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Summer 2021 A free copy for you Parish News Levens, Heversham, Milnthorpe Summer Picnic time 1 01539 728118 Samaritans' Free helpline number is 116 123. Calls to this number do not appear on Milnthorpe Voluntary Group phone bills. This number is free to is continuing to support residents in the Milnthorpe area with: call from both landlines and mobiles, including pay-as-you-go mobiles. shopping, prescription collections, You do not need to have any credit cooked food delivery, letter posting and or call allowance on your plan to call any reasonable jobs that can be done 116 123. outside the home and a friendly chat. Available round the clock, every single day www.samaritans.org Please feel free to ring or email to ask for help Phone open 9am – 6pm every day www.every-lifematters.org.uk 07377 174412 Email:[email protected] For resources of wellbeing and mental health - MILNTHORPE AREA FOOD BANK A guide to looking provides short term emergency food after yourself parcels to people living in our local and others. area. Access to the food bank is via referral from local agencies, local community Can Levens Good leaders or support workers. If you have no other support agency, you Neighbours help with: can contact Citizen’s Advice Bureau A friendly phone call for help. Tel. 015394 46464 Picking up shopping or library books or prescription Posting Main points for food donations are mail, Simple handyperson job, Milnthorpe Spar shop and most Dog Walk, Transport to a local churches when they are open. appointment All food must be long dated. Ring 07908 004672 We don’t accept fresh food or products containing alcohol. 8am - 8pm any day Volunteers are covered by insurance & policies Thank you for your support and for relating to safeguarding & good practice. helping others. Tel: 07582 166564 www.milnthorpefoodbank.org 2 Friday Coffee Morning at St. Thomas’ Milnthorpe Starting earlier at 9 am - 11:30 am serving locally roasted filter coffee and tea. Stay in and chat or grab a takeaway. Bring your own regular sized mug, discount for refills. free WiFi & contactless payment available See you there, socially distanced & following govt Covid-19 guidelines. Levens Post Office Coffee Shop at Levens Methodist Church will re-open ideally July19th Mon, Wed, Fri 2.15 - 4.45pm Gov't decisions permitting Book and jigsaw borrowing have in Levens Methodist Church now resumed at the same time as Mon, Wed, Fri Levens Post Office 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Volunteers welcome, Please contact Irene 61881 M:HUB on Beetham Road, Milnthorpe Cafe is open every Friday morning from 9.30am until 12 noon for refreshments. Also a selection of over 1,000 second hand books for sale! Let’s leave the virtual coffee and really meet for a coffee ! 3 “I’ve been living in my privately rented flat for years. I generally have a good relationship with my landlord but I just can’t get them to carry out various repairs that have built up. How can I get them to act - and what exactly do they have to do?” The law states that your landlord must provide accommodation that is safe, healthy and free from things that could cause serious harm. If you have problems such as electrical wiring that you think might be faulty, or there’s damp, or an infestation by pests, the landlord has a legal obligation to put things right. Landlords are also responsible for the maintenance of the general structure, and fittings such as boilers and radiators or basins, baths and toilets and the drains. The first step is to contact your landlord again, in writing. Include photographs of the problems. Keep a record of all communications and evidence relating to the disrepair. If that doesn’t prompt any action, the housing advisers at Citizens Advice can help with next steps. These could include contacting your local council (who will have dedicated officers for dealing with disrepair in private rented properties) or asking for a visit by the environmental health team. Tenants can take their landlords to court to force them to carry out repairs. However, it’s worth getting some advice and thinking carefully before embarking on this route. Free, confidential advice and help is available from South Lakes Citizens Advice on any aspect of debt, consumer problems, benefits, housing, employment or any other problems. South Lakes Citizens Advice, your local charity, is here for you. How to access: Call 015394 46464 - this is being staffed from 9:30 – 2pm Adviceline: 0808 2787 984 www.southlakescab.org.uk email advice via our submission page on our website Help to Claim (Universal Support): 0800 144 8 444 @NEWparishnews What’s the latest? Facebook page. Items posted are forwarded to Milnthorpe What’s Going On Page too. www.stthomasmilnthorpe.org.uk & Milnthorpe What’s Going On www.stpetersheversham.org page on Facebook to catch up with If you would like an email of the what is going on ! And KEY weekly Youth Activities post weekly notices please click on on this page ‘contact us’ www.heversham.org has local info www.levens.org.uk has local info and and an archive of over 15 years of NEWS and a link to the same archive Parish News in A4 pdf version. of Parish News through the - Community—St John’s page. Nextdoor.co.uk 4 Open for National Garden Scheme: Admission by donation: Rydal Hall Ambleside LA22 9LX Hello how 015394 32050 are you Sunday 18th July today? 