St. Andrew’s Greystoke, Church Services July and August 2025
Sunday 6 July – Family Service with Holy Communion
Sunday 13 July – Holy Communion
Sunday 20 July – Family Service
Sunday 27 July – Holy Communion
Sunday 3 August – Family Service
Sunday 10 August – Holy Communion
Sunday 17 August – Family Service
Sunday 24 August – Holy Communion
Sunday 31 August – Joint Benefice and Holiday Club service, Greystoke Village Hall
All services begin at 11.00am and, except for 31 August, will be held in St Andrew’s Church.
Coffee and cake will be served from 10.30am onwards. We look forward to seeing you.
Friend of St. Andrew’s Building
FOSAB are pleased to announce their first concert. K Shoes Male Voice Choir will be singing at St. Andrew’s Church, Greystoke on Friday 25 July at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 (under 16s £5.00) can be purchased from Shirley Mounsey or at the door on the evening.
Please note that all profits from the various functions, Plant sale and Frost fair will be going into a fund set up by the Trustees for the maintenance of the Church fabrication.
Durham Excursion
There will be an excursion to Durham on Wednesday 23 July, leaving Greystoke at 9.00 am and Penrith RUFC at 9.15am. Maximum cost £25 (the more people who go the cheaper it becomes).
To book your seats contact Shirley.
Greystoke Social Club
Julie Boothman gave the group a really interesting talk about her new vocation as a ‘Field Nurse’. Julie goes to a number of different farm auctions and events offering the opportunity for farmers and families to have a quick health check and a chat about their lives.
Monday 7 July – a talk by Rev Beth Honey about the work of the charity shop “Restore”
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings and on our trips. Meeting are held in Greystoke Village Hall and start at 2.00pm. There is a charge, visitors £3, members £2, includes tea and biscuits.
Greystoke WI
Our speaker in June was Archie Workman who spoke about how his career began as an engineer working on ships. New challenges continually opened up for him, including the opportunity to learn Russian. During his time spent working on a Russian vessel he enjoyed a brief stay in a Russian hotel and painted a vivid picture of the privations at that time such as brown bathwater, lack of a bath plug and paper towels. The number of guns around sounded scary. Archie accepted a part time job which involved encouraging the top 100 companies, like McVitie’s, to stay in Cumbria. He was instrumental in bringing the Great North Swim to Windermere. Then came the pinnacle of his career when he stood in for someone as a Lengthsman and he hasn’t looked back since. It was his job to maintain the roads, cutting the verge, cleaning signs and clearing drains. He began to photograph drain covers and made a calendar which took off. The most interesting drain covers were made by long vanished foundries and have the makers’ names printed on them. The Dull Men’s Club of Great Britain contacted him to feature on their March calendar. They christened him ‘Drainspotter’ and gave him a certified dull certificate. This has led to various radio and TV appearances and even a short film which has won awards. He also restores black and white sign posts, which led to another calendar, and has refurbished bus shelters and benches.
Our next speaker on Thursday 3 July is Ros Downing, giving a talk called Snap-Crackle and Pop about breakfast cereal. On Thursday 7 August we will welcome Harry Navinski and hear about his journey to become an author.
If you would like to join us at WI meetings, please contact Sue, Val or Jennifer.
Greystoke Swimming Pool and Playground
The 2025 season is now well underway here at Greystoke Pool and we would love to see you all down here for a swim/café visit/playground visit/chat. Our opening hours are every school day between 3.00pm and 6.00pm, and we now have 3 available sessions between 1.00pm and 6.00pm on weekends and throughout the local school holidays. Full details and booking details are available on our website.
AquaFit4All is coming to Greystoke Pool every Thursday at 11.00am from 19 June until 7 August (no session on Thursday 10 July). Run by Roo Bannister and Rhiannon Douglas at just £4 a session, it is a great way to do low impact exercise that’s fun. Book in advance via our website, some walk in spaces on the day. The café will be open so come and have a catch up with your friends as well as doing some exercise. All money goes directly to Greystoke Pool as the classes are subsidised by WaF council and the NHS.
Greystoke Pool is also available for private hire. Great for birthday parties or just getting a group of friends and relatives together. Please contact us via the website for further details and to check availability.
Big thanks to AW Jenkinson for donating us some more playground chippings and to all the volunteers who helped distribute them between the two playground areas.
If you would like to join our team of brilliant volunteers then please get in touch via the website.
Greystoke Beer Festival will be on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September. Tickets will be available nearer the time online via our website. Support the pool while enjoying excellent bands and food and beer from the local area. Other drinks will also be available.
