A Julian Meeting is a group of people who meet together regularly to take part in a time of silent prayer. The meetings are for people of all denominations – in fact it is a requirement that they should be ecumenical. They take their inspiration from the example and writings of the Lady Julian of Norwich, a 14th century mystic who spent much Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale Handbell Ringers have been established and performed in the area for many years. They currently have ten members from Kirkby, Barbon, Gatebeck, Lancaster and Morecambe. Practices are held each week in Kirkby Lonsdale. The team play for a variety of organisations, including the W.I. and also in St Mary’s church for the September weekend etc. Christmas is an especially busy time. We always play Christmas music for the residents of Read more...

The earliest report of ‘football’ in Kirkby Lonsdale was in 1734, when mention was made of damage to the Church windows in persons playing football. However, following the formation of our Club in 1877 no further damage to the Church windows has been blamed on football. It appears the first match of the club was against a mixed team of Read more...

Barbon Village Hall is located in the centre of Barbon, near Kirkby Lonsdale, offering an ideal location for bookings from small groups to 100 or more people, various room sizes and furniture layouts, off-road car parking, catering alternatives, optional licenced bar and modular stage, children’s playground, picnic area plus Gigabit B4RN broadband and WIFI. Ideal for wedding receptions, birthday and engagement Read more...

A family friendly archery club based based at Burton in Lonsdale Sports Pavilion & Recreation Ground (LA6). We welcome all ability levels. Club training is on a Sunday afternoon most weekends, and sometimes indoors in winter on a Tuesday or Thursday evening. Club membership is £25 pa juniors, £94 pa adults. We run archery taster days to give people a chance to Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale Netball Club are a friendly bunch of ladies who play for enjoyment, fun and fitness. They have three teams that play in the Lancaster Netball League, The Foxes (winners of the league 2016!) and Devils both play in Division 1 and the Dragons play in Division 2. The Netball Club has also entered 2 teams into the the Summer Read more...

Sing Joyfully! is a new choral group with a difference! It aims to bring people together to have fun whilst making music together and learning how to develop the voice. Choral sessions include training in vocal technique and repertoire covers a wide range of genres and styles from classical western traditions, pop, jazz, folk, world traditions and gospel. We guarantee that there Read more...

A local friendly cycling club, affiliated to British Cycling, with regular rides at weekends mostly racing bikes with the occasional Mountain Bike ride organised too at Gisburn Forest. Road and off-road, serious and recreational riders welcome. We meet twice a month on the first and third Sundays of every month at 10am at the new sports pavilion in Burton in Lonsdale off Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale Cricket Club has a long history and was formed over 180 years ago and currently has 2 senior teams playing in Division 1 & Division 4 of The Westmorland Cricket League on Saturdays and Sundays. We are a family club and have some juniors (Year 8+) playing in our second team. We hope to build on this and Read more...

There are 33,000 Rotary Clubs and 1.2 million members, both men and women, around the world. All are volunteers with a common aim. They are dedicated to help people in need within their local community, nationally or wherever disaster strikes in the world. Rotarians enjoy a huge variety of opportunities to put their skills and experience to good use in Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale Arts Society was established in 1972 for the general advancement and appreciation of art.  The current membership is between thirty and forty. There are working meetings on Thursday evenings in the Methodist Schoolroom: there are also flexible daytime meetings organised by members and held in their own homes. Subjects are usually suggested, but members do work of their own choice Read more...

Wildlife watching, walking, learning or volunteering in Cumbria – The Lake District. Whatever your passion Cumbria Wildlife Trust shares it. With over 40 nature reserves across Cumbria and the Lake District, we have plenty of places you can visit to watch wildlife or just to walk. If volunteering‘s your thing we have a variety of conservation opportunities, working on our nature reserves or Read more...

Would you like to… Meet other like-minded people Listen to great speakers through the winter months Go on garden trips in June and July Enter the annual show in August Get  discounts at local garden centres We are a thriving friendly group of amateur gardeners who meet throughout the year at various garden related events. The group can trace its Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale and District Civic Society was established in 1972, following a successful campaign to stop the demolition of a large part of Queen’s Square for development. Kirkby Lonsdale has an extremely distinguished architectural quality and practically the whole town centre is now a Conservation Area. The Society’s remit covers Kirkby Lonsdale and its wider Rainbow parish, which includes Barbon, Casterton, Read more...

Kirkby Lonsdale Crown Green Bowling Club always welcomes potential new members, from experienced players to absolute beginners. Whether you want to roll a few bowls on a sunny afternoon or test yourself against the very best players in the county, we’re confident that you will find your level at our club. We have 5 teams that play  in various leagues Read more...

Barbon Bridge Club welcomes players of all standards for duplicate bridge. It meets every Tuesday afternoon 2pm till 5pm and Wednesday evening 7pm to 10pm, throughout the year in Barbon Village Hall. The afternoons are relatively informal including tutorial play, where beginners are welcome and partners are provided if needed. Read more...

The Arts Society Lunesdale was formed in 2003 as the Lunesdale Decorative and Fine Arts Society (LDFAS), an affiliated society of  the then NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies), which has since become The Arts Society. As our name implies, we draw our members from the North Lancashire area to the south of the Cumbria border which is traversed by Read more...

Our group – one of more than 60 in Cumbria – comprises dedicated volunteers drawn from the local community and trained by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to attend emergency calls in those cases where a speedy response and early intervention could make a life-or-death difference to a patient. Because of our rural location, Responders can often reach the Read more...

Oh How We Love To Sing! We are a small choir based in Kirkby Lonsdale with members coming from the town and several of the surrounding villages.  We rehearse every Thursday evening, at Queen Elizabeth School, during term time and usually give concerts at Christmas and early summer. We also give performances during the Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Weekend and the Kirkby Read more...

Our group’s territory lies in south-east Cumbria, from the Lancashire border to Langdale in the centre of the Lake District National Park. It includes Ambleside, Arnside, Bowness, Burton-in-Kendal, Grasmere, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe, and Windermere. We look after the footpaths and countryside within our territory, and carry out footpath surveys both inside and outside the National Park. We organise a Read more...