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Series 2 No. 8353 Established May 1848 Thursday April 30, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p BRIEF ING NEWS Big benefits for community Nature wins in £6m sale of special moor THE delivery of digital skills Buccleuch agrees deal to sell 10,500 acres to the community in Langholm and a new kitchen for Ewes hall are just A PRICE tag of £6m has been tends beyond the community two of the projects to be aided put on more than 10,000 acres because of its positive climate by the Ewe Hill 16 windfarm of land in Langholm being action. community benefit fund. sold by Buccleuch. “We raised £8,000 in eight The company has agreed a days through a crowd-funder to Full story: Page 4 deal with the Langholm Initiative help us undertake our investi - to sell the land to the commu - gations into community own - NEWS nity. ership. If it goes ahead, it will be the “These donations came from A look around at biggest community buy-out in all over the world. It’s rare that life in lockdown southern Scotland and have a we, as individuals, have the op - massive impact on the town’s portunity to make a difference ability to determine its own fu - on this scale and we hope people ture. will support us.” The 10,500 acres includes nine A Buccleuch spokesperson residential properties. said: “We’ve worked closely The plan will be the first in with the Initiative on the po - which a community positions tential sale of land, including As Eskdale and Liddesdale the environment and climate areas of Langholm Moor, and face an extended period of change at the heart of the deci - these are progressing well. lockdown with the rest of the sions it makes. “We hope we will reach a pos - UK, the E&L Advertiser The central aspect of the plan itive conclusion before the end speaks to residents. is the creation of the Tarras Val - of this year.” ley Nature Reserve, which will Gavin Graham, chairman of Full story:Centre Pages deliver community regeneration, The Tarras Valley Nature Reserve is part of an ambition by the Langholm Initiative to transform the moor Langholm Walks, said: “I have climate change action, ecological just spent an hour on the moor SPORT restoration, wildlife conservation marks the boundaries of the his - future generations. the purchase. watching two male hen harriers and develop outdoor tourism. toric common land. “We have worked extremely Kevin added: “Southern Scot - hunting. Quiet time in the The ambition has met hard for six months to get to land lags far behind the Highland “It is the best place in mainland widespread support. Both locally Heritage UK to watch these beautiful racing yard...not! this stage of the process. It has and Islands in the support it has and nationally 23 organisations The land has national and in - been a positive experience work - received for community land birds. have written letters of support. ternational natural heritage, be - ing with Buccleuch and we’re ownership. “Buying the moor is so im - Cross-party political support ing both a Site of Special Sci - excited to try and get the buyout portant for the future of these entific Interest and a Special Issues from MSPs Oliver Mundell, over the line.” beautiful birds and will, if prop - Protection Area for breeding “This is despite facing many Conservative; Colin Smyth, Some of the other plans include erly managed as I am sure it Labour; and Joan McAlpine, hen harriers, the most persecuted of the same issues such as an will, be a magnet for people planting nearly 500 acres of na - SNP, has been shown as well bird of prey in the UK. ageing population, youth mi - looking for wildlife experiences tive woodland, peatland restora - as support from the John Muir Kevin Cumming, project lead - gration and loss of industry.” in such beautiful countryside. tion work, developing modern THE horses are having a quiet Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage, er, said: “This is one of the It is hoped the remaining mon - “Given time, Langholm can business units and creating an time but the staff are busy at RSPB Scotland, Woodland most important and forward- ey will be found through a large- become a major destination for eco-campsite. James Ewart Racing’s yard Trust, Forest and Land Scotland thinking community plans in scale crowd-funding campaign wildlife enthusiasts and an ed - near Langholm. and Borders Forest Trust. the UK. Last month the Initiative ap - which is likely to kick off in ucation centre for young people The Moor’s cultural impor - “We’re in a climate emergency plied to the Scottish Land Fund May. The Initiative is also pur - to learn about the habitat we tance is celebrated annually by and the decisions we make now for £3m and approached South suing other sources of funding. have on our doorstep.” Full story: Page 24 the Common Riding which will have a massive impact on of Scotland Enterprise to support Kevin said: “This project ex - >Turn to Page 2

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Thanks for Sympathy Church Notices Tributes to Scott

CAVERS CANONBIE UNITED A lovely, humble, young friend to many Tom and family would like to sincerely thank all & LIDDESDALE THE people of Langholm have friends, relatives and neighbours for their cards, PARISH CHURCHES been shocked at the tragic and letters and messages of sympathy following the sudden death of Scott Morrison sad loss of Isa. Sunday 26th April last week. Special thanks to those who have helped in so Many heartfelt tributes have been es many ways through this difficult time. Grateful Morningv Wic orsD hip paid to Scott who was an er E e thanks to Dr Jeanne Taudevin, Greg and Hazel l S LL tic accomplished bowler and LidAdlesdEale 1n0oam and the staff on Ward B2 for their care and C er CanoAnNbiet h11.30am horseman. compassion and to David Erskine for his support C fur til He studied sports journalism at and advice. un Services led by Stirling University before changing to politics and graduated with a 2:1 Rev Tom Seaward last year. All welcome Scott, 22, was the son of Tommy and Diane Morrison who live in the Funeral Services Charity no. SCO00717 High Street from where they run their bike shop and garage. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s man being injured by a horse at LANGHOLM, about 4.30pm last Wednesday. New Memorials supplied ESKDALEMUIR, "He was taken to the Cumberland Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning Infirmary in Carlisle with life- EWES & WESTERKIRK threatening injuries and died a short PARISH CHURCHES time later. With no services the “A report has been submitted to David W. Erskine church is getting little or the Procurator Fiscal." Briery Bank, Ewes, Langholm no income. Langholm Common Riding, of which he was an enthusiastic Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 If you wish to donate by supporter, said: “It is with a heavy making a bank transfer heart that we report the tragic death please contact the trea- of one of our youngest members, surer, David Johnstone, FUNERAL Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison was an accomplished bowler and member of Langholm New Town on the phone numbers be- “Scott was a dedicated and DIRECT ORS low and he will supply hardworking member and will be For a Personal Service necessary details. sadly missed by us all. Colina and family members who “Tommy is a founder member of “Our deepest thoughts and can only be going through a the club and we cannot think of Hedle y and Tur nbull Tel: 013873 80859. condolences are with our vice- horrendous time. what pain he and Diane will be Mobile. 07543 179469 chairman, Tommy, his wife, Diane, “Members of the community and going through. We send our deepest 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 and all family and friends at this the club are truly devastated. Rest sympathies at this very sad time for All Services devastating time.” in Peace Scott.” them and their family. RIP Scott.” CANCELLED Scott was a member of Langholm Scott had been a member of the Langholm Old Town Bowling until further notice Charity no. SCO11946 New Town Bowling Club where he Young Riders Club, of which his Club added their tribute, saying: James Rae & Sons had many friends and admirers of father was a founder member. “We are very, very sad to hear of Headstones and Memorials his bowling prowess. They said: “It is with great the death of Scott Morrison. The club said: “We are all deeply sadness for our club to report the “A lovely, humble, young friend ● Headstones saddened by the news we received tragic death of former member who won many accolades both here Scott Morrison. and around the circuit. ● Memorials of our valued member and friend Scott Morrison, who passed away “He was a member through all his “Condolences to Tommy, Diane, ● Children’s Memorials after a tragic accident. youth and was always willing to Colina and all their family from ● Desks and Vases “The club would like to extend its help in the past few years with everyone here at Langholm Old. ● Memorial Design condolences to Tommy, Diane, anything needed. Thinking of you all.” ● Memorial Restoration 11a George Street ● Annan 01461 202083 ● www.jraeandsonsheadstones.co.uk Crowdfunder planned to plug gap The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser is part funded by the following > From Page 1 trepreneurs in London last week- Society of Britain and Ireland and Colin Smyth, South Scotland organisations along with Roger Maxwell, Langholm end but it had been cancelled. is the county recorder for Dum- Labour MSP and its rural economy charitable trusts and individuals Common Riding chairman, said “We’re going to start a crowd- friesshire. He runs the Dum- spokesperson, says the government from the community of Langholm. it was “excellent news” for the funder on Facebook next week friesshire Botany Group. must throw its support behind the community at a very difficult time and hope that will kick off things. He said: “This is great news plan. Supported by the Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group for everyone. It will give us an indication of and, for someone interested in na- He said: “This really would bring which is funded by ScottishPower Renewables He added: “It will be a great the support out there.” ture, it’s very exciting. I’m sure significant benefits to the Eskdale Ewe Hill Windfarm the community will want to put asset to the community. I’ve been National community and its economy. up there a lot lately with the lock- nature at the heart of their plans “It would open up opportunities Membership of the Langholm down and when you look over for the moorland. for eco-tourism and boost the en- Initiative has soared to about 600 “That is because the moorland the back of Whita, it’s a great as a result of the bid to buy the vironment by better promoting area. will do more for the community and protecting a Site of Special land. in the future by being rich in “It’s so wild and has so much Scientific Interest. Leader The Scottish Margaret added: “That increase nature which will attract visitors D & G Government wildlife. We’re very lucky to have “The positive difference, which bodes well and now the press re- to the town. that as an asset. lease has gone national, we may community ownership has made “From the Common Riding point see membership numbers explode. Climate change in other parts of our region in of view, it will be great to see it People from as far as Devon, “With restored and restructured terms of jobs and opening up ac- back in community hands.” Cornwall, northern Scotland and habitats for nature, it will play a cess, is there for all to see and we Margaret Pool, Initiative chair- r role in adapting to climate would see those same benefits if Scottish Rural The European Ireland have joined.” bigge Development Agricultural Fund woman, said they were due to Chris Miles is chairman of the change, storing more carbon and Buccleuch facilitated the ultimate Programme for Rural Developmenrt hold a big fundraiser with en- board of trustees at the Botanical managing the flow of water.” transfer to the community.” Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 30, 2020 3

