Cumbria County Council has been given an award for their work supporting the armed forces community.
The Ministry of Defence and North West Reserve and Forces Association (RFCA) have awarded Cumbria County Council with gold employer status for the Employer Recognition Scheme.
The scheme recognises organisations who pledge, demonstrate and advocate their support for the defence community.
Since 2016, Cumbria County Council had been a silver employer. Through increasing the level of support on offer the county council has demonstrated an exemplar role within Cumbria.
Cllr Celia Tibble, Cumbria County Council Cabinet Member for Armed Forces, said:
“I’m delighted that we have today been awarded Gold employer status.
"This recognises the hard work and support that the county council has put in place for veterans, reservists, families and cadet force adult volunteers."
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