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Design by Capita Communications following This service is partly funded by the organisations European Regional Development Fund cumbria.gov.uk dul le a ts ab r e n l u YourCumbria 5 v Welcome Welcome to YourCumbria Competition magazine. We’re listening Cumbria County winners Council plays a leading role as a voice for Cumbria “Hello my name We also received hundreds on the national and international is Andrew Matthews, of entries to our competition to win a family ticket for stage, but we’re also listening to I am a person with what you would like from this Maryport aquarium. Well done Bingo Barrow magazine. dreams, wants and to Pat Cobban from Millom who’s our lucky winner. Since our last edition the council desires. I have likes The Centenary Day Centre in Barrow celebrated the have been working with partners and dislikes. I also Congratulations to Mrs Farlam 3000 other readers. Mrs Farlam to make this magazine more reopening of its refurbished have a learning from Whitehaven. She completed wins £100 worth of Halfords facilities on 31 August. accessible to a wider audience. our Safer roads for Cumbria vouchers. Don’t miss your YourCumbria is now available difficulty.” competition in the last edition of chance to win a winter driving The centre has been totally as a spoken word CD for the YourCumbria along with over kit on page 12. visually impaired and others who refurbished and includes two have difficulties with reading. lounges, a meeting room, laundry “I have asperges syndrome Andrew now works for People and even a hair salon. With winter just around the and touretts syndrome, these First as their Cumbria co- corner this edition features tips things have made my life very ordinator. His job is to help Cumbria Care, runs the centre. on winter driving as well as what interesting and at times difficult. all of the groups in Cumbria Calendar They provide support to older we’ll be doing to keep Cumbria Sometimes I can’t stop myself to work well together. adults from the local community moving on the roads. from saying swear words or competition helping them to continue living in I am also pleased to report making different noises, it can be Andrew said “I really enjoy my their own homes for as long as that independent checks of our very embarrassing, I also struggle job and believe that people who possible. The centre also offers performance show that we are to understand information. have learning difficulties should Many thanks to all of you valuable respite and assistance improving. We are putting in place I sometimes find it hard to have a good life and should be that have entered our for carers and families. high quality plans and people to concentrate and can get quite treated equally.” help us become one of the very obsessed about different things photography competition. Guests on the day included best local authorities, delivering that are happening in my life, People First have been helping With hundreds of high Centenary Day Centre users, the best possible frontline I can also get very upset and Cumbria County Council Cumbria Care staff, councillors, services. This is no less than the frustrated. I had a pretty hard to produce more accessible quality images from across district nurses, Furness Hospital people of Cumbria deserve. time at school and felt like information. There’s a long way the county our judging staff and representatives from I was worthless.” to go but they are committed to Age Concern and the Alzheimer’s We still have improvements to panel faced some difficult helping us produce information Society. make and difficult challenges to Five years ago Andrew got in formats that everyone can choices choosing images face – particularly in relation to involved with People First, an benefit from. to include in the calendar. The centre is open Monday to children’s social services, waste organisation run by and for Friday when visitors can join in management and highways. Our people with learning difficulties. With their help we’ve The final calendar, produced with £5. Alternatively you’ll be the activity programme, which budget settlements are likely to They’ve been working in produced a audio CD version our partners at Cumbria Life able to order your copy from includes chair based exercise be tight and we will need to be Cumbria for 14 years and of YourCumbria magazine and magazine, captures the variety of the Cumbria Life website at classes, glass painting, bingo, cards, intelligent and innovative about through self-advocacy help have many ideas for further Cumbria’s seasons and places. cumbrialife.co.uk. dominoes, gardening, computer how we deliver high quality people like Andrew stand up and improvements. classes, and pottery. services. But we are now better speak for themselves. Andrew has Congratulations to all our The Cumbrian Newspapers equipped to face these challenges. also met lots of new ‘mates’ and The CD is available from libraries winners who will be receiving offices on Bank Street, Carlisle For more information contact even met his girlfriend there. across the county or to receive their calendars shortly. Oxford St, Workington and Helen Younger on 01228 607770. your copy contact Barry Alcock Queen Street, Whitehaven are They have groups in Barrow, on 01228 601008. The calendars will also available also official retailers. Infopoint - Cumbria Care Ulverston, Penrith, Carlisle, for you to buy. From mid Cumbria Care is Cumbria County Workington, Maryport and West For more information November you can pick up A donation will go to Cumbria Council’s in-house care provider. Tim Stoddard Leader of Cumbria. There’s also a group for contact People First on yours from libraries throughout Air Ambulance for each calendar They manage residential homes, Cumbria County Council women and Young People First. 01900 607208. the county at a cost of just sold. home care service and day centres for older people. dul dul le a ts le a ts ab public ab public r e fir r e fir e h s e h s t t t t n n l g l g n n u i u i v v t t t t u u p p e e cil s rvic cil s rvic un e il serv ent du e adults adults un e il serv ent du e adults adults o s nc ice nm e a lts bl le o s nc ice nm e a lts bl le c u s o bl a ab c u s o bl a ab o ir a r r o ir a r r g c v r e e g c v r e e n n e n n n e n i i g n g n l l n l n l v v e e n l n l u u i i u u o o u u v v v v v v r r v v o o p p r r m m i i p p m m i i ublic ublic e p fi e p fi h rs h rs t t t t g g n n i i t t t t u u p p ung p y ung p y yo eo om ty ty ty yo eo om ty ty ty p n fe fe fe p n fe fe fe d le o a a a d le o a a a n c s s s n c s s s a e a e n n e e r r 6 YourCumbria YourCumbria 7 d d l l i i h h c c Lessons to be learned Road awareness training for schools has been so popular across the county it was necessary to provide a new, more flexible approach.