Penrith Linking Lives
Area: Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To overcome loneliness by befriending. We aim to visit weekly of fortnightly or ,less commonly, provide telephone contact for those who are lonely -often those living alone
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Specialism: Other
Contact Details
Phone: 07951738540
Address:
St Andrew’s Church Office
Penrith Parish Centre
Penrith CA11 7XX
http://www.Linkinglives.uk/Penrith
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Penrith Lions Club (CIO)
Area: Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Penrith Lions Club aims to:
1. Promote Good Citizenship: Encourage active participation in the local community without personal reward, demonstrating behaviours that reflect the values and integrity of the Lions Club.
2. Community Support: Work to improve education, social welfare, and leisure opportunities for local, national, and international communities.
3. Volunteering: Act as ambassadors for the Club and promote volunteering to others.
4. Aid and Poverty Relief: Provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief to those in need.
5. Health: Prevent avoidable blindness, assist disabled individuals, and address health issues to improve quality of life.
6. Environmental Protection: Conserve and improve the natural environment for public benefit.
7. Recreation and Health: Encourage healthy activities and participation in sports or recreational programs.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
1. Partnering with local schools to involve students in fundraising and community projects.
2. Supporting community-based events by assisting organizations like Penrith Town Council and Penrith BID upon request.
3. Providing monetary donations to individuals and groups in need, as well as supporting international disaster relief and health projects.
4. Running community initiatives such as “Message in a Bottle” and “Message in a Wallet,” and maintaining a defibrillator funded by the club.
5. Raising funds for our charitable work through various activities, including marshalling events, Christmas Post Delivery, and Santa’s Sleigh to name but a few.
6. Offering a wide range of volunteering opportunities and welcoming new volunteers / members.
Specialism: Volunteering
Contact Details
Phone:
Address:
25 Parklands Way
Penrith CA11 8SD
https://www.penrithlions105bn.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Lions-Club-of-Penrith-100064710216850/?locale=en_GB
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Penrith Lottery Community Fund
Area: Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Set up to support community projects in the local area, Penrith Lottery operates on the principle of raising money within the community for the community. We empower local good causes to raise money in a fun and effective way.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Lottery
Grant funding
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone:
Address:
c/o Robinson Udale
The Old Bank
Penrith CA11 7AY
https://penrithlottery.org.uk
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Penrith Methodist Church
Area: Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
PMC is a church family celebrating the unconditional love of God as found in Jesus, and seeking to share that love with our community.
We seek to journey with all people in the wild adventure of life and faith - where all are welcomed, valued and included.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Weekly Sunday services at 10.30am and Tuesday services at 10am, some evening services throughout the month.
We also run lunch clubs, youth & toddler groups.
Specialism: Faith
Contact Details
Phone: 01768862787
Address:
Wordsworth Street
Penrith CA11 7QY
http://www.penrithmethodist.co.uk
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Penrith Mountain Rescue Team
Area: Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Penrith Mountain Rescue Team is entirely made up of unpaid volunteers who are on call 24/7 365 days a year, to help rescue and save the lives of those in need in and around our patch. Predominantly funded by the generosity of the public, all members are willing to respond to a callout at a moments notice on any day of the year and in any weather condition. The team commit to a rigorous training program throughout the year, covering casualty care, off-road driving, radio communications, search management, water rescue and rope training, so that when these skills are needed, we are prepared for all eventualities.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Search and rescue, provision of advice on safety in the fells
Specialism: Sports & Physical Activity
Contact Details
Phone: 07751205014
Address:
Isobella Carleton House
Tynefield Drive
Penrith CA118ja
https://penrithmrt.org.uk/
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Penrith Swift Group
Area: Carlisle, Eden
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
We support swifts, raise awareness of their decline, arrange talks and events, encourage homeowners and builders to protect natural nest sites, distribute and install nest boxes and encourage developers to install integrated swift bricks in new homes.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Advice about swift conservation
Specialism: Environment
Contact Details
Phone: 07913775442
Address:
Stone House
Skelton Wood End
Penrith CA11 9UB
https://www.facebook.com/groups/817062862655545/
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People Plant Trees
Area: Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To make it as easy as possible for anyone to plant a tree
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Tree planting events
Volunteering opportunities
Specialism: Volunteering
Contact Details
Phone: 07523278429
Address:
31 Wood Street
Carlisle CA1 2SF
https://www.peopleplanttrees.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551487455573
https://x.com/peepsplanttrees
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Phoenix Enterprise Centre CIC
Area: Copeland
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Phoenix Enterprise Centre (PEC) is a well-established, professional business centre based at Cleator Moor town centre. It was set up to provide managed workspace and office accommodation to nurture and inspire new business start-ups and SMEs. It also offers conference and meeting facilities, and business support services for tenants as well as external customers. Our community commitments include employment advice and guidance, support with Universal Credit and benefit claims, emergency food deliveries to meet the needs in the community and regeneration activities to refurbish buildings in the town for future use as part of our managed workspace enterprise.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Managed Workspace
Business Services
Advice & Guidance Services
Food Pantry
Specialism: Economy & Enterprise
Contact Details
Phone:
Address:
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Playful Nature CIC
Area: Barrow, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Playful Nature supports people to connect with their authentic creative selves, and with a sense of community and belonging - with both humans and wider nature. We aim to foster joy and resilience in the face of an increasingly unstable world, and to nurture the values that could create a more regenerative human culture on Earth.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Nature connection, creative exploration, music, singing, drumming, campfire gatherings, seasonal celebrations, mindfulness and more
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: 07938878268
Address:
7 Long Row
Swarthmoor
Ulverston LA12 0SB
http://www.playful-nature.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/PlayfulNatureCommunity
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POPS (Partners of Prisoners & Families Support Group)
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
POPS has paid staff that work at HMP Haverigg Visitors Centre. They provide advice and support to families visiting loved ones at HMP Haverigg.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Specialism: Advice & Information
Contact Details
Phone:
Address:
HMP Haverigg (POPS Visitor Centre)
North Lane
Millom LA18 4NA
https://www.partnersofprisoners.co.uk/
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