Community
Over £320K to help Housing and Community Projects
South Lakeland District Council has agreed to use money from the
New Homes Bonus (NHB) to fund housing projects and significant
projects in the district that will benefit the local
community. The funding will be split between two separate
schemes, Affordable Housing and Locally Important
Projects.
Read the New Homes Bonus news release
or see the New Homes Bonus webpage
Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)
The Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board have produced a
new Newsletter which highlights their work and this is available
from the LSCB
website.
View the South
Lakeland Child Safeguarding Procedures
Employment Land and Premises Study 2013
SLDC are undertaking an Employment Land and
Premises Study to provide an ‘up-to-date’ assessment of the supply,
need and demand of employment land and premises across South
Lakeland.
The survey is available online until
31 March 2013 and will also be going out with the business rates
information.
Community Right to Bid
The Community Right to Bid is now in force and gives people the
chance to bid to buy and take over the running of assets that are
of value to the local community.
Find out more about the Community Right
to Bid
'Go Easy' Campaign
Go Easy’ is a new initiative aimed at protecting and enjoying
Kendal’s fresh air.
The ‘Go Easy’ campaign believes that everybody can make a
positive difference to Kendal’s environment by making small but
simple changes to their travel routines and therefore help reduce
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels and its impact on our
fresh air.
Browse the Go Easy
website for ideas on ways to walk, cycle, bus or car share some
of your journeys and go easier on your town!
One call service for the bereaved
A new one call service was recently set up to
ease the stress on people who have lost loved ones.
The service enables a one call approach to
notify the relevant authorities of a death. Set up as a joint
service between South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria County
Council and Lancashire County Council the service allows members of
the public to visit South Lakeland District Council offices (in
Kendal, Ulverston or Windermere) who will pass on the relevant
information to government departments such as the DVLA, the
Passport Service, DWP and others.
See the Tell Us Once news release for
more details of the service