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As t r ongemphas i si sbei ngpl ac ed i nvol vementi nt heYoungI ns pi r er spr ogr amme, one ns ur i ngappr en c esf eel s uppor t ed c r eat edbySout hMi dl andsCar eer sHub. bef or e, dur i nganda ereac hengagement .

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Appr en c es hi psGr oupTr ai ni ngManagerf or Engi neer i ngatTr es ham Col l ege, pl ayedakey YoungI ns pi r er swasc r eat edt os uppor t s ec ondar ys c hool si nmee ngt hei rPr ovi der r ol ei ns upporngappr en c eengagement Ac c es sLegi s l a on( PAL)r equi r ement s , ens ur i ng a ndc hampi oni ngt heval ueofvol unt eer i ng. s t udent sar ei nf or medaboutt hef ul l r angeof Thei nduc ons es s i onshavebeen Pos t 16andPos t 18pat hways , i nc l udi ng c opr es ent edbyHel enRus s el l , Founderand appr en c es hi psandt ec hni c al educ a on.

Di r ec t orofTheRi ghtTr ac kCons ul t anc y, whos eexpers ei nEngi neer i ng Aspar toft hepr ogr amme, appr en c esar e appr en c es hi pshaspr oveni nval uabl ei n vi s ings ec ondar ys c hool sandc ommuni t y pr epar i ngappr en c esf ort hei rout r eac hr ol e. s e ngst os peakdi r ec t l yt os t udent sabout whatappr en c es hi psi nvol ve, whati ti sl i ket o nc et hen, Tr es ham Col l ege’ sEngi neer i ng c ombi newor kands t udy, andt heoppor t unies Si Appr en c es hi pDepar t menthaswor kedi n avai l abl et hr oughvoc a onal r out es .

The par t ner s hi pwi t ht heSout hMi dl andsCar eer s s es s i onsar epeer l ed, hel pi ngs c hool s t udent s

hearr el at abl e, hones ti ns i ght sf r om young peopl ec l os ert ot hei rownage.

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Hubt of ur t herdevel opt hepr ogr ammeand s uppor tappr en c est oengagewi t hl oc al s c hool sandpr omot evoc a onal pat hways .

Thei nia vehasbeenwar ml ywel c omedby Car eerLeader sac r os sNor t h Nor t hampt ons hi r e, whohi ghl i ght edt he

val ueofappr en c ess peaki ngopenl y aboutt hei rownj our neysandhel pi ng s t udent sbe erunder s t and appr en c es hi psasapos ivepr ogr es s i on r out e.

andpr ovi deat r uepi c t ur eoft hel i f eofan appr en c et opr omot et hi sc hal l engi ng yetr ewar di ngc ar eerop on. ”

Cl ar eShemi l t , Gr oupTr ai ni ngManager– El ec t r i c al andEngi neer i ng Appr en c es hi psatTheBedf or dCol l ege Thepr ogr ammehasr ec ei veds t r ong Gr oup, c on nued:“ Havi ngpr evi ous l y s uppor tf r om empl oyer s , whohave beenac ar eer sadvi s eri nappr en c es hi ps , enabl edappr en c est ot ake meaway ’ m pas s i onat eaboutmaki ngs ur eyoung f r om t hei rr ol est ovol unt eer .

Amongt he I peopl er ec ei vec l ear , meani ngf ul and mos tengagedappr en c eswer eLewi s eal i s ci nf or ma onaboutt hei rf ut ur e Chandl erandWi l l Owenf r om Tat aSt eel , r hways .

Supporngt heSout hMi dl ands andZacLowef r om Zeec oEur ope.

