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August 2022
 
 
Charge My Street
 
First batch of Charge While You Sleep charge points installed
  • Two new electric vehicle charge points have been installed at overnight hospitality venues in the North West: Wordsworth Mews, Cockermouth, and Dale House Barn, Slaidburn.
 
 
Good Things Collective
 
Micro Gardens Summer Programme
We have a series or workshops and activities coming up with local partners and artists connected to the site.
 
more info
 
 
Cooperation Street - Project Launch
Are you interested in the heritage of Morecambe's 'golden era' when the West End was full of independent small businesses, packed out B&B's, theatres and a modern department store?
 
more info
 
 
Creative West End Market
Sunday 11 September 2022
If you'd like to have a market stall, perform, exhibit or host a workshop or other activity apply now!
 
Apply for a stall
 
 
Art Zine and Riso Update
A fresh new blog post on the Morecambe Sundae Art Zine and Riso developments.
 
Read the blog
 
 
LESS - Food Futures
 
FoodFutures seeks 10 want-to-be citizen journalists!
 
  • FoodFutures is offering a year of training, mentoring and support to 10 people that live in Lancaster District.
  • The training will cover writing, doing interviews well and creating video content. 
  • FoodFutures will cover the costs of this training in return for support with Thrive Magazine etc.
 
To learn more, or to register your interest in this exciting opportunity, please complete the following expression of interest (EOI) form by the 24th September 2022
 
 
FoodFutures Seasonal Market
  • Friday 16 September
  • 10am to 5pm
  • Lancaster's Market Square
 
If you would like to discuss bringing your products or information to the market, or might be interested in playing music or some other performance, please get in touch with Andi Chapple at [email protected] or on 07891 908025.
 
You don't need your own stall if you don't have one!
 
 
The Northern Real Farming Conference
  • Newly launched series of farmer-led video resources which focus on regenerative farming principles and techniques.
  • First video covers regenerative grazing, wool-based enterprises, reducing soya inputs and no-till arable.
 
 View videos
 
 
The Plot
 
Want to buy local, seasonal, organic veg?
  • Order from the Plot or buy direct from Single Step
 
More details and to buy veg from The Plot



Light Aware
 
An online global lighting community
LightAware is pleased to be a charity partner with the Virtual Lighting Design (VLD) community, an online education and social networking platform.
 
LightAware's involvement is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the impact of lighting on human health and wellbeing, and to highlight the plight of light-disabled people to those in the lighting industry.
 
www.vld.community
 
 
Fundraising for LightAware  - recycling old ink cartridges
 - LightAware has joined the 'recycle4charity' scheme and you can help us to raise money for our charity.
  • It’s free to send cartridges.
 
Click here for more information
 
 
More Music
 
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Roots of Life
 
Wellbeing and Holistic Festival
Exhibitors will be offering a range of complementary therapies and healings, retail stands, and professional readers.
 
  • Castle Green Hotel (Kendal)
  • Sunday 13 November
  • 10.30 am till 4.30 pm
 
For more information and to register (early bird tickets are free)
 
 
 
The Chamber
 
British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) welcomes relaunch of Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS)
  • This will open for applications in August 2022.
  • The maximum loan size remains at up to £2m.
  • However, lenders may now require a personal guarantee from the borrower.
 
Further details on the RLS can be found here.
 
 
Lancaster organisation builds world’s largest database of businesses supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
An innovative Lancaster social enterprise is helping companies across the globe to improve their sustainability.
 
Read more
 
 
Employment law update seminar - The Midland, Morecambe
Baines Wilson’s employment team are holding a seminar covering the most important changes to employment law that businesses need to know.
 
Tuesday 11 October 2022
The Midland, Morecambe
9.30 am – 12.30 pm (approx.) (followed by buffet lunch)
Registration from 9.00 am
 
£75 plus VAT
 
Read more and book
 
 
 
The Dukes
 
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