We'd like to welcome Natalia "Nat" Wealleans-Turner to Cumbria CVS as the new Project Manager for the Building Better Opportunities Getting Cumbria to Work (BBO GCtW) project. Nat will be working with the whole team at Cumbria CVS, including Alison Barnes (Lead Key Worker) towards the successful delivery of the project in Barrow and South Lake...

On 11 June and 9 July, the newly established BBO GCtW Get Togethers will be hosting Ann Grant, a local poet and writer, who will be leading writing workshops for our participants. The aim is to use short writing exercises to build up confidence in using language in a creative way and sharing completed tasks with others in a safe supportive env...

We're thrilled that the BBO GCtW (Building Better Opportunities – Getting Cumbria to Work) project has been extended to September 2020.The project is ​​funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund and this extension will ensure that Cumbria CVS and the other partner organisations in the South Lakes and Barrow areas can...

​Welcome to the new website for  Getting Cumbria to Work: Barrow and South Lakeland - please take a look around and please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries!