Coronation Celebration Programme
We are excited to announce that the Kirkby Lonsdale Coronation celebration will be taking place on Saturday 6th -Monday 8th May! Find out more here.
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Christmas Fair 2022 Consultation: Have Your Say
This is your chance to have your say about the Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair and join us at the Christmas Fair 2022 Consultation.
The Christmas Consultations are an opportunity for individuals and businesses to come together and work as a community: learning from previous town events and sharing views and ideas about what should happen at this year's Christmas Fair.
There are three...
Vote for the “Through The Arches” Window Competition
“Through The Arches” Window Competition
Chamber of Trade are running a best shop window competition: different decades will appear in the shop windows with an abundance of arches too. Get involved and vote for your favourite “Through The Arches” shop window!
How to vote
Scan the QR code in the shop window or vote online using Survey Planet. You can also vote in person at the...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Kids Programme
Friday
Games in the Park
Friday 3rd June, 11am - 5pm
On Friday 3rd June there will be children’s games and dance workshops all day! There will be informal games running all day as well as tug of war and parents races (see times below). No need to book.
Games and Dance Workshops
Street Dance: 11.00 - 12.00
- with Jennifers Dancers
Family Friendly Yoga: 1.15 - 1.45
- with Emma...
Boyan Choir CDs in Aid of Ukraine at the Information & Gift Shop
Boyan Choir in Kirkby LonsdaleBoyan Choir are a Ukrainian choir from Kyiv who came to Kirkby Lonsdale in 2013 and 2015 and performed at St Mary's Church. Many locals housed members of the choir while they were here and built relationships with them. Therefore, Kirkby Lonsdale wants to do what we can to help raise money in aid of Ukraine during this difficult time, by selling CDs of the choir's...
‘Save Ruskin’s View’ – Apply for the Role of Fundraising Co-ordinator
‘Save Ruskin’s View’ - Fundraising Co-ordinator
Kirkby Lonsdale Town Council (KLTC) are leading a project to save and secure the renowned ‘Ruskin’s View’ & Church Brow footpath; a culturally important historic viewpoint and public walkway in Kirkby Lonsdale running along the banks of the river Lune. The view was painted by JMW Turner in 1822 and described by John Ruskin in 1875 as...
Flower Making Workshops for the Jubilee Flower Project
Jubilee Flower Project We want to decorate the Monument and TSB building with purple, white and yellow flowers for the Jubilee weekend and we need your help to do it! The flower-growing workshops are completely free and will include decorating plant pots, planting seeds and learning about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.We will be arranging and assembling the flowers on Wednesday 1st June in...
Volunteer at the Platinum Jubilee
We need volunteers to help make the Platinum Jubilee community event happen!
The Dancing Through The Decades Platinum Jubilee event is a super community-focused event taking place this Summer: Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th June. We need volunteers before, during and after the event to make sure everyone has the best experience possible and to keep our town safe. Find out more about the Jubilee...
“Kirkby Lonsdale Market is Thriving” According to the Market Times
Kirkby Lonsdale Charter Market has recently been celebrated as a "thriving market with traders at the helm" in the Market Times April 2022 edition. It's fantastic to see a brilliant double page spread about our outstanding weekly market. With mentions to The Book Lounge and The Jigsaw Lounge, Hall's Trawl Fresh Fish and Geoff Goulty's Woodturning, we have many more excellent traders who make our...
Kirkby Lonsdale Beer & Music Festival
On Friday 29th April – Sunday 1st May, Kirkby Lonsdale Rugby Union Football Club will be putting on the Beer & Music Festival for the May Day bank holiday weekend! All the details, the bands, the refreshments are all being finalised and details will be posted on the Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC website and social media as and when they are ready. In the meantime, camping...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Kirkby Lonsdale
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is taking place this Summer, Thursday 2nd – Sunday 5thJune, and Kirkby Lonsdale will be Dancing Through The Decades in celebration of Her Majesty’s 70 year-long reign. Join in with music and dance to unite our community, jiving and boogieing with everyone in Kirkby Lonsdale! Find out how you can get involved and view the full programme below.
Platinum...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Programme
Kirkby Lonsdale CIC have been working with the local community to put on a fantastic town event for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend this Summer on Thursday 2nd – Sunday 5th June. See the programme, map and more event details below. All of the events below are free and open to everyone - except the Miss Baines dance performance which will be free but ticketed and offered to...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Dance Programme
Dancing Through The Decades
Kirkby Lonsdale CIC are pleased to announce they have received £5,000 from Cumbria Community Foundation and Arts Council England’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund to put on Dancing Through The Decades - an exciting a weekend of dance themed events so that the community can celebrate the Platinum Jubilee together! Dance with us at the Market Square “Street Party”,...
Easter Trails in Kirkby Lonsdale and Barbon
The Family Project and Muddy Church team have created 2 trails for you this Easter. One is found at St. Mary's Church in Kirkby Lonsdale. The other is found at St. Bartholomew's Church in Barbon. We hope you enjoy exploring our Easter Trails over the holiday.
Flower-Growing Workshops – A Free Children’s Easter Activity
Flower Project We want to decorate the Monument and TSB building with purple, white and yellow flowers for the Jubilee weekend and we need your help to do it! The flower-growing workshops are completely free and will include decorating plant pots, planting seeds and learning about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Flower-making workshops will also be available in April and May, look out for more...
Platinum Jubilee Flower Project
Will you help us grow and make as many jubilee flowers as possible?
We want to decorate the Monument and TSB building with purple, white and yellow flowers for the Jubilee weekend (2nd - 5th June) and we need your help to do it! We need as many members of the community as possible to grow and make purple, white and yellow flowers. In the week leading up to the Jubilee (w/c 30th May) we will...
Ruskin’s View Closure and Access
Donate Now!
We need to raise £1 million over 12 months. We need your help to do this. Please donate today.
You can donate through the JustGiving page here.
Keep up to date with news through the Save Ruskin's View Facebook & Instagram pages, as well as the Town Council website. Facebook Instagram Town Council Donate Now Church Brow Closure
The area known as Church Brow is owned by Kirkby...
What does the Commonwealth mean to you?
What is Commonwealth Day?
Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe. This year, Commonwealth Day fell on Monday 13th March and there was a special service from Westminster Abbey on BBC One at 2pm. The theme for 2022 is "Delivering a Common Future". Queen's Platinum Jubilee
As this year...
How Can You Help Ukraine?
You can help Ukraine by donating essential supplies locally and donating money locally, nationally and internationally. See the information poster below for local and online resources.
Donating Money
Donating money is the most effective way to help Ukraine, as donating supplies can delay more life-saving support in supply chains.
Donating Supplies
Charities are no longer asking for clothes, they...
Rotary Club Raise £2,450 in aid of Ukraine
The Rotary Club of Lunesdale collection for Ukraine. Rotarians collected at the entrance to Booths store in Kirkby Lonsdale on Saturday for the people of Ukraine. The response from Booths customers, who mainly come from villages throughout the Lune Valley, was incredibly generous. Lots of people had a chat with the Rotarians telling us that they had wanted to give help but were not...