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Did You Know You Can Help Our Local School In This Way?

Would you like to support our local school but not sure how to go about it? Then the Arnside National School Lottery could be an ideal way to do it.

It has been set up specifically to raise money and make a difference for our children, and it’s a great way to bring Parents, Carers, Teachers and the wider community together, in partnership with our school. And at the same time give something back.

The hope is to raise funds that can support and enrich the education of the children, providing extra resources and improving the school environment, as well as running extra curricular activities such as music, art and sport.

For more details and how to get tickets click here

🎉Arnside Playground Project🎉


Following the Community Wellbeing Day last October a working group has been formed to raise the funds and over see the project to install a new playground in Arnside. The playground stall was very busy on that day with both parents and children wanting to express their views on both the state of the current playground and their thoughts on what should be in its place. The children particularly were bursting with great ideas about what to do on the site of the current playground and we had lots of drawings to work with.
The Group – Arnside Playground Working Group, is made up of four members of Arnside Parish Council and three enthusiastic and interested residents with both experience of fundraising and organising village events. Most importantly they have children who use the current playground.
After talking to the local authority and other parks and playground groups in the area, three potential suppliers were contacted and given a brief based on the feedback from the Wellbeing Day.
During November and December they all visited Arnside and carried out detailed site surveys. They now have no illusions about what the Arnside weather conditions can throw at the equipment! In January, presentations and costings were received from all three suppliers.
They were all exciting schemes, and we could have chosen any one of them, but one stood out above all the others. It represents great value for money, with lots of new equipment for Arnside children of all ages. There are plenty of pieces of equipment for both group and solo play, sensory play and they have really thought about accessibility.

Now we just need to raise the funds to pay for it. As a community, we have done it once and on the Working Group we are all convinced we can do it again. The Parish Council have already secured a grant of £10,000 and the Working Group has since received a donation from Councillor McSweeney of £500, and two generous donations from the Arnside Community Fireworks Committee and The Albion Community Fund. Other local businesses have also promised to contribute, and we will be talking to them in the coming months. We have identified other potential sources of grant funding and will no doubt be spending the next few months filling in the paperwork. But we will also need help from you!


If anyone has any bright ideas as to how to raise funds or feels they would like to hold an event, the Working Group stand ready to support you. In the meantime, we are going to concentrate on a couple of major fund-raising events.
For our first fund raiser we plan to hold a Coronation Picnic on the Memorial Playing Field on Sunday 7th May. We have gone for the Sunday as we think a lot of people will want to watch the Coronation itself on television on Saturday the 6th. But after the success of the Platinum Jubilee Picnic last year, hopefully everyone can get involved and we can raise lots of money to help us on our way!
Keep your eyes peeled for further events later in the year & you feel you can help in any way please get in touch

Arnside Sailing Club wins RYA Suzuki Safety Boat Contest

Arnside Sailing Club wins RYA Suzuki Safety Boat Contest

Arnside Sailing Club have won the RYA Suzuki Safety Boat Contest beating 180 other clubs. The new Rigiflex Safety Boat which comes with a Suziki Engine and Extreme trailer was awarded to the club at RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.
The Club have doubled their membership since 2020 and have recently become a charity. The Club was shortlisted for the RYA Club of the Year award in 2018 and 2022.

Offering sailing lessons both at Arnside and Killington near Sedbergh, as well as paddleboard and kayak lessons at Arnside. They are a RYA Training Centre and OnBoard Club at Killington, which they use for longer training courses, as it is not tidal. OnBoard is a RYA Programme to get more youths sailing. The club house is used for music concerts https://ascclubhouse.co.uk/
Rob Clark, RYA Director of Sport Development, said: “It was a very difficult task for the panel to identify one winner. However, the nomination for Arnside Sailing Club stood out for how they would be able to use the boat to help build on the considerable growth and demand in training the club has seen over recent years, their commitment to providing low cost opportunities to get on the water, and their strong links within their local community.”
Rob continued: “We have had hundreds of nominations for clubs to be awarded the Suzuki safety boat package, all demonstrating both the amazing work our clubs do in supporting sailing across the UK, but also the perfect fit this safety boat package provides to enable sailing and watersports activity to take place in the many different locations and environments that people enjoy taking to the water in.”

If you would like to join the club, membership fees are £85 for a family and £75 for an individual. (low income membership £25) https://membermojo.co.uk/arnsidesailingclub

Welcome to the New Arnside Village Site!

The Arnside Broadsheet Committee are delighted to say that the NEW Arnside Village website is now ‘live! Go to www.arnsidevillage.co.uk and take a look.

Mobile-friendly and searchable with simple, clear navigation, it can be viewed on any device and find what you’re looking for quickly and easily. You can watch the Pier Cam, check the weather and tide times, see local News and Events and view, download or print current & archived Broadsheets

The website is for YOU. But it can only be as good as the information supplied. So get in touch to let us know about your news or events now! Contact us via the Contact Form on the website or email support@arnsidevillage.co.uk

Ukranian Refugees First Christmas in Arnside

Ukranian Refugees Celebrate their First Christmas in Arnside – an Article by The BBC

A family of Ukrainians preparing for their first festive period in exile say their celebrations will be bittersweet this year. Kateryna Sheluntsova, an English teacher, moved to Arnside, Cumbria, with her mother and 84-year-old grandmother seven months ago. The county is home to 568 refugees who moved as part of Homes for Ukraine scheme for those who fled war in their homeland.

To read the full article, click on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-64055317

To watch the Ukrainian Christmas Party at the Sailing Club as featured on the BBC One Show, click on https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=585289730274528&ref=sharing

Photo of Arnside Residents and Ukrainian Refugees

‘UK’s Kindest Village’ – Article from The Mirror July 2022

‘UK’s kindest village leads the way in housing refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine’
The small village of Arnside in Cumbria may have only a few thousand residents but they are giants when it comes to kindness – they are leading the way in welcoming those fleeing Ukraine with open arms.

It started with a concerned resident in a seaside village in Cumbria, so far away from the horror of war-torn Ukraine. And yet, in the caring spirit of humanity, so near.
Anna Gorst, 48, decided she’d had enough of what Vladimir Putin was doing thousands of miles away – so posted an appeal on a community Facebook page and persuaded 20 neighbours to take in refugees. Since April, 28 have arrived in the village – with 48 expected by August. Ranging in age from six months to 83, they have been warmly welcomed in Arnside.

To read the full article, click on https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-kindest-village-leads-way-27441516