Approved charities

11th Barrow Scout Group, with over 50 children, comprising of Beavers, Cubs & Scouts of ages 6 - 15, and adult leaders.

We are a Brownie Unit which is part of Girl Guiding UK. The girls follow the Guiding programme for their section and work on topics covering You, Community and World.
The girls also work towards gaining badges

2nd Ulverston Scouts is a large and lively group run by volunteers. We provide indoor and outdoor activities, trips, camps and life skills for 6 to 14 year old girls and boys.

A caring space is a group for adults who care for other adults who have mental health issues. We meet monthly at st Matthews community halls on Highfield road, Barrow the last thursday in every month 1pm until 3pm. All 4 trustees are a mix of carers and ex carers so we have that personal experience. We offer respite for our carers, who can have very stressful lives, in the form of leisure and craft activities and occasional trips out. We all gain a lot of support from each other and many friendships have been formed through our group.

Not for profit organisation ran by parent carers of disabled children who make affordable weighted therapy & sensory items. We also create meaningful activities for the disability community in the form of workshops & work experience to aid independence/ self esteem

We are sheltered housing providing accommodation for 11 elderly residents, the Barrow Society was established 50 years ago and has been used by the local community continually over these years, residents have an en suit room and are provided with all meals and have a 24/ 7 on call support system.

Bringing comfort after pregnancy and baby loss
Aching Arms is a baby loss charity run by a group of bereaved mothers who have experienced the pain and emptiness of leaving hospital without their baby.
Our aim is to raise awareness of the impact of pregnancy and baby loss and bring some comfort to bereaved parents and their families after the loss of a baby.
We provide Aching Arms bears to hospitals for midwives to give out. We also reach out to bereaved families who contact us via our website, email, Facebook or Twitter and post dedicated bears directly.

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is the busiest children’s hospital in the UK caring for over 275,000 young patients each year. Alder Hey is a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and a National Centre for head and facial surgery, we are one of only four centres nationally to provide epilepsy surgery and one of two accredited major trauma units for children in the North West – our A & E department treats nearly 60,000 children every year. We are here for every child every day, providing remarkable care with excellence and dedication.

In October 2015 we moved into our brand new world class hospital, Alder Hey in the Park, the only hospital in Europe built entirely in a park.

Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises funds to support the hospital’s pioneering work and aims to improve the quality of life for not only the young people we see each year, but through innovations and research into childhood diseases, the quality of life for children in hospitals across the world.
Every donation we receive enables us to achieve that little bit more from buying vital equipment to building a better environment and providing facilities for families – your support means the world to us, thank you.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The charity powers world class studies that give us the best chance of beating dementia sooner. Its scientists’ groundbreaking work focuses on prevention, treatment and cure.
In the UK more than 850,000 people are currently living with dementia. Worldwide the figure stands at more than 44 million.
There are currently no treatments to stop the diseases that cause dementia. While some treatments can help people to live with their symptoms a little better, there are no treatments that slow or stop diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Research UK is leading the fightback by supporting dementia research projects worth more than £33 million in leading universities across the UK.

Anchor Trust Seymour Court provides sheltered retirement housing in Barrow in Furness, and supports residents in leading a more active independent living with social activities.

From humble beginnings in 1972 Animal Rescue Cumbria has grown and these days is a well-established rescue which takes in and rehomes over 300 dogs, cats and kittens every year.
The animals we take in are unwanted or lost and homeless. We provide a secure and caring environment and help all our animals adapt and find permanent, loving new homes. We also provide support and guidance for pet owners and do educational work to increase awareness of the responsibility we all have towards animals and their welfare.

Sunbeams is a Community Music Charity in Cumbria for people with disabilities of all ages. The Charity was founded in 1992 by Cumbrian born Harpist and Singer Annie Mawson MBE. Every month Sunbeams delivers over 100 live Community Music sessions in Music For Life® and Music For Dignity® Programmes to 1,458 disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages in 52 different venues across the County of Cumbria and at their new bespoke Centre outside Penrith. Sunbeams is reliant upon donations, fundraising and grants to keep the charity going and in order to provide their services free of charge .

