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Series 2 No. 8374 Established May 1848 Thursday October 8, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p BRIEF ING NEWS Muckle Toun tartan launched Housing developer is ready to move onto site LANGHOLM now has its very Plan put in for initial works, including improved A7 junction own tartan, produced by Yarns WORK on preparing for the construction of the to Yearn For. Alan Miller has long-awaited extra-care sheltered housing outside designed The Muckle Toun Langholm is set to start. tartan, based on colours Developer Loreburn Housing Association is delighted associated with the town. that the development of the Murtholm site is progressing to the next stage with the submission of a planning Full story: Page 4 application for enabling works. The application covers work to create an access road FEATURES from the A7 into the new development, including alterations to the existing traffic signals and service School cluster has a diversions such as Openreach cables and power lines. dynamic new head The application follows the submission of the Masterplan in August. A further planning application is scheduled to be submitted by the middle of December. It relates to the new pedestrian and cycle footbridge and the extra care housing. Loreburn plans to be on site in early 2021 to begin the enabling works which will be followed by bridge - works and the start of the housing development which Lauren McLean-Gill, who has is scheduled to begin next spring. been acting headteacher at the Loreburn is working closely with Sustrans over the The junction of the A7 and the road to Murtholm will be improved as part of the housing development Langholm and Canonbie bridge’s design and development. Schools Cluster, has just been appointed headteacher. Moving forward Lorraine Usher, chief executive, said: “Community representatives have worked with Loreburn for some Full story: Page 7 time on developing this project and we’re delighted it SPORT is, slowly but surely, moving forward. “It is good to share this positive news during such difficult and challenging times. Hill hounds In Dumfries and Galloway people are living longer hat-trick and new models of housing for older people must be developed to enable them to live independently for as long as possible. “We’re pleased to have this opportunity to work with Langholm people and bring this specialist housing to the town.” Nicol Nicolson, the Langholm Alliance’s community enterprise manager, said: “The alliance welcomes the progress in planning for Loreburn’s extra-care sheltered THE Hill Family were cele - brating at Teviothead last housing development at the Murtholm. Saturday after winning the “Wider provision of accessible, local care for our kennel trophy for most points. ageing population is a key component of Langholm’s 10-year action plan. >Turn to Page 2 Loreburn Housing Association has applied for planning permission to begin enabling works at Murtholm

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Deaths Church Notices Phonebox goes CANONBIE UNITED IRVING & LIDDESDALE Residents say that council let them down Peacefully on 30th September 2020 in Dumfries PARISH CHURCHES RESIDENTS in Eskdalemuir are Infirmary, Nan Irving, n ée Jackson, Castle O’er, shocked that their phone box has Eskdalemuir, dear wife of the late Allan and a been removed, despite 55 people much loved mother, mother-in-law, granny and Sunday 11th October objecting. They believe the problem lies with great granny. Sunday Morning Dumfries and Galloway Council Funeral private due to current circumstances. Worship which they say failed to send its objection to the phone box being Liddesdale 10am removed to BT. BT conducted a consultation on a Canonbie 11.30am number of phone boxes in Eskdale and Langholm because use had Thanks for Sympathy Services led by fallen substantially. Eric Dempster A spokesperson for Eskdalemuir BELL said that in October 2019 BT gave To all who have supported us following the sad All welcome but please the council a five-week extension loss of Verney, we would like to express our note limited seating due to give it the chance to send people's sincere thanks and appreciation. to Covid restrictions. objections. Your many expressions of condolence and But, because the council didn't kindness have been a great comfort. send the information in time, BT We also send our gratitude and appreciation to Charity no. SCO00717 decided to remove the payphones. the Health Centre, Ambulance and Care staff who The only option communities had provided help and support through a difficult time. now was to apply to save the phone Jackie Bell and Family. box for a community project which had to be done by a community council or a charity. The council told residents that all In Memoriam the information would have been sent but the residents were not In Loving Memory of LANGHOLM, happy. AGNES C ARMSTRONG They did not know where ESKDALEMUIR, Eskdalemuir’s nearest payphone died EWES & WESTERKIRK was now because Bentpath's was 12th October 2015 PARISH CHURCHES going, too. Always in our thoughts Church service on Ofcom The phonebox at the Benty is being removed and the one in Eskdalemuir has already gone Noel and Neil 11th October will be in The spokesperson said: “BT won't change its decision. It says that, if A spokesperson said: “We removed “If a community tells the council LANGHOLM Church it did this for us, it'd have to do it the payphone in Eskdalemuir they want to keep a payphone, it at 10.00am Funeral Services for everyone and it follows Ofcom’s following Ofcom’s guidelines and will stay. guidance. our consultation with the council. “We review the mobile coverage Contact us for transport “It’s not BT’s fault; just shocking “We know most people have mo - when consulting communities. 0744 885 8818. that we have been let down by the biles and payphone use has plum - “In an emergency anyone with a Social Distancing council.” FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s will be observed. BT confirmed that as part of the meted so we’re giving communities mobile phone can dial 999 as long Please wear masks. consultation on removing the pay - the chance to decide how best they as there’s at least one mobile network New Memorials supplied can use their payphone. present, even if that mobile is on Preacher: the Minister. phone service, it asked the council Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning to submit its formal response by “For iconic red kiosks, we’d another network or doesn’t have Tel: 013873 80859. October 1, 2019. encourage communities or charities credit. Mobile. 07543 179469 “The council got an extension to adopt them for only £1 so they “Today, 98 per cent of UK roads Charity no. SCO11946 until November 5 but the deadline can transform them into things like have mobile coverage from at least was not met.” defibrillators or libraries. one network, according to Ofcom.” DBriaervy iBdan kW, Ew. eEs, rLsankghionlm e Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257

