Food & Drink Wales Webinar - Tuesday 01 December 2-3pm
Building business resilience in volatile times.
As 2020 draws to a close, Welsh food and drink manufacturers are facing volatile conditions through the combined impacts of Covid-19, EU Exit and an unpredictable Christmas trading period. Join the Food & Drink Wales Industry Board and Food Skills Cymru at this year’s virtual Royal Welsh Winter Fair to hear what support is available to improve business resilience by managing risks in areas such as:
- Supply chain management
- Exporting to the EU
- Trade with Ireland through supermarkets
- Impacts of tariffs
- Operational costs
- Cashflow & working capital
Chaired by Andy Richardson, Chair of the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, panelists include: David Morris, Deputy Head of Food Division at the Welsh Government; Professor David Lloyd, Food Industry Centre Director at Cardiff Metropolitan University; Linda Grant, Executive Director, BIC Innovation
To register your attendance please visit:
zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9Om_gz-FSTy3Yo388liIPQ
Wales Culture Recovery Fund – Freelancer Grant
This is a grant to provide financial assistance to freelancers in the cultural and creative sectors that are facing financial challenges as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The purpose of the grant is to support freelancers in the cultural and creative sectors facing financial challenges in the period from April 2020 - March 2021. The grant seeks to complement other Covid-19 response measures to support organisations and businesses in Wales as part of the Cultural Recovery Fund.
The eligibility criteria for the grant is as follows:
- Facing financial challenges in the period from April 2020 - March 2021;
- Freelancer professionals whose work has direct creative/cultural outcomes, who work in the five key sub sectors: The Arts, Creative Industries, Non Sport related events that have been significantly impacted by the pandemic, Arts and Heritage Events, Culture and Heritage;
- You must be operating in Wales;
- You must be based within the local authority you are applying to.
- You are not eligible for this grant if:
- You have recently received funding from the Start-Up Grant launched in June 2020 to help new businesses survive the economic consequences of coronavirus (Covid-19);
- You are a freelancer who works in the sport sector;
- You have already received a grant from the first or second phase of this grant scheme.
- This funding is specifically for creative/cultural subsectors and roles that have been forced to cease work and/or face difficultly restarting because of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions. Those in roles that have been able to continue at previous or near previous levels of activity (e.g. architects, graphic designers, games designers etc.) with or without support should not apply.
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/covid-19-support-businesses/wales-culture-recovery-fund-freelancer-grant
Brexit Seminars
1st December 9.30 – 11.00am – Brexit Transition Export Briefing West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce and Cheshire West & Chester Council have partnered to provide this FREE online event which will be hosted online and will provide, practical support to help businesses prepare for life outside the EU. They will be joined by key industry speakers who will be presenting the latest information and some useful checklists as the transition period draws to its close:
- Becky Stark of Stark Export Focus will provide an update on negotiations and the wider implications of the end of transition.
- Kevin Walsh from LV Shipping will be advising how the logistics industry is helping companies to prepare.
- Mark Rowbotham International Customs & VAT Consultant, will be providing further updates on HMRC and the position with Northern Ireland.
10th December 8.30 – 10.00 am - Brexit the Future
A virtual interactive free event inviting questions from businesses for the panellist to respond. Book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brexit-the-future-tickets-129350495815
The panel: Martin Lyons, HSBC; Keith Stringer and Clive Barnard, ITSGWorld; Justine Watkinson, Hillyer Mc Keown; Simon Booth, DSV; David Wood, Grant Thornton. Please send any questions for the panel to: patricia.carlin@flintshire.gov.uk
EU Settlement Scheme
In 2019 the Home Office brought in a scheme to register people from European countries living in the UK before Brexit. This is called the European Union Settlement Scheme.
The scheme applies to all people from countries in the European Union (as well as people from Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) who were living in the UK before Brexit. It also applies to their families. If these people do not have British nationality or do not have indefinite permission to enter the UK or indefinite permission to stay in the UK, they must apply to the scheme.
People who apply to the scheme must have started living in the UK before the 31st December 2020.
People who apply may be given either ‘Settled Status’ or ‘Pre-settled Status’. This depends on how long they have been living here. People who are given settled status or pre-settled status will be able to:
- Work in the UK
- Use the NHS for free
- Start school or college or carry on going to school or college
- Apply for social security benefits and pensions
- Travel in and out of the UK
It is important to apply to the scheme before the 30th June 2021. The scheme is free.
This is a very brief summary of the scheme. You can find out more and apply to the scheme at the following web-site: www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Once you are on the web-site you should scroll down to the section marked ‘Fees’. In this section you will see the words ‘This guide is also available in 26 European languages’. If you click here, you will find all the information you need in the major European languages.
If you need any help, please contact Keith Sinclair (Project worker) at Caia Park Partnership on 07849 132032 or on keith.sinclair@caiapark.org
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