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KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS The "Roundhead" Village SITUATED ON THE DUDDON ESTUARY, TO THE SOUTH OF THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK, KIRKBY IS A COLLECTION OF ATTRACTIVE HAMLETS LYING ALONG SIDE THE A595, THE LONGEST ROAD IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA Kirkby residents who were actually born in the Parish of Kirkby Ireleth are given the name "ROUNDHEAD". This is taken from the practice in the slate quarries of rounding off the top of roofing slates. Some "ROUNDHEADS" refer to off comers as "SQUAREHEADS" Welcome to Kirkby If you are new to the Parish, or wish to find out more about the area, the Parish Council's "Welcome to Kirkby" booklet has a wealth of information including a "Potted History" of the Parish. In it you will also find details of the groups and organisations and their contact numbers.
The next meeting of the Parish Council is Thursday January 20th, at the Community Centre, Beckside, starting at 7.00p.m. All members of the public are invited to attend. Agenda
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RECENT POSTS: |
A595, A5902 TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS | |
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(a) Introduce 40 mph speed limits on the A5092 and the A595 Grizebeck; and (b) Introduce 50 mph speed limits on the A5092 Lowick Green to Grizebeck road and the A595 Grizebeck to Foxfield road. |
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Full details and how to comment are available here. |
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| DEVELOPMENT OF LAND ADJACENT TO BURLINGTON SCHOOL | ||
| Work is scheduled to begin at the end of January. | ||
| STORM ARWEN RECOVERY UPDATE | ||
| How to claim for loss of power and other insurance information. | ||
| KIRKBY IRELETH CGP TRUST FUND | ||
| The Christmas Trees for Grizebeck, Soutergate and Four Lane Ends have been delivered and will be put in place as soon as possible. | ||
| GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION | ||
| The latest information regarding the new Unitary Authorities has been released by Cumbria County Council | ||
| PARISH COUNCIL | ||
| December News Letter. | ||
| KIRKBY POST OFFICE | ||
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A review consultation is to take place starting 2nd November until 30th November. Full details and how to comment are available here. Consultation Hub – Kirkby-in-Furness LA17 7TF |
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| It is expected that the planning application for the housing development is to be put to South Lakeland District Council Planning Department the week beginning 23rd April. | ||
| Community Centre | ||
| Following the repeated act of damaging to the bowling green club grass surface by marking with risque drawings CCTV surveillance equipment has been installed at the Centre. Please be aware Police and Civil action will follow if further vandalism occurs. | ||
| Major Road Network Consultation | ||
| The Government is carrying out a survey as to which roads should be improved and become part of the Major Road Network within Cumbria. The A595 stretch from Dalton to Grizebeck has been omitted from the plans but a consultation regarding this is now taking place. The whole document can be viewed here. Information as to how to respond is also given. The consultation closes on Monday March 19th at 11.45 a.m. | ||
| National Grid's Proposals | ||
| Although nothing tangible has been heard from National Grid for some time the groups set up to object to the proposals are still operating in the best interests of the local communities. Recently the nopylons group have released a summary of their suggestions to have the power transported from Moorside offshore. To read their full proposals access their web site at www.nopylons.co.uk | ||
| Sandbags | ||
| Sandbags have been delivered to Soutergate Car Park, the Community Centre, Marshside and Grizebeck. They are available for collection at any time. | ||
| Housing development adjacent to Burlington School | ||
| Following the Public Engagement Exercise held at Burlington
School and the Community Centre it was clear that flood risk, and in
particular overland flow, was a concern of the community. Because of this
the developer's engineers have taken the design of the scheme further than
they ordinarily would for a planning application, in order that they could
demonstrate to the community and the Local Planning Authority that there
is a solution that works. The scheme designs are being finalised, as
well as amendments to the landscaping in response to comments from the
community (principally the beefing up of the planting along the northern
boundary to the site). The application for the development will be
submitted shortly. |
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| Flooding | ||
| The Parish Council are providing bins for the storage of sand bags at Soutergate, Marshside, Beckside, Chapels and Grizebeck. | ||