Welcome to Our Website!
Since our Troutbeck website was originally launched in November 2008, it has grown to include many contributions which provide a permanent record of life in our village – past and present. These include a live sound interview in our Memories of Troutbeck section, and lots of new photos of Troutbeck community events. We hope you enjoy them !
Website News and Highlights…
Pip Simpson and Tony Ashton celebrate the delivery of Troutbeck's new snowplough and gritter. After all our village roads were cut off for over four weeks during the severe winter of 2009, Troutbeck’s Village Association vowed to take action. Now, thanks their fundraising efforts, Troutbeck has bought its own community-based snow plough and gritter. For more details of our two year fundraising campaign click here.
Our 2011 Garden Trail was held on Bank
Holiday Monday, 30th May. After four highly successful years
it's a well established biennial fixture in Troutbeck's calendar. This year's event was our biggest ever, with fourteen gardens open, new craft displays, and all the regular favourites. For more details and photos click here.
Our 2011 Village Association AGM was held on 16th May 2011, and as usual we combined an enjoyable social evening with a good informal discussion about the future of Troutbeck. To download a copy of Tony Ashton's 2010-2011 Village Association Report, click here.
An annual tradition, Troutbeck's duck race is held every August Bank Holiday Sunday in the beck near Church Bridge. For a report and photos of this fun event, please click here.
Memories of A Lifetime In Troutbeck. Jackie and Muriel Bland recently celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary, and they've lived in the same house in Troutbeck all their married life. In this recorded interview with Katharine Brown, Jackie and Muriel share many happy memories of their childhood and their lives together in Troutbeck. To listen to this fascinating interview, please click here.
Our first Village 'Tidy-Up Day' was held on Saturday 30th October 2010, to clear some of the village wells, clear and clean some signposts, and clear other areas in the village. For more details and photos click here
This informal afternoon 'get-together' was held in the Village Institute in March 2009 to share memories, photographs and memorabilia from Troutbeck’s past. There were at least 80 people through the doors during the afternoon, and an enjoyable and nostalgic time was had by all. To see Katharine Brown's event report and photos, click here.
Memories of Troutbeck. We've just added the first pictures and documents from the Memories of Troutbeck event, including Troutbeck School, and Dorothy Bowness's memories. To go direct to our new Archives page, click here.
Some Records of Troutbeck. This historic book was first published in 1924, in memory of George Henry Joyce, who was Troutbeck’s much-loved schoolmaster and organist for over 40 years, and collects together many of his historic documents and papers. To download, read and print your own free PDF copy of this unique 76-page book – just click here.
About Our Website
Our main focus is on Troutbeck's community. If you're a visitor to Troutbeck we'd like to tell you all about the active community life in our beautiful village. And if you're a Troutbeck resident we hope to enhance our community's activities with a new website that reflects our pride in Troutbeck.
"… to show the world that Troutbeck is a wonderful place to live in, not just to visit."
