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In this week's edition
New recycling collections for small electrical items start next week.
From February 5, the mobile ‘Recycling Rambler’ van will visit communities in West Cumbria to collect small electrical items – anything with a plug, cable or batteries. They will then be sorted, reused or recycled.
The council is working in partnership with Cumbrian recycling company, CRL, to deliver the project. It follows the first part of the scheme, which saw collection bins placed at 26 local libraries and sports facilities.
The new mobile Recycling Rambler service will collect from locations in Egremont, Cleator Moor, Frizington, Millom, Seascale and Whitehaven. The van will park up at named points at specific times, to allow residents to bring along their small electricals to have them safely recycled.
The scheme is being run as a six-month trial in the area formerly covered by Copeland Borough Council.
The project has received £62,744 from Material Focus, a not-for-profit body that funds and encourages electrical recycling.
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To see the Recycling Rambler’s schedule, click here: https://shorturl.at/deiHV
To find out exactly which items can be recycled with the Recycling Rambler, click here: https://shorturl.at/hlqGZ
To find your nearest small electricals recycling point, click here: recycle your electricals
Find out more about funders Material Focus here: Material Focus - The people behind Recycle Your Electricals - WEEE
Join us if you can tomorrow (5 February ) at Wigton Library (any time between 9:30am to 12:30pm) and Workington Library (any time between 2.30pm to 5:30pm) to tell us what you think of our children and family wellbeing services.
We provide lots of different services to support children and families. We want to make them even better, which is why we’re asking you how you think this can be done.
If you can't make it tomorrow, don't worry. There are other drop-ins planned across Cumberland later in February. Or go online and have your say.
As a thank you, you could also be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Amazon gift voucher.
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The date for Cumberland’s first ever Economic Summit has been announced.
The full-day event, organised by Cumberland Council, will be held on Thursday 29 February.
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero has been confirmed as the keynote speaker.
He will be joined by additional speakers including Leader of Cumberland Council, Cllr Mark Fryer, Carlisle MP, John Stevenson and Cumberland Council’s Chief Executive, Andrew Seekings.
The MC for the event will be Phil Laycock, Director of UKREiiF/Built Environment Networking Limited.
The Summit discussions will link in with Cumberland Council’s Cumberland Plan and the council is keen that strategic partners and stakeholders get the opportunity to help them develop a clear vision for the area.
They want to unlock and generate opportunities for residents, businesses, social enterprises in addition to community and voluntary sectors.
The full day event will be held at the Civic Centre, Rickergate, Carlisle between 9am and 4.30pm.
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A celebration event is being held next week to recognise the contribution apprentices make to local authority services across Cumbria.
Apprentices from Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service are being invited to the event to thank them for their work and the positive impact they make to communities.
The event at Penrith Rugby Club on Friday 9 February will be the culmination of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), an annual opportunity for the education and skills sector and employers to celebrate the achievements of apprentices.
The theme for NAW 2024, which runs from 5-11 February is 'Skills For Life' and there will be a different focus each day from apprenticeships for all, to a focus on individual stories.
Both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils expect to recruit dozens of new apprentices into roles this year, including civil engineering, highways engineering, business administration, project management, accountancy and care services. Recruitment for specific roles will begin in March.
Many successful applicants go on to secure permanent roles and the opportunity to make a long-term career within local government.
The Apprenticeships Team will be at school and college events throughout next week as well as hosting two ‘More than you think’ online information sessions on Tuesday 6 February and Thursday 8 February, both at 5pm.
The online events will provide help and advice to those starting a new career and considering the apprenticeship route. The events are aimed at young people, parents and carers who are interested in finding out more about the options available.
Those with an interest are also advised to follow the employers’ social media channels throughout next week for more information and case studies of successful applicants. More details can be found online at Cumbriaapprenticeships.org.uk.
The week will close with the lunchtime celebration event which will be attended by senior figures from all three employers.
For more information visit Cumbriaapprenticeships.org.uk or follow @cumbriacouncilapprenticeships on Instagram and the three authorities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
Time to put the clocks back in Maryport
The latest stage of a regeneration project in Maryport is turning back time - and that means the clock is now ticking for the reopening of one of the town’s most famous landmarks.
