Jonathan Goring’s final day on the road to Cannes

Jonathan Goring is taking part in the Cycle to Cannes charity challenge, an annual six day 1500km cycling endurance event…

Eat, cycle, eat, cycle, sleep. . . That's all I've been doing for the past week.

1500km in five days, finishing today. Definitely one of the hardest things I have ever done. We started with 90 cyclists all eager to push themselves to the limit and raise over 150k for charity. About ten crazy people will do the whole thing!!!

The scenery; mountains, vineyards and countryside, has been sensational. The weather has been awesome.

Thank you everyone who has supported my charity, over The Wall. Please check out my web site . . . And remember its not too late to donate.

Regards from Aix en Provence and I'll blog from Cannes.

Thanks

Jonathan

Links:

• Watch videos from the Cycle to Cannes journey, and MIPIM on Estates Gazette's website
• See photos on Cycle to Cannes' flickr page
• Make a donation to the Over The Wall Charity

Jonathan Goring’s first day on the road to Cannes

Jonathan Goring is taking part in the Cycle to Cannes charity challenge, an annual six day 1500km cycling endurance event - “…probably the closest an amateur cyclist will get to feeling like a "pro" having full support, rolling road closures and covering up to 300km a day.”

Here’s the latest from his trip…

“Well I survived the first day, relatively unscathed. Legs . . Check . . Bottom . . Check. Short trip 100k. . . Check . . Sleep . . . Oops. It's 4 am uk time and we are off again in an hour. Calais to Dijon, 300k. . . . I hope.”

Jonathan is raising money for Over the Wall, a charity which provides respite care for sick children and their families. Make a donation

Capita Symonds at BSEC 2010 - Post 1

A brisk start to BSEC at its new home for 2010 at ExCel.

Putting aside the usual delegate complaints about travel problems getting to the Docklands venue, the first few hours have been well attended and emphasised BSEC's place as the conference/exhibition for school design, as it has been for the last few years.

Has the event lost anything in its move from Manchester Central (its 'bulging-at-the-seams' home in previous years)? The jury's still out on that one - its certainly larger but maybe that's not everything.

Highlights today include Capita Symonds' Richard Woods speaking at a live online debate today 2.30pm - Join the debate

We've put some photos on Flickr - have a look!

More photos and commentary to come over the two days.

Jonathan Goring Cycles to Cannes

Dear All

I am taking part in the Cycle to Cannes charity challenge which is an annual 6-day 1500km cycling endurance event. It is probably the closest an amateur cyclist will get to feeling like a "pro" having full support, rolling road closures and covering up to 300km a day….

My chosen charity is Over the Wall, a small but incredibly deep reaching charity which provides respite care for sick kids and their families. OTW allows sick kids or their brothers and sisters to take a well earned break from the routine of hospitals and home visits which often rules their lives; it provides a wild time for kids to be kids in one of OTW's summer camps. Last year 600 kids and families benefited and OTW's plan is to increase this year on year and make a lasting impact on the lives of the 17,000 children with serious illness in the UK.

Find out more about Over the Wall on their website

Visit my charity web page to make a donation

Find out more about Cycle2Cannes

My aim is to raise at least £3,000 so your support would be greatly appreciated.

With best wishes.

Jonathan
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We'll hopefully be keeping you up to date with Jonathan's progress via our blog. Watch this space.

Wear Red for RedR

The Cwmbran office raised £185 at this year’s Wear Red for RedR Day.

The original concept of RedR was to create a register of carefully selected and trained engineers who could be called on at short notice to work with front-line relief agencies, either on secondment from their regular employer or as a full time aid relief worker.

The charity, which started in the UK, has evolved into an international federation of RedRs that provide a host of specialist training and recruitment services for all the major aid agencies.

For further information about Capita Symonds' involvement with RedR contact David Price

Sponsored walk for Haiti

Carwyn Davies from our Glamorgan office recently took park in a sponsored walk to raise money for Haiti.

Carwyn was part of a group of intrepid walkers who climbed Penyfan, Cribyn, Corn De and Fan y Big in the Brecon Beacons.

The climb, which took four gruelling hours in extremely foggy and cold conditions, raised over £1000 (including a £300 contribution from Capita Symonds).

