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
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Crosthwaite Post Offices Opening Times
Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite
Mondays, Tuesdays 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 Community News
Click HERE to read the latest Crosthwaite News and events
presented by Anne Douglas.
Crosthwaite and Lyth WI Craft Day
Calling all crafters and would-be crafters! If you are a maker and would like a chance to demonstrate your craft and offer your items for sale, an experienced crafter who would like to learn a new skill, or an absolute beginner who would like to try out some craft activities for the first time, Saturday May 18th is a date for your diary.
Crosthwaite and Lyth WI are holding a craft day as part of the National ‘Get Creative’ week which runs from 11th-19th May.
During this week all kinds of organisations and community groups nationwide are encouraging people to ‘get creative ‘ by holding free arts and crafts events. The WI have decided to offer this FREE event to demonstrate the skills and talents of people in our community, and to encourage wider participation in arts and crafts activities.
Our event will be held on Saturday May 18th in Crosthwaite School Hall, 10.30am-4.30pm.
There will be no entry charge, and all are welcome to drop in and browse. During the day there will be opportunities to participate in guided projects led by professional tutors, watch demonstrations of craftspeople at work and try out a range of crafts at all levels.
There will also be activities suitable for children, craft items for sale, and light refreshments will be available to buy throughout the day.
Professional tutors will be running one hour sessions in origami, fabric flower making, silk painting and two different styles of card making, and we hope to expand this range.
Further details of how to register for one or more of the hour long taught sessions will follow, and a full timetable of activities will be published before the event.
If you are a crafter and would like to become involved as a demonstrator/stall holder, are passionate about your craft and willing to teach others or you would like to find out more about how to get involved, please contact Anne Douglas on 07813489630, 015395 68743, email
Quiz and Pudding Evening
On Saturday April 27th, two events will take place in the Village Hall.
At 6.30pm, the Hall Committee will hold their AGM, which all are welcome to attend.
This will be followed by a social evening so that the community can get together to mark the retirements of 3 long standing Committee members, Jim Bownass, Marilyn Shuttleworth and Gordon Pitt.
Starting at 7.30, there will be a Quiz and Pudding Evening.
Teams of 4 will compete for the honour of winning!
Drinks are ‘bring your own’, and refreshments, which will be a range of puddings, are included in the price of £5 per person.
Tickets and further information from Judy Goodland, email , or Jim Bownass on 68203.
Neighbourhood Plan Update
In the first two weeks of April a document will be dropping through your letter box. This is the first stage of the process of developing a shared future vision for the Parish. To stimulate your ideas the Steering Group have suggested three possible ways the Parish could develop but we think everyone will have their own ideas and variations. Please read and respond to this document so the Steering Group are able to build a shared Community Vision for the Parish.
Click HERE to go to the Neighbourhood Plan page for more information and minutes of the Steering Group meetings.
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
Crosthwaite Pantomime 2019
Click HERE to read Peter Sherratt's review and see photographs
John Holmes MBE
Councillor John Holmes of Crosthwaite has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 2019 New Year Honours list.
The citation is for his Services to the Community in Cumbria and reflects his work in a wide range of organisations since he moved to the area nearly twenty years ago. In addition to being a very active District Councillor, Mr Holmes is Chairman of Bendrigg Trust and is involved in South Lakes Housing, Founder of First Responders, Trustee of Lakeland Housing Trust, School Governor, Church Warden and many other active appointments. John Holmes is acknowledged by all who know him as a man who makes things happen and makes a difference.
Mr Holmes said that he was surprised, delighted and honoured to receive the award and wished to pay tribute to his wife, Caroline, without whose support his work would not have been possible. He went on to say "I have never sought or expected any reward for serving the community beyond the enjoyment of helping others. However, I am absolutely thrilled that Her Majesty has honoured me in this way."
Holy Land Trip - 26th November - 3rd December 2018
Click HERE to read reports and see photos
of the recent Holy Land trip.
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
Crosthwaite and Lyth Annual Parish Meeting 2019
MEMBER VACANCY
STEERING GROUP for the NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
The Steering Group has a vacancy to fill for this group which will be considered at the Parish Council meeting on the 5th March 2019. All applications welcome.
Please e-mail the Parish Clerk
or contact a councillor
Click HERE to go to the main Parish Council page
Click HERE for the April 2nd meeting agenda
Click HERE for the draft latest Parish Council minutes
and HERE for approved Parish Council minutes.
Click HERE for the Annual Parish Council Meeting draft minutes.
Click BELOW for :
Letter to LDNPA re Cross Howe planning application
BDO Audit 2016-2017
Cash Book 2018 - 19.xlsx
Inc Exp 2018 - 19.xlsx
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 Photos and Reports of WI Events
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Crosthwaite and Lyth W.I.
We’re holding the 2nd of this year’s popular
OPEN MEETINGS
on Wednesday 15th May 2019 at 8pm
at Crosthwaite Memorial Hall
Speaker: Adrian Lees
Picturesque: The Crosthwaite Connection
Admission £2 50 including light refreshments.
All welcome - Even Men!
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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