Cllr Dave J Taylor

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY CLAYTON🤩🥳

This Saturday 20th July its worth taking a trip to the Festival of Transport event in Barrow. A great many attractions and events dotted around the town center.

Here is an update on the work Utilities are carrying out at Cemetery Hill which is to repair a leak on a water pipe.
Utilities are onsite today (18/7/24) to complete the repair and they expect all to be done with the repair and reinstatement all scheduled in for today.
The only caveat Utilities have is that, once they have dug down and find the leak, there could be unexpected complexities. This is unlikely but they can’t be certain until they find the leak.
So, providing it all goes to plan, the leak should be repaired and site returned to normal before the end of day. There shouldn’t be any ongoing concerns for residents.

Visiting has been suspended on Ward 6 at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow due to a norovirus outbreak affecting patients and staff.

Visiting has been suspended on Ward 6 at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow due to a norovirus outbreak affecting patients and staff.
To keep everyone safe, the suspension of visiting will remain in place until this coming weekend when the situation will be reviewed.
We wish to reassure everyone that all steps are being taken to contain the virus and stop it spreading.
Relatives and carers of patients on Ward 6 are being contacted directly to let them know about the suspension of visiting. Any calls need to go through the UHMBT Switchboard on: 01229 870870.
We would like to thank everyone for their patience and support at this time. Further updates will be shared in due course.
NHS England guidance on norovirus is on this link: https://ow.ly/29Bn50SEbWI.

EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE // DALTON-IN-FURNESS
Coronation Drive in Dalton-in-Furness is CLOSED due to a burst water main that has damaged the road surface.
Network North, who are working on behalf of United Utilities, will continue through the night to resolve this as quickly as possible, however due to the severity of the damage, the road may be closed for the next two to three days.
A diversion route is in place via Greystoke Lane, Hollygate Rd, Newton Road, Long Lane.
Stagecoach and the Emergency Services have been made aware of this road closure and diversion route.
Additional signage and barriers are being erected within the road closure area to ensure public safety.

The 1st Duddon Scout Group had fun yesterday at the Scout Hut (HQ) on Beckside Road) (Across from Dalton Utd inviting the public to share in a few of the activities that the group do with their members. If your child would like to be part of this amazing organisation contact Jane Thatcher on the below details.

Thank You Jane Thatcher for the images.

Jane Thatcher
Group Scout Leader
07557507418
If you would like to find out more about The Scout Association please visit http://scouts.org.uk/get-involved/

Thanks to all who supported Dalton Today, special thanks to The Dock Museum who supplied Daltons first popup Museum with some artifacts from the town and MSH Healthcare for the use of the business premises. To all the DCAG committee for the work putting on the event at short notice and with a shoestring budget. Something to build on for next year, bigger and better!! 👏

Fantastic!! Well done boys and girls of Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School👏🏆

