Community
Community Grants - Grant Programme now open for
applications
The annual Community Grants programme has been reviewed, and is
now open to individuals, organisations and community groups to
apply for grant funding. Further information including
Guidance Notes and the Grants Application Forms are available on
the Grants page. Closing
date for grant applications is 31st March 2012.
New one call service for the bereaved
A new one call service has been 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
Public consultation on geological disposal of radioactive
waste
A major public consultation has been launched to give people a
chance to air their views on whether West Cumbria should
participate in the Government’s search for somewhere to locate a
deep underground repository for higher-activity radioactive
waste.
There are twelve drop-in events across Cumbria about the West
Cumbria MRWS Partnership’s public
consultation on whether West Cumbria should take part in the search
for a repository for the UK’s higher activity radioactive
waste.
Find out more about the
consultation
South Lakeland signs up to Save Our Villages campaign
South Lakeland District Council has
signed up to the Save Our Villages campaign in a bid to stop local
families and young people being priced out of the countryside.
It is the latest Cumbrian local
authority to back the National Housing Federation’s three point
action plan aimed at getting more affordable housing built in rural
areas of the country.
Read the news
release for more information or visit the National
Housing Federation website
101: New Non-Emergency number
During 2011 all Police forces in England and
Wales have been changing their individual non-emergency numbers to
a single, easy to remember number: ‘101’.
This new number was introduced here in
Cumbria and our neighbouring police force areas on Tuesday 13
December 2011. This will replace the current number ‘0845 33 00
247’, which will be phased out over the next year.
Find
out more about the change to the non-emergency number
Be Ready for Winter
The Directgov
website gives suggestions for the simple things you can do
to help you and your family keep warm, healthy and safe during
the cold weather – as well as saving money.
See the
Cumbria County Council website for advice on travelling and
driving in winter.
Visit the Cumbria
Constabulary website for information regarding the current
state of Cumbria’s roads and the immediate surrounding areas in
relation to road traffic collisions, weather or delays.
Tackling Alcohol in South Lakeland
Alcohol misuse in Cumbria is historically high, with high levels
of hospital admissions as a result of alcohol when compared
nationally
See the Alcohol page for information
and advice
Your Child & Alcohol
South Lakeland Community Safety Partnership has published a
booklet called Your Child and Alcohol. This isn't a don't drink'
booklet, but written to help and encourage families to start
conversations about drinking alcohol