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Chris Smart of Creative Solutions in Portland and part of Charity Support has signed up to support Julia’s House.  He is running the Amsterdam marathon in October 08 and also the great south run in the same month, he is also hoping to hear soon if he has a place in the 2009 London Marathon which he completed in 2008.

Julia’s house is an outstanding charity and is well worth the support that people give them, Julia’s House is Dorset’s only hospice dedicated to children with life-limiting conditions. The majority of the children that they care for are unlikely to live beyond the age of 18.

The children’s hospice complements the work of the Julia’s House Community Team, which consists of 60 nurses and carers who travel the county, providing life-changing support for families in their own homes. In 2007, the charity provided more that 7,400 hours of care for Dorset’s children. 

If you would like to show your appreciation please sponsor Chris on his Justgiving page and you can also keep up with his Charity events by visiting his website Charity Support.

He thanks all supporters in advance.

Entries for contest are urged: be in it to win it ENTER the Open 4 Business Excellence Awards now - that is the message for businesses in south and west Dorset.

The deadline for entries in the Weymouth Football Club sponsored contest is this Friday, September 12 at 5pm.

Members of the Open 4 Business steering group which met recently included Gareth Jones from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, Bob Moore from West Dorset District Council and Robert Firth from Dorset County Council. All three councils have given cash sponsorship and staff time to ensure the festival goes ahead.

Others included Julie Cleaver from Popcorn Marketing, Christine Collins from Business Link, Roy Griffiths and Chris Smart from Creative Solutions, Nicci Hill from Enterprise Training, Karenlee Knott from the Enterprise Connection, James Tourgout from the Dorset Echo and Barry White from Humphries Kirk.

Sign up for events, enter the awards and buy awards dinner tickets from the Open 4 Business website: www.o4business.co.uk.

THE AWARDS

Business of the Year Award sponsored by Weymouth Football Club Innovation in Business Award sponsored by Poundbury Systems First Time in Business Award sponsored by Enterprise Connection.

Learning in the Workplace Award sponsored by Enterprise Training Excelling in Customer Service Award sponsored by Champagne Video Community Responsibility Award sponsored by Business Link Small Business of the Year Award sponsored by Weymouth Football Club.

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Recently I changed my car and like many others before me decided that I could probably get a better price for it than the garage was prepared to offer me in part exchange by selling it private.

As marketing is my game I quickly put together some notices for the windscreen and went to place it in a well known strategic location on Dorchester Road, Weymouth. To my surprise I found a notice banning used car sales from my favourite spot so the thinking cap had to go on.

After riding around town for a few hours with no new locations springing up a thought occured to me - how about holding a used car for sale event on a Sunday morning where private sellers and traders wishing to offload older stock could showcase their vehicles in one place rather than spread out all over town.

I think I have found a venue so if anyone else thinks this is a good idea please give me a call on 07976 425719.

In the meantime if you would like to solve my problem in a more direct manner I am trying to sell a Toyota Celica 1.8VVTi (140bhp version) Premium + Sports Packs, Full Toyota Service History, Very recent MOT, 55,000 miles, full leather seats, very sleek looks and great to drive.

So make me an offer I can’t refuse.

Roy Griffiths
Managing Director - 07976 425719

 How inspiring has the success of the British Olympic team been to the nation.  Well for me it has, having run the Flora London Marathon last year, which was a fantastic experience and well worth all the pain just to be part of it.  I have signed up for the Amsterdam marathon which is on the 19Th October 08.

I am lucky at work that the MD Roy Griffiths supports me and allows me to train.  I am also waiting to see if i have been successful in a ballot running position for next years London Marathon.

 I will be running the Amsterdam marathon for a very worthy cause, that being Julias house.

Please find below my stats for the 2008 marathon

Flora London Marathon 2008 Results

runner details

Name

SMART, CHRISTOPHER R (GBR)

Runner No.:

40218

TOTAL

Position (overall): 18664

Position (gender): 14752

Position (age group):2786

Finish time: 4:27:09