Price £1.00 to non-residents November 2019 ISSUE 122 OVER KELLET VIEW
In memory of Councillor Roger Mace who represented Over Kellet for 20 years from 1999 to 2019. Photo: Lancaster City Council.
Editorial Board: Peter Clinch, Paul Budd, Julie Walker (Advertising) BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairs of the Parish Council and Parochial Church Council We are grateful to the above organisations for their financial support
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The November View
Roger Mace
Roger Mace, who had represented Kellet Ward on Lancaster City Council up to May this year, died after an illness endured with fortitude for a year or so. In our work with him we found him to be approachable and diligent and, despite the many calls on his time (including the year he was City Mayor), he attended as many Parish Council meetings as he could, giving valuable advice to our local councillors. It was a measure of the respect that Roger commanded that there was a full congregation at his funeral service held at The Priory, Lancaster. An appreciation by Nick Ward, who worked closely with Roger over a number of years, appears on page 16.
Break-ins
We noted the break-ins in the Capernwray and Priest Hutton areas in last month’s editorial. PCSO Paul Shepherd has provided the following additional advice: if you are going away put a few lights on a timer device – it makes it look like people are home; leave emergency contact details with a neighbour, if you have one that you can trust, maybe allowing neighbours to park their vehicles on your drive – it makes it look like people are home; lock all windows and doors, set the house alarm, install CCTV (preferably linked to your WiFi) and possibly install a small safe for your valuables. A small floor safe can be installed cheaply and this can be placed under a rug or carpet between the floor joists.
More housing development!
As is noted in our report of the Parish Council meeting (see pages 10-13), PWA Planning agents for Walling UK Properties applied to Lancaster City Council at the end of September for planning permission in principle for the erection of up to nine houses on part of the field between Church Bank and Kirkhouse Farm (Application 19/01206/PIP) – see photo. Since it is an application in principle only minimal details have been provided. The site is identified as about half a hectare (about one and a quarter acres) in size, forming an oblong with a long boundary parallel with the footpath to the allotments and for a further distance beyond, with a short side fronting Nether Kellet Road. The application relates to about a third of the field. The Planning and Heritage Statement submitted with the application states that Over Kellet has no designated village/urban boundary (page 10). On the ground the view is quite different – see the photo! The footpath, hedge and trees make a clear boundary between farmland and housing. If the application is approved there can be no sustainable objection to further applications to develop the rest of the field and even for a developer to argue that the fields on the opposite side of the road, stretching from St Cuthbert’s Church down to Lamond Cottage and Oak Lea, will be ripe for development - even though they are part of a Geological Heritage site - so rounding off the extension of the village.
At a time when we need to be growing more of our food in this country to reduce imports and the damage caused to the environment by lorry, ship and air traffic bringing food to us, it seems some owners of farmland around the village are focussed on creating housing development at the expense of agriculture. We need to strike a balance!
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The November View (continued)
Site of the proposed housing development between Church Bank and Kirkhouse Farm. Photo: Peter Clinch
Work has recently started at two other sites in the village. Scaffolding has gone up around Old Hall Farm to start its renovation (the roof slates are to be replaced) and preparations made for the construction of housing in the yard behind. Site works have commenced at West Penwith, at the corner of Kirkby Lonsdale Road and Moor Close Lane, in preparation for the demolition of the imposing house and its replacement with a bungalow (with a lower floor at the back and on the north side). The village feels a little under siege from construction and development.
Peter Clinch The Residents of Over Kellet Show Their Generosity
Chris and Daryl of Wilson Lodge (The Old Schoolhouse) are delighted to announce that an amazing sum of £290.47 was raised at the Coffee Morning on 27th September for Macmillan Cancer Support. We would like to thank everybody who attended, donated and made beautiful cakes and scones as well as helping in many other ways.
It was a fantastic time with people joining in the fun of the raffle and games - the atmosphere was just lovely. Thank you.
Chris and Daryl
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Letter from the Vicar
Last year in November we celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, marking the end of the Great War. One hundred years ago, in November 1919, saw the first commemoration of Armistice Day, marked by King George V hosting a banquet on 10th November at Buckingham Palace. The horrors of the Great War were still fresh in the mind, and the influenza epidemic was sweeping the world, but even though the memories of battle and bloodshed were so raw, the King and other world leaders recognised the need to remember; the imperative not to forget.
At Remembrance Day every year we see mixed emotions in evidence. We want to acknowledge the sacrifice of those men and women killed in the line of duty, in wars both recent and more distant. But we also want to work towards a society and a world where such wars are a thing of the past. We want to learn from what has gone on before to prevent it from happening again.
Remembering is such an important feature of life. Remembering where we’ve come from, remembering where we’re going. Remembering birthdays, remembering to stay in touch with loved ones. Remembering to take our pills, remembering to put the bins out.
And remembering is at the heart of the Christian faith. The Bible instructs believers to remember what God has done for them, particularly when life is tough. The Israelites wandering in the desert were instructed to remember how God had delivered them from slavery. Paul tells his listeners to remember how they have been reconciled to God because of Jesus. Jesus tells his disciples to remember him and his sacrifice every time they celebrate the Lord’s Supper together.
But it isn’t only people who do the remembering. We’re told that God remembers his covenant which he made with his people Israel to protect them and care for them. He remembers to be merciful in the face of their rebellion against him; and, most importantly, we’re told that God doesn’t always remember. In Jeremiah 31, God promises that when his people truly trust in him that “I will forgive your wickedness and remember your sins no more.”
Struggling to remember is an almost daily event for some of us. We find it frustrating when we forget things. We tell our children, our grandchildren and each other how important remembering is at this time of year. Remembering those who have died in active service. Remembering those whose lives are still blighted with the effects of war and conflict.
Sometimes, though, we just want to forget. There are some things which we wish would just disappear from our memories like a puff of smoke. When it comes to God he promises just that, when we come to him for forgiveness. He practises a ‘holy amnesia,’ a forgetfulness. That gives us the promise of a fresh start, a new beginning which we all need at some point or other.
Rev Paul Boulter
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St Cuthbert’s Church News
Looking forward All services start at 11.15am (unless otherwise stated) and will be taken by the vicar, Rev Paul Boulter. Coffee and tea are served at St Cuthbert’s before the services from 10.45am. Everyone welcome!
rd All-Age Worship Nov 3 (Children in the Fish Club meet in Church at 10.30am)
th Nov 10 Remembrance Service, 10am – see below th Nov 17 Morning Worship th Nov 24 Holy Communion
The Christianity Explored Course started successfully on Wednesday 2nd October. Because of its popularity, we have moved from the village hall to the school. November’s sessions are entitled: 6th – Grace 13th – The Sower: Listen carefully 20th – James and John: Ask humbly 27th – Herod: Choose wisely.
Refreshments are provided, there is no charge. The last session will be on 4th December.
St Cuthbert’s Remembrance Service will be taking place on Sunday 10th November at 10am. All are welcome to join us to remember and commemorate those who have died in conflicts for our country. We will then be travelling down to the village green in time for the Act of Remembrance at 10:55am.
A service of Confirmation is being held at St Paul’s Caton on Sunday 1st December at 3pm for the parishes of Caton and Over Kellet. Children and adults from both parishes will be confirmed by Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster. All welcome to come and support and celebrate with our candidates.
Christmas prelude – we will be holding a “Cake and Carols” afternoon in St Cuthbert’s on 7th December at 2:30pm. The church’s window decorations will be on display for the first time, and the church’s Christmas tree lights will be switched on. Please do join us for refreshments and for some informal carol singing around the tree (weather permitting!).
