We’re looking for new jury members

Jury for Joy, our long-term citizens’ jury in West Cumbria focusing on art and creativity, is looking for new members.

Today it opened registration for local people who are interested in being selected as jury members. If selected, new jurors will join the current cohort of jury members to make decisions on how money is spent on creative activity in the region.

We hosted two Jury for Joy weekends last year – one in May and the other in November. Both weekends were imaginative and insightful with jury members coming together to agree on ideas, approaches and events for local communities to enjoy.

One of the jury’s ideas comes to life today in Dearham in the form of a touring heritage bus bringing free creative activities and performances to different corners of West Cumbria.

So who can register for Jury for Joy?

Anyone aged 18 and over who lives at an address in West Cumbria can register. When we refer to West Cumbria we mean the old boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland.

You don’t need any prior knowledge to take part, if selected you’d just need to bring yourself, your life experience and a willingness to listen and take part.

Why should people register?

This is a fantastic opportunity to have your voice heard and actively contribute to important decision-making processes around creative activity here in West Cumbria.

It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and experience new things.

The jury is a safe, accessible space to listen, learn, talk, review & have fun.

If you are selected and take part in Jury for Joy you will receive a shopping voucher for £200 as a thank you gift.

How does the selection work?

Everyone who is registered by Mon 7 April will be entered into our Spring lottery.

This lottery will select participants at random taking into consideration the demographic composition of the area. So it will look at things like age, gender and postcode and randomly select those who have the criteria that makes our jury as representative as possible.From this process we aim to recruit 10 new members to join the jury this Spring and attend our next Jury for Joy on Sat 31 May and Sun 1 Jun.

How do people register?

You can complete this Jury for Joy online registration form.

And there’s loads more useful information here on our website.

If you have any questions or want assistance in completing the online form you can email juryforjoy@everyonehere.org or call 07522 849071 and one of our Everyone Here team will support you.