Press Release from Tim Farron's Office

South Lakes MP Tim Farron will welcome Owen Paterson, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to Cumbria on Wednesday.

During his visit to Cumbria Owen Paterson will be visiting:

08.30am – 09.30 - Meeting with Fibre Garden Community Broadband project in Garsdale.

At Garsdale the minister will announce that the community is one of the first two to get an agreement-in-principle for a Rural Community Broadband Fund grant. Pending some conditions being filled by the community-led project, 525 premises will be connected to superfast broadband following a Government investment of £157,500.