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Club Conch and Furness Young Professionals present…Get Refreshed! 25th June
On Sunday 13th July 2008, Club Conch and Furness Young Professionals partner with BAE to provide a day of pure refreshment. Read more »
Meet Tori James 27th March
On Friday, April 18th, Furness Young Professionals will be asking, ‘have you reached your goals?’ One young lady who certainly has is Tori James, the youngest British woman to reach the summit of Everest. Read more »
Calling all ethnic minority graduates 12th March
Applications invited for paid film industry work placements in 2008 Read more »
A good news story 13th December 2007
Simone Commandeur is a student at Lancaster University. She joined the ‘On the Bus to Barrow’ visit on 25th April and was very pleased she did. That day she met David Clark from Centrica in an encounter that has led to her securing valuable work experience. Read more »
An invitation to the White Christmas ball 30th November 2007
Sally Broom is inviting you to join her and the Furness Young Professionals for a ‘White Christmas Ball’ Read more »
Centrica graduate site 25th November 2007
Centrica is a large employer in the Furness area and a strong supporter of the Encouraging Entrepreneurship project. The company also has a useful site that’s aimed exclusively at graduates. Read more »
Bonfire night! 20th November 2007
Photos are also up of last week’s bonfire night event, organised by one of Barrow’s brightest sparks, Sally Broom. Check them out (they’re awesome) on the link below. Read more »
High praise from Centrica for visit from Lancaster 30th July 2007
David Clark of the multinational outfit, Centrica, recently attended an evening reception held for Lancaster University students who had travelled to Barrow to meet with potential employers. This is what he had to say. Read more »
Graduate perceptions of Furness 16th July 2007
Nicola Haigh and Ruth Tickle are graduates of BAE Systems. At the request of Furness Enterprise, they produced a report in April 2007 looking at graduate perceptions of Barrow and the Furness area. This is what they discovered. Read more »
