In this final episode Gary is joined by:

Michael Pemberton, Chief Executive of BEC

Craig Lowery, Osprey

MP for Copeland, Trudy Harrison

Tracey West from our social impact team
 

Useful links:
 
Sellafield Ltd social impact strategy
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902940/SEL13079_Social_Impact_Strategy_2020_v3.pdf

Bus Station investment announcement
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sellafield-invests-26m-to-create-cumbria-business-hub

BEC
https://becnorthshore.com/exciting-details-revealed-for-the-old-bus-station-site-with-sellafield-ltd-announced-as-key-partner-and-funder/

Osprey
https://ospreyinns.co.uk/our-inns/the-buzz-station/

Apply for funding
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-sellafield-ltd-grants-and-reusable-equipment

In this week’s episode, Gary speaks with his guests about how social impact is good business. He is joined by:

Former MP and co-author of the Social Value Act 2012, Hazel Blears

Director of the Northern Powerhouse, Henri Murison

Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive, Martin Chown

Elected Mayor for Copeland, Mike Starkie

Useful links:

Sellafield Ltd social impact strategy https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902940/SEL13079_Social_Impact_Strategy_2020_v3.pdf

Northern Powerhouse
https://northernpowerhouse.gov.uk/

Copeland Borough Council
https://www.copeland.gov.uk/

Social Value Act 2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-value-act-introductory-guide

This week we turn our attention to skills and investing in the next generation.

Gary is joined by:

The Heads at Campus Whitehaven, Emma Jackson, head of St Benedict’s School and Sam Kidd, head of Mayfield School

Dale Hill, director of The Well Project

Sarah Glass from the Centre for Leadership Performance and Danny Gee, headmaster of Beacon Hill School

Stuart McCourt and Pauline Deans from our own social impact team

Useful links:

St Benedict’s School
http://www.st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk/


Mayfield School
https://www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk/


The Well Project
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sellafield-ltd-launches-transformational-education-programme


The Centre for Leadership Performance
https://www.cforlp.org.uk/


Beacon Hill School
http://beaconhill.cumbria.sch.uk/


ProjX
https://www.cforlp.org.uk/products-projx.html


Sellafield Ltd Social Impact Strategy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sellafield-ltd-social-impact-strategy-2018

In this week’s episode Gary sits down with:

Stephen Walter from the Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project
Simone Morgan from Whitehaven Marina
Karin Crofts from the Rivers Trust
Luke Richardson from OneAim
Sarah Glass from the Centre for Leadership Performance
Michael Moore from Sellafield Ltd’s social impact team

Useful links:

Sellafield Ltd Social Impact Strategy
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902940/SEL13079_Social_Impact_Strategy_2020_v3.pdf

Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project
http://www.whyp.org.uk/

Whitehaven Marina
https://whitehavenmarina.co.uk/

Rivers Trust
https://www.theriverstrust.org/

People on the Keekle
https://westcumbriariverstrust.org/projects/education/primary/people-on-the-keekle-days

Primary Business Partnership
https://primarybusinesspartnership.org.uk/

OneAim
https://www.one-aim.co.uk/

Centre for Leadership Performance
https://www.cforlp.org.uk/

In this episode we’re focusing on tourism.
 
Gary talks about the importance of tourism as part of a diverse economy with chief executive of Copeland borough council, Pat Graham, and about our latest investment in Whitehaven – The Edge, with Celia MacKenzie, chief executive of the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners.
 
Also in this episode we’ll hear from Ian Tierney from Cycling Projects about how another of our investments – the Hidden Coast project – will help to make the west Cumbrian coastline accessible for all.
 
And he’s joined by Gill Hague from Cumbria Tourism, Katie Reed from Copeland Tourism and Graeme Kennedy from Allerdale Borough Council to talk about how the pandemic has helped us all to rediscover what is right here on our doorstep.
 
Useful links:

Sellafield Ltd
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd

Sellafield Ltd Social Impact Strategy https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902940/SEL13079_Social_Impact_Strategy_2020_v3.pdf

Cumbria Tourism
https://www.cumbriatourism.org/

Copeland Borough Council
https://www.copeland.gov.uk/

Allerdale Borough Council
https://www.allerdale.gov.uk/en/

Wheels for All
https://cycling.org.uk/locations/copeland

Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners
https://www.whitehavenhc.org.uk/
 

In this series we’ll be talking to people delivering social impact projects and people who will benefit from them in West Cumbria and Warrington.

In this first episode we set the scene for our social impact work, talking to our owner, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and setting out our new approach to social impact.

We also discuss our £2.2 million investment in the Transforming West Cumbria programme, and the needs and challenges in the community that the programme will help to address.

Our guests today include:

Andrew van der Lem, Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Andy Beeforth OBE, Chief Executive at Cumbria Community Foundation

Jamie Reed, Head of Corporate Affairs, Sellafield Ltd

Suzanne Wilson, Research Fellow in Social Inclusion and Community Engagement, University of Central Lancashire

Cllr Emma Williams, Cumbria County Council

Links mentioned in the show:

Apply for a grant from Sellafield Ltd
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-sellafield-ltd-grants-and-reusable-equipment

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Local Economic and Social Impact Strategy - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/862345/NDA_economic_development_strategy_-_2020-2026_accessible.pdf

Sellafield Ltd Social Impact Strategy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sellafield-ltd-social-impact-strategy-2018

Oxford Economics Report
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-economic-impact-of-sellafield-ltd

West Cumbria: Opportunities and Challenges Report https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802498/West-Cumbria-Opportunities-and-Challenges-Feb-19-SINGLES.pdf


Transforming West Cumbria
https://www.cumbriafoundation.org/transforming-west-cumbria/


Cumbria Exchange
https://cumbriaexchange.co.uk/


Cumbria Community Foundation
https://www.cumbriafoundation.org/