Cumberland Council

📢Funding opportunities Copeland Community Fund is supporting us to deliver the following UKSPF government grants. Find out if your organisation can apply: Cultural Grants (UKSPF and REPF): Recognising the role of local arts, cultural and heritage institutions, Cumberland Council is making available funding for both capital works to existing arts, cultural and heritage assets and revenue support for cultural events and activities. • Capital Cultural Grants from £25,000 to £120,000 are available for works to existing cultural, heritage or arts institutions. • Revenue Cultural Grants from £10,000 to £50,000 are available to support cultural, heritage or arts activities/events. Sports Grants (UKSPF): Recognising the role of local sports facilities, tournaments and teams within our local communities, Cumberland Council is making available both capital and revenue grants to support local clubs, tournaments and community sports facilities. • Sports Capital Grants from £5,000 to £50,000 are available for capital works to existing sports facilities. • Sports Revenue Grants from £5,000 to £50,000 are available to support sports tournaments and team activities and events. Green Spaces Grants (REPF): Recognising the importance of rural green and blue infrastructure eg. community gardens, green spaces, watercourses and embankments, Cumberland Council is making available capital grants for the creation or improvement of local community spaces. • Green Spaces Capital Grants from £10,000 to £50,000 are available to support capital works in the creation or improvement of publicly accessible local green spaces (REPF) Please contact Copeland Community Fund Team via info@copelandcommunityfund.co.uk to discuss your projects eligibility and request an application form. Application deadline - Monday 27 May 2024 #WeAreCumberland #Funding #Grants

Get the latest updates about our exciting new health research initiative sent straight to your email inbox. We recently received £4.8m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to set up a centre for research excellence, aimed at increasing the research capacity of Cumberland Council and conducting research with our communities about health inequalities. Over the next few years we'll be working with partners including University of Cumbria. We're really excited about our Health Determinants Research Collaborative and what it can achieve in the coming years to understand the health issues in our area. Join us on the journey by keeping up to speed with the latest news, by signing up to our email newsletters now: https://lnkd.in/evgU8wcK

The results of the Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election, held yesterday (Thursday, 2 May): David Allen (Labour and Co-operative Party) 38,708 Mike Johnson, (Conservative Candidate - More Police, Safer Streets), 24,863 Adrian Waite (Liberal Democrats) 18,100 Turnout was 21.17%. Full details at https://lnkd.in/en8JMrK5

Would you like to be included in our Cumberland Minor Works Framework? Want to know more about it and how to get involved? Join us at our free procurement event on Tuesday 14 May, between 8.30am and 10.30am, at Hunday Manor Hotel, Workington, CA14 4JF. To book a place(s) please email procurement.events@cumberland.gov.uk (maximum two places per company) with the delegate(s) name and email address by Friday 10 May 2024. What is the Minor Works Framework? • The Minor Works Framework is a structured approach for managing and delivering construction projects that fall below a cost threshold of £200,000 (excluding VAT). It is designed to streamline the process and ensure efficient project execution. • The framework focuses on delivering minor construction works across the Cumberland Council’s diverse property portfolio. • The contract period will be for an initial 2-year period, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. • The works have been divided into two work packages - General Building works and Mechanical & Electrical works. • Projects will be let on an individual basis, throughout the duration of the framework, by our Professional Services Partners. What will be covered during the event? • Introduction to the Cumberland Council’s aims and aspirations. • Framework Overview: Understand the structure and purpose. • Procurement Process Explanation: How the framework and future individual projects will be awarded and managed. • Opportunity to ask questions, engage in discussions and seek clarification. Who should attend? Contractors who are interested in tendering, with experience in the work packages. Company directors and those responsible for tendering activities. #WeAreCumberland

A rare archaeological object - thought to be the only one of its type in the former Roman Empire - has been discovered in #Carlisle. Roman Imperial Purple - Tyrian Purple - paint pigment was found as part of the city’s Uncovering Roman Carlisle project. A lump of a soft mysterious purple substance was discovered at a Roman Bathhouse (in the drains), within the grounds of Carlisle Cricket Club, during the 2023 excavation by archaeologists and volunteers. The Uncovering Roman Carlisle project is supported by a partnership of Cumberland Council, Carlisle Cricket Club, Wardell Armstrong LLP and Tullie. It is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund. Part of the levelling up agenda. The award-winning community archaeological dig, is set to return to Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse to discover more of the remaining mysteries of the site. The dig at Carlisle Cricket Club will take place between Saturday 11 May and Saturday 15 June. Hundreds of volunteers have already contributed to the dig. Limited spaces are available for volunteers. No prior experience in archaeology is needed, just enthusiasm in learning about Carlisle’s past. The site will be active and open to the public between Monday and Saturday of each week of the dig. Tours of the site will be held between 10am and 3pm each day, groups over 10 are encouraged to contact us through the new website and make a booking. Schools are encouraged to visit the site - with over 600 pupils visiting in 2023. A small temporary exhibition will coincide with the excavation in the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre in May. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eHYD9YTi Tyrian Purple image courtesy of Anna Giecco. #UncoveringRomanCarlisle #Archaeology #WeAreCumberland

Polling stations across Cumberland are open until 10pm tonight for the Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections. If you are voting in person today, remember to take along an eligible form of photo ID or you won't be able to vote. You can find out more at: https://lnkd.in/deC538Fm Find out more about these elections at: https://lnkd.in/en8JMrK5

Polling stations open across Cumberland at 7am on 2 May for the Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections. You have until 10pm to cast your vote. Check your poll card for location details of your polling station. Remember that you now need photo ID to vote in person. Find out more about this at: https://lnkd.in/deC538Fm For details about the elections, including who is standing go to: https://lnkd.in/en8JMrK5

🎉 We reached another exciting milestone last week on the Carlisle Southern Link Road project! All six steel bridge deck beams at the new bridge on Durdar Road were successfully installed. A huge thank you to the engineering and construction teams whose hard work and precision made this possible. Stay tuned for more updates on the Carlisle Southern Link Road project! ➡ www.cumberland.gov.uk/cslr

There are elections on 2 May for the Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. Remember that your postal vote doesn’t belong to anyone who intimidates you, tries to bribe you, or pretends to be you. It’s yours, and yours alone. If someone tries to take your vote, or the vote of anyone you know, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org Find out more about the elections at: https://lnkd.in/en8JMrK5