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.
Some useful postcodes for your SatNav when visiting Crosthwaite - St. Mary's church & Punch Bowl Inn LA8 8HR, School LA8 8HT, Argles Memorial Hall & Bowling club LA8 8HU, Dodd's Howe LA8 8HX, Starnthwaite LA8 8JN & LA8 8HZ, Damson Dene hotel LA8 8JE.
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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Crosthwaite Post Offices Opening Times
Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9.30am to 12.30am
Hare and Hounds at Bowland Bridge
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1.30pm to 4.00pm
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Crosthwaite Show 2019
You can see an announcement concerning the cancellation of the September 2019 Show here. together with the idea for a replacement Show next year.
A590 drop in session
Click here to see a background document concerning the Drop In meeting at the Gilpin Bridge Inn on 27th June 2019 with information provided by Jonathan Reade of Highways England.
Neighbourhood Plan Presentation
You can see Simon Johnson's Neighbourhood Plan presentation to the Annual Parish Meeting on the 21st May 2019 here.
The Crosthwaite and Lyth website is having a makeover
Since many more people use their mobile phones and tablets to browse the internet, the Crosthwaite & Lyth website has been modernised to be "responsive" to every possible screen size from smart phones to large desktop monitors. The coding has also been updated to the latest HTML5 and CSS3 standards.
There is now much behind-the-scenes coding which will greatly simplify the on-going maintenance tasks for the webmasters.
For a preview, visit www.crosthwaiteandlyth.co.uk/betasite/
The presentation given to the Annual Parish Meeting on the 21st May 2019 may be seen here.
Note that legacy Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers (IE9 and earlier) do not render modern web pages correctly. If you are in the 1% of people still with an old browser, you will need to install a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera etc.
We welcome your comments and suggestions, which may be emailed to
Crosthwaite Community News
Click HERE to read the latest Crosthwaite News and events
presented by Anne Douglas.
Sixties Night - POSTPONED
The Village Hall Committee have decided to POSTPONE the planned 60s Night, which was scheduled for Saturday 22nd June.
This is mainly due to the date clash with the popular Duck Day event.
Any tickets purchased will be refunded, but it is hoped that the 60s Night will take place later in the year.
Notice of Temporary Road Closure
A temporary road closure will be put in place to allow T&K Gallagher to carry out new connection works.
This will come into operation from 28th June 2019 and is expected to remain in place for an approximate duration of 3 days.
Location: The C5048 Totter Bank, Crosthwaite from a point approximately 415m north east of its junction with the A5074, extending in a north easterly direction for approximately 50m.
Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route for vehicles will be signed and available via the unrestricted sections of the C5048 Totter Bank, A5074 Hyning Brow and the C5047.
A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained.
Click HERE for a map of the suggested diversion route
Landowners of Crosthwaite & Lyth Summer Walk
Butterflies and other wildlife on Township Plantation
Saturday 29th June
Meet at 1.30pm at the Millstone, The Howe >
The Trustees of the Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth are delighted to have Rob Petley-Jones leading a walk for us this year.
Rob has managed some of the best wildlife sites in south Cumbria for many years and has been recognised by Butterfly Conservation for his work on conserving butterflies and moths. He has led several very successful walks for us in the past. He will concentrate on butterflies on Township Plantation but our attention will be drawn to other wildlife that we see during the walk.
The pace will be leisurely but paths can be rough and muddy (even in summer) so please come prepared.
All are welcome including well-behaved dogs on short leads.
For more information please ring Tony Marshall on 015395 68304
Curlew Country South Cumbria
Click HERE to go to more information about this new group and to download their recent newsletter
Mill Fields Wildlife Project and Conservation Orchard
Click HERE to see more information and to download the newsletter
Potholes
Click HERE for Guidance on Reporting a Fault on the Highway
Memorial Hall
Click here to see what's going on and when it is available.
To book the Argles Memorial Hall Crosthwaite please contact Kath Edwards on (015395) 68879 or email:
Click here to see Hire Charges applicable from 1st April 2019
Parish Room
What's on? click here.
