| A |
| Abandoned Vehicles Advice Line |
Contact your local council offices |
| Adult Education |
01228 607304 or 01228 607303 |
| Age Concern |
|
| - Carlisle |
01228 536673 |
| - Eden |
01768 863618 |
| - Northwest |
01946 66669 |
| - Barrow |
01229 831425 |
| - Millom |
01229 774573 |
| - South Lakeland |
01539 728118 |
| Allotments |
Contact your local council offices |
| Animal Health and Welfare |
01539 773137 |
| Archaeology |
01539 773428 |
| Archives |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894377 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 607285 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773540 |
| - Whitehaven |
01946 852920 |
B
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| Beach Cleaning |
Contact your local council offices |
| Benefits Advice Centre |
Contact your local council offices |
| Benefit Enquiry Line |
0800 88 22 00 |
| Bereavement Services |
Contact your local council offices |
| Birth, Registration |
01228 606359 |
| Bus Timetables |
0870 6082608 |
Blue Badge Scheme
(also see social services for local numbers) |
01228 607000 |
| Building Regulations |
Contact your local council offices |
| Building Planning Applications |
Contact your local council offices |
C
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| Car Parking |
Contact your local council offices |
| Cemeteries and Crematorium |
Contact your local council offices |
Children's Information Service
(early years childcare, education facilities) |
0845 712 5737 |
| Citizens Advice Bureau's |
|
| - Ambleside |
01539 433919 |
| - Barrow |
01229 830367 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 633900 |
| - Grange |
01539 533100 |
| - Kendal |
0870 126 4061 |
| - Keswick |
01768 773472 |
| - Penrith |
01768 863564 |
| - Ulverston |
01229 585585 |
| - Whitehaven |
01946 693321 |
| - Windermere |
01539 446464 |
| - Workington |
01900 604735 |
| Client Services |
01228 607607 |
| Coats Protection |
Contact your local council offices |
| Community Centres Support |
Contact your local council offices |
| Community Events |
Contact your local council offices |
| Community Law Centre |
01228 515129 |
| Complaints about County Council Services |
0800 121 8800 |
| Complaints about Local Council Services |
Contact your local council offices |
| Concessionary Fares |
Contact your local council offices |
| Consumer Advice |
0845 330 3313 |
| Contaminated Land |
Contact your local council offices |
| Councillors Details |
01228 606368 |
| Council Meetings |
01228 606368 |
| Council Tax |
Contact your local council offices |
| Cumbria Contract Services |
01228 607607 |
| Cumbria Care |
01228 607633 |
| Cumbria Community Foundation |
01900 820822 |
Cumbria Chamber Of Commerce
(business advice) |
01228 534120 |
| Cycleways |
01228 606968 |
Cumbria County Council
(comments, complaints and compliments) |
0800 121 8800 |
D
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| Dangerous Structures |
Contact your local council offices |
| Day Care Services, Older Adults |
|
| - North, Keswick, Penrith, Maryport, Carlisle |
01228 601701 |
| - South, Kendal, Windermere |
01229 894548 |
| - Whitehaven, Barrow |
01229 606359 |
| Deaths Registration |
01228 606359 |
| Derelict Land |
Contact your local council offices |
| Development Control |
Contact your local council offices |
| National Park Authority within boundaries |
|
| - Development Control Planning |
01539 773066 |
| Dogs - Barking and Fouling |
Contact your local council offices |
| Dustbin Emptying |
Contact your local council offices |
E
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| Economic Development Services |
Contact your local council offices |
| Education, General |
01228 606877 |
| Education Welfare |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894400 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 606789 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773456 |
| - Penrith |
01768 242072 |
| - Whitehaven |
01946 852703 |
| Emergency Planning |
01228 815700 |
| Energy Efficiency Advice Centre |
Contact your local council offices |
Environment Agency
(advice, floodline) |
0845 988 1188 |
| Environmental Health |
Contact your local council offices |
| Environmental Protection Services |
Contact your local council offices |
F
|
| Fire Service |
01900 822503 |
| Fly Tipping |
Contact your local council offices |
| Food Inspection Control |
Contact your local council offices |
| Furniture Removal |
Contact your local council offices |
G
|
| Grants |
|
| - Neighbourhood Development |
See Neighbourhood Development Numbers |
| - Student |
01228 606777 |
| Gritting |
0845 609 6609 |
H
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| Health Care Related Matters |
|
| - NHS Direct (24hrs) |
0845 4647 |
| Homelessness |
Contact your local council offices |
| Highways Hotline |
0845 609 6609 |
| Housing Advice |
Contact your local council offices |
| Housing Benefit |
Contact your local council offices |
J
|
Junk Mail (to stop junk mail)
(Mailing Preference Service at: MPS Freepost 22 London WEI 7EZ) |
0845 703 4599 |
L
|
| Land Charges |
Contact your local council offices |
Libraries