Angel a pat Car eer sHubandt hedevel opmentoft he Br yden, Si t eTr ai ni ng&Devel opment ns pi r er s ’ pr ogr ammehasbeen LeadatTat aSt eel , hasbeenapas s i onat e YoungI i nc r edi bl yr ewar di ng. advoc at eoft heYoungI ns pi r er s pr ogr ammeandakeys uppor t erof “ Seei ngourownappr en c esgr ow i n parc i pa ngappr en c es . c onfidenc ewhi l ei ns pi r i ngs t udent st o c ons i dert hewi der angeofvoc a onal Aspar toft hepr ogr amme, adedi c at ed boys ’ engagementpr ogr ammeat r out esavai l abl et ot hem andwat c hi ngour Mont s ayeAc ademy, i nRot hwel l near ownappr en c e’ ss t epi nt ol oc al s c hool s Ke er i ng, s uppor t eds t udent swhower e ands har et hei rj our neys , wi t hr eal uns ur eaboutt hei rnexts t eps .

Del i ver ed aut hen c i t y, hasbeenahi ghl i ght . i nas mal l er gr oupf or mat , t hes es s i ons enc our agedopenc onver s a on, ques ons “ I ’ m pr oudoft hes t r ongpar t ner s hi p andr eflec on, hel pi ngs t udent sbui l d we’ vebui l t .

I ’ m exc i t edt os eet he c onfidenc eandi den f ywhatma er st o pr ogr ammegr ow f ur t herasweexpand t hem whent hi nki ngaboutf ut ur e i nt oaddional appr en c es hi ppat hways educ a on, t r ai ni ngandwor k. andc on nuehel pi ngyoungpeopl e under s t andt heoppor t uniesopent o Cl ai r eCol es , Car eer sCons ul t antatThe t hem. ” Bedf or dCol l egeGr oup, s ai d:“ Overt he pas t2year s , t heYoungI ns pi r er s ’ Ki m Kni ght , Car eerGui danc eand t ec hni c al &voc a onal pat hwayi nia ve Educ a onLeadatMont s ayeAc ademy, hasgonef r om s t r engt ht os t r engt hwi t h s har ed:“ Thec ol l abor a onbet weent he t hes uppor toft heTr es ham Col l ege YoungI ns pi r er sPr oj ec tandt heBoys ’ Engi neer i ngDepar t ment .

Cl ar eShemi l t I mpac tPr oj ec thasbeenani nval uabl e andDanBar kerwer ekeyi npr omo ng exper i enc ef orours el ec t eds t udent s . ” t hi svol unt eer i ngoppor t uni t yt o Engi neer i ngAppr en c es .

I nc ol l abor a on T ofindoutmor ea boutt hea ppr en c es hi p wi t ht heSout hMi dl andsCar eer sHub, oppor t uniesa c r os sTheBedf or dCol l ege t oget herwehavebeenabl et odi r ec tt he Gr oupvi s i t : ent hus i as m ofagr oupofdedi c at ed appr en c es , keent obus tmi s c onc ep ons h ps: / / bedf or dc ol l egegr oup. a c . uk / a ppr en c es hi ps

FAMI LYCLEANI NGBUSI NESSHELPSCOMPANI ES TO SHI NEFORMORETHAN40YEARS

Af ami l yr unbus i nes sbas edi nRus hden Kei t h’ swi f e, Lor na, wast hefir s tf ami l y i sc el ebr a ngmor et hanf ourdec adesof membert oj oi nt hec ompanybac ki n s uc c es sasi tpr epar est opas st hebat on 1985.

Si nc et hen, t hei rs i xc hi l dr en– ont ot henextgener a on.

Gar y, Emma, Yvonne, Mar k, Marneand Cal l um –haveal l goneont owor kf ort he Es t abl i s hedi n1978byKei t hNi c hol s on f ami l ybus i nes s .

I nf ac t , t hes i bl i ngshave as an offic ec l eani ng bus i nes s ,I nt er c ol l ec vel yc l oc kedup123year sof Count ySer vi c eGr ouphasgr owni nt oa s er vi c ebet weent hem att hec ompany! gr oup t hatoffer sc ommer c i alc l eani ng Fi veoft hes i bl i ngss l l wor kf orI nt er c ont r ac t s , was t e management , Count yt odayandfiveoft hei rc hi l dr en was hr oom hygi enes er vi c esandj ani t or i al haveal s oj oi nedt hec ompany, maki ng c l eani ngs uppl i es .

I nt erCount yat hr eegener a onf ami l y bus i nes s .

Aswel lasexper i enc i nggr owt hi nt er ms ofi t ss er vi c eoffer i ng,I nt erCount yhas Ast hec ompanymovesi nt o2026, i thas al s ogr ownwi t hKei t h’ sf ami l y. unvei l edabol ds uc c es s i onpl ant oens ur e i t sl ongt er mf ut ur e.

The bus i nes snow empl oysmor e 200 peopl e, wi t h12oft hes ebei ngpar toft he Tofindoutmor eaboutI nt erCount y Ni c hol s onf ami l y.

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BRACKMI LLSCHARI TYPARTNERSHI PSDELI VER REALRESULTSFORNORTHAMPTONSHI RE COMMUNI TI ES

Loc al c har iesar ebenefi ngf r om anew appr oac ht oc ommuni t ys uppor tat Br ac kmi l l sI ndus t r i al Es t at e, wi t ht he Nor t hampt ons hi r ebr anc hoft heMot or Neur oneDi s eas eAs s oc i a on( MNDA) amongt hos es eei ngr eal i mpac t .

c ommuni t yi sext endi ngs uppor tbyi nving c har i t ypar t ner st oevent s , c onnec ngt hem wi t hbus i nes s esandpeopl eac r os st he es t at e, andpr ovi di ngpl a or mst or ai s e awar enes sandf unds .

Sar aHomer , c hi efexec u veofBr ac kmi l l s MNDAi soneoffivec har i t ypar t ner s D, s ai d:“ Whenwel aunc hedournew s el ec t edbymember sofBr ac kmi l l sBus i nes s BI har i t ypar t ner s hi psappr oac h, wemadea I mpr ovementDi s t r i c t( BI D) .

I nadepar t ur e c c ommi t mentt ooffermor et hanj us tmoney. f r om t het r adional s i ngl eChar i t yoft he Seei ngt hatvi s i onc omet ol i f ehasbeen Yearmodel , BI Dmember swer ei nvi t edt o i nc r edi bl yr ewar di ng.

Ourc har i t ypar t ner s nomi nat ec aus esc l os et ot hei rhear t s , enow par toft heBr ac kmi l l sc ommuni t y, r es ulngi nfiveor gani s a onsbei ngc hos en: ar a endi ngevent s , mee ngourmember sand MNDA( Nor t hampt ons hi r ebr anc h) , The bui l di ngmeani ngf ul c onnec ons .

Thewor k Wi l dl i f eTr us tf orBedf or ds hi r e, we’ r edoi ngt oget heri smaki ngagenui ne Cambr i dges hi r eandNor t hampt ons hi r e, di ffer enc et opeopl eac r os s Cr ea ngTomor r ow Tr us t , Nor t hampt on Nor t hampt ons hi r e. ” Suppor t sUkr ai neAppeal , andanew Br ac kmi l l s bas edf oodbankc r eat edi n ndoutmor eaboutBr ac kmi l l sBI Dher e: par t ner s hi pwi t hNor t hampt ons hi r ePol i c e. Fi www. br ac kmi l l s i ndus t r i al es t at e. c o. uk Aswel l asfinanc i al c ont r i bu ons , t heBI D 43

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Li br a r i esa r en’ tj us tf ul lofbooks .They’ r e f ul l ofi dea s .

Nor t ha mpt ons hi r el i br a r i es , i npa r t ner s hi p wi t ht heBr is hLi br a r ya ndot herl i br a r i es a c r os st heUKa r el ea di ngar evol u onby i ns pi r i ngat hr i vi ngc ommuni t yofnewa nd ex i s ngbus i nes sowner s .I t ’ sf r eet oj oi n a nd open t o ever yone. And i t ’ s t r a ns f or mi ng t he wa yi dea s gr ow i nt o s uc c es s f ul bus i nes s es .

Aspa r toft heBr is hLi br a r yBus i nes s&I P Cent r eNa ona lNet wor k,t heBus i nes s& I PCent r eNor t ha mpt ons hi r eoffer sahos t off r ees uppor tf ors ma l l bus i nes sowner s , ent r epr eneur sa ndi nvent or st os t a r tup, pr ot ec ta ndgr ow t hei rbus i nes s es .

