Event Date: 28/08/2010 @ Woodford Leisure Centre, Hull

Phone: 01482 331322

Get your antiques together and wipe the dust off and get selling them! David Dickinson and his team of dealers are coming to Hull as they travel around the country looking for your “bobby dazzlers”!

You could make a bit of pocket money from on the spot deals from a dealer – or if you think the item is worth more, turn the dealer down and choose to sell at auction instead…

Sell your goods, come along to our dealer day at Woodford Leisure Centre, Holderness Road, Hull and you could soon be quids-in.

As usual, David will keep an eye on the deals and give advice when needed: should you take the dealers’ cash or gamble at auction? But ultimately it’s up to you to decide which option is the Real Deal!
Join us at the next Real Deal day

Saturday 28th Aug 2010, 9am – 5pm, HULL – Woodford Leisure Centre – HU8 8JU

Call the Real Deal hotline on 0117 970 7618 for more information.

PETER BARRON, the Director of Communications and Public Affairs for computer giant Google in Central Europe, is the key speaker at Hull Digital Live 2010…

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The Spirit of Australia team win the 35’000 mile clipper race around the world and was welcomed by 50’000 people  as all the yachts sailed into Hull Marina.

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Press Release:

New film highlights wealth of investment in region

As a city that is on the up, Hull has made some real progress in terms of its regeneration and consequently there is a high demand and opportunity for businesses to invest in Hull & East Yorkshire.

• A city centre apartment in Hull can now sell for 500,000
• 800,000 people are within a 45 minute drive of Hull, including 220,000 ABC1′s with a comparison spending power of 1.9bn
• Hull’s hotels are at over 80% occupancy mid-week
• Hull & Humber has the largest ports complex in the UK, handling 16% of all UK’s seabourne trade
• World Trade Centre Hull & Humber connects into more than 90 countries and 750,000 businesses

Find out how you can be part of Hull’s success:

Opportunities in Hull City centre for:

• Bistro/cafe bar on landmark footbridge
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Offices
• Retail
• Conference and entertainment

Ed Ball Secretary of State for Education, children and families took time out to visit  Victoria Dock Primary School to help celebrate their 10 year Birthday.

Victoria Dock School a rare but successful Private Finance Initiative (PFI) one and has been operational now for 10 years. The school was built and is maintained by The Sewell Group to a very high standard and since its opening in January 1999. The school has had to be expanded twice due to increase in children and demand.

Ed Balls commented in saying, “It was like walking into a new school today and the schools just gives off a good vibe.”  Paul Sewell the MD at The Sewell Group said “This is due to the school having a good relationship with The Sewell Group”  who also described the journeyfrom muddy brown field to present day in the DVD shown to Ed Balls and visitors.

The visit was far from a “whistle stop” visit and Ed took time to chat,  look around the school, listen to the school choir, watch a DVD about the schools journey and ask children what they thought of the school.

Rt honorable John Prescott mentioned the school to Ed Balls and hoped he could make the visit for the 10th Anniversary. The visit lasted from 12:45 to 13:45 and Ed Balls seemed to have enjoyed his time at the school and taking part in some of the lessons.

Mr Denham Kite was beaming with delight to have such an honor that both John Prescott and Ed Balls visited the school he is so proud of.

As everyone is well aware of the new big ‘Wind Mill’ of Croda standing 408ft (124.5m) a local company CARAFAX are running trials on their premises with a scaled down caravan park version of Croda’s wind turbine only a few meters high.

CARAFAX have been operating for over 25 years and have slowly built up a comprehensive range of caravan products including Sealants, Plumbing, Roadlighits, Roofing and Extrusions.

John Cummings of CARAFAX said

The latest caravan trial will help us decide whether wind turbines.

1. Are cost effective
2. Will allow caravanners to use LED lighting, electrical sockets for charging phones powering laptops and the occasional kettle boil without problems.

All energy would normally be piped or cabled in from the National grid throughout caravan parks, but with a wind turbine all energy is stored into batteries ready for use as and when it’s needed. This would then supply the site free, clean and renewable energy.