(there are 54 libraries around the county the main 6 are listed below) |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894370 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 607310 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773520 |
| - Penrith |
01768 242100 |
| - Whitehaven |
01946 852900 |
| - Workington |
01900 325170 |
| Litter and Street Cleaning |
Contact your local council offices |
| Local Plans |
Contact your local council offices |
M
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| Markets |
Contact your local council offices |
| Marriages, Registration |
01228 606359 |
| Meals On Wheels |
See Social Services |
| Minerals and Waste Planning |
01539 773066 |
N
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| Neighbourhood Development |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894312 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 606315 |
| - Cleator Moor |
01946 855020 |
| - Eden |
01434 382128 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773180 |
| - Ulverston |
01229 894100 |
| - Workington |
01900 325011 |
| Noisy Neighbours |
Contact your local council offices |
O
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| Outdoor Activities |
01768 772816 |
P
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| Parks, Open Spaces and Play Areas |
Contact your local council offices |
| Pest Control |
Contact your local council offices |
| Planning |
Contact your local council offices |
| Police HQ |
01768 891999 |
| Pollution |
Contact your local council offices |
| Print Services and Photocopying |
01228 606420 |
| Product Safety |
See Trading Standards |
| Property |
Contact your local council offices |
| Public Conveniences |
Contact your local council offices |
| Public Rights Of Way |
01228 673084 |
| Public Transport |
0870 608 2608 |
R
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| Recycling |
|
| - Allerdale |
01900 607915 |
| - Barrow |
01229 894950 |
| - Carlisle |
0845 050 2008 |
| - Eden |
01768 212472 or 01768 212406 |
| - Eden Community Recycling |
01768 840259 |
| - South Lakeland |
0845 050 4434 |
| Refuse and Special Collections |
Contact your local council offices |
| Registration of Birth, Deaths and Marriages |
01228 606359 |
| Residents Parking Permits |
Contact your local council offices |
| Respite Care |
See Social Services |
| Residential Homes |
01228 607633 |
| Road Safety |
01768 242336 |
| Roads |
0845 609 6609 |
S
|
| Samaritans UK Wide |
08457 90 90 90 |
| School Governor Support Services |
01228 606921 |
| School Meals (free) |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894400 |
| - Carlisle/Penrith |
01228 606778 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773456 |
| - Whitehaven/Workington |
01946 852700 |
| School Places |
01228 606930 or 01228 606999 or 01228 601171 or 01228 601198 |
| School Transport |
|
| - North, Carlisle, Keswick, Penrith, Maryport |
01228 606008 |
| - South, Barrow, Kendal, Windermere, Whitehaven |
01228 606044 |
| Social Services (Adult Social Care) |
01228 607000 |
| Social Services (All Services) |
|
| - Barrow |
01229 894894 |
| - Carlisle Adult Social Care |
01228 607000 |
| - Carlisle Children's Services |
01228 607002 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773377 |
| - Penrith |
01768 242242 |
| - Whitehaven |
01946 852852 |
| - Workington |
01900 325325 |
| - Out Of Hours 5pm - 9am |
01228 526690 |
| - Typetalk |
0800 959598 |
| Shopmobility |
Contact your local council offices |
| Sport and Recreation |
Contact your local council offices |
| Street Cleaning |
Contact your local council offices |
| Street Lighting |
0845 609 6609 |
| Student Support Services |
01228 606777 |
| Sustainability |
01228 606314 |
| Swimming Pools |
Contact your local council offices |
T
|
| Tourist Information Centres |
Contact your local council offices |
| Town Twinning |
Contact your local council offices |
| Trading Standards |
|
| - Animal Health Licensing |
01539 773137 |
| - Consumer Advice |
0845 3303313 |
| - Head Office |
01539 773594 |
| - Barrow |
01229 894520 |
| - Carlisle |
01228 607447 |
| - Cockermouth |
01900 325980 |
| - Kendal |
01539 773577 |
| - Other |
Contact your local council offices |
| Traveline |
0870 608 2608 |
| Traffic Lights |
0845 609 6609 |
U
|
United Utilities
(electricity) |
0800 195 4141 |
| Unsafe Goods |
See Trading Standards |
V
|
| Voluntary Action Cumbria |
01768 242130 |
| Voting |
Contact your local council offices |
W
|
| Waste Management |
01228 606708 |
| Website Cumbria County Council |
01228 606325 |
| Windermere Ferry Enquiries |
0845 609 6609 |
| WRVS (Meals on Wheels) |
07714898598 or 01228 606387 |
Y
|
| Youth Forum |
Contact your local council offices |
| Youth Offending Team |
|
| - North, Appleby, Kirby Stephen, Tebay |
01228 607090 |
| - South, Kendal, Kirby Lonsdale |
01229 826080 |
| - West, Cockermouth, Keswick, Silloth |
01900 813531 |
Local Council Offices
|
| Allerdale Borough Council |
01900 326333 |
| Barrow Borough Council |
01229 894900 |
| Carlisle City Council |
01228 817000 |
| Cumbria County Council |
01228 606060 |
| Copeland Borough Council |
01946 852585 |
| Eden District Council |
01768 864671 |
| South Lakes District Council |
01539 733333 |
