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Series 2 No. 8354 Established May 1848 Thursday May 7, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p BRIEF ING NEWS A look around at life in lockdown Moor crowdfunder kicks off with £100k WE ARE now in our seventh Community buy-out appeals to the public to help raise £3m week of lockdown but Eskdale and Liddesdale are standing firm in the face of adversity with a community spirit.
Full story: Pages 8 & 9 NEWS ON Villagers make it a special day for Arthur
CELEBRATING a birthday during lockdown isn’t easy but Newcastleton folk made sure one of their best-loved residents had a very special day. The Tarras Valley will become a nature reserve if the £6m community buy-out succeeds Photo: Tom Hutton Full story: Pages 11 A CROWDFUNDING cam - widespread support because of including restoring globally- SPORT paign to buy part of Langholm its positive goals of tackling precious peatlands and ancient Abbie Laidlaw with her letter to the staff at Dalston Pharmacy Moor and transform it into a climate change, boosting nature woodlands, alongside the cre - “Bomber” makes it nature reserve is being restoration and supporting com - ation of new native woodlands. to Dream Team launched today. munity regeneration. “Langholm Moor is home to The £3m crowdfunder has got The crowdfunder is on a host of iconic wildlife such off to an excellent start with a Go Fund Me at www.go - as black grouse, short eared donation of £100,000 from the fundme.com/langholm-moor- owls and merlin and is a Letters of thanks John Muir Trust. buyout and will need to raise stronghold for hen harriers, the The new Tarras Valley Nature just over half of the £6m valu - most persecuted bird of prey in Reserve, if a deal is agreed with ation on the land. the UK. GRATITUDE during this time of crisis is taking landowner Buccleuch, will, “At this critical stage we are many forms and for the children in P4 at 10,500 acres, be southern Scot - Significance asking for the public’s help. We ROBIN “Bomber” Hislop has Langholm their thanks came in the traditional land’s largest community land Kevin Cumming, the know it’s a big ask at a time been named in The Rugby art of letter writing. buy-out. Initiative’s project leader, said: like this but, if people can sup - Paper’s Championship Dream The pupils wrote their messages to key The ambitious plan by charity “Our community plans here port us by donating to this pro - XV. workers in the town to show their appreciation. the Langholm Initiative to create have international significance. ject, we will be ensuring a more For the full story and more photos turn to page 2. the reserve by buying the “At a time of climate emer - positive future for our children.” Full story: Page 16 wildlife-rich and culturally-im - gency, we are committing to portant land has received undertake direct climate action, >Turn to Page 2 THE ESKDALE & LIDDESDALE ADVERTISER • Owned by the Community, Published for the Community 2 Thursday, May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk
Deaths Church Notices Heartfelt thanks SCOTT On 3rd of May 2020, peacefully at Dumfries and CANONBIE UNITED P4 pupils send letters to our key workers Galloway Royal Infirmary, Walter (Wattie) Scott, & LIDDESDALE aged 83 years of Rowanburn, formerly of PARISH CHURCHES by Holly Irving for her dad, PC Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, dearly loved husband Wayne Irving. of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Scott nee Anderson, Sunday 26th April Paramedic Hazel Jeffrey received much loved dad to Helen, Joyce, Hilda and her letter from Lauren Davidson es Rachel, father-in law to Andrew, Ronald, Lewis Morningv Wic orsD hip and postie Gordon Young is er E e and Chris and dear Grampa to all his l S LL tic pictured with his letter from Suhaer LidAdlesdEale 1n0oam grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral C er THE children in P4 at Langholm CanoAnNbiet h11.30am El-Khaled. private at Wattie's request. C fur letters til were set a task of writing Abbie Laidlaw wrote her letter to The family would like to express deep gratitude un to the town’s key workers, while Dalston Pharmacy. Services led by to the staff at DGRI and appreciation to the carers learning from home. The recipients were very grateful who looked after him. Rev Tom Seaward This was to thank them for all for their surprise letters and All welcome they have been doing during the knowing that the work they are TERRACE current pandemic. doing on the frontline is appreciated Charity no. SCO00717 Among the letters is one written by everyone. On 3rd May, peacefully at Lanercost House, Maisie, aged 84 years (formerly of Canonbie), beloved Wife of the late Jack, much loved Mum of Andrew and Alison, dearly loved mother-in - law of Beverley and Mark and a treasured Nana. A private family funeral service will be held at Carlisle Crematorium. Family flowers only please. All enquiries to Ken Patton Funeral Directors, 41-43 Warwick Road, Carlisle. Thanks for Sympathy LANGHOLM, MAJER ESKDALEMUIR, Albert, John, Alfie and families would like to thank EWES & WESTERKIRK PC Wayne Irving receives a letter from everyone for the cards messages and well wishes PARISH CHURCHES his daughter Holly, thanking him for received after the passing of their mother, Ellen. ‘looking after everyone during this Special thanks to the staff at Lydiafield Care Home With no services the hard time’ for the care provided to Ellen throughout her time church is getting little or with them and during her last few days. no income. Also special thanks to David Erskine for his support If you wish to donate by and help at this time. A thank you to Cochranes for making a bank transfer providing the lovely flowers on such short notice. please contact the trea - A very big thank you to the Rev. Pauline surer, David Johnstone, Steenbergen for the lovely service, kind words and on the phone numbers be - wishes. low and he will supply necessary details. Funeral Services Tel: 013873 80859. Mobile. 07543 179469 All Services CANCELLED Funeral Directors Postie Gordon Young was over the Undertaker & Monumental Service Charity no. SCO11946 until further notice moon to receive his letter of thanks New Memorials supplied from Langholm P4 pupil Suhaer Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning The Eskdale & Liddesdale El-Khaled Advertiser is part funded by the following organisations along with charitable trusts and David W. Erskine individuals from the Briery Bank, Ewes, Langholm community of Langholm. Significant financial pledge Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 >From Page 1 Muir Trust said: “We are Trust for their support. It appropriate renewable en- The people of this small extremely excited about is the highest compliment ergy and responsible na- town, nestled in the beau- this project. Its ambition for them to offer a signif- ture-based tourism. FUNERAL tiful and dramatic South- and vision is what has at- icant financial pledge and Kevin said: “The com- Supported by the DIRECT ORS Dumfriesshire East Community ern Uplands, have a deep tracted us to it and we are demonstrates great confi- munity’s regeneration is Benefit Group connection to the land pledging £100,000 to sup- dence in the project.” a vital part of this process. For a Personal Service which is funded by ScottishPower Renewables which has never been sold port the community’s pur- Much of the support for The land holds huge cul- Ewe Hill Windfarm previously. chase of the land. this project has centred tural value to residents, Hedle y and Tur nbull The community wants “The protection and on the ambition of a com- many of whom are excited 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 to seize this once-in-a- restoration of wild places munity to place the envi- about the possible com- lifetime opportunity to and the regeneration of ronment at the heart of its munity ownership of it.” have control over their rural communities goes regeneration. Other national organisa- share the news of any...... Leader The Scottish own future. hand in hand and we’re A summary of the tions have offered support D & G Government “It is hoped that through delighted to support this Langholm Initiative’s busi- to the project. • engagements community land owner- inspiring initiative. ness plan is available at The Langholm Initiative • marriages ship and creating a nature “We call on other or- www.langholminitiative.or has also applied to the • anniversaries reserve, a foundation can ganisations to follow our g.uk Scottish Land Fund for be laid for regeneration, lead and support the buy- Other plans include de- £3m towards the purchase, • births Contact us on Scottish Rural The European supporting eco-tourism out.” veloping small-scale, mod- with the other half to be • thank yous 013873 80012 Development Agricultural Fund and bringing visitors. Kevin added: “We are ern business units in ex- generated through the [email protected] Programme for Rural • congratulations Development Mike Daniels of the John grateful to the John Muir isting disused buildings, crowdfunding appeal. