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Where shall we put new homes? What should they look like?  And what about places to work or play? People who live or work in Caton, Brookhouse, Littledale and Caton Green are invited to a meeting on Friday October 9th at the Victoria Institute at 6.30pm to find out about neighbourhood plans.  Come along to hear about what a Neighbourhood Plan can – and can’t – do to enable people in the village to shape development which takes place in our area.

Anthony Rooker and his family are leaving the  the Station Hotel. During his time at the Station, Anthony has worked with the local community to raise money for local clubs and charities, put on events, and provide a welcoming place which has helped bring the community together. Everyone's hard work was recognised when The Station won 'Best Bar in Lancaster 2014'. Anthony and his family are moving to The Greyhound, Halton, on the 24th August.

28 adults and 11 children from our twin village Socx visited us 9-12 July. On their arrival they were given a reception by the Parish Council before heading off to the homes of the host families. On Friday morning, at their request, the children went to school, younger ones to Caton Community Primary School and the older ones to Ripley St Thomas, whilst most adults had a more leisurely breakfast before setting out to see more of the area. Everyone met up after lunch to take a tour around Lancaster Castle.

3 Milestone Place, Fell View, Caton, LA2 9RF

 Lune Valley Rural Housing Association has a vacancy.  The rent is £96.49  a week. If you are interested please contact Dean Wall at Adactus Housing on 0300 1111133 | ext: 7770

Pavements and pathways should be kept clear of obstructions so that pedestrians, especially those in wheelchairs or with pushcahirs, can pass easily.  In a number of places in our villages hedges have grown out over the pavement.  In some cases this has happened over a period of years, gradually encroaching on the pavement.  Please ensure that your hedge is cut back in line with the imside edge of the pavement.

Here is a photo of competitors in the Windmill race.  Photographer: Ruth Maudsley. More photos and stories about the Gala will appear soon!

We don’t know when the judges for the Best-Kept Village competition will come, but we know they are interested in verges and footpaths as well as gardens and flower-beds.  Please ensure that your road and local public spaces are tidy – why not get together with your neighbours to organise a local litter pick.  The Parish Council can provide litter picking equipment such as gloves, bags and grabbers for you to borrow.

At present the bus shelter at the Black Bull (heading in to Lancaster) is some way from the actual bus stop.  This is because the stop was moved further from the junction with Littledale Road for safety reasons.  The Parish Council is considering moving the bus shelter or replacing it with another one, positioned by the bus stop.  To justify the cost and paperwork involved in repositioning the shelter, we need to know whether people have missed the bus because of where the stop is, or have felt obliged to wait by the stop rather than under cover in order to be sure of catching the bus.  At

As you are reading this the children, staff and families will have been enjoying a well earned holiday, as well as remembering and celebrating Easter. This was marked in school by a lovely assembly by Alan Wadsworth and the class 1 children making their specially embroidered Easter cards. Their sewing skills were very impressive!