Hands. Face. Space.
A polite reminder to keep following the important Government advice below to control the spread of the Covid-19.
‘Hands. Face. Space’ emphasises important elements of the guidance we want everybody to remember: wash your hands regularly, use a face covering when social distancing is not possible and try to keep your distance from those not in your household.
Following these simple steps could make a significant difference in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 and help protect you and your friends, colleagues and family from the virus.
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Love your market continues
Love Your Local Market Continues until Saturday 30th October 2021.
Love Your Local Market runs across the UK with hundreds of markets taking part. It offers the support of a national campaign, created and supported by NABMA (The National Association of British Market Authorities).
Our local Allerdale markets
We have four fabulous markets in our area. Go along, enjoy and support Keswick Market Thursday and Saturday, Silloth Market Thursday, Workington market Saturday and Wednesday and Wigton Friday Market. Such a lot of great variety to browse and buy.
- During Love Your Local Market our Keswick and Workington Markets will be providing some great entertainment from Jason the Juggling Jester and Free Face painting as follows: Wednesday 27th Workington Market,Thursday 28th Keswick Market.
- On Saturday 30th, Keswick Market will host Jason the Jester once again as well as the Allerdale Market Trader of the Year Award.
Want to know more or apply for a stall?
Join our Allerdale Business Community Facebook Group
Keep up to date with the latest news, and join a network local business people. Click the image to join.
Department of International Trade Grant
 The Department for International Trade (DIT) has launched its new Internationalisation Fund for eligible businesses in England. Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 will be available for future activity.
You would need to fund a proportion of your costs yourself. This varies according to where your business is based and will be either 40% or 50% of the total cost.
The fund can be used to support areas including (but not exclusively limited to):
- Market research
- IP (intellectual property) advice
- Translation services
- International social media/SEO
- Trade fairs (where no TAP funding is available)
- Independent market visits
- Consultancy and other international commercial services
Is your business eligible?
- The company must be based in England
- The company must be a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) with up to 250 employees
- No more than 25% of the business is owned by an enterprise which is not a SME
- Annual turnover does not exceed €50 million or annual balance sheet does not exceed €43 million
The fund is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
If you're looking for support from DIT's Internationalisation Fund, please contact your local DIT office:
Shop Local Campaign
Allerdale Borough Council invites quotations for the provision of a shop local marketing campaign to encourage Allerdale residents to shop local to support the recovery and growth of retail businesses in the borough following the lifting of Covid regulations. The campaign costs are funded by the Government's Welcome Back Fund. More details here.
The closing date for submission of quotations is 5 November 2021.
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Covid-19 grant scheme for businesses in Allerdale relaunched
We are encouraging eligible local businesses to apply for a new version of a government-backed grant made available to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A relaunched Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) became available from Monday, October 18th for eligible businesses who can demonstrate that Covid-19 restrictions and regulations reduced their turnover in the financial year 2020/21 compared to 2019/20.
This is the third time the ARG scheme has been in operation since the start of the pandemic and is open to businesses who have not made an application for, or have not received, a grant through any earlier Covid business grant schemes administered by Allerdale Borough Council. Businesses must have traded throughout the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21.
Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 may be available to eligible businesses depending on how much their turnover has been affected.
The ARG funding is to support those businesses who have been severely impacted by restrictions and were not eligible for any of the previous Covid business support grants administered by Allerdale Borough Council.
The last date for receipt of applications for this final round grant scheme is 12pm on Friday, 12 November, 2021. To apply, and see a full description of the eligibility criteria, should visit our website here:
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Another Taste Success!
 Another fantastic time was had by all at the Taste Wigton event. The very first Taste event took place on 23rd November and it was enjoyed by all the businesses involved, local people and visitors - the kids had a ball with all the activities on offer. Take a look at the delightful food, fun and entertainment on our Taste Cumbria Facebook page.
Up next... we are welcoming back our Christmas Taste Cumbria Festival in Cockermouth on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 December 2021.
Keep an eye out for more details about the upcoming event!
Procurement Opportunity - Maryport Town Hall
 Allerdale Borough Council is seeking quotations for the refurbishment of the ground floor of Maryport Town Hall in line with the specification detailed in the invitation to tender.
