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. 

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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.

Statement of Common Ground- Planning Appeal on land to East of Longmeadow Lane.

Oakmere Homes and South Lakeland District Council have had to agree Common Ground for the Planning Appeal. Click here to read it. David Peters points out that the highway reasons for refusal have been narrowed down since SLDC's June 2017 decision because Cumbria County Council has shifted its position - CCC officers are only prepared to support and provide evidence at the Appeal in respect of pedestrian safety along a section of Oxenholme Lane - as can be seen from pages 10 to 12.

Reg's Story

In early 2018, Natland News received a message from Reg James responding to the item on the Natland Website called George's Story- What life as a Waif and Stray in St Mark's Home was really like.
Here now is Reg's Story.

Agenda for Natland Annual Parish Meeting.

If you live in the civil parish of Natland you are invited to attend 

NATLAND ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 

at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th May 2018

Some of the items to be discussed are :

• To consider the following Motion from Natland Parish Council, that: 'This meeting would support a No Cold Calling Zone covering the whole of Natland Village.'
• .To consider the following Motion from Guy Weller that:' This meeting request that the Parish Council drop the proposal for a combined cycleway/footpath along Natland Road from their objectives'.
• To consider the following Motion from Guy Weller that:' This meeting request that the Parish Council lobbies for imposition of a continuous 40mph speed limit on Natland Road between the village northern boundary and the start of the 30mph limit in Kendal.

There will be an Open Forum – a chance to raise any other matters or concerns about Natland Parish. Click here for the full agenda.

To All Residents of Natland and Oxehnholme

The AGM for the Village Hall will be held in the Village Hall at 7pm on Monday, May 14th.

All interested members of the public welcome. The meeting is only scheduled to last for half an hour and is a chance to find out how this valued asset to our community operates.

May Parish News now available

Click here to find out about St. Mark's Church activities this month. 

We're busy fund-raising, so find your way through the scaffolding and see what plants are available in the church porch.  There are jars of home-made jams and chutneys available too on the bookcase inside, together with books for sale and to borrow.

In Christian Aid Week there will be a house-to-house collection as usual and the Coffee Morning and Spring Plant Sale will be held in the Church this year on Thursday 17th May at 10.30 am until 12.

Training on Resuscitation Course was well attended.

22 people from the village attended the course at St Mark’s School, where 6 volunteers from First Responders came to give the group training in resuscitation - CPR and the use of a defibrillator and what to do if someone is choking. It was a very useful and informative session and was very well presented, with a couple of short films and then hands on experience of the technique necessary to perform CPR.

We are very grateful to First Responders for giving us the support firstly in obtaining the defibrillator and also in training us how to use it. Although they are called Endmoor First Responders they will attend calls in Natland which is in their designated area.

They are having a fundraising Cream Tea to raise funds on 26th May at 2pm to 4pm in Endmoor at Marwood, Gatebeck Road. The tickets will be £1.50. They are entirely self financing.
Pam Mansfield.