Welcome to the Natland.info Website

The purpose of this website, Natland.info, is to provide useful and interesting information about Natland, its organisations, services and amenities plus the opportunity for you to start or join in discussion about any aspect of Natland village life.

Here you will find:

• About Natland:  The history, geography and further information about Natland.
  
• News & Features:  News about Natland and feature articles relevant to the village. From time to time, this website will carry pages dedicated to particular subjects.  Currently you can read about:
  Features:  
       Natland Treacle Mines; The Natland Pipeline Cave; Helm Gate Cave;
       The Barrows Green Cave; Natland Map Mystery Solved;
       The Kendal Light Railway; From the Scrapbook
  People:
       Farewell to the Ushers;
       George's Story (What life as a Waif and Stray in St Mark's Home was really like)
  Events:
       Flower Show 07; Flower Show 08 
       Open Gardens
       Photo Competition    
  
• Open Forum:  This is a "message board" which gives you your chance to have your say about anything relevant to village life and to read what others are thinking.  
  
  If you want to pass on the experience of a local attraction or perhaps raise discussion about a local problem, or if you have enjoyed a meal locally or have an item to sell or if there is anything else of relevance to Natlanders that you want to share, visit the Open Forum and let us know.
• Wildlife News:  Neil Robinson's topical feature about the wildlife in our gardens and hedgerows.
• Contacts & Info:  Details of activities, organisation and services within the village and whom to contact plus other useful local information, including transport and accommodation.  If you offer a local service or if there is something you want to buy or sell, why not let us know so we can publicise it.  Either send us an or post the details on the Open Forum.
• Diary Dates:  Dates and details of forthcoming events in Natland
• Parish Council:  The Parish Plan and its updates, reports of council meetings and other matters plus contact details of Natland Parish Councillors and other representatives. Links to planning applications.

Natland.info

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Natland & Oxenholme Flower Show 08: Full Report

Shown below are some of the winning photographs at this year's show.  Click on any photo for an enlargement or on the heading to go to the full report.

 News Headlines:

• Grass Roots - Today and Tomorrow
• From the Scrapbook #03:
           Natland:
  The Best Kept Village
Closure of Prizet Crossroad
• 200 Club Winners
• Natland.info Update
• Wildlife News:
  August 2008
• Natland Weather Report and Forecast
• St Mark's News:
  September 08
• Come and Try It!
• Ka Hae Hawai'i in Natland
• Paley & Austin: The Architects and Their Works
• Natland: The Lake District Continued
• The Barrows Green Cave
• Helm Apples
• The Kendal Light Railway
• Natland: The Lake District?
• Natland Allotment Progress Report
• Natland Guides Say Goodbye To Joyce
• Descent and Natland's Pipeline Cave
• Upper Kent Neighbourhood Forum Extracts:

• Digital Switchover
• Road Safety Training
• Windfarm Application
• Miscellany
• 200 Club Winners
• From the Scrapbook #02:
  Opening the Village Hall
• Summary of Natland Parish Council Meeting: July 2008
• Natland.info Update
• St Mark's News:
  August 08
• Wildlife News:
  July 2008
•  

This web page will normally show news relating to the current month and the previous month.

Older items are generally moved to
Old News 2008.

For other items see:

Old News 2007

Old News 2006

Older News: Items predating Natland.info

Open Forum

Recent contributions
to the message board
include items on:

Future Development of Natland (x2)
British Sea Power at full blast!
Cherry Blossom Mystery
Tragedy in Grasmere
(exhibition for children)

To read these and
other letters or
to add your comments
see Open Forum. 

 News Wanted!

If you have any items of news or interesting information about Natland, please let us know.

If you offer a local service
or if there is something
you want to buy or sell,
why not let us know
so we can publicise it?

 Either send us an or post the details on the Open Forum.

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Natland.info
Management
Team

Editor:
Don Shore
015395 61027

Open Forum
moderator:
Guy Weller

Management
Team:
Liz Black
Margaret Cummins
John Fisher
Keith Jackson

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