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After some inevitable delays due to Covid-19, the redevelopment of the derelict former bus station in Whitehaven is motoring on.

A short video tour hosted by our head of community and development, Gary McKeating, shows that the new home for digital and creative start-ups is taking shape.

Gary said:

I am incredibly impressed by how much progress Thomas Armstrong has made since work was able to restart.

You can see the business pods and communal working areas on the second floor coming together. And the blend of original features, like the former station鈥檚 art deco windows, with the more contemporary features like exposed ducts, is going to give the building a contemporary feel.

While entrepreneurs will be busy planning their business growth upstairs, a new food and beverage offer called 皇冠体育app Pedlar will be open to the public downstairs.

Speaking to Gary in this week鈥檚 social impact multiplied (SiX) podcast, Craig Lowery from Osprey who will run 皇冠体育app Pedlar, said:

Whether you鈥檙e getting off a train in Whitehaven and want to grab a coffee to go, shopping in town and want somewhere to go for lunch, or are looking for somewhere for an evening meal, 皇冠体育app Pedlar will cater for all鈥�.

皇冠体育app Bus Station development is being delivered by BEC with funding from Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Michael Pemberton, chief executive of BEC, also joined Gary on the podcast and said:

This is going to be a really exciting space and unique facility for the area. When open we鈥檒l have enough space for something like 9 individual offices, 5 meeting spaces, and 37 co-working areas. And then there will be 鈥榤aker spaces鈥� where you can prototype products.

皇冠体育app full SiX podcast is available via Apple, Spotify and Google.