Two electric vehicle chargepoints and two charging sockets for e-bikes have been installed in Cumbria. The electric vehicle chargepoints, installed at Blain House in Penrith, are the latest in a series of similar installations by Lancaster-based community benefit society Charge My Street who, during the past year, have launched chargepoints.
Two electric vehicle chargepoints and two charging sockets for e-bikes have been installed in Penrith. The electric vehicle chargepoints are the latest in a series of similar installations by Lancaster based community benefit society Charge My Street who, over the past year, have launched chargepoints in Carlisle, Kendal, Barrow and Aspatria among others. This charge point has been installed at Blain House in Penrith. This is the first of the installations to have integrated charging facilities for e-bikes, a prospect that Richard Ingham, Cumbria’s bicycle mayor saw as an important step forward. He said: “It makes a statement that cyclists, whether they be on e-bikes or non-assisted bikes are welcome here which is important for Penrith because it lies on the coast-to-coast, the UK’s most popular cycle route.
The daughter of Joan Johnstone penned a tribute to the community champion who passed aged 73. Mrs Johnstone s daughter Sarah Harrison said: Born at Castlerigg Farm, Armathwaite, Joan was one of four children of the late Thomas and Mabel Brownrigg. She had two brothers, the late Bert, George, and a sister Ruth. Joan attended Lazonby Primary School, before continuing her education at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School. Joan was 16-years-old when she met Stuart Johnstone, then aged 18. They married six years later in May, 1970, at Ravenstonedale Church. At 17, Joan started working as a nursing cadet at the infirmary in Carlisle, where she qualified as a general nurse.