Followed by a Polite Request from Westmorland and Furness Council to close it.

 A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow BT Openreach to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 27th October 2025 and anticipated to take 2 days to complete. It’s on Oxenholme Lane from  Long Meadow Lane northeastwards.

A Polite Request from St. Mark’s School

The school needs the help of drivers to support a voluntary one-way system during school terms at drop off (8.45-9.15) and pick up times (3.15-3.45).  The route would be in down Oxenholme Lane, then keeping left on the Village Green and turning left after the church, up Helm Lane.

The roads around school become extremely congested during these times – blocked junctions, impatient manoeuvres and residents having difficulty leaving and returning to their homes. It can also be an anxious time for the safety of children walking to and from school.

A voluntary one-way system is about co-operation between the school and the village, not about imposing restrictions on residents.  With your support there can be a real difference to daily life in Natland – less stress, improved safety and the fostering of a considerate community spirit.

 Thank you all for your understanding and support.

October Parish News

 Autumn is getting into gear, so click here to read about the activities of St. Mark’s Church in October.

Contacts and information about Natland Village Hall Groups.

These are just the groups which have open membership criteria.

Minutes and Notes from the September Natland Parish Council Meeting

Click here for the official minutes.

Click here to discover the issues tackled by our Parish Council, from our On the Spot Reporter

Quiz at Castlesteads View

More traffic coming through Natland?

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL (A591 KENDAL) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC

REGULATION) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable highway works to be carried out (“the Works”),

Westmorland and Furness Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to : -

1. (i) Prohibit all traffic (i.e. vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists), from proceeding along the

following lengths of road: -

A591 Natland Kendal, from its junction with Brettargh Holt roundabout extending in

a northerly direction to its junction with Shenstone roundabout.

Alternative Route: via the unrestricted sections of the A591, A65 and A6.

(ii) A591 Kendal, from its junction with Plumgarths extending in a southerly direction to

its junction with Shenstone roundabout.

Alternative Route north bound traffic: via Milnthorpe Road, Kirkland, Highgate,

Lowther Street, A65 Blackhall Road, Sandes Avenue, Stricklandgate and

Windermere Road.

Alternative Route south bound traffic: via Windermere Road, Stricklandgate,

Sandes Avenue, Blackhall Road, Stramongate, Miller Bridge, Aynam Road, Nether

Bridge and Milnthorpe Road.

2. Prohibit any vehicle from proceeding at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour along

that section of the A591 Kendal from its junction with Brettargh Holt roundabout

extending in a northerly direction to its junction with Plumgarths.

No speed limit imposed by this Order will apply to vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of

the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations

2011 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.

Any queries to the Highways Hotline 0300 373 3300 or via the Westmorland and

Furness Council website quoting reference TTROW/14926.

The Order will come into operation on 29 September 2025 and may continue in force for a

maximum duration of eighteen months. However, please note that it is anticipated that the

restrictions will only be required for 5 weeks, and only as and when the appropriate traffic

signs are displayed.

Chief Legal Officer, Westmorland and Furness Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther

Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ

Agenda for Natland Parish Council’s September Meeting

 Click here for all the details.

Harp Concert

 

Planning Application

Is this the start of another attempt by Oakmere Homes to build houses on Natland Mill Beck Lane?asks Neil A. Seddon. Click here to see a planning application to remove a hedgerow there.