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Did somebody say dessert?

The main event has been devoured, a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings (or did you serve up something other than the traditional?) and everyone around the table has cleared their plates declaring they couldn’t eat another thing…but then someone mentions pudding 👀Let’s face it, there is always room for dessert! Did you know that 22% of consumers are looking for rich, indulgent desserts and this Christmas we have the most mouth-watering options for you to add to your...

Keep Warm This Winter!

See the details on the range of heaters that Premier have to offer HEREPurchase through CSC to obtain discounted pricing on Premier products. Contact us at buy@cscbg.org.uk...

#customerexperience #businesscommunications #trustedadvisors

2 Circles our pre-qualified communications supplier pride themselves on the strong business relationships they build with our valued customers. Read more about how 2 Circles act as a trusted advisor to their customers in the full Trustpilot review: TRUSTPILOT Contact us via buy@cscbg,org.uk to find out how 2 Circles can provide your business with a tailored solution, managed by an Account Manager who understands your unique business requirements....

Energy Prices – Risk & The Cost of Doing Nothing

An open letter to all Treasurers, Trustees and Directors of Charities and Not-for-Profits When you prepare budgets for submission to the Trustees or Board of Directors, do you include a line anywhere in your Profit and Loss Accounts for Risk? I’m guessing like us, you don’t. But should you? As CEO of Utility Aid, I regularly sit with our Board of Directors reviewing our management accounts. I also sit with our Leadership Team every month to compare budget versus actual, to make sure we are m...

TRUST ADVICE

Access Insurance has a new blog post - featuring Trust Advice, providing training, advice and resource for the voluntary sector. Read more here Visit Trust Advice here To find out more on how Access Insurance can help you with your insurance requirements please contact us at buy@cscbg.org.uk...

How has Insurance changed over the Pandemic?

One of the questions on many people's minds is how has insurance changed over the pandemic, and what actions should I take going forward? As well as our experienced brokers answering these questions for our clients, we regularly write guides and articles like this one produced for OSCAR and its members....

Your duties under the Insurance Act 2015

What are your legal obligations under the Insurance Act 2015? This guide takes you through step by step to make sure you are adequately covered as an organisation. Find out HERETo find out more and get connected to Access Insurance contact us at buy@cscbg.org.uk...

Grants

Volunteering Support Fund - Organisations in Scotland can apply for up to £30,000 to recruit additional volunteers to deliver a new volunteering project or extend/expand a different one.  - Deadline March 2024 KFC Foundation Community Grants Programme -  to fund work that helps young people to create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention. Prince's Countryside Fund - to support small, grass roots organisations who work within the...

Are you Eligible for a Google Ad Grant?

Google Ad Grants provide a way for charities to reach their audiences quickly and efficiently, by appearing in a Google search result at exactly the time someone is looking up something related to their cause. The Ad Grants scheme provides more than £7,500 of free Google Ads every month to eligible not-for-profit organisations. The programme is designed to help people connect with causes to make a greater impact on the world. To find out if your organisation qualfiies for a Goog...

How Sustainable is your Charity?

Sustainability is about planning-ahead, while allowing the space to be reactive when required. A greater use of digital technology can facilitate this by simplifying processes. But what exactly do we mean by sustainability, in a financial context? While there is no one agreed definition, it can perhaps best be understood as persevering: when the core work of an organisation can continue, even if an element of key funding is withdrawn..... read more....

COVID-19: Managing, Controlling & Reducing Workplace Transmission

The latest advice on keeping workplaces safe will help you assess the risks and continue to reduce COVID-19 transmission. This includes links to information on vaccination, as well as on testing, tracking and tracing (including where variants are spreading)...

Changing your Charity's Governing Document

It is good governance practice to review your charity's governing document regularly to make sure it is still fit for purpose, and to remind your charity trustees of the rules. Sometimes it is necessary to make changes to help the charity operate better, or to modernise to move with the times. The pandemic has impacted on the governance of charities and introduced a need (for some) to make change to the governing document to allow for virtual meetings and electronic signatures.  FAQ...

Energy Price Increases - What should you do?

