I also copied in Cllr John Clough who also showed concern for the CAB issue when it was raised by Roger Lindsay last November and reassured me that I could always get information from him by email. . . . He ran for the North County Council Ward against James Airey in the recent election. James Airey was returned as the county councillor.
I received no reply from either of the two Labour Councillors to my email sent a week ago on Sunday 23rd June. Here is a copy:
Mark,
Could you give me an update on when the CAB is likely to open here in Ulverston?
I called in to talk to Jayne Kendall yesterday to find that that she understood that the process is being held up by the signing of a lease to reuse the premises that were used previously.
Why is this process taking so long?
I put it to her that if a business was held up by the signing of a lease, it would be fixed within a week. She agreed with me and was only able to make what appeared to be a feeble response.
She is hoping that the CAB is operating in "four to six weeks". What will she say in six weeks time? - The same? She said something similar when I asked the last time. was it six weeks ago?
In the mean time, how is Cumbria Rural coping with the flood of new calls? My experience has been that it took six calls within their stated office hours before the phone was answered. I'm about to try again to check. Have you tried recently to find out what the situation is really like?
You will have many people in your ward that have cases in process. How are they coping? Do they understand how they should proceed in the mean time?
How many people do you have in your ward that have ongoing cases at this very minute?
Do we have a councillor in Ulverston that is keeping close contact with the situation and helping resolve problems that may occur? How much help are Cumbria Rural being helped to resolve their problems?
It is now three months since the Ulverston Centre closed. Couldn't there be a more informative notice placed on the window of the former premises to help people that by the nature of their plight are not good at taking care of themselves?
Don't you feel that this statement doesn't ring true and is hollow?
An article in the Westmorland Gazette on June 6th page 15 - middle bottom reassures us that ""We will soon have appointments in Kendal and Ulverston. Check our website for details www.cumbriaruralcab.org.uk/ When you do this you get the following http://www.cumbriaruralcab.org.uk/Cumbria_Rural_CAB/Cumbria_Rural_CAB.html
Going here I get no details at all , do you?
Are we really a caring society in Ulverston?
My enquiry regarding provision for the homeless demonstrates that there is no longer any help available in Ulverston - you have to go to Barrow. (Source Sgt Rupert Johnston) (The previous provision by the granary and Impact Housing has apparently closed.)This may be OK while the weather is warm but what will happen in five month's time. What resources will we have then?
It's hard times needing good co-ordination of resources and caring people to pull out the stops. What a previously concerned people like Roger Lindsay doing? What am I doing?
I shall be revisiting you for some answers at the end of the week.
Geoff
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