Christmas services: Carol Service – Sunday 22nd December at 4pm. Midnight Communion Service – Tuesday 24th December at 11.30pm Christmas Day Service – Wednesday 25th December at 11.15am.
Looking back Friday 20th September: at Beetham Crematorium we celebrated the life of Sheila Quinn, who had lived in the village for the previous fifty years and been an important part of the community.
Sunday 29th September: our Harvest Festival was held at St Cuthbert’s. We were treated to a performance by our children’s choir, and donations of food were
6 sent to the local Foodbank. The Harvest Lunch in the village hall afterwards was well attended and well appreciated, thanks to all involved in the service and the meal.
Monday 30th September: at St Cuthbert’s we celebrated the life of Vernon Haycock, who died in Silverdale aged ninety-one. Vernon spent much of his life in Over Kellet, having been married in the church in 1951.
Tuesday 1st October: Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster visited St Cuthbert’s for the first time. She was speaking at the School Harvest Celebration.
Tuesday 8th October: Debbie Green from NISCU (Northern Inter-Schools Christian Union) brought the story of the Lost Sheep to St Cuthbert’s to share with Reception and Year One children from school. There was lots of music and dancing, and lots of sheep!
Rev Paul Boulter
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Wilson’s Endowed School News
School Council Candidates’ posters filled the corridors as the school council election loomed. Pupils gave speeches as to why they would be the best representatives for their class and all pupils voted. Subsequently, the new school council elected Vinni Langman as the chairman and Ella Andrews as secretary. Vinni and Ella will meet with the whole governing body at the beginning of their termly meeting to give feedback on school council activities. Elected school councillors from across Lune Valley primary schools met at Arkholme for a morning’s activities to develop their committee skills. The morning culminated in the school councillors being presented with their badges by the Mayor of Lancaster.
Search for Cedric the sheep! Debbie Green from North Lancashire Inter- schools Christian Union (NISCU), worked with members of St Cuthbert’s Church to provide an engaging morning of activities based on the parable of the lost sheep. One hundred knitted sheep were hidden around the church and the children went on an adventure to rescue them. The children also enjoyed learning a new sheep dance with adapted Christian words to the song ‘Barbara Anne’ by the Beach Boys …. ‘Baa, baa, baa and ..!’
Harvest Time Sales of the cakes and crumbles made by the children resulted in £100 being sent to the Bishop of Blackburn’s appeal. This will support Christian Aid in funding work with orphans in Malawi and women in Honduras. Finn Harris The children all contributed to a special
8 school harvest service at St Cuthbert’s Church that was attended by Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster. Bishop Jill shared some words with the children and parents. Dances, prayers and song all featured in the service. Reflection time was provided by our Year 5 and 6 pupils who made anagrams of the word harvest. These included STARVE and SHARE.
Volunteers in School William Pattinson, Logan Brooks & Raeli Barbu Do you have an odd hour to share? Do you have a particular skill that you could use to help our children? Could you help in art? Hear readers? Act as a mentor? Run a craft or cookery club? Our current volunteers are wonderful and make such a difference to the lives of our pupils. We are very flexible and volunteering does not need to be a fixed long-term commitment. If you are interested, please contact Sarah in the school office, phone: 01524 732097.
Jo Williams, Headteacher
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Parish Council – October 2019
Four Parish Councillors, the City Councillor and eleven members of the public were present.
Planning applications The following new applications made to Lancaster City Council were considered:
19/01170/FUL – change of use of agricultural land to livestock haulage depot etc on a field at Netherbeck. The Parish Council (PC) re-iterated its objections expressed when a similar application (subsequently withdrawn), which did not include an HGV maintenance building, was considered. Additional concerns now raised were the problem of effluent from the animals temporarily stored in the pens as well as the potential for fuel spillage from the HGVs.
19/01206/PIP – permission in principle application for the erection of up to nine dwellings on land off Nether Kellet Road. Following a wide-ranging debate in which the PC considered the City Council’s designation in its Land Allocation Plan of this field (which is opposite St Cuthbert’s Church) as “developable” subject to the cumulative impact of permissions on the village, the PC decided to express its concern at a potential addition to the number of outstanding residential schemes already approved within the village and the proximity of the site both to the heritage feature of the parish church and a Biological Heritage Site.
19/00545/HYB – alterations to land levels and access to the site and outline application for employment space between the M6 and the A601(M) off Kellet Road. Planning permission had been granted during the summer (see OK View, September, page 10) with a condition that work on the site could not commence until the A601(M) had been declassified from motorway status. The applicant now sought to begin development before the road had been declassified by seeking approval for construction traffic to use the gateway onto the field at the junction of the A601(M) and Kellet Road. The PC objected on traffic safety grounds and the potential damage to the Biological Heritage site on the road verges. The Chairman reported that at a recent Quarries Liaison Meeting the quarry company said it was seeking legal advice on the development and the declassification in view of agreements drawn up at the time when the A601(M) was constructed and the impact development of the field will have on the already intense lorry traffic to and from the quarry.
The decision of Lancaster City Council was still awaited on the following application:
19/00746/FUL – erection of agricultural building for free-range hens at Lower Addington Farm, Birkland Barrow Road. This application is due to be considered by the City Planning Committee on Monday 14th October; City Councillor Mumford reported that the recommendation by the City Planning Department to the Committee was for the application to be approved.
Lancaster City Council has approved the following applications: 19/00930/FUL – demolition of West Penwith, Kirkby Lonsdale Road and erection of a replacement dwelling.
19/01018/LB – listed building application for re-slating of the roof, replacement of lead flashing etc at Old Hall Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale Road.
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The following application has been withdrawn by the applicants: 19/00673/OUT – Erection of four, four-bed houses off Craggs Hill.
Other planning matters: Felling of three lime trees on Capernwray Road near the junction with Hall Garth Gardens. It was reported that the residents who had requested the felling had suffered trouble with the roots for a number of years and consequent difficulty with obtaining house insurance. The PC had not received a reply from the City Council in relation to the illegality of the felling and the Clerk was asked to write to the County Council to clarify what were their plans for the replacement of the felled trees.
Parish Plan ‘Gates’ at village entry points – no further progress.
Second traffic SPID – negotiations with County Highways continued.
Roadwatch The Clerk had not received a reply to his letter to the police concerning progress in implementing the scheme.
Suggestions from OKDHS 1 proposed planting of trees on the central green area of Church Bank: the space is owned by the Housing Department of City Council and their views on the proposal are still awaited. 2 the lengthsman had agreed that an area behind the bus shelter would be the most appropriate to be left uncut to encourage the growth of wild flowers and especially orchids.
Quarry Liaison Committee The Chairman had attended the meeting and learnt that blasting was yielding between 55,000 and 70,000 tonnes per month. There were no plans for night working. A new system of sprinklers was being used aimed at reducing dust. The
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Parish Council – October 2019 (continued) viewing platform will be re-instated once work on the rock face close to it is complete. The Chairman had reported to the Liaison Meeting concern about slurry and other material washed off the site onto Kellet Road. The quarry company assured him that action is taken on each report made to it of this potential traffic hazard.
Postbox on Kirkby Lonsdale Road Royal Mail has informed the Clerk that a replacement postbox has been ordered but there is no date for its installation.
Trees planted at the school and overhanging the public footpath The Chairman had reported the matter to the school to take action.