Capita Symonds' Blackburn office sponsor Accrington Stanley Centre of Excellence

The next generation of Accrington Stanley football players have secured a new strip thanks to our Blackburn office. We are the first major sponsor of Accrington Stanley Centre of Excellence and are committed to supporting its Under 16’s team.


The Centre, which is currently in its third season, has already produced ten players who have graduated to the apprentice professional ranks. 


Martin King, Director at Capita Symonds said “We are keen to support the communities in which we work and were particularly excited about supporting the Centre of Excellence. The team train at Accrington Academy which is a project we are heavily involved in and it is a pleasure to know that we will also be providing training facilities which will continue to develop the team.”


Phil Hackney, Director of Youth at Accrington Stanley said “Capita is the first major sponsor of an ASFC Centre of Excellence team and this tremendous gesture will not only enable young players to receive first class coaching but also hopefully provide the ‘conveyor belt’ of players to make the professional ranks.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the sponsorship deal and look forwards to working together in the future”

Picture shows: From back left: Ian Darlington, Philip Schofield, Duncan Clement and Martin King (all Capita Symonds); Jack Sargent (Centre of Excellence Player); and Phil Backhouse (Centre of Excellence Manager).

Front: Kian Richardson (8) Accrington Stanley Football Club supporter

Video from RCIS Property Hustings event

Video's from RCIS's recent Property Hustings event, 19th January 2010:

Sarah Teather:

Nick Raynsford:

Grant Shapps:

Bristol office annual charity golf event

Capita Symonds Bristol’s recent annual golf event raised over £5,300 for charity. Held at the Kendleshire Golf Club, the event featured over 100 participants from across local businesses.
Two worthy charities benefited from the event - £1,340 was donated to the Portishead Junior Football Club to help them with their work with local youngsters, while £4,020 was given to The Meningitis Research Foundation which funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, improve survival rates and outcomes, promote education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and give support to people affected by the disease.
The cheques were presented by John Wormald, Regional Director for Capita Symonds, to John Shaddick, Chairman of Portishead Junior Football Club, who was accompanied by a number of the club’s players. Emily Waller represented the Meningitis Research Foundation.

Capita Symonds has played a key role on a number of major projects in the area in recent years, including Merchants’ Academy, Cabot Circus, Oasis Academy Bristol, SS Great Britain and Bristol University.

Left to right back row – Helene Bailey, Teresa Osgood, Emily Waller (Meningitis Research Foundation), John Wormald, John Shaddick (Portishead Junior Football Club)

Left to right front row- Jared Ford, Mattie Twiggs, Luke Osgood, Alex Twiggs, Harry Ford

New Health and Safety Training website launched

To safeguard the welfare of your staff and ensure that your business fully complies with all relevant legislation Capita Symonds provides a full range of Health and Safety training courses - including NEBOSH and IOSH-accredited training. The courses are widely recognised for their quality and practical application.

All our courses have been developed by Martin Barnard, Director of Health and Safety at Capita Symonds. Martin was previously a Principal Construction Specialist Inspector in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and is recognised as one of the leading authorities on Health and Safety in the UK.

Courses are provided at venues across the UK, or can be delivered in-house within your company.

Our new website, allows you to view our scheduled courses, book online and find out more about our team, presenters and training locations: www.capitasymondstraining.co.uk

Click on the course titles to find out more, and see dates and locations:

• IOSH Safety for Senior Executives
• IOSH Managing Safely
• IOSH Managing Safely in Construction
• CDM 2007: Vital Impact for Designers
• CDM 2007: A Clear and Concise Explanation
• CDM 2007: Designers' Duties
• CDM 2007: A Client's Perspective
• Health and Safety Leadership
• Managing Contractors Safely
• NEBOSH Level 3 Construction Certificate in Health and Safety
• NEBOSH Level 3 General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Why choose Capita Symonds for your health and safety training?

• We have been delivering quality Health and Safety training for over 20 years 
• All courses are developed by Martin Barnard - one of the leading authorities on Health & Safety in the UK. 
• Being part of Capita Symonds - one of the UK's largest property consultancies - we fully understand Health and Safety and it's practical application on a construction site and in the workplace. 
• We deliver our courses at venues across the UK 
• We're accredited to teach IOSH and NEBOSH courses. 
• We can also tailor our training to meet the exact needs of your company or organisation. 
• Our presenters are all recognised Health and Safety experts, with vast industry experience. 
• We're very friendly, so if you want to discuss your training needs, just get in touch!