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Series 2 No. 8349 Established May 1848 Thursday April 2, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p bRiEF iNG NEWS Town is divided over flood protection choice Amazing support from the community FEWER than half of people Langholm COVID-19 support group garners 900 members in Langholm agree with the We are living in a time of crisis and it’s heartwarming The Langholm Co-op is now “If anyone wishes to leave a have their mouths and noses preferred option presented to to know that people all over the world are pulling carrying out a free home donation for the service, it will covered. them at a public consultation together to help each other, none more so than our local delivery service in Langholm be added to our buckets to be “We plan to continue deliver - on a flood protection scheme. heroes...and here are just a few of them … and the surrounding areas to used for care packages for the ing this service for as long as help people who are in quar - most vulnerable.” we can.” Remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint – and your antine or self-isolation. ______Full story: Page 5 help will be even more crucial in a few weeks’ time. For Customers can ring 013873 NEWS now, the best thing to do is to check in on neighbours 81345 from 9am to 6pm daily. To minimise the chance of Kate’s Kitchen have also and offer help with shopping and other errands. Staff will then pick the order infection to both their cus - started deliveries of a hot meal E&L boredom and call back to give you details tomers and staff, The Paper and/or a food parcel to vul - busters LANGHOLM Covid-19 sup - ● Treat everything coming into of cost and tell you about any Shop in Langholm has nerable individuals across port group is continuing its your house as contaminated. out-of-stock lines, offering an changed their opening hours Annandale and Eskdale on efforts to ensure that everyone Spray plastic and metal with a alternative where possible. temporarily from 5am to 12 Tuesdays and Thursdays. in Langholm and surrounding household disinfectant or make Everything is subject to noon Monday to Saturday and Telephone 01461 206444 or areas get the support they need. up five tablespoons of bleach availability. 5am to 11 am on Sundays. email [email protected] The group have a Facebook to a gallon (3.7 litres) of water The order will then be delivered Customers who collect daily to arrange a delivery. page with over 900 members, in a bottle. Remember to protect to your door. papers which are on account They are also offering tele - When the driver arrives, he (and therefore don’t need to be phone support with benefits, which posts tips and advice on your hands when using bleach. will knock and step back, leaving paid at the time of collection) energy and budgeting from 11am how to stay safe during isolation. This week, we’re pleased to your shopping at the door. You can collect them from the side to 1pm, Monday to Friday on offer a couple of quizzes, Leaflets have been delivered to take the shopping inside and door in Wattie’s Arch – just 0745 8301878 and Befriending compiled by readers, to help the homes in Langholm, with put the money in the envelope knock. Support on 07551 910890 or you keep the brain active the telephone numbers of two which has been placed in your Proprietors Liz and Billy 07554 192182. during the hours of lockdown, incredible ladies - Kerry and bag. You then leave the envelope Young are asking you to please Sue - who are on the end of the at the door and go inside. After be patient – you will be served > Turn to page 2 Quizzes: Pages 14 & 16 phone to help if you need basic you close your door, staff will as soon as possible. SPORT supplies like bread and milk, check the money and return any They said: “We will get medication, or if you just need change before leaving. through this together and will Delivery staff will be wearing First and last for to hear a friendly voice. Please emerge from it as an even gloves at all times. stronger community than we Canonbie Driver? keep their numbers safe in case Manager of the Langholm are now. Please be safe and you need them at a later date. branch, Gary Collins, told the look out for each other.” Also, here are the support E&L that they sometimes have ______group’s top tips for staying safe. volunteers doing the deliveries Kerry Hines of including the postmen and Langholm Day Centre is ● Latest information suggests Langholm COVID-19 Support neighbours who happen to be delivering hot meals to its that the virus can live on paper shopping in the store. regulars and members every “We are extremely grateful to for up to 24 hours, so don't pick ● Avoid going out unless it is lunchtime from Monday to all the people who have volun - THE first, and what could well up your mail from the mat until absolutely necessary, and if you Friday. teered to help. Sandra Graham said: “We are be the last, rally of the season the following day. do go out, go as infrequently as “We are offering this service practising social distancing and for the Canonbie-based JMC you can and stay at least two ● Avoid touching your bin, let - to everyone but we ask that you our volunteers stand back and RallySport team was the metres away from people at all terbox or knocker - use a glove keep this to essential shopping hand over the meals to the mem - Malcolm Wilson Rally on times. Saturday, March 14. or a bag over your hand to touch and not just a standard delivery bers at their front door. ______Sandra Graham of it and then dispose of it . service. “Volunteers wear gloves and Langholm Day Centre Full story: Page 24 THE ESKDALE & LIDDESDALE ADVERTISER • Owned by the Community, Published for the Community 2 Thursday, April 2, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

Deaths Australia and the virus BORTHWICK Observations from one of our overseas correspondents Peacefully on 29th March 2020, at Riverside EVER READ ‘On the Beach’ exceptions. That is a bit like Care Home, Betty Borthwick, dear wife of the by Neville Shute? It was telling Langholm folk they can’t late Matt, a much loved mother, granny and written in 1950 and is about the go to Hawick or Carlisle. great-granny. aftermath of a nuclear war that Funeral private. destroys all countries in the Touchy-feely northern hemisphere. Unlike Scotland, the schools In Australia, locals are preparing and pubs are still open, but cafes for the inevitable and retreating to and restaurants have closed or are Funeral Services the coast as the radioactive cloud operating only as take-away sweeps southwards on the winds. outlets. Social distancing is the It feels a wee bit like that at the big thing – and quite a restriction moment. The virus is coming, in Denmark which is a sort of touchy-feely, cuddly place. FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s getting closer day by day and our community of Denmark is Luckily, we have ample space in New Memorials supplied gradually putting up the shutters. which to distance ourselves. The Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning Australia is still a bit behind town is about the same size as Scotland in the spread of the virus Langholm and located close to but in the last week we have seen beaches and forests where you firstly, travel out of the