More Vacancies on Natland Parish Council

Do you want a bigger say in how your Community is served?  Then why not step forward and be a parish councillor?
There are now three vacancies on Natland Parish Council following the election of only four councillors on 3 May 2018, John Houghton’s co-option by the Council on 29 May and John Fisher’s recent resignation.  The Council can fill these casual vacancies by co-option.
The co-options would be until May 2022, when the next full election of the Council will be held.
This is a particularly dangerous time for Natland to be short of councillors.  Kendal Town Council has asked the District Council (SLDC) to extend Kendal’s boundary into Natland, annexing The Beeches and the intervening properties along Natland Mill Beck Lane.  There will be consultations about the proposal in March 2019 leading to a final decision by SLDC in July.  That decision should rest on which council is better able to serve and represent its residents.  Natland’s chronic vacancies weaken its case in comparison with Kendal where every seat is contested by party political candidates.
Anyone who is interested in taking on this valuable public service should contact the Clerk or the Chair or any Councillor – contact details are on the notice board or Natland’s blogsite.  Or just come and observe the next Council meeting (dates on the notice board).
There’s plenty of information about what parish councils do on the websites of the National Association of Local Councils and the Cumbria Association of Local Councils – just google NALC or CALC Cumbria and explore.

David Peters - Chair of Natland Parish Council – 19 December 2018

Welcome to Christmas Events at St. Mark's Church

On Sunday the 23rd December there will be a Communion Service at 10am and a Carol Service at 6.30pm.

The Christingle Service is on Christmas Eve, at 4pm. 

On Christmas Day, Holy Communion is at 9am followed by a Family Service at 10.15am.

Click here to download a copy of the Parish News for December and January, with all the details.

Report of the W I Meeting in December

Natland and Oxenholme W I Meeting

12 December 2018

President Marion Want welcomed 41 members to the Christmas meeting.

6 members had recently attended the Carol Service at Kendal Parish Church and others a production at Kendal Town Hall by Kendal College Students, both events were very enjoyable.

A Christmas Miscellany – featuring entertainment, poetry readings and games provided by members.  An alternative production of the pantomime Cinderella by ‘Natland and Oxenholme W.I. Totally Amazing Ladies Live on Stage was amusing and much enjoyed by all.

A supper of mince pies, shortbread, stollen and mulled wine was then provided and served by the committee.     

President Marion gave thanks to Joan Ratcliffe, Kirsten Cannon and Jean Heseltine for the planning of the evening and to all those who had taken part and wished everyone present a very Happy Christmas.

The competition for a wrapped Christmas present for a resident of Riverside was won by Elaine Close with Marcell Tatham second.

The raffle for the table flowers provided by Diana Dickinson was won by Kirsten Cannon.

Date of next meeting is Wednesday 16 January at 7.30pm (please note new time) in Natland Village Hall when the speaker will be Trevor Hughes on ‘The Yards of Kendal’.

Pro Nobis Singers - Christmas Concert.

The Pro Nobis annual Christmas concert is on Sunday 16 December in St Mark's at 
7.30 when the choir will be joined by organist, Ian Pattinson for a programme 
of seasonal music and readings. Entitled 'Welcome Sir Christèmas', the main 
work in the first half of the programme is William Mathias' tuneful Carol 
Sequence 'Ave Rex' which concludes with a jaunty setting of the anonymous carol 
'Sir Christèmas'. Other works in the first half of the programme include music 
by the 17th-century German composer Heinrich Schütz: his German Magnificat and 
a setting of 'Hodie Christus natus est' (Today Christ was born). 
In the second half of the concert this year, we are including quite few pieces 
which focus on the countryside in Winter, as well as the Christmas story itself 
of course. Thus, we have the 20th-century French composer Francis Poulenc's 
'Night of snow', Toby Young's little piece 'The Owl' and my own setting of 
Carol Ann Duffy's poem entitled 'The Bee Carol'. Ian Pattinson will contribute 
an organ solo: Bach's joyful re-working of the well-known carol 'In dulci 
jubilo'. If you are a fan of King's College Nine Lessons and Carols, this is 
the organ voluntary played after the service every year. We conclude the 
concert with folk songs from Germany, the Ukraine and Romania and, finally 
after a humorous reading, two Wassail carols. Do come and join us if you can.
As usual wine/fruit juice and mince pies will be available after the concert. 
Programmes can be purchased in advance from Northern Light Stained Glass, 
Blackhall Yard, Kendal or from me (Tel: 01539 723482).

