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The Christmas gift guide appears in the next issue - deadline 1st November. For just £30 + vat we’ll include a picture, your logo and/or a caption and your contact details. A great way to draw in local 15 readers and encourage readers to shop locally. The ticket machine saga continues. Following numerous complaints about the ticket machines, the Contents council have responded by purchasing two more of 4 Oooh. What a picture! them. More on page 5. 5 Ticket Machines Breeding The Festival of the Fells was a a great success and congratulations to all those involved. Talking of great 6 Al’s Pot Shop is now Pete’s success stories, foodies will be pleased to hear (Pot Shop) of two new establishments achieving the coveted 7 Andrea’s walk for Michelin star in recent judging. Congratulations to 21 Macmillan the winners - see page 17. 8 People of Staveley at risk Did you know we have a new British champion of losing Crown Jewels. in our midst. Congratulations Leon Parker on becoming the 7 and under British BMX Champion. 12 Strange places to stay. On a similar theme, well done to Joe Edmondson 15 Festival of the Fells really from Coniston who now represents England - more did have something for on page 22. everyone. Looking ahead our final deadline of the year is 1st 24 17 Star studded Lake District November.
Remember to Love it or hate it Th e 'big shop' is inevitable! However we hope we have made the Christmas shop a little easier for you, as and as promised we have collated a tm small collection of gift ideas from our is distinctive local shops and businesses! get in touch hr shopping From the 'unique' to some things you 18 BUSINESS C just quite can't put a price on! fun for the with your news, whole family! Something Magical Something Di erent rts & Cra ts CURIOSITY & TOY SHOP MAIN ST LAKELAND SEGWAY, CARTMEL BEECH HUT GALLERY, KENTS BANK STATION The Curiosity Shop is the approved stockist The Curiosity & Toy Shop Get into the spirit of Christmas and join From the unique and delightful to the exquisite, of the award winning Irish Fairy door VINTAGE ANTIQUE INTERIORS, JEWELLERY & TRADITIONAL TOYS Lakeland Segway on a fun packed tour you'll fi nd beautiful works of art, jewellery, company feed your child's imagination of their stunning estate followed by a few prints, paintings, ceramics, craft ed wooden with these truly magical little numbers festive treats to fi nish off your experience. objects and much more at our fantastic local SPECIAL NOVEMBER OFFER adverts and Book early due to the limited spaces !! gallery by Kents Bank Train Station. Also take advantage of their November offer CHRISTMAS SEGWAY TOUR £40 of ANY 6 ITEMS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 on OFF Pick up a truly distinctive Christmas card, Christmas decoration with the lowest priced 20% è 0845 619 3456 lovingly handmade stocking fi llers or that very OFF 20 CLUBS & SOCIETIES è WWW.LAKELANDSEGWAY.CO.UK item free. All toys, includes Orange Tree special Christmas gift . 20% Djeco Moulin Roty Jelly Cats All our blankets and throws, FAIRY DOOR £19.99 è OPEN EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND valid until 30th November, minimum £10includes spend, terms Walton & conditions and Tweedmill apply. SUNDAY 11AM UNTIL 5PM. YOUR CHILDS STORIES £PRICELESS è OPEN MOST DAYS 12 - 4.30PM Main Street, Grange-over-Sands 015395 35883 events before Lakeland è SATURDAY'S 11- 4.30PM. Segway AUTHORIZED TOURS Fresh & Handpicked @Cartmel LOW SIZERGH BARN Christm A good year for damsons in the South Lakes as at Special & ni e brings every available pair of hands into the Pamper with a Ham the deadline Lots to c per orchards and the array of resulting delicacies hoose from THE FLOWER STOP, MAIN ST is inspiring. This sampler of foodie treats made with In preparation for winter you will fi nd a plethora Make it Easy local fruit offers a proper taste of damsons. Pre-order ham, turk 21 SCHOOL REPORT of stylish and rustic wooden wreaths & Christmas ey, A decorations as well as lots of great gift ideas. The collection includes Strawberry Bank duck and goose, trimmings damson gin, Cartmell damson ketchup 230ml, and homemade goodies Great Christmas Our Christmas workshops are available throughout Cowmire Hall damson Christmas pudding November and December and are a unique and Lunch day. Christmas 120g, Hawkshead Relish damson chutney Reserve a table educational gift for a friend or loved one. 1 Our special Christmas Segway Gift 200g, Claire's damson jam and Ginger Bakers 4th - 18th Dec Tours start 19th December!! Idea WORKSHOP VOUCHERS damson cake slice. 10% Discount quote NOW15 FASHIONABLE LANTERNS from £25 DAMSON DELICACIES HAMPER £27.50 Farm Shop Buy a Gift Voucher as a great present Choose from Gift vouchers last for 12 months ADORABLE DORA DOOR STOPS £22.50 - £25 over 72 cheeses Tea R from our champion oom (Glider weight min 45kgs max 110kgs) BLOOMING BROLLIES from £15.99 counter & Craf Gifts ts 26 Lo F w Sizergh Farm, ind a gift for ev Call us or book online Sizergh, eryone Kendal LA8 8AE on your list in Harry’s Cafe Bar whenww thiswhenw. Voucherloin thisw Harry’ssiz Voucher is presentede is Cafe presented Bar 1 r1ghbarn.co.uk 0845 619 3456 0%0% 015395 60426 www.lakelandsegway.co.uk Go on, treat yourself Home & Garden DIARY ARCHITECTURALDATE: ANTIQUES Cartmel Village Car Park, Cartmel, Grange over Sands, LA11 6QB ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES Chris, Clive, off off Christmas Market YEW TREE BARN, Nr CARTMEL 5 & 6 December 2015
