Parish News for March

The church magazine has some surprise news this month, at the bottom of page 3. Click here for the full Parish News.

W.I. report for February

President Marion Want welcomed 31 members to the meeting.  She thanked Elspeth Jayne for the beautiful flower arrangement.

A number of members had recently attended the Sing-a-long Oklahoma event at Kendal Town Hall, and had an enjoyable time and a very good lunch.

Heather Harkness gave an interesting talk on the most common psychological illnesses – Stress, Anxiety and Depression.  She said one of the ways we can all give help to sufferers is by ‘just being there’.

President Marion introduced the Speaker, Glenis Marriott from the charity Headway, South Cumbria.  Glenis gave a very interesting and enlightening illustrated talk about the charities work in supporting people with brain injuries and their families.  Most of those affected will need long term rehabilitation and sadly neuro rehabilitation services in Cumbria are very limited. Elaine Close gave the vote of thanks.

The competition for a heart was won by Sylvia Shaw with Jean Dobson second.  The monthly raffle was won by Alison Hall. 

Date of next meeting is Wednesday 2oth March at 7.30 pm in Natland Village Hall when the speaker will be Dorothy Hindle – ‘ Pam Ayres, Her Life and Poems’.

Pancake Party in Village Hall on Shrove Tuesday

Natland Brownies and St. Mark’s Church are hosting a Pancake Party at the Village Hall on Tuesday 5th March, 6 until 7pm. Everyone is welcome. £1 for adults and 50p for children. Sideshows and quizzes.  Proceeds for the charity Smiles. We raised £144 and had a great time. Smiles is a charity that helps deprived Roma children in rural Romania. Thanks everybody!

Coffee Morning in the Church on Thursday

Thank you to everyone who came. We made £115.60 for the Orphanage.

The Fallen of Natland

Here are the accounts of the wartime experiences of all the people recorded on the War Memorial in St. Mark's Church, Natland. They were compiled from many different sources by John Chandler, and were first exhibited in the church at the Remembrance and Reflection Exhibition in November 2018. Click here for the folder.

Monday Club Meet

The Club meet on 18th February 2019 in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2.00pm when the speaker will be Dr. Julia Pigott on "Sweetness and Light" - our relationship with honey bees. Tea and biscuits to follow, also Bookstall. New Members always welcome.

Quad Bike Stolen

Police are investigating the theft of a Green Yamaha 450cc quad bike which was stolen during a burglary from a farm on Helm Lane, Natland between 10pm on 1st February and 7am on 2nd February.
The offenders have forced entry to an outbuilding where the quad bike was being kept.
Police are looking for witnesses who may noticed any suspicious activity in the area or seen a quad bike being transported on the back of a vehicle on the night of the offence.
Anyone with information should call Cumbria Police on 101 quoting log 66 of the 2nd February 2019or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Your Community Needs You

Parish Councillor Vacancies.

There are seven seats on Natland Parish Council, but three of them are currently vacant.  The Council can fill these casual vacancies by co-opting new members who could then hold office until May 2022, when the next full election will be held.
The Council serves the community by providing some things directly – such as maintaining the village green, footway lighting, bus shelters, spring litter hunt, annual report and parish meeting – and making representations to other bodies about the services they provide – such as highways (County Council) and planning (District Council).
The notice board and natlandnews.blogspot.com give meeting agenda and minutes showing what we do.  It is a valuable public service but we are few.  Please consider joining us and making a real difference to your community.  Training would be provided.  Contact any Councillor – John Houghton (015395 60727) David and Rhian Peters (015395 60671) Sarah Roberts (015395 61617) - or just come and observe the next Council meeting at 7pm on Monday 25 February in the Village Hall.

No water?

There’s a leak on Oxenholme Lane. United Utilities know, and someone has come out to see to it.  He says that he can isolate the leak and so the water should be back by midday or at least by the end of the day.

Natland Weather Report

January	2019	Average
Temperature at 8 a.m.	2.3° C	1.67° C
Minimum Temperature (Ave)	0.8° C	2.03° C
Maximum Temperature (Ave)	4.5° C	5.41° C
Rainfall	75.5 mm 3.00"	146.5 mm 5.86"

We had a cold spell at the end of the month, which made January below average. Rainfall was half the normal amount for January and we only had a sprinkling of snow.  John Dobson.

Parish News for February

Click here for news from St. Mark's Church and other village activities.

Steam Train Coming

On Saturday 2nd February the 35018 British India Line and 61306 Mayflower will be northbound Oxenholme 11.43. Pat Williams.