Parish Council Meeting

The Meeting of the 26th November was over within an hour, though a lot of ground was covered in that time. Click here for the full minutes.

The Weather in November

November	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	6.1° C	5.5° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	4.7° C	3.2° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	9.0° C	8.9° C
Rainfall	109 mm 4.4"	175.5 mm 7.0"

We had a dry spell from the middle of the month to almost the end. The result was below average rainfall for November and fairly average temperature, despite a colder snap when the wind was from the East.  John Dobson.

Report from W.I.

It was the AGM for the Women's Institute in Natland and Oxenholme in November. Click here for the report.

Santa is a'coming to town.

On Sunday 2nd December 48151 The Santa Express will arrive Oxenholme 11:25 depart 11:43 northbound. Southbound Oxenholme 15:12 then held in the Upper Goods Loop until 15:32.

Pat Williams

Agenda for next Parish Council meeting.

There will be a meeting of Natland Parish Council on the 26th November at 7pm in Natland Village Hall. Click here for the Agenda.  The Budget Statement and the Cash Statement are also available.

The Fallen Remembered by John Chandler

At the end of the First World War, the Great War as it was then called, various ways of acknowledging the huge sacrifice made by so many of our service personnel were inaugurated.   For the most part these took the form of a Cross in a prominent place in towns and villages, often a churchyard as in Natland.  The names of all those who made the supreme sacrifice were eligible to be included on their local War Memorial. 

The Memorial Cross plus plaques.

However, this was sometimes where the problems began. Did the hero, who most probably lay in a corner of a  foreign field, have his name (it usually was he) engraved on the memorial where he was born, where he grew up, where he enlisted, where his family now lived or where a local committee agreed it could appear? 
This could mean that the fallen did not have their name recorded anywhere, if the local committee did not agree, or the family had moved on.  Or sometimes the opposite could be the case that the name was recorded more than once, the record is believed to be seventeen appearances on different war memorials.

The Original Plaque

The names on the original War Memorial of St. Mark’s Church were of six local men:
Alexander Cragghill, Thomas Elleray, John Gilbert Fallowfield, James Francis Inman, John Edward Inman, George Ernest Howard Keesey.
Follow this link to find out more about them.

The New Plaque

However, there are eleven other names associated with St. Mark's Church, Natland and Oxenholme who have been added by the addition of a new plaque: Reuben Blakeman, George Davies, John Hudson, Henry Keenan, Michael McGrath, Herbert Nixon, Frederick James Paget, James William Rooksby, Charles Reginald Spratt, Lewis Edward Watson, Thomas Young.  Follow this link to find out more about them.
With the exception of Herbert Nixon and Michael McGrath the names listed were, during the pre-war period,  "inmates" (that is what they were called) at the Institution St. Mark's Home for Waifs and Strays. 
Gathering information on any of them has not been easy as tracing their backgrounds has been difficult.  Keenan, McGrath and Paget are all known or believed to be on Memorials elsewhere.  Nixon and Spratt are not believed to be on any Memorial.  It is not known if Blakeman, Davies, Hudson, Rooksby, Watson and Young have their names on any memorial other than Natland.  Some "inmates" were sent to Canada and consequently were "inmates" at a sister home in Canada.  Many will have joined the Canadian Forces.

More details of each of the above can be found in a red book at the rear of Church along with details of many who survived.