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Imperial house, Main Street 015395 38991 www.thebeachhutgallery.co.ukCHOCO-LORI, MAIN ST Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DP 24 ART & MUSIC Scrumptious Christmas range now in from chocolate Snowflakes, Penguins to 3D 16 Grange now | NOVEMBER 2015 - Next deadline 18th NOVEMBER Christmas trees and Snowmen Choco -Lori Choco-Lori has a delicious and fun range of OF GRANGE chocolate spanners, mobile phones, chill A wide selection of unique chocolates all pills and lots more ideal stocking fillers. handmade in our shop in Grange GIFT BOXES FROM £5 to CHOCOLATE HAMPERS £36. Main Street, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DY GOODY BOXES from £18, www.choco-lori.co.uk l 015395 33206 from £12.50 OR CREATE YOUR OWN! è WWW.CHOCO-LORI.CO.UK è 015395 33206 26 NATURE & WILDLIFE
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Gifts for him, for her 29 30 CLASSIFIEDS and for them! From jewellery to hats, a spa voucher to a bike or even a Future deadlines night away with someone special, why not tempt readers to Issue Deadline Release begins shop local this Christmas. WN24 1st November 28th November To feature your business get in touch before 1st November WN25 3rd February 27th February [email protected] or call 015395 35454 WN26 3rd March 27th March WN27 1st April 24th April
2, Imperial House, Main St., Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6DP [email protected] 015395 35454 Oooh. What Maternity unit a picture! threat: have your The iconic backdrop of say before 4th England’s longest lake is November becoming increasingly popular with Chinese couples posing for dramatically-staged photos, in front of major British landmarks, in their full wedding attire.
In China it is popular to do the wedding photos before Chinese visitors to explore include Windermere and the couple get married The Helme Chase Maternity the UK’s northern regions. the Lake District as part of unit in Kendal temporarily and then show them at Typically, the newly-weds- their pre-wedding photo became a day-centre in their wedding. Many young to-be want to celebrate their shoots. It really does show March 2014. Chinese couples are already that a ‘steamer’ cruise engagement with a photo These changes removed 24hr choosing to travel abroad in the Lakes has a truly shoot on Windermere and a permanent cover at the unit, and have their pictures international reputation mini cruise on the lake. moving to an on-call service alongside famous locations and Chinese couples are at night, weekends and bank like Westminster Bridge and Jennifer Cormack, Sales embracing it as a must-do holidays. Post-natal care was St Paul’s Cathedral. & Marketing Manager at experience. also removed from the unit. With the recent introduction Windermere Lake Cruises, We are looking forward Since the changes were of direct flights from Beijing says,“It’s fabulous to see to welcoming many more introduced, there has been a into Manchester it is now that an increasing number brides and grooms to-be to significant decline the number of easier than ever before for of couples are choosing to the waters of Windermere.” births in 12 months from 190 to around 120 – a decrease of 37% at the unit. Now it seems there is lapsed into moss and lichen- a possibility that these changes Red letter covered dullness. will become permanent day for town The result was a lick of paint Tim Farron has had various all round, iincluding this meetings with health bosses and Things are looking brighter Edwardian beauty on Lake has made his concerns clear. around Ambleside thanks to Road opposite the junction He has now also responded to the efforts of Robin Love, who with Old Lake Road. Keen the public consultation, and is runs The Hub, which includes eyes will notice the markings: encouraging local people to do the town’s post office. ER VII, signifying that its the same. The consultation is origins lie in the reign of King Robin alerted Royal Mail open until 4th November 2016. authorities about the sad state Edward VII (1901-1910) the of the town’s letterboxes, which eldest son of Queen Victoria Tim said: “Like many local were once bright red but had and Prince Albert. people, I have seen my own children born at this unit and I know just how important it is. South Lakes women deserve better than a watered-down maternity service. “Since the removal of the 24hr service, I have heard of women in labour arriving at the unit before the midwife. These changes damage public confidence in the unit and we can already see that it is driving women away. There is a very real danger that if these trends continue health bosses will decide that the ward is not viable, and will remove this service altogether.” To take part in the consultation, go to www.cumbriaccg.nhs.uk Click on “get-involved” then “Consultation/helme-chase” or email comments to: Communications.Team@ CumbriaCCG.nhs.uk
