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They also spotted a puffin, which was unusual for this location at the height of summer.\r\n\r\nThis year, students also monitored the amount of plastic sighted in the ocean.\r\n\r\n“We saw a huge volume of floating pieces of plastic, including a large plastic washing basket, hundreds of plastic bags and a plethora of bottles, straws and containers,” saidAbbi Nagamootoo, Geography Teacher. “There was a marked increase in the volume of plastic compared to what we observed last year, which was really quite worrying because it’s really having a detrimental impact on the wildlife.”\r\n\r\nClose to the end of the week, the Captain navigated a little further from San Remo into French waters, where the boat anchored overnight between two islands in the Cote d’Azur (French Riviera). Students had the chance to leap from the boat into the water to swim and snorkel in a beautiful cove.\r\n\r\nAs the trip coincided with Bastille Day, they were also treated to an unexpected firework display from the water.\r\n\r\n“The trip really gave students an insight into marine life,” Abbi Nagamootoo continued. <strong>“</strong>It is our hope as a school that trips like these instil an appreciation for the environment and wildlife in our pupils. This conservation expedition was quite literally a chance to expand pupil’s horizons by sailing into the vast expanse of the ocean and we are very grateful to the Tethys Institute for allowing these young people to be part of their research.”\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15702,15701,15700,15699,15698,15697,15696,15695,15694,15693\"]','Sussex students broaden their horizons in Italy','','inherit','closed','closed','','15690-revision-v1','','','2018-10-08 10:15:56','2018-10-08 10:15:56','',15690,'http://www.leagraham.com/15690-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15705,7,'2018-10-08 11:40:12','2018-10-08 11:40:12','<strong>Peace of Mind at Work – as simple as ABC</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a business your most precious asset is your staff. Nobody thinks twice about having a printer or air conditioner serviced, so how much more important is it to ensure that your employees are equipped to perform at optimum levels?\r\n\r\nABC Worksafe is a fully accredited training company dedicated to improving wellbeing and safety in the workplace through a comprehensive portfolio of specialised, relevant and entertaining training days. We offer first aid, heath and safety and fire risk courses as well as mental health awareness and first aid professional training.\r\n\r\nAt any given time, according to the mental health charity Mind, <a href=\"https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-yourself/\">at least one in six workers</a> is experiencing common mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. Compared to 2017, 750,000 more working days in June and July 2018 were lost due to mental health-related causes.\r\n\r\nAccording to Deloitte in 2017, mental health issues cost £1,500 - £2500 for every employee in the UK economy and this is escalating every year. Good mental health is the foundation on which we can develop the extra business membranes that enable our companies to spread their wings. Wellbeing in the workplace is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity.\r\n\r\nResearch and good old-fashioned common sense tells us that companies with high levels of good mental health are more successful. ABC Worksafe has dedicated itself to work at the forefront of this campaign and is running two Mental Health First Aid courses accredited by MHFA England.\r\n\r\nBoth one day and two day courses are designed for businesses who want staff members to recognise the signs of someone suffering from Mental Ill Health such as stress, anxiety and depression. Both are fully certificated and will count towards CPD. At a time when achieving maximum performance as companies is crucial to success in an ever-changing economic, political and human resources climate, it is more important than ever to protect your company’s most precious asset – you and your staff.\r\n\r\nTo that end, please contact ABC Worksafe Founder and Client Services Director Paul Lane to book your training or to start a conversation:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.abcworksafe.co.uk/training-courses/mental-health-first-aid-training/\">https://www.abcworksafe.co.uk/</a>\r\n\r\nDate 8.10.18\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15706,15707\"]','Peace of Mind at Work - as simple as ABC','','publish','closed','open','','peace-of-mind-at-work-as-simple-as-abc','','','2018-12-07 16:10:35','2018-12-07 16:10:35','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/peace-of-mind-at-work-as-simple-as-abc/',0,'post','',0),(15706,7,'2018-10-08 11:41:53','2018-10-08 11:41:53','Founder and \nClient Services Director of ABC Worksafe - Paul Lane','Paul Lane of ABC WorkSafe Ltd - Worthing','Paul Lane of ABC WorkSafe Ltd - Worthing','inherit','closed','closed','','paul-lane-ofabc-worksafe-ltd-worthing-8','','','2018-10-08 12:28:27','2018-10-08 12:28:27','',15705,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PaulLane_WorkSafeLtd_11_JH.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15707,7,'2018-10-08 11:42:01','2018-10-08 11:42:01','Logo of ABC Worksafe','abc-training-logo','ABC Worksafe logo','inherit','closed','closed','','abc-training-logo','','','2018-10-08 11:49:55','2018-10-08 11:49:55','',15705,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/abc-training-logo.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(15709,7,'2018-10-08 11:52:20','2018-10-08 11:52:20','<strong>Peace of Mind at Work – as simple as ABC</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a business your most precious asset is your staff. Nobody thinks twice about having a printer or air conditioner serviced, so how much more important is it to ensure that your employees are equipped to perform at optimum levels?\r\n\r\nABC Worksafe is a fully accredited training company dedicated to improving wellbeing and safety in the workplace through a comprehensive portfolio of specialised, relevant and entertaining training days. We offer first aid, heath and safety and fire risk courses as well as mental health awareness and first aid professional training.\r\n\r\nAt any given time, according to the mental health charity Mind, <a href=\"https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-yourself/\">at least one in six workers</a> is experiencing common mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. Compared to 2017, 750,000 more working days in June and July 2018 were lost due to mental health-related causes.\r\n\r\nAccording to Deloitte in 2017, mental health issues cost £1,500 - £2500 for every employee in the UK economy and this is escalating every year. Good mental health is the foundation on which we can develop the extra business membranes that enable our companies to spread their wings. Wellbeing in the workplace is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity.\r\n\r\nResearch and good old-fashioned common sense tells us that companies with high levels of good mental health are more successful. ABC Worksafe has dedicated itself to work at the forefront of this campaign and is running two Mental Health First Aid courses accredited by MHFA England.\r\n\r\nBoth one day and two day courses are designed for businesses who want staff members to recognise the signs of someone suffering from Mental Ill Health such as stress, anxiety and depression. 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James regularly illustrates historical and political cartoons, has published multiple history books, and studied history at the University of York.\r\n\r\n“I am honoured to be appointed to this role. 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James regularly illustrates historical and political cartoons, has published multiple history books, and studied history at the University of York.\r\n\r\n“I am honoured to be appointed to this role. 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James regularly illustrates historical and political cartoons, has published multiple history books, and studied history at the University of York.\r\n\r\n“I am honoured to be appointed to this role. 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However, in recent years, this lively event has become a victim of its own success with traffic jams spoiling the fun and flow for everyone. This year it takes place on 10 November, in memory of ‘those that are left to grow old.’\r\n\r\nThe organisers are appealing to everyone to make an effort to leave their cars at home if they possibly can. If they do have to drive, Organiser Tim Laker has asked attendees to park in the entry roads to East Hoathly, off the A22, before 5pm and importantly, if walking, to wear appropriate clothing, which shows up in the dark and carry torches for visibility.\r\n\r\nWith 20 societies, more than 1000 torchbearers and the ceremonial ignition of a specially themed wooden sculpture topped by an impressive firework display, the best way to experience this spectacle is definitely on foot.\r\n\r\nFollowing advice from the Police, organisers are limiting the parking from the Shaw roundabout on the A22 at one end of the village and from Juziers Drive to the A22 bypass at the other.\r\n\r\nBlue Badge holders are advised to arrive early and speak to stewards about disabled access.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Bonfire Sculpture (along with the previous 13) has been created by East Hoathly artist Keith Pettit from waste timber destined for landfill. Known for his wood engravings and work in natural materials, Keith joyfully accepts the annual commission free of charge, knowing it will be ashes the next day!\r\n\r\nAbout the theme, Keith explains, “This year the design is inspired by the stories of the women in my family that survived the death of their men, their problems and suffering started with the death of my Great Grandfather, this fire is a memorial to them and all the families that bore the loss of their loved ones and had to carry on. The fire will be clad with a spectacular design created from planks of wood, featuring a monolithic numeral 100, to reflect the Armistice Centenary. Within the design cleverly crafted gaps will re-create an impression of the famous photo of British troops on the shattered skyline at Passchendaele. Three abstract female figures carved out of tree trunks will be hidden in the design, to be revealed once the fire collapses. These scorched figures will be left in place and wild flower seeds scattered. These powerful sculptures will stand on the playing fields for the following year as a memorial to those that were left, those that continued and grew old.”\r\n\r\n20 bonfire societies will parade with marching bands along London Road, High Street and South Street. 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However, in recent years, this lively event has become a victim of its own success with traffic jams spoiling the fun and flow for everyone. This year it takes place on 10 November, in memory of ‘those that are left to grow old.’\r\n\r\nThe organisers are appealing to everyone to make an effort to leave their cars at home if they possibly can. If they do have to drive, Organiser Tim Laker has asked attendees to park in the entry roads to East Hoathly, off the A22, before 5pm and importantly, if walking, to wear appropriate clothing, which shows up in the dark and carry torches for visibility.\r\n\r\nWith 20 societies, more than 1000 torchbearers and the ceremonial ignition of a specially themed wooden sculpture topped by an impressive firework display, the best way to experience this spectacle is definitely on foot.\r\n\r\nFollowing advice from the Police, organisers are limiting the parking from the Shaw roundabout on the A22 at one end of the village and from Juziers Drive to the A22 bypass at the other.\r\n\r\nBlue Badge holders are advised to arrive early and speak to stewards about disabled access.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Bonfire Sculpture (along with the previous 13) has been created by East Hoathly artist Keith Pettit from waste timber destined for landfill. Known for his wood engravings and work in natural materials, Keith joyfully accepts the annual commission free of charge, knowing it will be ashes the next day!\r\n\r\nAbout the theme, Keith explains, “This year the design is inspired by the stories of the women in my family that survived the death of their men, their problems and suffering started with the death of my Great Grandfather, this fire is a memorial to them and all the families that bore the loss of their loved ones and had to carry on. The fire will be clad with a spectacular design created from planks of wood, featuring a monolithic numeral 100, to reflect the Armistice Centenary. Within the design cleverly crafted gaps will re-create an impression of the famous photo of British troops on the shattered skyline at Passchendaele. Three abstract female figures carved out of tree trunks will be hidden in the design, to be revealed once the fire collapses. 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One of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, WIP Friday on the 19 October saw thousands of supporters wearing it pink in their communities, schools or work places for Breast Cancer Now, the UK\'s largest breast cancer charity, that has raised more than £31.5 million for life-saving research since its beginnings in 2002.\r\n\r\nA much-loved senior member of the Bio-Productions team is currently going through treatment for breast cancer and so her colleagues decided to support her and the event by collectively coming to work dressed in a variety of shocking pink costumes. Invited to judge the competition, she struggled to select the best dressed staff member and so awarded Human Resources Manager Sara Gibb, Sales Administrator Morwenna Bunt, Maintenance Manager Harry Jones, Line Supervisor Olga Cepukoit-Kulmatytska and Mixer Tom Wlodarski a duvet day off of their choice. Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---    20 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces Wear It Pink Day','','publish','closed','open','','burgess-hill-company-embraces-war-it-pink-day','','','2018-12-07 16:10:16','2018-12-07 16:10:16','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=15733',0,'post','',0),(15734,7,'2018-10-20 10:49:09','2018-10-20 10:49:09','','image001','','inherit','closed','closed','','image001-2','','','2018-10-20 10:49:09','2018-10-20 10:49:09','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(15735,7,'2018-10-20 10:49:12','2018-10-20 10:49:12','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"image001-png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15734\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\n\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\n\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. One of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, WIP Friday on the 19October saw thousands of supporters wearing it pink in their communities, schools or work places for Breast Cancer Now, the UK\'s largest breast cancer charity, that has raised more than &pound;31.5 million for life-saving research since its beginnings in 2002.\n\nA much-loved senior member of the Bio-Productions team is currently going through treatment for breast cancer and so her colleagues decided to support her and the event by collectively coming to work dressed in a variety of shocking pink costumes. Invited to judge the competition, she struggled to select the best dressed staff member and so awarded Human Resources Manager Sara Gibb, Sales Administrator Morwenna Bunt, Maintenance Manager Harry Jones, Line Supervisor Olga Cepukoit-Kulmatytska and Mixer Tom Wlodarski a duvet day off of their choice. Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\n\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\n\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\n\n---end---','Burgess Hill company embraces War It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-20 10:49:12','2018-10-20 10:49:12','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15736,7,'2018-10-20 10:57:03','2018-10-20 10:57:03','','Angela Gill','Angela Gill, MD','inherit','closed','closed','','angela-gill','','','2018-10-20 11:04:35','2018-10-20 11:04:35','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Angela-Gill.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15737,7,'2018-10-20 10:57:09','2018-10-20 10:57:09','','Bio-Productions team Wear it Pink Day','Bio-Productions embrace Wear It Pink Day','inherit','closed','closed','','bio-productions-team-wear-it-pink-day','','','2018-10-20 11:02:07','2018-10-20 11:02:07','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bio-Productions-team-Wear-it-Pink-Day.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15738,7,'2018-10-20 10:57:12','2018-10-20 10:57:12','','Pretty in Pink','Mystery woman at Bio-Productions','inherit','closed','closed','','pretty-in-pink','','','2018-10-20 11:04:55','2018-10-20 11:04:55','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Pretty-in-Pink.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15739,7,'2018-10-20 10:57:17','2018-10-20 10:57:17','','Phil Karn and Angela Gill','Production Director Phil Karn and MD Angela Gill','inherit','closed','closed','','tom-wlodarski-and-angela-gill','','','2018-10-20 11:08:52','2018-10-20 11:08:52','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tom-Wlodarski-and-Angela-Gill.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15740,7,'2018-10-20 11:11:27','2018-10-20 11:11:27','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\n\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\n\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. One of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, WIP Friday on the 19October saw thousands of supporters wearing it pink in their communities, schools or work places for Breast Cancer Now, the UK\'s largest breast cancer charity, that has raised more than £31.5 million for life-saving research since its beginnings in 2002.\n\nA much-loved senior member of the Bio-Productions team is currently going through treatment for breast cancer and so her colleagues decided to support her and the event by collectively coming to work dressed in a variety of shocking pink costumes. Invited to judge the competition, she struggled to select the best dressed staff member and so awarded Human Resources Manager Sara Gibb, Sales Administrator Morwenna Bunt, Maintenance Manager Harry Jones, Line Supervisor Olga Cepukoit-Kulmatytska and Mixer Tom Wlodarski a duvet day off of their choice. Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\n\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\n\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\n\n---end---    20 October 2018\n\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces War It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-autosave-v1','','','2018-10-20 11:11:27','2018-10-20 11:11:27','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15741,7,'2018-10-20 11:05:22','2018-10-20 11:05:22','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. 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Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces War It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-20 11:05:22','2018-10-20 11:05:22','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15742,7,'2018-10-20 11:09:59','2018-10-20 11:09:59','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. 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Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces War It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-20 11:09:59','2018-10-20 11:09:59','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15743,7,'2018-10-20 11:11:31','2018-10-20 11:11:31','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. 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Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---    20 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces War It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-20 11:11:31','2018-10-20 11:11:31','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15744,7,'2018-10-22 10:43:50','2018-10-22 10:43:50','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. 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Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---    20 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces Wear It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-22 10:43:50','2018-10-22 10:43:50','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15745,7,'2018-10-22 10:45:53','2018-10-22 10:45:53','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Production, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. 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Despatch department team Tim Minchin and Jim Shirley, as an inseparable unit, were awarded half a day each!\r\n\r\nMD Angela Gill said, “I am delighted that without any urging from the senior team everyone in the company responded to the call – I came to work in carefully selected layers of pink, looking pretty outrageous so was slightly put out that a neighbour greeted me getting into my car with his standard ‘Good morning’!\r\n\r\nThe company has an impressive record of team involvement in charity events ranging from sponsored walks to creating a special hydrotherapy pool for an injured dog.\r\n\r\n---end---    20 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15739,15738,15736\"]','Burgess Hill company embraces Wear It Pink Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','15733-revision-v1','','','2018-10-22 10:45:53','2018-10-22 10:45:53','',15733,'http://www.leagraham.com/15733-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15746,7,'2018-10-22 10:46:15','2018-10-22 10:46:15','<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15734\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15734\" title=\"image001-png\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"181\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Burgess Hill Company Embraces Wear It Pink Day</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Productions, a market leading manufacturing company based in Burgess Hill is widely respected for the dedicated way in which it looks after its team with an approach to staff relationships that goes way beyond the usual HR boundaries.\r\n\r\nTypical of this special company culture is Bio-Production’s whole company support of Wear it Pink Day. One of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, WIP Friday on the 19 October saw thousands of supporters wearing it pink in their communities, schools or work places for Breast Cancer Now, the UK\'s largest breast cancer charity, that has raised more than £31.5 million for life-saving research since its beginnings in 2002.\r\n\r\nA much-loved senior member of the Bio-Productions team is currently going through treatment for breast cancer and so her colleagues decided to support her and the event by collectively coming to work dressed in a variety of shocking pink costumes. Invited to judge the competition, she struggled to select the best dressed staff member and so awarded Human Resources Manager Sara Gibb, Sales Administrator Morwenna Bunt, Maintenance Manager Harry Jones, Line Supervisor Olga Cepukoit-Kulmatytska and Mixer Tom Wlodarski a duvet day off of their choice. 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Known for his wood engravings and work in natural materials, Keith joyfully accepts the annual commission free of charge, knowing it will be ashes the next day!\r\n\r\nAbout the theme, Keith explains, “This year the design is inspired by the stories of the women in my family that survived the death of their men, their problems and suffering started with the death of my Great Grandfather, this fire is a memorial to them and all the families that bore the loss of their loved ones and had to carry on. The fire will be clad with a spectacular design created from planks of wood, featuring a monolithic numeral 100, to reflect the Armistice Centenary. Within the design cleverly crafted gaps will re-create an impression of the famous photo of British troops on the shattered skyline at Passchendaele. Three abstract female figures carved out of tree trunks will be hidden in the design, to be revealed once the fire collapses. 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It is our hope that by building this car and refining its performance, our students will feel a sense of responsibility about the environment, learn about cutting-edge technology, and take away a determination to make a positive difference.”\r\n\r\nOver the past eight years, more than 300 students have been involved in the Ardingly Solar project with local businesses Cirrus Laser, Cordek, Tracmaster, Time24, Lincoln Binns &amp; XBex, industry professionals, and universities from the South of England.\r\n\r\nWith success under their belts, the solar project team will now turn their attention to preparing the car for the Australian Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October 2019. 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And they really sum up what we are about and what sets us apart from our competitors.\r\n\r\n“Increasingly, those competitors are online, pushing products through digital channels where the focus is on price and the customer is left to navigate much of the complexity of insurance themselves.