Barrow Community News
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Thursday 16 July 2015
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Events
Barrow Is Best! Funding available in your area
The Big Lottery Fund has teamed up with Barrow Council and Cumbria CVS to make
it easier to apply for our Awards for All grants in your area.
Voluntary and community organisations based around Barrow are invited to a
free drop in session:
Friday 17 July
between 9.30am and 2.30pm
Love Barrow Alliance Centre
(The Old Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management Offices)
242-244 Dalton Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1PN
to get hands-on help with developing your projects and securing the funding that’s
right for you.
To book in advance email: Julie.coxon@biglotteryfund.org.uk
The Big Lottery Fund is responsible for distributing 40% of all funds raised for good
causes (about 11 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery ticket) by the National
Lottery - around £650 million each year.
Since June 2004 we have awarded over £6 billion to projects supporting health,
education, environment and charitable purposes and we are now looking for
applications from groups in Barrow.
Barrow Library Summer Events
Ramsden Square, Abbey Road, Barrow
Storytots
Every Tuesday
2pm – 2.45pm
Stories, rhymes and play for under 5’s and their grown-ups.
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Record Breaking Crafts
Monday 27 July
2pm – 3pm
For ages 5 – 12 years
Friday 17 July
2pm – 3pm
For ages 5 – 12 years
Yoga for Kids
Thursday 6 August
10.30am – 11.30am
Learn basic yoga routines for ages 5 – 12 years
Monday 10 August
10.30am – 11am
Learn basic yoga routines for ages 3 – 6 years
Heroes and Villains
Friday 28 August
2pm – 3.30pm
Linking to the Wordsworth Trust’s Exhibition Wordsworth, War and Waterloo, join us
to create your own heroes and villains finger puppet, drums, medals and Napoleonic
hats. For ages 3+
For further information and bookings call 01229 407373
Reminiscence boxes
Come along to Barrow Library to view our wide range of Reminiscence boxes which
are available to loan for a minimum of 3 weeks FREE of charge!
Please contact Barrow Library on 01229 407375 for more information.
Silver Surfers
Join us at Silver Surfers. If you are over 50 and would like some help using the
computer or want to learn something new, then this is the session for you.
Every Thursday from 1.30pm - 3.30pm
free refreshments and a friendly atmosphere here at Barrow Library.
Please book a session at the enquiry desk or ring Barrow Library 01229 407375 for
more details.
One2one Computer Sessions
If you cannot get to any of our organised "Get Online at Barrow Library" sessions
during the day, please get in touch. We can then discuss whether we could offer
One2One sessions, appropriate to your needs.
For more information please ring 01229 407373
Every week we have groups and activities where you can meet new people:
• Yarn Tails (they knit and natter)
Tuesday 1.30 - 3.30pm
• Creative Writing group (more talk than chalk) Thursday 10 -12noon
• Beginners’ computer sessions
Daily 10 - 11.30am
• Wifi
Wednesday 1.15pm - 2.15pm
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Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge
From Friday 10 July until Sunday 13 September
In all Cumbrian Libraries. Read six books of your choice to complete the challenge.
Collect stickers and incentives as you go along. If you complete the challenge you
will receive a Record Breakers Certificate and wristband.
For further information call Barrow Library on 01229 407373.
For up to date events and information www.facebook.com/barrowlibrary
Islands of Barrow Walking Festival
Wednesday 1 July to Friday 31 July
A month of walks exploring the fringes of Morecambe Bay and the Islands of Barrow
reaches its third week. The first 2 weeks of walks have been supported by many
walkers who have enjoyed learning about the local history and natural flora and
fauna of the Furness Peninsula and the Islands of Barrow. The stories behind the
stones have given a fascinating insight into our ancestors buried in Barrow and
Dalton cemeteries whilst the walks to Piel Island have again proved to be one of the
highlights of this festival.
Details of all walks are available on line at http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/leisure-andculture/events-calendar/
For more information please contact: 01229 876389 or
email: ataylforth@barrowbc.gov.uk
Community Car Boot Sale
Sunday 19 July
10am – 1pm
Tesco Extra Barrow Car Park by Click and Collect area.
Cars can arrive to set up after 8.30am. Cost £7. Cars are generally allocated 2 car
parking spaces. Just turn up no need to book space...
All Bucket Donation money goes to Tesco Charity of Year Fund. (Diabetes UK /
British Heart Foundation). We still hold car boot even if it rains.