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 7, 2020 3 Recycling centres HOUSEHOLD recycling centres in Cumbria are reopening next Tuesday after an agreement was reached with Virus under control site operators Renewi and Cumbria Waste Management. Cars only are allowed; no Scottish Borders records no deaths in the first five days of May vans or trailers. A maximum of at mobile centres. All symptomatic key workers only two people from the same Testing for health, social care and symptomatic members of household in one car can visit and council staff will continue their household aged over five. and people are asked to stay to be delivered by the NHS at All symptomatic other workers two metres apart. its testing sites in Dumfries and who cannot work from home Annandale East and Eskdale Stranraer. and symptomatic members of councillor Archie Dryburgh DEATHS from COVID-19 in However, other key workers, their household aged over five. said talks were ongoing about Dumfries and Galloway rose including food chain, transport, All symptomatic over 65s and Dumfries and Galloway’s to 38 as at 12pm yesterday delivery, essential manufacturing symptomatic members of their centre but the council was but in the Scottish Borders and others are listed at household aged over five. awaiting guidance from the there were no deaths during www.gov.scot/publications/coro - The drive through testing cen - governing bodies. the first five days of May and navirus-covid-19-getting-test - tres are for people only within the figure remains at 31. He said: “We don’t want ed/pages/who-can-be-tested/. a 90-minute drive of the location. NHS Dumfries & Galloway re - everyone turning up at the ported yesterday that the region Those older than 65 years and People must maintain isolation same time should they reopen; had recorded 254 positive cases household members of these measures during this commute. there will be a process to up to 12pm yesterday. Of the groups can be tested at one of NHS Scotland staff, who are follow. 38 deaths, 30 had been in a the mobile units being staffed the highest priority, should con - The centres remain closed hospital. by the Army in the region. tinue to access testing through until the council’s COVID-19 The total number of patients The locations of the mobile the NHS. sub-committee makes a with the virus, who had recov - testing unit will be advertised The only exceptions are health decision. ered, was 75. Fewer than five via social media, the press and and social care workers who ______Mobile testing centres will be rolled out around the regions in the weeks patients were in intensive care other media outlets. ahead, with one possibly being in Eskdalemuir © Raimond Spekking / CC are self-employed such as per - on Monday night. A spokesperson for the Health sonal care assistants. In the Borders there have been and Social Care Partnership It is believed one of the testing NHS Dumfries & Galloway These workers should access 284 positive cases. There were said: “This extra resource linked sites may be in Eskdalemuir. staff are unable to access test testing through the UK testing Lamont on 26 patients in hospital at mid - to the UK-wide testing pro - Anyone, who falls into one results before someone has re - programme self-referral portal night on Monday. Of these, few - gramme now enables testing of the categories and has symp - ceived a result so do not phone route. er than five were in intensive for people who are ineligible toms of COVID-19, can book asking for results. The second tier of priority committee care. for other testing programmes. an appointment on the Scottish key workers includes those in JOHN Lamont, MP for No new cases had been reported “The plan for a mobile testing government website https://self- Who can be tested? critical national infrastructure Berwickshire, Roxburgh and in the two days up to Tuesday. team to test in communities is referral.test-for-coronavirus.ser - The following who are self- fundamental for safety and se - Selkirk, has been reappointed a NHS Dumfries & Galloway has being developed and will be vice.gov.uk/. isolating because they are symp - curity and lifeline services. member of the Scottish Affairs published a full list of people communicated to the public as Samples are tested in Glasgow tomatic or have household mem - For the full list visit the web - Committee at Westminster. eligible for COVID-19 testing soon as it is finalised.” so results will take a few days. bers who are symptomatic: site. Welcome to Erin’s laps of honour A YOUNG girl from www.eladvertiser.co.uk Canonbie has set herself the new website for the E & L Advertiser a major challenge to raise money for a good cause. At a time when we are continually being Erin Nicholson, who lives reminded to stay at home, we have decided with her parents Lucy and now is the time to launch our new website Craig Nicholson at Hollows Mill, was worried about the and hope that it helps everyone in Eskdale koalas when their homes and Liddesdale to keep in touch with what were on fire and she wanted is happening locally. In these troubled to give some of her money times, self-isolating at home is a challenging to help them. experience and the more rural our home, Lucy said: “She now wants the more difficult it can be to get to our to do a fun run to help other local shops and buy our everyday needs, animals, too. We have chat - including our weekly copy of the E&L. ted about this and how we could do it. “Craig is a farmer and Erin We had planned an all singing, all dancing website with subscriptions, interactions and a has picked one of his fields, full digital version of the E&L but that will come later once the coronavirus, COVID-19, the Wee Tower Field at has been consigned to the history books.... Gilnockie Tower to run Aye, the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley ! around. She will do two laps of 0.6 In the meantime, we hope that you will get some enjoyment from this abbreviated miles every day for the next version which will become available early next week where you can access articles 13 days so she will run 26 laps in total. from each week’s E&L as well as recent editions of the digital version of the E&L. Save the UK’s Charities general fundraising has been Hopefully, this will enable you to keep up with what is happening in Eskdale and hit very hard by the COVID- Erin Nicholson of Hollows Mill is running to save koalas in Australia Liddesdale and we can all look forward to the launch of the completed version of 19 pandemic. www.eladvertiser.co.uk later in the year. Events have been cancelled of this huge reduction in fundraising campaign to save And once you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it – and charities, particularly income. the UK’s charities. [email protected] smaller ones, are struggling World Wide Fund for Nature People can support Erin on to maintain services because has joined the 2.6 Challenge her JustGiving page. “Owned by the Community...... Published for the Community” 4 Thursday May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE SCOTLAND Langholm ...... 101 Newcastleton ...... 101
COUNCILS Dumfries and Galloway Council ...... 030 3333 3000 Cook up a cooped-up treat ...... www.dumgal.gov.uk Fault reporting (potholes/street - lights etc) ...... 0800 042 0188 NICK’S Langholm Town Hall/Library .. CHREF eNicck Beinpson,e whso hails MEATBALL SUB 013873 80255 from Cornwall and has now Dumfries and Galloway 4x Shop bought baguettes lived in Langholm for nearly bus timetables Sliced mozzarella www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables nine years, is putting his time Scottish Borders Council .... in lockdown to good use by FOR THE MEATBALLS: 0330 100 1800 passing on his recipes and 450g beef mince out of hours ..01896 752 111 some useful cooking skills. Scottish Borders 1 tsp salt bus timetables Nick, a father of three lads, 1 tbsp olive oil ...... www.scotborders.gov.uk discovered his love for cooking when helping with preparing FOR THE TOMATO SAUCE: UTILITIES food at his sister-in-law’s wed - 1 can plum tomatoes Scottish Water ding in Eskdalemuir some years 3 tbsp tomato paste ...... 0800 0778 778 ago. 1 tbsp garlic paste ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk 1 tsp onion powder Scottish Power He said: “Shortly after I began ...... 105 working as a kitchen porter in a ¼ tsp chilli flakes .....www.scottishpower.co.uk new fusion restaurant. 1 tsp dried oregano Scottish Gas emergency .... “After a few months, I was Method: 0800 111 999 moved up to making desserts National Rail enquiries ...... 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Place coating it all over, then roll it night, I really enjoyed the fast- LOLLIPOPS ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse into a blender (if you don’t have on a baking sheet, add the slices in the flour, now back in the .amey.co.uk paced environment but found, a blender you can use 400g of cheese on what will be the 1 egg egg and finally in the bread - ultimately, that the long hours passata) and blend into a puree. top on the inside, and grill until crumbs. Cook on a baking sheet POST OFFICES and stress of restaurant kitchens 100g plain flour Langholm .....013873 81109 Pour the puree into a saucepan the cheese is melted on the top 100g breadcrumbs in the centre of your preheated Newcastleton ..013873 75361 were taking their toll on family and put on a medium heat, add pieces and the bottom pieces oven for 25 minutes. 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Take off the DOCTORS Langholm .....013873 83100 Newcastleton ..013873 75100 Canonbie .....013873 71313 NHS24 ...... 111 CHURCHES Letters to the editor Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and Westerkirk Parish churches Ms Joy Lunn Extra event support Session clerk ...07584 357180 DUMFRIESSHIRE MSP Canonbie United Parish church Oliver Mundell has called on Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 Probus Club Liddesdale Parish church the Scottish government to Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge give extra support to cultur - 07469 397065 sponsored ally-significant events and fes - tivities, like Common Ridings. SCHOOLS During a virtual meeting of FURTHER to your article regarding Jack Rae and his Langholm Primary the parliament he asked Fiona ...... 