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Langholm Moor Crowdfunding Appeal THE total raised is climb - ing and if you would like Four months to raise to add a donation, go to www.gofundme.com/f/lan gholm-moor-buyout The Langholm Initiative must raise £6.4m to buy £5.4m to buy our moor 10,500 acres of land to create the Tarras Valley Langholm offered £1m grant but time is tight to raise the rest Nature Reserve. ONE million pounds has been awarded to the Langholm John Muir Trust, Rewilding Moor community buy-out which must raise £6.4m in Britain, RSPB Scotland, Trees total to buy 10,500 acres of land from Buccleuch. for Life and The Woodland Trust. And Kevin Cumming, The Scottish Land Fund (SLF) The nature reserve would re - Langholm Initiative Project Two ice creams made the award to the Langholm store globally-important peat - Leader, said Initiative, which is running the lands and ancient woods, es - The SLF is funded by the Scot - project, but this is £2m short of tablish new native woodlands tish government and delivered make a summer what it applied for. and ensure a vital haven for in partnership by the National - £5.4m goal The community now has only iconic wildlife, including much- Lottery Community Fund and until the end of October to raise persecuted hen harriers. Highlands & Islands Enterprise. the remaining £5.4m; otherwise, The Initiative is urging people Colin Smyth, South Scotland the SLF will withdraw its grant. to support its Go Fund Me MSP, said: “This is fantastic A crowdfunder was launched crowdfunding appeal at www.go - news and a real recognition of recently and has so far raised fundme.com/langholm-moor- the vision and hard work of £85,000, along with a £100,000 buyout. Kevin and everyone involved. donation from the John Muir In its first few weeks this has Trust. raised £85,000 from more than Ambition If successful, the Initiative will 1,200 donors. “It is a vote of confidence in create the Tarras Valley Nature Major funders are being the ambition shown in the plans Reserve. It would be southern sought. Kevin Cumming, project to create the nature reserve. Scotland’s largest community leader, said: “We appreciate the “There is still a long way to buy-out. offer from the SLF. It leaves us go but I hope this substantial Margaret Pool, Initiative chair - with a long way to go to succeed grant acts as a real catalyst to woman, said: “We very much but we’re excited to work on bring in more funding. appreciate the SLF’s award. securing the rest of the fund - “Raising the extra funds needed “It’s well below the £3m we ing. will be challenging, given the applied for but we know these Lauren Davidson and Emilia Graham are all smiles grant was lower than applied with their long-awaited Pelosi’s ice creams are difficult times. Unprecedented for. “We’re keen to hear from peo - “But if governments on both Purchase ple or organisations who can sides of the border are serious ALL roads led to the Kilngreen in Langholm last “The award is time-limited so help us seize this unprecedented about supporting the economic Sunday afternoon. we have just months to raise opportunity to create something recovery and moving us out of Locals and visitors celebrated the return of Pelosi’s the rest for the once-in-a lifetime truly special for our children the recession about to hit us, ice cream van. purchase. and future generations. this is the type of project they It was an appropriately hot afternoon and lots of fam - “Langholm Moor holds huge “We’re hugely grateful for the should support. ilies excitedly joined the long queue to buy their cultural significance to us and wonderful donations to our "South of Scotland Enterprise favourite ice creams. we’re working tirelessly to bring crowdfunder, which have shown has a role to play and I hope In charge were Sophie Jarzyna and dad, Steven. this land into community own - such amazing support, and for Buccleuch will show some flex - All the necessary health precautions were in place. ership as part of a groundbreak - the positive engagement from ibility in the asking price. Everyone was pleased to be out in the sunshine as ing project to tackle climate Buccleuch.” change, boost nature restoration restrictions continue to ease and people can once The project has gained the AMOUNT PLEDGED and support community regen - backing of leading charities, in - again enjoy a summer treat. > Turn to Page 2 TO DATE eration.” cluding Borders Forest Trust, £185,000 THE ESKDALE & LIDDESDALE ADVERTISER • Owned by the Community, Published for the Community 2 Thursday June 18, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

Funeral Services Church Notices A helping hand CANONBIE UNITED Advice for food, drink and hospitality FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s & LIDDESDALE SAVOUR the Flavours, Dumfries New Memorials supplied PARISH CHURCHES and Galloway’s food and Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning Although Covid-19 has drink brand, hosts an industry, meant our doors are closed knowledge-sharing meeting this we remain available to offer Tuesday to help businesses restart support where we can. successfully as lockdown eases. David W. Erskine Please contact the Session The session is led by Sandra Reid Briery Bank, Ewes, Langholm Clerks on 013873 25255 or of Fare Consulting who is an expert Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 [email protected]. in the food, drink and hospitality Canonbie Treasurer Fiona sectors and is volunteering to help Smith has received the new businesses recover. weekly offering envelopes. Sandra will focus on interpreting FUNERAL If you would like to receive the industry COVID-19 guidance yours or wish to donate by and offer practical suggestions for DIRECT ORS business restart. For a Personal Service bank transfer please contact her on 013873 71616 or She said: “Collaboration is the [email protected] key to success at this time and Hedle y and Tur nbull for details. Savour the Flavours’ approach to 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 sharing knowledge and ideas is a All Services fantastic resource for the region’s CANCELLED food and drink businesses. until further notice “I’ve worked with the Association of Scotland’s Visitor Attractions and Happy Birthday other industry groups recently on on- line training and business support. “From the smallest sole trader to large national operators, everyone Sandra Reid of Fare Consulting will host a webinar for the food and drink and in the industry is struggling. hospitality sectors for Dumfries and Galloway businesses LANGHOLM, “Food and drink businesses urgently need guidance now to sup- ESKDALEMUIR, with other business owners. group, said: “Businesses need help port their reopening plans. For some boolers EWES & WESTERKIRK Liz Ramsay of Savour the Flavours now and we need to move quickly “My webinar has been developed said: “This is what Savour the and decisively to give business own- the years go fast PARISH CHURCHES specifically for Savour the Flavours Flavours is all about; people coming ers as much support, data, knowledge and Dumfries and Galloway’s busi- and now for With no services the together to help each other and right and expertise as we can to make nesses. church is getting little or now our businesses need all the sure they can take confident, Nemo no income. Viability help they can get. informed decisions as they reopen 49 have past If you wish to donate by “It will look at steps to reopening Savour the Flavours has undertaken after lockdown. making a bank transfer in light of the COVID-19 guidance, a range of business support activities “We know the hospitality sector please contact the trea - with practical advice on operational since it relaunched a few weeks in particular is going to face some surer, David Johnstone, and safety requirements, staff and ago. serious challenges in restarting. It’s The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser on the phone numbers be - customer welfare and assessing A major regional survey into con- a deeply worrying time for many is part funded by the following low and he will supply commercial viability.” sumer buying intentions is underway people working in the industry. organisations along with and has attracted more than 1,000 “Our whole economy is based necessary details. The session will be on Zoom and charitable trusts and individuals is free for any food, drink or hospi- responses within two days. mainly on small and micro- from the community of Langholm. tality business in Dumfries and The findings will be shared with businesses and self-employed people Tel: 013873 80859. Supported by the Galloway to attend. Booking is open businesses and business support so our economy is more structurally Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group Mobile. 07543 179469 now on organisations to help inform eco- fragile than in many areas. which is funded by ScottishPower Renewables nomic recovery. “But it also means our businesses Ewe Hill Windfarm All Services www.savourtheflavours.co.uk CANCELLED Businesses will have the oppor- Lorna Young of Savour the can be nimble, move quickly and Cunhatirlit yfu nrot.h SeCr Ono11ti9c4e 6 tunity to ask specific questions and Flavours, who is also a member of adapt more easily to these changed share knowledge and experience Scotland’s food tourism recovery times.”

