Cumbria County Council
Finding safe, loving homes for children remains the priority for Cumbria Fostering & Adoption services
Finding safe, loving homes for children remains the priority for Cumbria Fostering & Adoption services From this Saturday (April 1, 2023) the local authorities in Cumbria will look different, with two new unitary councils replacing the current county council and six district councils. The new authorities have decided it makes sense for a number of […]
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Fostering service launches drive to recruit Shared Carers
Fostering service launches drive to recruit Shared Carers Cumbria County Council’s fostering service has launched a recruitment drive this week to find more Shared Carers, who can care for children with a disability on a regular basis, in order to give their families some respite. Our fostering service is looking for new carers to sign […]
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Cumbria County Council is flying the flag for Armed Forces Day and Reserves Day
Cumbria County Council is flying the flag for Armed Forces Day and Reserves Day Cumbria County Council is flying the flag for our armed forces this week in recognition of the contribution Britain’s military make to national life. To mark Reserves Day on Wednesday (22 June) and Armed Forces Day on Saturday (25 June), the council will […]
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Cumbrian adopter backs council’s National Adoption Week campaign
An adoptive parent from Cumbria is backing Cumbria County Council’s latest campaign to find more forever families for children during National Adoption Week (October 12-18). Andy Bond, a teacher from Kendal, adopted two young brothers with his husband Stephen last year. Andy said: “Our journey began about four years ago when we set off with […]
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Fostering – Will you help change a life?
Fostering – Will you help change a life? Cumbria County Council are calling for people to consider becoming foster carers as the number of children coming into care is likely to rise as the lockdown eases. The council supports 232 fostering families across the county, but with more than 730 children in care across Cumbria […]
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Do you support a mine in West Cumbria? Sign the petition
On the 20th of August, Cumbria County Council will meet to re-evaluate their permission for mining in West Cumbria. West Cumbria Mining intends to extract Coking Coal, not to be confused with Coal that you would use for fires in your house or power stations. Coking Coal is used specifically for the Steel Making Industry, […]
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Fostering – A gift that can last forever
Have you ever considered fostering? It is often thought of as being exclusive to a slightly older generation, the truth in fact is that young families can seriously benefit from fostering a child. We spoke to Terri Johnston, she and her husband Frank first started fostering when she was 33 and he was 36 they […]
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Fostering changes lives for the better
Written by Danielle Murphy When you make the decision to foster a child you are on the road to transforming the lives of not only the children but yours too. In Cumbria there are nearly 700 children living in care and amongst them are siblings that desperately need long term foster homes to allow […]
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Cumbria Gears Up For Tour of Britain
Cumbria is gearing up to take centre stage at this year’s Tour of Britain tomorrow, with the county playing host to two full stages of British Cycling’s premier road race. In a major coup for Cumbria, the 2018 event will be the first time that two full stages of one of Britain’s have been held […]
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Cumbria gearing up to welcome back the Tour of Britain
Excitement is mounting in Cumbria for the return of the Tour of Britain with a whole host of community events and activities taking place in the run-up to the big race. Many of the world’s top riders will be competing in this year’s OVO Energy Tour of Britain race, including big names like current Tour […]