\r\n\r\n“We know policies should never be selected on price alone and that adequacy of cover is far more important. That’s why we felt the need to ‘Redefine Care’, so people can distinguish between the care they get with us versus what they get elsewhere. We recruit people with a caring attitude and have a company culture that’s centred on ‘care’. We elevate care to a new level.\r\n\r\n“It’s about professional service and professional, trusted support.”\r\n\r\nBennett Christmas is one of 600 regional insurance brokers who are members of Broker Network.\r\n\r\nIts Chief Network Officer Richard Pitt, said the judges were impressed by the firm’s ‘thriving culture, built on family values’. They were confident it was making great strides towards a bright future, thanks to its Futures Group, which is driven by younger members of the team.\r\n\r\n“You’ll notice a strapline of ‘Our People Make the Difference’ running throughout a lot of Bennett Christmas’ brand, and it’s fair to say that the team really lives and breathes this ethos, from helping customers complete forms to supporting their colleagues, even if that’s just by making the tea,” said Richard. “In their submission, the team said: ‘It’s our relationships and our motivation to care for others that sets us apart.’ This really sums up why Bennett Christmas was selected as the winner of this much sought-after award.”\r\n\r\n---end--\r\n\r\n26 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15774\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','People Make a Difference - Bennett Christmas wins Independent Insurance Broker of the Year','','publish','closed','open','','people-make-a-difference-bennett-christmas-wins-independent-insurance-broker-of-the-year','','','2018-12-07 16:09:18','2018-12-07 16:09:18','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=15763',0,'post','',0),(15765,7,'2018-10-26 14:57:06','2018-10-26 14:57:06','<strong>‘People making a difference’ wins Bennett Christmas top award</strong>\n\nAn outstanding culture of personal customer care in a market increasingly driven by chat bots, aggregators and algorithms has won Bennett Christmas Insurance Brokers (BCIB) the prestigious Independent Insurance Broker of the Year Award.\n\nThe 40-strong team, based at Bennett Christmas’ group headquarters in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, scooped the honour at the recent Broker Network conference.\n\nIt followed a major focus by the firm over the past year on redefining customer care in the insurance sector, based on a core ethos that it’s people who make the difference.\n\nBennett Christmas Group Managing Director Tom Stripp, said: “‘Redefining care’ and ‘Our People Make the Difference’ were the two phrases that drove the relaunch of the firm’s website in 2018. And they really sum up what we are about and what sets us apart from our competitors.\n\n“Increasingly, those competitors are online, pushing products through digital channels where the focus is on price and the customer is left to navigate much of the complexity of insurance themselves.\n\n“We know policies should never be selected on price alone and that adequacy of cover is far more important. That’s why we felt the need to ‘Redefine Care’, so people can distinguish between the care they get with us versus what they get elsewhere. We recruit people with a caring attitude and have a company culture that’s centred on ‘care’. We elevate care to a new level.\n\n“It’s about professional service and professional, trusted support.”\n\nBennett Christmas is one of 600 regional insurance brokers who are members of Broker Network.\n\nIts Chief Network Officer Richard Pitt, said the judges were impressed by the firm’s ‘thriving culture, built on family values’. They were confident it was making great strides towards a bright future, thanks to its Futures Group, which is driven by younger members of the team.\n\n“You’ll notice a strapline of ‘Our People Make the Difference’ running throughout a lot of Bennett Christmas’ brand, and it’s fair to say that the team really lives and breathes this ethos, from helping customers complete forms to supporting their colleagues, even if that’s just by making the tea,” said Richard. “In their submission, the team said: ‘It’s our relationships and our motivation to care for others that sets us apart.’ This really sums up why Bennett Christmas was selected as the winner of this much sought-after award.”\n\n---end---\n\n[no gallery]\n\nKind regards\n\n<strong>Lea Graham Associates</strong>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/\"><a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15764\"><img src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"image001-1-jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15764\" /></a></a>\n\n<strong>Disclaimer</strong>: This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the named recipient, you must not use, disclose, reproduce, copy or distribute the contents of this communication. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and then delete this email from your system.','People Make a Difference - Bennett Christmas wins Independent Insurance Broker of the Year','','inherit','closed','closed','','15763-revision-v1','','','2018-10-26 14:57:06','2018-10-26 14:57:06','',15763,'http://www.leagraham.com/15763-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15766,7,'2018-10-26 15:18:44','2018-10-26 15:18:44','Bennett Christmas celebrates winning Top Independent Broker of the Year Award','Award Official','The team at Bennett Christmas win top Independent Broker of the Year Award','inherit','closed','closed','','award-official','','','2018-10-26 15:20:17','2018-10-26 15:20:17','',15763,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Award-Official.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15768,7,'2018-10-26 15:26:53','2018-10-26 15:26:53','<strong>‘People making a difference’ wins Bennett Christmas top award</strong>\r\n\r\nAn outstanding culture of personal customer care in a market increasingly driven by chat bots, aggregators and algorithms has won Bennett Christmas Insurance Brokers (BCIB) the prestigious Independent Insurance Broker of the Year Award.\r\n\r\nThe 40-strong team, based at Bennett Christmas’ group headquarters in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, scooped the honour at the recent Broker Network conference.\r\n\r\nIt followed a major focus by the firm over the past year on redefining customer care in the insurance sector, based on a core ethos that it’s people who make the difference.\r\n\r\nBennett Christmas Group Managing Director Tom Stripp, said: “‘Redefining care’ and ‘Our People Make the Difference’ were the two phrases that drove the relaunch of the firm’s website in 2018. 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It is also used for preventing the spread of infection of in hospitals and care homes. Since it was introduced to the Guide Dogs, it has helped trainers fight the perennial problem of unexpected pet deposits on carpets, stairs and floors while they bring trainee pups up to speed.\r\n\r\n“You sprinkle the powder and wait for crystals to form,” says Managing Director of Bio-Productions, Angela Gill. “We thought it would be perfect for cleaning up after the guide dogs because you can just sweep away any dirt and not worry about smells or stains.\r\n\r\n“We’ve heard that it’s helped trainers and their dogs to focus on what’s important, which is really great to hear. We really admire the work the Associate carries out, and I know our whole team are happy to have made a difference to two other senses – touch and smell!”\r\n\r\nAcross their training schools, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association trained 1,486 pups in 2017. The introduction of Sanitaire is expected to save costs, and reduce time spent mopping and cleaning after each session.\r\n\r\nDebra Moody, Reception Co-ordinator at Redbridge, said: “Sanitaire has made a big difference to our staff training availability time, making our training here more cost effective and a great deal more pleasant.”\r\n\r\n-Ends-\r\n\r\n26 October 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15775,15778,15776,15777\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Sanitaire from Bio-Productions helps Guide Dogs for the Blind Charity clean up','','publish','closed','open','','sanitaire-from-bio-productions-helps-guide-dogs-for-the-blind-charity-clean-up','','','2018-12-07 16:06:53','2018-12-07 16:06:53','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/sanitaire-from-bio-productions-helps-guide-dogs-for-the-blind-charity-clean-up/',0,'post','',0),(15771,9,'2018-10-28 19:00:26','2018-10-28 19:00:26','','Roy-Stannard-Head-and-Shoulders','','inherit','closed','closed','','roy-stannard-head-and-shoulders','','','2018-10-28 19:01:59','2018-10-28 19:01:59','',12,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Roy-Stannard-Head-and-Shoulders.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15772,9,'2018-10-28 19:02:15','2018-10-28 19:02:15','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1480063504702{padding-top: 26px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/contact-us/free-initial-consultation/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1322\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GIFT.png\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Meet the team</h1>\n<h2>LGA is known for its imaginative and powerful campaigns, innovative solutions, strong client relations, collaboration - and our success is down to our collective experience and a closely knit team.</h2>\nAs original thinkers, we are passionate about PR and have an impressive track record. We deliver to a high standard and pride ourselves on a highly personalised service.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479992590499{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-931 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12029663_472314472951782_613209383416181253_o-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Susan Fleet\n<strong>Founder &amp; Managing Director</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479657471222-1d0708fa-5343\"][vc_column_text]Susan founded Lea Graham in 1986, having worked in the PR industry for five years.  She enjoys the diversity of the work and attributes the longevity of the business to her networking skills and the support of the team.\n\nSusan is a director of Burgess Hill Business Parks Association; a former board member of Gatwick Diamond Business (2007-10) and current GDB Ambassador; a past Patron of the Samaritans (Crawley &amp; Horsham branch); a pro-bono PR advisor to three charities; a qualified drama teacher; a semi professional soprano; and a charity fundraiser (staging concerts) since 1970.\n\nIn 2015 she won the Bright Award for Fundraiser of the Year. She also judges at the annual Young Enterprise regional finals, which fits well with the <a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/community/our-investment-in-the-future/\" target=\"_blank\">work experience</a> LGA offers to young people every year.\n\nWith her husband Graham, Susan founded <a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/entertainment\">Lea Graham Entertainment Agency</a> in 1989, which complements the corporate event services offered by LGA.\n\nShe enjoys the diversity that PR and entertainment brings and still gets a buzz from seeing clients’ press releases in the papers![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Contact\" tab_id=\"1479657471639-edc8b941-f4e3\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/susan-fleet/23/989/707\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Susan on LinkedIn</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/contact-us/\">Email Susan</a>\n\nCall: 01444 235 475[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479992597577{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-934 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ss-1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Sue Scott\n<strong>PR Associate Director</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479657640412-184fe3c5-4695\"][vc_column_text]\nSue is our in-house journalist and resident wordsmith. With more than 30 years experience in newspapers and magazines as writer, commissioning and copy editor, Sue can fashion client’s stories to appeal to target audiences as varied as women\'s monthlies and B2B titles.\n\nA former business editor for a major regional daily paper, she previously specialised in writing on issues related to agriculture and food production, working extensively for titles including The Grocer and Food Manufacture magazine, Farmers Weekly and the NFU.\n\nSue continues to freelance, principally for food, farming and countryside titles, while her varied PR portfolio also includes book and film promotion, including our favourite sleeper hit of 2013, The Moo Man, which was shot in Sussex!\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Contact\" tab_id=\"1479657640798-08bc673a-ec25\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/suemscott1963\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Sue on LinkedIn</a>\n\n<a href=\"/pr/contact-us/\">Email Sue</a>\n\nCall: 01444 235 475[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479992603844{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\"]\n\n<p class=\"company_position\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-932 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/grahama-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Graham Fleet\n<strong>Financial Director</strong>\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1485448789408-1840762a-a488\"][vc_column_text]\nA design engineer by profession, Graham is now the financial director of Lea Graham, having been involved since day one.  He joined the company full-time in 1997 and, being supremely versatile, is able to move seamlessly between the PR and entertainment sides of the business.\n\nGraham excels at developing client and supplier relationships, developing the LG book of entertainers and matching them with clients. Although book-keeping did not feature previously on Graham’s CV, he is now well-versed in the various responsibilities of a Financial Director.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Contact\" tab_id=\"1485448789409-d2236f67-8ba5\"][vc_column_text]<a title=\"Graham Fleet on Linked-in\" href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/graham-fleet/95/951/5b0\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Graham on LinkedIn</a>\n\n<a href=\"/pr/contact-us/\">Email Graham</a>\n\nCall: 01444 235 475[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479991550459{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1001\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chloe-the-Cat-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"chloe-the-cat\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Chloe the Cat\n<strong>Chief Office Sitter</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990802071-841bbf44-d900\"][vc_column_text]Chloe joined us from the offices of one of Lea Graham’s oldest friends, Gina Field. She was at the time our youngest recruit (seven weeks), but is now the company’s chief office sitter (in that she sits in it often and frequently until 9pm, keeping Susan company on the desk). As part of a multi-skilled team, Chloe also assists with filing (stamping important papers with muddy paws) and acts as stress reliever (particularly at the approach of deadlines).[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479991195749{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]\n\n<p class=\"company_position\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1041\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Associate-Trevor-Butler-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"associate-trevor-butler\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Trevor Butler\n<strong>Broadcast Media Trainer</strong>\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990093159-e8a1c24b-e466\"][vc_column_text]With more than 30 years experience in the media – nearly a third of them behind a mic or in the studio for the BBC – award-winning journalist Trevor knows only too well that preparation is key to being confident, comfortable and in control of an interview.\n\nTrevor is able to give a unique insight into what to expect in most interview situations and coaches clients on how best to deliver their key message while dealing with those questions that come from left field…the questions, in fact, he used to ask as regional reporter for south east news![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503480533205{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web-square-20170803124853-Edit.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14584 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web-square-20170803124853-Edit-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kerry Channing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Kerry Channing\n<b>IT Associate</b>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1503480555545-8f405171-98fd\"][vc_column_text]Kerry has been working full-time supporting small/medium businesses and private clients since 2003. He is qualified in computer science with AI and has worked as a technician, software trainer, and technical manager.\n\nNowadays, Kerry spends most of his time helping business owners to maintain their PCs, networks and telecoms. He troubleshoots and resolves their operational issues and streamlines their back office by developing templates, processes and software to save time and reduce errors. The other half of his time is spent developing, supporting, maintaining and administering web sites and web applications for agencies and IT solutions companies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Contact\" tab_id=\"1503480555546-6cad726b-81a8\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"/pr/contact-us/\">Email Kerry</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1485776675415{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1048 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Associate-Katherine-Elton-1-300x300.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Katherine Elton\n<strong>Online content/ copywriter</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479989443524-30596999-8d1c\"][vc_column_text]Katherine is a former regional newspaper and magazine editor, who now specialises in helping businesses connect with their target audience online.\n\nPart of our experienced copywriting team, she focusses on creating great digital content – from tweets to blog posts – as part of an integrated, multi-media strategy for clients. Katherine has spent 20 years working in online and offline media across consumer, b2b and non-profit sectors as a journalist, public relations consultant and content marketer.\n\nShe was previously editor of Surrey Life magazine and the Crawley News newspaper as well as deputy editor of leading national events sector titles Meetings &amp;amp, Incentive Travel and business portal www.meetpie.com.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/contact-us/\">Email Katherine</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479991319044{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]\n\n<p class=\"company_position\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1045\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Associates-Darren-Debbie-Greenfield-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"associates-darren-debbie-greenfield\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Debbie &amp; Darren Greenfield\n<strong>Team Building</strong>\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990626140-3ccfc8f3-75c4\"][vc_column_text]Debbie Greenfield escaped to Sussex three years ago, having led a successful career in financial services and digital marketing in the City of London where she had experience of leading team building events and client away days.\n\nLife with her new husband, Darren, a shepherd on the Sussex Downs, couldn’t have been more different – but now they combine her corporate skills and his knowledge of the local landscape to offer LGA clients a completely new type experience with Basecamp Southdowns.\n\nDebbie, Darren and the crazy, truffle-hunting springer spaniel Bou create indoor-to-outdoor <a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/what-we-do/internal-communication-and-team-building__trashed/team-building-client-events-play-days-in-sussex/\" target=\"_blank\">corporate away days</a> aimed at organisations looking for an imaginative alternative to paintballing and assault course exercises.\n\nUsing the magnificent backdrop of the South Downs and skilled local guides, historians and instructors they build a day not to forget.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1481895642150{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1411\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jh.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Jim Holden\n<strong>Photographer</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990177915-06358e7b-4985\"][vc_column_text]A multi-award-winning photographer, Jim has a talent for producing imaginative, compelling pictures, often infused with a quirky sense of fun.\n\nTechnically highly skilled, his compositions are both inspired and inspiring, earning him two Guild of Picture Editor awards and the prize for Newsquest Photographer of the Year.\n\nJim has worked with Lea Graham’s clients for several years, producing outstanding images, often from what looked to be a very unpromising brief.\n\nWhile we love his creative flair and fast, efficient service, LGA particularly likes working with Jim because he is unbelievably patient!\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1485776663028{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1044\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tatjana-1.jpg\" alt=\"tatjana\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Tatjana Keenan\n<strong>Event Management/ Catering</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990575992-4b5caadc-6f70\"][vc_column_text]With more than 20 years experience in the events and catering industry, we can confidently say that Tatjana always rises to the occasion for our clients.\n\nFrom business conferences and staff presentations to charity lunches and fund raisers, she can advise you every step of the way - through conception, venue location and planning, to budgeting, catering and logistics.\n\nTatjana’s vast network of contacts and attention to detail ensures every event is meticulously planned and perfectly executed.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1485776478363{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-12707 size-full\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jamesmellorprofile.jpg\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1022\" />James Mellor\n<strong>Illustrator</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990798429-2c5456c0-df49\"][vc_column_text]You don\'t have to look far to see just how skilful James Mellor is an illustrator - he was responsible for our Lea Graham communi-cat-ors on this website!\n\nJames specialises in creating single panel line-drawn cartoons that can be used across all media, creating engaging, often amusing and always memorable content that helps to drive your message home.\n\nSince 2012, James has provided large institutions, SMEs, startups and individuals with eye-catching material, working from many forms of client brief - in Choe\'s case it was photos (she thinks his cartoons are the cat\'s whiskers, by the way!).\n\nHis illustrations have featured in <em>The Sunday Telegraph</em>, <em>The Undercover Recruiter</em> and the <em>Design Thinkers Academy</em>. In 2015 he “live cartooned” the Monte Carlo or Bust Rally for Lloyds of London.\n\nA history graduate from the University of York, James lives in Rushden, Northamptonshire with his wife Rachel, daughter Talitha and a small, sociopathic cat. His debut book  <em>Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past</em> was published in 2016.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479991370269{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-973 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/paulnoble-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Paul Noble\n<strong>Videographer</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990667612-59c35c12-4a5f\"][vc_column_text]Video is a powerful and increasingly popular tool for promoting and marketing to your target market, especially where text or static pictures can\'t do your products or services justice.\n\nHaving been one of the first commercial photographers to embrace digital imaging, Paul was an early adopter of video technology, offering on-location and in-studio production services and consultancy since 1999.\n\nHe holds a PCL diploma in professional photography and is an associate member of the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) and the Master Photographers Association (MPA).\n\nAn experienced video cameraman, he helps with all aspects of a client’s promotion, from concept and scripting to video optimised for download and website, autoplay and autorepeat DVDs for exhibition purposes and HD videos on bluray disk.