Eastern Promise - The Podcast
‘Eastern Promise‘ explores the full potential of the East of England. We talk to experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters and more, finding out why the Eastern region is the best place in the UK to start, run and grow a business. From architecture to zoology, every business has a place here, with Mike Rigby as your guide on this audio journey, celebrating and promoting our region. Eastern Promise also features the Plug Board; where a panel of three get to plug their own business, event or project in exchange for giving a plug to someone else in return. And there‘s also a bit of lighthearted audience participation in ‘CrowdSourcery’, where folk from across the East of England - and even beyond! - choose their favourite things on a given theme to share and celebrate! You can contact Mike at podcast@easternpromise.org.uk.
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Episodes
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
This Week: As this episode goes live on 27th July - Norfolk Day! - what better time to hear from someone who's has a massive impact on both the county and the region: Chris Starkie. As Chief Executive of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Chris has been at the forefront of growth and economic development in both Norfolk and Suffolk since the formation of LEPs in 2010. I ask him about the New Anglia LEP's greatest achievements, the future of the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor and what day one at the LEP was like.
This is the full-length interview.
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
This Week: As this episode goes live on 27th July - Norfolk Day! - what better time to hear from someone who's has a massive impact on both the county and the region: Chris Starkie. As Chief Executive of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Chris has been at the forefront of growth and economic development in both Norfolk and Suffolk since the formation of LEPs in 2010. I ask him about the New Anglia LEP's greatest achievements, the future of the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor and what day one at the LEP was like.
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
This Week: As this episode goes live on 27th July - Norfolk Day! - what better time to hear from someone who's has a massive impact on both the county and the region: Chris Starkie. As Chief Executive of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Chris has been at the forefront of growth and economic development in both Norfolk and Suffolk since the formation of LEPs in 2010. I ask him about the New Anglia LEP's greatest achievements, the future of the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor and what day one at the LEP was like.
And finally...we celebrate Norfolk Day with a special message(s) from its creator, former EDP editor and now CEO of Norfolk Community Law Foundation, David Powles!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
This week: With the holidays almost upon us, what better time than now to share tips for keeping all the dear children from getting bored and fractious? No better time at all for some...CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby joins Jane Hutchins, Director of Cambridge Science Park, for a chat in the world-famous Bradfield Centre, before taking to the highways and byways of the park for a tour. This is the whole interview and tour: the abridged version is available on the podcast feed!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby joins Jane Hutchins, Director of Cambridge Science Park, for a chat in the world-famous Bradfield Centre, before taking to the highways and byways of the park for a tour. This is just the abridged version, listeners, the whole tour is available on the podcast feed!
And! With the holidays almost upon us, what better time than now to share tips for keeping all the dear children from getting bored and fractious? No better time at all for some...CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
We look at where you go to free your inner child. Choices range from the electronically powered to the adrenaline-fuelled! But dinosaurs seem to be very important for many of you...
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
This Week: We look back at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Rail Conference in July 2023, and a bit further still at the Eastern Promise 'Great Railway Adventure' in October 2022, talking to key voices in local government and the rail industry about the future opportunities the rail network can provide...IF we can unlock the bottleneck that is Ely junction, a C19th piece of infrastructure seriously hampering the UK's growth.
Find us at: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
This Week: We look back at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Rail Conference in July 2023, and a bit further still at the Eastern Promise 'Great Railway Adventure' in October 2022, talking to key voices in local government and the rail industry about the future opportunities the rail network can provide...IF we can unlock the bottleneck that is Ely junction, a C19th piece of infrastructure seriously hampering the UK's growth.
And finally! We look at where you go to free your inner child. Choices range from the electronically powered to the adrenaline-fuelled! But dinosaurs seem to be very important for many of you...
Find us at: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
We have your top choices for the best festivals, most enormous events and all the fun of the fair in this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Welcome to Eastern Promise
Eastern Promise is the podcast that explores the full potential of the East of England. We showcase that potential, celebrate it and share it with you, our listener.
From architecture to zoology, your host Mike Rigby takes you on a tour of the region, finding out things you din't know you didn't know and surprising you as to the scale of fantastic stuff that's happening under our noses.
Photo, left: Mike and Engineer 49 record a Plug Board episode at the boardroom at the EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk.