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Cumbria Wildlife Trust is holding two conservation work parties in the parish in April. 

Latterbarrow Nature Reserve. Tuesday 7 April - 9:30am - 4:00pm

Join WT at this varied nature reserve, helping with a number of tasks including bramble cutting and some tree removal and brash burning. This work, when combined with summer grazing, will help to improve the area of limestone grassland and benefit important butterfly and wildflower species. 


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Witherslack Parish Hall is hosting its annual Sunday Lunch on 7 June.
12noon until 2pm
The lunch includes a two-course meal and tea and coffee.
Bring your own wine.

Adults £7  Children £4  Family £18

Click here for a map.
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The Healthwatch team will be at a number of Community Engagements in February and March, where service users and members of the public will have an opportunity to come along and tell Healthwatch about their experiences, good or bad, of Health & Social Care Services across Cumbria. Everyone is welcome and all comments are valued. Please see our events below for an engagement near you.


24 February Furness Hospital, Barrow (main entrance). 10am–2pm
25 February Westmorland Hospital, Kendal (main entrance). 10am–2pm
2 March Furness Hospital, Barrow (main entrance). 10am–2pm
5 March Westmorland Hospital, Kendal (main entrance). 10am–2pm
17 March Morrisons Supermarket main entrance, Kendal. 10am–2pm
20 March Morrisons Supermarket main entrance, Penrith. 10am–2pm
26 March Morrisons Supermarket main entrance, Whitehaven. 10am–2pm

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We would like to introduce to you our new “Witherslack Listening Project” for the village as we seek to discover many stories of yesteryear (and also of more recent history) about Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha and make some audio recordings for posterity. 
We would like to explore people’s memories of all the aspects of our village: the Church; the school; farming; the shops from the past; the Girls Friendly Society; any war memories; the sports from the past; the WI; Dean Barwick Trust; Brownies; Hunting; the story of our Community Shop; the Derby Arms; the Parish Hall; the Constance Cottage Surgery, etc.
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A chance for you to join the very popular artisan community at Halecat.

Unit 3 - The Pantry Studio - is available from 1 May 2015.
£220 pcm, including electric, shared gallery area, WC and kitchenette with one parking space.
Heating charged extra.
Suitable for any artist or crafts person.
220 square feet/20 sqm 
Has many fitted cupboards and enjoys the benefit of a double bowl large stainless steel sink unit.
Contact Steph Fry - info@halecat.co.uk 
015395 52387 or 0787 657 6874
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Gardening courses available to book now

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As another season tentatively approaches, we're getting the nursery ready to open its gates from mid-February. The autumn/winter has been an industrious one, extending our growing area with another tunnel to improve the conditions for our shade loving plants and make use of our new irrigation system.

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