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Bittern Sustainability Conference 2025 – Book now!

Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape and the Bittern Countryside CIC have joined together to host a Sustainability Conference for the National Landscape on the 15th November 2025

The conference will be held at Arnside Educational Institute and will run from 9.30am – 5pm

There will be a morning session with short talks, hearing about what some of the fabulous groups in the National Landscape are doing to fight climate change and help biodiversity.

We’re planning a ‘Power Hour’ where groups are invited to introduce themselves and/or any particular sustainability projects they are involved in.

After lunch, we’ll be having workshop sessions to get us moving and thinking about future plans.

This event is free and open to anyone who is already involved in local climate, sustainability or biodiversity action – or who would like to get more involved.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Places must be pre-booked – please book via the National Landscape’s eventbrite page

Places are limited so please book soon – we will be operating a waiting list so if you’re unable to book, get in touch and we can put you on the list.

If you would like a 5 minute slot in the ‘Power Hour’ to introduce your group, please e-mail Caz Howard at caroline@arnside-silverdale.org.uk or Belinda Barclay at belinda@arnside-silverdale.org.uk directly.

If you would like to deliver a workshop activity please get in touch – we are happy to combine workshop activities, so this could be a very short activity or a longer one!

Hope to see you then!

Penguin Little Book Stop, Arnside

A ‘Penguin Little Book Stop’ comes to Arnside!

Update: ‘The Little Book Stop’ is going on a temporary break in the next couple of days for an installation quality control check, as one of the first ones installed. Penguin are making sure we can love our Little Book Stop for years to come, with some care and upkeep along the way. Please be patient and hold onto your books for now. No return date has been advised at the time of writing.

📚 Something special has arrived on Silverdale Road in Arnside.

Welcome to the Penguin Little Book Stop – a free mini library filled with books for all ages, gifted by @penguinukbooks to celebrate their 90th anniversary.

Local resident, Janice Owen, entered a competition to be part of this national project alongside over 2,000 communities to be one of just 90 locations chosen across the UK as a tribute dedicated to her dear mother, Jean Wilson – an avid reader who inspired a love of books in her children, grandchildren, forever friends and generations to follow.

Here’s how it works:

�📕 Simply borrow a book and return, leave a book.�

📍 You’ll find it on Silverdale Road, on the edge of Coles Drive facing the public pavement on Silverdale Road.

🧡 A space for residents to remember their loved ones when borrowing a book, or gifting one.

With much love and books to share.’

“Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit”

Such a fabulous thing for the village and a wonderful tribute to her mum. Thank you, Janice!

#90LittleBookStops

261 Fearless Running Club

New Running Group in Arnside – ‘261 Fearless Club’

Do you dream of being able to run but don’t believe you can?

Why not pop along to our coffee and information event on Tuesday, 23rd September at 9.30am at Arnside House on the Prom.

Discover how a supportive, non-competitive, women-only environment can help you become a more healthy, empowered you.

Get in touch by emailing: Arnside@261ClubUK.co.uk

Silverdale Renaissance

Crowd-funding Appeal for Silverdale Renaissance

Help us bring great live music to our community!

Silverdale Renaissance is a small, local, voluntary group that organises concerts of early and baroque music and singers’ workshops in Silverdale and Arnside.

We need funds so we can cover our costs without setting ticket prices at an unaffordable level.

The Lancashire Culture and Sport Fund has pledged £4,000 to our appeal, but only on condition that we raise the rest of the money. We are doing well but have £650 still to raise by the end of August.

Please support our appeal: every little helps! https://www.spacehive.com/bring-early-music-to-the-bay

The New Season of Quest Talks Coming in September!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY… Only a couple of months until the Quest Talks start for the 2025-26 season.

Subscriptions stay at £18 for all 12 talks including tea/coffee and biscuits – a bargain! Guests are now £3 per talk. Since you probably won’t have your 2026 diary yet, here are the dates for 2025 …

  • 25th September – “Holy cow – India is so amazing!”, popular speaker Norman Harris returns to open the season
  • 9th October – “Morecambe landladies” by David Evans
  • 23th October – “Aerial photography” by Colin Aldred
  • 13th November – “Thefts, fakes and forgeries – greatest art crimes” by Ann-Marie Michel
  • 27th November – “Bringing back pine martens” by Dr Mic Mayhew, followed by optional Hotpot Lunch and Quiz
  • 11th December – “Quest for the ancient sea kings” by Polly Gee

All talks are on Thursdays and start at 10:00am at the Athenaeum Village Hall, Leasgill nr Milnthorpe LA7 7ET

Any questions to Adrian Tayler – aptayler@gmail.com

Volunteer at Lancaster Grand Theatre

Volunteer At Lancaster Grand Theatre

Do you love the theatre? Ever thought about volunteering?

