Top of the Shops is a café and social hub on the Mirehouse Housing Estate, Whitehaven, providing the community with nutritious food at affordable prices, as well as a friendly and secure environment for the community to meet and support each other. For those in need the community cafe provides free meals. Community groups also …
The Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project (WHYP) give “young people opportunities to develop their potential, to understand themselves and others, to enjoy life, and to contribute positively to the world” providing activities both indoor and outdoors from their base under the multi-story car park in Whitehaven. They deliver sports and youth activities five evenings a week …
Susan’s Farm is a working care farm two miles from Carlisle. They provide opportunities for learning and practical work experience as well as alternative educational provision for the whole community. The Windows 10 Laptop was gifted by an employee at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure to benefit a local good cause, via Cumbria Exchange. Susan’s Farm took …
Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project (WHYP) was originally established so that young people had a voice, and a space to meet as part of the transformation of Whitehaven Harbour and marina back in 1996, but has grown and diversified by working in partnership with other local agencies to deliver personal development training with an adventure / …
KAEFER Ltd continue to be committed to the development of the skills and knowledge resource in our local communities. To support this, they extend access for local charities, community groups and SMEs to their existing training provision which is delivered by their in-house training team to the workforce. KAEFER do this by advertising the courses …
Morgan Sindall’s Infrastructure office on the West Lakes Science and Technology Park has recently undergone an office refurbishment. As part of the refurbishment the office was left with surplus office furniture, which was still fit for purpose, so it was extremely important to the team that the furniture was rehomed instead of being sent to …
MusicLinks are a charity providing workshops for disadvantaged individuals and community groups in Cumbria. The organisation was established in 2002. Since then they have won three national awards for their community projects. One of which, Cumbrio, trained the young promoters who went on to set up Kendal Calling. One of their most successful projects is …
Dryden Media work on a principle of “we’re never happy until you’re happy”. Based in Carlisle, Cumbria, they pride themselves on staying focused on creating marketing approaches that work effectively for the customer. The company believe in bringing ideas to life and helping organisations grow and thrive. Craig Dryden from Dryden Media came across the …
Mirehouse Community Centre Association (MCCA) in Whitehaven, are based in the heart of the ‘09’ (west) side of the Mirehouse estate, Whitehaven. They provide extensive opportunities for recreation and vocational activities for all ages, including benefits advice, online training, children’s projects, and family holidays. The Men in Sheds project and Mirehouse Residents Group are also …
Time to Change (West Cumbria) is a project providing a safe place to accommodate the growing homeless population in West Cumbria. Based in Egremont, the former police station was converted into an 11-bed hostel known as Calderwood House. It offers emergency, short-stay accommodation with 24-hour support, prioritising ex-military personnel. Residents can stay for up to …
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