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Navy Moores, from Kendal, is believed to be the youngest person to complete all 214 Wainwright fells and mountains after climbing every summit himself in five months with his family.
Community Castle Green
A new trophy honouring late horticulturalist Alan Heath was awarded for the first time at the Cumbria in Bloom ceremony at Castle Green Hotel in Kendal.
Community
Volunteers including staff from Kendal-based Wilson Build joined the final charity wagon pull, raising about £2,400 for three causes.
Community
Peace campaigners in Kendal have held their 154th consecutive weekly vigil outside the town hall, calling for public support for Palestinians and changes to UK and local authority policy.
Community
Manna House in Kendal is seeking £100,000 to protect its services for people facing homelessness and poverty after a 38 per cent fall in confirmed funding led to reduced staff hours.
Community
Kendal Pride will host its first Big Pride Christmas Party at The Venue, Bowness Bay Brewery, on Saturday November 28, with drag performances, music and dancing before members join Kendal’s Christmas lights procession.
Community
Kendal is forecast to see heavy rain and temperatures of 16.2°C before a brief dry and calm Saturday. Rain returns on Sunday and Monday, while Tuesday is expected to be drier but cooler, with temperatures falling further towards Wednesday.
Community Fell
Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team helped evacuate a climber who developed chest pains at White Ghyll in Langdale, while Langdale Mountain Rescue Team was responding to a separate ankle injury on Low Pike.
Community
South Lakes Family Hubs have announced autumn half-term stay-and-play sessions in Kendal and a family games afternoon, alongside an update on activities already delivered across the region.
Community Castle
Westmorland and Furness Council will hold a Kinship Care Week event at Caste Green in Kendal on 8 October, with a further event planned in Penrith the following day.
Community
Westmorland and Furness Council is set to add £86.827m to its 2026–2031 capital programme, including major allocations for transport and highways. The changes were approved by cabinet and were due to go before the full council at Kendal Town Hall.
Community Town Centre
Natural Kendal’s Nature Recovery Festival, titled Back to the Garden, is taking place across Kendal College’s Westmorland campus, the Market Place and the Unitarian Chapel on Saturday September 26, with talks, music, gardening advice and a photography exhibition.
Community
A volunteering fair at Kendal Leisure Centre on October 4 will give local residents the chance to meet organisations, learn about opportunities and sign up to volunteer.
Community Mintsfeet
Mintsfeet depot, County Hall, the Kendal East family hub site and land on Fowl Ing Lane are among properties Westmorland and Furness Council has identified as no longer needed for current services. The council had not published the outcome of a vote on the list by Friday evening.
Community Highgate
Kendal will mark Remembrance Sunday on 8 November 2026 with a service at Kendal Parish Church and a two-minute silence at 11am at the war memorial in Market Place. The Mayor will lay a wreath at the same memorial on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November.
Community
South Lakes Housing has been awarded LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge Pioneer status after demonstrating work to make its homes and services safer, more inclusive and welcoming. The Cumbria provider signed up to the national pledge in October 2025 and was recognised for resident engagement, staff training, communications, its relationship with Rainbow Roofs and attendance at Kendal Pride.
Community
Kendal is forecast to have a wet and cloudy day with a 93 per cent chance of rain and a high of 16°C. Thursday should bring a dry daytime pause before heavy rain returns overnight, while Friday looks showery and cooler. Saturday is expected to be the brightest and driest part of the five-day outlook, although unsettled conditions are forecast to return on Sunday.
Community Heron Hill
Westmorland and Furness Council is reviewing polling districts and polling places across Kendal, with proposed changes affecting venues, boundaries and some residents’ journeys to vote. Comments close on 5 October 2026, ahead of a final council decision in November.
Community
A record 237,374 children in South Cumbria and Lancashire saw an NHS dentist in 2025-2026, with targeted support including Kendal helping the region achieve England’s highest proportion.
Community
Kendal Leisure Centre will host a free Grandparents’ Day festival on Sunday 4 October, offering exercise tasters, health support, mobility equipment, vaccinations, volunteering information and community activities.
Community
Rachel Latham and Rachael Atkinson, who work at Morrisons in Kendal, have raised £2,318 for St John’s Hospice after completing a sponsored skydive.
Community Oxenholme
A planned 160-home estate on steep fields near Oxenholme has been approved, despite objections over road safety, drainage, biodiversity, affordability and the scheme’s viability.
Community
Most respondents to a Westmorland and Furness Council consultation supported refurbishing Applethwaite Green Care Home in Windermere rather than closing it. The findings will be considered at Kendal Town Hall on September 23, ahead of a final decision.
Community Oxenholme
A new long-distance walking route does not enter Kendal, but its passage through Burneside and Staveley could bring walkers into the town for food, accommodation and travel connections.
Community
Kendal is expected to see heavy showers today and a very wet Friday, with a 95 per cent chance of heavy downpours. Drier weather and sunny spells are forecast for Saturday before rain returns overnight on Sunday and milder, showery conditions arrive on Monday.
Community
Crosscrake Community Hub near Kendal is celebrating its first anniversary after a £250,000 fundraising campaign created the venue, which has hosted community groups, businesses and events during its first year.
Community
People affected by dementia can book free face-to-face advice sessions at Nationwide’s Kendal branch on Tuesday, September 15, with specialist Admiral Nurses from Dementia UK.
Community Town Centre
A long-running proposal for up to 160 homes east of Hayclose Road in Kendal is heading to the Strategic Planning Committee on 17 September, with officers recommending approval despite objections from Kendal Town Council, neighbours and Sport England.
Community
Navy Moores, from Kendal, has climbed 176 of the 214 Wainwrights and hopes to complete the remaining fells with his family by the end of September.
Community Town Centre
Outline plans for up to 160 homes between Kendal Parks and the railway tracks near Oxenholme Railway Station are recommended for approval, subject to 35 per cent of the properties being affordable. The proposal has attracted objections from Kendal Town Council, Sport England and local residents over traffic, infrastructure, green space and the loss of a sporting facility.
