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Penrith Town Council have provided a grant of £4,965 to the Penrith BID (BID) to support the annual Penrith Sparkle event (Christmas Light Switch-On).
The Council are pleased to support the BID to deliver Penrith Sparkle, a free and inclusive event which celebrates the switching on of Penrith’s Christmas Lights which have been extensively improved for 2023, covering most of the town centre.
Penrith Sparkle will take place on Saturday 18 November from 2pm and include family friendly entertainment with live bands, a Charity Christmas tractor parade from 5pm, festive stalls, arts & crafts and a Christmas lights switch on at 6pm in the centre of town with a special guest!
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Doug Lawson, Chair & Mayor of Penrith Town Council said:
"The switch on event is a long-held tradition in Penrith and has heralded the beginning of the Christmas festive period for many generations.
"The Christmas lights help promote Penrith as a great place to visit and live and will improve the attractiveness of Penrith, the event in particular will bring members of the local community together to experience a day of activities, retail opportunities, musical entertainment and traditional festive fun!
"I am glad that the Council have once again been able to support another of the town's key signature events with a grant - and I hope everyone who attends the event enjoys the day!"
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Penrith Town Council have provided a grant of £1,000 to Penrith Cricket Club to contribute to the refurbishment of the club's kitchen.
The Cricket Club's kitchen was in dire need of modernisation and refurbishment with old equipment regularly breaking down. This caused significant operational problems - interrupting the club's ability to fulfil bookings for parties, funerals, and events.
The Council's contribution has allowed the club to replace the faulty equipment with newer, more reliable equipment, putting the club on a greater sustainable footing going forward.
On Friday 27 August 2023, Doug Lawson, Chair & Mayor of Penrith Town Council visited the upgraded facilities, and said:
"It was great to visit the upgraded facilities at Penrith Cricket Club - a club at the heart of the local community.
"The grant will go a long way in contributing to Penrith Cricket Club's ability to host events for the local community and improving the sustainability of the club going forward into the future.
"The improved facilities at the Cricket Club is yet another very pleasing example of the council working with the community and it’s great to see the completion of this project.”
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Andy Hall, Chair of Penrith Cricket Club said:
"On behalf of Penrith Cricket Club, I would like to thank the Mayor Doug Lawson and Penrith Town Council for their support of the kitchen refurbishment project.
"Voluntary organisations like ours rely heavily on funding to make improvements to our facilities and be in a position to offer the local community opportunities to participate in cricket and enjoy our facilities for social events.
"The support of Penrith Town Council and other partnership funders has enabled a total refurbishment of our kitchen and means that our in-house caterer can continue to cater for parties, christenings, funerals, club dinners as well as food for a wide variety of groups within the local community."
The grant was given as part of the Town Council’s grant scheme designed to support local community organisations, charities, Social Enterprises and Community Interest Companies delivering services, projects and events within Penrith.
For more information about the Council's grant scheme, please visit the Penrith Town Council website.
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At its meeting of the Communities Committee on Monday 8 October 2023, Penrith Town Council resolved to take part in a 80th Anniversary D-Day Commemoration event.
The Council were invited by the Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek (along with other Town and Parish Councils as well as other organisations) to mark the 80th anniversary by lighting a beacon on 6 June 2024 in celebration of the ‘light of peace’ that emerged out of the darkness of war. It is an opportunity to remember over 209,000 Allied casualties of the operation.
Council officers will now be working hard to deliver an event for next summer.
Last week, Penrith North Councillor Ron Kenyon braved the rain and took a survey of a proposed brand new walking route for the town!
At it's meeting of Communities Committee on Monday 9 October, Councillor Kenyon brought forward a proposal to develop the "Penrith Way" - a new 9km / 6 mile walk around the town.
The Council resolved to develop a scheme for the "Penrith Way" - including designing and publicising a "Penrith Way" leaflet, digitalising the route, determining locations for signage, investigating and obtaining any consents required and promoting the walk.
For more information about the proposed walk, including a map of the proposed route, please read page 11 of the Communities Committee meeting on 9 October 2023.
The Penrith Chamber of Trade & Commerce celebrated their Stars of Business Awards on Friday 6 October 2023.
The awards recognised and rewarded the individual and company successes of those in businesses in and around Penrith.
The Town Council was delighted to sponsor the unsung hero award which was awarded to Tony Pears for his volunteer litter picking in the town!
