Sampson Hall are very Proud Sponsors of the NatWest Venus Awards 2014.
The category we are sponsoring is "Business of the Year" and to become a winner is really very simple!
The criteria are:
• Employ 12 people or more • Be a female friendly employer • Nominate yourself or your business • Nominate a woman or business you think deserves this award
The benefits of winning an award are immense and the value to you and your organisation should not be underestimated.
We are asking all Devon Businesses to think seriously about eligable candidates,...
The Vitalise Women of the Year Awards launch this March, with nominations now open for these prestigious awards which recognise the achievements of women in business.
Last year’s ceremony saw Central News presenter Arti Halai host the event and celebrated fashion entrepreneur Karen Millen appear as a special guest speaker. The renowned Woman of Achievement Award went to 7/7 bombings survivor and London 2012 Paralympic athlete, Martine Wright. The 2012 Business Woman of the Year prize went to UK Container Maintenance co-founder Emma Elston, who has grown her business into one of the...
Morag Rowse, the activities organiser at Beaconville Nursing Home in Ivybridge, South Devon, has been confirmed as one of just three finalists in the Employee of the Year category at this year’s Devon Venus Women in Business Awards, sponsored by The Exeter daily.
There were over 50 entrants in the category, which were whittled down to 10 before members of the public were asked to vote.
There was huge support for Morag, who organises activities for patients, produces the home’s publication the Beaconville Times and manages the Friends of Beaconville – a group dedicated to...
What does it mean to be a citizen? What is it that a citizen owes to his city, or country? This is the question posed by Donizetti’s rarely performed epic The Siege of Calais (L’assedio di Calais) – a ‘serious’ opera, sung in Italian, constructed of bel canto arias and ensembles of extraordinary quality.
It is the story of the burghers of Calais (depicted by Rodin in his famous sculpture outside the Houses of Parliament), citizens who offer up their lives to save their city from a besieging army. Their sacrifice is quiet, ordinary, sublime – and it culminates in one of the most...
