G E O L S A F C O S R A T E DRIGG H S & CARLETON ADVENTURE LINKING IN WEST LAKES THREE PARISHES a a r r e e h h t t e e t t JULY 2016 Endorsed by Thomas Clarke! See page 36 GOSFORTH Editor: Eileen Eastwood 019467 28653 PARISH [email protected] Production: Trevor Preece 019467 28449 DRIGG [email protected] SEASCALE& CARLETON NEWS SEASCALE LINKING Just a short report this time – it is about the Christmas lights. We are THREE going to purchase new ones as we have received a donation from the PARISHES Seascale Stompers of £400 and £500 from our new Co-op. Along with the Parish Council budget we will be able to replace the ones that have failed. We have received some Community Fund money for the cycleway so I hope the committee will have a report in the next magazine. We have decided that we must be doing most things right as we do not see residents at our general meetings or our AGM. I hope everyone has a good summer and I am sure that the young people are looking forward to the new play park. Eileen Eastwood, Seascale Parish Council BATTLE OF THE SOMME There were three Seascale men who lost their lives in The Battle of the Somme. As we reach the 100-year anniversary of the battle, we will remember those from Seascale who never returned. 1 July 1916 Sergeant Matthew Hudson Mossop M.M. – he lived at Laurel Bank, Seascale, at that time. Served with 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) 7 July 1916 Private Arthur Gibson – he lived at 1 The Crescent, Seascale at that time. Served with Borders Regiment 1st/5th Battalion 18 November 1916 Sergeant Joshua Hardisty M.M. – he lived at Taylor’s Cottages, Seascale at that time. Served with Borders Regiment 11th Battalion The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916 and ended on 18 November 1916. How poignant that this village lost men on the first and the last day of the battle. SUGGESTIONS FOR ROAD SAFETY tethera tethera When driving under the Seascale railway arch put on your lights and be seen. And when walking along country roads we were all taught to walk on the side facing oncoming traffic. But surely on bends in the road it is safer to be on the outside so that traffic from both directions can see JULY the walkers more clearly and earlier? 2016 3 The next edition of Tethera is scheduled to DAVID be published on the last weekend in MORGAN October. We are always on the lookout for stories and event dates. The closing date for (D AI TO contributions will be Saturday 1 October. HIS FRIENDS ) SEASCALE PARISH COUNCILLORS Nearly all of our previous Brian Goulding (Chair) 21641 newsletters had Half mast. In respect of David Eileen Eastwood 28653 some news on David Halliday 28027 David saying how much over the years he has Ken Mawson 29786 done for Seascale village. It is so sad he is no David Moore 27674 longer with us and our thoughts are with his wife David Ritson 21668 June, his two sons and their families. Andrew Williams 28203 Many years ago when we were raising funds to Clerk make the old shunting shed into a sports hall and Ian Turner 01946 430887 Copeland District Councillors build a bowling green David helped to raise funds. David Moore 27674 We didn’t know he was a good folk singer until he Andy Pratt 24097 did a concert at The Wansfell. He was a man of County Councillor many talents; he helped with nearly all the Norman Clarkson 01946 841126 organisations that needed help. He didn’t just take Other Useful Numbers walks along the beach and footpaths – he never Cumbria Highways Hotline 0845 609 6609 walked past rubbish. We were the envy of other Copeland Direct 0845 054 8600 beaches and villages. David was our village treasure. GOSFORTH He flew all of the flags on the appropriate PARISH COUNCILLORS dates. I know we will never replace him but we will be organising beach cleans in his memory. We Tyson Norman (Chair) 25646 (home) already have a volunteer to fly the flags. 