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Crucial to prepare for the future, say legal experts

A lot of businesses are run as a partnership – and a North Wales-based legal specialist says it is “crucial” for partners to have plans in place for the future. Jennifer Edwards (pictured), a corporate and commercial lawyer at Lanyon Bowdler in Conwy, said succession planning

was a vital consideration, whether you are setting up a new partnership or already in partnership but without documenting your intentions. “If you are operating as a partnership, firstly check whether you have a written

partnership agreement in place,” she explained. “It is important to have a written agreement rather than relying on verbal arrangements or past practice to determine how the business is run. Many people don’t realise that in the absence of a written agreement providing otherwise, the partnership will dissolve on the death of any partner. The partnership agreement should also be used to clearly set out what should happen to an individual’s share of the partnership on death – is it to be left to another partner as a gift, or will the other partners have an option to purchase the deceased partners’ share? This should be considered alongside your Will and the two documents should reflect

the same wishes.”

Rydal Penrhos hosts cricket coaching event

Rydal Penrhos’ incredible sporting facilities have regularly hosted Welsh youth cricket internationals in recent years, and the school was thrilled to host a special coaching event on Saturday 13th November in partnership with Cricket Wales and Glamorgan County Cricket Club. The Coaching CPD Day ran from 10.00am – 5.00pm and covered

a number of topics from the disciplines of batting, bowling, fielding

and wicket-keeping to athletic development and talent identification.

Among those attending the session was Matt Maynard MBE, a former England international and Glamorgan star who has since gone on to become a successful coach. He was joined at the event by Rich Almond (Head of Talent Development at Glamorgan Cricket Club), Aimee Rees and Matt Thompson, who is Head of Talent Pathway at Cricket Wales. The aim of the days were to provide coaches up and down the country with a refresher of technical, tactical and practical coaching content that can be applied throughout the Welsh cricketing pathway, from club level, to regional cricket and County Age Group cricket.

New development for Colwyn Bay

A rapidly-growing North Wales builder has started work on a £25 million scheme to build over 100 new homes in Colwyn

Bay. Bamber Homes is a new division of the Mochdre-based Brenig Group and has been formed to develop the company’s private housebuilding projects. Their first

venture is on a 13-acre site on Queens Drive, Colwyn Bay, where they will build a mixture of two- to five-bedroom houses

and apartments on the former John Braddock and Mary Bamber convalescent centre site. The plans include 14 executive-style apartments in the John Braddock building, originally built as a luxurious mansion-style home for Lord

Eat, Drink and be merry with Cywain!

Are you starting to feel all festive? The media is undeniably in Christmas mode as the muchanticipated Christmas TV adverts appear on our screens. There is no doubt that they contribute towards that feeling of warmth and indulgence we all long for at Christmas.

Replicating that sentiment is something you can achieve too by supporting Welsh food and drink businesses. We are so lucky to have a wealth of high-quality produce

made here in Wales – not only bursting with flavour, but

also made using the finest ingredients, evident traceability

and more often than not, a personality behind each brand.

I’m sure that we can all visualise that traditional Christmas table with an abundance of festive fayre. Why not take that visualization one step further and make food and drink the core of your Christmas gift list this year? Find those firm favourites you know your friends and family

will love, or why not introduce them to something new?

The Cywain producer map is bursting with delicious food and drink and can be seen at Cywain.Cymru. Customers are able to navigate the map either by location and miles radius (for that real sense of supporting local) or by browsing the various categories which include gifts and hampers, drinks and confectionery – to name but a few.

Alternatively, if you’re already thinking of the new year, new resolutions, new plans – and maybe even a new career, specifically in

the wonderful world of food and drink production – then Cywain is a service that can help you. They are able to offer the guidance, support and the practical tools you’ll need to develop your business.

Cywain also leads the Welsh Seafood, Honey and Fine Food Clusters which are networks of likeminded food and drink sector businesses, working together collaboratively to help their companies grow and develop.

Cywain’s friendly members of staff are just a phone call away and are ready to guide you from that initial chat to making your dream a reality!

Cywain would like to wish the readers of North Wales Magazine a very merry, tasty Christmas and a prosperous New Year! n

For further information about Cywain and how they support food and drink business in Wales, visit cywain.cymru