, with views of the River Adur, follows on from a successful first phase by Adur and Worthing Councils and Berkeley Homes.

The vacant site north of the town centre has long been earmarked for redevelopment as it has stood unused for many years.

Hyde Group is working with Adur and Worthing Councils to build “high quality” family houses and flats, apartments, shops, offices, new public open spaces and improved riverside walks.

The firm is also working with HGP Architects, the same company that led the design of the Gunwharf Quays development in Portsmouth - which includes the Spinnaker Tower.

David Gannicott, Hyde Group business development director, said: “Boosting housing supply and stimulating the local economy is a priority for the Greater Brighton City region and these schemes will provide hundreds of new homes for all sections of the community.

"We also aim to maximise their social value, creating hundreds of jobs and apprenticeships during construction.

“The Greater Brighton region is set to become one of the highest performing urban economies in the UK.

"Construction on these, and a number of other projects across the region, is due to start in 2016 and we look forward to working with our partners to make a significant contribution to delivering the homes and jobs the area needs to underpin growth.”

Councillor Neil Parkin, leader of Adur District Council, said he was “delighted” to see an organisation with a track record like Hyde’s investing in the town.

He added: “Delivering new commercial premises and housing in Adur is a key priority for our ambition to grow our local economy.

“As one of the largest social landlords in the South East, Hyde's commitment to building affordable housing and sustainable communities is well established. Their plans to deliver new homes will play an important role in helping the council meet housing needs in Adur.”

Helping to grow the economy: The CWS Partnership has been recognised as a Coastal Community Team by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Earlier this month Coastal Communities Minister Mark Francois gave his support to CWS and more than 100 other new teams that will help revive England’s seaside towns and decide where investment goes.

CWS will receive £10,000 of government funding to invest in our local seaside towns. The partnership will be able to use the funding to help bring jobs, growth and prosperity to our beach towns. For the full story, please follow this link:

http://www.coastalwestsussex.org.uk/cws-partnership-recognised-as-a-coastal-community-team/?utm_source=Coastal+West+Sussex+News&utm_campaign=b270c63866-CWS_Summer_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1c1a791ae1-b270c63866-66630013

Have your say - What do you really think of regulation and planning?

You have been chosen because you are running a business in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove and like other businesses in your area, you would like to save money and time. Just tell us how regulators and planners can assist your business, and help you to prosper by completing the Better Business for All survey. We would greatly appreciate your feedback.

Please take 10 -15 minutes to give us your honest and anonymous feedback about your experiences of regulation and planning and how you think we can make the process quicker and easier for you.

Please click https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Betterbusinessforallsussex to complete the survey

Tony Lelliot from Worthing Town FC is about to launch a crowdfunding project and needs your support now!

Worthing Town FC are an FA Charter Standard Community Club, the only one in Worthing, and based at Palatine Park, Palatine Road, Worthing. BN12 6JN. With 46 teams, and 700 players, we provide football for boys and girls, men and women, from the age of two years upwards.

Fit Community is our charitable arm - Football in the Community. Working in partnership with a range of local community groups and organisations, our projects will aim to address the pockets of deprivation in Worthing tackling health & wellbeing, inequality in access and opportunity faced by those with disabilities, and reduce the stigma associated with mental health, disability, lack of educational opportunity, unemployment, homelessness, and poverty in our local communities.

We will use the power of football, and the extensive, modern facilities at Palatine Park, to deliver projects in the areas of health, education, disability, and social inclusion, all underpinned by our core themes - increasing participation, creating opportunities, tackling inequalities, and improving health.

Alas, with all projects of this nature, we need some initial funding to get going. The playing side is a not-for-profit organisation, and it would be unfair to levy a fee to all members to fund the community side but they will be encouraged to support this scheme if possible ! We believe an initial injection of funds will enable us to set up a range of activities to help those in our local community to lead a better life.

Please help if you can - no matter how small, your donation can help.