For further information call Nat Welham on 07510688703 or
email: barrow@communityattesco.co.uk
Sound Explorers at Sea Wood
Wednesday 22 July
11am, 1pm, 3pm at Sea Wood, nr Bardsea. Meet opposite The Old Mill Bar, Coast
Road, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9RB
Field Recording Meets Silent Disco! Fun for all the family.
Join musician and audio-visual artist Dan Fox to explore the sounds of Morecambe
Bay. Don wireless headphones and be plunged into a world inaudible to the naked
ear. Hear the hidden sounds of nature and enjoy weird and wonderful noises, on
land and underwater. Have a go with contact microphones, hydrophones and a
parabolic dish. Eavesdropping has never been so much fun. Sessions last for 1
hour.
Suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
£2 per session, Booking essential via Eventbrite. Follow the link from
www.morecambebay.org.uk/events
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Practical Conservation Day
Tuesday 18 August
9.30am - 3.30pm at Grizedale Forest, Near Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0QJ
Ever fancied trying your hand at some practical conservation? Working with rangers
and volunteers using hand tools to look after Grizedale Forest for wildlife. From
removing invasive species such as rhododendron to maintaining fences and walls.
Come and spend some time outdoors and get to know your forest better.
FREE event including parking for the day.
For further information contact Christina Turtle
email: Christina.turt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or call 0300 067 4492.
Sculpture Care Day
Tuesday 25 August
9.30am - 3.30pm. Booking essential.
At Grizedale Forest, Near Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0QJ
Since 1977 Artists have created sculptures in Grizedale forest, could you
contribute to the maintenance of the artworks and meet like-minded people? Come
and spend some time outdoors and get to know your forest better.
FREE event including parking for the day.
For further information and bookings contact Christina Turtle
email: Christina.turt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or call 0300 067 4492.
Family Fun in the Forest
Monday 20 July, Wednesday 5 August and Sunday 30 August
10am - 2pm. Booking essential.
At Grizedale Forest, Near Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0QJ
Fun and free days out for families in the summer holidays. Come and join our
rangers in the Forest and get stuck in and active with your family, helping with some
practical and conservation work. We could be rhododendron bashing, cleaning up
the river, or helping to look after the trails and sculptures in the forest. We will
provide tools and gloves, so pack a picnic and come and get to know your forest.
FREE event including parking for the day.
For further information and bookings contact Christina Turtle
email: Christina.turt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or call 0300 067 4492.
New Alzheimer’s Support Group Launched
Thursday 6 August
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Walney Cottage, Walney Medical Centre, Central Drive, Walney.
The new Dementia Cafe provides an opportunity for people with dementia and their
carers to socialise and get much-needed support.
The support group meets on the first Thursday of every month.
For further information call 01229 832004 or email: barrowoffice@alheimers.org.uk
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North Lonsdale Agricultural Show
Wednesday 29 July
8.30am - 5.30pm Urswick (behind the recreational hall), Cumbria
Original agricultural show with cattle, sheep, horses, poultry, rabbits, dog show,
alpacas, birds of prey.
Visit the rural craft marquee with bees, woodturning, flour milling, fox hounds, crafts,
spinning etc.
Look at the exhibits in the marquees, floral art, horticulture, baking, art, photography,
and many children's classes.
Various trade and craft stands and fairground. Catering on site and beer tent.
For further information contact Margaret Coward 01229 467315 or
visit: http://www.northlonsdaleshow.com
Free Events at Barrow Park
Saturday 25 July Taylor's Funfair & Tesco Community Beach Party
Sunday 26 July
Taylor's Funfair & Tesco Community Beach Party
Mon 27 to Fri 31 Taylor's Funfair & Tesco Community Beach Party
Sat 1 August
Taylor's Funfair & Tesco Community Beach Party
Sunday 2 August Taylor's Funfair & Tesco Community Beach Party
Sunday 9 August EXPO - 12-6pm at the Bandstand
Sun 16 August
Dalton Town Band - 2-4pm at the Bandstand
Sun 23 August
EXPO - 12-6pm at the Bandstand
Sun 30 August
Breast Cancer Awareness Funday (Details to be confirmed)
More Things to do at Barrow Park:
Boating and Zorbing on Lake
To book please call Crawford Blyth on 07846581703 from April – October
Model Railway Children's Rides
Most Sundays April – September
Putting Green
Open from 12 noon - 4.30pm from Easter - September
Bowling
Casual bowling. Bowls available to hire £1.40 per adult - open from 12 noon
Full green hire - Please ring to book or email
Show Glasshouse
Open daily from 10.30am - 5.00pm (approx)
To check for opening times or special events before you visit, please contact:
Parks Office on 01229 876543
Email: gardensandparks@barrowbc.gov.uk
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Royal British Legion Advice Days
Tuesday 4 August
10.30am -12.30pm
Barrow Library, Ramsden Square, Duke Street, Barrow
A drop-in advice and information session for all who are Serving, have Served, their
carers and dependants.
