Be A Part of Coastal STEMfest2016
Addressing the Skills Gap
Now is your chance to sign your business up to become a part of the Coastal STEMfest, supported by a number of partners including the CWS Partnership. It will be taking place during February and March 2016.
The Coastal STEMfest aims to inspire the next generation to study and build careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, and to develop the skills needed to drive the economy in the future.
There are many different ways for you to get involved and for more information click HERE
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Digital Connectivity Grants
Improving Broadband Speeds
Business estates or clusters of businesses across West Sussex have until 15 January 2016 to apply to the new Digital Connectivity Grant Programme which will provide up to 40 per cent of the capital costs of getting connected to superfast broadband. The funding comes from Coast to Capital’s Local Growth Fund under their ‘Growth is Digital’ priority project.
£225,000 is being made available as part of this pilot grant project, developed by a number of partners including the CWS Partnership. The fund is to improve connectivity for groups of businesses in West Sussex that are without access to superfast broadband. Find out MORE
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Enterprise Adviser Pilot Launched
Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership LEP is pleased to announce the launch of its new Enterprise Adviser pilot to support local careers education in schools and colleges across Coastal West Sussex. Read MORE
Coastal Revival Fund
It has been announced that a number of projects in Coastal West Sussex were successful and have been granted part of the government’s £3m Coastal Revival Fund. The projects include Bognor Regis Heritage Quarter, Start Station at Bognor Regis Railway Station and Shoreham Fort. The CWS Partnership, now a Coastal Communities Team, will help these projects to move forward.Find out MORE.
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The Big Bang @ Butlin’s, Bognor Regis is the culmination of the Coastal STEMfest. It will be an inspirational day of science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for secondary school pupils.
If you would like to get involved with the Big Bang @ Butlin’s, please email Estelle Whewell at
coastalstemfest@brighton.ac.ukor telephone 01273 642062.
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Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership has announced that Jonathan Sharrock
will succeed Ron Crank as its next Chief Executive in January 2016. Mr Sharrock has spent twelve years as a senior civil servant in the Department for Transport delivering high profile Government policy to support economic development.
As Chief Executive of Coast to Capital, he will be responsible for delivering the LEP’s business plan to transform business and economic performance through the region’s Growth Deal.
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Chichester College Principal Shelagh Legrave OBE and a member of the CWS Partnership board has been appointed to serve as aDeputy Lieutenant for the County of West Sussex. The Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Mrs Susan Pyper, made the announcement in November.
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