The Weather in October

October	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	8.5° C	10.75° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	7.0° C	9.1° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	11.4° C	14.1° C
Rainfall	145 mm 5.8"	203.5 mm 8.1"

October rainfall was slightly below average. There were a lot of dry days

with heavy rain between 12 to 14 October (Storm Callum). Temperatures

were about normal with a cold spell at the end of the month. John Dobson

Craft Exhibition - result

Thank you to everyone who lent items for the Craft Exhibition last Saturday, and to Marion Thornton for demonstrating rag rug making. The item voted the favourite was the machine embroidered picture 'Pink beach on Loch Ainort' by Mary Taylor.

Parish News for November.

Click here to catch up on church happenings and much more. The school are Lighting up the Natland Night again on Friday 9th November @ 6pm, with a dance performance on the Village Green (see page 9 for details). The details of all the services that Age UK are offering are on page 12, and there's a reminder of the Simon and Garfunkel Concert on the 30th November, (page13). It's a time of remembering, too, with a special services to remember those we have loved and lost on the 2nd November at 7pm in church, and all the events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice and Peace, (pp.6-8). 

Remembrance and Reflection

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, there will be an exhibition in St. Mark's Church. John Chandler has researched  the lives of people who served in the First Word War and who have an association with this parish or one of its parishioners. The results will be displayed in church on Thursday to Saturday, November 8th to the 10th, from 11am until 4pm each day.

On Thursday the 8th there will be a Communion Service at 10am followed by a Coffee Morning at 10.30 in the Vestry. Proceeds for the British Legion.

On Saturday the 10th at 7.30pm there will be a concert in church with words and music to mark the Armistice and Peace, with K Shoes Choir and guest soloists. This will cost £7.50, proceeds for St. Mark's Church. 

Craft Fair on Saturday

Do come to the Craft Fair and Exhibition on Saturday. It's a chance to get ahead with the Christmas shopping by buying orginal, attractive and reasonably priced gifts from local craftspeople, and to meet up with friends old and new. Refreshments are available all day in the small hall, and there's always a chance of a raffle prize at the end. It's on the 3rd November, 10am until 4pm. Proceeds for the Village Hall.

Quiz Night organised by the Table Tennis Club

When? Sat 17th Nov
Where? Natland and Oxenholme Village Hall
Time? 7pm Start
Teams of around 4.
Tickets, £7.50, you can buy at Natland Post Office or Call Carol on 07852913181  
Light supper provided, please bring your own drinks.

Great Raffle on the night including a 1 night stay in a glamping pod at Howgills Hideaway, also a £15 voucher for Tilly's Desserts, Sunday lunch for two at The Union Pub. etc...

Report of W.I. Meeting in October

 Andrew Lowe gave an illustrated talk entitled ‘Inside a Lakeland Farmhouse’ which offered a look at the language of buildings of the 1600’s and an understanding of how they were designed to give shelter, warmth, cooking and storage facilities at the last meeting of the Women's Institute. Click here for the full report.

Hawes Lane to be closed

A new sign has appeared on the A591 to say that Hawes Lane will be closed from 22nd October for ten weeks. Even residents aren't sure why!

Monday Club Meeting

Natland Monday Club will meet in the Village Hall on 15th October at 2.00pm when the speaker will be Andrew Aindow and his subject will be "Antiques Roadshow". Refreshments and Bookstall follows and new members are welcome to join us.

Yoga with a Chair

A new weekly Yoga class starts on Friday, 5th October, from 10am to 11.15am in the Village Hall.

These sessions are suitable for all ages and bodies and beginners are welcome.  Learn simple movements to strengthen and stretch body and mind.

Cost £5 per class. Just turn up, there is no commitment.

More information phone: 01539 568161 or email: jennybrindle@hotmail.com

Craft Fair and Exhibition coming up

Some of the craft items exhibited last year.

The Craft Fair and Exhibition is on the 3rd November in the Village Hall from 10am until 4pm. There will be an exhibition of crafts made locally, as usual, in the small hall. If you have anything that you have made that you would be willing to exhibit, please would you download and fill in this form, and return it to me. If you would like to know more before you commit yourself, then perhaps you would email me for more information. Thanking you in anticipation, Elspeth Jayne.

