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…
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…
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 most enjoyable sociable walk was had to Whittington and back along the Lune on Sunday 12th April. Yet again, the weather was kind to the Casterton walkers. Regular social walks are planned, around once a month. Details of future walks will be posted on this website. There is also a WhatsApp group that has…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Annabelle, Charlotte, Chloe and Boris with their academic supervisor Fiona from the University of Cumbria Faculty of Law gave a presentation recently to Trustees of Casterton Community Trust. The Trustees would like to thank them for all their hard work and effort to inform the Trustees what possible improvements could be made for the benefit…
There will be a new Northern DalesBus service from Hawes to Sedbergh and on to Kirkby Lonsdale, stopping in Casterton, which will run on Sundays and bank holidays in summer, starting on 5th April 2026. All single fares are no more than £3 (£1 for under 19s). Concessionary bus passes for the elderly and disabled…