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Weekly News: Voreda House opens its doors | Summer HAF programme | Great Big Green Week 2024
Westmorland and Furness Council sent this bulletin at 14-06-2024 05:00 PM BST
Voreda House has been transformed from a former NHS office into the council’s energy efficient, northern anchor building.
It has been designed to be the first retrofit office building to meet the PassivHaus EnerPHit standard in the UK, with energy savings estimated at 85%, contributing positively to the council’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and providing leadership in the drive to be carbon net zero.
It will house public-facing services, delivering on Westmorland and Furness’s ambition to put customers at the heart of everything it does.
Anyone wanting to vote in the general election on 4 July must be registered to vote before the deadline on midnight 18 June. Voters can apply online. It takes just five minutes.
Barrow Market traders marked the end of an era as they said a fond a fond farewell to two sisters who dedicated 50 years to their business and the community.
Trading Standards Officers from Westmorland and Furness Council supported by Cumbria Police seized over £500,000 worth of goods from the market fields at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair.
Brigsteer and Underbarrow bridges, which run over the A591 near Kendal, closed on Wednesday 12 June as a precautionary measure due to structural concerns.
An external expert report commissioned by the Council has identified structural concerns and recommended a closure, until further notice, on both bridges to allow for further detailed assessment and monitoring.
Throughout the closure, all traffic including vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and emergency services will be required to follow the signed diversions that will be in place.
The A591 will remain open and is safe for road users to continue travelling on the route. By acting on the findings of the specialist report and closing off access to both Brigsteer and Underbarrow bridges, the safety of the A591 will not be compromised.
We apologise for the cause inconvenience this closure may cause our residents and we thank you in advance for your patience as we carry out these essential assessments.
More information on closure of Brigsteer and Underbarrow bridges, the diversion route and FAQs can be found at westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
Thinking about adoption? Cumbria Adoption’s summer online information events are now open for booking.
The events are a great first step on the journey to providing a loving, stable family to a Cumbrian child.
At each event, which last about an hour, our Cumbria Adoption team will give an overview of the whole adoption process, tell you about the Cumbrian children who are typically waiting to be adopted, what it takes to be an adopter, and the support you will receive both during the process and post-adoption.
A recent adopter also shares their experience of adopting a child and the challenges and rewards of becoming an adoptive parent.
Our next events are:
Tuesday 23 July - 6pm
Saturday 10 August - 10am
To register please email events@cumbriaadoption.org.uk stating the date you would like to attend and including your full name and the name of any partner also attending.
Free Home to School Transport is available to pupils who attend their catchment or nearest qualifying school and live more that two miles away (up to 8 years old) or three miles away (aged 8 years and over).
The application deadline to guarantee transport for September has now passed, but applications submitted after this date will still be assessed. However, the team cannot guarantee that any applications made after the 31st May deadline will have transport in place for the beginning of September.
