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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.
Sport Town Centre
The festive season around Kendal begins with Holker Winter Market on 6 November and includes events at Blackwell, Ulverston and Kirkby Lonsdale, while two Kendal Christmas dates still need checking.
Crime & Public Safety
Three people have been arrested after police and partner agencies raided four premises in Kendal and Windermere, seizing thousands of illegal cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products, along with more than £20,000 in cash.
Sport Mint Bridge
Kendal RUFC has secured a two-year sponsorship agreement with broadband provider Fibrus, with funding supporting the club’s teams, volunteers and community activities at its 12-acre Mint Bridge ground.
Culture
Westmorland Orchestra will perform a programme combining international classics with Anna Appleby’s contemporary work Bridges at Kendal Parish Church at 7pm on Sunday 15 November.
Culture
Kendal Parish Church has received a £3.1 million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant towards a £4.3 million project to repair its 15th-century tower and Bellingham Chapel roof, improve access and create flexible community spaces.
Business & Openings
Kendal zero-waste retailer Another Weigh has renewed its lease at Wainwright’s Yard, retaining its place at the award-winning retail destination for a further six years.
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.
Traffic & Construction
People in Kendal will have the chance to discuss the future of local bus services at a community event at Kendal Town Hall on 6 October 2026, as part of a wider Cumbria Bus Reform Pilot Study.
Sport
Kendal Wasps began their return to the North League with a hard-fought 22-17 victory over Peterlee & Horden Valkyries, despite facing sustained second-half pressure and a late spell of added time.
Crime & Public Safety
Stanley Perry, 34, from Cheshire, has been remanded in custody after admitting thefts involving a bike taken from an education building in Kendal, a shop in the town and a separate offence in Blackpool.
Crime & Public Safety Oxenholme
A woman and a man were arrested after police stopped a vehicle on Oxenholme Road, Kendal, at about 10pm on Saturday. The driver allegedly failed a roadside breath test, while seven new waterproof jackets were found in the vehicle and linked to a shop theft in Ambleside.
Traffic & Construction
A public consultation on the future of bus services across Cumbria will include a drop-in event at Kendal Town Hall on Tuesday, October 6, while an online questionnaire will run from October 5 to October 25.
Sport
Kendal County dropped into the bottom three after a 4-1 defeat at Hurst Green, while Kendal United were beaten 2-1 at home by Croston Sports. Holker Old Boys advanced in the Macron Cup with a 3-0 win over Garstang.
Culture Town Centre
Kendal’s autumn events calendar runs from the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival in early October to Remembrance Sunday and November’s Kendal Mountain Festival, with Brewery Arts, Levens Hall and the Market Place hosting major attractions.
Sport Mint Bridge
Kendal Rugby Union Football Club opened its delayed West league campaign with a 57-40 defeat at Stockport, but secured a bonus point after a determined second-half fightback and six tries.
Business & Openings Town Centre
Another Weigh has extended its lease at Wainwright’s Yard, securing the future of the Kendal zero-waste shop until July 2032.
Culture Town Centre
Kendal Leisure Centre will host a free South Lakes Age Friendly Festival on Sunday 4 October, with eligible visitors able to access winter vaccinations, advice on adapting their homes, local activities, live entertainment and support services without booking.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Police.uk data shows 140 violence and sexual offences within a mile of central Kendal in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in three years of available street-level records. The data does not show how many separate incidents were involved, and most cases remain open.
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.
Business & Openings Castle Green
Veterans, partners and carers can claim free tickets for the sixth Cumbrian Veterans Afternoon Tea at Castle Green Hotel in Kendal on Wednesday 21 October. Organisers are also seeking corporate sponsors for the charity’s work.
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.
Traffic & Construction Burneside
A campaign has been launched against proposed Stagecoach timetable reductions that would end the 445 and 46 services and cut journeys on three other routes serving Kendal, Hallgarth, Morrisons and Burneside.
Culture
Brewery Arts has announced Cine-Macabre, an autumn cinema season featuring horror classics, supernatural films, anniversary screenings and Halloween family entertainment in Kendal.
Sport
Kendal Town travel to fourth-placed North Shields needing points after Tuesday’s defeat at Bishop Auckland left them next-to-bottom in the Northern League.
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.
Traffic & Construction
The M6 southbound will close between junctions 36 and 35 near Burton-in-Kendal from 8pm to 6am on Friday, September 25, for central reservation barrier replacement, subject to weather and site conditions.
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.
Business & Openings
Sizergh’s National Trust Christmas event will run daily from 20 November to Christmas Eve 2026, with a nature-themed light trail, decorated house, festive crafts and late opening for the café and shop.
