AROUND £15,000 of investment has been ploughed into fantastic community projects in Carlisle's Petteril area.
The Petteril Community Panel met recently to back several projects, ranging from an outdoor classroom to a counselling service for people who have been bullied.
- The Laurie Brewis Trust in Rockcliffe received £2,000 towards running sessions in the Petteril area in art, textiles and seated aerobics for people needing supported learning.
- Carlisle Mencap received £2,000 towards a pilot training scheme. It will help people with learning disabilities and/or autism understand equality, diversity and inclusion in a way that is relevant to their lives. It will give them the tools to challenge, as responsible members of their community, the behaviour of others.
- Botcherby Community Centre was awarded £6,000 towards creating an accessible outdoor community room and classroom.
- Spiral received £5,000 towards increased staffing for one year, following an increase in referrals to its service. Spiral offers counselling and confidence building for young people affected by bullying.
The panel - part of Cumberland Council – invests funding and support in grass roots community projects. The projects all meet one or more of the panel’s priorities, agreed through consultation with the community. They are:
- children and young people
- emotional wellbeing and mental health
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the environment
These priorities run alongside Cumberland Council’s central aim of improving the health and wellbeing of residents.
Cllr Lisa Brown, Cumberland Council Deputy Leader and Vice-chair of the Petteril panel, said: “These fantastic schemes focus on some of the more vulnerable of our residents, and look to make life easier and fairer for them - yet more examples of Community Panels’ ability to support schemes that make a big difference to the community.
“The responsiveness of the panels means they are able to join together if a project serves more than one panel area. So for example, several panels are investing in the projects above – together their funding can be a transformational amount.”
The Petteril Community Panel covers the wards of The Petteril Community Panel covers the wards of Botcherby, Currock, Harraby South, Harraby North and Upperby.