On The Rotary Show this month, Brian Boyd will be joined by Rotary Club of Barrow member, Mike Lovell and Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula member, Geoff McCreedy to chat about the latest projects in the Rotary world. Tune into The Rotary Show every last Saturday of the month from 3pm
More than £100,000 has been awarded to a range of good causes in the Furness area, including combating loneliness, helping people recover from debt, and providing activities for young people. Cumbria Community Foundation awarded just under £104,000 at its recent Furness Grants Committee to 12 community organisations, with two people receiving a share of… Continue reading Good causes in Furness making a real difference to communities
Deb will be talking to CJ and Kye from Furness Young People’s LGBTQ+ group about their virtual Pride event coming up on 15th May ?
Education and community leaders have welcomed a move by Furness College to form a new South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust. Furness College has approval to invite primary and secondary schools to join a new Multi Academy Trust (MAT) and Chetwynde School is the first to sign up. The Trust will see the Barrow-based college share… Continue reading New Education Trust welcomed as a ‘Positive move’
Hundreds from Furness will today join millions worldwide for International Women’s Day – the annual celebration of the social and political achievements of women everywhere. They will remember the bravery of female activists down the years, notably Emily Wilding Davison who walked into the path of the king’s horse at the Epsom Derby on June… Continue reading Furness will today join millions worldwide for International Women’s Day
MORE THEN £1 MILLON FOR LOCAL COUNCILS TO HELP SUPPORT VICTOMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IN FURNESS Simon Fell MP has welcomed the announcement that Cumbria County Council will receive £995,779, Barrow Borough Council, £33,047, and South Lakeland District Council £33,072 from the Government to provide additional support for victims of domestic abuse and their children… Continue reading More than £1 million for local councils to help support victims of domestic abuse in Furness
FURNESS MP STARTS NEW CLIMATE CHANGE CHAMPION ROLE Simon Fell MP has today signed up to become an active travel champion, to help accelerate action on climate change in Parliament, as part of the Conservative Environment Network’s new Net Zero Champions initiative. Mr Fell will be working with 24 other Conservative MPs to promote a… Continue reading Furness MP starts new climate change champion role