The Weather in Natland in September

September	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	11.0° C	11.6° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	8.9° C	10.2° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	14.6° C	16.2° C
Rainfall	153.5 mm 6.1"	223 mm 8.9"

September was cooler than last year but not as wet. It was still above the average rainfall of 115mm. John Dobson.

Harvest Festival and October Church Parish News

 
To see the Parish News for October, with information about the harvest and many other events, click here.

The Harvest Supper includes steak pie with red cabbage and pickled onions followed by a large choice of puddings. Email here if you would like tickets.

Gentle Exercise starts on Monday

Age UK Gentle Exercise classes commence on Monday, 24 September from 2 to 3.30pm.  The classes will be held weekly in the Village Hall except on the 3rd Monday of the month.

Come along, keep fit and join in a fun chair based exercise class.

A suggested donation of £2.50 would be gratefully received.  Tea and coffee is included.

Angel Fest and Coffee Morning for The Mission to Seafarers

There's a Coffee Morning in Church on Thursday 27th September at 10.30 and the church will be decorated all over with angels for the Angel Fest which will be there to see until Sunday evening.

Minutes of the September Parish Council Meeting

The name of the new Police Officer looking after the interests of Natland was announced at the last Parish Council Meeting. She is PCSO Jenna Egglestone and she can be contacted on jenna.egglestone@cumbria.police.uk.
Click here to find out about the other things that were discussed.

Clubs and Actvities at the Village Hall

There is no need to be bored or lonely in or near Natland! Just download the new Parish Directory and look at page 6 to choose from all the activities that are happening now.

Yoga with a Chair

This is a new course starting on Friday 5th October in the morning. Click this link for more details. 

Badminton Club: New season

Natland badminton starts their new season on Thursday 27th September. 
New, earlier, start time of 7pm.
New members always welcome
For further information contact Rosie Gregg on  07535 847784 

Parish Council Agenda for September meeting.

Attached is the Agenda for the next meeting of Natland Parish Council to be held in the Village Hall on Thursday 13th September at 7pm. We will find out what the County Council say about the proposal to reduce the speed limit to 40mph on Natland Road, and to have just a footpath rather than a footpath and cycleway. There are vacancies for new councillors. Financial Statement. Budget Statement. 

Cold Caller

There's been a young man trying to sell household items door-to-door today, even to houses where there is a no cold calling sign. He has been described as abusive when householders refuse to buy. The police say that cold calling isn't a crime. However abuse probably is and can be reported  by telephoning 101 or emailling 101@cumbria.police.uk

Natland Monday Club

The first meeting of the 2018-2019 session is on 17 September, when the speaker will be Brian Gomm, “In the footsteps of an Edwardian plant-hunter”.

The programme for the 2018-2019 session is as follows:
17 September, “In the footsteps of an Edwardian plant-hunter”, Brian Gomm
15 October, Antiques Roadshow, Andrew Aindow
19 November, “On the home front: South Lakeland 1939-1945”, Jean Turnbull
3 December, Christmas Party
21 January, “Going wild in Cumbria”, Maurice Steele 
18 February, “Sweetness and light: our relationship with honey bees”, Julia Pigott
18 March, “Crewing on tall ships”, Pat Ascroft
15 April, “Discovering Lake District villages”, Andrew Lowe
20 May, AGM followed by quiz
17 June, Summer Event

The meetings are in the Village Hall, beginning at 2.00 p.m., and the talks are followed by tea and biscuits. At each meeting there is a book stall.

New members are welcome, and the annual membership fee is £12 (payable by cheque preferably).

Church Magazine for September Available.

The Parish News has an angelic theme this month. Click here for all the details.

The Weather in August.

August	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	13.8° C	13.5° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	11.0° C	12.1° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	18.4° C	18.4° C
Rainfall	156.5 mm 6.3"	112 mm 4.5"

After the heatwave, it was back to normal with westerlies most of the month. Temperatures were almost identical to last August and rainfall was average for this month. Despite the drought in June and July, we could still end up with more than 50 inches of rain this year. John Dobson.