Business advice A BUSINESSMAN in Westerkirk has launched an Rural testing pledge online club for entrepreneurs. David Borthwick of Double NHS to expand its service into hot-spots in rural communities Trouble Drinks set up a care homes have been tested in for testing key workers in place Langholm Entrepreneurs Club ESKDALE’S MP has for some time. on Facebook. received reassurance that recent weeks. “We will continue to use our The club gives guidance, increased mobile testing for They will continue to use a own processes to provide this advice and shares learning and coronavirus, supported by a well-established system for service to residents and staff in experience with people who military team, will begin soon testing key workers and the the region. are interested in starting their in his largely rural existing processes in place for “However, we believe that this own business, those who have constituency, including in testing staff and residents. additional resource will allow us already started and are Eskdalemuir. Mr Mundell said he was to visit communities where we interested in learning more. David Mundell, Dumfriesshire, pleased the UK-wide initiative are concerned about possible Areas include getting started, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP, would enable testing in ‘hot-spots’ of COVID-19 strategy and strategic analysis, who raised the issue with NHS communities in Dumfries and infection and offer testing to marketing, operations, Dumfries & Galloway, Galloway where there were members of the community who finances, brand development, welcomed the additional suspected coronavirus 'hotspots'. would not otherwise be eligible sustainability, leadership and capacity. Dreadful for other testing programmes. negotiation. He said he wished to ensure He understood this would There is considerable extra Equally important are that, as the testing operation allow testing of residents who complexity about offering this mindset, purpose, habits, widened in the coming weeks, would otherwise not be eligible wider testing, but we plan on critical thinking, persistence, remoter parts of his constituency through existing programmes. using the mobile testing team in decision-making and would be fully covered. He added: "It is clear that this way from later this week.” emotional intelligence. He said: "I've been assured testing is going to be a key part David said that during the that both NHS Dumfries & of the next phase of trying to COVID-19 lockdown, all Galloway's public health team manage this dreadful disease. David Mundell MP welcomes more mobile testing in his constituency contact was on social media, and the military personnel are "We need to ensure people in email or by phone. available to go where it is number of weeks, although this Additional resource for mobile our area have the same access to has been limited. testing has now been made If anyone would like to judged they can make the most testing as elsewhere as well as “It has allowed us to test a available for Dumfries and discuss their business idea or difference. ensuring our elderly and small number of symptomatic Galloway, linked to the UK- their existing business, they "It is not only in the more vulnerable in care homes and residents at home but, more wide testing programme. can get in touch on Facebook populated areas. One remote the community are protected.” importantly, visit all care homes and David will arrange a call. location, for example, where An NHS Dumfries & Hot-spots The advice is free. community testing is planned is Galloway spokesperson said: where there have been potential Although this was meant to Eskdalemuir." “We have had some mobile COVID-19 cases and carry out support testing of key workers, NHS officials have confirmed testing capacity, provided by the testing of symptomatic NHS Dumfries & Galloway has that residents with symptoms in public health department for a residents. had a well-established system

Welcome to The mask Jack made www.eladvertiser.co.uk By Jack Rae of Langholm the new website for the E & L Advertiser ASK any engineer why they buy a particular tool and At a time when we are continually being they’ll say it was either reminded to stay at home, we have decided because it was needed to now is the time to launch our new website complete a particular job and hope that it helps everyone in Eskdale or they ‘simply fancied and Liddesdale to keep in touch with what one’. In my case, my 3D printer is happening locally. In these troubled fell into the latter category, times, self-isolating at home is a challenging although there was a serious experience and the more rural our home, motive behind the ‘fancy’. the more difficult it can be to get to our As a volunteer with the local shops and buy our everyday needs, national charity Remap, man - including our weekly copy of the E&L. ufacturing bespoke items for those with disabilities, I envis - We had planned an all singing, all dancing website with subscriptions, interactions and a aged a 3D printer would be full digital version of the E&L but that will come later once the coronavirus, COVID-19, useful for creating component The visor that Jack produces with the use of a 3D printer has been consigned to the history books.... pieces. by anyone with a suitable they really are so cheap to pro - With a table size of 200mm printer. duce. Aye, the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley ! square it was both large Each visor costs only 60p to enough to print sizeable items Simple In the meantime, we hope that you will get some enjoyment from this abbreviated make; 30p for the plastic and relatively cheap to buy. Having tried several designs, version which will become available early next week where you can access articles framework material and 30p But no way did I envisage it I settled on what is proving to for the acetate sheet. from each week’s E&L as well as recent editions of the digital version of the E&L. would eventually be used for be the most popular and simple To date, our visors have been the manufacture of PPE model. Hopefully, this will enable you to keep up with what is happening in Eskdale and This takes the form of a basic supplied to Brampton Medical (Personal Protective Equip - Liddesdale and we can all look forward to the launch of the completed version of ment) during some future pan - plastic framework to which is Practice and Langholm Day www.eladvertiser.co.uk later in the year. demic situation. attached an A4 sheet of clear Centre, along with Virginia Several national internet acetate. Lodge in Longtown and And once you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it – organisations were publishing Langholm Probus Club very Notwen House in Kirkpatrick [email protected] designs for full-face visors kindly offered to sponsor Fleming. Eden Valley Hospice which could be readily made manufacture of the visors but may be added to the list. “Owned by the Community...... Published for the Community” 4 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE SCOTLAND Langholm ...... 101 Newcastleton ...... 101

COUNCILS Dumfries and Galloway Council Big benefits for community ...... 030 3333 3000 Many groups in the area receive funding from the Ewe Hill 16 ...... www.dumgal.gov.uk Fault reporting (potholes/street - THE delivery of digital skills lights etc) ...... in Langholm and a new 0800 042 0188 kitchen for Ewes hall are just Langholm Town Hall/Library .. two of the projects to be aided 013873 80255 Dumfries and Galloway by the Ewe Hill 16 windfarm bus timetables community benefit fund. www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables The Langholm Initiative was Scottish Borders Council .... delighted to receive the news that 0330 100 1800 its proposed digital skills project out of hours ..01896 752 111 was awarded £12,500 by the fund. Scottish Borders This will help support its plans bus timetables ...... www.scotborders.gov.uk to deliver volunteer-led digital skills sessions for older people, UTILITIES introduce young people to the Scottish Water exciting world of digital careers, ...... 0800 0778 778 and support the fantastic ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk businesses in Langholm with Scottish Power improving their digital marketing ...... 105 .....www.scottishpower.co.uk ability. Scottish Gas emergency .... A spokesperson said: “We want 0800 111 999 to make sure Langholm does not National Rail enquiries ...... miss out on the benefits of the 03457 484 950 digital age...... www.nationalrail.co.uk “The importance of the project’s Floodline SEPA ...... 03000 996 699 objectives is gaining recognition ...... www.sepa.org.uk both nationally and regionally Amey (A7) through our Building Our Digital ...... 0800 042 0188 Future report, available at ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse bit.ly/digital-langholm. .amey.co.uk “It is clear, now more than ever, The users of Ewes hall are delighted to receive funding for a new kitchen from the Ewe Hill 16 windfarm community benefit fund POST OFFICES that digital skills are essential for Langholm .....013873 81109 everyone. Newcastleton ..013873 75361 “Our trustees are busy trying to We needed to secure match- marketing and programming Future for our Community Canonbie ...... 013873 71348 secure the rest of the funding funding and get up-to-date support co-ordinator for two Newspaper. Rowanburn ...013873 71542 needed for this project to take off. quotes. years; the Langholm Alliance David Stevenson, chairman of “Although much of the “The grant is mainly to was awarded £14,000 to employ Muckle Toon Media CIC said HOSPITALS Initiative’s work is suspended refurbish the kitchen which is not a project assistant to help with its “These grants make a huge D&G Royal Infirmary ...... 01387 246246 during lockdown, we look fit for purpose and, possibly, to community plan; Canonbie green contribution to the sustainability Cumberland Infirmary forward to supporting people in improve the heating so it’s more bowling club received £2,340 to of so many vital community ...... 01228 523444 our community as soon as we energy efficient. replace the clubhouse roof; organisations and are much Borders General Hospital ... can.” “The electric heaters in the OutPost Arts was awarded appreciated by the recipients”. 01896 826000 The Ewes hall regeneration ceiling are quite elderly and £5,000 for its Next Steps project; Thomas Hope Hospital plan received £16,500 and Aileen hungry and we have to £6,000 went to Langholm Pipe These projects are supported ...... 013873 80417 Cavers, representing the supplement them with portable Band for uniforms and by Dumfriesshire East committee, said: “We asked for gas heaters.” accoutrements; and Muckle Toon Community Benefit Group DOCTORS (DECBG) which is funded by Langholm .....013873 83100 that sum but this is the second Other groups in Eskdale to Media, which owns the E&L Newcastleton ..013873 75100 time we have applied. benefit: The Buccleuch Centre Advertiser, received £15,000 for ScottishPower Renewables Canonbie .....013873 71313 “Our bid was deferred last year. got £11,250 to employ a Jason Railton of Langholm Initiative its Going Digital: A Sustainable Ewe Hill Windfarm. NHS24 ...... 111

