Eastern Promise - The Podcast
1) Episode 160: Paul Bristow, Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
This week: Eastern Promise host Mike Rigby sits down to chat with Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Paul Bristow. We discuss Paul's hometown of Peterborough, the Cambridge...Show More
2) Episode 159: The Norfolk Farming Conference
This Week: With a packed hall of farmers, agronomists, scientists and agricultural luminaries old and young, we're glad Mike Rigby dropped in on the 2026 Norfolk Farming Conference! Calling in first ...Show More
3) Episode 158: Form the Future's Annual Conference 2026
This Week: Form the Future is one-of-a-kind; a unique bridge between the worlds of education and work. This Cambridge-based CIC is rightly praised for its work in lifting the horizons of young people...Show More
4) Episode 157: Cambridge Science Centre
This Week: As the magnificent Cambridge Science Centre publishes its new Strategic Plan for 2026-2031, Eastern Promise's own Mike Rigby chats with the centre's CEO on the intent behind the Strategic P...Show More
5) Episode 156: The Beginner's Guide to CAMBRIDGE!
This Week: Confused by Cambridge? Well, Eastern Promise has your back and help is at hand! We bid you welcome to this first in our occasional series exploring our region's main urban ecosystems, the...Show More
6) Episode 155: Norfolk's Ambassadors
This Week: We meet three of Norfolk's incredible coterie of AMBASSADORS! Meet Matt Smith of Place UK, Candy Richards of the Federation of Small Businesses, and Chris Spinks of Westcotec, who will be s...Show More
7) Episode 154: The Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board!
This Week! We're kicking off 2026 in style, and focussed on what's currently the most important economic development project in the UK - The Oxford Cambridge Corridor. Our navigators to this galacti...Show More
8) Episode 153: Looking back at 2025 & ahead to 2026! (PLUS more Xmas Charity Appeals)
This Week: We round off our Christmas Charity Appeal open mic with the Big C Cancer Charity and the MedCan Foundation! Find out more about our 2025 featured charities here: Abbey People The Big C - ...Show More
Episode 153: Looking back at 2025 & ahead to 2026! (PLUS more Xmas Charity Appeals)
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9) Episode 152: Playlist Power! How AI is empowering Music in the Fight Against Dementia! (PLUS Christmas Appeal Open Mic!)
This Week: We find out how, for dementia patients and their families, the hits of their youth have now become a critical bridge, especially when communication falters. We'll meet Music for My Mind's ...Show More
10) Episode 151: LIVE EVENT! Skills, Careers & Policy
This Week: On 21st November 2025, Eastern Promise held a live event at Mills & Reeve's Cambridge office, focussed around skills, careers and creating better policy on both. However, this recording, in...Show More