Council News, July 2009

City Centre Energy Roadshows help reduce fuel bills

Advice given out at last week’s Carlisle energy saving roadshows resulted in 75 local residents saving a total of £8,000 from annual fuel bills.

Free Swimming Lessons at Carlisle's Pools

Free swimming lessons, for anyone aged over 11 years old, are now on offer at Carlisle’s public pools.

'Sail-In' day planned this weekend

Local families are being invited to a ‘Sail-In’ day this Sunday (2 August) at Talkin Tarn Country Park.

Parks and gardens achieve 'Green Flag' awards

It is official - Carlisle’s Bitts Park, Carlisle Cemetery grounds, Hammond’s Pond, Kingmoor Nature Reserve, Tullie House Gardens and Stanwix Churchyard are some of the best green spaces in England and Wales.

Local residents invited to see future plans

Local Rockcliffe and Kingmoor residents have been invited to an open day at the location of a new Carlisle City Council Gypsy and Traveller site this Wednesday (29 July)

Combat the credit crunch this summer

Families feeling the pinch thanks to the credit crunch are being offered some help making their summer holidays fun.

Free activities for hundreds of local children and young people

Hundreds of local children and young people are expected to take part in some free fun activities in celebration of National Playday next Wednesday (5 August).

Special visit by CBeebies star

One of CBeebies’ most favourite stars will make a special visit to Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery this Friday (31 July) as part of Carlisle’s week-long Love Parks celebration.

New £1.96m Carlisle Gypsy and Traveller site

Local Rockcliffe and Kingmoor residents have been invited to an open day at the location of a new Carlisle City Council Gypsy and Traveller site next Wednesday (29 July)

New wave of crime-busting alleygates set to swing into place

Another step towards building safer communities in Carlisle is set to get underway. Installation of the first set of gates for Denton Holme is set to begin next Monday (27 July), with gates being installed in the back alleys between Nelson Street

Combat the credit crunch this summer

Families feeling the pinch thanks to the credit crunch are being offered some help making their summer holidays fun.

Love Parks Week - Carlisle events

A grand re-opening of one of Carlisle’s parks will signal the start of a week-long city celebration.

DVLA - untaxed vehicles

Carlisle City Council is urging local road tax dodgers to tax their vehicles now or risk having their vehicle impounded and disposed of if charges are not paid.

Interactive water feature - summer repairs

Bitts Park’s interactive water feature will be closed this Thursday (23 July) to allow maintenance work to be done.

Credit crunch cavity wall and loft insulation prices

Carlisle residents are being offered the chance to get low cost energy saving cavity wall and loft insulation.

Carlisle Summer schemes

From today (Monday, 20 July), children and young people of all ages will be able to sample a wide-range of fun Summer holiday activities, courtesy of Carlisle City Council. This year’s activities include:

Open invitation to local residents

(Date of issue: Tuesday, 14 July 2009) Local residents are being invited to Carlisle Crematorium’s Annual Open Air Remembrance Service this Sunday (19 July).

Event’s boost to the local economy

(Date of issue: Saturday, 18 July 2009) Carlisle is set to receive a boost to the local economy this November, when it welcomes back a prestigious UK car rally.

Search starts for Chairman of new economic partnership

(Date of issue: Friday, 17 July 2009) The search is on for someone to help drive forward economic plans for Brampton and the surrounding rural area.

Last chance to buy low cost compost bins

(Date of issue: Monday, 13 July 2009) Carlisle City Council is encouraging locals to go green this summer. In partnership with WRAP, it is offering a limited number of compost bins at bargain prices

Credit crunch cavity wall and loft insulation prices

(Date of issue: Monday, 13 July 2009) Carlisle residents are being offered the chance to get low cost energy saving cavity wall and loft insulation.

Love Parks Week – Carlisle events

(Date of issue: Monday, 13 July 2009) An exciting programme of free events to celebrate Carlisle’s parks and green spaces will be held later this month (Saturday, 25 July - Sunday, 2 August).

Making a difference

(Date of issue: Friday, 10 July 2009) A project to build a new £90,000 sports area aimed at cutting youth crime is set to open at Heysham Park, Raffles, Carlisle next week.

City Centre event planned this weekend

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 8 July 2009) Carlisle’s first ever Teenlife event will be held this Saturday (11 July) and will include a packed programme of live music, competition giveaways

Carlisle City Council consults

(Date of issue: Tuesday, 7 July 2009) Carlisle City Council is asking local residents and businesses their opinion on how gambling licences should be managed.

Carlisle schools take part in national scheme

(Date of issue: Monday, 6 July 2009) Ninety Carlisle school children will be taking part in a Tri-Golf Festival this Wednesday (8 July), between 1pm and 3pm, at Richard Rose Central Academy.

Mayor to open newly transformed allotment site

(Date of issue: Friday, 3 July 2009) Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr William Graham will officially open a newly transformed allotment site next Monday (6 July) at 11am.

Building blocks

Jane Muller, Associate Director of Public Health, (North Cumbria) was today announced as the new Chair of Carlisle & Eden Crime and Reduction Partnership (CDRP), as former Chair County Cllr Mary Robinson stood down.

Thanks to those who had their say

(Date of issue: Thursday, 2 July 2009) Carlisle City Council and partners would like to thank local residents who took up the chance to have their say on plans for a new community resource centre in Caldewgate, Carlisle.

Summer City Centre event planned

(Date of issue: Thursday, 2 July 2009) Carlisle’s first ever Teenlife event will be held on Saturday, 11 July, with the aim of promoting health issues for the city’s younger generation.

Call for local residents to dust of their racquets…

(Date of issue: Thursday, 2 July 2009) Local residents inspired by the Wimbledon performances of Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Venus Williams are being given the chance to get discounted tennis coaching at Bitts Park courts.

Soccer Nation 09

(Date of issue: Thursday, 2 July 2009) Carlisle City Council Aces and the Carlisle Bengal Tigers football teams met on a hot and humid July afternoon to contest the annual Festival of Nations Challenge match.

Festival of Nations 09

Festival of Nations programme - Saturday, 4 July - Carlisle city centre pedestrianised area.

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