Kendal Town council green drive continues with new projects

At a recent meeting, the council's Environment Committee discussed ongoing projects, including footpath improvements and developments at The Eddington, the new home of Waste into Wellbeing.

Following recent enhancements to the path connecting Dean Gibson School to Vicarage Park School and Vicarage Drive, further footpath improvements are in the pipeline.

Kendal Town Council is collaborating with Westmorland and Furness Council on this initiative.

Waste into Wellbeing volunteers (Image: Kendal Town Council)

The council has also funded the expansion of Waste into Wellbeing into a new venue, The Eddington, located behind the former United Reformed Church on Highgate.

The volunteer-run charity hosts community food larders on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 12pm to 1.30pm, and a café on Saturdays during the same hours.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy food that would otherwise go to waste.

The council has also agreed to provide two biodiversity grants to the Kirkbie Green Residents’ Group.

Kirkbie Green Residents’ Group receiving their biodiversity grant to start their biodiversity project in 2023 (Image: Kendal Town Council) The group will receive £500 for maintenance and further planting at their biodiversity project by Canal Head, and an additional £500 for a new project providing nest boxes for swifts, house martins, and swallows, whose populations have declined by more than 40 per cent in the last decade.

Councillor Eamonn Hennessy, chair of the council’s Environment Committee, said: "We are delighted to provide support to projects that improve our town’s environment and bring our communities together.

"It’s a really exciting time for Kendal with the opening of The Eddington, which will be hosting various groups and events as well as Waste into Wellbeing.

"We’d also like to encourage any other community groups to apply for funding for biodiversity grants, which have proven to give a boost to both people and wildlife."