Silverdale Parish Council, Lancashire

28/04/2026

18/04/2026

Cove Road – Children’s Playground closed 20 and 21 April
The Children’s Playground at Cove Road will be closed on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st April to allow Parish Council contractors to renovate and resin point the entrance paved area. This is to protect users from being affected by dust when the old pointing is ground out. The pathway to Silverdale Bowling Club will still be open and the contractors have been asked to stop work if members wish to pass by. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

17/04/2026

FLOODING ALERT
A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.

Flood alert in force: Coast at North Morecambe Bay

Flooding is possible for: Coast at North Morecambe Bay from Roosebeck to Carnforth including low lying areas around Ulverston, Greenodd, Haverthwaite, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Levens, Milnthorpe, Sandside, Arnside and Silverdale

High tides overnight may lead to flooding.

Flooding is possible from to 11:15PM on 17/04/2026 to 01:15AM on 18/04/2026

Locations most affected will be coastal roads and footpaths along the coast at North Morecambe Bay from Roosebeck to Carnforth including low lying areas around Ulverston, Greenodd, Haverthwaite, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Levens, Milnthorpe, Sandside, Arnside and Silverdale.

This Flood Alert will remain in force for Saturday 18/04/2026 lunch time tide with a peak expected 12:30PM.

Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
Be prepared
You should:
- go to 'Check for flooding': https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/011WACN6 - to see a map of the area and monitor up-to-date local flood information
- get ready to act on your personal flood plan if you have one
follow the guidance in what to do before or during a flood.

To get the latest flood information, you can: - go to 'Check for flooding': https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/011WACN6
- monitor local weather, news and travel updates
call Floodline on 0345 988 1188, using quick dial code 202048.

Flooding information and advice for the area: Coast at North Morecambe Bay from Roosebeck to Carnforth including low lying areas around Ulverston, Greenodd, Haverthwaite, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Levens, Milnthorpe, Sandside, Arnside and Silverdale.

13/04/2026

Affordable Homes in Silverdale
Over 30 residents attended the Public Meeting held on Saturday 11 April 2026 at Silverdale Village Institute to hear of plans to build affordable homes in the village for local people.

Last year’s Silverdale Local Housing Needs Survey revealed a need for at least 20 affordable homes. After looking at various options within the village, the Parish Council approached the owners of the Woodlands Hotel and a field adjoining the estate to agree to investigate the feasibility of building affordable homes of various sizes and tenures on some of the land. In addition a key element of the project will be to protect the existing pub. Other components could be new community facilities on the ground floor, new uses for the upper floor, refurbishments of other buildings on the site, renovating the original pleasure gardens, other public open space, community allotments, reviving the Woodlands Rural Centre and/or other outdoor activities.

Silverdale Parish Council and Lune Valley Community Land Trust are working with the landowners, Lancashire Rural Housing Enabler Service, Lancaster City Council’s housing strategy and local planning officers, and Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape Partnership. The Parish Council and the Land Trust have appointed Halsall Lloyd Partnership to produce a Masterplan which will look at all aspects of the site, consult with the community, and provide an outline of what is possible. This includes where the affordable homes could be situated, what kind and how many. One spot that may be suitable for houses is the land in front of the Woodies. The reason for the Masterplan is to iron out all these and other issues, e.g. access, infrastructure, capacity of land etc — so that we can get an idea of what is feasible. The Masterplan will be completed by the end of July.

New affordable homes resulting from this project will be on land owned by Lune Valley Community Land Trust so that they remain affordable for local people in perpetuity. Possible outcomes include that they will be managed by a housing association and made available to local people at a discounted price, for social rent, or for shared ownership. This mix, as well as the size and type of housing, will depend on the needs of the community, who are represented by a steering group of local residents and stakeholders, including future users of affordable housing. Six local people have volunteered to sit on the Steering Group and others would be welcome to join too.

Slides from the Public Meeting are available to download from the Silverdale Parish Council website: https://silverdale-pc-lancs.gov.uk/news/affordable-homes-in-silverdale Public consultation on the emerging Masterplan proposals will take place at the end of June, and another Public Meeting will be held at the Gaskell Hall (date TBC). For more information please contact [email protected].

