After you’ve watched the video, have a go at these tasks:

1) Sort the answers: Which of these questions are for your Local Council and which for your MP?

You're worried about the safety of a playground for the younger children near where you live

You want to know about the situation in Ukraine and what you can do to help

An elderly neighbour's bin needs emptying

You think every child should have a school meal for free every day

There's a big pothole in the road outside your school

You want all big businesses to show how much they are doing to protect the environment

You didn’t get into the school you wanted to go to

There’s a street lamp not working on your way home from school and the path’s a bit dark

You read something on the internet about animal testing and you want to know more

You think that every school needs to teach more about relationships and online safety

You read about a new immigration policy for people wanting to live in the UK and it might not be fair

2) Use this link to find out who your local councillor is in Westmorland and Furness Council.

https://westmorlandandfurness.moderngov.co.uk/mgFindMember.aspx 

Local wards (areas) in the new council

• Dalton North

• Dalton South

• Hawcoat and Newbarns

• High Furness

• Low Furness

• Old Barrow and Hindpool

• Ormsgill and Parkside

• Risedale and Roosecote

• Ulverston

• Walney Island

3) What's at this postcode that you should know about? (and… have you ever been?)

Extension:

Write to your local councillor for the new Westmorland and Furness council to let them know of any issues you think the council should have as a priority.