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
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
This week: We bring you the best of what we saw at the UK's premier two-day agricultural festival, the Royal Norfolk Show!
We're biving you our pick of the most interesting stands, and the top people. We look at schemes to lift up our best and brightest young people; how Norfolk County Council is caring for our countryside, renewable energy, furniture, cutlery and much, much more! Take a listen to our abridged coverage in the omnibus version, or delve into this EXTENDED 'Director's Cut' on the podcast feed!
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
This week: We bring you the best of what we saw at the UK's premier two-day agricultural festival, the Royal Norfolk Show!
We're bringing you our pick of 2023: We look at schemes to lift up our best and brightest young people; how Norfolk County Council is caring for our countryside, renewable energy, furniture, cutlery and much, much more! Take a listen to our abridged coverage in the omnibus version, or delve into the longer 'Director's Cut' on the podcast feed!
And that's not all, no siree! 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
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
And finally...we look at your choices for our region's top statues, memorials and monuments in another spectacular CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
This Week: Mike chats with Sam Burton of Creative East and the University of East Anglia, and Robin Milton of Fairer Games, about the Create Growth Programme. We find out how the programme works, what it's like to be on it and the kind of support and mentorship you receive.
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
This Week: Mike chats with Sam Burton of Creative East and the University of East Anglia, and Robin Milton of Fairer Games, about the Create Growth Programme. We find out how the programme works, what it's like to be on it and the kind of support and mentorship you receive.
And finally, we look at your choices for our region's top statues, memorials and monuments in another spectacular CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
You nominate future guests for this podcast in another... CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Mike joins the festivities at the first Cambridge Wide Open Day to find out what attendees have made of the event, before joining the evening celebrations at the Garden Party.
All that, plus you nominate future guests in another. CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
This week: talk to Johnathan Reynolds of the Opergy Group about this region's huge power in...well, power! Clean power to be precise. It's a hugely encouraging and exciting chat.
Plus, a guest appearance from Waveney MP, Peter Aldous!
This is the FULL version of the interview.
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
This week: Mike joins Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, on his Six District Challenge to visit all six districts of the Combined Authority using only public transport.
We join Dr Johnson on the leg between Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.
Visit our website: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
This week: There's more Eastern Promise than you can shake a city at, as we join Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, on his Six District Challenge to visit all six districts of the Combined Authority using only public transport.
Then! I talk to Johnathan Reynolds of the Opergy Group about this region's huge power in...well, power! Clean power to be precise. This is just the first part of the interview, you can find the full version in the podcast feed.
Are we done? Not even slightly! We join the festivities at the first Cambridge Wide Open Day to find out what attendees have made of the event, before joining the evening celebrations at the Garden Party.
All that, plus you nominate future guests in another. CROWDSOURCERY!
Visit our website: 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.