Our c ur r ent Bui l d Your Bus i nes s pr ogr a mmeofs uppor t ,f undedbyt he UK Gover nment ’ s UK Sha r ed Pr os per i t y Fund, c ons i s t s of onet oones , webi na r s , wor ks hops , ment or i ng,net wor ki ng a nd s t a r t up gr a nt s of up t o £2, 000. Modul es c over i ng key a r ea s of r unni ng a bus i nes s – ma r ket sa nd c us t omer s , bus i nes sgr owt hs t r a t egya ndfina nc i a l pl a nni ng–a r ea va i l a bl e.Ther ei sa l s o t he oppor t uni t y t o benefit f r om per s ona ldevel opment wi t h bus i nes s ment or i nga ndma r ke ngonet oones wi t hex per t s .

The pr ogr a mme i s bei ng del i ver ed t hr ough ac ombi na on ofvi r t ua la nd f a c et of a c e s es s i ons a c r os s Nor t ha mpt ons hi r e. I ti sc ompl et el y flex i bl es o bus i nes s es c a na c c es sa s muc hs uppor ta st heyneed,t a i l or edt o t hem.Thepr ogr a mmei sr unni ngun l Ma r c h2025,wi t ht hemodul esbei ng r epea t eds ever a l mesa nda l i gnedwi t h r oundsofgr a ntf undi ng.

Soi fyouwoul dl i keonet oonebus i nes sa dvi c e, a c c es st oma r ketr es ea r c h da t a ba s es , webi na r sa ndevent s , ori nt el l ec t ua l pr oper t ya dvi c e, a l l f orf r ee… t henvi s i tyourl oc a l l i br a r yt ofindoutmor ea t : h ps : / / www. bi pc nor t ha mpt ons hi r e. c o. uk

“ “ Wear ede l i g ht e dt os uppor tt hi sne wi nia v ei nNor t hampt ons hi r e .

Thene wNNBNme mbe r s hi ps e r v i c ewi l l pr ov i demuc hne e de daddional s uppor t , e ng ag e me ntande x c l us i v edi s c ount st ol oc al e nt r e pr e ne ur sand bus i ne s s e sandwi l l s e r v et oc ompl e me nte x i sngs e r v i c e swi t hi nNor t hant s .

Wel ookf or war dt os upporngand wor k i ngal ong s i deNNBN. ” Wear ede l i g ht e dt os uppor tt hi sne wi nia v ei nNor t hampt ons hi r e .

Thene wNNBN me mbe r s hi ps e r v i c ewi l l pr ov i demuc hne e de daddional s uppor t , e ng ag e me ntande x c l us i v edi s c ount st ol oc al e nt r e pr e ne ur sandbus i ne s s e sandwi l l s e r v et oc ompl e me nte x i sngs e r v i c e swi t hi nNor t hant s .

Wel ookf or war d t os upporngandwor k i ngal ong s i deNNBN. ”-Bar r yCr i s p

Wor ks hops / Semi nar s Wedel i verar a ngeofs uppornga c viesa i meda t a nyonec ons i der i ngs el fempl oyment ,s t a rnga new bus i nes sorr equi r i nga dvi c eoni nt el l ec t ua l pr oper t y.

Res et .

Res t ar twebi nar s Wea r edel i ver i ngadedi c a t edpr ogr a mmet os uppor t SMEswhi c hc a nbea c c es s edr emot el y, wher eeveryou a r ei nt heUK, a l l f orf r ee.

Onet ooneadvi c e We offera wi de r a nge ofonet oone s es s i onsf or a nyonewhoi sc ons i der i ngs el fempl oyment ,a ndnew s t a r t ups .

Advi c eonbus i nes sba s i c s , bus i nes spl a nni ng, I Pa nda s ka nex per t .

I nt el l ec t ual pr oper t yadvi c e We offer a dvi c e a nd i nf or ma on on: Pa t ent s , Copyr i ght , Tr a dema r ksa ndRegi s t er edDes i gns .