013873 80900 making of visors, “The mask Jack made” (E&L Hyslop, cabinet secretary for Langholm Academy Advertiser, April 30), he has also supplied to the Thomas ...... 013873 80418 economy, fair work and culture Newcastleton Hope Hospital as well as Langholm Health Centre and to confirm that support would ...... 013873 75240 Dalston Pharmacy. be available to ensure events Canonbie The Langholm Probus Club is proud to sponsor his remain economically viable and ...... 013873 71336 work and efforts during this worrying time. can return. CHEMISTS If it is of any interest, we are running a members’ He is keen that the events, Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm newsletter every month during the lockdown simply to which matter to people and give The Scottish government is being asked to support cultural events ...... 013873 80220 keep interest going and to keep in touch. a huge financial boost to the Monday to Friday Thanking you. region’s economy, do not miss tively and said the events were locals and I want some of the 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. out and are given the recognition Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. George Whillans the lifeblood of communities money being spent by the gov - Boots Pharmacy, Longtown Secretary they deserve. and it was important to support ernment directed toward these ...... 01228 792859 Langholm Probus Club Before the coronavirus out - them. organisations and boost their Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. break he was contacted by He plans to contact groups in profile to ensure they return Saturday 9am-5pm. groups which believe there the coming months to look at stronger next summer.” should be more recognition for DENTISTS co-ordinating a bid for funding "Obviously, organisers have Mark Buddy .013873 80521 Have your say on the issues affecting our area. You can write to us at the significant traditions so close - next year. done the right thing and can - Emergency - outside opening hours Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH ly identified with towns and After the meeting, he said: celled this year but it’s important 01461 202508 or email your comments to [email protected] communities. “Common Ridings are the high - we thank them for their contin - Ms Hyslop responded posi - light of the year for visitors and ued efforts.” Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 7, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Virtual Drug capsule maker services SOUTH of Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has called on residents to commemorate the 75th an - niversary of VE Day at home. Extensive plans were made boosts clinical trials to commemorate the occasion Company’s Langholm owner: I feel it’s a worthwhile investment but the COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to postpone these capsules,” said Martin. essential that neither the doctors TWO men, who were born them. Several virtual events are nor their patients is aware of and raised in Langholm, are “We are one of the few UK taking place, instead. producing drug capsules for life science partners to hold an whether they are taking a drug Nationall, a service of remem - clinical trials. MIA IMP (Investigational being trialled. brance will be broadcast live Martin Tedham is chairman Medicinal Products) licence. The company says this invest - from the Legion Scotland Face - of the pharmaceutical and health “That means we have a licence ment is not connected to the book page at 10.40 am. product specialist group Wasdell, to manufacture and pack drugs COVID-19 pandemic. The service will include a which has its headquarters in for clinical trials and we feel The Wasdell Group is the two-minute silence at 11am. Swindon in Wiltshire. this investment is important and largest independent hi-tech phar - It will be followed at 12pm He says the group has invested worthwhile. maceutical and healthcare man - by an hour-long VE Day virtual in specialist machinery which Gratifying ufacturing and research partner tribute concert. The programme can manufacture capsules for in Europe will include performances, read - “From a personal point of drugs being used by the phar - It has enjoyed sustained ings and messages. view, it’s also very gratifying maceutical industry in small- growth. The 2010 turnover has In Dumfries and Galloway a batch, clinical trials. to know that Wasdell has brought risen year on year from £2m to virtual service looks set to be One of Wasdell’s first contracts back the manufacture of phar - £42.7m in 2019. broadcast at 1pm on the coun - was packing capsules for a maceutical capsules to The company is family-owned cil’s social media channels. Swindon pharmaceutical firm. Swindon.” and run. Martin Tedham is chair - ______However, that firm was taken The project is being run by man and his son, Daniel, is over by an international com - senior quality specialist Callum Martin Tedham, from Langholm, Callum Wilson, also originally is chairman of the Wasdell Group from Langholm, runs the project managing director. pany and manufacturing of the Wilson, who also hails from They work with 280 partners capsules ceased in Swindon in Langholm. involved in clinical trials and 2012. Callum said: “This new ma - “Actives are the drugs which The drugs are sent directly by life sciences in 47 countries. Post office “Supporting all-important, chinery is perfect for manufac - are being evaluated by doctors Wasdell to hospitals and clinics In recognition of its success small-batch, clinical trials is one turing the small batches which or scientists, comparators are in the UK and EU. the company was placed 81st cancelled of our specialisms and, lately, are used in clinical trials. drugs which are already being Wasdell can trace which drug in the Sunday Times Profit Track THE mobile van will not be in we have been inundated with “We are already manufacturing used to treat medical conditions, is in which pack and, in the 100 list and 17th in the top 100 Langholm tomorrow because requests from hospitals and med - blinded actives, placebos and while placebos contain no drug case of a double-blinded trial, medium-sized firms in south of the VE Day 75th anniversary ical professionals to manufacture comparators. product at all.” to protect trial integrity it is west England. commemorations.
Battle’s O’er isMEM BpERS iof pLangeholmd Pipe The Band will help their communities to mark VE Day tomorrow by taking part in an international event. E & L Gallery At 3pm the pipers will join in playing Battle’s O’er to remember the day that the Western Allies de - clared that war in Europe was over and Germany had surrendered. Battle's O'er is the traditional March played by pipers at the end of a battle. They will also play VE Send us your photographs! 75 Years, written for this occasion by Pipe Major Roger Bayes, City Every week we publish a reader’s photo on of Norwich Pipe Band. our Gallery page. This can be taken on a They are Pipe Major Craig Irving (Gretna), Nigel Bell (Harelaw), Iain phone or a camera. Submit your photos to Bell (Harelaw), Catherine Edwards the Editor who will select the best for (Smithfield), Richard Henderson (Langholm), David Jeffrey publication. Let us know what camera or (Langholm), Paul Mitchell phone you took it on. (Langholm), Margaret Norden (Wa - terbeck), John Smith (Langholm), Email them to [email protected] Ryan Smith (Canonbie) and Pat Stewart (Carlisle). or drop a printed copy into our office at The UK and 28 other countries, 54 High Street, Langholm. including New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Bermuda, France, Photo by: Caitlin Weatherstone Belgium, Canada, South Africa, Russia, USA and Germany, will take part. and VE 75 Years was especially written for this occasion by Pipe Major Roger Bayes, City of Norwich Langholm Pipe Major Craig Irving plays at the war memorial on Pipe Band, Norfolk, England, as Remembrance Sunday in 2018, 100 years after the war ended his contribution towards this unique born in 1848 ...... and still going strong! anniversary. 6 Thursday May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk
In association with FarmingC & D AUCTION MARTSon - LONGTOWNthe & DUMFRIESBorder Keeping forestry wFOREaSTgRY oand sLa nod n“G ettinhg oute thes e gtimboer su p - Scotland’s move to help sup - plies relies on forest roads being Rapid response pliers weather the COVID-19 kept in a condition which allows lockdown and ensure that es - heavy vehicles to get in, load sential timber supplies con - up and get out safely. tinue has been commended. “This arrangement is indicative The organisation’s teams have of the many innovative and pos - developed a system of ‘standby itive adjustments being made Ar NEWe researcsh projeect willa study thre ch on Prvofessor Eiileenr Wall, huead of res search rates’ which keeps its road main - to the way that Scotland works quantitative epidemiology of COVID- at SRUC, said: “This competitive rapid tenance contractors working to steer us through this public 19 in rural Scotland response research call had a strong NHS rather than them having to fur - health crisis.” Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one focus, helping to develop solutions for lough staff. Jenna Morrison, Forestry Land of 15 Scottish universities and research in - Scotland to respond to the COVID-19 chal - This means its contractors can and Scotland’s deputy head of stitutions contributing to global efforts to lenges. help to keep essential harvesting procurement, said: “Contractors combat coronavirus and its wider effects. “A total of 139 projects were submitted sites open so crucial timber sup - help us to keep our operations The government has announced £5m of from 19 Scottish higher education institu - plies continue to feed into the running smoothly and this tem - new funding for research projects to increase tions and partners, including five diverse logistical supply chain support - porary standby arrangement will the understanding of the virus, screen potential research projects proposed by SRUC ing frontline staff and services. be a lifeline for these small rural treatments and support clinical trials. researchers and partners. Fergus Ewing, rural economy businesses. The epidemiology research unit at SRUC “Building on a wealth of experience in secretary, said: “Keeping har - “It also means that, when any has been awarded £36,118 to research the animal disease epidemiology, Dr Aaron vesting sites open is essential. road maintenance issues arise, quantitative epidemiology of COVID-19 Reeves will work with SRUC and NHS “The timber they produce is we can rely on an immediate in rural Scotland. Highland colleagues to do a six-month processed into pallets which are response to fix the problem and This is among 55 rapid research projects project looking at the quantitative epidemi - needed to transport goods such keep timber supplies feeding to better understand the effects of infection; ology of the virus in rural Scotland. as pharmaceuticals and food into the national effort.” develop and test new diagnostics and treat - Professor Eileen Hall, head of research at SRUC “It highlights how important it is for us and are used to make packaging, The arrangements are in place ments; investigate new disease surveillance to think outside our traditional research face masks and the biomass until the end of June when the approaches; inform interventions to prevent workers; and understand the physical and domain and area of activity to help deliver fuel, used in many hospital heat - government will review its pol - transmission of infection; support the mental mental health implications of lockdown solutions for the current challenges we ing systems. icy on financial relief. health of frontline health and social care measures face.” Around the marts
C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward cleuch, Lockerbie with top price Fauld, 215p Plumpe, 214p Oswie Guardsmill, £100 Muirston. Black - Topping the sale at £182 for Texel £85, £82 Hendrefor, £82 Drinkstone. 2,667 sheep comprising 1,600 prime per head of £120 for Dutch Texel & Raeburnhead. Mule 220p, 217p face £100 Longburgh Fauld, £97 ewes consigned by G Wilkinson, Bluefaced Leicester £90 Knarr. hoggs, 56 prime lambs and 1,011 hoggs shown by Messrs McDowall, Middle Shipley, 216p Oswie, 215p Plumpe, £96.50 Oswie. Herdwick Arkleby House, Arkleby with hill Light ewes: Cheviot £79 Falnash, cast ewes and rams at the weekly Culquhasen, Glenluce. Overall av - Minsca. Herdwick 217p, 213p £100 Hillside, £93.50 Chapel House. ewes selling at £79 for Cheviot £78 Bayles, £76 Park Nook. Black - sale at Longtown on Thursday, April erage 203.6p (SQQ 211.6p). Chapel House, 209p Clea Hall. North Country Cheviot £97 Allan - ewes from JT Fleming & Son, Fal - face £76 Minsca, £73 Whiteside. 30. All classes can be sold to vendors’ Cheviot Mule 217p Muirston, 210p shaws. Swaledale £87 Westernhope - nash, Hawick. Easycare £70 Castle Farm. An improved show of cast cows advantage at Longtown. “Sell live Guardsmill. Roussin 217p, 210p burn. Hampshire rams sold to £142 from Swaledale £67 Longlea & Spout - sold to a keen ringside of buyers and thrive.” Boreland. Charollais 214p Latter - A larger offering of spring lambs Messrs Rutherford & Co, Guards bank, £64 Minsca, £60 Woodhouse. and selling at a brisk trade, with For more advice on marketing your ford, 204p Plumpe. Swaledale 197p sold to 220p for Texel lambs shown Farm, Gretna. Many more are need - Rams: Hampshire £142 Guards. more required on a weekly basis to livestock in these difficult times West Scales & West Glengyre, 196p by P Storey, Scarrow Hill, Cumwhit - ed weekly for an increased demand. Texel £140 Middle Farm, £134 Up - fulfil demand. contact our auctioneers: John Walton Westernhopeburn & West Glengyre. ton and to £108 for Suffolks from Please do not hesitate to contact per Mains, £130 Greensburn & Mid - The sale topped at 127p and 121p 07880527066; Nick Woodmass Principal price (per head): Dutch H Martindale, The Land, Eccle - our auctioneers for further enquiries. dle Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £138 for Angus cows shown by Messrs 07584200489; Sam Hogg Texel £120 Culquhasen. Beltex £114 fechan. Heavy ewes: Texel £182, £177 Knarr. Byers, Cubbyhill, Longtown with 07584207323. Lairdlaugh, £107.50 Bolton Hall, Principal prices (per kilo): Suffolk Arkleby House, £170 Crosshow, Suffolk £138 Crosshow. Kerry £114 Beef Shorthorns to 119p from Wa - Principal prices (per kilo): Texel £106 Uppercleuch, Crosshow & 220p Scarrow Hill, 209p, 203p The £166 Allanshaws. Beltex £156 Up - Dacre Road. North Country Cheviot terhead of Dryfe, who also sold 275p Uppercleuch, 237p Latterford, Bolton Hall. Texel £110, £108 Up - Land, 202p Burgh Head. Texel 207p percleuch, £125, £124 Bridgestone. £108 Allanshaws. British Blues at 118p. Top price 235p Harbarrow, 233p Uppercleuch. percleuch, £108 Crosshow, £107 Shawhill. Dorset 200p Frankstown. Suffolk £130 Allanshaws, £114 West Averages. Hoggs: light to 225p per head of £865 from Cubbyhill. Beltex 270p Rockholme, 265p Laird - Boreland, £106.50 High House. Principal price (per head): Suffolk Glengyre, £112, £110 Hendrefor, (191.5p); standard to 270p (204.6p); A smaller entry of prime hoggs for - laugh, 257p Hillside, 251p Rock - Roussin £104.50 Boreland. Cheviot £108, £98, £96 The Land. Texel £110 Upper Mains & Boreland. medium to 275p (215.3p); heavy ward sold to a very busy ring of holme, 250p Uppercleuch. Cheviot £104 Bloch, £103.50 Dryfeholme, £93.50 Shawhill. Dorset £90 Charollais £108 Dashwell Green, to 227p (193.4p). Lambs: standard purchasers. Export hoggs and heav - 228p Oswie, 227p Yett, Jerriestown £102 High House, £100 Longburgh Frankstown. £105 Airds of Balcary, £100 Park to 220p (220p); medium to 207.8p ies maintained last week’s high rates & West Scales, 226p Bloch, 225p Fauld & Yett. Mule £104 Middle A smaller show of ewes was forward Nook. North Country Cheviot £103 (202.8p); heavy to 209p (194.2p); of return while small hoggs proved Boreland & Dryfeholm. Suffolk Shipley, £101.50 Oswie, £99 to the usual buyers. Best quality Allanshaws, £95, £92 Wynholm. overweight to 203.8p (197.4p). harder to cash. 228p Westernhopeburn, 227p Har - Muirston & Middle Shipley. Suffolk ewes remain to sell at premium Romney £98 Port O Spittal. Cheviot Ewes: light to £79 (£52.64); heavy The sale topped at 275p for Texel barrow, 218p Oswie. Blackface 226p £103 Muirston, £102.50 Oswie, rates and were scarce, with over- Mule £95 Falsnash, £85 Hendrefor. to £182 (£88.77); Rams £142 hoggs from D & D Aitken, Upper - West Glengyre, 217p Longburgh £100 Harbarrow. Cheviot Mule £101 fat ewes similar on the week. Mule £90 Hollytree & Crosshill, (£111.84). l e a g r a u p t
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a G d e l n P a Roughsyke, Roadhead, Carlisle, CA6 6NL 016977 48227 www.quadbikescumbria.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 7, 2019 7 IN BRIEF Support B&B probably won’t for moor SNP MSP for South of Scotland Joan McAlpine has welcomed the progress made by the Langholm Initiative on the com - munity buy-out of Langholm open again this year Moor. Newcastleton businesswoman applies for grants to save business She said: “I was taken on a tour of the moor last year and, “I thought it would tide me Nicola Sturgeon say that, even in principle, I’m in support of over and pay my bills and it if we come out of lockdown, the land being under the com - would keep the business going social distancing is going to be munity’s ownership. so we were all ready to go again in place for months. “I understand discussions are when the time came rather than “I really don’t want anyone still ongoing and I hope to speak let businesses fail. in my house who might infect to the Initiative soon for an A LUXURY B&B owner near “I’m not registered for business us. John has been seriously ill. update on how things are pro - Newcastleton earned no in - rates because this is our home If I gave him the virus, he would gressing.” come during April and has and we pay council tax so I’m not survive and I couldn’t look ______struggled to get financial sup - not eligible for the grant.” after him if I got it. I think port from the Scottish gov - However, Sandy does B&B some people don’t know how ernment. for horses and this business is serious it is and are a bit blasé. ” Sandy Reynolds, who has run rated so she was advised to Sandy was already registered MP role is Sorbietrees B&B for 18 years, resubmit her application on that with Sainsbury’s for online shop - paid no money into her bank basis. ping but had never used it. resumed account last month and earned Eligible She said: “John had pneumonia JOHN Lamont, MP for only £500 in March. She is also eligible for support recently but he had not received Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Sandy lives with her husband, for the self-employed but this his shielding letter at the time I Selkirk, has been reappointed