Leader The Scottish D & G Government Call for Duke to lower the price > From Page 1 independent body and the government has no input to the Scottish Rural The European “Buccleuch has worked well decision-making process, I have Development Agricultural Fund with the community so far and written to the Roseanna Programme for Rural Developmenrt now would not be the time for it Cunningham, cabinet secretary to be on the wrong side when it for environment, climate change comes to community ownership. and land reform. The Duke could well afford to “I told her of my concerns and forgo some of the asking price to asked whether there was anything SUPPORTING OUR seal a deal.” else the government could do to Joan McAlpine, South Scotland help. MSP, welcomed the announcement “I’ve also written to South of but is disappointed that the Ini - Scotland Enterprise to ask for its tiative failed to receive the full support. amount it asked for. “This is a very valuable project She said: “£1m is a lot of money which will bring an important but they now face a huge challenge ecological asset into public own - to find the rest so they can draw ership, preserving it for generations down this grant in the timescale to come. I’m determined to do allowed. what I can to make sure it A male hen harrier hunts on Langholm Moor. These persecuted birds will have “Although the SLF is an succeeds.” a safe haven if a nature reserve is created Photo by John Wright Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday June 18, 2020 3 New cases are at zero THERE are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dumfries and Galloway and Villagers land £850k the Scottish Borders. Figures released by the Scottish government at 12pm Land Fund award will enable Newcastleton to buy Holm Hill on Tuesday revealed the good NEWCASTLETON is closer to get us to where we are today. news. to its dream of buying 750 “The culmination of all that The number of people in acres of land next to the village work results in being awarded intensive care in both regions is after it was awarded £850,000. the capital to buy land next to fewer than five. The Newcastleton & District our village. In Dumfries and Galloway Community Trust received the “Community ownership of this there have been 44 deaths in funding from the Scottish Land land, much of it still used today total and the number of in- Fund, enabling it to buy the as it was more than 225 years patients, who have recovered, land on the Tarras Water and ago, gives us all a bigger, brighter is 96. Holmhill Estate from Buccleuch. and more sustainable future. The government reported on The land is important strate - Tuesday that there had been 15 Leisure gically to Newcastleton, allowing “This will continue to include new confirmed cases and five the community control over its farming but the community people, who had tested development. wants to develop new leisure positive, had died. This is particularly important and renewable sectors, spreading The number of people tested after devastating floods hit the the benefits of community own - in Scotland was 213,527 and, village in February this year. ership to residents.” of those, 195,482 had tested Control of land around the vil - The trust wants to take this negative, while 18,045 had lage will help with flood pre - opportunity to thank the com - tested positive. vention, while development plans This is an underestimate of munity of Newcastleton. will allow for improved public In a statement it said: “Without the number of cases. Not access, an energy network, sym - John Lamont, left, and Rachael Hamilton, Liddesdale’s MSP meet Greg Cuthbert, community council vice-chair - everyone with the virus their passion and drive, none of man, and Barbara Elborn, secretary, to discuss the Holm Hill purchase pathetic development of forestry this would have happened and displays symptoms and not all Benny Higgins, executive the trust has been able to secure and continued farming. we now all have an enormous of those with symptoms will be in allowing the community time chairman at Buccleuch, said: the funding to buy Holm Hill. The trust has played a vital opportunity to grow and develop tested. to prepare our bid. “We are delighted that the trust “The community will soon role in supporting its community, our community. Of the people, who tested “They worked with us to over - has been successful in securing have ownership of a large part firstly, through the flooding, “We would also like to thank positive, 3,929 in-patients had come the challenges presented funding and this is a major mile - of their surroundings. then the COVID-19 crisis, the Scottish Land Fund for been discharged since March 5. and went the extra mile when stone for them to reach. offering practical help with hard - believing in our vision and we asked them to. On Monday there were 567 “Community aspirations are Exciting ship and well-being. awarding the funds to secure “Before lockdown, I met the people in hospital. Altogether, at the heart of Buccleuch’s val - 2,453 had died. Steve Hartley, trust chairman, this land. Priceless community council to discuss said: “Over the last 12 months “We thank Buccleuch for their “We cannot express what own - ues and when we announced in this project and their plans for a mammoth amount of work constructive and pro-active ing the Holm Hill means to us May last year that we wanted the land they will be buying. has been done by many people approach as well as their patience all; to us it is priceless.” to sell property on the Borders “They are very exciting and Estate, Buccleuch was fully could bring more visitors. committed to engaging with “Of course, many projects will local bodies to assess their ap - directly benefit people from the petite for buying the land.” village such as the planned new “The trust displayed a tenacity clubhouse at the golf course. and willingness to co-operate “I look forward to seeing Church’s technicolour coat and that has made the discus - the plans progress and the sions an enjoyable process.” Newcastleton community con - John Lamont, Liddesdale’s tinue to thrive.” MP, added: “It’s great news that

Canonbie United parish church is lit in rainbow colours by Chris Jones and Glen Cavers of Centre Stage Community Theatre 4 Thursday June 18, 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 Muirhall helps clubs Fault reporting (potholes/street - lights etc) ...... 0800 042 0188 Langholm Town Hall/Library .. 013873 80255 Dumfries and Galloway bus timetables www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables Scottish Borders Council .... 0330 100 1800 out of hours ..01896 752 111 Scottish Borders bus timetables ...... www.scotborders.gov.uk

UTILITIES Scottish Water ...... 0800 0778 778 ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk Scottish Power ...... 105 .....www.scottishpower.co.uk Scottish Gas emergency .... 0800 111 999 National Rail enquiries ...... 03457 484 950 ...... www.nationalrail.co.uk Floodline SEPA ...... 03000 996 699 Langholm Pipe Band has been awarded £5,000 from Muirhall Energy Westerkirk Horticultural Society also received a grant from the Crossdykes Windfarm ...... www.sepa.org.uk Amey (A7) ...... 0800 042 0188 TWO more groups in Eskdale Jason Morin, project manager, thank you to every group or drum cases, Gelngarry hats, cap group of Danish Scouts. ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse have benefited financially, said: “We opened the fund to individual for taking the time badges, drum sticks and more. The RH Youth Organisation .amey.co.uk thanks to a windfarm devel - applications more than seven to apply and apologise to those The committee of the Benty received £2,000. It is a theatre opment near Langholm. months ago when construction who were unsuccessful on this show will put its funds towards and an outdoor adventure charity POST OFFICES Langholm Pipe Band has been occasion but we’d love to hear the show’s running costs. which offers young people aged Langholm .....013873 81109 of the windfarm began. Newcastleton ..013873 75361 awarded £5,000 and Westerkirk from them in the future should Its largest cost is the hire of five to 17 a safe, welcoming Canonbie ...... 013873 71348 Horticultural Society has Overwhelmed a new fund become available.” marquees, which increases and nurturing environment to Rowanburn ...013873 71542 received £2,000 from Muirhall “We’ve been overwhelmed by A full list of all recipients are yearly, and this will cover those build confidence, social skills, Energy which is building a wind - the fantastic applications we at www.muirhallenergy.co.uk costs. life skills and independence. HOSPITALS farm at Crossdykes. had during that period. The pipe band will use the The Benty show has been can - Lockerbie Bowling Club was D&G Royal Infirmary The interim fund was set up “We have had the pleasure of money to help renew and celled this year but will be bigger awarded £3,585 to help buy and ...... 01387 246246 meeting so many varied, inter - Cumberland Infirmary to help groups in the Langholm enhance the band’s kit and and better for 2021. install an automated watering ...... 01228 523444 and Lockerbie areas during its esting and active groups doing appearance. Three groups in Lockerbie system for the playing surface Borders General Hospital ... construction period. It was worth great things in their respective Items include jackets and were also awarded grants. of the green and buy eight sets 01896 826000 £100,000 and was on a first- communities. waistcoats, tartan cloth, hide Lockerbie Scout Group was of bowls for juniors and juve - Thomas Hope Hospital come, first-served basis. “I would just like to say a big zip pipe bags, socks, chanters, given £400 to host a visit by a niles...... 013873 80417

