We are delighted to announce that live Pendle Connects events are returning this Autumn. We will be networking at Northlight, Brierfield, courtesy of our hosts Nelson & Colne College Group. Following a networking session with complementary refreshments, we will have a borough update from Pendle Borough Council. Our speakers will then share their journeys to success with the audience and take questions as a panel at the end. Speakers are being confirmed but will include Tom Davies, Director of Janitorial UK, Paul Barker of the Apprenticeships & Training team at Nelson & Colne College, Hetty Byrne of the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership and Phil Heyworth, MD of JD Engineering.

Tickets are FREE for Pendle Connects events, click below to book via Eventbrite.

NB! Limited places are available, please only book if you know you will be able to attend. We allow one ticket per booking. To keep everyone safe, all attendees will be asked to take a Covid test the evening before.

Pendle Connects was proud to run the first Pendle Education Summit in July 2021. Guest speakers from government, local authority, schools, colleges and employers shared the need for greater employer engagement with education and the vast benefits to businesses, students and schools.

Businesses are encouraged to visit the following links for more information. Joining the Skills Pledge allows any business to pledge their time to support a local school, commitment starts at just one hour. Start Lancashire is a great place for employers to advertise opportunities, apprenticeships and for students to find them. If you’d like to take on the role of Enterprise Advisor and support local schools on an ongoing basis please do click the link below to find out more about this crucial role, and how you can make a real difference. 

The education summit was hosted by Rachel Kay of Pendle Connects. Guest speakers were Andrew Stephenson – MP for Pendle and Minister of State for Transport; Dr Michele Lawty-Jones – Director of Lancashire Skills Hub and Board Member of the LEP; Dean Langton – Chief Executive, of Pendle Borough Council; Morag Davis – Assistant Principal for Technical Curriculum at Nelson & Colne College; Stefni Oliver – Chief Executive Officer of Daisy Corporate Services; Ben Rhodes – Managing Director of Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd; Philip Heyworth – Managing Director of JD Engineering; Rachel Tomlinson – Headteacher at Barrowford Primary School; Rachel Green – Education Engagement and Development Manager at The Careers & Enterprise Company and Lisa Scargill – Deputy Careers Lead, Inspira. 

The event was made possible by the Lancashire Careers Hub which is managed by Inspira, Lancashire LEP and the Careers and Enterprise Company.

We would like to thank the following organisations for their support of Pendle Connects. Lifetime Supporter packages cost just £95 and help to support our monthly newsletters. For more details or to sign up your business please contact us via the form below.

Quarterly breakfast events combine business networking with business speakers, who will share their business journeys and challenges with the room, then take questions as a panel. As well as the chance to learn from and network with these speakers and other local businesses, a business update for the borough will be given by Pendle Borough Council.

We wil also have updates from Boost Lancashire on the support available and from Inspira regarding supporting local schools.

Events are hosted by Rachel Kay, Pendle Connects organiser and Director of lovelocalnetworking. Please contact Rachel via the Contact Form below with any queries.