.....upcoming events, a request from government for secondees to support the development of Great British Nuclear, countdown to the awards in 2 days, Future Nuclear Enabling Fund, member news with Delkia and Member Focus on Rosehill Arts Trust. Phew it's a packed one this week!
We're all very excited about the return of the BECBC Awards Dinner on Thursday. There's been lots of preparation in the background and we're set for a wonderful evening. If you're unable to attend don't worry you don't have to miss out-you can join us in your pyjamas (no-one can see you!) with a glass of wine in hand and cheer on your favourite shortlisted companies and individuals.
Last week industry representatives attended an engagement session with the initial team tasked with scoping out Great British Nuclear (GBN) to define the key elements to ensure GBN can successfully
deliver the governments ambition for new nuclear. The next steps will take
place at pace over the coming months in order to create the foundations of GBN. Two board members of BECBC, Ivan Baldwin from Bechtel and Gary Shuttleworth from Morgan Sindall, attended which provides a great basis for
members to ensure that the key strengths and opportunities of BECBC are well
represented.
Government are looking for 8 secondees to support the development of GBN. They are looking for skilled contributors and innovative thinkers for up to 3 months with the following key requirements:
• At least 5 years’ experience in the nuclear industry.
• Good working knowledge of the challenges facing the industry, although nuclear knowledge is not essential.
• Ability to think broadly and ask the right questions, engaging with industry productively on the workstream.
• Ability to coherently express key problem statements and gather evidence from diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to synthesise a variety of data sources and use these to support evidence-based recommendations.
With presentations from Sizewell C, the Key Delivery Partners from Project and Programme Partners, Indelible Data, a panel discussion on recruitment and our wonderful egg timers this is an event not to be missed!
The theme of May’s Social Value meeting was Tackling Poverty, a pertinent topic given the recent announcement that UK inflation has just hit a 40-year high of 9% as the cost of food and energy soars. Guest Speakers Suzanne Wilson and Wille Slaven from West Cumbria’s Child Poverty Forum that nationally, 68% of families experiencing poverty are working families and local support organisations are reporting increasing hardship affecting a broad range of West Cumbrian residents. Child poverty in West Cumbria is significantly above the national average of 30%. Willie and Suzanne urged members to join Child Poverty Forum West Cumbria, a group made up of key stakeholders, who want to work in partnership to make a difference. To sign up contact, SWilson21@uclan.ac.uk. Willie mentioned that the Howgill Centre, a well-established local charity is seeking applications from individuals interested in becoming a Trustee, for more information contact: holden190@btinternet.com or Chair.Trustees@howgill-centre.co.uk A workshop delivered by SV Consultant Claire Louise Chapman on behalf of Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM), provided an opportunity for group members to reflect the importance of working strategically with community partners. SRM recognises that businesses want to maximise the social impact of their activities and consider the Third sector as a critical delivery partner and are challenging other businesses to think in the same way.
New clean lab for electronics development opens doors
~ Lab will specialise in electronics repair and testing for a variety of sectors ~
Cumbria-based systems integrator Delkia has opened a new clean electronics lab at its facility in Egremont. The lab will meet a need in the market for the specialised repair and testing of legacy and new electronic equipment from highly specialised sectors including nuclear, defence, aerospace and maritime. Over £300,000 of investment has already gone into the facility and it will create many new technical jobs, including a lead hardware electronics design engineer, which Delkia is currently recruiting for.
Future Nuclear Enabling Fund-call for stakeholder response.
Through our work on the Invest in Cumbria Alliance with local MP's, councils and third sector BECBC will be responding to the government call out to nuclear stakeholders who are not planning on bidding for the FNEF to provide information from their experience that will help to mature fund design ahead of opening the bid window in summer 2022. If you have information you think we should include please let us know.
Member Focus: Rosehill Arts Trust
Rosehill is a cultural hub & community asset for West Cumbria. We passionately believe culture is key to building creative, resilient and hopeful communities, and our impact extends far beyond our intimate theatre. Our focus is investment in people, programme and place to bring about further positive and lasting cultural, social and economic impact in our community.
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