FUNERAL DIRECT ORS For a Personal Service Community welcomes update >From Page 1 John Galloway, chairman of Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk Hedle y and Tur nbull “As we seek to develop our community council, said: “I’m 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 community infrastructure in an delighted to hear that, after nearly environmentally-conscious man - 12 months’ delay, Loreburn has ner, building a new pedestrian announced it’s ready to start and cycle bridge promises an ex - enabling works. citing addition to our landscape.” “This, I’m sure, will give the Councillor Ronnie Tait, town not only much-needed fan - Annandale East and Eskdale, said: tastic housing for our less-able “It’s great news. Well done to citizens but also encourage more everyone involved, especially the people to set up home in this The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Esk valley reference group. fantastic location. is part funded by LEADER Dumfries & Galloway “It is only about the development “I also hope these enabling works and charitable trusts and individuals from the community of Langholm. of extra-care housing and the will mean the first phase will be pedestrian bridge so Thomas Hope underway very soon and phase Langholm their home. Fiona Pennington of Loreburn Hospital, I would suggest, is two will follow soon after, giving “All of this, of course, ensures Housing Association views the work secured for a very, very long time the town even more appeal for our existing services in the town to find the best crossing point for which was one of my election keeping families here and attract - are protected for generations to the bridge in September last year pledges.” ing new families to make come.” Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 8, 2020 3 £25k grant for centre Village sewage works THE Buccleuch Centre in Langholm is among a number of performing arts venues in Dumfries and Galloway to have received funding to help them survive their forced closures. due to open next spring The Buccleuch Centre was awarded £25,000, Catstrand Canonbie and the River Esk will benefit from better treatment £75,000 and Dumfries Theatre THE £4.5m construction of a temporary closure with a Royal £103,068 by the Scottish new waste water treatment diversion in place. government’s performing arts works in Canonbie is expected This closure will begin this venues relief fund through Creative to be completed next spring. Saturday and run until Sunday, Scotland. Work was delayed by three October 18 to coincide with In the Scottish Borders Heart months because of coronavirus the school holidays. of Hawick received £68,000. but Amey, the contractor, put Scottish Water apologises for Gavin Graham, Buccleuch in place comprehensive mea - any inconvenience. Centre chairman, said: “We asked sures to enable employees to Localised sewer works to for £56,000 so we didn’t get as return to work safely. divert flows from the existing much as we wanted but it will The treatment works are east septic tank to the pumping sta - see us through to the end of March of Knottyholm Farm and there tion are nearing completion. and we won’t have to make any is a pumping station next to The spokesperson added: “The redundancies. “We run a tight ship and don’t the public hall. Works in the river installing emergency overflow outfall for pump station work is planned to be completed The new concrete septic tanks The works will provide by the end of this year. Some under construction rely on public money.” A Scottish Water spokesperson will be mostly underground and increased capacity for planned fitting of mechanical and elec - will not serve Canonbie. said: “This improved treatment the area around it landscaped. ______development in the area and trical works will follow. The return journeys from will deliver environmental ben - The new pumps will transfer treat the waste to a higher level. “We expect the new works to Carlisle at 5.55am, 7.55am, efits to the River Esk which is the flows about 1km to the Once the two new larger septic begin operating next spring.” 11am, 2.10pm and 5.10pm will a popular fishing river.” treatment works via a new pipe, tanks are fitted, the contractor Telfords Coaches’ Monday to take the same route in reverse. To enable the flows to be most of which is now in place. will build the screening and Friday services at 5am, 7am, The Saturday services at diverted to the new works Scot - This project has one critical Mundell biological treatment stages 9.05am, 1.05pm and 4.05pm 9.05am to Carlisle and the return tish Water is building a pumping road crossing at Canonbie and final settlement before the will travel to Rowanburn and journey at 12.30pm will be the treated flow is discharged. station by the public hall. This bridge which will require a via the Moat to Longtown and ejected same. OLIVER Mundell, Dumfriesshire MSP, was ejected from the par - liament chamber for asking the First Minister to explain why she lied to parliament. Mr Mundell quoted Nicola Sturgeon’s comment from January 17, 2019 that the Salmond Golden eagles are soaring far and inquiries “will be able to request whatever material they want and I undertake today that we will provide whatever material they request”. wA PIONiEEdRINGe co nseurvatinon cdharitye addrres sisng low ument shectores in rsounthern Scotland skies He asked her to explain why she lied and Ken Macintosh, pre - numbers of golden eagles in southern Scotland, the Highlands and wherever our birds travel. siding officer, asked him to with - Scotland has revealed that the first eagles successfully draw the accusation. He refused translocated in 2018 have thrived during lockdown. “This support is now more and was asked to leave. important than ever to ensure He said: “Nicola Sturgeon In a first for the project one Heritage) and the Southern this important bird soars high repeatedly told parliament she of these iconic birds flew as Uplands Partnership. in our skies for many years would ‘co-operate fully’ with the far south as the Pennines in Cat Barlow, manager, said: to come. inquiry and ‘provide whatever England. “Golden eagles, one of “The COVID-19 restrictions material’ was necessary. While humans were told to Scotland’s most iconic have, unfortunately, pre- “So, unless she gives whatever stay safe indoors to avoid wildlife species, play a vital vented us from doing every - material the Salmond inquiry the spread of COVID-19, the role in maintaining healthy thing we would normally do requests, as she promised, she birds translocated by the ecosystems in southern this year but we look forward has plainly lied to parliament. South of Scotland Golden Scotland. to increasing the numbers “Even Linda Fabiani, the SNP MSP in charge of the committee, Eagle Project have soared again next year.” Translocation accused her own party leader and high in southern skies, cov - “Two years after our first More than 10,000 people the government of obstruction. ering about 140 miles from translocation, it is wonderful have participated in the ini - “Key documents must be Eyemouth in the east to the see our first chicks thrive in tiative to date. released or the public will never Mull of Galloway in the west the area and interact with The project is funded know how £500,000 of their and about 90 miles to the locally-fledged young eagles. by the National Lottery money was wasted.” Pennines. “This is key to addressing Heritage Fund, project part - Beaky’s satellite tag shows she has Beaky, a young golden ners Scottish Power Renew - flown as far down as the Pennines low numbers before they are after being released by the project in Book y our eye test today eagle, who was translocated lost to the area forever. ables, Scottish government the Moffat Hills Book your eyetest today from GFG Alliance’s “We were particularly ex - and Scottish Borders and Personal care and attention from your JAHAMA Highland Estates cited by Beaky’s exploration Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Natural Heritage Personalfirst care appointment and attention with from us. your in 2018, was the first of the LEADER programmes. first appointment with us. into northern England be - showed the habitat was suit - Spectacles & Contact Lenses eagles to venture south of The charity’s work is a key Spectacles and Contact Lenses cause she is the first of our able for up to 16 pairs. to suit all budgets the border and visit the birds to explore that far project under the govern - The project identified the to suit all budgets Pennines. south. ment’s 2020 Challenge for best way of enhancing this This is a significant mile - “No golden eagles have Scottish Biodiversity. fragmented and vulnerable Longtown stone for the project and its bred in the wild in England Before the project began, population was by increasing ERIC Tel: 01228 791664 partners RSPB Scotland, for a number of years. there were only two to four the supply of young eagles, Scottish Land & Estates, “We’ve had fantastic sup - pairs of golden eagles in which will eventually recruit HAGAN Br ampton Scottish Forestry, NatureScot port from the public, com - southern Scotland. into the breeding OPTICIANS Tel: 016977 42703 (formerly Scottish Natural munities and land manage - A supporting study by population. wwwwww.erichaganopticians.co.uk erichaganopticians co uk 4 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE SCOTLAND Langholm ...... 101 Newcastleton ...... 101

COUNCILS Dumfries and Galloway Council ...... 030 3333 3000 ...... www.dumgal.gov.uk Muckle Toun Tartan Fault reporting (potholes/street - LANGHOLM now has its very Fair Crying. I’m sure this will lights etc) ...... own tartan, produced by Yarns cause some debate.” 0800 042 0188 to Yearn For. A few items have been made Langholm Town Hall/Library .. Alan Miller has designed The using the tartan and Alan said 013873 80255 Dumfries and Galloway Muckle Toun tartan, based on he would like to thank Leanne bus timetables colours associated with the town. and Emma at Rose’s Wardrobe www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables Alan said: “We’ve been work - for the trews.” Scottish Borders Council .... ing on this tartan for some time 0330 100 1800 but various circumstances over out of hours ..01896 752 111 the last few months made us Scottish Borders move a little quicker with it. bus timetables ...... www.scotborders.gov.uk “The colours are FTS Dyers’ shades, the tartan was woven at UTILITIES Drove Weavers and was finished Scottish Water at Galashiels...... 0800 0778 778 “It took a while to finalise the ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk colours I wanted to use. We Scottish Power took the Armstrong Clan tartan ...... 105 .....www.scottishpower.co.uk design (sett), being a local clan, Scottish Gas emergency .... and replaced the colours with 0800 111 999 those which represent the town. National Rail enquiries ...... “The green and purple are for 03457 484 950 the surrounding hills and the ...... www.nationalrail.co.uk glorious purple heather which Floodline SEPA ...... 03000 996 699 can be seen during the summer...... www.sepa.org.uk “The red (crimson) and navy Amey (A7) are the colours of Langholm ...... 0800 042 0188 Rugby Club, the oldest club in ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse the borders, founded in 1871 .amey.co.uk “The red and navy, along with POST OFFICES the white and gold, are all pre - Langholm .....013873 81109 sent in the burgh standard which Newcastleton ..013873 75361 is carried on the last Friday in Canonbie ...... 013873 71348 July by the Cornet. Rowanburn ...013873 71542 “The grey represents Langholm’s rich history in the HOSPITALS textile industry which dates back D&G Royal Infirmary ...... 01387 246246 to the late 1700s.” Cumberland Infirmary Alan added: “We had a dilem - ...... 01228 523444 ma about using toun or toon in Borders General Hospital ... the name, both very much ac - 01896 826000 ceptable, but decided to go with Thomas Hope Hospital toun because it’s written in the The Muckle Toun Tartan Alan Miller of Yarns to Yearn For is the designer of the tartan ...... 013873 80417