Please visit https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/worthing-town-fc-football-in-the-community-1 and pledge whatever you can - there are some great rewards on offer!

Worthing and Gatwick-based chartered accountants, Carpenter Box, is supporting its largest ever intake of trainees, with eight young people joining the firm’s Platinum Accredited programme on the road to qualification.

Alex Robinson joined following graduation from the University of Bath. Daniel Purkis from the University of Sussex and Mark Hancock from the University of the West of England in Bristol. Katie Bauermeister joined from BHASVIC in Brighton and Jasmine Jasper, Chloe Day, Alannah Morley and Steven Martin have all joined from Worthing College.

Carpenter Box Partner, Chris Coopey, welcomed the trainees on board, commenting: “We have always invested heavily in emerging talent and our latest intake need look no further than our current Managing Partner for inspiration – Alan Edwards joined the firm as a trainee 22 years ago.

“We have always aimed to give our students the best possible start to their careers which has been underlined by our recent re-accreditation as a Platinum trainee development employer, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ (ACCA) highest global standard of excellence.”

With a comprehensive training programme overseen by HR Manager Susan Perrin and Assurance & Advisory Group Associate James Gawman, the trainees will work in the Tax Services, Business Services and Audit & Advisory Groups at Carpenter Box as part of their training programme, which will also involve them sitting up to 14 exams, depending on relevant exemptions (such as an accountancy degree), over the next three to four years.

The key meeting which will decide the future of the Aquarena site in Worthing is to be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 22nd September in the Assembly Rooms - a move which, it is hoped, will allow the greatest number of local residents the chance to be a part of planning the town’s future seafront profile.

Worthing Borough Council’s Planning Committee endorsed the move to the larger venue at their regularly scheduled meeting, held last night (22nd July) in Worthing’s Town Hall.  

Chair of the Planning Committee, Councillor Kevin Jenkins, said:

"I recognise that the future of our seafront has aroused a huge amount of passion in the community - with many people on each side of the debate over the future of the Aquarena site - and that more people than usual will want to come to this key meeting.

“The Planning Committee also anticipate that a large number of people will wish to speak at the meeting to share their thoughts.  As always, we want to accommodate as many of those requests as possible, which is why the Committee last night approved a suggestion to adopt a specific protocol for this meeting, one which will increase the number of speakers and the time available to each.”

During the debate, up to five people for and five people against the application will be able to speak, with the length of their speaking time extended to three minutes (giving a total of 30 minutes public speaking time on this application).  This is over and above the usual three speakers with two minutes each on both sides of the debate that the Planning Committee has been used to.

Since the number of people wishing to speak is anticipated to be more than can be accommodated during the allotted time, the Planning Committee endorsed a further proposal to ensure a ‘level playing field’ regarding the opportunity to speak.

Cllr Jenkins explains: 

"We are keen to ensure an open and transparent process is maintained throughout this debate and are trying to ensure that a representation of the wider public voice from across Worthing is heard on this matter.

“Those who have registered to speak will be chosen via a ballot system - each person or organisational representative will be given a unique number and on the 14th September the names of the registered speakers and some reserves will be selected by a random number generation process. 

“I recognise that for some this may not give them the opportunity to speak at the meeting that they may wish, but this method has been chosen in order to be fair to everyone, whatever their view on this application and wherever they live in Worthing.

“This seems a fair, open and transparent way of selecting the speakers and ensures that everyone starts from the same level playing field of opportunity."    

Registration for the opportunity to speak to the Planning Committee is now open, and anyone wishing to do needs to contact the Council by 12 noon on Friday 11th September. 

To register, members of the community should email democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk or call 01903 221006.  Any person who has previously contacted Worthing Borough Council to inquire about speaking on this matter will be added to the list.  

Those who have been selected to speak or identified as a reserve speaker will be notified as soon after the 14th September as possible.

Any questions about the planning application should be directed to the Planning Services team or researched on the planning portal on Worthing Borough Council’s website here:

http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/