MAGAZINE INFORMATION Editorial Policy Parish Magazine is produced monthly by St. Oswald's PCC and is edited by Paul and Kay Adkins. The name of the author appears below each item. The views expressed are those of the author alone and any issues covered reflect that person’s views. Having said this, the magazine is produced by the PCC on behalf of the community and therefore the Editors and PCC reserve the right to operate discretion in what is acceptable to be included each month. Copy Date Copy date for the September magazine is 18th August 2017. Please email your copy to the Editors at: [email protected] or send it to Willow Bank, Town End, Grasmere LA22 9QY . You can also upload it via the website. Grasmere Parish Magazine online Recent editions of the magazine are now available online at: http://parishmag.willow-bank.net/ You can also use the website to contact the editors or to upload copy. Advertising in the Magazine Yearly rates for 1" single column or 2" single column in the small ads, also rates for whole page b/w or colour in individual issues. Contact the Editors on 07010 724095 or email to: [email protected]

Front cover image © KAPA New beginnings We’re half way to Christmas! On Saturday 24th June, assuming all goes to plan, I’ll have been licensed as priest in charge of Grasmere and Rydal parishes. June 24th is the ‘half way’ festival in the Christian calendar, overlaying ancient midsummer festivities with the feast day of the Birth of John the Baptist. Six months before Christmas, we start celebrating by remembering the coming of John, the forerunner and herald of Jesus himself. It’s a festival of new beginnings, as the Christian story once again unfolds in an annual cycle teaching us and reminding us of the good news Jesus brought the dark world into which he was born long ago. New beginnings indeed, as St Oswald’s and St Mary’s Churches set out on the next stage of their very long journeys through time in these wonderful parishes. Things new can bring hope and promise, but also foreboding and apprehension about anything unfamiliar. For a new priest and for the parish people, there are new beginnings. Hope and promise - and maybe a bit of apprehension all round! The Christian story of God’s love dwelling within us and among us has probably been told here since the early days of Roman Empire faith, continuing with Oswald of Northumbria in the 7th Century and on through everyday life: schooling, farming, literature, welcoming visitors, homemaking, businesses, leisure and relaxation. Bright threads of faith weave through each strand of life, as the natural world and changing weather create a timeless warp and an ancient weft for each of us to encounter. Many have sensed God’s presence in these dales and on the fells. With us in the quiet of a misty dawn over the waters and in the roaring gales bending down the stunted fell trees. A loving presence, through the warmth and kindness and grit of people here. Resident or visitor, infant or pensioner, each person is part of the rich weaving of God’s creation. God is indeed for all, in these sacred places and communities. As I join you on a shared journey, we’ll listen together for God’s rustling presence among us. We’ll open our eyes each day to the glories of God around us and give thanks for the love and kindness of people’s caring in often- unnoticed ways. We’ll sing and pray together, hear one another’s stories and welcome all who come among us. God is indeed for all, in every life, on every day.

2. May God be with us in the coming days and guide us into this new phase, so that we may celebrate God’s love in our time and pass on God’s good news, given in Jesus, in our turn. I look forward to getting to know you. Gill Henwood

The Revd Gill Henwood MA was Rector of Ribchester with Stydd in the Ribble Valley 2010-16 and moved to Hawkshead with Stephen last year. Her previous parishes as a full-time vicar were Riding Mill (Tyne Valley) and Nunthorpe (south of Middlesbrough). Gill trained for ordination on the diocesan course (for Blackburn and Carlisle) based at Rydal Hall 1994-7 and was ordained deacon in Blackburn Cathedral on 28th June 1997, priest a year later. She was Rural Chaplain for Blackburn Diocese during the Foot & Mouth Disease crisis and involved throughout as a referee with the ARC-Addington Fund for relief. A short posting to St James’s Piccadilly in central London prepared her for applying for posts as vicar (incumbent) full time. Whilst at Nunthorpe, Gill was elected to General Synod, the ‘parliament’ of the Church of , for York Diocese. Coming to Rydal and Grasmere is in some ways for Gill a ‘coming home’ after 20 years of ordained ministry in four dioceses, Carlisle being the fifth. It is a joy to be back and to reconnect with people here and with favourite family haunts. Gill and Stephen’s family are fully fledged and work in London and Leeds, visiting the Lakes when they can.

