The Parish Council, (the most local level of government), works with the District and County Councils. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and have an opportunity at each meeting to address the Council about any subject concerning the parish.

The CF&DL History Society meets from September to April on the second Monday of each month.
It has two group outings each year in May & June. See their Facebook page for more event details.

The church was built in 1504 to save the scattered fellside community from a 7 mile walk to Cartmel Priory. Timings of parish services here are published by Crosthwaite & Lyth.

A leading example of a local community school with another outstanding Ofsted report for 2023, and an award-winning Headteacher, Matt Jessop.

The Cartmel Fell WI meets on a Wednesday night of each month for activities and talks (except in August for an outing and December for a Christmas meal). Their Facebook page contains more details.

Cumbria ACT is the rural and community development charity for Cumbria - and they support communities like ours to plan for the future and develop new projects.

The Crosthwaite & Lyth website has a number of pages dedicated to local events in our area and has all the back issues of "Two Valleys Parish News" - the local community newsletter.

Volunteers have dug in the duct to bring B4RN broadband to our community. Find out more via the Cartmel Fell B4RN website.