There are a number of contributing factors to the energy increases we are seeing on today’s market including: •    Gas storage across Europe and Asia were heavily depleted after a long winter and still remain below average as imports into Europe from Norway, Russia and The Middle East have slowed. •    The rise in gas prices has also led to record electricity market prices because the UK relies on gas fired power plants to generate almost half its electricity. •&nbs...

National Recycling Week 2021

As its National Recycling Week 20th -26th September why not connect with 1st Waste Management. As a pre-qualifiedCSCBG supplier they are experts across a whole range of waste services and theyoffer a national waste collection service. Access 1st Waste through CSCBG to save on your current waste disposal costs.https://www.cscbg.org.uk/page/... Sign up for free CSCBG membership at: https://www.memberscscbg.org.u... or contact us at: buy@cscbg.org.uk...

2022 Diaries - ready when you are!

Get Ready!! It will be here before you know it, another year will have passed and another scramble for diaries will ensue.  As always, we can't recommend enough that you place your orders early to make sure you get exactly what you need.  Don't hesitate to contact us if you can't find what you need, we will happily source it for you. DIARIES 2022 HERE...

BIDFOOD - supporting World Alzheimer’s Month

We’re pleased to be supporting World Alzheimer’s Month to help you cater for residents with dementia. Inside our new guide you’ll find guidance, hints and tips, products and recipes to make catering for dementia easier and to help you create joyful mealtimes for your residents. Read the new guide...

TRADEPOINT - 4 day event this weekend 17th to 20th Sept

TradePoint have a 4 day sales event this weekend 17th -20th Sept and its 10% off everything (usual exclusions apply) CSCBG members get their normal discount off on top making it quite compelling to shop this weekend if you're after some products. Sign up  for CSCBG membership at:  https://memberscscbg.org.uk/user/create/...

Introducing EasiPC

CSCBG are excited to welcome EasiPC as our preferred IT support service partner, offering preferential pricing for  your IT support requirements. EasiPC’s core focus is providing high quality technical support and IT consultancy to our customers and this has cemented their place as market leaders in their dedicated field. EasiPC’s excellent team of 30 engineers based in Northampton provide IT technical consultancy and support to schools, colleges, multi-academy trusts and other o...

Natasha's Law

The past 18 months have brought about a lot of change for the industry and fast approaching is one of the most notable and pressing changes – Natasha’s Law. From Friday 1st October 2021, the outcome of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse family's campaign will come into force under Natasha’s Law, a new food labelling legislation. The impending law will mean that businesses must label all foods pre-packed for direct sale with a full list of ingredients, including emphasised allergens, to consumers...

Return to Work

Get ready to start welcoming your colleagues back into the office with our extensive range of office essentials and safety products, ensuring you have everything you need to create a fully stocked and safe workplace environment. Our collection includes health and safety supplies, protective screens, cleaning products and everything you need for the office all in one place. Shop our range below.  ...

Impersonation scam email...........

Dear CSCBG (UK) Members,Further to our recent correspondence about a new e-mail scam that has emerged targeting hospitality businesses, including some Bidfood customers, with bogus deals on spirits and catering equipment, please find attached an updated statement. The scammers have started to use different aliases including Ross Jones, Tom Jones, Jamie Green as well as the original alias, Mark Hewitt, and we are therefore keen to continue alerting our customers to protect you from the fraud and ...

Cleaning your Touch Screen

When cleaning your touch screen, our service team suggest squeezing the excess from antibacterial wipes before use or use a spray onto a cloth first....

A New School Year

We're really pleased to share with you the attached September School Newsletter. This issue welcomes our school customers back and showcases: > Our updated Natasha’s Law support > Pat Fellow’s news update on the latest guidance from the DFE > Updates on food trends and our helping you with guides > And much more!see the details HERE...

A cut above the rest...

A cut above the rest...  ❤ Trust   ❤ Consistency   ❤ Quality   ❤ Value Farmstead are a national wholesaler with local thinking, we are proud of our fresh meat offer and work with some of the best catering butchers and suppliers in the UK. You can trust Farmstead meat for high quality, consistency, value and full traceability, with many products endorsed by Red Tractor and other respected industry bodies. Our team can help plan...