Popular Pages
Click HERE for an index of popular pages
If you have any comments, corrections, amendments or additions to this web site or
if you have any 'advance notices' you would like to include here please
e-mail(Charles W or Colin E).
Parish Council
Click HERE to go to the main Parish Council page
Click HERE for the Agenda for the next Parish Council meeting
Click HERE for the draft latest Parish Council minutes
Click HERE for the latest Parish Council annual meeting minutes (2019)
Click HERE for approved Parish Council minutes.
Click BELOW for :
Letter to LDNPA re Cross Howe planning application
BDO Audit 2016-2017
Cash Book 2018-19
Income/Expenditure 2018-19
Exercise of Public Rights
Martin french
Clerk to Crosthwaite & Lyth Parish Council.
Note - the PC meetings are now generally held on the 1st Tuesday in each month.
Click HERE for the 2019 WI programme.
Cartmel Fell and District Local History Society
Our meetings are on the second Monday of the month, from September to April,
with two outings or walks in May and June.
Two Valleys Church Services
Click HERE for this month's Church Services.
Two Valleys Parish News
Click here for the latest TVPN
- or here for previous issues.
South Cumbria Rivers Trust
We have started the first year of a 4 year project to assess the current status of the Winster and Gilpin catchments, identify opportunities to enhance and restore areas and where appropriate to implement restoration/remediation options to allow for recovery. This will all be closely linked with the community, working with landowners to identify opportunities, working with communities to undertake monitoring and develop options and running a number of events for schools, children and adults alike to get involved with the world of rivers. To find out more please go to the webpage:
https://scrt.co.uk/what-we-do/current-projects/.
Helsington Community Land Trust
Affordable homes in Helsington/Brigsteer and neighbouring parishes
Click here for more information.
Click here for a "register of interest" form.
Rural Wheels
Rural Wheels provides door-to-door transport for people who do not have, or are unable to access scheduled transport. The service can be used for a variety of purposes including:
- Making connections with buses or trains
- Doctor, Dentist or Optician appointments
- Visiting friends or family in hospital
- Shopping
- Visiting friends or family
For more information click HERE to go to the CCC Rural Wheels and Community Wheels web page.
Community Wheels
Lakes and Lyth Community Wheels started on Wednesday 18 September 2016 and will provide a new community transport service for our parish.
Click below for:-
Community Wheels Customer Leaflet
Community Wheels Customer Poster
Community Wheels Newsletter
Every Wednesday morning a 13 seater mini-bus is running a service from Crosthwaite to Kendal, leaving the Memorial hall at 10 oclock.
The service starts in Kendal travels through Bowness, Winster, Crosthwaite, Underbarrow, and Brigsteer, arriving in Kendal about 10.45. The return journey is about two hours later, giving you plenty of time to do your shopping, or any businees you may need to do in Kendal.
The service is run by Cumbria County Council, using volunteer drivers from the local area. To use the bus you must register to make a trip. This can be arranged via the library in Kendal, or by giving John Holmes a call on 015395 68599.
Please try and use this service, it's here to stay as long as we have enough passengers to make it viable. Everyone using it now speaks about the "Great Crack" and companionship that has built up since the service started.
For more information call John Holmes, phone as above. To speak direct to the operators in Carlisle ring 0845 6023786.
Wanted – Volunteer Drivers
Volunteers are required to support the 541 service which operates a return trip to Kendal, once a week for the villages of Crook, Winster, Bowness, Underbarrow, Crosthwaite and Brigsteer.
Local People are being sought to drive a 16 seat, fully accessible “Community Wheels” minibus as provided by Cumbria County Council. Volunteers will need to possess a full UK driving licence and be under 76 years of age.
Volunteers will be provided with CRB checks and training to a MiDAS standard (Minibus Driver Awareness scheme) and volunteer mileage expenses will be covered at a cost of 45p per mile.
We are seeking to recruit a number of drivers to enable us to develop a flexible approach with the commitment from volunteers. This is a great opportunity to support your local community in the picturesque Lyth Valley.
Anybody interested in becoming a volunteer driver or wanting further details regarding what’s involved please contact: (Caroline Watson, Community Transport Officer, on 01228 226721)
Click HERE for the CCC discussion on the Service 541.
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