Rydal Hall Community Rydal Hall, the diocese's Christian conference and treat centre, is looking to grow its community members. The community live, work and grow together at Rydal hall. For information and an application form, please visit www.rydalhall.org

3. WI NEWS For our June meeting Rydal Hall head gardener, Kate Jackson, took 17 WI members and friends on a guided tour of the splendid gardens, thought to have been designed originally by Thomas Mawson for the de Fleming family. Kate’s knowledge and enthusiasm was infectious and everyone was full of admiration for this young woman, faced with such a daunting task. Kate and her teams of occasional volunteers manage on a very tight budget and in often-challenging weather conditions. She spoke about the history of the Hall and gardens and architectural garden design. She described the huge task of restoring the flowerbeds, neglected for decades and decimated by Storm Desmond, whilst also developing new areas such as the “quiet garden” and incorporating artworks by resident artists. Afterwards the short WI business meeting was held during tea in the beautiful drawing room. President Jennifer Hardisty and Programme Secretary Myra McCraith enjoyed an entertaining afternoon listening to potential new speakers at the Kendal regional office. More than 100 WI members enjoyed the 10 “auditioners”, many of whom will be kept busy with future bookings. Five members are looking forward to strawberry tea at the Villa, with a talk from food historian Ivan Day. The next meeting is on Thursday 13th July, when representatives of local WIs will be invited to join members at a Garden party, to be held at the Rectory. Grasmere members should arrive at the Rectory at 1.30pm for the business meeting and to prepare for the guests who will arrive at 2.30pm. Weather permitting, everyone will do the Riverside walk before tucking into a magnificent afternoon tea. Plan B is a quiz prepared by Jill Morrison, with tea inside the rectory. The August meeting at 2pm on Thursday 10th, will be a Eurythmy session with Melissa Harwood. Non-members are welcome to join us (£3 including tea). Eurythmy is always entertaining and educational, and you can be as active as you please. Wear comfortable clothes and have fun! To avoid clashing with the Westmorland County Show (14th), the September meeting will take place on 7th at 2pm in the Tithe Barn. Speaker Heather Slater will talk about life as a western woman living and working in Saudi Arabia. Myra McCraith

4. Knit and Nat Firstly, our mystery is solved; the knitting on my door handle had been left by someone who has been kindly donating craft items to us after a family house clearance. I have finished the mittens that were partly knitted (and found in the bag), they will be included in our Boxes of Hope shoebox appeal in November. Our meetings in July will be on Friday the 14th and Tuesday the 25th in the Reading Room from 2pm until 4pm. We will meet in August on Friday 11th and Tuesday 22nd. We welcome anyone, any age, to join us for the afternoon or any part of it. There is always a cup of tea or coffee, usually biscuits, plenty of chat and often useful advice and not always knitting related. We had a visit from our youngest members over their half term break and we were impressed with their knitting of clowns, they are competent knitters as well as being good company. We seem to be progressing well with our charity knitting and we now have some villagers who do not come to meetings but are knitting for the projects. This is rather like when we knitted the bunting for the cycle race passing through the village. While thinking about these ‘home knitters’ brought to my mind the Grasmere ladies who knitted for the troops in WW1, they knitted socks so that every Grasmere man serving received two pairs of socks at Christmas; would these be the first Grasmere Knit and Nat group? I like to think they met up and knitted together but I have no evidence for this, just my imagination. Christine Batey

Pilates Core Strength : Back Strength : Posture : Balance : Body Alignment : Suppleness : Mobility : Mondays at Glenthorne, Easedale Road, Grasmere 9.30am and 10.30am For more information or to book a place for September 2017: Libby Dixon [email protected] 07876772700

