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(Last update -
May 9, 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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-------- Fast Broadband for the Lyth Valley and Levens Estuary launched by local company Kencomp - see http://www.kencomp.net/forhome.html for more information. They are offering free installation for the first 100 customers (a saving of £350).
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-------- Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish CouncilFollowing the elections on 3 May, two new members have been welcomed onto the parish council. They are Paula Cross of the Row and Bruce Worsley who lives in Crosthwaite. The full list of your parish council members is:
Mary Harkness was elected Chairman and Chris Smith as Vice chairman. The parish council thanked the retiring chairman, Matthew Dobson who decided not to stand for Chairman again after serving more years than anyone could remember. The parish council would like to thank everyone who volunteered to help pick up litter around the parish. All the main routes have now been done and hopefully that is it for this year.
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-------- Weather for AprilClick here for Weather for April 2012 Rodney commented:- I don’t know where the Met Office gets its figures for calculating “the wettest April for 100 years”, but according to my records last month’s rainfall was 74mm and our average over the last 20 years was 81mm. Perhaps they just ignore the Lake District when it isn’t the wettest area in the UK!
(or see Rodney Sale's weather pages for the weather over past months and years)
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-------- Click here for Two Valleys
Parish News for May 2012 (Click here for previous issues.) |
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-------- Village Musicians & Wordsmiths invite you to the -Crosthwaite & Lyth Spring Concert7.30pm, Sunday 20th May, Tickets £7.50 adults - £3 children All proceeds to St. Mary’s Hospice, MacMillan Nurses, Village hall & church,
with thanks for their service in our community. |
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-------- Click HERE for the Broadband Survey update. |
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-------- Click HERE to view the Winster Gallery - a collection of photographs of the church by Martin Grace. |
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-------- Click here for the Parish
Council Minutes for 12th April 2012 and also here for the Annual Parish Meeting
Note - the PC meetings are now generally held on the 1st Thursday in each month. |
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-------- Landowners of Crosthwaite and LythA note for your diary.Butterfly Walk led by Steve Doyle, local butterfly expert on Sunday July 15th 11.30am. Meet at the Millwheel on Township Plantation. Steve is an entertaining speaker with an in-depth knowledge of the butterflies on Township Plantation. The walk this year is slightly later than previous walks as we hope to see some of the later flying butterflies on the site. The pace will be leisurely but paths can be rough and muddy so please come prepared. In order to avoid frightening butterflies away please do not bring dogs on this walk. There will be opportunities to discuss the management of the site and how that affects and is affected by the special butterflies that call Township their home. If you wish to stay for the afternoon as well please bring food and drink with you. For more information please ring Tony Marshall on 015395 68304. |
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-------- The 2012/2013 programme for the Cartmel Fell and District Local
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Click here for the 2012 WI programme.
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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 Annual Jumble Sale.....will take place on 5th May from 2-00 p.m. Anyone who has jumble should bring it to the Memorial Hall on Friday 4th in the evening, if you have larger items contact Gordon Pitt 68210, Roger Smith 68671, Marylyn Shuttleworth 68522 or Jim bownass 68203. Holiday ClubThere will be A HOLIDAY CLUB on Tuesday 10th April from 10am-12pm. It is for children aged 3-12. It will include Craft Making. Cost per child is £2. Please contact MRev. Michelle Woodcock for an Entry Form. Jubilee DayThe Jubilee Day on June 4th will commence with a Lunch in he Memorial Hall at 1-00p.m. In the afternon it is planned to have an afternon fun and games on the Recreation Field. It is hoped to be finished by 5-00.p.m. In the evening around 7-00.p.m. there will be a folk band plus a Hog Roast, this will be followed by the lighting of a Beacon at 9-45 on Whitbarrow Scar. Crosthwaite Theatre EveningThere will be a Crosthwaite Theatre Evening on Saturday 28th April at 8-00p.m. There will be a showing of MY PERFECT DIVORCE,Tickets will be on sale on 1st March they cost £8 children £4. 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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