Greta's Tale of her experiences as a wartime evacuee

This recollection has been available for a while via the Features tab, above, but it might be of interest to people now living near Natland Mill Beck Lane. Greta remembers a time when the canal was still in use, and shire horses pulled the plough. Click here for the full story, it's a heart-warming account.

New Roof on the Village Hall is coming along nicely

John Fisher writes: The new roof is a fibreglass system which is guaranteed for 20 years but should last well in excess of this. The work has been held up by the inclement weather but should be complete next week.

Harvest bug mites about

The little blighters are back. Don't go into the garden without a liberal application of insect repellent.  You won't see them and you won't feel them until too late. Then the itchy little red lumps will stay with you for weeks. For anyone new to Natland, this is the mark of the true Natlander.

Parish Council Activities

The Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on the 10th May are now available. They include annual reports from many village groups and provide a useful update on their activities. If you would like to find out how to contact any of these groups use the link above to the Parish Directory.

Click here for the Minutes of the Natland Parish Council Meeting of the 30th July, where a development in the middle of the village was considered.

Age UK Activities

The weather in Natland in July

July	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	16.5 C	14.1° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	13.6° C	12.7° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	22.5° C	21.0° C
Rainfall	62.5 mm 2.5"	136 mm 5.4"

We had a run on 21 days without rain up to 13 July. Most of the rain was in the final days of the month. The  average for July is 110 mm and we have had 5 of the 7 onths this year below average. The highest temperature was 26c and many days were above 20c.  John Dobson.

Next Parish Council Meeting

Natland Parish Council will meet next on the 30th July in the Village Hall at 7pm where they will discuss the following, amongst other matters. "Motions from the Annual Parish Meeting in respect of 40mph speed limit, and downgrading requested footway/cycleway to footway only, on Natland Road  - to consider the responses from Peter Hosking (CCC Highways)." Click here for the full agenda.

Doorstep Cold Caller Warning

Cumbria Trading Standards and United Utilities are warning residents in Cumbria to be on their guard from cold callers claiming to want to talk about poor water pressure. Bogus callers take advantage of others due to the increased communication there’s been around saving water during this hot dry weather. 

United Utilities staff members always carry photo identification cards. Customers can also check anyone claiming to be from United Utilities by calling 0345 6723 723. 

Cumbria Trading Standards advise consumers to be extremely cautious when approached by any doorstep callers offering services or conduct work on their property. These types of callers often use persuasive or aggressive tactics to get people to agree to have work carried out and then charge far more than was quoted for poor quality work or goods. 

They often fail to provide a legally required cancellation notice which enables the householder to cancel the work in certain circumstances. 

Trading Standards advice is to always say ‘NO’ to any cold callers and we ask that you look out for elderly or vulnerable family, friends and neighbours. 

If you have been cold called or wish to report an incident please contact us via the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 03454 04 05 06 or visit www.adviceguide.org.uk or alternatively contact Cumbria Police on 101. 

St. Mark's Church Parish News for July and August and more church news

The Parish News for July/August can be downloaded by clicking here. 

The Open Gardens Day is on Sunday 22nd July, 11.30-5pm. If you were quick off the mark and bought one of the first edition entrance programmes for the garden open day (showing only nine gardens open) please exchange it with whoever you bought it from for the new improved second edition featuring thirteen gardens.

There is a Silent Auction on until the 22nd July for a voucher for two tickets to travel anywhere on the west coast main line,  kindly donated by Virgin Trains. You must travel before March 2019
There is a box at the back of church where you can read the rules of the auction (on the back of the big pillar as you enter) and post your bid and your 50 pence entry fee.

June's Weather

                   

June	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	15.1 C	13.5° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	12.5° C	12.0° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	20.7° C	19.6° C
Rainfall	51 mm 2.0"	153 mm 6.1"

Despite the heat wave at the end of the month, June overall was not much different to average. The maximum temperatures were several days at 26 c which is about at hot as we get here but we had some cooler days in the middle of the month. Average rainfall in June is 77mm. It last rained on 21 June. John Dobson      

Report of June's W.I. Meeting.