DOCTORS Langholm .....013873 83100 Newcastleton ..013873 75100 Have your say on the issues affecting our area. You can write to us at Canonbie .....013873 71313 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH or NHS24 ...... 111 Letters to the editor email your comments to [email protected] CHURCHES Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and to see where the world’s For example, there are trade the debate. Westerkirk Parish churches economies are to be positioned. talks with the USA, mainly, I Although three quarters of the Ms Joy Lunn Session clerk ...07584 357180 Come hell or Brexit, after all, has been suspect, on the issue of food nations of the UK are advocating Canonbie United Parish church achieved. imports from the USA and not a different course, this means Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 The leader of the much on exports to the USA nothing because Westminster, Liddesdale Parish church high water Confederation of British Industry other than an invitation to come which, to all effective purpose, THERE are four nations Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge (CBI) says that, because the and take over our NHS, through is an English parliament, will 07469 397065 within the UK, treated equally government is determined there outsourcing contracts. always dictate. as we were told during the will be no extension request, it To me it is simple. The UK We have in our regions three SCHOOLS 2014 Scottish Independence has food, animal welfare, MPs, all Tory. One, Alister Jack, Langholm Primary will just have to try to prepare campaign. accordingly. national health and other stan - is the Secretary of State so he ...... 013873 80900 Well, now we are in the face Straight away, Michael Gove, dards which protect us all. If will not jeopardise his position Langholm Academy of a plague with subsequent ...... 013873 80418 minister for the cabinet office, the USA or any other nation or career. economic and social lockdown Newcastleton springs up and spins this as an wishes to sell anything to us, Another, David Mundell, is a ...... 013873 75240 consequences and a 20 per cent endorsement that the CBI they must conform to our stan - former Secretary of State and Canonbie reduction in GDP and large supports the government’s dards and accept that our public must surely have his eye on a ...... 013873 71336 companies giving notice that position. services are not up for sale. peerage. they will shed thousands of CHEMISTS This is the same Michael Gove Anyway, to return to my first The third is John Lamont who, good, well-paid, real jobs when Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm who declared Johnson was paragraph. Three of the four having changed sides over the furlough subsidies have ...... 013873 80220 unfit to be Prime Minister and nations, which make up the UK, Brexit, must be eying favour Monday to Friday gone. wouldn’t serve, as did quite a have requested that an extension and perhaps promotion to sec - 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. We learn that, regardless, the number of Conservative MPs. to the transitional period of the retary of state. Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. UK government, or should I Boots Pharmacy, Longtown He’s clever is Mr Gove; Uriah UK’s exit from the EU should Any opinions or thoughts, say the inner cabal of ...... 01228 792859 Heap, though, comes to my be requested and the time especially from your readers, Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. Cummings/Johnson, is to press mind. granted be used to hammer out although our MP might provide Saturday 9am-5pm. on, having left the EU without a relationship for future gener - his own and not the usual party reason or argument. Westminster ations. line he puts out. DENTISTS You might think it would be There will be no meaningful It appears to me that the Mark Buddy .013873 80521 Michael Clarke Emergency - outside opening hours sensible to just take a deep debate in Westminster. This has English “highest today” and Hillside Crescent 01461 202508 breath and pause for a year or been effectively neutered by general natural supremacy and Langholm so to take track in 2021/2022 this government. exceptionalist attitude is leading Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday June 18, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Latimers More rural housing reopens LANGHOLM: Latimers opens its doors to shoppers again today. The popular store has been shut for 12 weeks during lock - options are needed down, the longest period of clo - More houses and more affordable homes will benefit everyone sure since it first opened 138 years ago. development land prices and to share the risks and rewards SCOTLAND’S reliance on the ______speculative private develop - house prices. of development.” ment model will not help to The second was an investiga - Professor Russel Griggs, chair - achieve the level of new homes tion by ChamberlainWalker man of South of Scotland needed or help build more Economics into land banking Enterprise, said: “Working as Extension affordable homes. which found no evidence of de - Team South of Scotland in The whole system needs fun - velopers land-banking sites with response to COVID-19, it is proposal damental reform, according to planning permission. crucial to look not only at the the Scottish Land Commission. Speculative immediate response but also to CANONBIE: Catherine Wylie The commission has published of Lyn-Ash, Watchill Road is The most significant finding our future prosperity. a new Land Focus paper and a seeking planning permission to of the commission’s research series of reports about land for Ambitious alter and extend the existing was that the speculative private housing. “We’re committed to being garage to form a garden room It argues that land must be development model was not well ambitious, think differently and and store at the property. suited to increasing the supply used more effectively to benefit harness opportunities to build ______of new homes, especially in every resident. our economy and attract people The paper outlines the pivotal rural Scotland where develop - ment costs tended to be higher. to live, work and invest in and role of land in delivering new visit the area. homes and better communities While housing supply had “We want to build on the find - Police and touches on issues such as gradually increased since a low The old Ford Mill in Langholm, pictured in 2010, has planning permission ings of the Good Economy the relationship between land point after the 2007/8 recession, for more than two dozen houses but has never been developed report and the consultation we warning prices and house prices, land the number of new homes built Shona Glenn, the commis - best serve the public interest. did with our communities to REGION: Police are warning banking and speculative house - was not yet back to pre-recession sion’s head of policy, said: “This is not to imply a reduced of a rise in vulnerable people levels. have a range of housing options building. “Market forces alone cannot role for private enterprise, which being targeted by cold callers. It is published concurrently Since that recession, there had available to attract people to and will not deliver the high- is experiencing the impact of People are offering work in with three research reports that been a growing intergenerational live in and work here. gardens and homes but, once quality places which are so fun - the pandemic, but rather the examine in-depth, different gulf between housing ‘haves’ “We’ll work in partnership to in the house, they steal cash or aspects of the system. (older homeowners) and ‘have damental to human well-being need for the public sector to do all we can to make sure that personal items. Ring 101 before The first examined the rela - nots’ (younger people living in because what is economically adopt a more pro-active ap - happens in the best interest of agreeing to anything. tionship between residential private rented housing). rational does not necessarily proach and a greater willingness our population and economy.” Latimers of Langholm 51 High Street • Langholm • DG13 0JH • 013873 80265 • www.la mersoflangholm.co.uk Reopening Thursday 18th June