CHURCHES Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and Westerkirk Parish churches Letters to the editor Ms Joy Lunn Have your say on the issues affecting our area. You can write to us at Session clerk ...07584 357180 Canonbie United Parish church Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH or email your comments to [email protected] Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 Champion your Liddesdale Parish church government rules”, there are information on the situation, Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge several who have a real need to requests for or of help or ideas 07469 397065 Don’t abuse go out or visit other people’s on how to support people local newspaper houses, gardens or travel further are what we are looking SCHOOLS beyond the limits of Langholm. for. A CAMPAIGN highlighting cross-party group, including for - Langholm Primary the site Consider whether your post the value of local newspapers mer cabinet and shadow minis - ...... 013873 80900 AS THE lockdown continues, would be better on another site is being backed by David ters and highlighted the impor - Langholm Academy it is understandable that ...... 013873 80418 if it does not fall directly into Mundell, Dumfriesshire, tance of the local press in pro - Newcastleton everyone is becoming this category, especially if the Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP. viding trustworthy information ...... 013873 75240 increasingly anxious and content is venting frustrations. The former Scottish Secretary and championing a good com - Canonbie stressed and some Lastly, remember this is a points out the coronavirus pan - munity spirit...... 013873 71336 frustrations are being vented very difficult time for demic has shown the commu - Mr Mundell said: "A good lo - through the Langholm nity-focused print medium's im - cal newspaper is a vital compo - CHEMISTS everyone. If you need help or COVID-19 support group support, including befriending portance as a reliable source of nent for successful communi - Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm page on Facebook...... 013873 80220 or counselling, contact us fact-checked balanced news and ties. Monday to Friday As a support page, it is our People casting aspersions are rather than become anxious, information. “Unfortunately, essential rev - 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. job to support each other in causing vulnerable and honest stressed or angry. He is one of 40 MPs who enues such as advertising have Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. whatever ways we can. people to become incredibly Take care everyone and many have written to Matt Hancock, declined sharply during the coro - Boots Pharmacy, Longtown Anyone seen to be either anxious and scared that they thanks to all the wonderful health secretary, and Oliver navirus lockdown...... 01228 792859 accusatory or defamatory will are doing the wrong thing. This people doing a great job with Dowden, digital, culture, media "This crisis comes on top of Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. now be immediately blocked Saturday 9am-5pm. is unfair and not why we are little or no thanks. You are truly and sport minister, urging them ongoing challenges facing tra - from the page and the post here and I am sure not anyone’s wonderful. to give further support to local ditional newspapers from social DENTISTS removed without the need for original intentions. media outlets through an in - media and internet advertising Mark Buddy .013873 80521 an explanation. Consider what you are Langholm COVID-19 creased share of public health and it is important we support Emergency - outside opening hours For every person, who communications spending. efforts to safeguard this key 01461 202508 looking to post. This site is for Support Group appears to be “flouting the support, so verified The letter was signed by a source of good journalism." Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 30, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Forest road Petition calls for Day upgrade

ESKDALEMUIR: Forest Direct Ltd of Clovenfords has been told it does not need prior to reinstate workers approval to upgrade an existing Staff made redundant should be furloughed, say MSP and MP forest road and lay a new 668- metre road at Post Office Wood. A PETITION has been launched in “I invite people in north-east Fife to ______Fife urging billionaire businessman sign this petition in solidarity with the Philip Day to furlough staff ditched workers in Cupar.” just before coronavirus lockdown. Mr Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Stable income Group has refused to re-employ and Fellow Lib Dem Mrs Chamberlain place five workers at the Scottish Deer added: “The furlough system is available Cladding Centre on temporary leave. to all employers and offers staff a stable This is despite being able to claim 80 income in this extremely challenging approved per cent of their wages from the gov - climate. ernment. “Philip Day’s decision not to offer CANONBIE: Ian Bell of 5 staff at the Cupar Deer Centre and the Willie Rennie, North East Fife MSP Brighton Place has received un - and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Edinburgh Woollen Mill is cruel and unjustifiable. conditional approval to install along with MP Wendy Chamberlain, is composite cladding on the ex - now garnering support for his call for a “He has let down his former employees and the community in north-east Fife.” ternal elevation of the house. reversal of the decision, which also ______affects staff elsewhere in the company. One former deer centre employee told Dubai-based Day owns several other of how he was let go two days before high street retailers, including Peacocks, the government announced its coronavirus Jane Norman, Austin Reed and Jaegar, job retention scheme, which includes Allotment and is worth more than £1 billion. those made redundant as early as March Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has refused to re-employ and place five workers at the Scottish Mr Rennie said: “When this crisis 1. Deer Centre on temporary leave. comes to a close, we will all remember The scheme is designed to help available which companies played their parts in employers severely affected by coron - “Unfortunately, we came to the leagues nationally and the decisions we avirus retain staff but Edinburgh Woollen conclusion that, given the downturn, took were specifically aimed at safe - LANGHOLM: There is allot - the national effort and which ones left ment space available at their staff hung out to dry. Mill said it knew the jobs would not re - these roles no longer existed. guarding as many jobs as possible in Langholm New Town Bowling “Philip Day could reverse this selfish turn. “Throughout this process we have tried the business, including colleagues who decision to deprive staff of furlough A company spokesman said: “We have our best to limit the impact and scale of have worked with the company for many Club if anyone is interested. funds without it costing him a single sadly made a small number of roles redundancies in the group. years.” Please contact Avril Grieve on penny but he’s refused to budge. redundant at the Scottish Deer Centre. “We employ more than 25,000 col - 07980 467 483.

Celebrate our posties Practice Manager AMONG the many key workers Newcastleton Medical Practice which communities rely on in Are you up for a challenge? In the midst of Covid-19 we are looking for a new their daily lives are our posties. Practice Manager to lead us through Covid and beyond! The men and women who walk our streets before most people are We are looking for a practice manager to join our team. up and deliver the post to rural vil - lages and farms are essential to We are a small, friendly and caring rural GP practice. Our team consists of 2 GPs, keeping the wheels oiled. reception/dispensary/administration staff, a practice nurse and pharmacist. We are a Langholm and Eskdale are well dispensing surgery and operate from a purpose built, Health Board owned health served by their posties and everyone centre with a list size of 1600 patients. enjoys their friendly faces and their help. The Practice serves the village of Newcastleton and the surrounding areas within the Linda Irving is a familiar sight in Scottish Borders, Northumbria, Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway. Langholm, with her mail trolley You will be responsible for the administration, management and development of the often decorated to match the season, practice in delivering primary health care excellence for our patients. You will be whether its Common Riding time responsible for the efficient and safe management of the practice and ensure the well- or Christmas. being of the patients and staff. You will lead all aspects of general management, As she pushes her trolley up and including human resources, financial management and planning, patient service down the streets, people heading to delivery, risk management and aspects of information management and technology work or school often find themselves with the support of the health board IT department. You will assist us provide the having a chat or laugh with Linda. highest quality general practice holistic care that we can give. At a time when everyone is feeling a bit down and isolated Linda has Location - Moss Road, Newcastleton TD9 0RU, Scottish Borders come up trumps, wearing a colourful Newcastleton is an eighteenth century planned village 30 minutes drive from Carlisle wig to make people smile and dec - or Hawick. It is two hours from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. There are orating her trolley with bunting. excellent local facilities and recreational opportunities within a beautiful rural setting Another of our posties, Alan Warwick, was filmed by ITV Border Informal enquiries to: Dr Howard Kennedy on 013873 75100 last week while he went up to or E-mail [email protected] Westerkirk on his day off with a Job Description available on request. delivery of groceries for people Salary : Negotiable (depending on qualifications/previous work experience) who are self-isolating. Hours: LTFT/FT options available and negotiable/flexible. Alan said: “I’d do anything to NHS Pension Scheme. Applications including CV, covering letter and two referees to: help the community, absolutely any - Dr Howard Kennedy, Newcastleton Medical Practice, thing.” Linda Irving puts a smile on people’s faces as she delivers the mail Moss Road, Newcastleton TD9 0RU, Scottish Borders Closing date 29th May 2020 6 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

