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Also in this week's edition:
Residents, businesses, and local road users are invited to give their feedback regarding proposed changes to the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for Senhouse Street in Maryport.
Enabled by the Government’s Future High Street Fund, proposals aim to improve the environment through enhanced planting, seating and signage.
Get your putters at the ready for the opening of a new family-friendly experience at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven.
Mini-Golf Cumberland opened in time for the start of the October half-term - on Saturday (21 October) - and includes a playable 9-hole mini golf course in the Harbour Gallery, with each hole based on a Cumberland landmark.
Applications are now open for pupils starting primary, transferring to junior school or secondary school in 2024.
If your child is due to start Year 7 next year, please be aware that the deadline for applications is 31 October 2023.
For children starting primary school or transferring to junior school (Y3), the deadline for applications is 15 January 2024.
The school admissions application process and guidance can be found on the Cumberland Council website. If you have any queries, please contact: school.admissions@cumberland.gov.uk
Cumbria Fostering is excited to announce that Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council are among five local authorities, alongside Blackburn, Blackpool and Lancashire, that have been awarded £1.2m to be a pathfinder for a Regional Fostering Recruitment and Retention Hub. A pathfinder will help others learn how to successfully implement these regional approaches nationally.
When care is the best choice for a child, it is critical that the care system provides stable, loving homes close to children’s communities. Homes that provide consistency, stability and warmth.
In the Government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, and CMA markets study, Stable Homes, Built on Love, DfE have pledged to put love, relationships, and a stable home at the heart of being a child in care.
The way we currently plan, commission and provide homes for children in care is not working. This means too often children are living far from where they would call home or in the wrong type of home for what they need. We need to transform the way we provide homes for children, so they are the right homes in the right places.
To start changing the way we provide stable, loving homes for children in care, over the next two years the government has pledged to deliver a fostering recruitment and retention programme so foster care is available for more children who need it, investing over £27 million over the next two years.
Our intention is to build upon regional relationships to achieve our regional shared vision for foster care; to have a foster care recruitment service that meaningfully supports, enables and empowers our foster carers to care for all our children in local stable loving family homes.
Nearly half of the children with a plan for adoption in Cumbria need a home with their brother or sister. What’s more is that they often wait the longest for a loving forever family.
The latest research shows that children in sibling groups wait 13 months longer than children not in a sibling group. That’s why this National Adoption Week (16 to 22 October) Cumbria Adoption is asking potential adopters to consider whether they might have time and space for two or more children in their hearts and homes.
If you've been thinking about adoption but aren't sure where to start, our adoption information events are the ideal introduction. Our events are held online so you can join us from the comfort of your own home and they last around an hour.
Our next information event takes place on Wednesday 25 October at 6pm. To book a place please email events@cumbriaadoption.org.uk and one of our team will send you the Teams link for the event.
If you are interested in finding out more about community food growing initiatives, sustainable living and schemes aimed at improving health and wellbeing, then come along to our free interactive and engaging event in Workington.
The “Green 2 Grow” event which is organised by Cumberland Council and Cumbria Association of Local Councils (CALC), is open to anyone, and will focus on the interactions between food, people and nature.
To sign up go to green2grow.eventbrite.co.uk
There will be an opportunity to hear from guest speakers about local and national initiatives, as well as speak with stall holders about schemes in the local area.
The event is being held at Energus at Lillyhall on Tuesday 31 October 2023 between 9:15am and 4:30pm. Attendees can come along to part of the event if they cannot make the whole day. Lunch will also be provided.
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Earlier this week, Leader of Cumberland Council, Cllr Mark Fryer and Deputy Leader, Cllr Lisa Brown attended a "Zero Tolerance to Loan Sharks" training event organised by the Whitehaven, Egremont & District Credit Union and England Illegal Money Lending Team, at the United Reformed Church in Whitehaven.
The event was part of "Stop Loan Sharks Week", a week-long event organised by Stop Loan Sharks England to raise awareness of the dangers of loan sharks throughout the UK.
At the event, Cllr Fryer and Cllr Brown signed a charter, pledging zero tolerance of loan sharks in Cumberland.
There is advice for those facing financial difficulties at: Cost of living support | Cumberland Council
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In celebration of Community Transport Week 2023, we wanted to update residents about the 'Community Wheels' scheme.
The 'Community Wheels' project is a community transport scheme which is supported by the council to provide sustainable transport solutions to local communities that are not served by regular bus routes.
Following the partial collapse of the Old Courthouse building in Cockermouth earlier this month (Sunday, 8 October), agencies are continuing to work together to protect public safety.
We have been making assessments of the site - with the permission of the owner of the building - and have undertaken a LiDAR survey which has provided a 3D map of the building. Further assessments of the site are ongoing, and a contractor is working with the council to assess access to the site and is helping to determine how any works could be undertaken.
The bridge over the river Cocker continues to be closed to traffic, as a precautionary measure, but a new walkway is available for pedestrians and cyclists. This opened on Thursday 12 October.
Temporary traffic lights have been installed in Kirkgate and the on-street parking in this area has been suspended to help manage the flow of traffic through the town.
The river embankment has been fenced off in the potential drop zone.
Discussions are ongoing with key partners including the owner of the building.
Shops and businesses in the town remain open as usual.
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As bonfire night draws closer, and you may look to burn foliage as it withers, please take the following precautions.
- Never leave an outdoor fire unattended.
- Warn your neighbours beforehand so they can make necessary preparations.
- Never use oil, petrol, or methylated spirits to light a fire.
- Do not start fires if it is windy, or in damp weather when the smoke hangs in the air.
- Never burn household rubbish, rubber tyres, or anything containing plastic, foam, or paint.
- Make sure the size of the fire is small and manageable, do it in stages or use a garden incinerator if needed.
- Avoid burning green or damp materials as they will create lots of smoke.
- Make sure the fire is in a clear area and away from trees, fences, buildings, and roads.
- Check there are no cables (telephone wires etc.) above the fire.
- Be prepared to extinguish the fire at any time.
- Make sure the fire is extinguished and not smouldering when you leave it.
- Hold your bonfire on private land with the owner’s permission.
Household waste should be composted or recycled when possible. Garden waste can also be disposed of at some Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Find out more about safely burning waste.
Scotby Road to Park Road, Carlisle: carriageway improvements
There will be carriageway improvement works from Scotby Road to Park Road in Carlisle.
These works are scheduled to commence on Monday 23 October 2023 for five days concluding on Friday 27 October 2023. The improvement works will be taking place on Scotby Road to Park Road, in Durranhill, Carlisle.
Scotby Road to Park Road, Carlisle: carriageway improvements | Cumberland Council
Edgehill Road, Carlisle: resurfacing the road for a smoother ride
There will be carriageway resurfacing works on Edgehill Road in Carlisle.
These works are scheduled to commence on Monday 23 October 2023 for seven days (excluding the weekend of 28 and 29 October) and will conclude on Tuesday 31 October 2023. The resurfacing works will be taking place on Edgehill Road, between Beverley Rise and Silverdale Road.
Edgehill Road, Carlisle: resurfacing the road for a smoother ride! | Cumberland Council
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