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Report is on Page 8 2020 Events 24th May Cancelled Green Day 13th + 14thCancelled June Silloth Vintage Rally 26th to 28th June Ragnarock Rally VII 27th June Cancelled Silloth Pride 20 27th to 30th August Solfest 31st August Silloth Carnival 10th to 13th Sept Music & Beer Festival 27th to 28th Nov Fimbulvetr IV Story & Pictures are on pages 10 & 11

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The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of up to 5,500 copies for the area around , Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Page 2 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Silloth Youth Club Make a Will Month Report by: Owen Martin During the After being closed for over 18 month of April months, on the 29th January 2020 2020, Beaty & Silloth Youth Club was reopened. Co. solicitors in Thanks go to the work of a Wigton will be group of dedicated volunteers, who taking part in have now completely transformed a Will writing the club to an unrecognised level. scheme to raise A plea was put out for much funds for a local needed equipment and support charity. You and Silloth yet again failed to can receive a disappoint. With an overwhelming professionally response by people, businesses and written Will charities from far and wide. in return for A special mention must go a donation to to Silloth Rotary Club for over Eden Valley £700 of equipment, Silloth Town Hospice and Jigsaw. The suggested and also provide respite care and Council for continued support Closed Until Further Notice donation for a single Will is £130 Day Hospice services. Jigsaw is the and paying for the utilities and really enjoyed the night. The Youth have helped us achieve. I can’t and for a couple £200. There is no only children’s hospice in the weekly bingo group for their Club will be open on Monday and believe we have managed to obligation to include a charitable and provides support to children generous donation too. Wednesday nights from 6-9pm for reopen, we have a great team of legacy in your Will, although the and young adults with life-limiting The children were welcomed ages 11-18. volunteers to help run the club and Hospice would be delighted if you conditions throughout the county, back to the new look club, Christine Ray youth club are looking forward to many happy chose to. Gifts to the Hospice in as well as offering support to their complete with new TVs, furniture, chairperson “ I am overwhelmed years at the club.” Wills accounted for approximately families. games consoles, board games by all the support we have received For more information find 20% of their income last year. Beaty & Co. solicitors are a and much more. Around twenty from everyone, we can’t thank the club on Facebook or email It is vital to make a Will if well-established local firm, having children came to the opening and everyone enough for what they [email protected]. you care about what happens practiced in Wigton for over 250 to your assets after your death. years. They have supported local Without one, your estate would charities including the valuable be distributed according to the work of Eden Valley Hospice and Silloth & District Pensioners statutory rules of intestacy, which Jigsaw for many years. Further Report by: Pat Bell would like to take this means that your relatives, friends details of the firm and their We were delighted to welcome opportunity to thank Stanwix or favourite charities may not services can be found on their a good turnout to our first coffee Holiday Park management and Small Bee benefit as you had intended. website www.beaty.co.uk. morning for 2020 on the 1st staff for allowing us to once again by Eden Valley Hospice and For more information about February in St Andrew’s Church hold the Annual Christmas Party TJ Furness Jigsaw Children’s Hospice in the charity Will scheme or to make Hall. Plenty of chat going on, as there. The staff do so much to help from Holm Cultram Abbey School Carlisle provide care for local an appointment please contact people caught up again after the us set up beforehand, entertain people with life-limiting illnesses Beaty & Co. on 016973 42121. Christmas and New Year Break. our guests, and do the washing We were pleased to welcome up. We are eternally grateful to poet Penny Stimson of Buzz fame them. The next Christmas Party is with copies of “That’s Life” which already booked there for Saturday she very kindly signed. Proceeds 28th November 2020. of which go to St Andrew’s Raffle prize winners were 1. Church. Marjorie Dockeray, 2. Annabelle Maureen asked the coffee Strong, 3. Isabel Gilmour, 4. Pat group if they would like the Froggatt, 5. Kathleen Hodgson, 6, committee to try to get a Margaret Mattinson, 7. Pat Bell, speaker to come to the March 8. Maureen Gilfillan, 9. Gerry Queen Bee or April coffee morning to talk Thorogood. by about Scams; telephone, bank, UPDATE Ruby Beverley computer, doorstep and postal We had to cancel the March from Holm Cultram Abbey School scams to name a few and to warn Coffee Morning because St us how to avoid being scammed. Andrew’s Hall boiler had broken Queen Bee This was greeted very favourably Send Your Bees to by down, so no heating. Daisy Armstrong by all present. We have booked Emma the Solway Buzz from Emma Loveridge has an Loveridge and her presentation There is a Bee Holm Cultram excellent presentation which, we about avoiding scams to come to Abbey School hope, will be sound advice to us the Coffee Morning on 2nd May. Shortage,we all when dealing with potential She is not available in April Need Yours! scammers. Cancelledunfortunately. Until Further Notice The Pensioners’ Committee All are welcome. FIONA’S Solicitors Footcare BEATY & Co. Qualified Foot Health Practitioner Fiona Atkinson Accident and Personal Injury Claims // Employment BSc, DipCFHP, MPSPract Motor Vehicle Body Repairs Wills // Probate and Trusts // Divorce & Family Clinic or Home visits dealing with Diagnostics, Servicing & Recovery Debt Collection // Landlord and Tenant foot and nail care, Aircon Service Now Available Commercial Contracts and Leases // Civil Litigation Callus, Corns, Fungal nails, Causewayhead, Silloth, CA7 4JG, Tel: 016973 32833 Ingrowing toe nails, Free Vehicle Collection & Delivery Service House Sales or Purchase // Commissioners for Oaths Diabetic foot care MOT TEST CENTRE 1 Victoria Place, Wigton • Tel: 016973 42121 • Fax: 016973 44697 Tel: 07704 484287 Cars, Vans & Motorhomes Email: [email protected] • Website: www.beaty.co.uk Evening: 016973 42688 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 3 Derwent Win Again! RNLI Quiz Night Raises £375