Fr ees ubs c r i p onr es our c es Wepa yt hes ubs c r i p onf ees ot ha tourl i br a r yus er s c a nbenefitf r om a c c es st o:COBRA, EMI S, Fa me, Fr os t & Sul l i va n,Gr a nt finder ,I BI SWor l d,Kompa s s ,Mi nt el , News ba nk, St as t aa ndLoc a l Da t aCompa ny.

Li nkst ous ef ul s t ar t upwebs i t es Fr eequa l i t ybus i nes sa ndent er pr i s es el ec t edbyour i nf or ma onpr of es s i ona l s Net wor ki ngoppor t unies Al lourevent s ,webi na r sa nd s oc i a lmedi apl a or ms pr ovi dea mpl enet wor ki ngoppor t unies .

Al ls er vi c esa r epr ovi dedf r eeofc ha r get ot hel oc a l c ommuni t y.

ACORNANNOUNCESRECRUI TMENTPARTNERSHI P THATWI LLBENEFI TCOMMUNI TY

Leadi ngas bes t osmanagement c ons ul t anc y, Ac or nAnal yc al Ser vi c es , hasannounc edapar t ner s hi pwi t h r ec r ui t mentc ompanyTempeo.

Thepar t ner s hi pwi l l s eeTempeoac tas Ac or n’ soffic i al r ec r ui t mentpar t ner , s upporngt hec ons ul t anc ywi t hs our c i ng new s t affmember sf orawi der angeof r ol es .

Ac or nwi l l al s obebac ki ngTempeo’ s r ec ent l yl aunc hedc har i t yar m, The TempeoFounda on, whi c hs uppor t s under pr i vi l egedgr oupsbyc r ea ng meani ngf ul exper i enc esandc ommuni t y c onnec ont hr oughpar t ner s hi pswi t h s por t sc l ubs , bus i nes s esandc har ies .

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Dani el Cr as k, HeadofOper a onsat Ac or nAnal yc al Ser vi c es , added:“ Ihave knownJ ohnat hon, oneoft hef oundi ng di r ec t or sofTempeo, f oryear sandwe r ec ent l yr ec onnec t edatt heCobbl er Bus i nes sCl ub, r unbyNor t hampt onTown Foot bal l Cl ub. “ Tempeohadj us topenedac ommuni t y l oungeatt heCobbl er sgr oundt obr i ng mat c hdayexper i enc est ounder pr i vi l eged peopl ei nt hec ommuni t yandi ts par keda c onver s a onabouthow Ac or nmi ghtbe abl et os uppor tt hewor kofTheTempeo Founda onandc r eat eameani ngf ul i mpac ti nourl oc al c ommuni t y. ” Formor ei nf or ma ononAc or nAnal yc al Ser vi c es , s eewww. ac or nas . c om.

Tofind outmor eaboutTempeo, got o www. t empeo. c o. uk.

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Nor t hant s bas edPRagenc yBal l yhooPRhas announc edanew par t ner s hi pwi t hhumanl ed ment al heal t handwel l bei ngs er vi c e, huddl eUp. Thepar t ner s hi pwi l l s eeBal l yhooPRac tast he offic i al PRpar t nerf orhuddl eUp, whi l eal l Bal l yhoo PRempl oyeeswi l l benefitf r om huddl eUp’ s c onfiden al , humanc ent r edment al heal t hs uppor t s er vi c es . huddl eUpwases t abl i s hedi n2024byAdam Fr ankl i n andConnerBo er i l l t oofferment al heal t hand wel l bei ngs uppor twi t hadi ffer enc e.

Thei deac ame f ol l owi ngAdam’ sownper s onal exper i enc eof r ec ei vi nggr i efc ouns el l i ngf ol l owi ngt hes udden deat hofhi swi f e, Nat as ha. “ Iknow t hatc ouns el l i ngwor ks , butmyown exper i enc ef el tver yi mper s onal , ”s ai dAdam. “ ConnerandIf oundedhuddl eUpwi t hami s s i ont o i mpr ovewel l bei ngandment al heal t hs uppor tand makei ts omet hi ngpeopl eac t ual l yus e, notanot her ‘c kbox’ benefitt hats i t sonas hel f , bec aus epeopl e needpeopl e. huddl eUpkeepst hi ngss i mpl e, human andr eal wi t hnobot s , por t al sorendl es sl ogi ns-j us t r eal hel pf r om r eal peopl e. ”

huddl eUppr ovi dest hi shel pt hr oughc or ewel l bei ng pac kagest hatar et hent ai l or edt ot hec l i entand whatt heywantandneed.

