Lower
Holker Parish CouncilNews
New Bus Routes & Timetables from
11th June 2018
The current circular bus service will
change on 11th June to two services:
The 531 route will be Grange/Kents
Bank/Allithwaite/Flookburgh/ Ravenstown/Cark.
The return route will be Cark/Ravenstown/Lakeland
Leisure/Flookburgh/Allithwaite/Kents Bank/Grange.
The 532 route will be Grange/Grange
Fell/Cartmel and returning the same way.
South Lakeland District Councillor
Election Result
Two Councillors have been elected, Gill Gardner and Michael Cornah.
Flookburgh
Community Playground
Annual Duck Race to raise funds for the Playground - 4 pm on 3rd June 2018 near Cark Farm. Ducks available for £1.
The Playground on Moor Lane was officially
opened on 25th November 2017.
The site was purchased by Lower Holker Parish Council
and joint working with Flookburgh Recreational Charity has
enabled the development of the site and fundraisingto result in
a location with play equipment for children of all ages, adult
exercise equipment and also an area for a kickabout with
goalposts. The site
also includes a dedicated car park.
Lower Holker Community Emergency Plan
Lower Holker Parish Council has prepared a Community Emergency Plan. It is available on this link: Community Emergency Plan.Bus Services - changes
The Saturday circular bus service ceased on Saturday 16th September 2017. The arrangement by the Parish and Town Councils to support this service has been shown to be beyond their powers and therefore they cannot continue to do this. The Monday to Friday service is unaffected.
Nat West Bank in Grange
This
Branch closed on 3rd October 2017. A mobile
banking service will then be available in Grange on Thursdays
from 12 noon to 1 pm in Main Street Car Park, Grange. Post
Offices can also be used for most transactions.
The external Auditors have concluded the Audit for Lower Holker Parish Council for the financial year 2016/17. The Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Return are available to view in the Documents section of the website.
Superfast Broadband (60 MB+) available in Lower Holker Parish
Residents and businesses can now receive superfast broadband, but it has to be ordered as an existing broadband service will not become superfast automatically. For more information and advice see Connecting Cumbria.
Financial Reports - 2016/17
The Internal Audit has now been completed sent to the External Auditor (BD). Details of the approved Parish Council Annual Return, including Annual Governance Statement, Accounting Statements, Responsible Financial Officer's Declaration and Exercise of Public Rights are now available on the Documents section of this website.
LEADER - capital funding for rural projects.
Funding is available for small rural enterprises including farm diversification, rural tourism, culture & heritage, farm productivity, small enterprises, rural services and forestry productivity. For more information:http://www.fellsanddales.org.uk/
Report a Highways Fault - Website Amendment
The Cumbria County Council Highways have amended the format of the fault reporting system. Anyone can report a fault and check progress on all reported faults: Report a Fault
Dog Fouling
Incidents can be reported to South Lakeland District Council on 0845 050 4434or online Information required includes:
- The name and address of the person in charge of the dog, if possible.
- A description of the dog.
- When and where the offence took place
Defibrillators
Defibrillators are at Cockles on Flookburgh Square LA11 7JX and at
Flookburgh Primary School, Winder Lane LA11 7LE , funded by the
Parish Council and donations. Thanks
to Cockles and the School for hosting these units.
They are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
To use phone 999 to obtain the access code from the Ambulance
Service.
Link to Flood Risk Map of Cark