This Week: We meet three of Norfolk's incredible coterie of AMBASSADORS! Meet Mark Smith of Place UK, Candy Richards of the Federation of Small Businesses, and Chris Spinks of Westcotec, who will be sharing with you:

• Their love for Norfolk;
• What makes the county unique; and
• Why families, businesses, entrepreneurs and more should relocate to Norfolk!

Our ambassadors share their experience and a clear-eyed vision for the county; not shrinking from challenges and eager to forge solutions. Norfolk really couldn't ask for better representatives

So, put those spherical, golden chocolate & hazelnut sweeties into a tottering pyramid, because these ambassadors are really spoiling us!

• To find out more, and to apply to become an Ambassador for Norfolk, click here.
• For further details about the Norfolk Business Board, click here.

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Eastern Promise is proud to be sponsored by Mills & Reeve.

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 galactic-scale potential are the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, ably represented by Chair Andy Williams and fellow board member (and CEO of Cambridge Ahead) Dan Thorp. Together, we'll dig into where we are, where we're going, what's at stake and what each of us needs to do to make this happen (top tip: just be nice to each other!)

It's a fantastic listen and a brilliant insight into the importance of capability, community and coherence to this project. Our thanks to Dan and Andy.

For the Connected Clusters report referenced by Mike and Dan, click here.

To visit the website of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, and read the reports referenced in this episode, click here.

Click here to read the UK Government's investment prospectus for the Oxford Cambridge corridor (PDF, opens in new window).

To read the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority's Local Growth Plan, then click here (PDF, opens in new window).

If you want to take a look at the Cambridge Growth Company Click here to visit their site.

Eastern Promise was made in The Podding Shed and you can catch up on previous episodes at our website, and contact us there or by emailing podcast@easternpromise.org.uk.

Eastern Promise is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.

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 - Norfolk's Cancer Charity
• The Cambridge Acorn Project
• The MedCan Foundation

Then! We take a long, loving look back at 2025 with some choice cuts from the archive...

We'll visit UKREiiF 2025, pop in on the John Innes Centre's Insectary, drop by the STEMM village during the Royal Norfolk Show, and relive part of last month's 'Skills, Careers & Policy' event (such a catchy title, and it's three parts, actually!)

We'll even skip ahead and sample some of what 2026 has to offer, including the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, and a snippet from two of our 'Beginner's Guides': Norwich and Cambridge!

Thank you for listening in 2025 and all being well, we'll see you again on 15th January 2026!

To find out more about Eastern Promise, contact us, and listen to our back catalogue, click here.

Eastern Promise was made in The Podding Shed and is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.