Although relatively simple, the form required the development of a number of bespoke rules to ensure that all required fields were completed and to hide/show form elements depending upon previous answers. 2and7 Limited also developed specialised workflows to undertake a number of post processing tasks once the forms were submitted and notifying the census leaders of the existence of new forms.

The final part of the equation will be collating the form results into a single Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet for subsequent analysis as well as feeding the data into a back end Microsoft SQL Server database to provide the potential for a longitudinal study.

2and7 Limited are experts at the delivery of electronic data collection, records management and document management systems for all sizes of business.  Specialising in medical research and healthcare, our systems are scaleable to cope with any size of business using a mixture of hosted, on site and cloud hosted systems.

In addition to the 2011 agreement, 2and7 Limited are now capitalising upon the excellent exposure they achieved last year by adding advertisements within the Featherstone Rovers Official Match Day Magazine to target their main customer demographic as well as match day sponsorship.

Managing Director of 2and7 Limited, Ged Connolly-Thompson, said: “We are proud to be a part of the on-going development and success of Featherstone Rovers RLFC. In addition to our sponsorship packages, we are also working with the club to develop a number of innovative products and services which will be launched in due course.”

Paul Taylor Commercial Manager of Featherstone Rover said “2and7 Limited had great exposure last season being associated with Daryl and we are really pleased that not only have they renewed the deal but have made a commitment to further support the club. The agreement will allow Featherstone Rovers to utilise 2and7 Limited’s expertise to develop a number of exciting services that will mean we can interact more efficiently with our loyal supporters. We are looking forward to working closely with 2and7 Limited in 2012 and strengthening the partnership we already enjoy.”

Daryl Powell said ” I am delighted that a quality company like 2and7 Limited have decided to again sponsor both myself and the club for the coming season, we have a great working relationship with Ged and his company which I am sure will enhance both the Rovers and the 2and7 brands over the next year and beyond.”

2and7 Limited are providers of information systems and consultancy services. Specialising in complex medical and research data collection and analysis systems, they also provide services for small and medium enterprises including smartphone app development, web site development and hosting.

For more information please see our web site at http://2and7.co.uk

Common themes are already emerging including the following high level functionality:

• The ability to display news from the club web site;
• Access to special offers and discount vouchers for subscribers to the app;
• The ability to view latest fixtures and results information;
• The ability to view highlights and full coverage of games via 2and7 Limited’s LoveRugby.TV service;

More information is available via this presentation with example costs upon request.

The Hornsea Support Group is continuing to work to save Wakefield’s Hornsea Residential Centre.

Following a group meeting on Wednesday 19^th October, the Hornsea Support Group have considered their options and unanimously decided to continue to work to save the Hornsea Residential Centre.  Group Secretary, Stuart Boothman said “We were told at our meeting that the council would try to sell the centre with the aim of it continuing to serve the needs of Wakefield’s children.  We will work to raise the funds and to find partners to enable this to happen.”

Stuart went explained “We are happy to work with any private or voluntary organisation that is interested in unning Hornsea.  Between us, our group has years of experience as well as detailed plans that would be of immense benefit to any group wanting to run the centre.  But as well as offering our services as partners to anyone wishing to bid for the centre, we will actively look for partners to work with – we cannot afford to sit and wait, we must be pro-active.”

The group are awaiting confirmation of the tender process, so that they can bid for the centre alongside any other organisations.  They expect confirmation that the centre will be made available within the month, and the tender to be released to interested parties in the New Year. 

Mr Boothman said “We have been assured that the future access of Wakefield children will be protected.  We expect that there will be a clause in the tender documentation that explicitly makes this point.”

Mr Boothman went on to say “We are still disappointed that the press statement from the Council exaggerated the maintenance costs associated with the centre – this is hardly going to encourage companies to bid – our survey shows that the costs are not prohibitive and can be managed over a 5 year programme.  We are also disappointed that the council statement made no reference to the positive line of hope expressed to us verbally in our meeting with the Council.  We call on the council to set the record straight with a positive statement explaining the possibilities for a positive future for the centre.”

http://2and7.co.uk/2011/10/hornsea-support-group-press-release/

 PRESS RELEASE 

Today, Friday 30^th September, representatives of the Hornsea Support Group met Cllr Olivia Rowley and MP Mary Creagh to hand in the official copy of their business plan aimed at running Wakefield’s Hornsea Outdoor Residential Centre as a social enterprise.

