Advice,
Support and Training
Norfolk
Rural Business Advice Service provides
practical business support and information to
farmers and other rural businesses. Their website
provides information on grants, events and other
sources of advice and support.
Produced
in Norfolk is a producers’
co-operative, promoting food and craft products
genuinely made in the county. Support is provided
to members in reaching customers, networking and
developing supply chains.
Tastes
of Anglia is the East of England’s
regional food group, promoting the food and drink
of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire
and Hertfordshire. Marketing support is provided
to members and Tastes of Anglia Table distributes
produce across the region.
Norfolk
County Council’s Economic Development Unit
works to make a real impact on the Norfolk economy
to encourage its businesses and help the people
who live and work here to maximise their potential.
The unit plays a leading role in Shaping the Future
(www.shaping-the-future.org), a private and public
sector partnership to develop the economy of Norfolk.
Business
Link for Norfolk provide a wide range
of advice to business, through their comprehensive
website, specialist training and events.
WEETU,
the Women’s Employment, Enterprise and Training
Unit, assists women in Norfolk and Waveney to
develop their economic prospects and to improve
access to the local labour market through the
provision of high quality employment and enterprise
support services.
FWAG,
the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, provides
farmers, landowners and others with the best opportunity
for environmental gain through cost effective,
quality solutions.
LEAF,
Linking Environment And Farming, help farmers
to adopt Integrated Crop Management, through demonstration
farms, advice and information.
Regulatory
Trading
Standards departments aim to prevent
consumer problems arising and to put them right
where they do. Specific responsibilities range
from trade descriptions to animal health and welfare.
The central website has advice and guidance for
businesses and consumers. In Norfolk, the service
is delivered by Norfolk
County Council
Environmental Health departments are responsible
for issues affecting living conditions, including
food safety and hygiene. In Norfolk, the service
is delivered by the district councils. The
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
publishes advice and guidance.
Planning (including outdoor advertising) is also
the responsibility of the district council. The
Planning Portal provides detailed
guidance on the regulations. Planning issues may
also involve the County Council Road and Highways
department.
District Councils – North
Norfolk, South
Norfolk, Broadland,
King’s
Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland,
Great
Yarmouth, Norwich.
Business
Associations
FARMA,
the National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association,
supports and accredits farm shops and farmers’
markets as selling genuinely local food. Accredited
shops and markets are listed on their website.
RSA,
the Rural Shops Alliance, is a national association
of village shops. The RSA aims to support, advise,
encourage and lobby on behalf of rural retailers
to become more proactive and professional.
ACS,
the Association of Convenience Stores, is the
retail trade association for the UK convenience
store sector, representing over 32,000 shops.
ACS lobbies on behalf of its members and provides
advice and support.
NFU,
the National Farmers’ Union, represents
the farmers and growers of England and Wales.
Its central objective is to promote successful
and socially responsible agriculture and horticulture,
while ensuring the long term viability of rural
communities.
farm,
“the independent voice of farmers”,
is a campaign group, fighting for a sustainable
future for farming in the UK. As a network of
sustainable farming activists, uniting farmers,
consumers and environmentalists, farm delivers
national public-engaging campaigns on farming
issues.
East
Anglian Brewers is a co-operative
of independent brewers.
Specialist
Associations
Asparagus
Growers’ Association
British
Free Range Egg Producers Association
British
Goose Producers’ Association
The
Guild of Fine Food Retailers
Traditional
Farmfresh Turkey Association
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