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They will cover everything are every Wednesday until stocked 15 per cent of Scotch “I want to applaud Morrisons, from sourcing finance and buy - August 5 and on from 8pm to beef and 19 per cent of Scotch Aldi and Lidl which have recog - ing farmland to building rela - 9pm. While live attendance is Lamb last November, has now nised this and have stocked tionships and tackling climate encouraged, recordings will be reduced its supplies of the increased quantities of Scottish change. available online afterwards. Scottish quality brand to 13 per meat products. Climate change expert Frank For more details or to book a cent of Scotch Beef and zero “All Scottish politicians should M Mitloehner, a professor and place visit www.fas.scot/news/ per cent of Scotch Lamb. support our farmers, producers air quality specialist from the a-new-start/ Morrisons has raised its supply and consumers by protecting University of California, will SRUC is using Google Earth from 70 per cent of Scotch Beef our quality meat brand. talk about the cow carbon cycle satellite imagery to offer virtual to 78 per cent and Scotch Lamb “I also call on supermarkets and the role livestock plays in tours of its upland research from 75 to 78 per cent. in Scotland to, as far as possible, the challenge of nourishing a farms Kirkton and Auchtertyre This increase has been wel - stock Scottish meat products. growing global population. in Perthshire. comed by Emma Harper, South “Since my election, I have Other speakers include Usually, farm and research Scotland MSP. fought to ensure that, after the Andrew Marchant, an award- staff at the Hill & Mountain She has also applauded the UK leaves the EU, our produce winning new entrant, who will Research Centre host two or fact that Aldi and Lidl have is protected from cheap and talk about the relationships he three visits a week. chosen to champion the Quality inferior imitations from other has developed building and run - Given the current restrictions, Meat Scotland products of countries by ensuring it remains ning Clonhie with his wife, they have come up with a novel Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and protected through protected Aileen, and Alistair Christie, a way to highlight some of the Scotch Pork with 100 per cent geographical indication status, partner at Galbraiths, who has activities on the farms. in their stores. currently provided by the EU.” a wealth of experience in the John Holland, upland ecolo - She said: “I’m concerned that Ms Harper complained that sale and purchase of farmland. gist, has used an extensive photo Aldi boasts 100% Quality Meat Scotland products on its shelves the quantities of these products Alister Jack, Scottish secretary Kirsten Williams, sheep and library to develop three virtual have diminished on the shelves and Dumfries and Galloway beef consultant at SAC tours looking at the biodiversity CONCERNS have been raised details the Scotch percentage of some of the country’s leading MP, and David Mundell, Consulting, said: “We have de - management and cultural history over a lack of Scotch Beef, by range of retailer at the large supermarkets. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and signed this series to replace and archaeology of the farms Scotch Lamb and Specially supermarket chains of Tesco, “They should support Scottish Tweeddale MP, failed to protect face-to-face meetings. and the public or ecosystem Selected Scotch Pork on the Asda, Co-op, Sainsbury’s, food and drink brands and farm - Scottish farmers by voting “It will take people, who are services they provide. shelves of some major super - Morrisons, Lidl and Aldi. ers, now more than ever, and against measures in the UK starting a new venture, on a The tours are at markets in Dumfries and Tesco, which supplied up to give customers quality, agriculture bill which would journey from sourcing finance bit.ly/3h3g5BO on Google Galloway. 87 per cent Scotch Beef and 67 Scottish-reared produce. protect farmers and prevent the and acquiring land to building Chrome, if using a desktop and The situation was published per cent Scotch Lamb last “Scotland has been interna - population from being offered relationships, resilient systems laptop, or on mobile phones. in The Scottish Farmer which November, had zero of the same tionally recognised for having cheap, imported food. 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C&D Auction Marts Ltd held the week - Blackface £51 Whithaugh. Over Cassock and to 132p from Halls - Dutch Texel 227p Croft House. Charollais Principal price (per head): Texel £100 Hall. Charollais £108 Mid Upper Priest - ly sale of ewes and hoggs with lambs at The mart held the fortnightly sale of ford. 217p Loaningfoot. Cheviot Mule 216p, Headshaw Farm Cottage, £96 Millhouse, side. Bluefaced Leicester £97 Burgh foot at Longtown on Tuesday, June 9. store cattle on Tuesday, June 9. A nice Another large show of 1,549 spring 215p, 212p Dormansteads. Oxford 207p £92 West Millhills, £90 Watch Currock. Head. Cheviot Mule £96 Inmay, £89 A great entry of 516 sold to an ex - entry of store cattle sold at recent rates lambs was forward to the same ring of Guards. Beltex £92 Dundraw, £87, £84 Snade. Errington Red House. Mule £93, £92 tremely keen ring of buyers as shows of to a busy ringside of buyers. The sale competitive buyers ensuring all classes Principal price (per head): Texel £119.50 Cheviot £89 The Shaws, £80 Jerriestown Errington Red House, £86 Bowanhill, ewes and lambs dry up at other centres. topped at £1,025 and £1,020 for Limousin were well bid, albeit less on the week. Colinton Mains, £119 Swallows Barn, & Mains of Machermore. Mule £85 £82 Newton of Dryffe, £81 Roanstree. A large show of Continental hoggs with bullocks shown by CT & J Wigham, The sale topped at 251p for a fantastic £115 Kilnford Croft, £110 Colinton Mallsgate Hall, £83 Drinkstone. Suffolk Hampshire £92 Mains of Balhall. North lambs sold well to a top of £106 a life Hethermill, Kirklinton. Young bulls sold pen of Beltex lambs consigned by CJ Mains. Beltex £112 Swallows Barn, £100 £84 Lyneholm, £84, £80 Drinkstone, Country Cheviot £84 Golden Lane, £83 from Messrs MacTaggart, Station Yard at £770 for Angus and Simmentals from Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries with Upper Tinwald & Bowsden Moor. Suffolk £80 Sceugh Dyke, Haythwaite Lane & Larkhall, £82, £81 Logie Farm. who sold others at £100 and £99. Waterhead of Dryfe, Lockerbie. top price per head of £119.50 for Texel £108, £107 Sceugh Dyke, £106 Kilnford Demense. Blackface £80 Bowanhill. Light ewes: Kendal Rough £72 One of the highlights of the sale was We would like to thank all vendors lambs from B & J Dawson, Colinton Croft, £103 Evening Hill, £100 Fenton. A smaller show of 1,505 ewes was Beechcroft. Blackface £71 Drumreach, the annual consignment of hoggs with and buyers for their co-operation in these Mains, Edinburgh. Overall average 218.0p Charollais £100 Newhope & Loaningfoot. forward to the usual ring of competitive £69 Bowanhill, £68 Over Cassock, £67 lambs from R J Muir, Low Stanley who difficult times. Next sale is on Tuesday, (SQQ 218.4p). Cheviot Mule £93 Dormansteads. buyers ensuring all classes maintained Breckon Hill. Cheviot £69, £66 Drum - sold 156 sheep to top at £96 and average June 23. Please contact John Walton on For further advice on marketing your The sale topped at 205p for Beltex last week’s high rates of return, with reach, £66 Beechcroft. £84.35. 07880 527 066 or Sam Hogg 07584 207 livestock in these difficult times please hoggs from J M Wharton & Son, Snade, lean and light ewes in serious demand Rams: Suffolk £134 Chapel, £132 Principal prices. Hoggs with singles: 323 for entries or enquiries. do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers: Dunscore with a top price per head of and short of purchaser requirements. Saughland. Texel £114 Inkstack, £110 Texel £106, £100, £99 Station Yard, £96, The mart had forward 3,639 sheep John Walton 07880527066; Nick Wood - £100 for Texel hoggs shown by ASL Topping the sale at £178 were Texel Drumreach, £104, £102 Saughland, £100 £95, £93 Low Stanley, £92 Station Yard comprising 585 prime hoggs, 1,549 prime mass 07584200489; Sam Hogg Farms, Hareshaw Farm Cottages, Selkirk. ewes from Highfield Farming, Knock, Meifod. Beltex £105 Mains of Balhall, and Wallend, £90, £89, £85 Low Stanley. lambs and 1,505 cast ewes and rams at 07584207323; Norman Douglas Principal prices (per kilo): Beltex 205p, Duns with hill ewes selling to £72 for £104 The Green. Blackface £88 Chapel. Suffolk £90 Low Stanley, £85 Wallend. the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, 07786366833. 197p Snade, 197p Broomhills. Texel Kendal Rough ewes shown by J I Mc - Cheviot £80 The Shaws. Charollais £83 Low Stanley. Shearlings June 11. Principal prices (per kilo): Beltex 251p 193p Low Floweryhirst, 191p, 188p Crone, Beechcroft, Ivegill. Rams sold Averages. Hoggs: light to 173p with singles: Texel £88 Low Stanley. A good show of cast cows, again con - Kilnford Croft, 243p Swallows Barn, Broomhills, 187p East Raffles & Malls - to £134 for Suffolks from T E Hutchinson, (157.1p); standard to 205.7p (165.1p); Shearlings with twins: Charollais £70 tinuing to sell at recent high rates, with 237p High Stenries, 231p The Green. gate Hall. Mule 193p Mallsgate Hall. Chapel, Moffat. medium to 197.7p (180.4p); heavy to Bayles. Greyface £55 Bayles. Ewes with more required weekly. The sale topped Texel 250p Colinton Mains & Corneyside, Suffolk 191p Lyneholm, 187p Mallsgate Heavy ewes: Texel £178, £176, £160 189p (155.9p); shearlings to 197.2p singles: Texel £96 Home Farm, £75 at £863 for an Angus cow shown by 244p Kilnford Croft, 238p Thomas Hall. Cheviot 189p Cumcatch & The Knock, £160, £156 Foxglove, £151 Col - (165.3p). Wydon Eals. Mule £73 Wydon Eals, EAP Glendinning, Over Cassock, Es - Telford Road, 236p Colinton Mains. Suf - Shaws, 187p Mallsgate Hall, 185p Tor - inton Mains, £150 Tercrosset. Beltex Lambs: light to 238p (201.7p); standard £71, £65 Bayles. Dorset £64 Bayles. kdalemuir with Beef Shorthorns to £858 folk 230p Whins, 229p Kilnford Croft, gornack. Blackface 183p Bowanhill, £128 Tercrosset, £120 Burgh Head. Suf - to 251.4p (219.4p); medium to 250p Ewes with twins: Texel £90 Home Farm. from AN & HS Tomkins, Hallsford, Het - 226p Evening Hill, 225p Thomas Telford 180p Torgornack. Herdwick 173p folk £115 Creca Hall, £115, £113 Kilnford (218.2p); heavy to 243p (218.3p); over - Greyface £69 Bayles, £64 Wydon Eals. hersgill. Top price per kilo of 137p from Road, Kilnford Croft & Nilston Rigg. Beechcroft. Croft, £112 Bowsden Moor, £110 Creca weight to 220.4p (177.2p). Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday June 18, 2020 7 IN BRIEF Back to Windfarm is poorly school PLANS to prepare for the reopening of schools in Dum - fries and Galloway on August 12 are being made. sited and designed The council’s COVID-19 sub- Heritage body highlights significant adverse effects on valleys committee considered a report SCOTLAND’S environmental dominant feature affecting the The landscape visual impact on the initial planning. watchdog has warned of the appreciation of the rugged and assessment judged the North It included the assumption significant adverse effects on open backdrop of hills seen in Langholm unit to be of that all school clusters would the Esk and Ewes valleys from views from the two valleys. medium-high susceptibility to prepare their plans based on a proposed windfarm. Views from nearby hills, for the proposed development but existing staff models and they Community Windpower Ltd example, at the popular monu - SNH considered that its sus - were asked to consider the costs has applied to the Scottish gov - ment and viewpoint on Whita ceptibility and sensitivity should of delivering three days a week ernment to build 45 turbines, Hill would also be significantly have been judged to be high. for P1 to S6, along with sup - 40 of which would be 200m affected. These very large turbines ported home learning. high and five 179.5m high, Lighting of all turbines would would be sited on top of eye- Headteachers will plan class stretching from Ewes to extend these effects into dusk catching ridgelines and pro - composition based on govern - Teviothead and across to and night-time because of the nounced peaks increasing their ment guidance on school Westerkirk. low light levels in the area. visual impact and incongruity. capacities and existing staffing. The Scottish Natural Heritage The assessment concluded that Councillor Elaine Murray, (SNH) report said the proposal Adverse significant effects would be council leader, said: “We con - would result in significant Its report said: “This windfarm associated with night-time light - tinue to receive guidance from adverse landscape effects on a is poorly sited and designed. ing from three representative the Scottish government, Health number of landscape character Locating very large turbines viewpoints, principally because Protection Scotland and other types (LCTs), including, most on the pronounced scenic ‘edge’ The rugged and open hills in the Ewes valley would be spoiled by the Faw of the dark baseline context of organisations to support the significantly, on the highly sen - hills lying closer to smaller- Side windfarm, says Scottish Natural Heritage the area and SNH agreed with phased reopening of our schools. sitive Southern Uplands – North scale settled valleys rather this assessment. “Education and the best pos - Langholm unit and on parts of than confining them to less SNH referred to the North and scenic quality, as recognised The report concluded: “The sible start in life for our young the narrow wooded valley and visually-sensitive and the more Langholm unit of the Rugged by their Regional Scenic Area landscape visual impact assess - people continue to be priori - upland glen covering the upper modified interior forested upland Southern Uplands identified in designation, as key constraints ment is thorough and the find - ties. Esk and Ewes Water valleys. plateau of Eskdalemuir would the Dumfries and Galloway to wind energy development. ings are generally well-justified, “Our services have worked It would also incur these effects result in adverse effects on land - landscape wind capacity study. The study concluded there was although, in some instances, it tirelessly during the emergency on some of the special qualities scape character and views. The study defined the dramatic no scope for turbines more than is considered that landscape sus - to support young people. of the Langholm Hills Regional There are also too many tur - landform of high and open 50m high to be accommodated ceptibility is under-estimated “We’re now working flat out Scenic Area and on views from bines, resulting in a very con - shapely peaks, the backdrop in this landscape without incur - and some of the factors listed on delivering our phased the A7 and the B709 where very gested layout in ‘end-on’ views they provided to settled valleys ring significant impacts on a as mitigating the magnitude of recovery plan.” large turbines would form a from the north. and their perceived naturalness number of key characteristics. change are tenuous.” David Mundell MP Cooking up in lockdown Member of P arliament for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & T weeddale VIRTU AL SURGER Y Friday 19th June 11am - 4pm Due to Covid-19 I am Nick Benson’s Strawberury nanad Cbloltteed Ctroea mh Icoe Cldrea m my usual surgeries but am pleased to offer constituents a virtual surgery with telephone and video NICK BENSON’S STRAWBERRY & chat appointments CLOTTED CREAM ICE CREAM available. • 2 x 900ml ice cream tubs and you’ve released plenty of the juices from • 600ml double cream them. 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Enjoy . 8 Thursday June 18, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday June 18, 2020 9 Life as a frontline nurse Anne-Marie said: “It was “Everyone was very appre - Thousands of jobs saved mostly the theatre and nursing hensive, especially with the first But fears voiced over redundancies to come after furlough ends in autumn staff who joined the team but few cases who came in. through this crisis. from the various schemes designed to Dumfries and Galloway were fur - receive 80 per cent up to a cap of we had medical doctors as well. “For those nurses asked to go help safeguard jobs and businesses £2,500, plus other employer con - “We have a paediatric spe - in and look after the patients, it “I’m very aware of the economic loughed as of May 31, while 5,500 cialist who has been with us all was a big deal. We did get used hit which will come from the pan - will be crucial in the coming weeks self-employment income support tributions. FACING the terror of a new the way through and nurses, to it after a while but we were demic. Unfortunately, we have and months as we take further steps scheme claims were made, totalling Mr Smyth said: “These furlough and deadly disease while who had left critical care to very particular about our infec - already seen some indication from towards recovery. £16.5m. figures show the scale of the eco - working on the frontline was work in specialities, returned.” tion control.” businesses that there will be chal - "There are still difficult times The self-employed uptake was nomic tsunami which is about to the most testing time in the She estimates up to another Staff had concerns for their lenging times ahead.” ahead but helping businesses of all only 64 per cent, the third-lowest hit our region. career of critical care nurse 50 nurses joined the team. own families, including Anne- David Mundell, commenting on sizes and the self-employed through take-up rate in Scotland and below “The pandemic is first and foremost Anne-Marie Cossar. THE government’s furlough the business support uptake in his the lockdown gives our economy the Scottish average of 70 per cent. a health crisis but it is also a serious “They were all pulled back in Marie, whose husband has a scheme has saved tens of thou - Those, who have seen the with the skills which were going lung condition. the best chance to adjust effectively The CJRS closes on October 31 economic crisis. most direct and devastating to be valuable and helped to “I worried I would bring sands of jobs in southern Scotland “Tens of thousands of people here effects of the coronavirus, are train other people as well.” COVID-19 back to him and he but there are fears that many currently rely on the furlough scheme the staff who have worked in would be one of these young workers will be made redundant and when it closes at the end of the ‘red zones’ of the Dumfries Intense men it took hold of. I’ve had once it ends. October, we will see huge job losses. and Galloway Royal Infirmary Despite the extensive planning that worry in the back of my New figures released by HMRC amid the constant danger posed and extra staff, she says mind and I’ve always been so show almost 13,000 Borderers are 15,000 by the virus. responding to the first wave of careful.” having 80 per cent of their wages More than 15,000 people in Anne-Marie is a deputy charge patients admitted to the hospital Wearing personal protective paid by the UK government. Dumfries and Galloway are being nurse in the critical care unit was ‘intense’. equipment became a major part The Coronavirus Job Retention paid through the furlough scheme and one member of a small She said: “Everybody felt ner - of life when working in a red Scheme (CJRS) was brought in to because their jobs have been affected army of staff assembled to take vous and felt the pressure. On zone. save jobs which would have oth - by the pandemic. on this role. each day, which went by, there She said: “You’ve got that erwise been lost because of lock - would probably be one or two “Once this support is withdrawn, The 33-year-old said: “To be exposure for your whole 12- down restrictions. while some people will be able to people in tears in the run-up to At the end of 2019 54,700 people honest, when the coronavirus hour shift. You do feel isolated. go back to work, many employers began to emerge as a danger, it the peak we had. The risk is always there and worked in the area so 23.4 per cent “But after things started to have benefited from the scheme. will struggle and have little option was pretty terrifying. the PPE itself is horrible. It other than to lay people off unless “It was the most stressed I’ve settle down and the number of affects your vision and hearing, John Lamont, Berwickshire, been in my career, partly cases fell, we started to relax. Roxburgh and Selkirk MP, has wel - we see more government support. depending on what you’re wear - “Our region relies heavily on because I was new in my Right now, after this first wave, ing.” comed the figures and praised the role and because of the thought we’re thinking, ‘It could have quick action of the Chancellor Rishi tourism and hospitality and it is we might, potentially, be been so much worse. We’re Sleeves Sunak and HMRC. these sectors which will take the overrun with patients needing lucky’. Asked whether she had doubts He said: “This historic intervention longest to recover. “Everyone is now trained so about her role, she said: “No, “I urge the government to extend ventilated. by Mr Sunak has ensured that thou - David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, if, we were to have another I’ve just rolled up my sleeves Colin Smyth, South of Scotland MSP “When we talked about what sands of people still have jobs to Clydesdale and Tweeddale Roxburgh and Selkirk the furlough scheme beyond the might be needed, I wondered peak, we’d deal with it in a and thought, ‘this is what I was return to, despite the problems current end date of October or risk completely different way. made to do. I’m a critical care how we were going to do this.” caused by coronavirus. con stituency of Dumfriesshire, to the new norm. These schemes and from August 1 the level of grant huge job losses. Extensive planning to prepare “We wouldn’t have that same nurse and I’m needed’. “It is reassuring that so many “This is a very perilous time for fear because we know what “There was no doubt about it. Clydesdale and Tweeddale, said have been a lifeline." will be reduced each month to 70 for coronavirus, based on a Deputy charge nurse Anne-Marie Cossar, who works in the critical care unit at Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary businesses and employees can use 9,300 people had been furloughed, Colin Smyth, South Scotland MSP, per cent of wages up to £2,187 in our economy and the livelihoods phased escalation plan and we’re dealing with now.” I’ve felt very useful and needed this scheme. She speaks for many when by the public.” while another 3,300 had been sup - is urging the government to extend September and 60 per cent of wages of thousands of my constituents are bringing in extra staff to support ‘absolutely awful’. to do everything they can to Nevertheless, if a second wave “The government is doing what - ported as part of the self-employment the furlough scheme or risk “huge up to £1,875. on a knife edge. I want action now the existing critical care team she reflects on the anxiety of The impact on families unable Having witnessed the effects help limit its spread, saying: hits, she says that staff are ready. ever it takes to get the Borders, dealing with the virus. to visit a sick relative is income support scheme. job losses”. Employers will be responsible for and I will continue to push for more got underway. of the virus, she urges people “It’s not over yet.” ______Scotland and the whole country He added: "The positive impact Figures show 15,400 people in topping up wages to ensure workers support.”

