Tim Loughton - Parliamentary Newsletter - November 2014

Dear Constituent,
 

The most important news in this newsletter is that the A27 improvements at Arundel and Worthing/Sompting/Lancing are to be included in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. At long last they are back on the radar but there is a lot of work still to come as I detail below.

We are also awaiting imminently the interim report commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Worthing Hospital about the potential impact of the MSK contract proposals. I will post further on this when they are out but we had a useful meeting with the CCG recently too.

Together with Sir Peter Bottomley I also had a meeting last month with Roffey to discuss their plans for a rather large block of flats on the Aquarena site and I have detailed below my reasons for opposing what I see as an inappropriate over-development.

Many thanks for the flood of survey responses on both the future of our relationship with the EU and the regeneration of Southwick. Keep them coming and I will then report back on the substantive findings in the New Year when the trickle dries up.

Finally, I would like to say thank you to Reverend Gail Souppouris who is retiring from Shoreham Beach Church of the Good Shepherd and whose packed farewell service at St Mary’s I attended on Sunday.

Best wishes,

Tim Loughton MP

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Congratulations to those businesses on Lancing Business Park who were Winners and Highly Commended at the Business Awards

Small Business
Highly Commended - Simmons Signs

Medium Business
Highly Commended - Sussex Transport    

Innovation
Winners - Flare Audio

Young Achiever
Winner - Sian Panton - Sussex Transport

Can you help Charity for Injured Troops with some Workshop Space?

KartForce is a charity that introduces injured troops to competitive motorsport, starting with team endurance karting – anything from 2hr to 24hrs.
 
Our team mechanic lives in Worthing so we’re looking for an secure unit in this area, and write to ask if Lancing Business Park might be able to assist us.
 
We haven’t started looking for units available for rent yet as we were very much hoping that maybe one of your members might be able to assist us.
 
We need to find a unit fairly quickly – before Xmas.

The unit needs to be large enough to park our van - extra-long wheel-based van with high roof and trailer.

The unit will be used mostly for storage of the van, trailer, karts, engines, tools, spares, etc but will also be used to service our race karts and get them ready before each race.

We don’t need an office or any other facilities – a toilet would be good though.

Is this something Lancing Business Park can assist us with?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Regards
Dave Player
 
Tel 01635 770601
Mob 0782 462 8029
Email dave@kartforce.org
www.KartForce.org
 
www.facebook.com/kartforce
@KartForce

“You don’t need all your limbs to race – just British Bulldog Balls!”

DEVELOPING PEOPLE, DEVELOPING BUSINESS

MA in Leadership and Management from the University of Chichester

This programme offers students the opportunity to study for a Postgraduate award in leadership and management.

You will gain a greater understanding of advanced thinking in management, your own capability and in turn your overall performance through a critical reflection on your own management practice and ideas.

How does it work?

The MA programme has been designed to achieve a close connection between the learning environment and the workplace.  Emphasis is placed on face to face delivery of the programme with student participation and experience being central to the facilitation of learning and teaching. The use of professional specialists to provide input where required is also a key feature of the learning approach.

The programme examines the practice of leadership and management informed by an analysis of wider management theory, in a changing organisational context. 

You will attend our Bognor Regis campus for 1 day per month for 10 months in the first 2 years. The final year is more flexible and focuses on producing a dissertation topic supported by your tutors. We predominantly use small group learning and Action Learning Sets to deliver the content of the programme. Assessment is via assignment/presentations and report completion.

What will I be studying?

You will create a detailed, transformational Personal Development Plan in your first year alongside a study into ‘Managing a Department’.  In the second year you will study Strategic Leadership and High Performance Team Management.  In the final year you will attend research methods workshops, decide on a specific area to investigate and report on what is relevant to you, your career or your employer.


What are the distinctive features of this programme?
•    We emphasise the examination of leadership and management practice, using case examples from within the students own organisation
•    We create greater critical understanding of leadership and management in a range of sectors and the opportunities and constraints present in organisations at a time of great change
•    We enable the study of leadership to enhance capability and in turn the overall performance of organisations through structured reflection on practice
•    the development of individual effectiveness as a leader in professional workplaces and particularly when working in unpredictable and changing contexts
•    flexibility of ‘stepping off’ points at Certificate, (year 1) Diploma (year 2) and MA (year 3), to suit individual and organisational demands and needs
•    the use of action learning sets to develop a supportive learning environment for postgraduate students

What qualifications do I need to do the programme?

