Purse found

 Purse with money and bank card found in Natland on Thursday 26th January. Handed into school office but name not recognised so taken to Kendal Police Station. They will keep it for 21 days. ID required to claim. 

Can you help your Village Hall?

 The current treasurer for the village hall in Natland is stepping back from that role at the end of  March 2023, so the hall's committee is seeking a new treasurer.  The primary requirements are to be at ease with numbers, have some familiarity with spreadsheets, and have an interest in supporting their community.

If you're not able to help please draw this opportunity to the attention of your contacts (family, friends, neighbours etc) in Natland & Oxenholme who may have the potential to help.

The village hall is run by a Management  Committee whose role is to oversee the hiring and maintenance of the building as a facility for local community, leisure and sporting activity groups, and personal use for functions such as children's parties, funeral teas, or fund-raising activities.  Even if 'numbers' and the treasurer role are not for you, volunteers to join the committee are always welcome, and can bring fresh ideas to ensure that this valuable community facility continues to thrive.   

For further info contact Sarah ( natland.villagehall@yahoo.co.uk or  07488 5352510)

Church Magazine for February Available

Here is just a taste of the things that are happening at St. Mark’s Church and in the village this month. 

Click here for the full magazine.

More Help Available

Here is a CALC (Cumbria Association of Local Councils) document bringing together all the places where help, mainly financial, may be available at the moment.

Coffee Morning on Thursday

There’ll be a Coffee Morning at St. Mark’s Church this Thursday, 26th January at 10.30, and everyone is welcome.

Next W.I. Meeting

The W.I. will meet next in the Village Hall at 7.30 on Wednesday the 18th January. There will be a presentation by Ambleside Oral History of their records of peoples’ memories of emergencies entitled ‘Emergency! Life before 999’. The competition is on First Aid Kits.  Visitors and new members welcome.

Council Tax Consultation by new Westmorland and Furness Council

Click here to see this news release which is an interesting insight into how the changeover to our new local authority is progressing, and to find out how to take part in the consultation.

Help Available

Anybody struggling financially or emotionally in the aftermath of the festive period is being encouraged to seek help earlier rather than later by SLDC. Click here for details.

Natland Parish Council - Agenda

 Click here to find out about the topics to be discussed at the next Parish Council Meeting on the 16th January.

Natland Monday Club

 The Monday Club will meet on Monday 16 January at 2.00 p.m. in the Village Hall. The speaker is Paul Flint, talking on “Arthur Ransome – snatches from a dozen different lives”.

New members are welcome.

Sustainable Warmth Grants in Cumbria - Apply Now

The funding is time limited, and currently under subscribed.

Sustainable Warmth Cumbria Grants

The scheme offers a wide range of free energy efficiency improvements including:

• Solid wall and cavity wall insulation, including insulation for rooms in roofs.

• Loft, Under Floor, Internal and External Insulation

• Air source heat pumps

• High heat retention electric storage heaters

• First time double glazing (replacement double glazing is not available)

• Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Panels

However, to make sure your home gets what it needs your Local Council has commission trained assessors to carry out a free survey of your home to let you know how we can help you.

 

To be eligible you’ll need to:

• Live in your property and either own your own home or, if you are a

private tenant, we can work with you and your landlord to make the

application and;

• Have a combined household income of less than £30,000 (gross) year

OR someone in your home receives a means tested benefit and

• Have an EPC rating of E, F, or G. If you don’t have an EPC, then we will arrange this for you if we think that your property is energy inefficient.

 

Find out more information about the scheme and to check your eligibility please visitwww.carlisle.gov.uk/sustainablewarmthcumbria or contact your local council for further details.

Funding is limited and time-dependant so apply today!

The Weather in December

December 22. 

Temperature at 8am                   December Average 

1.6.                                                                     3.5

Average Minimum Temperature

0.1.                                                                       2.9

Average Maximum Temperature

3.9.                                                                       6.5

Rainfall

171.5mm.                                                        164mm.

6.9 ins.                                                               6.6 ins.

A month of two halves! The first half of the month was exceptionally cold but dry. I recorded -9c overnight on the 14/15th December. Nearly all the rain came in the second half of the month when temperatures were normal. Despite several months of low rainfall, the total for the year was 1394 mm (55.7 ins,) which is only slightly below average.      John Dobson.  

Police Consultation

We are all being asked for our views about the budget which is being proposed to fund our police force. Click here for an explanation Commissioner asks the public their view on budget proposals - Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (cumbria-pcc.gov.uk) Here is a link to the survey.