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YourCumbria 3 YourNews YourNews in Cumbria 100 years of Adult The community of will shortly see the opening of their very own LOCALlink. LOCALlink is part of a joint scheme between library Learners’ Cumbria County Council and Borough Council which aims to bring many council and other services into one convenient One of Cumbria’s most popular libraries place for people. A similar scheme was celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Former Week launched at Alston and last year and library assistant Margaret Dargue attended the has proved to be very popular. celebrations. Margaret worked in the library from 1940 to 1948 and it’s changed a lot since Adult education courses can give you confidence, This specially-equipped office, based in then! Margaret said “there were no ‘extras’ like improve your mind and even help you land your Aspatria Library, will provide access to the CDs and DVDs which are now in one of the side dream job. And with Adult Learners’ Week taking council’s Internet sites so that people can rooms. The old men used to read the newspapers place between 9 to 15 May, and courses happening view online resources such as job vacancies, in one of these. There also used to be a relief right across Cumbria, there’s never been a better time planning applications, as well as a dedicated map of the Lake District in a display case which to learn something new. phone line for enquiries about housing benefit, was removed during the war and is now in Kendal Leonie Coombes from Egremont took up the recycling, assistance with filling in forms and museum.” learning challenge to improve her job prospects, and setting up direct debits to pay bills. There will Kendal library on Stricklandgate first opened in 1909 completed a Level 2 City & Guilds qualification in 2D also be a self-service terminal for people to - the year Ernest Shackleton reached the South Pole computer aided design (AutoCAD) at LOCALmake any payments they need to the council and workers began pouring concrete for the Panama Adult Education Centre. by card. links Canal. Leonie told us: “I decided to take the course because The town’s first public library was opened in the old I was 26, working part time behind a bar and really In order to improve the availability of these Market Hall in the Market Place in 1892. But it soon struggling to find a better job. I must have applied for well services to the general public, Aspatria became so popular that the police often had to be over 100 jobs in that year and never even got an interview! LOCALlink will be open an extra eight hours per called in to control the crowd, especially in the Reading “The course led us through from the absolute basics week increasing from 17 to 25. Room, according to a report in the Westmorland of the program to producing a professional looking CAD Gazette, where the library’s copy of ‘Punch’ had to be drawing. The tutor had worked with AutoCAD for many Other services planned for the Aspatria Local links facility • Surestart Children’s Centre withdrawn. years and was a fantastic help to all the people on the in the near future include Citizens Advice Bureau drop in • Job Centre Plus The Kendal Mercury and Times of 19 March 1909, course. centres, Job Centre Plus information, Housing Benefit and • Welfare surgeries reported that the greatest difference between the old “The course ran from 6-9pm, one night a week, planning application surgeries. and new libraries was in the Lending Library, which which gave us plenty of time to do the exercises and Grange-Over-Sands, Milnthorpe, employed the new ‘open access’ system, by which assignments, as well as giving us the time to chat with the Lookout for Local links opening their Kendal, and Longtown “readers are able to handle and thoroughly examine tutor individually. doors to the public soon: • Library books before borrowing them.” Most of Kendal’s stock “When I’d been on the course a couple of months I • Cumbria County Council is still openly accessible to all. updated my CV and re-posted it on the jobs sites on the • District council Kendal is the second busiest library in Cumbria internet. Within a month I had a call from a recruitment • Library • Internet access and is comparatively small for the amount of use it agency who wanted me to go for an interview with a local • Cumbria County Council • Welfare surgeries receives. In 1999 the extension was opened which engineering company who wanted someone who could do • South Lakeland District Council currently houses 19 public computers, newspapers and basic drawings using the AutoCad software. • Internet access periodicals, the Local Studies Collection and one of “I was quite nervous when I went for the interview, but I • Community Development Centre the most comprehensive collections of mountaineering took a couple of drawings from the night class along and literature in the country. two hours later they rang to say they’d like to offer me Look out for more celebration events at the job!” the library throughout the year. If you’d like more information on Adult Education courses in your area, contact 01228 226933. Don’t sit on the fence On Thursday 4 June 2009 there will be elections elections are your chance to say who you want to for Cumbria County Council and for the represent you at the council. European Parliament. Important decisions aboutLOCAL local schools, libraries, Margaret Dargue, By voting in elections you can make your voice heard care homes, roads and many other serviceslinks in far right, with staff Leonie Coombes on the issues that concern you. Cumbria County Council Cumbria are made on your behalf every day. This is at Kendal library from Egremont is made up of 84 local councillors who are elected to your chance to have your say. represent the residents in Cumbria. For more information contact 01228 606060 or Councils play a huge part in everyday life and local visit cumbria.gov.uk

4 Yo u r Cumbria Yo u r Cumbria 5 The Grahams ... the county council delivers a wide range of services, let’s follow the Grahams to nd out more ...

Off to work and school – first The kids take the bus to school. job of the day is to drop off the day’s recycling.

NEWS 4.99% INCREASE

“Oh no – the County Council’s council tax increase is 4.99% this year – I’d really like know what we get for our money!” Dad takes to the road to drop Mum of at work .

Fact File – The Council spends £299m of your money delivering a wide range of Fact File – This year the Council will invest Fact File – This year the Council will invest £14m in home to school transport and £1.2m Fact File – This year the Council will spend £44.3m on highways in Cumbria. services: To find out what they are let’s follow the Grahams through a typical day. £22.6m in waste management. supporting public transport in Cumbria.

Dad sets off to visit the family’s Aunt The Graham kids cross the road safely Marg, just up the road. on their way to school.

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Lunchtime – Mmmm… School dinners aren’t what they a chance for mum to get some CDs and books out used to be - now they’re tasty and healthy Mum’s off to work – Jamie Oliver would be impressed. part-time at the local nursery. on loan from the mobile library.

Fact File – This year the Council will invest £13.7m into Sure Start, suppporting local Fact File – The Council maintains approximately Fact File – Cumbria has 91 school crossing patrols and Fact File – The Council invests £6.3 million Fact File – Spending on school meals is approx £3.5m. nursery provision as well as over £62m providing services to children and young people. 50,000 streetlights in Cumbria. spends over £300,000Your every yearMoney helping kids get to school safely. a year in its library service. YourMoney

On the way home Dad passes the school bus. It’s 30 mph all the way as part of a road Beat the credit safety initiative. Credit tips Marg gets her Do you know...... disabled badge in the now I've had a Avoid getting into debt wherever Fuel Poverty day to think about it - lunchtime post - this crunch possible, however if you find you do will really help when I actually get shopping down a lot of services need credit follow these easy steps to town. ‘Fuel Poverty’ is the term used when people cannot for my council tax! Unfortunately, there’s no escaping it – the getting it right: afford to pay their heating bills. With the high cost of gas, credit crunch is affecting everyone. But did electricity and other fuels, and with the current economic Visit the local library you know that your council can help you Can you afford it? Please Please drive drive climate, the number of people experiencing fuel poverty beat the credit crunch? To help explain Make sure you really can afford the carefullycarefully NEWS has increased dramatically. Many people, particularly the 4.99% what services are around to help, Meet the repayments. elderly and those with long term health problems, can Down at the local Library -INCREASE Mr Grahams. Some of you may remember them

DM 2007 put theirAL 3Xhealth at risk if they don’t heat their homes Graham couldn’t believe his eyes as last year the Grahams helped us look at Shop around! AL3X 3XAL DM 2007 sufficiently. Time for TV – even on the news– freethe Grahams membership, free books and what services a typical family get for their There are many types of credit so watch as fire engines rush about The Grahams Aunt Marg struggles to get In most parts of Cumbria, levels of fuel poverty are really cheap Internet access. While council tax. Today the Grahams are looking make sure you choose carefully and about, but still wants to live in her own home. – ‘preventing, protecting, responding’. higher than the national average. This is why the county he was there, there was a drop-in at services which willThe help them beat the that it’s right for you. Credit Unions council has made fuel poverty a major part of its poverty session from the fire service and credit crunch. are likely to offer better deals than Fact File – The Council will increase independence and choice for older Fact File – ‘Blue’ car badges for disabled Fact File – In 2006, thanks to improvements in road safety, Cumbria has had ... the county council delivers a wide range of services, let’s follow the Grahams to nd out more ... strategy and is currently putting togetherFact File – Over a plan,£20 million working is spent a year on the county’sMr Graham fire arranged to have a Grahams doorstop lenders. people and their carers increasing the number of older people helped to drivers and passengers enable them to the lowest killed and seriously injured collisions for the last 10 years. The Council and rescue service. The end of the day... live in their own home. The spend on supporting elderly people to live at park close to places they need to visit. invests approximately £400,000 a year makingwith the county’sother roads agencies, safer. to reduce fuel poverty. free home safety check which home is about £29m for the year. A committee of councillors - the Health and Well-being also comes with a free smoke Read the forms before Off to work and school – first The kids take the bus to school. The Scrutiny Committee - has been looking at the heating alarm. He even took time out you sign. If you want help andjob of the day is to drop off the day’s recycling. ... the countyproblems council faced bydelivers people on lowa wide incomes. range The councillors of services, to read let’s the local follow paper –the Grahams to nd out more ... advice before you sign contact Trading Grahams have talked to organisations such as Age Concern who which was also free! Use the bus Standards or the Citizens Advice help people on low income, and have invited individuals to Bureau. Off to work and school – first The kids take the bus to school. contribute their jobexperience. of the day is to drop off the For more information call Mrs Graham, instead of day’s recycling. 01228 606060 to find taking the kids to school Watch out for other charges. information about your by car, took advantage of the Look at the length of the loan. Don’t Comments to the committee illustrate the real nearest Library ‘Walking Bus’. An initiative to get just look at the monthly payment, be hardship experienced by many: kids walking to school in groups aware of the total amount payable. “I am a person with chronic sick problems and live in – so its safe, fun and healthy! And NEWS 4.99% social housing…if I don’t keep my central heating on instead of collecting them by INCREASE Using your home as 24 hours daily then I am freezing cold to the bone.” car she got them to use the bus security? Remember if you don’t “I can’t afford a full tank of gas so there is an extra – not only was it cheaper than keep up your repayments you could charge of £30 to deliver, so we are penalised for not the car, but“Oh itno –was the County also Council’sgreener. council tax increase lose your home! NEWS is 4.99% this year – I’d really like know what we 4.99% having enough cash.” This reallyget pleased for our money!” the kids and INCREASE “My daughter, a single mother, moved to a flat… they got a chance to talk to Dad takes to the road to drop Mum of at work . She topped up her pre-payment stick on Friday with their friends on the way home. “Oh no – the County Council’s council tax increase £20, then she needed another £10 on Saturday Fact File – The Council spends £299m of your money delivering a wide range of Fact File – This year the Council will invest Fact File – This year the Council will invest £14m in home to school transport and £1.2m Fact File – This year the Council will spend £44.3m on highways in Cumbria. is 4.99% this year – I’d really like know what we morning and another £6 in the evening. She only Forservices: more To information find out what they call are let’s follow the Grahams through a typical day. £22.6m in waste management. supporting public transport in Cumbria. get for our money!” used heating in the evening and to heat water in the Travelline on 0871 2002233 morning.” Dad takes to the road to drop Mum of at work . Dad sets off to visit the family’s Aunt The Graham kids cross the road safely Marg, just up the road. on their way to school. Fact File – The Council spends £299m of your money delivering a wide range of Fact File – This year the Council will invest Fact File – This year the Council will invest £14m in home to school transport and £1.2m Fact File – This year the Council will spend £44.3m on highways in Cumbria. services: To find out what they are let’s follow the Grahams through a typical day. £22.6m in waste management. supporting public transport in Cumbria. And yet the committee was struck by the range of N U R S grants, allowances, advice and other support that is E R Y currentlyDad sets available, off to visit themuch family’s of Aunt which is not being takenThe Graham kids cross the road safely Marg, just up the road. on their way to school. up by people who could benefit from it. In some cases, School meals and school clothing grants people may not be aware of the support they can get. The U R Consumer direct N S E R Y committee has recommended that social workers, health Consumer direct visitors, fire prevention officers, and others who routinely The Graham kids are taking advantage of free school meals today. visit people in their homes, should have training to allow The Graham’s Aunty Marj had recently paid good money At lunch they get to eat a tasty fresh meal with their classmates them to give advice in dealing with fuel poverty. for a toaster which doesn’t work! The company wouldn’t and they’re both really proud of their brand new school clothes The committee is also keen to see an area-based give Marj her money back. Marj needed advice and fast. – paid for by the county council which has just reintroduced approach being taken. This means an approach of offering As she rang Consumer Direct who told her what her school clothing grants. help to anyone, whatever their circumstances, living in rights were and how to deal with the company – 10 days areas where fuel poverty is high. later Aunty Marj got a refund. For more information call Lunchtime – Mmmm… School dinners aren’t what they If you want to read the committee’s report you can find The Children’s Information Service on 08457 125 737 a chance for mum to get some CDs and books out used to be - now they’re tasty and healthy Mum’s off to work – Jamie Oliver would be impressed. it on the council’s website. For more information call part-time at the local nursery. on loan from the mobile library. Anyone wanting further information on helping with fuel Consumer direct on 0845 404 0506 poverty can get an information pack from their nearest Fact File – This year the Council will invest £13.7m into Sure Start, suppporting local Fact File – The Council maintains approximately Fact File – Cumbria has 91 school crossing patrols and Fact File – The Council invests £6.3 million Fact File – Spending on school meals is approx £3.5m. nursery provision as well as over £62m providing services to children and young people. 50,000 streetlights in Cumbria. spends over £300,000 every year helping kids get to school safely. a year in its library service. Lunchtime – Mmmm… School dinners aren’t what they local Age Concern office. used to be - now they’re tasty and healthy Mum’s off to work a chance for mum to get some CDs and books out on loan from the mobile library. To find– Jamie Oliverout would bemore impressed. about council services visit cumbria.gov.uk part-time at the local nursery. 6 Cumbria Cumbria 7 On the way home Dad passes the school bus. Yo u r Yo u r It’s 30 mph all the way as part of a road Fact File – This year the Council will invest £13.7m into Sure Start, suppporting local Fact File – The Council maintains approximately Fact File – Cumbria has 91 school crossing patrols and Fact File – The Council invests £6.3 million Fact File – Spending on school meals is approx £3.5m. safety initiative. nursery provision as well as over £62m providing services to children and young people. 50,000 streetlights in Cumbria. spends over £300,000 every year helping kids get to school safely. a year in its library service.