Holmspun reopens Probus hears from lFOoRMnERg fo-retsteir mJime a ndf toook tor thies wosrk wtithe relisrh . JO ELLIOT, who owns Holmspun Gifts & Cards in Langholm High McVittie had to deal with the Most of his pictures showed Street, is excited but a little apprehensive about reopening her trials of ploughing and plant - the hazards which could befall shop today after 12 weeks of lockdown. ing in the days without heavy tracked machines and She said: “I’m putting in as much preparation as possible but I’m sure heated cabs and mobile ploughs working on mixed ter - people know by now the procedure. phones. rain of steep slopes, bogs and “No more than two people in at a time and I will provide hand sanitiser Jim, of Rowanburn, enter - crossing burns. tained members of Canonbie Working alone 45 years ago and have a card machine available. Probus Club in the Cross Keys was normal, well before radio “The shop isn’t big enough for a one-way system, though. I’m just so Hotel before lockdown. and, of course, mobile phones relieved to be opening again, I’ve missed it all so much.” George Turner, president, and even before heated cabs Jo was able to get a government grant from Dumfries and Galloway welcomed Jim who used a se - and windows. Council, which helped enormously; otherwise, she would be in trouble. lection of pictures of his work - He had to be very resourceful She said: “I hadn’t been open a year when all this kicked off. Helen ing life experiences preparing and determined to solve alone, Storey at Ashleybank Investments has been brilliant at pointing me in the uplands to create commercial as far as he could, any break - right direction. spruce forests. downs such as throwing tracks, “With being self-employed, I had a lot of hoops to jump through and 10 He started out as a trainee ‘cowping’ and getting bogged days into lockdown we lost my dad. keeper but was lured by much down. “It’s been a very strange time so it’s nice to be putting all my energy and better money from piecework To get help required a long planting trees. walk to his concentration into building a website, making stock and pottery and The Dalgliesh brothers of vehicle fol - doing sewing. Moffat asked him to progress lowed by a “Home schooling has also kept us occupied and the kids have been onto forest ploughing and drain - long drive to great.” ing. the nearest Jim is a keen machine man phone box. Jo Elliot of Holmspun is excited and and a little apprehensive about reopening Peter McManus, secretary and treasurer, left, George Turner, president, and Jim McVittie right 10 Thursday June 18, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Best Start payments Walking through the lockdown PARENTS of children aged four to five are encouraged to apply for the SNP government’s Best By Glen Laidlaw route and, after a wander along to a small rickety-looking bridge Start grant. of Langholm past the round house and Jenny crossing to the other side of the A one-off £250 payment is Noble’s, we decided to carry Tarras Water. open to eligible families with a LOCKDOWN has been a on past Broomholmshiels and The instruction on the bridge child born between March 1, struggle for millions up and down to Tarrasfoot. informed us we weren’t allowed 2015 and February 29, 2016 down the country. This was the site of Glen to run, swing or bungee jump. who will start primary school We’re certainly lucky to have Tarras distillery, of which little Deborah was particularly upset this year. dozens of walks to enjoy amid remains, apart from a handful that she wasn’t allowed to do The school age payment can beautiful countryside within a of dwellings, the distillery hav - the latter. be used for anything from a ing closed in 1914 after operat - After crossing the bridge and new pair of school shoes to arts few miles of the Muckle Toon. Langholm has proven itself ing for 75 years. continuing up the opposite and crafts materials. At its peak the distillery boast - bank, we eventually found The payment is part of the to be a spot supremely blessed in these troubled times and ed an annual output of 75,000 ourselves on the road from government’s Best Start grant, gallons of whisky and the ware - Cronksbank and, on reaching a package of three payments Deborah and I have gladly taken advantage of all it has to offer houses in this stretch of the val - Broomholmshiels, we returned for families in receipt of eligible ley contained up to 200,000 to Langholm via Jenny Noble’s benefits, including universal in terms of stunning countryside and quiet byways. gallons of whisky at any one walk. credit and housing benefit, to time. help at key stages in a child’s Indeed, having lived here on Right: No bungee jumping over and off for many years, it was We kept a look-out for some the Tarras life. discarded bottles among the Joan McAlpine, South a surprise to discover walks Below: There are many beautiful which I had never been on grass but, needless to say, suc - woodland walks around Langholm Scotland SNP MSP, said: cess wasn’t forthcoming. “Covering the costs of a child before and it was a pleasure to starting school can be tough on explore hidden pathways and Marl Well family finances, especially in valleys within easy reach of the The path on the opposite side the current climate. town. of the distillery site continues “We’re determined that every Over the past two months we alongside the Tarras Water, child, regardless of circum - have never ventured more than through a small wood and close stances, gets the best start in three or four miles from to the site of a petrifying well life. Langholm. called the Marl Well. “In these unprecedented and But within this relatively small Not knowing what to look for, difficult times I’d encourage area we have enjoyed more than we were unable to locate the families to visit mygov.scot or 30 different walks which have site of the well and continued call 0800 182 2222 to apply or varied from riverside strolls to on our way up the valley. check what other financial sup - hillside rambles. The pathway is very distinct port they are eligible for such On many of these walks we along this stretch of water and, as school clothing grants or free haven’t come across anyone at the time of our visit, was school meals.” else besides ourselves and even decorated with an abundance when we have met fellow walk - of cratties, both of us resisting ers, it has been easy to keep the temptation to pick any of our required distance. the flowers, given they are pro - Many may well be familiar tected in the UK under the with the lower Tarras valley but Wildlife & Countryside Act. Support for we had never been along this Following the path, we came tourism VISIT South West Scotland is among destination and sector tourism groups to receive a back on track in Phase 1 of the “That was the right approach. No share in a £500,000 support Scotland plants the most trees package from VisitScotland. route map out of lockdown, progress target is worth pursuing if it puts Visit South West Scotland is is being made. people’s lives at risk. run by a group of industry vol - Forestry grant approvals for 2020/21 unteers to support the tourism already cover 9,000 hectares, with Healthy “We should celebrate and welcome sector in the south west. a further 7,000 hectares of applica - The successful applicants were tions being worked on. this achievement. Scotland has pro - awarded grants to support The yearly target for native wood - duced the second-highest planting their survival and ensure they land creation was achieved, with figure in nearly 20 years. This is can continue working with really positive news. VisitScotland in the weeks and 4,529 hectares created, about 42 “We know there is a healthy number months ahead. per cent of all the new woodland in The one-off fund was created Scotland. of woodland creation proposals com - in response to the devastating All the new woodland will make an ing forward. impact of the pandemic on important contribution to tackling the “That’s important not only because tourism and was open to all global climate emergency. of the contribution forestry makes to destination and sector groups, About 9.5 million tonnes of CO2 the rural economy but also for the whose membership base com - role it plays in providing essential prises entirely or predominantly are removed from the atmosphere tourism businesses. from Scotland’s forests each year. supplies for the wider economy. Ian McAndrew, Visit South The area of woodland in Scotland “That was shown during the pan - West Scotland chairman, said: at March 31, 2020 is estimated to demic when timber was supplied for “We very much welcome this be 19 per cent of the 3.21m hectares construction and maintenance in support from Visit Scotland, dur - Forestry in Eskdale has become a big industry and planting proposals continue to come in in the UK. NHS centres and for pallets for dis - ing what is obviously a huge Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s rural tributing medical and food supplies. crisis for the tourism sector. MORE than 80 per cent of all new planted in Scotland last year. economy secretary, said: “This is an “Forestry will have a key role to “It will allow us to focus our tree planting in the UK was in COVID-19 and prolonged bad play in our green recovery, with pro - efforts on where they are really Scotland during 2019/20. weather meant significant disruption outstanding result in really difficult needed and on supporting the In total, 10,860 hectares of new to the planting season and put the circumstances. ductive conifers and native woodland industry in the south west as woodland were planted, the second- new target of 12,000 hectares just “A very wet winter slowed planting helping to lock in carbon as we con - we move out of lockdown.” highest level since 2001. It means out of reach. which later came to a stop as a tinue to strive to reduce our emissions nearly 22 million more trees were But, with tree planting able to get result of the COVID-19 pandemic. to net zero. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday June 18, 2020 11 IN BRIEF Care home Order revokes early testing RESIDENTS and staff in four care homes, who have shown no symptoms of the coronavirus, have been tested over the past learning promise three weeks. Council no longer needs to provide 1,140 hours from August The tests are on top of those done on residents, employees DUMFRIES and Galloway The revocation order on “We will able to provide places and their families who have Council will be unable to fulfil expanding ELC was approved to all families within their cluster shown symptoms. This has been its commitment of 1,140 hours by parliament on April 1. areas when we can return to done since March 20. of early learning and childcare The order revokes the change ‘normal’ and planned building Valerie White, interim director (ELC) from this August. to the 2014 Children and Young works are completed.” of public health at NHS The delay to its implementa - People’s Act which required More guidance on social dis - Dumfries & Galloway, said: tion is down to the COVID-19 education authorities to secure tancing will be issued during “Our care homes have been pandemic and the need to 1,140 hours of ELC provision the recovery process. doing a truly phenomenal job implement social distancing for all eligible children from This will affect the delivery of protecting their residents measures. August, a rise from 600 hours. of the full number of 1,140 against coronavirus and I thank The council’s COVID-19 sub- It means there is now no statu - hours being offered in the region them for their hard work and committee considered a report tory duty to provide 1,140 hours because of the potential need dedication and the community on the impact of the Scottish from August. to limit the numbers of children which has supported them. government revoking its statu - The government restated its being able to access services at “The Health and Social Care tory duty to provide 1,140 hours commitment to expand provision any one time. Partnership has supported of ELC from the start of the in full but offered local author - Plans will respond and adapt homes from the start. new academic year. ities the discretion to rephase to further guidance once this “We have offered testing to They were asked to note the the expansion. has been received. everyone showing symptoms impact of the revocation order The government continues to After completing the allocation since March 20. We were one on delivering the expansion. recognise that more hours will Langholm nursery class 2019 process, parents will be informed of the first partnerships in the They agreed the ELC expan - give children greater access to by letter of their children’s places country to do this. “Unfortunately, the COVID- to achieve social distancing.” “In the past three weeks we sion plan 2017-2020 would be all the benefits the early learning 19 emergency means this isn’t Councillor Rob Davidson, and the hours they can take up. progressed, subject to building and childcare sector in Scotland This will continue to depend have tested a sample of staff now practicable. depute leader, said: “Officers works in schools. will deliver and will work to on national guidance on social and residents who do not have They also agreed to revisit the do this as soon as is practical. Nurseries have done a regionwide mapping distancing to ensure the chil - symptoms. allocation of places in response Councillor Elaine Murray, “Officers are working with head - exercise of existing childcare dren’s safety and well-being. “This has been in four care to national guidance on social leader, said: “We were on track teachers and nursery managers capacity, including local author - This may mean access to the homes where there have been distancing and take account of to fulfil the statutory duty to to allocate places in school nurs - ity nurseries, private and vol - full 1,140 hours won’t be avail - no confirmed cases and all any subsequent reduction in the deliver 1,140 hours from eries, taking into account gov - untary providers and childmin - able until normal circumstances results were negative. capacity of funded providers. August. ernment guidance and the need ders. resume. “From these various pro - grammes we have tested at least 225 care home staff or members of their households. “There are about 1,500 indi - viduals working in 31 care homes in the region. “For the past week the part - nership has worked with care Designs ready to go to the public homes so they can access the weekly offer of testing for staff who do not have symptoms. THE group working on the Design consultants Robert “This is an additional preven - Potter & Partners are prepar - tive measure to detect potential transformation of Townfoot outbreaks at an early stage. sports centre are in talks ing the cost and energy sup - “We will continue to support with Dumfries and ply plans for each of the lay - homes to implement the offer Galloway Council about outs. of weekly staff testing but it the planning process. Campbell Scott, chairman, will take time to see an increase The group is preparing a said: “By the end of June, in the figures. pre-application advice sub - we hope to share the three “This is not a compulsory test mission to the council’s plan - design layout options with for staff. Some may not wish the wider community for to have it and others might opt ning authority. to have it less frequently. feedback and comments. This application does not “We will also continue our constitute planning permis - Promote programme of surveillance test - sion but provides construc - “We’re still considering the ing of asymptomatic residents, tive advice and an indication best way to promote the de - subject to appropriate consent.” of likely acceptability of the sign layouts, for example, ______proposal when assessed with a large window display against council planning pol - in Welcome to Langholm. icy and the likelihood of an “We'll also share the op - application being recom - tions through Facebook and Electrical mended for approval. local newspapers. “After community feedback appliances Finishing touches and comments, we'll report Progress on the project our conclusions and recom - ELECTRICAL items can now continues and currently the mendations to our gover - be taken to community recycling centres in the Scottish Borders. finishing touches are being nance board for their ap - Items include fridges, freezers, added to three choices of proval before finalising our TVs, washing machines, tumble Discussions are underway with Dumfries and Galloway Council planners about the proposal to upgrade the design layout. business plan.” driers, microwaves, vacuum Townfoot sports centre in Langholm and the likelihood of its success in the planning process cleaners, toasters and kettles. 12 Thursday June 18, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Times Past

