The following have kindly offered help and support to people and businesses affected by the floods in Cumbria.
Please contact them direct to find out about the help being offered and make sure you are happy with the terms of engagement.
NEWS, Woodrow Services and the Ripple Effect cannot be held responsible for the work/services provided.
Flood Support information being collated by NEWS member Hazel Duhy of Woodrow Services and The Ripple Effect If you would like to offer some support, please contact: hazel@woodrowservices.co.uk
Last Updated: 27 Nov 09
Further offers of support being offered are available at the West Cumbria Business Cluster website
Offer of space in home office complete with exclusive use of desktop PC with broadband access and inclusive of UK landline calls. Free of charge - somewhere quiet to work or study, research on internet for replacement furniture and goods, etc. We are 3 miles from Cockermouth and can help out with transport if necessary. If we can help please contact us on 07841145692
ARC Associates (Carlisle)
Contact: Catherine McCreadie
Tel: 01228 710168 Mob: 07770 710168 E-mail: catherine@arcassociatescumbria.co.uk
If any SME in Cockermouth needs help in establishing what employment rights/responsibilities they or their employees have whilst their business is out of action then I would be pleased to assist.
Cost: whether there is any charge for any help I am able to give would depend on how much time is involved and whether the business carries any insurance.
ALSO: In addition I have 2 bedroomed accommodation near to the centre of Carlisle, which will be available for rent shortly. It is currently let partly furnished. In the event that anyone whose belongings have been destroyed by the floods needs additional furniture, /bedding, kitchen equipment, etc. then we could help find those items.
Bowness HR (Seaton)
Contact: Judith Brew
Mob: 07834 323058 E-mail: judith@bownesshr.co.uk
Happy to help with some basic cleaning up or whatever – also have some spare furniture in storage.
Burnetts Solicitors
Contact: Kenny Ling, Flood Assistance Co-ordinator
Tel: 01228 552222 E-mail: kl@burnetts.co.uk
FREE legal advice to Cumbrian businesses and individuals on flood-related matters. This might include advice on leases or tenancies for businesses which need to temporarily relocate or, in the future, problems with insurers or renovation work.
Fees: FREE
Byte IT
Contact:
Stephen Whelan Tel: 01228 899355 / 899355
Offering to help business owners free of charge, with data recovery from PC's, networks, and laptops damaged by the floods. If you're a business owner in Keswick, Cockermouth, Workington, or West Cumbria, and your business data has been affected, contact us. We have extensive experience in this area, having brought back from the dead many hard drives damaged during the Carlisle floods of 2005.
Fees: FREE
The Cecil Street Project (Carlisle)
Contact: Jennifer Brooks
Tel: 01228 541985 E-mail: Jennifer@cecilstreet.co.uk
Free Wifi and space to work (no desks but seating, coffee tables and a communal kitchen area- in Carlisle city centre)
Cost: FREE, but donation towards costs would be appreciated.
Counselling Cumbria (Arlecdon)
Contact: Linda Jones-Bulman
Tel: 01946 862934 Mob: 07714 913248
Counselling stress management support
Cost: discounted rate to individuals and groups.
The Crafty Workshop, Workington
Contact: Lesley Edmondson
Tel: 01900 605888 Mob: 07979 595252 E-mail: thecraftyworkshop@tiscali.co.uk
Offers any help required, including help clearing and cleaning up
FREE
Cumbria Coaching Network
Contact: Jane Hafren, Flood Support Co-ordinator
Mob: 07799 465962 E-mail: info.potentialworks@yahoo.co.uk Cumbria Coaching Network are offering FREE counselling and coaching sessions
FREE
David Jane
Mob: 07968 213 791 E-mail: dmjane@hotmail.co.uk
Support for charities/ NFPs/ Community Organisations etc who are need support in getting funding. Applications to trust and foundations and research. All things charity related.
Edie Harbord
Tel: 016977 45469 Mob: 07949541040 E-mail: edieharbord@hotmail.com
Clean-up / Therapy - I have time on my hands to help in any way, be it for cleaning up hands on, etc
Cost: Help will be help with travel expenses.
Elevensix Design Studio
Contact: Gemma Bell
Tel: 01228 597401 Mob: 07763 683611 E-mail: gemma@elevensix.co.uk
Any help! Clean up work etc - Also help and advice for businesses getting back on their feet, advice on social media and promotion
FREE
Fosseway Tool Hire Ltd (Warwickshire)
Contact: Neil Davies
Tel: 01608 661 677 Mob: 07976 533 771 www.fossewayhire.com
Unit 1, Tilemans Park, Tilemans Lane, Shipston On Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4GX
We are able to offer large dehumidifiers for hire.
Cost: £70 net per week plus delivery at cost.
