Council News, July 2008

Talkin Tarn

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 30 July 2008) Children's activity days will be held at Talkin Tarn Country Park over the summer school holidays.

Enjoy some free family fun

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 30 July 2008) Families feeling the pinch thanks to the credit crunch are being offered some help making their summer holidays fun.

Rewards for recycling

(Date of issue: Tuesday, 29 July 2008) Carlisle’s Raffles residents will be told how they can convert their recycling into prizes tomorrow (Wednesday, 30 July) at open day at the Living Well Trust building on Shadygrove Road.

Talkin Tarn

(Date of issue: Monday, 28 July 2008) Local families are being invited to test out their sailing skills this Sunday (3 August) at Talkin Tarn Country Park.

Hammond’s Pond

(Date of issue: Friday, 25 July 2008) Local residents will be putting their best feet forward this Sunday (27 July), as part of a charity dog walk around Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle.

Consultation continues on new Design Guide

(Date of issue: Friday, 25 July 2008) Local residents have until next Thursday (31 July) to give their views on plans to raise the quality of Carlisle’s city centre areas.

Construction Experience

(Date of issue: Friday, 25 July 2008) From next week (Monday, 28 July – Friday, 1 August), school leavers from Carlisle are being given the chance to get some free construction training.

Flying the flag for Carlisle

(Date of issue: Friday, 25 July 2008) To mark recent floral successes, Carlisle City Council’s green spaces team will be ‘flying the flag’ at one of the city’s award-winning open spaces next Monday (28 July),

Blooming Learning City

(Date of issue: Monday, 21 July 2008) Carlisle City Council's award-winning Green Spaces team is hoping to be judged ‘top of the class’ this week, when they compete in a national flower show.

Fun times ahead

(Date of issue: Monday, 21 July 2008) Carlisle summer schemes From today (Monday, 21 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.

Carlisle shows off Fairtrade City status in flowers

(Date of issue: Thursday 17 July 2008) Carlisle as a fairtrade city will be recognised at one of the City Centre’s key landmarks, next week (July 23, 2008).

Industrial action update – 16 July and 17 July

(Date of issue: Thursday 17 July 2008) Following the start of industrial action on Wednesday 16 July and Thursday 17 July.

Carlisle judged for Cumbria in Bloom

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 16 July 2008) Local businesses and residents are being asked to back the Carlisle in Bloom campaign by sprucing up their gardens in advance of the area’s blooming credentials being judged this Thursday (17 July).

Parks and gardens achieve ‘Green Flag’ awards

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 16 July 2008) It’s 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.

Open invitation to local residents

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 16 July 2008) Local residents are being invited to Carlisle Crematorium’s Annual Open Air Remembrance Service this Sunday (20 July).

Carlisle City Council’s Civic Centre closed to the public

(Date of issue: Tuesday 15 July 2008) Due to the industrial action which is taking place on Wednesday 16 July and Thursday 17 July, the Civic Centre will be closed to the public, other services will be operating as normal.

Beware of Fake Charity Collections

(Date of issue: Friday, 11 July 2008) Make sure you know who your old clothes are going, is the warning issued today by Carlisle City Council Cumbria Constabulary Cumbria and Cumbria County Council’s Trading Standards department.

Local school pupils respond to the future

(Date of issue: Monday, 7 July 2008) Eleven Carlisle schoolchildren who were challenged to educate their schools about healthy eating will get some ‘fruits for their labour’ this Friday (11 July).

Delegation meets ITV chief

(Date of issue: Friday 4 July 2008) The concerns of Carlisle City Council over ITV’s plans to merge Border TV’s flagship news programme, Lookaround, with Tyne Tees were taken straight to ITV’s Director of Regional Programming today

Search for Carlisle’s best kept garden

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) Carlisle City Council is on the outlook for Carlisle’s best kept garden.

Sign up for sponsored dog walk

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) Local residents are being invited to put their best foot forward this month (Sunday, 27 July), as part of a charity dog walk around Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle.

Places available for free training

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) School leavers from Carlisle are being given the chance to get some free construction training this summer (Monday, 28 July – Friday, 1 August).

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