9am—4 pm Forty acres of Park, Woodland and Gardens to explore. The Formal Thomas Mawson Garden has fine examples of herbaceous planting, Community Groups starting seasonal displays and magnificent again - views of the Lakeland Fells. please email news: Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere [email protected] created in the Quiet Garden with to share your news for the informal planting around the pond 'and stunning views of the waterfalls September issue from The Grot, the UK's first viewing station. Partial wheelchair access, Flower arrangers top terrace only. St John’s Church, Light refreshments in tea shop Levens, is looking for new people to join the flower team now that we are together again for weekly services. The principal need is for altar flowers, as part of a weekly rota, with occasions for more scope and variety through the year. If the idea attracts you, perhaps you would like to try a challenge Milnthorpe and District and new interest, whether one or Allotment Association two weeks in the year or more Horticultural and Craft Show often, phone Mrs Marjorie Dobson 015395 60797. Thank you News not confirmed at time of going to press so best to say keep looking at website. If Show takes place this year will be on Saturday 4th Sept www.milnthorpeallotments.co.uk 5 School’s News from: Milnthorpe Art Exhibition 2021 Assuming the Coronavirus situation allows the annual exhibition will be Thurs 26th - Monday 30th August (Bank Holiday Monday) in St Thomas Church, Milnthorpe Welcome from Profits in 2021 will go to: the new St Thomas’ Church Restoration Fund, Headteacher South Lakeland Dementia Community, the Heron Theatre at Beetham and St Mary’s Hospice. Dallam School’s history can be traced As usual there will be a mix of themes back to the 1600s. and art mediums from many local Those preceding 400 artists, plus this year our new years have seen many changes to Honorary President, Martin Greenland the buildings, people and the subjects who has an excellent reputation, will taught. This year marks the start of a be displaying some of his work, as will new era for Dallam School with Jackie Hadwin and Graham Twyford, Rachael Williams as the new two featured artists. Headteacher at the helm. Rachael has relocated to Cumbria General information about the from south west Scotland. She exhibition is available on our website brings 25 years of experience www.milnthorpe-artexhibition.co.uk working in the education sector, has Submission details and the online the Qualification for Headship and an application form for prospective artists MSc in School Leadership and are also available. Please go to the Management. ‘For Artists’ page. Rachael comments, “I am delighted As always, the Art Exhibition to join Dallam School and this Committee are looking for volunteers wonderful community. I have been to help out. If you have a couple of made to feel very welcome by hours ( or possibly more) they would everyone connected with the school, love to hear from you. Please email: which is especially nice in such [email protected] difficult times with the pandemic.” A new flexi-boarding offer has been Hope to see you introduced at the school to provide the Exhibition at more enriching experiences for the the end of students and parents, and a new August. vision and values statement, website and newsletter will follow in the coming weeks. Rachael is keen to strengthen links with the community. Please contact the school for an informal chat – [email protected] 015395 65165. 6 Kendal Library asked for feedback from library users/potential new users about the design of the new library and how they would use it. Suggestions about what activities you would like to see happening, or how to use the space would be appreciated. A booklet which details certain areas of Dementia Friendly Walks the library along with a birds eye view of how it will look is available and there in Arnside, Grange & Silverdale is a link to the consultation at: Kendal Library redesign | Cumbria ●Easy guided walks for people living County Council with dementia & their carers If you don't already know, the library ●Open to those who are mobile and has a wide range of books about would enjoy getting out to enjoy the dementia and also offers a home local scenery delivery service to those who are ●Friendly and welcoming unable to get to the library in person.