DOCTORS Langholm .....013873 83100 Newcastleton ..013873 75100 Canonbie .....013873 71313 Letters to the editor NHS24 ...... 111 Have your say on the issues affecting our area. You can write to us at Pool offers a safe way CHURCHES Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH or Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and Westerkirk Parish churches email your comments to [email protected] Ms Joy Lunn Session clerk ...07584 357180 EU and, presumably, future to exercise this winter Canonbie United Parish church UK legal levels. A GREAT way to get some Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 Is 20 But that would need a exercise and stay safe is Liddesdale Parish church reduction in the number of available at Rock UK’s Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge motor vehicles altogether and Whithaugh Park near 07469 397065 plenty? it would be a brave Newcastleton. government which took that Rock UK is grateful to the SCHOOLS NOW that Scottish Borders Newcastleton and District Langholm Primary necessary step. Council is reducing 30 mph Finally, of course, any speed Community Trust and ...... 013873 80900 speed limits to 20 mph in a Langholm Academy limits are only as good as their Copshaw Outreach Group ...... 013873 80418 number of communities, can enforcement by the police. Social for contributing to the Newcastleton Dumfries and Galloway be They should remember that costs...... 013873 75240 far behind? greater law-breaking has a They said it was great to Canonbie The most apparent necessity habit of increasing when see folk come in for the "lane ...... 013873 71336 for this limit in Langholm is supposedly minor swim" in the mornings and the excessive speed of much of infringements , even littering they were thanked for stick - CHEMISTS the traffic through the town, Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm and graffiti daubing, or, perish ing to the rules and staying ...... 013873 80220 particularly the narrow High the thought, coronavirus safe. Monday to Friday Street with its extremely regulations breaches, are not The pool is also available 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. narrow pavements which, penalised. for private household swims. Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. being the A7 trunk road, many Richard Lennox To find out more, please Boots Pharmacy, Longtown transient vehicles ignore. Henry Street join the mailing list by email - ...... 01228 792859 In fact, I find it hard to Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. Langholm ing [email protected] Saturday 9am-5pm. identify where on the town's or call the office on Monday, entrances is a 30mph sign. Wednesday or Friday. DENTISTS A less obvious reason is to try Booking is essential. Mark Buddy .013873 80521 to reduce air pollution which, The more bookings they Emergency - outside opening hours in many parts of Britain get, the longer they can stay 01461 202508 The swimming pool at Whithaugh near Newcastleton is open (perhaps Langholm?), breaks open through the winter. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 8, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Window Villagers welcome a smashed A WINDOW has been smashed at the Cumberland Building Society branch in Langholm’s High Street. The incident was reported to the police at about 20mph limit trial 8.50pm last Saturday. Enquiries Newcastleton’s streets will be safer for pedestrians and drivers are ongoing. number of trial 40mph areas, people, who drive at 35mph, NEWCASTLETON has ______become a 20mph village as road closures and one-way will bring down their speeds.” part of a Spaces for People systems in specific locations Councillor Gordon Edgar, trial organised by Scottish and these are currently being executive member for infras - Borders Council. implemented. tructure, travel and transport, Five communities in the Having been approved by said: “I’m pleased the Spaces Campaign Borders became the first to have councillors in August, a report for People 20mph trial is now 20mph signs installed on will be brought back to council underway and has been well re - Monday. meeting in 12 months, with suggestions ceived in the first communities A SOUTH Scotland MSP has The other four places on which schemes to retain or to have the signage installed. welcomed news that Scotland’s are Coldingham, Eddleston, remove. “We understand some people chief medical officer will meet Sprouston and Stow. Work will The remaining six months of may have some reservations but a campaign group after she begin in more communities later the trial will be used to imple - this is a trial which we believe appealed for them to be included this week. ment any permanent changes. has the potential to help our in talks on a drug which dam - Streets in 91 villages and towns communities lead healthier ages babies in the womb. move to a 20mph limit by the Good news lifestyles. Keith Brough, Newcastleton Joan McAlpine backs the First end of this year as part of the Do No Harm (Valproate) 18-month pilot. community councillor, said the Sustrans trial was “good news”. “This is why we wanted to Scotland group’s campaign after The trial received funding being contacted by founders He added: “It will benefit the work with Sustrans Scotland to worth £1.2m from the Spaces Charlie and Lesley Bethune of community and be safer for try out these new measures. for People programme, which Newcastleton will trial a 20mph speed limit in the village Chapelknowe. pedestrians, both young and old. “We will ask the public for is funded by the Scottish gov - They are campaigning for jus - ernment and managed by Our population isn’t getting any pedestrians will feel safer. wouldn’t do any harm. feedback in 2021 once the sig - tice for children harmed by the Sustrans Scotland. younger. “I’ve noticed a real positive “There are signs on every road nage is in place in all Borders’ anti-epilepsy medication sodium Spaces for People makes it “The way the village is laid response and people are sticking as you enter the village and communities.” valproate, prescribed to women easier and safer for people to out, the junctions and having to the limit. several in the village as a The 20mph trial will be eval - of child-bearing age, despite walk, cycle and wheel for more cars in the village is a bit “There will be a lot of self- reminder. There’s been no uated by a Scottish university evidence it could cause birth everyday journeys during the of a risk. enforcement but I would like opposition that I’m aware of. and will show which of these defects. ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Slower speeds will give Police Scotland to be visible “I hope the new limit will temporary measures are suc - The funding also supports a drivers more time to react and and back up the new limit. It have the desired effect and those cessful and which are not.

THE year 2020 hasn’t been the best for any of us and some of the residents of Newcastleton suffered an extra blow on the Copshaw cloth night of February 15 when large parts of the village were flooded. The Great hardship has been endured by many and, for some people, this continues while they are still unable to return to their homes because of E & L Gallery the damage caused that night. However, during these difficult times there have been amazing acts of kindness and generosity, a definite feeling of the community working together. Lynn Elliott of Elliott’s Shed in Langholm, who lives in Send us your photographs! Newcastleton, decided to put Every week we publish a reader’s photo on together a design for a cloth to try to further cement and celebrate the our Gallery page. This can be taken on a Copshaw spirit for the future. phone or a camera. Submit your photos to Lynn said: “The cloth is made from Shetland wool yarn and each the Editor who will select the best for of the shades used is made up of a publication. Let us know what camera or mixture of six to 10 separately- dyed colours. phone you took it on. “The dark is midnight to celebrate the dark skies, the green/yellow for Email them to [email protected] the spring bracken and the blue for or drop a printed copy into our office at the summer skies. The moor is a dark olive windowpane. 54 High Street, Langholm. “Running through it is a yellow to celebrate the efforts and achieve - Photo by: Caitlin Weatherstone ments of the Copshaw Common Riding committee. “The check still has a couple of hurdles to surmount to be registered with the Tartan Authority in Edinburgh but let’s hope that soon Lynn Elliot has designed Copshaw’s own cloth Copshaw will have its own colours on record.” born in 1848 ...... and still going strong! 6 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

