Public health

Council supports a safe, welcoming environment for all.

Cumberland Council, in partnership with local NHS services, are pleased to announce the launch of a new Neurodiversity and Emotional Wellbeing Service.

The start of the new school year has seen hundreds more children in Cumberland benefitting from free school meals thanks to the launch of an automatic enrolment system.

Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils are hosting drop-in vaccine information events across Cumbria.

Families flocked to our annual Wellbeing Festival in Whitehaven.

Cumberland Council is taking a major step forward in tackling some of the most pressing health issues and inequalities affecting local communities.

Cumberland Council’s Food Partnership, in collaboration with Futureproof Cumbria, is inviting applications for funding to help local groups host Harvest Fest events during Autumn 2025 - celebrating the season’s end with food, community and climate-friendly choices.

Whitehaven's Wellbeing Festival promises free fun and support

A bold new creative project designed to bring communities together across the region in a celebration of health, self-expression, and collective imagination has launched in Cumberland with opportunities for artists and people in the community to get involved.

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of Cumberland Council.