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The success of this project has only been possible due to the help and co-operation of a large number of organisations and people. Carlisle Council for Voluntary Service and Voluntary Action Cumbria would like to sincerely thank all those who were involved in production of this project. John Payne – Enterprising Communities Jennifer Clay – North Cumbria Public Health Network Dani Leslie - Enterprising Communities Pat Jefferson – Longtown Market Town Initiative Cumbria Children’s Information Service Chris Hardman – Carlisle City Council Cumbria Credits Age Concern Carlisle Jane Smith – Cumbria Early Years Partnership Bob Perkins - EDAW Brampton Community Centre Brampton Business Centre & Telecentre Longtown Community Centre Lawrie Brewis – Carlisle Housing Association Dr. Frank Peck – Northumbria University Dan Stamper - Carlisle Connexions Cumbria Children’s Fund Caroline Bell - County Library Methodist Church Cumbria District We would also like to thank the following for completing
surveys: Carlisle District Parish Clerks Carlisle District Village Hall Secretaries Carlisle District Womens Institute Carlisle Schools Carlisle Voluntary Organisations Photographs courtesy of Carlisle City Council and Charlie Hedley Finally many thanks to the project’s Steering Group for
their advice, support and assistance during the study: Lynne Sneap – Carlisle Council for Voluntary service Lorrainne Smyth – Voluntary Action Cumbria Claire Rankin – Carlisle City Council Sheila O’Donnell – Cumbria County Council Judith Holmshaw – Carlisle Volunteer Bureau
Research
References
Before any research was started, existing surveys and research were reviewed to ensure there was no duplication. The key sources of existing research available to the project were: Carlisle City Council - Village Hall surveys Survey of village halls in Carlisle District conducted by Carlisle City Council between July 1999-April 2002 These surveys varied slightly from each other, and asked the question ‘what would you like to see/get from your village hall?’ These surveys were very informative, however the aim of our project was to map out what groups already existed within rural Carlisle, not what people wanted from their village hall. Therefore we were not duplicating this work in any way. The Countryside Agency – Rural Services Survey
These 3 surveys were conducted by the Countryside Agency between 2000 and 2002. The information was collected from Parish Clerks, and looked at rural services in Carlisle at 3 different levels: settlement level, parish level, ward level. This information was useful, however it was not in a useable format for this project. It detailed the distances to each service e.g. distance to PO, cash point etc… but failed to detail where each service was based. Therefore it was a requirement of this project to collect this information. CREA – Distinctly Cumbrian: Understanding Rural Disadvantage in Cumbria Research conducted between September 2001 and January 2003. This report in general showed that there is greater deprivation in urban (than in rural) areas and greater deprivation in high-density population rural areas than low-density population rural areas. ‘This study – while recognising the existence of significant numbers of disadvantaged people in rural areas – points to lower levels of rural (than urban) disadvantage. In contrast, urban areas tend to contain a greater proportion of those who are persistently poor’.
Listening to the Rural Voice – 1999/2000
Conference looking at farming & rural economy, health, education & training, community, social & housing, transport, funding for rural areas. Looked specifically at Dalston, Longtown, and Brampton. NCVO
- Supporting Rural Voluntary Action Report
10 point plan focusing on the needs of voluntary organisations working in rural areas. ‘Research undertaken by NCVO suggests that voluntary organisations working in rural areas tend to be smaller and less well resourced than their urban counterparts. The same findings show that the support needs of these organisations are not being met to the same degree as the support needs of voluntary organisations working in more urban areas’. Children’s Information Service
Directory of Early Years Childcare and Education – Spring 2003 NCVO – It’s Who You Know That Counts - June 2003
Cumbria Rural Action Zone – Strategy June 2002 Longtown Market Town Initiative 2002 Burgh-by-Sands
Parish Plan
The Community FundUK Statistics Website North Cumbria Health Website Carlisle City Council Website
Cumbria County Council Website
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