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“Having that support at this level is really key across the borough. It would be wonderful to see some other BIDs set up around Pendle, having that real focus.”
She adds “One of our four main objectives is partnership. So, it’s all about us partnering with external organisations. It’s about us getting all the businesses talking to each other and networking.
“We would love to collaborate with as many people as we possibly can to be able to offer opportunities to young people within our businesses in the BID area. So, it’s very much a real collective thing. It’s at the core of what we do.”
As well as partnership, Rose Rouse, Pendle Council chief executive, talks of pride, passion and having a plan. She says: “Let’s develop a plan as partners, believe in it and at some time we will be able to deliver that. Without a plan you’ve got nothing.”
Aneesa McGladdery
Morgan Rothwell, director at Barrowford agency D&M Creative, takes up the partnership theme. He says: “It is key. For the last 10 years I’ve been on the board of Community Business Partners. In that organisation we have hundreds of mentors that work with local businesses across east Lancashire to help them develop their businesses and grow.”
He points out that 89 per cent of businesses in Pendle are microbusinesses and three in ten jobs in Pendle are in manufacturing.
And he adds: “A really localised focus on those needs would be absolutely fantastic. If there is anything like that in Pendle we’d love to get involved.”
Transport connectivity is another issue on people’s minds. The campaign to reinstate the railway across the Pennines from Skipton to Colne continues, though there was disappointment it wasn’t mentioned in the spring Budget.
Tim Webber MBE
Campaigners say restoring the 12-mile line would be transformational, enhancing education and employment opportunities for Pendle and other areas linked by the project.
Rose Rouse says that ‘connectivity’ remains a major issue. She adds: “That’s the one that we hear a lot from businesses, that we need to improve the east-west connections in particular.”
Tim Webber, managing director of Barnfield and PEARL board member, also talks of the need for improved transport infrastructure. He says: “The connection between Colne and Skipton has been talked about forever. Why can’t we do that?”
When it comes to the road network he adds: “We’ve got major issues on North Valley Road and through Colne. We need to sort that out because that’s just getting worse.
“I’ve no idea why the extension of the motorway never happened and why it came to an end in Colne. We’ve just ended up with a bottleneck.”
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