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The year to date has been a fantastic one. Weve seen a
number of new businesses make their home at Edwinstowe
house, and existing businesses within the property continue
to grow. With a large variety of businesses now in the
building we wanted to establish a newsletter that would give
you a platform to deliver your news, learn about others, and
remain updated with the improvement works taking place.
As you are aware we have exciting plans for improving the
property that we will start implementing over the coming
months. An order has now been placed for the new windows,
and an order is pending for the new heating system. We will
liaise with you all individually to put a works programme in
place that ensures there is minimal impact to your businesses
during the improvement works.
On Thursday 17th September, 3:30pm,
Edwinstowe House, in collaboration with Dot
Graphics will be hosting a hog roast (with
vegetarian alternatives) especially for Edwinstowe
House tenants.
The hog roast will be complimentary, and there
will be no cost for attending. You are more than
welcome to bring along your partners, and
business guests.
The hog roast hopes to emulate the success of last
years barbecue event, and will be a great
opportunity for businesses to meet with one
another in an informal environment.

On a personal note I am delighted that Edwinstowe House
will be jointly sponsoring the Major Oak Woodland Festival
this month (12th & 13th September), celebrating one of
Nottinghamshires most iconic landmarks. Being based in the
heart of Sherwood Forest we get to see first-hand the
fantastic effect the Major Oak has on the local community,
and we are excited to be positioned alongside the festival.
-Tom Woodhead-
The restaurant will be open as normal throughout
the day and during the hog roast, for you to
purchase any additional items to go with your
cooked food.
We will be sending further information and an
RSVP in due course. So please save the date. We
hope to see you all there.

Edwinstowe House would like to offer a warm welcome to its newest tenants, moving into the property this quarter;

Upbeat Design are a creative design company that cares. They help their many and varied clients
to market their products and services across a wide variety of media, whether digitally for online
marketing or printed in some form for offline marketing. A strong emphasis on listening to the
needs of each client ensures they design appropriate solutions for maximum effect and ROI.
Customer service is a key strength and something for which they have won awards for. Upbeats
experience is deep and wide, and has seen them working with a wide range of clients, from
startups to larger corporates across all sectors. Should you need a logo, leaflet, exhibition stand,
a website, or anything else you can think of to let the world know what you have to offer, please
get in touch - or as they say, get Upbeat!

