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/