John, who is self-isolating for group has to wait until June to Sorbietrees B&B near Newcastleton is run by Sandy Reynolds tried to access my account. a member of the Scottish Affairs health reasons. get its 80 per cent of income “I couldn’t get in. I spent a Committee at Westminster. When the E&L Advertiser based on previous tax returns. in early March and had booked essential industry. The trouble whole day ringing them and, Mr Lamont previously served spoke to Sandy, she was unaware The way her B&B is set up a session at Kielder Observatory is that anything to do with eventually, I got through to a on the committee as deputy of a fresh announcement by the means they share their house where 40 people stand shoulder tourism mostly means people very helpful person who gave chairman from 2017 to the elec - government of a new scheme with their guests. to shoulder for three hours. The being close together. That’s the me a slot and another number tion last December. The com - for B&Bs. Sandy said: “I can’t see how next day the observatory closed. nature of it so I can’t see us to ring the next day to get me mittee has not reconvened since. She said: “This is a proper we can open until there are no “We get a lot of business from opening this year. put on the list. I got through to The committee scrutinises the business and I didn’t think there more cases. It’s not worth risking Kielder, especially in the winter. that one easily.” work of the Scotland Office would be an issue in getting our own health. Everyone thinks We can be full because it’s so Months Sandy also tried Asda and got and UK government policy in the £10,000 grant for small busi - the whole year is written off. popular. “No-one knows what’s going a delivery after waiting about a Scotland. nesses. “The last guests we had came “In Scotland tourism is an to happen. I heard First Minister week and a half.
AV SEREIES o f sDpeciala evenyts remembered will be held in the UK tomor - row to mark the 75th anniver - sary of Victory in Europe dur - ing World War Two. David Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP, and Oliver Mundell, Dumfriesshire MSP, have added their voices to the commemo - rations which have been scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic. David said: "I'm sure people in my constituency will mark the anniversary with pride, sad - ness and a mixture of other emotions. "For older generations espe - cially, there may be memories of relatives or friends who served their country during the David Mundell lays a wreath every year at a service and ceremony com - war and there are still some memorating the disbanded legendary Cameronian Scottish Rifles which over 90s who were in the forces. has strong links with his constituency "Unfortunately, relief that vic - a sergeant in the Women's Royal to all those who did so much to tory in Europe had eventually Army Corps. preserve our freedom, including been won was tinged with sad - so many who lost their lives. ness for all the service people Gratitude "It’s good to raise awareness and civilians who had lost their "It’s also a time to express of these difficult periods in our lives and the fact the war in the gratitude to today’s armed national life among younger Far East was still to be won. forces, particularly their work "Most families will think back in efforts to combat coronavirus, people so we continue to learn to relatives and friends who most recently in supporting test - from the lessons of history. were in the war and, in my ing in our region." "I encourage people to take case, my thoughts will fondly Oliver said: "It is important part in the series of Scottish be drawn to my late mother, we mark VE day in an appro - and UK events, designed to al - Dorah Mundell, who served as priate and safe way as a tribute low participation at home. 8 Thursday May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday May 7, 2020 9
WE ARE now in our seventh week of lockdowAn but Eskdal e and look around at life in lockdown Liddesdale are standing firm in the face of adversity with a community spirit which is helping people to cope in such difficult times. Folk continue to rally round to support their families, friends Holm of resilience Lockdown lambs We have to adapt and neighbours and show that, when needed, they can respond SHELLEY and Brian Harper of Shelley said: “He’s training as in such a way as to ensure their communities will come through Langholm and their three chil - hard as he can; he’s very self- this crisis and out the other side. dren are having to adapt to a motivated so he can show he is Not only that but they will be prepared to be up and running very different kind of family still fit. when the time comes to get everyone back on their feet. life during these weeks of “He doesn’t need to be told to There will, no doubt, be changes in everyone’s lives which lockdown. will last for months if not years. train. We have a job keeping him The children, Conan, Bethany People are taking time to reflect on their futures and what is in. Scottish Athletics is hosting important to them and their communities. and Kian, are at home with mum, virtual races so he can do a 5k Eskddale and Liddesdale were on the verge of some exciting while dad continues to go to work and send his time but he’d much developments and, while they have stalled, they will get back at Cumbria Logistics in Longtown. rather be racing.” on our agendas and, it is hoped, bring us all a brighter future. Brian is getting extra hours and going in earlier in the morning. Spain As a retained firefighter in Shelley and Brian usually take Langholm, he has health and him to Spain for 10 days’ training safety knowledge so is responsible with his coach in October but Boosie to Ettleton for other employees maintaining they haven’t booked anything yet. FRANCES Bethune was “I keep meeting the same people social distancing. The family also missed a trip to brought up in Newcasleton but going in the opposite direction, Pauline and Nicol Elliot delivering essentials Craig Nicholson farms Hollows Mill in Canonbie Everything is in their wagons northern Scotland at Easter with left home to train as a physio - especially Madge Oliver and SINCE March 23, I have been cakes. when they get to work so they their caravan. therapist and now lives in Jimmy Kynoch, and it’s good to SHEEP and poultry farmer redundancy from the Royal Bank involved in various ways in The shops, hotels and mechan - of Scotland in Edinburgh in just need to get into their cabs Edinburgh. have a chat with them – at a Craig Nicholson has been so On the shopping front, Shelley ics received thank you gifts of She returns to the village often social distance, of course. our community writes Diane busy lambing during April that February. If she was still working, and drive to wherever they need. said: “We’re shopping in cakes. to visit her dad, Dr Arthur Bethune, “On other days I have walked Adamson . Firstly, I joined the he’s barely had time to draw she would have been home- Shelley, who does cleaning jobs Langholm and buying things for Last Saturday any child in the and has many friends here. through the forest to Dykecrofts resilience team and became breath. based, but she was not regretting but can’t get access to any clients’ my parents and leaving them out - community, who had a birthday her decision. Now she is retired, one of her and back, gone through the our street’s Street Buddy. This The chicken sheds were cleared homes just now, is in charge of side their door. They’re desperate between March 23 and May 31, The couple have been doing hobbies is photography and she Boosie woods to Ettleton ceme - involves checking on our vul - Frankie Steele of FTS Dyers explains the business to visitors to the site out early two weeks ago, at a home-schooling Conan S3/S4, to give the wee one a hug. tery and back past the Milnholm had a surprise delivery of a wee online shopping and Craig goes has a Canon SX 700HS camera. nerable residents twice daily. smaller size than they normally Bethany S2/S3 and Kian who is “Bethany is very good about Cross and south along the old All our vulnerable residents have birthday cake to share with their to the Co-op in Langholm. He Frances said: “I came down to would be, and the sheds remain in nursery. the online schoolwork; she will Waverley line to Mangerton been issued with posters: red for family and help bring a smile also buys food for his mother, the village in the second week of empty. She says Kian is getting lots to do it. She also goes for walks Tower. urgent attention; and green for because they couldn't be with Most of Craig’s chickens go to Shirley, who lives in Canonbie, lockdown to fill up dad’s freezer. do and, because the weather has with me and our dog, Tilly, but Bluebells not so urgent. their friends for their birthdays. the catering trade so there is no but she’s well looked after by her He has a special diet and can’t been so good, they’ve gone out she misses her Thai boxing. “My favourite walk, though, is They can put these in their win - I'm aware that there are more Frankie goes to Cheltenham point in getting in more when neighbours, too. for nature walks. eat ready-made meals. I expected LANGHOLM racing enthusiast “I asked about testing but they Frank said he did not shut the dows at any time and we can 'bring a smile' events in hand Craig said: “People have pulled “She wouldn’t normally spend to be here for only a week but through the woods from the old Frank Steele fell ill after his didn’t do any testing unless you dyehouse but kept only a few there is no market for them at She said: “It’s a