The first of six drop-in sessions takes place on Monday to give people the chance to find out more about the next phase of proposals for 20mph speed limits across Westmorland & Furness.
Members of Westmorland & Furness Council’s traffic management team will be at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston from 3pm to 6pm on Monday, April 27, to give anybody interested the chance to see and discuss the plans and find out how to take part in the current consultation.
After Monday’s session, there will be further events from 3pm to 6pm on:
- Wednesday April 29 at The Masonic Hall, Kirkby Stephen
- Thursday April 30 at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere;
- Tuesday May 5 at Penrith Library;
- Wednesday May 6 at Walney Community Centre;
- Wednesday May 13 at Barrow Town Hall.
The 26 20mph schemes being consulted on were put forward to the authority by local parish and town councils which called for slower speed limits to make roads safer in their communities.
The schemes which have been prioritised for delivery this year and form a part of the consultation are:
Eden
- Bolton, Culgaith, Hunsonby & Winskill, Kirkby Stephen, Little Salkeld, Maulds Meaburn, Newbiggin-on-Lune, Penrith Castletown.
Furness
- Barrow Island Community School, Greengate Junior School, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, North Walney, Ormsgill Nursery & Primary School, South Walney School, St Bernards RC High School, Yarlside School.
South Lakeland
- Burneside, Elterwater, Grasmere, High Carley & Pennington, Lowick Green, Outgate, Rydal, Troutbeck, Ulverston, Windermere.
A total of 44 20mph schemes have already been approved at locality boards in April 2025 and January 2026, made possible by £300,000 investment from the council’s Priority Investment Fund.
Those who wish to feedback on their local 20mph proposal can do so by completing the online 20mph speed limit proposal consultation.
Paper copies of the consultation and scheme proposals are available at libraries in Appleby, Penrith, Kendal, Ulverston, Windermere, Barrow and Walney, as well as Kirkby Stephen Local Link and Ormsgill Library Link.
To review the scheme proposals for 20mph speed limits across Westmorland and Furness and take part in the consultation, visit https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/20mph