In association with FarmingC & D AUCTION MARTSon - LONGTOWNthe & DUMFRIESBorder Farmers fight to kSCOeTLAeND’pS far minsg untioan tnrade ddeala is srignded asnd the Worms, bees and is asking members to contact amendment is implicit that it their MPs before the UK will continue working as long government’s agriculture bill’s as there are trade negotiations anticipated return to the to scrutinise. House of Commons next A further crucial win was Monday. Lords’ approval for an amend - The bill got its third reading ment which requires ministers sWITHp evidencei moudnting thaters are crupredactors coinsumaing aphl ids in the House of Lords last to specify a statement of com - insect populations are declin - which fall to the ground to Thursday when amendments pliance with the relevant ing, farmers are being escape ladybirds. were adopted. domestic standards and regu - encouraged to act now to save Although it is important to During the lengthy Lords’ lations where a product is stages the union, working with these vitally-important species. support a diversity of ‘natural imported, essentially putting While some can be classified enemies’ to control the pests the other UK farming unions, the UK’s domestic standards secured a lobbying success with as pests, many, including earth - which damage crops, it can be of production onto the face of worms, bumblebees and spiders, difficult to achieve the perfect the inclusion of an amendment the bill. tabled by Lord Curry of play a crucial role in breaking environment because different The union is asking its mem - down organic matter, pollinating species need a variety of Kirkharle. bers to write to their MPs It will strengthen the role of crops or providing a crucial resources and these vary during urgently, calling for them to the Trade and Agriculture first line of defence against their lifecycle. use their votes to support these Commission to give it an more harmful species. essential improvements on the Dilemma explicit, additional duty to ad - A new Farm Advisory Service To overcome this dilemma, vise parliament on all trade UK’s outstanding standards of factsheet, Natural enemies, their the authors recommend provid - deals and how they have an agricultural production. lifestyles and how to promote ing a diversity of farmland habi - impact on food and farming Mr McCornick said: “Future them, highlights the importance standards. trade deals must not curtail our of invertebrate species, partic - tats, including floral-rich field The amendment means the ability to grow our reputation ularly with the reduction in the Ladybirds are natural predators and prey on pests in the crop canopy margins, tussocky grassy field commission, which includes as a nation of quality food and availability and effectiveness margins and hedgerows and union president Andrew drink by undercutting domestic of pesticides. “Understanding the ecology control.” beetle banks to provide forage McCornick in its membership, production with imports pro - It was written by Lorna Cole, of these natural enemies is our While ladybirds, money spi - and resources for the insects will report to parliament on duced to standards illegal or agricultural ecologist at first step to protecting and ders, hoverfly larvae and parasitic which protect crops. how best government can meet unacceptable here. Scotland’s Rural College increasing their populations. wasps are frequently active in They write: “Maintaining a its manifesto pledge not to com - “Through my participation on (SRUC), and Paul Chapman, “Determining where in a crop the crop canopy controlling diversity of farmland habitats promise on the UK’s high the commission, I will advocate senior consultant at SAC these natural enemies are active aphids, cereal leaf beetles and will favour natural enemies and environmental protection, ani - at every turn to ensure Scottish Consulting, part of SRUC. gives us an insight into the pests pollen beetles, ground predators other economically important mal welfare and food standards and UK standards of production It says: “Managing farmland they will effectively control. such as rove beetles and wolf groups such as insect pollinators through its international trade are considered when negotiating to support these beneficial “There is even evidence that spiders will prey on leatherjackets and wider biodiversity.” policy. new and other trade agreements. invertebrates is an important predators in different areas of and slugs at ground level. Parliament will have to con - “That is what the public wish component of Integrated Pest the crop can work in synergy, These insects can also work For more information visit sider such advice before any to see.” Management (IPM). increasing the efficiency of bio - in synergy, with ground active www.fas.scot Around the marts C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward Top of £76 Sewing Shields, £75, £71 Dalton Hook. Texel £210 Victoria Street. Townfoot; £800, Kelsocleugh Farming; to fulfil weekly demand. The sale topped The Side, Newcastleton, realising £170. 7,566 store lambs and feeding ewes at Little Tongue and £68 Edges Green. Quality store cattle continue to be in £780, Broomhillbank; £750, North Syn - at 121p for Luing cows from A Reid & Heavy ewes: Texel £176 Castlehill, Longtown on Tuesday, September 29. A great show of 1,824 breeding sheep demand and Angus bullocks sold to ton; £720, Gothigill; Mrs C M Reid, Co, Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, who also £174 Hazel Head, £172 Crumhaghhill, A very large company of buyers at - of all classes sold to a busy ringside of £1,110 from CT & J Wigham, Hethermill, Portmore led the Hill section with a two- sold Angus cows at 118p and 117p. £170 Castlehill, £169 West Millhills, tended for a poorer quality show of buyers, all eager for sheep. Topping the Kirklinton. Limousins sold at £1,040 shear ram at £750 and the unregistered Other Luings to 120p from The Lamperts, £164 Crumhaughhill, £162 Castlehill. lambs. Trade proved to be the dearest of sale at £200 was a pen of Millennium and Belted Galloways to £1,015. Cheviot rams sold to £500 for a two- Gilsland. Simmental cows to 116p from Beltex £152 Wood Farm. Suffolk £124 the season and many more could have Blue gimmers from N Holliday, Brow The North Country Cheviot Sheep So - shear from Whitstonehill. JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canon - Hallrule Mill, £115 Roxburgh Mains, been easily sold. Top, with all classes of older ewes selling ciety sale of rams was held at Longtown, The annual sale of traditional Bluefaced bie. Top price per head of £978 from £114, £110 North House, £106 Has - Top of £91 for Texels from at extreme rates and many more could along with the annual Border ewe sale. Leicester rams had a good quality entry The Lamperts. sendean. Bluefaced Leicester £122 Crindledykes; others to £87.50 Long - easily be sold to vendors’ advantage. Shearlings met a good commercial which met strong demand and a level A smaller show of 3,528 prime lambs Brownleazes. Bleu du Maine £118 View - formacus and £86 Ghyll Head. Ewes: Texel £142 Low Knockrioch, trade with better sheep in good demand trade with all bar one sold. Shearlings forward to the same ring of competitive ley. Charollais £109, £103 Beckfoot, Beltex sold to £88 Seymour Farm and £128, £121 Loanend, £118 Townhead, but only modest interest in the lesser averaged £426, up £94 on the year, and buyers, ensuring all classes were eagerly £102, £100 Heatherglen. North Country £83 Sorbie. Suffolks to £76.50 Satchells, £116 Croft House, £114 Loanend, £112 sorts. Overall, 141 Cheviot rams of all 79 Leicesters of all ages averaged £393. bid for, albeit slightly easier than last Cheviot £106 Seaview, £97 Courstein, £74 Quarryfield and Monklaw. Charolais Clonrae & Croft House. Mule £136 ages averaged £348. At £1,000, the sale leader from R week’s high rates of return. Topping the £95 Dunnabie. Cheviot Mule £98 to £80 Kernal Hill and £79 Famelton. Townhead, £132, £124, £112 Graham Robbie McCormack of Croftheads, McLymont & Son, Kirksteads, Yarrow sale at 278p was a tremendous pair of Coustein, £9, £87 Gilston, £87 Thirstane Greyface to £78.50 Crawfordhall, £78 House. Charolais £132, £126 Low Knock - Lockerbie took the top price of £1,100 went to JW Hall, Darnbrook Farm, Mal - Beltex lambs from G Mitchinson & Sons, Cottage. Mule £92 Faugh Beeches & Blackheddon and £77.50 Clarghyll. rioch, £126, £124, £120 Dalton Hook, for Croftheads Alba, a shearling by ham Moor, Yorkshire. JI McNeil, Glen - High Greenhill, Kirkcambeck. Top price Hoscote Estate, £91 Oaklands, £86 Has - Cheviot Mules to £80 Crossdykes. Le - £120 Barend. Lleyn £120, £114, £106 Gospelhall Renegade out of a Kinaldy jaan, Moniave sold at £620 with the con - per head of £126 for Texel lambs from J sendean, £84 Milnholm, Minsca, Mount icesters to £78 Crossdykes. Swaledales Carlenrigg. Cheviot Mule £115 Gillesbie. bred ewe. He was bought by Messrs signment from GGF Milne, Kinaldy, Fife Elliot, Roxburgh Mains Kelso. Overall Farm & Redgatehead. Border Leicester to £49 Hesleywell. Herdwick £102, £86 Barend. Dorset £98 Rowlands, Bala, North Wales. Robbie topping at £600 with another at £520. average of 196.8p (SQQ 200.9p). £90 Justenlees. Feeding ewes (510) were a larger entry Barend. had another at £900 and averaged £700 Others sold to £580 & £520, Burgh Head; Another large entry of 4,315 ewes. All Light ewes: Cheviot £84 Branxholm and trade excellent. Top of £80 for Shearlings: Millennium Blue £200 for his consignment. £580 & £550 (twice) Round Meadows; classes of ewes in massive demand, Braes, £81 Little Galla, £80 Crossdykes, Cheviot Mules from Waterhead of Dryfe, Brow Top. Texel £155 Loanend, £132 A Matthewson & Sons, Soutra, Mid - £550 (twice), Kirksteads; £550, High being £3-£5 dearer on the week. All £78 Maidencots, £75 North House. Black - with hill ewes to £63 for Blackfaces Nobles. Charolais £144, £126 Low lothian had shearlings at £1,050 and Lead; £520, Mosser Mains and £500 vendors went home delighted with their face £76, £75 Prospect House, £76 from Eweslees. Cheviots to £68 Barr Knockrioch. Mule £130 Brigg, £128 £1,020, the former, by WJ Where`s Uncle each to Tappitlane, Kirksteads, Ragget - day’s trading; more can be sold to vendors’ Brownleazes, £70 Hoscote Estate & Hill and cast rams to £71 Eweslees. Moss Kennels & Whitehill. Tony, went to D & D Robinson, Glenarm, syke, Glenjaan, Mosser Mains (twice), advantage weekly. Topping the sale was Chapelhope. Swaledale £64 Riggshield, Cheviot lambs (2,563) met an out - Ewe lambs: Texel £122 Low Tirfergus, Ballymena, Northern Ireland and the Warkshaugh and Roundmeadows. a pen of Texel ewes which sold at £176 £63 Woodhouse, Crawfordhall & Burn standing trade, up £5 a head on the week £106 Townfoot. Rouge £118 Crawford - latter, by Jethart Trigger, was bought by The mart had forward 7,850 sheep from R Osborne, Castlehill, Dumfries House, £60 Minsca & Mount Annan. and many buyers left unsupplied. Overall hall. Beltex £116 Dalton Hook. Mule JG Singer & Partners, Harbottle. comprising 3,528 prime lambs, 4,315 with hill ewes topping at £84 for Cheviot Easycare £61 Mossfennan. Rams: Texel average of £63.77. Hill Cheviots to £77 £112 Hill Brae, £110 Crawfordhall, £104 £1,000 twice was paid to J Runciman cast ewes and rams and 17 cast cows at ewes from JG Murray & Son, Branxholm £170 The Side, £148 Auchengool, £130 Crossdykes, £70 Eweslees and £69 Auch - Lawston, £102 Crowdieknowe & & Sons, Allanshaws, Stow; they were the weekly sale on Thursday, October 1. Braes, Hawick. Roxburgh Mains, £120 Viewley. Beltex lin. Hill Northies to £70.50 Priesthaugh Brieredge, £100 Lawston. Half-bred £110 bought by David Slone, Piel View, Barrow A much improved entry for both quality Cast rams again short of purchasers’ £136 Wood Farm. Charollais £130 and £69 Lymiecleugh. Cronklea. North Country Cheviot £96 in Furness and C Anderson, Dunterley and quantity with mainly hill cows for - requirements and keenly sought after Heatherglen, £128 Beckfoot. Cheviot Blackfaces (1,421) were another good Kilncroft. Farm, Bellingham. Other Park shearlings ward, although a pleasing trade was met week on week. Topping the ram section £100 Cossarhill, £94 Clerkhill, £90 Sor - show and met a massive trade throughout. Shearling rams: Charolais £270, £220 sold to £820, Carruthers; £800, Swinside for all classes. More numbers still needed was a Texel consigned by I & G Aitchison, bietrees. Suffolk £100 Milnholm. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 8, 2020 7 IN BRIEF Canonbie School cluster has a to Copshaw closures IMPROVEMENTS to the B6357 near Newcastleton are dynamic new head set to get underway next week. Dedication and love of the job leads to Lauren’s top appointment A number of works are asso - ciated with a successful Lauren McLean-Gill, who has Over those 18 months I thor - ence at Lochmaben primary and bid Scottish Borders Council been acting headteacher at the oughly enjoyed the challenges Lockerbie Academy. made to the Strategic Timber Langholm and Canonbie of leading our schools through I understand what’s important Transport Fund which secured Schools Cluster, has just been a range of experiences. to our small rural communities £585,640 for two rural roads, appointed headteacher. She talks Both our nurseries went and I want to ensure our pupils supplemented by £425,560 from to the E&L Advertiser about through unannounced inspec - enjoy their years in our schools, the council. her career and ambitions. tions by the Care Inspectorate, they achieve personal success Considerable improvements securing gradings of Very Good. and they go on to make a posi - will be done at Riccarton, Ralton Can you give some background This was a fantastic experience tive contribution to our society. and North Hermitage Street in on your career in teaching and and thoroughly well-deserved Newcastleton. what led you to Langholm? by our nursery teams who are How do you help pupils deal There are additional works at I joined the education sector so passionate about early years with the modern pressures they Dawston bridge, Burnmouth at 26, having completed a PGCE and providing the best experi - face? Are they very different Lodge and Canonbie bridge, all in 2007. My first teaching ences they can. from when you first started of which have been co-ordinated position was with Cumbria In November 2019 I led our teaching or are there similari - to minimise disruption for com - County Council as a P3 teacher Langholm 2-18 campus through ties? munities and road users. at Longtown primary. a whole school regional collab - The developments in social Dawston bridge was badly Over the nine years I spent orative review. media over the last 10 years damaged during Storm Dennis there I taught a range of ages, This involved 12 headteachers have certainly had an impact in February and has since including five years as a P7 and education advisers reviewing on young people, on mental undergone significant repairs. teacher, responsible for Key our teaching and learning, cur - health and pupils’ perception of It was closed on July 21 and Stage 2 SATs assessments. riculum, transitions and pupils’ their position within peer groups. reopened last Sunday. I was promoted to Key Stage well-being over a two-day Social media can be fantastic Ralton bridge is being resur - 2 leader at Longtown in 2014, period. for lots of things such as faced this week and is closed leading on raising attainment improving communication and up to and including tomorrow in P3-P7. Praised reaching people in ways not from 9am to 5pm. It was with this experience We were praised for our con - managed before. that I felt ready to apply for a sistent, good quality teaching The downside has led to an Canonbie The council’s scheduled works depute headteacher position in and learning from nursery to increased need for young people have been co-ordinated with 2016 and was lucky to be offered senior phase, a coherent, well- to be supported by school coun - Dumfries and Galloway it at Langholm primary within planned curriculum, transition selling services. Council, which is allowing a our cluster of schools. programme and our work on They now face increased pres - full closure of Canonbie bridge ensuring our pupils’ well-being sure to have the perfect life so Scottish Water can lay a new How long have you taught in is prioritised. because of social media and, as water main. Langholm and what was your In March we entered the a result, there is a greater need The closure begins this first role? unchartered territory of national to provide access to specialist Saturday and runs until Sunday, My first position was depute school closures and moving to services to support their mental October 18. headteacher at Langholm pri - remote learning at home. health. Lauren McLean-Gill is the newly appointed headteacher Burnmouth Lodge embank - mary, leading our nursery and The relationships we have with We are very lucky to have a of Langholm and Canonbie school cluster ment repair starts on Monday, primary. our families and their support fantastic school counsellor and October 19 and the road will I was responsible for curricu - during this period has been nursery to senior phase. bring new experiences to our our Youth Information Service be closed for three weeks. lum development, ensuring we excellent and definitely made It’s a really exciting opportu - cluster. allows us to bring the right sup - This essential scheme involves delivered high-quality teaching remote learning much easier. nity and allows for the devel - port to our pupils at the right excavating the existing road to and learning experiences, raising We truly do have fantastic com - opment of a consistent approach What do you find most satisfy - time. stabilise the surface. attainment in maths and English munities in Langholm and to high-quality learning and ing professionally from being Drainage will be installed to and developing a pupil tracking Canonbie schools. teaching. a headteacher? What would you like to do as system. Working with our fantastic headteacher which you’ve been minimise any future deteriora - In 2018 I had a temporary What set of skills do you need What are the most challenging pupils, getting to know them unable to do up to now but tion and the face of the banking two-day role as acting head - to manage the cluster rather aspects? all, understanding what is would like to take forward? is to be stabilised. teacher, while still working as than only one school? Understanding and leading all important to them and ensuring How much freedom do you Riccarton resurfacing - depute at the primary. You need to be incredibly sectors from nursery into pri - they know they have an impor - have to do this? Or are you Monday October 26. mary to senior phase. During this time I was asked organised to lead three different tant role in our schools and how restricted by the curriculum? Preparatory works, including Being a 2-18 headteacher by our education authority to schools with different priori - they are run. I now look forward to getting drainage and kerbing, is being ties. means you have to have a good done this week and will take present our work on raising knowledge of teaching pedagogy My favourite moments are to know our families across the attainment at the primary at Ensuring each school’s definitely the informal conver - cluster even better, work with three weeks. There are traffic improvement priorities are com - from schematics of play in nurs - signals controlling vehicles. Scottish Education events in eries to delivering Advanced sations with our pupils about our fantastic community partners mitted to and focused on to get The surfacing will be done Kilmarnock and Ayr, a fantastic Higher courses for 17 and 18 their favourite lessons, the to widen the experiences and experience which I gained lots the best possible experiences experiences they have had to opportunities we can offer and from Monday, October 26 dur - year olds. ing the closure at Burnmouth from. for our pupils is very important My teaching career has given date and what they want to do lead our schools to make sure In March 2019 I was promoted to me. more of. they are the best they possibly Lodge to help minimise dis - me the opportunities to develop ruption to road users. to the full-time position of acting This means working closely my knowledge and leadership These conversations really North Hermitage Street will headteacher of our cluster. with our leadership teams in in all sectors of the cluster. help to shape change in our the schools to provide consis - schools and show how important resurfaced from Monday, How did things progress from tency and looking together at pupils’ views are to me. November 9 for two weeks. Outside the box Preparatory works are currently there and how long have you ways we can bring our pupils I’m continually learning and been acting headteacher? together more frequently. What do you bring as a person underway. looking ‘outside the box’ to There will be a convoy system I have worked as acting head - ensure I keep abreast of Scottish to the role? teacher for 18 months. The per - What advantages do you find from 9am to 5pm daily. Parking educational developments. I am very focused on getting restrictions will be put in place. manent position was due to go there are as headteacher of an Working with other schools, the best for our pupils and com - Councillor Gordon Edgar said: to interview in April this year all-through school? not only in Dumfries and mitted to ensuring they leave “This work represents a six- but circumstances meant this The advantages are definitely Galloway but also nationally, us with the skills they need to was delayed until September that you have the unique really supports myself and our figure investment in the road succeed in life. network which will benefit all once we had safely reopened opportunity to shape the learning school staff to develop our I grew up in Annandale and our schools. experiences for all pupils from knowledge of best practice and Eskdale and had a great experi - road users for years to come.” 8 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday October 8, 2020 9

