The Yorkshire Dales National Parks Authority has recently sealed an Order to divert a footpath just west of Casterton Grange. Casterton Parish Council had no objection to this diversion being implemented. See details The public notice will appear in the Westmorland Gazette on the 15 June, 2023.
The audience at Casterton Village Hall was treated to a fabulous evening of gypsy jazz with Rose Room. ‘Best Band’ winners twice at the Scottish Jazz Awards, Glasgow-based Rose Room are Scotland’s leading ensemble influenced by ‘Hot Club’ Swing. There was plenty of toe tapping and even some singing along. Rose Room on Facebook Rose…
Everyone, no matter how old or young, is invited to take part in a competition to decorate a tree to commemorate the coronation. Chris Benson of Brownthwaite Hardy Plants is kindly supplying the ‘bare’ trees. If you would like to have a go, please contact Chris on 015242 71340. Decorated trees should be brought to…
Despite the rain, an enthusiatic group of Casterton residents gathered at the village hall on Saturday morning to officially unveil the new weathervane, which was commissioned to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The weathervane was funded jointly by Casterton Village Hall, Casterton Parish Council and The Christopher Robins Trust. Everyone enjoyed chat over…
The Casterton village hall committee would like to thank KI Europe for their very kind donation of new chairs and storage trolleys for the hall. Our old chairs had done sterling service over many years, but were heavy to move around and took up a lot of space when stacked. The new chairs, in a…
After many, many years, Nick Cotton is finally stepping back from his various roles either on SLDC, Cumbria County Council or the National Park. Over the years he has been a feature of our community life in many ways, representing us and never shy to get involved hands on in a one man battle versus…
Casterton has been enhanced as a result of the grants made so far and the trustees would like to encourage residents to come up with ideas for projects with broad community benefit. Residents may wish to approach a trustee in advance of making an application to get an opinion as to whether their idea might…
The village hall was packed out on Thursday night for Ladies That Dig, a comedy drama with original music about the great outdoors and the people who enjoy it. The cast of four: Joyce Branagh, Lisa Howard, Riana Duce and Helen Longworth, switched from character to character, from allotmenteers to archaeologists, metal detectorists to grave…
The current parish council term of office ends during May of this year. There will be elections for new councillors throughout the country on 4th May. Please do think seriously about whether you could serve as a councillor for your village. The official Notice of Election has been published, on Monday 20th March 2023, and…
There was a great turnout in the village hall on 7th February for the first quiz night of 2023, which had a Valentine theme. I’m not sure whether love was in the air, but competitive spirit certainly was. Team Here we go again won, with 43.5 points out of a possible 50. Second was team…