Year 8 pupils from Chetwynde School marked Refugee Week by stepping into the shoes of an asylum seeker at the Escape to Safety exhibition. The exhibition, hosted by Furness Multi-Cultural Community Forum & Youth Club at the Cooke’s Studios in Barrow, took students and staff on a journey to simulate aspects of the modern refugee… Continue reading Pupils discover life as an asylum seeker and refugee
Cumbria Police is appealing for the public’s help locating three men who have been convicted of Class A drug supply offences but have failed to attend court for sentencing. The three men all failed to attend Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing on 31 May 2024. The court has issued a warrant for their arrest.… Continue reading WANTED: Have you seen these men?
FOUR decades of conservation action by volunteers and a charity is helping to protect one of the UK’s most botanically rich coastlines on the south coast of Cumbria. Sandscale Haws on the Duddon Estuary is a National Nature Reserve and under the care of the National Trust. Its golden sand dunes and wetlands support a… Continue reading National Trust and World Sand Dune Day – Saturday 29 June – SANDSCALE HAWS, SOUTH CUMBRIA
CUMBRIA Fire and Rescue Service has launched its plan outlining its priorities for the next four years. The service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) has been published following a six-week public consultation earlier this year, and the strategic document helps the organisation understand and manage issues that could impact the organisation and the community. The… Continue reading Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service launches its plan outlining its priorities for the next four years
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for the North West, as warmer air is now in place, with a gradual day on day increase in temperatures, with forecasters are expecting temperatures to reach the mid-20s, until cooler air arrives on Thursday. Children, older people and other vulnerable groups can be particularly at risk… Continue reading Public urged to stay safe and avoid risks with warmer weather this week
Hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria are preparing for more industrial action with junior doctors set to strike this week for the first time since February. The five-day national walk-out will start at 7am on Thursday 27 June and end at 7am on Tuesday 2 July. Emergency cover will still be provided across all the… Continue reading Junior doctors set to strike in Lancashire and South Cumbria
BOOK HERE https://candofm.app.do/candofm-summer2024-radio-club CandoFM is running media radio, music & DJ’n & Singing workshops for young children that will be an interactive and educational programme The workshops will be tailored for young people between the ages of 8 and 16 and would be designed to be fun and engaging while also providing a hands-on learning… Continue reading CandoFM Summer HAF Radio Club
More than 200 pupils from schools across South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust performed as one at the first cross-Trust music concert on World Music Day yesterday. Children from Chetwynde, Ormsgill, Cambridge, South Walney Juniors, Newbarns and Greengate Juniors joined the singalong hosted by Chetwynde School. They sang songs from popular music and the shows including Consider Yourself from… Continue reading Trust pupils perform as one
Poetry-loving pupils will visit a living monument to one of the greatest writers in history after winning a national award. The Poetry by Heart Special Contribution Award, which celebrates the achievements of children from South Walney Junior School, will be presented at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London next month. It recognises the school’s work over… Continue reading Pupils win National Award for Poetry
A man from Barrow on 21st June has been jailed for two years six months for breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and indecent image offences. Roger Morris, 66, of no fixed address was sentenced for Breach of a SHPO Three counts of possessing indecent photographs of a child Possessing a prohibited image of… Continue reading Man jailed for SHPO breach and indecent image offences
