Be Central Bedfordshire - Business Newsletter 18.05.22
Date Added: 18/05/2022
The Greensand Country Festival 2022 is here!
Throughout May and into June half term, the Greensand Country Festival, supported by Mulberry Homes, aims to shine a light on countryside activities and events happening in the local area. To promote health and wellbeing activities to your employees, there are several exciting events taking place, including:
• forest bathing
• a fun run
• horse-riding
• a map awareness course
• vineyard tour and tasting and much more
Search events taking place at the Greensand Country Festival 2022 and share with your staff.
VentureDay 2022 – Cranfield University business conference and networking event
Businesses can attend the annual flagship conference VentureDay:
Date: Thursday, 9th June
Time: 09:00
This is an excellent business networking opportunity and comprises keynote addresses by leading entrepreneurs and an extensive range of workshops.
Cranfield University will be welcoming the many business founders, investors, and supporters back to the Cranfield campus.
This year's theme is 'Building Resilience for a Sustainable and Profitable Future.'
View the full event programme and register.
Tree and Hedgerow Planting Grants available
To support Central Bedfordshire Council’s Sustainability Plan, climate resilience and the environment, we aim to plant 1 million trees by 2030.
We’re offering a Tree and Hedgerow planting grant to local organisations and businesses that have projects benefiting the wider community. Since the initiative launched, we have supported 37 projects, planted almost 17,000 trees, and laid over 3km of hedgerow!
We are supporting the Queen’s Green Canopy, a national initiative and to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with us you can plot newly planted trees on the Queen’s Green Canopy Map.
To view our tree planting guidance or apply for your planting grant or for further support or more information email the team.
Solar Together renewable energy scheme opens for registrations
Central Bedfordshire Council is participating in the Solar Together scheme to enable homeowners and small businesses to invest in renewables through a group buying scheme for solar panels, with scope to also include battery storage and an Electric Vehicle chargepoint where feasible.
• Register for free and without obligation
• Buy solar panels at a highly competitive price
• Provide clear and impartial information
• You receive a complete, high-quality system
Register your interest by the 14th June.
Virtual Sustainability Award Masterclass
The Green Business Network are working in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council at the Sustainability Award at the SME Luton & Bedfordshire Business Awards 2022.
• Tuesday, 14th June
• 2:00pm - 2:45pm
The Masterclass will show you how to enter the category and give Top Tips on how to write a winning application from Awards Judge, Jane Varley. Register you interest.
Look out for some up and coming events on the 25th May and 8th June, which are free to Central Bedfordshire businesses.
Applications now open for The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2023!
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses and is a globally recognised royal seal of approval. The categories are:
• Innovation
• International trade
• Sustainable development
• Promoting opportunity through social mobility
Last year, a local winner VEXO International (UK) Ltd won the Innovation category. View the You Tube Video to see how you can enter. The 2023 Awards are now open for applications until midday on 6th September 2022.
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