Claife Parish Council website - News and Events
Claife Parish Council – Parish Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer
Claife Parish Council has appointed a new Parish Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer to take office on April 1st.
Wray Castle Restoration Project. Click here for latest updates
Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have launched a new website to encourage people to walk, wheel, or cycle for regular journeys instead of driving. Click here
Road Closures information by area Click here
United Utilities are completing Ground Investigation works at Near Sawrey . Map of area involved.
United Utilities Reports
Representatives from United Utilities attended the April 2024 Parish Council meeting and have provided copies of their reports relating to Lake Windermere Feasibility Study and Near Sawrey Treatment Works. Documents available to download: Feasibility Study - Windermere Discharge Options Near Sawrey - Better Rivers
525 Bus Service Return
The 525 Mountain Goat Bus Service - Ferrry Landing/Ash Landing NT car park/Hill Top/Hawkshead/Hill Top/Ash Landing NT car park/Ferry Landing - will operate between April and October 2025. Dates to be confirmed.
Unitary Councillor Surgeries
Unitary Councillor Suzanne Pender holds monthly surgeries within her Ward. Residents are welcome to go along and raise issues of local concern with Suzanne. Drop In Surgery are held on the morning of the last Friday of the month in Coniston and The Minsrells Gallery, Hawkshead.
Big Windermere Survey
The results of the February 2024 Survey and earlier surveys are available through the Freshwater Biological Association. The results of the May 2024 are yet to be released. The next survey will be in September 2024.
Environment Agency Water Quality Monitoring
The Environment Agency have now installed several sondes to measure water quality around the Windermere catchment. The real-time monitoring results are available on a public site Hydrology Data Explorer - Explore The Environment Agency are monitoring the results and will interrogate any unusual readings. Please note that the Brathay sonde has not yet been deployed.
Claife Parish Council Grants Policy
The Parish Council considers grant applications from local community organisations. The Policy and Application Form are available to download: Claife PC Grants Policy & Application Form, or alternatively can be requested from the Parish Clerk.
Temporary Road closure, Harrowslack, March 3rd for up to 5 days Prohibition of all traffic including Emergency vehicles.
Windermere Ferry Service, normal service has resumed.
Windermere Ferry Replacement Consultation - Update
Cumbria County Council were developing plans to replace the current Windermere Ferry across Lake Windermere.
Claife Parish Council submitted a considered response to the Consultation - Claife PC Consultation Response.
An initial public information and presentation event took place in Windermere on 7th June 2022 and a further one in Hawkshead on 23rd June 2022.
A copy of the presentation is available here: Presentation
Since the division of Cumbria into 2 Unitary Authorities the plans to replace Ferry Mallard as described above have been suspended. Westmorland and Furness seek to maintain Mallard for as long as possible.
Lake District National Park - South Lakes Distinctive Area
This includes details about Claife Community Bridlepath
C5028 High Cunsey Bridge
The weight restriction of 7.5 tonnes continues to be in place at High Cunsey Bridge until engineering works take place at a future date.
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