Cutting of roadside verges Cllr Metcalfe reported that a re-allocation of responsibilities between the PC and the City Council meant that the City Council was required to maintain additional areas such as the verge on Cockle Hill and the small grass area at the entrance to Moor Close Lane. Unfortunately it seems that it has yet to undertake any maintenance work at these sites.
Flooding on footpath between Nether Kellet Road and Kirkby Lonsdale Road The Clerk will write to a householder who has failed to make repairs to a down pipe with the result that the footpath floods.
Flooding near The Narrows Each storm brought more flood water which drained away very slowly. Water appeared to be running down a steep private driveway onto the road and the street gulleys were not operating effectively. The Clerk was asked to write to County Highways to resolve the traffic hazard.
Road signs obscured by overgrown hedges The Clerk will write to County Highways to have hedges and bushes which obscure road signs cut back.
Damage to the Green At the end of September an HGV turned around across the Green and caused significant damage to the grass (see photo). It is believed the incident occurred at night during the closure of the M6 for maintenance.
Plague of flies A City Environmental Health Officer visited Restarigg Farm very recently and also on a number of occasions over the summer. She Damage to the Village Green. found all buildings were clean and Photo: Peter Clinch in a satisfactory state. There was no evidence of flies. It was reported that the owners of Restarigg Farm had suffered from fly infestation at times over the summer. The Officer concluded that the source of the nuisance was elsewhere. The situation will be monitored next summer. 12
Wyn Pavelin Award 2019 As the photo shows, Tony and Kathleen Duckett received the award from Cllr Agnew. In his judge’s remarks Cllr May described their garden as colourful with an immaculately kept lawn.
Remembrance Sunday and Christmas 2019 The PC understood that the Service on Remembrance Sunday would take place at the church starting at 10.00am and that the Photo: Derek Whiteway wreath-laying would be at the Green at 10.55am. The PC would not be holding a formal switch-on of the Christmas Tree lights and this was supported by the School. The road through the Green is busy and there there was a potential safety hazard if large numbers of children and parents attended.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 12h November at 7.15pm in the Village Hall.
Peter Clinch
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News From Over Kellet Playgroup
Although the weather has not been in our favour recently, we have been able to go on a few walks around the village, ending with a little time on the play equipment at school. We love to find new ways to move and the children enjoy burning off some energy on their visits.
Our topic this first half of term has been nursery rhymes. We have explored who pushed Humpty Dumpty off the wall, filled the village hall with Incy Wincy spiders and practised counting with the mouse in Hickory Dickory Dock. The children love singing and have enjoyed exploring early rhyming.
We are currently planning our Christmas fund-raiser to help us to raise important money to replace our soft track area outside which has started to crack. The children love playing in our outside area and the current floor has been down for ten years and is in desperate need of replacement. Any raffle prizes local companies would be willing to donate would be gratefully accepted. Please contact Lynsey or Jackie at Playgroup or by e-mail on [email protected]
Lynsey Winder
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Internal & External Painting Decorating Joinery & D I Y Wooden Gates made and fitted Cement & concrete work Grass cutting, hedge trimming and tree pruning Gutters cleared Pressure washing ….. and many other jobs undertaken, please just ask. All work is guaranteed and fully insured.
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Councillor Roger Mace
Although a Conservative Councillor on Lancaster District Council, Roger’s overriding interest was to serve the constituents who had elected him, even if this meant going against his party’s policy, something which did not always endear him to some colleagues, particularly in his later years.
A Chartered Accountant by training, Roger, who died on 20th September, moved to Nether Kellet in 1976 when appointed senior lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University. A member of Nether Kellet Parish Council for twelve years, he was elected to the City Council in 1999 to represent Kellet Ward, which as well as Nether and Over Kellet includes the villages of Arkholme, Borwick and Priest Hutton. During his twenty years as a councillor he worked diligently to get the voice of these rural communities heard, complaining City Council business too often focussed on urban issues with little interest being shown in outlying villages.
Wise, well-informed and conscientious, Roger aimed to attend the monthly meeting of every parish council in his Ward; indeed during my twelve years as a parish councillor I can recall less than a handful of meetings when he was not present, usually when it clashed with a City Council meeting. At our meetings he would update us with what was happening at District Council level and listen carefully to our concerns, either offering advice or agreeing to pursue them further at District level. Well respected by fellow councillors, he was Leader of the City Council from 2007 to 2009, an Honorary Alderman of the City, and Mayor of Lancaster in 2017/2018.
It was a great sadness to him latterly to see the way the Conservative Party, both locally and nationally, was conducting itself and the Morecambe and Lunesdale Conservative Association, of which he was a founder member, deselected him as a candidate for the 2019 election, following which he resigned both from this and the national Conservative Party in order to “preserve his integrity”. Originally planning to stand as an Independent in the 2019 local election, sadly his worsening health precluded this and so he encouraged a former colleague and Liberal Democrat to stand in his place. It is a sign of the following Roger commanded that by a margin of six votes Kellet Ward had its first Liberal Democrat councillor after well over twenty years as a conservative stronghold. Roger was amused and gratified by the number of former conservative voters who approached him after the election to say they were “one of the six”! Roger will be a sad loss to the local political scene and to his many friends and acquaintances; we send our condolences to his wife Joyce and children Jonathan, Thomas and Elizabeth.
Nick Ward
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News and Events at Bolton-le-Sands Library – Nov/Dec
Free regular events at Bolton-le-Sands
Under 5's Story Time - every Thursday 2.15-2.45pm Join us for an enjoyable story time at the Library! We'll be reading the best, brightest and funniest picture books in the library for your kids to inspire reading fun. After the stories, there will be a chance to be creative including colouring with crayons or playing with Duplo. Suitable for all pre-school children and their parents and carers.
Learn My Way Computer Course - every Thursday 10-11.30am Spaces have opened up on our six-week computer course, Learn My Way. Learn a variety of digital skills including using a keyboard and mouse, staying safe on-line, finding free entertainment and using public services. Courses are designed to meet your individual requirements and progress at your own pace. We have one-to-one support with our digital volunteer available. Places are limited and booking is essential. Please ensure you can attend all sessions before registering. To register a place, just pop into the library.
Don't forget, we also have Baby Bounce and Rhyme suitable for all children under five, every Monday morning from 9.15am, and Scrabble Club every Friday morning from 10.30am.
One-off events for your diary Relaxation Workshop - Thursday 21st November 3-5pm. Free Do you find it hard to relax? Bolton-le-Sands Library is holding a one-off relaxation workshop. Run by NHS Mindsmatter, learn effective relaxation techniques that can be applied anywhere, at any time. The workshop will cover different relaxation techniques to try, including some real-time practices. This is a free event but booking is essential as places are limited. Please book to avoid disappointment.
Christmas Celebrations with the Sandstones Ukulele Band - Friday 20th December 3.30pm. Free Celebrate festive fun at the library in style. Drop in for drinks and nibbles, interspersed with music (and a good old Christmas sing-song) by Sandstone Ukulele Band for a wonderful Christmas time. Suitable for all ages and singing abilities.
For further information, please do not hesitate to pop into the library, e-mail Bolton- [email protected] or phone 0300 123 6703 and ask to be put through directly to Bolton-le-Sands Library.
Bethany Dale, Library Assistant, Bolton-le-Sands Library
Advertise in the Over Kellet View without Charge Most advertisements in the magazine are paid for. We do however have an occasional section called ‘To A Good Home’. This is for residents who wish to dispose of items which they no longer want but are of possible use to others. These entries are free (provided, of course, that the transaction is itself without charge). We also, at the editors’ discretion and subject to availability of space, accept without cost advertisements entirely for charitable purposes.
