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Staveley, Ings & Kentmere have vibrant community networks, activities and services. It has become clear however that some people find it difficult to get around at least some of the time, limiting their ability to participate and/or meet their day-to-day needs. Initial explorations of this suggest that this not only includes people who might be seen as vulnerable, but others in the community whose voices might not be heard on these issues.
This study aimed to:
- Understand the nature of problems that anyone in the community might have in getting around locally.
“Locally” means both within the settlements (Staveley, Ings and Kentmere) and between them. It is not about mobility more widely – such as to Kendal or further afield, or for routine journeys such as to work or school.
- Identify solutions to overcome the problems identified
This was done both by gleaning people’s thoughts on possible solutions, and for the project team to consider the problems together to explore and identify solutions.
The identification of solutions would then be used to better inform who might have responsibility for implementing them.