Casual Vacancy

Applications for co-option onto the Parish Council are warmly invited.

This position is open to eligible candidates who wish to take an active part in the decision making process of the Parish and to represent the interests of the whole community.  Parish Council Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (except August) at 7:00pm at the Old Boy’s Grammar School, St Michael’s Lane, Bolton-le-Sands. 

Anyone interested in joining the Parish Council should write to :

The Clerk to the Council,   No. 2 The Shore, Bolton-le-Sands

No later than Noon Monday 5th September 2016

Horticultural Show

Bolton le Sands Horticultural Society's 88th Annual Summer Show will be held on SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST from 2pm - 4.15pm at the Community Centre. Entry to the Show is £1 - refreshments available. This year the Show will be opened by Horticulture expert and broadcaster Mr Bill Blackledge MBE.

According to BBC Lancashire, "Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners.   If it's green and needs watering, Bill can tell you about it.  He has been answering BBC Radio Lancashire listeners' queries for over thirty years, which means he's been there nearly as long as the transmitter!  His knowledge is encyclopedic. After training at the under the then Ministry of Agriculture, Bill spent over twenty years at the Department of Biological and Environmental Services at Lancaster University.  Now, he's a regular course tutor at Alston Hall, Longridge and Lancaster Adult College.

For three decades, Bill has travelled the county with fellow judges as a regional judge for North West in Bloom."

Entry forms for the Summer Show will be received at the OLD BOYS SCHOOL, St Michaels Lane, Bolton le Sands between 6.00pm - 8.00pm on THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST. 

Entry forms may be submitted in advance to the Show Secretary at 7 Slyne Road, Bolton le Sands.

Sections include Open Flowers/Plants, Open Fruit/Vegetables, Local Flowers, Local Fruit/Vegetables, Floral Art, Homecraft, Handicraft and Children's. 

The deadline for entries to the Show is 8.00pm Thursday 11th August. Please contact Show Secretary, Louise Belcher on 824191 or wizbelcher@gmail.com for details of how to enter and Schedule enquiries.

NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (AS AMENDED)  SECTION 87 (2)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ONE casual vacancy exists on the PARISH COUNCIL.

On receipt of a Notice signed by ten Electors of the Parish, requesting that the vacancy be filled by an Election, the Returning Officer will fix a date on which an Election will be held. Any such Notice(s) shall be served on the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Lancaster, on any day following the publication of this Notice, during normal office hours, but not later than 5.00 p.m. on 28 July 2016. If an Election is not requested, the Parish Council shall fill the vacancy by co-option.

Bolton-le-Sands Library

The parish council would encourage everyone to respond to the consultation re Lancashire's plans to close Bolton-Le-Sands Library. You can comment online via the Lancashire County Council website https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=146339536029  or pop into the library for a hard copy of the document.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

Songs for a Summer's Evening

Lancaster and District Choral Society presents Songs for a Summer's Evening at the Community Centre on Saturday 18th June from 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm).  Tickets are available from Visitor Information Centres and Lancaster and Morecambe as well as from J Bond (824820) or other choir members.

Land's End to John o'Groats

Bolton le Sands Dance teacher Alysia Gilda is swapping her tutu for a cycle ride of 1,000 miles.
Starting on June 5th, she will power her bike from Lands End to John o'Groats to raise funds for the Lymphoma Association. 

Lymphoma is the UK's fifth most common cancer and every 40 minutes another person learns they have it.

Vital funds are needed to give people the specialist information and support they need to cope with such a diagnosis.

Please support Alysia; find her on the just giving site or contact her personally to donate and encourage her on this epic journey via her Facebook page. Thank you for your support.

BOLTON-LE-SANDS GALA

It is fast approaching that time of year again  - the annual Bolton- le-Sands Gala. We hope that you can attend and enjoy the day with the local community and with the many visitors to Bolton-le-Sands.

BOLTON LE SANDS GALA -  Saturday 11 June 2016 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
The Gala gives an opportunity for all the village to get together - villagers, families and friends, visitor, local businesses, local clubs alike - to show-case the Bolton-le-Sands village and all it has to offer.  Lets have a great day!!
FREE ADMISSION - FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY! - HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!

The Playing Fields,
Bolton-le-Sands Community Centre
Packet Lane, Bolton-le-Sands,
Carnforth, LA5 8DW, United Kingdom

https://www.facebook.com/Bolton.Le.Sands.Gala