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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.

Outstanding planning performance

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 24 June 2009) Carlisle Planners have reason to celebrate the half yearly Planning Performance Checklist of local authorities’ handling of planning applications

Workshops planned for local schoolchildren

(Date of issue: Wednesday 24 June 2009) Hundreds of local school children will be sampling some international skills next week, as part of this year’s Carlisle City Council Festival of Nations event.

New coaching scheme launches

(Date of issue: Tuesday, 23 June 2009) Carlisle Panthers Basketball Club members, parents and Carlisle City Council Sports Development officers Paul Frampton and Tracy Gannon are running a wheelchair basketball leader’s course on Saturday 27 June.