The year 8 programme got underway in January with a Meet and Greet evening at The Forum Barrow, where families gathered to learn more about the forthcoming programme. The Focus of the year 8...

The Kickstart programme got underway in September engaging with over 80 children and families from 16 primary schools in the Furness area working with year 6 children. The programme (funded by BBC Children in...

Inspiring Barrow Kickstart programme finished the academic year on a high by engaging with children across year 6 and 7 in Barrow and Furness. The programme which supported schools during lockdown with educational material,...

Although school visits were not permitted into the school buildings during lockdown restrictions, Inspiring Barrow has been busy behind the scenes supporting the children of Barrow and Furness. The team supported the schools by...

Inspiring Barrow ( Kickstart Programme) was unable to deliver in the Summer term due to Covid 19.  This has impacted many families across Furness over the past 5 months. Children from year 6 were...

A crowd of 300 gathered at the Forum on December 6th 2019 to celebrate  the work of Year 6 children that have completed the Inspiring Barrow Kickstart programme. Guest speaker was Barrow Borough Council’s...

Inspiring Barrow Kickstart Programme has received funding for a further three years due to matched funding by Big The big Lottery Community Fund and BBC Children in Need at a national level. Locally the...

60 children drawn from 5 secondary school across Furness enjoyed a day of outdoor activities at The Kepplewray Centre in Broughton during May half-term. The children enjoyed canoeing on Coniston Water, archery, crate-stacking and...

Inspiring Barrow Kickstart Celebration evening got underway on Friday 22nd March 2019 to acknowledge the hard work of students in Year 8 from Walney School , St Bernard’s, Furness Academy, and new to the...