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Staff brush up on their management skills

By Karen Graham|2018-12-13T16:19:25+00:00December 13th, 2018|Categories: Latest News|

Staff attend Leadership & Management Skills course

Recently, a number of our staff members attended and successfuly completed a Leadership & People Management Skills course.

Julie Bell Consulting Ltd held the two-day course at our headquarters in Rosehill, Carlisle.

Staff who attended the course are already in supervisory roles or stepping up to the role in the near future. The course covered the roles and responsibilities of a supervisor, self awareness, how to manage performance, setting work objectives, delegating tasks and building positive relationships with your role.

Sarah Dhesi, our HR manager, said: “Everyone who completed the course really enjoyed their time with Julie. She’s very friendly and approachable, making […]

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Spooky fun on the farm

By Karen Graham|2018-11-02T08:15:44+00:00October 26th, 2018|Categories: Latest News|

Spooky fun at Walby Farm Park

Walby Farm Park is once again helping children and their families celebrate Halloween this week with hundreds flocking to their pumpkin patch.

The children’s attraction is at Crosby-on-Eden, just outside Carlisle, and is run by Neil Milbourn and his family. Every year they hold celebrations for Halloween during the October half-term holidays.

The children visit the pumpkin patch to pick their own pumpkin. They can then visit the tented area where staff are on hand to help them carve spooky faces into their pumpkins.

Throughout the day, there are themed shows and dramas taking place and many of their staff are dressed in scary outfits!

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Family Business Conference 2018

By Karen Graham|2018-11-01T15:40:50+00:00October 15th, 2018|Categories: Latest News|

Family Business Conference 2018

The Family Business Conference was held at The Castle Green Hotel in Kendal on Thursday 11^th October. The conference brought together family businesses looking to learn from and network with other successful family businesses.

Due to our successful win at the Cumbria Family Business Awards in March, we were invited to take part in the event. David Jenkins, our sales director, went along to represent our business.

Local MP, John Stevenson, gave the opening address talking about the effect Brexit will have on the economy and stating that family businesses are vital to our local development. He said: “You raise aspirations, encourage independence and contribute to […]

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Celebrating success at the Carlisle Living Awards

By Karen Graham|2018-10-04T14:59:58+01:00September 24th, 2018|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Celebrating the best of Carlisle

The fifth Carlisle Living Awards were held at The Garden at Eden, just outside Carlisle, on Friday 21^st September. Once again, we were sponsoring the Food & Drinks category.

Celebrating the successes and achievements of businesses, enterprises and individuals, the Carlisle Living Awards is a much anticipated event in the city’s calendar.

The winners!

Our sales director, David Jenkins, was on stage to present the winners for the Food & Drinks category.

This year’s winners were:

Best Country Pub – Duke of Cumberland – judges said they could have stayed all night!

Best City Bar – Spider and […]

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Carlisle Ambassadors presentation

By Karen Graham|2018-09-24T11:40:30+01:00September 24th, 2018|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Carlisle Ambassadors – Retail, Leisure & Sport

On Thursday 6^th September, Carlisle Ambassadors held their Autumn meeting at The Shepherds, Carlisle. The theme for this meeting was ‘Retail, Leisure and Sport’ highlighting the excellent work, projects and investment taking place in the city.

Our managing director, Graham Jenkins, gave a short speech which gave attendees an overview to our new foodstore opening next year. Graham also spoke about how Pioneer people make the business the great success it is and how our passion for supporting local producers and suppliers will grow with the opening of our new retail venture.

Our new foodstore is due to open in the early part of next […]

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Carlisle Ambassadors membership

By Karen Graham|2018-09-04T10:07:02+01:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Carlisle Ambassadors members

We are very proud to announce that we are now members of the Carlisle Ambassadors group.

Who are Carlisle Ambassadors?

Carlisle Ambassadors are people who have connections with Carlisle, an interest in the city and who support this Cumbrian centre of business, tourism and culture. It is for individuals, businesses and organisations who want to make it an even better place to live, work, invest and visit. It is for those who want to benefit from a strong and influential network, and who may be interested in collaborating on projects to make a difference.

Many prestigious business, charity and educational names from across […]

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Sponsors of Carlisle Living Awards 2018

By Karen Graham|2018-08-10T12:13:36+01:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Sponsors of Carlisle Living Awards 2018

Once again, we’re proud to be named as a sponsor of the Food & Drink category at the Carlisle Living Awards 2018.

The awards are a highlight in the city’s social calendar, celebrating the best of Carlisle and will be held at The Garden at Eden, on the outskirts of Carlisle, on Friday 21^st September. We will be celebrating with those who have been recognised for their hard work and dedication to the hospitality trade and will be handing out awards to a wide range of category winners …

Best Restaurant

Best City Café/Coffee Shop

Best Village/Town Café

Best City Bar

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The Lakes Distillery

By Karen Graham|2022-10-25T09:27:11+01:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: Meet Our Suppliers|

The Lakes Distillery

Who they are …

Housed in a beautifully restored farm close to Bassenthwaite Lake, The Lakes Distillery opened in December 2014. Their vision was to produce world-class spirits that will be global brands recognised and respected around the world.

Their range of premium spirits now include whisky, vodka, gin and a range of liqueurs.

We have worked with The Lakes Distillery for many years now. Last year visited their premises and enjoyed a tour and tasting. Read our story.

Chris Pateman, head of off-trade & grocery says: “It is wonderful to work with such a well-known Cumbrian family run business such as […]

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Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Co

By Karen Graham|2018-07-25T09:24:55+01:00July 25th, 2018|Categories: Meet Our Suppliers|

Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.

Who they are …

Cartmel sticky toffee pudding is famous the world over and is supplied to fine food shops and delis, including many luxury department stores such as Fortnum & Mason and Harvey Nichols.

Jo Wolsey-Fell, head of sales at Cartmel says: “Cartmel has been working with Pioneer since 2008 for both foodservice and their retail shop. We have seen a gradual increase with year-on- year sales.

We have a great customer relationship with the team at Pioneer; orders and collections are always on time and both parties can be flexible as and when […]

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Celebrating Carlisle College learners

By Karen Graham|2018-06-25T15:29:08+01:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Celebrating Carlisle College learners

On Thursday 21^st June, we were honoured to attend the Carlisle College Awards 2018. The event was held at the college and was celebration of hard work and achievements of all the further education learners. After a delicious meal, which was made by the talented catering students, the certificates were awarded by, Grant Glendinning, principal of Carlisle College.

Once again, we were proud to be involved with the awards event and were a keen sponsor of the Maths Prize. Our managing director, Graham Jenkins, went along to the event to hand out the prize.

Student, Megan Abba was the recipient of the prize as […]

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