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CVS in second u-turn on merger decision

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector Online, 14 August 2007

Barrow Council for Voluntary Service has reversed its decision to pull out of the first county-wide CVS merger in Cumbria.

Member groups of the organisation voted to pull out of the merger at a extraordinary general meeting in June. But at a further EGM held last week, members decided to rejoin Cumbria CVS by 23 votes to two.

Karen Bowen, chief officer of Cumbria CVS, said Barrow had decided to re-ballot member organisations because it felt the original decision was not representative.

"Barrow had reviewed its financial position and believed it was in the best interest of the organisation to merge," she said.

Bowen said the organisation could have been in competition with the larger body for funding. "Cumbria CVS had already received funding to deliver services in the Barrow area," she added. "It gives us a much more balanced way forward, and we will be working together rather than working in parallel. It would not have been good for the sector as a whole."

Cumbria CVS is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of October.

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David Burnby

David Burnby, 14 August 2007, 11:10

The significance of this merger cannot be understated. To acheive a merger on this scale and reconcile the interests of communities as diverse as Barrow, Carlisle, South Lakeland and the Eden Valley is unprecedented and all concerned should be congratulated. This is good news for the Infra Structure of Cumbria and for the front line organisations it serves.

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