Showing posts with label Go Ulverston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Go Ulverston. Show all posts

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Help Your Child to Read

Lyn Savage is an Optician.

Lyn Savage lives in the cosy market town of Ulverston, Cumbria.

She has a passion for working with children, and helping them to maintain healthy eyes.

Lyn keeps right up to date with latest findings in the optometry world.

She recently visited several primary schools throughout Cumbria. She spent time with the children to test their eyesight, talk to them about their vision, and help them with their reading.

Help them with their reading?

You see, Lyn Savage recently read a new book with new findings that relate reading difficulties to impaired eyesight.

With the latest findings in the book, Vision and Reading Difficulties, parents are now being encouraged to take their child to an optician if they are struggling to read.

Many parents simply think their child will grow out of it, pick it up eventually, or must have something wrong with them.

A good check up with a professional, like Lyn Savage, and some worthy advice later, and your child may well be able to start reading.

Please visit her website, and get in touch with Lyn Savage with any concerns you may have about your child’s reading difficulties.


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Friday, March 19, 2010

What would you do with 140 characters?

I suppose you could discuss business ideas with them?

World Cup is just around the corner – how about a natter about England’s chances?

Find out how tall your followers really are?

I can’t wait to find out what interesting stories @northwestscenes has dug up in the last month.

Last time I met @kayhebbourn, she was telling me about an unbelievable new business opportunity.



Are you coming to Britain’s most exciting Tweet Up next Tuesday?

If you enjoy a Tweet now and again, come along to 140 Characters – the UK’s largest ever Tweet Up.

Meet Twitter followers from all over the country.

Enjoy the evening.

Make valuable contacts.

Meet 140 characters.

The Mill, Ulverston. Tuesday 23 March 2010. 5pm

RSVP here:

http://twtvite.com/qj8r20

See you at the party!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Field Skills Presents to You...

INTERNATIONAL expedition team, Field Skills, are running a refreshing Emergency First Aid at Work course, at Eden Lodge on Monday 1 March.

The one-day course teaches crucial first aid essentials such as CPR and Accident Procedures, all geared towards First Aid and safety in the workplace.

The course is prepared in line with Health and Safety Law, which states that every organisation in the UK has responsibilities with regards to first aid provision. The courses are always fun and interactive, but maintain excellent detail of first aid, for anyone wanting to gain skills for inside or outside of work.

Izzy Jones, who will be running the course, explains that Field Skills’ First Aid Courses are completely different to anything you may have experienced before. She said: “We always use hands-on practical training and scenarios, not hours sat in front of a PowerPoint presentation.

“These scenarios and our experience of working in a huge range of situations mean we always look at how to apply the principles to your situation - be that in an office, outdoors in the UK or the remote Amazonian rainforest!”

Core to all of Field Skills’ courses is use of practical scenarios to give an extensive practical experience of all treatments discussed.

One person who attended Field Skills’ first aid course was recently called upon to put their skills to the test. They described: “I had to use my new-found first aid skills after chancing across a semi-conscious older gentleman in the street, who had collapsed and hit his head.

It all came very naturally, and I’ll put that down to the way Field Skills’ course repeatedly practiced and drove home the essentials."

Field Skills have offices in Borneo as well as one in the UK. They work with a variety of clients from UK businesses looking for fun, enjoyable first aid training.

Some existing clients include: Universities that support safe fieldwork overseas, holiday companies looking for something different and TV crews looking to get into tricky spots.

What is so unique about Field Skills is the insatiable passion and enthusiastic drive to make First Aid training and Expeditions fun and different to the norm.

You’ll need to act quickly to secure your place on the Emergency First Aid at Work Course, which is on Monday 1 March, 0930 – 1630 at Eden Lodge, Bardsea.

Send an email to Izzy:

izzy@fieldskills.com

or visit the website for more information:

www.fieldskills.com

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Virtual Reality in the Workplace

Problem

An address for your business is essential. Direct mail, professionalism and credibility rely heavily on being able to supply a physical address for your business.

An increasing number of companies are now running from home, and more than ever, penny-wise business owners are cutting operating expenses and eliminating unnecessary fixed costs.

Rent, leases, bills and insurance are all additional costs to a business that are increasingly being sought to cut-out.

In addition to this, many people who work from home are simply not comfortable with supplying their home address over the internet to everyone. Travelling workers, for example sales people, need a fixed address by which to direct all mail and further enquiries.

Solution


A virtual office is a combination of off-site communication and address services that allow businesses to reduce traditional office costs. Providing a physical office address adds magnificently to the professionalism of your business. Many home-workers only supply their email address – having a physical address increases credibility, and customers are reassured that they know where to find a company if needs be.

Virtual offices can suit any type of business. Traders working from home, freelance workers and even global companies are increasingly using virtual office services. Most virtual office companies offer additional tailored services to match individual needs.

