Furness Locality Board
The Furness Locality Board is made up of the councillors who have been elected to the wards in the Furness area.
Find out what Area Locality Boards are responsible for.
The Furness Locality Board has decided upon the following priorities and themes:
Priorities
- health and wellbeing: to support everyone to start well, live well and age well
- poverty-proofing: to support disadvantaged communities to access and increase their opportunities
Themes
- communities: to empower Furness to be the best place to live, work and thrive
- education, skills and economy: to enable current and future generations to reach their full potential
- infrastructure, environment and connectivity: to connect people and place and caring for our environment
- priority wards: to support people in need and seek to reduce inequalities in Old Barrow and Hindpool wards
Furness Community Development Team
We support people and groups who are developing community groups and engagement activities. We work with the Furness Locality Board and manage the Community Fund.
Please get in touch to discuss any community issues or projects.
Contact us
Furness support for general enquiries
Community Development Team
Barrow Town Hall
Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 2LD
Email: barrow.areasupport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Area Manager
Name: Alison Meadows
Email: alison.meadows@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Phone: 07827 896293
Community Development Assistant
Name: Decelia Benson-Gee
Email: decelia.benson-gee@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07917 552102
Engagement Officer
Themes: Children and Young People, Emergency Planning
Name: Natalie Chapples
Email: natalie.chapples@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07920 156418
Community Development Officer (Ormsgill)
Theme: Be Well
Name: Simonetta Tiribocchi
Email: simonetta.tiribocchi@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07825 783060
Community Development Officer (whole Furness area)
Theme: Leisure, Play and Sport
Name: Emma Broadbent
Email: emma.broadbent@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07867 902181
Community Development Officer (whole Furness area)
Themes: Nature and Wellbeing, Active Travel
Name: Kevin Bell
Email: kevin.bell@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07785 456662
Community Development Officer (Central and Hindpool)
Theme: Poverty
Name: Ali Greenhalgh
Email: ali.greenhalgh@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 07350 432452
Community Development Officer (whole Furness area)
Theme: Older People
Name: Sophie Bryde
Email: sophie.bryde@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Telephone: 077477 70614