Policy and procedure

Since forming the Marsh Street Arches and Garden Community Interest Company we have worked in partnership with Cumbria CVS in developing and adopting various policies and procedures. To view some of our policies, please click on the appropriate links below.

Volunteer Policy
Volunteer Application Form
Volunteer Agreement
Template Volunteer Role Description
Volunteer Induction Checklist
Volunteer Induction Checklist Reference
Template Volunteer Role Description
Volunteer Review Assessment
Volunteer Exit Procedure
Volunteer Expenses Claim Form
Confidentiality Declaration
Problem Solving Procedure
Disciplinary Procedure

Data Protection Policy
Child Protection Policy
Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy
Equal Opportunities Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Environmental Policy
External Risk Assessment

Current Company membership

Following agreement at our 27th July 2011 AGM we are pleased to confirm details of our current Directors and Members of Company, as follows.
Current Directors of Company:

• Ian Bell
• Steve Robson
• Scott Gomersall
• Joe Wardman

Currents Members of Company:

• Andy High
• Rebecca Rawlings
• Graham Bromley
• Paul Zaccarini
• Lisa Millard
• Phil Robson
• John Irving
• Ian Laird
• Sandra Brewer
• Patricia Thomas
• Rebecca Allen
• Robert Smith
• Margie Arts
• Veronica Whatley

Please see the Membership application form below if you would like to become a valued Member of the Marsh Street Arches and Garden Community Interest Company. It costs nothing to become a Member and there are many benefits such as:

• Be first to receive regular news and updates.
• Have a “first option” in invitations to events, activities and potential training etc.
• Have a say in the management and the future of the Company.
• Be able to vote at Members meetings.
• Be able to stand as a Company Director.
• Receive the accounts of the Company.

Alternatively you can download a Membership application form here.

Our Bramleys Seedling appear to be flourishing

PAVE/Jubilee House Opportunities Unit visit

A most enjoyable visit from members of staff and service users from PAVE and Jubilee House Opportunities Unit.

The visit was arranged, following a previous visit from PAVE, to allow an opportunity for other members of staff and service users to have a look around the site of the planned north plot grow your own scheme, to discuss the scheme in more detail and to confirm their allocation of raised planters.

Moth trapping evening, Ormsgill Quarry - 22nd July

Wildlife Bonanza, Barrow Park - 23rd July

Thank you for the generous donation

We would like to thank Jean for the very generous donation of a cordless hedge trimmer, it was very much appreciated. Thank you Jean.

Current Directors and Members of Company

Current Directors of Company:

• Ian Bell
• Steve Robson
• Scott Gomersall
• Joe Wardman

Currents Members of Company:

• Andy High
• Rebecca Rawlings
• Graham Bromley
• Paul Zaccarini
• Lisa Millard
• Phil Robson

New Members to be formally appointed at our AGM:

• John Irving
• Ian Laird
• Sandra Brewer
• Patricia Thomas
• Rebecca Allen
• Robert Smith
• Margie Arts
• Veronica Whatley

Please see the Membership application form below if you would like to become a valued Member of the Marsh Street Arches and Garden Community Interest Company. It costs nothing to become a Member and there are many benefits such as:

• Be first to receive regular news and updates.
• Have a “first option” in invitations to events, activities and potential training etc.
• Have a say in the management and the future of the Company.
• Be able to vote at Members meetings.
• Be able to stand as a Company Director.
• Receive the accounts of the Company.

Alternatively you can download a copy of the membership form here.

Thank you to the Our Green Space Team

Our project coordinator Graham Bromley would like to take this opportunity and thank Carol Douglas and all at the Our Green Space project team for the card. It was very much appreciated, he is feeling better already :)

Our Green space is a Cumbria wide 3 year partnership project running until December 2011, supported by  the Heritage Lottery Funds "your heritage" grant scheme.  The aim of the project is to celebrate and enhance the heritage, cultural, environmental and community value of open green spaces in Cumbria for all to enjoy.

For more information please visit their website here.

Various view of the Green Heart Den

Looking towards the railway arches














                         
 A view from arch D

One of our raised planters

You can view additional pictures on our recently updated Flickr photo sets here.

Network Rail , arch B clearance

It was nice to see Mark Parry from Network Rail again while he was organising a clean up of arch B. While showing Mark around the Green Heart Den during his inspection of the arches Mark confirmed that he does not have an issue with the project installing a secured gated access to both arches E and F, in a similar way as we have to arch D.

North plot poppies. Where there's a will, there's a way..........

Six spot Burnet on the north plot wildlife banking

Barrow Growing open session visitors

Various vistors and members of Barrow Growing pictured on the Green Heart Den during the open session in which they had a look around both the garden and the north plot grow your own scheme. Many of the visitors who had previously expressed an interest in the use of a raised planter on the grow your own scheme have now been allocated a planter. 

Thank you to all who attended and helped to make it a most enjoyable event :)

Special thank you to Neighbourhood Manager Steve Robson.

Greengate Street, "weak bridge" classification

I hope you can understand our concern in regard to the "weak bridge" classification of Greengate Street bridge, particularly as we are currently in the process of considering a proposed tenancy agreement from Netwrok Rail in regard to the four railway arches immediately below the area on Greengate Street bridge classified as a "weak bridge "
In paticular we would like to find out:

• What crieria is used to determine whether or not the structure is "weak"?
• What does "weak bridge" actually mean in terms of the structural integrity of the bridge.
• What, if any, impact would this have on the arches below the bridge, the bridge over the railway line and Marsh Street?
• Does this pose any possible risk, of any kind, to those using Greengate Street or living and working adjacent to the bridge?

We would be interested in hearing from all those responsible for the integrity and maintenance of structure and would like, if possible, to be provided with a copy of the complete structural survey that concluded and recommended this "weak bridge" classification and which may have possibly lead to the imposed weight restriction on vehicles.

Thank you in anticipation.

Our sensory raised planters......

Our sensory raised planters contain a variety of plants such as; mints, cotton lavender, sage, rosemary, chives and lavender.

Cotton Lavender

                                         Lavender