RUTH AT JACWICKS DESIGNS
Happy Business Birthday to Jacwicks Designs In September Jacwicks Designs celebrated its 3rd Birthday! As you can imagine the past year has been a rollercoaster but we made it through. I’d like to say a huge THANK YOU! to all customers and supporters over the years, I couldn’t have done it without you. Looking forward to the coming year, there will be some exciting new product launches and the revival of Shows, Fairs and events across the UK. I am very excited to be launching som...
October 20, 2021RUTH AT LAND OF OAK & IRON - MEET THE MAKER
DATE & TIME: Saturday, 16th October - 10:00-16:00VENUE: Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon upon Tyne, NE21 6RU.Land of Oak & Iron are excited to host the next of our regular ‘Meet the Maker‘ events at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill. Our next Meet the Maker is with Ruth Jacobs. Ruth is the founder of Jacwicks Designs and designer of the Perch range of waterproof sit-mats and picnic rugs.The Pocket...
October 8, 2021LAND OF OAK AND IRON - MEET THE MAKER WITH JOANNE ROWLAND
DATE & TIME: Saturday, 2nd October - 10:00-16:00 VENUE: Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon upon Tyne, NE21 6RU. Land of Oak & Iron are excited to host the next of our regular ‘Meet the Maker‘ events at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill. Our next Meet the Maker is with Joanne Rowland. Joanne is a professional wildlife and pet portrait artist, based in County Durham, in the North East of England. ...
October 1, 2021Storage Needed
The local councillor for Blackhill is looking for free temporary storage for a toy appeal she is running. If anyone can help please DM us. ...
September 27, 2021ILLUMINATIONS NETWORKING BY LUMO
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, 29th September - 15:00 VENUE: The Willow Suite, The Greenhouse, Amos Drive, Greencroft Industrial Park, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 7XN Booking is still open for this event and there are a number of places available. To register your interest or to find out more call Louise Mcvittie on 01207 460 616 or email louise.mcvittie@lumo.tax. We can finally put the Zoom calls in the back pocket and enjoy the energy & excitement of a live networking event! Lumo Tax are proud ...
September 21, 2021GED NAUGHTON – CONSETT THE WORLD
A Consett project that uses soccer to bring people from different continents together is appealing for football gear to send to Africa. Ged Naughton from Consett is asking people to collect second-hand boots, strips and other kit to send to four teams in Liberia, West Africa. Ged has been connected with Liberia for more than 25 years and for three years has organised the Christmas Dribble - a sponsored walk in December kicking a football 15 miles to raise money to cover tra...
September 16, 2021FREE Fire Safety Live Event
The Fire Safety Team at Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is running a free live event aimed at those who have a responsibility to ensure fire safety management (local businesses, community centre reps etc). It will be held on a Teams “Dial in” on Thursday, 16th September 2021 between 14:00 and 16:00. To attend this live event contact josmith@ddfire.gov.uk....
September 8, 2021Tackling the Social Care problem - tax impacts for SME owners
Yesterday, the Government announced increases in National Insurance Contributions for employees, employers and the self-employed and an increase in the rates at which dividend income will be taxed from April 2022. All three will increase by 1.25 percentage points from that date and from April 2023 employee’s payslips will see the NIC elements transformed into something called the “Health and Social Care Levy”.There is an awful lot of politicking to be done before these changes come i...
September 8, 2021NBSL Bitesize Business Training Courses are back!
NBSL are hosting a series of shot, snappy, bitesize business sessions to feed your business brain! Designed to help you build your confidence in business whether dealing with customers or trying to keep track of time. With customers, costs and confidence being some of the most important factors in today’s business landscape, our latest County Durham programme has been designed to give you the confidence and courage to move your business forward. These sessions are available online and are held...
September 7, 2021LAND OF OAK & IRON - MEET THE MAKER - PHIL BENTON
DATE & TIME: Saturday, 21st August - 10:00-16:00 LOCATION: Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE21 6RU Land of Oak & Iron are excited to host the next of our regular ‘Meet the Maker‘ events at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill. Our next Meet the Maker is with local photographer Phil Benton. Phil is a north east photographer who creates very different and beautiful photographic images. L...
August 19, 2021Isabella's Indian Tapas Night
Isabella's Coffee Shop in Shotley Bridge is hosting an Indian Tapas night this month due to the request of their customers.In June and July they hosted a similar evening event with an Italian theme and it was an instant hit! Since then their customers have given them a few ideas around other themed events so they have decided to give them a try - so far they've been a huge success ! This months Indian Tapas nights are on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st August. For just £17.50 per pe...
August 2, 2021Jobs Fair at Derwentside College
Richard Holden MP will be hosting a ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ Fair on Friday 17th September 2021 between 10am and 3pm at Derwentside College (Front Street, Consett). This event is aimed at those seeking work, as well as employers who are looking to take on new staff and apprentices from September onwards. Those organisations wishing to promote future employment opportunities are also welcome to attend. The event is free for both attendees and stall holders so if you would like ...