President Marion Want welcomed 31 members to the meeting.  She thanked Stella Ruth Hunter for providing the flowers.

Elaine Close had recently attended the National Federation Women’s Institute AGM in Cardiff and she gave a report on the meeting which had included guest speakers Dame Stella Rimington, Former Director of MI5 and Huw Edwards BBC News Presenter.

President Marion then welcomed Debra Jessett a humanist Celebrant from the British Humanist Association.  Debra gave an interesting illustrated presentation on her role providing personalised non-religious ceremonies to recognise and celebrate life’s milestones.  These included weddings, naming ceremonies, vow renewal, civil partnership and funerals.  Debra said individuals and family members were able to design their own very personal ceremonies.  President Marion Want gave the vote of thanks.

The competition for an old family photo was won by Dorothy Goddard with Jean Dobson second.  The monthly raffle was won by Nancy Toft.

Date of next meeting is Wednesday 18 July at 7.15pm in Natland Village Hall when the speaker will be Archie Workman on ‘My Life in the Gutter’.

Natland Parish Council. Minutes of the June Meeting

Follow this link to find out about the matters discussed by the Parish Council. Our Police Officer, PC Marion Jeffery, was unable to attend but sent a report. There were also updates to the budget and the cash statement.

Roof scammer alert

There are doubts as to the legitimacy of someone who is advertising roofing services in the July edition of Local Choice.  Uninvited, he called on a village resident who was not aware there was a problem with the roof. After showing a photograph purportedly of the roof defect, he then removed slates from  the roof for no apparent reason. The police were alerted, and he hasn't been seen since. However the advert may attract more customers who are not aware of this background. The phone number given in the advert appears to be a local number but he is not from this area. So be careful before engaging roofers at the moment! 

If you think you have problem with the roof, ask a neighbour for a second opinion. If you need to take it further ask one of your many neighbours in the village who has had roof work done for a recommendation.

Stop press - Long Meadow public inquiry

At 4.40pm, Wednesday, Oakmere Homes formally withdrew their Appeal and the Inspector closed the Inquiry.

After only the second day of a seven-day programme, landscape/green gap and drainage/flooding matters had been considered, but highways, heritage, housing supply, 'tidying up' and formal site visit were still to come.  But landscape and flooding were creating so many interdependent issues that Oakmere's QC sought further instructions from his client whom he contacted at a racecourse somewhere and got his decision.

Just before that Long Meadow Lane residents had expressed their feelings about flooding from the site and Clive Walkley had made his statement about being a pedestrian on Oxenholme Lane.  The County Council's man from Carlisle had waited all day for nothing.

But now we don't have to turn out tomorrow at the Shakespeare Centre or back in the Town Hall after that.  Hooray!

We shall see whether Oakmere want to do a lot of extra investigation and design work and relaunch their appeal for a (probably) less financially viable site.

David Peters

Garden Open Day Sunday 22nd July

Two years ago on a lovely sunny Sunday substantial funds were raised for the Church and for the Village Hall. With a fine sunny day forecast again we hope to improve on the attendance and on the income for both organisations.

We have gardens in the village centre, Oxenholme Lane, Longmeadow, at Cracalt, Fell Close as well as one special garden near Oxenholme station. The gardens will be open from 11.30am until 5.00pm. Programmes will be on sale later this month in advance at £4.00 from Natland and Oxenholme Post Offices Admission from one week before and on the day will be £5.00 at the Church door or at the more remote participating gardens.

Refreshments will be available in the village hall with proceeds from refreshments going to the village hall. If you can bake a cake for teas please contact Rhian Peters or anyone on the village hall committee.

We would also like to recruit one or two more garden owners to open their gardens. We are not looking for “show gardens “and they do not have to be large or free of all weeds. This is an opportunity to share your garden with other gardeners who are visiting to enjoy a stroll round the village on a Sunny Sunday afternoon

If you would like to chat about opening your garden please call or text Collin on 07740 447858.