Derwent Brewery were proud to receive Solway CAMRA Beer of the Year for the second year running. The annual award, voted for by the members of Report by: Margaret English some time and once again we give The winning team came the Solway branch Once again, the RNLI Quiz our apologies to those teams that from Hayton once again calling of CAMRA was was held at Mrs Wilson’s in Silloth could not get a place. themselves the ‘Hayton Villagers’ given for Silloth on Friday 7th February 2020. A huge thank you to David with 70 points, narrowly beating Porter 4.5%. Thirteen quiz teams gathered and Carol at Mrs Wilson’s who ‘Who Cares’ with 67 points and Last year the to compete in the quiz. Geoff and welcomed everybody warmly ‘The Misinformed’ came 3rd with Silloth Based Sarah Betsworth were in charge and kept everyone well-watered 60 points. The final place was brewery’s Grune as usual setting the wide variety throughout the evening. At half taken by ‘The Wilkinsons’ who Point 4.6% took of questions, some hard and some time they put on a lovely hot were some of the Lifeboat crew. the accolade. easy. Our grateful thanks to them supper of Chilli or Macaroni £375 was raised which is £22 both for their hard work, which is Cheese, which went down very more than last year. Finally, a very very much appreciated as it isn’t well. The Silloth and District RNLI special thank you to everyone who easy to get the balance. Fundraising group thank everyone came along and joined in the fun The event was very at Mrs Wilson’s for making the testing their memories. See you all oversubscribed, being full up for evening a great success. next year and book early! Bingo to Benefit the Whole Community There are a group on every fortnight, of three ladies that if you would like a provide a bingo meal before you play session in Silloth Cafe you need to arrive once every fortnight between 6pm and for anyone to attend. 6:15pm where there The proceeds will be a meal option of each night go to which is different various charities in every week. Bingo Buzzy Bee the town; including starts at 7pm and all by the Lifeboat, Silloth Nursing monies go back in to pay for books, Busy Bee Liam Hornsby Home, Silloth Primary School, raffle tickets etc, prizes and money by from Rainbows and Brownies to name to local groups in the area. TECHNOLOGY William Beverley Holm Cultram but a few. The ladies do this for the If you would like a game of from Abbey School community to provide a service bingo while helping to raise money PROBLEM? Holm Cultram Abbey School and also to help fund the local for the community please come Mark Hansford community. and join us. Everyone is very Computer Services If you would like to attend it isClosed welcome. Until Further Notice 016974 38250 07962 213527 Your local specialists Silloth on Solway Community Shop Internet, WiFi, E-mail * Local people working for local causes * or Printer? * All proceeds go back into the community * Software Installation and * Please continue donating * configuration Open every day S.O.S.C.S. TV, Mobile or Home Tech? 10am to 3:30pm 12 Criffel Street Tel: Silloth No Problem S.O.S.C.S. 32452 Page 4 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Christ Church - A Year+ of Celebration Report by: Margaret Pickering who was married 150 years ago, on 8th in Christ Church, September 1869, the foundation a Christmas Tree stone for Christ Church was laid Festival, planting by Bishop Anderson (not the 150 trees, and Bishop of Carlisle). There followed producing a time a year of building works to produce line of important most of the building we see today dates and events (the spire was added in 1878) within the church and the church opened on 8th and within Silloth. September 1870 followed by its As these, and many consecration in November 1871. other ideas take Our striking building takes substance they pride of place opposite the green will be advertised on Criffel Street and is much loved and everyone is and admired by residents and invited to join us visitors alike. for any or all of our To commemorate this celebrations. wonderful milestone, we are This is not just planning a year of celebrations. a celebration for These will begin with a service led those who worship by the Bishop of Carlisle, the Right or are involved in Reverend James Newcombe on 6th Christ Church but September 2020. Further details for the community will be published later but please of Silloth, the mark this date in your diary now surrounding area and join us for the start of another and further afield; 150 years of Christ Church. for the people who A small group are meeting to bring their children take forward celebratory ideas to for baptism; for fill the following fourteen months those who marry until we complete our celebrations in this special place; for those who have said Solway Plain, indeed it was used as a beacon for celebrations but any time. in November 2021. Ideas so far goodbye to loved ones; for the hundreds of aircrew training at Silloth airfield (the spire had Our doors are always open during daylight include holding a ‘Renewal of visitors who spend time in its silence. a red light on top to aid pilots and navigators). hours and at other times for services and Wedding Vows’ service for anyone Christ Church is visible for miles across the So please come and join us, not just for our events. THE GOOD CAUSES CHARITY SHOP 1 Queen’s Court, Criffel Street, Silloth Contact: Denise Poland on 07716 507453 Closed Mondays Please help us to help them Closed Until Further Notice Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 5 Borderlands Welcome News of Waver Wine Circle Report by: Stuart Jones After each wine was sampled Our February meeting was three differing descriptions were Better Digital Connectivity for All our Annual Wine, Cheese and read out as to the wine’s origin The Borderlands Inclusive to enable businesses and deal will seek to address, to ensure Games evening. Thirteen members and the other teams had to decide Growth Deal includes ambitious communities to remotely access the region can achieve its vision attended with three apologies. which description was correct. The plans to improve digital and services and markets. The SRN for inclusive growth, building Janet Stukins opened the runaway winners were Stephen mobile infrastructure across the announcement means there will on its strengths as a place to live, evening with her version of “Who and Judith Wood - some training Borderlands region. be improved mobile coverage work, visit and invest. Wants To Be A Millionaire”, which sessions detected here Steve! The Borderlands partners and the Borderlands funding can A spokesperson for the was won by Nick and Linda Wood, Our outings team, Graham have been making the case for therefore be targeted at the more Borderlands Partnership said: who received their one million and Janet proposed that we put the need to improve our 4G remote rural locations that the “The recent announcement on prize - of grains of salt connectivity and therefore SRN programme will not be able the signing of the Shared Rural each! This was followed by welcome the news regarding the to reach. Network (SRN) agreement is Graham, who set the first Shared Rural Network (SRN). In addition, in the Chancellor’s most welcome. 4G is critically two lines of three limericks, The SRN agreement between budget announcement, he important to the Borderlands with teams of two having the Government and the four committed £5bn of funding to support our industries such to complete the remaining mobile network providers includes to provide gigabit capable as agriculture and tourism, to three lines. Each team a commitment to provide 4G infrastructure for the hardest to provide mobile coverage along then read their versions coverage to 95% of the UK reach 20% of premises in the UK our transport routes, as well as out, which caused much landmass (90% from all four by 2025. This is of course very ensuring that no one is left behind. laughter. Graham then read mobile network operators) by the welcome, and in the meantime, Because of the rural nature of the out his versions, showing end of 2025. Borderlands funding will be Borderlands we expect that the how it should be done. The Digital Borderlands used to top-up the existing Rural coverage delivered by the SRN Many thanks to Janet and programme is seeking to improve Gigabit Connectivity voucher will be less in our region than Graham for providing us digital and mobile connectivity scheme to allow communities in that across the UK as a whole. As with thought provoking, hilarious a hold on our May, June and July across the whole region. In Cumbria and Northumberland to such, we will continue to work entertainment. away days until the Coronavirus is dispersed rural areas, digital move ahead with gigabit capable with the government on specific We then enjoyed a wide variety history. This was agreed by all. It and mobile connectivity is infrastructure even sooner. location plans in the Borderlands of cheeses washed down with was also agreed that our Treasurer recognised as a significant barrier More than one million people so that we can ensure that the wines of a personal choice. should arrange for a £25 donation to growth. This programme live in the Borderlands region, Digital Borderlands 4G infill Thanks to all those who made be given to the Village Hall will seek to directly address however the rural nature of the project complements the SRN and the evening most enjoyable, Produce Show. This to be review this challenge through investing area presents particular challenges eliminates the remaining 4G ‘not especially Stella for the cheeses and annually. Anne kindly offered to in the infrastructure required and opportunities that the growth spots’ in our region.” the draw. There were numerous print any items required for this prizes, in fact everyone received a event. prize! Thanks to Stella for attending Thirteen members, with three to the nibbles and the draw, this apologies, attended our March month won by Anne. Our next meeting entitled ‘Call My Bluff’. meeting will be on Wednesday 8th Six pairs entered their wine, April when we will be holding our suitably concealed by jazzy socks. AGM. FUN for ALL ~ Join the Dots & Colour In Not Just forKids the