Marg gets her Do you know...... On the way home Dad passes the school bus. disabled badge in the now I've had a It’s 30 mph all the way as part of a road lunchtime post - this day to think about it - safety initiative. will really help when I actually get shopping down a lot of services town. for my council tax! Marg gets her Do you know...... disabled badge in the now I've had a lunchtime post - this day to think about it - I actually get Please Please will really help when drive drive a lot of services carefullycarefully NEWS shopping down 4.99% town. for my council tax! INCREASE

DM 2007 AL 3X AL3X 3XAL DM 2007 Time for TV – even on the news the Grahams Please Please watch as fire engines rush about drive drive The Grahams Aunt Marg struggles to get carefullycarefully NEWS about, but still wants to live in her own home. – ‘preventing, protecting, responding’. 4.99% INCREASE

DM 2007 AL 3X Fact File – The Council will increase independence and choice for older Fact File – ‘Blue’ car badges for disabled Fact File – In 2006, thanks to improvements in road safety, Cumbria has had Fact File – Over £20 million is spent a year on the county’s fire AL3X 3XAL DM 2007 Time for TV – even on the news the Grahams people and their carers increasing the number of older people helped to drivers and passengers enable them to the lowest killed and seriously injured collisions for the last 10 years. The Council and rescue service. The end of the day... The Grahams Aunt Marg struggles to get watch as fire engines rush about live in their own home. The spend on supporting elderly people to live at park close to places they need to visit. invests approximately £400,000 a year making the county’s roads safer. about, but still wants to live in her own home. – ‘preventing, protecting, responding’. home is about £29m for the year.

Fact File – The Council will increase independence and choice for older Fact File – ‘Blue’ car badges for disabled Fact File – In 2006, thanks to improvements in road safety, Cumbria has had Fact File – Over £20 million is spent a year on the county’s fire people and their carers increasing the number of older people helped to drivers and passengers enable them to the lowest killed and seriously injured collisions for the last 10 years. The Council and rescue service. The end of the day... live in their own home. The spend on supporting elderly people to live at park close to places they need to visit. invests approximately £400,000 a year making the county’s roads safer. home is about £29m for the year. YourMoney YourMoney

Cumbria County Council is responsible for spending £819m every year on local services. Over £200m of that cash comes How does Cumbria County from the council tax that you pay. That’s Facing up to the credit crunch and why we think it is really important to tell tackling poverty is a big theme of the you just how that money is spent. We’ve council’s new budget. Recession busting picked out some of the highlights from this measures include a freeze on home and Council spend your money? year’s budget – you can find all the detail day care charges, a 293k investment on our website at cumbria.gov.uk/ in school clothing grants and a further aboutyourcouncil/money.asp £150,000 to support debt management advice and credit unions.

This year nearly 700 local people joined our budget consultation exercise to tell us what they think the council should prioritise. They told us that spending on the county’s roads should be top of our list. That’s why we have increased our spending on road repairs by £2.5m so that next year we will spend a total of £28.6m on the upkeep of our roads. We are also adding an extra £500k on highways revenue maintenance and an extra £300k to our annual budget for winter maintenance so that we can keep our roads clear when snow and ice hit.

Another top priority for people in our consultation was Cumbria’s population is getting providing activities for young people. The council spends older as people live longer. This nearly £350m every year on the county’s schools – but we puts a big strain on the council’s also provide activities for youngsters outside school. An £213m budget for improving the extra £250,00 has been earmarked next year for activities health and well-being of adults. for pre-teens – bridging the gap between exiting funding The council is helping more older for Surestart children’s centres and the Youth Support people live independently in their Service activities for teenagers. Overall the council spends own homes– and modernising and £440m each year on improving the life chances and well upgrading care accommodation being of young people. for those who need it. This year’s budget includes preparatory work for a new 60 bed care home in What does this mean for me? Barrow. The county council’s Your council tax bill: share of council tax will increase by just 2.5%. This £ per annum £ per annum Council Plan Summary represents an increase of 2008/9 2009/10 This is how the county council spends your cash: 8 pence per day for the Band A (up to £40,000) 741.36 759.89 2009–2012 Online council plan average band D property. Band B (£41,001 to £52,000) 864.92 886.54 Improving council services £26.8m Please note that the Band C (£52,001 to £68,000) 988.48 1,013.19 Making Cumbria more prosperous £4.7m

This year we have developed an online Building pride in Cumbria table (right) illustrates only Band D (£68,001 to £88,000) 1,112.04 1,139.84 Improving the health and well being of adults £212.8m together we can deliver interactive council plan that reads like excellence around three quarters of Band E (£88,001 to £120,000) 1,359.16 1,393.14 Improving the health and well-being of children £440.6m a book, has pop up text and boxes and your final council tax bill Band F (£120,001 to £160,000) 1,606.28 1,646.44 Creating safe and secure communities £30.9m embedded video clips from staff and partners. - the remainder is charged Band G (£160,001 to £320,000) 1,853.40 1,899.73 Creating and protecting a high quality environment £69.8m Council Plan final.indd 1 by your district council, Band H (£32,001 and over) 2,224.08 2,279.68 Capital Financing £25.7m As well as being a significant step towards our greener agenda it’s a fun and engaging Cumbria Police Authority, Contribution to reserves £7.7m way to get lots of information across and it’s half the price of our usual printed version. 24/3/09 14:06:40 and in some places parish councils as well. Check it out online at cumbria.gov.uk

8 YourCumbria YourCumbria 9 YourCommunity YourCommunity

Time to deal with Mythbuster

What you may have heard: nuclear waste Your local council has already decided it wants to have an underground nuclear waste store.

The truth: All that the three councils have done is said they want to talk to Government about this. The councils have the right to withdraw from the siting process at any time before a decision is made and this will be a long, meticulous process. 70% of the country’s high-level radioactive waste is already stored in Cumbria, so whether it needs to be transported somewhere else, stay where it is, or is buried underground here, it’s important Neighbourhood that your local councils are talking to umbria has one of the longest Government. Crelationships with the nuclear industry of any place in the world. It Policing was home to the UK’s first nuclear The process is voluntary and the What you may have heard: power station, is now a world- county council can withdraw at any Cumbria is an unsuitable place to have o you know how to contact By working with local residents, renowned leader for nuclear clean up, stage before construction starts. an underground nuclear waste store Dyour Neighbourhood Police neighbourhood police officers, police and is at the centre of Government This means sitting down and because of its geology. Officers? We want you to be able community support officers and special plans to develop a new generation talking to Government, the Nuclear to say ‘yes’. Neighbourhood Police constables can plan and carry out of nuclear stations in the UK. With Decommissioning Authority (who will The truth: This is precisely the sort Officers help to tackle local policing activities and operations to tackle local other renewable energy projects in do the work), and safety regulators, to for this work, then the three councils of fact-finding work into long-term issues and work with local residents issues. Activities include mobile police the pipeline, Cumbria’s West Coast is gather information so that a full public – Cumbria, Copeland and Allerdale will environmental safety which still needs to set and tackle policing priorities. vans set up in towns to enable police rightly branded Britain’s Energy Coast. consultation in West Cumbria can take pull out. If there is support, then the to be carried out. The Government has And now you can get involved too. to get to know their communities, a But until now, one issue has not place, probably towards this autumn. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority set aside more than a decade between Temporary Assistant Chief host of activities to distract youngsters been dealt with, and that’s what to do Before asking people in West will be asked to search for a suitable deciding what could be a suitable Constable Andy Davidson, who has from anti-social behaviour and various in the long term with our higher level Cumbria what they think about plans site. candidate site and announcing the site it responsibility for Neighbourhood policing operations to tackle specific radioactive waste. About 70% of it is to dispose of this waste there will first Cllr Tim Knowles, Cumbria County wants to proceed with. Policing in Cumbria, said: “Cumbria neighbourhood issues. currently stored at Sellafield. be a technical survey to remove areas Council’s cabinet member responsible Constabulary is focused on building The week was supported by Cumbria County Council, together that are known to be unsuitable for for nuclear issues, said: “Nobody is safer and stronger communities, and Cumbria Police Authority whose with Copeland and Allerdale Borough development. The consultation will rushing into anything, but it is perfectly What you may have heard: providing residents with information chairman, Reg Watson, said: “Cumbria Councils, is now exploring with then be about whether areas of West right for the county council to be talking to The reason why Cumbria is considering about the officers working in Police Authority is fully supportive of Government whether West Cumbria Cumbria that might be suitable should both Government and local people on the this is because of a big bribe from the their neighbourhood. We want to Neighbourhood Policing. We know would be a suitable place to dispose of go forward for investigation. If public best long-term solution for a problem that Government. ensure that we target our resources from what people tell us that people in this nuclear waste deep underground. consultation shows there is no support we know we have to address.” effectively and maximise the time Cumbria have a high level of confidence The truth: There’s no indication yet our officers spend on the street. in the Police and Neighbourhood of what levels of community investment All of this forms part of our policing Policing offers an opportunity to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority timeframe will be made available. But the county pledge to the people of Cumbria, highlight and build on all the excellent council welcomes the fact that and only by engaging with the work undertaken throughout 2012 2014-2015 2025 2040 2075 2128 communities are being invited to work community can we achieve this. Cumbria.” in partnership to solve this national “By sharing information and ideas, To speak to your Neighbourhood environmental problem rather than communities can work with their Policing Team either call having a ‘dump’ imposed on them Neighbourhood Police Officers and 0845 33 00 247 and ask to be from above. partner agencies to directly improve transferred, visit your local police Identify two Conduct Announce Put the first Put the first Close the the quality of life in their community. station or speak to the officers direct. sites to be thorough the preferred batch of nuclear batch of spent disposal facility The recent Neighbourhood Policing To view your Neighbourhood Policing candidates to investigations of site and begin waste in the nuclear fuel in In depth information about the Week highlighted the efforts Team or for further information visit host a geological candidate sites construction disposal facility the disposal Government programme can be found of officers to engage with their cumbria.police.uk disposal facility programme facility at: defra.gov.uk.mrws communities, and the willingness of people to work with their local police.”