Futureclean Assured Systems
Contact: Rafael Cobos or Mary de Cobos
Tel: 01946 810867 Mob: 07595 221789 E-mail: rafcobos@futurecleansystems.co.uk www.futurecleansystems.co.uk
We would like to offer our services as an expert in the cleanup and restoration, including disinfection and mold control – on a cost based (negotiable) basis. We have access to a range of companies that produce good quality cleaning chemical products – probably discounted, but unsure at this stage.
Fees: discounted and negotiable
Graysonside B&B
Contact: Janette Likeman
E-mail: stay@graysonside.co.uk
We have the breakfast room which can take up to 30 people it can be used during the times of 10am and 10pm. This can be used for school / education office split in to what ever may be of use.
Greta Brown
E-mail: greta_brown@hotmail.co.uk
Offering assistance to anyone needing help…
Helen Golding Miller - Bookbinder / Conservator
Contact: Helen Golding Miller E-mail: hgoldingmiller@googlemail.com www.helengoldingmiller.co.uk
I can help in any way re: salvage of documents / preservation / conservation of items just let me know.
Hy5 Cleaning Ltd
Contact: Keith Simm
Tel: 0800 316 6280 Mob: 07866 476 178 E-mail: info@hy5cleaning.co.uk
Cleaning of premises following flood damage including water and debris removal, drying, full cleaning.
Cost: 15% discount for anybody (commercial or domestic) affected by the floods
Lakeland Office
Tel: 01768 890440 Mob: 07974605894 E-mail: tony.burton@lakelandoffice.co.uk www.lakelandoffice.co.uk
We can offer office furniture from stock with a quick delivery at discounted prices to reflect the current conditions. We can take away and dispose of damaged furniture.
Cost: Discounted prices
Lakeland Seasons (Cockermouth)
Contact: Jon Sharp
Mob: 07976 725316
I can offer the following if they are suitable to anyone on a free loan: 1 typist chair, 1 large table (normally designed for garden patio but only ever been used as an office desk!), one or two shelving units, 1 Electric Heater, 1 TFT Monitor (no PC at present). Items are currently within our shop in Lowther Went, Cockermouth
Cost: On FREE Loan
Lasertech Cumbria
Contact: John Alder
Tel: 08707 872323
E-mail: cumbria@lasertechgroup.com
Office supplies
Cost: discounted rates for any business direclty affected by the flooding.
Lee Wormald E-mail: lee.wormald@gmail.com
Available Tue/Wed/Thurs evenings.
I can offer help to clean up on these evenings. I can bring my own hi-vis jacket, gloves, steel toe boots, mask etc. I can do many DIY tasks and have my own tools. Although not a tradesman (electrician, plumber etc) I have a degree in engineering, so I can do most things (fitted many kitchens, bathrooms, laid patios etc)
I can go to shops (Whitehaven/W'ton) on my way home from work to get things for people and bring them in to CA13 if necessary
Just let me know what's needed and I'll see what I can do.
Living Continuity Ltd (Plumpton)
Contact: Emily Thompson
Mob: 07971 877424 www.livingcontinuity.co.uk
Recovery options and planning
Lloydstsb Bank
Contact: Maria Ramsdale
Mob:07841 490287 E-mail: mariaramsdale@hotmail.com
I can offer with financial help with Lloydstsb
ALSO, I can offer help personally, as I have a car currently not being used just needs taxing and MOT, which I am about to trade in but it is currently sat on my drive.
Marshmallow Cumbria (Cockermouth)
Contact: Madeleine Baird
Mob: 07722 613674
Confidential Understanding - eases mind & spirit. If people want to off-load in a safe, confidential framework to someone who will completely understand their situation, then I'm happy to be contacted.
Cost: FREE/Discounted
Martenhowe
Contact: Graeme McLaughlin
Tel: 017684 82200 Mob: 07884 188897 E-mail: graeme.mclaughlin@martenhowe.com www.martenhowe.com
We would be happy to offer IT Disaster Recovery advice and technical support. We can evaluate IT equipment, repair if possible, recover data and help put together a new IT Strategy / system. We can also help by providing support with insurance claims for computer equipment.
Cost: Initial consultation and remedial action would be free, and work thereafter discounted to £35 per hour. Cost of putting things right may well be met by insurance, depending on policies.
MBI (Kendal)
Contact: Margaret Barrow
Tel: 01539 720100 E-mail: furniture@mbioffice.co.uk
Suppliers of office furniture… will help with any prices for insurance quotes too.
Online Systems Ltd
Contact: Barry Maxey
Tel: 01228 599898 Mob: 07917 136501 E-mail: b.maxey@online-systems.co.uk
We can offer the supply/installation/maintenance of business telephone systems and solutions – line rental/call charge billing – Broadband – Mobiles – Mobile broadband (covering all network providers) all @ very competitive rates for Cumbrian Businesses
For businesses effected by the flooding and cannot access normal B.T.Lines – a solution for quick access subject to network coverage is Mobile broadband a quick and a very affordable solution
Mediation Matters (Cockermouth)
Contact: Richard Fielden
Tel: 01900 823708 Mob: 077650 49380 E-mail: thefieldens@uk2k.com
I would like to offer my Mediation service, as there will inevitably be a lot of conflicts to resolve within the community and conflicts involving insurance companies.
