Carnforth Town Council are urging residents to commemorate this year’s Remembrance Sunday (November 8th) from their own doorstep as a collective tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. This year, along with similar events across the…
Guidance on upcoming faith & community events
NOTICE OF MEETING
Carnforth Town Council hereby gives notice that the next Ordinary Meeting of the Council will be held on Wednesday 21st October 2020 commencing at 6:30pm Due to the Covid19 pandemic and related restrictions the meeting will be held remotely using…
Volunteers clean up in Crag Bank
Carnforth Town Council would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Cllr Steve Watson, Terry Allum our Maintenance Officer and everyone of the more than 20 volunteers – of all ages – of the Crag Bank Park Group who…
Update for businesses – New Covid19 control measures
You will be aware of the recent growth in confirmed Covid19 cases nationally and locally. The Government has responded by introducing new control measures for businesses. To help our local businesses understand the new controls, Lancaster City Council has produced…
LET’S HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
From today (24th September) any business or local authority that has a physical location and is open to the public, must display an NHS QR Code at the entrance. This is to support the Government and the NHS with its…
Coronavirus testing
The government has recently announced that everyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms can now get a test. The expansion in testing eligibility comes after all 4 UK Chief Medical Officers confirmed that anosmia has…
Council leaders issue joint plea to ‘think twice’ before coming to Morecambe Bay
The leaders of three local authorities bordering Morecambe Bay have asked people to think twice before visiting the area.The councils have spoken out as a united front following recent government guidance lifting limits on how far people can drive to…
Carnforth Citizen of Merit Award – Week 4
Nominations continue to come in for our fantastic citizens who are doing so much for our community in these strange and challenging times. This week six people have nominated eight such individuals. Again there’s a mix of jobs and roles…
New guidance on staying safe outside
1. Keep your distance from people outside your household This may not always be possible however it is important to be aware that the risk of infection increases the closer you are to another person with the virus, and the…
Brewer’s Barn Planning Application
A number of Carnforth residents have made contact with us to enquire if the Town Council had been informed that the planning application for the development of 158 houses at Brewer’s Barn (between the Whelmar estate and Junction 35 of…
Town Council meetings during social distancing
The next scheduled meeting of the Town Council is on Thursday 20th May – arrangements are in place for this to be held remotely using video conferencing. Members of the public are still very welcome to attend Town Council meetings…
Carnforth Citizen of Merit Awards – Week 3
We’ve had another good response to our call for nominations for our Carnforth Citizen of Merit Award. This week, we’ve had 11 new nominations! Again the nominees come from a range of different ages and backgrounds but they have all…
VE DAY 75
The Town Mayor, Kath Bromilow and Councillor Malcolm Watkins are ready to commemorate VE Day 75. We cannot hold the planned events and parties but all of us who were born since 1945 are acutely conscious that we owe everything…
VE Day 75 commemorations
The children and staff at Christ Church Primary School have been busy creating bunting to commemorate VE Day 75. The children were tasked with creating a piece of bunting at home and then dropping it into the school letterbox on…
Carnforth Citizen of Merit Award – Week 2
We’ve had an excellent response to our call for nominations for our Carnforth Citizen of Merit Award. This week, Week 2, we’ve had 28 nominations! The nominees come from a range of different ages and backgrounds but they have all…
Carnforth VE Day – Stay at Home Street party!
Carnforth Town Council encourages you to have a stay-at-home street parties for VE Day next week. We had great plans of our own but these have had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so now we are asking…
Carnforth Citizen of Merit Awards – Week 1
Up until midnight Sunday 26 April, Carnforth Town Council had received messages from 10 people nominating the following individuals for the CCM Award: Liam Law – Covid 19 Support Group founder & volunteer; Andrea Wren – Covid 19 Support Group…
Carnforth Citizen of Merit (CCM) Award
Carnforth Town Council would like to receive nominations for the Carnforth Citizen of Merit (CCM) Award for the duration of the Covid19 pandemic and the community lockdown. The Award will be made weekly to those individuals who have shown outstanding…
Covid19 – Latest information
COVID19 – Our colleagues at Lancaster City Council are doing an incredible job of keeping people up to date on local information relating to the virus as well as the national advice. You can access this information at: https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/environmental-health/emergency-planning/coronavirus Please…
Covid-19 Carnforth Support Group
A local support group has been set up to support our local communuty amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Details can be found on this leaflet. 3,000 copies will be printed and distributed in the next few days. In the meantime, please…
Carnforth Neighbourhood Plan – Business Survey
Businesses within the town’s boundaries are being asked to take part in an important survey. Your input is valuable to informing the preparation of a Carnforth Neighbourhood Plan. The survey can be found here . Your participation will provide evidence…
Have your say on the Carnforth Neighbourhood Plan
We are asking local businesses, groups and residents to comment on draft documents as part of the journey towards taking control of our town and its future through our Carnforth Neighbourhood Plan. We are holding a ‘drop-in’ event on 30th…
Carnforth Town Council presents Rocketman at Carnforth Civic Hall – Saturday 12th October 2019
Bookings now being taken! Don’t miss out!
Remembrance Sunday
Carnforth Town Council Meeting
The next meeting of Carnforth Town Council is Wednesday 16th September 2020 commencing at 6:30pm. Arrangements are in place for this to be held remotely using video conferencing. Members of the press and public are still very welcome to attend…
Carnforth Town Council Civic Office – Temporary Closure
Carnforth Town Council’s Civic Office will be closed until further notice. For all urgent enquires, please email clerk@carnforthtowncouncil.org.
Carnforth Businesses reopen!
The Town Council is delighted to see many of our businesses opening their doors again and bringing a bit of a buzz back to the town. It feels like a momentous re-boot, for the shops and businesses which have recently…