Others nominated for the award include Dan Harding, Jan Gallagher, Anne MacDonald, Fred Wilson, Kieran Parker, Ian Ridley, Cameron Stewart and Terry Ware.
Our congratulations go to all those nominated for the fantastic work they do
Councillor Doug Lawson, Mayor of Penrith, attended the Awards Dinner and is pictured below with unsung hero award winner Tony Pears.
Penrith Town Council have provided a grant of £195 to the Penrith Swift Group to deliver a talk from renowned Swift expert: Edward Meyer on: "Urban Biodiversity - Vital for our Survival".
The talk is free to attend, and is being held at the Quaker Meeting House, Penrith, at 7pm on Thursday 16th November 2023.
Edward is a charismatic speaker and it is sure to be a very informative evening. All welcome.
For more information about the event, please email: susanrowlands1@hotmail.co.uk
The Council is organising the Remembrance Day Parade and the Civic Service in liaison with Rev. Sargeant.
The Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance takes place on Saturday 11 November at 11am in St Andrew’s Churchyard. The Remembrance Day Parade and Service takes place on Sunday 12 November.
The Civic parade for invited dignitaries and town organisations forms up at 2.00pm for the customary March down Middlegate and Devonshire Street for the Town’s Service of Remembrance at St Andrew’s at 2.30pm.
New bench installed on Southend Road
Following a resident request, the Council have installed a new bench on Southend Road.
The bench will allow those travelling into the town centre from Pategill and the South of Penrith on foot to take a rest along the way.
Path works at Brackenboro Allotments
Works have taken place this month to improve the track around Brackenboro Allotments.
The joint project between Penrith Town Council and the Penrith Allotment Association will allow plot holders to more easily navigate the track to their allotment plot.
For more information about the Assets owned by Penrith Town Council, please visit: Services & Assets - (penrithtowncouncil.gov.uk)
If you notice an issue with one of our assets, please do not hesitate to get in touch via office@penrithtowncouncil.gov.uk or by phone: 01768 899 773
Penrith Town Council are glad to hear that plans for the widespread closure of railway station ticket offices in Cumbria and across the country, including Penrith have been withdrawn.
The Council had previously wrote to the then Secretary of State for Transport Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP in October 2022 imploring the Government and Avanti Trains to ensure that the ticket office and overall level of customer support and service remains as it is now at Penrith Railway Station.
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Penrith Lions Roar Into Action
Penrith Lions Club are gearing themselves up for their busiest period of the year.
Chairman of the Activities section, Terry Ware, said
“The Christmas period is always a very busy time for Penrith Lions and this year is no exception. We start with our annual Children in Need collection on Saturday 18th November at various points around the town centre. We hope, as in previous years, the public will support us as we raise funds for this very worthwhile cause and all donations received will go directly to Children in Need.”
Terry added:
“Our Christmas Card Delivery Service commences on Wednesday 22nd November with the last collection on Friday 15th December. For the bargain price of 50p per card we will deliver Christmas Cards to anywhere in Penrith Town. Cards and payment can dropped off at Styleline & Lakeland Embroidery in Middlegate, Crafty Baker in Devonshire Arcade, Traymons Café in Burrowgate and Cowpers Chemists in King Street. This is a service for Penrith Town addresses only.”
Santa has agreed to support Penrith Lions again this year - with his evening visits detailed below!:
- Monday 4th December, Townhead
- Tuesday 5th, High Carleton
- Wednesday 6th, Wetheriggs
- Thursday 7th, Castletown
- Monday 11th, Scaws
- Tuesday 12th Pategill
Weather permitting, Santa will visit these areas between 5:30pm & 7:30pm.
Pub collection containers will be left in licensed premises in Penrith and some country pubs over the festive period collecting in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance & Blood Bikes.
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Any member of the public can attend Council meetings. The Council's upcoming meetings are detailed below with dates, times and venues.
Full Council Meeting
- Date: Monday 20 November 2023
- Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
- Venue: Unit 2, Church House, 19-24 Friargate
Finance Committee:
- Date: Monday 13 November 2023
- Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
- Venue: Board Room, Unit 1 Church House, 19-24 Friargate
Planning Committee:
- Date: Monday 6 November 2023
- Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm
- Venue: Unit 2, Church House, 19-24 Friargate
Communities Committee:
- Date: Monday 18 December 2023
- Time: 5.00pm - 7.00pm
- Venue: Unit 2, Church House, 19-24 Friargate
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