Host a Harvest Fest in your community – apply for up to £150 funding

Communities in Cumberland – host a Harvest Fest event in your community – apply for up to £150 in funding Celebrate autumn by hosting a Harvest Fest! Celebrate local food, […]
Communities unite for Great Big Green Week

Communities throughout Westmorland and Furness are preparing to celebrate Great Big Green Week (6–14 June), with more than 40 local groups organising events under this year’s theme, Together for Good. Supported […]
Round-Up Report celebrates volunteer-powered Great Big Green Week

Over 2000 people took part in a wide range of community-led events across Cumbria during this year’s Great Big Green Week – the UK’s biggest celebration of grassroots action for […]
Cumbria Unites for National Week of Sustainable Celebrations: Funding Available for Community Events in June 2025

Community groups across Cumbria are set to host a series of community-focused events this June, emphasising sustainability, climate action and local food. The county’s climate change charity, Cumbria Action for […]
£90k Community Grants Awarded to Tackle Climate Change in Cumbria

Community groups across the county have been awarded a share of over £90,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver a diverse range of projects to help tackle the causes of […]
Zero Waste Week – are you getting involved?

Zero Waste Week | 2nd – 6th September Zero Waste Week is an award-winning, grassroots annual awareness campaign that takes place online and on-the-ground. The aim is to help householders, […]
Climate Fresk – a new way of understanding climate science

Introducing Climate Fresk to Cumbria’s Sustainability Network Cumbria Action for Sustainability continued the roll out of their new climate science training this month with a free Climate Fresk session for […]
Cumbria Embraces Great Big Green Week!

This years Great Big Green Week couldn’t have been better timed as a reminder to would-be MPs of the strength of feeling in Cumbria on climate and nature in the […]
Great Big Green Week kicks off this weekend!

Communities across Cumbria are gearing up for a host of events and activities to celebrate Great Big Green Week from this weekend–16th June, centered around the theme of ‘Let’s Swap […]
Westmorland and Furness Council to host a series of nature conversation events

Westmorland and Furness Council are set to host a series of nature conversation events across the area throughout March to help shape and inform its Nature and Biodiversity Action Plan. […]