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COVID-19, feeling isolated “They'll find an emergency or need practical support. farm plan template on the Farm The organisation gives emo - Advisory Service website and tional, practical and financial if they need help completing and set onarea becau se ift’s beliievedr they e NFU Scotland, Scottish Land support and if it can’t directly it, call 0300 111 4166 or email may have more information. and Estates, Scottish Partnership provide the support needed, it [email protected] A CCTV image of the van Against Rural Crime, Keep generally knows someone who “They can find more infor - has been posted on Copshaw Scotland Beautiful and Zero can. mation on how RSABI can help Community’s Facebook page Waste Scotland, issued a joint The helpline is open every at this time and get links to and people are being asked to statement on the rise in fly- day of the year from 7am to information and guidance from report any sightings. tipping during the COVID-19. 11pm and all calls are confi - The items included worktops, Penny Middleton, NFUS ani - dential. industry organisations on the cooker, hob, cupboards, radiator mal health and welfare policy It also offers a phone call-out COVID-19 page of our web - and a false wall, all of which manager, said: “It’s so disap - service through which its team site.” makes regular calls to people. Lantra Scotland has launched was set on fire. It took hold pointing to see people using It’s had a lot of requests a skills matching service putting and set fire to the bank and our beautiful countryside as a recently for call-out because land-based and rural businesses young trees. giant tip but, with the upturn in people feel a bit more lonely and potential employees with Enquiries into the incident are the weather and people working and isolated because of the pan - relevant skills and experience ongoing and anyone with in their gardens, the surge in demic. in touch with each other. information is asked to contact garden waste being dumped If you know someone who Visit the website, phone Lantra police on 101, quoting incident will result in animals dying. needs support, call 0300 111 Scotland on 01738 310164 or 2075 of April 16. They can also “Litter and waste of any kind 4166. email [email protected]. email Allan.Patterson@ can cause hazards for livestock scotland.pnn.police.uk and wildlife. The countryside continues to “Of immediate concern is the be used as a dumping ground. amount of garden waste being SOLWAY AGRICULTURE An irresponsible minority have dumped. Grass cuttings pose a targeted fields, lay-bys and roads significant danger to horses. LIMITED to dispose of household waste, Feeding horses on lawn mower Glasgow Road, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire Police in Newcastleton are seeking the van which dumped this rubbish unwanted furniture, appliances clippings can be very dangerous. DG11 2SE and DIY remnants. When clippings are fresh, they Tel. Lockerbie (01576) 204124 A COMPLETE kitchen has Whitropefoot on Thursday, April Increasingly, garden waste is ferment. If a horse eats them, it Fax. Lockerbie (01576) 203806 been dumped and set on fire 16 between 12.30pm and 2.30pm. being dumped and poses a huge can cause colic and laminitis. near Newcastleton. Officers want to speak to the risk to the health of livestock. The public are asked to store Police are appealing for infor - driver of a white Ford Transit Five of Scotland’s leading rural their waste until lockdown is Beet Pulp Pellets, mation after the incident near Tipper which was seen in the and environmental organisations, over. Barley Grains, NB Grains, Wheat Grains Rolled Barley, Around the marts Wheatfeed, Rapemeal, C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward All classes can be sold to vendors’ ad - wood, £104 Auchengray. Cheviot £103 Heavy ewes: Texel £195 Kilncroft, £185 5,595 sheep comprising 3,705 prime hoggs vantage here at Longtown. “Sell live and Balmaglester, £101.50 Longburgh Fauld, Foxglove, £174 Kings Mount. Beltex Hi Pro Soya, etc. and 1,861 cast ewes and rams at the thrive.” £100.50 Yett. Herdwick £100 & £99.50 £156 Tercrosset, £135 Hillside, £132 Wal - weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, For further advice on marketing your & £97 Auchengray. Mule £98 Yett, £95 lend. Charollais £143 Hillcrest, £130 Can be mixed to your April 23. livestock in these difficult times please Mirkbooths, £93.50 Haythwaite Lane & Beckfoot & Crossnamuckley, £128 Park - A small show of cast cows was forward do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers: Westernhopeburn. Blackface £97.50 Long - gate & Cascum. Suffolk £125 Beckfoot, requirements which met a pleasing trade. Top price John Walton 07880527066; Nick Wood - burgh Fauld, £96 Emblehope. £121 Calf Park, £120 The Land. Bluefaced was 144p per kilo for an Angus from mass 07584200489. A small gathering of spring lambs sold Leicester £108 Linkshead, £104 Reaygarth, Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, others to Principal prices (per kilo): Beltex 310p to a fast trade topping at 264ppk for a £102 Culdoach. Cheviot Mule £104 Hill Collect or deliver ex Laurmar, 120p from Catslackburn. Limousins to & 304p Upper Auchenlay. Texel 289p pen of Texel lambs consigned by R John - 121p from Potholm. Blue Greys to 120p Hill Close, 282p Golden Lane, 270p East ston Kimmeter Green. Again, many more Close, £97 Torkirra, £96 Pilmuir. North Heathall Ind. Est., Dumfries from Catslackburn. Raffles. Mule 255p Borlum, 236p Cul - can be sold with an ever-increasing buyer Country Cheviot £98 & £92 Aimster, £92 Another good entry of hoggs forward, doach. demand. Hill Close. Mule £95 Mirkbooths, £90 with heavy hoggs proving difficult to Charollais 253p Auchengray. Blackface Principal prices (per kilo): Texel 264p Hill Close, £89 Parkgate. Bekina Wellingtons, cash while the fed export and light hoggs 250p Thorns, 247p Haresteads, 245p Kimmeter Green. Suffolk 215p The Land, Light ewes: Blackface £85.50 New sold to a premium, of which many more Sykehead. Cheviot 261p Sykehead, 260p 210p Kimmeter Green. Zwartble 214p Hummerbecks. Cheviot £83 Aimshaugh. can be sold to vendors’ advantage. Thorns, 258p Sykehead. Suffolk 242p Little Tongue. Principal price (per head): Swaledale £70 Broomhills, £68 Spoutbank, Waterproof Leggings & Topping the sale at 310ppk were a pen Barr Hill, 233p Balmaglester, 228 Clerk Suffolk £116 Kimmeter Green, 3114 & £67 Lowergate. Kerry Hill £70 Westerloch. of Beltex hoggs from R & M Paterson, Hill. Herdwick 234p Clea Hall, 231p £110 The Land. Texel £111 Kimmeter Jacob £68 High Hall. Herdwick £66 Jackets, Boiler Suits, etc Upper Auchenlay. Top price per head was Auchengray. North Country Cheviot 232p Green. Zwartble £102 Little Tongue. Cardewlees. £132 for Beltex hoggs from B McAllister, Pilmuir, 230p Plumpe. Kerry Hill 228p A similar show of ewes was forward to Rams: Suffolk £156 Barr Hill. Texel Parkgate. Breckon Hill. the usual buyers. Best quality ewes still £140 Fearn. Beltex £134 Ashton. Charollais Again, best Beltex lambs maintaining Dorset 215p Green Aton & Lowfield selling to premium rates, with over-fat £138 Badoney. Bleu Du Maine £122 FOR ALL LAMBING last week’s outstanding trade and several House. Swaledale 213p & 212p Western - ewes easier on the week. Beckfoot. Dorset £90 Fearn. Cheviot £83 pens breaching 300ppk. hopeburn, 203p Breckon Hill. Romney Topping the sale at £195 for Texel ewes REQUIREMENTS Skinnet. Herdwick £79 Rowhead. Light hoggs were again dear, topping 211p Westernhopeburn. consigned by J & C Hastings, Kilncroft. lamb colostrum, lambs milk, at 268p for Beltex from M & S Cameron, Principal prices (per head): Beltex £132 Hill Ewes topped at £85.50 for Blackface Averages. Hoggs: light to 268.8p Balmaglester. & £131 Parkgate, £128 Upper Auchenlay. ewes consigned B Storey, New Hummer - (208.6p); standard to 310.5p (235.9p); bottles, teats, lammacs, Hill hoggs sold to £103 for Cheviots Texel £128 Pasturewood, £119 East Raf - becks, with Cheviot ewes to £83 consigned medium to 304.8p (221.2p); heavy to from M & S Cameron, Balmaglester, with fles, £116 High Hall. Suffolk £109 & by SJ Harrison, Aimshaugh. 262p (198.1p). Lambs: medium to 264.3p castration rings and pliers Blackfaces to £97.50 from E. & RE. East - £100.50 Balmaglester, £101 Outertown, Many more are needed weekly for an in - (253p); overweight to 215.1p (199.2p). marking sprays etc. ham, Longburgh Fauld. £100 The Scales. North Country Cheviot creased demand. Please do not hesitate to Ewes: light to £85.50 (£58.76); heavy to Overall average 216.9p (SQQ 228.4p). £106 Plumpe. Charollais £105 Pasture - contact our auctioneers for further enquiries. £195 (£100.24). Rams: £156 (£84.44). Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 30, 2020 7 IN BRIEF £7,000 for childcare Aid for extra costs THE Langholm Initiative has been approached by the Development Trusts Association and textile traditions for Scotland to support organi - Two Langholm organisations receive welcome funding boosts sations in the community to TWO organisations in protection to staff. and wash bags, along with lap apply for funding from the Langholm have been awarded The Langholm Initiative’s quilts for the elderly people to Supporting Communities Fund. £7,000 between them by a Textiles Eskdale received give them a bit of comfort. The Scottish government set fund set up to help communi - £4,000. “I’ve spoken to one woman, it up to support the community ties being affected by the con - Textiles Eskdale will allow who did the classes, and she response to COVID-19. struction of a windfarm. young people and adults to have said they had given her a net - Margaret Pool, Initiative chair - woman, would like to hear from Muirhall Energy set up the access to development oppor - work of contacts around the groups which are delivering fund to coincide with Crossdykes tunities and workshops in prac - area.” services during the pandemic windfarm, between Langholm tical skills such as hand-sewing, Judith said the news about and Lockerbie, being built. machine-sewing, weaving, knit - and have incurred additional or Drove Weaving was a blow, new costs. This is the fifth of six rounds ting and other skills, for which adding: “Never has it been more of awards by the Lanarkshire they are already showing a great Any new or extended activity important for us to weave. must have been started no company which distributes the enthusiasm. “It’s a time of change for a lot funds to groups in the affected A series of structured work - sooner than March 16 and fund - of businesses and industries. community council areas. shops are proposed and will be ing will be available for four to There is a lot of potential for Langholm Playcare has delivered by a mix of visiting six months. Scottish weaving; we’ve been received £3,000 to upgrade the specialist and local experienced Eligible organisations will be finding this out over the past standards of play and security volunteers. A group of weaving students take part in a workshop with Jan Beadle charities, voluntary organisations to meet current legislation The participants will gain an from Cumbria in Langholm Day Centre last February year and how well respected or social enterprises and deliv - requirements. understanding of their textile Scottish products are around ering services or activities in The project is seeking to heritage and direct links will for work experience and in June so this is a contribution the world. communities. enhance the small outside play be established between the com - employment as well as the to help it run for another year. “I hope people can keep the Organisations must be incor - area by upgrading the surfacing, munity and textile-related busi - intrinsic benefits of being in - “We hope to continue and faith and enthusiasm and keep porated, legally constituted and building a child-friendly barrier nesses. volved in a sociable, creative expand what we do and, given weaving close to home. The have a UK bank account. and buying a two-way walkie Residents will have a renewed activity. everything, which is happening project has proved how invalu - If anyone thinks their organi - talkie system. pride in the industry and tradi - at the moment, it’s more able these traditional skills are. sation meets these criteria, con - It is also buying a CCTV sys - tional skills will be passed down Weaving important than ever. “I’m glad we got involved last tact Margaret at mepool. tem to secure the building, the generations. Judith Johnson, project man - “I’m delighted that the people, year and started getting people [email protected] enhancing the safety of children As the industry continues to ager, said: “The current Weaving who have learned sewing skills, to sew, weave and knit. They in their care and as an added grow, there will be opportunities a Future project is due to finish are now sewing scrubs, pyjamas have become crucial.” )F [NI  4QN[JW 2ZSIJQQ Walking all over cancer TWO Langholm friends have been raising money for a can - cer charity but had to go their 9MFSP^ TZYTFQQTZW separate ways when the   COVID-19 pandemic caused the country to go into lock - MFWI\TWPNSL3-8X YFKK down.   Ellie Hotson and Emily Beattie signed up for the Walk All Over FSIPJ^\ TWPJWXKTWFQQ Cancer Challenge at the end of   February. Their mission was to walk 10,000 steps every day in March ^TZFWJITNSL>TZWJKKTWYX    and all the money raised went to Cancer Research UK. Ellie said: “We both completed FWJ FUUWJHNFYJI FSIXMT\ the challenge and I raised £200, while Emily raised £150. “In total, all the people all over TZWHTRRZSNY^FYN YXG JXY  the country, who completed the challenged, raised more than £1.5 million for the charity. “We mostly walked together at )F[NI2 ZSIJQQ2 5  4QN[JW2 ZSIJQQ2 85  the beginning but had to finish 9   9    the challenge separately at the  * IF [NI% IF [NIR ZSIJQQHTR  * TQN[JWRZSIJQQRXU %UFWQNF RJSY XHTY  end because of COVID-19. .K\ JH FS G JT KM JQUá UQJFXJL JYN SY TZHM Ellie Hotson takes a selfie with Emily Beattie while out walking during their fundraising challenge 8 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday April 30, 2020 9