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479999688668{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1105\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/john-S-1-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"john-s-1-copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />John Sleight\n<strong>Graphic Design </strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479989928408-3511c385-a487\"][vc_column_text]John is a sought-after graphic designer and illustrator, who has worked as part of the LGA team for more than 25 years, producing artwork for a wide variety of purposes and in many formats.\n\nWe rely on him to create visual identities, marketing materials, brochures, newsletters, advertising, e-shots, display graphics and exhibition material – in fact, anything that needs professional and creative presentation of your brand.\n\nBy working directly with printers, photographers and other suppliers, John allows us to meet client needs in short timescales where necessary, without having to resort to more costly, third party solutions.\n\nJohn is one of two members of the LGA team also responsible for providing web design services and advice.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1485775811086{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1046\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Associate-Beverley-Varley-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"associate-beverley-varley\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />Beverley Varley\n<strong>Bid Manager</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479990425621-7944ef5c-99f4\"][vc_column_text]Beverley is a hugely experienced bid writer and bid management consultant, who has been coaching SMEs and third sector organisations in a wide array of industries to success since 2004.\n\nLike us, Beverley is focused on building long-term relationships with clients, taking time to understand their needs and strategy.\n\nBusinesses value her straight-talking, honest style and she has empowered and inspired many of them to make a step-change in the way they work. Beverley can assist in all aspects of your grant, bid and tender planning.\n\nHer skills complement Lea Graham Associate\'s expertise in increasing the profile of companies as they prepare to enter the bidding process.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1486998613379{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13059 size-full\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PREVIEW.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"445\" />Preview\n<strong>Web Design</strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1485776732353-9d927716-c01d\"][vc_column_text]Preview are the first choice for the design and development of bespoke content managed, mobile responsive websites in Sussex. Working closely with small to medium size businesses, they are an experienced agency offering a full brand creation and management service, creative design for print &amp; digital and support services including SEO, analytics and social media management.\n\nTheir creative team are highly experienced in designing for multiple disciplines, with expertise in user experience design. Their technical experts have the knowledge required to build and maintain websites using an established, user friendly and well-supported CMS (Content Management System) platform. With a focus on getting results for clients, they ensure that their websites provide clients with the maximum return on investment. By establishing clear success measures for our work wherever possible, they help ensure that goals are met.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1527862423425{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\"]\n\n<p class=\"company_position\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12996 size-full\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mr.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" />Michael Rowney\n<strong>Marketing Associates</strong>\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1479657587626-76b14db3-09c8\"][vc_column_text]Michael first came to LGA for a week’s work experience and proceeded to return to us for every school holiday and university vacation until he graduated from University College London with a First Class Honours degree in English Literature.\n\nHe’s a great example of how mentoring young people benefits business… because after spending time as PR &amp; Marketing Officer for a not-for-profit language initiative, and developing skills in website building, magazine design, TV and filmmaking, he came back to join us!\n\nIn 2016, Michael gained behind the scenes production experience on Series 14 of BBC Two’s Dragon’s Den and he continues to work with his brother Matthew Rowney, an award-winning independent filmmaker, based in Sussex.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Contact\" tab_id=\"1479657587978-4a6589a2-53c5\"][vc_column_text]<a title=\"Graham Fleet on Linked-in\" href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michael-rowney-42133019\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Michael on LinkedIn</a>\n\n<a href=\"/pr/contact-us/\">Email Michael</a>\n\nCall: 01444 235 475[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1540753316522{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Roy-Stannard-Head-and-Shoulders.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15771 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Roy-Stannard-Head-and-Shoulders-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roy Stannard\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Roy Stannard\n<strong>Associate </strong>[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=\"1479656748350-33191f72-32d7\" collapsible_all=\"true\"][vc_tta_section title=\"Biography\" tab_id=\"1540752691479-29e4d863-c1ef\"][vc_column_text]Roy has been a communicator for over three decades – a trained teacher, lecturer, NLP trained psychologist, radio broadcaster and agency director, he has revelled in finding the best way to reach audiences throughout his career.\n\nHe has founded two companies that are currently thriving in Sussex, two charities and an economic business forum, starting his advertising career with the largest agency in Sussex as a copywriter before progressing to Creative Director, Board Director and owner.\n\nHe is an experienced and widely skilled marketing professional with the ability to creatively lead, strategically plan and implement multi-layered and complex communications and media plans on both client and agency side, with a long track record of digital transformation, customer acquisition and loyalty, team leadership and motivation.\n\nA leader able to perform by example, with refined market research, strategic planning, data capture and interpretation with the ability to create annual marketing plans (Bowers &amp; 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In 2018-19 the 6 round series runs from October to January at venues throughout Britain and attracts top riders from Britain and further afield. Entry is online only via the British Cycling website, there are no paper entries or entries on the day, and entrants must have British Cycling membership and a full racing licence.\r\n\r\nCyclo-cross is a type of bicycle racing, which typically takes place in the autumn and winter. Internationally the season is October – February. It consists of many laps of a short course, usually combining a mix of pavements, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles. Riders might need to quickly dismount and carry their bikes on some parts of the course. The emphasis is on riders\' stamina, endurance and bike-handling skills.\r\n\r\nMike Oliver Associates and Oliver Standing Construction Limited will be lending their names to a series of promotional material including a fun piece of kit, namely the cow bell. Anyone that’s ever watched ski races on TV will recognise the atmospheric sound cow bells create. Bells have been used in downhill skiing for a long time, originating in Switzerland, where they would be made good use of by skiing farmers, while the cows were tucked up in barns and didn’t need their bells. It seems the Sussex countryside will be alive with the sound of cow bells this November!\r\n\r\nThe Sussex location is a first for the event and along with live music, great food and drink, a shopping village and free entry for spectators; it should make for a great day out.\r\n\r\nPrincipal, Mike Oliver, himself a cycling enthusiast, will be attending the event with several members of his team. About the sponsorship he said, “<em>We are thrilled to be supporting this exhilarating event, which attracts top riders. 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So it’s refreshing to find an investigatory procedure that can pick up problems in the very early stages, which is completely harmless and non-invasive – The Thermographic Body Scan.\r\n\r\nWendy Calver, RN is a certified Clinical Thermographer. She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and has also studied reflexology and Reiki during that time. Wendy has always enjoyed using natural therapies to look after her own health and that of her family. Wendy had a Thermographic Scan a few years ago, thought it was impressive and decided to become a Clinical Thermographer so that she could continue to help people in a different way.\r\n\r\nThis Investigatory procedure has the unique ability to pick up the nervous system’s projection of disease, alerting an individual to a problem in their body. A non\r\n\r\n-contact digital infrared camera captures and records temperature variations on the skin. It is not a diagnostic test or tool and doesn’t replace any medical machinery on the NHS, but it can be used in conjunction with those machines. While it doesn’t diagnose cancer, it can detect increased blood supply (as found in cancers) called angiogenesis. It is well documented in all fields of medicine that the earliest detection leads to the best outcome.\r\n\r\nMammography, MRI and X-ray detect anatomical changes (structure), but will miss such things as active inflammation, or increased blood supply. Thermography can detect early danger signs in the body years before other devices. In many diseases there are variations in blood flow which in turn affect the skin temperature. The digital camera photographs the amount of heat on the body’s surface. It’s then translated into a digital image seen immediately on a specialised computer programme. It is not invasive, doesn’t involve radiation, injections or dyes going into the system. The scan produces special digita\r\n\r\nlised images, which are sent to a worldwide team of medical doctors, specifically trained in thermography (thermologists). They interpret the scan and make suggestions as to what the patient should do if there are any problems highlighted on the scan.\r\n\r\nThe camera can be used for breast health, regions of interest (somewhere on your body that is causing you concern (e.g. possible thyroid gland symptoms), half body or full body scans. A thermography appointment will take approximately 30 minutes for a breast scan or a region of interest (including medical history) and about an hour for a half body or full body scan. The doctor reads the images and the patient’s report is sent to the patient via email within 72 hours. 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A non\r\n\r\n-contact digital infrared camera captures and records temperature variations on the skin. It is not a diagnostic test or tool and doesn’t replace any medical machinery on the NHS, but it can be used in conjunction with those machines. While it doesn’t diagnose cancer, it can detect increased blood supply (as found in cancers) called angiogenesis. It is well documented in all fields of medicine that the earliest detection leads to the best outcome.\r\n\r\nMammography, MRI and X-ray detect anatomical changes (structure), but will miss such things as active inflammation, or increased blood supply. Thermography can detect early danger signs in the body years before other devices. In many diseases there are variations in blood flow which in turn affect the skin temperature. The digital camera photographs the amount of heat on the body’s surface. It’s then translated into a digital image seen immediately on a specialised computer programme. 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Colostrum is the most powerful, cell-building and complete all-natural ingredient known to man.\r\n\r\nAs human beings, we are a mass of electrical pulses and we know that the live colostrum (and other key ingredients) in our products can jump-start our body’s electrical system. We have used <a href=\"http://www.electricbody.eu/what-makes-electric-body-special/\">Kirlian</a> photography to capture the benefits this provides to the electromagnetic field surrounding our body. With this in mind, we were fascinated to hear about a relatively new procedure called a Thermographic Body Scan.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15803\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"200\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15803\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thermography\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer[/caption]\r\n\r\nWendy Calver, RN is a certified Clinical Thermographer. She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and has also studied reflexology and Reiki during that time. Wendy has always enjoyed using natural therapies to look after her own health and that of her family. Wendy had a Thermographic Scan a few years ago, thought it was impressive and decided to become a Clinical Thermographer so that she could continue to help people in a different way.\r\n\r\nThis Investigatory procedure has the unique ability to pick up the nervous system’s projection of disease, alerting an individual to a problem in their body. A non-contact digital infrared camera captures and records temperature variations on the skin. It is not a diagnostic test or tool and doesn’t replace any medical machinery on the NHS, but it can be used in conjunction with those machines. While it doesn’t diagnose cancer, it can detect increased blood supply (as found in cancers) called angiogenesis. It is well documented in all fields of medicine that the earliest detection leads to the best outcome.\r\n\r\nMammography, MRI and X-ray detect anatomical changes (structure), but will miss such things as active inflammation, or increased blood supply. 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They interpret the scan and make suggestions as to what the patient should do if there are any problems highlighted on the scan.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15809 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe camera can be used for breast health, regions of interest (somewhere on your body that is causing you concern (e.g. possible thyroid gland symptoms), half body or full body scans. A thermography appointment will take approximately 30 minutes for a breast scan or a region of interest (including medical history) and about an hour for a half body or full body scan. The doctor reads the images and the patient’s report is sent to the patient via email within 72 hours. Thermography can be used on both women and men of all ages, including pregnant women, and it can also be used on children when referred by a GP.\r\n\r\nThermography enables earlier intervention and gives people more options to look after their health. Clinics in East Sussex and Kent.\r\n\r\nFor further information contact Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer. 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Colostrum is the most powerful, cell-building and complete all-natural ingredient known to man.\r\n\r\nAs human beings, we are a mass of electrical pulses and we know that the live colostrum (and other key ingredients) in our products can jump-start our body’s electrical system. We have used <a href=\"http://www.electricbody.eu/what-makes-electric-body-special/\">Kirlian</a> photography to capture the benefits this provides to the electromagnetic field surrounding our body. With this in mind, we were fascinated to hear about a relatively new procedure called a Thermographic Body Scan.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15803\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"200\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15803\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thermography\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer[/caption]\r\n\r\nWendy Calver, RN is a certified Clinical Thermographer. She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and has also studied reflexology and Reiki during that time. Wendy has always enjoyed using natural therapies to look after her own health and that of her family. Wendy had a Thermographic Scan a few years ago, thought it was impressive and decided to become a Clinical Thermographer so that she could continue to help people in a different way.\r\n\r\nThis Investigatory procedure has the unique ability to pick up the nervous system’s projection of disease, alerting an individual to a problem in their body. A non-contact digital infrared camera captures and records temperature variations on the skin. It is not a diagnostic test or tool and doesn’t replace any medical machinery on the NHS, but it can be used in conjunction with those machines. While it doesn’t diagnose cancer, it can detect increased blood supply (as found in cancers) called angiogenesis. It is well documented in all fields of medicine that the earliest detection leads to the best outcome.\r\n\r\nMammography, MRI and X-ray detect anatomical changes (structure), but will miss such things as active inflammation, or increased blood supply. Thermography can detect early danger signs in the body years before other devices. In many diseases there are variations in blood flow which in turn affect the skin temperature. The digital camera photographs the amount of heat on the body’s surface. It’s then translated into a digital image seen immediately on a specialised computer programme. It is not invasive, doesn’t involve radiation, injections or dyes going into the system. The scan produces special digitalised images, which are sent to a worldwide team of medical doctors, specifically trained in thermography (thermologists). They interpret the scan and make suggestions as to what the patient should do if there are any problems highlighted on the scan.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15809 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe camera can be used for breast health, regions of interest (somewhere on your body that is causing you concern (e.g. possible thyroid gland symptoms), half body or full body scans. A thermography appointment will take approximately 30 minutes for a breast scan or a region of interest (including medical history) and about an hour for a half body or full body scan. The doctor reads the images and the patient’s report is sent to the patient via email within 72 hours. Thermography can be used on both women and men of all ages, including pregnant women, and it can also be used on children when referred by a Gp.\r\n\r\nThermography enables earlier intervention and gives people more options to look after their health. Clinics in East Sussex and Kent.\r\n\r\nFor further information contact Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer. Visit:  <a href=\"https://thermalbodyscan.co.uk/\">www.thermalbodyscan.co.uk</a> or Call 07738 495450','Specialist Digital Camera Takes a Picture of Health','','inherit','closed','closed','','15812-revision-v1','','','2018-11-07 15:10:40','2018-11-07 15:10:40','',15812,'http://www.leagraham.com/15812-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15814,10,'2018-11-07 15:36:20','2018-11-07 15:36:20','<strong>Specialist Digital Camera Takes a Picture of Health</strong>\r\n\r\nAt Electric Body we are fascinated by all things health-related and natural.  All products in both ranges, Electric Body and The Cream, are natural, chemical-free and safe to use every day, everywhere, by everyone. At the heart of our products is a life-giving, natural, active ingredient - New Zealand dairy colostrum. Colostrum is the most powerful, cell-building and complete all-natural ingredient known to man.\r\n\r\nAs human beings, we are a mass of electrical pulses and we know that the live colostrum (and other key ingredients) in our products can jump-start our body’s electrical system. We have used <a href=\"http://www.electricbody.eu/what-makes-electric-body-special/\">Kirlian</a> photography to capture the benefits this provides to the electromagnetic field surrounding our body. With this in mind, we were fascinated to hear about a relatively new procedure called a Thermographic Body Scan.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15803\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"200\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15803\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wendy_calver_headshot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thermography\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer[/caption]\r\n\r\nWendy Calver, RN is a certified Clinical Thermographer. She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and has also studied reflexology and Reiki during that time. Wendy has always enjoyed using natural therapies to look after her own health and that of her family. Wendy had a Thermographic Scan a few years ago, thought it was impressive and decided to become a Clinical Thermographer so that she could continue to help people in a different way.\r\n\r\nThis Investigatory procedure has the unique ability to pick up the nervous system’s projection of disease, alerting an individual to a problem in their body. A non-contact digital infrared camera captures and records temperature variations on the skin. It is not a diagnostic test or tool and doesn’t replace any medical machinery on the NHS, but it can be used in conjunction with those machines. While it doesn’t diagnose cancer, it can detect increased blood supply (as found in cancers) called angiogenesis. It is well documented in all fields of medicine that the earliest detection leads to the best outcome.\r\n\r\nMammography, MRI and X-ray detect anatomical changes (structure), but will miss such things as active inflammation, or increased blood supply. Thermography can detect early danger signs in the body years before other devices. In many diseases there are variations in blood flow which in turn affect the skin temperature. The digital camera photographs the amount of heat on the body’s surface. It’s then translated into a digital image seen immediately on a specialised computer programme. It is not invasive, doesn’t involve radiation, injections or dyes going into the system. The scan produces special digitalised images, which are sent to a worldwide team of medical doctors, specifically trained in thermography (thermologists). They interpret the scan and make suggestions as to what the patient should do if there are any problems highlighted on the scan.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-15809 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cell-doubling-rate-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe camera can be used for breast health, regions of interest (somewhere on your body that is causing you concern (e.g. possible thyroid gland symptoms), half body or full body scans. A thermography appointment will take approximately 30 minutes for a breast scan or a region of interest (including medical history) and about an hour for a half body or full body scan. The doctor reads the images and the patient’s report is sent to the patient via email within 72 hours. Thermography can be used on both women and men of all ages, including pregnant women, and it can also be used on children when referred by a GP.\r\n\r\nThermography enables earlier intervention and gives people more options to look after their health. Clinics in East Sussex and Kent.\r\n\r\nFor further information contact Wendy Calver, RN Certified Clinical Thermographer. Visit:  <a href=\"https://thermalbodyscan.co.uk/\">www.thermalbodyscan.co.uk</a> or Call 07738 495450','Specialist Digital Camera Takes a Picture of Health','','inherit','closed','closed','','15812-revision-v1','','','2018-11-07 15:36:20','2018-11-07 15:36:20','',15812,'http://www.leagraham.com/15812-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15815,7,'2018-11-08 11:03:58','2018-11-08 11:03:58','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Come to the Carnival – but please leave your cars at home</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8,000 visitors, 1,000 torchbearers, 20 bonfire societies</strong></p>\r\nThe Annual Halland and East Hoathly Carnival and Bonfire is one of the most iconic events in the East Sussex Calendar. However, in recent years, this lively event has become a victim of its own success with traffic jams spoiling the fun and flow for everyone. This year it takes place on 10 November, in memory of ‘those that are left to grow old.’\r\n\r\nThe organisers are appealing to everyone to make an effort to leave their cars at home if they possibly can. If they do have to drive, Organiser Tim Laker has asked attendees to park in the entry roads to East Hoathly, off the A22, before 5pm and importantly, if walking, to wear appropriate clothing, which shows up in the dark and carry torches for visibility.\r\n\r\nWith 20 societies, more than 1000 torchbearers and the ceremonial ignition of a specially themed wooden sculpture topped by an impressive firework display, the best way to experience this spectacle is definitely on foot.