South Cumbria Musical Festival
Area: Barrow, Copeland, South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To provide the opportunity for groups and individuals (including schools) to take part in a music festival and receive a professional adjudication for their performance.
The performance takes place in a concert hall with a professional accompanist and may be competitive or non-competitive.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Organisation, administration and running of the music festival.
Specialism: Arts & Culture
Contact Details
Phone: 01229826122
Address:
5 Conyers Avenue
Barrow-in-Furness LA144JT
http://southcumbriamusicalfestival.co.uk
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South Lakeland Hydrotherapy Ltd
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
Raises funds to support the provision of Hydrotherapy for those who need and benefit from the therapy, especially those with disability or chronic conditions, in the area of South Cumbria
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
The charity organise fundraising activities to support the continued provision of hydrotherapy at Sandgate Hydrotherapy Pool and to replace and improve pool equipment and the pool building.
The charity raises funds from Pool users, other private individuals and local businesses and by organising a number of fundraising events during the year. We also apply for grant funding towards the Pool running costs and for one-off capital projects.
In recent years, this fundraising has contributed £20,000 each year towards the running costs of the Pool. In 2020 and 2021, it also funded a major capital project of £230,000 to replace the Pool roof and install solar panels. Other recent projects include replacing the pool cover, improving the pool steps and improvements to the changing rooms.
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: +441539821013
Address:
4 Ashes Lane
Staveley LA8 9NL
http://www.sandgatehydrotherapypool.org/fundraising.asp
https://www.facebook.com/Sandgate.Hydrotherapy.Pool
https://twitter.com/sandgatepool
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South Lakeland Phoenixes
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To preserve and protect the mental/emotional health and wellbeing of people residing in Grange
over Sands, Cumbria, and its environs who are struggling with mental/emotional health issues by:
a) Providing a drop-in and befriending service offering support, understanding, companionship,
signposting, information, and advocacy services in a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental
environment.
b) Raising public awareness of issues relating to preserving and protecting good
mental/emotional health and wellbeing by providing such activities or information as the
trustees deem appropriate.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Currently, we provide a weekly 2.5-hour drop-in session in Grange-over-Sands. Subject to increasing our beneficiary base and securing funding, we hope to expand services to include additional days and to provide a range of activities to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people living and working in the South Lakes.
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: 07484 141468
Address:
Brynteg
Hardcragg Way
Grange over Sands LA11 6BH
https://www.southlakelandphoenixes.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559780518443
https://www.instagram.com/southlakelandphoenixes/ |
South Lakes Citizens Advice
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
South Lakes Citizens Advice provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.
We aim to:
• to provide the advice people need for the problems they face
• improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
We provide advice, information, and support on a wide range of issues from money, welfare benefits, employment, to housing and much more. This service is
delivered by trained volunteers who are supervised by paid staff.
The generalist service is complimented by our specialist advice teams in the areas of money advice and welfare benefits. The caseworkers provided advice and support for more complex cases. These are funded contracts.
Specialism: Advice & Information
Contact Details
Phone: 07824355467
Address:
Blackhall Road
Kendal LA9 4BT
http://www.southlakescab.org.uk
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South Lakes Dementia Community
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
We work to raise awareness of dementia in the South Lakes area and support and improve the lives of those affected by dementia, their families and their carers. Our aim is to make Kendal and the South Lakes area ‘Dementia Friendly’.
We hold a monthly Information Hub in Kendal and provide information on an ongoing basis.
We also aim to increase the number of 'Dementia Friends' locally, by running Dementia Friends training sessions within the South Lakes area.
We share best practise and information with members of the local community and always endeavour to identify projects, activities and support that is available and make people aware of the help that may be available to them.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
We hold a monthly Dementia Information Hub in Kendal (second Tuesday of each month) from 2 - 4pm at the Abbot Hall Social Centre. The Hub is supported by a range of organisations, who all who work to improve the lives of those with dementia, their families and friends. These organisations include statutory health services (including GP practices, the NHS Memory Team and Care Navigators), charitable and not-for-profit organisations, the Police and Fire Service, Care Companies, Churches, related organisations such as Age UK and The Alzheimer’s Society. Local businesses such as solicitors and retailers also attend. We work collaboratively to achieve our aims. Refreshments are provided free of charge.