crucial time for then take the necessary action. but, at the moment, they are in together but it’s not an easy time. much time in the house; she’s here I am, still here. railway station to Pathhead where annual trip to the Cheltenham went into hospital. people in to keep things ticking the moment. Conan but he’s more concerned I thought it might be a nice idea the planning. “Erin is doing home-schooling always out with her pals but they “I have spent my time preparing there are lots of bluebells. As Festival in March. “The chemist delivered stuff for over. Craig lives with wife, Lucy, and about his running; that’s his pri - to give these vulnerable residents Alongside all these events, we and it makes you realise what are talking online and on social dad’s meals, taking him out in kids, we often did this walk as a At first, he thought he had a us. Jean was very dehydrated The equipment needed a lot of daughter, Erin, five, at Hollows ority. a wee treat in the form of a mini have had a great team working teachers do. I take my hat off to media. his wheelchair, organising the family after Sunday lunch. bad hangover but it turned out to so we got electrolytes. maintenance and he could not Mill which still produces flour but “He’s still training six days a 'afternoon tea'. on our YouTube channel Lucy; I can sometimes see the “My parents aren’t leaving the walk past for his 97th birthday “I have enjoyed photographing be the coronavirus which he had “I had self-isolated as soon as I simply stop before jobs were fin - only in a small way and just now week. He’s gutted he’s missing The team agreed so I got to Copshaw Chatter. steam coming out her ears. house, although my mum goes and pottering in the garden. the new lambs and wildlife on picked up there. came home because I was con - ished. the water in the Esk is excep - the track season but, thanks to work and put together 150 boxes Members of our community can “There is always a plus side for for small walks. My dad has “Every afternoon dad has a the river and hadn’t realised Cheltenham was one of the final cerned and didn’t go out for four He said: “People in Yorkshire tionally low. the cricket and rugby clubs, he is of treats which the resilience submit videos of themselves cre - some people. The man I buy sleep so I go out for a walk. Newcastleton had so many hors - big national sporting events to weeks. were still working and still order - He runs Texel, Suffolk and allowed to train at their grounds turned 70 and has health prob - team delivered. ating, making or doing various Charollais x sheep and this spring biomass fuel from also sells bikes. lems so stays in but they have a There are some wonderful walks es. be held before lockdown and it’s “The Co-op and Brown’s ing. In Scotland most of my cus - People are getting out and exer - at this time while I can’t get him This proved very successful in activities from yoga to cheese - he has about 400 lambs. He nice garden. I do their repeat around the village, many of which “The community spirit in the vil - believed that a number of race - Butchers were fantastic but, later, tomers closed but in England cising more so he’s selling more to tracks.” cheering up a lot of people. The cakes and shortbread to burgers expects them to go to Longtown prescriptions online and the phar - I have not done since I was a lage is amazing and I couldn’t goers were infected. I could go out and shop myself.” they kept operating.” bikes.” Conan was picked to represent feedback has been so rewarding to help keep the community mart at the end of June or early child and it has been wonderful spend the lockdown in a better Frank, the managing director of Craig believes that hard as Scotland at the mini-marathon in macy delivers them. for all concerned that we have together at a time when we can't July. to do them all again. place.” FTS Dyers, the dyehouse, was things are now, they could get London during the main marathon “We’re lucky to live here and expanded this in more ways to be. He said: “Your bills stay the “The addition of the Whithaugh Frances has very kindly allowed ill for only about four days but his worse and the country should last month and Scottish Athletics the community helps everyone. try to bring a bit of happiness to Again, we would like to remind same and if prices slump, it might footbridge a few years ago makes the E&L to publish some of her wife was laid low for 10 days not let its guard down. says athletes must show form Brian says when he’s driving the as many as we can. everyone that if they need help a very popular circular walk wonderful photos so look out for with COVID-19. not be good reading. All of us come September if they still want wagon, people are waving, which The resilience team delivered or support from the resilience farmers are in the same boat. across the Liddel and back by them in future editions. He said: “I went to a champagne Demand to do the reorganised run in has not happened before, and some Easter eggs, donated by team, call 07800 978 016. “I still feel it’s good to support “We’ll get through this and, sud - the Holm Bridge. breakfast at Jonjo O’Neill’s yard October . they are getting little gifts.” Morrisons in Hawick to all the and I was there with Martin the marts but it’s hard to know denly, there will be a big demand. children in the community. Tedham and Kenny Dalgliesh, what prices the lambs will fetch. The big question is whether we Some gardening kits, put along with a few others. We all Things may have changed by can all jiggle along until that hap - together by Lorraine at Holm caught it. July.” pens. Hardware, and some puzzle “For the first couple of days It had already been a hard start “I think there’ll be a few closures packs, by Janet Moore and the after I got home I thought I had a to the year. In February the fields along the way and my gut feeling Copshaw Outreach Group Social hangover but I felt really ill. I was took a hammering from the wet is you won’t see any normality team were distributed. dripping in sweat during the night weather so Craig brought in the until next year, especially now The next week the children, and my body was aching but then sheep a week early. Boris Johnson has been through who live in the village, all received I felt okay. Now, after such a dry April, this. treat bags with tray bake and “My wife went down with it, too, there is very little grass and Craig “It’s not easy for him. He’ll be cupcake made by me and Karen and she was far worse. She was would like some rain. getting pressure to lift the lock - Copeland and an activity leaflet ill for 10 days. I was really worried Sheep feed has still to be down but from what I’ve seen compiled by Sandra Inglis. about her. She lost a lot of weight delivered and keeping machinery and read, those who have done All our frontline health and care but she’s fine now. working and dealing with break - that, have found that the virus staff were given pamper gift bags, “I rang the NHS and they said downs adds to the challenges. has come back worse. put together by Pauline Elliot. that if we were really ill, we should He said: “You always get chal - “Whatever your political position, Our retained firefighters received get an ambulance, but if not, stay lenges in farming but this virus I wouldn’t want to make a deci - gift bags containing some more will add to it.” sion. You would be criticised what - at home and take paracetamol. Frankie and Jean caught Coronavirus at the Cheltenham Festival Kian, Shelley, Brian, Conan and Bethany are adapting to a new lifestyle Frances Bethune has been in Newcastleton since the second week of lockdown of my home-made sweets and Linda Thomson receives a birthday cake He said Lucy had accepted ever you did.” 10 Thursday May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Red hot and spicy
By Mark Hodgson before the lockdown started. Huge thanks go to Langholm IT’S that time of year again Social Club, the Scottish to start thinking about chillis government’s community grow - and Langholm Chilli Club’s ing fund and all those people collection has been loving last who built it. month’s hot weather. We had plenty of spare space The club has checked with so we’ve planted a whole load the Scottish government and it of other plants, like sweet pep - has confirmed it is okay to dis - pers, tomatoes, cucumbers, tribute plants to people as long squashes and pumpkins, herbs, as the rules are followed, greens, sweetcorn, cour - which they will be. gettes and aubergines. So, would anyone like Seedlings for all these some plants? We’re going will be available in the for a world record this next week or two when year for the most varieties they’re a little bit bigger. of chilli plant in one Thanks go to Katherine room. Latimer and Margaret With more than 300 Sanderson for getting the varieties counted so far, seeds to us. we have something to If anyone wants plants suit everyone’s tastes and seedlings, we can de - from the seven current and pre - liver within Langholm and vious record holders for the Eskdale or arrange safe collec - world’s hottest chilli to multi- tion. coloured sparklers, purple mon - Please contact us at Langholm - sters and giant poblanos; all [email protected] or call perfect for windowsills or under Mark on 013873 80548 and glass outside. leave a message or visit our We finally completed our giant Facebook page, Langholm Chilli new polytunnel, after 10 months, Club c/o Pelosis. Langholm Chilli Club Polytunnel preparations
The club has more than 300 varieties counted so far including Omnicolour, Bumpy Yellow Habanero and Sivri chilli pepper above.