\r\n\r\nFollowing advice from the Police, organisers are limiting the parking from the Shaw roundabout on the A22 at one end of the village and from Juziers Drive to the A22 bypass at the other.\r\n\r\nBlue Badge holders are advised to arrive early and speak to stewards about disabled access.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Bonfire Sculpture (along with the previous 13) has been created by East Hoathly artist Keith Pettit from waste timber destined for landfill. Known for his wood engravings and work in natural materials, Keith joyfully accepts the annual commission free of charge, knowing it will be ashes the next day!\r\n\r\nAbout the theme, Keith explains, “This year the design is inspired by the stories of the women in my family that survived the death of their men, their problems and suffering started with the death of my Great Grandfather, this fire is a memorial to them and all the families that bore the loss of their loved ones and had to carry on. The fire will be clad with a spectacular design created from planks of wood, featuring a monolithic numeral 100, to reflect the Armistice Centenary. Within the design cleverly crafted gaps will re-create an impression of the famous photo of British troops on the shattered skyline at Passchendaele. Three abstract female figures carved out of tree trunks will be hidden in the design, to be revealed once the fire collapses. These scorched figures will be left in place and wild flower seeds scattered. These powerful sculptures will stand on the playing fields for the following year as a memorial to those that were left, those that continued and grew old.”\r\n\r\n20 bonfire societies will parade with marching bands along London Road, High Street and South Street. The carnival takes two hours to move through the village stopping at 8pm to observe a two minutes silence with the final grand procession leaving the Foresters Arms for the War Memorial Playing Fields at 9pm after which the bonfire will be lit and the fireworks begin.\r\n\r\nSpectators will be asked to donate towards the cost of the event as they pass the barriers and charity collection buckets, with proceeds towards the upkeep of East Hoathly Parish Church, will also be in evidence.\r\n\r\n…end…\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15750,15748\"]','Come to the Halland & East Hoathly Carnival & Bonfire 10th November','','inherit','closed','closed','','15747-revision-v1','','','2018-11-08 11:03:58','2018-11-08 11:03:58','',15747,'http://www.leagraham.com/15747-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15816,7,'2018-11-09 16:02:10','2018-11-09 16:02:10','<strong>Oliver Standing Construction races in to sponsor the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy</strong>\r\n\r\nSussex <em>company Oliver Standing Construction Limited have</em> been named as official sponsors for this month’s HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3.\r\n\r\nThe firms, which have a long history of supporting local sporting events, will lend their support to this challenging event, which is being hosted by Crawley Wheelers at the South of England Showground, Ardingly on 10 and 11 November 2018.\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 is part of Britain’s premier cyclo-cross series. In 2018-19 the 6 round series runs from October to January at venues throughout Britain and attracts top riders from Britain and further afield. Entry is online only via the British Cycling website, there are no paper entries or entries on the day, and entrants must have British Cycling membership and a full racing licence.\r\n\r\nCyclo-cross is a type of bicycle racing, which typically takes place in the autumn and winter. Internationally the season is October – February. It consists of many laps of a short course, usually combining a mix of pavements, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles. Riders might need to quickly dismount and carry their bikes on some parts of the course. The emphasis is on riders\' stamina, endurance and bike-handling skills.\r\n\r\nOliver Standing Construction Limited will be lending their names to a series of promotional material including a fun piece of kit, namely the cow bell. Anyone that’s ever watched ski races on TV will recognise the atmospheric sound cow bells create. Bells have been used in downhill skiing for a long time, originating in Switzerland, where they would be made good use of by skiing farmers, while the cows were tucked up in barns and didn’t need their bells. It seems the Sussex countryside will be alive with the sound of cow bells this November!\r\n\r\nThe Sussex location is a first for the event and along with live music, great food and drink, a shopping village and free entry for spectators; it should make for a great day out.\r\n\r\nLocal business man Mike Oliver, himself a cycling enthusiast, will be attending the event with several members of his team. About the sponsorship he said, “<em>We are thrilled to be supporting this exhilarating event, which attracts top riders. Although there is a local culture for this hybrid of mountain biking and road racing, it’s currently a lesser known sport and it’s brilliant to be able to contribute to raising its profile.</em>”\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 takes place on 10 &amp; 11 November 2018 at The South of England Showground, Ardingly. For further information please visit: <a href=\"https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/183136/HSBC-UK-Cyclo-Cross-National-Trophy-Series-Round-3\">https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/183136/HSBC-UK-Cyclo-Cross-National-Trophy-Series-Round-3</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n6 November 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15797\"]','Oliver Standing Construction races in to sponsor the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','15795-revision-v1','','','2018-11-09 16:02:10','2018-11-09 16:02:10','',15795,'http://www.leagraham.com/15795-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15817,7,'2018-11-12 10:34:03','2018-11-12 10:34:03','<strong>Oliver Standing Construction races in to sponsor the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy</strong>\r\n\r\nSussex <em>company Oliver Standing Construction Limited has </em>been named as official sponsors for this month’s HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3.\r\n\r\nThe firm, which has a long history of supporting local sporting events, will lend its support to this challenging event, which is being hosted by Crawley Wheelers at the South of England Showground, Ardingly on 10 and 11 November 2018.\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 is part of Britain’s premier cyclo-cross series. In 2018-19 the 6 round series runs from October to January at venues throughout Britain and attracts top riders from Britain and further afield. Entry is online only via the British Cycling website, there are no paper entries or entries on the day, and entrants must have British Cycling membership and a full racing licence.\r\n\r\nCyclo-cross is a type of bicycle racing, which typically takes place in the autumn and winter. Internationally the season is October – February. It consists of many laps of a short course, usually combining a mix of pavements, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles. Riders might need to quickly dismount and carry their bikes on some parts of the course. The emphasis is on riders\' stamina, endurance and bike-handling skills.\r\n\r\nOliver Standing Construction Limited will be lending its names to a series of promotional material including a fun piece of kit, namely the cow bell. Anyone that’s ever watched ski races on TV will recognise the atmospheric sound cow bells create. Bells have been used in downhill skiing for a long time, originating in Switzerland, where they would be made good use of by skiing farmers, while the cows were tucked up in barns and didn’t need their bells. It seems the Sussex countryside will be alive with the sound of cow bells this November!\r\n\r\nThe Sussex location is a first for the event and along with live music, great food and drink, a shopping village and free entry for spectators; it should make for a great day out.\r\n\r\nLocal business man Mike Oliver, himself a cycling enthusiast, will be attending the event with several members of his team. About the sponsorship he said, “<em>We are thrilled to be supporting this exhilarating event, which attracts top riders. Although there is a local culture for this hybrid of mountain biking and road racing, it’s currently a lesser known sport and it’s brilliant to be able to contribute to raising its profile.</em>”\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 takes place on 10 &amp; 11 November 2018 at The South of England Showground, Ardingly. For further information please visit: <a href=\"https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/183136/HSBC-UK-Cyclo-Cross-National-Trophy-Series-Round-3\">https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/183136/HSBC-UK-Cyclo-Cross-National-Trophy-Series-Round-3</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n6 November 2018\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"15797\"]','Oliver Standing Construction races in to sponsor the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','15795-revision-v1','','','2018-11-12 10:34:03','2018-11-12 10:34:03','',15795,'http://www.leagraham.com/15795-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15819,7,'2018-11-14 10:09:34','2018-11-14 10:09:34','<strong>Mike Oliver Associates race in to sponsor the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Sussex IFA Mike Oliver Associates and affiliated company Oliver Standing Construction Limited have </em>been named as official sponsors for this month’s HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3.\r\n\r\nThe firms, which have a long history of supporting local sporting events, will lend their support to this challenging event, which is being hosted by Crawley Wheelers at the South of England Showground, Ardingly on 10 and 11 November 2018.\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 is part of Britain’s premier cyclo-cross series. In 2018-19 the 6 round series runs from October to January at venues throughout Britain and attracts top riders from Britain and further afield. Entry is online only via the British Cycling website, there are no paper entries or entries on the day, and entrants must have British Cycling membership and a full racing licence.\r\n\r\nCyclo-cross is a type of bicycle racing, which typically takes place in the autumn and winter. Internationally the season is October – February. It consists of many laps of a short course, usually combining a mix of pavements, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles. Riders might need to quickly dismount and carry their bikes on some parts of the course. The emphasis is on riders\' stamina, endurance and bike-handling skills.\r\n\r\nMike Oliver Associates and Oliver Standing Construction Limited will be lending their names to a series of promotional material including a fun piece of kit, namely the cow bell. Anyone that’s ever watched ski races on TV will recognise the atmospheric sound cow bells create. Bells have been used in downhill skiing for a long time, originating in Switzerland, where they would be made good use of by skiing farmers, while the cows were tucked up in barns and didn’t need their bells. It seems the Sussex countryside will be alive with the sound of cow bells this November!\r\n\r\nThe Sussex location is a first for the event and along with live music, great food and drink, a shopping village and free entry for spectators; it should make for a great day out.\r\n\r\nLocal business man Mike Oliver, himself a cycling enthusiast, will be attending the event with several members of his team. About the sponsorship he said, “<em>We are thrilled to be supporting this exhilarating event, which attracts top riders. Although there is a local culture for this hybrid of mountain biking and road racing, it’s currently a lesser known sport and it’s brilliant to be able to contribute to raising its profile.</em>”\r\n\r\nThe HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy Round 3 takes place on 10 &amp; 11 November 2018 at The South of England Showground, Ardingly. 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The Children’s Charity is very close to my heart and I cannot think of a better way to commemorate my relationship with Decca than this.”\r\n\r\nPilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC, added: “The DVL100 concert was truly unmissable and the Charity is thrilled that people have been able to honour Dame Vera’s legacy, enjoy her music, and help us to support young children with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments. We are so grateful to Tom Jones, Tesni Challis, Annie Riley, who were the producers of the show, and all of the wonderful performers who donated their time and efforts on the night, and for their continuing support.”\r\n\r\n--end— (19 November 2018)\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, call 01444 473274 or email: <a href=\"mailto:info@dvlcc.org.uk\">info@dvlcc.org.uk</a> or visit <a href=\"http://www.dvlcc.org.uk\">www.dvlcc.org.uk</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15821\"]','Concert Advance from Decca Benefits Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity','','publish','closed','open','','concert-advance-from-decca-benefits-dame-vera-lynn-childrens-charity','','','2018-11-19 10:54:10','2018-11-19 10:54:10','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=15820',0,'post','',0),(15821,7,'2018-11-19 09:55:39','2018-11-19 09:55:39','','dvlcc_presentation_1','Left to Right: Tom Jones, Trustee of the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust (DVLCC),  Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity), Brian Dennehy, Trustee of DVLCC and Pilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC','inherit','closed','closed','','dvlcc_presentation_1','','','2018-11-19 09:56:27','2018-11-19 09:56:27','',15820,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dvlcc_presentation_1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15822,7,'2018-11-19 09:58:21','2018-11-19 09:58:21','[caption id=\"attachment_15821\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dvlcc_presentation_1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-15821\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dvlcc_presentation_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" /></a> Left to Right: Tom Jones, Trustee of the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust (DVLCC), Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity), Brian Dennehy, Trustee of DVLCC and Pilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn Thursday 15<sup>th</sup> November, Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity), along with Tom Jones and Brian Dennehy, Trustees of the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust, presented a cheque for £10,000 on behalf of Decca which was the advance for the special DVD of the  London Palladium concert held last year to honour the Force’s Sweetheart’s 100<sup>th</sup> birthday.\r\n\r\nFeaturing performances from Alexander Armstrong, Hayley Westenra and Bradley Walsh among the star-studded line-up, the concert was incredibly successful and the DVD continues to be so.\r\n\r\nDame Vera said, “I was humbled by all of the celebrations that took place to mark my milestone birthday last year and I am overwhelmed by the continued kindness and generosity from people, and, particularly the hugely talented performers.\r\n\r\n“Working with Decca all these years has been an endless pleasure, and I am so grateful that the concert and DVD will benefit young families . The Children’s Charity is very close to my heart and I cannot think of a better way to commemorate my relationship with Decca than this.”\r\n\r\nPilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC, added: “The DVL100 concert was truly unmissable and the Charity is thrilled that people have been able to honour Dame Vera’s legacy, enjoy her music, and help us to support young children with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments. We are so grateful to Tom Jones, Tesni Challis, Annie Riley, who were the producers of the show, and all of the wonderful performers who donated their time and efforts on the night, and for their continuing support.”\r\n\r\n--end— (19 November 2018)\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, call 01444 473274 or email: <a href=\"mailto:info@dvlcc.org.uk\">info@dvlcc.org.uk</a> or visit <a href=\"http://www.dvlcc.org.uk\">www.dvlcc.org.uk</a>.','Concert Advance from Decca Benefits Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity','','inherit','closed','closed','','15820-revision-v1','','','2018-11-19 09:58:21','2018-11-19 09:58:21','',15820,'http://www.leagraham.com/15820-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15823,7,'2018-11-19 09:59:26','2018-11-19 09:59:26','On Thursday 15<sup>th</sup> November, Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity), along with Tom Jones and Brian Dennehy, Trustees of the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust, presented a cheque for £10,000 on behalf of Decca which was the advance for the special DVD of the  London Palladium concert held last year to honour the Force’s Sweetheart’s 100<sup>th</sup> birthday.\r\n\r\nFeaturing performances from Alexander Armstrong, Hayley Westenra and Bradley Walsh among the star-studded line-up, the concert was incredibly successful and the DVD continues to be so.\r\n\r\nDame Vera said, “I was humbled by all of the celebrations that took place to mark my milestone birthday last year and I am overwhelmed by the continued kindness and generosity from people, and, particularly the hugely talented performers.\r\n\r\n“Working with Decca all these years has been an endless pleasure, and I am so grateful that the concert and DVD will benefit young families . The Children’s Charity is very close to my heart and I cannot think of a better way to commemorate my relationship with Decca than this.”\r\n\r\nPilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC, added: “The DVL100 concert was truly unmissable and the Charity is thrilled that people have been able to honour Dame Vera’s legacy, enjoy her music, and help us to support young children with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments. 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England and has been singing and performing for as long as she can remember. A natural performer, she started out in plays, musicals and bands as a teenager, taking every opportunity to be on stage and going onto study music and drama at the prestigious East 15 Acting School.​\n\nInspired by various artists of stage and screen, Donna has a natural draw to music and performance that breaks barriers, that exposes human nature at its barest and that taps into something \'felt\'. When asked about her own music, Donna stressed, \"I write songs because I need to, not for any other reason. I write because sometimes I have these thoughts and melodies spilling out of me and I can\'t control them... and it just so happens that they get pinned to air by music.\"​\n\nShe goes onto say, \"I write for me, first of all, and if there\'s anyone else, who wants to come on the journey, well, then that\'s great.\" Donna recorded her first full album, \'Tell the World\' in 2018 and has already been tipped as someone to watch following recent performances on the Southern England pubs and festival circuits. True to her acting background, Donna\'s songwriting comes from the heart and is world-class storytelling, speaking from personal experience with universal themes. For this reason, her songs are engaging to a mass audience, moving and mending listeners alike. ​\n\nDonna lives by the sea and loves London, having lived there previously for a number of years. 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A natural performer, she started out in plays, musicals and bands as a teenager, taking every opportunity to be on stage and going onto study music and drama at the prestigious East 15 Acting School.​\r\n\r\nInspired by various artists of stage and screen, Donna has a natural draw to music and performance that breaks barriers, that exposes human nature at its barest and that taps into something \'felt\'. When asked about her own music, Donna stressed, \"I write songs because I need to, not for any other reason. I write because sometimes I have these thoughts and melodies spilling out of me and I can\'t control them... and it just so happens that they get pinned to air by music.\"​\r\n\r\nShe goes onto say, \"I write for me, first of all, and if there\'s anyone else, who wants to come on the journey, well, then that\'s great.\" Donna recorded her first full album, \'Tell the World\' in 2018 and has already been tipped as someone to watch following recent performances on the Southern England pubs and festival circuits. True to her acting background, Donna\'s songwriting comes from the heart and is world-class storytelling, speaking from personal experience with universal themes. For this reason, her songs are engaging to a mass audience, moving and mending listeners alike. ​\r\n\r\nDonna lives by the sea and loves London, having lived there previously for a number of years. 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At the final farewell, music can express powerful emotions beyond words.</h2>\r\nThe funeral of a loved one is not only a time to mourn, but a time to remember.\r\n\r\nIn grief, a favourite piece of music can lift the spirit, bring comfort to the bereaved and provide a poignant memory of those who have passed on. Music, as a celebration of love, is beyond compare.\r\n\r\nFunerals are now embracing the full potential of music by moving beyond traditional hymns to a much wider concept of the order of service. From soloists to small choir ensembles, from harpists to string quartets – all can reach out to the heart of a congregation. A carefully chosen piece of music can provide a shared experience for all.\r\n\r\nAt Lea Graham we specialise in providing professional instrumentalists and singers to perform musical pieces across a wide spectrum of styles, from the classical repertoire to the popular songbook. Personal choice is the key, be it Mozart or McCartney, a piper’s lament or a soaring soprano, Ave Maria or We’ll Gather Lilacs.\r\n\r\nOur performers are chosen not only for their superb musicianship but also for their impeccable sensitivity to the occasion. Each funeral or memorial service has its own identity, but all share the need for dignity and a sure touch.\r\n\r\nMusic in Sympathy provides expertise, advice and a truly personal service in a time of need – a time when the right choice can last a lifetime in the memory. We pride ourselves on hitting the right note.\r\n\r\nSingers, choirs, organists, pianists, harpists, string quartets, pipers, trumpeters, violinists, guitarists, saxophonists, flautists, clarinettists, jazz bands, accordionists, other requests accommodated.\r\n\r\nOur experienced team will be happy to talk through your ideas and requests, whatever your requirements may be.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"Make an Enquiry\" style=\"classic\" shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" size=\"lg\" align=\"right\" link=\"url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leagraham.com%2Fpr%2Fenquiries%2F|||\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"5\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_06_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1543423588278-37353cce-ae8c-8\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Music in Sympathy','','inherit','closed','closed','','14393-revision-v1','','','2018-11-28 16:48:36','2018-11-28 16:48:36','',14393,'http://www.leagraham.com/14393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15858,10,'2018-12-05 20:26:08','2018-12-05 20:26:08','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1502803771389{background-image: url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BHBIZ_168_JH-1.png?id=14377) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Parties\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503401766343{padding-top: 160px !important;}\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Have a ball with one of our first-class entertainers\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503401782894{padding-bottom: 160px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1502802038439{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Lea Graham Entertainment has been providing top class entertainment for parties since 1986.  We can organise the entire party from inception to execution, or we can just provide the magic or the music – it’s up to you.</h2>\nFrom children’s themed parties and teenagers’ workshops to anniversaries, christenings and bar mitzvahs – we have the perfect entertainer to suit your budget and occasion.