country – can walk and hardly see a soul. banned. Then travel out of the No danger here of the gatherings David W. Erskine state – banned. Yesterday the of people that forced the closure Briery Bank, Ewes, Langholm of Bondi Beach in Sydney last Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 government announced that travel out of our own region week. Usually, the beaches here Lights Beach, Denmark, Western Australia would be banned, with only a few are considered busy if there is more than one car in the car park if we use it sparingly and hang it or more than one fisherman on out to dry afterwards. Wine FUNERAL the shore. supplies are getting through and DIRECT ORS Still, staying away from people we can still be productive at home For a Personal Service isn’t easy. We are missing our – all these little jobs that are usual activities where we meet in always on the back burner to be groups the gym is closed, clubs done someday. Hedle y and Tur nbull are closed, no eating out at We are following developments 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 restaurants and so on. And in Langholm on a daily basis, and probably worst of all, the bowling its great to see the community club has shut down! Where does getting together to support each one go for a roll up, a few cold other as is happening here. LANGHOLM, beers and a yarn with one’s mate, Spring is on its way, the world ESKDALEMUIR, I ask you? will get brighter and one day, this CANONBIE UNITED Things could definitely be will all be over and some sort of EWES & WESTERKIRK & LIDDESDALE worse. We are still healthy, still normality will return. Until then, PARISH CHURCHES PARISH CHURCHES exercising (and not just in our our best wishes from the other Sunday own back yard), we can still side of the world. Stay healthy Sunday 29nds March speak to family and friends and happy and dae uzz e’er telt. 29th March ce s rvi D around the world, still get enough ce e E e Langhovlmi 10D am ll S LL tic from the shops to survive. We Niall and Elspeth er E e A E no ll S LL tic NC er A E no MornAing rWthorship have toilet roll to last many weeks Weatherstone NC er C fu The pelicans remain oblivious to the danger A rth Canontibl ie 11.30am MonCdayfus & Fridays un til Lanugnholm 9.10am Services led by Daily Worship Rev Pauline Steenbergen

Services led by All welcome Rev Dr Robert Pickles Charity no. SCO00717 People make communities >From Page 1 However, volunteers have agreed to contact as many people as pos- Charity no. SCO11946 Residents in Newcastleton can sible and if there appears to be a Useful Contact Details get information and advice from need, will co-ordinate a meal for businesses delivering essential items in Customer Advice and Support delivery service. ______Langholm. The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Services on 0300 100 1800 who is part funded by will pass on any appropriate The Olive Tree in Newcastleton requests to the social work team has closed the sit-in café and Co-op 81345 who have been staffing the stopped takeaways until further LEADER Newcastleton Hub. Carers can notice. It will be open to collect Londis 81109 Dumfries & Galloway contact the Borders Carers bakery goods only from 11am Middlemass Butchers 07708 737709 Centre on 01896 752431. to 11.30 am on Mondays, and charitable trusts and individuals You can keep up to date with Wednesdays and Fridays. Johnnie Ritchie 80131 from the community of Langholm. the Borders Council’s response This will be to collect orders Browns Butchers 80136 to coronavirus at: www.scotbor- only, although there may be some ders.gov.uk/coronavirus including spare for those who forgot to Bill Barbour 07779 454677 information about the Community order. The Paper Shop 80239. Dumfriesshire Assistance Hubs which are being To order, ring 07896 738 088 or Leader East Community The Scottish set up to co-ordinate support for leave a message on the Facebook D & G Benefit Group Government vulnerable residents page. Please order by 6pm for Additional useful numbers are: ______the next day. The café can still This week the Eskdalemuir deliver to those self-isolating. Dalston Pharmacy 80220 Community Hub have If at all possible, use contactless Dumfries & Galloway Council Food Parcel reluctantly decided to close for for payment. Only one customer 030 33-33 3001 Scottish Rural The European the foreseeable future despite is allowed in at a time to help Development Agricultural Fund an earlier decision to remain stick to the guidelines for social Dumfries & Galloway Scottish Welfare Programme for Rural Developmenrt open on Thursdays and Fridays. distancing. 030 33-33 3007. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 2, 2020 3 Cancellation from Castle Craigs Club Unusual circumstances call for Canonbie treatment unusual action... The Castle Craigs Club Committee held a virtual meeting last night and agreed that in light of the current situation and the inability to hold an AGM the cur - rent committee would continue in their present role until such SwCOTTISH Woater hars halt - kcustomesrs. project halted time as a change would be prac - ed work on the new waste “As the spread of Covid- tical. water treatment works in 19 develops, we're contin - Sadly and with a heavy heart, Canonbie. uing to keep customers sup - the decision was also made to As a result, all works on plied with water and treat cancel all the 2020 Rideouts which the construction on the new waste water, while main - should come as no surprise to waste water treatment works taining the health of our em - anyone and is in line with the in Canonbie will stop imme - ployees and our customers. cancelling of similar events diately. “We’re working closely with throughout the region. The temporary suspension water sector partners and Stay Safe Folks And Look Out of work at the treatment following guidance from the For Each Other... works and pumping station, UK and Scottish govern - which is next to the public ments as well as the NHS. hall, is in response to the “After the latest advice, our Covid-19 pandemic. capital investment pro - A company spokesperson gramme has temporarily halt - said: “We understand that ed to protect public health this is an anxious time for and limit potential further Forest bike everyone and we are acutely spread of the virus. aware of our role in the “With immediate effect, all trails close communities we serve. construction and project sites THE 7Stanes mountain biking “We’re working around the will close and be reviewed Scottish Water has halted work on the Canonbie waste water treatment works and pumping station trails in Newcastleton have been clock to keep Scotland’s wa - so we can progress works closed by Forestry & Land ter cycle flowing and we’re which have a critical impact Scotland. asking everyone in Scotland on core water supply or Unflushable items, like wet Wash your hands regularly to help play their part. waste water management. wipes, kitchen roll, cotton and properly with soap and For more information go to Scottish Water’s priority is Please remember, flush wool or tissues, should be hot water but don’t keep the the provision of water and only 3Ps: toilet paper, pee put in the bin, not down the tap running.Top up from the www.scottishwater.co.uk waste water services to its and poo. toilet. tap to stay hydrated.

