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KEY BUSINESS DATES YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF

As the #CostOfTradingCrisis affects businesses up and down the country, it's important that you know what is happening and when! So, we've pulled together all the key dates until the end of the financial year for you to keep in mind. An important one will be on the 23rd September, as it's expected that Britain's new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver an emergency budget to share details on more support for households and businesses! We'll cover w...

UNREHEARSED FESTIVAL OF CHOCOLATE BISCUITS!

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JOANNE ROWLAND ON THE RADIO!

Hello folks!I found myself on the radio the other morning...If you click on the image you can hear the programme and I’m on about 30 minutes in.Joanne, Joanne Rowland Art...

AROUND 90% OF SEROTONIN, THE FEEL GOOD HORMONE, IS PRODUCED IN THE GUT BY THE MICROBIOME

Around 90% of serotonin, the feel good hormone, is produced in the gut by the microbiome. I suffered from PTSD for decades, within months of supplementing with products that help optimise gut health my mental health massively improved, in fact I could feel the affects within weeks, presently and for the last 3 years I have been in the best place ever. Managing my mental health had a HUGE knock on effect, I slept better, therefore I woke more energised, which created more get up and go so I could...

JAN COOK WILLS AND TRUSTS ARE NOW FULLY-FLEDGED INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BEST BEST FOUNDATION

I am proud to announce that Jan Cook Wills and Trusts are now fully-fledged Independent Members of the BEST Foundation. The Best foundation is a non-profit organisation acting as a professional membership body for modern, forward-thinking Estate Planning professionals and firms.  We will provide additional information over the coming weeks as to the benefits this will provide for our clients. Jan, Jan Cook Wills & Trusts...

BOOK STERILISER IN JAPAN!

In Japan, the corona measures are still continuing.  The unspoken rule is to wear a mask when you go out.  There were disinfectants everywhere, and the library even has a "book steriliser"!Noriko Matsubara, Noriko Art...

DID YOU TAKE PART IN THE TIME TO THRIVE CHALLENGE?

Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi hosted a free 5-day event to a huge virtual audience of over 599k people around the world via Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.World-class inspirational and transformational speakers included Lisa Nichols and Brendon Burchard, to name but a few . . . One of the highlight was an interview with Matthew McConaughey talking about his book Greenlights which is about being kind to our future self - has anyone read it yet?  From Matthew's conversation I created this one-pa...

NEED SUPPORT & TRAINING FOR BOOK KEEPING & PAYROLL?

If you'd like to look after your own bookkeeping and payroll we can provide you with support and training.We also offer a user-friendly online accounts system called Xero of which we are a Certified Partner.To find out more please click here or on Sharron's picture below.Sharron, Westwood Accountancy...

WELL DONE HOLLY!

Can we say a huge thank you to Holly Taylor for her work with us over this last year.  She has been amazing - and has done everything that has been asked of her and more!  We wish her every success in her final year at university.  If she does as well as she has this year, she has a very bright future ahead. Christine & Peter, Building Self-belief...

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE BIGGEST DEVELOPMENT IN BEAMISH'S HISTORY?

Our Remaking Beamish project is bringing a new 1950s era to the museum, as well as expanding our Georgian area, and this is your chance to get involved as we look to recruit for the following roles:Keeper of Social History (Maternity Cover) (£27,190 per annum) - Closes Thursday 8th September 2022.  We are looking for an individual who will oversee the daily visitor engagement within the 1900s Town, 1950s Town and Colliery Village, ensuring that visitors interact with diverse stories f...

DURHAM COFFEE - EL SALVADOR LIMITED EDITION COFFEE

After celebrating our second birthday the other month we’re excited to bring you our next bit of news which is the launch of our new limited edition bean - a beautiful single origin bean from El Salvador with a cupping score of 85.25.  This beautiful bean showcases some delicious fruity apple and plum flavours as well as a subtle toffee sweetness.  It’s a natural processed red bourbon bean from Finca Santa Petrona, one of the farms owned by family run Café Tuxpal. The land has bee...

LEARN THE ART OF DRAWING CELTIC KNOTS

With the exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels coming up at the Laing this autumn, I've been busy lately teaching people how to draw their own Celtic knots. If you would like to learn the art of drawing Celtic knots yourself, I conduct the lessons one-to-one and online, so it's really easy to learn from the comfort of your own home.  You can also buy a class as a gift for someone who is interested in this art-form. Find out more over on the 'Online Workshops' page of my website by clicking ...

CONSETT ROTARY GOLF DAY ON 16th SEPTEMBER

Each year Consett Rotary holds a Golf Competition at Consett Golf Club.  It’s aim is to raise monies for Local Charities.Each hole is sponsored and includes an advertising plaque with all artwork done by us.  This will be seen by all players and supporters.  Lots of people!I am selling holes for £30 which are cheap at half the price!  These are very popular so please get yours now by emailing me at estellespring@aol.com.Estelle, Rotary Club of Consett...

