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Hi All,
We will be running the popular community Tea Shop again at the village hall this autumn & we hope we will continue to have your company & support. Newbies come and try it out!
It is a very low key opportunity to eat cake, & have a chit chat over a cuppa.
There are three Tea Shop dates for your diaries this year:
Tuesday 30th September
Tuesday 28th October
&
Tuesday 25th November
Tea shop opens around 3.00 & you are welcome to pop in anytime up to approx 4.30.
We are volunteer led & if anyone would like to offer to bake for any of the sessions, pls message or call 07849916167
Thank you all & hope you can make it.
The Tea Shop Team
Hi All,
TT sessions will start up again on Tuesday 2nd September & run through to Tuesday 16th December incl; 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Cost will be a one-off up front fee of £30pp (for all 16 sessions) or a fee of £3.00pp per session. Cash only, thanks.
All are welcome, regardless of ability, and the emphasis is having fun & a bit of a work out. Everyone mixes in and plays with everyone else.
Basic bats provided but feel free to bring your own. See you soon.
The TT team
Any questions at all, call or message 07849 916167
This week I am doing 2 bakes. Chocolate muffins and a fresh white loaf. I am selling the chocolate muffins for £2 per muffin and £4 for a loaf of bread.
Please email or message me if you would like to order.
You are welcome to order a whole loaf for £10 or £2 per slice.
Thank you, Katie
katherinedavies2009@gmail.com
07518 087532
This week I am making Lemon drizzle cake.
Please email or message me if you would like to order.
You are welcome to order a whole loaf for £10 or £2 per slice.
Thank you, Katie
katherinedavies2009@gmail.com
07518 087532
TT is on pause now until the Autumn. Shame, as I think we were peaking last night, judging from some of the rallies!
Sorry there was no knees up party but the Pub was a good second best.
We made a fab surplus of £242 over the season. We need to purchase some new balls so £220 will now be donated to the VH.
Some residents haven't had a Royal Mail delivery for two weeks!.
They have raised a 'complaint' with the provider which will be dealt with within three days.!
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Please email hello@brigsteerbuzz.org.
There are just 2 TT Tuesdays left before the usual summer break so we look forward to seeing those who can make it.
TT has been a great success over the last few months (30 sessions run in total since September) but many of our ‘regulars’ have become more sporadic visitors, having to balance Tuesday nights with all the other activities in life, and as a result there will be no end of season party this time as numbers regularly attending the sessions are down.
Thx to all those who have come along and made it lots of fun & very worthwhile. Table Tennis is a great form of exercise, especially for those seasonally dark evenings.
There will be a healthy surplus of funds which will be donated, as is tradition, to the Village Hall.
If weather permits & there is enthusiasm, we will organise a couple of evening boules sessions over the summer. Please look out for notices.
Three sheep and seven lambs have drowned after they were chased by a dog, police said.
A dog was off its lead in a field with livestock near the Lyth Valley Hotel near Kendal, Cumbria, on Sunday afternoon. The sheep and lambs drowned in the river while trying to escape, Cumbria Police said.
The force said it was investigating the case of sheep-worrying, and has asked anyone with information to get in touch.
As the next date for the Tea Shop falls very close after Easter, the Tea Shop Team have decided that today's Tea Shop will be the last one for now.
Hopefully we will be back again in September
A big thank you to all the bakers for volunteering scrumptious cakes every month and also for all those who have popped by and made Tea Shop a very enjoyable community event.
The Brigsteer WI have decorated the two benches in the village with knitted and crocheted wild flowers they look outstanding, take a look.
A 50% Discount on Day Passes is available to all residents in the 2 Valleys (Lyth & Winster - including Crosthwaite, Underbarrow & Brigsteer).
Please use the Promo Code 2VCF25 (Only valid for residents in these areas.)
The discount is only valid on tickets bought online.Tickets are likely to sell out so early booking is advised. They also have number of free day passes for any local low-income adults/families who would struggle to afford to buy a ticket. Please use Promo Code THUNDER25
Date: 20th-22nd June 2025 @ Bowland Bridge
Tickets: www.stealingthunder.co.uk
Contact: emily@stealingthunder.co.uk for more information.
Rob Pocklington from the NT has heard exciting reports of bitterns booming on our Brigsteer Wetlands. Bitterns are very rare and it would be an incredible coup if they nested in Brigsteer.
Please would everyone listen out and report any bitterns booming, with date and time, to Rob on robert.pocklington@nationaltrust.org.uk
The weight restrictions to increase to 7.5tonnes on Brigsteer and Underbarrow bridges from today.
Following the reopening of Brigsteer and Underbarrow Bridges under a 3 tonne weight limit earlier this month, Westmorland and Furness Council, in collaboration with leading expert consultants, WSP and Jacobs, has further refined assessments confirming that restrictions can be eased.
The new weight limit will take effect on Thursday 27th February at 12 noon, with clear signage in place.
The council's consultants have confirmed that no further refinements are possible, and the structure must permanently remain at a 7.5 tonne limit.
As the bridge is classified as a weak structure, no exceptions to the weight limit will be permitted.
At 4pm today the Bridge reconnecting Underbarrow with Kendal will officially re-open, albeit with a 3.5 weight limit. Cars, cyclists and walkers can now use the bridge.
At 4pm today the Bridge reconnecting Brigsteer with Kendal will officially re open, albeit with a 3.5 weight limit. Cars, cyclists and walkers can now use the bridge.