Lancaster & Morecambe Chamber signs new strategic partnership

By Lancaster & Morecambe Chamber of Commerce

12 Sep 2024

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Nine organisations from across the Lancaster district have pledged to work together more closely to improve the lives of the local community with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Signed at Lancaster Castle, the MOU marks the creation of a new Lancaster District Strategic Partnership (LDSP).

Through the partnership, the founding member organisations will work together to improve the Lancaster District aligned to agreed strategic priorities – sustainability and the climate emergency, the economy, health and wellbeing and communities. 

Founding organisations include Lancaster City Council, Lancaster University, University of Cumbria, Lancaster and Morecambe College, Lancaster and Morecambe Chamber of Commerce, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Lancaster District CVS and Lancaster Arts Partnership.

The partnership aims to deliver mutually beneficial local and regional projects by identifying and developing new opportunities for collaborative working between sectors. It also aims to maximise how organisations use their combined resources effectively to improve the Lancaster District.

Coun Peter Jackson, Lancaster City Council’s cabinet member with the responsibility for communities, wellbeing and partnerships, said: “The partnership provides the perfect opportunity for Lancaster City Council to strengthen the good working relationships it already has with its partners.

“Via the LDSP, we’ll be able to identify and explore more opportunities for joint working and utilise our combined skills and knowledge to drive sustainable change that will have a positive impact and make this area a more prosperous place to live, work, and invest in.”

Head of operations at Lancaster & Morecambe Chamber of Commerce, Graham White, said: “The Chamber is passionate about championing local businesses and helping to support the area thrive. We already collaborate with most of the partners, but this gives us all the opportunity to further strengthen our relationships to ensure we have maximum impact delivering projects for the good of the businesses and communities within the district.

"By all working together we can make the area an even better place to live, work and do business. “

Picture: Front – Coun Phillip Black (leader of Lancaster City Council). Back L-R – Yak Patel (chief executive officer, Lancaster CVS), Julie Brown (chair of Lancaster Arts Partnership), Andy Schofield (vice chancellor, Lancaster University), Karen Kyle (integrated care director, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust), Dawn Clarke (population health improvement manager, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board), Daniel Braithwaite (principal and chief executive, Lancaster and Morecambe College), Graham White (head of operations, Lancaster and Morecambe Chamber of Commerce).

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