Cumbria Vision
   
 
 

Sally Gunnell OBE at the Cumbria Economic Summit 2008
Rt Hon John Hutton, Business Secretary and MP for Barrow joins West Cumbria's public sector leaders at the Britain's Energy Coast launch

Cumbria Vision ... Leading on Economic Development in Cumbria

 

Cumbria - The Lake District: Brains and Beauty

Cumbria is the most beautiful and unique county in England. There is no better place to live and work.

Home to The Lake District, flanked by the Pennines and mile-upon-mile of stunning coastline, nowhere else in England boasts such a rich variety of inspirational and exhilarating landscapes. Cumbria possesses the brains to match this beauty and has proudly positioned itself as a world-leader in the maritime, manufacturing and nuclear industries.

However, Cumbria’s economy has faced many challenges over the past 12 years, with the effects of Foot and Mouth Disease, increased competition from global tourism, the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and the decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site. But with the same enthusiastic drive that has made the County a centre for creativity and excellence over the centuries, work is now being carried out to secure its economic future.

Cumbria Vision is the lead organisation charged with planning the County’s economic strategy by working with partner organisations on an exciting programme of high profile projects. Our ultimate aim is to make the County’s economy as attractive to businesses and investors as its landscape is to the millions of visitors from around the world who flock here each year.

This is a huge challenge for a sparsely populated county that has some of the most isolated and deprived communities in the UK. Cumbria Vision is building on the County’s proud identity and grasping the opportunities to create a strong, sustainable and prosperous economy that will ensure we have the perfect package of brains and beauty well in to the future.

To learn more about Cumbria Vision click here

To see what projects Cumbria Vision is involved with click here

 

Cumbria Vision Limited
Registered Office: Unit 2, Enterprise House, Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9BP
Registered in England No. 5773805

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Project News


  • DERWENT FOREST BOUGHT FOR HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THE long-standing vision to transform the Derwent Forest site in west Cumbria into a prestigious leisure and commercial development has taken a huge stride forward. ...more
  • CUMBRIA GETS READS FOR MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STREET ARTS FESTIVAL KENDAL is gearing up for one of the region’s biggest and brightest street arts festivals – part funded by Cumbria Vision. ...more

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