Buzzy Buzz by Malena Stanners from Holm Cultram AbbeySolway School Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk August 2008 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzIssue 67 FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Page 2 Ryan is a Winner Music & Beer Festival Have a Top Hits Group Congratulations to was released by Universal is especially rewarding Page 3 the Searchers – the Solid on 12th May spent two as they are now 45 years Typical page 3 Picture! Silver Searchers in fact! weeks in the Top 20 of into their career and it is Their latest greatest the official UK album over 40 years since they hits album is in the charts and a further were last in the charts. charts at number 11, three weeks in the Top This is excellent better hurry and get 30. timing for our local big those tickets for Silloth The very exciting band event as they are Music & Beer Festival news just in is that it has obviously still at the top now. The “Very Best qualified for a Silver Disc, of their game and their of The Searchers” which represents sales of music is still very much Page 7 compilation CD which over 60,000 albums. This in demand. We don’t do Kirkbride? Silloth Vintage Rally Page 8 It’s in Mawbray Page 9 Who’s the Professor Photos by: Bill & Winifred Allan Vintage Rally report and pictures Page 14 on page 9. More Tennis Winners Holme St. Cuthbert Former pupils of Holme St. Cuthbert School got together to Page 15 unveil a restored plaque. Award for Silloth Rugby The our guests were able to exchange memories and information about their famous pupil, Prof William Wilson. The old school records were fascinating, and Page 16 more than one ex pupil What a Team was able to find their name recorded in the punishment book! It was a wonderful afternoon and they were all reminded of the long history of Holme St. sense of community that See the full story on Cuthbert and the strong still surrounds the school. page 9. The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,000 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Ryan is Port Warning Poster Winner Causewayhead WI Sale Schools Competition Warns Children Of Port Dangers President Pat Bell were then served and Mammoth Book and welcomed members the hostesses for the Video Sale, everything at to the June meeting of evening were: J. Day, 30p during the month of Causewayhead WI. M. Dockeray and L. August in Silloth Library. The theme for the Langford. Bring the kids .... meeting was ‘Make-up The rest of the evening Art & Craft sessions for the Mature Lady’ was then devoted to on August 13th & 20th which was presented by General Business and (booking required). Michelle and Lindsey in particular the annual Join the Team Read, from House of Fraser. outing to Constable this is based on the The evening proved to be Burton which was Olympics and you can very informative, with taking place on Saturday collect tokens and prizes tips on how to present 14th June. Diane Shaw on the way.... ones best face to the informed members that Find one of our “Hot” world. Two ladies were she had been in touch books and win a prize. ‘made up’, one of them with the Armed Services All are welcome. Free being the President. The representative regarding membership. Adults cosmetics used were the possibility of sending can collect tokens for shown around the room a Christmas parcel to quarterly prizes of £250. to all the members and Afghanistan and had a their benefits explained, positive response from particularly appertaining them. She would be in to skin colouring and the touch again later in the best uses of the cosmetics. year. Obviously there were The President gave many questions being a brief resume of the asked whilst the ‘make highlights in the County Captain Chris Puxley with Ryan Baxter and Jonathan Dennison up’ process was being News Earlier this summer, applied, and some very Prize Winners on the Associated British constructive answers evening were: Ports (ABP), which from Michelle and Raffle: J. Day and owns and operates the Lindsey. All in all it was S. Wilson Port of Silloth, ran a very interesting evening Grocery: J. Gibson, a safety awareness- and much appreciated. M. Irving and A. Dunbar raising competition An excellent vote of Make-up Bag: M. Lomas for schoolchildren thanks was given by E. and J. Wilson Devil Bee attending schools close Telford. Flower: M. Lomas and J. by Anna Middleton to ABP ports, asking Refreshments Wilson from them to design an eye- Holm Cultram Abbey School catching poster to bring attention to the dangers Paul Fewtrell, ABP’s supplying schools with ensure the working of trespassing at ports. Safety Manager, explains: its own posters to environment at our ports The winners of the “We decided that the best reinforce its message. is as safe as possible, but competition have now way to inspire youngsters Two sets of posters have we also recognise our been named and ABP was would be to really fire been designed, one using responsibility to the delighted to present the up their imaginations ‘Manga-style’ cartoons local community. Some winning pupil, seven- and get them to think for younger children, children will always try year old Ryan Baxter for themselves why it and one featuring to be daredevils, so our from Silloth Primary would be hazardous for hard-hitting imagery message is simple: the School, with a cheque them to trespass on our more suitable for older port is not a playground. for £50, while the school ports. This seemed like children. With deep water, heavy itself received £300 and a fun, yet effective, way Ian Schofield, ABP’s machinery, and many the winning poster in of getting our highly Engineering & Safety other hazards, if you a frame. The poster important message Director, said: “Safety trespass on our ports, you has also been placed on across.” is our primary concern. could face serious injury, permanent display on As well as the We work tirelessly to or even death.” the approach to the Dock posters designed by Office. the schoolchildren The competition by the British Safety local schoolchildren. themselves, ABP is comes during the Council, IOSH (Institute fourth consecutive of Occupational Safety Pizzas, Burgers & Kebabs summer that ABP has and Health) and RoSPA run a safety-awareness (Royal Society for the Delivery find campaign to educate Prevention of Accidents), Service the hidden Available 4 Criffel Street local children about the have been extremely Silloth-on-Solway treasure of dangers of trespassing successful. This year, from the Solway, on its port estates. 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Holme House, Abbeytown, CA7 4RG New Inn, Blencogo, tel: 016973 61091 Tel: 016973 61552 Mob: 07802 680 754 just off the Wigton to Silloth road email: [email protected] local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 3 New Rotary President Installed Holme St. Cuthbert School Litter Pickers It is that more important than time of year actually (allegedly) when we enjoying the experience, change our is the fact that his efforts leadership raised nearly £900 for and the the Rotary International Rotary Club “Eradicate Polio” of Silloth- Campaign. Well done on-Solway Chris! is pleased to Coming up on the welcome John 19th July is the Rotary Bowe as its Club of Silloth-on-Solway president for Annual Open Golf 2008-2009. to get the very best from Tournament details of John took over from them. The final score which may be obtained Charlie Harrison on on the evening was 16-8 from any Rotarian or 2nd July and his fellow and the dear old boys Silloth Golf Club. Last, members wish him well. from Maryport took but most definitely not The members were their defeat graciously least, on the 26th July delighted to see, for the and in good spirit, letting during the weekend of third out of four years, the away team virtually the Kite Festival the the much coveted Rotary demolish the splendid club is proud to present Winter Sports League supper they had laid on the stunning TV & Trophy (Northern before they even got near radio award winning Holme St Cuthbert that can be done to the bar. District) returned to it! recording artists “The Primary School pupils environment by discarded Graeme Proud its rightful place in the The Club’s Swing Commanders” in accompanied by teachers litter, and also made explained that it is highly Golf Hotel. The Club’s irrepressible cycling a marquee on the green. and parents joined aware of the dangers important that young sports team was on the addict and Past President This really is a night not Allerdale Borough to the local wildlife children are taught a few best of form for an away Chris Puxley has done to be missed and tickets Council’s Litter bug population before setting basic principles about match that took place it again.