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Village Listings for November (For Church Services see Page 6)
Over Kellet’s Village Hall (OKVH) is at LA6 1DU; Nether Kellet’s at LA6 1HA; School at LA6 1BN
Badminton Wednesdays 20.00 OKVH
Christianity Explored Wednesdays 19.30 School
Indoor Bowls Mondays 13.30 OKVH
Keep Active Mondays 17.00 OKVH
13.20 The Green th th 13.50 47 Greenways Mobile Library Thursday 7 & 28 Nov 14.15 Winder Garth 15.00 Church Bank
Friday 8th Nov, Quiz Night; OKDHS th 19.30 OKVH Friday 29 Nov AGM
Parish Council Tuesday 12th Nov 19.15 OKVH
Playgroup 2-4 Years Monday to Friday 08.30 OKVH
Short Tennis Tuesdays 14.00 OKVH
Village Walk Sunday 3rd Nov, Crooklands canal walk 13.30 OKVH
Walking Group Wednesday 13th Nov, River Wyre 09.00 OKVH
Women’s Institute Thursday 14th Nov, AGM 19.30 OKVH
Refuse Collection November Grey Bin: 11th & 25th Green Bin & Recycling Boxes: 4th & 18th
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What’s On What’s coming up in November? MUSIC: On Sat 2nd in the Great Hall, Lancaster University at 7.30pm, the Haffner Orchestra start their season: Offenbach’s Overture to La Belle Hélène, Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy and Sibelius’s Symphony no 1. Conductor: Jonathon Lo. Soloist: Leland Chen. At 6:30pm: free pre- concert talk by Leland Chen. Tickets may be bought from The Lancaster and Morecambe Visitor Centres, on-line at www.haffnerorchestra.org or ring 01524 582394. Every Wed there is an organ recital at Lancaster Town Hall’s Ashton Hall – except Wed 13th when it will be at the Priory Church. 12.30-1.30pm. The Promenade Concert Orchestra will be playing at The Platform with a repertoire entitled Those Were The Days. Originally on the Forces Programme, it moved to the Light Programme and then Radio 2, and ran for 25 years playing dance music from a huge repertoire. So relive those days with music from that period on Sun 24th at 3pm. Box office on 01524 582803 or www.lancaster.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure/the-platform for more details. LIVE BY SATELLITE: On Tues 5th at 7.15pm at The Reel there is a screening of the Royal Ballet’s exciting revival of Concerto, Enigma Variations and Raymonda Act III. This mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company and shows the breadth of its heritage. On Thurs 7th there is the National Theatre’s production of Hansard and Thurs 28th sees another of their productions, Noël Coward’s Present Laughter. Both have been well reviewed and begin at 7pm. Phone: 01524 413935 for more details. KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL: Thurs 14th to Sun 17th at The Brewery, Kendal. Over the last nineteen years it has become an enormous gathering of outdoor enthusiasts and attracts artists, photographers, explorers and inspirational speakers and celebrates the very best in outdoor and adventure sports culture. There is a huge programme so for all the details go to www.mountainfest.co.uk EXHIBITIONS AT LANCASTER MARITIME MUSEUM: Views of Lancaster from days gone by to the present day finishes on Sun 3rd. Down By The Riverside takes a closer look at the nature and wildlife that inhabits our river banks. It opens on Sat 9th and runs until 23rd February. Opening hours for both are 12 noon until 4pm. ILLUMINATING EVENTS: Light Up Lancaster on Fri 1st and Sat 2nd is now in its eighth year. This is a weekend festival of art and light with the theme of Look to the Skies to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landings. It finishes with the annual fireworks event launched from the grounds of Lancaster Castle. For details of all the events, and there are a lot, visit www.lightuplancaster.co.uk or visit the Storey Visitor Information Centre.Yet more light on Sun 24th when Lancaster Christmas Lights switch on in Dalton Square. For times check the local press. Vivien E McCormick
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Over Kellet in World War Two
Part 3: Farming, Industry and a Surprise in the Night
This is the third and final short note looking at how World War Two changed Over Kellet, drawing on material collected by Bob Escolme and published in two of his books about fifteen years ago. If any reader would like details of where in Bob’s books I found the material please contact the Editors.
The war brought three changes to the village’s main industry, farming: hitherto uncultivated land was brought into food production; the type of farming changed; and there was an influx of people to assist in the fields and farmyards.
My second article mentioned the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign which encouraged land- owners to turn uncultivated and leisure land over to crop-growing. The menace of the German Navy in the North Sea and Atlantic meant valuable cargo space was mainly given over to importing materials and goods to support the fighting forces, rather than food. The country was under siege. Between 1939 and 1944 the area devoted to arable farming increased from twelve million to eighteen million acres. In Over Kellet the Metcalfes at Old Hall Farm nearly doubled their acreage under the plough. Land that had not been ploughed since 1918 or earlier grew oats and barley, potatoes and perhaps kale.
Farming was still dependent of horse-power. The first tractor in use in the parish was probably one brought in by the War Agriculture Committee. It was used to plough in bracken on the Capernwray Estate. Wally Harling undertook the work and, according to Bob, “may have been the first person to drive a tractor locally. He was contracted to clear the bracken around the estate, mostly in the area of Havelock Crag, Lord’s Lot and Withets. He came for six months in summer, to roll and plough the bracken under. This was only done in summer, and ensured the bracken did not return the next year. It was not easy. There was an art in ‘tuning’ the plough (setting the blade correctly). The steep slopes on places like Havelock Crag meant ploughing was difficult. You had to plough down the slope and not across it. There was no Havelock House then. The land was generally poor, but every acre of land that could be made productive was needed to lessen the food shortages, and most of the newly ploughed land was put down to grass, although a few food crops were tried.”
The War Agriculture Committee directed farmers on what to grow. Evelyn Thistlethwaite’s father farmed at Sunny Bank where the Committee requisitioned over fifty acres of mostly bracken-covered land which he was required to plough up, as well as some of his own land that remained, to grow oats. Oats was a vital crop grown not only as food for humans but as feed for the many horses still used on farms for motive power.
People also took to the hedgerows to gather food. Audrey Cochran (née Dixon) remembers the family gathering wild strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries in quantity. Bob reports Audrey saying “dad and Horace Hogg raised rabbits for food, and Horace also exhibited them at shows. They fed their guests on them: the guests may have thought they were eating chicken. Dad also kept a pig, jointly with Horace, which they kept behind the stables at Hall Garth. Everyone had a pig, so they took turns killing them, and sharing out the meat. Arthur Shuttleworth killed them; he lived at the old coach house (now Swarthdale House) as caretaker”.