“It was the best of times, it was the worst oAf times, it wa s thelook arouPHILIP nand Cathied Gunn hav e at life inIT ’S plretty omuch busciness as kdown age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch been doing lots of gardening usual at Yarns to Yearn For of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of during the enforced self- and for owner Alan Miller in light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, isolation at their Langholm Langholm. it was the winter of despair.” This opening paragraph of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens home. Unfortunately, for Alan and his expresses what we are all feeling 160 years after this book was writ - Philip owns Art Corner Gallery partner, Kirsty Ash, they should ten. in the High Street where he sells have been on holiday in Los As Eskdale and Liddesdale face an extended period of lockdown his own and others’ works, frames Angeles and Las Vegas at the with the rest of the UK, the E&L Advertiser speaks to residents, pictures and works on commis - moment. whose lives are being disrupted to a greater or lesser extent by the sions. He is also the instructor at He said: “We were meant to fly COVID-19 pandemic. the town’s karate club. last Monday so it’s a bit of a There is no doubt that communities are feeling fearful of this Cathie is a former health visitor blow. We’ve deferred it until deadly new virus which is indiscriminate in its impact and is affecting and she has reregistered in case October but we don’t know what everyone from the Prime Minister to health and care workers. will happen. These are very But there is a great spirit of co-operation which is helping everyone she is needed for nursing but He hasn’t applied for any gov - to stick with self-isolation and make the best of these strange days. she has not heard anything yet. strange times.” ernment support yet, saying: “I Philip, who is 70, said: “We’re He added: “Businesswise, it has haven’t looked at any grants. IF YOU were to choose where to had had good fun. both at home. Cathie is shopping not really changed except people “I would rather not if I can keep spend life in lockdown, you “They do their daily mile, like and I’m staying in. It’s more dan - can’t come through the door. it ticking over and come out at couldn’t do much better than the they do at school, and take Toby, gerous for men around 70 than “I’m still getting orders from all the end with a business. It would friendly little village of Bentpath. our dog, into the woods and look for women. over the world, like Australia and be different if I couldn’t carry on. Clare Johnstone, her husband, for wildlife and flowers and count “We’re gardening; we’re doing Phil Gunn is gardening his way through self-isolation America. I can come in here, And it’s easier not having Paula and Adrian Downey are both essential workers Andrew, and their two daughters, the lambs in the fields. It’s hard lots of gardening and I sorted close the door and do everything employees.” Martha and Ashley, have been without seeing anyone. Alan sometimes gets small for them having to stay at home. ADRIAN Downey and his wife, people living on their own. out my training room so I’m doing March. He has applied for support Their son is a teacher in London getting used to a new routine. “I do the post online and drop it weaving jobs done at Drove “I go to the Co-op twice a week Paula, who live in Newcastleton “If they want help, they put a lots of training. from the small business rate relief and goes into work on certain Andrew, who works as an elec - at the sorting office. It hasn’t Weaving and he had heard that but stay at home at weekends. are both still working through red card in the window so she “A couple of my instructors, one scheme but isn’t sure whether days which is a worry for them. trician for Buccleuch, has been changed greatly. things were not great there but Once a week I pick up shopping this crisis as essential workers. knows they need assistance. in Staten Island, New York and he’ll get it. Philip said: “They live in a flat furloughed until June 1 and is “It tends to get quieter going he hadn’t expected redundan - for Hazel, my mother-in-law, and Adrian, who is a keen cyclist, “The resilience team is doing a another in Norwich, are doing “If I don’t get anything, I’m not and we’re doing Facetime with looking after the children while into the summer and when we cies. buy my milk from John Ritchie. I and Paula, who is an artist and good job; Newcastleton looks online classes so I’m following bothered because I get my pen - them every day. Clare works weekday mornings first went into lockdown, it was He said: “I’d spoken to Robbie also get a fruit and veg delivery was last year’s Copshaw Tub, after itself.” them. sion. There are other people in a “They love it when they come Eva Zemla of Langholm misses family and friends on both sides of the Atlantic seeing to the horses at Paul and quiet but it’s been good recently. (Trussler) about a couple of jobs from Paterson’s. live with their younger son, Oli, Paula’s parents, Jim and Moira “I’ve got to keep going and keep worse state than me.” up here. At least in Langholm Shona Armstrong-Wilson’s yard I just need to keep it ticking over.” I’d needed doing. He’s remaining “Andrew is riding his horse, 16, while Sam lives in Carlisle Rowan, live in the village. She fit; otherwise, it’s very easy to sit Gardening has kept Philip from we’re remote and can go for a PENSIONER Eva Zemla was from supermarkets – it takes two near Canonbie. Alan says he is up to date with positive that something will come Chav, and a couple of times we’ve with his partner. can’t see them but they are being in front of the TV and Netflix. doing any painting during the nice walk.” looking forward to a family re - to three weeks - so I’m grateful Clare said: “I’m doing a couple his own supplies and the woman, out of it. taken the girls to the stables with Life in lockdown is not so dif - looked after with food deliveries. “The Langholm club is not doing spell of weather but, if it rains, he Philip also has a nephew who union in Florida next month to our shops, including Brown’s of hours every weekday morning who makes his tartan teddies, is “There aren’t many firms doing their bikes and I walk with them ferent for them. Adrian works for Adrian’s parents live in Carlisle anything online but other clubs will get back to it. is a police officer in Stoke-on- but, instead, she is shielding Butchers, Dalston Pharmacy, because the grass is not through still making and sending them. commission weaving for people down to the Enzieholm bridge. Metal Box in Carlisle which makes and he hasn’t seen them for a are so our members can follow He says the worst thing is not Trent and a big racing fan. He in her Langholm home and Paterson’s and the Co-op for de - yet so the horses can’t go out He’s waiting for stock to come who want small runs. Drove “I feel sorry for people who live beer cans and is an essential month. them.” being able to visit their family went to the Cheltenham Festival waiting for the day when she livering things. completely. from Yorkshire but, in the mean - Weaving is the ideal place to get in flats in London and have no part of the food supply chain. He acknowledges there are a Philip’s shop is closed and he’s and especially their two sets of for a break and caught the virus. “The only problem is I can’t go “They need their holiday but we time, he’s plenty to work on. it done.” can resume normal life. garden. I can see why they want He said: “It’s good to keep work - lot of good things going on all done no business since mid- grandchildren. Eva has an underlying health up the street to get cash from can’t throw them out without a ing; it gives you some normality. over the world. condition and received a letter the hole in the wall so one of my proper field of grass so they’re to visit parks. I’m still doing shift work and, as He said: “It’s good that people from the Scottish government to friends takes my card and she going out during the day and in “We have a back yard with a FORMER community councillor and keen walker far as production goes, nothing are using their common sense say she should stay inside, apart does this for me. at night. trampoline and paddling pool so Joan Robson of Newcastleton said she and her has changed. to do whatever is necessary from going into her garden. “I’m managing fine and grateful “I go in, put on my gloves and we’re lucky.” husband, Jim, were “bearing up”. “Paula is still working because whether making bags for nurses She says she is finding plenty to live in a small town; I don’t sanitise and do what I have to Clare’s parents, Arthur and Joan said: “We’re staying at home, although I’m she is a practice nurse at the or using technology to make face to do; she has the TV and Netflix know what it would be like in a do. I’m just doing the necessities Margaret Graham, farm near going out for little walks. health centre and she’s also doing masks. They’re doing it without as well as researching things on city, especially with children. and not staying longer than I Canonbie and it’s been five weeks “I phone my order for groceries to the shops and some community nursing being told.” the internet and, with the lovely “I do miss my volunteering at have to. I’m on my own in the since Clare has seen them but pay by card and they deliver them. because some of the nurses Adrian goes cycling every day April weather, she can enjoy her the Buccleuch Centre, my job at yard and if I see someone, we they talk on the phone and catch “I use the Spar and Costcutter and I can get ev - coming from Hawick are showing and, after posting a ride to Kielder garden. the filling station and the fact I keep our distance. up on Facetime. erything I need from them.” symptoms and can’t come down Dam on Facebook, he was asked She said: “I’ve been self-isolating can get on the bus and spend a “Andrew has the job of home “My dad has been busy lambing Joan says they have very good neighbours next here. why he had gone to a different since the start of March when it day in Carlisle. schooling, and, to be fair, he is and is isolated anyway. My mum door and they keep an eye out for the elderly cou - “She’s been going into elderly county and country. all started and before lockdown. “But, it’s not the end of the doing alright. He loves getting does the vulnerable people shop - ple. people’s homes and is quite He said he was on his own, not “My daughter works for the NHS, world. I’m still here and I wake ping hour and is home by 8.30am She said: “We’re managing fine and, apart from stuck into it. enjoying the change. in a group, and he was not even not being able to visit my sister in Penton once a as a practice manager in a doc - up in the morning and say thank “I came home one day to find and also gets deliveries from “Sam works as a duty manager stopped by a police car which week, life is not that much different. tor’s surgery in Carlisle, and she you.” the house upside down but they Brown’s Butchers.” at the Sands Centre and has passed him. “Jim is frail and his movement is very bad so he told me to stay in when I was still Eva said she admired Captain been furloughed, along with his doesn’t get out of the house. We don’t have carers going out.” Tom Moore who was raising partner, so they’re stuck at home for him. “I feel quite lucky and take each money for the NHS charities and in isolation, which is quite tough. “Last year I had the house altered to make life day as it comes. I don’t think had gone viral on social media “Oli is at home. He started an easier and there is now a bathroom and bedroom about tomorrow; I just get up in but it was sad that someone at apprenticeship with Rock UK in downstairs. the morning and think about what his age had to raise money when February and has been fur - “We’re more fortunate than some. I’ve just been I’m going to do. it should be the government doing loughed.” out today and we have these long-distance con - “I have a Kindle and like to it. Adrian says Copshaw is already versations with people dotted about at different read. I’m getting through a book She said: “We also have the a quiet place, apart from tourism, points. a week just now. The weather is women here doing the sewing but people are walking, riding “We can do that because the weather is nice so glorious and I can sit in the garden and I love that.” their bikes and going for jogs. we’re not isolated really. but can’t go for walks. Eva said five members of the He said: “I’ve not been involved “There are also people coming round twice a day “I’ve also been enjoying Friday family were due to go to Florida in the community help but Paula to check on everyone and there have been different night’s musicals with Andrew in May to visit her sister and they is doing her bit with the resilience things for people to do. Lloyd Webber. were trying to get a refund. She team. “In fact, the volunteers have done a very good “I have crept out to John had already been given back her “There are several houses job but I don’t think life will ever be the same. Ritchie’s New Town Convenience travel insurance. around ours which she goes to There will be a lot of changes.” Store but go early in the morning Joining them were Eva’s niece, twice a day and checks on the Jim and Joan Robson of Newcastleton are grateful when it’s quiet. who lives in Hawaii, and her Clare Johnstone with daughters Martha and Ashley enjoy life at the Benty residents if they are vulnerable to have such good neighbours Business as usual for Alan Miller and his Yarns to Year For bears “It’s very difficult to get deliveries nephew, who lives in Pittsburgh. 10 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Reflections on Edwin Muir’s Scottish Journey by Tom Scott SINCE it was first published wracked by famine, poverty and in 1935, the poet Edwin Muir’s disease. In that sense he con - Scottish Journey has rarely cedes industrialism had brought been out of print. real benefits to the population. The current edition contains But the system upon which it a substantial introduction by was built – free-market capital - Christopher Smout, Scotland’s ism – has proved incapable of Historiographer Royal, written overcoming the worldwide in 1979 and briefly updated in depression of the 1930s. 1996, which outlines Muir’s Muir’s remedy is a remarkable unconventional background and one. When working as a clerk career. in Glasgow before the Great He was an Orcadian – always War, he had joined the nascent claiming to be Norse rather than Independent Labour Party but, Scots. although he admired the self - His odyssey traces the attempt lessness and integrity of its by an outsider to find his way members, he could never rec - home to his roots in Orkney, oncile himself to the rigidities which he regarded as uniquely and conformism of Marxist blessed, a place with a strong socialism. communitarian spirit, few extremes of wealth and poverty Distributivism and a thriving agriculture largely Instead, he turned to the then unaffected by the march of mod - fashionable theories of Major ern industrial society. C H Douglas, the proponent of Muir’s account, far from being Distributivism, a cause which a conventional travelogue, is, attracted such writers as Hilaire in reality, a search for something Belloc and G K Chesterton. which always eludes him. Social Credit, as it was known, He writes of the ‘various has long been consigned to the Scotlands’ he encountered, ‘but curiosity cabinet of history but what Scotland is I am unable to it led Muir to adopt a very par - say’. ticular view of the emerging Brough of Deerness juts out from the Orkney Mainland He mockingly notes the tra - Scottish Nationalist movement. He argued that such a move - Scott’s Abbotsford as an osten - solution to Scotland’s ills was ditional rivalry between status- tatious and vulgar monument economic, not national. The conscious Edinburgh and egal - ment could achieve a broad fol - lowing only if it jettisoned both to a mock-heroic Scots past. variety and contradictions within itarian Glasgow and regards Nor did he care much for the Scots character made a Highlanders and Lowlanders as socialism and distributivism. Muir was only too aware of Burns as a poet, whose Annie nationalist agenda problem- ‘temperamentally incompati - Laurie he saw as a fateful step atic. ble’. the ideological rifts within Scottish Nationalism. on the path to the kailyard. As he concluded: “From this Industrialism He regarded Hugh indistinct yet vivid image I tried During his travels Muir is pre - MacDiarmid’s view of a united Shibboleths to extract a picture of Scotland What stands out at every turn as an entity, but I did not suc - occupied with the ravages of Scotland as a Celtic nation under is his detachment from the industrialism, which has turned the banner of Leninist inter- ceed.” political and cultural shibboleths The fascination of Muir’s Glasgow and its environs into nationalism as pure fantasy, of his day. a vast slum, housing, by the which is why they fell out so account lies in the fact that the He notes the Scots’ exceptional questions he raised have yet to 1930s, legions of unemployed spectacularly, yet, at the same facility for myth-making, stretch - men sunk in hopelessness. time, he was scathingly dismis - be answered. ing from Wallace and Bruce to Edwin Muir Yet in a striking, few pages sive of nostalgic kailyard na - Mary Queen of Scots and he recalls the desperation of tionalism. Published by Mainstream Publishing author of Scottish Journey Bonnie Prince Charlie. 1851588418 (ISBN13: 9781851588411) pre-industrial agrarian society, Muir regarded Sir Walter In the end, Muir believed the

