Guest Speaker
Kendal Mountain Rescue Team
On Friday, members welcomed Tony Womack from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, who joined us to share an insight into the work of this vital local…
Referrals, Results and Real-Life Inspiration
We had a fantastic turnout today with 20 members in the room, 6 referrals exchanged, and over £10,000 in passed business — a brilliant reminder…
Back with a Buzz: Local Voices, New Energy, and a Global Podcast
This week marked our first meeting back after the Christmas and New Year break, and there was a real sense of energy in the room…
Claire Mason from CancerCare Visits InGroup
At this week’s InGroup meeting, 20 members attended and shared 10 referrals, generating over £7.5k in business from past referrals. Our guest speaker, Claire Mason…
Save Windermere – In Conversation with Campaign Founder Matt Staniek
Todays meeting was one of our liveliest yet. Eighteen members gathered over coffee to hear local conservationist Matt Staniek, founder of the Save Windermere campaign,…
Supporting Our Community: Insights from Windermere Food Bank
Andy, a volunteer at Windermere and District Food Bank, joined us to share insights into their essential work. Supporting 25 households weekly, the Food Bank…
Waste into Wellbeing: Transforming Kendal with Community Food Projects
Development manager for Waste into Wellbeing (WiW) Stacy Hurley was joined by helper Claire Wickham to introduce us to the volunteer led social project in…
Scott and Cate from The Brathay Trust
This week, Scott and Cate captivated us with an update on the Brathay Trust and their pivotal work with disadvantaged children and young people across…
Emma from St John’s Hospice Fundraising Mission
In this week’s meeting, we were delighted to welcome Emma, a fresh face at St John’s Hospice, who shared insights into her role in fundraising…
Chats with Tim Farron at The InGroup!
We had the pleasure of hosting Tim Farron for an insightful discussion with the group today. Tim provided updates on several national matters, ranging from…
Guest Speaker – Caroline from Cumbria Deaf Association
We were delighted to welcome Caroline, CEO of Cumbria Deaf Association to the InGroup today. Caroline generously shared her journey and the organisation’s mission. Personal…
Guest speaker – Graeme Dodds from Cumbria Cricket
Cumbria Cricket is set to embark on a ground-breaking tour to Sri Lanka next year. Two teams of under 18s includes an all-girl side and…
Carer Support South Lakes: Lifeline for 2,000 Unpaid Carers Providing Respite and Fun.
Carer Support South Lakes is a lifeline to nearly 2,000 unpaid adults and children and says three out of five us will, at some point,…
Guest Speaker – Gillian Cowburn People’s Café and Lunch Bunch
Totally inspirational to have founder of Kendal’s award-winning People’s Café and Lunch Bunch, Gillian Cowburn, in our midst to talk us though the amazing work…
Bendrigg Trust – Adventure For All
For todays 10 minute speaker slot we welcomed Nick who is the Centre Director of Bendrigg Trust. They’re an amazing centre close to us in…