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Welcome to Duddon Parish Council
The Organisation
Duddon Parish is situated in South West Cumbria, mainly within the Lake District National Park, and was formed in 1976 to incorporate the old parishes of Broughton West, Seathwaite with Dunnerdale and Angerton.
The Parish
The Parish stretches from the summit of Wrynose Pass in the North to the Duddon Estuary on Morecambe Bay in the South.
Broughton-in-Furness
The main town within the parish is the small ancient market town of Broughton-in-Furness, which has a Charter dating back to 1575.
The Valleys
Contained within the wide boundaries of the parish are the Duddon Valley, much beloved by Wordsworth, the secluded Lickle Valley, the beautiful Woodland Valley and the marshes of Angerton on the Duddon Estuary.
The Communities
The main hamlets in these valleys comprise Woodland, Broughton Mills, Ulpha, Dunnerdale, Seathwaite, Cockley Beck & Angerton.
Latest Parish News
Church Street
23
April 2024
A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow Electricity North West Ltd. to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 7th May 2024 and anticipated to take 1 week to complete.
Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative routes which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed at https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/4587/reactivation-notice-w-f_137947039_3704191_fc7fd3b79e.pdf and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found on one.network via link https://one.network/?tm=137947039
Location: C5051, Church Street, Broughton-In-Furness, from its junction with Griffin Street, extending in a westerly direction for approx. 90 m.
Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route for vehicles will be signed and available as follows;
East bound traffic: Via the unrestricted section of Church Street, A595, C5009, Kepplewray Hill, Market Street, Station Road, Prince’s Street and Griffin Street.
West bound traffic: Via Griffin Street, Market Street, Kepplewray Hill, C5009, A595 and the unrestricted section of Church Street.
Access for Emergency Vehicles will be maintained where required for the duration of these works.
Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/10350
Kind Regards
Temporary Traffic Regulation Order Team
Thriving Places | Westmorland & Furness Council
Scrithwaite Wood near Broughton Mills.
12
March 2024
Good Afternoon,
I am writing to inform you about the on-going issues that our team are facing with the Traffic Management currently in place at Scrithwaite Wood near Broughton Mills. This is in relation to the collapsed section of highway retaining wall located on the C5008 between Knotts End Farm (Dipping Croft) and the Stephenson Ground junction (please refer to Location Plan attached).
Following the collapse, our team arranged for sufficient Traffic Management to be installed on site to protect the public. For the benefit of the local community, we endeavoured to keep this restricted width of road open to all highway users. Our team currently monitor the Traffic Management on a weekly basis, but unfortunately during the last couple of visits, the Traffic Management has been vandalised with most of the temporary signs, cones, orange plastic barriers, sandbags, and water filled barriers having been thrown/pushed down the steep banking into the river (please see relevant photographs attached). This could not have been done accidentally.
We want to assure the public through the Parish Council, that this project is due to be delivered this year and we are currently preparing the contract docs for the design and construction of this new wall. However, this on-going issue of vandalism is diverting our resources away from what is already a busy schedule. This is a complex job and cannot be repaired in a short period of time. In the meantime, we have arranged for the Traffic Management to be re-erected, but if this continues, we will have no further option other than to close this section of road until the repair works are carried out.
We would be grateful if you could distribute this information throughout your Parish so that the public are aware of the situation.
Regards
Sam Harrison
Senior Bridge Technician
Bridges & Structures
Team
Thriving Places Directorate
| Westmorland & Furness Council
County Hall | Busher Walk | Kendal | Cumbria | LA9 4RQ
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