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COUNCILS Dumfries and Galloway Council ...... 030 3333 3000 ...... www.dumgal.gov.uk London in lockdown Fault reporting (potholes/street - lights etc) ...... A Langholm man’s perspective 0800 042 0188 Langholm Town Hall/Library .. 013873 80255 on the capital in uqsedu toa hravainng toi nclime b over Dumfries and Galloway By Nicol Nicolson each other to get anything done. bus timetables www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables Editors are working from vehi - THE FIRST thing that strikes cles in the car park. Graphic Scottish Borders Council .... you in present-day London is 0330 100 1800 designers are providing tem - the abundance of delivery out of hours ..01896 752 111 plates we can all use so that drivers. I live on a street sat - Scottish Borders they don’t have to travel to bus timetables urated with takeaways and, work...... www.scotborders.gov.uk when evening falls, there’s a long line of motorcyclists out - UTILITIES Overcrowding Scottish Water side each of them. On other - As the underground and other ...... 0800 0778 778 wise traffic-free roads, there train operators are running lim - ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk are just buses and bikes. The ited services, I see photos and Scottish Power buses have a handful of people video each day demonstrating ...... 105 on them at most. overcrowding on the network...... www.scottishpower.co.uk In term of pedestrians, the Scottish Gas emergency .... Mercifully I’m able to walk to 0800 111 999 determined runners are still and from the office (about 45 An eerie crossing of Tower Bridge with not a soul in sight National Rail enquiries ...... pounding the pavements in rea - minutes each way) so I haven’t 03457 484 950 sonable numbers. The only other observed this first-hand. When ...... www.nationalrail.co.uk people you see are construction I’m not working, I try to get to Floodline SEPA workers, or shoppers queueing one of the city’s parks and get ...... 03000 996 699 outside pharmacies and conve - ...... www.sepa.org.uk some relatively fresh air, and in Amey (A7) nience stores that are limiting recent days people seem to be ...... 0800 042 0188 their numbers. For a city nor - getting better at making a con - ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse mally buzzing with workers and science effort to stay two meters .amey.co.uk tourists, it’s all slightly surreal. from others. The city, when qui - POST OFFICES Skeleton staff eter, feels cleaner. Perhaps that’s Langholm .....013873 81109 I’m considered a key worker, partially down to the crisp, dry Newcastleton ..013873 75361 as a journalist employed in pub - days we’ve been enjoying lately. Canonbie ...... 013873 71348 But I’d imagine pollution is Rowanburn ...013873 71542 lic service broadcasting. I’m required in the office on roughly dropping daily. HOSPITALS two out of every three days I’m Those who know me will D&G Royal Infirmary on the roster, but the newsroom know I’m not a city person...... 01387 246246 at ITN is operating with a skele - I’ve just landed in a career that Cumberland Infirmary ton staff. Reporters are starting largely requires city living. The ...... 01228 523444 biggest transition personally has Borders General Hospital ... their shifts from home. News - 01896 826000 gathering journalists are making been adapting to the idea that Thomas Hope Hospital calls and setting up interviews I’m no longer free to travel ...... 013873 80417 from their sitting rooms. As north to Scotland’s countryside many of you will have witnessed and coast at my favourite time London’s parks too are quieter and the city feels cleaner DOCTORS over recent days, Skype and of the year. But when I consider Langholm .....013873 83100 comparison to what others on out around my neighbourhood compassionate and caring coun - Newcastleton ..013873 75100 FaceTime have become the new the sacrifices that our NHS Canonbie .....013873 71313 normal in our broadcasts. Those workers are making, it puts the the frontline of the fight against on Thursday evening to celebrate try. In the capital, where those NHS24 ...... 111 correspondents who do appear inconvenience in context. And the virus are enduring. the efforts of our health workers, qualities are often sorely lacking, in the studio are perched at a while the pressure of my job Eventually London and the I felt more than ever that we - this can only be a positive step. CHURCHES distance from the presenter. Sim - has certainly heightened in line work I do here will return to a as a country - are all in this To everyone in Eskdale, stay Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and more recognisable state. But as safe and I look forward to seeing Westerkirk Parish churches ilar social distancing is observed with the pandemic, I acknowl - together, and I’m hopeful we’ll Ms Joy Lunn in the newsroom, where we’re edge that the strain pales in the cheers and applause rang come out of the crisis a more you again very soon. Session clerk ...07584 357180 Canonbie United Parish church Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 Liddesdale Parish church Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge 07469 397065

SCHOOLS Langholm Primary PHILLIP Day, owner of The Cumbria. At the time it was also abusive collateral attack on Day’s argue that his costs were higher ...... 013873 80900 Day’s tree appeal dismissed Langholm Academy Edinburgh Woollen Mill, has alleged that he had made ‘vigor - criminal conviction and sentence. than they should have been ...... 013873 80418 lost his appeal against his ous efforts’ to obstruct local res - ‘The abuse argument is being because of the alleged negligence Newcastleton international firm of solicitors, idents reporting his actions to pursued because it is an essential on the part of Womble Bond ...... 013873 75240 Womble Bond Dickinson, after Natural England by threatening part of the appellant’s continuing Dickinson in respect of the Canonbie he was prosecuted for felling and bullying them. refusal to accept his conviction appropriate venue. To that limited ...... 013873 71336 43 trees on a site of special sci - He appealed against the Court and sentence. In such circum - extent, I would allow the CHEMISTS entific interest in 2010 and con - decision on the grounds that stances, it is hard to imagine a appeal’. Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm structing a vehicle track. Womble Bond Dickinson were clearer collateral attack on the Lord Justice McCombe con - ...... 013873 80220 According to The Law Society guilty of professional negligence, conclusions of the Crown Court’ cluded that it was ‘sensible and Monday to Friday Gazette, the Court of Appeal arguing that there was an abuse they concluded. necessary for the final decisions 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. sided with the solicitors in neg - of process argument which should They added that Day had ‘left in criminal courts to be just that Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. ligence proceedings brought by have been run on his behalf in no stone unturned in seeking to – final – and that subsequent Boots Pharmacy, Longtown a convicted former client, stating the criminal proceedings and that avoid his liability for the satellite litigation, re-arguing ...... 01228 792859 Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. the litigation was ‘inappropriate, the firm failed to advise him to destruction in Gelt Woods’. points that could and should have Saturday 9am-5pm. wasteful of resources, and likely plead his case in the magistrates’ Phillip Day, owner of The Court of Appeal said that been raised before, and which to bring the law into disrepute’. court rather than the Crown court. The Edinburgh Woollen Mill attempts to reduce Day’s fine went directly or indirectly to DENTISTS Day was fined £450,000 and The Court of Appeal dismissed and Natural England’s costs were undermine the conviction and its Mark Buddy .013873 80521 ordered to pay £457,317 in costs most of Day’s appeal and Lord found that the abuse of process rightly struck out. It concluded, consequences, was inappropriate Emergency - outside opening hours by the Crown court after felling Justice McCombe, Lord Justice argument contravened the doc - however with ‘reluctance’ that wasteful of resources, and likely 01461 202508 the trees on his estate in Floyd and Lord Justice Coulson trine of illegality and was an ‘it is open to the appellant to to bring the law into disrepute’. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 2, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Calls for Town is divided over further flood