Spare capacity in the polytunnel is used to grow toma - Some of the 300 types chilli seedlings being raised in the Langholm Chilli Club polytunnel Also room to grow some squash Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 7, 2020 11 IN BRIEF VE day call Villagers make it a for photos LANGHOLM celebrated VE Day on Tuesday, May 8, 1945 and, after the official broadcast by Prime Minister Winston special day for Arthur Churchill at 3pm, flags and bunting quickly appeared around Dr Bethune celebrates his 97th birthday with many well-wishers the town. Rockets were fired on the CELEBRATING a birthday birthday cake and some of his Scholars’ Field and detonations during lockdown isn’t easy carers came round to help him of specially-prepared explosives but Newcastleton folk made eat it. could be heard into the night sure one of their best-loved “The day was completed by a from Langholm Lodge Camp. residents had a very special delivery of fish and chips from Shortly before 11.30am the day. Copsaw Kitchen which was a next day, with most people on At 97 years old, Dr Arthur delicious treat.” holiday, crowds lined the High Bethune is the village’s oldest Dr Bethune originally came Street and Market Place. Thanksgiving services were resident. to the village 70 years ago to held in the churches during the Current restrictions meant he work as a locum. He returned evening and a dance was couldn’t share the day with six months later to work and arranged in the Buccleuch Hall. friends and family, other than has been there ever since. On Sunday a commemorative his daughter, Frances, who is service was held in Langholm staying with him for the time Caring parish church with officiating He says the best thing about being. ministers the Rev J L Cotter Since he couldn’t go to them, the village is the friendly, caring and the Rev A Philip. friends came to him instead, people and its great community The Regimental Band of the waving to him through the front spirit. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) room window as they strolled “I like the scenery and the was present. The Provost, town along the riverside. great walks around the area, council members, parading Frances says he thoroughly even though I’m no longer able organisations and the military enjoyed his day. to do them, but I’ve enjoyed attended the service. “Lots of the locals came to seeing the photos Frances has A collection was arranged to his window in the morning and taken on her daily walks.” be used in aid of the special Asked for his favourite mem - waved to him and cars and vans Dr Arthur Bethune celebrates his 97th birthday with his daughter, Frances and many well-wishers from the village fund for reconstruction in tooted their horns as they drove ory during his long career as Europe. past. the village GP, Dr Bethune says with Dr Rob Marshall when we shouted over to Rob, “Is it slippy “However, we did get to the While researching the second “He said he felt like the Queen one always comes to mind. had to abandon the car and walk on your side of the road?”. house and it proved well worth edition of Langholm’s Roll of waving from her balcony as he “I was going to Plashetts, the last mile. “He said no and immediately the effort because there was a Honour, Timothy McCracken, greeted all the well-wishers. which is now under Kielder “The snow was a foot deep in fell over, at which point I fell young child there with pneu - local historian, found informa - “In the afternoon he had his reservoir, on a wild, snowy night places and during the walk I over, too. monia.” tion about VE Day in Langholm but could not find photos of VE Day or VJ Day. If readers have any photos of the 1945 celebrations and com - memorations in Langholm, email [email protected]
Copshaw’s smNEWaCASTlLElTO N hsas tacken tor the eetno stop sdeverale weebks aguo whet n ______small screen with a YouTube chan - lockdown restrictions were imposed. nel set up specially for the vil - The players insist the show will go lage. on at a later date. Copshaw Chatter is the latest ini - The organisers of Copshaw Chatter tiative to help people stay connected hope as many people as possible Vehicles during the coronavirus crisis. will contribute videos. The only stip - It has been created thanks to a ulation is that they must be legal, collaboration between the community decent, honest and truthful. targeted council, resilience team, the com - Anyone, who would like to take POLICE are warning the owners munity trust and COGS (Copshaw part, should first of all send an email of work vans to be aware of Outreach Group Social). to [email protected] and, in thefts from vehicles after reports The channel’s been launched with return, they will be sent a disclaimer of personal items and power a variety of contributions from resi - form which will include full instructions tools being stolen. dents, including a make-up tutorial on how to film and upload. Some of the vehicles, which from Holly Thomson, tips on how to If you’d like to view the videos, go were locked by the owners, get a good night’s sleep from Pauline to YouTube and type Copshaw were found to have damage to Elliot, a cookery demonstration by Chatter in the search bar. the locking barrels. ace baker Diane Adamson and a To try to deter criminals and how-to video on making bunting to Happy viewing! keep vehicles and property safe, decorate the village after the crisis the police are offering crime is over by Janet Moore. prevention tips. One star attraction is bound to be Ensure the vehicle is locked Copshaw Cabaret – the first show when not in use and remove all by the Liddesdale Performing Arts valuables. Society, staged last year. If tools are left in a van Last weekend the group were due overnight, mark them clearly to take to the stage for the second and take photos of them. Holly Thomson does make-up tips on Copshaw Chatter time with their new show Songs of the Silver Screen but rehearsals had ______12 Thursday May 7 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk
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Wattie’s time to reflect
VE Day in hospital was time to reflect for Wattie Bell (right) IN war there are only two your own parents, to take you grew to an enormous size and types of people – the dead to their homes and have tea would drop off the deckhead and the survivors . with their best china. Then in and into our hammock. the evening a barbecue in the Unfortunately, the dead garden with your relaxing in By the time the convoy cannot speak or there would a deck chair. You could write reached the Bay of Biscay a be no more wars. The sur - home (you could write from large number of passengers vivors tend to glamourise the ship but everything was were on six meals a day – war. This is because we can censored). They would write three down and three up! The remember humour better than to your parents if you wished convoy could only travel at pain. As time moves on more and tell them how good you the speed of the slowest ship and more writers for films looked. and we had to zig zag for U and TV have no experience boats and deviate the course of war and we get a com - for surface raiders. pletely distorted picture. My memories are of a much- Sensitive maligned group of people As we neared the Equator who have been greatly criti - the heat built up even more cised in our national press and some people imagined during the past few years. I they were getting more hot remember the people of soup than ever. But never South Africa for their kind - complain to a ship’s cook- ness and hospitality to the they are very sensitive people These two photographs hundreds of thousands of and you could end up with were sent in byArthur British service people who not only getting even more Tolson of the VE Day made the long journey round hot soup but is could be laced parade in the town the Cape and up through the with curry as well. sometime after 8th May. Indian Ocean to reinforce the We believe the town war theatres of El Alamein, When we were in the Provost at the time to be India for ‘The Forgotten Arctic, they gave us ice- John James Ewart. Army’ in the jungles of cream for pudding. The photograph above shows Burmah and Singapore when I was even hotter in the the ambulance driven by John Jerry closed the “Med.” gallery and what with the Tolson, Arthur’s father, followed extra heat and food the cock - by W. Jameson's hearse. Sub-Lt Walter Bell RNVR aged 22 No doubt there was a reason Sensitive roaches were even bigger. for this! The troop convoy would They were like brown toma - You will notice that the town stop for one day at the Cape toes with legs. When they fell standard is on display together to refuel. It would split with These troop ships were from the deck-head into the with the Provost at the time half going into Cape Town pretty uncomfortable. They pans of boiling soup, the and the other half into were usually liners built to cooks didn’t even try to res - The photo on the right shows the volunteer nurses on parade. Durban. The troops were carry a few hundred passen - cue the creatures. They just gers They had their cabins Notice the Stephens ink allowed ashore for the first stirred them in and the legs thermometer on the town hall. time since the Clyde some ripped out and hooks welded came off them. You could to the deckhead (ceiling) to four to five weeks ago. As have into the teens of cock - If you have any photos or they streamed out of the dock take hammocks for about roach legs on the rim of your memories of VE Day, gates of both Cape Town and 1000. It was stifling below plate just like kipper bones. please let us know and we Durban there would be hun - decks at night as there was a Incidentally ships’ cooks be happy to publish them. dreds of cars, waiting with total blackout. Cockroaches called kippers “Spithead older people about the age of could be a nuisance as they pheasant”. www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday May 7, 2020 13 The E&L Gallery
This lovely photo of a stile on Whita Hill almost invites you to cross it. Taken by Lorna Roebuck of Langholm Camera:Samsung Galaxy S9
If you’ve put pen to paper and written a poem, please send it in. We’d be happy to publish it in our “Waxing Lyrical” section. Waxing lyrical...... Send it to [email protected] or pop it through the letterbox.
