Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs has been supporting the childcare sector throughout the Covid-19 lockdown with sector specific business support, including emergency planning and funding. Following the announcement that childcare settings will be able to increase the number of children they care for, they are now supporting childcare settings with their plans to re-open including the following: network webinars – 8 free network webinars to be delivered in August to support the Childcare Sector which...
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The Welsh Government have pledged to support everyone to find work, education or training or help to start their own business as it launched a £40 million skills and jobs fund. The package will provide: more than £20 million to incentivise employers to recruit and retain 5,000 apprentices, increase the capacity of traineeship programmes and support more graduates to access work experience, work tasters and paid work placements almost £9 million to help workers access...
The UK Government have issued guidance on the following: If you’re in the UK and your leave expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020 If you’re working for the NHS If you’re outside the UK If you’re applying to enter the UK or remain on the basis of family or private life If you want to cancel your visa Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
Get more help with registration, eligibility and how to offer the discount for the ‘Eat Out to Help Out Scheme’. Eligible establishments are those in which food is sold for immediate on-premises consumption. This could include: restaurants cafés public houses that serve food hotel restaurants restaurants and cafes within tourist attractions, holiday sites and leisure facilities dining rooms within members’ clubs workplace and school canteens For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
On December 31 2020 the UK transition period with the EU will end, and the UK will operate a full, external border as a sovereign nation. The UK government has launched a consultation on the 2025 UK Border Strategy and the consultation seeks views on how new digital systems can improve trader and traveller experience and make the UK more secure. The consultation closes on 28 August 2020. For further information please visit the GOV.UK...
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: innovation international trade sustainable development promoting opportunity through social mobility What happens if your company wins If you win you’ll be: invited to a Royal reception presented with the award at your company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing...
Tourist accommodation with shared facilities, such as camping sites and all hotels will be able to re-open from Saturday 25 July 2020 as will underground attractions, marking the full re-opening of Wales’ visitor attractions. New rules making it compulsory to wear a face covering on public transport, including taxis will also come into effect on Monday 27 July 2020. This is the latest in the phased re-opening of Wales’ hospitality, leisure and retail sectors. In...
Respond and reimagine grants offer funding from £10,000 to £50,000, provide funding to help museums, galleries and cultural organisations respond to immediate challenges connected to the Covid-19 crisis, and offer support to adapt and reimagine ways of working for the longer-term future. Applications are welcomed from UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives that: ordinarily have spaces for the public to visit and experience the visual arts or other object-based collections, this could...
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are introducing the following temporary fee changes from 30 July 2020 to 31 March 2021 in relation to patents, trade marks and registered designs: fees for extensions of time will be zero there will be no surcharge for payment of a patent application fee after the date of filing fees to apply for reinstatement and restoration will be zero for patents and designs, there will be no surcharge for late...
Innovate UK has announced a new wave of the Women in Innovation Awards to find and support the UK’s most promising female innovators to develop their ideas and scale up their businesses. Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a briefing event which will give further information about the scope for the competition and the application process, as well as offering the opportunity to network with other Women in Innovation, and have the...