NEWSLETTER  November 2007

Meeting No. 187

Over 55 members attended this month's meeting and heard from Geoff Bell, Flood Risk Manager of the Environment Agencies Thames Region.

Geoff gave an excellent presentation and a very clear insight into the roles and responsibilities of the Environment Agency with respect to flooding.

He explained how dealing with flooding has changed from simply building flood defences to flood risk management, including development control, flood warning and improving flood resilience of our homes, businesses and general infra-structure.

The morning raised over £60 for the Water Aid charity, so many thanks for your generosity.

Jack Kagan - Holocaust Survivor.

The Banbury Business Breakfast Club will end the year with a very special guest speaker.

Holocaust survivor, Jack Kagan, will give a moving talk about the horrors of being a Jew living in German-occupied Poland during World War II. Jack Kagan was just 12 when the German SS marched into Novogrodek in Belorussia in July 1941 and changed his life forever.

Jack, now 76, escaped from a ghetto work camp through a tunnel prisoners had dug, amid a hail of bullets, in September 1943. He joined a group of Jewish freedom fighters helping the Russians repel the Germans and two years after the war ended in May 1945, he moved to London, raised a family and became a successful businessman.

“I eventually settled down to a normal life but I can never forget the past,” he said.

We're sure this will be a popular event and may have to limit numbers.
To make sure you don't miss out, please reserve your places by emailing Marie Holloway at marieholloway@brethertons.co.uk

Banbury United is having an auction at the Whatley Hall on the 8th November at 7:30pm in aid of the club and Frankwise School, items in the auction include football memorabilia, paintings, dining out. For more information call David Bennett on: 01295 780 373 or 07870 782 840

Are you a budding entrepreneur looking to get support for your business? Click here http://www.brethertons.co.uk/downloads/bia_awards.htm to download the entry form to The Banbury Innovation Awards 2007. The closure date is 24th November 2007.

LiveArts at St Mary's Church in Banbury is celebrating 5 years of being a voluntary arts organisation. On Saturday 1st December they are hosting a Gala Concert in aid of Helen and Douglas House Hospices (for the care of children and young adults) and the ongoing work of LiveArts.You can save £2 by buying your concert ticket before 17th November - only £13 per person or £15 after this date. Tickets can be purchased from Banbury Tourist Information Centre, Tel: 0295 259855 or on line www.livearts-at-stmarys.co.uk.

The New Year will see the cost of the Banbury Business Breakfast Club rise to £12.50, which is the first increase in a decade, so we can't grumble at that! Please remember that you can pay for your breakfast by cheque, made payable to Maby's Catering.

Oxford Does Breakfast.  Third Wednesday of each month.  For further details visit www.oxforddoesbreakfast.co.uk.  Contact Shaun Jardine on (01295) 270999 or shaunjardine@brethertons.co.uk for further details.

Oxford Networking Lunch Club (ONLC) The next meeting is on Tuesday 6th March 2007 at The Plough, Clanfield. For more information, please visit www.onlc.co.uk

729 Chipping Norton Breakfast Club.   Ken Norman and Tim Lyon have formed a new Breakfast Club which meets in Chipping Norton on the second Wednesday of every month.   For further information contact Ken or Tim on (01608) 643336.

Chippy Lippys.  For further information contact Lesley Reader on (01608) 644032/(07725) 655320 or email her at lesley@lesleyreader.co.uk. 

Friday Lunchtimes – Rotary Club of Banbury.  Contact Bernard Goodchild on (01295) 279227.

Tuesday Evenings - Rotary Club Of Banbury Cherwell. Contact Craig Brodey on (01295) 753624.

Bicester Breakfast Club.  If you enjoy networking, the Bicester Breakfast Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month.  For further information contact Kelly Durrant on (01869) 602067 at North Oxfordshire Consortium.

Bicester Speakers Club. First and third Thursday of each month at The Council Chamber, The Garth, Launton Road, Bicester.  A friendly, informal place to improve your public speaking skills and confidence.  Contact Paul Holmes on (01869) 245900 or paul@ppptraining.co.uk for more details.

Missing Link Meetings.  Missing Link has a number of networking meetings around the county each month. For further details contact Charles Lovibond on (08707) 876874.  www.missinglink.co.uk

First Bite Business Networking Meeting. This is an independent networking group. They meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at Veritas Wine Bar, North Bar, Banbury. If you would like to attend please email info@firstbite.biz.

Banbury Business Women’s Club. Second Tuesday each month at Rye Hill Golf Club. Places must be booked by the Friday before the meeting. Further details can be found on www.banburybusinesswomen.co.uk

The Witney Big(ger) Breakfast Club. Operates on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Starts at approximately 7.15 for 7.30 and finishes at 9. Contact details are Mike Leggett. mike@southill.co.uk or (01608) 811533

Brackley Means Business.  Brackley has an active business networking organisation, Brackley Means Business.  For further details visit www.brackleymeansbusiness.co.uk. 

Banbury United.   See website www.banburyunited.co.uk for full details.

Banbury Hockey Club.  If you are interested in sponsorship, playing or supporting please have a look at the new website www.banburyhockeyclub.co.uk.  Juniors and Seniors are welcome.

Lions Club of Banbury.  Meetings on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, held at Wroxton Manor Hotel at 7.30pm. For further details contact Tim Holloway on (01608) 659241.

Banbury Business Referral Exchange (BRE). Meets every Monday in the heart of Banbury at the Cromwell Lodge Hotel, 9-11 North Bar, at 7.15 a.m. All Banbury based businesses are welcome to visit and discover a highly effective way of gaining more business at minimal cost. For further details contact tony.harrison@brenet.co.uk

Rye Hill Golf Club
Milcombe, near Banbury
www.ryehill.co.uk/directions/

Situated just off the A361 from Banbury to Chipping Norton, sign-posted with the brown tourist signs 1 mile out of Bloxham.

If you are attending the next meeting please either press reply to this email now, or email mariaali@brethertons.co.uk or telephone Maria on 01788 532909 as she is the custodian of the breakfast club attendance list.

Shaun Jardine, Brethertons LLP
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