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
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby chats to Harriet Fear MBE, Chief Executive of Cambridge& (https://cambridgeand.com/) about her career, the importance of foreign direct investment and how vital it is to have a compelling story and 'shop window'. The news round-up takes in NOURISH, news of Warren's spiffy rebrand and your chance to have your say on the County Deal for Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as the Local Skills Improvement Plan. And finally, love isn't blind as we look at where you go in our region to feel the lurve. Pucker up for this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby chats to Harriet Fear MBE, Chief Executive of Cambridge& (https://cambridgeand.com/) about her career, the importance of foreign direct investment and how vital it is to have a compelling story and 'shop window'. The news round-up takes in NOURISH, news of Warren's spiffy rebrand and your chance to have your say on the County Deal for Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as the Local Skills Improvement Plan. And finally, love isn't blind as we look at where you go in our region to feel the lurve. Pucker up for this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Where be the greatest hidden treasures in the East me hearties? Find out in this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
NEWS SPECIAL! The Norwich Science Festival has three days left so just enough time to check out these great events and much, much more!
For more details visit https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/
Send your stories to newsdesk@easternpromise.site.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Stardust meets the salt of the earth as we sample a very small part of the Agri-Tech E and New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership event on how agri-tech meets space tech. Dr Belinda Clarke, Julian Munson and guests will be on hand to tell us more.
Find out more at https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/ and https://newanglia.co.uk/business-chiefs-plan-for-suffolk-to-take-giant-leap-into-space-sector/
Get in touch at mike@easternpromise.site
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Eastern Promise has got your goat(s) as Mike Rigby visits The Goat Shed Farm Shop at Fielding Cottage, Honingham in Norfolk. Founder Sam Steggles takes us round this multi-award-winning Norfolk business, including where their world-renowned goat cheese is made, and shares how the business was founded in the teeth of the pandemic with Sam on the other side of the world.
For more information, go to: https://www.fieldingcottage.co.uk/the-goat-shed-farm-shop/
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
This week: Eastern Promise has got your goat(s) as Mike Rigby visits The Goat Shed at Honingham in Norfolk. Founder Sam Steggles takes us round this multi-award-winning Norfolk business, including where their world-renowned goat cheese is made, and shares how the business was founded in the teeth of the pandemic with Sam on the other side of the world.
Sticking with the agricultural theme whilst being out of this world, we sample a very small part of the Agri-Tech E and New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership event on how agri-tech meets space tech. Dr Belinda Clarke, Julian Munson and guests will be on hand to tell us more. With the news round-up exclusively from the final days of the Norwich Science Festival, we also take on our region's hidden treasure in this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Get in touch at mike@easternpromise.site
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
All the news that's new and improved in our region: we thank those who contributed to these stories!
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
This week, Eastern Promise heads to Cambridge to meet CEO Jane Paterson-Todd and Head of Policy & Programmes Dan Thorp of Cambridge Ahead. We talk about the quality of CA's research, being a membership organisation with such high-profile members and the way the East of England works.
For more information, visit: https://www.cambridgeahead.co.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.