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The final preparations are being put in place for this Saturday’s (8 June) Cumberland Cobbler Solway Coast Cycling Festival. Following the success of last year’s event, closed circuit town centre racing returns to the pretty seaside town of Silloth between 10am and 5pm.

Three Cumbrian artists have been chosen to create exciting, innovative artwork with community groups in Workington. Cumberland Council has commissioned three visual artists to produce artworks and deliver creative workshops for a Workington Art Trail which will run between 29 November until the end of February 2025

As part of this year’s National Volunteers’ Week (Monday 3 to Sunday 9 June), Cumberland Council is reminding residents of some of the volunteering opportunities available within their area.  It is the 40th Anniversary of Volunteer Week!

All schoolchildren aged up to 16 years old from the Cumberland area will be able to go for a swim in a choice of five indoor pools for only 10p over the May half term (Saturday 25 to Sunday 2 June)

Holtec Britain has announced a shortlist of four sites that have made it through to the final stage of its competition to find a new factory and production site to build a fleet of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which will be used in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The inclusion of Kingmoor Park in Carlisle was warmly welcomed by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (Cumbria LEP) and Cumberland Council, which jointly developed the Expression of Interest.

As part of the £14.3 million investment from the Government's Levelling Up Fund, Cumberland Council is set to begin road improvements on the A595 New Mill to Gosforth Crossroads.

Potential operators are being sought for two schemes included within the Millom Town Deal programme.

A programme of events is planned in the Cumberland area over May Bank Holiday weekend and during Spring.

A Mayor Making ceremony has been held for the new Mayor of Carlisle, Chris Southward.

Cumberland Council are thrilled to extend a tremendous thank you to the dedicated team behind the successful installation of new concrete beams over the West Coast Main Line for the construction of the new Carlisle Southern Link Road bridge.