You will normally need a degree, or equivalent to do the programme.  In exceptional circumstances we can consider non-standard applications from non-graduates with significant, relevant work experience who can prove that they would benefit from and be able to cope with the programme.

How much does it cost?

Provisional course fees are £3,500 per academic year for the first two years and £2,800 for the third and final year (these are provisional and subject to change)

How do I get more information?

Contact Andrew Adams, Business Development Manager, School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership, University of Chichester – a.adams@chi.ac.uk  - Tel: 07796 655247

Dr Rob Warwick, Programme Director, School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership, University of Chichester, Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO211HR
r.warwick@chi.ac.uk



 

COLLABORATE TO COMPETE! WORK TOGETHER TO WIN!

How employers can work together to upskill their employees

Three leading members of Bognor Regis Ltd, URT, JCC Lighting and Heirlooms-Linens, have come together with the University of Chichester’s School of Enterprise Management and Leadership (SEMAL) to identify particular areas of their businesses where skills development is required. 

All three companies are keen to invest in their employees to ensure they have the skills to maintain their long-term competitive position, enhance their ability to react to changing market conditions and continually improve their performance at home and abroad.

URT, JCC and Heirlooms worked with the University of Chichester to identify their main skills priorities and highlighted Operations Management as one key area for development.  The University is working to develop a programme to upskill selected URT and Heirlooms employees in this important area. This programme is planned to be delivered in February 2015. Is this an area of development for your company?

JCC have identified a range of leadership and management areas as key to their development and, again, the University will be identifying ways to address these important priorities.

URT, Heirlooms, JCC and the University are keen to invite other BRL members to consider their skills and development needs and work together with the University as a collective group to address them.

There may well be other areas such as Coaching, Strategic Management, Marketing, Supply Chain/Purchasing, and Performance Management on which other BRL members may like to work together.

Companies from different sectors working together can stimulate new ideas, different approaches and ways of working which can boost performance and maintain competitiveness.

If you feel your business could benefit from this exciting approach please contact Andrew Adams on 07796 655247 – a.adams@chi.ac.uk at the University of Chichester for an informal discussion.

Ruth Douglas  Heirlooms Linens   -    www.heirlooms-linens.com
Kevin Emmitt   URT                     -    www.urtgroupltd.com
Nikki Keane     JCC Lighting          -    www.jcc.co.uk

L & S  trading arrangements for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year period.

• Final orders of 2014 can be placed on Tuesday, 23rd December and delivered on Wednesday, 24th December (morning only)

• Orders placed after 5pm on Tuesday, 23rd December will be delivered on Monday, 5th January 2015.
• Online orders placed between 1pm Wednesday, 24th December and Friday, 2nd January will be delivered on Monday, 5th January.
• Sales and customer service operations will close on 1pm on Wednesday, 24th December re-opening on Friday, 2nd January 2015

As is normal during the first few days of January we anticipate a significant increase in the volume of orders received. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the volume of orders does not adversely affect delivery times, we would ask for your patience and support during the initial trading days for January.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries regarding these arrangements.

Thank you for your continued support during 2014 and we very much look forward to continuing our partnership into 2015.

Kind Regards
Sam Bond
Director

 

Can you help Electric Storm Youth?

On Dec 6th 2-6pm Electric Storm Youth will be holding a tombola stall at the Lancing Lights Fayre.

We urgently need:
1. Items for the tombola ie tins of food, cakes, mince pies, bottles, smellies, chocolates, sweets, coffee, tea, in fact any useable gift for a tombola stall.
2. Help on the day with the stall either 2-4pm or 4-6 pm

Please contact either me on  07963 614913 or Olive 01903 754300 or drop items to 61 The Crescent, Lancing BN15 8PL

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Police Update

Since the Police sent the letter to members of Lancing Business Park regarding the parking, numerous vehicles have been recovered and ticketed that have been inconsiderately parked or causing an obstruction.

Please be aware that the Police and Parking Enforcement Officers are taking action.