Affordable homes in Silverdale Monday April 13th, 2026/in News /by Jenny WebsterOver 30 residents attended the Public Meeting held on Saturday 11 April 2026 at Silverdale Village Institute to hear of plans to build affordable homes in the village for local people. Last year’s Silverdale Local Hous...

06/03/2026

WASTE FOOD COLLECTION
There has been some confusion about when the waste food collection starts. It appears every household now has been given a small and large grey bin for this, with liners. The waste food collection has started so please place your grey food bin out every week on Fridays. Thank you.

22/12/2025

RIGHTS OF WAY CONSULTATION
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is gathering views from individuals, groups, organisations, and businesses to help shape the 2025–2035 Rights of Way Improvement Plan (RoWIP). The consultation questionnaire can be found on this page: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Jj5on7nYCUaexOGjbku00r80aoSIAEBHtRbRUzuqx39UMFk1WVVHQUozRk1DOEg0NklJVEw1SFBRSi4u The deadline for survey responses is 5pm, 16 January 2026.

Public Rights of Way are legally protected routes that the public can use to walk, cycle, ride horses or drive vehicles (where permitted), across both countryside and urban areas. These include footpaths, bridleways, byways and other designated paths that support access, recreation and connectivity. Your feedback will help LCC ensure the updated RoWIP reflects the current needs and priorities of Lancashire’s communities.

How your responses will be used:
All responses will be analysed to identify key themes and concerns. These insights will be shared with the Local Access Forum (LAF) and used to inform revisions to the RoWIP.

Your rights: Participation is voluntary. You may withdraw from the survey at any time during the consultation period and you are not required to answer every question. When you submit this form, it will not automatically collect your details like name and email address unless you provide it yourself.

For more information on public rights of way go to:http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/public-rights-of-way.aspx

05/12/2025

IMPORTANT: BEWARE OF BOGUS PARISH WEBSITE AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY
If you receive an invoice from [email protected] DO NOT RESPOND. This is a bogus organisation and is a quite sophisticated scam. The website www.silverdale1.parish.uk is NOT in any way connected to Silverdale Parish Council.

A Silverdale resident and businessman has received e-mails and an invoice from this email address under the name ‘Silverdale Parish’ asking for a renewal to an online business directory. The businessman thought that this related to his advert in the Silverdale St John’s Parish Magazine. He paid the sum requested but then did not see his advertisement included online.

Silverdale Parish Council has investigated this and has received the following response from its website administrator. “The parish.uk site has been around for a few years now, it came out of nowhere and has a page for what looks like every single parish in the UK, all looking terribly official - it is not a clone of your existing site, but does have a lot of the area/council information within (all publicly available info, nothing untoward or worrying at this stage) - the issue though is that the site then has a 'local directory' of business/shops/people in the area and will invoice these people to stay listed within this directory - the directory of course has no value, it's not anything to do with the parish council and doesn't purport to be - they make their money by emailing invoices for services you didn't know you were part of, then in a panic think you'll lose the access/page so pay the renewal.

“Nothing to do with the parish council, not a data breach, hacking or anything concerning your information, but the site itself does raise a few eyebrows. It was featured on a Radio 4 programme a few years ago, this was sent to me around the time:

"SCAM alert - on today’s Radio4 ‘You And Yours’ about a website “Parish. Uk “ - NOT legit! It’s asking local businesses nationally to pay £40 or be removed from Parish council local business directory (which of course doesn’t exist). highly sophisticated scam! Article about it starts at 29’20”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ljdx.”

PLEASE NOTE: Silverdale Parish Council’s official website is: www.silverdale-pc-lancs.gov.uk and the official village business directory is on the Silverdale Village website: www.silverdalelancashire.uk

'The Loveliest Spot on Morecambe Bay' Welcome to the website of Silverdale Village, Lancashire. The website has been developed by the community to provide a reliable source of information about the village and its surroundings to residents and visitors. Situated on Morecambe Bay and within the Arnsi...