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How are we doing?

Cumbria County Council has retained its two-star • Various initiatives are improving access to services and a stronger status and is improving well, despite a tougher national focus on vulnerable groups has been developed. assessment regime, according to the Audit Commission’s • The county council is achieving good We all want our children and young people to get the value for money. However, its use of latest findings in its annual Comprehensive Performance resources is only adequate overall, best possible start in life, but what if your child needed with financial reporting not meeting Assessment (CPA). The CPA, which covers the 2007/8 adequate standards. extra support? financial year, is the last ever CPA before the new The Audit Commission identified ontactPoint, a new Government initiative, aims to ensure that they can the county council as the fifth most Cget access to this support when they need it. Comprehensive Area Assessment regime begins. improved council out of 388 in It can take a long time for someone working with a child, such as a doctor Aim High in the year ended March or a social worker, to find out who else is working with them, delaying the 2008. Cumbria County Council’s help your child may need. for disabled n its direction of travel assessment, • Waste minimisation shows consistent Deputy Chief Executive Jill Stannard ContactPoint is a directory that will provide people who work with children Ithe Audit Commission says: “Cumbria improvement, including reductions in said: “At Cumbria County Council and young people with a quick way to find out who else is working with the children County Council is improving well. waste sent to landfill. we set our sights high and these same child, making it easier for them to work as a team and deliver more Significant improvement was achieved • Road safety is improving, and the results show we are one of the fastest coordinated support. id you know Cumbria County across priority areas; the rate of council is making progress on its improving councils in the country. In DCouncil and NHS Cumbria are improvement of services during the last approach to climate change. a tough assessment regime, Cumbria planning to transform short breaks for year was greater than nearly all other • Crime levels are low overall, with has not only held its own but has Some key facts disabled children, young people and authorities. The report also highlights continued improvement through a also improved its direction of travel. their families? From April 2009 the the following areas of improvement. range of initiatives. We were disappointed that we did Government will give us extra funds • The challenges posed by the not move up to be a three-star • ContactPoint will only hold to start putting our plans into action. • Services for older people have been economy are being tackled, such council. Since the Audit Commission’s simple information such as: The Government expects us to use amongst the strongest areas of as by improving skill levels and assessment, we have done a lot of name, address and date of this money to have our agreed new performance. job creation. work on Use of Resources. The birth of everyone in England arrangements in place by April 2011. • There have been good achievements • Partnership working is developing organisation is now more efficient, up to their 18th birthday. ‘Short breaks’ are regular, reliable in children’s services and further through the Cumbria Strategic more focused and more intent on breaks, such as a couple of hours in progress has been made in tackling a Partnership, and beginning to make improving performance and delivering • Name and address for each child’s: a sports club, a daytime break, an number of weaknesses identified in a difference in areas such as the best possible services to the - Parents or carers; overnight stay, a holiday weekend. previous assessments. healthy living. people of Cumbria.” - School and doctor; and Disabled children, young people and - Other services their families across the county, as well (eg health visitor). as providers and practitioners, have Healthy Cumbria been helping us develop ideas for the from 56 pharmacies across Cumbria, and Increasing the number of Cumbrian’s • By law, ContactPoint cannot future, and their needs and aspirations all Cumbria Fire & Rescue Community taking part in physical exercise hold any details like doctors’ will be at the heart of our plans. Helping smokers kick the habit Safety Officers are now handing out In Cumbria, there has been an notes or school records and We have put together a vision The county council now has ‘Stop stop smoking support cards as increase in participation rates in physical will use the latest technology statement to demonstrate we Smoking Co-ordinators’ in place appropriate when they do home safety activity over the past couple of years. to keep the information safe understand what we need to do and promoting the stop smoking message checks. Cumbria Trading Standards is 22.7% of the county’s population now and up-to-date. what it will take to do it; and to let in the community. The Co-ordinators expecting to meet a target of 100 test takes part in 30 minutes of moderate people in Cumbria know what disabled work alongside GP surgeries to support purchases of tobacco by underage intensity sport and active recreation children and their families should be patients with initiatives such as ‘Quit young adults from retailers. Recent three times per week, meaning that ContactPoint is expected to start in October 2009 and further information able to expect. and Win’, which provides three guidance for the prevention of the more and more people in Cumbria about the system will be published later this year, including arrangements for You can read more at months free physical activity with uptake of smoking by children are taking the time to exercise and how you can see the information about you held on ContactPoint. cumbria.gov.uk/aimhigh. More Leisure Trust, Barrow Park recommends continued pressure keep active. The Barrow-In-Furness In the meantime, if you want more information see Every Child Matters at information is also available by Leisure Centre and Dalton Leisure on retailers and providing them area saw Cumbria’s biggest increase the website everychildmatters.gov.uk emailing [email protected] Centre to people who are confirmed with training, both of which in physical activity participation, rising or telephoning 01228 227084. as not smoking after 4 weeks. Stop feature in the delivery plan by to 28.8% in 2007/08 from 19.8% in smoking support is now available Trading Standards. 2005/06.

12 Yo u r Cumbria Yo u r Cumbria 13 YourEnvironment YourEnvironment Closing the cumbria composting loop In Cumbria, according to the latest • The green waste is placed in huge greener figures, 41% of our household waste mounds, called windrows, and is now recycled. Whether it’s cans, gradually begins to decompose. The plastic, glass or newspapers – nearly windrows are turned periodically to every home in Cumbria now has aid the process, turning the grass It’s time to face the music! access to some form of recycling clippings and hedge cuttings into a Inspired by TV’s hit show ‘X Factor’, the R Factor has delivered a fantastic collection or household waste nutrient-rich compost. The quality Cumbria County Council and its hands on experience for our young recycling centre. But how many of us of the compost produced is so Resource Cumbria partners this year people through a fun and engaging actually know where our recycling good that it has received the British launched ‘The R Factor’, a fantastic new learning process. ends up? Or what it’s finally used Standards Institution’s PAS100 Cumbrian talent quest open to every But now its time for our budding stars for? YourCumbria was curious, so we quality standard and is certificated primary school in the county aimed to face the music! decided to follow some. by the Composting Association. at spreading the message of the 3 R’s Our panel of judges has selected finalists montage on your local In Cumbria, around 40,000 tonnes – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. six finalists to go forward to the ‘Live radio station or by visiting • We picked a street in South of green waste is recycled into Working in partnership with shows’, 3 finalists in South Cumbria and recycleforcumbria.org Lakeland, where green waste compost each year. Musiclinks, a local charity tasked with 3 for the North of the County ... and The two winners will have their wheelie bins are collected every two developing and supporting musical what a show! The winning finalists will song professionally produced and weeks, and decided to find out what • The end of the recycling chain is in talent at every level, nearly 170 be broadcast across Lakeland Radio, The recorded as it becomes our Song For possible use can be found for hedge Broughton Craggs, a former landfill primary schools across the county have Bay and CFM and put to the public vote Cumbria and is broadcast countywide cuttings, tree prunings and grass site near . Here, participated in ‘Boot Camp’ - musical ‘X Factor’ style as we ask local residents over the airwaves of our regional clippings. Green waste collection the compost is mixed with natural workshops to produce a song for to text for their favorite. Radio Stations. schemes operate throughout subsoil and spread in a layer over Cumbria that will get us all Reducing, The finalists go to air on Monday So get involved and vote for your Cumbria, diverting around 40,000 the landfill site to a depth of 70 Reusing and Recycling. Designed to 20 April and the text lines go live winner. Who has the R factor? tonnes of green waste from going cm, therefore creating new topsoil. work in tandem with school curriculums, for people to vote. You can hear the You decide! into landfill. Into this layer native trees and wildflowers are planted, bringing • After filling its hold with green what was once contaminated land waste, the recycling lorry heads to back into use and creating a habitat Hespin Wood in Carlisle, or Sinkfall for lots of species of local wildlife, Recycling near Barrow. Here, green including the native British red New household waste recycling centre opens in Brampton waste collected at the kerbside squirrel. is added to green waste from the larger household waste recycling The new centre on the Townfoot Industrial centres – generally the greenery that Estate is now open. Open every day - except the public can’t fit into their wheelie Tuesday - between 10am and 6pm, it will allow bin, such as hedge clippings, larger people to recycle glass bottles, jars, newspapers, plants and tree branches. magazines, cans and tins, plastics, textiles, wood and timber, cardboard, scrap metal, oil, garden waste, batteries and electrical goods. As with all other Cumbrian Household Waste Recycling Centre anybody wanting to visit the site in a van will require a permit, which can be obtained free of charge by calling 0845 055 1118 or visiting cumbria.gov.uk/wastepermit The council could not have closed the Not only is Brampton HWRC aimed at encouraging people to be more environmentally composting loop in Cumbria without working friendly - the centre itself is green. It has been designed so rainwater can be collected via the in partnership with householders! covered recycling area roof for use on the site. For more information on recycling in Cumbria visit ’Thank you‘ to all householders for recycling! recycleforcumbria.org

(Top right) Cumbria County Council Chairman, Tom Clare (left) opens the centre with Waste Prevention Manager Martin Allman.

