Welcome to Longtown moving forward

Welcome to the Longtown moving forward mini-site. It’s here to keep you up to date with what’s happening in the project and give you a space to share your views. If you’ve got ideas for the site get in touch!

What's new?

Council cabinet agrees next steps and £170,000

On 5 May Cumbria County Council's Cabinet agreed on the next steps for the Longtown Moving Forward project as well as earmarking £170,000 for work specifically to upgrade the Parish fields. Work is currently underway to get the council into a position where it can apply for outline planning permission for its proposals for the Lochinvar school site. 

Read the Sports Turf Research Institute's report

The Sports Turf Research Institute have now submitted their report to the county council. As promised the full report is being made publicly available. Their report will be discussed at the Longtown and Bewcastle Neighbourhood Forum on 25/2/09. 

Sports Turf Research Institute commissioned to undertake study of fields

Find out more about the work being done to see if the Parish Playing Fields (Lochinvar Close) do have the potential to become the football pitches for Longtown.

Check out the progress update...

Work is ongoing in the background to get the Longtown Moving Forward project "moving forward". Follow the link to find out how things stand at the moment.

How can the community take control?

Come along to a public meeting on 19 November to find out more about how the local community in Longtown could take manage land and buildings in the town.

How have local people rated the LMF project?

Find out what the 341 local people who responded to our telephone survey in October thought about the Longtown Moving Forward project so far.

View presentation from Neighbourhood Forum on 1/10/08...

Longtown and Bewcastle Neighbourhood Forum received an update on the project at their 1/10/08 meeting. The presentation explained the current situation and the approximate timetable that the councils were working to. You can download a PDF of the presentation.

More pictures of Longtown concepts...

We could only fit a couple of the architect's impressions into the newsletter but we've got a few more. They show things from different angles and give a fuller idea of how things could look. Let us know what you think.

Read newsletter 4 now!

Newsletter 4 should be hitting doormats soon but you can download it here now. There's details of the outcome of the consultation and the council's ideas for what happens next. Let us know what you think on the discussion forum.

The final votes are in...

At the final count we received 301 votes, not a bad total. Find out how the votes were split between the different options!

How are the votes stacking up?

The voting deadline has been extended to 15 August to make sure everyone gets the chance to vote. Follow the link to find out how the votes are stacking up.

Vote for your preferred proposal!

Follow the link about to vote for your preferred proposal. Remember if there's elements of the different proposals that you'd like to mix'n'match then let us know in the comments section.

Read Newsletter No. 3 and VOTE!

Download Newsletter No.3 and find out all about the proposals we've come up with for Longtown. Once you've had a look and considered our suggestions you can vote for your preferred proposal. See above!

Neighbourhood Forum presentation - 7.5.08

Don't worry if you couldn't make the last Neighbourhood Forum meeting because you can view the LMF presentation right here!

Project timescales amended

Following the last meeting of the Longtown moving forward project board (the group overseeing the whole project) the timescales for the project have been amended. Follow the link to find out more.

Have a read of Newsletter no. 2 before anyone else!

We've just sent newsletter no. 2 off to the printers and it should be delivered to all households by 11 May. But if you want a sneak preview you're in the right place. Any feedback appreciated.

Stage 1 consultation ends with great response

The first phase of consultation as part of Longtown moving forward is now complete. In total we received over 70 discussion booklets, and given many were completed by groups we estimate about 300 people had their say in this way. Additionally we've had a good response to the scribble posters in the Community Centre and in locations across the town. We've made all the (anonymised) comments from the discussion booklets available for you to view, just follow the link.

Neighbourhood Forum debates Longtown moving forward

Around 40 local people attended the Longtown and Bewcastle forum meeting on 12/3/08. During the meeting representatives from the council provided an update on the project. Meeting attendees then got involved in an exercise designed to gather ideas and opinions on all the different facilities in the town. A full report on the forum meeting will follow soon.

Longtown moving forward newsletter - sneak preview! (PDF 2mb)

The first issue of the Longtown moving forward newsletter has just been delivered to households in Longtown. The newsletter's full of information about the project and details of how you can get involved. Check it out and tell us what you think! 

Is your group on our list?

We've identified 50 groups/clubs who use either the Parish rooms, Lochinvar School, the primary school or the Community Centre. It is important that this list is complete so we can make sure all groups have a chance to have their say in the Longtown moving forward project. Check the list and see if your group is mentioned!

Neighbourhood forum kicks off Longtown moving forward

Over 60 people got together on 16/1/08 in Longtown community centre to talk about Longtown moving forward and how to get people involved. 

Work in progress! What do you think? This website is work in progress. We would love to hear your ideas for how the site should develop in future. Are there particular features you'd like to see or information you think is important? Have you got any great pictures of Longtown? Email us and let us know what you'd like to see!