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Road Closure Beetham

Temporary Road Closure: C5099 and C5098 Beetham – 20/11/24

A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow BT Openreach to carry out utility works which are expected to commence on 20th November 2024 and anticipated to take 3 days to complete.

Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative routes which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed here, and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found here.

Location: C5099 Beetham, from its junction with the C5098, extending in a north westerly direction for a distance of approx. 465m.

Alternative Route: via the C498, C501, A6 and the unrestricted section of the C5099.

Alternative Route: via the unrestricted section of the C5098.

A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.

Access for Emergency Vehicles will be maintained where required for the duration of these works.

Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/12278

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!

North West Ambulance Service Ready For Winter

With winter fast approaching, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has announced plans to deal with the anticipated rise in demand for NHS and ambulance services, and ensure it continues to deliver high-quality care while supporting patients and staff during this peak period.
Over the past year, the service has recruited over 280 new staff members to the Paramedic Emergency Service, Patient Transport Service, and NHS 111 service. These additional recruits strengthen NWAS’s capacity to provide timely and appropriate care to those who need it. In addition, since February 2024, 32 new emergency vehicles have been added to the fleet, bringing the total up to 553 ambulances. All these vehicles will be available to respond to patients across the North West this winter.
Frontline staff are also being supported. To help them manage the increased demand, volunteers will be deployed to assist with staff welfare – offering refreshments at hospitals during peak times and helping to move equipment, staff, and vehicles around the region.
Over the last 12 months, NWAS has remained one of the top-performing ambulance trusts in the country. Fewer patients have experienced long delays, and they continue to work closely with local hospitals to reduce handover times, freeing up crews and ambulances to respond to new emergencies.
Dan Ainsworth, Director of Operations, emphasised: “We’re here for you this winter, as always, and our comprehensive plans will help us to maintain the high-quality care you expect. Winter brings unique challenges and increased demand, but we’re as prepared as possible.

To help us help you, consider getting your flu and COVID-19 vaccines if you haven’t already, keep your medicines cabinets stocked up, order repeat prescriptions in advance, make use of local pharmacies, and visit 111.nhs.uk for advice on non-urgent conditions.”

Urgent Prohibition Of All Traffic Restriction Notice Black Dyke Road, Arnside – 4th & 5th November 8.30am-4pm

An urgent road closure has been put in place to allow Westmorland and Furness Highways to carry out urgent highway repair works.

This notice will be in force for a period not exceeding 5 days from 4th November 2024. It is expected that the Works will take 2 days.

Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative routes which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed here and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found here.

Location: Black Dyke Road, Arnside, from a point approx. 180 metres north east of its junction with Suruyne, extending in a north easterly direction for a distance of approx 60 metres.

Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route will be signed and made available via the unrestricted sections of Black Dyke Road, Cold Well Lane, Brackenthwaite Road, Leighton Beck Road, C5097, Church Street, Cockshot Lane, Keasdale Road, Guard Hill Lane, Park Road and Sandside Road (B5282).

N.B. Due to the nature of the works it is not possible to maintain access for pedestrian and dismounted cyclist through the site. Access for Emergency Vehicles will be maintained where required for the duration of these works.

Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/1294

      FREE Thermal Imaging Survey for Arnside Residents

      Sustainable Arnside offered this FREE service last year and are offering it again this year to people who are interested in understanding the areas of their home they can insulate better and, in the long run, save money – which I guess is most likely all of us!

      Thermal imaging can identify cold spots in your home, such as draughts around windows and doors, missing and defective insulation, water ingress, damp, and cold bridges. It can indicate both quick fixes and areas that require professional advice and support you on your journey to make your home warmer, healthier, cheaper to heat and lower your home’s carbon footprint.

      The thermal imaging camera detects the heat emitted by objects and shows it in a colour-coded way – the colder areas are shown in blue and the warmer ones in red.

      This year, alongside our amazing army of volunteer thermal imaging surveyors, we are working with two of our Cold to Cosy Homes home energy advisors to provide coverage of the whole of Cumbria. Anyone is eligible for the home survey. Both advisors and volunteers are trained to the same standard and will be offering the same basic thermal imaging survey.

      Among the community groups volunteering to offer surveys to their friends and neighbours is Sustainable Arnside. Collectively, these fabulous volunteers will allow at least ten times as many households to benefit from thermal imaging surveys than if Cumbria Action For Sustainability worked alone. They have also provided high spec FLIR cameras which are calibrated to give accurate readings.

      The window for conducting thermal imaging is late October as the weather turns colder, through to end of March, before the weather warms up. All surveys are carried out by volunteers in collaboration with Cumbria Action for Sustainability

      To register your interest or for further information, contact: thermalarnside@gmail.com

      To visit the CAfS website, click here.

      Sustainable Arnside Thermal Imaging
      Sustainable Arnside Thermal Imaging

      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

      People Urged to Dig Out Unwanted Electricals to Tackle

      Experts say copper demand is outstripping production – driven in part by sustainable energy projects and electric cars – and the mining process can have devastating environmental and social consequences.

      An analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence found that better recycling of electrical goods could help meet that additional demand. “We need to start ‘urban mining’ and help protect the planet and nature from the harmful impacts of mining for raw materials by valuing and using instead what we have already. People often don’t realise that cables and electricals contain valuable materials which, if binned or stashed, everything inside them is lost. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be reused and recycled and there’s somewhere near you to do it.”

      The group is now urging everyone to check its recycling locator for their nearest facility. (Nearest to Arnside is Carnforth Recycling Centre which accepts Electrical Appliances, Batteries and Light bulbs).

      Grant Sporre, senior analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said the world was facing severe shortages of copper within the next five to 10 years. “The building of renewable power generation in the form of wind and solar farms, and the switch from petrol and diesel cars to electric, could keep copper demand growing at 2.5 to 3% per annum. Better recycling practices and efficiencies will be needed to close this gap.”

      Cables represent one of the UK’s biggest e-waste challenges, according to research, with UK households throwing away or holding on to an average of 23 cables. Research by the Critical Minerals Association has identified that they contain at least 20% copper – meaning that across all UK households, cables alone could contribute 3,251 tonnes of metal.

      The Royal Society of Chemistry [RSC] has calculated 347,000 tonnes of copper would be needed to build the required number of wind turbines and solar panels by 2030. “The UK needs to wake up to just how important copper is in achieving our greener future,” said Izzi Monk, RSC policy adviser for the environment. “We are potentially facing imminent and substantial supply concerns where we won’t be able to meet the global demand for this vital material. That’s why we’re calling for government to commit to a strategic, joined-up approach to materials that considers these supply risks.”

      Taken from an article in The Guardian

      Footpath Closure Map

      Westmorland and Furness Council (Footpath No. 502009 in the Parish Of Arnside (Temporary Prohibition of Pedestrians) Order 2024

      Notice is hereby given that, to enable Lancaster City Council to carry out resurfacing of the footpath (“the Works”), Westmorland and Furness Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to prohibit pedestrians from proceeding along Footpath No. 502009 in the Parish of Arnside between grid references: 344450, 477688 and 344481, 477581.

      A suitable alternative route for pedestrians will be available via the adjacent field.

      The Order will come into operation on 1 October 2024 as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed and may continue in force for a period of up to six months or until the completion of the works, whichever is sooner.

      Any queries to the Countryside Access Team, Westmorland and Furness Council Highways Unit, Bouthwood Road, Sowerby Woods Industrial Estate, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4RD or Highways hotline 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland and Furness Council website.

      Chief Legal Officer, Westmorland and Furness Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ

      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.