Sisterhood is an ecumenical ladies group which meets fortnightly, at Duddon Road Methodist Church, Askam-in-Furness. The members are aged from 60+ to 90. The Sisterhood committee also runs a chair based exercise. The exercise class is led by a qualified instructor, and meets weekly to encourage members to keep active - by gentle exercises to music

We fund and promote research with the aim of bringing about treatments and a cure for ataxia by 2020. We want a cure for this generation. Until this is achieved, we will do all that we can to provide support services to the families and carers of people with ataxia to enable those with the condition to have the highest possible quality of life.

We are constituted to promote the wellbeing of disabled people, their carers and families in the Borough of Barrow in Furness in any way deemed lawful. We provide a wide range of activities and services for this client group. We are a totally independent registered charity having to raise our own funds to enable us to operate. We also work with professionals to help them best understand the needs and ways of our client group.

Barrow Amateur Swimming club (Barrow ASC) is a long established club in the Furness area (over 150 years old) that provides swimming, coaching and training opportunities for developing swimmers, County age group, Regional and swimmers of National standard.
The club itself holds swim camps / swim galas throughout the year and its respective squads attend team events throughout the County and further afield.
It is a socially inclusive club, run wholly by parents and volunteers with children aged 6 years to 20 years+ from all schools in the Furness area attending with their parents and/or volunteering their time.

Barrow Celtic Association Football Club main objective is to promote and organise Junior and Open-age Association Football in the district, this will include proactive engagement with the local community.

Barrow Community Basketball and Sports Association Ltd provides basketball coaching and playing opportunities to boys and girls from school year 1. We also provide the same service for men and women. We organise and deliver school basketball leagues during the season including primary, senior and college teams. We are the home to Barrow Thorns basketball club which again provides coaching and playing opportunities to both junior and senior age groups. The club teams play in National Leagues all over the Country.

We aim to help digital photographers make the most of their skills and equipment in a friendly and sociable way.

Rugby league club

To encourage people from all walks of life to appreciate theatre, song and dance as either a performer, helper or member of an audience. To offer a safe environment for all who wish to participate.

The Calvert Trust organises activity holidays for disabled people, emphasising their abilities and providing them with an array of outdoor activities such as abseiling, sailing, horse riding (carriage driving) and other outdoor activities, Calvert Trust Barrow aims to send at least one person and their carer on the activity holiday.

Barrow Sea Cadets offers an environment where young people aged between 10-18 find new confidence and inspiration, helping them to develop life skills, like team work and independence through nautical adventure. Our aims are brought from the heart of Royal Navy traditions. We strive to teach respect, loyalty, self-discipline, commitment, honesty and integrity.

Women's Community Matters is a one stop shop for women specific services. We offer a range of courses, activities, groups and one to one support to women aged 14 and over in the area. We deliver our services with love, care, compassion and kindness. We stand alongside women as they make decisions for themselves about any changes they may want to make in their own lives.

Beatson Cancer Charity is determined to beat cancer and is committed to securing significant funding to support and enhance the treatment, care and wellbeing of current, former and future cancer patients and their families

Beyond FGM is a grassroots charity working in Pokot, Kenya to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) and early/child marriage.
We work with local communities by bringing education to remote villages where FGM rates are very high.
In Pokot FGM is carried out as a rite of passage into womanhood so that the girls are married off almost immediately after having FGM done to them.
We have developed an alternative rite of passage ceremony (ARP) whereby girls come together for a week of seminars and workshops on negative aspects of FGM, their right to education and empowerment to refuse FGM and choose their own path in life.
There is then a big public ceremony with the whole community which acknowledges the altered status of the girls to be young responsible adults but no cutting involved.
To date over 4000 girls have participated in our ARP ceremonies. Robust follow up tells us that the vast majority of these girls have remained uncut and at school. Several girls have now graduated from colleges and become teachers.
The girls continue to be role models in their communities and many of them become active campaigners against the practice. www.beyondfgm.co.uk

Started as a small project for people with learning disabilities in 1993. Moved to our present site in 2003 nearer to Bowness and now provide sailing (and a few other activities) for both adults and children who live in Cumbria with a broad range of ability. We operate non-commercially with a large team of volunteers.

Bliss is the UK’s leading charity for babies born premature or sick.

Bliss champions the right for every baby born premature or sick to receive the best care. We achieve this by empowering families, influencing policy and practice, and enabling life-changing research.