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The combination of increased acreage, and the cultivation of crops requiring more attention, demanded more hands – the Government’s solution was to set up the Women’s Land Army (the recruits were known as Land Girls). Most were town- raised people who found the sheer physical slog difficult. According to Bob Escolme “the only farmers [in Over Kellet] to have Land Girls were the Atkinson’s at Hall Farm”. Wally Harling’s future wife, Lucy Casson, was a Land Girl at Hall Farm. Bob writes a long and detailed description of her life:
“She earned £2 a week plus board, living in. The Land Army supplied her with outer clothes – a brimmed hat, shirts and pullover, mac and greatcoat, breeches, stockings, and one pair each of shoes and gum boots, overalls and dungarees … Lucy helped to milk the forty or fifty shorthorns … one of the biggest herds in the village, and they were all milked by hand. Most of the milk went to Mr Ireland who had a milk round in Carnforth. The balance was sent to Libby’s [milk processing factory opposite Milnthorpe railway station]. The farm also had a flock of about eighty to one hundred Swaledale crosses [sheep]. Lucy helped with lambing and twice yearly dipping in summer and autumn. Her job at shearing time was to roll up the fleeces. Another job was cutting down nettles and thistles using a ley, or scythe. Turnips, barley and oats were grown, mostly for cattle feed. Hand-weeding the turnips and potatoes was done with a sack over the knees, and another across the shoulders in wet or cold weather. Worse was the hand lifting of turnips in freezing weather. Gloves were of little use, and hands became bitterly cold. Lifting and snagging – the topping and tailing of turnips – was done in the fields. Lucy worked seven days a week, with one Saturday a month off; later she had more time off”.
Lucy remained at Hall Farm from 1943 to the end of the war.
There were two other sources of farm workers: seasonal labour from Ireland and Prisoners of War (PoWs). Hiring fairs were held across the country until the early 1950s; the main one was at Ulverston. Bob says “the fair at Bentham was held on 22nd June and Irishmen were hired for the hay month, and then went on for potato picking”. Edith Lewis (farming at Brookfield) recalled that “at hay-time, they had two Irishmen who came every year to help. They were good Catholic workers, and they went to Mass on Sunday and then washed their clothes”. Italian PoWs were held at Lancaster Castle and Germans at Borwick. Edith Lewis also remembered that the PoWs “helped with potato picking and threshing as well as at hay-time. The farm got extra food rations when they came”.
In the recollections compiled by Bob Escolme more than fifteen years ago, only one person mentions employment in war-time industries outside the village. Ann Craven’s father worked at Waring and Gillows in Lancaster in aircraft production. Perhaps there were others but they have slipped through the historian’s net.
Finally, a note on an event which was recalled by Rex Mason in his article in the Dec 2018/Jan 2019 issue of OK View (page 22). In 1941 a German bomber, believed to have been returning home from a raid on the shipyards at Barrow, jettisoned some bombs to lighten its load. Bob says Audrey Cochran (née Dixon) guessed that when bombs fell on Over Kellet, the bomber mistook the glasshouses at Hall Garth for factory roofs reflecting light in the moonlight. Ann Craven told Bob she thought they fell at Greenbank Farm. Bob reports that Joan Galloway remembered “one of the bombs dropped in the midden at Hall Farm, shattering windows, and spattering walls and yard with the smelly contents of the midden. Another fell on the road and burst the water main. The next day Lord Haw-Haw, 21
Over Kellet in World War Two (continued) William Joyce, the traitor broadcasting from Berlin, referred to the bombing of an airfield north of Lancaster the previous night”.
Bob writes that “when the war ended, there were bonfires on the Green, for both VE (Victory in Europe) and VJ (Japan) Days, built and burned in one day. Mr Kershaw at the shop provided the fireworks, and the army camp at Halton sent DKWS (amphibious vehicles) and gave the children free rides on the roads”.
References R D Escolme. Over Kellet and Capernwray Remembered. Memories of Over Kellet and Capernwray 1900-1960. Printed by Mahoh Press, Carnforth, 2002
R D Escolme. Times of Struggle and Strife. A History of the Parish of Over Kellet. Printed by Mayho Press, Carnforth, 2003
Peter Clinch
Lost in War but not Forgotten In last November’s issue of OK View (pages 22-24) we produced some brief biographic notes on the servicemen who gave their lives during the First World War and who are remembered on our village war memorials. This year, being the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, we would like to remember the two servicemen from our village who gave their lives in that conflict and are also memorialised here - as well as the young airman who is buried in the only Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) grave in the village, at St. Cuthbert’s Church. Harry Sedgwick 1919-1944 Harry Sedgwick was born into a large farming family, the eleventh of the thirteen children of Jack and Zilpah Sedgwick. The family lived in The Bungalow at Sunny Bank between Over Kellet and Arkholme. Part of the family later moved to Redwell where their address is given as “The Barn”. They attended St. John the Evangelist Church at Gressingham and Harry was baptised there in a joint ceremony with four of his siblings and two other family members, possibly cousins, at the age of five. By 1939 the family had partly dispersed with some of Harry’s elder brothers working variously as cow/horse men and labourers on local farms, some of his sisters had married and at least one was working locally as a domestic servant. Harry’s father had moved back to Sunny Bank. Harry joined the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers and, like many of the young men he served with, took advantage of a short period of leave in February 1943 to marry his fiancée, a local Over Kellet girl Margaret (Peggy) Nicholson. By 1943 the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers were a part of 78th Infantry Division serving in the final stages of the North African Campaign. In July 1943 they took part in the invasion of Sicily and the subsequent Italian Campaign. In the Spring Harry Sedgwick and of 1944 the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers took part in the siege Peggy on their wedding th day in 1943. Photo: and then, from 11 May, final assault on Monte Cassino. Lancaster Guardian. 22
The famous mountain-top monastery was a key strategic position held by the Germans, preventing the advance to Rome, and which was assaulted four times by Allied troops between January and May, with great loss of life. Harry’s unit were part of the final assault on the 18th May and Harry died on 21st May 1944 of wounds sustained during the fighting. Harry is buried at the Cassino War Cemetery where the dedication on his headstone reads “Remembrance - a golden chain that binds us till we meet again. Loving wife Peggy”. The Cassino War Cemetery pictured in 1948. Photo: CWGC.
Bill Hunter 1915-1944 William (Bill) Hunter was born in 1915 and lived as a child at Barrows Green, near Kendal. His father, also called William, was an ironworks labourer. By the mid-1920s the family had moved to Beech House in Over Kellet and by 1939 Bill’s father had changed occupation to “Factory Bleach Cotton Hand". Bill was working as a factory hand. Six people living in the house including Bill’s parents and his sister Fran. Bill joined the Irish Guards, becoming a Guardsman in the 3rd Battalion when the regiment was reorganised in preparation for the Normandy invasion. His unit were training in the Home Counties prior to the invasion in 1944, when he met and formed an attachment to a local girl, Ivy. Like many wartime couples their relationship developed quickly. Ivy did manage to make the difficult journey to visit Bill’s family in Over Kellet and remembers that, like many with a little outside space, the family kept a “secret” pig in the garden. The couple became engaged and decided to marry before Bill’s regiment shipped overseas shortly after D-Day. Rapid arrangements were made, Ivy and her mother managing to scrape together the ingredients for a cake and Bill managing to obtain special leave. The marriage took place in St Paul’s Church, South Harrow, but none of his colleagues was permitted by the army to attend and the following day Bill had to leave to re-join his regiment. Ivy was never to see him again. William Hunter 23
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Guardsmen of the 3rd Irish Guards in a Loyd carrier, wrapped up against the clouds of dust, during Operation ‘Goodwood’. The photograph was taken on the day of Bill’s death on the 18th July 1944. Photo: Imperial War Museum B7533.