AWNOTHEhR Calap ftor C araers arbe playoing sruch ia mnassivge part s45 caurs, nor busves ore bikesy . is coming up tonight. It’s in current events. Southbound, the A7 carried strangely emotional, a sincere Desperate boredom was the nine HGVs, 30 vans, 64 cars, and deeply-felt expression of driver behind a survey in the three buses, one motorbike, one gratitude and solidarity for Muckle Toon. One couple, who cyclist. NHS and all care workers. asked to remain anonymous, de - It isn’t easy to see what we It gets bigger and noisier in cided to get a sense of the impact can make of these figures; more Langholm every week. As well of the lockdown by measuring goods going north, more people as the message it sends to our the Thursday morning rush-hour in cars going south. That’s about heroes, it’s the highlight of the traffic. it. week. All vehicles on Langholm’s The surveyors plan to repeat Keeping clear of the virus by High Street were relentlessly the exercise, saying: “It means staying at home takes no stren - and meticulously listed and cat - more than an hour effortlessly uous effort but, let’s be honest, egorised. filled in. We stayed away from social distancing is boring. Starting at 7.45am every north COVID-19 disaster news on TV. Tables and graphs on the news and southbound vehicle was We didn’t order anything on may help to make sense of noted. By 9am, a clear impres - line. Best of all, we avoided what’s happening but they aren’t sion was emerging. raiding the fridge again.” much of a spectacle. It can now be revealed, exclu - They added: “Of course, there’s Despite the geek-factor, there sively in the E&L Advertiser still tonight’s clapping to look is growing interest in interpreting that, in 75 minutes, there were forward to. A survey of the traffic on Langholm High Street during the pandemic did not show anything of significance and presenting statistics, which 29 northbound HGVs, 36 vans What’s not to enjoy?” Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday April 30, 2020 11 IN BRIEF Hardship Windfarm company fund NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust, acting as the community anchor organisation, has announced the launch of a hardship fund. take on MoD in court This has been created with Petition on seismic budget allocation will go to judicial review the support and help of the A DEVELOPER of commercial exclusion zone and must be notified The petitioner submitted that the “The mere fact of permission community council and the windfarms, which applied for of any planned developments within MoD’s policy was unreasonable being granted will not, so far as I resilience leader team. planning permission for a wind - the consultation zone. because it treated applications dif - am aware, have any immediate prac - Many people, businesses, vol - farm within the consultation zone The report authors recommended ferently, depending on the devel - tical consequences. untary groups, clinicians and of the Eskdalemuir seismological a seismic ground vibration threshold opment’s capacity. carers are working together to monitoring station, has succeeded for windfarms within the zone, In relation to a proposed devel - Exhausts “The current situation is that, protect the community. in petitioning a court for a time known as the noise budget. opment, whose capacity did not This frontline effort started extension to begin proceedings because of its proposed capacity, exceed 50MW, noise budget was before COVID-19, with many for judicial review. Exclusion allocated to a development when the Faw Side proposal not only The planning application of In 2014 another report challenged the MoD was notified by a council’s exhausts but greatly exceeds the of the same teams working tire - Energiekontor UK Ltd at the Little the 2005 report’s methodology in planning authority of the applica - currently available noise budget so lessly to support homes and Hartfell site was objected to by the calculating the noise budget and tion. there does not appear to be any families since the flooding of Ministry of Defence in accordance recommended it be replaced with a In relation to a proposed devel - question of interference with Storm Dennis on February 15. with its policy on noise budget. physics-based algorithm. opment, whose capacity exceeded progress with a development which Newcastleton has suffered Lord Tyre The petition was heard in the This could allow more windfarms 50MW, a budget was allocated when would otherwise be under construc - much more than most as a com - Court of Session by Lord Tyre. within the exclusion zone. The MoD the MoD was notified by the Scottish tion. munity in recent weeks and The seismic array comprises seis - allocates noise budget on a first- ministers of a scoping request by table to extend the time period. “Nor would the remedies sought come, first-served basis. affect any windfarm development because of the combined impact mometers intended to detect vibra - the developer for an environmental He said: “A consequence of the of what has happened some in tions caused by nuclear tests. The petitioners applied for plan - impact assessment report. current MoD policy is that a single, which has already received the rel - Government policy, managed by ning permission in 2018 for a wind - large project, which has not reached evant planning approval.” the community need extra the MoD, is to protect the array farm with a capacity below 50 Unreasonable the stage of submission of an He concluded: “I do not consider financial help. from seismic vibrations from other megawatts within the consultation This allowed larger developments application, can more than exhaust that any prejudice to the MoD has Since the COV1D-19 lock - sources which may interfere with zone. to be allocated noise budget at an the available noise budget and been identified. down and the flooding, these its intended purpose. The MoD objected because the earlier stage of the planning process operate as a block on windfarm “The petitioner does not dispute groups have seen directly the The forces acting on wind turbines budget had already been reached. than smaller ones. There were, there - development in a very large area that the MoD is entitled to devise hardships which many residents cause vibrations in their structure Before the MOD submitted its fore, public policy reasons for and for an indefinite period. and enforce a policy to protect the have suffered and how much which can travel underground for formal objection, the petitioner had allowing the petition to continue. “I have no view on the petition’s array from interference with its this has had an impact on daily many kilometres. learned that an objection was likely The MoD opposed the application substantive merits, beyond stating detection capabilities.” lives. As a result of a 2005 report, a because all the available noise budget for a time extension. It had been “The challenge is concerned rather I’m satisfied the statutory threshold They know many people still 10km exclusion zone operates had been allocated to a scoping inappropriate and unreasonable, hav - of real prospect of success is met. with allocation of priority as between around the array, along with a further application submitted for an appli - ing regard to the principle of good “It seems the argument ought to proposed developments, which await pay-outs from insurance 50km consultation zone. cation for a windfarm at Faw Side, administration, to wait until the end receive judicial consideration and I should be a matter of indifference assessors and some remain in MoD policy is to object to any Ewes, with a capacity exceeding of 2019 before raising proceedings. see no advantage in refusing to to the MoD so long as there is noise temporary accommodation for windfarm development within the 50MW. Lord Tyre concluded it was equi - allow the petition to proceed. budget available for allocation.” longer than anticipated because of the lockdown and lack of supply materials, delaying progress on home repairs. This is tough and hugely costly, with unforeseen costs now being incurred by house - holds. Find out more at www.visit - Take part in TV debate show newcastleton.com/community/h ardship-fund/