A .NEW. vir.tual .tourF and still imlages onumbeors of glassd panels. Scheme ForuA SImGNIFICANT a.ltera.tion .in th.e heFights of thel floodo defenceos APdPROVAL t o go Sahead withc a public hup withe a preferrmed solution, that’es when Forum.... IN HIS response to the flood defences engagement event before committing we need to run the scheme past SEPA. FLOOD DEFENCES of Langholm’s flood protection scheme The existing path in Charlotte Street has been made between those proposed last February in the review group, Mr Smith said: “The have been put online by Dumfries and will be widened with additional features preferred option 2 map and the map produced last week by money to an environmental impact “They make the decision later on in REVIEW GROUP assessment (EIA) was given by the the process as to whether an EIA is virtual tour, new plans and visuals Galloway Council . as will the path behind the dyehouse Dumfries and Galloway Council. communities committee last Thursday. needed.” were created to enable the residents They are at eye level and show the dif - and include a viewing platform. Many of them have been lowered in the updated map and very Members noted the need for and cost “SEPA could not have made a decision to visualise what the proposed scheme ferent heights of the defences at various few are higher. THE flood defences review group, Waterside of an EIA and the amended earliest any earlier in the process; only once we may look like. locations along the Esk and Wauchope. Starting in Mary Street the height has dropped from 1.5m to between which is opposing this particular On the waterside a path will be provided timescales for the scheme. had reached the preferred design.” “It gives an accurate representation of However, those opposing this design 0.59 and 1.29m. design, has highlighted a number of along the top of the embankment which The scheme’s current estimated cost is On Monday councillor Archie the scale and height of the proposed say the images are still not as accurate On the corner of Mary Street and Frances Street it was 1.6m and is concerns, including the fact the people will range from 1.68 to 2.25m high. £9.9m and an EIA will cost £50,000 to Dryburgh, Annandale East and Eskdale, defences in the context of the surrounding as they should be, including in Charlotte now 0.83 to 1.05m. in the visuals look too tall compared On the park bridge in Caroline Street £70,000 and run from June to December said: “The purpose of the new visuals is area. Street, Frances Street, Mary Street and At the north end of Elizabeth Street it was 1.2m and is now between with the height of the walls. demountable gates will be used at the next year. to try to give people a better impression “It’s not, however, an exact replica of Buccleuch Park. 0.79m and 1.2m. At the south end it has dropped from 2m to between It is also concerned about the loss of access points. It is the view of the Scottish of the proposed defences. the town, its properties, cars or people On its website the council says the 1.34m and 1.86m. amenity because of the embankment on as they currently exist and it’s not an views are taken from a height of 1.5m. There will be a low wall with glass Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) “These should be looked at in con - the Waterside, including at Cogie and In Caroline Street from east to west it has gone from 1.6m to that the works may lead to a deterioration indicator of changes to street layout or The configuration of masonry cladding panels as required in Caroline Street. junction with all the other information the removal of the mature trees along between 0.73m and 0.97m and from 1.1m to between 0.66 and 0.65m. of the water environment beyond the parking arrangements. and glass panels has not yet been finalised. In George Street, Elizabeth Street and available on the website. the riverbanks. Going along George Street from north to south the height was location of the defences. “The still images are a snapshot from Frances Street there will be glass panels “The main objective was to provide a It wants to know whether the road This will be further considered at a later between 1.4m and 1.65m and is now 1.35m to 1.56m to 1.79m. The public engagement will run from the 360-degree virtual tour and have stage. as required and access to the river will virtual tour of the defences and accurate width in George Street will be reduced The wall in front of the community centre and the old Ford Mill site this November to next April. The detailed heights of the walls and embankments been provided as a document for ease The views in Elizabeth Street show be retained. Mary Street will have an by the wall because parked cars already was 1.7m and is now between 1.34m and 1.87m. design will be completed in 2025/6 fol - so they can be seen from various view - of viewing. continuous glass panels along the northern embankment, ranging in height from The Waterside embankment was 2m and now ranges in height from lowed by the construction. make it difficult for vehicles. “There will always be some interpre - 0.59m to 1.29. points. The existing wall is a protected structure half of the street and a continuous 1.68m to 2.25m to 1.73m going downstream. At the meeting councillor Ronnie Tait tation because of the perspective within within the Conservation Area. masonry clad wall along the southern The proposed Buccleuch community Where the embankment ends and the wall starts just upstream from said: “I would like to thank Brian Tem - Improvement the images and consideration should be half of the street. park will be incorporated into the scheme Charlotte Street the height was 2m and now ranges from 2.08m to pleton (team leader flood risk manage - “It was made clear on the webpage Another aspect they would like more given to the location of the different The walls in the rest of the scheme are and the war memorial will be 2.19m. ment) and his team for the visuals which that “these are the latest versions of the information on is accessibility, particu - elements within the image, their distances shown as a combination with different unaffected. Behind the dyehouse the wall has dropped from 2.2m to 2m and at highlighted the correct height of the de - scheme and will be subject to further larly for those using wheelchairs and relative to each other and relative to the the Co-op it was 1.8m and is now 1.62m. fence walls which has been misrepre - refinement and improvement as the mobility scooters, considering the aging viewpoint. Outside the sewage works it has been reduced from 1.3m to between sented in Langholm by some disgraceful scheme progresses”. population. “Viewers are invited to review all the QUESTIONS 1.09m and 1.11m. graphics put into some areas of Langholm. “The inclusion of cars and people were In an email sent to the council’s flood material on the scheme webpage to get At Land’s End the current height is 0.88 compared with 1m in to give context and scale to the defences risk management team last Friday, it a better general understanding of the A NUMBER of questions have been • Why is there no proper visual of February. Disappointing and are not an indicator of changes to wrote: “There are a number of significant overall scheme. raised about the new visuals. the embankment on the Waterside? “It’s very disappointing that we aren’t parking arrangements or street layouts. errors in the new visuals which are not “Every effort has been made to give deciding this time to discuss publication “The visuals will be reviewed and fit for purpose because they still cannot as much information as possible and as • Why are no cars parked in George • The two houses at the bottom of of the scheme and the 28-day consulta - improved and there will be opportunity be relied upon for accuracy nor therefore Charlotte Street both have private well as the virtual tour and accompanying Street, despite residents’ cars being tion. for anyone to discuss any issues with for communicating the scheme to com - still images, there are layout plans, parking areas. Why is neither of “My question is why all of a sudden there currently? the project team at the future engagement munities committee members or the height of defences at location, a full 3D these shown in the visual? Their has SEPA come in with this need for an events.” public during any upcoming engagement presentation and other background absence means the path looks wider. EIA? Why could it not have been done • In Frances Street and Mary Street John Galloway, chairman of Langholm, events. information and documents available to previously? no pavement is shown. What will • The path behind the mills also looks Ewes and Westerkirk community council, “There are some important key 360- view. “This thing has been going on; it was added: “These types of questions on happen to the residents’ gardens? much wider. How will this be degree viewpoints missing: from “We have made it clear that these are flagged up by SEPA in 2011 and we’ve details need to be directed to the flood Are they being purchased? achieved? Will the whole riverbank Langholm bridge towards the suspension the latest versions available and will be had a lot of updates and reports over a protection team. (an eco-system in itself) be bridge; the junction of George Street, subject to more refinement and improve - period of time.” “We have the same information as • In Elizabeth Street why are no removed? Charles Street and John Street by the ment as the scheme progresses. parked cars shown when there are Mr Templeton said SEPA was part of everyone else at this stage and I’m sure suspension bridge; the bend in the river the process and was given updates. “At this stage, we will not provide always parked cars? • Why does the disabled ramp look that, when they get to the detail of each where the embankment is 2.25m high; He said: “The consultants RPS did a street/point in the scheme, that type of any additional material but will give too steep? from the west end of the suspension more information in due course once • Will the road width be reduced by scoping exercise and, for some schemes, information will become available. bridge looking north up Elizabeth Street; this is all that is needed but SEPA feel “I would suggest that much of that we have had the opportunity to consider the wall and new footpath and will • Why do the cars in Caroline Street from the eastern riverside edge of the an EIA is needed and that is the process detail will be produced for the full plan - how to undertake further engagement, this mean that people won’t be able appear to be parked on the pavement Buccleuch Park at the new wall; and we have to go through.” ning application when that will be including mock-ups of the defences at to park outside the houses? Will when this is illegal? from the Kilngreen picnic area and car Mike Smith, project manager, added: required. location on site in line with the developing this mean that the street will have park.” restrictions and COVID-19 guidelines.” to be one way? The latest map of the flood defences showing wall heights “When we reach the outline stage, have “It may be some time now, with a been through the consultation and come further delay in the scheme.”

The private parking space attached to the house at the bottom of Charlotte Street The council’s image of the path and flood wall at the bottom of Charlotte Street This is the existing pavement in Frances Street The flood defences review group has criticised the council’s visual for not showing the pavement in front of the houses in Frances Street 10 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Tenders are sought Beattie of Muckledale; a man of many farms Work will soon begin on Buccleuch Entrepreneurial Langholm farmer amassed string of properties House in Newcastleton Local historians Ron Addison and Tom Scott have been delving into the life of landowner and farmer Thomas Beattie and WORK is to begin on Buccleuch House in Newcastleton after a have produced a series of features for the E&L Advertiser. delay of six months caused by THOMAS Beattie (1736–1827) its pagination differs from the the impacts of Storm Dennis in was a native of Langholm who, typescript. February and the coronavirus after initial reluctance, Very soon the Westerkirk pandemic. followed in his parents’ foot - Library will put online its redac - The building will be converted steps as a stock farmer. into an enterprise and learning tion of the list of farms in the He amassed a string of farms centre and a bunkhouse. four Eskdale parishes (without in Eskdale and beyond through - Gordie Campbell, the Canonbie), compiled by Jimmie out his long life. Newcastleton and District Beattie of Westerkirk Mains, Some were opportunistic pur - Community Trust’s development who was chairman of the library chases, capitalising upon officer, is project managing the until his retirement in 1960. bankruptcies in an age of fluc - work. The list runs from about 1700 tuating agricultural prices during Phase one will comprise mak - to 1960 and contains details of ing the building water tight and the later 18th century. tenants, owners, rental values preparing the ground. Others were seen as long-term and, occasionally, acreages. It also includes upgrading the family investments, building The list, however, includes roof, repairing the chimneys sizeable holdings in the Ewes two further farms beyond and removing those at the back valley (Meikledale, Arkleton) Eskdale which bear directly as well as clearing the grounds. on top of earlier purchases of upon Thomas Beattie, namely This first phase is out to tender Burngrains and Milnholm and Crossdykes and Capelfoot. and is open until 12pm on a block of land in the parish of The land between them strad - October 30. Tundergarth which latterly com - dling the Water of Milk is The trust hopes to make prised Crieve, Capelfoot, and described in John Thomson’s by Kirkgunzeon. John Thomson’s Atlas of Scotland of 1828 showing ‘Crieve’ appointments in early November Crossdykes in the neighbouring Atlas of Scotland of 1828 as But in 1567 they had sold to and work can begin on site. parish of Hutton and Corrie. ‘Crieve’, Christopher Armstrong of siderable detour to inspect years later to William Irving of Groundworks will be completed He began what are called his a descriptor which Thomas Barngleish, who was later Crieve. Capelfoot for a good profit. before this, diaries, in fact a memoir of his Beattie attached to his name. recorded as dwelling in “One day” he records “I came “I got Double the Money for Phase two will comprise the varied life and pursuits, in 1788 It was used both by his son, Howdale. that way and took a serious the stock that it cost me ... with rest of the works and includes on the death of his beloved only Thomas Beattie Jr, and his From him, the Armstrongs of view, both of the ground and the profits of our farms and the the new build at the rear and daughter, Jean. granddaughter, Mary Stewart Crossdykes and, indirectly, the year, and most strenuously price of Howdale stock, we were all works inside. Several typescript copies of Beattie of Crieve, who survived Thomas Beattie’s family determined to have a share in enabled to lodge a considerable This tender will be advertised the diaries exist but none dates until 1921. descend. it, if it was possible to acquire sum in Bankers’ hands in from October 19 with a closing before the 1950s. The original it.” Edinburgh.” manuscript must be presumed Muckledale Opportunity In 1761 Beattie was offered a The agricultural entrepreneur date of November 13. A case before the Court of lost. Only much later did Thomas lease of Crieve, on condition was on his way. Thomas Beattie Session in Edinburgh over the Very recently the typescript Beattie call himself ‘Thomas he agreed to enclose and dyke, and his father finally succeeded contested sale of the ‘lands of has been edited by Professor Beattie of Muckledale’ where dividing it into fields of no more in buying Crieve in 1768 but Crieve’, owned by the late John Ted Cowan of the University he had taken up residence. than 40 acres. the terms of the sale remained Armstrong of Capelfoot, alerted of Glasgow and is available How he first came to express Although the land was hotly contested and not until Beattie to a commercial oppor - online in the University of an interest in Crieve is not described as ‘moss and muir’, 1785, 17 years later, was tunity. clear. At one time, the Carruthers Beattie’s possession finally con - Edinburgh Regional Ethnology On his way home on foot to Crieve was bought the next year family of Holmains Castle near firmed. Walking and of Scotland series under the title Milnholm from Makman, by William Elliot, an Edinburgh Dalton, an important county Why was Thomas Beattie so The Chronicles of Muckledale, the farmstead Macmaw at writer (solicitor). dynasty, held several set upon Crieve? What return the then spelling. Waterhead of Dryfe above Beattie thought the price too worship Although the typescript has Tundergarth farms: Crieve, high but in 1763 he took on the did he expect from it? And what Boreland, which his father had improvements did he make? THE next church service in an index, Cowan’s edition lacks Howdale, Newlands Hill and bought in 1751 he made a con - tack of Newlands Hill and Eskdalemuir will take place on one, which is regrettable because Capelfoot, along with Glaisters Howdale, surrendering them two Read the next instalment. Thursday, October 29. The service will be at 2pm in the Hub. The Water of Milk is straddled by the lands of Crieve People can get in touch with the Rev Robert Pickles if they have any suggestions for an alternative day or time. He would welcome any suggestions. Email him on [email protected]. uk If anyone would like to go out with the walking group, they can give their name to Ernie on [email protected] In the hall this Saturday David Mundell MP and Oliver Mundell MSP will hold a surgery by appointment only from 9.30am to 10.30am. To book an appointment, email maryann.benson@parliament. scot or ring 01576 203910. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 8, 2020 11 House captains, safety