We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity. We've been working to beat blood cancer since 1960. We fund world-class research; provide practical and emotional support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.
https://bloodwise.org.uk/

THE BLUEBELL FOUNDATION
The loss of a pregnancy, death of a baby, infant or child, or the struggle to conceive can have a real impact on the families involved.
The Bluebell Foundation provides support for people experiencing grief associated with loss during pregnancy, death of a baby, child or young person, those with fertility issues and families where a child has life-limiting or life-threatening illness.
We also provide support for children and young people up to the age of 18 who are grieving through the death or anticipated death of someone important to them.
We hope to enable families to begin to understand their grief. We cannot replace the life lost but we can try to help people cope with the loss.
The Bluebell Foundation was formed in 2007 by a group of people who have been through a similar or the same experiences. They felt setting up this charity would help people through such a traumatic time, and help them talk to other people who have suffered the same or similar loss.
Bluebell provide support to families and individuals when they are ready. You do not need to wait a set amount of time. We are available for you when you feel the time is right

Charitable Objectives - To save lives and improve outcomes for people affected by primary bone cancer through research, information, awareness and support. BCRT is the leading charity funding research into primary bone cancer.

The club was set up over 25 years ago and has encouraged the young to learn to swim and the older population to keep fit in a small pool. Since the pool closed in 2014 to make way for a housing estate the local primary schools have noticed that fewer children are able to swim. A replacement pool is being planned near to the village hall to aid the safety of our young people and the activity of the older members of the community.

Brake has been operating for over 20 year to help stop road deaths.

Breast Cancer Now are the Uks largers Breast Cancer research charity. Dedicated to funding ground breaking research bringing us close to our goal that everyone who devleops breast cancer with live and live well by 2050.

Butterfly Hugs is a local charity formed to raise money for young families affected by life limiting and terminal illness in the South Lakeland and Furness area. We are dedicted to supporting local families in their hour of need either financially or provide support in the form of meet ups and connecting families. Butterfly Hugs has been formed as a charity that wil be a legacy of Connie and Joe Elson who suffer the rare condition MLD. Connie and Joe have drawn our attention to rare illnesses and the lack of support in our area of the country.

CancerCare is a unique independent charity dedicated to helping families and individuals in North Lancashire and South Cumbria who are affected by cancer and other potentially life-limiting conditions.

Delivered by qualified and experienced staff, CancerCare’s wide range of free professional therapy services are designed to help individuals and their families come to terms with and manage the challenges of a serious health condition. Services include counselling, hypnotherapy, Alexander Technique, aromatherapy massage, group activities, support groups and a Children and Young People’s Service.

With 35 years of experience, CancerCare helped more than 30,000 local people affected by cancer and other life limiting conditions.

CancerCare has three dedicated centres based in Barrow (the Furness Centre at the Trinity Church Centre on Warwick Road), Kendal (The Lakes Centre on Blackhall Road) and in Lancaster (Slynedales on Slyne Road) and also provides outreach services in local hospitals and community outlets including Furness General and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

All CancerCare services are provided free of charge. This is only possible through fundraising and generous donations from local people and businesses.

About Caritas Care

At Caritas Care we believe that everyone deserves chances, choices and opportunities to live the best lives they can. We‘re about giving people from all walks of life hope and we make sure that we’re there to help them through any barriers they may face.

That is why the services and projects are dedicated to making a positive difference to the lives of all children, families and communities. We support people in building the lives that they want and we believe that everyone has the right to be able to reach their goals and aspirations, no matter what their background may be.

Our diverse range of services support people through:
•Adoption
•Fostering
•Disability Support Services
•Homelessness facility
•Ex Offender programmes
•Community based services: Nursery, Community Centre

Our Charity exists to enhance the experience of the 240,000 children cared for by Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital each and every year.

Our aims are very straightforward: to support excellence in the treatment, research and care that we provide to our young patients, now and always. We aim to make a real difference to the children and young people in our care by ensuring they continue to receive the highest quality treatment in the highest quality facilities.

We do this by focusing our fundraising efforts on three key areas, namely treatment, research and care. These can include the purchase of specialist equipment to diagnose and provide treatment of our young patients more quickly and easily, creating as child-friendly an environment as possible and funding pioneering medical research to increase our understanding of children’s illnesses and the optimum way to treat them.

People and organisations from across the country are already active supporters of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity. Our supporters include thousands of individuals, businesses and community organisations, each making their own unique contribution to make life better for the hospital’s patients and their families.

Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group is a leading children’s cancer charity and the UK and Ireland’s professional association for those involved in the treatment and care of children with cancer. Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Two out of ten children will not survive their disease.