.189 Everyone Can Do This Page 6 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Watch Out, there Security Marking Kits for Farmers Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, are Cops About has funded 150 security marking kits to be given free of charge to farmers following the rise in quad bike thefts across the county. The kits will be handed out at auction marts across the county with farmers being offered the opportunity for a Police Community Safety Officers (PCSOs) to visit their property and provide security advice. The first visit took place at Mitchell’s Auction Mart in on Wednesday 19 February with more visits to take place across the county. The PCC funded a similar marking event in Kirkby Stephen in November 2019 through his property fund, an initiative that sees money that has been seized from criminals distributed across community projects with the aim of making local communities safer. The money was given to Country Watch Eden who offered CESAR security and installation to the public at a discounted rate of £50 On 18th February Silloth the lovely people of Silloth even down from £150. PCSO 5299 Pete Nichol was on though the weather was still very Speaking about the events, foot patrol with Inspector 1915 wet after storm Dennis. Peter McCall said: “Cumbria Rachel Gale in Silloth. Rachel Gale After a thorough interrogation is a mostly rural county with please contact the police if you live.” is the Neighbourhood Policing as to why the Buzz photographer numerous rural businesses that are notice anything strange on 101 or Superintendent Carl Patrick, Team Inspector for Allerdale and was lurking outside Jaybees, he was being targeted by criminals. 999 in an emergency. Cumbria Constabulary said: came out on foot patrol in Silloth eventually allowed to go about his Quad bikes and agricultural I know that rural communities “These events we are attending and got a chance to meet some of business machinery are very expensive often feel that they don’t want to provide a great opportunity for and to have it stolen can have get involved when reporting crime those living in rural areas to find a profound effect on farmers due to being part of a close-knit out more information on how they livelihoods which is why I was community. can protect their livelihoods from happy to provide This is why potential thieves. Police Urge Rural funding for we work with Rural crime is a key priority marking kits that the charity for Cumbria Police and we look Residents to Join the make it more Crimestoppers to work with farmers to prevent likely for farmers that offer 100% crimes occurring. to get their anonymous Thieves are often opportunistic Country Watch facebook property back. reporting to and will target expensive Taking these the public. machinery or vehicles that have security steps is Crimestoppers limited or no security. Taking Page essential to the gives members advantage of the free security PCSO Kerry Harris visited reduction of crime of the public marking kits is an ideal step to take farms in the Arkleby, , however we do the opportunity in protecting your possessions. Torpenhow and Wigton area to need the public to report any Our officers will continue to give crime prevention advice to to work with crimes without work with partner agencies and farmers. the police and having to rural communities in order to She was also advising people report anything give personal prevent further quad bike thefts in our rural communities to suspicious and out of the ordinary. details such as name and contact from happening and bring those follow the Country Watch West Locals know their area better information. responsible to justice.” Facebook page for up to date than anyone and can spot anything Let’s work together to make information. unusual better than most – so Cumbria an even safer place to Hair She Goes ANIMAL & POULTRY FEED Green View Guest House (farm deliveries) Mobile Hairdresser Bed & Breakfast (hay & straw available) Silloth Sea Views and Stella’sOpen BistroClosed All rooms en-suite CALOR GAS AGENTS Wed to Sat Evening Meals (discounted prices) district 6pm to 9pm Bicycle storage (free local delivery & connection) booking advisable Call Free parking Melanie 6 Park Terrace, Criffel Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4DQ open 6am-8pm Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm Sunday Tel: 016973 31743 Mobile: 07851 033365 Harrisons Store Ltd, Abbeytown on: E-Mail: [email protected] Tel/Fax: 016973 61231 ~ M: 07972 805074 07857 989358 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 7 Coronavirus Scams Causeway- Do You Fancy CUMBRIANS have been told include bogus health products, to be on their guard against cold offers to check for coronavirus in head WI callers, as increasing numbers of your home and false claims about Report by: Jenny Stride Becoming a people find themselves largely a new government tax refund housebound over the coming programme.” The County’s Trading Our weeks. Standards Authority urged people February Detectorist? Cumbria Trading Standards to speak to the elderly and most meeting has advised residents to be extra vulnerable over the course of the was a vigilant of the threat posed by coming weeks as a means to inform Member’s telephone scammers who may be potential targets of the risks they afternoon more likely to target the increasing could face. *In addition I would and we had numbers of people at home as a strongly suggest that you should a visitor, result of the spread of Coronavirus never hand over your Bank Card/ Shirley (COVID-19). Credit Card and or PIN number Henderson, In a social media post, the to anyone who is offering to do who consumer body said: “Scams could shopping* showed us her memory books. These were made from scratch, using dog food boxes covered and in some cases padded. Each had a different theme such as gypsies, the 60’s. Solway Metal Detecting Club Shirley dyes paper with tea to We would like to introduce our it incredibly difficult to properly make it look older. Each book had club to the readers of Solway Buzz. relax. When metal detecting the pockets in with photos, swatches We are a friendly mixed bunch slow swing of the machine, and of cloth, cuttings etc. of folk, with an interest in metal the focus on keeping it level to the In addition some of our detecting and local history. Each of ground has an almost meditative members had brought along some us is registered with the National effect. Being outdoors, enjoying of their craft work to show us. Council for Metal Detectorists nature in this way brings me a sense Molly had some beautiful gold (NCMD) which means that we of calmness and I thoroughly enjoy work, showing us pictures she had abide by a set of rules governing the it. made using gold thread. hobby and that we have insurance Adding to that enjoyment is The ‘Hulk’ Pauline Parr showed us cover. the chance of finding artefacts, by framed cross stitch. We are looking for local contributing to our knowledge and CRAFT & CHAT Joey Hull from Dawn Eyre had knitted toys detectorists to join our group, understanding of local history. It’s Would you like to learn a and bead work. The bead work to join us at club digs, monthly worth mentioning that if something new craft? Silloth Primary School was with tiny beads and thin wire. meetings and social events when valuable is found, then protocol Do you have a craft skill Dawn said the hardest part was free. We are also looking for involving the Coroners Office and you could share with threading the tiny needle. permissions from landowners the Portable Antiquities Scheme others? Mona had some Christmas curious to know what may lay is followed. Any financial award is Would you like to meet JOINERS ARMS decorations and a stained glass beneath their soil - to detect split 50/50 between the land owner window made in 3D patchwork. on their land. When we get and the detectorist. with like minded people COUNTRY INN Pat Froggatt a material bag permission, and a dig is organised One of our members and a and chat while you craft? Newton Arlosh with tassel. each person attending pays the farmer in Whitehaven are currently A new craft club is 016973 52669 Pauline Mole read us some of landowner £10. going though this process after starting up in Blencogo, her poetry. We pick up any scrap metal a 4,000 year old gold torc was Home cooked food served I think it is amazing there we find in fields and dispose of recovered. If you would like to join meeting in the village Wednesday to Sunday hall. Closed Until Further Noticeis so much talent amongst our it responsibly. You may wonder us, or if you are considering taking 17.30 to 21.00 members. what the attraction of the hobby is, up metal detecting as a hobby, If you are interested Thursday to Sunday Raffle winners: Pauline Mole speaking for myself I can say that I you would be welcome to join our and would like more 12.00 to 15.00 and Marjorie Dockeray. find it hugely therapeutic. I have a group. If you are a landowner and information, please Sunday Lunches Flower Competition: diagnosis of PTSD from a series of would be happy for the club to contact Janet on Thursday lunch special 1. Pauline La Plante, 2. Mona Kent. incidents in both my personal and detect on your land, please contact 016973 61158 2 courses £7.75 Competition: professional life. PTSD can effect [email protected]. 3 courses £9.45 1. Pauline Parr,Cancelled Until people in many different ways and Find us on Facebook under Find us on Facebook 2. Pat Froggatt. one aspect for me is that I find Solway MDC. Further Notice SILLOTH SPOT ON EST o 2015 The Queens N 17 CAFE Top Secret Roadshow DELICIOUS Bed & Breakfast Traditional by Top Mobile DJ En-suite rooms Fish & Chips to Eric Stanwix Baguettes Sea Views ~ WiFi Sit-In or Take-Away Specialising in Weddings Panini’s Call: 016973 31373 Mon–Sat 9am to 9pm and all Family celebrations, Mob: 07753 859403 Sunday 9am to 8:30pm eg: Christenings to Funeral Your New Consultant Breakfasts email: is Loretta Special Wheat Intolerance Wakes, Fundraising Events, [email protected] Meet on Gluten Free Option Christmas Parties, also Wraps & Coffees Saturdays Pensioners Meal Deal: Carnivals & Village Halls. web: Silloth Rugby Club at 9am Monday – Friday 17 Eden Street bedandbreakfast-silloth.co.uk everyone welcome Tel: 07736 774788 Silloth, CA7 4AD Station Road, Silloth ericstanwixjnr1@ 1 Park Terrace Contact: Loretta on Tel: 016973 31319 btinternet.com 016973 32458 Silloth, CA7 4DQ 07766 118556 Page 8 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Commonwealth Day 2020 Garden Waste Allerdale Borough Council is affected by this and hopefully this to suspend the collection of garden is only a temporary measure and waste immediately. you understand that the Council The decision has been made is doing what it can to limit the reluctantly but is necessary to impact of this serious situation on protect other collections, such the public. As it is becoming more as domestic waste, during the widespread, and we know more Coronavirus outbreak. Not people will need to self-isolate collecting green waste will free and/or will contract the virus we up crews and vehicles to meet are determined to deliver the best core service priorities. Glass, cans service we can. We have taken this and plastic, paper and cardboard, decision to safeguard our residents, trade waste and household waste staff, the community and other collections are all unaffected by the collections.” decision. The council’s deputy leader The suspension is in place until Mike Johnson said: “‘We all have a further notice but the council part to play in slowing the spread aims to resume collections as soon on COVID-19. Government has as possible. The situation will be been quite clear on the measures reviewed in June. The move brings that we should take as a local Allerdale in line with Copeland authority, as an employer, and as Borough Council and Carlisle an embedded community resource. City Council, which have both For Allerdale Borough Council already halted their green waste that means freeing up resources to collections. both allow for staff isolation, and We encourage home to help with the wider community composting as an response over the Deputy Mayor Graham Wilkinson with Arran DeMello, Chair of the School Council alternative option while coming weeks. We are Report by: Wendy Jameson of goodwill towards democracy enhance the Commonwealth’s this suspension is place. asking residents to play On Monday 9th March and development in which all can influence for good in our world.” One option is to use their part in reducing 2020, Silloth-on-Solway took share. At 10am, Cllr. Wilkinson, a compost bin which the burden on our staff.” part in the Commonwealth Day This year’s event is centred raised the Commonwealth Flag, can be purchased from In addition to the celebration, with the raising of around the theme ‘Delivering a this being the sixth year that https://getcomposting. suspension, a decision the Commonwealth Flag in the Common Future’, highlighting Silloth has taken part. com/composters/ at a has also been taken to Community Garden on Silloth how the 54 member countries Cllr. Wilkinson thanked reduced cost. delay the introduction of Green. The Commonwealth is in the Commonwealth family everyone for attending the A council charging for replacement a voluntary association of 54 are ‘innovating, connecting and ceremony. spokesman said: “We bins. That was due to independent and equal countries, transforming’ to help achieve some In a message from The Right apologise to everyone begin next week. working towards shared goals of its biggest goals like protecting Honourable Patricia Scotland of development, democracy and natural resources and boosting QC, the Secretary-General of the peace. The ceremony was well trade. Commonwealth of Nations, “Our attended, with representatives Cllr. Wilkinson read out the conviction is that with common from Solway Community School Commonwealth Day message purpose and by learning from one and other groups and organisations from Her Majesty The Queen, another, all can give and all can in the town. It was a pleasant Head of the Commonwealth. In gain. Spring morning, with a slight her message, she touches on the This approach leads to breeze…..perfect for a flag raising theme of connectivity, mentioning innovation that transforms lives Haulage & Storage ceremony. how “advances in technology and and livelihoods so that there is Sand, Gravel & Aggregates At 9:45am, Cllr. Graham modern media have now enabled inclusive progress and greater Readymixed Concrete Wilkinson, Deputy Mayor of many more people to witness prosperity in which all can share. Demolition & Site Clearance Silloth welcomed everyone to the and enjoy – with remarkable It inspires us to encourage Licenced Waste Disposal Site & Skip Service Flag Raising Ceremony. immediacy – the experience of ourselves and others to more Stevedores at Silloth Docks Tom Hailwood, Deputy Head Commonwealth connection, in profound depths of co- of Solway Community School areas such as education, medicine operation and greater heights of Admin: 016973 42277 Transport: 016973 44000 & Arran DeMello, Chair of the and conservation” achievement. So taking our cue Skip Hire: 016973 31000 RMC: 016973 61777 School Council read out the She ended by saying: “On this from the theme, we can each Fax: 016973 42210 E: [email protected] Commonwealth Affirmation. This Commonwealth Day I hope that commit this Commonwealth Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4NS common act of witness renews the people and countries of the Day to join with others and bring the commitment of people in Commonwealth will be inspired change by doing something new.” Commonwealth countries to work by all that we share, and move together inclusively and in a spirit forward with fresh resolve to KL EXPRESS Chinese Takeaway Tel: 016973 32585 or 016973 42277 New Dentures Direct | FREE Consultations Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4NS, www.atlasconcrete.co.uk Open at 5pm Manufacturers of all types of prestressed concrete panels Economical to Premium Range Dentures Every Day and general purpose instant walling. Farm and industrial All work carried out by the Clinical Dental use, hollowcore floor units and ‘t’ beams made to measure. 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Red line shows the new boundary, the blue line the previous one The boundaries of Silloth which would see the boundary Town Council and Holme Low redrawn so that all Lido Village Parish Council have been redrawn. properties were within the Holme A Community Governance Low Parish Council area. Review (CGR) was held by This recommendation was Report by: Graeme Aiken we’ve plenty of spades and trowels of teas and coffees and the selling Allerdale Borough Council to presented to Allerdale Borough to go round! of cakes and scones in the cabin or rectify an anomaly identified in Council’s Full Council on With Spring just around In addition to the weekly hand out putters for the putting May last year, whereby the Lido Wednesday and it was approved. the corner, (honestly), we have volunteering sessions, Friends of green please get in touch. Village was effectively cut in half As a result there will be council been delighted to welcome new The Green are now taking over So, if you would like to by the electoral boundary. tax changes for residents living in Volunteers to The Friends of The the management of the Silloth volunteer and help with the fairy To carry out the CGR a both parish council areas. While Green over the last month. New Fairy Trail and Wishing Tree. The trail, the wishing tree, the cabin working group, made up of the electoral arrangements do not planting and essential maintenance Trail will now be concentrated or the putting green follow Our borough councillors, looked at take effect until May 2023, any continues a-pace – but more help through the Pine Walks, Pirate Facebook page “Friends of Silloth the potential options and put by-election for either Silloth Town is always gratefully received to help Ship, Water Park and Pagoda area. Green”, where you can also keep two out to public consultation, Council or Holme Low Parish with our exciting plans as we move Over the next few weeks the trail up to date with more of our plans carried out by way of letters and an Council would be held on the towards the Summer. will be taken down, renewed, – including re-commissioning online survey. During this process revised boundary arrangements. Volunteer sessions continue replaced and relaunched with a the Public Water Fountain on the a third option was presented by Marion Fitzgerald, Executive every Wednesday morning, we full colour map. The new Map will Green…… but more of that next some residents in Lido Village member for policy, governance and meet at 10am at the Community be available to purchase through time! Please do come along to our and a further consultation held. people resources, said: “We’d like Garden – with free Refreshments local businesses for just £1 with next meeting at the Community Both Silloth Town Council and to thank everyone who took part provided afterwards at the all proceeds to The Friends of Hall on Thursday 25th March Holme Low Parish Council were in this review and those members Fairydust Emporium, so come The Green. We are sure that at 7pm or just turn up on a consulted. of the public who had their say along enjoy the fresh air, make these changes will make the Trail Wednesday morning – with your A total of 87 responses were in the consultation. The views of new friends – and make a great an even more attractive visitor gardening gloves of course! received and of these, 66 indicated residents are extremely important difference to our beautiful Green. attraction for the Summer! STOP PRESS: The Friends that they preferred option three in making changes like this so we’re We are also delighted to More plans for the Summer of the Green are holding a litter pleased announce that we received grants Season include re-opening The picking session on the Green on people took from the ‘Hellrigg Wind Farm Gnome in One Putting Green and Saturday 28th March from 10am the time to Community Benefit Fund’ and The Cabin which are also now run to 12 noon as part of Keep Britain engage with the ‘Celebrate National Lottery and managed by Friends of The Tidy’s “National Spring Clean” Soldiers the work 25 Grant’ which have been used Green with ALL proceeds going event. Cancelled the group to purchase much needed new to Silloth Green. If you would like All Welcome – Meeting at the in was doing.” equipment and seeds – so now to Volunteer to help in the making Community Garden. Closed Until Further Notice Spring Clean Silloth Green Silloth Saturday 28th March Open: Tues–Sun Cancelled Admission: FREE 10am to Noon Donations welcome Criffell St, Silloth, CA7 4BZ www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk Fantastic for Families!