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CANONBIE primary school pupils have stepped into a number of roles for the forthcoming year. Grace Ellwood and Jayden McVittie are the Esk house captains, Nathan Bulman and Robbie Graham the Tarras house captains and Riley Smith and Meredith Lacey the Liddle house captains. Libby Hall and Ally Hall are the play leaders and the digital leaders are Esme McLinden, Robbie Graham, Samantha Skillen, Megan Sheppard, Daniel Stevens, Evan Warbeck, Luke Rome, Jack Hall and Harry Cattermole. The eco leaders are Sophia Robertson, Hannah Imrie, Maisie Hay and Danielle Ward. The role of junior road safety officers has been taken on by Emily Rome, Sophie Carson, Amber Smith, Sophie Nichol, Campbell Graham, Sam Ellwood, Lucy Smith and Vinnie Utting. The members of the pupil council are Edith Graham, Joshua Graham, Erin Nicholson, Beth Wilson, Thomas Little, Amelia Smith and Bridget Carlile. Pupil Council Edith Graham, Joshua Graham, Erin Nicholson, Beth Wilson, Thomas Little, Amelia Smith and Bridget Carlile.

Eco Leaders Sophia Robertson, Hannah Imrie, Maisie Hay and Danielle Ward. Liddle house captains Riley Smith and Meredith Lacey Nathan Bulman and Robbie Graham, Tarras house captains

Junior Road Safety Officers Emily Rome, Sophie Carson, Amber Smith, Sophie Nichol, Campbell Graham, Sam Ellwood, Lucy Smith and Vinnie Utting. Grace Ellwood and Jayden McVittie, Esk house captains Libby Hall and Ally Hall are Canonbie Primary’s play leaders 112 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

NEW liBfe has been bereatheda into a utiful period piece period farmhouse, transforming it into a comfortable home and a holiday cottage. Billholm Farmhouse, on the road between Bentpath and Eskdalemuir, proved to be a challenging restoration for couple Richard Raine and Kieran McNally. They bought the property in May 2017 and took on the task of renovating the farmstead. The property, which came with seven acres of land, was sold by the Cutteridge family and Richie and Kieran set about the project while living there. Richie said: “Every ceiling and wall had to have new plasterboard and be replastered and skimmed. “A supporting wall was removed in the drawing room to open up the space and is now flooded with light. “It was a real labour of love,” said Richie, who gave up his job as a ware - house manager in Northumberland to project manage the build with his hus - The drawing room in in Billholm House Masterminds Richard and Kieran band Kieran who was commuting to London every week with his job at They revitalised the gardens by The coalhouse and adjacent outbuild - bookings came in again and we have BT. excavating and cutting back overgrown ing have been transformed into a holiday been full ever since. They enlisted the services of bushes to open up the view of the river let and from January 2018 they started “Most visitors have been from cities Langholm tradesmen, Maxwell and restored the original driveway. taking bookings through Air bnb. like Glasgow and Edinburgh and the Builders, KC Plumbing and electrician The original garden wall was two Richie said: “After we opened in north east. Michael Haining. feet high and they have raised it to January 2018, it really took off, with “We have had a lot of friends and The property was rewired and a com - eight feet to give them and their guests back-to-back bookings. family from Northumberland visit us, pletely new heating system was more privacy. “But then the pandemic hit in late too. installed, along with new plumbing to They also built an outside dining March and we were inundated with “They just love the peace and tran - create four bathrooms, including a area, complete with a fire for those cancellations. quillity of the valley which is what groundfloor shower room. summer evenings. “Once the lockdown measures relaxed, appeals to a lot of people.”

Above: Billholm House from the River Esk Above: Second floor bathroom Above: Main dining room Below: Holiday let lounge Below: Holiday let kitchen Below: Billholm house before the renovations www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday October 8, 2020 13 The E&L Gallery

An impressively composed autumnal photo by Zach Reid of Langholm Camera: Nikon D3400

The price had been slightly Beatinreducged beca use tmanyh of the edis - pandemic blues plays were not available and the Argyle and Southern Highlanders museum was being refurbished. Altogether, we spent about 90 minutes, mostly walking around the ramparts and chatting to the knowl - edgeable and friendly visitor staff. Don’t forget to take a stroll through the nearby cemetery when you come out but maybe more enjoy - ment is to be had when the castle is fully open. But for the whole time it felt COVID- safe, with masks worn indoors and social distancing when out in the Stirling Castle and the grounds. Wallace Monument We arrived at the Wallace September 2020 Monument but could not get an online slot so we called ahead and David and Fiona Patterson were told to visit because there of Langholm were slots available. to the top. And the view was has mostly been built over. It’s certainly an impressive monu - exhilarating. However, the area overlooking the A TWO-NIGHT stay in Stirling to ment and you can either walk from We had the entire area to our - Battle of Stirling Bridge was incred - selves and visibility was excellent, ibly evocative and it wasn’t hard, Above: break the COVID Blues turned the visitor centre to the monument A view from Stirling Castle out to be a good idea. or, if you are lucky, get the bus up. with fantastic 360-degree panoramic with a little imagination, to picture It was a chilly day when we arrived The walk is a steady climb, no views of the Trossachs and Ochil the scene as the English army were Left: Detail of the castle at the castle; our tickets were booked longer than 20 minutes. Hills to overlooking Stirling itself mercilessly cut down by Wallace without fuss online and, with no Once inside, you are treated to and the Bannockburn battle site of and his armies. It’s well worth a fuss, we were soon inside. displays on the three floors heading 1314, which is hard to pinpoint and visit. 14 Thursday October 8, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