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They say everyone is famous for fifteen minutes. And Des Youngman, a resident at Greengarth Residential Home in Penrith, enjoyed his moment in front of the camera recently when the county council featured him, along with Deanne Wharton, a carer at Greengarth. ‘‘ ogether we can” is all about highlighting the As we turn to leave, it’s clear Des really looks Tpeople that work hard to provide the best forward to his weekly trips out with Pat. He possible county council’s services, and some of speaks highly of all the staff at Greengarth, the people in Cumbria that use them. Real people and clearly enjoys his Friday visits to some of with real stories. Real people like Des. Cumbria’s most beautiful places. “Friday is the best YourCumbria joined Des on one of his weekly day of the week for me,” says Des, “A beautiful place trips out with Pat Scott, a Community Support and fish and chips for dinner!” Worker. We jump in the car at Greengarth, Pat helps Des into the car, and as he lowers where Des has lived for around five years, and himself into the seat he jokes: “I might be 81, but I’ll head towards Ullswater, one of Des’s favourite always be a Youngman.” places for a trip out. “It’s beautiful here,” says Des, as we stand on the end of the peer looking towards the “The council has 33 residential Ullswater Steamer crossing the lake. “I used care homes for older people to work on ships as a radio operator back when across Cumbria.” I lived in Australia,” said Des, who spent his Deanne support worker from Penrith childhood in Australia, and still has touch of the accent. “We used to send the SOS signals, and I was keen on amateur radio – my call sign back then was G3ULY, which stood for Golf, 3, Uncle, Loves, You!”, says Des, with a chuckle. After a coffee, we take a rest at a bench on the shore of Lake Ullswater, and Des comments on how he used to work as a Life Guard on Bondi Beach in Australia: “We Cover story worked in pairs back then, and patrolled the shoreline. The surf was extremely powerful, and Inside: Free guide to council services the waves could knock small children over as they Summer 2009 played at the water’s edge.” As we talk, it’s clear Des has led a Inside: Free A-Z guide to council services remarkable life. He’s lived and was educated in Australia, had a Yorkshire mother and father from New Zealand. “I can pick between about three nationalities, depending on how I’m feeling,” Together we can says Des. Upon moving to Cumbria, Des lived Real people using real services in Culgaith and worked at the old 14 MU RAF base in Carlisle. In later years he drove the “Deanne helps provide care Fellrunner bus in the local area. He’s also been a for me and 38 other residents Plus... Parish, District and County Councillor. at Greengarth residential Health Counts home.” NHS Cumbria Supplement visit yourcumbria.org.uk Des, resident at Greengarth for regular updates on the issues affecting you Des and Deanne on one of the county council’s Together we can posters. together we can build pride in Cumbria 16 Yo u r Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk Yo u r Cumbria 17 YourFeedback

April 2009 You talk, we listen

We always want to hear from local people about what they think of the council’s services and policies. Whether we’re thinking about doing something new or just checking whether things are working as they should, the views of the people who use services or live in the areas we work in are crucial. You are often best placed to tell us what works and what needs to change. We can’t always do everything people want us to but we always listen to what you have to say. Here are some examples that have happened recently.

Getting kids to school safely in Kendal Vicarage Park School in Kendal raised concerns with the county council to do with parking and 4 the safety of children crossing the road to the school. These concerns were linked with building work at Kendal College nearby. The council held meetings with the college, school and police to agree local arrangements to try and help the situation. The issues were then looked at during a community travel plan meeting which resulted in a “highways school safety scheme” being agreed, this will kick off in the summer holidays. In the meantime the county council in South Lakeland agreed to appoint a temporary school crosser until the safety works can be carried out. Cumbria’s

Big Drink Debate outcome Health Counts: The results from the Big Drink Debate survey came out earlier in the year. Over 1500 Cumbrian 4 people had their say about alcohol and how it affects their lives. The survey showed that 4 out of Smoking, alcohol, 5 Cumbrians worry about drink fuelled behaviour, but that only 5% of Cumbrians were classed as harmful drinkers. Cumbria NHS and Cumbria County Council are working together to tackle food & fitness alcohol related issues in the county and the opinions expressed in the Big Drink Debate will be guiding that work. Bringing Place survey 2008 Over 11,000 Cumbrian residents completed the 2008 Place survey late last year. The survey healthcare 4 asked about the quality of life in Cumbria and also about the services provided by councils, the police and health. As we go to print we’re still waiting for the government to release the survey closer to results, but there will be information in the press when the figures do come out. A very big thank you to everyone that took time to complete the questionnaire, your help is appreciated. home – update

Forum takes the initiative Local people who attend the county council Neighbourhood Forum in Dalton recently raised a MMR: 4 range of issues relating to road works taking place on the town’s Market Street. Their feedback helped the council make changes that ensured disruption was kept to a minimum. Now they’ve Time to get got a taste for it forum attendees are going to be more involved in future highways issues. immunised Young people get involved Kick started by a ‘speed dating’ event where they got to meet and raise issues with their local 4 councillors, young people in Barrow are making their voice heard about the issues that are top of their agenda. Now the council is supporting them to develop a Youth Parliament. And now youth budgets have been made the responsibility of the council’s Local Committees they’ll be working closely with councillors in Barrow to make sure the money the committee spends meets young people’s needs. Watch this space for other exciting projects in Barrow.

18 Yo u r Cumbria your NHS MMR: Time to get immunised! Contents MMR has had a lot of publicity the message across that your virus in Lancashire,” says Dr in recent years. Now clinicians child needs both to be fully Calvert. “We believe these are Spotting the MMR: Time to get immunised 21 at NHS Cumbria and the protected against these highly due to a reduced uptake of contagious infections.” MMR in recent years, reducing Alcohol: Small changes, big difference 22 Department of Health want to symptoms people’s immunity.” Smiles all round with more NHS dental places 23 set the record straight. In 1987, the year before the MMR vaccine was introduced, In 2008 there were 1,348 cases Measles is highly Health Counts: Why smoking and children don’t mix 24 The triple MMR vaccine protects 86,000 children caught measles of measles across the UK, with infectious. It can be spotted Health Counts: Focus on fitness 26 everyone, especially children, against three highly contagious diseases in the UK and 16 died. To this 180 of those in the North West. by its distinctive symptoms, Closer to Home (North): Healthcare’s coming home 28 including measles, which can kill. day, measles is responsible for That’s compared with 70 cases which include a red rash Closer to Home (South): Right treatment, right time 30 up to one million deaths every across the whole UK during 2001. with red-brown spots, high “It’s time to put the MMR debate to year worldwide. fever and coughing. GPs take the lead in health care improvements 32 bed,” says Dr Nigel Calvert, Associate Anyone who is concerned, or Director of Public Health at NHS “Although there haven’t been wants more information on how Measles can also cause Front cover: Falklands war veteran Simon Weston with nurse Collette any outbreaks of measles in to get their child protected, Eames. See story, right. Cumbria. “Cases of measles have complications, which affect dramatically increased over the last Cumbria, there have been should speak to their GP, health one in 15 children who ‘Your NHS’ is produced as part of NHS Cumbria’s commitment to significant outbreaks of the visitor or practice nurse. communicating and engaging effectively with the public. The cost per decade, all because of a reduced catch it. These complications resident of printing and distribution is around 2.5 pence. Published by NHS uptake of the MMR vaccine. We need include fits, swelling of the Cumbria Communications Team, Lonsdale Unit, Penrith Hospital, Bridge to spread the message that there is brain and brain damage. In Lane, Penrith CA11 8HX. Tel: 01768 245317 no credible evidence of any link Reunion for Simon and Collette very serious cases, measles Email: [email protected] between the MMR vaccine and can kill. www.cumbriapct.nhs.uk autism, so parents must get their children fully immunised.” Mumps is a virus which The vaccine, which is delivered in causes fever, headache and two doses, protects against three painful swollen glands in highly infectious diseases: measles, the face, neck and jaw. It mumps and rubella. By December can result in deafness, viral 2008, 94 per cent of five year-olds in meningitis and swelling of Cumbria had been given their first the brain. It can also cause dose of MMR, but only 89 per cent the painful swelling of the had received their second dose to testicles in men and ovaries complete the course. Falklands war veteran Simon gave a motivational in women, which can in “It’s great that the uptake of MMR in Simon Weston OBE was speech to the 250 nurses who some cases lower fertility. Cumbria is higher than in most parts reunited with the nurse attended the event, at Rheged, of the country, but it’s vital that who treated his wounds on which focused on the Rubella or German children, who are given the MMR development of strong nursing measles is a virus which vaccine have both doses to fully his return from the conflict. leadership in the county, as causes a pink rash, swollen protect them,” says Dr Calvert. Collette Eames, now a nurse part of NHS Cumbria’s Closer glands and a sore throat. for NHS Cumbria, met up with “At the moment there’s a noticeable to Home programme. The Rubella is very dangerous gap in the number of parents getting her former patient at a conference was also addressed for pregnant women and their child immunised with the first nursing conference to mark by Chris Beasley, Chief Nursing their unborn babies as it can dose and then remembering to take the 60th anniversary of the Officer for England. cause birth defects. them for the second. We need to get National Health Service.

Please pass on this copy of Your NHS magazine „ Simon is pictured with Collette and 20 Your NHS - April 2009 to a friend or relative some of her fellow nurses. April 2009 - Your NHS 21 Health Counts ALCOHOL: How small Smiles all round as more NHS changes can make a big dental places come to Cumbria Long queues outside the Together with NHS Cumbria’s Dental investment in more dental difference to your health only NHS dentist in town emergencies are now a thing of the places, the Carlisle Dental Centre was officially opened in meal every night are both football on and his three year past as NHS Cumbria People who need advice on an The Welsh poet Dylan February, in collaboration with drinking more than they old son immediately went to urgent dental problem can Thomas once said: “An invests £millions in more North Cumbria University should. A pint of continental the fridge and got him a beer contact the following alcoholic is someone you dental services. Hospitals NHS Trust. helplines: don’t like who drinks as lager contains three units and without being asked. It was a spirit measure is one unit. enough for him to cut down Since 2005, more than 50,000 The £4million centre is home North Cumbria Dental Direct: much as you do.” on drinking at home,” says Su. new NHS dental places have to seven NHS dentists and is “A small change in drinking been created in Cumbria. In also a training facility for 01228 603900 Different people have habits can make a big She says parents should also addition, this year 7,500 new dental students from the different ideas on how much difference to your health,” consider how they would get South Cumbria Dental Direct: places have been created in University of Central they should drink, but Su Sear, says Su. “Instead of sharing a their child to hospital in an 01539 716822 Kendal and 30,000 in West Lancashire. It is hoped the an NHS Cumbria expert on bottle of wine, couples can try emergency if they’ve both Cumbria – divided between centre will boost the number alcohol, says lots of people sharing a night off. When been drinking. , Whitehaven, of newly trained NHS dentists still don’t understand what’s doing the weekly shop, put Register for an “No-one’s saying it’s wrong to and Egremont. deciding to stay and practice an unhealthy amount to drink. fewer bottles of wine in the drink, but we’re consuming in the county. trolley. Don’t be tempted by NHS dentist “It’s not surprising people are more and more alcohol as a the cheap beer promotions - confused. The average nation. The damage that Since 2005, more “However, if you want an NHS Patients who wish to the biggest bargain is not strength of alcoholic drinks people are doing to their livers than 50,000 new dentist, you do need to get register for NHS dental care spending any money at all.” “ such as beer and wine has can’t be repaired. So try NHS dental places your name on the NHS can do so by completing gone up over the years and database,” says Eric. “If your making some small changes have been created in the Dental Direct form, glass sizes vary. But when you It’s not surprising people in your drinking habits and name is on the database, then available in all GP surgeries sit down with someone and “are confused. The average it will make a big Cumbria. as soon as an NHS dental or by following the links on talk through what they drink, strength of alcoholic drinks difference in place becomes available in the NHS Cumbria’s website; they’re very often surprised at ” your area, you will be such as beer and wine has your life.” www.cumbria.nhs.uk/pct/ how much they’re gone up over the years “But it doesn’t stop here,” contacted and allocated a overdrinking,” she says. place on a first come basis.” patientinfo/dentist.aspx and glass sizes vary. says Eric Rooney, Consultant in Men should not regularly Dental Public Health at NHS exceed 3-4 units of alcohol a ” Cumbria. “We want to ensure day, with a maximum of 21 Drinking at home seems to be that as many people as units over a seven day period. more common in Cumbria than possible who want access to Women should restrict other areas of the country, an NHS dentist can have one. themselves to 2-3 units a day perhaps because of its rural sparsity. But this can mean that “Following the massive roll and a maximum of 14 units out in new dental places over a seven day period. A drinking can become a across Cumbria, we’re now bottle of wine typically worrying part of family life. looking to provide more contains 10 units, so a couple “I know a man who had a access to NHS dentistry in sharing a bottle with their shock when he switched the Keswick, Barrow and .”

