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Series 2 No. 8377 Established May 1848 Thursday October 29, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p BRIEF ING NEWS Over 65s flu jab campaign on target Great new plans

THE biggest flu vaccination campaign undertaken in Dumfries and Galloway is fOownrers haove flresdh ou tlofoka for vLangoholum’s Crrowint Hoe tel progressing to schedule. THE new owners of one of Langholm One of the first things Samantha did High Street’s oldest hotels have was to go on the Scottish Hill Walking Full story: Page 3 revealed they have big ambitions for and Wild Camping Facebook page to the business. find out what walkers wanted from their NEWS The Crown Hotel, a former coaching accommodation. inn, has been bought by Steven and She said: “They want somewhere they 100 wet but Samantha Park who have moved from can go with their muddy boots and willing walkers Morecambe with their two young chil - muddy dogs and not feel uncomfortable. dren, Harry and Zara. It will be a dedicated area they can ac - They begin their new venture with the cess through the beer garden.” opening of the café next Monday but that is only the start for the 10-bedroom 3 breakfasts hotel. The café will offer three breakfasts, in - Although this is the first time they have cluding vegetarian, and every meal will run a hotel, Samantha has worked in var - have a vegetarian option and gluten free ious roles in the hospitality industry for meals will be available. UMBRELLAS were at the 20 years. Samantha wants to make sure that ev - ready at last Saturday’s Their plans include converting the Ele - eryone in a group, which has come out delayed annual charity walk, phant Shed into a bar for walkers and to eat, is catered for. Children’s meals organised by the town’s Rotary their dogs, cyclists and bikers; opening will be smaller versions of adult meals. Club. a play room for children; serving Guests will be able to order and pay evening meals; hosting weddings and online and if people are out walking, they won’t have to worry about the Full story: Page 9 other special occasions; and running the bars. kitchen closing. They can order ahead SPORT Samantha said: “We’d looked for a and know their meal will be ready. while for something which really The hotel is being completely rewired Social media appealed to us. for wi-fi and all the bedrooms are being “We saw a picture of the Crown and refurbished, along with the upstairs star thought it looked nice and we’d take a function room. look. I walked through the door and fell As a result of people being able to in love. drink alcohol indoors only until 6pm, a “We came about six times and each marquee with heating and lighting will time we got a bit more excited and came be put up outside and drinks can be or - up with more ideas.” dered from the bar. They liked the town’s semi-rural set - Samantha says she is also looking for - ting but close enough to places, like ward to reviving her vintage tea business Carlisle. by offering afternoon teas using vintage china and cutlery. A YOUNG golfer is the latest As dog owners, the walking country also appeals to them. They realised very athlete to come under the >Turn to Page 2 spotlight in a regular online quickly that there were opportunities for Samantha Park and her husband Steven are the new owners of Langholm’s Crown Hotel feature. the business. and they have big plans for its future

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Deaths Church Notices New virus rules BALLANTYNE CANONBIE UNITED & LIDDESDALE Suddenly at home on 22nd October 2020, PARISH CHURCHES Five-level system to be introduced George (Bally) Ballantyne, aged 77, Townfoot, Langholm, dearly loved father of Michael and Sunday 1st November Marilyn and the late Kenneth, loving grandfather and brother, will be sadly missed by all who knew Morning Worship him. Family flowers only donations in lieu to guide Liddesdale 10am dogs for the blind. Canonbie 11.30am Funeral private due to current circumstances. led by CONCERNS are being raised that Rev Eleanor McMahon more businesses will have to close preaching-in if Dumfries and Galloway is put HOGG Rev Morag Crossan into level two under the Scottish as her first Sunday Service government’s new COVID-19 Peacefully on 21st October 2020 in Thomas Hope as Minister in the rules. Hospital, Robert (Robbie) Hogg, Henry Street, Charges of Colin Smyth, South Scotland MSP, Langholm, dear brother of David, brother-in-law Liddesdale & Canonbie said: “Doing this from next Monday of Anastatia and friend to many. will mean more businesses will All welcome but please need to close, despite the First Interred Eskdalemuir Cemetery 28th October note limited seating due 2020. Minister Nicola Sturgeon claiming to Covid restrictions. this level is similar to the restrictions Charity no. SCO00717 facing the region right now. “We were told the current limita - tions would be a short-term measure Funeral Services but level 2 looks set to be tougher and for an indefinite period. “Not only will businesses such as LANGHOLM, indoor soft play centres and theatres FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s ESKDALEMUIR, have to remain shut for even longer but businesses currently able to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon lays out the details of Scotland’s new five-tier system New Memorials supplied EWES & WESTERKIRK open will now need to close. Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning PARISH CHURCHES "Licensed premises will continue may be needed, based on different levels to offer some uniformity with to be able to sell alcohol outside levels of transmission for the virus. measures south of the border. Levels Church services on but the ban on selling alcohol inside It will allow for rapid but propor - will be reviewed regularly. 1st November will be in will remain except “with a main tionate responses on both a local Ongoing financial support is set meal” which will mean many pubs, and national basis using a transparent out in the framework and will be LANGHOLM Church which don’t serve food and or have range of measures and options. available to businesses which have David W. Erskine at 10.00am Briery Bank, Ewes, Langholm suitable outdoor areas, will have to The framework will comprise five to close or which can remain open shut their doors. protection levels. but will be directly affected by Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 WESTERKIRK Church “Hospitality has been hit very Level 0 is effectively the same restrictions. at 1.30pm hard by the pandemic and without level of protection as the Route The government will work with more government support, hospi - Map Phase 3 measures Scotland local authorities to ensure grants FUNERAL Contact us for transport tality businesses will continue to reached in August and will act as a are made available quickly and 0744 885 8818. DIRECT ORS suffer, especially pubs which don’t baseline. efficiently. Social Distancing serve food or have an outside area.” There are four levels above that More details on which local For a Personal Service will be observed. The five-level framework, which designed to apply increasing authority areas will fall under which Please wear masks. Hedle y and Tur nbull will allow for a refreshed strategic protection from the virus in areas levels will be announced after talks Preacher: the Minister. approach to suppressing coronavirus according to prevalence, the risk to with directors of public health and 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 Tel: 013873 80859. (COVID-19) outbreaks in Scotland communities and the need to protect councils, taking on board recom - Mobile. 07543 179469 was published last Friday. the NHS. mendations from the national inci - The framework indicates the dif - Levels 1, 2 and 3 will be broadly dent management team before ferent levels of protection, which equivalent to the UK government coming into force next Monday. James Rae & Sons Charity no. SCO11946 Headstones and Memorials ● Headstones ● Memorials ● Children’s Memorials M>From uPaged 1 dy boWheon ntew sem ploayeesn ared dogs welcome ● Desks and Vases recruited, they will be fully ● Memorial Design She is very keen to make the trained and offered NVQs in hos - ● Memorial Restoration hotel a place for families and said: pitality and will have clearly-de - 11a George Street ● Annan “There will be a play room with fined roles. 01461 202083 ● www.jraeandsonsheadstones.co.uk toys and we’ll do lunch packages She is keen that the hotel developed by my own children. I becomes part of a guest’s experi - also hope to have a Saturday ence, whether they’re walking, morning cinema for kids. cycling or going on tours. “Next year or the year after we’ll redo all the bedrooms and Enterprises put in new bathrooms and there She wants to work with other will be a colour scheme. enterprises in the town to make Langholm’s Crown Hotel is under new ownership The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser “We’ve designed a new Crown sure people have a good experi - is part funded by Hotel logo and the signs outside ence of what Scotland has to “There is so much to offer here She said: “I’ve been told this LEADER Dumfries & Galloway and charitable trusts and individuals from the community of Langholm. will be updated with our offer. and so much is untapped. It just place is very busy. We want services.” She said: “It’s the little things needs to be pulled out. everyone to have a good time and She added: “We don’t want to which don’t cost a lot but mean a “If the town works together, the if we prove we can do that every change it too much but we don’t lot. A small place like this needs town prospers together. For such year, it builds the place up again.” want to just leave it. It has so to be about experience and the a small town that is key.” But before that Samantha hopes much potential which hasn’t been feelgood factor so people come Samantha can’t wait for next to host a Father Christmas grotto, met.” back. year’s Common Riding. with people booking slots. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 29, 2020 3 Free school meals vote Flu vaccine campaign ESKDALE’S MP has explained why he voted with the government over the free half-term holiday meals for children in England. He said last week’s vote was not about removing free school for over 65s is on target meals from any children already receiving them but what happens Eligible patients will receive a letter soon for an appointment during school holidays. THE biggest flu vaccination vaccinations and the scale of will receive their letters shortly He voted with his party, includ - campaign undertaken in this, together with the ongoing as the over 65s are completed.” ing most colleagues with English Dumfries and Galloway is issue of COVID-19, has led to constituencies. progressing to schedule. this approach. 