Other advice days are the first Tuesday of every month thereafter.
No advice day in September.
Any questions before that date and for further information call:
Kerry Newham free on 0808 802 8080
email: knewham@britishlegion.org.uk
Green Heart Den – FREE Cook and Eat Sessions
Please find below details of our programme of FREE workshop sessions which will
take place at the Green Heart Den. Marsh Street Arches and Gardens,
Marsh Street, Barrow:
Friday 17 July
10.30am - 1pm Flowers for fun and health: a cook-and-eat session learning about
all the different flowers we can grow and eat and the benefits to our health.
Friday 24 July
10.30am - 1pm Exploring fruits, grains and seeds for healthy energy and vitamins:
a cook-and-eat session.
All places on the sessions can be booked by email to:
neighbourhoodmgt@barrowbc.gov.uk or by phone: 01229 876546.
Parent and Carer Family Support (PCFC) Service Drop-in Sessions
Tuesday 25 August
Tuesday 27 October
5.30pm – 6.30pm at the Cadas Centre, 52 Paradise Street, Barrow.
Cadas will be holding a new drop-in session primarily for people affected by
someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use. However, other services are available.
For further information contact Clare on 01229 811111
Get on Track Walks
A full programme of monthly 2-3 hour walks on the first Thursday of each
month. Each walk has been mapped out using every station between Grange and
Millom.
The walks are about 5 miles, taking up to 3 hours, and can be over rough ground occasionally very wet underfoot. Most walks end in the vicinity of an agreeable place
to eat and drink. New walkers will be made very welcome.
Thursday 13 August
Kents Bank Station-MiddleFell-Charney Well-Hampsfell &
Hampsfell Hotel-Grange Station. Walk starts at 10.50am,
departs from Barrow Station 10.09am.
Thursday 10 September Kirkby Station-Foxfield-Broughton-Foxfield. Walk starts
10.35am, departs from Barrow Station 10.10am.
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The first named is the station where the walk begins, the last named where it
ends. Assuming the timetable does not change, the walk start time coincides with
the arrival of the 10.10am train from Barrow.
Enquiries to Richard Scott email: rik.scott48@gmail.com or ring 07519 849 564
Cumbria Asbestos Related Disease Support Group (CARDS)
Monday 20 July
2pm - 4pm at the BDDA, 71-77 School Street, Barrow
Meets on the third Monday of every month
For further information contact Bob Pointer on 01229 470616
Furness Breast Cancer Support Group
Monday 7 September
2pm - 4pm in the Green Room, The Forum, Duke Street, Barrow
For everyone whose life has been affected by breast cancer, offering support and
information as well as a varied programme of interesting speakers and
demonstrations. Refreshments available.
This month’s topic is Craniosacral Therapy presented by Lynn Shamal.
The group meets once a month on the first Monday of every month except bank
holidays when it will be the second Monday. (6 July Afternoon Tea Venue to be
confirmed, no meeting in August).
For further information call Jennifer Millard on 01229 835271
Cervical, Ovarian, Vulval, Vaginal, Endometrial Cancer Support Group (COVE)
Thursday 16 July
2pm - 4pm at The British Legion, Holker Street, Barrow
Run by cancer survivors. Meet people with similar experiences, for support and
advice with occasional guest speakers, and have a chat and a cuppa. Come along to
a friendly atmosphere every third Thursday of each month.
For further information call Yvonne 0750 109 2603 or 01229 812830
email: b.bewley79@btinternet.com
Furness Prostate Cancer Support Group
Monday 10 August
1pm - 3pm at Hawcoat Park Sports and Social Club, Hawcoat Lane, Barrow.
An informal meeting for prostate cancer sufferers and their families and friends.
Monthly meetings held on the second Monday of each month
For further information call 0792 883 5920
or visit www.furnessprostate.com
The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Support Group
Wednesday 22 and 29 July
1pm - 3pm
St Marks Vestry Hall, Carlisle Street, Barrow
For further information call Mo on 0771 587 6435 or Peter on 0784 081 0756
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Training
Heart Start Free Training
Tuesday
11 August 10am - 12noon
Friday
21 August 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday
26 August 5pm - 7pm
At Barrow Fire Station, Phoenix Road, Barrow
Thursday
16 July 5pm - 7pm
Friday
24 July 2pm - 4pm
At Dalton United, Railway Meadow, Beckside Road, Dalton-in-Furness
More than 270,000 people suffer a heart attack every year.