Consultation survey launched on preferred library option

People are being asked to share their views on the preferred option for Ulverston’s library services and The Coro.
A consultation has been launched today (10 July) asking for feedback on proposals that would see considerable investment in The Coro to create an enhanced and expanded library - including new children’s library and community activity spaces - along with re-modelling of The Coro to include a new café and more flexible spaces for community use.
Westmorland and Furness Council has worked with architects and independent consultants to explore a range of options for protecting, enhancing and revitalising The Coro and library services in Ulverston.
In total eight options have been analysed, all with different scope and costs. These ranged from ‘do nothing’ to light-touch upgrades and full refurbishments of the King’s Road Library building and The Coro, and various combinations of these approaches.
All the options have been assessed by independent social and economic research experts Ekosgen against a range of objectives, including:
• How the options most effectively meet community needs and support a strong sense of community
• How the options best improve the vitality, diversity and sustainability of the library service and The Coro
• How the options contribute to the regeneration vision outlined in the Ulverston Place Plan
• How affordable and achievable each option is, and which offers the best value for money for Council Tax payers
After considering all the eight options, the option with the greatest potential to deliver against the key objectives is:
Investment in The Coro to enable a co-location of Ulverston Library Service
This would focus cultural, learning and creative arts on a single destination and require investment to re-model The Coro building. Layout changes would include re-locating office spaces and the upstairs bar and kitchen to enable an expanded library on the first floor, also creating new flexible community spaces on both the ground and first floors, accessible toilet facilities on the ground and first floors and a new café bar area for both library and venue users.
This is now the preferred option for the council and the consultation is inviting views on the details of the proposal before any final decisions are made.
An online survey includes more information about the preferred option, plans, illustrations and a ‘walk-through’ video showing how the library and re-modelled Coro could look.
You can see the plans, illustrations and video and complete the survey at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UlvLibraryCoroWF
All members of Ulverston Library will be contacted directly, as will groups and organisations that regularly use the Coro and Library. Anyone unable to access the online consultation can complete a paper version of the survey available from Ulverston Temporary Library in The Coro, where there are also displays and more information about the proposal.
Councillor Virginia Taylor, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Communities and Localities, said: “We recognise the huge value of our libraries, not only as places to borrow books, but also as places to study and access IT facilities. They are places for the arts, for voluntary groups and, increasingly, they are places delivering community-based services and community meeting spaces.
“We are also committed to making sure our services can be delivered in fit-for-purpose community buildings. As a new authority, we need to make sure we make best use of our buildings and we need to ensure our services can be delivered in the most cost-effective and efficient way possible, so that they are sustainable in the long-term.
“That isn’t always easy. Finding the balance between providing the best services and being cost-effective is a challenge.
“Which is why we believe it is crucially important to look very carefully at how we provide and invest in important services like libraries before we make any decisions.
“We have been through exactly the same process with the remodelling of our libraries in Kendal and Barrow, which has resulted more flexible spaces being created for community and arts events and services such as adult learning and family hubs being moved into the buildings to make them more accessible to our communities.
“We have now carefully examined a range of options for the future of library services in Ulverston since the closure of the library on King’s Road due to electrical faults.
“We have taken into account how we can protect and enhance the current library service, how much investment would be needed to achieve our community aims, how cost-effective that would be and, importantly for Ulverston, how all of that relates to the future of The Coro.
“We have looked at options including the cost of re-opening King’s Road and how a permanent co-location in The Coro might work alongside and complement the venue. We wanted to look in detail at how different options, combinations of options and levels of investment would best support the future of both the library service and The Coro.
“If finally approved, the preferred option would result in millions of pounds of investment in The Coro, not only to create an expanded library but also improve The Coro itself, with a new community café and more flexible spaces for community use. The independent assessment concludes this would benefit library users, the wider Ulverston community and improve the long-term sustainability of The Coro.
“We believe this represents an exciting opportunity but it is now vitally important that we understand your thoughts on this proposal before any final decisions are made.
“We fully appreciate and understand the level of interest in the future of library services in Ulverston. It is one of our busiest and most popular libraries and I want to reassure you that, throughout this process, we have been committed to looking at opportunities to improve and enhance the library offer in Ulverston, whilst also thinking about the best long-term interests of The Coro and how any investment best supports the Ulverston community and the ambitions in the Ulverston Place Plan.’’

Ulverston Place Plan
Ulverston Place Plan was drawn up by Ulverston’s Town Team, which is made up of representatives from Ulverston businesses, schools and community groups alongside the local councils.
The Place Plan vision was agreed following a community consultation, workshops and interviews in 2020, which asked local people and organisations for their views on opportunities to build local pride and confidence in the town and further develop Ulverston’s unique selling points.
A list of key projects was identified, including ambitions to:
• Provide improved space for cultural activities
• Protect Ulverston’s heritage buildings, specifically The Roxy and The Coronation Hall
The Place Plan states: “For Ulverston to really assume the mantle of a cultural hub it is important to have a high-quality destination area within the centre which can be a combination of the Coronation Hall, now named The Coro, the Roxy Cinema, the Laurel and Hardy Museum and potentially a public plaza

'Walk through' of how the new library and Coro layout could look under the proposed option:
https://youtu.be/-Lv21J6b-lo?si=95CMddQvumaYrPd2

Ulverston Library and The Coro | Preferred option consultation Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Why your views matter
The PSPO is aimed at making Westmorland and Furness a safer and more pleasant place to live, work and visit.