ACS specialises in HVAC & R energy reduction and equipment lifecycle cost enhancement
services, with over 20 years of experience across all sectors. Their extensive experience allows
them to ensure your HVAC & R systems are maintained correctly and operating efficiently. Their
no-nonsense practical approach in carrying out procedures means their clients can rest assured
that they do everything they can to help them achieve lower running costs and better
performance from their HVAC & R equipment.
 Robert Woodhead Ltd is
embarking on an
extensive programme of
improvement and
refurbishment works at
over 30 schools
throughout
Nottinghamshire.
The programme of works (funded by Nottinghamshire
County Council) will impact on learning and recreational
facilities at the schools, benefitting almost 7,000 pupils.
The project has been secured through the East Midlands
Property Alliance (empa ii) Minor Works Framework on
behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. The aim of
empa, which was formed by local authorities in the East
Midlands, is to improve the procurement and delivery of
construction projects and property maintenance for public
sector bodies saving time and money for them and in turn
for council taxpayers.
Mark Maisey, Team Leader at Robert Woodhead, said:
For some of the schools were working with, its about
upgrading the facilities that are already in place and
ensuring the buildings can provide a safe and secure
environment for both the staff and pupils. For others we
are adapting or extending buildings to enable the school
to deliver new or improved programmes for their pupils.
One of the key elements in the success of the programme
delivery is the early involvement, close collaboration and
design development between Robert Woodhead Ltd and
Nottinghamshire County Council. The collaboration will
deliver exceptional facilities across the schools and has
been made possible through using the empa ii Minor
Works Framework.
The schools programme is expected to be finished by the
end of the year. You can find out more information
regarding the programme, and other Robert Woodhead
Ltd projects here.
A group of SkillForce
students from Caldicot
have become the first in
Wales to complete the
Junior Princes Award. In
doing so, they featured
in a full page article in
the Forest of Dean and
Wye Valley Review
newspaper and on the
local news.
The newspaper article, titled, Royal Approval for
youngsters skills praised the work of SkillForce and
the Junior Princes Award as students from Caldicot
School and Castle Park Primary School completed their
final challenges for the Award. Skillforce Royal Patron,
Prince William, sent the following well wishes to the
students which was read by SkillForce Chief Executive,
Ben Slade: As Royal Patron of SkillForce, I would like to
congratulate all of you for completing the first Junior
Princes Award programme in Wales. By giving up your
time to work on various projects and challenges you
have all developed the important skills of team work,
discipline and responsibility. I hope you are enormously
proud of what you have achieved in earning this
award.
The activities as part of the award involve building a
bridge and trying to stop water escaping from a leaky
pipe. Castle Park pupil, Logan McGregor, said, Ive
enjoyed it; there was a lot of team work and a lot of
resilience needed but we got along very well and we
managed to get through it.
The water challenge was very hard; I got soaked, lots of
people got soaked trying to stop the water from coming
out.
Head of Castle Park Kay Ford said, Its been really good
for the transition to secondary school and has helped
them to become more independent and confident
individuals.
 On Tuesday 8th
September, SGW Safety &
Security Limited will be
running a Security Projects
Course (Physical Security)
from Edwinstowe House.
This course is designed for individuals who are or will be in
the future exposed to undertaking security surveys, those
involved in planning a major CCTV surveillance and/or
Security System project, or for those responsible for
managing a significant security budget.
The course content includes a module based approach to
project delivery and maintenance.
When
Tuesday September 8th, 2015 at 9:00 AM
To
Thursday September 10th, 2015 at 5:00 PM
You can find more information regarding the course here.
On 15th September, SGW will also be running the course
from the Grand Millennium Hotel, Dubai. To find out more
about this course click here, or alternatively please contact
Kate Whitehouse.
Philosophy in practice is back at Edwinstowe House for
another 10 weeks! Open to Everyone, this popular non-
academic course draws on sources of wisdom from East
and West, past and present.
The ten weekly sessions at Edwinstowe House, starting
23rd September (6:00 pm - 8:15 pm) explore central human
questions through discussion, practical observation,
conversation and reflection in good company.
All that is needed is an open and enquiring mind.
Free courses have limited availability and need to be
booked on line. For more information, or to book your
place click here.
On 30th September, 6.00pm 7.30pm at
Edwinstowe House, Echium World will be hosting a
regular gardening group giving you the opportunity to
discuss and talk about all things gardening!
You may know Echium World from the fantastic work
they have carried out at Edwinstowe House. The
Echium World team are specialist growers of Echium
plants, and have a unique collection of over 20
varieties of Echiums. Their hard work has recently
been recognised in the prestigious country life
magazine where they were featured on a double page
spread.
They will be sharing all their invaluable gardening
knowledge, so whether you want gardening tips, or
want to socialise with like-minded people this new
gardening group could be for you!
ALL WELCOME! Includes presentation Plants
Pollinators. First meeting FREE of charge.
Please contact 07957602073
or email
echiumworld@gmail.com
for more information or to
book your place.
Do you have news you want to share?
If you have any business related news, editorials,
events, promotions, or successes stories that youd
like to share with the building, wed love to hear
them.
The newsletter will be produced on a quarterly basis,
and if you would like your business stories featured in
the next edition, or if you have a piece that would be
perfect for the feature article please email them
through to schapman@edwinstowe-house.co.uk.
We will aim to feature as many business articles as
possible. If for any reason we cannot feature your
news we will contact you to let you know.

Darren Toms Clumber Consultancy
Over the last few years charities have been handed a formidable task of
coping with Government austerity measures and reduced funding
opportunities. Charities that still operate Final Salary pension schemes
will find it difficult over the next 12 months to fund such generous
employee benefits alongside reduced charity funding opportunities. Its
clear that many charities are facing this issue, as government cut-backs have
led to significant reductions in the funds available to charities and
Roger Betts ICS community groups.

On top of the cut backs in funding, charities are facing the same issues as any organisation with a final salary pension scheme dire triannual
valuation results as bond yields reduced significantly in 2014, in some cases adding more than 1 million onto pension scheme balance
sheets. Add in the cost of the new flexible retirement arrangements, increasing annuity and Auto Enrolment costs, its clear that 2015/2016 is
going to be an exceptionally difficult year for charities running such pension schemes.

Darren Toms, from Edwinstowe House based Clumber Consultancy, talks to Roger Betts, Director of Integrated Community Solutions (also
based at Edwinstowe House), who specialises in obtaining funding for community projects, and Clive Everitt, Head of Recovery & Insolvency
at Shaw Gibbs, about the issues surrounding charities, funding and pension schemes.

Many organisations have relied on the Local Authority Grant-in-Aid award to cover their basic running costs each year, so have been
particularly hard hit by the cuts in this area. Roger Betts, Director of Integrated Community Solutions recommends that charities and
community groups:
Plan well ahead (3 to 5 years) and produce a coherent Income & Funding Strategy
Always ensure that any funding applications are of a very high quality and get help if required
Be aware of grant award lead times often 9-12 months from the date of submission!
Consider the percentage chances of success with each application
Initiate smarter and more efficient ways of working to reduce the reliance on grant funding
Promptly recognise when the charity has a problem and seek professional help before its too late!