5. Events at the Wordsworth Trust July - August 2017 Summer is upon us and we are looking forward to welcoming visitors from near and far to Dove Cottage for our special events. There are plenty of opportunities to explore Dove Cottage Garden coming up: Meet the Gardener with Sally Hall will take place on Wednesday 5 July and Wednesday 2 August; Eileen Pun will lead two more taiji and meditation sessions on Thursday 13 and 27 July and the summer instalment of Mindfulness in Wordsworth’s Landscape on Saturday 22 July will provide a chance for us all to find a moment of peace and relaxation in ‘the loveliest spot that man hath ever found’. The Wordsworth themed walks led by the National Park are proving very popular this year and there are dates in all three locations in the next few weeks – In the Footsteps of Wordsworth gives you the opportunity to explore Ullswater by boat and on foot on 8 July and 26 August, Wordsworth’s Hawkshead takes you to important childhood places on 4 and 23 July and Wordsworth’s Grasmere will remind you of local connections to the poet on 19 August. There are two important diary dates for poetry lovers: on Saturday 1 July we will celebrate the best of contemporary poetry with the Poetry Business Competition Winners Reading and on Sunday 9 we will enjoy the final session of Celebrating Words and Music, listening to song settings of love poetry of the 19th century and poems of Thomas Hardy. Saturday 15 July is St Swithun’s Day and the day that we celebrate the culmination of a joint project with the University of Leeds exploring Romanticism and climate change. There are 3 special events under the title of ‘St Swithun’s Day if thou shouldst rain’: a poetry reading and art show by community groups involved in the project and a special discussion with Grasmere’s own weather watchers Ian Ferriday and Peter Bailey from 11am- 12pm, a talk by Ashley Cooper, author of Images from a Warming Planet, on witnessing climate change at 2.00pm and then a talk on connections between modern day climate change and Romantic poetry by David Higgins and Tess Somerville (University of Leeds) at 3.00pm. You are welcome to join us for all or part of the day as you wish. August’s Saturday talk series also provides a wonderful afternoon of talks be specialist speakers in ‘ Romantics! thou shouldst be living at this hour’ on

6. Saturday 5 August. Romantic poets were clearly involved in the politics of their day; on this day we explore the continued importance of their writings in the context of 20th- and 21st-century politics. We shall hear how Wordsworth’s writings were used in propaganda writings by political groups in the 1920s and ask what help the writings of Shelley and Thelwall can offer us for our own times. Again, you are welcome to join us for one or all of the talks. Finally, it is of course the school summer holidays so there will be free activities and events for children and families throughout July and August. The ever-popular Terrific Trek on Tuesday will take place on every Tuesday afternoon from 25 July to 29 August at 2pm and will take you on a short stroll through Town End up towards White Moss. The team will be at Brockhole on Wednesdays for story time and art activities from 11am – 3pm then back at Dove Cottage on Thursdays for creative craft sessions , there are three themes – Weaving and Rag Rugging, Building Dove Cottage and Poetry Orienteering – and full information about each is available on our website. As always, please visit our website or contact us on 015394 35544 for more information about any events or activities. We look forward to seeing you soon. Alice Carthy Events Officer The Wordsworth Trust

Music at Grasmere 2017

Saturday 8 Jul 4.15 pm Rushbearing Service Church Choir

5.00 pm GLEE CHOIR Director: Hilary Beskeen

Saturday 5 Aug 7.30 pm Wendy Boston soprano St. Oswald's Day Ian Hare organ/piano

