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What Community Power can look like in practice

What Community Power can look like in practice – presenting the work of Poverty Truth Commissions in Westmorland and Furness to Council’s Senior Leadership team. The Community Power work, commissioned by the Council, is unfolding across Westmorland and Furness. It presents a crucial and timely opportunity to introduce practical ways for communities to step into […]

Supporting South Copeland & Motorhome musings…

Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford Moyle Rosser, gives us an update on what’s he’s been up to recently, the diverse range of organisations requesting support, and a Spring influx of motorhomes! This past weekend, returning home from Levens Hall with their incredible topiary gardens, I must have counted at least 50 or more motorhomes on […]

Cumbria CVS Green – No2 April 2024

Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! This month we’re reporting on Zero Carbon Cumbria: Emission Reduction Action Plans. Read on for links to useful resources, information and news, updates on our own climate commitment, blog posts from colleagues about what they’re doing (in a work capacity and privately) to minimise environmental impact and more. If […]

New portal to make finding funding easier for charities in Cumbria

A new online portal is set to make searching for Government, National Lottery and charitable trust funding simple for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises delivering services in Cumbria. This new Cumbria CVS 4 Community self-service portal will make it easy for groups to search for funding for specific activities or services by category, geographic […]