North Wales businesses are being urged to save money and reduce their carbon footprint by donating their unwanted office furniture in National Recycling Week (June 16-20). It’s estimated that approximately 1.2 million office desks and 1.8 million chairs end up in landfill each year in the UK. With up to 50 per cent of the furniture still in good condition it’s not only bad for the environment, ... [More]
Community heroes recognised
April 8, 2014 By
The work of community heroes from across North East Wales has been recognised at the High Sheriff of Clwyd Awards. Individual volunteers, community groups, public sector bodies and businesses that have shown outstanding dedication to their communities, were honoured at the prestigious event at Wrexham’s Catrin Finch Centre. High Sheriff of Clwyd Celia Jenkins said: “I have been incredibly ... [More]
Pioneering project helps 400 businesses connect with their communities
December 19, 2013 By
In 2011 a pioneering project to bring community groups and businesses together launched in North Wales. A partnership between North Wales’ county voluntary councils, the Business Supporting Communities (B2C) project was awarded £810,000 by the Big Lottery to create and maintain sustainable links between third sector groups and local businesses. In the just two years B2C has helped more than ... [More]
Community groups to ensure they’re insured suitably
May 30, 2013 By
An expert led workshop in June will help community groups manage risks, guiding them through the somewhat bureaucratic world of insurance, in this ever-more litigious society. The workshop, entitled ‘Understanding Insurance’ is the second such workshop led by Brian Gelling of Daulby Read Insurance Brokers as part of the Business Supporting Communities (B2C) Project’s B2C Professionals ... [More]
Understanding Employment Law and Pensions
May 30, 2013 By
Businesses and community groups can get free legal advice on understanding employment law and pensions thanks to a workshop to be held in Denbigh this month. The workshop, hosted by Business Supporting Communities (B2C) in conjunction with DVSC, and funded by the Big Lottery; is part of B2C’s Professionals initiative and will be run by legal experts from Gamlins Solicitors LLP. For the first ... [More]
It all a’counts for the community
April 10, 2013 By
COMMUNITY accounts, audits and book keeping were just some of the topics covered during Business Supporting Communities’ latest workshop. The session was part of a series of workshops run under the Business Supporting Communities (B2C) project funded by the Big Lottery in collaboration with the CVC’s across North Wales. This was run through the Gwynedd and Anglesey Team and Medrwn Môn ... [More]
Mentoring Creative Success in Rhyl
March 6, 2013 By
A community art project in Rhyl is getting some expect help thanks to an initiative run by Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) Business Supporting Communities (B2C) project funded by the Big Lottery. Rhyl Create was humbly established in 2005 as a community art and craft gallery, aimed at the promotion of the arts as part of the regeneration of the town. The project supports ... [More]
Fantastic response to free first aid for volunteers
March 1, 2013 By
Organisers of free first aid workshops for community groups and volunteers were overwhelmed by the response in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon. The courses were organised by Business Supporting Communities (B2C), a project set up by North Wales’ six County Voluntary Councils, and run by Llangefni-based event medical cover and first aid training company Medic1. The two day-long sessions, held in ... [More]
Expert advice for local community groups in 2013
January 10, 2013 By
VOLUNTEER groups in Gwynedd and Anglesey will be able to get expert advice and learn new skills in the New Year thanks to a series of workshops organised by Business Supporting Communities (B2C) which is funded by the Big Lottery. As part of its Professionals initiative the B2C project, set up by North Wales six County Voluntary Councils, has arranged for a number of experts in various fields ... [More]
Give something back to your community this Christmas Wednesday, November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012 By
THE festive season is a time of giving and receiving and, with this in mind, North Wales-based B2C is encouraging businesses to offer their unwanted equipment to community groups who could make use of it. Business Supporting Communities (B2C) is a Big Lottery funded project which aims to forge links between businesses in the region and the communities they serve. Most businesses, large or ... [More]
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