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"Make an enquiry\" style=\"classic\" shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" size=\"lg\" align=\"right\" link=\"url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leagraham.com%2Fpr%2Fenquiries%2F|||\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"5\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_06_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1544041434163-2be6d1bdaa311c68858529441d7f3e2b-0\" taxonomies=\"109\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Parties','','inherit','closed','closed','','14373-revision-v1','','','2018-12-05 20:26:08','2018-12-05 20:26:08','',14373,'https://www.leagraham.com/14373-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15859,10,'2018-12-05 20:28:13','2018-12-05 20:28:13','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1502804459362{background-image: url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/photo-121625.jpg?id=14387) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Weddings\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503401803415{padding-top: 160px !important;}\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Make your day extra special with Lea Graham\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503401812302{padding-bottom: 160px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1502802038439{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Lea Graham Entertainment has been supplying wedding entertainment of the highest quality since 1990 and we pride ourselves on being a professional organisation with a five star team.</h2>\nOur wealth of musical knowledge and expertise, coupled with an extensive portfolio of artistes, ensures a first class personal service tailor-made to each individual client.\n\nThis is no empty promise. We know most of our performers personally and have in depth knowledge of all musical styles, so our advice is soundly based on years of experience. We know what works. 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This was his second corporate networking event in his role for the charity. He has also played host to a variety of fun and fruitful race days.\r\n\r\nThe aim of the networking morning was to engage business with charity in the locality as well as raise awareness of and funds for, the DVLCC. It offered the perfect opportunity for members of the business community to learn more about the charity and to meet some of the staff, and parents of the children benefitting from the charity.\r\n\r\nDVLCC supports families with young children under five years of age with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments. Its centre in Cuckfield includes a state-of-the-art multi-sensory room.\r\n\r\nThe networking event featured lots of engagement and delicious refreshments. Coffee was courtesy of Heather Barrie and Harrie’s Coffee and the special logo cakes were provided by Faye Miller of Brighton Cakes. As well as participants learning more about the work and needs of the charity, it gave them the opportunity to network with each other in a very different setting. It included a presentation from Executive Manager, Pilar Cloud, Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity) and two parents.\r\n\r\nA Christmas Raffle and sales of DVLCC Christmas Cards raised £180 on the day. Also the event led to many connections within the business community with the promise of future involvement with the charity.\r\n\r\nPilar Cloud, Executive Manager, DVLCC, said, <em>“We were so pleased with the incredible turnout at the Business Pulse Networking Event that our Business Ambassador and Business Pulse founder, Nasser Elaheebocus, organised. It was a pleasure to welcome so many engaged individuals who came not only to network, but also to find out more about how they might get involved with this Charity. It is thanks to the varied and generous support we receive from local businesses, trusts, individuals and community groups that we are able to provide our vital early intervention service free to families with very young children with Cerebral Palsy and other motor impairments. I am so grateful to Nasser for all of his support.” </em>\r\n\r\nNasser, who won the Business Matter’s Business Personality of the year in 2017, is a well-known local businessman, entrepreneur and founder of Business Pulse in Horsham.\r\n\r\nNasser enthused, “<em>What an amazing morning at the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity HQ. 36 people gave up their valuable time to visit the centre, and heard from two wonderful parents on how the staff and facilities had fundamentally changed the lives of their children. It was incredibly moving. All I can say is thank you for everyone’s support. 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Absolutely brilliant.”</em> ~ Shalom Lloyd, Managing Director at Naturally Tribal\r\n\r\n“<em>Thank you Nasser Business Pulse and the incredible team at Dame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity for inviting us to hear more about the marvellous things you do. And to the two mums who shared their stories with us - you and your children are absolutely amazing!!”</em> ~ Lisa Downs, Solicitor &amp; Managing Director, LJD Law Ltd (CIPP/E), &amp; Executive Council Member of the Gatwick Diamond Business\r\n\r\n“<em>Thank you - as always - Nasser Business Pulse, for your on-going support and role as Business Ambassador. It is truly appreciated.”</em> ~ Deborah Hay, PR &amp; Partnerships Manager and Interim Head of Sales &amp; Marketing at Lingfield Park Resort\r\n\r\n<em>“I’ll echo what everyone’s said... fantastic morning! Thanks Nasser Business Pulse for organising and for inviting me. 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It included a presentation from Executive Manager, Pilar Cloud, Virginia Lewis-Jones (Dame Vera’s daughter and Vice President of the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity) and two parents.\r\n\r\nA Christmas Raffle and sales of DVLCC Christmas Cards raised £180 on the day. Also the event led to many connections within the business community with the promise of future involvement with the charity.\r\n\r\nPilar Cloud, Executive Manager, DVLCC, said, <em>“We were so pleased with the incredible turnout at the Business Pulse Networking Event that our Business Ambassador and Business Pulse founder, Nasser Elaheebocus, organised. It was a pleasure to welcome so many engaged individuals who came not only to network, but also to find out more about how they might get involved with this Charity. 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Lead contractor, Brighton-based Pilbeam Construction, had just four months to complete the works while Gravetye was closed from January to mid-May in 2018. 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Its gardens are recognised as being of national historic importance.\r\n\r\nThe Mid Sussex Design Awards are held once every three years to celebrate the best new architectural projects in the area and acknowledge the important role that high-quality design plays in enhancing the distinctive character of Mid Sussex.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15836,15837,15832,15830,15831,15839\"]','Gravetye Manor Award Win','','inherit','closed','closed','','15829-revision-v1','','','2018-12-13 13:38:34','2018-12-13 13:38:34','',15829,'https://www.leagraham.com/15829-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15869,7,'2018-12-13 14:51:07','2018-12-13 14:51:07','<strong>Eco-Friendly Company Fills Hampers As Well As Bottles this Christmas</strong>\r\n\r\nBio Productions, Burgess Hill based manufacturer of environmentally-friendly cleaning products is no stranger to getting its hands dirty when it comes to charity events and community initiatives. Earlier this month, HR Manager, Sara Gibb, assisted with the Burgess Hill Christmas Hamper Project on behalf of her employer.\r\n\r\nSara said, “<em>I can’t believe how much hard work goes into this project and how physically exhausted I was at the end of the day. However it was refreshing to know that so many businesses and their employees are out there to help with the local community, and those in need, at this time of year, but also the hard work that the food bank and other groups do all year round</em>.”\r\n\r\nRecent charity activities supported by Bio-Productions include the Breast Cancer Now, Wear it Pink Day when staff dressed in pink (for a charity donation) and competed for time off as well supporting Sara’s Race for Life Hike in aid of Cancer research, by boosting her sponsorship through initiatives such as a loose change pot in the company canteen and a Dress Down Friday where staff paid to come to work in casual clothing.\r\n\r\nThis community-minded company were also involved in an unusual request earlier this year, which saw them helping to convert one of their industrial bulk container’s into a hydro-therapy tank for the rehabilitation of a local dog, Bella. The whole company got behind the project. Although the company’s philosophy centres on recycling, it was the first of their containers that had been turned into a pool for pooches!\r\n\r\n“<em>We are passionate about being involved with and supporting the local community in any way we can. Most of our team are local and they make the company what it is today. We genuinely feel that contributing to charity and community initiatives is as good for the company as it is for those we support. Our environmental ethos underpins everything we do and this extends to our immediate surroundings as well as the emotional and physical wellbeing of our staff and the community.</em>” Angela Gill, MD, Bio Productions.\r\n\r\nThe Burgess Hill Christmas Hamper Project sprung into life back in 1955, with the inception of the Burgess Hill Lions Club. In those days it was more about a bag of coal and some wood to keep the home fires burning. Things have developed since then and this year the project realised the creation of 280 hampers, bursting with basic food items and festive fare. This worthwhile project aims to help those who are struggling financially by helping their budgets to stretch a little further and add some festive cheer into the bargain.\r\n\r\nThis year, the project was organised by a group of local organisations including, Burgess Hill District Lions Club, The King\'s Church Mid-Sussex, Burgess Hill Community Food Bank, Burgess Hill Youth, Burgess Hill Town Council and Burgess Hill &amp; District Rotary Club. The scheme is jointly funded by Burgess Hill District Lions Club and The King\'s Church Mid-Sussex along with additional funds donated by companies on Burgess Hill Business Park.\r\n\r\nFollowing a publicity drive, donations were received in abundance and hampers were sorted and filled in early December, for delivery to the lucky recipients soon after. Donations were provided by a combination of local schools, colleges, business and individuals and over 30 people were involved in collecting, sorting, filling and delivering the Christmas Hampers.\r\n\r\n“<em>It was fantastic, especially at this time of year, to see everybody working towards this worthwhile initiative – it really was a team effort. The Hamper Project get’s better and better each year and we very much look forward to it continuing as long as there’s a need for it in our community</em>.” Tony Parris, Burgess Hill Lions Club.\r\n\r\n- ends –\r\n\r\n13 December 2018\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors:</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Productions is an award-winning company based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex which has manufactured premium environmentally-friendly cleaning products for professional, janitorial and industrial use since 1984 and saw a 14% rise in sales in 2017. 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Things have developed since then and this year the project realised the creation of 280 hampers, bursting with basic food items and festive fare. This worthwhile project aims to help those who are struggling financially by helping their budgets to stretch a little further and add some festive cheer into the bargain.\n\nThis year, the project was organised by a group of local organisations including, Burgess Hill District Lions Club, The King\'s Church Mid-Sussex, Burgess Hill Community Food Bank, Burgess Hill Youth, Burgess Hill Town Council and Burgess Hill &amp; District Rotary Club. The scheme is jointly funded by Burgess Hill District Lions Club and The King\'s Church Mid-Sussex along with additional funds donated by companies on Burgess Hill Business Park.\n\nFollowing a publicity drive, donations were received in abundance and hampers were sorted and filled in early December, for delivery to the lucky recipients soon after. 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And that’s what menopause is – a perfectly normal phase in a woman’s life, as natural as pregnancy and early motherhood, and which can equally have an enormous impact on a woman’s physical, mental and emotional health.”\r\n\r\nAmanda Brown, a tax partner at KPMG in the City, was instrumental in helping the company’s staff-led Women’s Network group to schedule an event with Simply Hormones after reading that many women in senior positions of business opt to step down or step aside ‘<em>If they feel they are not performing in the way they used to</em>’.<em> </em>\r\n\r\nShe had experienced classic symptoms of menopausal amnesia herself, but didn’t know it at the time.<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I thought I was getting Alzheimer’s,” </em>said Amanda<em>. “I’d be in a meeting and couldn’t remember anything.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I wondered if I should stop working at my level,” </em>says Amanda.<em> “But at the same time I wanted to be a role model to other women in our organisation who may get to this same point.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“Most organisations rightly focus a lot on supporting young women returning to the workforce after childbirth. However, I believe more needs to be done to support women at the peak of their careers who may be dealing with these symptoms on their own. I want to inspire change so that women have the confidence to put their hands up and say “I need help” without fear of stigma.  This is the environment I would like women to be working in across business as a whole and my position at KPMG means I am perfectly placed to promote this change.”</em>\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Simply Hormone’s work with London Fire Brigade has built upon a previous training provision and follows similar awareness programmes held with Nottingham Police constabulary – now an exemplar of menopause-friendly policies in the workplace – the South Wales Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.\r\n\r\nA spokesperson for the LFB said its aim was to promote a better understanding of menopause among staff and how they can be supported at work.\r\n\r\n“<em>An in-house menopause guidance note has been created that has been designed to support existing policies and procedures that allow for reasonable adjustments to work routines for those who have different issues,”</em> the spokesperson added.\r\n\r\nRecently, Wales TUC announced the launch of a joint campaign with the Women’s Equality Network Wales (WEN Wales) on tackling the issues surrounding menopause in the workplace, including helping employers make reasonable adjustments to policies and their staff’s environment.\r\n\r\nThe launch of the campaign coincided with October’s International Menopause Day, which attracted wall-to-wall media coverage of women’s experiences.\r\n\r\n<em>“This level of public discussion is to be welcomed,”</em> says Kathryn, <em>“because with more older women in work than ever before, menopause is a critical issue for employers, not least when it comes to retaining and promoting skilled, experienced female staff. 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Speaker Kathryn Colas, Founder & CEO, Simply Hormones','inherit','closed','closed','','firefit-1-60','','','2019-01-09 12:16:12','2019-01-09 12:16:12','',15907,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FIREFIT-1-60.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15910,7,'2019-01-09 12:17:00','2019-01-09 12:17:00','<strong>Employers increasingly ‘loud and proud’ about menopause </strong>\r\n\r\nAfter years of campaigning to create menopause-friendly workplaces, there are signs that major organisations across the public and private sectors are beginning to listen – and act.\r\n\r\nGlobal accounting firm KPMG and the London Fire Brigade are two of the latest to seek advice from East Sussex-based Simply Hormones, one of the few consultancies helping employers respond to the needs of female staff facing what can be career-limiting, even career-ending, symptoms.\r\n\r\n“It’s particularly pleasing to see two organisations operating in what were male-dominated professions, shifting the culture, so that women firstly feel more confident in talking about these issues at work and then the employer actually doing something about it,” said Simply Hormones’ founder and CEO Kathryn Colas, who has been working in the field for 10 years.\r\n\r\n“Most major employers already have work-friendly policies for women affected by huge hormonal disruption at the start of their reproductive lives – but comparatively few show the same care and consideration for women at the end of them. And that’s what menopause is – a perfectly normal phase in a woman’s life, as natural as pregnancy and early motherhood, and which can equally have an enormous impact on a woman’s physical, mental and emotional health.”\r\n\r\nAmanda Brown, a tax partner at KPMG in the City, was instrumental in helping the company’s staff-led Women’s Network group to schedule an event with Simply Hormones after reading that many women in senior positions of business opt to step down or step aside ‘<em>If they feel they are not performing in the way they used to</em>’.<em> </em>\r\n\r\nShe had experienced classic symptoms of menopausal amnesia herself, but didn’t know it at the time.<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I thought I was getting Alzheimer’s,” </em>said Amanda<em>. “I’d be in a meeting and couldn’t remember anything.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I wondered if I should stop working at my level,” </em>says Amanda.<em> “But at the same time I wanted to be a role model to other women in our organisation who may get to this same point.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“Most organisations rightly focus a lot on supporting young women returning to the workforce after childbirth. However, I believe more needs to be done to support women at the peak of their careers who may be dealing with these symptoms on their own. I want to inspire change so that women have the confidence to put their hands up and say “I need help” without fear of stigma.  This is the environment I would like women to be working in across business as a whole and my position at KPMG means I am perfectly placed to promote this change.”</em>\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Simply Hormone’s work with London Fire Brigade has built upon a previous training provision and follows similar awareness programmes held with Nottingham Police constabulary – now an exemplar of menopause-friendly policies in the workplace – the South Wales Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.\r\n\r\nA spokesperson for the LFB said its aim was to promote a better understanding of menopause among staff and how they can be supported at work.\r\n\r\n“<em>An in-house menopause guidance note has been created that has been designed to support existing policies and procedures that allow for reasonable adjustments to work routines for those who have different issues,”</em> the spokesperson added.\r\n\r\nThis month, Wales TUC announced the launch of a joint campaign with the Women’s Equality Network Wales (WEN Wales) on tackling the issues surrounding menopause in the workplace, including helping employers make reasonable adjustments to policies and their staff’s environment.\r\n\r\nThe launch of the campaign coincided with October’s International Menopause Day, which attracted wall-to-wall media coverage of women’s experiences.\r\n\r\n<em>“This level of public discussion is to be welcomed,”</em> says Kathryn, <em>“because with more older women in work than ever before, menopause is a critical issue for employers, not least when it comes to retaining and promoting skilled, experienced female staff. If it used to be a ‘water cooler’ issue, it’s not any more. Employers it seems are finally becoming loud and proud about supporting older female staff.”</em>\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15909,15908\"]','Employers increasingly ‘loud and proud’ about menopause','','inherit','closed','closed','','15907-revision-v1','','','2019-01-09 12:17:00','2019-01-09 12:17:00','',15907,'https://www.leagraham.com/15907-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15911,7,'2019-01-09 16:44:31','2019-01-09 16:44:31','<strong>Employers increasingly ‘loud and proud’ about menopause </strong>\n\nAfter years of campaigning to create menopause-friendly workplaces, there are signs that major organisations across the public and private sectors are beginning to listen – and act.\n\nGlobal accounting firm KPMG and the London Fire Brigade are two of the latest to seek advice from East Sussex-based Simply Hormones, one of the few consultancies helping employers respond to the needs of female staff facing what can be career-limiting, even career-ending, symptoms.\n\n“It’s particularly pleasing to see two organisations operating in what were male-dominated professions, shifting the culture, so that women firstly feel more confident in talking about these issues at work and then the employer actually doing something about it,” said Simply Hormones’ founder and CEO Kathryn Colas, who has been working in the field for 10 years.\n\n“Most major employers already have work-friendly policies for women affected by huge hormonal disruption at the start of their reproductive lives – but comparatively few show the same care and consideration for women at the end of them. And that’s what menopause is – a perfectly normal phase in a woman’s life, as natural as pregnancy and early motherhood, and which can equally have an enormous impact on a woman’s physical, mental and emotional health.”\n\nAmanda Brown, a tax partner at KPMG in the City, was instrumental in helping the company’s staff-led Women’s Network group to schedule an event with Simply Hormones after reading that many women in senior positions of business opt to step down or step aside ‘<em>If they feel they are not performing in the way they used to</em>’.<em> </em>\n\nShe had experienced classic symptoms of menopausal amnesia herself, but didn’t know it at the time.<em> </em>\n\n<em>“I thought I was getting Alzheimer’s,” </em>said Amanda<em>. “I’d be in a meeting and couldn’t remember anything.”</em><em> </em>\n\n<em>“I wondered if I should stop working at my level,” </em>says Amanda.<em> “But at the same time I wanted to be a role model to other women in our organisation who may get to this same point.</em><em> </em>\n\n<em>“Most organisations rightly focus a lot on supporting young women returning to the workforce after childbirth. However, I believe more needs to be done to support women at the peak of their careers who may be dealing with these symptoms on their own. I want to inspire change so that women have the confidence to put their hands up and say “I need help” without fear of stigma.  This is the environment I would like women to be working in across business as a whole and my position at KPMG means I am perfectly placed to promote this change.”</em>\n\nMeanwhile, Simply Hormone’s work with London Fire Brigade has built upon a previous training provision and follows similar awareness programmes held with Nottingham Police constabulary – now an exemplar of menopause-friendly policies in the workplace – the South Wales Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.\n\nA spokesperson for the LFB said its aim was to promote a better understanding of menopause among staff and how they can be supported at work.\n\n“<em>An in-house menopause guidance note has been created that has been designed to support existing policies and procedures that allow for reasonable adjustments to work routines for those who have different issues,”</em> the spokesperson added.\n\nRecently, Wales TUC announced the launch of a joint campaign with the Women’s Equality Network Wales (WEN Wales) on tackling the issues surrounding menopause in the workplace, including helping employers make reasonable adjustments to policies and their staff’s environment.\n\nThe launch of the campaign coincided with October’s International Menopause Day, which attracted wall-to-wall media coverage of women’s experiences.\n\n<em>“This level of public discussion is to be welcomed,”</em> says Kathryn, <em>“because with more older women in work than ever before, menopause is a critical issue for employers, not least when it comes to retaining and promoting skilled, experienced female staff. 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And that’s what menopause is – a perfectly normal phase in a woman’s life, as natural as pregnancy and early motherhood, and which can equally have an enormous impact on a woman’s physical, mental and emotional health.”\r\n\r\nAmanda Brown, a tax partner at KPMG in the City, was instrumental in helping the company’s staff-led Women’s Network group to schedule an event with Simply Hormones after reading that many women in senior positions of business opt to step down or step aside ‘<em>If they feel they are not performing in the way they used to</em>’.<em> </em>\r\n\r\nShe had experienced classic symptoms of menopausal amnesia herself, but didn’t know it at the time.<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I thought I was getting Alzheimer’s,” </em>said Amanda<em>. “I’d be in a meeting and couldn’t remember anything.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“I wondered if I should stop working at my level,” </em>says Amanda.