A new “Family Hub” in Barrow will bring advice and support services for families under one roof the council has announced.
The Westmorland and Furness Family Hub, which will be co-delivered by the council and its partners using £500k of funding from the Department for Education (DfE), will make sure all families in the Westmorland and Furness Council area can access all the services, advice and support they need in one place – either in person or online.
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Westmorland and Furness Council social worker Naomi Thornton, won the People First Social Worker of the Year Award this week at a ceremony in Carlisle.
Her nomination said: Naomi was nominated for her kindness, always seeing the value in people and wanting the best for them. She is a very special person who goes above and beyond with every single person she works with and was described as "a perfect example of an excellent social worker"
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An event to launch a new Dementia Friendly Communities Partnership for Eden was held in Penrith earlier this week.
The well-attended event offered dementia advice and support for residents and gave local businesses and services the opportunity to learn about the changes they can make to support customers living with Dementia.
The Eden Dementia Friendly Communities Partnership will raise awareness of dementia risk factors, prevention strategies, and early signs of dementia, as well as providing information on local support, services and activities for individuals affected by this condition, and their families and carers.
Thank you to everyone who came to the event and made it so special!
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Westmorland and Furness Council are carrying out a consultation with the taxi trade and public to gather their views on a new taxi livery.
Taxi livery ensures that the travelling public can easily identify that the vehicle they're travelling in is licensed and to ensure they know who to contact should any issues occur.
It is also important that hackney carriages and private hire vehicles do not look like one another, as private hire vehicles are only able to accept bookings which are pre-booked through a private hire operator, and hackney carriages can be hailed in the street or ply for hire on a rank.
You can complete the survey online.
The survey will close at midnight on Thursday 10th August 2023.
Get the summer holidays off to a great start with our new bus pass for young people aged five to 20.
The A2B Now travel card gives you the freedom to travel for less in Westmorland and Furness and beyond!
- The card costs £10 per year
- Card holders pay £1.80 for single bus journeys, £3 for returns
- Or pay the normal fare if that costs less.
To find out more and apply, call in at your local library or visit the council website.
Our former apprentices Garry Manning and Tracey Moran have both just graduated with first class honours from The University of Central Lancashire - and you could too with a Westmorland and Furness Council Apprenticeship
If you’d like to follow in their footsteps, take a look at our jobs website and discover the apprenticeship that’s right for you.
Garry, a Lighting Engineer, described his mid-career apprenticeship as “definitely worthwhile” and said: “I would encourage anyone looking to boost their management knowledge and experience to apply as I fully believe it has enabled me to achieve my potential and possibly exceed it.”
Meanwhile, Tracey, a Policy and Scrutiny Project Officer, said her learning had been “hugely beneficial” and added: “My experience on this apprenticeship has cemented my view that learning isn’t something to be completed but definitely a journey and I am already considering what to study next!”
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