The Government tries to redefine sustainable development to meet its own agenda

Remembrance Sunday will be celebrated next Sunday, so today I bought my poppy. For me, Remembrance Sunday is the most important day in the civic calendar, when we remember those who have died in the various wars that have ravaged the past century. It’s a sad fact that warfare has changed dramatically since the first [...]

Various family priorities have kept me away from blogging for a time, but I felt I had to note the passing of the Fairtrade 500 Miles for 500 Towns Bike Ride through Kendal. The three hardy souls who arrived at Janet’s house on Tuesday looked remarkably unscathed despite some truly appalling weather as they came [...]

Kendal Town Councillors have been getting a sneak preview of the programme for this year’s Mintfest, now only two weeks away. As a newcomer to the event, I’m amazed at what’s on offer. The organisers claim: In just over 2 weeks’ time Kendal will be hosting one of Europe’s leading street arts festivals – Mintfest. [...]

Tuesday this week saw the beginning of the month double bill of Planning Committee followed by the full meeting of Kendal Town Council. Planning Committee excelled itself by recommending all the applications for approval, which meant we finished in time for the new format ‘prayers’ / ‘thought for the evening’ session as agreed last month. [...]

Two contrasting views this week of what “the environment” can mean. The Town Council has members on various organisations in the town. Three of the councillors (a record number) expressed an interest in South Lakes Action on Climate Change / Towards Transition (SLACC/TT) – the group who successfully gained Transition Town status for Kendal this [...]

Interesting debate at the Planning Committee tonight. We were considering a planning application for works at a house in the conservation area in Kendal, to replace an existing porch / conservatory of little merit with a new design. The owner and the architect had obviously studied the Green Building Bible and taken it to heart. [...]