Community Investment Funding

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 about the funding. We are also pleased to be joined by people already benefiting […]

This means the Community Partnership has now awarded £3million in three years to a variety of local projects as discussions progress around what a facility could mean for the Mid Copeland area. Much of this funding over the past three years has now been spent and new facilities provided. Grants awarded in year three: West […]

Did you know you can travel to Wasdale without taking the car? Park and ride the free Wasdale shuttle bus from Ravenglass train station. Funded through the GDF programme, the bus operates until 15 September 2024 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Lake District National Park volunteer Philip Higgins shared his visit to the Western […]

A group which supports the ambulance service by providing a quick response to life-threatening emergencies has received £17,510 from the GDF programme. The Gosforth and District Community First Responder Group, which has 15 volunteer members, is delighted to be able to replace its aging life-saving kit and buy new equipment. The group was set up […]

Almost 50 people attended Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership events recently to learn more about how to apply for Community Investment Funding from the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. Held in Beckermet and Gosforth, the events also offered a chance to meet other local people who had successfully applied for funding and provided new facilities […]

A total of 27 grant awards totalling £1million were made to local organisations during the second year that Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership has been part of the Geological Disposal Facility programme. This means the Community Partnership has now awarded £2million in two years to a variety of local projects as discussions progress around what […]

A LIFE-SAVING team has been able to purchase a frontline emergency vehicle following funding from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) was awarded £75,497 in the first year of funding as part of the GDF programme and now the new rescue vehicle has been fully kitted out with blue lights, […]

Over 80 people attended the official opening of Thornhill’s new play park on Saturday which was provided thanks to funding from Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. Community Investment Funding (CIF) of £130,871 was awarded to Beckermet with Thornhill Parish Council through the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. A GDF is an underground facility designed to […]

  A new youth centre, lifesaving workshops, two play parks and a transformed community hall are just some of the projects awarded funding from the GDF programme. Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership has so far awarded over £650,000 in Community Investment Funding to local projects during its second year, as the area takes part in […]

  Youngsters are enjoying Calderbridge play area thanks to a revamp which includes four new pieces of equipment. Funding of £47,918 was awarded through Calderbridge and Ponsonby Parish Council from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership – as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). […]