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Village landmark inspires generations of artists

Anyone driving though the beautiful village of Sutton Valence can’t fail to notice the old chapel building, which houses the art rooms for Sutton Valence School. Now called the Gulland Hall, its future looked bleak until it was bought by Old Suttonian Blair Gulland and his wife Tikki in 1976. At the time, the young couple bought […]

Dress codes and sex discrimination a guide for employers

The Government has published new guidance (May 2018) for employers who set dress codes in the workplace and job applicants who may have to abide by them. The guidance has been published following a recommendation from the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee and the Petitions Committee. It sets out how the law might apply […]

Does Health & Safety legislation apply to Volunteers?

It depends. If the volunteer was working for a business or voluntary body which had any employed staff, the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) would apply and the answer to the question would be yes. If a volunteer was injured in an accident and there was a prosecution, it would be brought […]

A Century Of Coal Film Premiere

A new film about the history of the Kent coalfield by local film maker Peter Williams is being shown across Kent and Gullands is delighted to be supporting one of the performances. The Kent coalfield is unique. Thousands of miners were recruited from all over industrial Britain, to dig coal, discovered by accident in the […]

Charities, Trustees and the Health and Safety Status of Volunteers

Does Health & Safety legislation apply to Volunteers? It depends. If the volunteer was working for a business or voluntary body which had any employed staff, the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 would apply and the answer to the question would be yes. If a volunteer was injured in an accident and there […]

Polytunnels do not require an environmental impact assessment

A Herefordshire farmer who wished to set up more than 50 hectares of polytunnels on his 377 hectare farm found his wishes opposed by environmental group Natural England in a case which went to the Court of Appeal. The farmer’s local council decided that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) was not required in order to grant planning […]

Blair Gulland leads retirement tributes to Peter Stringer

Blair Gulland, Chairman of Gullands and Trustee of Golding Homes led tributes at a gathering earlier this summer to mark the retirement of Peter Stringer, The chief executive of Kent based housing association Golding Homes.  Peter Stringer retires on 30 September 2017 and has been chief executive of Golding Homes since it was created in […]

Voluntary Police Interviews – approach with caution

Due to a change in the law regarding bail, the number of voluntary interviews, both at the police station and at home, is on the rise. People who may be nervous attending a police station for an interview could agree to be interviewed at home. When attending an interview at a police station, the suspect […]

Encouraging Entrepreneurs in Kent

Professional Women in Business

Come and join the Professional Women in Business networking group run by Gullands with Basepoint Business Centres and the British Heart Foundation. The group meets for breakfast every other month in and around Gravesend and North Kent and information and updates can be found on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/professionalwomeninbusiness/  Julie Hobson, at Gullands comments: “These breakfast […]