July 22, 2021Our first Beamish micro meeting - a huge success!
It was our very first DBN micro meeting at BEAMISH MUSEUM today with DBN members Phil Benton, Peter Jackson, Ann English , Owen Weightman, and Jane Anderson PhDThank you to Matthew Henderson, Retail Development Manager at Beamish for showing us the new Beamish retail stall - all items on this stall are supplied by local small businesses 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻The feedback from members has been fantastic and so we are arranging more dates for the comi...
July 22, 2021DBN Member Noriko Art has been working with the BBC!
DBN Member Noriko Matsubara recently announced that she's been working with CBeebies for the BBC. Noriko is an artist and children's author & illustrator and we regularly feature her amazing work in our monthly newsletter. Her commission with the BBC started back in January 2021 but it only been recently that she's been able to share her great news with us now that CBeebies have launched their new Storytime App.Noriko said, "Yes, I've been working with the BBC! I've been quiet ab...
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July 16, 2021International Speaker at DBN
We have much to celebrate this month; New member announcements, birthday celebrations, awards, funding updates, breakout room networking and Jason Tiller from Rocketspark is dialing in from NZ to talk to us about how to productise your services! Make sure you book your place: https://bit.ly/3iHn7iR PS: If you have a special announcement you'd like to share at our July meeting, please email us at connect@dobusinessnetwork.com See you all soon! Mel, David & Gary...
July 13, 2021CE MARK, 6 MONTH COUNTDOWN TO UKCA & UKNI
With only 6 months (until 31st December 2021) to go until it will be mandatory to use the new UKCA marking (UKNI for Ireland) for products that currently require CE Marking, new guidance has been produced by UK Government. Please see detailed step by step guidance and one page guides for both UKCA and UKNI as well as a FAQ document. Work is currently being done to translate guidance into other languages so that businesses can make their overseas clients aware of the changes, as there is cu...
July 2, 2021GILLIAN FORTUNE - NO-NONSENSE STRESS-BUSTING FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Calling all busy people living in County Durham:A free stress-busting video programme from The No-nonsense Stress-Buster! Enrolling starts 25th June and ends 8th July 2021....
June 30, 20213D Virtual Spaces
What do historic art treasures, hi-tech manufacturing, kitchen showrooms and properties for sale all have in common? They can all be experienced and explored using 3D virtual reality. In this DBN podcast Owen Weightman of 3D Virtual Spaces chats with Melanie Cant about his “leap of faith” into self-employment and how it has helped him to achieve a perfect work / life balance as well as gaining some exclusive access into normally restricted places. Listen to Podcast here: https://bit.ly/...
June 30, 2021Liz Peart of Beamish Museum discusses the challenges and opportunities for major visitor attractions in 2021
What happens when one of the North East's biggest and most iconic visitor attractions has to close its doors during a pandemic?Liz Peart of BEAMISH MUSEUM chats with Melanie Cant of DBN on the impact of the Covid crisis on the museum, how it is reopening, expanding and how the crisis has been met with resilience and innovation. Liz also discusses how businesses can work in partnership with the Museum and the many health benefits associated with visiting their exten...
June 23, 2021FREE DIGITAL TRAINING IN THE NORTH EAST
A fully funded Digital Training offer for employed individualsBusinesses can use this to upskill their workforce or employed individuals can nominate themselves. Training available includes:Smart Digital - Entry levelEssential Digital Skills for Work (EDSQ) - Entry level 3Essential Digital Skills for Work (EDSQ) - Level 1I/ECDL qualifications at levels 1-3Microsoft Office Specialist qualifications in Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint. There is an information event regarding this every Thu...
June 14, 2021LOCKDOWN CARTON #39 - NINJA MUM
I like wearing turtle necks. They keep my neck warm. But they have another function. . . . Here is this week's cartoon.Noriko, Noriko Art...
June 3, 2021JO LONG: JUST ONE WORD . . .
I was walking Milo (my dog) the other day & finding myself coming face to face with another walker went to step to the side, which he promptly stepped to as well. We did that little dance around each other, reflecting moving from one side to the next with slightly awkward laughter. The gentleman opposite me then said: "Amazing minds think alike" What a way to max the impact on an already well-known phrase? Yes, we were two minds. Yes, we thought to do the same as each other, an...
June 3, 2021GILLIAN'S TOP TIP
This week's top tip from Gillian Fortune helps us to tackle procrastination - How to stop putting things off.Click here to watch Gillian's video....
June 3, 2021ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR LEGIONS OF THE MOON
My publisher WriteSideLeft has nominated my first novel for the prestigious annual Crime Writers' Association Sapere Book Historical Dagger award. These awards are, of course, the Oscars of the crime/thriller fiction world. Winners announced in the autumn. A historical thriller set in County Durham 1,800 years ago, Legions of the Moon is available on Amazon and other outlets. Click here to take you to Amazon. Also available on other sites!Peter...
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