Cumberland Council are asking for your views to help shape the first climate and nature strategy which reflects the priorities in the Council Plan.

Community panels are progressing how projects are delivered to the community, and they’ve been successful in recent achievements.

The Community Panels and their priorities provide an opportunity to link actions to the places that matter most to our communities, their neighbourhoods, villages, and towns. So far, the panels have offered over £40,000 in funding to organisations for projects that will make a difference to climate and nature by:

• Improving access and biodiversity
• Providing outdoor learning sessions and community activities
• Providing energy efficiency measures in community buildings and supporting community hubs
• Protecting and conserving red squirrels
• Enabling a future play area and community orchard
• Supporting a safe cycleway and cycle parking
• Providing healthy lunches in warm spots during winter months
• Providing gardening and cooking equipment for community groups

To help have your say on the draft strategy, please CLICK HERE which will link to the survey and take approximately five minutes to complete. The survey will close on Monday 20 May at noon.