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Gentlemen all over the beards, moustaches are the region are preparing to way to go! grow their facial hair Those unable to grow facial to raise money and to hair or reluctant to forego highlight awareness of their clean shaven look can men’s health issues. also get involved by hosting Movember, now in it’s an event or taking the Move 13th year, is an annual Challenge eg running, event where men grow a swimming, cycling, walking moustache (mo) during or climbing their way to the month of November to fund raising. Participants Don’t miss our exclusive pop-up shop raise awareness of prostate are also encouraged to try 28c Finkle Street, Kendal 24 October - 19 November cancer, testicular cancer and a new sport and challenge men’s mental health issues. themselves to a particular Men can raise money on their goal. Why not host your own by simply signing up own fund-raising event or OUBAS KNITWEAR online or organising a group run in a local race such as www.oubasknitwear.co.uk effort with work colleagues, the Ambleside Duathlon neighbours or friends to Dash on 13th November challenge themselves to or the Langdale 10K Fine Décor | Rustic Brick the hair growing event. Christmas Pudding run on £9.99 Whether it’s the handlebar, 3rd December and see how the toothbrush or the much money you can raise? Salvador Dahli mo growers Those wishing to get involved Arthouse | Palazzo Pebble can express themselves by in the Movember movement £22.99 getting creative with their can sign up online at whiskers. Forget Hipster Movember.com
Arthouse | Messina £20.99 Ticket machines breeding Despite causing anger and distress amongst locals and visitors alike, Cumbria County Council are buying two further digital ticket machines, to confuse people at a more productive rate. SHOP ONLINE AT WARDGROUPINTERIORS.CO.UK Instead of taking the weighty Windermere Councillor FREE LOCAL DELIVERY local and media criticism Ben Berry warned that the on board the Council have County Council shouldn’t doubled-up on the ticket ignore users of the ferry: machines. The revelation “It is utterly ridiculous for came after questioning when the Council to ignore the Arthouse | Ellwood £11.99 an officer of the Council very people they rely on to stated: “Two new machines run this service. Residents tell me it is now easier and Arthouse | Fairburn have been purchased at quicker to drive round the £14.75 an additional cost of nearly Lake given the delays the £10,000. The digital ticketing ticket machines are causing scheme will continue.” to the ferry. I’m not sure The machines have been if the Council is simply lambasted for causing incompetent or they are delays and being overly maliciously sabotaging this complicated. vital service.” wardgroupinteriors.co.uk
[email protected] | 015395 35454 5 ‘Orange juggernaut’ Al’s pot smashes car-pull record shop is now Pete’s (pot shop)
Whilst not actually a new business there is certainly a new face in the Lakeland Potteries’ shop in St Martin’s Parade, behind the new Royal Buildings in Bowness. The shop, known to most locals as Alan’s Pot Shop has been there for 25 years. With it’s enormous range of ceramics, some directly from the manufacturers in Stoke on industry likes so much. He Fitness coach Ursula up the 1,300ft climb to Trent, it has been a haven for says “Hardly a day will go by Brendling, the Kirkstone culminating in the hospitality trade, locals and without someone calling in and inspirational leader of the fearsome 25% zigzags visitors alike. telling me how they always the women’s car pull of The Struggle. Alan decided to retire and his came to see Alan to buy team who broke their Towards the summit long-term friend Pete Simon, things. They really enjoyed the own record for pulling a of Kirkstone Pass the a video director, jumped at relationship and it’s my goal to vehicle all the way from atmosphere was electric the chance. A deal was done keep them just as happy, and the centre of Ambleside as hundreds of supporters and Pete, who had lived in coming back to the shop to to Kirkstone Pass, has willed on the pullers. Bowness and been at the see me, in the same way.” vowed “never again.” Lakes School, made the move The team broke their own Pete has created a website, “Let’s leave it to another back from Cheshire after 30 record for the climb with which should be up and team to see if they can years away from the area. a blistering 62 minutes running by November, which beat our time,” she said. and 45 seconds, but the Pete relished the change and will carry more than 300 This year’s pull, the team’s most important figure of the move “home”. products, but he will be more third, was part of Festival the day was the money He has kept Alan’s range than thrilled for customers of the Fells and attracted raised for the Grizedale of products, suppliers and big crowds in the centre Chemotherapy Unit at relationships in place. to visit his real shop, and to of town, on Kirkstone Westmorland General Especially the supply of fine meet them in person. Road, and all the way Hospital. bone china that the hospitality lakelandpotteries.co.uk
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