Dcuomfnriesshuirel tcaonsttitouenn cy MSP Oliver Mundell has called for further consultation over flood protection choice the Langholm flood prevention Dredging would be more effective than hard defences, some say proposals. FEWER than half of people ruption to any views or obstruc - flood events, will generally have in Langholm agree with the tion to river use; protects existing a negative environmental impact preferred option presented to environment of the park; total on the river ecosystem. them at a public consultation scheme as displayed on video There were 17 comments on on a flood protection scheme. adds to the attractiveness of the natural flood management and Forty-nine per cent opted for street scheme; and looks like they believed measures taken the direct defences and overflow less disruption to the commu - upstream to hold back flood - channel in Buccleuch Park but nity. ing. 33 per cent chose direct defences One person said the choice Resources need to be directed only and 18 per cent wanted lay between adequate protection more at climate change and direct defences and a realign - with some diminution of amenity catchment management such as ment of the Wauchope Water or the risk of flooding. dams, tree planting and peatland through the park. Another said they didn’t want conservation. The total number of question - to see major changes in the park Some said forestry had caused Mr Mundell said: “Common naires completed was 158, which was picturesque, was more water to run off and more sense would suggest that now although 208 attended over the well used and had the war drainage on the hills had turned is not the best time for this three days. It was organised memorial. the river from an eight-day flood major project moving forward by Dumfries and Galloway One comment showed a resi - Sediment was last dredged from under the church bridge in 2006 river to under 24 hours. and pressing pause until things Council’s flood team, supported dent was unhappy about The report replied to this, say - settle down seems a sensible was all that was needed. efits on water levels in a flood. ing: “These options have been by the consultants RPS of the trees being taken down in In response, the project team “Reference was made that the suggestion. Belfast. Elizabeth Stree. extensively investigated and “Given the strong and mixed said: “In Langholm the amount sediment appeared to have modelled but none was found Seventy-eight per cent of Thirty-eight comments were of sediment was found to be increased in recent years. views in the town, a short delay respondents said they wanted made on the subject of dredg - to offer sufficient impact on the would allow for further con - negligible compared with the “Surveys done in 2011 and potential flood levels in to see a scheme and 63 per cent ing. sultation and for people to have amount of flow during flood/ 2019 between Langholm bridge Langholm. agreed with the approach being All of them wanted the Esk, the time and ability to hold a extreme events. and the suspension bridge “Modelling shows that, while taken but with reservations. and the Wauchope at the church further public meeting. showed there was no significant there might be some benefit Comments on the preferred Benefit “There are also a lot of people bridge to be dredged. They said change in bed levels. during a minor flood, it would “The study undertaken showed who understandably will not option included: it looks great it would be cheaper and the “Removing sediment, as well not help in a major flood.” and is a huge benefit to flood scheme was overkill when removing sediment would offer as not being a solution to pro - see this as a priority in the cur - Langholm; not causing any dis - digging out the river regularly no significant or long-term ben - tecting Langholm in extreme Continued below > rent difficult circumstances.” Losing views a trade-off Canonbie Post Office & Shop ON THE height of the defences and impact on One Way System views, 20 people comment - ed and many thought the To try and create an appropriate social distance, please follow walls were too high and the arrows on the floor of the shop. This may mean doing two should be lower with more circuits in view of the limited space we have but please be glass. The embankments would patient and courteous to other customers. spoil the amenity of the waterside for walkers and residents and it was important Community Support to retain the town’s character If you have any requirements that we might be able to assist and beauty. with, please telephone us on 71348 and we will do our best to The team said the height of the walls and embank - help. If you know of anyone who is in a vulnerable group or ments varied to maintain and isn’t happy to venture out please pass on our telephone number. a consistent 1 in 200-year standard of protection. It added: “There is no doubt Plan your shopping that in certain locations there Although our customers are always welcome, please try to will be a significant impact on views of the river but consolidate your shopping and visit the shop less frequently. We this is the trade-off when don’t like to say this but it seems appropriate and sensible under providing effective, long- term protection. the prevailing circumstances. The preferred option for flood defences in Langholm to protect the town “There is no intention to against a 1 in 200-year flood block access or use. The Revised Opening Times (effective 1st April 2020) defences will include access In 1977 there was a big designed to protect the town points, such as stepped flood and Elizabeth, Caroline from future, not past, events. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday arrangements over low walls, and Mary streets were not The report said: “Eighty 8am to 12 noon and 3pm to 6pm; sloped pathways or gates. flooded because the water per cent of the funding will There were 27 comments went on to the Castleholm come from the Scottish gov - Wednesday and Saturday 8am to 1pm (no change); on the fact the town had and into the park. ernment and is for use on Sunday 9am to 11am (no postal or banking services). never flooded and most said The response was that pre - the identified scheme only the defences were not needed dictions showed extreme and can’t be used for any based on their experience of weather and flooding would other purpose.” Stay at home. Support the NHS. Save Lives previous decades. increase and the scheme was 6 Thursday April 2, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

