General information
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Education
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Information about living in Lancaster can be found on the
UpMyStreet
website. Virtual
Lancaster is an independent website run by volunteers, with
'what's on' and lots of other current information.
The local authorities are Lancaster City Council
and Lancashire
County Council
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Lancaster University
University of Cumbria
Lancaster & Morecambe
College
Secondary Schools
(Admissions
policies)
Primary Schools
(Admissions
policies)
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Church life
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Transport
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The main places of worship are listed on the
Lancaster
University chaplaincy website
The
Togethernet
website brings together current information on some of Lancaster's
churches, though it is by no means comprehensive.
Our adjoining circuits include
Garstang, Morecambe,
Kendal (Cumbria
District) and Settle (West Yorkshire District). |
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Lancaster is well served by transport links:
The M6 motorway passes
the city - exit at junction
33 (South) or
34 (North)
The
railway station is on the West Coast main line, served by
London-Scotland, cross-country and local services.
National Express coach services, as well as
local buses, use the Lancaster bus station.
Lancaster has extensive footpaths and cycleways and has recently
been awarded
Cycling
Demonstration Town status |
The local area
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Community action
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Part of the Circuit is an
Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, while there is easy access to some of the most
beautiful scenery in Britain - the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales
and the Pennines. Lancaster itself has a history going back to
pre-Roman times (we still have a Roman bath house, though sadly no
longer in use!) as well as excellent modern facilities such as a
theatre, 6-screen cinema and a growing range of shops, coffee houses,
delicatessens etc. |
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Like every other area of the country, Lancaster relies on its own
people to support the disadvantaged and build a thriving community.
Organisations like the local
YMCA and Lancaster Homeless Action (01524 842008) provide a focus
for this kind of activity. There is also strong interest in
environmental issues and we participate in annual Christian Aid collections across
the Lancaster district. The churches of our Circuit support these
and many other community needs, both formally and informally. |
