West of England Combined Authority

Mayor Dan Norris welcomes the King's Speech that empowered Mayoral Combined Authorities to deliver economic growth, saying: "The government has offered regions the powers Mayors have been asking for and here in the West, we will seize the opportunity and deliver economic growth that will benefit everyone. It is great to see a government agenda that will introduce new protections for people at work and invest in public transport and sustainable energy and set clear safeguards for the environment". #WestofEnglandMayor #MayorDanNorris #WestofEngland #Regionalupdates #Economicgrowth

💷 Get a Heat Pump Grant from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and start cutting carbon and costs in your #business 📆 Request an application pack by 30 September - https://bit.ly/4aas1go 📋 Apply for up to £30,000 to cover 60% of the cost of installing of an air, ground or water to water heat pump 📍 Available to #SMEs and registered #charities in Bath & North-East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire #netzero #businesssupport #energybills #heatpump #savemoney #westofengland

Great news for local residents! Mayor Dan Norris MP has announced 8 new WESTlocal bus services + extending the X91 WESTlocal in Chew Valley. Buses will serve Keynsham, Yate, Charfield, Winford, Avonmouth, SGS college and more – from 1 Sept. People power in action! Get more information here - https://bit.ly/3WmcVj8 #Westlocal #Transport #Localbus #WestofEngland

We loved being a part of West of England Combined Authority's Careers Hub Conference’s yesterday - all centred around inclusion and empowering students with SEND. Our Director Daniel Biddle brought his expertise to the panel and delivered three fantastic workshops. It was wonderful to share our mission to build the future of work with neurodiversity in mind with educators and careers professionals. Thank you and well done to everyone involved 👏   #inclusivity #future #neurodiversity #education #careers

🏆 Congratulations to colleagues from 15 schools and colleges in the region, who became ‘Green Champion Award’ winners at the Careers Hub Conference last week. The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority are working together with Careerpilot to raise awareness of green jobs and the pathways into them for young people, their parents and carers, teachers and careers advisers, in order to get more young people into roles that give back to the planet. Award winners demonstrated a commitment to undertaking training and utilizing valuable resources to boost their students’ and parents’ knowledge of the wealth of jobs in the sector. If you’re a school that would to join the list of award winners next year, you can find out more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4d2HSi6

"I'm aware some Transpora bus services have been suspended and my officers are working on arrangements to ensure that as many services as possible run as normal, and passengers are affected as little as possible", says Mayor Dan Norris MP At present, services are being run by: • Service 25 - Stagecoach • Services 23, 60, X10 and X91 - The Big Lemon • Services 90, 925 and N2 are not running Follow us for updates.

Only one week left to apply! Skills Bootcamps funding could help you to: ⭐ Upskill and empower your team ⭐ Meet the skills gaps of your organisation ⭐ Retain your employees Find out more and apply today: https://bit.ly/3VXd62Z

📰 With onshore wind in the news - learn the story behind England's tallest, and community owned, onshore wind turbine! ⚡ In 2021, we awarded Ambition Community Energy (ACE) CIC £500,000 in grant funding for their wind #turbine in Avonmouth, Bristol. This fantastic grassroots project, developed by the local community in Lawrence Weston, is making a big difference in the West of England. The ACE turbine is generating surplus income from selling #electricity, and all that money goes back to Ambition Lawrence Weston. These funds support their Community and Climate plan, helping to tackle fuel poverty and work towards #netzero in the region. Read more about the ACE turbine and its benefits to the community👉 https://bit.ly/3uLUfLn #CommunityEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Empowerment #CommunityEngagement #ClimateAction #CEF24 #communityenergyfortnight #onshorwind

More than 120 people attended the annual Careers Hub Conference yesterday, bringing together careers professionals and colleagues from schools and colleges across the region to discuss Advancing Careers Education for Students with SEND needs. The event included an inspirational keynote speech from Hardeep Rai, a panel Q&A, then broke into workshops, with topics covering everything from Neurodiversity to building connections with local partners and businesses. ⭐“It’s put SEND careers on the agenda for me” ⭐ “Fantastic networking opportunity, whilst achieving an understanding of how others provide equity to students that have SEND needs.” Want to find out more about how you could partner with a SEND school to help develop its careers programme, boost partnerships with local businesses and partners and improve opportunities for students? The Careers Hub needs YOU! Find out more about volunteering as an Enterprise Adviser: https://bit.ly/3YxUtSr

Mayor Dan Norris MP wishes the Olympic hopefuls from the West of England good luck as they prepare to compete in Paris. The region has a strong connection to the Olympics, Paralympics, and its athletes. Read the full story > https://bit.ly/3Li7eMP #ParisOlympics2024 #Olympics2024 #WestofEngland