100 cases The reason was that they judged A report by NHS Dumfries “A number of people have Meanwhile, the number of that other measures, including & Galloway says almost two- been in touch to say they haven’t COVID-19 cases in Dumfries extra help the government had thirds of the population will be yet received their letters. and Galloway in the seven days put in place through the social offered free flu vaccinations. up to October 25 totalled 100, security system and given to local Letters giving dates and Appointment down by 19 compared with the authorities, would support families locations to receive a scheduled “We’d like to assure them previous seven days. and vulnerable children in England vaccination are still going out that everyone eligible to receive The seven-day rate per during the pandemic, including a flu vaccination will get a in batches, in line with the 100,000 population was 67.2 school holidays. letter setting out details of their planned programme. compared with 79.9 in the He said: "The Scottish appointment. Dr Nigel Calvert, consultant previous week. Conservatives support Marcus “This letter will arrive in good in public health medicine, said: In Langholm and Eskdale Rashford’s campaign, which has “I’m pleased to say the biggest time before the appointment been inspirational. Dumfries and Galloway is to undertake its biggest there are between one and four flu vaccination campaign that’s and with an opportunity for flu vaccination campaign “Although a huge amount of been done in the region is on people to get in touch.” cases, putting the area in the extra funding has been put in schedule. In line with Scottish govern - on schedule and being delivered expected that all participating 50 to 74 category of the seven- place in England, it’s clear the “Eight teams continue to work ment directions, the vaccination without any issue. over 65s will receive their day rate per 100,000 government must seriously through a schedule of rotating programme is being held over For adults, the priority is to vaccinations within the next population. consider Marcus's campaign and locations to deliver vaccina - 12 weeks, concluding on deliver first to the over 65s, three weeks. In the Scottish Borders there listen to the voices supporting tions. December 31. many of whom will have mul - After this will be the under were 45 cases over the same this policy before any future vote. “Just under 100,000 people Delivery to pre-school children tiple at-risk medical conditions. 65 cohort with at-risk medical period and in Denholm and “I recognise the concerns about are eligible to receive flu and primary school children is “This is at week four and it’s conditions and many of them Hermitage there were no cases. Scottish MPs voting on matters which relate only to England. “So I welcome the fact Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has made clear that Scottish Conservative MPs will not take part in further votes on any matter which relates to England only. "I want to focus on the position Generous Glasgow pupils go for in Scotland so I urge the SNP to bring forward a vote in parliament to implement the policy of free breakfasts and lunches for all a wander for Langholm’s moor primary pupils, put forward by Mr Ross. “As it currently stands, the SNP is blocking the expansion of free school meals in Scotland."

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Forest road is approved JAMES Jones & Sons Ltd of Larbert has been given uncondi - tional approval to build a bridge over Logan Water, associated with the new forest road, at Tansy Hill near Langholm.

Some of Canonbie primary school’s children say thank you to the The children of Sunnyside primary school in Glasgow send a cheque to pupils at Sunnyside for their generous cheque the Langhoolm Moor community buyout BookBo oy kour you er yeeyetesttest ttodayoday Personal care and attention from your Personal care and attention from your A GLASGOW primary the donation came from by these children and we’re the buyout and every dona - first appointment with us. first appointment with us. school has raised £400 to Canonbie and Langholm very grateful to them for tion, small or large, is Spectacles and & Contact Contact Lenses Lenses support the Langholm primaries. thinking about us. received with thanks. to suit all budgets Moor community buyout. Classes from both schools “Our crowdfunder has been to suit all budgets Sunnyside primary school’s returned a photo of big Meet going up steadily Ocean Defenders group held smiles and thank you signs. “We hope to meet them on towards the £200,000 target Longtown a sponsored wildlife wander Sunnyside school is in the moor in the future and this week and we’re still ERIC Tel: 01228 791664 and donated the money Powrie Street, Glasgow. show them the land and receiving donations in the raised to the Langholm Ini - Margaret Pool, who chairs some of the wildlife. form of cheques. HAGAN Br ampton tiative. the Langholm Initiative said: “We’re now in the last few Thanks to everyone who OPTICIANS Tel: 016977 42703 A heartfelt thank you for “This is a magnificent effort days of fundraising towards has contributed.” wwwwww.erichaganopticians.co.uk erichaganopticians co uk 4 Thursday October 29, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE SCOTLAND Langholm ...... 101 Newcastleton ...... 101

