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Barrow-in-Furness Area Support Team

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The Area Support team work with the Barrow Local Committee to manage a number of County Council services in the Barrow area. They also work with local residents, community groups and businesses to influence and improve services and the quality of life for residents of Barrow. 

Name
Barrow Area Office
Address
The Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 1LG
Phone
01229-407312
Fax
01229-894313

Staff

Area Support Manager:
Karen Johnson, Tel: 01229 407578  

Area Engagement Officer:
Alison Meadows, Tel: 01229 407576

Area Engagement Officer:
Derek Brook, Tel: 01229 407575

Rural Projects Officer:
Angela Knowles, Tel: 01229 407577

Engagement Support:
Michelle McAveeney, Tel: 01229 407312

Engagement Support:
Emma Broadbent, Tel: 01229 407319

 

Partnership Working

The Barrow Local Committee work in partnership with many other organisations that are active in the Barrow borough area. These include Barrow Borough Council, Barrow & District Council for Voluntary Service, Parish Councils, Local Strategic Partnership etc.   

Involving and Supporting Local People

Neighbourhood Forums
There are ten Neighbourhood Forums in Barrow and Dalton that hold meetings and these are held in response to residents' issues to ensure that consultation is undertaken when required by the residents concerned.  The Neighbourhood Forums are held flexibly throughout the year to encompass this.    

Other Consultations 
Consultations are undertaken through issue-based Neighbourhood Forums focusing on particular groups of people e.g. youth, elderly or concentrating on the issue appertaining to the residents' area.  A number of partners also use the Neighbourhood Forums to consult on projects they are undertaking such as the Waterfront Masterplan Development (West Lakes Renaissance) and Hindpool United Utilities Programme (United Utilities) and Cumbria Constabulary focussing on ward issues.  

Consultation is also undertaken through a 'Have Your Say Day' which gives residents from the Barrow area to raise issues of concern to them. Departments such as Environmental Health, Housing, Highways etc. are in attendance to note residents' concerns. Residents have an opportunity to meet their local County Councillors and the events are widely publicised through the radio, local newspaper and leaflets.   

Neighbourhood Grants Panel
Nine of the ten Neighbourhood Forums do not consider grants as these are deal with separately at the Local Committee Neighbourhood Grants Panel. However, each Neighbourhood Forum area does have an earmarked amount which can be distributed throughout the whole of the borough. The Forum is informed of the groups supported by the Grants Panel within the ward and the amount of funding received. The Neighbourhood Grants Panel offers voluntary organisations a streamlined process from submission of application to receipt of funds.   

Neighbourhood Forums in Barrow and Dalton