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Jobseekers learn of careers in the great outdoors
Published: 06/07/2021
TWELVE unemployed people from Copeland now have a better understanding of working in the great outdoors thanks to a programme delivered through the Copeland Work and Skills Partnership.
The course, which looked at a range of career opportunities in the natural environment, was supported by West Lakes Adventure, West Cumbria Rivers Trust and the Lake District National Park. The programme was delivered over four weeks during June.
Whitehaven to host second youth market
Published: 05/07/2021
TWENTY young entrepreneurs will be setting out their stall at Whitehaven’s youth market on Saturday.
Copeland Council’s second Young Entrepreneurs Market will be held on King Street and follows the success of the launch market in June.
The market – open between 10am and 3pm – will see the number of young stallholders almost double from the first instalment, and the introduction of a local storyteller Debbie Haine at the Duke Street end of King Street, with four talented young singers performing in the Market Place at the other end.