The village of Crosthwaite

(Last update - January 28, 2012)

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Crosthwaite and Lyth

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Two Valleys Churches
The Exchange
Two Valleys Parish News

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Rodney Sale's Weather pages
Memorial Hall bookings

 

 

AROUND THE PARISH

Damson Country
Walks Around the Lyth
and Winster Valleys

Cameos of Crosthwaite and Lyth
Families of Crosthwaite and Lyth
Picture Gallery

Parish Articles

Events and information.

Village Videos


CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Aerobics and Yoga
Art Club
Bell Ringers
Crosthwaite and Lyth
Bowling Club
Crosthwaite Short Mat
Bowling Club
Local History Society
Crosthwaite Tennis Club
WI logo Women's Institute
 
 

ORGANISATIONS AND
BUSINESSES

The Parish Council
The Neighbourhood Forum
The Memorial Hall
The Landowners of
Crosthwaite and Lyth
Local Businesses

 

INITIATIVES

First Responders
Parish Plan
Village of the Year 2009

 

Links to other sites

Artisan-food in Cumbria

Crosthwaite School

Brigsteer Village Hall

The Winster Valley Homepage

Witherslack Village

The Natland.info web site

The Westmorland Damson Association

The Lake District National Park Authority

Cumbria Directory

Rural wheels

Where are we?

 

The Damson Valley

The Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth lies 5 miles west of Kendal, 5 miles north of Grange-over-Sands and 3 miles south of Bowness-on-Windermere. The M6 motorway is 5 miles from the parish. Manchester Airport is 82 miles to the south.

Crosthwaite derives its name from the old Scandinavian word, “thwaite”, meaning a clearing in a forest or a piece of land, which has been enclosed. This was blended with “Cross”, which may reflect the earlier Christian connections with the Irish or Angle missionaries of the sixth or seventh century. The Norsemen also gave the Lyth Valley its name; “hlith” means sloping hillside.

News and Events

(click on the underlined text to go to the article, website or e-mail address)

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Click here for Two Valleys Parish News for February 2012

(Click here for previous issues.)



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Services for February have been incorrectly printed in the Two Valleys Parish News

 

Click here for Church Services for this February (or HERE for you own printable copy)


.............and here for the latest Church Notice Sheet

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Exchange Birthday 1st February 1-4 p.m.

NOW WE ARE SIX

You are invited to celebrate the Exchange's 6th Birthday with a Winnie the Pooh "Now we are six" themed party.  We will be serving a  lunch of Pigglet Stew, desserts with Honey and Roo's Medicine (fruit punch!).  Come and celebrate with Balloons, Birthday Cake and Bouncing off the walls with your friends............... All welcome!

Click HERE to download your own copy of the Now we are Six" flyer.

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Hartley has added quite a lot to his ongoing study of Families of the Lyth Valley.

Click HERE to visit his web pages.

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LANDOWNERS OF CROSTHWAITE AND LYTH.

 

AGM on Wednesday 1st February at 7.00 p.m. at the Memorial Hall

 

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Click here for Parish Council Minutes for 5th January 2012.

 

Note - the PC meetings are now generally held on the 1st Thursday in each month.

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Weather for December

Click here for Weather for December 2011
and here for a summary of the weather for 2011.

(or see Rodney Sale's weather pages for the weather over past months and years)

 

 

 

Click here for the 2012 WI programme.

 

 

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Broadband in the Parish

I have taken on the task of ‘Parish Broadband Champion’ and will be responsible for collecting information about broadband availability and Internet use in our Parish. Have a look at http://broadbandcumbria.com/ broadband-champions/ for more information.

I need to do a local survey and compile the parish’s ‘broadband map’.

I NEED YOUR HELP

In the new year I will ask as many people as possible to check their broadband speed on the same day and at roughly the same time, using (probably) the BBC iPlayer speed test facility. If you think you can help please e-mail me at - (John at South Low) and I will be in touch.

john - webmaster

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Drainage

The consultation period has now ended for comment on the establishment of a new internal drainage board.

However since there has been considerable interest in this subject the background information andlinks have been retained on the web site and can be found by clicking HERE.

john - webmaster

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EXCHANGE EVENTS

See below for the Exchange DIARY FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER

or click HERE to download your own copy.

EXCHANGE EVENTS

Click HERE to download your own copy of the Exchange DIARY FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER

Exchange video

Click HERE to view a video that Cumbria Action made at the Exchange earlier in the year.

 

PRICING IN THE CAFÉ

As the costs of baking ingredients have risen considerably since we started the Exchange in 2006, we hope you will understand that we need to increase our prices. Our brilliant bakers will receive the benefits of these increases.

Hot Drinks                        80p
Juice                                50p
Cakes                          £1.20
Tray bakes                        80p
Scoop of ice cream             50p
Ice Cream Sundaes        £1.50

FISH

Some of us have been enjoying the amazingly fresh fish we get from Fleetwood each week. It comes reasonably priced (you pay what they charge us). Order the fish one week, collect it the next. It couldn’t be easier!
GIVE IT A TRY !!

NEAT FEET

Contact Liz on 01539 535 594 or email

Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT)

Click HERE to see what Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT) (formerley Voluntary Action Cumbria (VAC)) think about our Exchange in their publication - "The Exchange at Crosthwaite - A Guide to Establishing an Exchange in your area.

Pictures and up to date information on the Exchange can be found at http://www.cumbriaaction.org.uk/resources/toolkits; you will see that Exchanges are County wide now!!

 

THE LATEST NEWS & DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

The Crosthwaite Playgroup

... are holding A NEARLY NEW SALE on Saturday February 25th in the Memorial Hall from 10.00 to 12.00

Entertainment Night

There will be an Entertainment Night at the Memorial Hall on 28th January, starting at 7-00p.m. Tickets cost £5.

 

The School is appealing for baking-tins, flour, oil, sugar etc to help with their baking days; just take them to the School.

POST OFFICE

The Post Office will be opening A HOSTED OUTREACH SERVICE at the Hare and Hounds comencing on Tuesday 24th August. The opening hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14.00 to 16.30. There will be the same range of services as used to be provided by the Bowland Bridge post office.

HELPLINE

There is a need for more volunteers to place their names on the HELPLINE; they are needed to help people attend Doctor, Hospital, Dentist appointments etc. If you are interested contact Geraldine Wilson on 68836.

LYTH VALLEY FIRST RESPONDER GROUP

The Lyth Valley First Responders Group is now very much in being. 34 people from the 5 villages involved (Brigsteer, Crook, Crosthwaite, Underbarrow & Witherslack) are now in training supervised by the North West Ambulance Service and the intention is to become operational during May this year.

We still need further volunteers to be trained as Responders and to help with fund raising.

Please contact the Secretary: John Holmes. 015395 68599, 07876 560053 or

 

 

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