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Barrow Meals on Wheels service needs more volunteers

A Meals on Wheels service which is helping Barrow’s elderly and most isolated people to continue living independently is reaching out for more volunteers to come on board to help keep the service running five days a week. The catering team at Furness General Hospital currently runs the service Monday to Friday with the help of volunteers. The service launched in April 2014 and currently serves up to 100 meals per day. It is looking for people to volunteer up to an hour on Mondays and Wednesdays to deliver meals. Volunteers using their own vehicle can claim mileage expenses through the Trust. Tracy Litt, Catering Manager at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), said: “We need more volunteers to keep the service running over five days and to be able to offer the service to more people. “We’ve had some really lovely feedback from our customers. Many of them see very few people and have commented that seeing a friendly face delivering their meals really makes their day. “All of our volunteers say that it is such a rewarding thing to do. If you are looking for a volunteer role, have a car and can spare up to an hour of your time on Mondays and Wednesdays, I would encourage you to get in touch. We’re also looking for volunteers for our reserve list.” As well as making meals for patients at Furness General Hospital and its staff, the catering team spends up to three hours a day making dishes for the Meals on Wheels, using freshly sourced products from local suppliers. Dishes include meat and potato pie with beetroot and mushy peas, tomato and basil pasta bake, a cold option such as a salad and bread roll, and warm sponge pudding or cold fruit salad. They also offer specialist diets for people who are gluten-free or who require a soft consistency diet or a puree diet. If you are interested in volunteering for the Meals on Wheels service in Barrow you can contact Tracy Litt on tracy.litt@mbht.nhs.uk or 01229491001.


Yellow Weather Warning: Heavy rain bringing the chance of some flooding and disruption.

The MetOffice has issued a weather warning for heavy rain bringing the chance of some flooding and disruption from 2100 Friday 13 January to noon on 14 January 2023. Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, will move in from the southwest on Friday evening then persist overnight into Saturday. 20 to 30 mm rain is… Continue reading Yellow Weather Warning: Heavy rain bringing the chance of some flooding and disruption.


£220,000 flood alleviation works completed at Aldingham, South Lakeland

Flood alleviation works valued at £220,000 in Aldingham, 3.5 miles from Ulverston have been completed by Cumbria County Council. The council’s Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) project team successfully bid for funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) and has been working with its partners and other Risk Management Authorities to reduce the risk of… Continue reading £220,000 flood alleviation works completed at Aldingham, South Lakeland


£220,000 flood alleviation works completed at Aldingham, South Lakeland

Flood alleviation works valued at £220,000 in Aldingham, 3.5 miles from Ulverston have been completed by Cumbria County Council. The council’s Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) project team successfully bid for funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) and has been working with its partners and other Risk Management Authorities to reduce the risk of… Continue reading £220,000 flood alleviation works completed at Aldingham, South Lakeland




Local Appeal – Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage Church Road in Great Urswick

Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage on Church Road in Great Urswick.   In the early hours of Sunday 8th January 2023 between midnight and 6am and the early hours of Wednesday 11th January 2023 between midnight and 6am a number of insulting words have been spray painted onto the road and on… Continue reading Local Appeal – Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage Church Road in Great Urswick


Cumbria County Council receives £358,000 to develop walking and cycling networks throughout Cumbria

Cumbria County Council is delighted to announce they have been awarded £358,000 from the Department for Transport (DfT) to design, develop and consult on high-quality active travel routes within Cumbria. The funding, which has been secured from the DfT’s Capability Fund, will support Cumbria County Council to further develop prioritised routes identified in the County’s… Continue reading Cumbria County Council receives £358,000 to develop walking and cycling networks throughout Cumbria


Improvement works are planned for Jubilee Bridge in Barrow

Cumbria County Council are reminding residents that improvement works will be taking place on the iconic, Jubilee Bridge in Barrow. Work on Cumbria’s longest road bridge is scheduled to re-start on 19 January, weather permitting, and will include the completion of painting to the steelwork. Jubilee Bridge’s refurbishment has been programmed over several years.  To… Continue reading Improvement works are planned for Jubilee Bridge in Barrow


Could you change a child’s life by sharing yours in 2023?

In its latest campaign Cumbria County Council’s fostering service is urgently appealing for more people to transform a child’s life by sharing their own in 2023. Cumbria County Council already supports around 275 fostering households, who offer stability and support to vulnerable children and young people who can’t be with their own families. But with… Continue reading Could you change a child’s life by sharing yours in 2023?


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