In association with FarmingC & D AUCTION MARTSon - LONGTOWNthe & DUMFRIESBorder Keep children safe from farm danger FARMERS with children need our children to be involved in TMHE VITAL rolie planyed by isawsn timbter preoduced rin the levpel which mreet thesae essentiail fsorest opeerationss and on planting to take extra care when farm life but it is more important the forestry and wood pro - UK every year. business demands. targets in Scotland. However allowing them on farm while to make sure we create a safe cessing sectors in the current Wood pellets are often used in The agency’s staff and con - it’s clear that forestry has a the schools are closed. environment. COVID-19 pandemic has been heating systems which have no tractors continue to practise major role to play in keeping During this extended period highlighted by Fergus Ewing, alternative or back-up system social distancing rigorously. Scotland moving. of time away from school many Danger rural economy and tourism and are produced continuously. Scottish Forestry also offered “Land managers will each children will have to be at home. “Technology has changed and secretary. An unbroken supply of timber its support to private sector land decide how best they can make For farmers’ children this made a lot of work much more Mr Ewing commended the an immediate contribution to means being on and around the effective but it has also made it important contribution they are supporting the national effort family farm. more dangerous for children to making in producing key prod - to manage this health crisis. NFU Scotland is reminding be around farm activities. ucts such as pallets, packaging, “But their first priority must farming families to use the high - “Farms are not playgrounds biomass fuel and face masks to be to keep staff and the public est possible safety measures. and we need to keep children help keep Scotland and the UK safe and so they must follow Taking time to check over the away when it’s not safe.” safe. Government and NHS advice farm and making adjustments For more information go to He said: “In these challenging in doing this.” for the children’s safety could https://www.yellowwellies.org/c and difficult times it is impera - Stuart Goodall, Chief save injury and life. hild-safety-on-farms-2/ tive that essential goods such Executive for forestry trade As the public exercise in the as food supplies and medicines body, Confor, said: Boundaries countryside during lockdown, and biomass fuel for hospitals “At a time where the whole It is important to set clear the union is asking people to and care homes get to the places nation is working together to boundaries for children, making control their dogs, abide by so - where they are needed. tackle COVID-19 and minimise sure they are there only when cial distancing and adhere to its impact on society, Confor they can be properly supervised signage requests. Proud very much welcomes this sup - and no work going on which Lambing and calving are on - “I’m immensely proud that port and recognition of the could be considered dangerous. going so they should not do these sectors are working closely Fergus Ewing, rural economy and tourism secretary forestry sector’s valuable con - It is also critical to implement anything to jeopardise this, together to play their part in tribution to that effort. social distancing from workers including not crossing fields fighting the impact of this virus.” “It’s vital that everyone work - or delivery personnel who are with lambs and calves in them. Pallets are nee ded to transport from Scotland’s forests is managers. Scottish Forestry ing in the industry follows not members of the household. Farmers are reporting in - goods such as pharmaceuticals needed. Chief Executive, David Sig - Government and NHS advice, Charlie Adam, vice-president, creased access levels in the and food and pallet manufac - Forestry and Land Scotland norini, added; and operates safely with the who sits on the UK Farm Safety countryside around towns and turers currently use about half has confined its felling opera - “Covid-19 will undoubtedly protection of others in the front Partnership, said: “We all want villages. of the 3.7m cubic metres of tions to keep staff safe to a have a longer-term impact on of their mind at all times.” Around the marts

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward a For all breeding sheep enquiries, please £1,040 (x2) Burnfoot. Beef Shorthorn A reduced entry of primestock sold to a Baillie, 190p Plantation Cottage & West - Texel ewes sold to a top of £124 from C small show at the weekly sale at Long - contact Nick Woodmass 07584 200 489 £1,040 Gall, £990 (x4) Pilmuir, £990 busy ring of eight purchasers, ensuring erloch. Herdwick 195p, 194p Orthwaite Ryrie, East Kirk, Caithness with hill town on Tuesday, March 24. or John Walton 07880 527 066 for farm- (x4) Minsca, £940 Frankstown, £935 all classes of sheep were competitively Hall. Cheviot 189p Westerloch, 184p, ewes to £65 from WJ Douglas & Son, Store hoggs were a pleasing trade. Sale to-farm sales. (x4) Pilmuir, £910 (x2) Minsca. Shorthorn bid for, albeit at reduced rates. 182p Baillie, 182p Unthank. Cheviot Upper Hindhope, Jedburgh. Rams sold topped at £85 for North Country Cheviots The mart held the annual spring Kirk - £975 (x3), £960 (x2) Barron House. Topping the sale at 261ppk was a pen of Mule 188p Baillie. Blackface 182p Upper to £92 for Suffolks from J & M Simpson, from High Fodderlie. Suffolks to £84 cambeck sale on Saturday, March 21. Whitebred Shorthorn £975 Barron House. Beltex hoggs from DS & RC Taylor, Hindhope, 176p Cranberry Brow, 173p Pentland View, Caithness. Lilburn, £83 Hallrule Mill, £81 The A wonderful entry of native-bred cattle Limousin £915 Laverhay. Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth, who also Westerloch. North Country Cheviot 180p Heavy ewes: Texel £124, £110 East Kirk, Croft; Texels to £84 Hallrule Mill; was presented to a busy ringside of Heifers: Belted Galloway £960, £800 gained top price per head of £108 again Damside. Mule 172p, 171p Cranberry £100 Moorhills, £96 East Kirk. Suffolk Cheviots to £78 Hopsrigg; Herdwicks buyers, ensuring a marvellous trade Summerhill. Limousin £950 (x4) Terrona. for Beltex hoggs. Brow. £111, £92 Pentland View. North Country to £71 Rowhead. throughout. Vendors left delighted with Galloway £950, £870, £830 Brockstones. Commercial hoggs traded between Principal prices (per head): Beltex £108, Cheviot £95 Ballie, £92 Upper Dounreay, Breeding sheep continued to sell at recent their day’s trading. The sale topped at Bulls: Limousin £850 Nether Albie. An - 180ppk and 190ppk, with buyers going £102, £100 Easter Ochtermuthill. Texel £90 Damside. Mule £77 Ballie, £72 high rates to a top of £144 a head for £1,120 for Angus bullocks shown by D gus £840 Nether Albie. home short of supply. Overall average £95 Roses Bower, £90 Baillie, £86 Green - Bailey Mill, £70 Cleughbraemill. Mule in-lamb ewes from Keepershield, Moffat & Son, Bodesbeck, Moffat with The mart had forward 864 sheep com - 176p (SQQ 183.6p) beck, £85 Roses Bower & Black - Light ewes: Cheviot £65, £56 Upper with others to £129 and £104 from Keep - Galloway bullocks selling to £1,095 (x4) prising 623 prime hoggs and 241 cast For further advice on marketing your woodridgehouse. Border Leicester £86 Hindhope. Blackface £58 Cranberry ershield. and £1,090 (x4) from B Dickinson & ewes and rams at the weekly sale at livestock in these difficult times please Bailey Mill. Suffolk £82, £80 Plantation Brow, Cleughbraemill & Clynemilton, £55 Sundhope, £53 Upper Hindhope. Ewes with lambs at foot were also a Co, Brockstones, Kendal. Heifers topped Longtown on Thursday, March 26. do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers: Cottage. Cheviot £80.50, £78 Becks, Swaledale £53, £49 Bailey Mill. very pleasing trade to a top of £90 a at £960 for a Belted Galloway from G A small entry of cast cows was forward John Walton 07880 527 066; Nick Wood - £77 Woodhall, Westerloch & Common - Rams: Suffolk £92 Pentland View. North head for a Texel shearling with single & A Scott, Summerhill, Scaleby. to the usual buyers and trade remains mass 07584 200 489; Sam Hogg 07584 side. Blackface £80 Prospect House & Country Cheviot £80 Upper Dounreay. lamb from Hazelbank. Principal prices. Bullocks: Angus £1,120 buoyant for all classes, therefore more 207 323. Cowden Burn. Dorset £80 Westerloch. Cheviot £71 Commonside. Ewes with single: Texel £86 Roshglen. (x2) Bodesbeck, £950 (x5), £940 (x4) still required on a weekly basis to fulfil Principal prices (per kilo): Beltex 261p, Cheviot Mule £79 Baillie. Herdwick Averages. Hoggs: light to 187.5p (165.6p); North Country Cheviot £75 Roshglen. Frankstown, £935 (x4) Smithsteads, £930 demand. Galloway cows to 110p from S 248p, 247p, 238p Easter Ochtermuthill. £75.50, £70.50 Orthwaite Hall. North standard to 261p (189.8p); medium to Suffolk £81 Roshglen. Mule £70 Rosh - Girnwood. Galloway £1,095 (x4), £1,090 Busby & Co, Unthank, Langholm, with Texel 212p, 206p, 204p Baillie, 198p Country Cheviot £75 Damside. Mule 248.3p (178.7p); heavy to 198p (156.5p). glen. Shearling with single: Texel £90 (x4) Brockstones, £1,040 (x6) Barron Luing cows selling to 102p from JW Blackwoodridgehouse & Roses Bower. £75 Roses Bower. 