NEWS: Ambleside Here is the latest round up for Ambleside from our correspondent Jane Renouf. Lakes Parish Council welcomed news of the recently re-established Ambleside Chamber of Trade as “wonderful” and looked forward to organising a meeting with the 45 businesses that have joined the Chamber so far, to discuss what Parish Council and the Chamber could do for each other. Lakes PC Vice-Chair Brian Hewitt suggested a marketing initiative to revive tourism in 2021 with the slogan ‘Spring into Summer’. “This is exciting news, to have co-operation with the shops and traders who are the lifeblood of Ambleside. We need them – so let’s work with them,” he said at the recent Council meeting.
BUILD: New properties coming in local project HERE are our community news round up of events in Heversham, sent in by our correspondent Hilary Hutchinson. As stated previously, B4RN installation is ongoing in Heversham and Leasgill and more than 50 properties are already connected. It s still possible to opt in to this local broadband scheme and get a high-speed connection. If you d like to do so or need more information, please contact the project ambassador - Iain Richards on 015395 63941- as soon as possible as there aren t many days left to claim your Government gigabit voucher. THE Parish Council is also very pleased to announce that a defibrillator is now fitted in the former telephone kiosk near to Dallam School boarding house.
SING: Carol service to go outside OUR round up of Community news stories and events from our Heversham correspondent Hilary Hutchinson. VILLAGE Carol Service. Heversham villagers are invited to celebrate Christmas with a different kind of Carol Service this year. Due to Covid restrictions we cannot have such a large gathering in church so we are taking the Village Carol Service outdoors; you can drive in or walk to it. We meet on Christmas Eve from 3.30 pm at Tristam’s Field. You can watch from the warmth of your car and listen on your mobile phone. Join in as loudly as you want from the confines of your vehicle, whilst still in the company of others. Carol singing outdoors is also permitted, with suitable social distancing. We will use our time together to recall the Christmas story through a short sequence of the familiar carols and Bible readings.