Croda’s main achievement was to have a renewable energy source and further reduce the site’s carbon emissions which is becoming more of an issue with today’s climate.

Want more information about the wind turbine call Croda’s helpline on 0800 9155263.

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Carafax Limited
Rotterdam Road
Sutton Fields
Industrial Estate
Hull
HU7 0XD
ENGLAND

TEL +44 (0)1482 825941
FAX +44 (0)1482 878357

Date Monday 9th March Time 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Place The Guildhall, Hull

The Mayor and Hull Community Care Services would like to invite you to come and have tea with us.

We want you to share your ideas about how we can improve our services and what you think we could do in the future to help you.

We’d like to chat about our Older People’s Strategy for Hull and how you can become more involved and how you can help us.

Come and meet people and find out more about:

• Local clubs and activities for older people
• Council Services
• Support and advice to help carers and families
• Designing and delivering our services and how you can be involved
• Home improvements and repairs services
• How you can become a volunteer

Please come to Tea on: Monday 9th March from 1.30pm to 4pm at the Guildhall. For further details and to reserve a place please phone Dan on 01482 616035

Source: HULL LINk

MindWorks

Stress and mental problems are not good in the work place if not dealt with properly. MindWorks are offering courses to help businesses and their employees to cope with the current climate of stress.

MindWorks have the following dates for individuals who are interested in our specialist away day training courses.

If you would like a specific course tailored to your needs, would like more information about alternative course dates or you would like to discuss your training requirements, then feel free to contact us for further details.

FEBRUARY 2009

• MWCR289     27-February     Stress Management In The Workplace

MARCH 2009

• MWCR282     02-March     Time and Priority Management
• MWCR290     13-March     Disability Discrimination Act
• MWCR291     30-March     Mental Health Awareness

APRIL 2009

• MWCR296     09-April     Absence Management
• MWCR297     17-April     Stress Management In The Workplace

MAY 2009

• MWCR299     29-May     Managing Stress In Your Staff

JUNE 2009

• MWCR300     04-June     Understanding Mental Health Conditions
• MWCR301     15-June     Handling Difficult Situations
• MWCR302     30-June     Stress Management In The Workplace

JULY 2009

• MWCR303     09-July     Disability Discrimination Act
• MWCR304     24-July     Mental Health Awareness

In-house training course prices are negotiable and vary depending on what the organisations needs are. We can take your specific requirements and tailor a course unique to your organisation. For a full day’s in-house training course for between 8-15 delegates, prices usually start at around £850 per course.
mindworks@mindhey.co.uk

Date: 18 February 2009

Time: 10.00 am to 4.30 pm

Venue: Hull City Hall

Type of event: Your Future Exhibition – many local employers offering full-time, part-time and seasonal vacancies, together with training, recruitment and development ideas all under one roof.

Contact Details: www.thisisyourfuture.co.uk

Source: Job Centre Plus

Our award winning training can help reduce the stress and increase productivity of your staff.

Please think of MindWorks training courses when bedgeting for 2009. We specialise in Stress Management and MentalHealth Awareness training courses.

For more detailed information on any of the courses that we have offer, please visit www.mindworkstraining.co.uk

Here is a chance to see the 40 second Time to Change TV ad that will be aired in January and February 2009 in England. The advert explains how the affects of stigma and discrimination can impact on a person who is or has experienced mental health problems.

View the TV advert

Hull & East Yorkshire Mind, Trafalgar House, 41 – 45 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1XH
Tel 01482 240134
Fax 01482 336871

Local businesses have decided to ignore talk of doom, gloom and recession and are meeting up fortnightly to see if there are opportunities for them to work together, or to create business through joint ventures.

Tom Salter of thebestofhull explains “business has slowed down for all of us, but instead of moaning about it, a few of us decided to get together with other likeminded local businesses. The truth is that there is still business out there, you might just have to look a bit harder for it. Sitting down over an informal breakfast and talking to each other, we often find opportunities that, individually, would have passed us by”.