The project / contract is for approximately 12 weeks. The intended commencement date is January 2022 for completion by March 2022.
Further details are available upon registration of your interest to this invitation. All further correspondence about this project must be directed through the notification link on The Chest.
Deadline for responses is 12th November at 11.00am
Click on the link here:
Allerdale Business Website - advertise your vacancies
Did you know you can advertise your vacancies or apprenticeship opportunities on our Business Website? - It's FREE to do so. Click on the image for details.
Messages from the Federation of Small Businesses
Messages from the Federation of Small Businesses
Newsletter
News moves fast. Keep your small business up-to-date with the latest expert resources, news and advice from FSB.
Subscribe to learn more from our experts today! Click here
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The FSB North West 2022
Celebrating Small Business Awards will be taking place at The Midland Manchester on 11 March 2022. Make sure you enter now: FSB Awards 2022
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Messages from Cumbria Tourism
Engaging with Cumbria's MPs
Cumbria Tourism's Managing Director, Chair and Vice-Chair met with a number of the county’s MPs and representatives yesterday (21st October) to:
- Reiterate the recruitment challenges and impacts facing the sector in the county.
- Evidence the actions being taken to seek to mitigate the staffing shortage.
- Continue its calls for Government intervention to support the labour supply issue.
CT were pleased by the level of understanding of the issues from our MPs and their commitment to work with us to seek solutions.
They will continue to liaise closely representatives in Westminster and have given their commitment to continue providing them with the information and evidence they require to make the case for intervention.
Help CT share your news
Cumbria Tourism are also looking ahead to 2022, particularly any events or hooks they can use to attract national and international media attention. The PR team are always looking for an interesting story, please do keep them in the loop with news and developments by emailing pressoffice@cumbriatourism.org
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Good News Stories this week
Top Traders
Nicola Myers from the Fruit & Veg Box in Silloth was named the weeks Top Trader by In Cumbria Magazine.
Based in Allerdale, Nicola and her team deliver fruit and vegetables all across the county, using local growers and traders which helps to promote small businesses and provide fresh products to customers.
Along with the fresh fruit and vegetables, the company also provides an array of other local goods. Nicola sells fresh bread from bakeries in Silloth and also jams, chutneys, Cumbrian tea and eggs. Visit The Fruit & Veg Box to see more.
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Cockermouth School students successful short film
Great to read in the News & Star that a young West Cumbrian couple are celebrating after one of their short films has been nominated for an award in America. Jack Berry, a horror filmmaker from Blindcrake who went to Cockermouth School and his girlfriend, Gwyneth Rhianwen, who is an actress from Pardshaw (also an ex-Cockermouth School student), have collaborated on several short films.
The short film is a 3 minute psychological thriller, shot in Cumbria. It screened at a British film festival in New York which is sponsored by Fangoria, one of the largest horror and cult film magazines in the world. Read the full story of success in the News & Star and you can check out Jack and Gwyneth's short films on their YouTube Channel Bewitched Productions
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Welcoming back Keswick's Alhambra
Great to see the Keswick Alhambra back open.
Following major transformation, the Alhambra Cinema reopened on Friday 15 October.
When cinemas were allowed to reopen in May, after Covid restrictions were eased, the owners of the 108 year old Alhambra decided to stay shut and build a second screen room.
The owners celebrated the reopening with contractors and a volunteer army who've created Screen 2, renovated the facade, refurbished, redecorated and painted.
Just look at those cinema reel lights!
See their Facebook page to follow the journey to transformation: Alhambra Keswick
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Upcoming events
Cumbria Tourism
Receive FREE business support through Peer Networks
Deadline Thursday 28th October
Are you looking to grow and develop your organisation for future success?
Eligible businesses can receive 18 hours of regular networking, supported and facilitated throughout by Cumbria Tourism. These virtual sessions will guide businesses to communicate, realise opportunities for development, overcome challenges and reflect on progress.
Click HERE to learn more and apply.
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Cumbria LEP
Performance Workshop - 10 November 2021, 2pm until 6pm Book Here
Design for Crime: how to protect your business from the impact of crime - 23rd November 2021, 11am Book Here
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Funded by the Welcome Back Fund - funded by ERDF |
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