Over the last 40 years, CCLG has played a key role in the major improvements in survival rates and the standards of care for children. We bring together childhood cancer professionals to ensure all children receive the best possible treatment and care.

There are still some childhood cancers with a poor outlook, and many treatments can have long-lasting side effects. Further research is therefore vital, and the ultimate aim of CCLG is to cure as many children as possible while reducing the short and long-term side effects of treatment. We fund and support research into childhood cancers, and we help young patients and their families with our expert, high quality and award-winning information resources.

Citizens Advice Allerdale provide free, independent, impartial and confidential advice on a wide range of areas including debt, benefits, employment, housing, relationships, consumer issues and many other problems.

We are an independent charity and part of the Citizens Advice network across England and Wales.

We are made up of a number of paid staff and volunteers and between us we are able to fulfil our aims and principles, which are:

To ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge on their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.

And equally to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services both locally and nationally.

We are a charitable ran nursery and we have been open now for 8 years. Our aim is to provide a high standard of care and education for children aged between 3 months and 10 years. Our nursery is staffed with highly qualified and permitted staff who support the children to meet there full potential though individual planning, based on individual interests and needs. We are trained to support children who have Special Educational Needs including medical needs. We work closely with families and able to offer extra support where needed, for example, parental support, children in need of safeguarding, and for those on a low income we provide places for children who are entitled to the 2 year old educational grant. We continuously strive to develop the nursery further and seek new resources to enhance the nursery environment.

We are a group of parents, school staff and school friends who raise money to pay for outings or resources to enrich pupils' lives either in school or during after school activities. The money raised ensures that costs to parents are kept to an affordable level and also we can provide school with resources that they are not able to afford from their very tight education budgets.

Coniston Cricket Club is a voluntary organisation which provides individuals, both children and adults from Coniston and the surrounding area the opportunity for socialising and recreation through the sport. We currently have 2 mens' teams who play in the Westmorland Cricket League, with games played once or twice a week and also training midweek.

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Coniston and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.

Citizens Advice Copeland - The aim of our service is to provide the advice and support people need to deal with the problems they face. We are an independent charity who provide a free, independent and confidential service across the borough of Copeland. A team of 12 paid staff and 40 volunteers deliver advice services on issues including debt, welfare benefits, housing, employment, energy, relationship and family problems.

We are a Community First Responder's Group operating in South Cumbria and Crake Valley. Community First Responders are equipped and trained community based volunteers who are paged out from Ambulance Control to provide critical care of patients and situations pending the Ambulance arrival. Other activities include promoting Public Access Defibrillators and assisting CPR Training.

The Cri du Chat Syndrome Support Group was founded in the mid 1980s by Ann Wilson, a parent of a child with Cri du Chat Syndrome, after discovering there was no support group specifically for this syndrome.

A steering group was formed in 1991, and the group became a registered charity (#1044942) in 1993.

The support group is made up of families and relatives of those with CdCS, as well as research members who have expressed an interest in this condition. However, the group is open to anyone with an interest or need, whether in the UK or abroad.

The group provides information, advice and support through its Clinical Advisory Group, formed by members of the committee and outside professionals.

We receive no government funding and are funded by individual and corporate donations as well as fundraising activities.

Croft Care Trust is a local charity founded in 1955 to provide support and care for people with physical and learning difficulties. It was originally set up to provide support and help for the families of children with difficulties, but as our clients progressed through life we changed to meet their needs into what we are today.
We now have a 23 bedded nursing unit and a 23 bedded residential village for people over the age of 18 years.
The aim of Croft Care Trust is to provide a safe and caring environment for residents as long as is needed. We seek to maximise the development of each individual within their own potential and our mission is to strive to meet the hopes, needs and aspirations of each individual in our care.

A Charter Standard Club we have teams from age 5 to 16, with 120 children. We have 2 Senior and 9 Mini and Junior Teams.
We endeavour to provide a safe, friendly, caring and supportive environment.
Your support would help us provide team equipment, indoor training facilities in winter, first aid and football kits.
It would also help us with the many other costs associated with running a football club.

Every year Cumbria County Scouts help 4000 young people across the county to enjoy new adventures. Every 4 years this includes sending a contingent to the World Scout Jamboree. In 2015 this was in Japan and in 2019 it will be in West Virginia, U.S.A.. The whole experience extends over 18 months from the selection process, through various training and team building activities, to fundraising to ensure that no one is denied the opportunity to take part for financial reasons. Cumbria County Scouts promote equality and inclusion. We aim to promote personal development and encourage our members to be involved with and support their local communities.