We also need help publicising the event so please tell your family, friends, put it on face book, tweet about it, and let everyone know who you think would enjoy an afternoon out in some wonderful gardens.

Monday Club Meeting

The last Club  meeting before the summer break will be on 18th June when members will meet at the Netherwood Hotel at 12 noon for 12.30pm when lunch will be served.
The 2018-2019 season will begin on Monday 17th September and a warm welcome is given to new members from Natland.

Public Inquiry – Appeal by Oakmere Homes re Land East of Long Meadow Lane, Natland

A notice advertising the Public Inquiry into the Appeal by Oakmere Homes against SLDC’s refusal of planning consent for 55 dwellings on land east of Long Meadow Lane has appeared on the telegraph pole outside No 41.
The Inquiry will be held over eight working days commencing at 10am Tuesday 19 June and ending on Friday 29 June 2018.
The venue will be the Assembly Room, Kendal Town Hall, except on Thursday 21 June when it will be the King’s Room, Shakespeare Centre, Kendal (off Highgate).
The Inspector is Paul Jackson BARCH RIBA.  Members of the public may attend and, at the Inspector’s discretion, express their views.
Documents are being published almost daily on SLDC’s website – click here, then view Plans and Documents. Of particular relevance is the recent Appellant’s Proof of Evidence – 44 pages written by consultant Kate Bellwood.  The Planning Inspectorate’s own website is rubbish.
As an overworked SLDC planning officer said to me two days ago – “They’re going to throw the book at us”.
Natland Parish Council is not formally involved in the Inquiry, but councillors will be attending the Inquiry when appropriate and available.

David Peters
Chair of Natland Parish Council
3 June 2018

New Canal Towpath Proposals

The Lancaster Canal Regeneration Project will host a roadshow in Kendal next Thursday, the 7th June, 4pm - 8pm. It's to discuss proposals for a waterside pathway for walking and cycling along the old canal. It will be held at the Factory Tap off Aynam Road.

Young at Heart Social Group

This Age UK group will meet on Monday 11th June at Natland Village Hall at 1.45pm. If you would like to come along for an afternoon of tea, chat and good company, please get in touch. 01539 728118.

Minutes of the Natland Parish Council for May

John Houghton was co opted onto Natland Parish Council at the last meeting of the Parish Council. Douglas Rathbone is the new South Lakeland District Council member. David Peters was again elected chair. There are still two vacancies. Click here to see the minutes. Annual return papers are available here.

May in Natland

May	2018	2017
Temperature at 8 a.m.	12.6 C	10.8° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	10.8° C	7.7° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	18.4° C	18.0° C
Rainfall	42.5 mm 1.7"	117 mm 4.7"

We have had a  long period of high pressure with hardly any rain since
16 May. Rainfall was about half average for May. The hot weather in
the second half of the month was countered by quite low temperatures
early on. John Dobson.

Church Magazine for June

Click here to catch up on everything that is going on in the church. 
The Church Fete is on Saturday 9th June in The Vicarage Garden from 2-4pm. It has a football theme (for some reason) and there will be plants, books, toys, bric-a-brac, ice cream and gallimaufry stalls. You'll have to come along to find out what that is. There'll be a tombola, games, a raffle and teas in the Village Hall.

Thank you to everybody who gave so generously in Christian Aid Week.

We raised £2,278 by collecting house-to-house and by holding a Coffee Morning in church. This is a fantastic amount and is a tribute to the generosity of the people of Natland, Oxenholme,The Oaks and Strawberry Fields and The Beeches. The money will be used for helping the poorest people of the world out of misery via Christian Aid projects. Thank you very much.
Elspeth Jayne, Voluntary Christian Aid Week Organiser.

Plants for Sale

There are still a few big plants and plenty of small ones to fill any gaps you might have in your garden. Have a look at them in the church porch.