BE PAPER WISE WITH ROBSON PRINT!

Have you all heard about the amazing new machine that can remove the ink from printed paper so your A4 sheets of office paper can be reused for up to 10 times?  Allegedly this is an environmental benefit saving paper...  Can you imagine the carbon footprint of producing these machines, the energy costs to run them and the chemicals they must use?Far better to check out some of the environmentally friendly, socially responsible paper produced from waste material.Here at Robson Print we ...

DARLINGTON ECONOMIC CAMPUS IS THE NEW HOME OF THE NORTH EAST EXPORT TEAM!

In discussion: North East export team becomes a part of the Department for International Trade.Julie Underwood is Head of Delivery for the North East Export Team, which supports North East businesses throughout their exporting journey.The team has recently become a part of the Department of International Trade and relocated to Darlington Economic Campus.  Julie explains why this change has happened and the impact it will have on support for businesses in the region.You and your team have no...

WILLOW BURN HOSPICE

Are you a carer in North Durham?  Do you need a break from time-to-time?  Take a break with Willow Burn Hospice.  If you live in North Durham with caring responsibilities for a relative or friend, but from time-to-time need to attend appointments, go shopping or you have an ad-hoc need for care.  Our free service can help.Find out more about how our new support for carers service can support you and your loved ones here....

DO YOU HAVE A TRUST IN PLACE AS PART OF YOUR ESTATE PLANNING?

If so are you aware that from 1 September 2022 you may be required to register the trust with HMRC under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017? I will be contacting all my own clients over the next few weeks to discuss this process but if you would like to chat through your own situation then please get in touch. We can help you with the registration.  Further information can be found on my latest blog post accessed by clicking on the image or here...

WOOD FIRED PIZZA & LIVE MUSIC EVENING AT LAND OF OAK & IRON

DATE & TIME: Friday, 29th July - 19:00-22:00 Join us at the Heritage Centre for an entertaining evening of fantastic live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month. This month we are joined by the fantastic 'Storyteller Street Band' - a fun and lively group playing folk and tunes from around the world.  So, why not treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza who will be in the Courtyard while being entertained by the band.  Alc...

PHIL: "HAVE YOU SEEN MY NEW COASTER COLLECTION?"

Would make a great gift for the teacher this year!  Available to buy on my website, just click here to visit my online shop.Phil Benton, Phil Benton Photography...

PICTURED IS THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF MY CELTIC KNOTWORK DRAWINGS

They start from a pencil drawing, often involving a geometric base.  Once hand drawn, the piece is coloured in pencil, with a little bit of gold ink along the way sometimes.  An A4 piece can take between 40 to 60 hours to complete. If you would like to see the finished version of this drawing, then it will be on display as part of the Prudhoe Art Trail between 9 and 23 July.  The centre point for the trail is Prudhoe Library, where you can see one piece of work from each of the 24...

NEGOTIATION SKILLS WITH NORIKO

I started delegating some of my housework to my children in exchange for “TimeTickets” that allow them screen time.  This is the best invention I’ve ever come up with in my parenting.  But little did I know that this ticket scheme was going to teach my children something else.Negotiation skills.  Which is important for life.  So I shouldn’t complain they are getting good at negotiating . . .Here is my latest cartoon.Noriko, Noriko Art...

CLIMATE COUNTY DURHAM

Join us as we come together to work towards a Net Zero County Durham!  Visit our website for more information. Durham County Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has committed to becoming a carbon neutral county and council by 2050.  To reach this target, we need to come together as a county, to mitigate the effects of climate change as much as we possibly can! We want to support you in your decarbonisation! Details of future events and news can be found here. Upcoming even...

ATYPICAL SUPPORT CIC

We are so happy to present the work we have recently completed working with the Well Newcastle Gateshead fund. Within this we organised with many neuro diverse business, including DBN's Phil Benton.  We were also supported by Grassroots Admin, an autistic owned virtual personal assistant that aided us in with email support, bookings and social media posting.Here is our legacy video.Atypical Support CIC...

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JOIN US AT THE HERITAGE CENTRE FOR AN ENTERTAINING EVENING OF MUSIC AND FRESH WOOD-FIRED PIZZA ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

DATE: Friday, 24th July - 18:00-21:00 (last food order 20:30) VENUE: Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon upon Tyne, NE21 6RU Join us at the Heritage Centre for an entertaining evening of fantastic live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month. At the end of the month, why not treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza’s Vintage Trailer, which will be situated in the Courtyard ...