Saturday 30 Sep 7.30 pm PRO NOBIS SINGERS Director: Clive Walkley

Ian Hare Director of Music

7. Grasmere Book Group In June we met to discuss Sebastian Barry’s Days Without End (2016). Barry’s novel has been highly lauded, having already won the Costa Book of the Year award and the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction. To this list Barry can now add the ultimate accolade, approval from the village book group. A tale of the American civil war, Irish emigration and the so-called American Indian Wars, Barry’s novel is at times harsh and bloody. For most the book proved a page-turner, startling us with the ‘zero-hours contract’ nature of army life where soldiers would take on rolling short-term commitments to conflict. The language used throughout is an approximation of nineteenth-century Irish-American speech which all agreed required ‘getting your ear in’ but created a compelling voice. Most felt as if they were in the room with the narrator, Thomas McNulty. One member of the group had read previous Barry novels, and even seen some of his plays but was surprised by the different atmosphere of this novel. The group was intrigued to learn that Barry has written several novels about different members of the same McNulty family across generations and left wanting to read more. The central characters’ cross-dressing, drag performance and normalised gay relationship brought a new perspective to the familiar narrative of the American West. We were interested to learn from one group member that Barry chose to write gay characters after his son came out. It’s an additional tribute to Barry that Days Without End also manages to subtly depict the dynamics of the Sioux Nation as they struggle to maintain land-use and basic rights in a fast-colonised landscape. It deserves a re-read! On July 13th, in a change to our previously published schedule, the group will meet to discuss Sarah Perry’s latest novel The Essex Serpent (2016). On August 10th, we will be talking about Jenn Ashworth’s The Friday Gospels (2013). As with the recent gatherings, these will be held in the Foyle Room at the Wordsworth Trust at 8pm. All are welcome. Will and Polly

8. Church Tower Update Work is well underway with the tower restoration. Hidden from view by the scaffolding’s protective sheeting, render and pointing are being carefully removed from all the tower walls. This is proving to be somewhat harder than anticipated due to the old cement mortar adhering very well to parts of the tower stonework. Nevertheless, good progress is being made, the restoration workers putting in overtime when necessary. The parapets and roof have been stripped and where the pinnacles have been dismantled where they have crumbled. While work has been going on at the top, St Oswald’s clock dials have been taken down and removed for re- gilding. At each stage of the work, items removed have been labelled and photographed so that they can be put back in the same place. The next task will be the start of re-rendering. In preparation for this, the architects and UK restoration are already experimenting with different mortar mixes. Thank you all for your continued support. Sonia Rickman Churchwarden

Melissa Harwood adds: UK Restoration builders have told us how much they enjoy working on the church tower as everyone in Grasmere is so nice and kind to them and the project so interesting. In fact, one of them said that it is the best building project he has ever done!

Grasmere Village Society The next meeting of the GVS Committee is on Tuesday 18th July. If you wish to bring any subject to the attention of GVS please give the information to one of our Committee members or phone me on 35517 or Vivienne on 35401. Normal news service will be resumed in the September Parish Magazine. Mary Bass

“Grasmere Grown” BBQ charcoal Boxes available from the Grasmere Garden Village. Call Jamie on 07745155261 for larger volumes.

9. A Memoir of Wartime Life in the Rectory As the “phoney war” of 1939 began my parents decided that East Anglia was vulnerable to air invasion attack, so like many children of the period my brother Fabian, aged 6, my sister Anne, aged 10 and myself (the current writer) Giles, aged 7, were evacuated - not by the Authorities but by liaison between two related Clerical families. And so it was that we three arrived in Grasmere to live with our Aunt and Uncle, the Reverend Denys King and Mrs Gillian King at Grasmere Rectory. It was a marvellous bolt hole which we all remember with great fondness. Our Aunt and Uncle were wonderful surrogate parents and the way of life in the Lake District promised such tantalising experiences as fell walking and exploration. Better still Grasmere boasted a P.N.E.U School at Kelbarrow which allowed us to slot straight into a familiar routine as we were leaving a P.N.E.U School in Ipswich, Suffolk. Fabian remembers Miss Cokin (sp?) as one of his teachers. Her father was a Canon at St Paul's Cathedral. Anne remembers the art appreciation classes. Each child would be given a sepia-coloured reproduction of the famous paintings being studied and these reproductions Anne has kept to this day. All three of us remember the Ceremony of Rush Bearing at the Church.. Giles was at age when skinned knees and elbows were a constant hazard. An early scar (with him to the grave ) was a deep curved cut to his right kneecap. Wrestling one day with the bedroom sash window while kneeling on the window sill, too much pressure on the window pane his knee broke through the pane delivering a deep half moon cut to the knee cup. Another remembered accident took place on a picnic outing. Giles waded back to the bank after swimming put his foot firmly on a broken bottle. The adults felt medical attention was necessary, apparently no nearer than a Doctor's surgery then Ambleside. This required queuing for a local bus, kind fellow passengers falling back as Mother and Aunt carried me into the bus. Giles remembers the excitement of being fitted out with fell walking sticks and an early adventure climbing Silver Howe in moonlight. Beside all this there was the adventure of the garden itself. One boundary of the garden itself was a typical Cumbrian river, strewn with water-smoothed boulders, which Anne and Giles viewed with respect and awe from the