Why?

Businesses use virtual offices for a variety of reasons, each company using services that are applicable to their needs.

One of the most prominent uses of a virtual office is that of a mail redirection service. The virtual office address will have mail boxes to receive any incoming mail or packages. This can the be forwarded on to a desired address.

Another commonly used service is a phone answering service. Businesses do not want to miss calls from prospective customers. People are much more likely to respond to a human voice than a standard answering machine.

In fact, many people simply put down the phone when put through to an answering machine, and the customer is lost.

A human voice maintains your business’s image and reassures customers that your company is legitimate, accessible and that their call is important.

Virtual office receptionists can forward phone calls, discourage cold callers and even take telephone orders to help bring in new business.

These services are at a fraction of the price of a normal receptionist or secretary.

Perception counts for a lot in the success of a business. Having phone calls answered by a receptionist will give the feeling of a ‘larger’ company than perhaps it actually is. Showing customers that the company is so busy that a receptionist needs to be hired will lead customers to believing the business is greater and more professionally run that they initially thought.

Enrolling the services of a virtual office is often on a ‘pay as you use’ basis. This is extremely cost effective for a new start-up business. This is of particular use for physical meetings. Many virtual offices provide meeting or conference room facilities for sporadic use.

Paying a month rent for a single meeting is financially damaging to a company. Therefore, being able to use a virtual office address as a one-off, or occasional, physical business place, is a substantial cost-effective solution.

The idea that businesses don’t feel tied down to contracts, and there being no long-term commitment is attractive to many businesses – in particular start-up businesses who cannot afford initial set-up costs while their business is taking off.

Many brand new business ventures’ often don’t take off the ground or simply take a change of direction. Registering with a virtual office company is a fantastic option when starting out a new venture. Initial costs of rent etc are covered by the virtual office, giving business owners more time, and finance, to concentrate on more important aspects of the business.

Who?

As previously mentioned, a large selection of companies, regardless of size, are enrolling in the use of virtual offices. But here is a basic list of common virtual office users:

• Home-based entrepreneurs
• Accountants
• Attorneys
• Law Firms
• Mobile salespeople
• Trades (Home service industry: roofers, electrical, plumb, landscape, construction, repair/remodel, etc)
• Doctors/Dentists
• Therapists
• Business consultants
• Mediators/conflict resolution
• Frequent travellers/foreign companies
• Chambers of Commerce
• Senior management
• Real estate
• Mortgage Companies
• Stock brokers/financial planners
• Collections agencies
• Networking groups
• Trainers/instructors
• Incubators

Friday, February 12, 2010

Come Along and Tweet with 140 Characters

Following on from the success of Ulverston’s first Tweet Up in February, social networking enthusiasts from the area are being encouraged to come out in force to make the next event the biggest in the country.

The next Tweet Up, aptly named ‘140 Characters’, will take place at The Mill, Ulverston, on 23 March. The aim is to get 140 people, making it the most attended Tweet Up produced in the UK.

140 Characters is being organised by Go Ulverston and the Evening Mail. The last Tweet Up proved a huge success, and was attended by an eclectic mix of people, including Labour candidate John Woodcock and Ulverston student Catherine Courtman.

Once again, there will be prizes on offer and fundraising opportunities.

Kay Hebbourn, organiser of the first Tweet Up, has been amazed by the level of interest already for the next event. She said: “The last Tweet Up was fantastic. Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was great to see such a range of people and businesses.

The atmosphere was great, and we were well looked after by everyone at The Mill.”

The organizers are open to all ideas for 140 Characters and any future Tweet Ups. Possible avenues being explored are the possibility of stands, a projector screen and even a live video stream for the Evening Mail website.

Plans are still in the pipeline to introduce a Twestival to the area, later on in the year. This will be a whole weekend of events, meet-ups and fundraising.

Anyone who wishes to attend 140 Characters is more than welcome. The event is subject to start at approximately 5pm on 23 March at The Mill, Ulverston. Non-Twitter users are also welcome to join in the fun.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

TV Chef to Reopen Women's Boutique

Women’s fashion boutique, Olive, is to reopen its doors to the public on Saturday, following a momentous effort by the Ulverston community.

Numerous local businesses have pulled together to refurbish and revamp the stylish women’s clothes and accessories shop on Market Street.

Hairy Biker Dave Myers will be present on Saturday to welcome customers into Olive, which will include a brand new range of clothes, furniture, art and accessories.

Olive closed its doors on Saturday to begin a week-long refurbishment. Opening day will be celebrated with food and drinks, supplied by Irvings of Ulverston. The re-opening of Olive will be a celebration of all the hard work put in by the community.

Shop manager, Fiona Kennedy, decided to renovate the store as a way of tackling difficult economic times.