22 Your NHS - April 2009 April 2009 - Your NHS 23 Health Counts Why smoking and children don’t mix How one mum discovered the dangers of second hand smoke

When Liz McGillivray miscarriage, premature birth (including arsenic) and can within days, she had an was pregnant in 1987, and respiratory illnesses. damage almost every organ in appointment to see a stop the body, increasing the risk of smoking advisor. Cumbria Stop Health counts there was enough So Liz gave up, but the lung cancer and heart disease medical evidence pressures and fatigue of life as “I was really sceptical at first,” Smoking smoking facts by a quarter. a young mum meant she says the 54 year old from around to know that 46% of teenagers started smoking again about a Smoking in a different room . “I’d tried nicotine Helpline smoking while whose parents smoke year after her son was born. from a child or a pregnant patches and gum in the past expecting a baby was For confidential, free say they worry more What she didn’t know then woman is not much good but didn’t like either. I’d also 1 not a good idea. advice and support about their parents was the effect that smoking in when smoke can linger for been to a cessation clinic contact Cumbria Stop smoking than anything else, the house was having on her two and a half hours, long about six years before, but At that time, it was just Smoking Service on including money, bullying child. By the time her son was after you can see or smell it. found it very preachy. considered to be ‘bad for the and their parents divorcing. baby’. We now have the three, he had developed So keeping your home and car 01900 324 222. “But my new advisor was evidence that smoking while asthma and Liz still asks completely smoke free is the You are four times different. She asked what pregnant increases the risk of herself today whether her only way to guarantee your more likely to stop made me want to smoke and so when they stop they feel smoking caused the illness. children’s safety. smoking if you use why I wanted to give up. As like there’s a hole there. You 2 the stop smoking service Second hand smoke is well as health, there was also have to be ready to fill the than trying it alone. dangerous for everyone but Cot death is twice as wealth as I’d worked out I was hole with other things.” especially for children, spending over £2,000 a year 62% of people in “likely to occur in babies As well as the one-to-one whose bodies are still on cigarettes.” Cumbria who get whose mothers smoke sessions Liz opted for, people developing. Cot death help from the NHS to and there is an increased Stop smoking advisors work can also have group sessions 3 is twice as likely to give up smoking are risk of meningitis and with clients to put in place an with friends, family or even occur in babies successful, compared with middle ear disease, which action plan, which might colleagues, as the service will whose mothers 46% for the rest of the can cause deafness. include nicotine replacement go into people’s workplaces. smoke and there is North West. products – or other practical an increased risk ” support which help the quitter of meningitis and The good news is that, 20 to achieve their goal. middle ear years later, Liz McGillivray disease, which can seems to have finally cracked Liz’s stop smoking advisor cause deafness. it. After numerous attempts to Sally Woods says the key to give up, she contacted her GP her success was that she was Breathing in other last November after becoming ready to quit, she had a plan people’s second concerned that a really bad and she stuck to it. “It’s all hand smoke cold could develop into about motivation. People have means taking in pneumonia. Her doctor put to genuinely want to stop for 4,000 different her in touch with the Cumbria themselves. Smoking is the toxic chemicals Stop Smoking Service and, core of a lot of people’s lives,

· Young mums today have more information on the 24 Your NHS - April 2009 harmful effects of smoking (photograph – model) April 2009 - Your NHS 25 Health Counts

Focus on fitness Seven tips for eating well Eat plenty of blood, making heart starchy foods: disease riskier. Foods not fatness that are high in saturated 1bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes should fat include fatty meat and Exercise and healthy eating get make up about a third of a sausages, butter, hard healthy diet as they are a cheese, pastry, cream, cakes and biscuits. Look at the Jason back in shape good source of energy and label - anything with more contain fibre, calcium, iron than 5g saturates per 100g and B vitamins. Wholegrain At the age of 36, Jason swimming pool. He doesn’t for other people hoping to or more than 20g total fat varieties are best. Hill hit a watershed. His really think about what he focus on fitness not fatness, per 100g should be eaten in suits were a bit tighter, eats too much, but does try to but there are plenty of smaller moderation. For sugars, Eat lots of fruit he felt unfit and he eat a balanced diet. “It things people of all ages can watch out for any more doesn’t stop me having a do to make a difference. and vegetables: realised he could go one than 15g sugar per 100g. curry, a pie or a bar of fresh, frozen, tinned, A brisk 20-minute walk every 2 of two ways – slide into chocolate. But if I’ve had a day will not only use 10 dried or juiced - it’s all good Eat less salt: middle-aged dumpiness couple of pies already that pounds of fat in a year but for you and you should aim adults and children or haul himself back week, then I’ll just stay off will also reinvigorate you and for at least five a day. over 11 should have into shape. them for a bit and snack more 5 make you feel less tired no more than 6g a day on fruit.” Now 40, the Penrith-based generally. Leave the car at Eat more fish: and younger children even account manager for business His weight hasn’t changed home for those short journeys aim for two portions a less. Any food with more listings company Yell is glad much since he started living a or get off the bus a stop early. 3week, including one than 1.5g per 100g is high in he chose the latter. “I’m not healthier life - he’s still a fairly Take the stairs at work rather portion of oily fish such as salt and too much of it could obsessive about what I eat or stocky 5’9” tall and weighs in than the lift. Even some salmon, mackerel, trout, lead to high blood pressure how much exercise I do, but at over 13 stone - but the vigorous vacuuming or herring, fresh tuna, sardines, and heart disease or strokes. I have built healthier ways pounds he’s packing these gardening will help. pilchards or eel. It’s an days are far better for him into my life and feel a lot No food is forbidden and excellent source of protein Drink plenty of than before. better for it.” long-term eating habits and contains many vitamins water: 6 to 8 glasses a “What was fat is now muscle. cannot and should not change and minerals and the omega 6day (1.2 litres) is what A brisk 20-minute walk I’ve got a six pack where I overnight. But eating just two 3 fatty acids keep our hearts the average person needs to “every day will not only use used to have a one pack! My fewer biscuits every day for a healthy. stop getting dehydrated. 10 pounds of fat in a year body shape has changed and year will lose over 13 pounds but will also reinvigorate people have remarked that I of body fat. Cut down on Don’t skip look a lot younger,” he says. you and make you feel It’s not a good idea to be saturated fat and breakfast: missing less tired generally. Monday to Thursday are now either underweight or 4sugar: everyone 7meals doesn’t help you no wine nights, meaning he’s overweight, so if you are needs some fat in their diets, lose weight and isn’t good ” for you because you could be £20 a week better off as well. worried about your weight but eating too much He now gets up at around then ask your GP for advice. saturated fat can increase the missing out on essential 6am four days a week to Jason’s six pack and 6am starts amount of cholesterol in the nutrients. exercise in his local gym or might seem a little daunting

26 Your NHS - April 2009 April 2009 - Your NHS 27 Á‰‚ Architect Jonathan Bailey’s designs for the new Cockermouth Community Hospital Healthcare’s coming home in Cumbria Ambitious plans for community hospitals taking shape

Plans to invest millions As part of these changes, Award-winning health care Computer images of what the "This is a once in a generation of pounds in revitalised local family doctors want to architect Jonathan Bailey has town’s new £15 million facility opportunity to revitalise community hospitals in community hospitals replace the county’s ageing been commissioned to come could look like have already community hospitals with up with an overall design brief been published. In addition to Cumbria and deliver the in north Cumbria new ‘health villages’, which for the new facilities, which modern diagnostic and world class health services have captured the will include inpatient beds, will maximise the space rehabilitation services, the patients deserve." imagination of local GP and other services. available and ensure each new Cockermouth health village Detailed proposals for similar people. building blends into its natural will provide new premises for facilities in Brampton and surroundings. GPs in the town. Millom are expected to be Less than three years ago, the These plans promise published this year. Plans for future of the county’s nine to deliver healthcare Cockermouth is in the “ This is a once in a Alston, Keswick, Maryport, community hospitals was in facilities equal to the vanguard of these plans. The Penrith, and Wigton will generation opportunity serious doubt. Now, thanks to best available town’s hospital is more than “ follow later. NHS Cumbria’s Closer to 100 years old and unable to to revitalise community anywhere in Europe. For more information, visit Home improvement deliver the modern health hospitals in Cumbria the NHS Cumbria website at programme, the future looks ” services patients need. and deliver the world www.cumbriapct.nhs.uk/pct altogether brighter. class health services patients deserve. The programme maps out a ‚ Dr John Howarth, a Cockermouth GP, future for NHS services free ” backs the new plans from the burden of debt and Dr John Howarth, a fear over closures, with more Cockermouth GP helping NHS Cumbria to develop the plans, treatment and care provided says: "It is an exciting time for closer to where people live. Cockermouth. These plans Services previously only promise to deliver healthcare available from the big acute facilities equal to the best hospitals are increasingly available anywhere in Europe. being delivered from GP The opportunity for GPs in the surgeries, community town to work more closely together is a particularly hospitals and, where exciting prospect. appropriate, people’s homes.

28 Your NHS - April 2009 April 2009 - Your NHS 29 Right treatment, right place, right time Health care is coming closer to home in Furness and South Lakeland

We all want to live to a ripe, and South Lakeland to map services, we need to do more Looking ahead, plans are healthy old age. The good news is out their plans for the future. to help people make the right progressing for a new £15 decisions about their long- million cancer unit in the area that successes in medicine, GPs and nurses in south term health.” which will enable patients to nutrition and public health mean Cumbria do a fantastic job. receive radiotherapy treatment They’re well-trained and In south Cumbria, family each generation can look forward without having to travel to provide the best care they can doctors haven’t been letting to a longer life than the last. Preston, as is currently the case. for their patients. But their the grass grow under their The challenge now is to make sure those efforts are often let down by feet. Some improvements Allied to this has been a big extra years are not lived in ill health. the way services are organised have already been made. drive across the county to help or the facilities – the bricks people quit smoking, eat “The key to adding life to years and years New GP-led rehabilitation and mortar – they are healthier and drink less. to life is a combination of prevention and units and assessment services delivered from. cure, with a greater emphasis on changing are now in place at the “These improvements are all health services so they provide more Westmorland General Hospital about opportunity and treatment closer to where people live,” We know that more in Kendal and the Furness responsibility: the opportunity says Professor John Ashton, Cumbria’s “lives could be improved in General Hospital in Barrow. to access world-class health Director of Public Health. care and, in return, ask people south Cumbria if there was Both new services mean the to take more responsibility for In parts of Cumbria, change is already a greater emphasis on personalised GP care, which their health.” happening. This is most obvious in the helping people to stay patients value, now follows north of the county where a major healthier for longer and them from home to hospital For more information, visit consultation on the future of health providing the right and back again. the NHS Cumbria website at services in Allerdale, Copeland, Carlisle and treatment, in the right www.cumbriapct.nhs.uk/pct Eden has led to a shift in thinking. place, at the right time. Called Closer to Home, the plan means ” more health services are being moved Professor Ashton says, “We closer to where people live. know that more lives could be improved in south Treatments which were previously only Cumbria if there was a available from big acute hospitals are greater emphasis on being moved into local communities. helping people to stay For life’s little health emergencies Improvements have been allied to extra healthier for longer and For help making the right choices investment with one simple goal in mind: providing the right For health advice, right now treatment, in the right For reassurance, 24 hours a day better patient care. place, at the right time. The entire process has been designed and Dial 0845 4647 “We also know that www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk driven by family doctors and later this Available in England and Wales. Calls cost a maximum of 5 pence alongside better health per minute from a BT landline. Mobiles and other networks may vary. You may be charged a minimum cost per call. year, it will be the turn of GPs in Furness

30 Your NHS - April 2009 April 2009 - Your NHS 31 Health Counts GPs take the lead in health care improvements

Family doctors are in the They are responsible for 60 per driving seat when it cent of Cumbria’s health budget comes to delivering and are leading members of Dr Ian Mitchell, Chair NHS Cumbria’s Professional improvements to health Executive Committee – the Ian has worked as a GP in services in Cumbria. forum which makes most of the Penrith for the last 23 years. He chairs the major decisions on health Experienced GPs, one from each Professional Executive bottle of wine services in the county. of the county’s six districts, are Committee and working with other family Each is able to draw on their sees patients doctors and health professionals years of experience delivering several evenings to share most in their areas to provide more front-line health care to each week at treatment and care, closer to develop the improved services the town’s Lakes nights? We’re where people live. local patients need. Practice. now feeling Dr Hugh Reeve, Dr Helen Jervis, Dr Fayyaz Chaudhri, South Lakeland Eden Allerdale the benefits Hugh is responsible for the Helen is responsible for the Fayyaz is responsible for development of health development of health the development of health services in South Lakeland. services in Eden. She has services in Allerdale. of the odd A family doctor for 23 been a GP for 10 He has been a GP years, he currently years and works for 21 years and practices at the at the Temple currently practices night off Nutwood Surgery Sowerby at Maryport in Grange-over- Medical Health Sands. Practice. Services.

