Jane Renouf

'THE Great War – Ambleside’s Story' will be presented by Ambleside Oral History Group on November 7 at the Kelsick Centre.

LAKES Parish Council has made further objections to the upgrading of the Pelter Bridge-Grasmere footpath to a bridleway, which would allow cycle use along it.

POLICE reported 81 calls for service from Lakes area in the past month, including the theft of 100 sheep, an attempted burglary, three assaults, nine anti-social incidents and several minor public order offences, the Lakes Parish Council meeting heard.

SOUTH Lakeland Council’s budget of £250,000 for improvements at Waterhead will create a public realm for local people to be proud of, district economic development officer Matt Williams told Lakes Parish Council.

VISITORS to Ambleside’s Summer Flower and Produce Show were delighted with the sheer range of exhibits on display.

LANGDALE will mark Lights Out – One Million Candles to Remember beginning at next Sunday’s service at Holy Trinity Church at 10.30am when the British Legion will lay a poppy posy on the altar.

GATES open next Thursday, July 31, at Rydal Park at 10am for Ambleside Sports, which start at noon, with a full programme of sports, including guide and fell races, foot and cycle races, hound trails, children’s races, trade stands, catering and licensed marquees.

IN RESPONSE to requests, Charlotte Mason’s name will be acknowledged on a board near the entrance to the University of Cumbria campus, subject to planning consent, the community liaison group has been told.

POLICE have reduced thefts from cars in rural car parks to a single incident in the last month, compared with dozens in previous years, Lakes Parish Council heard.

AMBLESIDE residents were out in large numbers on Saturday (July 5) to celebrate the centuries-old tradition of the town’s Rushbearing.