Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is giving you some great opportunities to expand your network this Autumn by hosting a number of events.
Join us on Thursday 26th September to celebrate this year’s National Manufacturing Day – we’re giving you the opportunity to visit a local manufacturing business, hear their story, view their facilities and network.
We’ve got three tours running in different locations around the county – further details and the booking links are below.
Kimberly Clark located at Park Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4TR – taking place from 1.45pm to 4pm
With a passion for creating essentials for a better life for people everywhere Kimberly Clark was driven to invent these five major consumer product categories: facial tissue, paper towels, toilet paper on a roll, feminine pads and disposable training pants.
Come and see how they have been finding new ways to make people’s lives better since 1872.
McMenon Engineering located at Salterbeck Trading Estate, Workington, CA14 5DS taking place from 10am to 12noon
McMenons mission is to be the premier manufacturer of flow and temperature measurement instrumentation and the trusted partner of choice for complete contract engineering and manufacturing services.
Come and see how they design and manufacture industry-leading highly-specialised range of DP flow and temperature measurement products.
Appleby Creamery located at Unit 2 Cross Croft, Appleby in Westmorland, CA16 6HX taking place from 9am to 10am or 10.30am to 11.30am
Appleby Creamery produces a wide range of distinctive and characterful cheeses ranging from soft cheeses, such as blue, brie and smoked brie to hard varieties, including cheddar and caerphilly-style cheeses.
To increase their sustainability they have embarked on a project to reduce their reliance on both grid supplied electricity and lpg. Installing an array of solar panels on the Creamery roof that will provide a high percentage of electricity requirements, at peak it will generate 180kW and will be able to export up to 100kW of that green energy to the grid.
For the 9am site tour book here
For the 10.30am site tour book here
Our main event for this year is Conference Cumbria – Together towards Tomorrow.
Taking place at the Castle Green Hotel on Thursday 3rd October we’ve a great day planned. Speakers are:
Ugo Monye – Broadcaster, presenter and former professional rugby player
Colin Bell of Leap the Crowd
Neil Jurd of Leader Connect
Jenny Lee of The Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy
You’ll also hear from panelists Jayne Moorby, Gill Haigh, Angela Jones and Gemma Dawe -there will be opportunity to take questions from the floor.
We’re down to our last few remaining tickets and exhibition spaces this is a fantastic opportunity to make 120 new connections. By taking an exhibition stand you can also promote your product/service to 120 potential new customers.
To find out more and book click here
How to slay the Dragons in partnership with North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, brings you a unique opportunity to meet, and hear from, three award-winning entrepreneurs, and stars of the hit BBC series, Dragons Den.
Taking place on Monday 4th November from 10am to 2pm at Forrest Hills, Lancaster University there will also be an opportunity over lunch to network with businesses from North West Lancashire.
Our speakers, all of whom secured investment to make their dreams come true when they pitched their business idea to five multimillionaire investors, are ready to share their stories with you, and fellow guests.
Speakers:
Denise Gosney – Razzamataz
Back in 2007 Denise Hutton-Gosney took the brave step to enter BBC’s Dragons’ Denise was looking for a £50,000 investment to grow her chain of theatre schools that had a strong emphasis on performance opportunities to help each child with their confidence and self-esteem. For the first time in the Den a Dragon offered all the money without haggling over the equity. See Denise’s pitch here
Derry Green – Secret Garden Glamping
Derry’s lockdown project for his family quickly turned into a lucrative business, earning him national accolades. His pitch was a roaring success in the den, earning him four offers from the dragons! See Derry’s pitch, here.
Gemma Connolly – Scoff Paper
Gemma Connolly is an entrepreneur and the founder of Scoff Paper. ‘Scoff’ claim to make the world’s first edible cards for dogs! See Gemma’s pitch, here.
It’s a unique opportunity to find out what happens in ‘The Den’ and learn some tips on how to pitch your business in every-day situations to make the best impression… plus, there’ll be some behind the scenes stories.
To book click here – there are only 25 tickets available.
In collaboration with ICAEW North West, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is hosting our first Sustainability Conference at Rheged on 13th November from 9am to 4pm.
Join us for a day of inspiration, listening and learning. We’ve a jam packed programme of speakers sharing their net zero/sustainability journey including Pirelli, The Rebuild Site, Cumberland Building Society, Shed 1 Distillery and The Yan. Both councils will give an update on their sustainability progress and plans, the conference also includes networking opportunities, lunch and refreshments, and ends with a panel discussion.
You’ll also hear from event sponsors Barclays and Go Low Carbon.
With only 50 tickets available click here to book – tickets are £40 +VAT for Chamber & ICAEW members, £56.34 +VAT for non-members.
The Chamber have teamed up with Westmorland and Furness Council to stage a series of business breakfasts during 2024.
Our next series of breakfasts running in the Autumn focus on skills and employment.
18th September – Stonecross Manor, 84 Milnthorpe Road, Kendal, LA9 5HP – 7.30am start
24th October – The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1HH– 8am start
8th November – North Lakes Hotel & Spa Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 8QT – 7.30am start
We’re pleased to be joined by representatives from Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, Cumbria Tourism and Adult Education who will be giving updates on the Local Skills Improvement Plan, the Welcome to Work Programme and the Adult Education offering. Members of Westmorland and Furness Council’s Economic and Regeneration team will also be in attendance.
The agenda is below, there is a delayed start time for Barrow of 8am.
7.30am to 7.45am Arrival and breakfast
7.50am to 8am Welcome and Introductions
8am to 8.10am Cumbria Chamber of Commerce presentation
8.10am to 8.20am Cumbria Tourism presentation
8.20am to 8.30am Adult Education presentation
8.30am to 9.30am Q&As, Westmorland and Furness Council update and round table discussion
To express your interest in attending these free to attend events, please email Lesley Robinson – lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk with your chosen venue.