Events

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2008

◊  16 June  Rural Enterprise Fortnight for South Bedfordshire

South Bedfordshire District Council are inviting rural businesses in the local area to come along to a host of free events during Rural Enterprise Fortnight beginning 16 June.

The Scheme has been set up with the District Council, Business Link, Bedfordshire Rural Affairs Forum and Bedfordshire County Council. The fortnight is designed to support, promote and encourage rural businesses throughout South Bedfordshire following on from a survey performed by the District Council.

The events are not just for businesses that are already established but also for people who are thinking about setting up a business and may have questions about the process. So come along and see if the professionals can help.

Events include a talk from the successful Wilfred Emmanuel Jones who set up his own hugely popular food label The Black Farmer. Born in Jamaica, Wilfred moved to the UK with his parents in the 50s and was raised in Birmingham. Unqualified but ambitious and persistent Wilfred talked his way into television and is now credited for bringing many top celebrity chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, to the small screen. Wilfred subsequently fulfilled a life long dream by purchasing a small farm in Devon to create The Black Farmer label.

Business Link are also taking part in the fortnight offering to ‘buy you a drink’ where an advisor will be able to offer advice, guidance and further information on a range of business issues. All you need to do is call into the pub!

There are many more interesting talks and events lined up. For more information about the fortnight including whether you will need to book for an event please see the business pages on the council’s website www.southbeds.gov.uk or ring Donna Wilkinson, Economic Development Officer on 0845 849 6291.  View flyer detailing all events. 

12-13 June:  ACRE Rural Life Conference - Community Empowerment in Action, Keele University, Staffordshire

Empowering communities is central to both policy and practice. Government policies on community assets, planning and governance rely on empowered communities, and community-led parish planning provides a model and decades of experience in how to empower them. At this influential two-day conference, you will have the opportunity to discuss how rural communities and their partners are rising to the challenge of community empowerment.  More

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