Friday 23 August 2024
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Friday 23 August 2024
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In this week's edition:
* TOP STORY: Young people’s travel grant for education and training launches [ #link_4 ]
* This week's headlines: [ #link_2 ]
* In other news... [ #link_1 ]
* The latest job vacancies from Westmorland and Furness Council [ #link_5 ]
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TOP STORY: Young people’s travel grant for education and training launches
Young people can apply for grants to support travel to education and training. [
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Westmorland and Furness Council's £300,000 16-19 Education Travel Bursary programme is aimed at supporting 16 to 19-year-olds to pay for transport for education and training, ensuring travel costs are not a barrier to young people achieving their potential.
The fund is not means-tested and can be used for buses, trains, taxis, fuel costs for private transport, or bicycle.
Improvements to the scheme this year include an increase from 11 pence per mile to 13 pence per mile to cover fuel costs and an increase from £100 to £400 for students buying a bike to cycle.
The scheme closes on 1 November. Successful applicants from last year whose education or training is continuing this year will have already been contacted.
Young people chatting in a group. [
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Opening hours for Summer Bank Holiday
Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over the Summer Bank Holiday but some of its offices will be closed on Monday 26 August 2024.
The main switchboard number (0300 373 3300) will close at 4.30pm on Friday 23 August and reopen on Tuesday 27 August at 9am. There will be a recorded out of hours message advising of the closure period and contact numbers for Highways, Homelessness, Adults and Children’s Social Care should anyone be calling about an emergency. Our Westmorland and Furness Council website will provide all of these details too.
Read more about our Bank Holiday opening times, out of hours contacts and other relevant information. [
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This week's headlines:
Westmorland and Furness highways crews operating a gulley wagon [
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Storm Lilian causing disruption on Westmorland and Furness roads [
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High winds and heavy rain fall have impacted roads over the past 24 hours. An increased number of Westmorland and Furness Highways crews are on standby, ready to respond to public reports and keep the area safe and moving.
To report an emergency on our roads, please call our Highways Hotline on 0300 373 3300.
A young person on GCSE results day [
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Students across the area celebrate exam success on GCSE results day [
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Students across the Westmorland and Furness area celebrate exam success following GCSE results day.
Early indications show results in the area have improved for pupils compared to 2024 with more pupils achieving a higher level pass.
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In other news...
Investment in a new cycling and walking route gets underway on North Walney
North Walney Active Travel Scheme
Works are set to start on Westmorland and Furness Council’s new 1.4 mile route for cycling, walking and wheeling on North Walney, Barrow-in-Furness [
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From Tuesday 27 August, crews will start working on the scheme that will introduce a dedicated and safe space for the residents of North Walney to ‘travel actively’ into the Barrow town centre, surrounding residential areas and to local schools.
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New chapter unveiled for historic Barrow Town Hall
Barrow Town Hall plans unveiled
Exciting plans have been unveiled to improve public usage and customer experience at Barrow Town Hall [
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Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking to make internal changes to the ground floor of the Grade-II listed building to increase accessibility and make the town hall a more welcoming space.
The proposed alterations form part of the council’s wider strategy to improve access to public facing services. Westmorland and Furness staff at the town Hall handle a variety of public services including council tax, housing, benefits and environmental health enquiries.
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Council recognised as a Disability Confident Leader
Disability Confident Council
Westmorland and Furness Council has been officially recognised as a Disability Confident Leader by the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme [
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This prestigious status is a testament to the council’s commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for people with disabilities, both within the organisation and in the wider community.
Achieving the Disability Confident Leader status represents the highest level of recognition within the Disability Confident scheme. It signifies that the organisation has not only met, but exceeded the standards required to create a workplace where people with disabilities can thrive.
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Penrith household recycling bring site to be removed
Bring site recycling bins
Residents are advised that a household recycling bring site currently located at Morrison’s supermarket in Penrith will be removed by mid-September at the latest. [
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The site is being removed at the request of the managers of the supermarket.
Morrison’s own the land and had allowed the council to locate one of its household recycling bring sites in a corner of the car park.
The request to remove the bring site follows a number of fly-tipping incidents at the site when items including old beds, mattresses and furniture were illegally dumped.
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'Love our Children' Art Exhibition themed 'What’s your Superpower?' at the Kendal Assembly Rooms next week
Water colour drawing of young people and adults frolicking in the grass
‘Love our Children’ week is a celebration of the individuality, creativity and talents of Cared for Children, either in Westmorland and Furness Care Homes, or with foster or adoptive families.
This week is a special opportunity to acknowledge the talents and creativity of our cared for children, and to give them and their caring families some summer fun.
On Friday 30 August, Westmorland and Furness Council is hosting an Art Exhibition at the Assembly Rooms, Kendal Town Hall, to display artworks, drawings, poetry created by cared for children and young people.
Visitors should come into Kendal Town Hall reception desk to sign in and access the Assembly Rooms.
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Plans submitted for new Kirkby Stephen play park
A vision of creating a new play park in Kirkby Stephen [
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Westmorland and Furness Council, Kirkby Stephen Town Council and Kirkby Stephen Cricket Club have been working together to develop a new playground on ground adjacent to the cricket pitch.
Designed for children aged six months to 14 years old and to be inclusive for young people with additional needs, the playground’s design takes into account the rural location, with the aim of being a destination playground where children and their families can spend the day enjoying the play area, walks along the river and the scenic views.
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The latest job vacancies from Westmorland and Furness Council
Join us! There are currently 69 job opportunities available to apply for now.
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