Civica operates a shared management of business services with Canterbury City Council and oversees the collection and administration of Canterbury City Council's Business Rates. This will be your perfect opportunity to ask Sadie Furner of Civica all your questions about business rates. BUSINESS RATES SUPPORT Tuesday 8 February, 9-10am (via Zoom) To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
Are you overwhelmed by talk of plastics and carbon? Think you and your business can’t make a difference? Too busy dealing with the day to day to deal with the ‘what if’ of sustainability? Helen Burridge of Place Positive will give you a quick overview of the issues and provide real actions to take away for your sustainability journey. CLIMATE CHANGE, CARBON, AND BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE EVERYWHERE Friday 11 February, 10-11am (via Zoom) To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
If you manage a social media channel for your business and you’re looking at ways to sharpen your copy, join the Google Digital Garage team for a session on writing for social media. Learn ways to develop a written tone of voice and tips for creating copy for limited space online. GOOGLE DIGITAL GARAGE: WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Tuesday 22 February, 11-12noon via YouTube Live To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
Our February BID Networking session will be held on Tuesday 22 February, 5.30-7pm at the brand new Fitzgerald Jewellers store in Burgate, in partnership with Girlings. BID members, you are welcome to come and enjoy drinks and nibbles while admiring Fitzgerald Jewellers beautiful new store with open plan workshop, stunning view of the Cathedral, and of course surrounded by beautiful jewellery. Booking is essential and limited to 50 places. Please book your FREE place by emailing Emily Wells at enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
Create real relationships with your customer and measure real results with this hands on session with Sinead Hanna and Abby Sales from Pillory Barn. This will be an opportunity to learn, take-away and take action based on what the team know works. Selling the Sizzle through Social Wednesday 9 March | 9-10am | Via Zoom To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
Learn practical examples of how your organisation can tackle climate change at our environmental, 'Be Bold, Go Green Conference'. About this event We are delighted to invite you to our Be Bold, Go Green Conference, where we will be bringing together over 100 organisations from across Kent and Medway to learn how local businesses can practically tackle climate change. Hear from expert speakers on how to instil best, environmental practices within your organisation and receive a specialist toolkit to help you get started. Be bold. Now is the time to pledge your support for COP-26 net-zero targets. General Tickets: £20 & include a complimentary, vegan lunch courtesy of Lily's Social Kitchen. Find out more HERE
Come and join us for our popular and lively Networking session, this month being held at lunchtime at Cafe du Soleil in Pound Lane from 12.30-2pm. Join the BID Team for a chance to enjoy a complimentary buffet meal in the beautiful wooden beamed 1st floor banquetting room of this former 18th Century wool store and have a chance to meet and chat to lots of other BID businesses. Please note, this event is exclusively for BID members only. To reserve your place, please email Emily Wells at enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk Book your space by emailing Emily Wells This event being co-hosted with local solicitors Girlings.
As the University moves in to its 60th year and begins a period of renewal through the development of a new Strategic Framework, the world faces many different and existential issues than in the 1960s. The threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and the inevitable consequences on populations both near and far need a clear and unequivocal University response. To signal this change, and provide a vehicle through which the University will enable change amongst the communities it serves, we will be launching an Academy for Sustainable Futures. Our keynote speaker for this event is Jane Davidson, Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of University of Trinity St. David, and architect of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act (2015) in Wales. Her address will be followed by the unveiling of our own Future Generations Pledge that will drive us to deliver a more sustainable future. To find out more click HERE
Help Canterbury Christ Church university plant more than 400 hedgerow saplings granted to them as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy Project. The hedgerow, which will attract birds and wildlife, will bound their new Verena Holmes building. Equipment will be provided. This event forms part of CCCU's Wilder Campus Jubilee project, to further enhance their campus environment. No pre-booking required – simply meet outside Verena Holmes on Wednesday 23 March, 9am - 12pm.