Thi sc oul di nc l udec hat s wi t ht hei r‘ huddl eBuddy’ , exper tt al ks , wor ks hops andt eam bui l di ng, aswel l asdi s c ount edc ouns el l i ng f r om t r ai nedc ouns el l or s .

Theor gani s a oni sf as tgai ni ngar eput a onasa di s r upt ori nt hement al heal t handwel l bei ngs pac e andge nga en onf r om maj ors por t sc l ubsand c or por at eor gani s a onswhowantt opar t nerwi t h huddl eUpt ol ooka ert hei rpeopl e.

Bal l yhooPRwi l l s uppor thuddl eUpi nannounc i ngi t s new c ol l abor a onsandf ur t herr ai s i ngawar enes sof t hewor ki ti sdoi ng.

EmmaSpei r s , f ounderanddi r ec t orofBal l yhooPR, s ai d:“ WhenImetAdam, Iwasi mmedi at el yt ouc hed byhi ss t or yandi mpr es s edbyhi sdi ffer entappr oac h t oment al heal t handwel l bei ngs uppor t .

Ever yone r es pondst ol i f eexper i enc esdi ffer ent l y, s ohavi ng ac c es st oat ai l or ed, humanl eds uppor tpac kagewi l l hel ps omanypeopl e. ” Tofindoutmor eaboutBal l yhooPR, got o h ps : / / bal l yhoopr . c o. uk.

Formor ei nf or ma onon huddl eUp, s eeh ps : / / huddl eup. c o. uk.

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Nor t h Nor t hampt ons hi r e Counc i l has Keyfigur esandhi ghl i ght sf r om t her epor t publ i s hedar epor tont hes uc c es soft he whi c hdemons t r at et heEs t at e’ ss uc c es s Ches t erHous eEs t at es i nc ei topenedt o andwor ki nc l ude: t hepubl i ci n2021andt hei mpac tont he l oc al ar ea.

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NLI VERADI O ANNOUNCESNEW WEEKLY SLOTFOROPEN4BUSI NESS NLi veRadi oi spl eas edt oannounc et hati t sflags hi p movet oanew Wednes da ypr i me-mes l ot , we’ r e bus i nes spr ogr amme, Open4Bus i nes s , wi l l be ex c i t edt oex pa ndt hes how’ sr ea c ha ndc onnec t movi ngt oanew pr i me-mes l otonWednes day evenmor ebus i nes s esa c r os sNor t ha mpt ons hi r e. ” eveni ngsf r om 7pm t o9pm, s t arng4t hMar c h 2026.

Thes how wi l l al s owel c omeanew f ul l me Whi l et hes how i sbr oa dc a s tf r om t heNLi veRa di o pr es ent er , Si monCox, wel l knownast hef ounderof s t udi osi nNor t ha mpt on, Open4Bus i nes sha sa l wa ys NNBNl oc al bus i nes ss uppor tor gani s a on, andas t a kenac ount ywi deper s pec ve.

I tr ema i nst heonl y HeadofPol i c yatt heNor t hampt ons hi r eChamber dedi c a t edbus i nes sr a di opr ogr a mmei n ofCommer c e, whowi l l bebr i ngi nghi sext ens i ve Nor t ha mpt ons hi r e, offer i ngauni ques pa c ef orl oc a l l oc al bus i nes sknowl edgeandpas s i onf orent er pr i s e ent r epr eneur s , SMEs , a ndma j orempl oyer st os ha r e t ot hepr ogr ammeeac hweek. t hei rs t or i es , c el ebr a t es uc c es s es , ex pl or ec ha l l enges , a ndi ns pi r eot her s .

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