Cumbria Schools Table Tennis organise annual tournaments for All schoolchildren in Cumbria up to the age of 18. Winners of each age group the represent Cumbria I the National Finals held annually in Wolverhampton. In addition grants can be awarded to those children struggling with the cost of entering and travelling to the National Finals.

Cyril Flint Befrienders offers a free one to one befriending service for lonely and/or socially isolated older people, many of whom have disabilities or long term illnesses which impact on their way of life. We ask each older people what they wish to gain from befriending and try to ensure the service we are offering is meeting their needs and having the greatest impact possible; some are struggling to get out due to lack of confidence and want a friend to accompany them to the shops, others are housebound, feeling cut off from society and want a friend to visit them weekly for some conversation and to offer a connection to the local community, which they have previously felt shut off from.

Feedback has evidenced that having a befriender helps to reduce older people's feelings of loneliness and isolation and it also helps to improve the older person’s self-esteem and confidence, as they are not used to people visiting them because they want to, instead being used to paid professionals visiting them, if anyone. It is hoped that by continuing the work we are doing to reduce their loneliness we are helping to ward off the mental health implications of this such as the on-set of dementia, anxiety and depression.

DCA is dedicated to provide services to the community of Dalton and the surrounding areas .These services are provided in Dalton Community Centre , DCA raises funds to maintain and run the centre . Groups that use the Centre include Age Uk, Dalton Youth , and Jack & Jill Playgroup. It is the only community venue in Dalton area capable of housing all these groups

Dalton Leisure Centre is a busy community facility centred around our 20m warm water swimming pool and Splash Zone providing sporting facilities in the form of swimming, squash, aerobics classes, gyms etc. Many schools undertake swimming lessons from the Dalton area and beyond. We provide ante natal classes for pregnant ladies and swimming sessions for toddlers right through to Adults. The aquamobilty classes cater for those who maybe are recovering from injury/operations or would rather take part in a less intensive water based class such as our Waterobics.
Our café not only provides a viewing area for the pool but members of the local community meet regularly in what is a warm and safe environment.

We provide junior footballing opportunities for children aged 3 years upwards in the town of Dalton in Furness, Cumbria. We are based in the heart of the town and currently have 100 children using us. All officials are volunteers. We rely solely on subscriptions and sponsorship and local fundraising for our income. We need to fundraise to expand our growing numbers, train coaches and increase equipment.

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia through our world-class Admiral Nurses. We work hand in hand with families, helping them cope with the fear, uncertainty and difficult everyday reality of dementia. In providing the compassionate, expert support families need every step of the way, we help them to live more positively with dementia in the present; and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence, and less fear.

Who we are
At Derian House we feel privileged to be counted as the friends of the many families we have cared for and supported since the hospice opened, as well as those to whom we continue to offer ongoing support. We know there will be countless others in the future who will need us to be there for them, to provide not only a high standard of specialist care for their child, but a reassuring framework of emotional support for them as a family.
Our ethos is to ensure that quality of life is enhanced for children and young people with life threatening conditions.
Each child’s condition is different and how each family copes is different. In supporting any child and the family everything is centred around their wishes, which are fully respected at all times.
Far from being a place of sorrow, Derian House is a place of love, laughter and respect. Everyone visiting remarks on the happy, welcoming atmosphere, and even at the worst time in their lives, parents speak of their gratitude for the safe haven that is Derian House.
In looking back over the past twenty three years, and all that has been achieved, we also look forward to the future and the fresh challenges it will bring. Whatever those challenges may be, we will continue to do our utmost in striving to meet the highest standards of care, and the needs of the many families who depend on Derian House for the care and support it provides for them and their children.

Dogs Trust give stray and abandoned dogs a second chance at a brighter future with responsible, caring new owners. They are funded entirely by the generosity of their supporters and without their support it would be simply impossible to care for around 17,000 stray and abandoned dogs at their 20 rehoming centres.

Secondary School providing educational, stimulating and resourceful provisions for local students

Drop Zone Youth Projects works with young people across the Furness area to realise their aspirations. We provide support, guidance and advice on all issues which affect young people.

