Community gym facilities, improved train station disability access and work on Ulverston Leisure Centre are among the plans in the pipeline at the town council for 2021.

Ulverston Town Council is working on a number of projects which are set to improve the town next year.

It has decided to propose a series of revitalisation measures attached to budget proposals which will be presented in 2021.

Plans include: extra funding to get Ulverston Leisure Centre open and improved; £10,000 of funding towards a study to provide disability access at Ulverston Station, especially to platforms two and three; the improvement of pavements (streets, stairs and steps around the town); more bollards to protect the spaces where people walk; and possible plans to install a series of community gym facilities on walking routes.

There will also be opportunities to work with local businesses to improve some "rather neglected" hidden spots around town, said Councillor Mark Wilson.

This will be in addition to gaining success with the Borderlands project, which aims to boost infrastructure, skills and tourism in the region either side of the England-Scotland border.

The town council is also helping to create more measures to tackle flooding in Ulverston East, allocating £50,000 of funding to continue with flood remediation measures in the town.

There are also a large number of housing developments beginning next year, brought in to meet demand and energise the market.

Cllr Wilson said: “UTC hopes to encourage local folk to pass on their ideas to South Lakeland District Council to help form the local plan.

“This will help determine where new developments might take place.

“UTC is currently at an early stage of looking at a local plan for the North Lonsdale Road area of Ulverston and consultation are welcome.”

The multi-million pound Swarthmoor roundabout is also set to begin construction next year.

He added: “During 2021, we hope that the planning for the roundabout at Swarthmoor will bring opportunities to ease traffic that need not go through town.”

The town council also hopes to arrange an offer to parents who wish to use the car park at Brewery Street for free to drop off and then walk children to nearby schools.