More than 60 businesses back Anti-Racist Cumbria charity campaign

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THREEvolunteer teams from Anti Racist Cumbria were joined by members of the public who had chosen to volunteer for the charity for the day in exchange for items purchased from the Cumberland Building Societies Kinder Cumbria shop project.

In the innovative project items were purchased with volunteer hours rather than exchanged for money.

Together they visited businesses in Carlisle, Keswick and Windermere to talk about the charitys vision for an anti-racist county and to ask them to show their support by putting up an Anti Racist Cumbria Supporter sticker in their window.

The charity have been blown away by the welcome they received as 68 shops, pubs, restaurants and independent Cumbrian businesses put up stickers without hesitation.

Janett Walker CEO & Co-Founder said: We felt so much warmth and interest from the businesses and the general public whilst we were out and about. Its great to see that Cumbria is proud to be a county that is openly saying racism isnt welcome here. We know putting up a sticker wont solve racism but it does send a message that we are united against it as a county and we want to say thank you so much to our volunteers and to all of the businesses for getting behind this local campaign.

Businesses putting up stickers across the county included Carlisle institutions such as Bruce & Lukes, The Thin White Duke and Foxes Cafe Lounge, Keswick icons like The Keswick Boot Co and Herdy and Windermere stalwarts such as Crescent Cards and The Queens.

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