The Council seeks to address various areas within the PSPO including dog fouling, regulating alcohol consumption and a range of other anti-social activity.

By completing the survey, you will be helping to shape and inform the future of the Public Space Protection Order.

Consultation on a new Public Space Protection Order - Westmorland and Furness Council - Citizen Space This site will help you find, share and participate in consultations that interest you.

This is important for the residents of Dalton. There are several drop in events that you can attend. The Dalton drop in is on the 1st August at Dalton Community Centre 2.30 - 6.30pm. A full list of the venues can be viewed by clicking this link:
https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan

How can we help young people and families to stay here?
What infrastructure improvements do you think the area needs?
What do you like about our places and where you live?
We need your views.
Planning is about the future, it’s about people and communities and it’s about us working together to make sure that the right building and development, of the right design and quality, happens in the right place, at the right time, and the impact of any new development is well managed.
Go to our website to read the full story.

I found the wall today🤩🥳 The "before" image shows the standard of work we received in Dalton on Long Lane and the other image is the standard we expect to receive by the grass cutting team in the future. 👍

Congratulations to this week's STAR pupils! You are all FANTASTIC!!!

Amazing achievement from the TTRS Club this year! 50,000 point won from playing games throughout the year 🍕❤️🤠🎸 cannot wait to see what score we can beat next year!

🎉🎉Join us for a FREE Family Fun with Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore 🎉🎉

Sunday 21st July, Ford Park Ulverston
10am - 4pm

Funded by Playgrounds

Dalton ARLFC are planning a full day of action this Saturday up the club on our annual Memorial Day for Travis Smith.
The main event is at 2:30pm as our 1st team host Hindley ARLFC.
Our U13s face Hensingham ARLFC in the midday KO curtain raiser.
We have Leon Knight Music providing some live music, and we will be showing the England Vs Switzerland game on the big screen at 5pm.
Come along and support what should be a great day 🐉🏉

We are planning a full day of action this Saturday up the club on our annual Memorial Day for Travis Smith.
The main event is at 2:30pm as our 1st team host Hindley ARLFC.
Our U13s face Hensingham ARLFC in the midday KO curtain raiser.
We have Leon Knight Music providing some live music, and we will be showing the England Vs Switzerland game on the big screen at 5pm.

Come along and support what should be a great day 🐉🏉

🟦⬛️ Askam Utd 5 aside Tournament🟦⬛️
This Saturday we host the first of what we hope to make a yearly competition. Great chance to get back into pre-season in a fun but competitive environment!
England V Switzerland will be shown in the clubhouse later in the day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
We are still taking last minute entries until Thursday evening current set up is 16 teams in 4 groups with 1st and 2nd advancing to the cup and 3rd and 4th advancing to the shield 🏆
Should be a great day. ☀️⚽️🍺
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🟦⬛️ Askam Utd 5 aside Tournament🟦⬛️

This Saturday we host the first of what we hope to make a yearly competition. Great chance to get back into pre-season in a fun but competitive environment!

England V Switzerland will be shown in the clubhouse later in the day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We are still taking last minute entries until Thursday evening current set up is 16 teams in 4 groups with 1st and 2nd advancing to the cup and 3rd and 4th advancing to the shield 🏆

Should be a great day. ☀️⚽️🍺
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Some of Daltons Town Councillors now have their own page to keep us up to date with what they are doing in our community. Heres Daltons current mayor Neil McDougall

The polls are open from 7am for today's General Election.

Have your say by casting your vote before 10pm.