The clock in the spire of Christ Church, the historic landmark on the harbourside, has been restored and reinstalled as part of the building’s £1.8 million restoration.
The four clock faces - including one which has been missing from public view for many years - are now back in situ, while behind the scenes the clock mechanism is back in working order, with a new automatic timekeeping regulator installed. This means the time won’t have to be manually altered when the hour jumps forward or back in the spring and autumn due to daylight saving changes.
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Meanwhile, work has also started on Senhouse Street in the town to improve the parking and public realm.
Devonshire Street regeneration project to start
There are up-and-coming works and road closure on Devonshire Street, Carlisle starting next week.
The regeneration projects on Devonshire Street and English Street will start on Monday 5 February for 20 weeks, weather permitting.
£4 million secured for transformative town centre digital and gaming hub
A one-of-a-kind project to transform the former Whittles building in Whitehaven into a digital and gaming hub has the green light after it secured multi-million-pound backing from Sellafield Ltd and BT.
One of Cumbria’s leading social impact property developers, BEC, will be delivering the futuristic scheme to support and encourage the development of future digital and tech leaders. The hub will provide essential training and upskilling with a ‘futuristic’ development and regeneration at the heart of it.
In what is an important anniversary year for Carlisle United - 50 years since achieving promotion to the First Division for the 1974-75 season - the club has received a £95,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a project that will see them work with Tullie, Carlisle United Community Sports Trust, University of Cumbria and Cumberland Council to celebrate and preserve the club’s legacy.
A co-curated exhibition celebrating the history of the club will open at Tullie in July with content development support coming from University of Cumbria Film & Television students. This will be the first exhibition at the museum once it reopens after redevelopment work. From October, a pop-up version of the exhibition will tour to local venues and a permanent display of objects will be exhibited at Brunton Park.
The partnership will recruit a Project Curator to support the programme.
The Directors of a Whitehaven-based takeaway have been fined £1345 for serving a customer a meal containing peanut, when a nut-free meal was requested.
Koyesh Ali and Giash Uddin, who run the Little Indian takeaway in Mirehouse, Whitehaven were also ordered to pay £2000 as a contribution to costs, and victim surcharges of £261 and £277 respectively at Workington Magistrates Court on Monday 29 January.
We're supporting ‘The Big Switch Off’ event on Thursday 8 February, in Keswick.
This collaborative initiative, led by Friends of the Lake District, the National Trust, and Keswick Tourism Association, aims to showcase the beauty of the night sky while promoting electricity conservation.
The Big Switch Off will commence from 7pm until approximately midnight. Cumberland Council, along with partners are encouraging Keswick’s residents and businesses to join in by turning off their lights overnight, providing an opportunity to appreciate the impact on stargazing.
Approximately 60 lights in the areas of Lake Road, Hope Park, Crow Park, The Headlands, and Lake Road car park will be switched off during the event.
The Big Switch Off will affect residents of The Heads, The Headlands and Elliot Park, and users of Lake Road car park. For any enquiries, please contact Cumberland Council’s Highways Hotline on 0300 373 3736 or visit the Cumberland Council website.
Cumberland Council oversees 50 road and footway lights, and ten car park lights in the designated switch off area. The remaining lighting falls under private ownership or is managed by Keswick Town Council, whose owners will be responsible for the switch-off.
For more information, please visit the Dark Skies Cumbria website.
We have successfully completed the flood alleviation works in Ravenglass, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the resilience of the community to potential flood events.
As the Lead Local Flood Authority (LFA), Cumberland Council, in collaboration with various partners and Risk Management Authorities, has worked towards mitigating the risk of surface water flooding in the Main Street area of Ravenglass.
Securing £45,000 in funding from Defra and the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Grant in Aid Fund, Cumberland Council has effectively implemented the flood alleviation scheme.
Ravenglass has a history of recurrent flooding, with the most recent major incident occurring in August 2012, affecting 13 properties. More recently, localised surface water flooding has posed access challenges for residents, impacting the main vehicular route to and from the village.
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