SAVING pbeen ewoodyland runnsing pariallel tdo e wildlife tour deprived of an the Moray Firth. Icelandic cruise, There were a few familiar taking in Shetland birds flying around such as and Orkney, when the cruise siskin and treecreeper. Hcompany went into liquida - He showed us anthills and tion, Margaret Pool and I demonstrated how you could were looking for a replace - bring the ants to the surface ment getaway nearer home by spreading your hands writes Grace Baxter. slowly across the top of the Margaret discovered the anthill. Grant Arms Wildlife Hotel in It certainly worked, with Grantown-on-Spey was of - dozens of ants suddenly scur - fering a wildlife week in rying across its surface. September. Around the ponds were She phoned the hotel to some beautiful dragonflies, find out availability but we’d like the Southern Hawker left it a bit late in booking and the Common Darter. and were offered only three nights from Friday to Mon - Hydrum day. This, of course, is the sea - But we jumped at the son for fungi, of which we chance of an escape after saw a great variety, including six months of staying put. one I’d not come across pre - There were two guest viously, the hydrum, or wildlife experts and one local hedgehog, mushroom, so guide. One of them I’d seen called because, instead of often on TV so we elected to gills or pores, it has spines, join his wildlife and viewing like a hedgehog, under its walks. cap. He is Iolo Williams, the In the afternoon we drove Welsh naturalist and TV pre - along to Findhorn Bay to look senter. You may have seen for seabirds and, apart from on the Autumnwatch pro - the usual suspects, like red - grammes. shank and sandpiper, Iolo He is a most entertaining was pleased to show us os - and knowledgeable guide prey fishing in the distance. who is passionate about his He told us they were prob - A curlew feeds amongst the seaweed favourite bird, the hen ably birds passing through harrier. on their migration. We also

Canoeists observed by some grey Atlantic seals

our own Border Esk. They’d come across country Sharks from Ullapool as soon as they’d learned about the p res - In the afternoon Iolo told Iolo Williams us to hightail it to Nairn har - ence of the sharks, which bour where he’d heard there was lucky for me because I’d forgotten my binoculars. So Margaret was right in saw a large colony of grey were basking sharks. The sea was choppy and All in all, it was a lovely there to gain his support for Atlantic seals. break, albeit a short one. the weather showery but we our moorland buyout, of On Sunday Margaret and I The two birds I was hoping which he is already aware headed for the Anagach did see them zigzagging their to see for the first time, the and anxious to help publi - woods, just a stone’s throw way out at sea. crossbill and crested tit, cise. from the hotel, with walks Our viewing was courtesy proved to be as elusive as Our first outing on Saturday leading down to the River of a man and his young son ever. morning was with Iolo to the Spey. It’s the only Scottish with a telescope and really But what a great excuse river which flows faster than A hedgehog mushroom Culbin Forest, a huge coastal powerful binoculars. for a return visit. www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday October 8, 2020 15

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Buster Moon set the ball rolling by winning the senior graded and Bobby Moon took sixth place in the same race. Red Hot Bob followed up with a win in the open maidens to give them an unassailable tally of 13 points. Saturday at Newcastleton was a miserable day weatherwise. The light rain progressed into heavy rain as the day went on. The first trail was the seniors Kelso racecourse was a lucky course for Borders’ trainers last Sunday and it produced a surprise. a couple of possible races there The two championship leaders, Horseracing and we may even step him up Polaris and Class Mo Salah, hav - NUTS WELL repeated his to three miles for a crack at the ing had a big lead at the road Charlie Hall Chase.” crossing, were nowhere to be The winners at Teviothead are, left to right, Derrick Hill with Red Hot Bob, Carolyn Hill with Buster Moon and 2018 success when bagging the feature race at Kelso last Thirteeen-year-old Simply seen as the field appeared on the Tracey Hill with Bobby Moon Ned, a two-time winner of the finish. Sunday. led them out, with Time will Tell ond, with Lucky Charm in third. Delta Status, Matilda, Just William, race and a dual Grade 1 winner Tynemouth was in the lead but Ridden by Danny and Border Brow chasing hard. Fire Gem, Vinny Moon and Red Border Brow. 7 ran. 16.05. McMenamin and trained in in Ireland, was retired by his the fast-finishing Fire Gun soon Open maidens: Red Hot Bob, trainer Nicky Richards after passed him to win nicely. As they came on to the finish, Hot Bob took the other places. Northumberland by Ann Sportsman, Class Mo Salah, Lucky coming home last of the five Buster Moon ran well to take Diggle Boy and Time Will Tell The proceeds on the day went Hamilton, the 17-2 chance saw Charm, Donna's Pride, Fire Gem. 8 finishers. third, with Delta Scope and Delta were going stride for stride all to Macmillan Cancer Support off Ayr Right by a length and a ran. 16.40. Borders trainers Harriet Script taking the other places. the way down the hill. and a fantastic sum of £275 was half in the £25,000 NSPCC raised. Graham, Stuart Coltherd, Iain In the senior graded Buster But Diggle Boy showed his Newcastleton, School Service handicap chase. Thanks to sponsors C&D Auction Jardine and Alistair Whillans Moon and Castle Clansmen were determination by powering for - Saturday, October 3 Owner and trainer’s husband Marts, Norman Douglas and Sarah were all on the mark. contesting the lead all the way ward in the last few strides to Seniors: Fire Gun, Tynemouth, Buster Ian Hamilton said: “We were Laing for their sponsorship and Graham saddled Dancewith - but, by the time they came onto win by a couple of lengths. Moon, Fire Lass, Delta Scope, Delta genuinely worried about the support as well as all the members thewind, a most impressive the finish, Pirate Jake had got to Matilda was an easy third and Script. 8 ran. 23.29. ground and he was nearly a who generously donated. non-runner. winner of the second division the fore and held his lead all the Border Brow, Border Brae and Senior graded: Pirate Jake, Bobby way to the finish. “But, in the end, it was great of the Scottish Racing Academy Delta Status took the other tickets. Teviothead, Moon, Castle Clansman, Splendid Buster Moon ran on well for Saturday, September 26 Mikey, Fire Bolt. 5 ran. 24.29. see him win again. He is a handicap hurdle under Richard The final race was the open second and Castle Clansman was Seniors: Class Mo Salah, Polaris, Pups: Diggle Boy, Time Will Tell, little horse who travels and Johnson. third. maidens and local hound Sports - Delta Scope, Fire Gun, Tynemouth, Matilda, Border Brow, Border Brae, tries really hard. Linelee King was an emphatic Splendid Mikey and Fire Bolt man set off at a cracking pace. Fire Belle. 7 ran. 25.27. Delta Status. 8 ran. 12.20. “Danny gave him a great ride winner on his debut over jumps were a bit off the pace to claim He appeared on the finish on Senior graded: Buster Moon, Pirate Open maidens: Sportsman, Donna's and we never need to give him to complete a double for the fourth and fifth. his own and was well down the Jake, Fire Bolt, Splendid Mikey, Pride, Lucky Charm, Fire Gem, any instructions. four-time champion jockey in Diggle Boy is the form dog in hill before the others showed. Fire Lass, Bobby Moon. 6 ran. 26.45. Vinny Moon, Red Hot Bob. 8 ran. “We could go to Wetherby the William Hill Racecourse the pups at the moment and he Donna’s Pride was a clear sec - Pups: Diggle Boy, Time Will Tell, 12.55. later in the autumn. There are Bookmaker novices’ hurdle.

Parkour no obstacle Mixed results for jockeys mile, four-furlong handicap chase No Parkour Horseracing Such Number fell at the second fence. CONGRATULATIONS go to DALE Irving and his boss Maurice Irving rode Saint Arvans for Barnes E&L Langholm Academy S5 pupil Barnes took four runners to in the two-milc novices’ hurdle at Dean Armstrong who has Hexham last Friday, with mixed re - Kelso on Sunday and came fourth. SPORT

shown excellence in the sport sults. James Ewart Racing had two runners 1 4 of parkour. Irving rode the 125/1 Louloumills at Hexham. This training discipline uses into fourth place in the mares’ handicap Fostered Phil, the 8/11 favourite, movements which are developed hurdle over two miles, four furlongs. came in fifth under Brian Hughes nine There were 16 runners. and a half lengths adrift in the two- from military obstacle course 0 4

The 22/1 Farlam King took eighth mile novices’ hurdle. 7

training. 8 spot in the three-mile novices’ handicap Hughes rode Beat Box in the novices’ 3 Dean has been participating chase. handicap chase over one mile and 9 over the past year at Bonchester He was in the lead five fences from seven and a half lengths and came Bridge. home but at the penultimate fence third. 2

He recently came third in the was passed and weakened towards On the flat Jamie Gormley rode 7 4 1

Northern time trial finals for 13 the finish. Italian Breeze for Jedd O’Keeffe in a 7 to 17 year olds. In the two-mile novices’ hurdle Irving six-furlong stakes at Newmarket last 7 Dean said: “It is physically chal - had to pull up Roma Bangkok ap - Saturday and came 11th of the 27 Dean Armstrong comes third in finals lenging but I really enjoy it.” proaching the last and in the two- runners. 9 Published by Muckle Toon Media CIC - a Community Interest Company, at their offices, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH. Telephone 013873 80012 Price 80p