A really interesting afternoon with LLEP Innovation Board members and CEO of Innovate UK CEO Indro Mukerjee so thanks to University of Leicester for hosting.
Innovation is a key pillar of our economic strategy alongside boosting productivity, sustainability and inclusive growth and is at the heart of how we can help our local economy address our long term issues. Thanks to the leadership of Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL for taking on this strand and helping our Innovation Festival become a key part of the business calendar.
Owner of SajeImpact Andy Reed this month took up his role on the Board of Midlands Engine.
Midlands Engine is the largest regional economy in the UK outside London and the place that 11 million people call home. Our Midlands Engine partnership spans the heart of the UK. Working at scale, we focus on adding value – tackling the things that really matter in our region to drive prosperity for our communities and businesses.
Together, we make sure the Midlands voice is heard and act as a positive agent for economic, social and environmental change, to benefit every single part of our region. We do this through shared intent, collaborative investment and a strong, unified voice, direct to government.
For further details of Midlands Engine click here
Website and new brand go live on first day of Leicestershire Innovation Festival
A new Innovative Leicestershire brand and website launched as the county’s 2023 Innovation Festival got underway at Loughborough University.
The Chair of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) Innovation Board introduced the site before going on to describe a 10-point Delivery Plan to drive forward the regional agenda.
I'm really pleased to say I have agreed to serve another term as Chair of the Sport for Development Coalition.
I took over at the very start of Covid when we headed straight into online meetings and ironically held our Board this week online due to the train strikes.
I really do feel deeply committed to the work of this part of the wider sport sector - where organisations and individuals are making a difference to peoples lives and their opportunities by tackling some of the deepest rooted inequalities and injustices.
As we all return to work and what 2023 holds for us the team at Sajeimpact have looked back at what we did in 2022 and what 2023 might look like!
Andy and Sarah have stepped back from running sajeimpact full time but they are still around to help the team, bring people together for new projects and of course volunteer.
Happy New Year!
We know 2022 was a turbulent year and whilst we hope 2023 will be better we want you to know we will be around offering our help and support whatever the next year throws at us all!
SajeImpact Director and former MP Andy Reed joined a recent EU Cord advocacy Forum in Brussels last week.
Andy and other MPs and former MPs from across Europe joined the forum to speak about becoming a more effective parliamentary lobbyist.
Thousands of young people at risk of becoming involved in crime will be put back on the right track thanks to a new £5 million fund for crime-cutting sports schemes.
Charities across England and Wales will be able to bid for new money to run programmes designed to steer young people away from law-breaking and into positive activities aimed at teaching teamwork, resilience and discipline.
Fabulous quote from Jill Scott MBE on I'm a Celebrity this weekend.
"Being involved in sport, it's not about being involved at an elite level; it's about learning how to win and how to lose, and helping others.. She won because she lived out these values.
After turning out for my local Vets side Birstall RFC last week, I was asked at short notice this week to 'save' a local game between Quorn and Market Harborough as there was no referee available.
After benefitting from 40 years of being part of the #Rugby family and traveling the world it was an obvious choice. Although I have no experience as a Referee like most players I have 'reffed' every game I have played in! stepping in on Saturday to make sure 35 players had a game was nerve wracking and yet enjoyable at the same time. I certainly appreciate all those referees who have put up with my antics over the years on the pitch!
Former Labour MP for Loughborough welcomed the 2022 East Midlands Regional Labour conference to Loughborough University on Saturday 5th November.
He was asked to welcome delegates to the town and the University and introduce Margaret Beckett MP who was the main guest speaker for the morning.
Loughborough remains one of the key marginal seats that will determine who governs after the next General Election and the the sitting Tory MP looks very vulnerable to Labour - especially after her full support was thrown behind Boris Johnson for the latest leadership bid despite him reigning in disgrace only weeks beforehand.
Other guest speakers included Lord Coaker, Jonanthan Ashworth MP and Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Office Minister.