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Soldiers Page 10 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 11 L J Cheer win 86 Tropies at the Cheerdance UK Finals

Holly Smith Daisy Armstrong

Jasmin Irwin Sharne Berkley Charlotte Bell and Lola Armstrong

made them more determined and the trophies just kept coming. Each and every one of the dancers danced their hearts Imogen Hoodless out in solos and pairs and had an amazing day. With an outstanding end result of 86 trophies in total taken home arrived safely ready for the youngest by 51 dancers. This is an all time best for L J Cheer. They Maisie Horsley dancers to hit the dance floor. The managed to get 8 first place, 13 second place, 11 third first section was a huge success with place, 19 fourth place, 13 fifth place, 13 sixth place, 5 all the dancers getting a trophy. On Sunday 23rd February, L J seventh place and 3 eighth and 1 extra special trophy for Emily Graham, Lauren Strick, Ashleigh Quayle, Charleigh Harrison Cheer Silloth’s local cheerleading It was an amazing start to the most effort. group travelled to Oldham to day but it didn’t end there. The Laura their coach said, “I am so, so proud of all my we are today. I can’t wait to see what the future holds is run by coach Laura Sutcliffe at Silloth Sports Hall. compete in a nationwide Cheerdance second coach arrived around lunch dancers at L J Cheer, they all work so hard in classes and and to continue to build on our family.” Starting off small, classes used to range from 4 years UK competition. This was their first time and the older girls were raring leading up to competitions and events and it just shows After such a successful first competition, everyone to 16 years on Wednesday nights but after a huge competition of the year which they to go. After finding out how well the that the hard work does pay off. We are a family at L J is looking forward to the upcoming competitions in amount of interest classes have grown massively and were really excited for. younger dancers did, they couldn’t Cheer and I couldn’t imagine my life without them. The April, May and June and to also taking part in local now run over two days, Monday’s and Wednesday’s After an early morning departure wait to dance. The pressure was on support from parents and families is incredible and I events such as Silloth Green Day and Silloth Pride. for two years up to Adults. family, please get in touch or via our facebook page - with Spencer Graham Coaches, they for the older dancers but that just couldn’t thank them enough for helping me get to where L J Cheer has been running since March 2017 and If you would be interested in joining our cheer with Laura on 07538 223636 L J Cheer. TJ Furness Nicole Bell

