South Lakes Development Trust

Sunday 19th September 10.30 am – 4.30pm
Ladyholme Centre & Goodly Dale School Field
Looking to save money on your fuel bill?
Wanting tips on growing veg?
Need to fix your bike?
all this and much more – visit www.tact-windermere.co.uk
TACT – Towards a community transition
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Sunbeams Concert Booking Form

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22nd – 29th October 2010
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Kendal’s regeneration partnership, Kendal Futures, has commissioned South Lakes Development Trust to help develop business partnerships in Kendal.
SLDT’s town centre and community support manager Paul Holdsworth will be working directly with businesses in Kendal over the next six months to establish business groups to take forward projects within their locality.
“We hope to encourage commercial traders [...]

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Congleton retailers will be benefiting from a visit from our retail specialist and ‘Shop Doctor’ Bill during a full day Business Hub and Shop Doctor event hosted by Cheshire East Council on Wednesday September 15th.
For Shop Doctor Event flyer, click here

Click here for Monthly Economic Briefing No 20 – August 2010

Following the district’s biggest ever community consultation undertaken over twelve weeks earlier this year, the results of the Talk Toilets consultation are being made available, which will help South Lakeland District Council decide on the future of public toilets in South Lakeland.Â
Members of the public can access the Talk Toilets report via the Consultation section [...]

Speaking in Liverpool, David Cameron said the Big Society plans mark “the biggest, most dramatic redistribution of power from elites in Whitehall to the man and woman on the street.”
The Prime Minister has outlined three key strands for the Big Society agenda:

Social Action – the government will foster and support a new culture of voluntarism [...]

The lead statement from Stephanie Flanders (BBC Economics Editor) on the  lastest Monthly Economic Report from Cumbria Vision suggests “The squeeze from higher taxes and lower public spending has barely begun”.
Read the full  Monthly Economic Briefing No 19 – July 2010 or for previous months click here

Two evenings of participative wokshop activities aimed at helping retailers recognise opportunities in their businesses are being held in Brampton during July.
The workshops are being held at The Howard Arms on the 13th and 22nd July from 7.00pm until 9.00pm.
“I never knew you sold that”  - 13th July
“Making more of your floor” – 22nd July
Retail [...]