Remember your photo ID if you're voting in person.

Information about the general election is available at: https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/voting-and-elections/elections/general-election-july-2024

**RESIDENTS OF DALTON, ASKAM & LINDAL**- Have your say on your local policing priorities, this will direct your local officers on what issue you want them to focus on over the next 3 months. The survey will be live until the 17th July 2024. Click the link to fill out the survey- https://orlo.uk/ixEwj

Next week we will be having a used book sale in the Town Hall with all proceeds going to charities. We have quite a large selection of both paperback and hard back books and the majority are in ‘as new’ condition having only been read once. Historical novels, crime and humour are all available along with some older cookery books. Authors include C J Sansom, Kate Mosse, David Baldacci, Harlan Coben and Richard Osman to name just a few.
All books will be at a bargain price of £1.50 each

Medical Receptionist Vacancy !

Apply now by sending your CV and Cover letter to [email protected]

Closing date: 26th January 2024

NEWS RELEASE: Council warns of scam parking websites targeting the area
Residents and visitors are warned of scam parking websites and apps after an incident is reported at a local car park.
Residents and visitors are warned of scam parking websites and apps after an incident is reported at a local Westmorland and Furness car park.
Scammers have attached fake stickers over council signage to impersonate popular parking payment apps to trick drivers into giving away their payment details.
Parking Enforcement Officers will be checking signage on visits to council-owned car parks, however users are encouraged to be extremely cautious when choosing an online payment option.
Here are some useful tips to protect yourself:
1. Verify the Website/App: Always ensure that you are using the official website or app. Double-check the URL or download source for authenticity.
2. Look for Red Flags: Misspellings, poor grammar, and unprofessional design are often signs of a fake site. Trust your instincts – if something seems off, it probably is.
3. Do Not Share Personal Information: Never provide sensitive information like credit card numbers, passwords, or personal IDs unless you are certain of the site’s legitimacy.
4. Use Secure Payment Methods: When making payments, use trusted and secure methods. Be wary of requests for payment via unusual methods.
5. Update Your Devices: Keep your computer and mobile devices updated with the latest security software.
6. Report Suspicious Activity: If you encounter a suspicious website or app, please report it immediately to the relevant authorities and our customer service team.
The council are committed to ensuring the safety and security of our customers. Please report any concerns immediately to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133 or visiting https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Stay Alert. Stay Safe.

NEWS RELEASE: Deadline reminder as hundreds share views on council tax proposals

Over 300 people have so far had their say on Westmorland and Furness Council’s proposals for changes to council tax from April.
The budget consultation will remain open until 19 January 2024 for residents and businesses to share their views.
Details of the consultation and how to respond can be found on the council’s website at: https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/your-council/have-your-say/consultations/budget-consultation-2024-2025
Paper copies of the consultation document are also available in the council’s main offices in Barrow, Kendal and Penrith, as well as at local libraries and several other front facing buildings.
The council is asking for feedback on five key proposals to:
• increase the rate of council tax for 2024/25 by 2.99% and implement the Government’s 2% rise for the Adult Social Care precept – making a total increase of 4.99%.
• increase the council tax rate paid on second homes as part of our plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis by introducing a second homes premium of 100% from 1 April 2025.
• from 1 April 2024 apply the empty homes premium on properties that are substantially unfurnished after 1 year – rather than the current 2 years.
• from 1 April 2024 increase the empty homes premium on properties that are substantially unfurnished for more than 10 years from 300% to 400%.
• apply an inflationary uplift of 6.7% on our discretionary fees and charges.
The proposals are intended to ensure that the new council can continue to provide essential local services and deliver on the ambitious vision and priorities in its Council Plan.
Councillor Andrew Jarvis, Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance, said:
“I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to respond so far. As you would expect, there are a wide range of views on what we are proposing, both in support and opposition. We are keen to hear from as many people as possible, so I’d encourage anyone who hasn’t yet to have a look at the budget consultation and let us know what they think.”