100 years : A point for wage earners

It is difficult to imagine what possesses the minds of hard-headed Scottish miners even to contem - plate a move that would inevitably have a lamentable effect upon the wage-earning capacity of the workers in other industries. If the anticipate reduction in output takes place, Scotland will cease to be self-supporting in respect of her coal supplies; her merchants and households would then look to England to supply their deficiencies. The consequent dearth of coal that would then result would be seen in factories working half-time, gas companies curtailing their supplies and house - holders placed in absolute discomfort. And all or what? Neither the English worker on half-time, or the mother unable to heat water for baby’s bath, would derive any consolation from knowing that their lack spelt some hours of extra leisure for Scottish miners. Langholm with the Lid Off 75 years : Trunk Road Provost Ewart reported that he had attended a meeting in Dumfries at the invitation of the planning We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book. authorities of the county, when he had seen a plan of the proposed trunk road. This road would run Prisoner of War through Langholm High street, and would necessitate some alterations. Another invitation which could not be accepted was one to attend the Mansion House, London in connection with Aid China. (continued) from Dumfries would come to Pinders Circus pitched tent so As the Council had the option to send a delegate, the Provost said they had passed the invitation My father was most perturbed our house every night for his to speak on the Kilngreen he on to a Langholm gentleman resident in London, who had kindly acted as deputy. A letter had since because my mother was doing two weeks in Langholm and my was up there to offer assistance Granny Bell’s washing and younger brother George and and get free passes. Pinders been received from him saying how enjoyable the function had been. Granny was giving her two myself would sit cross-legged Circus was a real circus in those shillings each time and this on the rug and listen to his story days with lions and elephants, could affect the dole money. of the 1914-18 war which our trapeze artistes and clowns. When everyone was gone Mr father seldom talked about. Pinder arranged free passes for 50 years: Old Parish Sunday School Flower Service Johnstone came forward with Such was Mr Johnstone’s both of us if we watered the ele - extended hand. “Don’t you remarkable memory, that not phants. The annual Flower Service took place at the 11am service on Sunday when the children of the remember me?” He asked. I only could he remember and Sunday School paraded into the church during the singing of the hymn “For the beauty of the describe the soldiers that were Elephants remember all this because this Now this job entailed both of earth”, carrying gifts of flowers and produce. The gifts were received by Robert Hart and Ian is the way my Dad described it killed, he could even remember Roebuck. Lessons were well and clearly read by Helen Stroud, Stuart Fletcher, Kenneth Hart and the names of the horses that us being issued with buckets to my mother. “No,” my Dad which we had to fill at a “spoot” Jacqueline Fletcher. The children sang the hymns, “All things bright and beautiful”, and “Jesus replied. “I am Private James were killed as well. If Mr (spout) opposite the toll bar bids us shine”. A choir of senior girls under the leadership of Niall Weatherstone sang, “Where Johnstone of the – Regiment No Johnstone of Dumfries was alive today, he could make a house (where many years ago, have all the flowers gone” and “There is a time for everything under the sun”. In his address Mr – and we last met in the ruins of cattle etc got a drink at a trough fortune on the TV quizzes. Calvert spoke about the importance of water as something without which there would be no flowers St Quentin cathedral where you before passing through the toll were badly wounded in the after payment). We had to fill and no life of any kind. He added that Jesus claimed to be the water of life and that without him chest and not only that but you Pinder’s Circus we cannot truly live. On the call of John Scott, Sunday School Superintendent, scholars came for - Listening to the fireside remi - these buckets at the “spoot” had toothache.” across the road then carry them ward to be presented by the minister with prizes for perfect and good attendance. In the intimations This most remarkable man niscence of the Mr Johnstones and Uncle Wulls of this world back and empty them into a the minister congratulated John Scott and Miss Mary Dalgliesh on the organisation of a splendid went on to relate the name, large square galvanised tank, Regiment and number of all of perhaps better equipped us for outing for the children to Dunbar on the previous Saturday and intimated that the Primary outing the rim of which I could just th the twenty plus wounded the future that watching TV to Silloth would take place on Saturday next 27 June. Also, that the Flower Service marked the today. But there is no substitute reach with the heavy bucket British soldiers in St Quentin above my head. To add to the close of the present Sunday School session and that classes would take up in September. After the cathedral at that time. Naturally for experience, and being “First Service the gifts were distributed by the children to sick and elderly in the district. Lieutenant” to John “Pinder” problem were four thirsty ele - my father invited him to our phants gathered round the tank home at 48 Caroline Street for Bell, leader of the Wauchope Ra Gang was experience which made it difficult to get a supper every evening, espe - space to pour the water into the cially as he was in lodgings indeed. Pinder got his nick- name from a cross between a tank and the elephants sucked with old Mr Robbie and Mrs the water out as fast as we 25 years: Planting confusion resolved Bella Barnfather at 44 Caroline famous Hawick rugby winger with ginger hair the same poured it in and the tank didn’t Street just across the bottom of seem to get any fuller. After Confusion over who should be planting the flowers in the newly created beds at Buccleuch Square Lizzies Entry opposite the Park colour as Pinder’s (a great op - ponent of our own Jockie about an hour Pinder said that has been sorted out by Coun Denis Male. The beds were part of the Dumfries & Galloway Regional Bridge ( Old Robbie Barnfather he would have to go for his tea Council scheme, but appeared to have been abandoned when it came to the planting out time. Now was the organist at the E.U Kirk Goodfellow Langholm and Scotland 1928) and the famous but would be back in a few Coun Male has arranged that Annandale and Eskdale Distict Council will plant them, hopefully in at the top of the Kirk Wynd.) minutes. Anyway, this Mr Johnstone Pinders Circus that toured the time for the In Focus exhibition opeing in the Lesser Buccleuch Hall on Saturday next week. Borders at that time. As soon as (to be continued)