“I knew that something had to be done, so I thought lets be positive, put in all of our efforts and go for a complete remodel of the store.

I wanted to go for an antique-feel to the shop. There are no shops like us in the area, so we really wanted to go the extra mile to stand out.”

The strength of the Ulverston community began to show through from a very early stage, with a number of local businesses offering to contribute. A number of locals volunteered to help with clearing out the store, and Ian Curwen agreed to decorate and paint the shop.

The new Olive store will have lots of unique, individual features to make visiting the shop a captivating experience.

The colours and design of the shop will be changed to support the antique-vibe that Fiona had initially hoped for. The walls will be filled with the artwork of Tina Balmer. Tina’s artwork has been displayed in galleries all over the country, and a selection of her work will be on display, and available to purchase from Olive.

One of the most exciting aspects of the new shop is the introduction of Liliana Orzac’s fashion brand. Liliana moved to Barrow in 2007 from her home town in Romania, to be with her partner, Hairy Biker Dave Myers. Liliana has started her own business as a fashion designer, and is proud to be providing her remarkable brand of clothing to Olive.

She said: “I am delighted to be supplying my brand to Olive. My collection is different to anything you can find on the high street, and that is what Olive is all about.

My clothing range will be exclusive to Olive. I want to design and supply clothes that women will feel good wearing.” Liliana designs and creates a range of clothes, from ball gowns to theatrical outfits.

One of Olive’s most popular products is the Momiji Doll. These are collectable friendship dolls, each with their own personality and characteristics. At the base of every doll is a slot that can hide a secret friendship message for someone special.

Momijis are enjoyed by all ages, and can be discovered in the new enchanting, fantasy corner of the shop. Ulverston toy shop, Rhubarb and Custard, is building a replica dolls house of the Olive store, to be put into the shop window as a display-home for the Momijis.

The brand new face of Olive is going to be local model Grace Foster. Grace is taking part in a photo shoot with former Evening Mail photographer, Milton Haworth, to show off the new range of clothing. The images will be used for the brand new website, and placed onto business cards and brochures.

Complete with a soulful collection of ambient music, Olive is set to become one of the most attractive boutiques in Cumbria.

All are invited come along to Olive on Saturday (9 Feb) for the grand re-opening. This is a celebration of the strength of the community in Ulverston.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Fetch out Your Shades - We're off to the Sunshine State!

Sun, sea, sand…

…Key lime pie and orange juice…

…Welcome to Florida!

With year-round sunshine, fun and activities – it’s the holiday you will never, ever forget. Florida is the tourism capital of the world.

With the phenomenal offers available with Primo Vacations, this is a wonderful opportunity to visit Orlando, the home of Walt Disney World Resort. With over 25,000 acres to play with, Floridians certainly don’t waste much space!

Disney Land Resort is the largest vacation resort and the most visited theme park resort in the entire world! And there’s good reason for that, with four magical, world renowned theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and the Animal Kingdom), along with two huge water parks, twenty-four hotels based on the beautiful Lake Buena Vista, miles and miles of golf courses, shops and entertainment areas, and unlimited outdoor recreation activities for all the family. Orlando is an exquisite place, one where you are never too old to join in the fun.

Primo are currently running an offering a Disney Gift Card worth up to $750 which can be used at various locations around the Resort – absolutely Free. Certainly worth checking out.

There are plenty of other reasons to visit Florida too.

It’s the reason we know it as the Sunshine State, and the reason why it attracts so many visitors each year; it is that magnificent combination of glorious climate and stretches of golden beaches. Impeccably perfect beaches which span on for hundreds and hundreds of miles, and attract the most glamorous of Hollywood royalty – I’m talking about Miami.

South Beach, Miami, is one of the most famous beach resorts in the world. There are literally hundreds of hotels along the beach front, although you still won’t struggle to find a peaceful, quiet area if you so wish – such is the enormous size.

One of the latest attractions in Miami Beach is the must-try Ocean Force Adventures. You will be whisked off on a Zodiac RIB Boat – made famous by the FBI and Coast Guards in films and television shows such as CSI: Miami – where you will explore more than 40 miles of blue ocean waters and soak up the sun-drenched Biscayne Bay. This is a breathtaking tour which is available to You on your dream trip to Florida.

However, that’s not all. Florida has one other world famous ‘must-do-activity’. How can you visit Florida without discovering the absorbing Everglades? No trip to Florida can be complete without a trip on board an Airboat on the Everglades. This is the perfect way to really adventure in this beautiful State. Venture through the Winding Mangrove creeks and Bays, deep into the Everglades. Listen to the Boat Captains as they take you through the history of the Everglades and show you the exotic wildlife, which can only be seen this way, in this amazing part of the world.

Florida is the number one tourist spot in America – take a visit with Primo, and you will see why.