Could you be a foster carer?
A powerful new film created in collaboration with more than 80 other local authority fostering services, to encourage people to sign up to become foster carers.
The film, Any of Us, highlights the fact that people from all walks of life and backgrounds have the potential to foster.
Find out more about fostering?
As part of a countywide campaign to celebrate the launch of the new film Cumbria Fostering is running a series of information events across the county, offering people the chance to speak to their friendly team and foster carers about fostering.
Find out more at an upcoming event in your area:
- Tuesday 3 October - Fostering information drop in at Barrow Costa, Hindpool Retail Park (next to Subway) from 12pm to 1pm
- Friday 6 October - Fostering information drop in at Workington Costa, Steelman's Walk from 12pm to 1pm
- Thursday 12 October - Fostering information event at the Sandgate Room, Penrith Methodist Church, Wordsworth Street, Penrith, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
- Friday 20 October - Fostering information stand in the Central Square at The Lanes Shopping Centre in Carlisle, from 12pm to 2pm
- Saturday 21 October - Fostering information stand at Barrow AFC fan zone at the Holker Street Stadium in Barrow from 3pm
- Saturday 28 October - Fostering information stand at the Winter Droving in Penrith town centre from 11am onwards.
Wherever you are on your fostering journey we'd love you to join us! For more information on fostering please call 0300 013 2065 or visit cumbriafostering.org.uk
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Community Networks seek your views
Our local Community Networks are getting up and running, and they want your views.
What issues need to be addressed in your neighbourhood, and how should investment be directed? Each of our eight areas has an online questionnaire you can fill in.
This will help each Community Panel identify local priorities and create a Neighbourhood Investment Plan to address them.
The questionnaires can be found on our Community Panel web pages: https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/community-panels. Just choose your area and visit its home page.
There will also be events and other ways you can get involved in your Community Network. Keep an eye on our social media channels, or sign up to the Community Panel newsletter for you area, accessible from the link above.
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Cumberland Council sign Armed Forces Covenant
We have demonstrated our continuing commitment to the Armed Forces Community, this week, by signing the National Armed Forces Covenant.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation. It ensures that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly and will not be disadvantaged in accessing public services by their military service.
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 Stoptober starts today
Encouraging people to stop smoking is a key ambition of ours. Therefore, we’re supporting the national Stoptober campaign.
If you do smoke, and thinking about quitting, there is plenty of support on the NHS website. Evidence suggests, if you can quit for the month, then you are five times more likely to continue to stop smoking for good.
Get ready for winter
Flu and COVID-19 spread more easily in winter and can cause you serious illness. Come forward for your flu and COVID-19 vaccinations when invited. Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself, those around you and the NHS.
Planning applications for regeneration projects in Millom and Cleator Moor
Our Town Deal plans for Millom have progressed recently with the submission of planning applications for to transform a former bank into a new arts and enterprise centre, and a new welcome building, walkways and art installations as part of a project to sensitively transform a popular nature reserve. More can be found on the Millom Town Deal website: Home - Millom Town Deal
And the Cleator Moor Town Deal team has submitted a planning application for a new public services and cultural community hub which would be created by refurbishing and reconfiguring Cleator Moor Library and the old Council Offices on the Market Square together with work to the external public realm. Check out the Town Deal website for more information: Planning application submitted for Cleator Moor community hub - Cleator Moor (cleatormoortowndeal.org.uk)
Latest on waste collections in the former Allerdale area
There have been a small number of missed collections of garden waste and recycling this week.
Allerdale Waste Services asked residents to keep their bins out for collection, as additional vehicles and crews have been out working to try and get back to all the missed properties.
If bins have not been emptied by the end of the day yesterday (Saturday 30 September), residents are asked to present their bins for collection on the next scheduled collection date.
Allerdale Waste Services has now resumed all collections.
We're working hard to control escalating costs
Like many councils up and down the country, Cumberland Council is working hard to control escalating costs in services such as Adult and Children's care, whilst simultaneously managing the transition to the new unitary authority. In the Council’s finance report for quarter one, it acknowledges the scale of the financial challenges ahead.
In papers published this week, ahead of the Council's Executive meeting on 3 October, Cumberland Council outlines its financial situation as "challenging," echoing the concerns shared by many councils struggling with unsustainable budgets and growing demand on services.
Nominations for the Cumbria Sports Awards 2023 are open!
Organised by Active Cumbria, the awards recognise the talents, commitment and successes of teams and individuals throughout the county who are involved in sport and physical activity.And, the dedication and commitment of the huge numbers of volunteers, coaches, and others behind the scenes who help make sport and physical activity happen.
Do you know someone that deserves to be celebrated?
Update on the Allerdale Geological Disposal Facility
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been engaging with the Allerdale community about the potential for hosting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to dispose of the UK’s most radioactive waste.
As part of this process NWS obtained existing data and undertook assessments to understand if six siting factors, safety and security, community, environment, engineering feasibility, transport, and value for money, could be supported if a GDF were sited in Allerdale.
Following a comprehensive and robust evaluation of information it was concluded only a limited volume of suitable rock was identifiable and the geology in the area was unlikely to support a post closure safety case. NWS has therefore taken the decision not to take Allerdale further in the search for a suitable site to host a GDF.
Initial assessments of existing data and information for the other three communities in the siting process have indicated potentially suitable geology, which is why NWS is continuing in the siting process with those communities.
Reacting to the news Cllr Mark Fryer, Leader of Cumberland Council said:
“Talks of a GDF site here in Cumberland have been ongoing for more than ten years with differing views and opinions from many. I’m pleased that we finally have a resolution to part of the plans for where the waste will be stored and we know where we stand in terms of it not being in Allerdale.
"I’ve always been open to the process and we represent our community on the partnership for the proposed Copeland sites. Ultimately, NWS need to find a plan for this waste and where it can be safely stored, whether that be in Cumberland or elsewhere. I await with interest further news on their plans.”
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