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Tel: 07764 405136 Solway Street, Silloth-on-Solway Page 12 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Your Buzzing Letters Poems Dear Buzz, Dear Buzz, Dear Buzz, A Nice Cup of Tea The Solwayve by Penny Stimson by: Margaret Hobson I previously wrote a letter I refer to the closure of I would like to take advantage about the unkempt state of the Abbeytown hall as reported in of our wonderful ‘Solway Would you like a cup of tea Out there - a warning trees in many parts of Silloth, the last Buzz. Buzz’ to express my thanks it’s cold and damp tonight Menacing swelling, advancing. although I am not affected by In the 1950’s I cycled and later and gratitude to my son and a cup of tea would warm you A powering force, looming. them myself apart from falling motorcycled to the hall from daughter-in-law, dear friends it hits the spot just right. Lengthening, strengthening. leaves and general untidy Causewayhead to the badminton and neighbours, and everyone Heaving, rolling over, appearance. club nights. Also in the hall who contributed to making my I’d offer you some soup and bread White foam curling. I am told my letter was passed country dances were held. 90th birthday a very happy and to the County Council as they Other venues for the dances joyous occasion. if I had some to spare. Towering mountains rushing & are responsible for the upkeep were Causewayhead Mission I feel truly blessed that I was But don’t feel a stranger roaring, and maintenance. hall (now two semi houses), able to celebrate this special sit down, pull up a chair. Cresting Since then my letter has been Westnewton and Holme St. day in my home in Silloth, Shaking totally ignored. Cuthberts. At these dances the surrounded by loving, caring It’s starting to snow now Breaking, crashing. Consequently nothing has young and not so young ladies people. the wind is howling too, Booming thundering lashing. Family been done. It is now past the sat at one side of the hall and Here’s to a few more years not a night to be out in Drenching, wrenching time they should have been the young men at the other among you all. it’s miserable, cold and blue. Tumbling boulders, rolling lopped and pruned. I urge side. Rocks knocking & rocking, rum- Notices everyone who is affected by These events were important Margaret Peach But a nice cup of tea bling light restriction and leaves to for our entertainment as that will make the world feel right. Gushing & soaking complain. was before technology including It warms you up and helps you Choking & crushing. There are solutions to TV had got going. feel in the world all is right. Destroying. problems. Residents should not Enjoyable days. Reshaping. have to take matters into their It’s so nice to see you own hands to sort out what are Lawrence Marshall calling in on me. Winddriven current Council problems. I won’t be a minute Twisting & swirling Have you any ideas how to and I’ll make that cup of tea. Tossing coffee brown fountains smarten your street up? Dancing & twirling Doing nothing never solves Then it’s time to snuggle down Flinging pebbles & stones anything! get ready to go to bed, Rattling, splashing OOPS!! First new years resolution broken. be nice and warm and cosy Clicking, flipping & tipping no worries and no dread. Yours Truly Backflow turning, C Briggs (the whinge) So thanks for coming to see me White trails of lace this terrible cold, wet night, Slowly threading & spreading Non-Commercial Tourism Websites and have a cup of tea Slipping, crossing & creeping That will put the world to right. Girgling Do you have a solwaybuzz.co.uk Trickling sillothgreen.co.uk Next time you pass me on a street Dripping, Draining poem or letter sillothonsolway.co.uk drop in and say hello. Resting A cup of tea will warm us, Reclaiming. sillothgolfclub.co.uk for the buzz? if I only had a home to go. - - - - UNTIL - - - - vintagerally.co.uk We welcome sillothbeerfestival.co.uk all submissions, silloth-on-solway-tc.gov.uk there is no visitcumbria.com/wc/silloth soldiersinsilloth.co.uk charge. solwayplain.co.uk/silloth1.htm facebook.com/sillothgreen Please remember Bobby Bee facebook.com/silloth-carnival by to include facebook.com/groups/121042258051545 Baillie Sharp (Silloth Today) from your contact Jellytots Any other suggestions of sites useful for our visitors, please Nursery information. send them to the Buzz at: [email protected]

Remember – Silloth Local Link & Silloth Tourist Information CarlisleMasthead Embroidery are BeeThis month Winner the you can join Library generously donating a Solway Buzz winner is Maisie the library, Opening Times embroidered Kids Rucksack to the search the Opening Times winner. This is in addition to the Emmerson from Monday 9:30am–12:30pm Monday 10–1pm 2–4pm usual Winners Certificate and £5 Holm Cultram library 1pm–4:30pm Gift Voucher. Abbey School catalogue, Tuesday CLOSED Tuesday CLOSED So, come on kids, get drawing, the with a bee renew and Wed 9:30am–12:30pm Buzz is always looking for more Wed 10–1pm 2–4pm imaginative bees and yours might drawing called request books 1pm–4:30pm be the next winner. Return to your “Birthday Bees”. online at Thursday CLOSED Thursday CLOSED school, or the Discovery Centre, cumbria.gov. Friday 9:30am–12:30pm Friday 10–1pm 2–4pm or post to the address on page 14 uk/libraries (large stamp) and a quality Solway Well done! 1pm–4:30pm Saturday 10–1pm Buzz embroidered Rucksack from Visit Silloth Saturday 9:30am–12:30pm Carlisle Embroidery could be yours. Library in the Sunday CLOSED Sunday closed You don’t have to be at school here to send a bee to us. Discovery If you are here on holiday we would love to have your bee drawing. Pick up a form from Tel: 016973 31944 Tel: 016973 31944 Silloth Tourist Information and return it there or send it to us, our address is on page 14. Centre Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 13 Silloth’s Greatest Loser Being the best at losing long time to get my head wouldn’t normally help you to in the right place and scoop and award – yet one woman then go to group. I’m so from Silloth has done just that, glad I did as everyone is after being named the town’s so supportive”. Greatest Loser 2020. Shirley followed Shirley Hall, who is a member Slimming World’s Food of the Silloth Slimming World Optimising eating plan. group has lost a life changing Before she started, she 4 stone 5 lbs to take the title, which says “my biggest problem Bella the Bee is awarded to the member who has was nibbles”, she soon (at Silloth Primary) lost the most weight and feels great realised she can still by as a result! nibble, she has easily Isobell Allison Shirley says, “It came as a bit of swapped her choices to from a shock to be the “Greatest Loser”, things like lots of fruit Silloth and I still find it a shock when I and “safe” nibbles. She Primary look in the mirror now, from when says “I still have chocolate School I started over a year ago”. and crisps – which is all People who are severely within plan”. overweight, with a BMI above 30, Today Shirley has are more likely to suffer health lost a total of 4 stone 5 problems like coronary heart lbs and has gone from disease, arthritis, diabetes and a dress size 22 to a 14. cancer, and obesity is linked to She’s also more active a reduction in life expectancy of nowadays, she used to do between seven and nine years. Pilates, but is now able “Since losing the weight, it’s to do two classes a week a lot easier on my joints, I sleep and she also now does Tai better and I also have more energy”. Chi, Adult Ballet and is a Shirley joined her local member of a walking group! will inspire other people in Silloth Slimming World group at the Loretta who runs the Silloth who’d like to lose weight and Rugby Club in Silloth. She says “I Slimming World group says “I become happier and healthier to knew when joined it worked as feel so privileged to have played take action. Our plan is so easy, my best friends were members in a part in Shirley’ transformation. with no hunger or deprivation, Suffolk, and they’d both lost weight Watching her success weekly has using everyday foods that the (a lot of weight), but it took me a been great and I hope her success whole family can eat”. “Sadly, we do not have a “before” photo to share with you, as Shirley would always be the BEAUTY SALON photographer, but we can share top2toe how amazing she looks today and I Dermalogica Facials & Products think that beaming smile shows us Space Bee Waxing & Tinting • Full Body Massage how happy Shirley now is!” by Lody from Silloth Primary School Manicures, Pedicures & Shellac The Silloth group meets every Individual & Strip Lashes Saturday at 9am at the Rugby SUNBEDS, Spray Tans, Electrolysis, Collagen Bed, Club. To join, call Loretta on 07766 and many more (Gift Vouchers Available) 118556 or pop along. There’s Wheyrigg Hall Hotel Closed to Protect You always a warm welcome (and 8A Eden Street, Silloth Tel: 016973 31591 cuppa) ready for you. Real Food & Good Ale 7 days a week Friday Night Lunch Noon to 2pm from 6pm Mon-Fri 2 courses £10.20 Steak Deal Traditional Sunday Lunch All Day from £10.50 Takeaways AvailableFood served Tel: 016973 61242 Noon to 8:45pm all Week WHEYRIGG, ABBEYTOWN, WIGTON, CA7 0DH JayBee’s 2 x 2 litre Milk for £2.20 6 Free Range Eggs £1 * Bacon £1 a pack Pizzas from £1 * 1kg bag Oven Chips £1 Toys • Off-Licence • Hardware • Gifts • Key Cutting Carpet Cleaner Hire • Watch Batteries & Straps Fitted Frozen Fishing Bait • Hooks & Weights open 7 days a week 6 Criffel Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31245 Page 14 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you

