Delight as Allerdale Disability Association will continue to operate

The Allerdale Disability Association (ADA) was forced to consider closure after the charity, which has been running in the area since 1976, had faced 'a number of financial challenges' in recent times.

The news was devastating to the many service users that rely on the charity, with Kelly Stewart, whose fiancé Nick Wilson is a service user of the charity, starting a fundraiser for the organisation after going into 'a very instantaneous numb panic' when hearing the news.

The charity has supported Nick with access to things like personal independence payments, which he says have given him an 'incredible amount' - such as access to exercise classes, education courses and 'accessible self improvement services'.

A meeting of the charity was planned for Wednesday, November 13 with the only business on the agenda being a 'motion to wind up ADA'.

However, it looks like the charity has been saved, with a social media post announcing that the charity had held the meeting on Wednesday and had managed to secure some funding 'to keep them open'.

The news has been welcomed by service users who say they are delighted there is 'still a foundation of support' for disabled people in the area.

Nick said: “Kelly was extremely emotional, she was very emotional because it means quite a lot for support around this area, in West Cumbria- it means a lot to know that there is still that foundation of support.

“For myself it’s great, it means I’ll have a place to go when I need support around these process, it can be very helpful because it will be in front of a person, someone I know, someone that is familiar and I know will be welcoming.

“It has benefited the community for a long, long time and I am really glad because I know it will continue to benefit the community for a long time to come, and it will continue changing with the times.”

The Allerdale Disability Association has been approached for a comment on the situation.