Before the pension scheme deficit is addressed the long term viability and financial strength of the charity must be reviewed. Clive Everitt,
Head of Recovery & Insolvency at Shaw Gibbs says; Reduction of funding and the need to make substantial increases in contributions to fund
a final salary pension scheme can severely impact on a charitys long term viability, but by working together constructively and acting in good
time it is possible to preserve and protect the objectives of the charities concerned.

A deficit to a pension scheme may be a contingent liability but it (the pension scheme) is still a creditor deserving of a duty of care by
Trustees. The overriding requirement is that all creditors, however the debt may have arisen, are treated equally and fairly. Trustees risk
claims of wrongful trading or breach of fiduciary duty if they get this wrong and the end result is that the outcome for the pension scheme is
worsened by the actions of the Trustees of the charity when compared to how other creditors are treated.

The key point is to get the right advice and to act in good time. Most Insolvency Practitioners will be happy to meet with Trustees of a
charity on a pro bono basis to outline their duties to creditors and give guidance on the correct steps to take.

Once the future funding opportunities of the charity are agreed, then the pension scheme deficit needs to be managed by producing and
agreeing a recovery plan between the Trustees of the Scheme and the charity. At the same time, the charity needs to also consider the
Schemes long term viability, and whether it can continue to offer its employees such a generous workplace pension.
If not, the following options should be considered for the Scheme:

Closing the Scheme to new entrants

Closing the Scheme to everyone and managing the Scheme in a paid up format
Closing the Scheme and funding it until wind-up can be afforded and members benefits bought out in full with an annuity provider.

Darren Toms of Clumber Consultancy also adds that Trustees need to be mindful that a pension is part of an employees remuneration and
employment package, so any changes need to be handled in accordance with employment law. It is therefore really important to understand
the legal structure of the Scheme and in particular the s75 debt trigger within the Scheme Rules, as any knee jerk changes to the membership
or the Scheme, could result in the full buy-out debt becoming immediately due on the charity.

Charities concerned about funding and pension scheme deficits and the impact of new pension legislation are welcome to contact Darren
Toms, Roger Betts and Clive Everitt for further advice.
Please note that this article does not constitute financial advice, and charities should
take professional advice taking into account their individual circumstances.
 Two members of the Nurture Enterprise team, Jason James and
Jake Hales, and three employees of Robert Woodhead Ltd, Nathan
Carlton, Tony Robinson, and James Allen will be taking part in the
Robin Hood Half Marathon in Nottingham on the 27th September
2015, raising funds for Edwinstowe House tenant SkillForce.

SkillForce is a charity that works in partnership with schools,

drawing upon the skills of predominantly ex-forces personnel, to
inspire young people to succeed.

L to R; Zoe Summerfield, Dan King, Sam Sargent, Mat Hall,

Since 2000, SkillForce has changed the lives of 50,000 young
James Allen, Zippy AKA Tony Robinson, Fay Paterson
people in the UK, engaging the hard-to-reach, developing their
skills and preparing them for their next steps in education, work or training. SkillForces approach is to engage,
prepare and develop, helping young people take the next steps in their lives.

Robert Woodheads entry in the half-marathon is part of the charitable partnership between Robert Woodhead &
Skillforce which will see them both support education and schools projects across Nottinghamshire. Employees
from Woodhead chose SkillForce as its charity for 2015, from a shortlist of worthwhile organisations and have
already taken part in fundraising activities, with teams of colleagues completing the Big Fun Run 5k at Colwick
Country Park (pictured above). If you would like to make a donation towards the half-marathon theres still time!

Edwinstowe House will jointly be sponsoring the Major Oak

Woodland Festival alongside Robert Woodhead Ltd.

The event held over two days, September 12th & 13th, will
see dozens of stallholders, craftspeople and demonstrations
grace Sherwood Forest for the second annual Major Oak
Woodland Festival. The event is a celebration of the forest as
traditional and modern woodland crafts and skills are displayed
and celebrated in the historic forest.

Councilor John Knight, Committee Chairman for Culture at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: Last year was
the first year we hosted this event to celebrate 60 years of Sherwood Forest as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
and it was such a success we have decided to host it again. We are very pleased that Robert Woodhead Ltd and
Edwinstowe House will sponsor the Major Oak Woodland Festival. They are local companies with a strong track
record within their respective industries.

Edwinstowe House is delighted to be sponsoring the Major Oak Woodland festival and celebrating one of
Nottinghamshires most iconic landmarks. Supporting the festival is part of our ongoing commitment to
Edwinstowe. It is a wonderful occasion, and one we are very proud to have an active role in. Edwinstowe House
and Robert Woodhead Ltd will be exhibiting over the weekend, directly next to the Major Oak so please drop by
from 10.00am 5.00pm on the Saturday and Sunday.

Click here for more information regarding the Major Oak Woodland festival.