Dr Geoff Jolliffe, Dr David Rogers, Dr Peter Weaving, Furness Copeland Carlisle Geoff is responsible for the David is responsible for the Peter is responsible for the development of health development of health development of services in Furness. services in Copeland. health services in He has been a GP He has been a GP Carlisle. He has for 24 years and for 17 years and been a GP for 23 currently practices currently practices years and works at the Risedale at the Flatt Walks at the Brampton Surgery in Health Centre in Medical Practice. Your Health Counts Barrow. Whitehaven. For advice on drinking less visit Cumbriahealthcounts.nhs.uk

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April July Diary 21 Penrith 03 Carlisle Pointing you in dates... 24 Kendal 04 Cockermouth 25 Brampton 04 Egremont the right direction 26 Pooley Bridge 10 Milnthorpe Neighbourhood Forums 29 11 Borderway With the NHS nowadays, there are lots of choices available. By making the 11 Orton right choice at the right time, you will get the best possible treatment. April May 11 Whitehaven 12 Greenhead 20 Belle Vue 7pm 01 Carlisle Holme and Longsowerby 7pm 17 Egremont General Practitioners Cumbria Health and Care Services 21 Denton 02 Cockermouth 22 Dalston and Cummersdale 7pm 17 Kendal 02 Egremont 18 Brough To register for a GP: Adult Social Care 01228 227000 08 Milnthorpe 18 Ulverston Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden www.cumbria.gov.uk/adultsocialcare May 09 Borderway 01228 603633 21 Penrith Barrow and South Lakeland Children’s Social Care 01228 607002 www.cumbriacc.gov.uk/childrensservices 20 Hartington and Salterbeck 7pm 09 Orton 25 Brampton 09 Whitehaven 01772 221444 Cumbria Stop Smoking Service 01900 324222 26 Pooley Bridge www.cumbria.nhs.uk/healthinformation/givingupsmoking 10 Greenhead June 29 Sedbergh or text Quit to 82540 15 Egremont 7pm 31 Kendal Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) 01900 705005 04 Moorclose 15 Kendal Out of Hours Hill 7pm GP services 09 Belah and Lowry 16 Brough and Seascale 7pm 16 Bootle 16 Ulverston August 22 Gosforth and Ennerdale 7pm 19 Penrith (night-times, weekends, bank holidays): NHS Trusts in Cumbria 23 Bransty and Harbour 7pm 01 Cockermouth Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden and 6.30pm 27 Sedbergh 01 Egremont 01228 401999 29 29 Kendal 07 Carlisle Barrow and South Lakeland NHS Cumbria (Cumbria NHS Teaching Primary Care Trust) 0845 052 4999 Provides leadership for the NHS, commissions all health care, provides public 30 Brampton 08 Borderway July Hearing impaired users (South Cumbria) health and primary health care services across Cumbria. 31 Pooley Bridge 08 Orton 01768 245317 18001 01539 716999 07 Egremont and St Bees 6.30pm 08 Whitehaven North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust 09 Cleator Moor 6.30pm 09 Greenhead Includes Infirmary Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital. 7pm June 15 South Whitehaven 14 Milnthorpe 01228 523444 Urban 7pm NHS Dentists 15 Stanwix 05 Carlisle 14 Kendal University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust 16 Hillcrest and Hensingham 6.30pm 06 Cockermouth 15 Brough Includes Furness General, Westmorland General and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. 20 Millom 7pm 06 Egremont To register for a dentist 01228 603901 01539 732288 7pm 15 Ulverston 22 North West Copeland 12 Kendal Emergency Dental treatment and advice: 18 Penrith Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 12 Milnthorpe Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden Includes mental health and learning disability services. 21 Egremont 01228 603900 01228 602000 13 Borderway 26 Sedbergh Barrow and South Lakeland Full Council 13 Orton 01539 716822 North West Ambulance Services NHS Trust 28 Kendal Includes Ambulance and Patient Transport Services meetings and cabinet 13 Whitehaven 29 Brampton 14 Greenhead 01228 596909 30 Pooley Bridge Full council meetings 16 Penrith National Services For all Trusts: www.cumbria.nhs.uk Thurs 23 April County Offices, Kendal 19 Egremont Thurs18 June County Offices, Kendal 20 Brough NHS Direct 20 Ulverston 0845 4647 Thurs 09 September County Offices, Kendal For 24 hour free expert health advice Accidents and Emergencies 24 Sedbergh www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk 999 26 Kendal Cabinet The National Blood Service 27 Brampton 08457 711711 Tues 5 May Committee room 2, the Courts, Carlisle 28 Pooley Bridge For details of blood donor sessions Tues 30 June Committee room 2, the Courts, Carlisle www.blood.co.uk Tues 25 August Council Chamber,County Offices, Kendal

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May Cumbria reaches 04 Friends of Egremont Castle have organised a 23-31 May a family event with maypole dancing, children’sMay medieval Fest, theme fancy dress, stalls, games, morris dancers and much for the sky more. Contact Mrs M Woodburn on 01946 820254 for details A series of spectacular aerial performances will be 09 staged across the Lake District and other parts of Autograss car racing 11am–5pm, organised by Autograss Club, Hay Close Farm, Calthwaite. Contact Andrew Cumbria during the May half-term holidays. Reach Harkness on 017801297755 or for the Sky will feature six shows by leading email [email protected] international acts, including high-wire, acrobatics, 09-15 Adult Learners Week dance, music and pyrotechnics. Adult Learners’ week is the UK’s largest and longest-running festival of learning. During Adult Learners’ Week, thousands These high quality and innovative outdoor of events will take place across the country celebrating the performances will take place against the backdrop achievements of adult learners, and encouraging others to of the varied and spectacular landscapes take up learning. Information can be found at of Cumbria. niace.org.uk/alw/2008/ 23 May in Bowness-on-Windermere the British 13-17 Keswick Mountain Festival. Heading the line up of speakers premiere of an aerial show by Voala from at this year’s event will be the former Olympian turned Argentina, who use the sky as their stage. The adventurer James Cracknell. Further details can be found at keswickmountainfestival.co.uk performers play out a striking and lyrical show School term dates 16 100 feet above the audience’s heads, with live Meditation workshop at Uma Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Bank holiday - Monday 4 May Carlisle. 10am to 12:30pm. To book contact Kelsang Paglam music and dramatic acrobatics. on 01228 594603 or email [email protected] Sunday 24 May French performers Transe Half term 16 Langwathby May Day, brilliant day out for the entire family, Express will appear as part of a public banquet Monday 25 May–Friday 29 May traditional May Day event with may pole dancing. To be in the centre of Carlisle. Summer holidays held on Langwathby Village Green, contact Sarah Greenop There will be more breathtaking aerial Friday 17 July–Tuesday 1 September 01768 881112 or email [email protected] 16-22 Go Fishing performances during the half term in Penrith Autumn term begins Wednesday 2 September 09 The festival will begin with a gateway event at Bessy (25 May), Maryport (29 May), Whitehaven For further school term dates visit Beck Trout Fishery, Newbiggin-on-Lune for absolute (30 May) and Barrow (30 and 31 May). cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices beginners through to the experience angler. Email Further details about all the shows will be [email protected] or visit the website available at lakesalive.org gofishinglakedistrict.co.uk 17 Carnegie Singers, Theatre Royal, Workington 7:30pm. Tickets available from the Carnegie Arts Centre 01900 602122 or email [email protected] 17 Brathay Windermere Marathon – a fundraising event in support of Brathay Hall Trust. Contact Scott Umpleby on 16 May 015394 39728 email [email protected] 22-23 Ireby Festival, contact Charles Devlin 01697 371645 or April email [email protected] Keswick Mountain Festival 23-31 25 Freedom from suffering – day course with Lakes Alive Kelsang Lhachog. Kadampa Buddhist Centre, A new season of world-class performance and arts events Local activity providers have come up with hundreds of different ways Carlisle. 10am–5pm, to book contact Kelsang in the spectacular landscapes of Cumbria, visit lakesalive.org to get up on the fells, out on your bike or away on the water. Paglam on 01228 594603 or for a full list of events taking place near you. Details of the activities on offer can be found in the full programme 24 Half term children’s craft session email [email protected] for children under 8 for this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival online at 25-2 Keswick Amateur operatic society presents with an adult. Daniel Hay Library, Whitehaven 1pm Contact 01946 506400 or –3pm. keswickmountainfestival.co.uk My Fair Lady at the Theatre by the Lake, The former Olympian James Cracknell will reveal all about his recent Keswick. Contact Chris Briggs on email [email protected] 30 May race to the South Pole during his talk at the Theatre by The Lake on 017687 71347 or email [email protected] Cyclefest, Abbott Hall Park, Kendal to 7 June 28 Solway Morris Dancers practice sessions at Experience a spectacular showcase of all things cycling. Saturday 16 May 2009, at 8pm. He has also jumped at the chance not Waverton Village Hall 8pm, contact Chris From toned time trailer and the muddy mountain biker to only to start the Triathlon on the morning of his talk, but to compete in Hobson 017885 241974 families and commuters there’s something for everyone. For it as well! or email [email protected] more information contact Kate Sykes 01539 727928 email You can BOOK NOW for talks at the Theatre by the Lake – [email protected] or visit cyclefest.org.uk Box Office, telephone: 017687 74411 or theatrebythelake.com

