Carlisle Southern Link Road constructing a plan to inspire future careers in construction
Cumberland Council’s main contractor for the Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR) project, Galliford Try Infrastructure, and their subcontractor Story Contracting, have recently begun a programme assisting Inspira, a leading career management organisation.
Inspira works to solve unemployment by helping individuals prepare for working life and link them to local employers, with much of their work often providing an overview of the industries present in Cumbria.
Representatives from Galliford Try Infrastructure and Story Contracting delivered talks to those participating in the programme to understand the CSLR project in more depth and hear about upcoming opportunities for employment. They then had a tour of Story Contracting’s Headquarters, workshop, and training facilities with the opportunity to ask questions.
Seven local people participated in the programme. The sessions were interactive and fun to ensure maximum interest and engagement:
- Week 1 – CV writing, budgeting, addressing barriers to employment, dress to impress workshops with Inspira.
- Week 2 - Visit to Story Contracting Headquarters in Carlisle with a tour of the offices and yard and presentations from Galliford Try and Story Contracting employees.
- Week 3 – A tour of Story Contracting’s sites to discuss day to day activities and meet team members.
- Week 4 - Mock interviews with 1:1 coaching, feedback and top-tips.
New community hospice respite bed opens at Park Lodge care home
Hospice at home opened a new community hospice respite bed, the Lancarr room, within Park Lodge Care Home, Aspatria on Tuesday. Care will be carried out by the current care home staff while Hospice at Home staff will take referrals from local health care professionals.
Cllr Martin Harris Cumberland Council’s Executive Member for Adult's and Community Health, said “The opening of the new community hospice respite bed is a great example of collaboration to create a valuable resource for the benefit of the local community across North Cumbria. The teams will work hand in hand to provide personalised care and support during a difficult time, providing comfort and compassion for those being cared for and their families.”
Gillian Shepherd, Park Lodge Care Home manager said, “The team here feel privileged to host this service and support the important work of Hospice at Home. The room has a lovely, homely feel and we hope it will provide a much-needed restful break for anyone who needs it.”
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Latest on the industrial action by Allerdale Waste Services staff
A meeting with Trade Unions, facilitated by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) was set up this week by Allerdale Waste Services (AWS) and Cumberland Council in a further attempt to resolve the current ongoing strike action affecting waste collections in the former Allerdale area.
Find out more and information on bin collections on our website.
Top class ‘school street’ initiative gets the permanent go ahead, for a school in Carlisle
We are pleased to announce that Inglewood Infants School in Carlisle will continue to run a ‘school street’ on a permanent basis.
Cumberland Council took over responsibility for the project from Cumbria County Council, which had been implemented in September 2021. In a meeting on Tuesday (1 August), the Highways and Transport Strategic Board members agreed to make the scheme permanent, with the exceptions including emergency vehicles.
As a result of the successful experimental school street at Inglewood Infant School, the traffic congestion levels outside the school has reduced, during arrival and departing times, before and after the schools open and close, and the school welcomes the permanent traffic order.
All aboard the train planter
Cumberland Council’s Community Rail Cumbria, Northern and The Maryporters have been working in partnership with the staff and apprentices at Gen2, who have designed and produced a wonderful bespoke train planter for the platform at Maryport railway station.
The project was inspired by a train built by Tony Messenger, a trainer at Gen2 who sadly passed away. Welding & Fabrication Trainer/Assessor Simon Farrar set a challenge, as part of their course work, to a group of young apprentices (Steven Fiddler, Stephen Temple, Dylan Tuner, Tyler Harrel and Blake Miller) to design and build a bigger train to be used as a planter at the railway station. Over a number of months, Simon and the apprentices took this from an idea to the final build.
Station Adopters – “The Maryporters” engaged with the teachers and pupils from Netherall Secondary School, who assisted with the planting of flowers at the railway station, including the new train planter. With the support of Northern and ISS the train planter has now been installed and sits proudly on the platform for all to see.
Student sleuths unravel the mysteries of long and short grass!
A University of Cumbria student has been collaborating with Cumberland Council's Green Spaces Team and students from a Carlisle school to study grass.
As part of their research, Bryony Hawkes a zoology student from the University of Cumbria, has been examining how long grass affects insects in Carlisle, compared to short grass.
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