<em> “But at the same time I wanted to be a role model to other women in our organisation who may get to this same point.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>“Most organisations rightly focus a lot on supporting young women returning to the workforce after childbirth. However, I believe more needs to be done to support women at the peak of their careers who may be dealing with these symptoms on their own. I want to inspire change so that women have the confidence to put their hands up and say “I need help” without fear of stigma.  This is the environment I would like women to be working in across business as a whole and my position at KPMG means I am perfectly placed to promote this change.”</em>\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Simply Hormone’s work with London Fire Brigade has built upon a previous training provision and follows similar awareness programmes held with Nottingham Police constabulary – now an exemplar of menopause-friendly policies in the workplace – the South Wales Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.\r\n\r\nA spokesperson for the LFB said its aim was to promote a better understanding of menopause among staff and how they can be supported at work.\r\n\r\n“<em>An in-house menopause guidance note has been created that has been designed to support existing policies and procedures that allow for reasonable adjustments to work routines for those who have different issues,”</em> the spokesperson added.\r\n\r\nRecently, Wales TUC announced the launch of a joint campaign with the Women’s Equality Network Wales (WEN Wales) on tackling the issues surrounding menopause in the workplace, including helping employers make reasonable adjustments to policies and their staff’s environment.\r\n\r\nThe launch of the campaign coincided with October’s International Menopause Day, which attracted wall-to-wall media coverage of women’s experiences.\r\n\r\n<em>“This level of public discussion is to be welcomed,”</em> says Kathryn, <em>“because with more older women in work than ever before, menopause is a critical issue for employers, not least when it comes to retaining and promoting skilled, experienced female staff. If it used to be a ‘water cooler’ issue, it’s not any more. Employers it seems are finally becoming loud and proud about supporting older female staff.”</em>\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15909,15908\"]','Employers increasingly ‘loud and proud’ about menopause','','inherit','closed','closed','','15907-revision-v1','','','2019-01-09 16:44:51','2019-01-09 16:44:51','',15907,'https://www.leagraham.com/15907-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15915,7,'2019-01-26 10:56:49','2019-01-26 10:56:49','<h1><strong>Business Mentor launches e-learning for entrepreneurs </strong></h1>\r\nStepping off the corporate career ladder is a growing trend in the UK, but it can be an uncomfortable landing if you don’t have the skills to promote yourself.\r\n\r\nNearly five million of us are now self-employed (roughly 15 per cent of the working population), with the fastest expansion seen among the 45 to 64 old age group (ONS 2017).\r\n\r\nDavid Mellor, a former banker, was one of them. He left a senior role in his 40s to set up his own consultancy in West Sussex and quickly found his status had evaporated along with the pay packet.\r\n\r\n“People outside of the banking industry didn’t have a clue who David Mellor was, and it suddenly occurred to me that of the many skills I’d acquired over a lifetime in banking, selling ‘me’ wasn’t one of them,” he says.\r\n\r\n“If you’ve ascended a conventional career ladder, chances are the only big-ticket items you’ve had to persuade someone to buy from you are a house and a car. Selling your expertise or convincing someone of the benefit of buying your product in a face-to-face pitch is way out of most people’s comfort zone… it certainly was mine.”\r\n\r\nBut more than a decade on, his business is thriving – and now he’s sharing the Adaptive Selling technique he developed with other ‘olderpreneurs’ via a new e-learning course.\r\n\r\n“The desire to get a lot better at it drove me to investigate the neuroscience behind this so-called art of persuasion; which turns out, in fact, not to be an art at all, but rather a learned behaviour based on the premise that people buy from people they like or at least people who are on their wavelength. What I’ve learned, I now pass on,” says David.\r\n\r\nThe course was quickly taken up by Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, one of the most successful online agencies in the UK. Split into three components, it explores self-awareness, the sales process and finally Adaptive Selling itself, a technique that draws on the sales process advice and neuroscience to help win new customers and retain existing ones.\r\n\r\n“We are all wired up to have different behaviour preferences. It’s therefore logical that not everyone you come across will want to be communicated with in your own preferred style.\r\n\r\n“If you can learn to read those signals and adapt your pitch to suit them, every potential sales encounter becomes a lot less scary and a lot more likely to succeed,” says David.\r\n\r\nFailure to communicate effectively with customers is one of the top reasons why businesses crash and burn within the first 18 months of life.\r\n\r\n“As entrepreneurs it’s crucial we crack that nut,” says David. “It’s just a matter of learning how to enter the client’s world for a few crucial minutes rather than attempt to drag them into yours.”\r\n\r\nFor details of the Adaptive Selling e-learning for entrepreneurs course, go to <a href=\"https://marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/\">https://marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/</a>\r\n\r\nDavid Mellor is founder of David Mellor Mentoring and author of the Crew To Captain series of self-help books for entrepreneurs as well as co-author of the Financial Times’ Inspirational Gamechangers.\r\n\r\n--end--                                              26 January 2019\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"14095,14094\"]','Business Mentor launches e-learning for entrepreneurs','','publish','closed','open','','business-mentor-launches-e-learning-for-entrepreneurs','','','2019-01-26 10:56:49','2019-01-26 10:56:49','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=15915',0,'post','',0),(15916,7,'2019-01-26 10:56:49','2019-01-26 10:56:49','<h1><strong>Business Mentor launches e-learning for entrepreneurs </strong></h1>\r\nStepping off the corporate career ladder is a growing trend in the UK, but it can be an uncomfortable landing if you don’t have the skills to promote yourself.\r\n\r\nNearly five million of us are now self-employed (roughly 15 per cent of the working population), with the fastest expansion seen among the 45 to 64 old age group (ONS 2017).\r\n\r\nDavid Mellor, a former banker, was one of them. He left a senior role in his 40s to set up his own consultancy in West Sussex and quickly found his status had evaporated along with the pay packet.\r\n\r\n“People outside of the banking industry didn’t have a clue who David Mellor was, and it suddenly occurred to me that of the many skills I’d acquired over a lifetime in banking, selling ‘me’ wasn’t one of them,” he says.\r\n\r\n“If you’ve ascended a conventional career ladder, chances are the only big-ticket items you’ve had to persuade someone to buy from you are a house and a car. Selling your expertise or convincing someone of the benefit of buying your product in a face-to-face pitch is way out of most people’s comfort zone… it certainly was mine.”\r\n\r\nBut more than a decade on, his business is thriving – and now he’s sharing the Adaptive Selling technique he developed with other ‘olderpreneurs’ via a new e-learning course.\r\n\r\n“The desire to get a lot better at it drove me to investigate the neuroscience behind this so-called art of persuasion; which turns out, in fact, not to be an art at all, but rather a learned behaviour based on the premise that people buy from people they like or at least people who are on their wavelength. What I’ve learned, I now pass on,” says David.\r\n\r\nThe course was quickly taken up by Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, one of the most successful online agencies in the UK. Split into three components, it explores self-awareness, the sales process and finally Adaptive Selling itself, a technique that draws on the sales process advice and neuroscience to help win new customers and retain existing ones.\r\n\r\n“We are all wired up to have different behaviour preferences. It’s therefore logical that not everyone you come across will want to be communicated with in your own preferred style.\r\n\r\n“If you can learn to read those signals and adapt your pitch to suit them, every potential sales encounter becomes a lot less scary and a lot more likely to succeed,” says David.\r\n\r\nFailure to communicate effectively with customers is one of the top reasons why businesses crash and burn within the first 18 months of life.\r\n\r\n“As entrepreneurs it’s crucial we crack that nut,” says David. “It’s just a matter of learning how to enter the client’s world for a few crucial minutes rather than attempt to drag them into yours.”\r\n\r\nFor details of the Adaptive Selling e-learning for entrepreneurs course, go to <a href=\"https://marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/\">https://marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/</a>\r\n\r\nDavid Mellor is founder of David Mellor Mentoring and author of the Crew To Captain series of self-help books for entrepreneurs as well as co-author of the Financial Times’ Inspirational Gamechangers.\r\n\r\n--end--                                              26 January 2019\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"14095,14094\"]','Business Mentor launches e-learning for entrepreneurs','','inherit','closed','closed','','15915-revision-v1','','','2019-01-26 10:56:49','2019-01-26 10:56:49','',15915,'https://www.leagraham.com/15915-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15917,7,'2019-01-28 14:50:41','2019-01-28 14:50:41','<strong>LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph</strong>\r\n\r\nLOGS Year 10 Student Daniel Bradford literally rose to the challenge to bring home gold with his latest trampolining win after performing two testing routines each combining 10 different moves including 4 x double somersaults in one routine.\r\n\r\nDaniel successfully completed his two routines in the U19 (years 10-14) Men’s Elite competition at the BSGA Southern Zonal Trampoline Championships at Places Leisure Centre, Eastleigh on the 19th January 2019.\r\n\r\nThe Southern Zonal Competition is the second round of the annual British Schools’ Gymnastics Association Trampoline Competition. It brings together the top gymnasts from 4 regions (South; South East; South West; London).\r\n\r\nThe entry consisted of 420 gymnasts competing across the levels of competition: Disability Novice and Elite, Novice Level, Intermediate Level and Elite Level. Daniel was one of 11 gymnasts entered into the year 10-14 (U19) Men’s Elite Level.\r\n\r\nLynette Bradford, Daniel’s mother explained. “<em>The first round was very close with Daniel just 0.05 points ahead, the voluntary routines were nail- biting as each of the 11 gymnasts completed their routines. Waiting for the final results, it was anyone’s guess?  But Daniel won 1st place for LOGS</em>”.\r\n\r\nNo stranger to hard work and dedication, Daniel has been practising complex routines since he was just six years old. In preparation for the Zonal round, Daniel was well-prepared as he has been training four evenings after school and additionally at the weekends developing new skills and routines as a competitive member of the Sky High Trampoline Gymnastics Academy in Uckfield.\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel is a committed, hard-working and superb trampoline gymnast and sets a wonderful example to the younger members of the Club.  He competes at the highest level and has once again shown how talented he is by winning this very tough round of the competition.  Daniel will undoubtedly be very hard to beat at the National Finals and we are hopeful he will return as Schools’ Champion.  Fantastic work Dan and good luck!”</em> Stella Jackson, Head Coach and MD of Sky High Gymnastics Academy.\r\n\r\nDaniel will now go on to represent LOGS in the 2018-2019 BSGA National Schools Final Schools Trampoline Championships to be hosted by the West Midlands at The Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock on 2nd March 2019.\r\n\r\n“<em>I am very proud of Dan’s achievements on behalf of LOGS and LOGS PE Department representing our school</em>.” Murray Heywood, Head of PE &amp; Games and Duty Manager.\r\n\r\nThe results continue Daniel’s long-running streak of sporting success. In 2017, he won four medals at the <em>Trampoline Tumbling &amp; DMT English Championships</em> and in 2018 he won the Under 14 Boys Elite category at the <em>2018 British Schools Trampoline Finals</em>.\r\n\r\nProud mum Lynette said, “<em>We are so proud of Daniel, and his achievements in this year’s BSGA Championships, there were no expectations on him as he moved up in age category to the U19 Men’s, it proved to be an exciting competition on Saturday as the gymnasts all completed their voluntary routines, we kept our figures crossed he would have done enough to qualify for the National Finals.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel\'s success this weekend is to be applauded. Following a week where he had missed training due to a neck injury, Daniel was determined to compete for his school whilst still in pain. We decided to lower the difficulty of his routine so he could still represent his school at this competition. Such resilience and determination is to be recognised when it would have been an easy choice to pull out. He is obviously proud to represent his school and hopefully he will now be able to defend his title as the U14 BSGA Elite Champion, which he won last year</em>”. Mrs Gail Andrews, Senior Trampoline &amp; DMT High Performance Coach (Daniel’s personal coach and mentor).\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15918\"]','LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph','','publish','closed','open','','logs-student-achieves-soaring-success-with-latest-trampolining-triumph','','','2019-01-30 10:00:31','2019-01-30 10:00:31','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=15917',0,'post','',0),(15918,7,'2019-01-28 14:44:25','2019-01-28 14:44:25','','daniel_bradford_menselite_19jan19','Daniel Bradford, LOGS Student, Year 10 ','inherit','closed','closed','','daniel_bradford_menselite_19jan19','','','2019-01-28 14:48:55','2019-01-28 14:48:55','',15917,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/daniel_bradford_menselite_19jan19.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(15919,7,'2019-01-28 14:49:50','2019-01-28 14:49:50','<strong>LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph</strong>\r\n\r\nLOGS Year 10 Student Daniel Bradford literally rose to the challenge to bring home gold with his latest trampolining win after performing two testing routines each combining 10 different moves including 4 x double somersaults in one routine.\r\n\r\nDaniel successfully completed his two routines in the U19 (years 10-14) Men’s Elite competition at the BSGA Southern Zonal Trampoline Championships at Places Leisure Centre, Eastleigh on the 19th January 2019.\r\n\r\nThe Southern Zonal Competition is the second round of round of the annual British Schools’ Gymnastics Association Trampoline Competition. It brings together the top gymnasts from 4 regions (South; South East; South West; London).\r\n\r\nThe entry consisted of 420 gymnasts competing across the levels of competition: Disability Novice and Elite, Novice Level, Intermediate Level and Elite Level. Daniel was one of 11 gymnasts entered into the year 10-14 (U19) Men’s Elite Level.\r\n\r\nLynette Bradford, Daniel’s mother explained. “<em>The first round was very close with Daniel just 0.05 points ahead, the voluntary routines were nail- biting as each of the 11 gymnasts completed their routines. Waiting for the final results, it was anyone’s guess?  But Daniel won 1st place for LOGS</em>”.\r\n\r\nNo stranger to hard work and dedication, Daniel has been practising complex routines since he was just six years old. In preparation for the Zonal round, Daniel was well-prepared as he has been training four evenings after school and additionally at the weekends developing new skills and routines as a competitive member of the Sky High Trampoline Gymnastics Academy in Uckfield.\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel is a committed, hard-working and superb trampoline gymnast and sets a wonderful example to the younger members of the Club.  He competes at the highest level and has once again shown how talented he is by winning this very tough round of the competition.  Daniel will undoubtedly be very hard to beat at the National Finals and we are hopeful he will return as Schools’ Champion.  Fantastic work Dan and good luck!”</em> Stella Jackson, Head Coach and MD of Sky High Gymnastics Academy.\r\n\r\nDaniel will now go on to represent LOGS in the 2018-2019 BSGA National Schools Final Schools Trampoline Championships to be hosted by the West Midlands at The Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock on 2nd March 2019.\r\n\r\n“<em>I am very proud of Dan’s achievements on behalf of LOGS and LOGS PE Department representing our school</em>.” Murray Heywood, Head of PE &amp; Games and Duty Manager.\r\n\r\nThe results continue Daniel’s long-running streak of sporting success. In 2017, he won four medals at the <em>Trampoline Tumbling &amp; DMT English Championships</em> and in 2018 he won the Under 14 Boys Elite category at the <em>2018 British Schools Trampoline Finals</em>.\r\n\r\nProud mum Lynette said, “<em>We are so proud of Daniel, and his achievements in this year’s BSGA Championships, there were no expectations on him as he moved up in age category to the U19 Men’s, it proved to be an exciting competition on Saturday as the gymnasts all completed their voluntary routines, we kept our figures crossed he would have done enough to qualify for the National Finals.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel\'s success this weekend is to be applauded. Following a week where he had missed training due to a neck injury, Daniel was determined to compete for his school whilst still in pain. We decided to lower the difficulty of his routine so he could still represent his school at this competition. Such resilience and determination is to be recognised when it would have been an easy choice to pull out. He is obviously proud to represent his school and hopefully he will now be able to defend his title as the U14 BSGA Elite Champion, which he won last year</em>”. Mrs Gail Andrews, Senior Trampoline &amp; DMT High Performance Coach (Daniel’s personal coach and mentor).\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15918\"]','LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph','','inherit','closed','closed','','15917-revision-v1','','','2019-01-28 14:49:50','2019-01-28 14:49:50','',15917,'https://www.leagraham.com/15917-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15921,7,'2019-01-30 10:00:31','2019-01-30 10:00:31','<strong>LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph</strong>\r\n\r\nLOGS Year 10 Student Daniel Bradford literally rose to the challenge to bring home gold with his latest trampolining win after performing two testing routines each combining 10 different moves including 4 x double somersaults in one routine.\r\n\r\nDaniel successfully completed his two routines in the U19 (years 10-14) Men’s Elite competition at the BSGA Southern Zonal Trampoline Championships at Places Leisure Centre, Eastleigh on the 19th January 2019.\r\n\r\nThe Southern Zonal Competition is the second round of the annual British Schools’ Gymnastics Association Trampoline Competition. It brings together the top gymnasts from 4 regions (South; South East; South West; London).\r\n\r\nThe entry consisted of 420 gymnasts competing across the levels of competition: Disability Novice and Elite, Novice Level, Intermediate Level and Elite Level. Daniel was one of 11 gymnasts entered into the year 10-14 (U19) Men’s Elite Level.\r\n\r\nLynette Bradford, Daniel’s mother explained. “<em>The first round was very close with Daniel just 0.05 points ahead, the voluntary routines were nail- biting as each of the 11 gymnasts completed their routines. Waiting for the final results, it was anyone’s guess?  But Daniel won 1st place for LOGS</em>”.\r\n\r\nNo stranger to hard work and dedication, Daniel has been practising complex routines since he was just six years old. In preparation for the Zonal round, Daniel was well-prepared as he has been training four evenings after school and additionally at the weekends developing new skills and routines as a competitive member of the Sky High Trampoline Gymnastics Academy in Uckfield.\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel is a committed, hard-working and superb trampoline gymnast and sets a wonderful example to the younger members of the Club.  He competes at the highest level and has once again shown how talented he is by winning this very tough round of the competition.  Daniel will undoubtedly be very hard to beat at the National Finals and we are hopeful he will return as Schools’ Champion.  Fantastic work Dan and good luck!”</em> Stella Jackson, Head Coach and MD of Sky High Gymnastics Academy.\r\n\r\nDaniel will now go on to represent LOGS in the 2018-2019 BSGA National Schools Final Schools Trampoline Championships to be hosted by the West Midlands at The Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock on 2nd March 2019.\r\n\r\n“<em>I am very proud of Dan’s achievements on behalf of LOGS and LOGS PE Department representing our school</em>.” Murray Heywood, Head of PE &amp; Games and Duty Manager.\r\n\r\nThe results continue Daniel’s long-running streak of sporting success. In 2017, he won four medals at the <em>Trampoline Tumbling &amp; DMT English Championships</em> and in 2018 he won the Under 14 Boys Elite category at the <em>2018 British Schools Trampoline Finals</em>.\r\n\r\nProud mum Lynette said, “<em>We are so proud of Daniel, and his achievements in this year’s BSGA Championships, there were no expectations on him as he moved up in age category to the U19 Men’s, it proved to be an exciting competition on Saturday as the gymnasts all completed their voluntary routines, we kept our figures crossed he would have done enough to qualify for the National Finals.”</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n“<em>Daniel\'s success this weekend is to be applauded. Following a week where he had missed training due to a neck injury, Daniel was determined to compete for his school whilst still in pain. We decided to lower the difficulty of his routine so he could still represent his school at this competition. Such resilience and determination is to be recognised when it would have been an easy choice to pull out. He is obviously proud to represent his school and hopefully he will now be able to defend his title as the U14 BSGA Elite Champion, which he won last year</em>”. Mrs Gail Andrews, Senior Trampoline &amp; DMT High Performance Coach (Daniel’s personal coach and mentor).\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15918\"]','LOGS Student Achieves Soaring Success with Latest Trampolining Triumph','','inherit','closed','closed','','15917-revision-v1','','','2019-01-30 10:00:31','2019-01-30 10:00:31','',15917,'https://www.leagraham.com/15917-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15922,7,'2019-01-30 11:53:22','2019-01-30 11:53:22','<strong>Making Menopause a Positive Experience</strong>\r\n\r\nMarie Hunter will be delivering an informative workshop entitled ‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ at the Poppy and Pint in Nottingham on Saturday 2 March.\r\n\r\nAs an <em>Associate Menopause Ambassador and Coach for Simply Hormones, Marie is passionate about informing and empowering women to take control of their hormones to enable them to continue to contribute fully to organisational, personal and career goals.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Simply Hormones is a pioneering women’s</em> advice and support service <em>founded by Kathryn Colas, who </em>has become a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\n‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ <em>is aimed at women aged 35 – 55, some of whom may not even be sure if they are going through the menopause. Marie will help them to learn how to recognise the symptoms of menopause as well as providing strategies and tips that will enable them to look after themselves through menopause via diet, skin, exercise and positive thought.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It’s a real opportunity for women to find out more about the menopause, share stories, get answers and find out how to get their lives back on track to feel positive again.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\nIn her professional life, Marie has more than 20 years experience of designing and delivering training, on a variety of leadership, management and HR topics. She is an Approved Training Provider for the Institute of Leadership and Management and a qualified Career Counsellor. Marie has worked within and alongside HR teams, and has participated in many initiatives that have delivered positive outcomes in private and public organisations.