EDEN MOVES TO MORECAMBE

and our clients. It was essential that the new owner would be a like-minded agency which shared our values and ethos, and I have found that in Voice.”

With the inclusion of three Barefoot team members, Voice’s services are set to expand to also include email marketing and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) work.

Working with clients as an extension of their team, Voice provides services to organisations throughout the UK in a range of industries, including green energy, construction, hospitality, tech, not for profit, home improvement, recycling and waste management, travel and leisure, and the charity sector.

Nichola Cain, MD of Voice Communications, which has offices in Essex and Cornwall, said: “Welcoming the Barefoot team to Voice is an important milestone for Voice. We are excited to be continuing the great work that Jim and his fantastic team have carried out over the years and begin this new chapter.”

The Eden Project has been awarded £50 million in the second round of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund to build the new Eden Project Morecambe in Lancashire.

The bid was submitted by Lancaster City Council, one of the Eden Project’s key partners on the Morecambe attraction and was chosen as a recipient of the largest investment possible under the fund, earmarked for large-scale cultural regeneration projects.

As the lead for the partnership bid, Lancaster City Council will be the recipient of the funding and will work with partners to ensure it is allocated in accordance with Government requirements.

Eden Project Morecambe is the new official name for the project, which has previously been known as Eden Project North.

Preparatory groundwork will now be undertaken on the site on the Morecambe seafront, a vital prelude to construction beginning.

The £50 million investment is half of the £100 million needed to build the coastalthemed project. The funding allows the project to move into its next phase and begin the process of finalising the remaining £50 million from private and philanthropic sources identified as part of the bidding process.