Steve Cole, Chair of the Brilliant Barrow Board

Just a few words to say thank you to the University of Cumbria to being critical to getting us to this stage of the Learning Quarter. Education was determined as a big priority for the Brilliant Barrow Town deal when we came together as a team in 2019 to help present the educational choices that we wanted for local people, but also to attract people to the area. Here we are in 2025 we've now managed to establish the campus and we are now celebrating opening the campus and welcoming students. So in some ways we're just at the new start line. So let's stay working together to make this place, this capability live up to its ambitions, live up to its potential and deliver that crucial Learning Quarter education experience for the area and for all of the partners involved. So great big thank you to University of Cumbria. I really look forward to this remaining committed to the partnership and and watching the university thrive.