COUNCILS Dumfries and Galloway Council An enthusistic supporter ...... 030 3333 3000 ...... www.dumgal.gov.uk Castle Craigs Club pays tribute to great friend, Robbie Hogg Fault reporting (potholes/street - “On many occasions he was lights etc) ...... Robbie Hogg raising money for charity.” 0800 042 0188 1948-2020 David added: “Not many peo - Langholm Town Hall/Library .. ple knew Robbie had a female 013873 80255 friend in his life; he could be a Dumfries and Galloway ROBBIE was born on August little bit of a dark horse. Susan’s bus timetables 18, 1948 at Chertsey Hill photo has gone with him and www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables Nursing Home in Carlisle, Scottish Borders Council .... he would be pleased about that.” second son of Maggie and Joe 0330 100 1800 David said he would like to out of hours ..01896 752 111 Hogg. He was brought up at thank the doctors, nurses and Scottish Borders hospital staff for all their care bus timetables Lyneholm Cottage, Westerkirk, ...... www.scotborders.gov.uk then the Cote Cottage and and a big thank you to Anastatia Hillfoot in Eskdalemuir. for all her care during the last UTILITIES When his father died in 1955, 18 months. Scottish Water He said: “We will never forget ...... 0800 0778 778 he moved to Langholm and stayed for the rest of his life. the best man’s speech at our ...... www.scottishwater.co.uk wedding. It was great.” Scottish Power He worked for R G Neill, Reid Robbie’s funeral was held yes - ...... 105 & Taylor and EWM in the textile terday at Eskdalemuir church...... www.scottishpower.co.uk trade. Scottish Gas emergency .... Iain Lindsley, Castle Craigs Robbie had many interests in 0800 111 999 Club president, put on Facebook: life, including Langholm National Rail enquiries ...... “It was with great sadness we Common Riding and Castle 03457 484 950 learnt of the passing of Robbie ...... www.nationalrail.co.uk Craigs Club and was member Hogg. Floodline SEPA of the Common Riding com - ...... 03000 996 699 mittee for more than 25 years. Reliable ...... www.sepa.org.uk Even in 2019 he played a small Amey (A7) “A great and reliable supporter ...... 0800 042 0188 part, although he was quite ill of the club, who always wore ...www.scottishtrunkroadsse then. his badge with pride. He served .amey.co.uk He was also children’s marshall as a committee man and was and shouted ‘hip, hip’ for the secretary for several years. POST OFFICES bairns. “He annually supplied a prize Langholm .....013873 81109 He enjoyed watching football Newcastleton ..013873 75361 for the winner of the fell race Canonbie ...... 013873 71348 and travelled many a mile to and was to be found aiding Rowanburn ...013873 71542 watch Carlisle United and many Kenneth Pool in the sale of other clubs. memberships and dinner tickets, HOSPITALS David, his brother, said: “Being for which we are all most D&G Royal Infirmary in Carlisle with him last year grateful...... 01387 246246 was like being with the king. Cumberland Infirmary “Our thoughts and prayers are ...... 01228 523444 Lots of people knew him. with his brother David and the Borders General Hospital ... “He enjoyed his holidays with family at this time. RIP Robbie. 01896 826000 the family and in later years The club is the poorer for his Thomas Hope Hospital with me and he could be seen passing.” ...... 013873 80417 jogging along the seafront in Langholm New Town bowling places like Spain, the Canary DOCTORS club said its members were sad - Langholm .....013873 83100 Islands and Cyprus. dened by the news of his pass - Newcastleton ..013873 75100 “This brings me to the subject ing. Canonbie .....013873 71313 of marathon running. He ran Robbie was a loyal member NHS24 ...... 111 five London marathons as well for many years and will be as Glasgow, the Great North sorely missed by all. Thoughts Robbie Hogg will be remembered as a dedicated supporter of all things Common Riding CHURCHES Run and Cumbrian Run and in go to David and family at this Langholm,Eskdalemuir Ewes and Westerkirk Parish churches Yorkshire, too. sad time. Ms Joy Lunn Session clerk ...07584 357180 Canonbie United Parish church Session Clerk.. 013873 25255 Have your say on the issues affecting our area. You can write to us at Liddesdale Parish church Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, 54 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH or Session Clerk.. Glynis Cambridge Letters to the editor email your comments to [email protected] 07469 397065

SCHOOLS Langholm Primary accountants, investment of businesses and facilities open to everybody...... 013873 80900 companies, tax advisers and which have disappeared over The firm was finally bought Langholm Academy Save our pension funds. the years, this was inevitable by an Indian company and its ...... 013873 80418 with the demise of Langholm's mill stands derelict to this day. Newcastleton As an American billionairess ...... 013873 75240 famously, or infamously, only source of industrial breath? wealth: the mills. Baleful Canonbie observed on being rumbled for All the mills were victims of ...... 013873 71336 I fear we may save our breath to cool our porridge over tax evasion a few decades ago, Prestigious the 1960s' manifold baleful "Tax is for little people". CHEMISTS protest about the forestation These were once so famous influences, beginning with the Dalston Pharmacy, Langholm of Warblaw Hill, as urged by Forestation is also part of the that perhaps the most Dedicated Follower of Fashion ...... 