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Burton in Kendal Educational Foundation Small Grants

The Burton in Kendal Educational Foundation provides small grants to the following:

  • Sixth Form
  • College Students
  • University Students and
  • Apprentices.

The money available for the grants varies each year depending on the amount the investments return as well as the number of students applying.

To qualify you need to have lived in one of the following Civil Parishes for at least 2 years and be under 25 years of age:

  • Burton in Kendal,
  • Holme,
  • Preston Patrick,
  • Dalton,
  • the Hamlet of Holmescales,
  • Beetham,
  • Meathop,
  • Ulpha,
  • Witherslack or
  • Arnside.

For an application form or further information please contact Marion Robinson on mvrob23@gmail.com or call 07531 575663

The deadline for the return of grant application forms for the 2026/2027 academic year is 31st October 2026

Burton in Kendal Educational Foundation Charity Reg. No. 526953

The Alan Hull Songbook 1

‘The Alan Hull Songbook’ Gig Raises £1565.50 for CancerCare

The recent ‘Alan Hull Songbook’ gig at the W.I. & Village Hall on 11th July raised a brilliant £1565.50 for local charity, CancerCare.

Tony Farren, from Windermere opened the gig with his unique folk style which was very well received. The amazing Dave Hull-Denholm band (Dave is the frontman of popular band, Lindisfarne) played a 95 minute set of some well-known, and some lesser known songs from the Alan Hull songbook, including: Lady Eleanor, Run For Home, Clear White Light and many more, with enthusiastic assistance from the audience who had a great time singing along too.

The gig was a Sell Out, and the £1565.50 was raised from ticket sales, the bar (supplied by JJ Crossfields and run by Sarah & Charlotte who have also been raising money for CancerCare by taking part in events such as the recent Cross Bay Half Marathon), raffle ticket sales with prizes donated with the enormous generosity of local businesses (see below) and the musicians, who travelled from as far away as Newcastle, and played for light expenses only.

The full Lindisfarne band are touring now and visiting several local venues. To find out more, click here

Grateful thanks to the following local businesses for their donated raffle prizes which included: Weekend Tickets to Kendal Calling, Dinners, Wine, Chocolates and Ten Pin Bowling

  • Kendal Calling
  • JJ Crossfields
  • The Silverdale Hotel
  • The Albion Hotel
  • Arnside Chip Shop
  • Bullough’s Londis
  • The Bob-in Cafe
  • Holgate’s Holiday Park
  • Spar Grocers, Milnthorpe
  • Booths Supermarket, Milnthorpe

Thanks also must go to:

  • Arnside W.I. & Village Hall for a superb venue with great acoustics, a beautiful garden and a super helpful committee.
  • Carr Bank Garden Centre for the stage flora.
  • Chris Kirk of Bay Photographic for the photos
  • And last, but not least – everyone who bought tickets and came along to the show.
The Alan Hull Songbook 2
Dave Hull-Denholm
Tony Farren
Tony Farren

Local Cancer and Bereavement Charity Holds Unique Remembrance Event For The Public

A local charity who helps people affected by cancer and bereavement is inviting people to pay tribute to lost loved ones at a special remembrance event.

CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria are hosting ‘Lights to Remember’ on Friday 25th April 2025 from 7pm at their Slynedales Centre in Lancaster. The grounds around the historic building, where many clients receive support after a cancer diagnosis or after losing a loved one, will be lit up with personalised candles bearing a name and a message.

The evening will have opportunities for reflection as well as contemplative live music. A team of CancerCare therapists will also be in attendance on the night should attendees feel the need to talk to someone.

‘Lights to Remember’ is kindly sponsored by Birchall Blackburn Law for the second time. Last year’s event was titled ‘Lights on the Lawn’ and it was rebranded for 2025 to encourage people who might not be able to attend the evening to use the charity’s online dedication wall. Here you can leave a photograph and a lasting message to a lost loved one, and the CancerCare team can place your light for you on the night.

‘Lights to Remember’ is for everyone who has experienced loss, not just those who have used CancerCare’s services. The event is free to attend, though there is an option to donate to CancerCare so they can continue to support children and adults affected by cancer or bereavement.

For more information, click here.

Eleanor Sweeney from Caton attended ‘Lights on the Lawn’ last year. Eleanor’s late husband Peter was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019. Peter was supported by CancerCare’s Lancaster Centre via one-to-one counselling prior to 2020, continuing his sessions over the phone during the Coronavirus pandemic. Peter sadly died in May 2023.

Big Trek 4 Palestine

Fundraising Trek from Arnside to the Turkey/Syria Border

Two Arnside residents are planning a 4000 mile trek from Arnside to the Turkey/Syria border to raise money for the charity Medical Aid For Palestinians (MAP).

They will be setting off on 2nd May 2025 and it will take around 6 months to complete the walk, crossing 11 countries on the way.

They are inviting residents to join them for the first stretch of the walk – people can choose to join them for the first part of the initial stretch (Arnside to Silverdale) or can accompany them all the way to Lancaster.

