VentnorBlog Thank You Thursday Launch

If you’re a regular reader of VB, it won’t have escaped your notice that we offer advertising slots on all of our pages (8,414 and counting) to businesses wanting to raise awareness of their services.

VentnorBlog Thank You ThursdayOver the last year or so, many Island businesses have seen the advantage of this taking advantage of our reasonable rates and in return, get their company in front of our wide and varied audience.

Thank You Thursday
Today we’re introducing a new feature called Thank You Thursday.

Each Thursday we’re planning on selecting one of our advertisers and giving you an overview of their business to you. It’s an additional ‘Thank you’ to them.

Support our advertisers
These companies are not just getting a good deal on promoting their business or project, they’re helping us cover the running costs of VB – in turn contributing towards you being able to continue to read all about the latest happenings on the Island.

So do please visit the links below to find out more and give serious consideration to using one of these companies if they offer something you’re interested in.

  • Whitefield Wood Yard: Green Oak Specialists offering a range of services
  • West Wight Audio: The Local Audio Services Experts
  • WightSale: Recycle your unneeded things
  • Creedence Training Academy & Consultancy: The personal development experts
  • Jamboreebag: Airstream hire for film and photography and events
  • Chale Green Stores: Grocer, deli, cafe, Post Office and more
  • Vintage Vacations: The off-beat accommodation specialists
  • Eyemasters: Quality prescription glasses, bespoke service
  • Mimi’s Cupcakery: Incredible custom made cakes for all occasions

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If you’re a company or individual looking to promote your services, VB can help you reach the tens of thousands of readers we have visiting the site each month. Get in touch for details of our very reasonable rates.

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Jon
17, March 2010 4:02 pm

I do wonder how many of those 20 people may have left the island for work, and how many have taken a part time job. Anything over 16 hrs per week is considered full time by the job centre and would mean that person is classed as employed, which seems ridiculous. Also, perhaps that figure should be broken down into recently unemployed, medically unfit to work, and… Read more »

seb
Reply to  Jon
18, March 2010 12:23 pm

i’m on a `new deal` scheme which is very keen to push jobseekers into 16+ hours `full-time` employment – although how one is supposed to make ends meet on a `full-time` salary for 16 hours is moot.

Jon
Reply to  seb
18, March 2010 1:31 pm

I honestly cant fathom how any employer would consider full time to be around 35-40 hours a week, yet the government sets full time at 16 hours a week. They cant add up it seems.
Maybe VB can approach an island job centre and ask these questions? Especially how anyone is supposed to make ends meet on minimum wage whilst working only 16 hours a week.

Gertcha
Reply to  Jon
18, March 2010 1:39 pm

You seem to be a man with a lot of time on his hands, who makes lots of suggestion for what VB should be doing, why not offer you help instead?

Jon
Reply to  Gertcha
18, March 2010 1:40 pm

Id be happy to help if help was wanted.

Clarkee
17, March 2010 4:13 pm

hardly surprising when they are pushing people in the direction of self employment.

£50 pound self employment credit for 16 weeks and working tax credits of £50 pound a week.

Gets you off there figures, biggest con ever

seb
Reply to  Clarkee
18, March 2010 12:56 pm

anyone taking a self-employment option and who’s got an innovative business plan can win good prizes at venture candy

neilbe
17, March 2010 7:36 pm

I was signing on last week but have been
put on a training course for 12 wks.(maths and english)

Whilst training in Newport I am no longer
considered unemployed.

Can anyone help me with me maths homework…

2×5= This is one of the harder questions.
No, it really is.

Jon
Reply to  neilbe
17, March 2010 9:10 pm

they did speak to me a while ago about doing a course in maths. I pointed out quite politely that I have a degree and I only bother going to sign on so I have some money to pay for little things like food whilst I look for full time work. Words like patronising, jobsworth, and idiotic may have been said, but not in that order. Incidentally,… Read more »

seb
Reply to  neilbe
18, March 2010 12:19 pm

I was signing on until a few weeks ago but have now been placed on a private sector flexible new deal scheme.

all this outsourcing is pretty lucrative for the firms involved.

islebeseeingyou
Reply to  neilbe
18, March 2010 2:23 pm

I know of a high flying city wizz kid with 2 degrees who was offered an educational course in Maths and English. The said high fly also spoke 4 languages fluently yet was told they should look at caring for older people. They went off and started up their own business.

seb
Reply to  islebeseeingyou
18, March 2010 3:27 pm

caring for old people isn’t a bad thing to do. i may be old myself one day (perhaps i’m already old?) and possibly, eventually, will have to rely on carers. incidentally, for anyone with an entrepreneurial streak, thanks to all the privatisation and outsourcing etc, there are fortunes to be made in providing care for old folk. just set up an old folks home (or, mutatis mutandis,… Read more »

Griff
17, March 2010 7:47 pm

Sadly, this figure will change next month due to all the seasonal (minimum wage) jobs that will be taken up. This Island is going bust due, in the main, to all the old codgers that live here and the benefit scroungers that move her for a better life beside the seaside! I, for one, am off!

James Arrow
Reply to  Griff
18, March 2010 2:13 am

I signed on for a bit. Got the jobseekers.Then I found out if I managed to get a little work and earned an odd few quid they took it off me again. So I didn’t bother to sign on after that. How many people find it a waste of time signing on and also can’t stand the idignity of it? I earn some money with a bit… Read more »

seb
Reply to  Griff
18, March 2010 12:20 pm

bon voyage!!

seb
Reply to  seb
18, March 2010 3:29 pm

bon voyage mispalced : valediction is for Griff – hope the solent isn’t too choppy as you bid the island farewell :)

seb
18, March 2010 12:28 pm

into fashion/celebs/media?

here’s a great entry-level position with the news of the world fabulous magazine:

http://www.londonjobs.co.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.pl?selection=935165033&src=search_channel_RETA

there’ll be hundreds of applicants so don’t pin all your hopes on geting it.

AlanB
18, March 2010 6:13 pm

New deal is a con

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