Bill’s unit was an infantry battalion attached, during the battle of Normandy, to the Guards Armoured Division. They arrived in Normandy on 25th June in support of Operation Goodwood, the Allies’ attempted breakout from the Normandy bridgehead. The infantry were operating in close support of armoured units and Bill was killed, as the result of a shrapnel wound to the head, on the 18th July 1944 during fierce fighting around the village of Cagny to the south-east of Caen. He is buried in the Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery in Calvados. Ivy was able to visit Bill’s grave after the war and to provide the dedication for his headstone: which reads “Sweet remembrance of Bill dearly The Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery in Calvados pictured in 1947. Photo: CWGC. beloved by his wife, mother and father”. As many war widows
24 were forced to, she managed to come to terms with her grief and married again a few years later. This happy and enduring relationship gave her twin daughters and she now has four grandchildren in early adulthood, two by each daughter. I am very grateful to Ivy’s son-in-law Richard, and other members of the family, who have provided most of the information which I have summarised here. Ivy knows that Bill is commemorated on our war memorial in Over Kellet and even remembers her trip here all those years ago. For several years now she has arranged for a tribute to be laid on her behalf on Remembrance Day and this dedication can be seen by residents today. Jeremiah Garnett 1922-1945 Jeremiah Charles was born in 1922 to Reginald and Josephine Garnett of Bromley Cross near Bolton. He was educated at Charterhouse School and commissioned Flight Lieutenant in the RAF Volunteer Reserve Service in June 1943. It has been suggested that Jeremiah was related to Charles Garnett who resided at Hall Garth until the mid-1920s and that his family lived in Over Kellet during war, although I have not been able to confirm this at the time of writing. F/Lt Garnett survived the war but was the pilot of a Halifax VII aircraft which took off from RAF Tarrant Rushton in Dorset on 14th September 1945 to make a flight to the Azores, with a crew of seven and fourteen passengers on board. While flying over Cornwall, due to an electrical failure, the dinghy inflation valve was activated and the dinghy inflated, came out of its wing stowage and fouled the tailplane assembly, restricting the elevators. The aircraft went out of control, and dived into the ground at Priddacombe, Bolventor, Cornwall, and was completely destroyed. All twenty-one people on board were killed.
Accident investigators recover the wreckage of F/Lt Garnett’s Halifax aircraft at Priddacombe, Bolventor, Cornwall in 1945.
Jeremiah is buried in the only CWGC grave in St. Cuthbert’s. His headstone inscription reads: “He served and died that we might live; we pray that he has not died in vain”. Paul Budd
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Over Kellet and District Horticultural Society News
About thirty-five people attended our talk ‘Tulips, past ʼtil present’ given by Matthew Smith from Brighter Blooms of Walton-le-Dale. The fascinating history of tulips was illustrated with stunning pictures, including some modern-day plantings. Members were able to take advantage of Matthew’s extensive knowledge and his advice on choosing and growing Spring bulbs – and to buy from the large selection of bulbs he had brought for sale. Brighter Blooms will be holding its annual Tulip Open Weekend on Sat 11th and Sun 12th April next year. If enough people are interested we could consider organising a Society trip there, probably sharing cars since it’s not far away.
So that no-one can claim ignorance of (or having forgotten) our last remaining events of the year, I’m repeating the details from last month’s OK View:
Phil’s famous Quiz Night is on Friday 8th November at 7.30pm, with “thrilling” new sections and all overseen by Sam’s IT wizardry. The major prizes will again be large variety packs of special seeds to a total value of £70, generously donated by Thompson and Morgan. Tea and coffee will be available; bring your own bottles, glasses and nibbles. As last year, the cost will be £1pp for members and £1.50pp for others. Please let Phil know your team’s name and number of members (maximum six, at least four recommended) by 1st November by phone on 733549, e-mail to [email protected], or pop a note in to Green Meadow, The Narrows.
The last event of the year will be the AGM on Friday 29th November, 7.30pm. This will be followed by cheese and biscuits, wine and nibbles, for which you may make a discretionary donation to Society funds if you wish. We are hoping for a bigger turn-out than in previous years since there will need to be more volunteers to join the Committee and/or a change to the Society’s Constitution if it is to continue beyond 2020. As things are, officers can only serve for five years and then have to step down. The current ones will all reach this limit within the next couple of years.
Verity Clinch, Secretary, OKDHS
River Keer Flooding
Steve Howard has kindly sent in some photos showing the damage to the banks of the River Keer near the packhorse bridge at Capernwray, caused by flood water on Friday 27th September. He writes “as you can see, the path leading up to the bridge has been badly damaged, as the flooding river created a vortex that ripped up the path. As the bridge is a popular crossing
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point of the river for both ramblers and dog-walkers (as well as children staying at Capernwray Hall and on their Duke of Edinburgh Awards) I thought some advanced warning for all may be of use”. So walkers, take note.
For comparison, we print a photo of the same spot taken in November 2017 and which was featured on the cover of OK View for March 2018.
Peter Clinch
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Local Citizens Advice News
Help for Carers
In this article we look at two benefits which are available to someone who is giving regular and substantial care to a disabled person who is still living in their own home: Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Credit. For you to be eligible as a carer the person you’re looking after must get one of the following:
Disability Living Allowance care component at the middle or higher rate Attendance Allowance Constant Attendance Allowance Personal Independence Payment - daily living component at the standard or enhanced rate Armed Forces Independence Payment.
Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit and forms part of the carer’s taxable income. Carer’s Credit provides credits to the carer’s National Insurance record, helping to fill gaps created as a result of undertaking caring responsibilities. Since the amount of State Pension paid is based on a person’s National Insurance record, this can be a valuable benefit. Eligibility for Carer’s Credit is not affected by income, savings or investments; it is automatically awarded to people receiving Carer’s Allowance and can be claimed by some people who are not eligible for Carer’s Allowance.
Carer’s Allowance 1 Who can receive it? You can get Carer’s Allowance if you meet ALL the following conditions:
you are aged 16 or over and not in full-time education you spend at least 35 hours a week caring for a disabled person who gets one of the eligible benefits listed above you don't earn more than £120 a week after deductions such as tax and National Insurance you are living in Great Britain when you claim.
2 How does receiving Carer’s Allowance affect other benefits you or the person you are caring for receive? In some cases you may meet the conditions for both Carer's Allowance and another benefit, such as State Pension, contributory Employment and Support Allowance, or contributory Jobseeker's Allowance. If your Carer's Allowance is either the same as or less than the other benefit, you will get the other benefit rather than Carer's Allowance. However, if the other benefit is less than your Carer's Allowance, you will get the other benefit and the balance of your Carer's Allowance on top. The rules about this are complicated and you may need to get advice from Citizens Advice or another welfare rights organisation.
Always check with the person you are caring for before you make a claim for Carer's Allowance as they may lose some of the benefit they get, such as a severe disability addition, if you make a claim. You, or they, may need to get advice on this.
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3 How much Carer’s Allowance might you receive? There is a standard rate of £64.60 per week.
4 How do you make a claim for Carer’s Allowance? To make a claim for Carer's Allowance you can either: use the on-line Claim Carer's Allowance service at www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/ how-to-claim where there is a list of the documents and information you need to have with you before you start making the claim, and fill in the on-line claim form, or download and print a Carer's Allowance claim form at www.gov.uk/government/ publications/carers-allowance-claim-form, fill it in and send it by surface post to the address given on the website. You can't make a claim by phone. If you need help making your claim, contact the Carer's Allowance Unit, Mail Handling Site A, Wolverhampton, WV98 2AB. Telephone: 0800 731 0297. Calls are free from mobiles and landlines.
5 Tips on making the claim If you would have been entitled to Carer’s Allowance before you made your claim, you can ask for payment of the benefit to be backdated by up to three months. You should ask for this on your claim form. You do not have to give a reason why you are claiming late.
