25th January 2024 • The HERALD • Page 65 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v Sanders Design SERVICES LTD BUILDING PLANS AND DETAILED DRAWING SERVICE Complete professional service for extensions, conversions, new houses and commercial projects • Computer Aided Design Drawings • Free Initial Visit and Quotation 95 Cedar Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 3PX Tel: 023 8020 7195 Email: info@sandersdesignservices.co.uk Web: www.sandersdesignservices.co.uk ASK A PROFESSIONAL career pathways in future technology. Students aged between 9 to 13 learned more about the exciting world of coding at the free interactive workshops. • e launch of the CREATE Solent platform, the rst regional collective from CREATE Britain, a national organisation that brings together and promotes British design and creativity. It connects businesses and organisations with local creative professionals, fostering collaboration and promoting prosperity within the sector. • Further focus on the region’s significant cultural economy is underway through the development of the Solent Cultural Plan in collaboration with Arts Council England. e Solent Cultural Plan will de ne how to better support, stimulate and guide the region’s diverse creative communities, its talented workforce and local visitor attractions. Over 100 local cultural businesses, organisations and communities involved in arts and culture, heritage, creative industries, or culture-driven regeneration took part in workshops on developing the Solent Cultural Plan in December. • Solent Partners, as one of the founding partners was delighted to see a marked increase in the number of partner organisations in e Solent Cluster - making it the largest of its kind in the country. e Solent Cluster is a collaboration of industry leaders, global organisations, universities and local government working together to create a low carbon future that will bene t the local economy, the region and the UK. Rachael concluded: “The Solent Cluster is testament to our soft power, that we are the trusted, neutral, founding partner, sought by industry to progress a lower carbon economy in the South, and we are thrilled that Solent Partners has taken on that role from the Solent LEP. It is just one of the achievements from our work as the Solent LEP. This includes the delivery of nearly 14,000 new homes, 6,000 new jobs, skills support for over 22,000 new learners and nearly £1billion of additional investment - delivering tailored and business-led interventions to respond to the specific opportunities to grow the Solent economy. I know that, together, we will make sure the Solent economy secures the recognition it needs to play a critical role in the emergence of the Central South region and the growth of the UK economy, and I am very much looking forward to continuing to work in partnership across the region to attract investment and deliver initiatives which will benefit our local economy and communities for years to come.” Find out more about Solent Partners and stay up to date on what they have planned for 2024: www. solentpartners.com Prosperity and Sustainability Continued from page 64
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