Copy date for the Copy May issue is:  1st week April Dates for the Diary Date If your organisation has an event to promote or you have something to March April cont’d M ay c o nt ’d July say, please note the 27th Silloth Master Quiz 12th Worship at 6pm in 17th Spring Plant & Craft 1st Solway Plains Artists Please let us know in Caldew Hall at 7pm, see Greenrow Pentecostal Church Fair in Mawbray Village Hall meet in the Golf Hotel, 10am of any changes next copy date. advert, 016973 31246 Cancelled 10am to 4pm, tea room open to 1pm, all welcome within this section Cancelled 12th Gospel Service at 6:30pm in Free Evangelical 23rd Table Top Sale in St 4th American Night Church Andrews Hall, £10 For A Table. in St Andrews Hall,with April Cancelled Tea/Coffee Cakes & Home Cockermouth Ukulele, Buffet Martial Arts Football Training 1st Solway Plains Artists 15th Friends of Silloth Baking 10 - 4pm, free entry 7:30-9:30pm, £7.50 Silloth Dragons Silloth Football Club meet in the Golf Hotel, 10am Green, please volunteer 10am Mixed Martial Arts Club At Recreation Ground, to 1pm, all welcome to noon, then to Fairydust 24th Silloth Green Day 8th Causewayhead WI at Eden Street Playing Fields Cancelled Cancelled 2pm in Silloth Community Hall train in Christ Church Hall 1st Friends of Silloth 18th Mawbray Film Club 26th Blencogo & District Silloth, CA7 4AX on Thursdays Green, please volunteer 10am presents Fisherman’s Friends Garden Club meeting in Cancelled under 12’s 6:45pm to 7:30pm Over 35’S Mens to noon, then to Fairydust at 7:30pm, see advert Blencogo Village Hall @ 7pm, 12’s & over 7:30pm to 8:30pm April to end of August matches Cancelled topic Louise Stoddart- Hanging Keep Fit 8:30pm to 9pm on Monday evenings – Contact 6th Silloth Town Council 22nd Friends of Silloth baskets NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Phillip Scott 07712 549070 meeting in Silloth Community Green, please volunteer 10am For further details contact Hall at 7pm to noon, then to Fairydust Stephen on 07811 761033 Open age Men’s 16+ Cancelled Contacts: Liam Wilson 07394 8th Friends of Silloth 24th Retro Music Weekend June 561704 & Brian Hayhurst 07717 Green, please volunteer 10am 11 at Stanwix Park 3rd Solway Plains Artists 532828 to noon, then to Fairydust Cancelled meet in the Golf Hotel, 10am Cancer Support Under 6’s – Ages 4 & 5 year Cancelled 25th Retro Music Weekend to 1pm, all welcome Open to anyone who has/is olds – Sunday’s 10am to 11am 8th Causewayhead WI at 11 at Stanwix Park living with cancer or anyone Contact: 2pm in Silloth Community Hall Cancelled 10th Causewayhead WI at caring for someone with Geoff Grainger 07732 695875 Cancelled 26th Retro Music Weekend 2pm in Silloth Community Hall cancer. Feel free to drop in for 9th Holy Communion at 11 at Stanwix Park Cancelled a chat and refreshments any Under 7’s Sunday 10am to 10am in Christ Church Cancelled 13th Silloth Vintage Rally time between 2pm and 5pm 11am & Wednesday’s 6pm Cancelled 28th Blencogo & District on the Green Errors do occur in on the second Wednesday of to 7pm. Entering the West 9th Bible Video with Garden Club meeting in Cancelled Dates for the Diary each month, at Wigton Bowling Cumbria Youth League in Refreshments at 7:30pm in free Blencogo Village Hall @ 7pm, 14th Silloth Vintage Rally Please check before Club. For information contact: September 2019. Age’s 6 years Evangelical Church topic Lyn Brunetti- Wild flowers on the Green attending an event Gill Edmondson: 016973 71696 old & those becoming 6 years Cancelled and their garden relatives Cancelled old after 01/09/19. 10th Service with Music @ 20th Cream Tea in St Contacts: Jamie Hearton 07340 10am in Greenrow Pentecostal Andrews Hall 12 - 3pm, Do you have an event Church, the walk of witness 572475 And Jamie Harrison Tombola & Home Baking, free in the area bounded by Abbey Monthly Munch 07518 600220. Cancelled May entry 10th Stations of the Cross Abbeytown, Mawbray, Holme Cultram Abbey Monthly 4th Silloth Town Council Under 9’s Ages 7 & 8 years contemplation at 11:15am in meeting in Silloth Community 23rd Blencogo & District Munch on first Thursday each old before 01/09/19 Silloth, Skinburness, if Roman Catholic Church Hall at 7pm Garden Club meeting in so please let us know. month at 12 noon, only £4 playing in the West Cumbria Cancelled Blencogo Village Hall @ 7pm, Youth League. Training Sunday 10th Holy Communion at 6th Solway Plains Artists topic Helen Shipton Smith - 10am to 11am & Wednesday 6pm in Greenrow Pentecostal meet in the Golf Hotel, 10am Cooking with herbs Please note that articles, First Responders 6pm to 7pm Church Cancelled to 1pm, all welcome letters and virtually all Contacts: 26th Ragnarock Rally VII content of the Solway WE train on the first and third 11th Cream Tea 12 - 3pm Peter Wise 07732 690696 & 8th VE Day Buzz are contributed by Tuesday of every month in £3.50, in St Andrews Hall, Stuart Flynn 07931 884066. Commemoration Concert with 27th Silloth Pride YOU, the local community. Silloth Community Centre @ 7pm Home Baking and Tombola the Harlequin Choir at Holme Under 11’s Ages 9 & 10 years Cancelled The Editor reserves the Cultram Abbey, 7pm, 27th Ragnarock Rally VII old before 01/09/19 entering 12th Sunrise Service at tickets £10, see Cancelledadvert right to control what is Breast-feeding Group the West Cumbria Youth 6am at the Bee Garden on the 28th Ragnarock Rally VII included, however, no League in September 2019. Green 13th Causewayhead WI at responsibility whatsoever Mondays 10am to 11:30am Training Wednesday’s 6:30pm Cancelled 2pm in Silloth Community Hall for the content of the Wigton Bowling Club, West to 7:30pm. 12th Mass at 9am in Cancelled Solway Buzz can be Road, Wigton Contacts: Roman Catholic Church accepted by the Editor, or Have a cup of tea and meet Dan Jeffrey 07836 778504 & Cancelled Doors Open Lunch the Publishers. other breast-feeding mums. Anotoliy Petrov 07584 428383. 12th Worship at 10:45am Meets in St Andrews Church in Greenrow Pentecostal Crafting Groups every Tuesday from noon to Support and advice is available Under 13’s Ages 11 & 12 Church Come along on Mondays at 1pm, a light lunch with good from trained Breast-feeding years old before 01/09/19 Cancelled Cancelled 10am in Silloth Community Hall fellowship for a donation only. Peer Supporters and from playing in the West Youth 12th Worship at 10:45am and another on Wednesdays Silloth RNLI Shop Health Visitors or Midwives. League. Training Wednesday’s in Free Evangelical Church from 1:30 to 3pm at SHOP OPENING HOURS Information call Wigton Health 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Cancelled Visitors: 016973 66608 St Andrews Church Hall. Due to Corona Virus our shop Contacts: 12th Holy Communion at Walking Football These are friendly people will be closed Carl Stanford 07563 302980 & 11am in Christ Church Every Monday 1pm - 2pm at with a variety of crafting until further notice. Are these entries Paul Mulgrew 07526 665759. Cancelled Silloth football pitch by the talents-willing to share their Kind regards to all our tennis courts. Followed by tea/ all up to date? All other enquiries to knowledge. customers and we will see coffee at Methodist church hall. Secretary: you again in due course. If not - Colin Baty 07754 890297 Friendship Hour please let us know Abbeytown Girls Silloth Evangelical Free Dementia Cafe Church, Eden Street Friendship Silloth Tots/Toddlers Abbeytown Sports Field Held in Wigton Methodist Hour is on alternate Thursdays We meet in the Children’s Christ Church Wednesdays 4-5pm at 1:45pm. All welcome Church, 1st Monday in month For baptisms and other church 10am - 12 noon. For people Centre, Silloth, open to all Production Team children aged up to to 4 related business please with dementia and their carers contact: Rev Bryan Rothwell Proprietor: Coffee, cake, chat....and more accompanied by a parent/ Peter McRobert Silloth Tennis Club Arthritis Support carer. Sessions are on Mondays: The Vicarage, Wigton Road 10am to 11:15am term time Tel: 016973 31413 Barn Cottage For coaching information call Wigton Area Arthritis Support only. Entry is £1 per family and Skinburness, CA7 4RA David Wise on 07742 547767 Group meet on 1st Friday each Tel: 016973 32180 month at Fair View Court, Coast Bus Timetable this includes refreshments. All Email: Wigton @ 1:30pm 60E to Skinburness Welcome Badminton [email protected] the current timetable is Every Thursday 7pm - 9pm Sewing Circle available from Silloth Tourist at Silloth Sports Hall. Editorial Content Have you clothes you don’t Office or Winters Newsagents Silloth Art Group Tel: Lorraine 07805 136279 This is down to you, we can wear - don’t like or don’t fit Children’s Centre or www.ellenvalecoaches. Meet on first Wednesday each only publish items if you send properly? Come along to Silloth Open 9am to 3pm on a Tuesday co.uk/service-60e.html month from 10am to 1pm, at them to us. Sewing Circle on a Thursday and Thursday, when a member the Golf Hotel. Call in for a chat When sending articles in, afternoon from 12pm to 4pm of staff would hope to be & coffee, maybe give it a try. Civic Amenity Sites please supply a contact name at St Andrews Church Hall present. Room usage is subject Operated by Cumbria County and number in case something opposite the Co-op. We will to fulfilling certain criteria Blencogo Art Group Council. 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Penny on 016973 32255. 016973 23401 tel 016973 61158 or 61327 only from 9:50am to 11am Saturday & Sunday, 8am to 6pm Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 15 Beware of Covid-19 Scam Emails Be a Custody Visitor Cumbria Police are advising programme dealing with the regarding the Coronavirus with Cumbria’s people to be aware of scam emails outbreak, among other scams. people trying to exploit the Police and Crime regarding the recent COVID-19 Cumbria Police are warning situation. Commissioner, outbreak which is seeking people about the scams and are We advise anyone to go visit Peter McCall, payments from victims. advising they take the advice of the Cumbria Police or Action is looking for Nationally, people have Action Fraud. Fraud websites for advice on how volunteers received emails notifying them Detective Sergeant Stephanie to avoid being scammed. to become that they are eligible for tax Goulding said: “We are aware To report a scam please call Independent rebates as part of a new tax refund there are scams nationally Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.” Custody Visitors (ICVs). Volunteers are needed in the Barrow area and in the West of the county. The role of the ICVs is to make unscheduled visits to custody suites – the area and holding cells in which detainees are held – Police have a duty to protect and carry out an inspection. The all civilians including suspected volunteers check that the areas criminals from harm and by are clean and safe, that all food having regular, unannounced and drink is in date, detainees visits from volunteers, I know that have clean, dry clothes and that the Custody officers are doing detainees are treated fairly and no their job well. I have no doubt human rights have been violated. in my mind that the Force treat Book Bee Queen Bee! Those who are interested will everyone in custody with respect by by receive full training and custody but it’s always good to have an Imogen Brough Sophie Henderson visits are based around the unbiased opinion so that if there from from Jelly Tots Nursery Silloth Primary School volunteers’ availability. is something wrong I can hold the Cumbria’s Police and Crime Police to account and make sure Commissioner, Peter McCall, the issue is resolved. said: “ICVs hold an extremely I would urge anyone who has important statutory role for the a few hours a week to spare to Office of the Police and Crime apply to become an ICV, more Commissioner. They provide information can be found on the an unbiased and honest view website at www.cumbria-pcc.gov. of what the cells and custody uk/what-we-do/custody-visiting are like around the county. The or call 01768 217734.”