10 . vantage point of our “tree house”, a simple platform high up in a sycamore tree over the river. We three Robinson children were only at the Rectory for six months, although the memories of those wonderful times are quite often recounted between us, indelibly imprinted on our joint memories never to be forgotten. Giles Robertson, Isle of Wight. We were put in contact with Mr Robertson after Kay met one of his former pupils at a History Society meeting. The PNEU is the Parents’ National Education Union, a movement started towards the end of the 19th century, influenced by the principles and ideas of renowned Victorian educationalist, Charlotte Mason, who of course went on to found the Teacher Training College in Ambleside. Eds.

Windermere and Grasmere in the Great War Author: Ruth Mansergh Windermere and Grasmere in the Great War is an expert account of these Lake District town's fascinating contributions to the Great War effort from the outbreak of war in 1914 to the long-awaited Allied victory in 1918. It includes the history of the South Lakes area of , where the scarcity of visitors was felt during the Great War. Interesting stories include Lake Windermere’s setting as a watery runway, rumours that a German airship was operatingfrom a secret base near Grasmere, the double life of Arthur Ransome, and Cumberland Wrestling’s post-war boom. The book also takes a detailed look at the graduates of the Lakes Flying Company, the Hardistys, VAD nurse Nellie Taylor, the Baisbrowns, the boatmen who sewed bags for sand, the gunpowder carts, Beatrix Potter’s opinions, conscientious objectors, landowners and gentry, Cobby the horse, railwaymen, and prisoner of war Frederick Mallinson. Kate Bamforth Pen & Sword Books Ltd.

Copies of the book are available at Sam Read's, your favourite local bookshop, price £12.99.

11 . CALENDARCALENDAR July 2017 1 Sat 14:00 Jerwood Centre Poetry Competition Winners' Reading 2 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 3 - Parish Eucharist 4 Tue 10:30 Hawkshead Car Hawkshead Walk 5 Wed 11:00 Dove Cott. Garden Meet the Gardener 6 Thu 10:00 St. Oswald's Rushbearing preparation 7 Fri 8:00 College Street Farmer's Market 7 Fri 15:00 Kendal Town Hall Flood management presentation 8 Sat 09:40 Ullswater TIC In the footsteps of Wordsworth 8 Sat 15:30 School GRASMERE RUSHBEARING 8 Sat 16:15 St. Oswald's Rushbearing Service 9 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Patronal Festival with St. Mary's Rydal 9 Sun 14:00 Foyle Room Celebrating Words and Music 13 Thu 13:30 Rectory WI Garden Party 13 Thu 15:00 Dove Cott. Garden Meditations in Dove Cott. Garden 13 Thu 20:00 Foyle Room Book Group 14 Fri 14:00 Reading Rooms Knit & Nat 15 Sat 11:00 Jerwood Centre St Swithuns Day if thou dost rain 15 Sat 12:00 St. Oswald's Wedding 16 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 5 - Parish Eucharist 18 Tue GVS Committee 22 Sat 10:00 Dove Cott. Garden Mindfulness in Wordsworth's landscape 23 Sun 10:30 Hawkshead Car Wordsworth's Hawkshead 23 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 6 - Parish Eucharist 25 Tue 14:00 Reading Rooms Knit & Nat 25 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday 27 Thu 10:00 Tithe Barn Lakes Collectibles - to Sat 29th