12 young people die of a sudden cardiac arrest each week
Your help could be vital – but do you know what to do?
Spending 2 hours of your life will give you the skills to try and save another person’s
life. It could be a family member or someone you know.
Skills you will learn include:
• General care of a casualty including the procedure for obtaining help
• Dealing with an unconscious person
• Giving rescue breaths
• Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Dealing with choking
• Dealing with serious bleeding
• Dealing with a suspected heart attack casualty
• Demonstration on the use of a Defibrillator
If you would like to book onto one of these session please contact:
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service on 01229 407800 or
email: volunteers@cumbriafire.gov.uk
Positive Living Programme
Thursdays 23 July, 30 July, 6 August, 13 August, 20 August and 27 August
1pm – 4pm at The Bradbury Centre, St George’s Road, Millom.
The positive living programme is a six -week course for anyone who has been told
they have a life threatening illness and their family & friends.The course introduces
different methods of relaxation including controlling anxious thoughts and reducing
anxiety through breathing techniques, relaxation and adapted Tai Chi seated
exercise.
You will be given information so you can practice your stress management
techniques at home and learn to draw on them at times of pressure and anxiety.
We can offer advice on how to incorporate what you’ve learnt into your daily life after
the course.
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Would you like to join our positive living programme? If you are interested please
contact Jenny Stalker or Caroline Glading at St Mary’s Hospice
Tel: 01229 580305
We are also looking for volunteers to help support the event.
If you can help please call 01229 580305
CADAS Drug and Alcohol Awareness Course
Wednesday 16 and Wednesday 23 September
Wednesday 25 November and Wednesday 2 December
10am - 4.30pm both days at CADAS Building, 52 Paradise Street, Barrow.
A free two-day drug and alcohol awareness course for Parent/Carer. The course will
include information on drugs and alcohol and look at the effects of drugs and alcohol,
and the impact it has on society.
To book a place contact Clare: 01229 811111
General Information
Disability and Benefit Information Days
Following the success of previous Disability & Benefit Information Days and as part
of the Disability & Benefits Advice Service at BDDA (Barrow & District Disability
Association), they will be holding another event on Friday 18 September at The
Forum in order to give the disabled people of the Borough and their families/carers
access to the latest information and services available to them.
Due to ongoing Welfare Reform, and the effect it is having on disabled people we
understand these events are crucial as we continue to see the impact these changes
are having on disabled people.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10am to 3pm. As well as the exhibition
area in the main hall, they have also booked the Ante Room and are hoping to
include some workshops/demonstrations into the programme.
BDDA would like to take this opportunity to invite you along as an exhibitor to the
event, as we feel your services greatly benefit the people of our community and by
working together we can give the best advice and information available. If you know
of any other organisations who may wish to exhibit please feel free to forward this
email to them.
You can contact us by email to reception.dabs@gmail.com or by telephone on
01229 432599 and ask for June.
Free School Clothing Grant
Parents of children starting school in September are being urged to remember to
apply for free school meals, even though since last year all children in reception and
years 1 and 2 have been automatically entitled.
This is because if eligible parents do not apply, they miss out on a free school
clothing grant provided by the county council worth £25 (or £35 for secondary pupils)
and their child’s school misses out on a £1,300 Pupil Premium payment from
government; these payments allow schools to provide extra support to pupils to help
them achieve their potential.
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/schoolsandlearning/fsm.asp
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Women’s Community Matters Want to Know Your Feedback
At Women's Community Matters we work hard to ensure that what we offer is what
women want. In order to do this we regularly ask those who use the Centre what
they think. We ask agencies we work with to give us their feedback and we ask
women who may visit us in the future what they think of what's on offer.
In this way, we hope to continue to grow in the way that best supports the needs of
vulnerable women in our community and stay alongside them as they make positive
changes in their lives.
If you have 2 minutes to spare it would help us greatly if you could answer 8 quick
questions ... more than half are tick boxes :-)
With thanks in advance and please share with those you think may also be
interested in sharing their opinions.
The link to our survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JX32NSM
Volunteer Opportunities
CRUSE Bereavement Care Cumbria - Bereavement Volunteers
A comprehensive Training Course will start in Ulverston on 5th September 2015.
For details of the course and volunteering opportunities contact
Christine Morgan on 017687 80444.
British Red Cross – Mobility Aids Volunteers
This service is available to anyone who needs a wheelchair, commode, bathing aid
for a short period of time. Volunteers are office-based and answer the telephone,
greet the public wishing to borrow equipment and administer the loan paperwork.
