One stop shop for council services

Last updated 09:20, Friday, 10 October 2008

WIGTON schoolchildren will have designs on the town’s new Community Office at its official launch on Tuesday.

Year Six children from Thomlinson Junior School will take part in an art competition to mark the launch of the Wigton Local Links facility, next to the Market Hall, Church Street.

Local Links is part of a joint scheme between Allerdale Borough Council and Cumbria County Council, bringing services into a one stop shop for residents.

The children will be drawing their ideas of how councils help – which could include parks and playgrounds and schools.

Bill Lowther, deputy chairman of Innovia Films, will join council representatives and Local Links partners to officially open the facility at 2.30pm.

With one visit residents can get information on council services and receive assistance with filling out forms, pay council tax, pick up temporary residential car parking permits and apply for a blue badge parking permit, report fly tipping and arrange refuse collections, request help with pest control, report stray dogs and dog fouling and report faulty street lights and problems with roads.

Other groups, such as the Law Centre and Age Concern, will regularly visit the Market Hall to offer people help and advice on a wide range of subjects.

Call the Local Links office on 01900 702890.