AGRI-FOOD SECTOR EVENT

What: Local Enterprise Partnership Agri-Food Sector Event
Where: Bishop Burton College
When: Thursday 20th November
Time: 9.45am-2.30pm

Sponsored by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership & Bishop Burton College Centre of Agricultural Innovation.

Programme

9.45am - Coffee
10.00am - Introduction and Welcome: Bill Meredith/Mark Flint (Chair)
10.05am - Vision: Lord Haskins - Chair of Humber LEP Board
10.25am - Worldwide Perspective: Richard Pearson - Regional Director NFU
10.45am - LEP Sector Plans: Sarah Clinch/Martin Collinson/Tim Frennaeux
11.05am - Break
11.30am - Skills Support for the Workforce: Dan Howard - Hull College, Teresa Chalmers and Annabel Jelley - LEP
11.45am - Soil/Plant Technology: Dr Abdul Mouazen - Cranfield/ Stockbridge Technology
12.00pm - Precision Technology: Andrew Manfield - Manterra Ltd
12.15pm - Production Technology: Stuart Bradshaw - E B Bradshaw & Sons Ltd
12.45pm - Lunch
1.30pm - Demonstrations/tour: Andrew Manfield/College Staff
2.30pm - Depart

Please book before the 14th November to secure your place. Call Hollie on 01964 553181 or email servicetobusiness@bishopburton.ac.uk

SUTTON ON SEA FOOD AND GIFT FAIR

Looking to attend a Fair this festive season? Sutton on Sea's Food and Gift Fair will be on 6th December and they have stalls available.

Held at the Bacchus Hotel, the Sutton on Sea Food and Gift Fair expects approximately 5000 attendees. The event will last all day from 10am until 9pm and there will also be an ice rink.

The cost for a pitch is £15. Any stall holders selling alcohol will need to obtain their own temporary event notice and all stall holders will be able to provide their environmental health certificate and a copy of any insurance indemnity.

For more information, please contact Patti at The Bacchus Hotel on 01507 411 204 or email info@bacchushotel.co.uk.

WANT TO WIN PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTS?

In the autumn, Procurement Lincolnshire will be holding a series of FREE 'Training in Public Procurement' workshops, in conjunction with Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.

Sessions will provide local businesses with the skills and knowledge needed to win public contracts, whilst demonstrating to SME's, how to bid competitively for high value public contracts.

Morning sessions will focus on contracts of low value (Less than £75,000) whilst afternoon sessions will be based on contracts of high value (o
ver £75,000).

Please see below for confirmed dates and venues:

Thursday 6th November, Skegness Business Centre, Skegness - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Monday 10th November, District Council Offices, Spalding - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Thursday 13th November, Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Louth - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Monday 17th November, The Guildhall, Gainsborough - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Tuesday 18th November, Commerce House, Lincoln - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Monday 24th November, Boston West Golf Club, Boston - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Friday 28th November, Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham - 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00

Booking is essential. Please contact Emily Foreman, Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce on : T: 01522 523333 E: emily.foreman@lincs-chamber.co.uk

Source Lincolnshire

Please visit the Source Lincolnshire website to view current contracting opportunities. The system not only lists current contract opportunities but also lists those that may be coming up in the future.

Register for free to receive email notifications as opportunities arise: www.sourcelincolnshire.co.uk