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Our Best Start Family Hubs are celebrating after receiving the Impact Award at a national event in Manchester for the North West ADCS awards, recognising the outstanding difference they are making for children, young people, and families across the area.

Eden Family Hubs have been expanding support and activities across the area, including new sessions in Appleby, Kirkby Stephen and Alston, while continuing to build partnerships through community events and initiatives such as the After School Nature Club. Looking ahead, families can get involved in Kinship Care Week celebrations, a winter coat exchange event in Penrith, and a range of ongoing support programmes and activities.

The South Lakes Family Hubs team spent September engaging with families and partners through events such as the South Lakes Youth Summit and Westmorland County Show, while continuing to expand their range of free activities across the area. Looking ahead, families can enjoy a programme of half-term events and creative activities designed to support children, young people and parents.

Repair and improvement works at Thorncliffe Crematorium in Barrow are nearing completion, with the facility now scheduled to reopen on 30 September 2026, following significant damage caused by a fire earlier this year.

A look back at a successful summer of family events and community activities, with plenty more free sessions and opportunities to get involved this September.

Eden Best Start Family Hub enjoyed a successful summer of family activities and is now looking ahead to a new monthly nature club and a packed programme of regular sessions for families.

As part of the Attendance Project, children preparing to transition to secondary school built confidence, teamwork and new friendships through a series of sessions

Neu Way - early support for children, young people and families. Every family's journey is different, but you don't have to navigate it alone.

Update on service plans for children and young people on the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) pathways

Families in Westmorland and Furness (and across the UK) are being invited to sign up for a new service to help parents, carers and children build stronger relationships, improve emotional well-being and navigate the challenges of family life.