We’re really happy to report that following our application to National Lottery Awards for All, we have been awarded £10,000 towards the renovation of the Causewayhead Cemetery Building. The aim of the project is to renovate the small building located at the entrance to the cemetery at Causewayhead, near Silloth, to provide toilet facilities and […]

Funding secured to renovate a former waiting room! Holme Low has secured funding towards the renovation of the former waiting room building located at the entrance to the cemetery at Causewayhead, near Silloth. A grant of £10,000 has been awarded by Cumbria Community Foundation from the Hellrigg Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund. “On behalf of […]

Cumbria County Council has received notification from Ellenvale Coaches that due to the current COVID restrictions, they will temporarily be making some alterations to the afternoon service 60 from 4th January 2022. The 14:30 Maryport to Silloth will be suspended The 15:40 Allonby to Workington will be suspended The 16:05 Workington to Silloth will instead start […]

The Allerdale GDF Working Group has concluded its work as an early part of the process to find a willing community and a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) and unanimously agreed to recommend the creation of a Community Partnership to facilitate further discussion between the community and Radioactive Waste Management (RWM). Over […]

The Allerdale GDF Working Group has announced two more dates for community drop-ins due to take place in Silloth and Workington. The Working Group formed in January 2021 to start a conversation with the community about whether Allerdale is the right place to build a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to permanently dispose of the UK’s […]

A Working group has been formed in West Cumbria to begin the conversation about the possibility of hosting a geological disposal facility (or GDF) in Allerdale The Allerdale GDF Working Group was formed to start discussions locally about the possibility of hosting a deep geological facility within the area for the disposal of the UK’s […]