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WE ARE YOUR FREE INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL LED MAGAZINE DELIVERED TO YOUR LETTERBOX and windermere NOW BY ROYAL MAIL ISSUE 35 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 18 - www.nowmags.co.uk COMMUNITY - PEOPLE - EVENTS - NEWS - MUSIC - ARTS - ENTERTAINMENT - NATURE - BUSINESS - FOOD & DRINK - INTERIORS FEEL ALIVE WITH LAKES ALIVE Who will look after your affairs if you can’t? Becoming unable to manage your own affairs decisions about health matters such as where doesn’t just happen to the elderly – it can you live, or your care or medical treatment. happen at any stage in life. 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We would like to say a huge “ Thomson Hayton Winkley, whether it be over thank you to everyone at THW and would telephone, email or whenever we had to pop definitely recommend their services! The Lettings Team in! Diane has been amazing and nothing is too Mr W, Landlord Windermere Office 25B Crescent Road Windermere LA23 1BJ T. 015394 47825 Kendal Office Grange-over-Sands Office Kirkby Lonsdale Office 112 Stricklandgate, Palace Buildings, Main Street, 29 Main Street, Kendal, LA9 4PU Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6AB Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2AH T. 01539 815700 T. 015395 33335 T. 015242 71999 www.thwestateagents.co.uk Letter from the Editor The next edition is the big, bumper Christmas edition. The deadline of 2nd November means the paper will be out by 26th November so please don’t miss the chance to place adverts, notices and so on. Why not send in your ideas for our Christmas pub crawl around Kendal in the next issue. What would be your ideal route. Which pubs are your favourite? To get an idea, take a look at the Langdale pub crawl which appears in this issue on page 28. A Kendal advertiser said to me recently that she liked to advertise with in Kendal Now because it is full of local news about Kendal, so people do actually read it from cover to cover, rather than throw it away. 04 Not only that we go through the letterbox of every single home in Kendal. Why not advertise your business through the pages of Kendal Now - please 04 COMMUNITY get in touch or find out more at nowmags.co.uk. Thanks to the team who work so hard to put this together for the community of Kendal. 14 ARTS & MUSIC Chris, Evie and Glenn P.S. if you have news or events for the next edition 09 18 HEALTH & LEISURE (our Christmas edition) then please send it in before 2nd November. 22 ENVIRONMENT & NATURE [email protected] 24 SCHOOLS 01539 53 54 54 26 WHAT’S ON Issue Deadline 30 CLASSIFIEDS WN36 2 NOVEMBER PRODUCED BY: 2, Imperial House, Main St. Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6DP OPEN 9AM-3PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 16 www.nowmags.co.uk [email protected] 01539 53 54 54 FOOD DRINK great reasons to advertise PARTIES in the Christmas Edition! 5 CHRISTMAS 1 No other local news publication EDITION offers 100% coverage of Kendal FAMILY (15,000 homes) GIFTS REUNION 2 Our publication is a great mix of relevant advertising and articles which gives it a longer shelf life DEADLINE 2 NOVEMBER 3 Delivered for FREE through the letterbox Call or email for more information on how we 4 Supported by local news can help you and your business grow. and editorial 01539 53 54 54 | [email protected] 5 FREE advert design and advice www.nowmags.co.uk [email protected] | 01539 53 54 54 3 COMMUNITY 47,000 steps… Kendal residents Katherine and Jamie Kilpatrick were among over 100 keen hikers who set out on Saturday 1st September to tackle a British Heart Foundation fundraising fell walk like no other. The Lakes 8 Peak Challenge involves summiting eight the group were certainly Lakeland fells whilst covering lucky enough to catch the a distance of more than 17 sunshine at the top of their miles and an impressive total first summit, Rossett Pike, England’s highest point, Jamie and Katherine have ascent of over 1600m, all at 651m above sea level. Scafell Pike, at 978m, raised nearly £2000 in aid of within 12 hours and across a However it was downhill frustratingly for the group, the British Heart Foundation, rugged and remote landscape. from that point (in terms of visibility was zero. However money that will go towards With an early start on weather if not topography!). this didn’t dampen spirits, funding life-saving medical the Saturday morning, As they climbed steadily and the walkers went on to research. Eight summits Jamie, Katherine and their higher over challenging complete their challenge, and over 47000 steps companions set off at 7 mountainous terrain, battling the elements to tick later, they took pleasure in o’clock in the morning from bagging the tops of Allen off Great End, Esk Pike removing their walking boots Great Langdale, following Crags, Ill Crag and Broad and one final Wainwright, at the end of this incredible a safety briefing and fitness Crag, the weather turned Bowfell, before descending achievement, but haven’t tests. They say the early against them, and by back to Langdale, exhausted ruled out lacing them back bird catches the worm, and the time they achieved but exhilarated. up for a future challenge! up to Christmas. Many of Boxes of them have never in their Eden & South lives had a gift. Many Hope Plea have never had a toy. Lakeland Credit It may be the middle Please start looking Union needs you of summer, but it is for empty shoeboxes time to bring you news and shoebox bargains We are of Cumbria's 2018 such as toys, games, looking for Christmas shoebox fun items, hygiene and any members campaign, covering stationary items, warm who have Eden, South Cumbria hat scarf gloves socks, been helped and Furness. sweets. by ESLCU, The benefits of being a The campaign runs who would “local” charity are that a from Nov 1st – 12th and like to share team of 7 from Cumbria to do, doesn’t have to more information will be their story to and North Lancashire cost a lot of money, and released in the Autumn help others. takes the shoeboxes and it really does make a as to where you can We have been brings pictures and stories difference to a child who drop off your shoebox approached by the BBC team of back of the children who has none of the basics in November, together ‘Matter of Life and Debt’, to see if receive them. we take for granted. with the £2 donation for we have any stories they could use As a small charity we The boxes contain transport costs. There in the next series, they are filming have no staff to pay, so educational supplies such will be several drop off in this area in October. any surplus funding goes as pens and pencils, toys points local to you in So this could be your moment! towards longer term (such as dolls, cars and Kendal and Windermere! If you would like to help us, to educational support for tennis balls), sweets and For more help others who are in financial these children to improve hygiene items such as information, visit hardship, please contact Stephen their lives through face cloths and soap. boxesofhopecumbria. Thorpe the manager of Eden & education. For these children co.uk or contact South Lakeland Credit Union he Children and adults alike there is none of the us by email: info@ would love to hear from you.