News & Press from 2008
Fighting fuel poverty
16/12/08In rural settings it is estimated more than 1 in 4 households are struggling to keep their homes warm……Read More
Free support for local retailers
08/12/08Local retailers are being offered free support and advice to help boost their businesses through tailor…Read More
VAC celebrates 60th anniversary with new name
28/10/08Voluntary Action Cumbria (VAC) celebrates 60 years of working in Cumbria with a hugely successful…Read More
Cumbria's top villages revealed
02/09/08The winning villages in the 2008 Cumbria Calor Village of the Year competition have been announced……Read More
Business start up course at VAC
02/09/08Last chance to attend a Business Start Up Programme Training Course in Penrith. The penultimate course…Read More
Grayrigg reopens after green refit
14/07/08The first green refurbishment under the Sustainable Village Halls project will be officially opened…Read More
Cumbria hill farming goes digital
14/07/08If there was any doubt before the Cumbria Fells and Dales Hill Farming Systems Research project, there…Read More
Time is running out for Cumbrian villages
05/06/08Time is running out if you want to make your community a Calor Village of the Year contender for,…Read More
Judges plan to visit Cumbrian villages
02/06/08Ambassador for Cumbria and BBC’s Gardener’s Question Time chairman, Eric Robson, joins…Read More
Cumbrian experience an inspiration for others
19/05/08The Prince of Wales is the first to receive a copy of a DVD looking at how rural communities in Cumbria…Read More
Migrant workers need support
07/04/08Employers in Cumbria welcome migrant workers, who are easing staff recruitment problems in the county,…Read More
Village's chance to represent Cumbria
20/03/08Cumbrian villages have the opportunity to represent the county in the national Calor Village of the…Read More
Local producers and village shopkeepers finding solutions
26/02/08The first of two events to support rural shopkeepers in Cumbria has resulted in local producers working…Read More
Free support for village shopkeepers
20/02/08Rural shopkeepers are being offered free support and advice to help boost their businesses through…Read More
Rural women help local charity
09/01/08Business women from across Cumbria have donated £440 to a local charity proving they are still going…Read More
Help for the next generation of business women
03/01/08The success of a Voluntary Action Cumbria project to help women start their own businesses has been…Read More
