ORGANISERS of the first Winchester business Week are determined to make it a celebration to remember.

Running from today to Friday, it will be packed with events, training opportunities and initiatives for the business community.

They include a Blueprint for Breakfast consultation session tomorrow, giving Winchester business people a chance to influence the future shape of the city as part of the wider Local Development Framework.

Winchester Action on Climate Change are inviting businesses to explore premises where they can see money-saving low-carbon practices in action, on a special day called the Open Green Workplace.

There’s also a major event for the workforce of tomorrow in the form of the Solent Skills Festival which is a joint event with Solent Education Business Partnership and partners, to be held at Southampton Cruise Terminal.

Dominic Hiscock, Win-chester City Council Cabinet member for economic prosperity, says it will be an exciting week: “I am particularly looking forward to the Blueprint for Breakfast event and hearing from the business community more about their vision for Winchester’s future.”

Any group in the Winchester district can run their own Blueprint exercise. The new idea from Winchester City Council encourages communities to think beyond their own personal and immediate needs and consider the long term future of a range of residents. More information about how to run your own event is available at winchester.gov.uk/ businessweek.

Alternatively, contact Kate Cloud on 01962 848 563 or e-mail her at kcloud @winchester.gov.uk.