013873 80220 Archie Hyslop, “Spurred on Scottish government's prestigious, Reid & Taylor, but who, by the end of the Monday to Friday to write” (E&L Advertiser, contribution to carbon reputed to clothe the back of at decade, had turned into Dead 8.45am -1pm; 2pm-5.30pm. October 22). reduction, although its least one American president, End Street, with suits and skirts Saturday 8.45am-12.30pm. enthusiasm for this is not as Boots Pharmacy, Longtown It is an investment used to advertise on the abandoned and people going ...... 01228 792859 opportunity for the super-rich, marked as for what is really masthead of the Daily around dressed as if just come Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm. offering exemptions on capital needed, a large reduction in Telegraph every day "The from the garden. Saturday 9am-5pm. gains tax and inheritance tax road traffic and air travel, World's Most Expensive All one with Ninevah and for those, whose assets exceed although coronavirus has done Cloth", later minced to "most Tyre. DENTISTS the tax thresholds such as estate more for the latter than Sir exclusive". Mark Buddy .013873 80521 Emergency - outside opening hours agents, forest management David Attenborough and Greta A tycoon could tell you the Richard Lennox 01461 202508 companies, solicitors, wealth Thunberg put together. difference but in much the Henry Street management consultancies, As regards Mr Hyslop's litany same way as the Ritz Hotel is Langholm Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 29, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Minister’s Day earns extension induction THE Rev Morag Crossan will be inducted as minister to the linked charge of Canonbie and Liddesdale churches in Canonbie to save retail empire United parish church this High Court grants EWM Group two more weeks to save firm evening. The service will be conducted include the Edinburgh Woollen Stores in Andover in EDINBURGH Woollen Mill in the presence of the Presbytery Mill chain, which could be liq - Hampshire, Oswestry in Group has been granted of Annandale and Eskdale. uidated unless a buyer was Shropshire and Newbury in another two weeks to come It will be streamed live on found, according to Retail Berkshire have left “closing up with a rescue plan. Facebook (Canonbie and But a company spokesperson Gazette. down sale” signs in their shop Liddesdale Churches) and will said the 10 days may not be It was also reported that land - windows. be available afterwards on needed if talks with potential lords, from whom the group YouTube. buyers of some brands came to rents stores, were unhappy at Closing down After the sole nominee preach - a successful conclusion. being asked to offer reduced or Peacocks stores in Acomb in ing, the congregations voted to The fact the High Court had free rents for the time being. North Yorkshire, East Dereham make the call to Rev Crossan. granted the extension was a pos - in Norfolk, Ryde and Shanklin She has previously been a pro - itive step. If there had been no Backing on the Isle of Wight, Washington bationary minister in Monkton hope, the court would have ap - The group has started closing in Tyne and Wear, and the Bon - and Prestwick North in pointed administrators. 50 stores affecting 600 jobs, marché stores in Newcastle upon Ayrshire. There had been a lot of media while it works on securing back - Tyne also have “closing down ______speculation over the sale of parts ing for the rest of the business. sale” signs displayed. of the business and there was It’s believed there is interest The group has 1,100 stores in interest. in the Peacocks and Jaeger its portfolio. Depending on how this pro - brands, particularly. Over the weekend Mike Ash - gressed, there might be an an - It’s believed another 100 to The Edinburgh Woollen Mill chain could be liquidated unless a buyer is found ley’s Frasers Group expressed £200k for nouncement ahead of the 10- 150 stores are being earmarked an interest in acquiring Jaeger, day deadline on the outcome to for closure while talks continue lockdown in Wales. The group’s number of store closures. Austin Reed and Jacques Vert the situation. with landlords. headquarters and distribution According to Drapers maga - to boost the group’s portfolio. moorland The group operates Edinburgh THE Langhholm Moor com - Billionaire Philip Day, who centre are in Cardiff. zine, the group has reportedly Last week it was reported that munity buy-out online crowd - Woollen Mill, along with Jaeger owns Edinburgh Woollen Mill Staff were told that the national set aside several stores in its TM Lewin’s parent company and Peacocks and several other funder has reached its £200,000 Group, is reported to be trying and local lockdowns had hit UK portfolio for permanent Torque Brands, Simba Sleep target, with contributions to - brands. About 24,000 jobs are to save Peacocks with a capital sales heavily. closure. co-founder James Cox and at risk, including employees in talling £201,675 yesterday injection from a US hedge fund. The company had made good It has permanently closed its Jaeger’s former owner Harold morning. Eskdale and Liddesdale. Discussions on the sale of progress on its plans but there stores in Penrith in Cumbria Tillman were among the bidders The proposed deal would not Peacocks were hit by a new would be changes, including a and Dingwall in the Highlands. for Jaeger.

