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A new event for creative people in Teesside
Posted by James Mills on January 24, 2012 2:10 PM
Refresh Teesside meet at 6pm on the second Wednesday of every month. We meet in the function room upstairs at Capaldi's Restaurant, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
If you would like to attend these free events you must register by going to the official website and clicking 'register'
About the events
In Teesside there are hundreds of creative businesses who can benefit from knowing each other. Many of the businesses are relatively small in size, focusing on a specific skill or service. Everyone can benefit from knowing other professionals in their own trades and networking with other professionals who offer skills and services they may require in the future.
Registration will be between 6 and 6.30pm. We will greet you and ensure you are registered. At 6.30pm there will be an introduction to the event with any announcements. After this, it's up to you to get out of the event what you want.
There will be developers with their laptops out sharing code and working on problems. There will be freelance developers and designers looking to connect with agencies. There will be photographers looking to offer their services to others. There will be business owners who may be recruiting. Most importantly there will be creative people networking with their peers.
There will be light food, kindly provided by Capaldi's, during the evening. The bar will be open. The event officially finishes at 9pm. We look forward to seeing you there, if you have any questions then send us a tweet or an email.
About Refresh Teesside
Refresh Teesside follows the manifesto of other Refreshing Cities around the world. However, we have decided to open the events up to more than just designers and developers. We welcome all those who work in the creative industry including: photographers, marketing, printers, designers, developers etc. We made this decision in recognition of the importance of digital communities working closely together and increasing their understanding of other's work, thus reaping the mutual benefits of collaboration.
More information on the official website
Direct link to register for the January 2012 event
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How the Tides have Turned: Young People Take the Lead in Teaching North East Communities about Flood Resilience
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Posted by ClimateNE on January 20, 2012 1:42 PM
By Harriet 20.01.2012
Flooding is a large and ever-increasing problem, with 19,167 properties at risk in the North East of England alone. (Figure from: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_178773).
But...If we take precautionary measures, then we can minimise the risks to ourselves and to our communities. As your Granny always told you, FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED!
In order to achieve community resilience, we need to be able to raise awareness of flood risk and motivate our community, including local businesses, to take action.
A great way to do this is through our schools. Schools are at the heart of our communities and are therefore well-placed to deliver meaningful and co-ordinated community engagement, drawing in support from a range of professional partners to tackle locally pertinent issues.
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Wishing you a prosperous and climate resilient 2012!
Posted by ClimateNE on December 22, 2011 10:30 AM
Posted by Jen
2011 has marked an exciting and successful time for ClimateNE; we kick-started a number of services that aim to help and support businesses identify if they are at risk to climate change, build resilience, save money, and identify commercial opportunities.
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What is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?
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Posted by ClimateNE on December 16, 2011 12:51 PM
Posted by Jen
Forward-thinking businesses must not only consider how to reduce their environmental impact, but also how to adapt and build resilience to the expected impacts of climate change as part of their wider business model.
The former is known as mitigation and the latter as adaptation. And clarification on this is very often sought. So, what is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?
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Bringing North East businesses together in a way that works
Posted by ClimateNE on December 9, 2011 12:21 PM
Posted by Jen
I have already blogged about ConnectFriday, a new way to bring North East businesses together to build relations and collaborate on the green, climate resilient and low-carbon agenda, and I'm really excited that we're going ahead with a second event in the New Year.
The first event, which we hosted in November, was met with fantastic feedback and a request that ConnectFriday events take place every other month.
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No quick fix for North East manufacturing
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Posted by Deloitte Newcastle on December 8, 2011 11:43 AM
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures this week showing the UK manufacturing sector shrank by 0.7pc in October. Manufacturing output was also revised down for September to just 0.1pc growth from a previous estimate of 0.2pc.
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How can businesses help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change?
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Posted by ClimateNE on November 30, 2011 1:16 PM
• Young people in Brazil use mobile phones and digital technology to help map areas of risk, which in turn, feed into community-level emergency response strategies, such as dealing with the effects of flooding and landslides.
• The creation of cyclone-proof schools in Madagascar with water supplies that provide access to clean, safe drinking water in times of extreme weather events.
These two examples are just some of the ways that businesses are working with UNICEF on the 'Climate Positive for Children' project, whereby companies are helping their future employees, customers and stakeholders become more resilient to a changing climate, particularly in parts of the world being hardest hit by climate change.
More locally, did you know that in the North East of England, schools and young people have been leading on collaborative, community-wide climate change adaptation projects since 2009?
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