Open Consultations
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Proposed Home to School Transport consultation
Have your say! Public Consultation Westmorland and Furness Council are seeking resident’s and stakeholder’s views on Proposed policy changes for Home to School Transport. The consultation is open from 27 th February to 21 st April 2026
Closes 21 April 2026
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Community Governance Review - Second Consultation
Westmorland and Furness Council is under a duty to keep parish governance arrangements under review and this is done through a Community Governance Review (CGR). We started a CGR across Wesmorland and Furness on 13 October 2025 and draft recommendations have been made. The next...
Closes 22 April 2026
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Westmorland and Furness ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) Impact Survey 2025 (for ELSAs)
This survey is for ELSAs to complete. The ELSA course has been running in Westmorland and Furness, and previously Cumbria, since spring 2022. ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from Educational Psychologists to...
Closes 30 April 2026
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Westmorland and Furness ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) Impact Survey 2025 (for Headteachers)
This survey is for Headteachers to complete. The ELSA course has been running in Westmorland and Furness, and previously Cumbria, since spring 2022. ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from Educational...
Closes 30 April 2026
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Child Friendly WF - Your Voice Matters (11-17)
Help make Westmorland and Furness more Child Friendly We want to know what life is really like for you and what would make your community better for children and young people. That’s why we’ve created a survey — designed with young people — and we want YOU to take part. ...
Closes 30 April 2026
Closed Consultations
Leaflet Swap and Networking event 2026
Thank you for attending our Leaflet Swap and Networking event on Tuesday 17 th March at Hutton in the Forest. W e hope you found the event useful and informative. We would be really...
High Street Rental Auctions
High Street Rental Auctions (HSRAs) are new powers that allows councils to step in and auction leases on long-term vacant commercial properties. The aim is to get unused buildings back into...
A Place Called Home: Complete our residents survey
Where you choose to live as you grow older, and what extra support or care you may need, are key decisions most of us have to make at some point. We need to ensure there is the right mix of...
A Place Called Home: Complete our survey for organisations
Where people choose to live as they grow older, and what extra support or care they may need, are key decisions most of us have to make at some point. We need to ensure there is the right mix of...
Pride in Place Residents Survey - March 2026
Through the Government’s Pride in Place programme, £20 million of investment has been awarded for parts of Old Barrow and Hindpool. This funding will be invested over the next 10 years to...
Proposed changes to arrangements for Blue Badge holders
Westmorland and Furness Council recently adopted a Parking Strategy highlighting improvements planned for on and off-street car parking it has responsibility for. The Council came into...