New managerTH E Easkdatlem uir HCommuunityb Hub and Old School Café have a new manager at the helm. Paul Barber, operational develop - ment manager, has more than 20 years of experience in Third Sector and local authority project manage - ment, including pivotal leadership roles. He has achieved major community recognition, including voluntary organisation of the year, runner-up community business of the year and gaining the Queen’s award for voluntary groups. Most recently, he was the volunteer co-ordinator at Peter Pan Moat Brae House in Dumfries. Since starting in Eskdalemuir, Paul has overseen the external branding and promotion of the hub. This has resulted in enhanced social media activity, a new leaflet, which has been distributed in Dumfries and Galloway, and a refreshed website, which launched last week. Paul said: “Marketing is just one aspect of my role. In the coming months my focus will be on devel - oping our internal operations and the commercial and grant-based financial opportunities to ensure our wonderful venue has sustainability for the community and beyond.” If you want to have an insight into Paul Barber has taken over the reins at the Eskdalemuir Hub and has what the hub has to offer, the website launched a website is at www.eskdalemuir.com 6 Thursday October 29, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

In association with FarmingC & D AUCTION MARTSon - LONGTOWNthe & DUMFRIESBorder Study on climate impact of livestock RESEARCH into the future system and location. Legal flaws hurt of EU livestock has found Some grazing systems could more can be done to reduce enhance biodiversity and the negative environmental livestock support food security impacts of the sector. by enabling food to be produced The European Commission- from land unsuitable for crops. funded study, Future of EU Dr Michael MacLeod, a Livestock,found that, while live - climate change researcher at Af LORaRYLOArD of asbmestos ers’ pockmade meore diftficult sby the fact stock in the EU is economically SRUC, said: “Europeans eat a sheets dumped on a farm in that, if he does not dispose of and socially important, account - lot of livestock products and Annandale has shown the the dumped asbestos correctly, ing for 40 per cent of agricul - modest reductions may enable major flaws in Scotland’s fly- he may be open to prosecution. tural output and providing jobs reduced impacts, while provid - tipping regulations. Teresa Dougall, NFU Scot - in marginal areas, it had negative ing health benefits. The incident left the farmer land’s Dumfries and Galloway environmental impacts, arising “Global demand for livestock facing a four-figure bill to have manager, who has helped Mr from nutrient losses to air and the hazardous material cleared. Jamieson, said: “It’s a hugely water, emission of greenhouse commodities is increasing so reducing EU livestock produc - The load was dumped at frustrating story. gases and land use change. Broats Farm steading, run by “Almost every person Mr Including production, transport tion, which is often relatively efficient, may simply displace John Jamieson, in the early Jamieson and I turned to about and processing of feed, the EU hours of Friday, October 16. this dreadful incident shifted livestock sector was responsible production and the associated impacts to other regions, without The volume of asbestos the responsibility to someone for more than 80 per cent of immediately restricted access else. total agricultural greenhouse reducing the total impact. “Ultimately, we want to to farm sheds, straw and “Although not wholly surpris - gas emissions. fodder. ing, we had hoped someone increase the net benefit of live - The researchers warned Due to the hazardous nature would raise their head above stock production, while ensuring against generalising about the of the material, Farmer John Jamieson had to pay a substantial sum to remove the as - the parapet. an equitable distribution of the bestos dumped on his farm, with no help offered by the authorities negative impacts. These varied, The incident was raised “This highlights the lack of depending on the commodity, costs and benefits.” urgently with agencies, including Mr Jamieson will be held re - Pending a crime reference general support, both physical Dumfries and Galloway Coun - sponsible for the uplift and number being allocated, Mr and legislative, in tackling the cil, Police Scotland, the Scottish disposal of the waste. Jamieson will investigate surge in fly-tipping and when Environment Protection Agency Without any identifiable con - whether his farm insurance pol - hazardous waste is involved, SOLWAY AGRICULTURE and Zero Waste Scotland. tent in the asbestos waste, it is icy will cover the cost of uplift that support still isn’t available LIMITED Limited support has been unlikely any agency intends to and removal. A special licence and the innocent landowner is Glasgow Road, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire offered and the council has pursue the case for investigation is needed, adding to the cost. left to carry the cost of clean- and prosecution. Mr Jamieson’s situation is DG11 2SE visited the site but it appears up and disposal.” Tel. Lockerbie (01576) 204124 Fax. Lockerbie (01576) 203806 Around the marts

