New Year – New Business and Office

At the end of 2022, Inspire by Sbarduno CIC was created by Director, Awen Ashworth. The company, set up and based at Pioneer House, delivers hands-on Science workshops for schools, community groups and the wider community.

Awen commented: ‘Starting Inspire by Sbarduno CIC has been on my agenda for a couple of years but has been delayed due to the pandemic. This time allowed me to develop additional workshops and also offer an online platform. As a consequence, “Sbarduno” has expanded across Wales, with workshops now being delivered to children from as young as 6 months old to adults – not just to schools as initially planned.’

The workshops allow attendees to engage in fun experiments, learn about the world around them, develop STEM and key skills, as well as develop an interest in Science, with the possibility of a future career.

Awen has been running her sister company ‘Sbarduno’ successfully in Wales for nearly 4 years, delivering workshops to Nursery groups; schools and the community.

Sbarduno also runs successful Maths Academy for pupils during the school term, and a Science Academy in preparation for the Year 10 and 11 GCSE exams. It has also provided training for Primary school teachers as well as sessions for the Nursery group leaders and staff.

‘Having been a member of the WCNW Chamber since becoming self-employed, I have been very fortunate to attend many networking meetings and having a base at Ellesmere Port will allow further connections and partnerships.’

Through the development of Inspire by Sbarduno CIC, Awen is really looking forward to supporting the Young Chambers during the upcoming months.

‘I am looking forward most to becoming a young chamber sponsor as delivering to schools and inspiring pupils in the world of science is what I am the most passionate about!’