01946 841413 (work) David always kept an eye on the recycling bins Councillors David Ancell 25232 and waste bins and reported back to the Parish David Gray 25318 Council if they were full. Graham Hutson 25477 We owe him so much. We could enjoy our Alan Jacob 25356 clean beach and village all year round because of Mike M. McKinley 26267 David. Graham Parker 25470 Please help keep up his good work. I am sure all Ian Rae 25393 of us can pick up rubbish instead of walking past. I Paul Turner have seen two gentlemen doing it. Let it be a Chris Walton 25526 legacy for David that we carry on. Clerk David made a comment to me when we were Jane Murray 27091 discussing rubbish on the beach that he wished he had a vehicle to help him get along the beach and Tethera and previous issues of Seascale, Gosforth down the lanes. In my Parish write up in one of and Drigg Parish Council magazines are available the magazines I mentioned this. The response was to view and download in PDF format at unbelievable – the Stompers raised funds, the WI http://www.trpub.net/ and other groups supported it and we had a large The next issue will be available to view about 10 private donation. David got his vehicle and days before the publication date enjoyed using it. Eileen Eastwood 4 THE SEASCALE SHOW DRIGG & CARLETON It’s almost showtime again! This year’s Seascale PARISH COUNCILLORS Show is taking place in the Windscale Club, John Jennings (Chair) 24321 Gosforth Road, Seascale on Saturday, 6 August at Andy Pratt (Vice-Chair) 24097 2pm. Gary Creaser Seascale and District Horticultural Society has a Val de Gaspari long history, having been formed on 8 February Keith Hitchen 24710 1896, making it 120 years old this year. The first Rob Little 24376 show included classes for butter, eggs, flowers and Jimmy Naylor 27841 vegetables, farming classes and wild flower classes Keith Murray for pupils of Seascale Day School. Later shows Clerk were held in a marquee in the cricket field, with a David Millington 24272 string band, and a Ball to follow. Finance Officer We can’t promise you a band or a Ball this year, Alan Bell County Councillor but there will be the usual teas with delicious Keith Hitchen 24710 cakes and an auction of produce at the end of the show. There will be a sale of perennial plants and Tethera is constantly on the lookout for new for this year, a sale of craft items. You might volunteers to help distribute future even be able to pick up a Christmas present or magazines in Seascale, and possibly ‘reserve’ two! volunteers for Gosforth. No more than an Schedules for exhibitors are still available in hour’s commitment on one day 3 times a local shops, or contact Janis Paterson on 019467 year. Please call Trevor on 28449 if you 28483 for further details. could help. NETHER WASDALE MAY FESTIVAL AND STRANDS BEERFEST Children’s Maypole and Whitehaven’s brass band Mark and Lesley Corr receive CAMRA Award for parade on 7 May. West Cumbria Pub of the Year, & impressive line-up! 5 EXCURSION TO ISLE OF MAN Given good weather, there are plans for sailings of financial burden on Douglas ratepayers. The MV Balmoral between Whitehaven and Douglas, decision to terminate the service was passed at a Isle of Man, on Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17 July, special meeting of the Council on Thursday by the White Funnel Line. It may be too late to January 21 2016.” book tickets by the time you read this, but it However there has since been a reprieve, and could be worth a try. The website is: horse trams will run this year. But it’s not certain https://www.whitefunnel.co.uk/ and their that they will continue next year. telephone number is 0117 325 6200. Your compiler of Tethera , Trevor Preece, was One disappointment though is the potential involved in the production of a book on the horse loss of the historic Horse Tramway along the tramway by the late Keith Pearson, in 1999. A few Douglas Promenade. It survived from 1869 until copies of this well-illustrated book are still last year. A press release was issued, and can be available for £14.50, plus postage of 10%. The seen at http://www.douglashorsetramway.net/ publisher of this book is Adam Gordon, It starts with these words: “Douglas Horse Tram Kintradwell Farmhouse, Brora, Sutherland KW9 Service to be discontinued.” 6LU. 01408 622660. [email protected] It was issued by Douglas Borough Council on 21 Website is www.ahg-books.com January 2016. “It is with very great regret, following Adam also has copies available of the “The detailed discussions and meetings, that Douglas Manx Electric Railway Saga” book by Robert Borough Council is to discontinue the Douglas Hendry, lavishly illustrated with many colour horse tram service because of the increased photographs. A N EW CHAPTER FOR GOSFORTH LIBRARY Gosforth library has re-opened as volunteer-run. request books from the county stock, either in the Late last year Cumbria County Council decided library or online, and you can return any books that they had to reduce the number of libraries taken out from other libraries.