Page 70 • The HERALD • 2nd April 2026 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v ASK A PROFESSIONAL EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR SOUTH’S LEADING PROPERTY CONFERENCE Limited tickets for the south’s leading twoday property conference are now available for a discounted ‘Early Bird’ price. e South Coast CPS conference, held on Wednesday 11th November and Thursday 12th November at St Mary’s Stadium, has been praised as the region’s biggest platform for growing property and construction opportunities along the South Coast. e Early Bird price of £150 includes access to both days, high-level networking and panel discussions hosted by the region’s decision makers with headline speakers set to be announced soon. Each year, the conference attracts thousands championing the south’s future across property, utilities, infrastructure and local government to name just a few. In 2025, Representatives from Southampton City Council, e University of Southampton and Portsmouth International Port gathered alongside MPs and other key in uencers to discuss the region’s investment plans and regeneration in the area. e 2025 conference also welcomed speakers and attendees from national bodies like the Ministry of Defence and the Bank of England, as well as major construction rms and property consultancies like Kier, Savills, Barclays and CBRE. Early bird tickets are available for £150 plus VAT until 30th April. Standard tickets are available for £250. To nd out more and book your tickets visit: www.southcoastcps.co.uk/south-coast-cpsconference-2026/tickets South Coast CPS 2025 NFBP Business Support Programme New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP) have a really useful programme of business support and networking events, open to everybody and aimed at providing training for local businesses across a variety of essential skills. e programme includes a mix of both online and in person events - and many of them are free of charge. New Forest Business Support Hour: Join in an informal one hour networking meeting – an opportunity to update each other on how your businesses are progressing, to meet new people and to ask each other questions in a relaxed setting. You do need to book your FREE place by 3pm on the day. You will then receive an email before the meeting starts with the Zoom meeting ID and password to enable you to join the meeting online. e next sessions are taking place on Wednesday 15th April, Wednesday 22nd April and Wednesday 29th April, 4pm–5pm. Other NFBP events: Coffee Morning on Tuesday 14th April, 10.30am–11.30am at New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst, £9. Business Breakfast on Wednesday 15th April, 7.30am–9.30am at Moorhill House Hotel in Burley, £25. LinkedIn Local New Forest on Tuesday 21st April, 5pm–7pm at New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst, £15. Networking Walk on Wednesday 22nd April, 10am–12noon at New Forest Showground in Brockenhurst, £5. Lunch & Leads on Thursday 23rd April, 12noon– 2pm at e White Hart in Lymington, £20. Networking Breakfast on Thursday 30th April, 8am–9am at Tonic Rooms, Sunny elds Farm in Marchwood, £21. For more information and to book a place on any of the above events please visit: www.n p.org.uk
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