Duddon Inshore Rescue is a voluntary organisation providing a 24 hour on-call service dedicated to fostering the safety of individuals, by providing and maintaining an effective search and rescue operation for assistance to anyone or anything in peril from the sea in the area of the Duddon estuary and Walney waters in Cumbria. We aim to work closely with the local community and welcome volunteers from all backgrounds. Since the inception of Duddon Inshore Rescue we have been involved in over 400 incidents on or around the treacherous waters of the Duddon estuary.

Eden Valley Hospice cares for adults from the Cumbria and South West Scotland area with life-limiting illnesses, especially cancer, but also other conditions such as motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, heart failure, chronic lung diseases, renal failure, multiple sclerosis and chronic neurological conditions. We strive to provide the highest standards of nursing and medical care, to sustain quality of life and dignity and to provide patients with relief from pain when they need it most.

To the families, friends and carers of our patients we extend the same loving support, help and counselling, as such illnesses affect whole families.

The Hospice operates as a 12 bedded adult in-patient unit as well as a day hospice. The Hospice helps its patients enjoy a better quality of life, often enabling them to do things which they thought had gone forever. It is a special place which is full of life, not just a place where people go to die: many benefit from day hospice care and others return home following a period as an in-patient or attend our out-patients clinics.

Adult in-patient services are available to individuals with complex problems associated with a life limiting illness. Our specialist services are delivered by a multi professional team including doctors, nurses, counsellors, social workers, chaplains and therapists. Planned admissions include short term relief for carers and end of life care is supportive and sensitive to the needs of the patient and their loved ones.

The Day Hospice offers supportive care to people with living with a life threatening or life limiting illness. The surroundings are very relaxed and comfortable offering a choice of activities that are centered on wellbeing, companionship and support.

We provide an Outpatient Clinic which runs three times a week. This is an introduction to the palliative care service, symptom control, an alternative to admission, psychological support and a link with the Oncology service.

The Family Support Team is here to help and support our patients, their families and their carers. They can help manage the future challenges and help people feel more resilient and able to face the future with courage. We also offer help with a range of activities, including memory boxes, boxes of hugs and kisses and writing about the future.

Spiritual Care is provided by our chaplaincy team made up of a Chaplain and her team of volunteers. They are available to provide compassionate companionship to patients and families and to be a support in whatever way they may be asked.

Reiki Therapy is available to all Patients and Carers as a gentle therapy to aid relaxation, makes you feel at peace, reduce anxiety, relive stress and help boost the immune system. You start moving toward your unique physical, mental, and spiritual balance, and your body's own healing mechanisms begin to function more effectively.

By its very nature the care and support the Hospice provides is expensive. Raising the ongoing funds to sustain the service is a huge challenge given the geographic/catchment area of the Hospice and population from whom we have to draw funds. In 2015 we provided adult in patient care for 308 patients and 84 patients in day hospice.

The Hospice employs either full or part time 107 staff. In addition to this the Hospice benefits from the help of around 440 active volunteers who are involved in every aspect of the hospices operation. We estimate that we save approximately £400,000 yearly by having volunteers supporting our staff based on full time equivalent roles, but this figure can’t represent the level of commitment, empathy and dedication that we are gifted by each volunteer for the thousands of hours that they offer us year on year.

We are an active local charity involved with a number of community based projects. We currently run the Meals on Wheels service for Ulverston and surrounding area since the council scrapped the service. We provide a free meals service in the community to people in need such as illness or bereavement. We also organise other events in the year for the elderly. Every year we hold a free community Christmas Day lunch for anybody in the area. We run cookery courses for the vulnerable or people struggling to manage their finances. In addition, we hold regular youth meetings and events. We also run a weekly parent and toddler group.

We are the leading national epilepsy medical charity working for everyone affected by epilepsy. We lead the world with our ground breaking medical research into causes and treatments for epilepsy.

The Family Holiday Association is the only national charity dedicated to providing seaside breaks and day trips for families coping with some of the toughest challenges life can bring. We help UK families struggling with problems such as severe and long-term illness, bereavement, mental health issues, disability and domestic violence. Evidence shows that our work results in stronger, healthier and happier families and communities. Each family we support is referred to us by someone already working with them in a supporting role. Our referral network includes teachers, health visitors, social workers and other charities such as Barnardo’s and Shelter. By working with referrers, we can be sure that the funds we raise help the families who will benefit most.