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Tel: 016973 31553 www.goodcompanions.net Page 16 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Local Tradesmen and Services Aerial Services Chimney Sweep Decorators Firewood Movers Beacon Aerial McDermott Peter Farrier Seasoned MAN with a Services, Wigton Chimney Sweep PAINTER & DECORATOR Tel: 016973 33039 Tel. 07941 370669 Fire Service & Refurbishment Mob: 07900 914484 Firewood VAN TV Aerials Fully Insured Email: [email protected] RELIABLE SERVICE Evening & Satellite systems Papering Logs Weekend Internal & External Decorating Home Cinema APPROVED Domestic & Commercial DELIVERY collections and Insurance Work High Definition Distribution REGISTERED MEMBER deliveries Free Estimates Competitive Quotes AVAILABLE CCTV Audio and PA Systems The Institute of Chimney Sweeps Tel: Ashley Sharp Any Distance Eric Stanwix, Silloth: Computer Networking Mob: 07878 147444 016973 31495 Cabling and Wi Fi Tel: 01228 542420 07762 772208 07736 774 788

All Trades MIKE Gardening Plant Hire Allen Armstrong Garden JONES Services DIGGERS TRIPLE TTT Grass & Hedge Cutting Painter & Decorator Power Washing paths & drives Here are some of the jobs we carry out: General Maintenance For HIRE • Grass cutting • Window cleaning Call now Tel: 07768 496313 • Hedge cutting • Pressure washing for a free quote • Moss/weed control • Patio/driveway cleaning • Fence building • Guttering cleaning & Facebook: Mike Jones painter and decorator Joiners • Brick laying installation JCB 8026 Ideal for little jobs. • Paving • Soffit & fascia boards [email protected] Driveways and around the Garden. • Roofing cleaning OUTDOOR JCB 86-C1 Suitable for housing • Rubbish/garden waste • Painting T: 07842 355486 sites, ideal around the Farm. removal JOINERY Doosan 22 Tonne • Patio/driveways The big jobs, Stripping ground, • Full design & landscaping All outdoor joinery Demolition, Crushing, etc. • Tree surgery Denture Repairs Tel Eric Stanwix, Silloth: Tel: 01900 810008 Maintenance & Addison Orthodontics 07736 774 788 E: [email protected] Web: www.triplettt.co.uk Repair work of all Dental Repair Service kinds also available to Drive Freelance on 54 Esk Street other Diggers CPCS 360 above and Silloth, t: 016973 32208 below. 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Page 18 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Molasses Tankers at Silloth Dock Report & Photos by: John Forrester More coverage of shipping at Silloth can be found at www. cumbriashipphotos.weebly.com