Beet Pulp Pellets, C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward of all classes of rams, with strong good Topping the sale at 302p was a fantastic Albierigg, Canonbie. Cast rams to £142 8,284 store lambs and feeding ewes at quality rams exceeding vendors’ require - Beltex lamb from PD & L Ambler, High for a Bluefaced Leicester from W Walton Barley Grains, Longtown on Tuesday, October 20. ments, selling to a top of £480 for a Mossthorn, Roadhead, with many of the & Sons, Dunns House, Otterburn. Another mixed show of lambs attracted Texel lamb from AR Bell & Son, Kirk - best quality export lambs selling at 220ppk Heavy ewes: Texel £170 Orton Rigg, NB Grains, Wheat Grains a good company of local and distant ton. plus. £168 Nether Stenries, £164 Riddell, £160 buyers. Trade was buoyant all day, with Ram lambs: Texel £480, £450 (x2), Top price per head of £124 was achieved Hillside, £158 Thirlestane, £156 Rolled Barley, late high rates easily maintained. £420, £400, £350 Kirkton, £340 Harene, for a penful of Beltex lambs from Messrs Langdyke, £152 Viewley & Crumhaugh - Top £87 & £83 for Texels from Edger - £280 Sandilands. Beltex £320, £280 Halliday, Crawthat, Lockerbie. Overall hill. Beltex £128, £126 Hillside, £112 Wheatfeed, Rapemeal, ston Home Farm, others to £84.50 Springfield, £280 Burgh Head. Shearling average of 197.0p (SQQ 202.3p). Viewley. Suffolk £120 Kilnford Croft, Frankstown, £83 Espland; Beltex to £81 rams: Texel £340, £300, £280 Muircleugh, Principal prices (per head): Beltex £124 £120, £108 Thirlestane, £107 Viewley, Hi Pro Soya, etc. Sorbie, £77 Gillesbie; Suffolks to £80 & £300 (x2) Sandilands, £280 Duke Street Crawthat, £120 Greenburn, £119 Coalfell, £104 Riddell. Bluefaced Leicester £108 £78 Frankstown, £79 Edgerston Home, & Laughtmuirside. North Country Cheviot £118 High Mossthorn, £117 Crawthat & Brownleazes, £99 Broomhope, £96 Forest Can be mixed to your £78 Wydon Eals; Charollais to £74 & £280, £260 Gall, £260 (x2) Cleughhead. High Hall, £116 Brisco Meadows. Texel Road. North Country Cheviot £94 Or - £73.50 Coolingel; Greyfaces to £75 Hes - Bluefaced Leicester £220 Raggetsyke. £114 Moor Side, £108 Kilnford Croft, chardton Mains, £88 Crawthat, £86 Dal - requirements leywell, £73 Swinside, £72.50 Nether Dutch Texel £220 Glasson. Blackface Suffolk £106 Kilnford Croft, £98 Outer - makethar. Cheviot Mule £93 Viewley, House; Cheviot Mules to £75.50 & £73 £180 Stell Green, £160 Sewing Shields town, £95 Cleughbraemill, £94 Shield £83 Hawthornside. Charollais £90 Wilsey - Collect or deliver ex Laurmar, Routin Lynn; Beulahs to £77 Frankstown; & Laghead & Nilston Rigg. Aged ram: Green, £92 Staffler & Crumhaughhill. down. Mule £88 Belzies, £86 Nethertofts, Leicester to £76 Hesleywell; Kendal Cheviot £280 Dancing Beck. Mule £99 Shield Green, £90 Roses Bower. £85 Harelawhill, £84 Borthaugh, West Heathall Ind. Est., Dumfries Roughs to £69 Gill Head; Zwartbles to The mart had forward 7,578 sheep Charollais £97 Justinlees, £93, £91 Pasture Hall, Ashley Park & Nethertofts. £64 Hoscote Estate; Shetlands to £61 comprising 3,200 prime lambs and 4,378 House. North Country Cheviot £84.50 Light ewes: Blackface £88 Albierigg, Dykeside; Dorsets to £64 Frankstown; cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Dormansteads. Herdwick £82, £80.50 £71 Brownleazes, £70 Dunns House. Swaledales to £50 Ouston, £46 Hesley - Longtown on Thursday, October 22. Pasture House. Blackface £78.50 Chapel, Cheviot £75 Cavers Lea & Spittal Tower, Bekina Wellingtons, well. Another mixed entry of mainly hill 75.50, £75 Rawburn. £74 Longlea & Hawthornside, £69 Swait - Feeding ewes (496) to £74 for a Con - cows was on offer, with trade slightly Another large entry of 4,378 cast ewes es, £68 Barr Hill, Morebattle Tofts & Waterproof Leggings & tinental from Coolingel. Hill ewes to £60 easier. The sale topped at £936 for a and rams sold to another fast trade, en - Cadgillhead. Swaledale £72 Hightown, for Blackfaces from Glenoe Estates. Cast Limousin from H Graham, Holme House, suring all classes were much the same £62 Blakelaw. Easycare £71 Harwood rams to £57 from Waterhead of Dryffe. Walton, which also topped the price per on the week. More can be sold at Long - on Teviot. Romney £70 East Kirkcar - Jackets, Boiler Suits, etc Cheviots (2,129) a tremendous trade kilo of 124p. More numbers needed town to vendors’ advantage and are swell. for all sizes, numbers totally inadequate weekly to fulfil buyer demand. needed weekly to satisfy a competitive