FirstLight Trust is a dynamic, effective charity working throughout the UK providing on the ground support for veterans of the Emergency Services and Armed Forces. We assist those suffering from physical, emotional and psychological disorders such as hunger, homelessness, addiction, depression, debt and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

In the urban heart of Ulverston, you will find Ford Park – 8 acres of beautiful green space with playing fields, playpark, a café, walled garden and volunteer programme.The result of an incredible level of effort and dedication from the Ford Park Community Group – a registered charity initially set up in 1998 to secure the future of the park for the local community.
Following a council announcement to sell Ford Park, the charity came together to rent the land and develop plans for its restoration, before eventually securing a loan from the Architectural Heritage Fund to buy Ford Park from the council in 2005.We are now debt free, working to secure a sustainable future – and continuing to offer so much more than just a park.

The Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness supports the work of St Paul’s Eye Unit. We fund research into new treatments and preventative technologies that can and do change the lives of millions of people around the world, both young and old, who are affected by sight loss.

We are a constituted community group raising funds to renew our local playground for our children and our entire community.

Friends of Burlington take the traditional role of the PTA for Burlington Primary School and Nursery. We play an important role in the school children’s education by:

• raising money to provide educational extras for the children to make learning fun;
• bridging the link between school and home;
• and creating a social community that both parents and children can be a part of.

We are a group of teachers, parents and friends who support our local village school. We raise money to buy equipment and pay for extra activities for our children. We have bought outdoor and play equipment in recent years. We ensure the children have access to a rich curriculum by spending our money with advise from school staff and the children.

We are a heritage and educational small charity to support Furness Abbey. We raise funds and awareness of this very important historical building

Furness Creatives aims are to engage with the Barrow community in their creative pursuits. To establish community art space with a relaxed and friendly working group of mixed ability artists to encourage the study, practice, and development of the arts. With creative’s working on a basis of mutual self-help, with special emphasis given to the encouragement of beginners by the more experienced members.

We provide horse-riding opportunities to disabled children in the Furness area. We are based at Seaview Riding School on Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness and offer riding to 18 children each Wednesday morning from 2 special schools and 4 mainstream schools during school term time (24 sessions per annum). We also offer riding to an additional 18 children on a Thursday evening when they come along with their parents/guardians, but because of the dark nights and cold weather we are only able to offer 18 sessions per annum. We also take 5 riders from either George Hastwell or Sandside Special Schools each year to the Clwyd Special Riding Centre in Northern Wales for a 5 day holiday.

Our Motto is "WE SERVE".
We help the elderly, youth organisations, disabled and support the local hospital and hospice. In general terms we help people who are less fortunate than ourselves.

We are a fundraising and support group for people living with Motor Neurone Disease in the Furness area.

Supports young children with Type 1 diabetes and their families. Organises actvities to bring families together so they realise they are not alone in dealing with their condition.

We support young carers aged 5-18. A young carer supports someone at home who has an illness or disability. The care provided can range from emotional support through to personal care e.g. help with bathing.

Grace House offers specialist short break care to children and young people aged 5-18 living in the North East, who have a complex physical disability, health needs or life limiting condition. Children and young people come and stay with us for planned, regular mini-breaks, enabling them to have fun and spend time with their friends, in a home from home environment that can meet all their needs. The children have the time of their lives while their parents or carers have a break from caring. We offer regular activities including cooking sessions, trips out, gardening and sensory play.

We also support parents and carers through our One Place, Your Space project. We offer counselling services both for parents and children with disabilities and we will soon be introducing a sibling counselling service as well. Parents can access one hour of holistic therapy a month, reiki, massage or aromatherapy allowing them to relax and have some time for them probably for the only time in the month. There are also regular peer to peer groups available for support.

We aim to protect and improve the physical and social environment of our neighbourhood of 158 households of varying ages, from retired people to families and small children. We get the street lighting sorted out, street furniture repaired, new benches installed, raise funds for a new play area, and represent the interests of residents with SLDC, LDNPA and the Parish Council.

Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team is an independent lifeboat operating from Haverigg with the aim of preserving life at sea.

Hawcoat Park Sports Club (still known to many locals as Vickers Sports Club) is a truly unique facility in Barrow in Furness. The club comprises 15 acres of playing fields and caters for a variety of sports at both Junior and Senior levels. Sports played at Hawcoat Park include Archery, Bowls, Cricket, Football, Rifle and Pistol shooting, Rugby League, Rugby Union, and Table Tennis.

