Copeland

Reminder to sign up soon for extra garden waste collections!

Reminder to sign up soon for extra garden waste collections Cumberland residents who want additional garden waste collections are being urged to sign up soon. Cumberland Council recently announced that from week commencing Monday 31 March 2025 all householders with garden waste bins will continue to have one bin collected every fortnight. There will however […]

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Nuclear Waste Services’ GDF drop-in event taking place on Saturday, Sept 28

Nuclear Waste Services’ GDF drop-in event taking place on Saturday, Sept 28 in the Beacon Portal, Whitehaven. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding a drop-in event in Whitehaven to continue the conversation about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean locally. The team from NWS will be at The Beacon Portal, Whitehaven, on Saturday, […]

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Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility event – Beacon Portal, Whitehaven

Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility event – Beacon Portal, Whitehaven Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding a drop-in event in Whitehaven to continue the conversation about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean locally. The team from NWS will be at The Beacon Portal, Whitehaven, on Saturday, June 1, 10am – 3pm. NWS […]

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Make a splash this half-term with 10p swims for Cumberland children!

Make a splash this half-term!

Make a splash this half-term with 10p swims for Cumberland children! 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 February half-term school holidays. The discounted scheme has been put in place […]

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Learn more about GDF and how to apply for funding at new events

Learn more about GDF and how to apply for funding at new events

Learn more about GDF and how to apply for funding at new events Events are being held across Copeland for people to learn more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean for the area and how to apply for Community Investment Funding. In January, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding some information drop-in […]

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Studies to assess potential site suitability underway in GDF Programme

Learn more about geological disposal at Copeland event

Learn more about geological disposal at Copeland event Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding a series of drop-in events in Copeland to continue the conversation about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean in the local area. A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely, securely and permanently dispose of higher activity radioactive […]

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Young people give their views on GDF

Young people give their views on GDF

Young people give their views on GDF A FREE bus service, cinema, food outlets, sports teams and sheltered youth area are just some of the ideas young people said were important to them as part of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) process. A group of 25, aged 12-16, have been giving their views around what […]

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CRS and Copeland come together to create a pathway to work…

CRS and Copeland come together to create a pathway to work… CRS Facility Management is excited to launch its second Sector Based Work Academy on April 17th, 2023. The pre-employment support programme will create opportunities for potential candidates to work with a Whitehaven-based firm, CRS Facility Management, as part of their security and safeguarding teams. […]

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Percy Kelly’s Copeland at the Beacon Museum

Percy Kelly’s Copeland at the Beacon Museum – In 1997, the newly opened Beacon Museum hosted an exhibition of artwork by local artist Percy Kelly. Now, more than 25 years later, The Beacon Museum will host “Kelly’s Copeland,” a celebration of some of his finest work and preliminary sketches featuring the towns and villages of […]

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Additional Restrictions Grant – Copeland Business’s offered a helping hand!

New businesses are being offered the chance to get some additional funding as the borough continues to bounce back from the effects of the pandemic.   The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme is now offering financial support to new business start-ups or businesses relocating to Copeland. The grant, which primarily supports organisations impacted by COVID-19 […]

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