South Lakes Development Trust

Following ongoing uncertainty about how long  blue green algae will remain within Windermere the decision has now been taken to cancel the event this year.
For full details visit www.greatswim.org
For live views of Windermere from Low Wood visit http://www.elh.co.uk/watersports/web_cam.aspx

Sunday 19th September 10.30 am – 4.30pm
Ladyholme Centre & Goodly Dale School Field
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all this and much more – visit www.tact-windermere.co.uk
TACT – Towards a community transition
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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is calling on councils to work directly with local people to declutter their streets of surplus signs and obstructive railings.  Mr Pickles recommends the use of street audits – just like those successfully delivered by South Lakes Development Trust.
SLDT conducts on-street surveys with local people, to identify how their own streets [...]

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The recent visit to Bowness-on-Windermere by hundreds of the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Hindu faithful has generated valuable publicity a in key international tourism market.
In addition to pre-visit publicity via the local media, the colourful procession through Bowness streets was picked up by BBC Radio Four in the UK, and has now been reported in a [...]

Extract from statement issued by Rob Johnston, Chief Executive, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce
“Over the last month or so you’ll have gathered from the media that very significant changes are taking place in the way economic development and business support will be funded and managed moving forward.
 This won’t just affect the big ticket developments like Barrow [...]

Following the district’s biggest ever community consultation undertaken over twelve weeks earlier this year, the results of the Talk Toilets consultation are being made available, which will help South Lakeland District Council decide on the future of public toilets in South Lakeland.Â
Members of the public can access the Talk Toilets report via the Consultation section [...]

Concern continues to be raised regarding Sat Nav systems identifying routes unsuitable for use by HGV’s around Cumbria which are then followed with the possible consequence that large vehicles are becoming stuck, or presenting potential safety hazards on roads such as Kirkstone Pass.
Although not available in hard copy form Cumbria County Council have produced comprehensive information to inform HGV [...]