VIEWERS of BBC Scotland’s Debate ______Night in Dumfries and Galloway are in - vited to take part in the programme on Wednesday, June 3. It is to resume with a virtual audience, while restrictions remain in force during the Normal coronavirus outbreak. Audiences for the current affairs debate service programme can put their questions to a NHS Dumfries & Galloway is panel of politicians and public figures via urging people to continue to video link from the comfort of their own use health services for issues homes. unrelated to the coronavirus. Stephen Jardine, presenter, said: “Debate The emergency departments Night is the only place where people can at Dumfries and Galloway regularly put their questions and experiences Royal Infirmary in Dumfries is directly to Scotland’s policymakers. operating normally. “Having a forum like this has scarcely Dr Kenneth Donaldson, med - ical director, said: “Anyone who been more important and, despite the re - needs urgent medical treatment strictions, we’re determined to give people should always attend their clos - the opportunity to question those in charge.” est emergency department for In line with the show’s usual practice of chest and abdominal pain, sus - travelling to venues around the country, it pected stroke, breathing prob - will go on a virtual tour and the audience lems, a very sick child, severe will be made up of people living in a particular bleeding and broken bones. town or region. “Great care is taken to ensure People can apply at https://email. no one is exposed to the risk of myconnect.bbc.co.uk/my.policy transmission of coronavirus and patients with COVID-19 have Details of panellists for each programme a specific, separate route for Stephen Jardine, presenter of Debate Night, is inviting viewers in Dumfries and Galloway to take part on June 3 will be confirmed nearer transmission dates. treatment.” 12 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Times Past

100 years: Supper and Dance at Canonbie

A supper and dance organised by the Misses Marshall, Watchill House, and Mr John Armstrong, Parkhead, in aid of the funds of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, was held in the Public Hall, Canonbie, on Friday evening. A large company was present, and the excellent music provided by Mr Allison’s orchestra was a great attraction. After deducting expenses, a sum of £18 has been forwarded to the Infirmary.