We also try to have a presence at other activities around the south lakes area on an ad-hoc basis, that may focus on dementia and/or health and well-being.
Specialism: Advice & Information
Contact Details
Phone: 07774 238081
Address:
Abbot Hall Social Centre (Monthly Dementia Information Hub)
1 Dowkers Lane
Kendal LA9 4DN
https://www.facebook.com/southlakesdementiacommunity
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South Lakes Housing
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
South Lakes Housing is a socially responsible and ambitious, not-for-profit organisation, providing the very best service to our customers.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Working with Partner organisations we develop properties.
Provide Rental and Shareholder properties
Mutual exchanges of properties
Maintanence & Repair of Properties
And generally support residents with their housing needs, such as supporting ASBs and working with partners to appropriately support residents
Specialism: Housing
Contact Details
Phone: 01539717718
Address:
Bridge Mills Business Centre
Stramongate
Kendal LA9 4BD
https://www.southlakeshousing.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064382301367#
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South Lakes u3a
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
The advancement of education and in particular, the education of older people and tose who are retired from full time work, by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Over 90 seperate activity groups.
Specialism: Other
Contact Details
Phone: 07399135993
Address:
7 Wakefield Drive
Endmoor
Kendal LA8 0BF
http://u3asites.org.uk/southlakes/home
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Space2Create
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To support and improve the wellbeing of individuals suffering mental or physical illness, isolation or social issues through creative activity.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Space2Create runs a variety of creative sessions over the week supporting vulnerable individuals.
Tuesday 9.30-11.30 2Create (general art0
Tuesday 9.30-11.30 In Stitches (Knitting, crochet and natter)
Tuesday 12.30-2.30 Printmaking Group
Wednesday 9.30-11.30 WeCreate (General Art)
Wednesday 12-12.30 Community Lunch (£2 Donation- soup and bread)
Wednesday 12.30-2.30 Hands On (3D Art and making)
Thursday 9.30-11.30 Craft & Chat (Craft and textile projects)
Friday 9.30-11.30 WellArt (General Art)
Saturday 10.30-12 Writing Group
We also host a number of other organisations and have space over the week to hire out rooms at our unit.
We also hold a number of exhibitions over the year in our gallery space open to the public. This is a mix of local artists and our Service User art. The gallery is open during our session times. More details available on our Facebook Page.
Specialism: Arts & Culture
Contact Details
Phone: 01539 482540
Address:
Unit 31, Castle Mills
The Factory
Kendal LA9 7DE
http://www.space2create.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/Space2Create
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Spiral - preventing the effects of bullying
Area: Carlisle
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To prevent the effects of bullying
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Spiral works with young people aged 8-25 and guardians of young people facing various issues related to bullying, past and present. There are currently 2 projects running across Cumbria, staff work with an approach that provides support at the earliest stages to prevent the effects bullying has on young people and the community. The young people, staff, and volunteers are working with young people who have increased anger, low mood, and anxious thoughts; these are all factors that can lead to bullying behaviour and becoming a target of bullying.
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: 01228642641
Address:
1 west tower street
Carlisle CA3 8QT
https://www.spiralcumbria.org.uk
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Springfield Domestic Abuse Support
Area: South Lakes
Purpose/aim of your organisation:
To support victims and survivors of Domestic abuse. Also to educate around the subject.
List of activities and/or services provided by your organisation:
Women's refuge
Male safe house
Community hub- support in the community
Rural outreach
Peer groups
Education to schools and colleges on healthy relationships
Talks to GPs, Workplaces, Wi's, Mothers Union etc
Specialism: Health & Wellbeing
Contact Details
Phone: 01539726171
Address:
Stricklandgate House,
92, Stricklandgate
Kendal, LA9 4PU
https://springfieldsupport.org/
https://www.facebook.com/springfield1915/
https://x.com/Springfield1915
https://www.instagram.com/springfield1915/ |
