Staff from Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency were joined by some local businesses on Thursday at St Thomas School in Kendal to talk to the children about what they do.
Most children are likely to work in Small or Medium Sized Enterprises if they work in Cumbria when they grow up and nearly 1 in 4 may eventually become self employed if they work in Eden or South Lakeland.
Says Bob Clark , Executive Director of CREA, “We think it’s a really good idea to let children know about the many types of businesses that operate in the area. We want enterprising children to know there is a future for them in Cumbria and that there are organisations like ours who can help people turn their ideas into thriving businesses.”
The children heard about farming, running an equestrian business, a craft shop, a firefighter business, being a chef, buying and eating local produce and being an architect. Some classes had rides on a fire engine, others were able to pet a rough fell lamb or taste some local produce.
Staff from CREA’s Business Support, Distinctly Cumbrian and Farming Connect teams were involved with local business people including Pete Gorman of Firefighter Experience, Helen McGlasson, author of Frog the Dog books, Jane Bland from the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association, David Oates from the Kendal Crafter shop, Kay March from Cumbria Organics, Bob O’Neil from O’Neil and Petrie Architects and Designers, local Chef John Crouch and Everley Buckley local farmer and equestrian. |
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