Secretary of the group, Stuart Boothman said “A lot of people have put in a lot of time to write this plan.  Over the summer, we
have drawn in people from a wide range of backgrounds, from all over the District, who all share the common aim of keeping the Hornsea Centre open”.

Stuart went on to say “It is amazing how many people just appeared with skills and enthusiasm.  Without their help, we could
not have completed the plan, but the fact that they are here to help shows the depth of feeling that people of Wakefield District have for Hornsea.  If our plan is accepted, we will see future generations of local children enjoying their time at Hornsea and developing new skills and knowledge along the way – just like our children have done.”

He added “We believe we have made a case that guarantees the continued benefit to Wakefield children, balances financially and has the capacity to develop the centre to provide new services and opportunities – we are feeling very positive at this point.”

Mary Creagh MP joined the representatives on the step and has arranged a meeting with group members and Ed Balls MP.  This
will take place in mid October, and will give the MPs and the group chance to explore the plan in depth.

Stuart said “The business plan is the first stage to show that we can run the centre as a viable enterprise.  The next stage
is to work out the detailed development so scrutiny and advice will be welcome – we are really looking forward to this meeting.”

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Notes to the Editor

1. WMDC have indicated that a team of officers will now scrutinise the plans submitted and prepare a report.  This will take approximately two weeks.  The Leader will then consider the report with a view to making a decision in late October.
2. The business plan is commercially confidential and so not available for public scrutiny.

For further comment, please contact Stuart Boothman, secretary of the Hornsea Support Group by email on hornseacentre@gmail.com or by phone on 07736718108.

This is just one of the ways in which 2and7 Limited have worked with Featherstone Rovers RLFC to promote their brand and services.  Originally a player position sponsor for the club, 2and7 Limited then extended this to include sponsorship of Featherstone Rovers Head Coach and Assistant England Coach, Daryl Powell.  The support of the club has been tremendous and we are delighted to be associated with a real nailbiter that will be shown live on Sky Sports.

Ged Connolly-Thompson, MD of 2and7 Limited, said “after witnessing first hand the power and determination that the boys showed when clinching the title at Widnes at the weekend we jumped at the opportunity to sponsor the Man of the Match.  The consistency which the team have shown and teamwork they display every week is something which every organisation should try to emulate.”

In addition to sponsorhip, 2and7 Limited are also collaborating with Featherstone Rovers on a variety of topics, looking to bring their knowledge of information systems and information delivery to take forward lots of shared projects – some of which you may hear about in further posts.

The first and second place playoff takes place at Big Fellas Stadium, Featherstone on Thuesday, September 15th and though shown on Sky Sports, we encourage all fans to make every effort to get behind the team and support them in the flesh.  One thing that came through at the weekend was the bond between team and supporters – by being present and encouraging the team you can play your part in the continuing success of the club who have only lost three regular Championship matches in the last two years and who are currently on a nineteen match winning streak.

Once development costs have been paid, the system costs £15.75 per user per month to run and makes use of Microsoft’s cloud based services to guarantee availability of the system.  The results XML forms will then be transformed and combined into a Microsoft Excel 2010 workbook for analysis, though we can also offer hosted Microsoft SharePoint solutions that shred data directly into a SQL Server database.

The system is currently under testing and should be available to the survey group within the coming weeks.

More information can be found within this official press release.

Working within the MSK Information Team at Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds, successful candidates will support the entry of large amounts of medical research data to enable the Institute to continue to operate at the forefront of published research on an international level.

Previous experience of working with an academic or clinical environment would be a distinct advantage. Anyone interested in these vacancies should contact us using the contact form and we will then be able to provide you with an outline job description and more information.

Recruitment to these posts will cease at the end of August or when sufficient applications have been received.