Natland Parish Council June Meeting

 There is a meeting of Natland Parish Council to be held at Natland Village Hall, on 22nd June 2026 at 7pm.         

AGENDA

                  1.    Attendance and apologies.

2.    Appointment of Vice-Chairman – appoint a Vice-Chairman for 2026-27

-       Councillor Wilson is willing to stand.

 

3.    Public participation – to hear any observations or questions from members of the public.

 

4.    Declarations of Interest – to receive declarations by elected and co-opted members of interests in respect of items on this agenda.

 

5.    Minutes – to agree and sign the minutes of the meeting of 11th May 2026 (circulated).

 

6.    Westmorland and Furness Councillors – to receive brief reports from the Westmorland and Furness Councillors, when present.

 

7.    Planning – to receive an update on the Story Homes planning application.

 

8.    Assertion 10 - ‘Digital & Data Compliance’ - to receive an update as to the Council’s compliance and to discuss future updating of the site (minutes/agendas etc).

 

9.    Land Allocations – to receive an update.

 

10. Village Green Recovery -  to receive an update (if available)

 

11. Bus shelter at Castlesteads View – to receive an update

 

12.   Finance:  

 

a.     to pay any outstanding accounts, including:

 

Marion Thornton               £70.00           Internal Audit

Lune Valley Landscapes And Ground Maintenance Limited

                                             £235.00         Grasscutting

Pauline Bourne                 £18.00           Compost for planters

 

b.    To note the cash and budget statements (to be circulated)

 

c.     To receive the report from the Internal Auditor (attached)

 

d.    To authorise the Chairman and Clerk to sign the Certificate of Exemption from External Audit, the Annual Governance Statement and the Accounting Statements (to be circulated)

 

13. Reports from Councillors:

 

a.    Highwayman

b.    Footpaths Officer

c.     Village Hall Representative

d.    CALC Representative

14. Correspondence (including emails and phone calls).

 

15. Date of the next meeting:

 

Monday 27th July 2026 at 7pm at.St Mark’s Church Vestry.

Follow the Galvanised Gates

A new footpath has appeared between Little Cracalt and Hawes Lane. It’s a variation of the path which is a public right of way through Cracalt Farm buildings, but now there is this new permissive path following a similar route. 

First you turn off the Sedgwick Road just beyond Appletree School. Then you turn first right up a little lane just beyond Little Cracalt. It has been newly restored by the Highways Authority and the hazardous bridge and stile have gone. Now you go through your first galvanised gate and then another one on your left. Enter the field and you can see another gate across the field, and then another across the next field. The third field you cross diagonally right towards the canal bridge where you can emerge onto Hawes Lane. You could turn left and walk along the old canal at this point too. This isn’t signposted at the moment though the route you’ve just come along is.

So it’s possible to make the route longer or just take a short circular route to and from the village now, in either direction. Either way you could reward yourself with a trip to the Dairy Shed at Cracalt Farm.

School County Show

Steam train on Saturday

On Saturday 13th June 34067 Tangmere will be northbound Oxenholme 11:40.

Pat Williams.

Perking up the pots on the Village Green

 You may have noticed added colour and tidiness around the benches on the Village Green.

This is down to the labours of members of the Women’s Institute, pictured here, and to the donation of bedding plants from Dan of Dan’s Plants.

St. Mark’s Church Magazine for June

Click here for the events and happenings at the Church this month. The theme of the Associate Priest’s letter is “Sauntering”, and there are opportunities offered to pause and slow down, with “A Place to Pause” set up in the Church for you to call in and enjoy as well as the 10am services every Sunday.

Please look out for aeroplane in Village Green tree

 Dear Natlanders,

While my grandchildren were visiting at half term, they took advantage of our village green to play cricket and other things. My grandson was playing with a small toy aeroplane (very light-weight as made of foam and only a few inches in size). Unfortunately it sailed into the oak tree and did not return. Although it is green and grey in colour, it could not be seen among the leaves. Perhaps it will appear in the winter or maybe it will be blown or washed down some day. . . .

If anyone finds the little plane on or near the green, please let me know or return it to 3 Abbey Drive. My grand-daughter, who gave it to her brother as a present, would be particularly grateful for its return. 

Thank you,

 Judith Robinson

judith@abbeydrive.plus.com

Steam train going north.

 On Saturday 30th May, 34067 Tangmere will be northbound Oxenholme 11:39.

Pat Williams

Minutes and Notes from the last Natland Parish Council Meeting

Here are the Minutes and here are the Notes from our On the Spot Reporter from the NPC meeting on the 11th of May.

The Drain Sucker has come

 It is hoped that the problem of drainage outside the Church might have been solved today when a very large well-equipped vehicle was spotted. If not the Parish Council have been assured that a new soak away in the Village Green will be constructed.