W.I. Meeting Report for May

President Marion Want welcomed 30 members to the meeting.  She thanked Marcell Tatham for the table flowers and the members of the committee for dressing in period costume to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage. President Marion then welcomed Doris Aldworth who spoke about the formation of the WI and the history of resolutions and campaigns the WI had passed over the last 100 years.  Committee member Jean Heseltine then introduced an interesting quiz on various WI resolutions over the years and members had to guess which decade they had been voted on.  This provided some lively discussion.  Thanks were expressed to Doris and Jean for their help. A buffet supper was provided by members of the committee.The competition for a Gingerbread Person was won by Jean Heseltine with Hilary Atkinson second.  The monthly raffle was won by Anne Bonney. Date of next meeting is Wednesday 20 June at 7.15pm in Natland Village Hall when the speaker will be Debra Jessett on Hatches, Matches and Despatches.

Watch Found

Have you lost a lady’s wrist watch with a stainless steel link wrist strap? I have found one dropped in Abbey Drive.

It can be reclaimed from me, Guy Weller at 1 Abbey Drive, or telephone 015395 61224

It's Christian Aid Week

 There will be a big red envelope through your door shortly and your usual collector will be knocking on the door a few days later to collect it, hopefully full of money. The people of Natland have always been very generous in donating to Christian Aid and the money has been spent to lift the very poorest in developing countries out of poverty. People like Vilia in Haiti in the picture who lost her mother and her home in the earthquake of 2010 and was re-housed into a more solid structure with the help of Christian Aid. This house survived the hurricane in 2016. With your help more houses could be built..... Please give generously.   Elspeth Jayne.

Natland Parish Council Annual Meeting

Parish Council Chair David Peters welcomed a good turnout of parishioners to the village hall last evening and introduced one of our newly elected District Councillors, Chris Hogg who made thoughtful contributions to later discussions in the meeting. He also pointed out the need for new candidates to fill the vacancies on the Council. 

The Council’s Annual report and accounts were received unanimously. There were many reports from other parish organisations. One highlight amongst many good reports was a heart warming story of the work done at Appletree school of the way in which young damaged lives were being turned round by the skilled work of its staff and the co-operation of many in the village, particularly St Mark’s  school staff and pupils working on joint projects and lessons. Some of these reports will be published on this website in coming weeks.

Following lively debate, there was very little support for the Parish Council’s proposed Cold Calling Zone. 

Lively debate being the keynote of the evening, Guy Weller’s proposition that the Parish Council drop the idea of a combined cycle/footway along Natland Road was amended to dropping the cycleway element leaving the Parish Council still to pursue the idea of a footpath. The problem envisaged with the cycleway was that it would be built to such a high standard that all the verges would disappear under tarmac changing the road from a country lane into an urban roadway. It was pointed out that a footway would be much lower down the County Council’s priorities than a joint use path and so funding might never come for a footpath. At  the end of a long debate, the amended motion of path only was carried. 

Guy Weller’s second motion requesting a 40 mph speed limit on Natland Road between the village and the town was much less controversial and was passed without opposition.
These three items of business will now pass back to the Parish Council for more thought. 

Watch this website for news!                                                    Martin Jayne.

Steam train on Saturday

On Saturday 12th May 45699 Galatea or loco to be advised will be northbound Oxenholme 11:43.
Pat Williams.

Parish Council - Minutes of April Meeting

These are the minutes of the monthly meeting and include a reference to the new houses on the side of Helm near Castlesteads. These are called Rochester Gardens now and SLDC Electoral Services had confirmed that numbers 1 to 7 Rochester Gardens are in Kendal Town and numbers 9 to 17 are in Natland parish.  Number 8 is apparently split by the boundary and not yet determined which parish it will be in.
A warm welcome is extended to you from Natland News Website, whichever side of the boundary you are on!

Monday Club Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held in the Village Hall on 21st May at 2pm to be followed shortly afterwards with a talk given by Jennie Farmer on "The Magistracy". Nominations to be with John Inglesfield (Hon. Secretary) two weeks before the meeting.
Refreshments and a Book Stall.