Some of the primary three girls ready for their Three-legged race - Mhairi Kyle, Gillian Scott, Vicki Gunn, This photograph was sent in from Anne Cadden and shows her mother, Margaret Moody second from the left with Sara Hollywood, Lisa Majer and Linda Gormley in June 1995 Helen Moffat (Branion), Jim Wood, Jean Ewart, John Copeland and Iris Mansfield (Beattie) www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday June 18, 2020 13 The E&L Gallery

The Tarras Water at Arkletonshiels in the early summer sunshine. Photo by Gavin Graham of Langholm Camera: Apple iPhone 6s Online authors at Borders festival THE Baillie Gifford Borders Book “When we took the heartbreaking deci - Festival can be enjoyed from the sion to cancel the festival, there was comfort of your own home this sum - only one goal for us all - survival. mer. “We had to navigate a safe course to Starting on Sunday, July 12, a digital Harmony Garden in June 2021 so we programme of author talks and work - appealed to our sponsors and funders shops will be available to watch for free to support us in 2020, even though online in July, August and September. there would not be a festival like the Renowned for its lively blend of enter - previous 16. taining and thought-provoking events, Goodwill the festival offers well-known names “We were delighted and moved by the from the world of literature, non-fiction, goodwill and support from our sponsors, children’s books, stage and screen for funders and loyal festival friends and everyone to enjoy. are cheered to say that, thanks to their Each Sunday, over 12 consecutive help, we can keep the festival alive in weeks, a collection of sparkling events some form by doing an online version. for children and adults will be streamed “We’re working hard to bring some of on www.bordersbookfestival.org with a our unique festival magic to the virtual live, interactive Q&A with the authors, stage and will do our best to create Christine Dwyer Hickey including James Naughtie, Neil Oliver something to excite both our audiences, and Sebastian Barry. writers and supporters.” but, because of lockdown restrictions There will be additional special midweek Full details of the July programme of the winner was announced last Friday. events featuring authors from the Baillie events will be revealed in early July at It is hoped a special event can be held Gifford series and the McInroy & Wood www.bordersbookfestival.org at Scott’s home Abbotsford in the autumn, lecture. Normally, the Walter Scott prize for honouring the winner and the other five Alistair Moffat, festival director, said: historical fiction is awarded at the festival shortlisted authors. Neil Oliver 14 Thursday June 18, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

ONCE of thel moost wondverful eto be forund i n garidens than th e bneighbouuring planmts. blebee heaven sounds of the summer garden grasslands where it originated. There are some excellent is the contented buzzing of The huge, creamy flowerheads upright growing varieties which bees as they forage among the are the biggest clover flowers have the same exceptionally flowers for pollen and nectar. you will ever see and are carried long flowering period and are Different bees prefer different on upright stems making it a as attractive to wildlife but hold flower types. Honey bees have very useful plant for a mixed their heads up after even the short tongues so they feed on border. most torrential of downpours. flat flowers such as geraniums, Cut back after flowering and Nepeta kubanica has large potentilla and astrantia, while it will rebloom to provide even heads of soft, blue flowers, while bumblebees, with their longer more enjoyment for you and the Nepeta Blue Dragon has slightly tongues, can reach the nectar in bees. serrated edges to its leaves and tubular flowers like foxgloves, Another great plant for the rich, deep, blue blooms. catmint (nepeta) and penstemon. bumblebees is catmint but the I’ve found that catmint is a One plant in particular is bum - variety, which is commonly wonderful alternative to lavender, blebee heaven and that’s sulphur grown, Nepeta Walker’s Low, which struggles to grow here clover (Trifolium ochroleucon). can be weighed down by rain on our damp, acidic soil. It’s a native wildflower but and the flowering stems flop The catmints are thriving here, now very rare and is more likely over paths or smother especially as both of our cats tend to leave them alone. There was a time when I couldn’t grow it at all because Henry, a very large black cat, loved catmint and used to roll on the plants until they were pounded flat on the ground. Henry may no longer be with Geranium ‘Red Admiral’ us but I have problems with enjoying homegrown veg, another animal in the garden including mangetout, peas, beet - these days. root, salad leaves, strawberries Peafowl and potatoes. The hosta Christmas Candy, I’m growing them in the which was a favourite with the ground but all these crops can snails, seemed to be doing okay be just as easily grown in pots with the copper band fitted to if you don’t have the space for its pot and was looking really a veg plot. good until a pair of peafowl Strawberries, in particular, are took up residence here. brilliant in pots and hanging They just wandered in one baskets because it helps to keep evening, made themselves at the fruit away from slugs and home and developed a taste for reduces the chance of them hostas, Christmas Candy in par - developing botrytis or grey ticular. mould when the weather turns For its own safety the hosta damp and humid. has now been replaced with There are lots of varieties of another plant which has, so far, veg which have been bred specif - been untouched but time will ically for growing in containers tell. or smaller gardens where space Luckily, the new residents can’t is limited and there is still time get into the veg tunnel because to sow seeds for delicious home - they would love it in there. grown crops this summer so make the most of the light The heat has really brought Nepeta ‘Blue Dragon’ Trifolium ochroleucum on the plants and it’s great to be evenings and get growing.

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Day endsform Soiren wnhich was fav ouhrite igTheh day endned ono a hitghe note Sport Nostalgia and took the honours for Alfie for Elliot, however, as he won Houndtrailing Foster of Carlisle, who was pre - the short race for new pups. sented with the Dyker Trophy They were on show prior to this E&L From E&L Advertiser by Marti Borthwick on behalf and it was Ronnie Carr from November 4, 1999. of the sponsors Elliot and Nathan Kirkbride who was awarded the SPORT Bell. prize. 5 2 THE CURTAIN came down Katie’s Choice beat the Marti Borthwick clinched the on the houndtrailing season favourite and pup champion Graded Hounds Championships at Middlemoss on Saturday Castle Knowe, and owners in the last week with Castle

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Carlisle, and old dog winner, Siren. Right: James Hislop presents the Bob 3

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