Forthcoming Event

ScotGov:  The Scotland-wide series of public meetings about the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) kicked off again last week.  For anyone who couldn’t make it to their nearest roadshow, a podcast of the presentation is now available to listen to online, together with a set of slides used at the meetings.

The roadshows are designed to give members of the public an opportunity to find out more about the European CAP reform proposals.  The programme of meetings continues until 1 February 2012.

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EH:  In the setting of the newly restored & planted Italian garden, Chiswick House and Gardens Trust will bring a burst of glorious colour to the winter season with the second annual Camellia Festival running from 18 February to 18 March 2012.  All profits raised help to support the Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the preservation & continued enhancement of the historic Chiswick House Gardens - open free to the public from dawn to dusk everyday.

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TfL:  A support package to help freight operators & their customers continue to operate effectively during the London 2012 Games has been announced by Transport for London.  At the centre of the package, known as TfL's Freight Advice Programme, are 230 free workshops aimed at businesses in Games transport 'hot spot' areas which receive freight deliveries, and those companies that deliver to them.

The free workshops, which aim to attract businesses from across all sectors and will help them to plan & prepare, run from 30 January - April 2012.  Around 160 sessions will be held in London and 70 will be held outside the Capital, in cities including Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Southampton which have a significant concentration of businesses supplying London .  

To apply for a free workshop place, businesses should visit tfl.gov.uk/2012 where there is a full list of workshop dates, times and locations.  TfL is also offering free guidance & support to London's major wholesale markets: New Spitalfields, New Covent Garden, Billingsgate, Smithfield , and Western International - with Borough Market also receiving advice.

Press release & links

Derby City Council Showcase