Contact Judith on 01768 800350 or
email: volunteeringNEC@redcross.org.uk
Swarthmoor Hall in Ulverston – Cafe Volunteer
The café which overlooks formal gardens and the old hall are looking for volunteers
to serve customers, prepare simple meals, clear tables and wash up.
They are also need volunteers to help maintain the gardens and grounds.
Contact Sandra Rose Timson on 01229 583204.
Cumbria Reducing Offending Partnership Trust (CROPT)
Cumbria Circles Project requires volunteers
A high risk sex offender moves into your community, what can you do? Can you help
to reduce sexual re-offending rates? This will be a unique volunteering experience,
offering you the opportunity to enhance public protection and create safer
communities.
If you are over 21, have two hours a week to spare and wish to make a positive
difference in the reduction of child sex abuse then please
Email: sw.cumbriacircles@gmx.com or
call Suzie Wasilkowski for further details – 07860920402.
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“Circles build safer communities through local volunteers working with sex offenders
to minimise alienation, support integration and so to prevent sexual offending.”
“No More Victims”
Cumbria Circles is a project of Cumbria Reducing Offending Partnership Trust
(CROPT) Registered Charity No. 1130456.
Funding Opportunities
Cumbria County Council Community Grants and 0 – 19s Funding
available for constituted not for profit community groups.
Groups must demonstrate their project benefits the Barrow Borough communities.
Grants available for one-off project costs only, such as equipment purchase,
refurbishment costs etc.
0 -19s funding projects must target 0-19 year olds and which provide access to care,
play, recreation, leisure, educational or outdoor activities. (Outings will not be
funded).
Funding for non-recurring expenditure only – operational running /staffing costs will
not be funded.
Prefer groups who have not received funding before.
Quick turnaround of grant awards with the Neighbourhood Grants Panel meeting
monthly.
Next round of applications for consideration on Friday 28 August 2015
Deadline Monday 10 August 2015
For further information contact Michelle McAveeney on 01229 407312 or
email : Michelle.McAveeney@cumbria.gov.uk
Cumbria County Council Healthy Weight Grants
Pilot grants fund to community based projects and initiatives that will support the
healthy weight agenda these include interventions/projects that aim to:
• Increase physical activity
• Encourage/educate people to eat a healthy diet
• Improve access to healthy food
• Support people who are overweight and obese to lose weight
• Build knowledge skills and capacity in the local community
• Fulfil the community needs
Funded activities must be one or more of the following
• Initiatives that target children or families (children being seen as 0-16 and
priority given to 0-11 years)
• A new activity
• Developing or improving an existing activity
• Extending the range or scale of an activity that the applicant already does
such as offering an activity in a new area or with a different population/group
• Help to develop activities to sustain them in the future – such as training staff
or volunteers (or both) to provide food/physical activity or buying new
equipment that will be used well in the future
• A pilot
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Quick turnaround of grant awards with the Neighbourhood Grants Panel who will
consider applications monthly.
Next round of applications for consideration on Friday 28 August 2015
Deadline Monday 10 August 2015
For further information contact Alison Meadows on 01229 407576 or
email: Alison.Meadows@cumbria.gov.uk
Awards for All
Awards for All is the Big Lottery Fund’s small grants programme and is an easy way
to get lottery grants of between £300 and £10,000. We fund a wide range of
community projects aimed at developing skills, improving health, revitalising the local
environment and enabling people to become more active citizens.
To apply you have to be a voluntary or community organisation, school, parish or
town council or a health body, and your project needs to meet at least one of the
following Big Lottery Fund outcomes:
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People have better chances in life
Stronger communities
Improved rural and urban environments
Healthier and more active people and communities
To check eligibility, and for more information on the Awards for All programme
contact the BIG Advice line on:
Tel: 0345 4 10 20 30
Text Relay: 18001 plus 0845 4 10 20 30
To download an application pack and supporting documents visit
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/Awards-For-All
Cumbria CVS
Nurtures and enables a flourishing third sector for Cumbria.
We offer a wide range of events and services including:
• funding fairs and funding advice
• training, governance and management support, and workforce development
for charities and not-for-profit organisations
• organisational support for start-ups, charity registration and incorporation
• support and training for volunteers and organisations who manage volunteers
• payroll and financial services
• HR support
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
For more information please contact your local Cumbria CVS office:
Lesser Kings Hall, 57-59 Hartington Street, Barrow-in-Furness
01768 800350 info@cumbriacvs.org.uk www.cumbriacvs.org.uk
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