12 . 27 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Weaving and Rag Rug Making 27 Thu 15:00 Dove Cott. Garden Meditations in Dove Cott. Garden 28 Fri 12:30 St. Mary's, Rydal Wedding 30 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 7 - Parish Eucharist August 2017 1 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday 2 Wed 11:00 Dove Cott. Garden Meet the Gardener 3 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Building Dove Cottage 4 Fri 8:00 College Street Farmer's Market 5 Sat 14:00 Jerwood Centre Romantics thou shouldst be living in 5 Sat 19:30 St. Oswald's Music for St Oswalds Day 6 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Transfiguration - Parish Eucharist 8 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday 10 Thu 14:00 Tithe Barn WI 10 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Poetry Orienteering 10 Thu 20:00 Foyle Room Book Group 11 Fri 10:00 Tithe Barn Lakes Collectibles - to Sat 12th 11 Fri 12:30 St. Mary's, Rydal Wedding 11 Fri 14:00 Reading Rooms Knit & Nat 13 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 9 - Parish Eucharist 14 Mon 13:00 St. Mary's, Rydal Wedding 15 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday 16 Wed 12:00 St. Mary's, Rydal Wedding 17 Thu 13:00 St. Oswald's Wedding 17 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Weaving and Rag Rug Making 19 Sat 10:30 Stock Ln Car Park Wordsworth's Grasmere 20 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Methodist Service 22 Tue 14:00 Reading Rooms Knit & Nat 22 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday

13 . 24 Thu 10:00 Tithe Barn Lakes Collectibles - to Fri 25th 24 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Building Dove Cottage 26 Sat 09:40 Ullswater TIC In the footsteps of Wordsworth 27 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's Trinity 11 - Parish Eucharist 29 Tue 14:00 Wordsworth Trust Terrific Trek on Tuesday 31 Thu 14:00 Foyle Room Poetry Orienteering September 2017 3 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's St. Cuthbert - Parish Eucharist 7 Thu 14:00 Tithe Barn WI 10 Sun 9:30 St. Mary's, Rydal Patronal Festival - with St. Oswalds 10 Sun 11:00 St. Oswald's No service

Grasmere Rushbearing 2017 July 6th - 7th 10:00 Rushbearing preparation in the Church. All help will be appreciated. July 8th 15:00 Collect Bearings from Church 15:30 Procession Commences from School 16:15 Rushbearing Service in the Church July 14th 9.30 Clearing rushes and cleaning church

Churchwardens' Notices The Memorial Book on display in the Church is to be updated. Anyone who knows of a relative or friend for inclusion please give the following details to the Churchwarden: Name, date of death and age. Telephone 015394 35603 or email [email protected] Volunteers are required on the 3rd tuesday of every month to assist with the cleaning in church from 0930.

14 . The Churchwarden, Sonia Rickman wishes to thank everyone for their help during the interregnum and wishes to greet the new Priest in charge, Rev. Gill Henwood, with whom she is looking forward to working.

ROTAS FOR ST.OSWALD'S CHURCH Sidesmen / women Coffee July 2nd Rosalind de Wesselow Tonia Wainwright Kay Adkins July 9th Ella Footit Ann Fawthrop Sonia Rickman July 16th Ann Fawthrop Kay Adkins Pat Taylor July 23rd June Maddison Pat Taylor Bob Allen July 30th John Rickman Rosalind de Wesselow Trevor Eastes Aug 6th Ella Footit June Maddison Sonia Rickman Aug 13th Rosalind de Wesselow Shirley Hill Kay Adkins Aug 20th Ann Fawthrop Tonia Wainwright Pat Taylor Aug 27th June Maddison Kay Adkins Bob Allen Sept 3rd John Rickman Ann Fawthrop Trevor Eastes