To find out more, take a look at their Facebook and Instagram pages, or to check out the charity they are supporting, click here

RNLI logo

‘Thank You’ from Arnside RNLI Committee

Arnside RNLI committee would like to thank all those who attended the Fundraising Disco held on 30th November in the W.I. Village Hall.

We would also like to thank the sponsors of the generous raffle prizes – namely, Kendal Asda, Anne Pattison, Beetham Garden Centre, JJ Crossfield, Porsche, Carnforth Tesco, The Villa at Levens and Arnside RNLI. We would also like to thank our local DJ, Dave Brown, who greatly assisted in making it a great evening.

Thanks to Arnside Chip Shop for their generous contribution to the catering, and finally, thanks to the Arnside Village website and the Arnside Broadsheet for their support throughout the year.

The sum raised at the Disco was £460.00 which will go towards Saving Lives at Sea.

Funding For Projects & Activities Benefiting the Village Community

Arnside Community Fireworks are pleased to announce the availability of modest funding now earmarked for distribution to projects and activities that demonstrate a benefit for the village community.

The committee will accept applications up to Friday, 6th December 2024.

If interested, please provide details of your request to arnsidefireworks@hotmail.com

Heron Corn Mill

Heron Corn Mill Receives Heritage Lottery Fund Grant

Heron Corn Mill are thrilled to have been awarded a grant of £192,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will help facilitate a new three-year millwright training programme titled ‘Near Far Heron’!

Working alongside resident Millwright / Miller Stuart, trainee Steve will undertake a series of maintenance and condition surveys, and assist in the repair work at Heron Corn Mill and other watermills in the north west region.

There will also be ample opportunities for volunteers to get involved and learn new crafts and skills, so If you or someone you know would like to find out more please email info@heronmill.org for more information.

Burton-in-Kendal Educational Foundation

The Burton-in-Kendal Educational Foundation (Charity Reg. No. 526953) provides small grants to Sixth Form, College, University Students and Apprentices.

To qualify, you need to have lived in one of the following Civil Parishes for at least 2 years and be under 25 years of age:

  • Burton in Kendal
  • Holme
  • Preston Patrick
  • Dalton
  • The Hamlet of Holmescales
  • Beetham
  • Meathop
  • Ulpha
  • Witherslack
  • Arnside

For an application form or further information, please contact Mrs Marion Robinson at mvrob23@gmail.com or call:
01524 784918 or 07531 575663

The deadline for the return of grant application forms for the 2024/2025 academic year is 31st October 2024

Arnside Children's Playground

Jumble Sale Raises over £600 for Children’s Playground

A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who came along to the Jumble/Vintage Sale at the W.I. & Village Hall recently, to all those who donated items and to Arnside Beach Hut for their ‘pop-up’ cafe!

It was great to see so many people supporting the event and the final total raised on the day was a wonderful £638.40. A great team effort!

Thanks too to all who helped on the day, couldn’t have done it without you. Too many of you to list but you were all brilliant and it is much appreciated. Everyone was so generous with donations there were quite a lot leftover which have been donated to various charity shops to help others. Thank you, Arnside!

To keep in touch with what’s happening with the Playground, follow their Facebook page You can help by supporting fundraising events (there is a Craft Fair coming up in the summer), donating via one of the Collection boxes situated in the Nisa, Arnside House, or Sandpipers Cafe or donate through the crowdfunding page. No matter how small, every little helps. Thank you.

BEEP Doctors

BEEP Doctors awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service

BEEP Doctors (BASICS Cumbria), a team of dedicated volunteer doctors which carries out life-saving work in Cumbria, has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UKi and is equivalent to an MBE.
“This is a massive honour and we are immensely proud to have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service,” said Dr Theo Weston MBE, the chair and founder of BEEP Doctors. “In my view it is by far and away the best thing to have happened to the BEEP Doctors charity in our near 30-year history.”

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to benefit their communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and, following his accession, His Majesty The King emphasised his desire to continue the Award.

Cumbria’s BEEP Doctors, who are all volunteers with the charity, provide enhanced pre-hospital emergency medical care. They work closely with the police and fire services, North West Ambulance Service, Great North Air Ambulance Service and North West Air Ambulance. At incidents, BEEP Doctors can carry out some surgical procedures, such as inserting chest drains; some can perform pre-hospital anaesthetics and all are able to administer drugs that most road crew paramedics cannot, such as ketamine/fentanyl to give pain relief and allow fracture manipulation. Many of the emergencies they attend are road traffic collisions, as well as incidents involving farms, pushbikes, horses and water.

Beep Doctors’s 11 doctors include A & E consultants at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle; two anaesthetists who work at Royal Lancaster Infirmary; and three GPs.
So far in 2023 the BEEP Doctors (BASICS Cumbria) charity has attended 272 incidents and members have completed 872 volunteering hours.

More details in the document below.

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