6 What happens after you have made a claim? The person you are caring for may have to attend an interview with a personal adviser as a condition of your getting Carer's Allowance.
After you've made a successful claim for Carer's Allowance you might be able to claim a Carer Premium of £36 a week. This will be on top of any means-tested benefits you're already getting, including: Council Tax Support; Housing Benefit; Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; and Universal Credit. Speak to the Jobcentre about making a claim for a Carer Premium.
Carer’s Credit If you are caring for someone for at least 20 hours a week you could get Carer’s Credit. The credits you receive help to fill gaps in your National Insurance record. This means you can take on caring responsibilities without affecting your qualification for State Pension.
1 Who is eligible to apply for Carer’s Credit? To get Carer’s Credit you must be: aged 16 and under State Pension age and looking after one or more people for at least 20 hours a week. The person you’re looking after must get one of the qualifying benenfits listed at the beginning of this article.
2 How do you apply for Carer’s Credit? Apply using a form which you can download from www.gov.uk/carers-credit/how-to- claim. The form includes a ‘Care Certificate’ - ask a health or social care professional to sign it for you. You can also get the form by calling the Carer’s Allowance Unit (0800 731 0297), Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
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Local Citizens Advice News (continued) This article has been compiled using information at: www.citizensadvice.org.uk and www.gov.uk/carers-credit
If either you or the person you are caring for feel the need for someone to act as an advocate - that means, providing support to help you know your rights and exercise them in relation to health and social care - Advocacy Focus, a registered charity, may be able to provide the support you need. The charity operates across north Lancashire and will assist in helping you understand important decisions relating to health and care, for example by supporting people who lack mental capacity to make decisions or anyone who has substantial difficulty understanding health and social care processes and communicating their wishes. For more information go to www.advocacyfocus.org or phone 0300323 0965, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Local Citizens Advice Outreach Sessions:
Carnforth Ash Trees Surgery: Every Thursday 1pm – 5pm. Drop in or make an appointment by phoning the surgery on 01524 720000
Caton Health Centre: First and Third Tuesdays 3pm – 5pm (note change of day). Interviews by appointment which can be made with the CA office on 01524 400404
Alternatively call into one of our offices. We look forward to seeing you and helping to resolve problems which are concerning you.
North Lancashire Citizens Advice
Oban House, 87-89 Queen Street, Morecambe, LA4 5EN
87 King Street, Lancaster, LA1 1RH
Both offices open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, last interviews 4.30pm Office telephone for both locations: 01524 400404 (not for answering client enquiries)
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Weather data for September 2019
The first week of September brought cool and unsettled weather. Daily maximum temperatures in the first week were nearly 2°C below average and 42mm of rain was recorded. A spell of much better weather then followed. With the exception of two wet days on the 11th and 12th September (Westmorland County Show day), the middle two weeks of the month were mostly dry, with welcome sunshine, light winds and above average daily maximum temperatures. Clear skies led to several cool nights with minima down to about 5°C. Friday 20th and Saturday 21st had a definite feel of “the last days of summer” with warm sunshine and maximum temperatures of 22°C.
Up until the 21st September, just 67mm of rain had been recorded for the month. After a wet August it seemed September’s total might turn out to be below the average of 120mm, but everything changed from 22nd onwards. In the last nine days of September we had one of the wettest spells of weather I have ever recorded. During these nine days, a further 149mm of rain was recorded, bringing the month’s total to 216mm – making the month the second wettest September on record. Flooding in Yorkshire affected the road-cycling world championships, with some events having to be cut short or re-routed to avoid floods. Torrential rain in the early afternoon on Friday 27th produced 38mm of rain in the village, but weather stations in Warton, Arnside and Burton-in-Kendal all recorded well over 60mm. Flooding occurred to the north of the parish around Milnthorpe, Burton-In-Kendal and Lupton. Dallam School closed early to allow more time for children to get home. The weather continued to be very wet through the weekend with another 18mm on Saturday 28th and 33mm on Sunday 29th.
Maximum temperatures for the month as a whole were exactly average at 16.8°C, daily minimum temperatures were 0.3°C above average at 7.2°C.
Taking the span of wet weather into October, the two-week period from 22nd September to 5th October produced a total of 216mm of rainfall in the village. This was the wettest two-week period we have had since my records began in 1997 – even wetter than the wettest fortnight during December 2015 when Storm Desmond affected the area!
Martin Lord Photos wanted for front cover! We are keen to receive photos for the front cover – especially from children at the school or living in the village. Photos of the village or surrounding area or of events in the village are suitable subjects. Please remember it must be a portrait orientation and that as the cover is occasionally in black and white there must be good contrast in the photo. Please send to [email protected]
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Year 3 is coming to an end
As we move to the end of the third year of installation we are starting work on the final route down the far side of the village. The route goes from the field on the left as you travel up Cockle Hill and extends down the back of the properties to Old Hall Farm and beyond to Hall Garth Gardens, where there will be a road crossing over Capernwray Road in order to access houses around Hall Garth and down to Greenbank Farm. We have planned a series of four Community Action Days over the next three months; 2nd and 16th November, a break during December, and then 11th and 25th January. Please put these dates in your diary. We will also be arranging a date in January for the AGM.
We have requested a road crossing across The Ginnel from Barn at the Green to the grass triangle and are awaiting notification in the new year.
We are also waiting for a few properties in two areas to complete their house installations; then we can book a fibre blow and connect these households to the B4RN network so they can take advantage of better speeds, and the use of multiple devices without drop-off all at a very competitive cost.
If you are not already connected to B4RN and are considering this please register on the B4RN website www.b4rn.org.uk and follow these instructions:
Tab GET B4RN – Enter postcode – Scroll down – Complete the online form – SUBMIT
Please come along and help with this excellent community project and enjoy some time with fellow villagers. The project will operate for limited time so we need your help to complete it so that other villagers can benefit. We hope to complete our village by the end of 2020. If you do not receive the regular B4RN e- mails please contact us.
If you require further information about a B4RN connection, or are willing to help, please e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. There are lots of pictures of our Community Action Days on our Facebook page: B4RN OK.
Lesley Gee
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Advertising in the Over Kellet View £6.00 quarter page, £10.00 half page and £17.50 full page per edition. 10% discount for annual contract of 10 editions. Be seen in over 300 homes! Please contact Julie Walker on 07824 357563 or e-mail [email protected] for further information.
Submissions will be required in electronic format as we are unable to offer a design service in general due to volunteer time constraints. On occasion we may be able to design at a fee – please contact for details.
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OK View – 10 Years Ago (November 2009)
The editorial and an appreciation by Jill Clapp reflected on the life of Roy Clapp who had died in September. Roy had studied art in Bristol where he and Jill met and married in 1951. He taught art at schools in Dorset and Cheshire before he and Jill moved to Over Kellet in 1961. Initially he taught for the Extra-Mural Department of Liverpool University but from 1975 onwards concentrated on creating his own work for sale. He is best remembered in the village for his sculptures which filled the garden of Shenstone and later the garden and frontage of Hall Cottage, which Jill moved to after Roy’s death. However, he was also an artist in pastels (using a stick of pure powdered pigment and a binder) and the appreciation includes a self-portrait he made in 1985, full of character.
