AN additional low-cost public car park was opened to motorists in Kendal last weekend.

It became available after South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) concluded an arrangement with Kendal Snowsports Club.

In addition, a number of new cheap all-day and ‘early bird’ parking tariffs at council-operated car parks in Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside and Grange-over-Sands also came into effect at the weekend.

The car park at Kendal Snowsports Club at Canal Head is available for £1 a day parking, adding 44 spaces plus two blue badge spaces close to the town centre.

For security reasons, the ticket machine on the car park is card only with chip and pin and contactless payment options.

The car park will available to all drivers seven days a week until September 15 2018. Between September 16 2018 and April 19 2019 (Good Friday) it will be available to all drivers Monday to Friday. This is to accommodate additional weekend use by club members over the autumn/winter period.

Following a review of parking tariffs at other car parks in the district the following changes also came into effect on Sunday (April 1):

L Sandes Avenue, Kendal: 20 pence per hour parking seven days a week up to four hours, and £1 for over four hours

L Broad Street, Windermere: £1 a day ‘early bird’ on tickets bought before 9am will allow drivers to park in the designated ‘early bird’ spaces only

L Lake Road, Ambleside: £1 a day ‘early bird’ on tickets bought before 9am (initial three month trial)

L Hampsfell Road, Grange-over-Sands: £1 a day ‘early bird’ on tickets bought before 9am