Tag: Covid Business Impact
Pandemic cidery crowdfunding exceeds target by more than 400% THE owners of a family-run cidery in Warwickshire have unveiled plans for the expansion after a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign exceeded their targets by more than 400%. Jolyon and Charlotte Olivier are growing their award-winning Napton Cidery after selling more than £170k worth of shares in […]
Triumphant brass band welcome greets the first returning guests at Winchcombe Farm Holidays A FANFARE welcome awaited the first guests arriving back at Winchcombe Farm on Monday, marking the end of the latest six-month closure for the business. The five-star glamping retreat, in Upper Tysoe, greeted guests with an exclusive brass band concert by their […]
The owners of an award-winning family-run cidery in Warwickshire have launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help mount a post-pandemic recovery of their business. Jolyon and Charlotte Olivier are inviting supporters to apply for at least £40,000 in shares of Napton Cidery following the success of their first round of investment two years ago. […]
Three local businesses that rose to the challenges of the pandemic have been recognised with a new special award. The first COVID-Resilience Leamington Business Awards, organised by Talk Business UK, were held as part of a virtual ceremony hosted by local DJ Kirsty Leahy from Noisegate Media Studio in Leamington on Friday night. As well as a special performance […]
New Business, New Baby & Coping With Loss – All In Lockdown! A Warwick couple are toasting the success of their new wine business – despite overcoming two lockdowns, redundancy and a personal tragedy. Paul Rowe and Lucy Scrivens, from Hatton Park, are enjoying a busy start for BRC Collective which they partly attribute to […]
A celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, lists among its guest judges Birmingham-born Michelin star chef Glyn Purnell and chef-turned-restaurateur Andreas Antona, founder […]
A celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, lists among its guest judges Birmingham-born Michelin star chef Glyn Purnell and chef-turned-restaurateur Andreas Antona, […]
2020 has been a year full of unusual and unpredictable changes to the way we live and work. Our communities have seen businesses temporarily close and then some, more permanently. As we all look towards this year ending and into the new year and the new opportunities it represents, we want to take the time […]
Acorn Academy Coaching – From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Do Grow If we take the current global pandemic out of the scenario, modern life is still full of plenty of stressors. Coping with stress and hardships can leave a great weight upon our shoulders and can severely limit our ability to cope with the pressures […]
Nominations close next week for the preliminary phase of the new Leamington Business Awards which recognises COVID resilience across the region. The seventh – and newly named – Leamington Business Resilience Awards, introduces three additional categories recognising Business Resilience, Business Pivoting and Lockdown Hero. Established in 2014, the LBAs champion and celebrate the […]
Popular clothing retailer Albie & Lonnie’s is forging ahead with plans to expand to a second location despite the latest coronavirus lockdown. The Rugby-based business has had to postpone plans to open the doors to its second store in Market Harborough until after the four-week lockdown but still plans to wow the town with its range […]
The owner of a new Leamington restaurant which suffered huge delays to its opening, has vowed it’s here to stay despite hanging up the closed sign for the start of a second national lockdown this week. We Love Pizza finally launched in September despite taking over the lease of the Regent Street unit in February […]
THE LEAMINGTON BUSINESS RESILIENCE AWARDS As of Friday 9th October, nominations are now being invited to recognise COVID Resilience, as part of a new-look preliminary event for next year’s Leamington Business Awards. Newly named The Leamington Business Resilience Awards, the seventh annual event will see the introduction of three additional categories recognising Business Resilience, Business […]
The Next Step For Molly Olly’s Wishes When Rachel Ollerenshaw collected the keys for an office building in Swan Street, Warwick, it unlocked a whole new chapter for her charity. The premises, the first dedicated HQ for Molly Olly’s Wishes, has opened its doors just weeks before Rachel’s late daughter – and inspiration behind the […]
Our Partner Amanda Chalmers Goes On A Staycation At Warwickshire’s Most Luxurious Glamping Site. Here’s What She Had To Stay About Their Newest Woodland Lodge… The phrase five-star luxury is a much-overused one when it comes to holiday accommodation. But never have I before considered it an inadequate description for somewhere I’ve stayed . . […]