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Statement on footpath

STATEMENT Like everyone, the Parish Council is saddened by the temporary closure of the footpath alongside Lothersdale beck. The Parish Council recognises that North Yorkshire Council have not taken lightly the decision to close the path and agree that villagers' safety is a top priority. The landowners are currently working with the NYC Public Rights [...]

War Memorial

We have just taken over the maintenance of the War Memorial from Dave and Margaret who have done such great work for the past few years. We had been seeking a way to contribute to Village life, but this turned out to be more than we expected. Studying the Commemorative Plaque to the Village Fallen, [...]

Lothersdale Young Farmers’ Show

After a month of non-stop blue skies and sun, the day came for the 87th YFC village show.  The Facebook post said ‘Sunshine on order’ but typically for our British summer it rained and rained, stopped raining and then started raining again. But that didn’t stop crowds of people turning out to see the competition [...]

How many species of bats in the UK??

Wednesday 21st July was an opportunity for residents to gather at Christ Church to listen to bat expert, Jess Eyre, for an informative introduction to bats & bat detecting, and 25 folk did just that. It was a very interesting talk organised by the Wild About Lothersdale group, which developed into a question-and-answer session. The [...]

The Lothersdale Growing Our Own Group

The Lothersdale Growing Our Own Group was set up earlier this year for people to grow produce and plants to share, exchange growing tips and get together to socialise. We grow our fruit and vegetables without using chemicals as we want to be kind to nature and to eat clean food. Organic produce is still [...]

A Return for the Lothersdale Rounders Tournament

Monday 29th May 2023 was a remarkable and memorable day for the village of Lothersdale.  Beccy Durham was responsible for inspiring over a hundred villagers to get involved in a rounders tournament, either through organising, playing or watching. The sun shone, families and friends gathered, and the anticipation grew for the 11am start. Over 60 [...]

A Charity Fundraising Evening at the Hare and Hounds

Sunday 28th May 2023   With the help of all the lovely staff at our very own Hare and Hounds pub, the inimitable Malcolm Smith organised and hosted a great charity evening on behalf of Dementia Forward, an organisation very close to his heart, and indeed, the pub and village. A host overflowing with warmth [...]

North Yorkshire Council – Transport Survey

The North Yorkshire Council ‘Let’s Talk Transport’ conversation launched on Monday 22 May and runs until the Monday 17 July at 23.59.The public survey can be found by following this link https://letstalkny.commonplace.is/ For More Information From the Parish Council or to Add Your Local Village Events - Contact Us Here. To Find Your Local Lothersdale [...]

North Yorkshire Council Awards

North Yorkshire Community Awards are currently open and close on the 5th June. Residents are being encouraged to nominate people in the following categories: • Best community group - Awarded to groups carrying out ongoing voluntary activity / activities in North Yorkshire. • Volunteer of the year - Awarded to individual volunteers carrying out voluntary [...]

Councillor David Neville Smith

It is with great sadness that we hear of the death of Neville, who died peacefully in Airedale General Hospital on Sunday morning 05th February 2023 aged 61. He was a son of Lothersdale, a lifelong farmer and had been a Parish Councillor since May 2019, his knowledge of the village helped to complete some great [...]