cross country runners

Invitational Cross Country Competition

Invitational Cross Country Competition A message from Sedbergh Prep at Casterton. Please be aware that Sedbergh Prep is hosting an Invitational Cross Country Competition on Thursday 1st October. Competitors will start arriving from circa 12.30pm. We have staff on duty for car parking and marshalling, but please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Duane Forrest performing in Casterton Village Hall

Reggae and cultural history with Duane Forrest

A packed village hall was treated to a fabulous music and cultural history trip through reggae and the history of the Caribbean with Duane Forrest on Tuesday night. Casterton Village Hall was incredibly lucky to be able to host Duane’s show Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World, which has toured internationally and sold out…

Volunteers helping to tidy up Casterton Village Hall

Thank you to wonderful volunteers

A huge thank you to all those who came to the Village Hall this morning to help with a much needed spring clean. In just a few hours we all made a massive contribution to giving both inside and out a real good clean and clear out. A fantastic morning’s work all, helped by some…

Casterton Village Hall sign

Can you spare some time to help out?

Our village hall is a great space for community events but it could do with a little TLC. The hall’s committee are planning a morning of cleaning and tidying up, inside and out, starting at 9.30am on Wednesday 29th July. It would be great to have some additional volunteers to help out, even if only…

farm gate and track

New grants scheme opens for rural businesses

Grants of up to £49,999 are being made available to rural micro and small businesses in Cumbria under the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Grants scheme on behalf of Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland councils. Funding for this project has been made available by the UK Government from the Cumbria Capital Programme. The capital grants will support…

A drone with a camera

Drone flying over Casterton homes

Spotted on Monday night around 22:30 around Hole House, was a man standing in the fields flying a drone over the houses nearby – the current assumption between local neighbours is that there is oil theft happening fairly frequently from people’s gardens. It is probably sensible for any homeowners who have an oil supply on…

race night in Casterton Village Hall

Race night and future events in Village Hall

Some were winners and others weren’t quite so lucky at Casterton Village Hall’s race night on Friday but everyone seemed to have fun. The suggestions for horses’ name ranged from Dobbin to My Little Pony and Mr Ed. Compliments were given to the chefs who made and served a delicious supper. As well as providing…

central heating radiator

Support for domestic heating oil users

Westmorland and Furness Council have launched funding support for residents who rely on domestic heating oil and are experiencing financial hardship due to rising costs. The fund provides assistance for households after the recent sharp rise in the cost of oil which has made it increasingly difficult for many rural residents to afford adequate heating…

part of the plan for proposed housing in Casterton

New houses on greenfield site in Casterton?

An application has been made to the planning authority as a Permission in Principle (PIP) to build up to nine detached houses on a greenfield site in Casterton. The proposed site is the field more or less opposite Casterton School’s main car on North Heads Lane. The application (S/05/78/PIP) has no detail about the proposed…