Cost: For all those effected by the flooding I will be offering a FREE mediation service in the short term.
Oaktree Accountancy (Cockermouth)
Contact: Chris Macleod IFA ICPA
Tel: 01900 268086 Mob: 07889 1810880 www.oakacc.co.uk
(Note that the phone line is currently out of order, though.)
Support to All Flood-Affected Businesses - on a first come, first served basis, I am offering every flood-affected business up to 3 hours of free accountancy support. This could be: Helping you to complete insurance claim forms to maximise your compensation; Helping you with grant applications so you get your fair share of recovery funds; Re-creating financial records which have been badly damaged by the floods.
Cost: FREE - No strings attached. This offer is made on a non-contractual, no obligation basis.
Parkside Computers
Contact: Pete Walker
Tel: 01524-761515 Mob: 07710-287616 E-mail: pete.walker@parksidecomputers.co.uk
IT consultancy, provision and support services, specifically hardware, Windows networking, IT security - focussed on SMEs
Cost: This help will be at a discounted rate
Pilot Point Consulting
Contact: Catherynn Dunstan
Mob: 0779 643 7864 E-mail: catherynn@pilot-point.com
Counselling (I am a qualified counsellor with speciality in trauma, loss and grief counselling). Also very willing to offer coaching if that will help anyone. Or anything else you can think of that I might be able to help with.
FREE
Positive Solutions
Contact: David Tierney
E-mail: DavidTierney@thinkpositive.co.uk
Desk to work at (OK dining room table, but quiet) and broadband connection.
Labour - happy to lend a hand labouring to help clean up - with notice.
Financial matters - helping with insurance claim forms, accessing cash from investments etc.
Transport - Can do some ferrying of people to and from where they need to be - again with a bit of notice.
Cost: All services / help / labour / advice / place to work offered free.
Robbie Taylor LTD - Builders
Contact: Robbie Taylor
Tel: 016973 52133 Mob: 07743791432
If I could provide anybody affected by the floods a price to strip out and put back together their homes would only be too happy to. We do everything from strip out to rebuild, plaster, plumbing, electrical, joinery full completion of all necessary works. All staff are fully qualified and all have the necessary certificates. We were involved with the rebuilding of the flood damaged houses in the Carlisle floods and know exactly what is involved and what needs to be done.
SPATIAL CONSULTANTS LTD
Contact: Graham Morgan
Tel: 07717 539412 E-mail: gmorgan@spatialconsultants.com www.spatialconsultants.com
We can provide support to planners, decision makers, media relations and emergency services through the provision of geographic information and analysis, and through designing and managing efforts to obtain the necessary source data and specialised tools if necessary.
Fees: We will generally need to agree to fee for service to cover costs
Training Works (Wetheral)
Contact: Marylou Booth
Tel: 01228 562976 Mob: 07967 703802 E-mail: marylou_booth@yahoo.co.uk
Offers any help required, including help clearing and cleaning up, driving people around, making phone calls, cooking, etc
Travel Counsellors
Contact: Debs Weatherall
Tel: 0845 058 7496 Mob: 07914 413907 E-mail: Deb.weatherall@travelcounsellors.com
Spare desk available in Bolton-Le-Sands
FREE
Twoey Toys
Contact: Rachel Kilpin-Miller
E-mail: Rachel@twoeytoys.com
Offers any help required in spare time
Unique Solutions
Contact: Maureen Colohan
Tel: 01228 522890 E-mail: admin@uniquesolutions.org.uk www.uniquesolutions.org.uk
Trauma counselling for West Cumbrian individuals, families and businesses affected by the floods
FREE
WCDA (West Cumbria Development Agency)
Contact: Ray Patterson, Property Manager
Tel: 01900 62031 Mob: 07774 163368 E-mail: ray@wcda.co.uk www.wcda.co.uk
Our Property Team here at WCDA are co-ordinating the information on available premises to businesses on behalf of all partnering business support organisations in West Cumbria. We maintain a database on available property. Our Business Support Team is on the ground working along side Business Link helping those same business with advice guidance and funding.
West Cumbria Consulting Ltd
Tel: 01900 810559 www.westcumbriaconsulting.co.uk
Project Management, Construction Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Management. Ensure your requirements are correctly specified, develop cost estimates, identify and appoint suitable contractors, commercial negotiations and management of contractors.
Woodrow Services/The Ripple Effect
Contact: Hazel Duhy
Tel: 016973 44905 Mob: 07971 831198 E-mail: hazel@woodrowservices.co.uk www.woodrowservices.co.uk
Collating details of flood support and help needed by people and businesses affected by the flood.
Also use of a car and IT equipment.
Cost: FREE