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June Penrith 11am–5pm. Autograss car racing, Hay Close Farm, 07 or visit Contact Andrew Harkness on 07801297755 solwayautograss.co.uk park 11am. Barrow in Furness Race for Life, Barrow yourcumbria.org.uk 07 Lakeland Fell Gather ... a taste of Cumbria, Mitchells 13 Heather Allen Livestock Centre, Cockermouth. Contact or visit 01931 713236 email [email protected] cumbriafarmernetwork.co.uk Farm, Penrith 11am–5pm. 21 Autograss car racing, Hay Close estmorland County Showground 21 The Lakes Race for Life,W 11am Centre, Cockermouth. Woofest Mitchells Lakeland Livestock 26-27 especially wool. A celebration of natural fibres of all kinds, for more Email [email protected] or visit woolfest.co.uk Archives Any problems? Barrow 01229 407377 information. If you are unsure of who to contact or Carlisle 01228 227285 Kendal 01539 713540 experiencing difficulties in getting through to Whitehaven 01946 506420 You are invited to do something amazing at the numbers listed please phone Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2009 this our main switchboard on summer. There are over 230 Race for Life Arts and culture 01228 227306 events taking place all over the UK this sum- 01228 606060 Aspatria Dreamscheme 0169073 20893 mer, three of them right here in Cumbria. We B are hoping that almost seven thousand women Barrow Borough Council – barrowbc.gov.uk 01229 876300 will take part in the events across the region. Barrow Youth Inclusion Project 01229 871420 Basement Bar, Barrow 01229 894644 • 7 June, Barrow-in-Furness Race for Life, A Beach cleaning contact your district council at Barrow Park, 11am. Abandoned vehicles advice line contact your district council • 21 June, The Lakes Race for Life, Accidents and Emergencies 999 Benefits advice centre contact your district council at Westmoreland Country Showground, 11am. Adoption and fostering – see Fostering and adoption Benefit enquiry line 0800 88 22 00 • 12 July, Carlisle Race for Life, at Sheepmount Adult education 01228 227304 / 227303 Bereavement services contact your district council July Stadium, 11am. Birth, registration see registration of births and deaths The National Blood Service 08457 711711 12 Open Gardens Day Enter now and join Adult Social Care For details of blood donor sessions blood.co.uk , Grange-over-Sands Barrow 01229 407894 Blue car parking badges for disabled people see Adult Social Care hold an ‘Open Gardens Civic Society women everywhere to Day’ when will Carlisle 01228 227000 Botcherby Healthy Living Initiative 01228 543405 will be open in 12 private gardens raise money then simply the town.Tickets Kendal 01539 713377 Brewery Arts Centre 01539 725133 Information from Grange Tourist walk, jog or run 5k. To Centre, tel 015395 Penrith 01768 812242 Building regulations contact your district council on the day. 34026 or from the enter visit raceforlife. Email [email protected] gardens Whitehaven 01946 506352 Building planning applications contact your district council 12 Carlisle Race for Life org or call 0871 641 18 , Sheepmount Workington 01900 706325 Coniston Country Fair Stadium 11am. 2282. Together we will Bus timetables 0871 200 2233* , 12 noon, Emergency out of hours service 01228 526690 includes admission £5. beat cancer. *Calls from landlines cost 10p per minute the Coniston Country The fair race which Fair Classic Old takes place at 2pm. Man Fell 015394 37360 Contact David Robinson 18 or [email protected] on Cumberland Show Age Concern How to... , Rickerby Park, information Carlisle. For further contact Donella Carlisle 01228 536673 RegiSteR A BiRth email cumberlandshow.co.ukRozario 016977 47397 or Eden 01768 863618 You can register a birth or death by appointment only at 25 Penrith Show Northwest 01946 66669 , for further information one of Cumbria’s Register offices. To view opening times Lightburn contact Margaret Barrow 01229 831425 01931 713325 or and location of your local office visit email [email protected] Millom 01229 774573 26 cumbria.gov.uk/registration or phone 01228 226359 for Gillsland Agricultural Society Equestrian Show South Lakeland 01539 728118 further information. 9am–4pm. , Contact Linda Dodd Holme Field It’s easy email [email protected] 07740198149 or to add your dates Allerdale Borough Council allerdale.gov.uk 01900 702702 Allotments contact your district council to the events calendar Animal health and welfare 01539 713137 Just go to cumbria.gov.uk/eventscalendar Archaeology 01539 713428

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Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number Councillor contacts Children’s Services L C L C Moss Bay Bowness, Thursby & Caldbeck St John’s Cockermouth East How to... Head Office, Portland Square, Carlisle 01228 226877 Barbara Cannon - 01946 834702 Duncan Fairbairn - 016973 43160 Joe Holliday - 01900 66319 Eric Nicholson - 01900 827944 Catch a bus Barrow – Market Street 01229 407894 Aspatria & Wharrels C Seaton I Moorclose L Solway Coast C Barrow – Nan Tait Centre 01229 407400 James Buchanan - 016973 21331 Trevor Fee - 01900 61635 Gerald Humes - 01900 63976 Anthony Markley - 016973 31998 If you are using the bus for the first time or using a bus away from home – the first step is the hardest! Carlisle – Alfred Street North 01228 227002 St Michael’s L Maryport West L Keswick & Derwent LD Dearham & Broughton L Kendal – Busher House 01539 713456 Alan Barry - 01900 604289 Bill Cameron - 01900 812783 Elizabeth Barraclough - 017687 72771 Alan Clark - 01900 601642 When? Where? How much? – Answers to all these Kendal – Condor Block 01539 713377 Wigton L Cockermouth West C Harrington, Clifton & Stainburn LD Maryport East L questions can be found in a number of places but the Penrith 01768 812242 ALLERDALE John Crouch - 016973 42575 Tim Heslop - 01900 823276 Allan Caine - 01946 831138 Keith Little - 01900 812981 simplest way is to contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 Whitehaven – Somerset House 01946 506352 – calls from landlines 10p a minute. If using a mobile Whitehaven – Union Hall 01946 506200 dial 874 as soon as “Welcome” message starts to get Workington 01900 706325 Gosforth & Ennerdale C Bransty L Hensingham & Arlecdon L Kells & Sandwith L straight through to Cumbria Call Centre. Or go online Emergency out of hours service 01228 526690

Norman Clarkson - 01946 841126 Bernard Kirk - 01946 852962 Ronnie Calvin - 01946 62802 Wendy Skillicorn - 07935 360996 to traveline.info. This service is available daily Hillcrest L St Bees & Egremont L Millom C Cleator Moor N & Frizington L 7.00 am to 10.00 pm. Judith Andersen - 01946 692343 David Southward MBE - 01946 841476 Raymond Cole - 01229 774378 Tim Knowles - 01946 811687 Citizens Advice Bureaux Cleator Moor S & Egremont L Seascale & Whicham C Distington & Moresby L Mirehouse L Information – Timetables etc can be obtained from Barrow 01229 830367 Simon Leyton - 01946 861468 Susan Brown - 01229 774666 Cam Ross - 01946 861552 John Woolley - 01946 695804 a number of outlets eg Tourist Information Centres. Carlisle 01228 633909 COPELAND If you have access to the internet these can be found on Grange 01539 533100 the county council’s website cumbria.gov.uk/buses. Kendal 0870 1264061 Copies of the Cumbria and Lakes Rider which gives Parkside L Walney South L Hawcoat C Hindpool L Keswick 017687 73472 information on bus timetables and maps of town services Alan Nicholson - 01229 430887 Jeffrey Garnett - 01229 825218 Jack Richardson - 01229 838459 Anne Burns - 01229 471824 Millom 01229 772395 for the summer – available from your local library. Dalton North L Ormsgill L Dalton South L Roosecote L Penrith 01768 863564 Ulverston 01229 585585 Peter Phizacklea OBE - 01229 824256 Ernie Wilson - 01229 831517 Bill Smith - 01229 463815 Norman Shaw - 01229 828549 Something for nothing? – If you are over 60 you are Risedale L Walney North L Newbarns L Old Barrow L Whitehaven 01946 693321 entitled to travel free on all buses. Contact your local Windermere 01539 446464

BARROW Kevin Hamilton - 01229 894535 Jane Murphy - 01229 431204 John Murphy - 01229 473746 Clive Kitchen - 01229 432429 district/borough council for further information. Workington 01900 604735

Most services in Cumbria are paid for by the fares Penrith East LD Penrith North C Appleby C collected on the bus. Where fares do not cover costs the Patricia Bell - 01768 867826 Philip G Chappelhow - 01768 898740 Mary Warburton - 017683 53230 county council can provide financial support. Cumbria Connexions Cumbria Eden Lakes C Penrith Rural C C County Council would be pleased to hear any suggestions Free phone number 0800 435709 Roger Bird - 01931 714248 Gary B Strong - 01228 599435 Tim Stoddard - 017683 71313 to improve services and supply of information. Partnership Office 01931 711300 EDEN Greystoke & Hesket C Penrith West I Alston & East Fellside C Barrow-in-Furness 01229 824052 Bert Richardson - 01768 483704 Colin Nineham - 01768 863755 Isa Henderson - 01768 898500 C Carlisle 01228 596272 C2 Enterprises recycle and refurbish IT equipment and provide Kendal 01539 730045 Penrith (part time) 01768 865296 Sedbergh & C Kendal Highgate LD Low Furness LD Ulverston West C training for local disabled people, Maryport 01900 815928 Joe Nicholson - 015242 76377 Geoff Cook - 01539 740133 John Hemingway - 01229 861072 Pauline Halfpenny - 01229 584300 General enquiries 01228 606483 Email [email protected] Ulverston (part time) 01229 583466 High Furness C Lakes C Kent Estuary LD Grange C Whitehaven 01946 695541 Oliver Pearson - 01229 894492 Brian Barton - 015394 32570 Ian Stewart - 015395 62391 Bill Wearing - 015395 32482 Carlisle City Council – carlisle.gov.uk 01228 817000 Carlisle Castle 01228 891922 Workington 01900 604674 Kendal Castle LD Lower Kentdale C Upper Kent LD Lyth Valley C Car parking contact your district council Tom Clare - 01539 725946 Roger Bingham - 015395 63694 Stan Collins - 01539 821086 Jim Bland - 015395 68576 LAKELAND

Cemeteries and crematorium contact your district council L LD I Consumer advice 0845 4040506 Kendal Strickland & Fell Windermere Kendal Nether Children’s information service 08457 125737 David Clarke - 01539 730023 Joan Stocker - 015394 44403 Les Lishman - 01539 728167 Contaminated land contact your district council Provides you with details of early years childcare and educational facilities Ulverston East L Cartmel C Kendal South C Copeland Borough Council – copelandbc.gov.uk 01946 852585 Client Services 01228 227747 Councillors details 01228 226368 Wendy Kolbe - 01229 585045 Edward Walsh - 015395 30272 Alan Bobbett - 015395 60422 Including highways and waste management

SOUTH Council meetings 01228 226368 Coast protection contact your district council Council tax contact your district council Community centres support contact your district council Countryside access 01228 221052 Dalston & Cummersdale C Harraby L Brampton & Gilsland C Wetheral C Community events contact your district council John Collier - 01228 522510 Michael Richardson - 016973 31512 Lawrence Fisher - 01228 529159 John Robinson - 01228 710808 Community Law Centre 01228 515129 St Aidan’s L Morton L Longtown & Bewcastle C Stanwix Urban C Complaints about county council services 0800 1218800 Countryside Rangers (outside the National Parks) Reg Watson - 01228 521676 John Bell - 01228 530388 Geoffrey Prest - 01697 741319 Liz Mallinson - 01228 533746 Complaints about Adult Social Care and Children’s Services Allerdale District outside the National Park 07773 819101 Botcherby L Yewdale L Stanwix & Irthington C Contact local offices or ring 01228 227140 Barrow-in-Furness District 07789 603435 Anne Glendinning - 01228 549035 Helen Horne - 01228 670475 John Mallinson - 01228 533746 Complaints about district council services Carlisle District 07789 603253 Denton Holme L Castle LD Upperby L Contact your local district council Copeland Borough outside the National Park 07773 819101 Community Action Furness 01229 832073 outside the National Park 07789 602281

