The new Whitehaven project will support over 55s who live in isolated rural communities or who are socially excluded through poverty by helping to develop their interests and skills, enable them to be socially integrated and involved in their communities. The proposed project will operate in Mid Copeland and North Allerdale, where Age Concern Northwest Cumbria (ACNWC) is developing a new model of community based working in line with local strategies to bring services and activities closer to home.