Category: Town-Blog

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...

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’ - 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Are you a gardener or love being outside in nature?We need greenery and foliage to decorate the Chalet Village in Market Square for the Christmas Fair weekend (Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th December). If you have any trimmings leftover or are planning a pine cone hunt please let us know, anything will help make Christmas happen!You may also be interested in helping us decorate the Chalet Village on...

We are delighted to be able to put on the Christmas Fair in Kirkby Lonsdale this year and we have taken the decision to make it a community focused event. Therefore, there will be fewer chalets than usual and we will be placing an emphasis on #shoplocal #belocal #staylocal. We hope that by Christmas 2022 we will be able to put on a fully fledge Christmas extravaganza... Are you interested in...

Kirkby Lonsdale Market Traders – Job Vacancy Kirkby Lonsdale Market Traders Co Operative are looking to employ two enthusiastic individuals to assist in the set-up and take down of the charter market every Thursday. Job Description: To assist the Market Manger in the set-up and take down of the Charter Market every Thursday, you will be expected to transport up to twenty gazebos from their...