Greystoke Parish Council
At the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 10 June, a special presentation of the Freedom of the Parish was presented to the family of the late Eddie Walker. Eddie was an unsung hero in the parish. As a councillor for many years, doing many good deeds, he will be sorely missed.
Other business included, consultation on 20mph speed limits, and also a housing needs survey for the parish. Fliers for both of these will delivered to each household. Please do fill in these forms as it is important to know our local needs.
The next Parish Council meeting is at 7.00pm on Tuesday 8 July in the Village Hall.
Adam Fawcett (Chairman).
Have your say on Waste and Recycling
Westmorland and Furness council is asking residents to share their views on options for future waste and recycling services across Westmorland and Furness.
If you have not already responded, the online survey is open until Friday 11 July.
Housing Needs Survey
In the next few weeks, every household in our community will receive a Local Housing Needs Survey. The survey will be open for a few weeks to allow everyone plenty of time to fill it in. We’re asking people to take just a few minutes to complete it and return to Action for Communities in Cumbria in the pre-paid envelope. It will also be available online. We are running this in conjunction with the Parish Council and Action for Communities in Cumbria.
This is your chance to have a say in the future of housing in our community.
Like many rural communities, we face real challenges: rising house prices, limited rental options, and a shortage of homes that meet the needs of local people. Whether you’re a young adult hoping to stay in the village, a growing family, an older resident looking to downsize, or simply someone who cares about the future of our community – your voice matters.
This survey gives every resident that voice. It helps us understand who lives here now, what kind of homes people need, and how things might change in the future. This isn’t about encouraging large-scale development. It’s about ensuring we can plan for the right homes in the right places – for the people who already live and work here, and those who want to stay.
With strong local evidence, we can make the case to housing associations, developers, and local councils for more affordable, appropriate homes – homes that support the long-term future of our village, not just the short-term market. It helps us push for the right types of homes – affordable, suitable, and sensitively built in the right places. Not speculative developments that don’t serve our community, but homes designed to support the future of our village.
Without this data, we risk being overlooked or misunderstood. With it, we take control of our future. It’s about keeping our community together, preserving the heart of rural life, and ensuring that local people aren’t forced to move away.
Please take part when the survey arrives. Together, we can make sure our housing reflects the needs of our community – not just now, but for generations to come.
You’ll be able to request extra printed copies of the survey should you need them, or it can be filled in online.
At time of writing we don’t have exact dates yet so please keep a lookout on the noticeboards, our facebook group, the village facebook group and the website for more information as we get it.
website: housing.greystokevillage.co.uk
Greystoke Pool Draw
Congratulations to the winners of pool draw for May and June
| May | June |
| £20 – Helen & Frazer Ross – 164 £15 – Mike & Val Simpson – 128 £10 – David & Sharon Stones – 228 £5 – Jean Pearson – 15 £5 – Alan Owens – 124 £5 – Steve Mandale – 267 £5 – Tim Mather – 28 | £20 – Jo Bond – 51 £15 – Wendy Theakston – 22 £10 – Clare Morton – 179 £5 – Tom & Sam Scott – 14 £5 – Sandra Tice – 258 £5 – Susan Dowie – 05 £5 – Mike & Christine Mole – 132 |
Roy Reminisces
On Wednesday 4 June, the Peile family were the hosts of NSA North Sheep. I am sure that Neville Howard was indeed proud of the event they allowed to be held on their farm; I know that the late Stafford and Gracia Howard would have been. I thought the bonfire and Fireworks we used to hold up there brought in a lot of people (maybe about 300 cars?) but this event was on a different level with some 9,000 farmers and some 3,000 cars – what a glorious sight to see so many, it blew you away. The people who attend are the backbone of our country life, looking after the flora and fauna, and providing our food, the amount of trade stands, I believe in the region of 190 in all making a living off farmers, we cannot do without them, if we do we perish. The old saying is if a farmer has money, he will spend it, and wouldn’t it have been great if all the people who have come to live in the village had gone up to see what it involves running a farm. My background is farming. My father was a farmer, and although my life led a different path, I finished up running my own Animal Health business so yes, I know what farming is all about and at times how arduous it can be. It was a pleasure to have seen it.
Pop-Up Persiana
Dacre Village Hall committee is hosting a pop-up style restaurant with a Middle Eastern three course buffet prepared by professional chef Lee Cooper and with paired wine recommendations from The Wine Society in Dacre Village Hall on Saturday 6 September.
Further details, including ticket prices, are to follow.
To register an interest, please contact " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Morna Sims.
