Click here to find out about Church Services in the Leven Valley Benefice Millerbeck Light Railway - Spring Bank Holiday OpeningMillerbeck will be open on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th May, click here for more details about Millerbeck Open Days Leven Valley GeneralParticipants will have to build a soap box or buggie or bogie from a plank of wood and wheels; the soap box can be decorated or not. The course will run down hill from the top of the old road (past the five bar gate) to the bottom of the old road near the church. Teams can enter and Prizes will be given for certain age related categories and decoration. Clicking on the heading above will open a new page. Click here to see a drawing of a basic Soap Box "go-cart" or "bogie"![[File]](/sei/i/file-pdf.png) Go-Cart or bogie drawing (125.6 kB)
Click on the heading above and you can view or download the Parish Councils response to Hyder Consulting in reference to the proposed wind farm project at Strbers Farm. Learning TogetherLearning Together
Just one meeting in May, on Tuesday, 13th May, at 7.30 pm in St Anne's Church Hall – looking back at the Confirmation, and thinking about where we go from here.
PNC Praise on the LakeSunday 1st June boarding at Lakeside starts at 6.00 pm
Tickets £4.50 (children £2) may be obtained from the Vicar. CHRISTIAN AID WEEK - A COFFEE MORNING At Stott Park House on Thurs. 15th May. 10.30-12 noon
(There will be a ‘Bring and Buy' stall) Donations welcomed Wild Life in Sacred PlacesChurch yards offer a home to wild flowers, fine grasses, food for butterflies, their caterpillars, birds etc.. Some have very old trees which should be recorded. Cumbria Wildlife Trust is developing a project to survey what already exists and to suggest improvements . A team from C.W.T. will visit when invited.
In this benefice we have three very varied church yards. Do we wish to be included? That is for the P.C.C.s to decide.
If we say, "Yes", what will be involved? Their team will survey the site then offer advice as to what can be done, for example, vary the time of cutting the grass so that flowers can seed, or encourage plants that provide food for wild life, or value ivy and other plants that provide food and shelter. The surveying and recording are done by trained volunteers - recruits are welcome. We should all think about this and contribute our ideas - hopefully at the Easter Vestry Meetings.
Joan Taylor The Mobile Library (Route B5) Will visit the Leven Valley on the following Mondays - - 7th & 28th April
- 19th May, and
- 9th & 30th June.
The Leven Valley Support Group for St Mary's HospiceThe Committee thank all of those who supported their fund raising event at the Whitewater Hotel on 6th April, especially Mr Maurice Steele for his very enjoyable audio visual presentation and those who donated valuable raffle prizes. £44 was raised by the sale of goods provided by the Hospice. The £225 raised will be used to defray part of the expenses at the forthcoming Summer Fair on June 15th. Due to the need to fulfill Health and Safety regulations, expenses at our Summer Fair now exceed £1000. Royal British Legion - Membership
You no longer need to have served in the Armed Forces or Civilian Services to be a member - find out more by clicking the link Click on the link above to see Peter Calvert's letter to the community this month. Leven Valley Allotments Association and Gardening ClubRecently an Allotments Association was formed and will now be creating a Gardening Club for the whole of the Leven Valley. Meetings will be held "initially" in the Church Hall at St Anne's Haverthwaite but then we intend to extend meetings to all the communities of the Leven Valley.
Watch this space for more information. BackbarrowThe Brow Edge Foundation Governors
Offer, for hire, shooting rights on approximately 31½ acres of their land with effect from 1st July 08, via tenders under seal from parish residents, in excess of £50 per annum, to 31st Jun 09. Such bids should be sent by 10 May08 to R.W. Hutton, Clerk to the Governors, 20 Ainslie St, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JE. Haverthwaite Traveling Hopefullya fascinating talk on Trams and Buses by Peter Calvert
Friday, 16th May, 7pm in St Anne's Church Hall
Tickets £6 (includes supper and glass of wine) from Celia - 31338
Finsthwaite & Lakeside Finsthwaite Garden Club
GARDEN CLUB
Garden visit to Beauhill, Beacon Edge, Penrith on May 22nd
We are going to visit Dr. Barr's lovely garden at Beauhill, Beacon Edge, Penrith, as illustrated in Tim Longville's book on 'Gardens of the Lake District' starting at 2.00 pm. Please come and join us for this interesting trip. Donations for visit £3 per head payable on the day. For further details please contact Glenis on 31466
or Danny on 30375 BOOK SWAPBook Swap has now finished for the Summer.
See you in the Autumn! THE TALENT TABLEThe "Talent Table" made the grand total of £250.49 this financial year. Of this, £8.49 was paid towards the purchase of some CD shelves for Book Swap, so £242.00 was
paid into Village Hall funds. Many thanks to everyone who has donated items for sale, to all our loyal customers and to Margaret and Gwyn, who provide such an enjoyable venue. Please keep all those talents ‘alive and well' through the Summer break so that we can restock the table in September. Further information from Pat on 31698. YMCA Lakeside - Breakfast meetings All are welcome to take part in the ‘Breakfast & Prayers' held at the YMCA Chapel at 07.45 am on Tuesday, 1st April. StaveleyST. MARY'S, STAVELEY IN CARTMEL
By popular demand, we are again holding an
ITALIAN EVENING
(3 course meal)
on Friday 23rd May 2008 in the Church Hall at 7.30 p.m.
Tickets £10.00 per head (including first drink) available from Gill Day (30235) or Pam Jackson (31171)
Hurry ! Tickets are selling like Italian hotcakes!! |
