Community Led Plan
The government has decided that people should have more influence in controlling what happens in their community. They feel that each area or parish should have a future plan. In response to this , Pennington Parish Council (PPC) has agreed that a Community Led Plan (CLP) would be advantageous for our community.
The Community Led Plan group continue to meet monthly at Pennington School. They actively follow- up on student‑raised community matters, provide support to the Headteacher surrounding community connections and organise the popular annual Easter Trail.
The group members are, Angela Scrogham (Chair), Yvonne Athersmith (Secretary), Helen Storey (Headteacher), Juanita Houston and Helen Slater
How it all began
A Community Led Plan (CLP), is a snapshot in time about this community. What is important in your community now, and how can you, the resident, shape its future. The action plan that is developed from the CLP can act as evidence for future funding of projects that are important to this local community.
In January 2016 we attended a Community-led Planning training event held in Ambleside, hosted by Action in Cumbria, where it was possible for us to learn from colleagues from other parishes. Like other parishes we felt the only way to gather information was via a questionnaire. However to write one you have to know your audience and no two parishes are the same.
The Parish of Pennington is a mixture of semi urban and rural communities split by the major A590 trunk road. Swarthmoor, Birkrigg Park, Whinfield, Loppergarth and small hamlets like Cross-a-Moor, Rowe Head, Beckside, High Greaves, Low Greaves, Greenmoor, Walthwaite and Carkettle are included in the parish. There are no handy local shops, post offices or libraries. However there is a children’s nursery, an infant and junior school, a butchers, a couple of garages, two great pubs, one in Swarthmoor and one in Loppergarth. Most services have to be accessed though the larger towns of Ulverston, Dalton and Barrow.
There are a mixture of Community facilities available, The Swarthmoor Football Club, Reading Rooms, Memorial Hall, Parish Rooms and Lindal Cricket and Bowling Club.
Community news is distributed to the community using various social media platforms, the local magazine, Comm Chat and noticeboards located around the parish and the Parish Council website.
The Parish Map shows the boundary and area administered by Pennington Parish Council.