Cumbria CVS
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Cumbria CVS (Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service) offers help, advice, training and support to third sector groups throughout Cumbria.
We bring organisations together to form a powerful voice for our sector.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Newsletters
Governance Support
Advice
Policy Templates
Training and events
Funding support
Networks
Free job adverts
Volunteering support
Specialism: Advice & Information
Contact Details
Phone: 01768 800350
Address:
Suite 3, Warwick House
Alanbrooke Road
Carlisle CA1 2UT
https://cumbriacvs.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/CumbriaCVS
https://twitter.com/CumbriaCVS
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Cumbria Deaf Association
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Cumbria Deaf Association is an independent local charity that helps deaf people and their families living in Cumbria to achieve educational, physical, social and spiritual well-being. We provide a wide range of specialist services and our dedicated staff and volunteers provide the highest standards of professional care and support. We believe in equality for deaf people and promote understanding and respect within the community.
To do this, we seek to involve people who are deaf by raising awareness of their rights and responsibilities and ensuring equal access to all services by:
Promoting the place of deaf people in the community.
Providing needs led service for individuals and groups.
Promoting positive use of all sources of information & communication
Identifying, developing & using the skills of staff & volunteers
We believe that deafness should not affect independence, choice or access.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Deaf Awareness Training
British Sign Language courses
Support workers for individuals
Talks and engagement activities
Social groups in Kendal, Barrow, Whitehaven and Carlisle
Specialism: Equality & Diversity
Contact Details
Phone: 01228 210205
Address:
5 Castle Street
Kendal LA9 7AD
https://www.cumbriadeaf.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/cumbriadeafassociation
https://twitter.com/CumbriaDeaf
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Cumbria Development Education Centre
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
CDEC is a global learning charity. We believe in co-creating high quality and inclusive partnerships with schools and communities in Cumbria. Our local interventions have a global reach.
We are passionate about working with schools and communities, inspiring and enabling them to create a socially and environmentally just world.
“Cumbria as a beacon of global citizenship” is our vision – a place where young people, through their global learning experiences, become informed, responsible and active global citizens with a lifelong commitment to building a fairer and more sustainable world.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
training support/ CPD for teachers/youth workers/ community workers
Project delivery
Facilitation support
Partnership working
Network development
Specialism: Children & Young People
Contact Details
Phone: 01539 431602
Address:
Low Nook
Rydal Road
Ambleside CA16 6RH
https://www.cdec.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/cumbriadec
https://twitter.com/CDEC_Cumbria
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Cumbria Family Support Ltd
Area: Allerdale, Carlisle, Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
We help families by providing practical and emotional support to reduce isolation and health inequalities, and help them to overcome issues or challenges they may be facing.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Family Support - This is our core service, providing practical and accessible support to families in their own homes, by qualified and experienced staff and trained volunteers.
Contact Centres - We currently provide supported contact at our centres in Carlisle, Eden and Kendal. The centres help maintain a child and parent relationship by providing a safe, friendly, neutral space where children can spend time with the parent they no longer live with.
Specialism: Other
Contact Details
Phone: 01768 593102
Address:
The Office
Mardale Road
Penrith CA11 9EH
http://www.cumbriafamilysupport.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/cumbriafamilysupport/
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Cumbria Health
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Providing primary care services to the population of Cumbria and people affected by health inequalities.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Out of hours primary care provider for Cumbria
Health inequality projects in Carlisle, Whitehaven and Barrow.
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: 01228 514830
Address:
4 Wavell Drive
Rosehill Industrial Estate
CARLISLE CA1 2SE
https://cumbriahealth.co.uk/
https://facebook.com/cumbriahealthltd
https://twitter.com/Cumbria_Health
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Cumbria in Bloom
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To encourage individuals, groups, and organisations throughout Cumbria to take part in competitions that enhance local spaces
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Specialism: Environment
Contact Details
Phone: 778754889
Address:
Old Mill Barn
Gamblesby CA10 1HY
https://cumbria-in-bloom.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082064545856
https://www.instagram.com/cumbria_in_bloom/ |
Cumbria Junior Triathlon Club
Area: Carlisle
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Junior Triathlon Club based in Carlisle providing coaching to members aged 8-18yrs. Affiliated with the British Triathlon Federation
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Coaching in the three triathlon disciplines of running, swimming and cycling. Run training takes place at Sheepmount track, swimming at The Sands and cycling at Harraby Cycle Circuit.
Specialism: Sports & Physical Activity
Contact Details
Phone: 07588793695
Address:
Sheepmount Athletics Stadium
Mayors Drive
Carlisle CA3 8XL
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Cumbria Law Centre
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Cumbria Law Centre is one of 53 law centres across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each one is an independent charity focusing on the needs of its local community. We all share the same basic ethos in terms of our charitable aims.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
We offer free legal advice and representation to people who live or work in the county.
We prioritise those on the lowest incomes and we focus on civil, social welfare law in Housing, Employment and Welfare Benefit matters.
We have an expert team of qualified solicitors and specialist caseworkers who are supported by a group of committed volunteers.
Although we would like to help everyone who needs us, our funding arrangements dictate which services we can offer in various parts of the county, but we will do what we can to support you or help you find the most appropriate service.
Please look around the website and feel free to contact us with any query at all.
Specialism: Advice & Information
Contact Details
Phone: 01228 515129
Address:
8 Spencer Street
Carlisle CA1 1BG
https://www.cumbrialawcentre.org.uk/about-cumbria-law-centre/
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Cumbria Local History Federation
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To promote the study and publishing of local history.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
annual convention
Bulletin
directory of local history speakers
study days
Specialism: Arts & Culture
Contact Details
Phone: +447876417695
Address:
Fairhurst
Aglionby
Aglionby, Carlisle CA4 8AQ
http://www.clhf.co.uk
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Cumbria Master Composters from Garden Organic
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Cumbria Master Composters are volunteers recruited, trained and supported by Garden Organic to help raise awareness of the benefits of composting and encourage people to compost at home
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Our volunteers across Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland are funded by Cumbria County Council and encourage composting in the local community by attending garden trails, green days and farmers' markets, and delivering composting talks. The volunteers are also involved in opening Compost Demonstration Sites, where people can go and see the different types of compost bins available and find out more about which bins would suit their needs at home.
Specialism: Environment
Contact Details
Phone: 07584 343847
Address:
Ryton
Coventry CV8 3LG
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-volunteers/master-composters/cumbria-master-composters
https://www.facebook.com/CumbriaMC
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