\r\n\r\nAs well as being an Ambassador for Simply Hormones, Marie is a Weleda Advisor. This innovative company has been growing and creating 100% natural, organic, herbal medicine and body care products for over 95 years. Marie will be advising on specific Weleda products that are helpful for menopause and products will be available to purchase at the event.\r\n\r\nTaking Control of your Menopause is on Saturday 2 March, 10am-12pm at Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Nottingham, NG2 5DE. Tickets £20 (early bird price £15 if booked by 25<sup>th</sup> February). Places can be reserved by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com\">marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com</a>.\r\n\r\nAttendees will receive a goody bag of sample products, £5 off Weleda products purchased on the day and useful information to take away.\r\n\r\n-- ends –\r\n\r\nComments from previous attendees at workshops delivered by Marie:\r\n\r\n“<em>I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop last weekend; I found it very informative &amp; educational. I certainly wish that I’d had access to this when I first starting going through the menopause as like most people I just stumbled through it trying to cope as best I could looking for answers &amp; ways to help the symptoms, not even sure sometimes if it was a symptom or just my body falling to bits! </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It explained to me why a great many of the symptoms I hadn’t considered connected to it after hearing the list of things the presence of Oestrogen actually does do in our bodies. It’s no wonder we feel so bad when it decreases.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I think it’s a really positive thing for woman to talk about what used to be a taboo subject from my mother’s generation. It really helps to share remedies, insights, coping mechanisms &amp; natural remedies to ease our way through it &amp; make you realise you’re not suffering on your own. I would heartily recommend &amp; already have done to friends how worthwhile the workshop is. A must do thing for woman in their 30’s upwards.</em>”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- - -</p>\r\n“<em>Thank you for Saturday’s session. I found it so useful and will be recommending it to friends and colleagues. </em>\r\n\r\n<em> I found the workshop friendly and very informative. It gave an amazing insight into the management of the menopause from a holistic point of view. 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Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\n‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ <em>is aimed at women aged 35 – 55, some of whom may not even be sure if they are going through the menopause. Marie will help them to learn how to recognise the symptoms of menopause as well as providing strategies and tips that will enable them to look after themselves through menopause via diet, skin, exercise and positive thought.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It’s a real opportunity for women to find out more about the menopause, share stories, get answers and find out how to get their lives back on track to feel positive again.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\nIn her professional life, Marie has more than 20 years experience of designing and delivering training, on a variety of leadership, management and HR topics. She is an Approved Training Provider for the <strong>Institute of Leadership and</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Management</strong> and a qualified Career Counsellor. Marie has worked within and alongside HR teams, and has participated in many initiatives that have delivered positive outcomes in private and public organisations.\r\n\r\nAs well as being an Ambassador for Simply Hormones, Marie is a Weleda Advisor. This innovative company has been growing and creating 100% natural, organic, herbal medicine and body care products for over 95 years. Marie will be advising on specific Weleda products that are helpful for menopause and products will be available to purchase at the event.\r\n\r\nTaking Control of your Menopause is on Saturday 2 March, 10am-12pm at Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Nottingham, NG2 5DE. Tickets £20 (early bird price £15 if booked by 25<sup>th</sup> February). Places can be reserved by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com\">marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com</a>.\r\n\r\nAttendees will receive a goody bag of sample products, £5 off Weleda products purchased on the day and useful information to take away.\r\n\r\n-- ends –\r\n\r\nComments from previous workshops delivered by Marie:\r\n\r\n“<em>I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop last weekend; I found it very informative &amp; educational. I certainly wish that I’d had access to this when I first starting going through the menopause as like most people I just stumbled through it trying to cope as best I could looking for answers &amp; ways to help the symptoms, not even sure sometimes if it was a symptom or just my body falling to bits! </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It explained to me why a great many of the symptoms I hadn’t considered connected to it after hearing the list of things the presence of Oestrogen actually does do in our bodies. It’s no wonder we feel so bad when it decreases.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I think it’s a really positive thing for woman to talk about what used to be a taboo subject from my mother’s generation. It really helps to share remedies, insights, coping mechanisms &amp; natural remedies to ease our way through it &amp; make you realise you’re not suffering on your own. I would heartily recommend &amp; already have done to friends how worthwhile the workshop is. A must do thing for woman in their 30’s upwards.</em>”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- - -</p>\r\n“<em>Thank you for Saturday’s session. I found it so useful and will be recommending it to friends and colleagues. </em>\r\n\r\n<em> I found the workshop friendly and very informative. It gave an amazing insight into the management of the menopause from a holistic point of view. 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Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\n‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ <em>is aimed at women aged 35 – 55, some of whom may not even be sure if they are going through the menopause. Marie will help them to learn how to recognise the symptoms of menopause as well as providing strategies and tips that will enable them to look after themselves through menopause via diet, skin, exercise and positive thought.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It’s a real opportunity for women to find out more about the menopause, share stories, get answers and find out how to get their lives back on track to feel positive again.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\nIn her professional life, Marie has more than 20 years experience of designing and delivering training, on a variety of leadership, management and HR topics. She is an Approved Training Provider for the Institute of Leadership and Management and a qualified Career Counsellor. Marie has worked within and alongside HR teams, and has participated in many initiatives that have delivered positive outcomes in private and public organisations.\r\n\r\nAs well as being an Ambassador for Simply Hormones, Marie is a Weleda Advisor. This innovative company has been growing and creating 100% natural, organic, herbal medicine and body care products for over 95 years. Marie will be advising on specific Weleda products that are helpful for menopause and products will be available to purchase at the event.\r\n\r\nTaking Control of your Menopause is on Saturday 2 March, 10am-12pm at Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Nottingham, NG2 5DE. Tickets £20 (early bird price £15 if booked by 25<sup>th</sup> February). Places can be reserved by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com\">marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com</a>.\r\n\r\nAttendees will receive a goody bag of sample products, £5 off Weleda products purchased on the day and useful information to take away.\r\n\r\n-- ends –\r\n\r\nComments from previous attendees at workshops delivered by Marie:\r\n\r\n“<em>I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop last weekend; I found it very informative &amp; educational. 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Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\n\n‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ <em>is aimed at women aged 35 – 55, some of whom may not even be sure if they are going through the menopause. Marie will help them to learn how to recognise the symptoms of menopause as well as providing strategies and tips that will enable them to look after themselves through menopause via diet, skin, exercise and positive thought.</em><em> </em>\n\n<em>It’s a real opportunity for women to find out more about the menopause, share stories, get answers and find out how to get their lives back on track to feel positive again.</em><em> </em>\n\nIn her professional life, Marie has more than 20 years experience of designing and delivering training, on a variety of leadership, management and HR topics. She is an Approved Training Provider for the Institute of Leadership and Management and a qualified Career Counsellor. Marie has worked within and alongside HR teams, and has participated in many initiatives that have delivered positive outcomes in private and public organisations.\n\nAs well as being an Ambassador for Simply Hormones, Marie is a Weleda Advisor. This innovative company has been growing and creating 100% natural, organic, herbal medicine and body care products for over 95 years. Marie will be advising on specific Weleda products that are helpful for menopause and products will be available to purchase at the event.\n\nTaking Control of your Menopause is on Saturday 2 March, 10am-12pm at Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Nottingham, NG2 5DE. Tickets £20 (early bird price £15 if booked by 25<sup>th</sup> February). Places can be reserved by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com\">marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com</a>.\n\nAttendees will receive a goody bag of sample products, £5 off Weleda products purchased on the day and useful information to take away.\n\n-- ends –\n\nComments from previous attendees at workshops delivered by Marie:\n\n“<em>I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop last weekend; I found it very informative &amp; educational. I certainly wish that I’d had access to this when I first starting going through the menopause as like most people I just stumbled through it trying to cope as best I could looking for answers &amp; ways to help the symptoms, not even sure sometimes if it was a symptom or just my body falling to bits! </em>\n\n<em>It explained to me why a great many of the symptoms I hadn’t considered connected to it after hearing the list of things the presence of Oestrogen actually does do in our bodies. It’s no wonder we feel so bad when it decreases.</em>\n\n<em>I think it’s a really positive thing for woman to talk about what used to be a taboo subject from my mother’s generation. It really helps to share remedies, insights, coping mechanisms &amp; natural remedies to ease our way through it &amp; make you realise you’re not suffering on your own. I would heartily recommend &amp; already have done to friends how worthwhile the workshop is. 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Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\n‘Taking Control of your Menopause’ <em>is aimed at women aged 35 – 55, some of whom may not even be sure if they are going through the menopause. Marie will help them to learn how to recognise the symptoms of menopause as well as providing strategies and tips that will enable them to look after themselves through menopause via diet, skin, exercise and positive thought.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It’s a real opportunity for women to find out more about the menopause, share stories, get answers and find out how to get their lives back on track to feel positive again.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\nIn her professional life, Marie has more than 20 years experience of designing and delivering training, on a variety of leadership, management and HR topics. She is an Approved Training Provider for the Institute of Leadership and Management and a qualified Career Counsellor. Marie has worked within and alongside HR teams, and has participated in many initiatives that have delivered positive outcomes in private and public organisations.\r\n\r\nAs well as being an Ambassador for Simply Hormones, Marie is a Weleda Advisor. This innovative company has been growing and creating 100% natural, organic, herbal medicine and body care products for over 95 years. Marie will be advising on specific Weleda products that are helpful for menopause and products will be available to purchase at the event.\r\n\r\nTaking Control of your Menopause is on Saturday 2 March, 10am-12pm at Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Nottingham, NG2 5DE. Tickets £20 (early bird price £15 if booked by 25<sup>th</sup> February). Places can be reserved by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com\">marie.hunter@simplyhormones.com</a>.\r\n\r\nAttendees will receive a goody bag of sample products, £5 off Weleda products purchased on the day and useful information to take away.\r\n\r\n-- ends –\r\n\r\nComments from previous attendees at workshops delivered by Marie:\r\n\r\n“<em>I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop last weekend; I found it very informative &amp; educational. I certainly wish that I’d had access to this when I first starting going through the menopause as like most people I just stumbled through it trying to cope as best I could looking for answers &amp; ways to help the symptoms, not even sure sometimes if it was a symptom or just my body falling to bits! </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It explained to me why a great many of the symptoms I hadn’t considered connected to it after hearing the list of things the presence of Oestrogen actually does do in our bodies. It’s no wonder we feel so bad when it decreases.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I think it’s a really positive thing for woman to talk about what used to be a taboo subject from my mother’s generation. It really helps to share remedies, insights, coping mechanisms &amp; natural remedies to ease our way through it &amp; make you realise you’re not suffering on your own. I would heartily recommend &amp; already have done to friends how worthwhile the workshop is. 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They will receive preferential rates and professional advice on a range of issues and if clients decide to use any of the services, Mike Oliver Associates will donate 10% of its fee directly to St Peter &amp; St James Hospice.\r\n\r\nMike Oliver Associates (MOA) is a multi-award-winning team of Independent Financial Advisers, directly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  The principal Mike Oliver has more than 25 years of industry experience and is a specially accredited adviser for Lifetime Advice. 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He is a member of the Equity Release Council and Equity Release Club.\r\n\r\nThis local firm has a national reputation for being friendly, professional and community-oriented with a close-knit team that is passionate about delivering a first-class service to clients.  Mike Oliver Associates also has a long history of supporting local charity initiatives and sporting events.\r\n\r\nMike recently won ‘Charity Champion’ at the BHBiz Awards and a Community Service Award from Haywards Heath Town Council in 2016.\r\n\r\n“<em>I’m delighted to be able to offer support to this compassionate charity”, said Mike. “I hope that together we can make the business of financial planning a little easier for those that need it. The Hospice provides an invaluable service for the community in circumstances that can and do affect everybody. 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It’s a belief that is shared by Simply Hormones through all of its ground-breaking work.\r\n\r\nEvery woman goes through Menopause, and many experience debilitating symptoms, while each woman has a unique physical and emotional response to it. All women need to access the correct information for them, to enable them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.\r\n\r\nIn a hectic, digital, time-poor world, e-learning offers many benefits. It allows students to access relevant and personalised content on the go, in their own space and at their own pace. Course participants can view content unlimited times, making it easy to revise or embed a higher level of understanding.  It’s also great for the environment, being paper-free. It’s an effective way to learn for everybody.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind</em></strong> comprises six modules:\r\n\r\n1: Welcome and Introduction | 2: What is Menopause? | 3: What are the Symptoms?|4: Dealing with Menopause at Work and at Home |5: Taking control of your Physical Health |6: Mental Health and Action Planning.\r\n\r\nThe course is available directly through the Simply Hormones Website: <a href=\"https://simplyhormones.com\">https://simplyhormones.com</a>. Users will have their own log in details and will be able to track their own progress. On successful completion a CPD certificate will be issued. The course will also be available for bulk purchase for organisations and groups, when a ‘course commissioner’ will be appointed to manage users and track progress.\r\n\r\n<em>Founder of Simply Hormones, Kathryn Colas, </em>has become a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\nAbout the theme for IWD Kathryn says, “<em>#BalanceforBetter fits well with our own ethos. Work life balance is difficult enough for women under any circumstances but by understanding menopause symptoms in a different way, how they apply to an individual and what they can do about it, will make a huge difference to their quality of life and give insight into the choices available as they progress through life. 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It’s a belief that is shared by Simply Hormones through all of its ground-breaking work.\r\n\r\nEvery woman goes through Menopause, and many experience debilitating symptoms, while each woman has a unique physical and emotional response to it. All women need to access the correct information for them, to enable them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.\r\n\r\nIn a hectic, digital, time-poor world, e-learning offers many benefits. It allows students to access relevant and personalised content on the go, in their own space and at their own pace. Course participants can view content unlimited times, making it easy to revise or embed a higher level of understanding.  It’s also great for the environment, being paper-free. It’s an effective way to learn for everybody.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind</em></strong> comprises six modules:\r\n\r\n1: Welcome and Introduction | 2: What is Menopause? | 3: What are the Symptoms?|4: Dealing with Menopause at Work and at Home |5: Taking control of your Physical Health |6: Mental Health and Action Planning.\r\n\r\nThe course is available directly through the Simply Hormones Website: <a href=\"https://simplyhormones.com\">https://simplyhormones.com</a>. Users will have their own log in details and will be able to track their own progress. On successful completion a CPD certificate will be issued. The course will also be available for bulk purchase for organisations and groups, when a ‘course commissioner’ will be appointed to manage users and track progress.\r\n\r\n<em>Founder of Simply Hormones, Kathryn Colas, </em>has become a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. 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Business has been booming lately and Bio-Productions products are now shipped as far afield as Australia, India, South Korea and throughout Europe.  China and Qatar have also recently come aboard and Canada is currently trialling the products.  In 2017, revenue increased by 14%.\r\n\r\nTo keep up with demand, the management are keen to expand the company’s operations in Burgess Hill but are struggling to find the space.\r\n\r\n“<em>Sir Nicholas and I had the opportunity to speak about the issue we’re having with expansion,” Angela adds. “We are keen to increase our production, but the Business Park is full up and, in some cases, units have been sold off for residential developments. Sir Nicholas was interested to hear about this issue as other successful businesses are having the same struggle. He’s asked to be kept up-to-date with any correspondence moving forward</em>.”\r\n\r\n“<em>It was great to have his support, and really quite encouraging to see how impressed he was with our company. Bio-Productions may be 35 years old now, but we’re still in our prime and going from strength to strength</em>.”\r\n\r\nSir Nicholas Soames said: “I was tremendously impressed by what I saw at Bio-Productions. It is an outstanding business and I was delighted to meet Angela Gill and I wish her and her team all the best for the future.”\r\n\r\n--end—\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors:</strong>\r\n\r\nBio-Productions is an award-winning company based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex which has manufactured premium environmentally-friendly cleaning products for professional, janitorial and industrial use since 1984. 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It’s a belief that is shared by Simply Hormones through all of its ground-breaking work.\r\n\r\nEvery woman goes through Menopause, and many experience debilitating symptoms, while each woman has a unique physical and emotional response to it. All women need to access the correct information for them, to enable them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.\r\n\r\nIn a hectic, digital, time-poor world, e-learning offers many benefits. It allows students to access relevant and personalised content on the go, in their own space and at their own pace. Course participants can view content unlimited times, making it easy to revise or embed a higher level of understanding.  It’s also great for the environment, being paper-free. It’s an effective way to learn for everybody.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind</em></strong> comprises six modules:\r\n\r\n1: Welcome and Introduction | 2: What is Menopause? | 3: What are the Symptoms?|4: Dealing with Menopause at Work and at Home |5: Taking control of your Physical Health |6: Mental Health and Action Planning.\r\n\r\nThe course is available directly through the Simply Hormones Website: <a href=\"https://simplyhormones.com\">https://simplyhormones.com</a>. Users will have their own log in details and will be able to track their own progress. On successful completion a CPD certificate will be issued. The course will also be available for bulk purchase for organisations and groups, when a ‘course commissioner’ will be appointed to manage users and track progress.\r\n\r\n<em>Founder of Simply Hormones, Kathryn Colas, </em>has become a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\nAbout the theme for IWD Kathryn says, “<em>#BalanceforBetter fits well with our own ethos. Work life balance is difficult enough for women under any circumstances but by understanding menopause symptoms in a different way, how they apply to an individual and what they can do about it, will make a huge difference to their quality of life and give insight into the choices available as they progress through life. 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This biennial event, debuted in 2017 with much fanfare. Its initial success guaranteed a future on the local awards stage.\r\n\r\nBHBiz Awards is an award ceremony with a difference; it isn’t just about profits and order books – but the people behind them. Across twelve categories (four new ones for 2019), judges will recognise the achievements of employees from the top to the bottom of organisations for their contribution to the workplace and their community.\r\n\r\nAs founder and CEO of E-mpower.IT, which has been supplying managed IT services to local SMEs for 20 years, Jaffer, who is also an a ambassador for GDB (Gatwick Diamond Business), is passionate about the benefits of networking and the recognition awards can bring for businesses in the local area.\r\n\r\nJaffer’s appointment will see him bring a wealth of experience to the board of the BHBPA.\r\n\r\nHaving begun his career in the agricultural supply sector, he was appointed UK director of Burson Marsteller, part of the Young &amp; Rubicam advertising group, working with clients world-wide on aligning company culture to the image portrayed of them in marketing campaigns.\r\n\r\nHe left in 1989 to found his own management consultancy, specialising in company culture and communication. 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This biennial event, debuted in 2017 with much fanfare. Its initial success guaranteed a future on the local awards stage.