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  1. £4million Community Investment Funding awarded in Mid Copeland over past four years

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    Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership awarded £1million from the Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme in year four. This means the Community Partnership has now awarded £4million of Community Investment Funding in four years to a variety of local projects as discussions progress around what a facility could mean for the Mid Copeland […]

  2. Community Partnership seeks views of young people in GDF conversation

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    MID COPELAND Community Partnership wants to set up a youth group as part of its work with Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. If you’re between the ages of 16 and 25, live in Gosforth electoral ward and are interested in the future of the area and what a GDF could mean locally, […]

  3. People in Mid Copeland Search Area have GDF News delivered

    The printed newsletter provides residents with information on geological disposal and the work of the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. You can also read it by clicking here:  This seventh edition includes updates on our plans to set up a youth group and hitting £1million awarded in Community Investment Funding for this year – that’s […]

  4. Shackles Off breaks new ground as work under way on community centre

    Construction of a new youth and community centre in Seascale is under way – marking a significant milestone for a local charity. The Shackles Off Youth and Community Project is delighted to have been awarded over half a million pounds from Nuclear Wastes Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, through Mid Copeland Community Partnership. A […]

  5. Meet the Funders – how to apply for GDF Community Investment Funding

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    A drop-in event is being held for people to see how their organisation could apply for Community Investment Funding through Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. The Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership is inviting people to find out more and we’re pleased to be joined by people already benefiting from funding to talk […]

  6. Mid Copeland Community Partnership Resident Research 2025

    Thank you to residents in the Mid Copeland area who took part in our annual survey. Between July and August 2025, a sample of 338 residents (aged 16+) living in the Mid Copeland Search Area (electoral ward of Gosforth) were asked about their awareness of the Community Partnership, geological disposal and Nuclear Waste Services. Telephone […]

  7. Developing a Community Vision – summary of work to date

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the work so far on developing a Community Vision in Mid Copeland as part of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme – your ideas and feedback have been invaluable We have produced a leaflet which we are using at our engagements and events which provides a summary of […]

  8. Copy of a letter from Cumberland Council Leader Mark Fryer

    Cumberland Council Leader, Mark Fryer, has asked that his letter to Whicham Parish Council regarding the GDF programme in Copeland be published on the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership website: To:         The Clerk Whicham Parish Council Date:    24 June 2025   GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL FACILITY (GDF) Thank you for your letter of 11 June […]

  9. People in Mid Copeland Search Area to have GDF News delivered this week

    The printed newsletter provides residents with information on geological disposal and the work of the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. You can also read it here: Mid Copeland_Issue_6 This sixth edition includes updates on Community Investment Funding awards to local projects and our work to start creating a community vision using all of the feedback you […]

  10. Free cyber security guidance for businesses

    THE PARTNERSHIP is holding two events for local businesses to come along and tell us what you think a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean for the area. You can help create a Community Vision by letting us know what’s important to businesses in Gosforth electoral ward. Business lead for the Partnership, Yvonne Clarkson, said: […]

  11. Meet the Funders – Community Investment Funding event success

    Around 30 people attended a Partnership drop-in to find out how to apply for Community Investment Funding. The ‘Meet the Funders’ event, in Gosforth Public Hall, also included representatives from Cumberland Council and Cumbria CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) to speak about their available grant funding. Some of the successful organisations awarded GDF Community Investment […]