“To be honest, we could get really bogged down by talk of a recession, but we decided months ago to see if, by sticking together, we could continue to thrive, and, so far so good, some of our members are actually doing better than they did last year.”

Instead of going it alone, the local businesses involved decided to sign up with national networking group 4Networking – “rather than just concentrating on local businesses, 4Networking has put us in touch with like minded business people all over the country, all of whom are determined to fight through any recession, rather than just accept it! Members here in Hull can go out to any other meeting anywhere in the country to pitch for business and we have a regular stream of visitors from all over the country to our meeting, some of whom end up buying services here”.

A simple solution to a national problem? As Tom tells us “what’s the worst that can happen? Rather than sitting waiting for the ‘phone to ring, at the very least I get to lift my spirits and share a joke and breakfast with the others. And any local business is welcome, they can call me, or just turn up on the day”.

Our next meeting is at 8am on Friday 13th February at the Brewers Fayre in Hessle.
For further information contact:
Tom Salter – 4Networking Area Leader, Yorkshire

The new hotel in Hull opposite Myton Bridge and the tidal barrier has had modules successfully lifted into place at the new £10 million Premier Inn hotel. The hotel now well on it’s way past the pod installations has being built by Pure Urban as part of the first Boom development in Hull.

The structure has been designed in the UK and manufactured in the far east in China, the modules have now being installed by main contractors Multibuild. All the pods/modules have been pre-fitted off site with plumbing, electrics, and sanitary ware, after that on-site all that is required internally after installation is to add decorating touches, floor coverings and furniture. By the end of 2008 the exterior, the windows, wall covering and roof coverings will be fitted, and external frame and covering will be finished and ready for the final fit.

72 pods/modules are being used in the 136 bedroom hotel,  is based in Tower Street, next to a main route through Hull and Myton Bridge. This part of The Boom scheme has being funded by the European Regional Development.

The hotel Premier Inn should be handed over to the Whitbread group in early 2009.The build also has a £4 million, 308 space multi-storey car park, this will serve both the hotel and The Boom riverside scheme to help with parking demands.

Premier Inn Construction

PRESS RELEASE

A Hull chemicals manufacturer has announced plans to install an on-site wind turbine to generate its own electricity.

Croda Chemicals Europe is proposing the installation of a 3 mega watt wind turbine on its manufacturing site at Oak Road, Hull, as part of a long standing company commitment to sustainable development and environmental improvement.

Electricity generated by the turbine will be fed directly into the company’s electricity supply, reducing the need for the company to import power from the National Grid reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.

Mark Robinson, Operations Director, said: “Caring for the environment and the well being of future generations is at the heart of company policy and decision-making. The company has committed itself to a sustainable development strategy and one of our key targets is a reduction in carbon emissions.

“Wind turbines provide the most feasible option for establishing an effective renewable energy source on our site and will also reduce energy costs, helping the company maintain its competitive market position in the face of significant UK energy price increases and ensuring the long term success of the site.”

Croda has made significant efforts to reduce its energy consumption by over 50% in the last 5 years. This has been achieved through financial investment in more efficient equipment and the commitment of all employees to manage energy at the point of use. The installation of the wind turbine supports the next step in the drive for improved energy efficiency.

Mark Robinson continued: ‘’The company submitted a planning application to Hull City Council in May 2006 following a detailed environmental assessment. If successful, it is anticipated that the turbine could be installed in the summer of 2007.’’

Local residents were formally notified of the company’s plans by letter in March 2006 and two public exhibitions have been held to provide further information with the opportunity to discuss the project with Croda representatives. The response received following public consultation has been generally supportive.

The site in Hull employs 175 people in the manufacture of fatty acid amides used as slip additives in the plastics industry. These are produced from renewable raw materials such as UK grown rapeseed oil.

Croda Chemicals Europe is part of Croda International Plc, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of natural based speciality chemicals, used in a wide range of industries.

The project is being managed for Croda by renewable energy consultancy TNEI Services Ltd.