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Ashtons Legal assist on formation of multimillion pound oat processing plant A multidisciplinary team from Ashtons Legal has recently advised Camgrain Stores Limited in relation to their involvement in a new multi-million pound, state of the art, oat processing plant in Northamptonshire.
members on this exciting project which will meet the ever increasing demand for oat ingredients which we all use in our dayto-day lives.”
The other parties involved in the creation of new entity Navara Oat Milling Limited were Frontier Agriculture Limited and Anglian Maltings (Holdings) Limited. Along with Camgrain Stores, the plant will be owned and run through the new Navara Oat Milling brand. The Kettering plant, which has already started to be constructed, will be the largest, most modern oat-processing facility in Europe. Expected to complete in 2023, it will produce oat ingredients for the food and drink industry. Advising Camgrain Stores on the venture were partners Paul Whittingham and Geoff Hazlewood from Ashtons’ Corporate and Commercial Team. They were ably assisted by partner Simon Cunningham from the firm’s top-tier Agriculture & Estates Team. Paul Whittingham said: “Myself and the team at Ashtons’ are delighted to have assisted Camgrain and their co-operative
The Cambridge donates extra £160k for local charity grants “The grants we have already awarded are having an impact on the lives of local people. We are committed to ensuring we do everything we can to support a range of community groups and charities who face increasing challenges at this time.” Four local charities have so far been awarded grants – homeless accommodation service, Cambridge Cyrenians, charitable housing association, CHS Group, support centre, Wintercomfort and Disability Huntingdonshire, which provides advice and support for older people. The Society launched its charitable fund in September 2020 with an initial £500,000 made available through its participation in the Dormant Assets Scheme, a UK Government programme that enables financial institutions to use dormant funds for the public good.
The Cambridge Building Society has donated a further £160,000 from dormant accounts to provide grants to local charities that support homes and housing. The additional funds mean The Cambridge Building Society Community Fund’s grant pot now has more than £650,000 available for local charities to apply for. Chief Executive, Peter Burrows, said: “We are delighted to top up our fund with additional money to support charitable groups committed to helping vulnerable people with their housing needs. 28 connected
The Fund can be accessed via a twice yearly grant application programme, which awards up to £10,000 to charities, community groups and organisations operating within a 15 mile radius of The Cambridge’s branch and store network. It is just one of a number of initiatives in the ‘Making The Difference’ community programme - the Society’s commitment to find new ways to help people have a home, and to work with the community to support those who offer services for shelter and housing. The Cambridge was one of the first building societies to sign up to the Dormant Assets Scheme and has since been advising others who want to undertake similar projects.