\r\n\r\nBHBiz Awards is an award ceremony with a difference; it isn’t just about profits and order books – but the people behind them. Across twelve categories (four new ones for 2019), judges will recognise the achievements of employees from the top to the bottom of organisations for their contribution to the workplace and their community.\r\n\r\nAs founder and CEO of E-mpower.IT, which has been supplying managed IT services to local SMEs for 20 years, Jaffer, who is also an a ambassador for GDB (Gatwick Diamond Business), is passionate about the benefits of networking and the recognition awards can bring for businesses in the local area.\r\n\r\nJaffer’s appointment will see him bring a wealth of experience to the board of the BHBPA.\r\n\r\nHaving begun his career in the agricultural supply sector, he was appointed UK director of Burson Marsteller, part of the Young &amp; Rubicam advertising group, working with clients world-wide on aligning company culture to the image portrayed of them in marketing campaigns.\r\n\r\nHe left in 1989 to found his own management consultancy, specialising in company culture and communication. But in 1999 with digital technology beginning to transform the way businesses worked and engaged, he founded managed IT solutions provider, E-mpower.IT.\r\n\r\n“As a business we have a strong track record in supporting companies that are ambitious in their growth plans or already have a strong growth record,” says Jaffer. “A number of our clients started with us as one-man bands and have grown to become multi-million pound companies for whom we still provide outsourced IT services.\r\n\r\n“So, I am very familiar with the issues faced by companies as they expand and prosper. As a director of BHBPA, I hope to use that experience to add value to the incredible work it already does on behalf of our business community.”\r\n\r\n- ends –\r\n\r\n18 February 2019\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15949\"]','BHBPA Welcomes New Director on Board','','inherit','closed','closed','','15948-revision-v1','','','2019-02-18 15:19:40','2019-02-18 15:19:40','',15948,'https://www.leagraham.com/15948-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15951,7,'2019-02-25 11:55:46','2019-02-25 11:55:46','<strong>E-Learning Equipping Women with Skills to Master the Menopause</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Simply Hormones, </em><em>a pioneering women’s</em><em> advice and support service </em><em>founded by Kathryn Colas, is launching a new e-learning course, entitled </em><em><strong>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind </strong></em><em>(for women only). </em><em>Presented with video and audio modules and transcripts.</em>\r\n\r\nLaunching on 4 March, the new course is perfectly placed to reflect the sentiments of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, whose theme is #BalanceforBetter.  The theme focuses on the principles of building a gender-balanced world where everyone has a part to play, all the time, everywhere. It’s a belief that is shared by Simply Hormones through all of its ground-breaking work.\r\n\r\nEvery woman goes through Menopause, and many experience debilitating symptoms, while each woman has a unique physical and emotional response to it. All women need to access the correct information for them, to enable them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.\r\n\r\nIn a hectic, digital, time-poor world, e-learning offers many benefits. It allows students to access relevant and personalised content on the go, in their own space and at their own pace. Course participants can view content unlimited times, making it easy to revise or embed a higher level of understanding.  It’s also great for the environment, being paper-free. 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Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\nAbout the theme for IWD Kathryn says, “<em>#BalanceforBetter fits well with our own ethos. Work life balance is difficult enough for women under any circumstances but by understanding menopause symptoms in a different way, how they apply to an individual and what they can do about it, will make a huge difference to their quality of life and give insight into the choices available as they progress through life. Menopause is not the end; it is the beginning of a whole new phase in life that offers so many opportunities.”</em>\r\n\r\nTwo further e-learning courses are planned to launch later this year, and interested parties can register their interest on the website:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A Perfect Storm - Menopause Awareness for Managers - Audio modules with transcripts</li>\r\n 	<li>A Perfect Storm - Menopause Awareness for HR and OH Professionals - Video and Audio modules, with transcripts</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[gallery ids=\"15928,15927,15926,15938,15945\"]','E-Learning Equipping Women with Skills to Master the Menopause','','inherit','closed','closed','','15937-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 11:55:46','2019-02-25 11:55:46','',15937,'https://www.leagraham.com/15937-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15952,7,'2019-03-04 12:08:38','2019-03-04 12:08:38','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" parallax_image=\"15967\" css=\".vc_custom_1551701222951{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503400255396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 180px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1551099782617{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Tenor <strong>Elliot Goldie</strong> was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. 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He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. From Opera Houses and concert halls to stately homes, churches and marquees Elliot will cater for your musical tastes and with a voice which combines beauty and power in equal measure will give you a performance you will never forget![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"item-page\">\r\n\r\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\r\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Classical Ensembles\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551099455955-b6816aed-8122-5\" taxonomies=\"113\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Elliot Goldie','','inherit','closed','closed','','15952-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 13:08:42','2019-02-25 13:08:42','',15952,'https://www.leagraham.com/15952-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15954,7,'2019-02-25 13:13:46','2019-02-25 13:13:46','<strong>E-Learning Equipping Women with Skills to Master the Menopause</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Simply Hormones, </em><em>a pioneering women’s</em><em> advice and support service </em><em>founded by Kathryn Colas, is launching a new e-learning course, entitled </em><em><strong>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind </strong></em><em>(for women only). </em><em>Presented with video and audio modules and transcripts.</em>\r\n\r\nLaunching on 8 March, the new course is perfectly placed to reflect the sentiments of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, whose theme is #BalanceforBetter.  The theme focuses on the principles of building a gender-balanced world where everyone has a part to play, all the time, everywhere. It’s a belief that is shared by Simply Hormones through all of its ground-breaking work.\r\n\r\nEvery woman goes through Menopause, and many experience debilitating symptoms, while each woman has a unique physical and emotional response to it. All women need to access the correct information for them, to enable them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.\r\n\r\nIn a hectic, digital, time-poor world, e-learning offers many benefits. It allows students to access relevant and personalised content on the go, in their own space and at their own pace. Course participants can view content unlimited times, making it easy to revise or embed a higher level of understanding.  It’s also great for the environment, being paper-free. It’s an effective way to learn for everybody.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>How to Survive Menopause without Losing your Mind</em></strong> comprises six modules:\r\n\r\n1: Welcome and Introduction | 2: What is Menopause? | 3: What are the Symptoms?|4: Dealing with Menopause at Work and at Home |5: Taking control of your Physical Health |6: Mental Health and Action Planning.\r\n\r\nThe course is available directly through the Simply Hormones Website: <a href=\"https://simplyhormones.com\">https://simplyhormones.com</a>. Users will have their own log in details and will be able to track their own progress. On successful completion a CPD certificate will be issued. The course will also be available for bulk purchase for organisations and groups, when a ‘course commissioner’ will be appointed to manage users and track progress.\r\n\r\n<em>Founder of Simply Hormones, Kathryn Colas, </em>has become a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. Kathryn is recognised for her work with NGOs, public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms; equipping women with better information while influencing policy and practices in the workplace. Kathryn became the first and only lay person to be appointed to the medical advisory committee of the British Menopause Society.\r\n\r\nAbout the theme for IWD Kathryn says, “<em>#BalanceforBetter fits well with our own ethos. Work life balance is difficult enough for women under any circumstances but by understanding menopause symptoms in a different way, how they apply to an individual and what they can do about it, will make a huge difference to their quality of life and give insight into the choices available as they progress through life. Menopause is not the end; it is the beginning of a whole new phase in life that offers so many opportunities.”</em>\r\n\r\nTwo further e-learning courses are planned to launch later this year, and interested parties can register their interest on the website:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A Perfect Storm - Menopause Awareness for Managers - Audio modules with transcripts</li>\r\n 	<li>A Perfect Storm - Menopause Awareness for HR and OH Professionals - Video and Audio modules, with transcripts</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[gallery ids=\"15928,15927,15926,15938,15945\"]','E-Learning Equipping Women with Skills to Master the Menopause','','inherit','closed','closed','','15937-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 13:13:46','2019-02-25 13:13:46','',15937,'https://www.leagraham.com/15937-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15955,7,'2019-02-25 13:40:29','2019-02-25 13:40:29','','Elliot_headshot','','inherit','closed','closed','','elliot_headshot','','','2019-02-25 13:40:29','2019-02-25 13:40:29','',15952,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Elliot_headshot.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(15956,7,'2019-02-25 13:41:35','2019-02-25 13:41:35','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" css=\".vc_custom_1503494553225{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position:center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503400255396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 180px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1551099782617{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Tenor <strong>Elliot Goldie</strong> was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. From Opera Houses and concert halls to stately homes, churches and marquees Elliot will cater for your musical tastes and with a voice which combines beauty and power in equal measure will give you a performance you will never forget![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"item-page\">\r\n\r\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\r\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Classical Ensembles\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551101797894-f0264427-2d01-0\" taxonomies=\"113\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Elliot Goldie','','inherit','closed','closed','','15952-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 13:41:35','2019-02-25 13:41:35','',15952,'https://www.leagraham.com/15952-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15957,7,'2019-02-25 13:43:10','2019-02-25 13:43:10','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" parallax_image=\"15955\" css=\".vc_custom_1551102167497{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503400255396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 180px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1551099782617{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Tenor <strong>Elliot Goldie</strong> was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. From Opera Houses and concert halls to stately homes, churches and marquees Elliot will cater for your musical tastes and with a voice which combines beauty and power in equal measure will give you a performance you will never forget![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"item-page\">\r\n\r\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\r\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Classical Ensembles\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551101797894-f0264427-2d01-0\" taxonomies=\"113\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Elliot Goldie','','inherit','closed','closed','','15952-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 13:43:10','2019-02-25 13:43:10','',15952,'https://www.leagraham.com/15952-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15958,7,'2019-02-25 13:51:35','2019-02-25 13:51:35','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" parallax_image=\"15955\" css=\".vc_custom_1551102167497{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503400255396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 180px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1551099782617{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Tenor <strong>Elliot Goldie</strong> was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. From Opera Houses and concert halls to stately homes, churches and marquees Elliot will cater for your musical tastes and with a voice which combines beauty and power in equal measure will give you a performance you will never forget![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"item-page\">\r\n\r\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\r\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Solo Musicians\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551101797894-f0264427-2d01-0\" taxonomies=\"118\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Elliot Goldie','','inherit','closed','closed','','15952-revision-v1','','','2019-02-25 13:51:35','2019-02-25 13:51:35','',15952,'https://www.leagraham.com/15952-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15959,7,'2019-02-25 14:01:01','2019-02-25 14:01:01','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" parallax_image=\"15955\" css=\".vc_custom_1551102167497{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1503400255396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 180px !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1551099782617{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Tenor <strong>Elliot Goldie</strong> was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. 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At the final farewell, music can express powerful emotions beyond words.</h2>\r\nThe funeral of a loved one is not only a time to mourn, but a time to remember.\r\n\r\nIn grief, a favourite piece of music can lift the spirit, bring comfort to the bereaved and provide a poignant memory of those who have passed on. Music, as a celebration of love, is beyond compare.\r\n\r\nFunerals are now embracing the full potential of music by moving beyond traditional hymns to a much wider concept of the order of service. From soloists to small choir ensembles, from harpists to string quartets – all can reach out to the heart of a congregation. A carefully chosen piece of music can provide a shared experience for all.\r\n\r\nAt Lea Graham we specialise in providing professional instrumentalists and singers to perform musical pieces across a wide spectrum of styles, from the classical repertoire to the popular songbook. Personal choice is the key, be it Mozart or McCartney, a piper’s lament or a soaring soprano, Ave Maria or We’ll Gather Lilacs.\r\n\r\nOur performers are chosen not only for their superb musicianship but also for their impeccable sensitivity to the occasion. Each funeral or memorial service has its own identity, but all share the need for dignity and a sure touch.\r\n\r\nMusic in Sympathy provides expertise, advice and a truly personal service in a time of need – a time when the right choice can last a lifetime in the memory. We pride ourselves on hitting the right note.\r\n\r\nSingers, choirs, organists, pianists, harpists, string quartets, pipers, trumpeters, violinists, guitarists, saxophonists, flautists, clarinettists, jazz bands, accordionists, other requests accommodated.\r\n\r\nOur experienced team will be happy to talk through your ideas and requests, whatever your requirements may be.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"Make an Enquiry\" style=\"classic\" shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" size=\"lg\" align=\"right\" link=\"url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leagraham.com%2Fpr%2Fenquiries%2F|||\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"5\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_06_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551532198245-65debf39-3225-9\" taxonomies=\"278\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Music in 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both national and international, have commissioned Lea Graham Entertainment to provide corporate entertainment in a class of its own  - exciting, innovative and always specifically designed to the needs and budget of the client.  We do the work – you do the business.\r\n\r\nWe can offer a choice of world class venues where clients can entertain their guests in sumptuous surroundings or simply be entertained by some of our dazzling performers.   Think of Christmas parties, summer barbecues, client presentations, team bonding events and then think of Lea Graham Entertainment.  We won’t let you down.\r\n\r\nNaturally, we can supply all the traditional entertainment offered by Lea Graham Entertainment’s vast range of performers, from toastmasters and after dinner speakers to a full musical cabaret.  Remember – if you’re not entertaining your most valued customers, then someone else is.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"Make an enquiry\" style=\"classic\" shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" size=\"lg\" align=\"right\" link=\"url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leagraham.com%2Fpr%2Fenquiries%2F|||\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"5\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_06_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1551532341935-b5a24dce-3a27-7\" taxonomies=\"280\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Sussex Corporate Entertainment','','inherit','closed','closed','','13301-revision-v1','','','2019-03-02 13:13:50','2019-03-02 13:13:50','',13301,'https://www.leagraham.com/13301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15965,7,'2019-03-02 13:47:18','2019-03-02 13:47:18','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1502804459362{background-image: url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/photo-121625.jpg?id=14387) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat 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first class personal service tailor-made to each individual client.\r\n\r\nThis is no empty promise. We know most of our performers personally and have in depth knowledge of all musical styles, so our advice is soundly based on years of experience. We know what works. 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He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on both Undergraduate and Opera courses. Elliot was the winner of the Inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1996. After leaving college he joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where he was a member for 15 years performing roles under the batons of conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Colin Davies and Sir Mark Elder.\r\n\r\nAs well as Opera, Elliot has performed in many Musical Theatre productions including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Les Miserables.\r\n\r\nElliot also has a busy schedule singing at private and corporate functions across the country and has appeared at many Scottish events including The Scottish Proms at Glamis Castle, A Scottish Evening at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Gathering. Elliot is also a firm favourite at Burns Suppers and St Andrews nights and has performed at many throughout the UK. 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I’m delighted to be able to help them while helping my own health at the same time.</em>”\r\n\r\nTo donate - <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/Paul-Blackmoore-5-stone-challenge\"> https://www.justgiving.com/Paul-Blackmoore-5-stone-challenge</a>\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"15973\"]','Local Will Writer Sheds Stones Thanks to His Furry Friend','','inherit','closed','closed','','15972-revision-v1','','','2019-03-11 11:42:15','2019-03-11 11:42:15','',15972,'https://www.leagraham.com/15972-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(15975,7,'2019-03-11 16:27:48','2019-03-11 16:27:48','<strong>Celebrate the Best of Burgess Hill Business - <em>BHBiz Awards</em> Tickets Now Available </strong>\r\n\r\nTickets for the <em>BHBiz Awards </em>are now on sale, after nominations closed last week for the Burgess Hill Business Parks Association’s (BHBPA) second ever celebration event.\r\n\r\nThe event has seen a slew of nominations for all sorts of businesses across Mid Sussex, with a total of thirteen awards up for grabs on the night.\r\n\r\nHeld at the American Express Community Stadium, this year’s awards promise to be the BHBPA’s biggest yet. There will be a Ridgeview drinks reception, red carpet arrival, and a sumptuous three-course dinner with coffee.\r\n\r\n“We really worked hard to up our game this year,” says BHBPA co-ordinator, Peter Liddell. “It has paid off, and we had more nominations this time. One thing that is clear from seeing the names put forward is the sheer calibre of business acumen in the local community. I’m really looking forward to showcasing local achievements on the night.”\r\n\r\nThis year’s special event will be hosted by much loved broadcaster and journalist Jennie Bond, best known for her decades-long career on TV and radio and for hosting popular shows such as Cash in the Attic and Rip Off Britain.  There will also be complimentary on-site parking, and entertainment.\r\n\r\n“We are really proud of our membership,” adds BHBPA Chairman, Susan Fleet. “We think we have one of the most vibrant, accomplished and friendly communities around, and so I am excited to celebrate everything Burgess Hill and the surrounding area has to offer at the <em>BHBiz Awards.”</em>\r\n\r\nThe BHBiz Awards will take place at the American Express Community Stadium on Friday 10 May 2019. Tickets are £50 each or a table can be purchased for 10, priced at £450. 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In business they can electrify your thinking, giving you momentum, especially at times when you feel the urge to procrastinate – and, let’s be honest, who hasn’t? I spent years thinking about writing these little guides!”\r\n\r\nThe three slim volumes, published by Filament, each relating to the fatter <em>A Crew to Captain</em>, <em>A Privateers Tale</em> and <em>Commander of the Fleet</em>, which help new and established business owners steer a steady course, renew David’s publishing partnership with son James. A professional business cartoonist, his illustrations of hapless entrepreneurs artfully fix the message in the memory.\r\n\r\n“Think of the lists as a short aerobics session for the business brain,” says David. “They’re fun, funny, focussed and designed to pump some oxygen into your business day.”\r\n\r\nAnd his number one recommendation for your ‘to do’ list?\r\n\r\n“Put reading the <em>List of Lists</em> at the top, of course!”\r\n\r\n<strong>NOTE TO EDITORS:</strong>\r\n\r\nThe List of Lists: Book One, Two and Three are available priced £5.99 (softback) and £3.99 (ebook) via <a href=\"http://davidmellormentoring.com/\"><strong>davidmellormentoring.com</strong></a> where you will also find the Crew to Captain series to order in hardback and as a download.\r\n\r\nDavid is also co-author of the <em>Financial Times </em>best-seller <em>Inspirational Gamechangers</em>.\r\n\r\nA former investment banker with HSBC and Deutsche Bank, David now specialises in mentoring existing and aspiring owner-managers.\r\n\r\nHis popular Adaptive Selling course for entrepreneurs was recently made available as an elearning programme at <a href=\"https://marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/\">marshallelearning.com/e-learning-courses/adaptive-selling/</a>\r\n\r\nDavid teaches business management at Cass Business School. 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