Volunteering at thw theatre is generally about ushering and running the coffee bars, but you do get to see the show for free – although you need to be watching the audience at the same time.

They are looking for people of all ages and backgrounds to join the team, but especially

  • Men of all ages
  • Young and young-at-heart volunteers
  • People with daytime availability in December (for Panto season)

Chaperones are also required – especially for the panto, which will involve 20+ young people under age 16.

People can join as a ‘Footlights’ members which involves working backstage or possibly even performing on stage!

Interested? Love the theatre? Ready for a new challenge?

To find out more and/or apply, click here.https://lancastergrand.co.uk/about/volunteering/

Interested in Playing Competitive Table Tennis?

Burton Table Tennis Club currently has 4 teams in the Kendal & District Table Tennis League – 2 teams in Division 1 (Burton A & B), and 2 teams in Division 2 (Burton C & D). There are 3 players in a team and home matches are played on Wednesday evenings, from 7-9pm, in the Burton Memorial Hall.

On Thursday evenings, Junior Coaching runs from 5.15pm to 6.00pm and an Adult Social Session from 6pm to 7pm. Currently seven juniors attend the junior sessions and eight people attend the adult social.

Anyone interested in getting involved with either of these sessions, or playing competitively, contact Tony March (Chair and Level 1 Table Tennis Coach) on 07814 029471 or email tony@lonsdaleconsulting.co.uk.

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Sustainable Arnside Logo

Let’s Swap Together for the Good of Our Community!

The Climate Coalition’s ‘Great Big Green Week’ is taking place from 7th to 15th June 2025, and this year’s theme is “Let’s Swap Together for Good.”

Here in Arnside, local groups, organisations, and individuals are coming together to celebrate. Sustainable Arnside and The Women’s Institute are leading the way, with a range of exciting community events planned. Keep an eye out for more details!

What is the Great Big Green Week?

Across the UK, over one million people will take part by making swaps—big or small! These could be swapping clothes, plants, books, or even changing habits to help protect nature and fight climate change.

How Can You Get Involved?

We can all make changes, whether it’s swapping old items, choosing more sustainable options, or taking action to show we want a better future for our community and planet. This is also a chance to send a clear message to decision-makers that we want positive change for future generations. We welcome support, contributions, exhibitions, and volunteers! So, if you’d like to help, get in touch on the contact details below.

More Information Coming Soon!

Details of Arnside’s Green Week events will be published in the Arnside Broadsheet, on the Arnside Village and Sustainable Arnside websites, and on social media.

In the meantime, you can visit greatbiggreenweek.com for inspiration and resources.

📞 Contact: 07984 635587

Email: sustainablearnside@gmail.com

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Carnforth 1940's Weekend

Step Back In Time With Carnforth’s First Ever 1940s Weekend

Carnforth’s first ever 1940s weekend will be held on June 28th and June 29th and will be celebrating 80 years of the film “Brief Encounter” which was filmed at Carnforth station. The free two day event is for the whole family.

You can expect live music, vintage cars and tractors, military vehicles, model railways, a funfair, best dressed competitions, Mr and Mrs Churchill impersonators, jive classes, a vintage catwalk and vintage stalls, a miniature children’s train ride, a 40s radio broadcast, and food and drink.

The event is being run in conjunction with Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre.

For further information, contact Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre or email carnforth1940s@gmail.com.

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Clock Repairs at Arnside Repair Cafe

Successful First Session of Arnside Repair Cafe

The first Arnside Repair Cafe on the 28th October at the Arnside Educational Institute was a great success and very busy thanks to all the volunteers, repairers and the local residents who brought their items in to seek advice and repair!

  • A range of electrical items were repaired, including hedge-cutters, lamps, hoovers and an iron lead.
  • The textile people offered advice and help to a number of people on the best way to mend their clothing, bags and soft toys.
  • AbilityNet guided people through ways to solve their tech problems such as backing up photos and speeding up slow computers.
  • KingSharp was parked outside sharpening blunt knives, tools and scissors. This is a paid service that proved very popular – so we are planning to get the van back for a regular spot every 3 months.

Tea, coffee and biscuits were kindly provided to people waiting to be seen by the established Arnside Community Cafe that runs every Monday morning.

If you have something you would like to bring to the next repair cafe on Monday, 25th November, you can put a message on the new Arnside Repair Cafe Facebook page or send a picture and message to Alison Sandford on ali@thesandfords.plus.com to check that we have a repairer who can look at your item. Please make sure that all items, particularly clothing, are in a clean condition.

The Arnside Repair Cafe helps to stop waste going to landfill and reduces Arnside residents’ carbon footprint. Cash donations are taken to help towards the running costs of the repair cafe.

Come along, have a cup of tea at Arnside Community Cafe and find out a bit more about what we do!