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(Last update -
January 28, 2012)
Welcome to the Parish of
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Wha's Wha.Click here for an index of popular pages
AROUND THE PARISH
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Aerobics and Yoga |
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Art Club |
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Bell Ringers |
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Crosthwaite and Lyth Bowling Club |
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Crosthwaite Short Mat Bowling Club |
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Local History Society |
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Crosthwaite Tennis Club |
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Women's Institute |
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The Neighbourhood Forum |
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The Memorial Hall |
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The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth |
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Local Businesses |
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First Responders |
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Parish Plan |
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Village of the Year 2009 |
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.
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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) |
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-------- Exchange Birthday 1st February 1-4 p.m.NOW WE ARE SIXYou 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 DecemberClick here for Weather for December 2011 (or see Rodney Sale's weather pages for the weather over past months and years)
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Click here for the 2012 WI programme.
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-------- Broadband in the ParishI 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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-------- DrainageThe 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 EVENTSSee below for the Exchange DIARY FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER or click HERE to download your own copy. |
EXCHANGE EVENTSClick HERE to download your own copy of the Exchange DIARY FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER |
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Exchange videoClick HERE to view a video that Cumbria Action made at the Exchange earlier in the year.
PRICING IN THE CAFÉAs 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 FISHSome 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! NEAT FEETContact 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 NightThere 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 OFFICEThe 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. HELPLINEThere 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. | |
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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