Eileen Longworth of Langholm sent in this I understood and walked away poem for our “Waxing Lyrical” section. As Hope was standing there Poet Peter D Hehir; the message is clear. With Courage in her afterglow And the sunlight in her hair. The World is Closed They said the world was closed today She said ‘Go home to those you love So I went to have a look, This is no place to be, I found it with the shutters down For if we walk these streets today And the phone was off the hook. Then no one shall be free’.
So I stood there for a little while She threw her light to lead the way But no one was around, And showed me where to go, Then silence came and startled me The very road that life had gone With the most alarming sound. Where the future flowers grow.
I asked him where the others were, Then death showed me another way And why the streets were bare, But I didn’t want to look, He whispered ‘Life had ran away So I stumbled home in time for tea While death was playing there’ And I read another book.
‘Oh no’ I said ‘It can’t be true It was called The World is Closed Today For life is not afraid’ ‘ And the streets we shouldn’t roam, But no one ever goes’ he said The first line said ‘Just please be safe’ ‘Where death has ever played.’ And the ending - ‘Stay at Home’. 14 Thursday May 7, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Food bank set up A FOOD bank to support Newcastleton households who by Carys Mainpriz e need some extra help at this dif - Changing nature ficult time was set up on Monday. WHEN requested to write To request a food parcel, please contact the resilience team on about the current situation 07800 978 016, email food - and its impact on wildlife, I bank@newcastletoncommuni - admit to staring out of my tytrust.co.uk or contact Scottish window with a frown for a Borders Council on 0300 100 good half an hour. 1800. There is no need to reiterate The food bank has been set up what is on the news every sec - by a range of organisations, ond of the day nor the obvious including Scottish Borders Coun - conclusion that nature has, cil and Eildon Housing and char - indeed, been affected by the ities Cyrenians, FareShare and the Salvation Army. abrupt change. Volunteers from the resilience Suddenly, species and their team, community council and habitats – impacted in every the community trust are working way by us meddling mammals with the council to support res - – has altered. idents who need this extra sup - But if you want to read about port at this challenging time. that, there are plenty already Food parcels are being dis - writing essays on the subject. tributed to households in the Instead, I’m far more inter - Newcastleton area on Mondays ested in asking how we have and Thursdays. Volunteers will collect any food changed how we interact with bank donations on these days nature. as well. I ask this question because If you would like to make a of my own experience. Mid- donation, please get in touch March, with lockdown on the using the contact details above. horizon, I was much more pre - Moss pillowing on many a wall is one of the few species that can survive on bare ground sent in my walks and even dis - ______covered entirely new parts of ‘petal’ is an individual flower are sensitive to pollution. the countryside right on my making up the collective head. If there’s lots of lichen about, doorstep. What else may be new to of all different kinds, the air Attention you? The dandelion is edible, around you will be very clean. Student On my usual route, the verges although I don’t blame you for Now it is more important than were just about to erupt with sticking to a rocket and water - ever to find delight in the ‘or - bursaries life and the buds were preparing cress salad. dinary’ nature right on our YOUNG people aged over 16, to open but had the situation The moss pillowing on many doorstep. who live within a 10km radius a wall is one of the few species From the wriggly worm, to of the Beck Burn windfarm in been different, I never would that can not only survive on the shy blackbird, to the queen Longtown and are doing a full have stopped and paid atten - or part-time further education tion. bare ground but will also slowly bees searching for a new home or training course can apply for Take the daisy. The most you make it suitable for other plants. there is lots to wonder at and a bursary. will have interacted with it, I Gorse flowers share a similar find magic in. They include people living in wager, is to regard it as a weed smell with coconuts; if they This might be especially use - the community council area of or make a daisy chain. There is do not, you are likely smelling ful to parents trying to keep up Canonbie and the parish councils so much more to the little plant broom instead, which can look with home-schooling or anyone of Arthuret, Kirkandrews-on- than this. very similar, because they both ready to climb the walls at Esk and Nicholforest. For example, what you would exude the same chemical com - home. The bursaries not only support pound. And, perhaps, the more we people with education and train - call the flower is actually many discover now, the louder we ing opportunities but also con - flowers. The daisy family typically Sensitive will fight to find a new normal tribute to creating job opportu - have a composite flowerhead. Lichen is two organisms in that benefits them as well as nities in the area. Each yellow ‘dot’ and white one, much like coral, and both Students can study any subjects us. but priority is given to renew - ables and energy-related subjects, engineering, construction, health and safety and other STEM related subjects. They also cover industries which benefit employment in the area such as childcare, forestry, plumbing, joinery, electrical and other trades, haulage, agriculture, along with courses which enhance employability. The amount of the grant will depend on the course taken. The bursaries are administered by Cumbria Community Foundation for EDF Renewables and the foundation includes representatives from the Scottish side. For more information contact Gary Higgs on 01900 825760 or email gary@cumbriafounda - tion.org Close-up of a daisy Carys Mainprize Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 7, 2020 15
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coming in. “Delly has developed excellent relationships within the parlia - ment and it is down to her ded - Back in thconsetruct ives disacussdion. dleti.me., will helhp safeeguanrd li?veli - icated work over previous years Horseracing Everyone present shared the hoods and provide a huge boost that we are able to participate view that we all want sport to to communities. But safety is A MEETING of racing, rugby in important conversations like return as quickly as possible everyone’s primary concern. and football representatives the one we enjoyed with the but the first consideration is to “We look forward to continu - minister for sport.” in Scotland was held on protect public health, participants ing to work with the government, Tuesday to discuss prepara - and customers. 9
sportscotland and our colleagues 1 tions for resuming sport. The minister was very helpful in other sports. Joe Fitzpatrick, minister for in outlining some of the current public health, sport and well- public health advice and every - Framework being, chaired the video con - “Many people are keen to one shared a commitment to 0
Management at Kelso Racecourse will resume racing as sson as it is safe 4 ference, the purpose of which continue to work together to know when horseracing can re - 7 8 was to share information on the sume but this meeting was very 3 ensure that, when sport is ready able to maintain social-distanc - ground and looking to return in 9 impact of the coronavirus pan - to resume, we have all the ap - much about why it is important ing measures while they under - optimum condition in demic on these sports and prepa - propriate controls in place. and how we are creating a frame - take their tasks out on the track. September.” rations for their resumption. “I know my colleagues at the work for it to happen.” Mr Garratt said: “While the Paying tribute to Delly Innes, 2
Jonathan Garratt, managing While most of the staff at 7 five Scottish racecourses as well other four racecourses in Scot - the Scottish Racing executive, 4 1 director of Kelso Racecourse, as the many training establish - Kelso Racecourse were initially land are adapting their plans for who is currently furloughed, he 7 represented Scottish Racing. ments in the region will share furloughed, the lack of rain in staging fixtures this summer, added: “Like all businesses, we 7 After the meeting, he said the view that a safe resumption April has necessitated a return we are repairing the track after have been obliged to furlough
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