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Arran's majestic Goatfell seen from Brodick. A round trip from Brodick Castle to the summit would be around 6.5 miles and take up to six hours. he Inner Hebridean people and watch the and of course Arran, which is its community. This has been Islands are also very wonderful wildlife. When we known as Scotland in a real success story - the special with the many visited Ulva, only half a miniature for very good population has increased and WThisky Distilleries on Islay dozen people lived there. Now reason and is easy to get to the local school is thriving. and the ruggedness of Jura. the community has bought from Ardrossan in just under The best island walk we have The small island of Colonsay the island and its future an hour. Arran has walks to ever done is The Sgurr of is a lovely place to go for a looks very good so hopefully suit all abilities. Getting to Eigg. As you approach on the short break with a superb the population will increase. the top of Goatfell may be ferry, it looks as if it would be hotel and beautiful gardens. The route from the tough but the wonderful impossible to get to the top of Mull is easier to get to, with Boathouse Café on Ulva to views from the summit make this gigantic block of volcanic a number of islands close by, the island of Gometra is one the effort more than rock. Three of its sides are such as Iona, Ulva, and of the best walks in all of the worthwhile. vertical but the fourth offers Gometra. When you consider islands and gives you a real Eigg easier access with a narrow that Mull is about half the feeling of isolation. Finally, my most favourite path. A little bit of a area of the Lake District yet In the Clyde there are island is Eigg, one of the scramble gets you to the only has a population of several easily accessible Small Isles served by ferries summit to be rewarded with about three thousand, it’s a islands like Bute, Great from Mallaig and another the most wonderful view over great place to get away from Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae, that has been purchased by the Small Isles.

n 2005. my friend John Neolithic stone circle known as of sitting having a picnic lunch had 15 minutes on Fair Isle, Irving and I set ourselves a Ring of Brodgar is just one of at the northern tip of Unst then had to get back on the target of walking on every many special places. It was on while Puffins played about our plane. We didn’t get our walk iInhabited Scottish Island with Orkney that we experienced the feet. but the pilot very kindly took the plan being to either walk world’s shortest scheduled air In all of these northern us on a low-level flight round round them or to their highest service, when we flew from islands, the best time to visit is the island before we headed point. To date we have visited Westray to Papa Westray in a in May when there are long back to Shetland airport. 56 of the 80 on the list we’ve flight lasting just one minute days, plenty of wildlife and no The Outer Hebrides have some drawn up. Each one is different, and eighteen seconds. midges. Not all of our visits of the most wonderful white with its own special attractions. Puffins have been successful however. sandy beaches in the world but I confess I do have favourites, We have been to the Shetland A planned visit to Fair Isle was the sea can be very cold. We but I have loved visiting them islands twice, firstly to see delayed for four hours due to have visited most of the islands all and have been to places like where Langholm’s own Hugh fog and we eventually made it in this archipelago including Arran over a dozen times just MacDiarmid lived on the Island there only to be told our landing on the beach airport at because it’s so accessible. of Whalsay for a number of scheduled return flight that Barra and making our way Orkney is truly magical with a years and the second time to afternoon had been cancelled. from the southernmost island to rich history stretching back visit Yell and Unst in the far We had no accommodation the Butt of Lewis in the north. over five thousand years, its north. My favourite memory is booked on the island, so we just A link with Langholm - this church on Ulva was designed and built by Thomas Telford The lighthouse on North Ronaldsay 10 Thursday April 2, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Coronavirus and kids Daily life has changed dramatically for all of us While for some, this over the past few weeks- schools and businesses news was hardly worrying, are closed and the routine many of us had firmly others found the lack of in place has been entirely changed. In a time of stability difficult to adjust much uncertainty, one group having to quickly to. Ollie Turner, an S4 adjust are children and teenagers. Humans are, student at Langholm by nature, social beings. We need love, attention Academy says, “Exams and communication. by Freya McCall being cancelled was annoying because our The social distancing that teenagers from Langholm grades are now based on so many of us are (and how they are coping with prelim results, which a lot should) be practising can regards to school closure, of people (myself seem like the complete exam cancellations and included) took very lightly. opposite of connection to boredom. People choose to revise others, but I believe that in The announcement that just enough to pass the exams in universities, a time as ambiguous as prelim and when the final colleges and schools exam comes up, we can the present, the role of com - would be cancelled this munity is stronger than ever, revise more and acquire year caused a mixture of the grades we are capable and has never been more opinions, thoughts and current. I’ve asked a few of. So exams being fears. cancelled may stop Seth Brown of Langholm several students from practices some moves continuing certain subjects on his bike LOCKDOWN BUCKET LIST IDEAS into a higher level of education.” recommended by Alice Roberts, S1 Resilience Like many teens right student from Langholm Academy: It is important to focus not now, Seth is having to find ● Learn a new skill (take online language only on the ‘doom and creative ways to combat gloom’ of the current crisis. boredom. Activities like or sign language courses, learn to tap This pandemic has shown cycling, movie nights with dance, or take up a new indoor sport what resilience within family, taking in the idyllic like yoga) communities can do, and Langholm views outside, many young people are reading and even online ● Stay up until 3am managing to adapt to their yoga classes have ● Eat an entire tub of ice cream new lifestyle. Seth Brown, become popular in many ● Practice Netball an S1 student in Langholm households across the says, “The biggest effect country. ● Practice dance coronavirus has had on Personally, I have been ● Make up a Tik Tok dance me is to do with school. kept busy with online ● Bake The teachers are sending school classes. It’s a good us work using an online way to keep up with work ● Try new hairstyles site called Glow. It is all and friends at a time when ● Binge watch Netflix very different. The we’re all stuck indoors. It ● Do makeup teachers are not there with can also be helpful to you and your friends aren’t make a Lockdown Bucket ● Book recommendation for teens: there to chat to, so it’s List of various activities or Three Dark Crowns, by Kendare Blake strange. Although school is hobbies you want to