Bob Escolme contributed another of his historical myth-busting articles, this time on the alleged Quaker burial ground in the village. He had investigated the records of the Society of Friends who keep details of the births, deaths and marriages of Quakers. The first burial of a Quaker from the parish was John Stockdale, who died in 1659 and was buried in the hamlet of Hilderstone. There are two Quaker burial grounds in Hilderstone, a small one used from 1659 to 1670, which filled quickly and is located adjacent to a private house. The position of the other, two hundred metres south of the hamlet in what is now a copse, is marked by a plaque at the roadside. Bob could find no record of a burial ground in Over Kellet.
Peter Clinch
THE 200 CLUB
The result of the draw for September was:
1st (£25) Mrs V Bergus (69)
2nd (£15) Mrs S Harris (117)
3rd (£10) Mrs J Shaw (172)
Paul Budd
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Over Kellet Local Services Village Store and Post Office, Craig & Tracy Burns, The Green, LA6 1BU 733207 M-F 7.00-17.45 (PO 9.00-17.30); Sa 7.00-13.00 (PO 9.00-12.30); Su 7.30-12.30 (PO closed); last postal collection: M-F 16.45, Sa 11.00 The Eagles Head Pub, Gary & Helena Torch, Nether Kellet Road, LA6 1DL 732457 M-F 11.30-14.30, 17.00-24.00; Sa, Su 11.30-24.00 Carnforth Health: Ashtrees, Market Street, LA5 9JU Pharmacy M-F 7-23.00; Sa 8-18.30; Su 8-18.00 727877 Surgery M 8.30-19.30; Tu 8-18.30; W, Th 7.30-18.30; F 8-18.30 720000 Boots Pharmacy, 24 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-Th 8.30-18.00; 732955 F 8.30-17.30; Sa 9-17.00 NHS Out of Hours Service 111 Park View Surgery, 21 New Street, LA5 9BX M-F 8-16.45 01539 715555 Well Pharmacy, 9 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-F 8.30-17.30 732712 Dentists: Anne King, 46 Market Street, LA5 9LB M,Tu, W 8.30-1700; 733867 Th 8.30-17.15; F 8.30-16.30 (closed daily for lunch 12.45-13.45) Viva Dental, 29A Market Street, LA5 9JX M 9-17.30; Tu, W, Th 735431 8.30-18.30; F 8.45-16.30 Opticians: Butterfields, 46c Market Street, LA5 9LB M-F 9-17.30; 732724 Sa 9-14.00 Philip Jones, 15 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-F 9-17.30; Sa 9-17.00 730055 Vets: Alison Lee, 2 Queen Street, LA5 9EB M-F 9-19.00; Sa 10-13.00; 735249 24-hour emergency service Burch Tree Vets, 39 Lancaster Road, LA5 9LD M-F 8.30-19.00; 720002 Sa 8.30-12; emergency clinic Su 10-12; 24-hour emergency service Library: Lancaster Road, LA5 9DZ Su & M, Closed; Tu, 9.00-19.00; W & 0300 123 6703 Sa, 9.00 –13.00; Th & F, 9.00-17.00 Bus Timetable: until further notice
† LANCS SCHOOL DAYS ONLY; * LANCS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ONLY; ‡ KIRKBY LONSDALE COACHES
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Day M-F M-F M-Sa M-Sa M-Sa Sa* M-F† M-F M-F M-Sa Carnforth - - - 9.28 14.28 15.28 - - - 20.28
Over Kellet - - 7.56 9.36 HOURLY 14.36 15.36 - - - 20.36 Nether Kellet 7.13 7.28 8.02 9.42 14.42 15.42 16.11 16.56 17.56 20.42 Over Kellet 7.18 7.33 - - - - 16.16 17.01 18.01 - Carnforth 7.30 7.45 - - - - 16.31 17.11 18.11 -
Lancaster 8.03 8.15 8.30 10.10 15.10 16.10 17.04 17.37 18.37 21.10
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Day M-Sa M-Sa Sa* M-F† M-F M-F Sa Lancaster 9.30 14.30 15.30 15.25 16.10 17.10 17.30
Carnforth - HOURLY - - 15.59 16.44 17.44 - Nether Kellet 9.57 14.57 15.57 16.11 16.56 17.56 17.57 Over Kellet 10.03 15.03 16.03 16.16 17.01 18.01 18.03 Carnforth 10.12 15.12 16.12 16.31 17.11 18.11 18.12 Lancaster - - - 17.04 17.37 18.37 35
Over Kellet Directory
LOCAL AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES St CUTHBERT'S CHURCH COUNTY COUNCIL Vicar Rev Paul Boulter 770300 Councillor Phillippa Williamson 221788 Secretary John Halsey 732972 Denny Bank, Arkholme, Carnforth LA6 1AX Church Warden Penny Burnside 884962 [email protected] Church Warden Linda Thomas 720628
DISTRICT COUNCIL VILLAGE SCHOOL Councillor Michael Mumford Headteacher Jo Williams 732097 6 Belle Vue Avenue, Lancaster, LA1 4DD 01524 61950 VILLAGE HALL [email protected] Chairman Peter Thomas 298979 Secretary Liz Brewster 733877 PARISH COUNCIL Treasurer John Gooch Meet at 7.15pm on second Tuesday of Bookings Sec. Lesley Gee 733240 month Parish Council Stephen Atkins 720605 Chairman Graham Agnew 733407 Church Lindsay Angus 734964 Vice Chair Stephen Atkins 720605 Derek Johnson 733804 VILLAGE ACTIVITY REPRESENTATIVES Martin May 881256 Badminton Jane Storer 734265 Jean Metcalfe 07795 482403 Clerk Derek Whiteway 07805 260976 Bowls Lindsay Angus 734964 [email protected] Keep Active Lesley Gee 733240
OK & District Horticultural Society NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Chairman (Currently Vacant) Police Station, Lancaster 101 Secretary Verity Clinch 734591 Treasurers Marilyn Whinfield 07753 435792 PCSO Paul Shepherd [email protected] Pat Woolstencroft 733965
PC Rob Barnsley, Community Beat Manager Playgroup Lynsey Winder 730904 [email protected] Short Tennis Joan Shaw 736503
Co-ordinator Jane Ward 733947 Twinning Assn Liz Brumitt 735013 Asst.Co-ordinator Alison Lloyd Williams 734363 Walking Group Contacts Geoff Jackson 736103 Area Co-ordinators: Ron/Lorna Oswald 736523 Central (Currently Vacant) Kirklands Tony Wells 733848 Womens Institute Western Bev Carling 736393 President Christine Bolton 735030 Eastern Sandra Klijn- Secretary Lindsay Angus 734964 Passant 727692 Treasurer Sheila Cooper 733787 Far Eastern (Currently Vacant) Northern Paul Witherington 732309 THOMAS WITHERS CHARITY Southern Alison Harper 734372 Secretary David Mills 732194 Northeast Ray Garlick 730667 Capernwray Ken Alred 07786 803235 COMPUTING OK WEBSITE www.overkellet.org Updated info. to: Gordon Galloway 720872 QUARRIES Liason Officer Graham Agnew 733407 OK VIEW Leapers Wood Quarry 732135 200 Club Liz Brewster 733877 Back Lane Quarry 738888 B4RN FOOTPATHS AND TREE OFFICER Contacts Nick Ward 733947 (Currently Vacant) Lesley Gee 733240 PARISH LENGTHSMAN Mike Ashton - contact Cllr Metcalfe or the EMERGENCY PLAN GROUP Parish Clerk Paul Bond [email protected]
All six-figure telephone numbers in the directory are prefixed by the STD code 01524 (note that VOIP-based landlines, including those of many B4RN subscribers, require the full telephone number, including the STD code, to be dialled) 36