News in Brief: Rhubarb garden gets just desserts; Audiences Yorkshire re-brands; and more
WELCOME to Yorkshire’s rhubarb crumble and custard garden was the cream of the crop at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show after being awarded a silver medal.
The courtyard garden celebrates the best in Yorkshire produce and craftmanship and is a quirky take on the classic dish, inspired by Yorkshire’s own rhubarb triangle, featuring an overflowing bowl of rhubarb crumble and custard and a giant wooden spoon.
Chief executive Gary Verity said: “This garden celebrates everything that is great about Yorkshire. It is a real slice of what Yorkshire has to offer visitors; it has quality and iconic craftmanship, world renowned food, stunning scenery and of course, a dollop of our wonderful humour. We’re absolutely delighted that we will be bringing the garden and the silver medal back to Yorkshire with us.”
The garden, which also received a royal visit from the Queen, will make a triumphant return to Yorkshire at the Great Yorkshire Show in July before taking up permanent residence at RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate.
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AUDIENCES Yorkshire, the UK’s oldest audience development agency, has unveiled its new name, corporate identity and website in a move to mark a new era for audience development.
The specialist agency for the arts will now be known as &Co to reflect the organisation’s sphere of influence growing beyond Yorkshire.
It is hoped the rebrand will act as a catalyst to increase business in previously untapped markets.
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A BUSINESSMAN is on a mission to help workers combat stress.
Harjit Chana, of ope consulting in Baildon, is offering coaching surgeries, designed to support people before they get into difficulty and help keep them motivated.
The surgeries take the form of a drop in centre, held on an employers site and aimed at workers and middle management and senior leadership.
Mr Chana said: “Stress in the workplace is on the rise, thanks to the recession, according to a new study from the mental health charity Mind. A survey of 2,000 people found that half reported that morale at work was low, one in 10 had visited their GP for treatment for mental health problems as a result of recession-related stress, and one in five had developed depression as a result of pressures at work.”
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A COST reduction specialist has helped cold store operator Partner Logistics avoid feeling the chill of new site expenses, saving them thousands through their purchasing expertise.
South Yorkshire-based facilities management company Benzina installed new communications systems and a high voltage power supply for Partner Logistics, an automated warehouse and supply chain operator with premises in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire – and saved them £11,000 on their original proposal.
Benzina, which works to reduce operating costs and help companies relocate without the stress, installed three miles of cabling and provided essential market knowledge for the storage capacity, which will hold around 91,000 palettes.