January & February Shipping at Silloth Report by: Capt Tim Riley, Harbour Master, Short Sea Pilot Harrisons are now helping us to level out the land adjacent A tight fit for the Oradana while battling a strong January easterly wind 10th Zapadnyy from Bremen to the convalescent home which The business of processing molasses into with a cargo of Molasses then on will naturally grass over and animal feed at Caltech’s dockside facility has to Klaipeda. become wild during the spring thrived for many years. Coverage of the visits 22nd Rix Mistral from Nantes and summer. of ZAPADNYY, the familiar green-hulled with a cargo of Wheat then on to If there are no further tanker have featured regularly on this page, and Silloth Tide Tables Newport. developments within the port, unsurprisingly she was the first ship to visit this January was a very quiet the fenced off area may be year. However, other specialist molasses tankers month for the port, our ever opened for access only, subject to have called at the port over the years, and are faithful Zapadnyy returned future port development. always a welcome sight for ship enthusiasts keen to taking a chip off the South We have filled in several have new subjects to photograph. Breakwater on the way in, and deep old cellar pits which were Looking back to 2013, ORADANA was one was followed by the Rix Mistral exposed from the old buildings such visitor arriving on a bitterly cold morning with Wheat from France. All in that were on that piece of land with a backdrop of snow-covered Scottish hills. all, not a very productive month and it will hopefully (after She had made the short sailing from Avonmouth for the port. Tommy Nicholson’s survey) be safe to walk about on. having loaded via ship-to-ship transfer from a fleet arrived as well, visiting with We have also suffered from bulk carrier. On arrival off Silloth she made the their newly renamed fleet and a some severe longshore drift this usual well-timed approach at high water, however, few old faithful names. last month with approximately steering into a strong easterly she had a close shave Unfortunately there is 20,000m³ of sand and shingle at the dock entrance passing very close to the inner nothing to report for February, building up in the entrance to wall. After a few anxious moments her position a dead month as far as shipping the port. This has been washed was corrected and she proceeded into New Dock goes, no vessels and just a and blown along the beach from to be berthed alongside the discharge terminal. few trawlers from Tommy and on the larger tides in At the time of her visit, ORADANA was Nicholson’s. We will try and do February we were able to sluice operated by ‘Simonsen’, a small family-run Danish better for you during March. and wash away some 15,000m³, company with a long tradition of transporting Passersby will notice that however, with Ciara followed by liquid foodstuffs. The names of their ships all there were large piles of building Dennis followed by ….. this has contain the prefix ‘ORA’ which translates as ‘coast’ debris alongside the road to the built up again. from Latin. This naming practice has continued convalescent home, a bit messy, As we are at neaps, we are from when their first tankers were acquired. Built but actually only moved from having to employ Harrisons once in 1971, the ageing ORADANA has since been one side of the road to the other again to clear the cut so that we sold to an Angolan company. With the new name where we have smoothed out can bring a ship in to the Port SANTO MUHONGO III she is now trading some land for Solway Logistics to of Silloth on Sunday the 8th of further afield from her West African base of Time Zone UT(GMT) expand their business onto. March. Luanda. Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Issue 183 Page 19 Blencogo & District Village Hall Produce Show Blencogo & District Garden Club Programe for 2020 An amateur event open to everyone To be held in the Blencogo Village Hall on Saturday 5th September 2020 Held at Blencogo Village Hall starts at 7.00pm Tuesday 25th February – AGM and quiz Entries on the day. Entry fee 30p per item, children classes are Tuesday 24th March – Kate Jackson, Cumbria Wildlife Trust - Creating now 20p per item The Lost Words Garden, and Tips on Making Your Own Garden a Haven Admission 50p for Wildlife. School children free. Refreshments Tuesday 28th April – Lyn Brunetti- Wild flowers and their garden available. 10am -11.30: Staging relatives. 11.30-1.45pm Hall closed for Tuesday 26th May - Louise Stoddart- Hanging baskets Judging Trip and date to be agreed 2pm Hall opens to public. 3.30pm Presentation of Tuesday 23rd June - Helen Shipton Smith - Cooking with herbs Trophies. Trip and date to be agreed Auction of produce. Followed Tuesday 28th July - Garden bees and honey making, Adrian Cozens by distribution of prize money. Sunday 9th August - Afternoon tea, Lilac Cottage Garden, Blitterlees Prizes 1st £1.50, 2nd £1, 3rd 50p Points:1st = 3 points 2nd =2 points Tom Carrick Cup for Kitchen 7 years and under. Tuesday 22nd September – Kevin Preston - Sweet peas - Kevin Preston is a man who absolutely loves Sweet Peas. He is the largest amateur Sweet Pea grower in 3rd =1 point. Garden. High Aketon Trophy for most this country and is a National Champion winner. He gave us an inspiring Trophies will be awarded to the Ferguson Salver for Bakery. points in show. presentation last May and this time will bring his sweet peas and give us a person gaining most points in the St Mungo’s Cup for Handicrafts. Any schedule queries to Linda presentation and ideas on how to display sweet peas. following sections. Blencogo Village Hall Children’s on 07538 027936 or Judith 61051. Tuesday 27th October – Pax Garabedian - Slide show and presentation on the Bromfield Parish cup for flowers. Trophy for 8 years and over. Please have a go – support your wonders of Madagascar. Harry Douglas Fuchsia Plaque. Alfred Greive trophy for children local show. Tuesday 24th November - Steve Mee’s - Compost - Steve is a Flowers 31. Sausage plait. volunteer at Holehird Gardens near Windermere (home of the Lakeland 1. Fuchsia Pot Plant. 32. 3 savoury Scones (label). Horticultural Society), where he is curator of the fern collection and in 2. Cacti or Succulent in a plant pot. 33. Homemade Chutney. (label) charge of making the compost for the site. 3. A single stem of any flower. 34. Homemade apple jelly. Please come and join us. Everyone is welcome! 4. A rose. 35. Jar of Lemon curd (recipe 5. Vase of sweet Peas. available on Village Facebook if 6. 3 Dahlias. wished.) 7. 3 Hydrangea Blooms. 36. Jar of Honey 8. Bowl of 5 floating flowers. 9. Autumn display to include Handicrafts flowers, foliage and berries. Must be own work. 10. Vase of mixed Garden Flowers. 37. Photo with own caption no larger than 8”x 6”. Kitchen Garden 38. Photo of a local Landmark. No Rules: 11. Four fresh herbs in a tumbler larger than 8”x 6”. 1. All exhibits must be the work of 12. 3 free range eggs (one egg 39. An article of handicraft not the exhibitor. cracked into a saucer) (laid from listed (eg jewellery, sculpture, 2. No exhibit allowed that has own chickens) pottery.) previously won a prize. 13. 3 onions. 40. A handmade article of soft 3. Handicrafts to have been made 14. 4 Potatoes. material eg woven knitted, in the last 3 years. 15. Any other single vegetable not crocheted, patchwork or 4. Exhibits to be staged between in the schedule. embroidery. 10am and 11.30 and may not 16. 3 Carrots. 41. Handmade wooden or metal be removed until 3.40pm when 17. 4 Tomatoes - any variety. item. any produce remaining will be 18. 4 Cherry Tomatoes 42. A painting or sketch any auctioned. 19. 5 Green Beans. subject. 5. Labels must be collected on 20. Any Mis-shape veg. 43. Handmade get-well card. arrival and attached to the exhibit 21. Selection of Home-grown soft 44. Picture made using buttons and by the exhibitor. fruit in a bowl. beads. 6. Exhibitors to provide own vases 22. 3 Dessert Apples. 45. Pick up and bring a thimble. etc. 7. 1 Entry per class per person. Wine/ Liqueur Children (must display age) 8. No one will be allowed in the 23. Bottle of Red Wine Under 7 and including 7 years. hall during the judging except the 24. Bottle of any alcoholic drink in 46. A jar of rainbow jelly. organizing committee. a clear glass bottle. 47. Cress grown in a container. 9. Entry fee is 30p per item, 48. A piece of schoolwork you are children’s classes 20p. Bakery proud of. 10. Prizes: 1st - £1.50, 2nd - £1, 25. Men only Lemon drizzle cake 49. A drawing or painting of a 3rd – 50p. No prizes will be (using a loaf tin). butterfly. awarded unless entries are of 26. A decorated chocolate cake. 50. Make a hat for a pirate. sufficient merit. 27. 3 pieces of Tiffin. 8 years and over. 11. The committee cannot be held 28. 3 chocolate shortbread hearts. 51. Make a Hedgehog cake responsible for loss or damage to (recipe available on Village 52. Make an edible necklace. exhibits or containers. Facebook if wished.) 53. Photo you took yourself of an 12. The decision of the judge is 29. Marmalade loaf. (recipe animal or bird. final. available on Village Facebook if 54. A painting or sketch (any 13. If any entry is submitted, it is wished.) subject) presumed that the entrant agrees 30. Treacle tart (short crust 55. Collection of garden flowers in to the foregoing rules. pastry). a jar. 14. Children’s ages to be shown. Page 20 Issue 183 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Netherhall Girls U15 Rugby Union Team

Report by: Andrea Donald She has just played her first festival for the county team in RUFC, it’s great for making friends and good for fitness. Megan Donald of Allonby aged 15 is a pupil in Northumberland Megan has several festivals and matches to play for We train every Wednesday at 6:30pm at Netherhall, just year 10 at Solway Community College and just loves the county, next up being at Durham and then on home turf. next to the school. Why not come along for a chat? her rugby. Megan loves the games, it’s an adrenaline rush that alleviates Megan is on the bottom row, far right. She has recently been selected to play for Cumbria frustrations and stresses that life can bring. in the under 15s team. Megan started playing We need more girls under 15 to come and join us at Netherhall rugby aged 14 at Netherhall RUFC, Maryport and continues to do so. Megan is also a qualified referee for the under 18s RUFC.

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