80 years: Cabaret and Dance Booking for the entertainment to be given on 26 th April leaves little doubt as to the popularity of the cabaret and dance. The proceeds are to go to very worthy causes at the present time – the funds of the local Detachment Red Cross; also, to the Eskdale Nursing Association and the Red Cross fund for the wounded. New numbers and scenes of song, dance and comedy are being introduced. Langholm with the Lid Off It is hoped to give additional seating accommodation in the hall, and to make slight alterations in We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book. supper arrangements. Patrons are asked to buy their tickets as soon as possible. Every item in the pointing to heaven itself in the wasted.” show is entirely new with a complete change of dresses and music. In the ballet “The Sleeping Heavenly Summers clear blue sky. Then there was our Kernigal Beauty,” the costumes present a tremendous variety of colour and design whilst other numbers If winter was good in these far Behind us, was the Solway Wood where we would build include fresh items of comedy and dance. off days, summer was heaven. Moss famed in legend and his - tree top hides or play at the foot As far as the eye could see the tory and which Pinder and my - of “The King of the Kernigal”. rolling green hills were close self had tried to cross the “The King of the Kernigal was cropped by the famous 50 years: Local Government Officer to Retire perhaps 18 miles to reach the a giant oak tree, in fact it is Cheviot sheep flocks of the Mr James Simmons retires from the Post of Local Government Officer for Langholm, Lockerbie Scottish Solway coast. From reported in Hyslop’s ‘Langholm Eskdale Valley whose wool and Moffat districts in May 1970. Mr Simmons has held this position since 1948, but his connection Warlba’s crest we could see the As it Was’ that it was the only was sorted, dyed, carded, with Langholm District goes back further, because he was Burgh Surveyor and Fire Master from Solway Firth in full tide, shining tree left standing when the spun and woven into the 1939 to 1946 and Local Government Officer for Langholm District from 1946 to 1948. He has like a bar of silver in the dis - “Gonial Blast” swept through traditional Cheviot and acted as Clerk to the District Council and Education Sub-Committee and carried out his duties loy - tance and sometimes I would the Eskdale Valley (gonial Thornproof cloths in the mills ally and diligently, and in a way which has earned him the respect of the many people with whom see a fleck of smoke from a means dead sheep). This giant below Langholm. dirty old coaster and I would oak was so large that 10 little he came in contact. At the last meeting of the District Council Mr. Simmons was presented with a These were greatly desired by dream of the “Flag Lieutenant”. children clasping outstretched Travelling Clock, as a token of appreciation for his services. The Chairman, Captain J.G Milne kings and courtiers and Having run barefoot from the arms could not span it. Home made the presentation on behalf of the members of the District exported to the far corners of park to Warbla’s crest on a sum - Prince Charles was laughed at Committee and Education Sub-Committee. Mr Simmons is going to live at Milnthorpe in the earth and made great for - mer’s day in the full blooded in the national press recently Westmoreland on his retiral and will carry with him the good wishes of the Community in the areas tunes for the mill owners and energy of youth in 10 minutes when it was reported that he where he worked. Mr. Robert Hastings, Local Government Officer at Gretna is taking over from provided daily bread for the and less and gulping God’s could talk to vegetables. I am skilled craftsmen who created Mr Simmons. clean fresh air as I gazed on that quite sure that he never said that these masterpieces. Our heavenly panorama and should he “talked” to them. Of course favourite hill was our beloved I never reach the true heaven, you can talk to a tree like “Hello Warbla with the beautiful ver - 25 years: Thanks to Sisters given in songs of praise that memory will do me instead. Jimmy” but I, and dant green canopy of the Kerni - perhaps Pinder, know what he Langholm Townsfolk were able to give thanks for the Sisters of St Francis on Sunday in song. For gal Wood below us when Kernigal Wood meant. You can commune with a Songs of Praise was arranged in Erkinholme’s Chapel by all the local Churches. The chapel was viewed from Warbla’s crest, As my great friend the late a tree or flower or weed (a weed full to hear the Rev John Stevenson of All Saints Church thank them for their work and the special with the silvery Esk below that, John “Popple” Elliot, - scribe, doesn’t know that it is a weed). atmosphere they had brought to Erkinholme. He said that although it was a particularly upsetting the smoking chimneys of the philosopher and Fair Crier – You can be in harmony with time for everyone concerned it could as with many obstacles turn out to be one for the long term busy mills then the beautiful said to me with a sigh, in the them. betterment of everyone and everyone should try and look at the move positively and with some heather clad sweep of Auld twilight of his years over a pint (to be contd) optimism. Whita rearing heavenwards and in the Eskdale Hotel; “Aye! A the finger of the monument day oot o’ Langholm is a day

Liz Irving presented Hawick Harlequins captain Tim Prestwell with the Ladies Cup at the Junior Sports at Milntown in Langholm Ladies under 16’s team who won the Edinburgh Sevens in 1995 are Alison Hislop, Aileen Cubbon, 1990. Looking on are LRFC President Kenneth Pool and vice president Robert Grieve. Kerry Bell, Fiona Mowbray, Jenny Saville, Iona Innes (captain) and Kathryn McVittie. www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday April 30, 2020 13 The E&L Gallery

A common lizard, sunbathing in Westerkirk, photographed by Margaret Railton Camera:Samsung S9

by The ups and downs of village life Sophie Mitchell

but when I was looking for a full-time job, I really struggled An to find something in the village. Fortunately, I got full-time work in Hawick which isn’t far from where I live. In towns there is always something to do whether it’s bowling, going to the cinema or going out shopping. This village does have a park, football pitches, a golf course and many other similar recreational outlets so E&L LifFeeature we’re really lucky but if you’re not into sports these won’t interest you. In a previous edition of E&L Life, Young Reporter I would love to see more activities available for a range Sophie Mitchell looked at the advantages of village of different people so everyone’s needs are catered for. life. Now it’s time to consider some of the downsides My last negative reason for living in a village is that as well. there is very limited transport. For people who can’t drive or have no way of getting to LIVING in a village is great but there are plenty of other places, again, we are very fortunate because we downsides, too. In February Newcastleton was badly have a bus company which has multiple runs to get flooded, which caused more than 100 villagers to move people to where they need to be. out temporarily into other accommodation because of This helps a lot of people, like me, to get to work and the damage to their homes. get to places to go shopping. The availability of spare accommodation was very However, if, for example, you want to go to Edinburgh limited so some people have had had to go elsewhere. from Newcastleton and you can’t drive, the only way It has been a very devastating time for the village but, there is to take multiple buses and the train. luckily, everyone rallied round and there has been support There is a major campaign underway to bring the for all. Waverley railway line back through the village and I think Another disadvantage to living in a village is that there that would benefit many people. aren’t a lot of jobs going for younger people. A handful of places have younger people working there Sophie Mitchell of Newcastleton 14 Thursday April 30, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Local news is vital LIDDESDALE’S MP has high - lighted the crucial role of local newspapers during this period Shankend’s lost whistle of crisis. There has been a collapse in A WHISTLE from World advertising revenues and print War Two has found its way circulation as many businesses, back to the vast ammuni - unable to operate, choose not to tions depot between Long - advertise. Circulation is dropping town and Eastriggs after as fewer people go out to buy papers. lying abandoned for about “The important role of local 20 years at Shankend, newspapers has been recognised, north of Newcastleton. especially during emergencies. The Air Raid Precaution “Highlighting services, publi - (ARP) whistle has been do - cising government advice and nated to the Devil’s Porridge producing trusted content are Museum by the person who all important. found it on an old railway John Lamont, Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, has siding. praised the support given by the It was found in 1964 by UK government, including se - the donor, an avid trainspot - curing key worker status for ter, who came across it in journalists and those engaged 1964 when he was just 14. in producing news to allow He discovered it at the bot - papers to continue their work tom of a railway wagon in a and supporting publishers to pile of old grease. make use of support such as the job retention scheme which al - The rolling stock had been lows employers to furlough left on a railway siding near workers. Shankend on the former Wa - He said: “National media out - verley Line, 11 miles south lets don’t have the capacity to of Hawick and had interest - cover local stories and provide ing markings on the side of The view from the signal box at Shankend station local information. It would be a it. shame to lose such a vital resource. Focus It seems munitions regu - teresting to place the work “I welcome the increased sup - larly travelled north from this done here in the context of He thought the whistle port for local newspapers. I know region. the wider war and one of should be donated to the many are struggling for adver - The donor writes: our volunteers shared an - museum with its focus on tising revenue, given that many “During World War Two other interesting bit of infor - businesses are closed. the history of Longtown, freight trains came from “Journalists provide vital scruti - mation about this section of Gretna, Eastriggs and sur - Gretna Munitions Depot dur - ny during these difficult times. railway line. rounding areas in both world ing the night and the wag - Even more importantly, they wars and beyond. “It is located near Stobs, highlight the great work of vol - ons, full of various munitions, On the wagon was written which was a World War One unteers and key workers as well were hidden in the mile-long POW internment camp. as signpost services available to W. D. Ordnance Whitrope Tunnel to protect “Several years ago a BBC those who need help.” Gretna with faded red them from being bombed.” ______Explosives warnings on each sound recordist went to the railway to record steam en - side of it. Abandoned The ARP whistle which was abandoned during WWII In World War Two The whistle was found in gines. Eastriggs and Longtown a wagon which had been “When he listened back to his recording, he could hear Financial were the sites of ammunition abandoned after derailing stores (or depots) and it is German voices on the tape during the war. known that munitions were and was amazed to discover “It may have belonged to support transported from them to the he had been standing near SOUTH of Scotland MSP Joan one of the workers from McAlpine has welcomed a North African campaigns, to the cemetery where German second phase of financial Normandy for D-Day and to Gretna who came to reload POWs had been buried all support from the Scottish the USSR via the Atlantic the train after the accident. those years ago. government to help businesses Convoys. “We certainly found it in - deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The funding, worth £220m, was announced by Kate Forbes, finance minister. The package includes £100m for newly self-employed people and businesses ineligible for other Scottish government or UK government schemes. £120m will go towards extending the small business grant scheme to ensure that, as well as a 100 per cent grant on the first property, small business rate payers will be eligible for a 75 per cent grant on all subsequent properties. She said: “This area has more small and medium-sized businesses and self-employed people than the Scottish average so this help is very welcome.” Go to www.findbusiness support.gov.scot/coronavirus advice Wagons full of munitions were hidden from sight inside the mile-long Whitrope tunnel An ARP Warden’s uniform at the Devil’s Porridge Museum in Eastriggs Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday April 30, 2020 15

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Netball LANGHOLM Academy senior and junior netball Don’t stop me now teams have recorded their own video of “pass the ball” to keep everyone entertained during the lock - down. E&L Performed to the Queen song, Don’t Stop Me Now, the girls pass a netball to each other standing in their own SPORT gardens. 8 Both the junior and senior netball teams made it to the 1 finals of the Dumfries and Galloway Schools regional netball league.

The senior team also made it to the final of the Scottish 0 4 7

Schools (silver) Cup. 8 3

The coronavirus, unfortunately, stopped them from 9 playing the finals but it didn’t stop them from having a good time and it certainly didn’t stop them from having a 2

ball. 7 4

The video is message from the girls in the club to thank 1 7 and encourage people to help and protect the NHS. 7 Langholm Academy senior netball team with their coach Ruth Foster #staysafe #stayhome #savelives 9

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