We are a branch of Headway covering South Cumbria. We are working to improve life after brain injury by providing information, support, events, activities and opportunities locally.

Our aim is to work together with people affected by an acquired brain injury so they can move forward and make progress.

We currently support over 60 people who live between Barrow and Shap. Many are unable to drive because of their injuries, and few currently are able to return to work.
As a small group we seek help and support from the community.

Thank you for your help

Formed in 1981 to support families who had a child with a heart defect treated at Leicester hospital from East Midlands areas. Since then have also been increasingly involved with raising funds to support the Children's Ward and Paediatric Intensive Care at Glenfield Hospital Leicester supplying vital medical equipment and improving facilities for patients and families whilst staying at the hospital.

The Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA) is the only organisation providing a dedicated service of advice, guidance and support for people in England and Wales who are devastated by Huntington’s disease.

We run a regional Specialist HD Advisory service to support those directly affected by the disease, and their families and carers, delivered by our HD experts and tailored to the individual needs of the families we work with.

There are approximately 6,000 people suffering from Huntington’s in the UK. For every person diagnosed another four people are at risk. That’s 24,000 people whose lives will, at some point, be turned upside down by the anguish of waiting for a diagnosis, or taking their chances without.

Supporting individuals and families is our core focus. Our 23 Specialist HD Advisers are currently working with a total of 13,639 people affected by HD across England and Wales. Many of these are HD patients, but they also help those at risk, and their families and carers, who shoulder the heavy burden of caring for their loved ones.

I CAAN is a group of volunteers that organise activities for people with autism and their families in Allerdale and Copeland.
I CAAN organises activities for the whole family.  Typical activities include swimming, trampolining, soft play, dance, drama, keep fit, horse riding, craft workshops, general sports sessions and family day-trips.
I CAAN is totally run by volunteers, many of whom are parents of children with autism.
I CAAN  is totally funded by local fundraising

Jack's Journey is a Cumbria based charity which supports local families through childhood cancer.

The charity has been established by Jack Gibson’s parents following Jack’s diagnosis with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia aged 17 months.

Following the support they received during his initial treatment, the family decided they could support others in a similar situation by providing financial support but also with a holiday home, away from the worries of home life, which Cumbrian families can use free of charge.

JDRF is the type 1 diabetes research charity, aiming to cure type 1, and in the process, making lives easier for those with type 1.

Jogging Pals is a club affiliated with England Athletics. We aim to get people active and moving through the principles of run, jump and throw. Through programmes and activities such as Jogging Pals Juniors, JP Squad, or our adult couch to 5k programmes, we've helped over 500 people get into running. We also deliver the Mental Health Mile in Kendal, with a normal attendance of 150 people, and are looking at expanding this into other areas e.g. Bowness and Ulverston

Jo's Appeal was set up in memory of my wife, former Evening Mail journalist Jo Davies, who died last August, aged 38, five-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team was formed in 1950 s. The purpose of the team is to search and rescue people and animals who are inaccessible to our ambulance services because of geography.

Kids Out was formed over 25 years ago to help under privileged children. The help is usually in the form of a special day out. Assistance is provided through Local Rotary Clubs who raise the funding. On 18 June 2018 80 children & helpers will visit South Lakes Safari Zoo at Dalton in Furness.
Your assistance for £800 would be appreciated.

Kirkwood Hospice provides specialist care, free of charge, to adults in Kirklees with advanced, progressive illnesses at any time from diagnosis to the end of life, respecting their individual needs and wishes. Care and support is also provided for their family members, friends and carers, both during the illness and after death. Through education, training and partnership with others, the Hospice improves care for everyone affected by a life-limiting illness.

Lake District Mobility aims to provide specialist 'all terrain' scooters (Trampers) to outdoor businesses and attractions to improve access to the countryside for people with limited or restricted mobility. At present they have a Tramper available at Whinlatter, with two to start running at Langdale Estate in March 2019. They will be increasing the number of sites as they are able to do so. People with a wide range of mobility problems are able to use the Trampers from age 14 onwards.

The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association is the umbrella body for mountain rescue teams in Cumbria (UK).

Covers the Lake District and Cumbria
12 member teams
A registered charity solely funded by voluntary contributions
Teams are largely autonomous, but LDSAMRA coordinates the development of operational matters such as radio communications and insurance, as well as the day to day running of an efficient, voluntary rescue service. It also distributes to the teams any donations or legacies received and makes special allowances for major projects such as building extensions.