Episode 165: Abbey People
from Eastern Promise - The Podcast Hosted by Mike Rigby
This week: Eastern Promise's own Mike Rigby heads for Barnwell Road, on Cambridge's Abbey estate, where hyperlocal charity, Abbey People, are working incredibly hard to help residents move from surviving to thriving. Mike joins Chief Executive Nicky Shepard and her team - Food Hub Coordinator Rachel and Comms guru Gemma, amongst many others - to chat about the work Abbey People do at The Hub on Barnwell Road, all whilst the Community Cafe buzzes away in the background. Then, they get out into a rainy Cambridge afternoon to walk to the pocket parks and new verges created by Abbey People, before visiting the Community Food Hub and Social Supermarket. You can find out more about Abbey People, including how to donate to this hyperlocal charity, here: https://abbeypeople.org.uk/ All this, plus this week's 'Eastern Insight' also comes from Abbey People in their own words! We hear more about Abbey People's Barnwell Basket campaign, aiming to ensure everyone in the community can have access to nourishing food. For more information about the Barnwell Basket, visit the Abbey People website here and Boost the Basket: https://abbeypeople.org.uk/barnwell-basket-campaign/. To deliver the 'Eastern Insight', and share your thought leadership with the region, contact Eastern Promise at [email protected]. A single slot costs £75 and a block of six across the year costs £350. The slots are free to charities and non-profits. To listen to the Eastern Promise back catalogue, and to find out more about what we do, visit: https://easternpromise.org.uk. The Eastern Promise podcast is made in The Podding Shed and is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.
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- 0:00 Mills & Reeve
- 0:16 Episode 165 MAIN TITLES
- 1:35 Nicky Shepard COLD OPEN
- 2:11 Introduction
- 3:09 The Barnwell Road Hub
- 9:22 Out on Barnwell Road
- 12:33 Surviving to Thriving
- 18:33 EASTERN INSIGHT: The Barnwell Basket campaign
- 20:20 Submit YOUR Eastern Insight - details
- 20:38 Abbey People’s year, plus pocket parks and verges
- 23:29 Equalising Cambridge’s growth
- 26:29 The Abbey Community Food Hub
- 35:06 Thank you Abbey People
- 35:32 Your ACTION POINTS!
- 36:07 Action Point 1 - Find out, share and support
- 36:57 NEXT TIME: Norwich Financial Industry Group
- 38:16 A Podding Shed production in proud association with Mills & Reeve
- 38:28 Special Post Credits Scene!
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