CARLISLE Hugh McDevitt - 01228 530223 Olwyn Luckley - 01228 539975 Stewart Young - 01228 541905 Belle Vue L Belah C Currock L Concessionary fares contact your district council South Lakeland outside the National Park 07789 603435 Cyril Weber - 01228 539215 Alan Toole - 01228 530681 Heather Bradley - 01228 533162

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Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number F M National Park authority within boundaries Fire service 01900 822503 Markets contact your district council Development control planning 01539 713066 Fly tipping contact your district council How to... Food inspection control contact your district council Dentist Marriages, Civil Partnerships & copy certificates Find out about childcare To register 01228 603901 G Community information including rural matters, neighbourhood and free nursery education Emergency Dental treatment and advice: Girlguiding 01946 694868 forums, grants and funding, local councils, volunteering, Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden 01228 603900 Grants – community groups voluntary sector support and multi-cultural centre. Cumbria County Council’s Children’s Information Barrow and South Lakeland 01539 716822 See Neighbourhood Development numbers Barrow 01229 894511 Service can give you this information and lots more. Grants – student 01228 226774 Carlisle 01228 607432 To find out about services, activities and entitlements, Gritting 0845 6096609 Cockermouth/Maryport/Workington 01900 325960 including the following contact 08457 125 737. District council’s Kendal 01539 713567 Allerdale Borough Council – allerdale.gov.uk 01900 702702 H Millom 01229 772357 • childcare Barrow Borough Council – barrowbc.gov.uk 01229 876300 For health care related matters contact: Penrith 01768 242120 • free nursery education and who provides it Carlisle City Council – carlisle.gov.uk 01228 817000 NHS Direct (24hrs) see panel at bottom right for all numbers Ulverston 01229 894170 • out of school and holiday clubs Copeland Borough Council – copelandbc.gov.uk 01946 852585 Whitehaven 01946 852690 • support and advice groups Eden District Council – eden.gov.uk 01768 817817 Highways Hotline 24 hours / 7 days 0845 6096609 Wigton 01228 223446 • parent and toddler groups South Lakeland District Council – 01539 733333 Email: [email protected] • activities for children and young people southlakeland.gov.uk Home care see Adult Social Care • local services, national helplines and websites Homelessness contact your district council Meals on wheels see Adult Social Care • financial help with childcare costs Millom Youth Partnership 01229 777500 • maternity and paternity rights and benefits Doctor Hospitals Minerals and waste planning 01593 713066 • parental leave and work-life balance To register: Furness General Hospital (Barrow) 01229 870870 Multi-cultural service 01229 833933 Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden 01228 603633 Cumberland Infirmary (Carlisle) 01228 523444 We also Barrow and South Lakeland 01772 221444 Westmorland General Hospital (Kendal) 01539 732288 N Out of hours service: West Cumberland Hospital (Whitehaven) 01946 693181 • Offer a brokerage service to anyone who has tried Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden 01228 401999 to find childcare without success. We will contact Barrow and South Lakeland 0845 052 4999 Household Waste Recycling Centres 01228 227644 NHS Direct providers on your behalf to try to find suitable Hearing impaired users (South Cumbria) 18001 01539 716999 Housing advice contact your district council childcare! Housing benefit contact your district council 0845 4647 • Produce a range of information leaflets. Dogs – barking and fouling contact your district council For 24 hour free expert health advice nhsdirect.nhs.uk • Provide information to anyone thinking about Drop Zone Café, Barrow 01229 812888 I becoming a registered childminder. Duke of Edinburgh Awards 01228 226937 Impact Housing 01946 833100 • Maintain the Cumbria Children’s Services Web Dustbin emptying contact your district council NHS Trusts in Cumbria Directory – www.help4me.info J • Develop and maintains a website for 13–19 year olds E Junk Mail (to stop junk mail) 0845 703 4599 NHS Cumbria (Cumbria NHS Teaching Primary Care Trust) www.wotson4u.com Economic development 01228 226691 Or write to the Mailing Preference Service at: Provides leadership for the NHS, commissions all MPS, Freepost 22, London, WE1 7EZ. health care, provides public health and primary health Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership 01228 226508 care services across Cumbria. 01768 245317 Cumbria Association of Local Councils 01768 242141 Any problems? Unsure who to contact? K Cumbria Care 01228 227790 Kendal Youth Work 07709 797534 Then email your enquiry to [email protected] Cumbria Community Foundation 01900 820822 North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust Cumbria Chamber of Commerce (business advice) 01228 534120 L Includes Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle and West Cycleways 01228 226735 Local election offices Lake District National Park 01539 724555 Cumberland Hospital. Allerdale 01900 702550 Land charges contact your district council 01228 523444 Barrow 01229 876318 Litter and street cleaning contact your district council Cumbria County Council Carlisle 01228 817555 Living Well Trust, Carlisle 01228 599426 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust Comments, compliments and complaints Copeland 01946 598531 Local plans contact your district council Includes Furness General, Westmorland General and For complaints 0800 121 8800 Eden 01768 817817 Local Links - Alston 01434 382244 Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Email: [email protected] South Lakes 01539 797535 Local Links - Wigton 01900 702890 01539 732288 For comments and compliments Longtown Youth Project 07780 688734 Email: [email protected] Eden Community Outdoors 017683 51640 Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Write: Customer Services, Cumbria County Council, Freepost Eden District Council – eden.gov.uk 01768 817817 Includes mental health and learning disability services. NWW6059A, The Courts, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8NA. Eden Rural Foyer 01768 861650 Libraries 01228 602000 Eden Youth Work Project 01768 861404 Cumbria has 49 libraries around the county – the main six are listed below: Education and Education Welfare – see Children’s Services Barrow 01229 407370 North West Ambulance Services NHS Trust D Energy efficiency advice centre contact your district council Carlisle 01228 227310 Dangerous structures contact your district council Environment Agency advice, floodline 0845 9881188 Kendal 01539 713520 Includes Ambulance and Patient Transport Services Day care services, older adults contact Adult Social Care Environmental issues including: pest control, Penrith 01768 812100 01228 596909 Deaths, registration see registration of births and deaths food safety, dog control (dirt), health and Whitehaven 01946 506400 Derelict land contact your district council safety at work, noise pollution contact your district council Workington 01900 706170 For all Trusts: cumbria.nhs.uk Development control contact your district council Environmental protection services contact your district council

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Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Your A–Z guide to council services in Cumbria Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number Important: For all services highlighted in blue please see district council section for your local council number P School places 01228 226930 / 226999 Voting contact your district council Neighbourhood Development Parish council – County Association of Local Councils 01228 221171 / 221198 Community information including rural matters, neighbourhood For your parish council contact 01768 242141 School transport – north 01228 226008 W forums, grants and funding, local councils, volunteering, Parks, open spaces and play areas contact your district council To include Alston, Carlisle, Kirkby Stephen and Penrith Waste management 01228 227644 voluntary sector support and multi-cultural centre. Parish Paths Initiative 01228 226605 School transport – south 01228 226044 For household collection service enquiries please contact your district council Barrow 01229 407312 Phoenix Youth Project 01946 814555 To include Barrow, Kendal, Ulverston and Windermere Website Cumbria County Council 01228 226325 Carlisle 01228 226315 Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) 01900 705005 School transport – west 01228 226045 Wheels to Work 01946 820462 Cleator Moor 01946 505020 Pest control contact your district council To include Aspatria, Cockermouth, Keswick, Millom and Whitehaven Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project 01946 690404 Alston 01434 382128 Phoenix Youth Project 01946 814555 Scouts Association 01768 862040 Wigton Youth Station 016973 44200 Kendal 01539 713180 Planning contact your district council Shopmobility contact your district council Windermere ferry enquiries 0845 6096609 Ulverston 01229 894100 Police – non emergencies 0845 3300247 Social Services see Adult Social Care and Children’s Services Workington 01900 706011 Print services and photocopying 01228 226420 South Cumbria Award Initiative 01539 742605 Y Product safety see trading standards South Lakeland District Council 01539 733333 YMCA, Carlisle 01228 815412 ‘Neighbourhood Watch in Cumbria’ - information can Property contact your district council Spirit of Youth in partnership with Young Cumbria 015395 36032 YWCA Cumbria Young Women’s Project 01228 525817 Sport and recreation contact your district council be obtained from the Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch Public conveniences contact your district council Cumbria Stop Smoking Service 01900 324222 Association website at cumbria-nhw.org or by contacting Public rights of way 01228 226558 cumbria.nhs.uk/healthinformation/givingupsmoking your local policing team officer through the non emergency Public transport 0871 2002233 Young Carers Street cleaning contact your district council Police number - 0845 3300247. Carlisle 01228 542156 Street lighting 0845 609 6609 Eden 01768 890280 Recycling contact your district council Student support services 01228 226777 General information and advice 0845 0551118 Furness 01229 822822 Sure start 0845 712 5737 O Email [email protected] Sustainability 01228 226314 Open Access 01228 221052 Household waste recycling centres 01228 227644 Swimming pools contact your district council Outdoor activities 017687 72816 Household collections services contact your district council Young Cumbria Recycle points contact your district council T (eg supermarkets, village halls, pubs etc) Allerdale 01900 325053 Theatre by the lake 017687 74411 Barrow 01229 836426 Tourist information centres contact your district council Copeland 01946 820462 Town twinning contact your district council Eden 01768 861669 Refuse and special collections contact your district council Town council – County Association of Local Councils Egremont 01946 797537 For your parish council contact 01768 812141 Keswick 017687 75085 Registration of births and deaths South Lakes 015395 36032 Barrow 01229 894510/894512 Trading standards Whitehaven 01946 65082 Carlisle 01228 607433/607430 Animal health licensing 01539 713137 Windermere 015394 42879 Cockermouth/Maryport 01900 325961 Consumer advice 08454 040506 Kendal 01539 713566 (For other trading standard issues contact your local office) Millom 01229 772357 Headquarters 01539 713594 Young Farmers 01768 866550 Penrith 01768 242121 Carlisle 01228 227447 Youth forum contact your district council Ulverston 01229 894171 Cockermouth 01900 325980 Whitehaven 01946 852691 Kendal 01539 713577 Wigton 01228 223447 Ulverston 01229 404040 Youth Offending Service Workington 01900 325160 Headquarters 01228 227179 North office 01228 227090 Traveline (public transport) 0871 200 2233 South office 01229 826080 Residents parking permits contact your district council (Calls from landlines cost 10p per minute) West office 01900 813531 Respite care see Adult Social Care and Children’s Services Traffic lights 0845 6096609 Residential homes see Cumbria Care and Adult Social Care Tullie House 01228 534781 Road safety education/training 01768 812336 Youthtastic, Workington 01900 842993 For highways safety matters 0845 609 6609 U Road safety general 01228 221009 United Utilities 0800 195 4141 Youth Work Development Co-ordinators Roads 0845 6096609 Unsafe goods see trading standards Rural wheels 01228 226721 Allerdale, Graham Bassett 01900 706052 V Barrow, Helen Bunting 01229 407952 S VOICES Project 01229 870150 Carlisle, Joanne King 01228 226939 Samaritans UK wide 08457 90 90 90 Voluntary Action Cumbria 01768 242130 Copeland, Paul McLoughlin 01946 506232 Governor Support Team see Children’s Services Eden, Kath Calvert 01768 812071 South Lakeland, Lynn Robinson 01529 713487 Council for Voluntary Service and Voluntary Centres School Meals (free) Barrow 01229 823144 Barrow 01229 407400 Carlisle 01228 512513 Carlisle/Penrith 01228 226778 Eden 01768 242138 / 01768 352411 Kendal 01539 713456 South Lakes 01539 742627 Whitehaven/Workington 01946 506200 West Cumbria 01900 819191

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