take ● Film recommendation: up while practising social Martha Brown’s outdoor art difficult, it is nice to spend time with my family.” distancing. The Hate You Give Lockdown i n the Land of the Long White Cloud National Theatre treat AFTER a couple of months of going into complete lockdown for at A selection of National ductions, National Theatre at travelling round the gorgeous north least 4 weeks, I decided the most sen - Theatre Live productions will Home will also feature inter- island of New Zealand, I came to sible thing to do to was stay put. My be made available to watch active content such as Q&As stay with a family on a farm. days in isolation are spent doing the on You Tube for free from with cast and creative teams The farm is situated fairly far south usual farm jobs, baking, collecting eggs, today (Thursday, April 2) for and post-stream talks, with fur - on the north island near a town called making play dough, reading books to the next two months. ther details of this programme The scheme is delivered in to be announced. More infor - Masterton. the kids and even making forts out of partnership with Bloomsbury mation at nationaltheatre.org.uk I arrived at the end of the entire living room furniture! And I’m Publishing and will see pro - February and planned to stay for a loving it. ductions screened live every month or so here. Masterton is home I will be carrying on my travels down Thursday at 7pm starting of the ‘Golden Shears’ which is the south when the coast is eventually tonight. world’s biggest sheep shearing com - clear. I’m very lucky to feel part of such The first production to be petition. It took place from the 4th - 7th a kind-hearted kiwi family and I’m so broadcast will be Richard March, and has definitely been a high - grateful for that. A lot of travellers from Bean’s ‘One man two Guvnors’ light of my trip so far. the UK have had to rush home at this featuring a Tony award-winning There is lots to be busy with here on uncertain time. I will always be thankful performance from James Corden. the farm, it’s certainly a home from for the opportunity I’ve had to stay here Once they have been screened home. Plenty of sheep/cattle work, and carry on my adventure. live, they will then be available dogs, hens and two wonderful young I’m thinking of everyone back home on demand for seven days. kids to keep entertained. in bonnie Langholm at this very surreal Rhea Cavers is working on a farm on the north Alongside the streamed pro - After hearing the news that NZ was time. Island of New Zealand James Corden Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published by the Community Thursday April 2, 2020 11

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100 years : Eskdale and district Cow Club A meeting of this club was held at Shielburnfoot, Westerkirk on Wednesday evening. Each club was well represented and the following working committee was appointed; Westerkirk – Chairman, Mr Robert Armstrong Bentpath, secretary, Mr Robert Ewart, Shielburnfoot; treasurer, Mr William Anderson, Old Hopsrigg; Eskdalemuir – Messrs Jos. Blackstock, Sandyford; Arch Elliot, Fingland; Robert Scott, Whiteyett; Tundergarth – Messrs Jas Bell, Capelfoot; Adam Bell, Milkside; Andrew Brockbank, Bankshill; Corrie – Messrs Andrew Hunter, Whitecastles; John J Irving Waterhead of Dryfe; Walter Jardine, Corrie Common; Langholm Landward – Messrs James Cargen, The Shaw; Simon Lawson, Old Irvine; John Anderson, Breckonwrae. The Central Cinema in the Eskdale Temperance Hotel

80 years: Peace that is no Peace We all want peace. No sane man wants war to continue for a moment longer than necessary. But Langholm with the Lid Off the nation is firmly determined that it must be a real peace. War is terrible but there are some We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book. kinds of peace that are worse. The peace that is bought by breaking ones pledged word; the peace that cringes before an aggressor; the peace that is merely a breathing space while the tea, toast, a boiled egg and would warn the audience by MAGICAL combatants get ready for the next round; the peace that involves the destruction of the liberty hurry please”. John Wullie shouting “scatter” then dive MOVING PI and the perpetuation of injustice- such a peace is no real peace. The threat of war cannot be CTURES gave him the full preferential under the seat in front. But the greatest most magic treatment, strolled over with At both picture houses there allowed to dominate the work again as it has done for three last nerve-racked years. Aggression thing that happened to the steps that were solemn and was musical accompaniment must not be allowed to garner it’s ill gotten gains. Just because we love peace we cannot afford children on Langholm in the slow, bowed and whispered in with JohnWullie Bell on the to strike a premature and unworthy bargain. Long ago the prophet Jeremiah warned his people 1920’s and I suppose even his ear: “Yes sir. Now about fiddle where he would play of their peril because they took moral issues too lightly, saying, “peace, peace: when there is no earlier to the children of the the boiled egg. Would you be fast music for galloping horses peace.” There are always people like that. They need the stern reminder, in the words of another Gorbals in Glasgow and the wanting it hard boiled or and romantic music for love ancient prophet; that “the work of righteousness shall be peace.” And without righteousness East End of London and a ll ‘slootery’?” (in Langholm scenes in the Eskdale there can be none that will be true and lasting. the cities and towns of slootery means soft boiled) Temperance Hall. Britain, was the advent of In the New Town the silent At Milligans Hall the musi - moving picture s. black and white films were cal interpretation was in the Moving pictures came from 50 years: Bonnie Fechters shown in Milligan’s Hall at hands of two of Langholm’s America and were in black the Buccleuch Square under top musicians of the time. An excellent tribute to the young men of Dumfries & Galloway as good soldiers was paid by and white and they had cap - the auspices of the Milligan Bella Fletcher was at the piano Brigadier Frank H Coutts, former Melrose and Scottish Rugby internationalist when he visited tions in white at the bottom of family. The whole town, and she was fantastic. A rather Dumfries last Thursday. The present Brigadier of the Scottish Division, he is responsible for the screen. When someone keeping all the Scottish regiments based throughout the world fully manned. Speaking in spoke, you could read what young and old would attend ‘full figured’ lady, she was al- Dumfries, he explained how he joined the ranks in the London Scottish in 1940 as a private sol - they said if you were a quick the films at least once a week. ways immaculately dressed in enough reader. Among the devotees in the a white evening gown and had dier and was commissioned into the K.O.S.B two years later. Asked if recruits were harder to There were two picture Old Town was Mag Eckford her hair done especially by find today, he replied that they were not and stated that most of them came from rural areas. houses in Langholm, one in who was the grandmother of Oriel Little for every perfor- And he added that Dumfries and Galloway was looked upon as a great source of manpower and the Old Town down the arch the late Alan Porteous (senior) mance despite the fact that with 30 years of experience he knew that they were unbeatable as good soldiers. and in the “Temperance She would get completely you could not see her as the Hotel” (now the Eskdale engrossed with the film to the only light was from the Hotel ) which was run by the extent that in the cowboy and screen. She always had a quar- Bell family (no relation) with indian films with the Indian ter pound bag of Cadbury John Wullie one of the broth- creeping up from behind on Dairy Milk chocolates sitting 25 years: Traffic calming measures begin ers in charge of the picture the