August 2018 August 2018 Insight 1 August 2018 August 2018 Disability Awareness Day reaches £1 million milestone for good causes HE annual Disability Awareness Day event held at Walton Gardens, TWarrington, has raised a staggering £1 million for good causes during the past 26 years. Announcing the amount the with a reach of over 574,000 and charity’s Chief Executive Dave over 1.4 million impressions with Thompson said: “Not bad the hashtag #DAD2018 considering fundraising is not the main purpose of Disability On Facebook, 38,000 saw the Awareness Day!” event, 950 people responded, nearly twice as many as last This year’s event, which included year. An internationally known nine events before the big day, personality on YouTube also attracted an estimated 25,000 mentioned Disability Awareness visitors, while the charity managed Day, this had the potential to reach to secure £5,000 match funding out to a further 150,000 people. on offer from Barclays Bank at the Mega Quiz Night. Thanking the numerous volunteers and sponsors who helped put on At the same time Park Royal Hotel the event Dave concluded: “Overall, raised £1,000 at a 25th anniversary I feel it was probably one, if not, Ball, while Warrington South MP the best DAD we have delivered. Faisal Rashid hosted an Evening of At times, we appeared “swan Cultural Diversity. fashion”, gliding smoothly on the Other highlights included an surface, and paddling like mad impromptu moment in the main below the surface dealing with arena with a marriage proposal. various matters.” But Dave’s favourite memory from Trustee and Chamber Director this year’s DAD was watching Gary Skentelbery added: “ What seven-year-old Sam, who has a fanstatic achievement. WDP has severe cerebral palsy “have a go” in become an exemplar charity of how the scuba diving pool. to operate in the face of adversity Dave said: “Our friends at Cheshire during difficult economic times for Scuba Academy were initially lots of small local businesses. worried after Sam shrieked as his dad lowered him into the water, but “Instead of sitting back and there were smiles a plenty when watching grants and donations his mum confirmed the Sam was drying up, they rolled up their expressing his delight.” sleeves and started a trading arm of the charity which has gone from The charity also hit new heights success to success. I am extremly on social media, trending second proud to be a trustee of this great place locally on Twitter after the charity and have always found Dave World Cup….. with 603 Tweets Thompson to be an inspiration.” 2 Insight August 2018 August 2018 From the Chief Executive Colin Daniels UK Shadow Bank Sector The UK’s shadow banking sector has for the first time tried shadow banking, the ONS said is larger than the annual output to quantify the scale of the the actual figure could be much of the British Economy and shadow banking industry – larger. almost as big as RBS’s balance lending and other financial sheet before the financial crisis activities offered by non-banks By comparison traditional UK in 2008. – with a figure of £2.2 trillion banks have combined balance The office for National Statistics But given the complex nature of sheets of £12 trillion. Fewer City Jobs to go to EU Banks, insurers and other financier companies will need to move the EU as a result of Britain’s departure but now the Bank of England fewer jobs than feared on Brexit day, the Bank of England believes. believes it could be fewer. The bank thinks the totals will be at the bottom of the indicated range. If anything it might be slightly below It had expected between 5000 and 10000 jobs would be relocated to that. Households Optimism About Financial Outlook For First Time Since 2014 Households are positive about tracker hit 51.3 in July up from index coming in at 44.6 in July in July but was still among the their future finances for the first 48.2 in June. This is above an Improvement from 43.6 in biggest improvements in the time since 2016, thanks to rising the 50 mark that indicates June. surveys history. wages and softening inflation, optimism rather than gloom. according to the Household Official data showing wages Despite uncertainty about Finance Index compiled by IH5 At the same time families now edging ahead of prices Brexit negotiations, improving Markit. reported a modest but shrinking are backed up by IH5 Markits job security was reported for squeeze on their finances with Survey, it shows pay growth the first time since the survey The financial expectations the headline household finance slowed to a three month low began in 2009. National honour for Priestley College N organisation that helps young people build a future through new Atechnology has honoured Priestley College in Warrington. Apps for Good named the sixth Apps for Good – which aims to form its Education Partner of the produce more able, self-confident, Year in recognition of its efforts collaborative young people – said and achievements in supporting the award for Priestley followed five the charity. years of support. “We are big believers in creating Since the partnership began staff as many opportunities as possible and students have been asked for for our students outside of the feedback on Apps for Good projects classroom and working with Apps as well as taken part in regional for Good provides that,” said tutor Tom Heaton. events that allow students to present their ideas for new phone “Competing in the Apps for Good and tablet apps. awards each year is a highlight for our BTEC IT students, but just Since the partnership began, five being able to give our feedback to teams from Priestley College have an organisation with such a great won through to the national finals mission has been worthwhile for of the Apps for Good competition – us.” winning on one occasion. 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Colin Daniels, Chief Executive Insight 3 August 2018 August 2018 Welcome to Go Earth This is an interview with Martin Berman and Sue Berman, both directors of Go Earth Ltd, their Events and PR Manager Emily Golde-Yorkney and their Office Manager, Karen Kemp Go Earth is a Warrington based company, acting globally, who are Sue: Buying a boat is a commitment of members organisations, including dedicated to helping their clients get the very best deal when buying a – often an expensive one. Whatever some very high end private members boat or yacht. our clients’ budget, we feel everyone clubs in London and elsewhere. should receive a good service. Boaters These have been very well received Chamber of Commerce: Tell us Firstly, there are very many are often very successful people who - and we do not charge anything about Go Earth – how the idea for companies who want to sell you may be spending a lot of money on for delivering them. We are happy your company came about. something. Nothing wrong with that. their hobby. In other walks of life, to receive enquires from anyone However, there was nobody on the they are used to good service. The interested in this. Martin: We have had a link to the side of the buyer though the whole same should apply to boating. So, we water in one form or another for a process. This leads to some people know that we should aim to always I would add that we guide the buyer long time. We have been boaters making expensive mistakes when provide excellent service to them. through the whole process so that ourselves for over two decades, and buying a boat. There was definitely sometimes we help people into I have been a scuba diver for four a ‘gap in the market’ for a company Chamber of Commerce: That’s boating who might otherwise never decades. Our daughter and son-in- firmly on the side of the buyer. Go interesting. How are you ‘on the succeed in getting their boat. side of the buyer’ as you put it? law are both qualified PADI scuba Earth fills that gap. The buyer is our Chamber of Commerce: client. diver instructors. I am also a dinghy Martin: We offer a variety of services Sometimes, of course, one of your sailor – still learning I will readily Secondly, the level of service was to our clients who are buying a boat. clients may decide not to buy admit. So, we got to know the vast sometimes very variable. Some great In each instance, on the services side, anything. variety of companies in the broad we act for the buyer; not the seller. companies out there and frankly Sue: When we started the business, leisure marine industry. However, we some not so great ones. Therefore we We do as much – or as little – as the noticed a gap in the market in two client wants.