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From promoting diversity to supporting young people in their first home - a fantastic range of community projects have been funded by Whitehaven and Coastal Community panel.

The first of April 2024 marks one year since Cumberland Council came into being. The bringing together of four councils from the former Cumbria County Council, Carlisle City Council, Copeland Borough Council and Allerdale Borough Council.

A scheme to help people improve their wellbeing has been expanded.

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 Easter school holidays.

Works to renovate Eskdale House Residential Care Home in Longtown are now complete. Cumberland Council has invested £2.3 million in refurbishments, focusing on dementia care and sustainability.

The first stage of improvement works at Distington Hall Crematorium will get underway from Friday 29 March and are expected to take around two weeks to complete.

A new app for library members in Cumbria is now available to download, revolutionising the way patrons experience their local library with a few taps on a smartphone.

The award-winning community archaeological dig, Uncovering Roman Carlisle (URC), is set to return to Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse to discover more of the remaining mysteries of the site.

Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have taken important steps in approving proposals for the integration of programmes and functions previously delivered by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP) into local authorities. 

Around £250,000 of government funding has been secured for public swimming pools in Carlisle, Wigton and Workington.