hero she would warn him opened on the left hand side of house and violinist as well as by shouting “look out! He’s the keyboard and with ‘The Archie Kirkwood was in the soup on Saturday morning… but it was just the kind of soup he enjoys head waiter. Resplendent in behind you”. Not only that, William Tell Overture’ at full being in, for he was tucking into the broth at the Newcastleton event to help boost Liberal Democrat tails and bow tie with white but when the heroine was tied blast, she could pluck a party funds. Having been forced to miss the previous soup morning, he admitted he was delighted serviette folded over his left to the railway lines by the vil- ‘Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Tray’ to be back at an event he always enjoys. The event raised £308.68 for party funds in Roxburgh and arm he would bow in defer- lain in black clothes and out of the bag and pop it in her Berwickshire. Two raffles were organised, Jim Foster winning the main prize, a woollen jumper. ence and take the orders of the drooping moustache and the mouth without dropping a Other winners were Ruth McLean, Netta Burrows, Jean Clarke, Betsy Dodsley, Jean Gleder and guests in a hushed silence. shot switched to the approach- note, that’s what I call a musi- Mina Fair. One morning a ‘city slicker’ ing train with the camera cian. overnight guest dashed in for obviously bolted to the sleep- To be continued… breakfast and shouted “waiter! ers and left running, she

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EVERYONE has been stuck inside for nearly Canonbie driver? two weeks however, we have seen some great RallySport nice technical stages, but the and navigator Renaud Jamoul videos and challenges of how people are being engine temperature started to in their M-Sport Works Ford creative in trying to keep active, some maybe THE first, and what could overheat near the end because Fiesta R5. more than others. of the lack of high speed airflow Other local crews had mixed well be the last, rally of the Why is it important to try and maintain some through the radiator so the pace results. season for the Canonbie-based level of participation in physical exercise in was backed off slightly to allow Barry Lindsay (Laversdale) JMC RallySport team was these challenging times and how does participation the car to cool a little. and Caroline Lodge (Brampton) the Malcolm Wilson Rally on in sport and exercise impact health, well-being started at number 51 in their Saturday, March 14. and community cohesion? Peugeot 206 but retired with a The event was based at Greystoke Most people aren't aware of how many benefits One more run through broken transmission. M-Sport World Rally HQ at there are to participating in sport or some form Greystoke for stage 7 without Nick Taylor (Eastriggs) and Dovenby Hall near Cocker - any heroics and they were back Helen Harkness (Penton) started of exercise at a young age and, continuing to mouth before heading south for at the finish at Penrith a happy at number 61 in their Subaru stay active throughout a lifetime. It's no secret seven stages in the Lake 16th overall and third in the Impreza but retired with sus - that exercise is important for our physical health. District. class. pension damage after an off- But there's a lot more to how sports and exercise It was an early start for John is, as far as he knows, road excursion. impact your health and well-being than just driver John McIlwraith and the only rally driver in the For now, as with everything staying fit, trim, and physically healthy. Workington-based navigator Calum reminds us of the importance of keeping Eskdale and Liddesdale area. else, all future events are post - Heather Grisedale, seeded num - Happiness active in these time The rally was won by young poned until further notice. Sport and activity can help develop important ber 18. French star Adrien Fourmaux that go far beyond the field of play. Sport can They had a steady run through skills, behaviours and habits that help in later benefit society and can contribute to broader the first three forest stages of life and children who start exercising from an outcomes across health, education, economic Hobcarton, Comb and Wythop early age are more likely to keep it up as they development and community integration. Par - and this put them in 18th posi - get older. It’s widely known that participating in ticipation can help children develop improved tion overall and fifth in class. sport and physical activity can also boost mental behavioural wellness and reduce levels of anti - The four-wheel drive of their health, happiness, and well-being. Children who social behaviour. It can also help children develop 300hp Subaru Impreza was def - are active benefit through enhanced mood, leadership and communication skills which will initely an advantage in the sur - relaxation, self-esteem and confidence gained help them progress in later life and provide prisingly slippery conditions. from exercise and social interactions through skills that allow them to contribute to their local Onto stage 4, Greystoke, near working together on a team. For young people, community. Penrith, a more familiar stage sports can mean the difference between isolation Success in sport can also help raise ambition for the crew and a bit more of and having a close-knit group of friends and can and attainment. It can help fulfil potential whether a charge with the 12th fastest help create lifelong lasting friendships. in sport or not and can offer improved life time. They learn skills such as teamwork, discipline, chances. Sport has the ability to transform the This brought them up the order problem solving and greater focus and ambition lives of disaffected and disadvantaged children. a bit to 15th overall before a on the field of play often transcends into the However, not every child is going to become service at Penrith and the long classroom, offering similar educational benefits. the next big-name professional athlete and that's run down to Coniston for the Athletic activities can be a form of release and not the point of sport at a young age. Involvement two Grizedale stages of 18.5 can help children manage anxiety and cope with in sport and physical activity gives young people miles. their emotions. an outlet, it maintains physical and mental well - Both tests went well; really John MacIlwraith of Canonbie takes part in the Malcolm Wilson Rally And let’s not forget, sport when we can play it being and, helps them to develop skills they'll again it has the power to provide wider benefits use for the rest of their lives. 7 Which winger was nicknamed 'Billy 11 Which 'set piece' play is used in 17 Who captained Langholm this RUGBY QUIZ Whizz', and scored England's only try Rugby Union, that does not feature in season? when the team won the rugby union Rugby League? Quizmaster - Kenneth Pool 18 Which Irish player won the award World Cup in 2003? 12 Which two Langholm players for Try of the Year against Italy in the 1 Who scored the tries for Scotland and 8 What year was the played for the South of Scotland in 2016 Six Nations Championship? England in the 1990 Grand slam match last time Langholm were runners-up at their memorable 3-3 draw against the 19 Who was Scotland’s at Murrayfield? their own Sevens? touring South African team in 1970? interim head coach before Vern Cotter 2 Which Welsh fly-half was the first 9 I won 29 tests for my country, mainly 13 Who scored the Scottish tries in the took over? 4 player to score more than 1000 interna - in the 70s, played 20 times for the 17-22 defeat by New Zealand in 2017? 1 Barbarians, and went on two Lions 20 Name the 2 former Langholm tional points? 14 Who was Langholm club President Tours. I was the first ever substitute used in players who became Presidents of SRU at the centenary Langholm sevens in 3 Who was the second Langholm play - international rugby! Who am I? in 1914 and 1977. 0

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