15 . Grasmere Farmer’s Market Thanks to the sterling efforts of our own SLDC councillor Vicky Hughes on behalf of Grasmere’s Business Partnership, the village now hosts a monthly farmer’s market, on College Street on the first Friday of the month, opening at 8am. The stalls are various, carefully selected not just for the quality of the food stuffs and plants, but also for their variety. Three or four meat stalls bring different types - wild boar, lamb, Dexter beef, and venison. Seafood and poultry are also found. Artisan breads, pies and even gourmet brownies and mueslis with charcuterie from Silloth! Hot take away meals by Whitmore, the coffee from Lucia’s is highly recommended. The gardeners amongst us will not be disappointed as there is a plant stall too. It is hoped to get a fruit and vegetable stall soon. I missed the first on in May, but June was a revelation, I went with the intention of supporting the stalls and found it well worth it. Never having tasted Dexter beef, I thought I would ‘give it a go’ – in the words of a well-known TV programme it was absolutely fabulous! It makes we think about what I will try next, the Whitby crab or dry cured bacon? Not sure I am ready for wild boar sausage just yet; whilst the market is not for the budget conscious, the Cumbrian footprint keeps other costs down to a minimum. Next Market is on Friday 7th July; the August one will be on 4th. Put the dates in your diary, I will see you there! Carrie Taylor.

Artisan Breads Photo: Vicky Hughes

16 . Flood risk management measures – a look at the options Information on the flooding in 2015/16 has been compiled by the Environment Agency’s consultants into a ‘long list’ of measures which could be included in future flood risk management schemes. The ‘long list’ will be shared at an event at Kendal Town Hall on Friday 7 July and you are welcome to drop in any time between 3pm and 8pm. In addition, there will shortly be an online tool todisplay all of the options. We also intend to hold further meetings in the Autumn once the long list has been refined. Debbie Binch, Community Engagement Officer, Environment Agency [email protected] or 07917 263789.

Citizens Advice I am about to apply for Universal Credit for the first time, but have been told that there is a six week wait before the first payment. I’m worried that I won’t be able to pay my bills. Is this right, and is there anything I can do? This is correct, but you can ask for help. When you attend your claim interview at the Jobcentre Plus, ask if you can apply for an “advance payment” - this is a loan that will be deducted from your future benefits. You’ll need to show how much money you need for essentials, and explain why the loan will protect you from serious financial problems. You can also apply through the Universal Credit helpline on 0345 600 0723. Apply as early as possible in your claim. If you are refused, you can ask for a reconsideration. If you are still turned down, emergency assistance may be available - Jobcentre Plus or Citizens Advice can advise you. Free, confidential advice and help is available from South Lakes Citizens Advice Bureau on debt, consumer, benefits, housing, employment and many other problems. We have outlets across and can also give advice over the phone – telephone 03444 111444 for help - please note new number for new enquiries.

17 . WHO TO CONTACT St Oswald’s Parish Church Priest-in-charge: Revd Gill Henwood MA Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9LX Tel: 07712 270933

Wardens: Mrs Sonia Rickman, 015394 35603 Mrs Helen Bunfield Secretary: Mrs Melissa Harwood 015394 35231 Treasurer: Mr John Rickman Organist: Mr Ian C. Hare MA MusB 017684 83886 Other church contacts Methodist Minister : The Revd Les Hann, 3 Applerigg, Kendal, LA9 6EA. Tel: 015397 20416. Email: peerie_les@hotmail. com Roman Catholic Priest: Father Kevan Dorgan, Our Lady’s Church, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2EQ. Tel: 015394 43402 Mass 9. 30am every Sunday at Mater Amabilis, Ambleside Quaker - Friend In Residence: Terry Winterton. Glenthorne Quaker Centre & Guest House, Easedale Rd, LA22 9QH Tel: 015394 35389 email; [email protected] URC Minister: The Revd. Martyn Coe , Carver Church, Windermere, LA23 2BY Tel: 01539 533223

Home Visiting and Communions For requests for visits to residents in short or long term need please telephone 015394 35326 Please contact the appropriate Church and member of the clergy or minister in case of need and at times of sickness for Home Communion. Any of the churches would be happy to pray for any individual, please simply let any of us know the name of the person to be prayed for and that they are agreeable to being prayed for in public.