Events

The 7th February saw the first Skelmersdale Ambassadors Event of 2024, which took place at the Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel, Skelmersdale. The launch marks the beginning of an exciting programme of events that will provide businesses with the opportunity to make connections and raise their organisation’s profile, whilst championing Skelmersdale as a

The theme for the first Skelmersdale Ambassadors event of 2020 was Cultivating Connections and featured motivating presentations from Steve Fogg (Chair of the Lancashire LEP), Paula Gamester (Sewing Rooms), Katie Whitehead (The Legacy Project), Ian Gamester (Skem, I love you) and Lynda Brady & Michael Banford (Edge Hill University). The event was hosted by

With inspiring presentations from John Drury (MD Trelleborg Offshore), Sally McEvoy (The Co-operative Bank plc) and Ian Gill (West Lancashire Borough Council), talking about their organisations commitment to Skelmersdale.  The event was hosted by Mark Whitworth (Peel Ports Group) & Chair of the Skelmersdale Place Board.

A fantastic and inspirational speech from Lord John Prescott at our May Skelmersdale Ambassadors event! John talked about the importance of business collaboration, low carbon economy, connectivity, skills and community, all of which are key to the success and growth of Skelmersdale’s future. Watch the video

Local businesses and those from further afield heard from Mark Whitworth on how Skelmersdale is a place of opportunity and growth and how the Place Board is set to drive change and put Skelmersdale firmly on the map as a great place to invest and grow your business. Businesses who have already invested in Skelmersdale

The Sixth Skelmersdale Ambassadors Breakfast Event Mark Whitworth, Chief Executive Officer of Peel Ports Group provided an update and overview of Peel Ports and Liverpool2 and what this means for businesses in Skelmersdale. Amanda Byrne, Brownlow Utilities, Paul Symes, Inspira & Neil Dunbar, Our Ladys Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College  (OLQP) provided an

The Fifth Skelmersdale Ambassadors Breakfast Event Chris Hunter, Director of HM-Network Ltd provided an update and overview on GDPR and what this means for businesses. Russell Markstein, Group Commercial Director of NRG Fleet Services Ltd talks about their long term home in Skelmersdale and the company's plans for growth. Kim Webber, Mark Timmerman &

The Fourth Skelmersdale Ambassadors Breakfast Event Harry Hill, Chief Executive of Graylaw Freight Group discussed their long term overnight success story, their expansion plans and love for Skelmersdale. Maureen Fazal & Paula Gamester, The Sewing Rooms shared their deep passion for Social Enterprise, discussed their fulfilling work at the Sewing Room and shared exciting

The Third Skelmersdale Ambassadors Network Event Dr Michelle Lawty-Jones, Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub shared her passion for Inspiring, Recruiting and Upskilling workers. Stefan Montarius, SCA Hygiene Products shared the companies exciting growth and expansion plans in the Tawd Valley area. He also spoke about their use of technology and how they work hard to value and develop

The Second Skelmersdale Ambassador Network Event Edwin Booth, Owner of Booths spoke passionately about his family’s accomplishments, gave a humorous insight into the Booths story and his role, as Chairman, at the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership. Phil Lynas & Colin Hill from All About Food Ltd captured the room’s attention with an inspiring story of