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.