Networking Chandler’s Ford were delighted to welcome Will White of Hampshire Health & Safety Limited as our guest speaker this morning. After more than 15 years working in a range of health and safety roles for a variety of organisations, Will has recently set up on his own. Now a small business himself, Will is […]
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Post Event Update! Thanks to everyone who baked, bought and ate cakes: we had lots of very tasty offerings to tempt people to part with their money! We raised £246.85 in donations, which NCF decided to ’round up’ to £300. This has now been passed on to Wessex Cancer Support and we received this lovely
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NCF were delighted to welcome a familiar face as our guest speaker this morning. Gail Bloomfield had been an operations and HR professional before working freelance and joining the local business networking circuit. Since she retired a few years ago, Gail has been using her time wisely as a Trustee of local charity One Community.
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After more than 30 years working in insurance, first learning the ropes in large corporates, now working as an independent broker and consultant, it seems to NCF member, Adam Penny, that some things never change. People wanting a bargain without understanding the consequences – or perhaps being naïve enough to think “it’ll never happen to
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Members of Networking Chandler’s Ford were very pleased to meet Judith Stephens, a Support Engagement Officer with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIoWAA), over breakfast this morning (Tuesday 24th June). Although the green and yellow buzz of the Air Ambulance is a recognisable sight for many of us, Judith shared some fascinating insights
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Long-time NCF member Diane Lewis has just taken up an exciting new opportunity, one that she feels like she’s been waiting for most of her life! But becoming a franchisee is not without its challenges, too, so we asked Diane to tell us more. Who are Barking Mad? The Barking Mad Dog Boarding service
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There doesn’t seem to be a day go by when we’re not hearing about extreme weather events, risks to wildlife or news about sustainable power generation, all issues around our changing climate. Climate change is a fact (on which around 99% of scientists agree). Yes, the Earth’s climate has changed in the past but never
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NCF member Adam Penny has worked in insurance for more than 30 years. Along the way, he’s seen the good, the bad and the downright awful when it comes to policies. Fortunately, as an Insurance Consultant and broker, he can give the benefit of his experience to his clients. As most NCF members are small
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Most of us have heard of Wessex Cancer Support (WCS) but – like many NCF members – you may be surprised to learn that their HQ is right here in Chandler’s Ford. WCS Head of Philanthropy and Major Partnerships, Jo Merrett, joined a recent Zoom networking meeting to update us on all the amazing work
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The Making Tax Digital (MTD) agenda has been around since before the pandemic but the effects of Covid (amongst other things) have meant that its introduction has perhaps not been quite as plain sailing as HMRC might have hoped. Fortunately, NCF member Chas Milner of Accord Accountants is on hand to keep us abreast of
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