Rams: Bluefaced Leicester £142 Dunns for the demand. Top £78 for North Country A smaller show of 3,200 prime lambs ring. Hous. Texel £140 Mains of Machermore, FOR ALL LAMBING Cheviot from High Lodore, others to £77 was forward. Lambs held their own at 3- Another large entry of 4,378 cast ewes £132 Kilnford Croft, £130 Potholm, £128 Cronklea, £74.50 Allanshaws, £72.50 4ppk up on the week, which was better and rams sold to another fast trade, en - Thirlestane. Suffolk £132 Kilnford Croft. REQUIREMENTS Carruthers. Hill Cheviots to £77 Granton, than markets at the beginning of the suring all classes were much the same Beltex £120 Wilseydown, £106 Wedderlie. others to £76 Branxholm Braes, £73 week. on the week. More can be sold at Long - Cheviot £114, £94 Hownam Grange, £90 lamb colostrum, lambs milk, Glendinning, £70 Blackhall & Skelfhill. Another two-tier trade was witnessed, town to vendors’ advantage and are Potholm. Blackface (2,335) a larger entry with with well-fed or good-fleshed export needed weekly to satisfy a very compet - Averages. Lambs: light to 190p (178.9p); bottles, teats, lammacs, some outstanding lambs forward, trade lambs in big demand. Heavy lambs and itive ring of buyers. standard to 302p (199.1p); medium to castration rings and pliers excellent. Top £77 from Horseholme, grassy lambs proved difficult to cash. Topping the sale were Texel ewes which 292p (203.6p); heavy to 248p (184.8p); others to £75 Collin Bank, £69 Hoscote More fed lambs can be sold to vendors’ sold at £170 from BS Hennessy, Orton overweight to 189p (175.8p). Ewes: light marking sprays etc. Estate. advantage and are wanted weekly to Rigg, Carlisle with hill ewes topping at to £88 (£45.50); heavy to £170 (£70.16). The mart held the end of season sale satisfy a growing demand at Longtown. £88 for Blackfaces from BD & MS Hope, Rams: £142 (£87.86). Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday October 29, 2020 7 Plantation fails to fit with modern design policies Resident questions claims on carbon capture and loss of free access on hill A COMMERCIAL forestry gives the game away in terms proposal outside Langholm is which everyone understands. a “throwback to past planting “Tax relief and grants to plant regimes”, it’s being claimed. trees means business is being The plan to plant 560 hectares paid to invest in forestry and, of mainly conifers on Warbla because of the massive financial does not seem to fit with incentives mentioned, it’s open Scotland’s 21st century forestry season for planting trees. strategy, says resident Jamie “The unfortunate result of the Telford of Middleholms. current legislation and grants is The former agricultural land that the farm and hill land around was sold by Buccleuch to timber here is being carved up for processor James Jones Ltd of speculators.” Lockerbie. ______The design was prepared by Tilhill Forestry of Jedburgh and TOURISM is being managed by Gresham Jamie said: “Langholm is in - House, an asset management vesting in tourism and particu - company. larly eco-tourism so visitors can Jamie also questions claims experience the natural beauty about carbon capture, the loss of an area currently free of of free access on the hill, the regulated forestry plantations in loss of peat, which stores more beautiful, unspoilt rolling hills. carbon than trees, the impact “We already have mountain on wildlife and flooding, tourism bike trails and the like, along and the community. with tourism based in the hills As well as writing to Tilhill and valleys, some with natural he has written to his MP David woodlands. Mundell and MSPs asking for A view of Warblaw Hill where James Jones Ltd plans to plant a conifer plantation but faces opposition from people who enjoy its walks Photo: Tom Hutton “The threat posed by the sitka their support. plantation is that it will negate the reason for a lot of tourism He also wants the community “It is a shocking idea to plant off timbers in the power station the past, will know forestry has “Currently, there are grants for here and in the surrounding to write to Tilhill with their own an industrial mass of trees over at Lockerbie.” had a great impact. tree planting up to the whole of the hill. ______Despite assurances by forestry £8,500/hectare. valleys. comments. “The attempts to reintroduce “There is some token gesture interests that appropriate “Income from timber sales in ______golden eagles to the south are broadleaf planting but the reality PEATBOGS AND CARBON SINKS measures are taken to prevent the UK is free of income and being funded with substantial SCOTLAND ’S FORESTRY is that, at 10 per cent of the Jamie points out the peatbogs erosion or silt build-up, the corporation tax and growing sums of taxpayers’ money. One STRATEGY 2019-2029 total, any natural woodland need to be properly and reality is both occur. timber is exempt from capital of the partners is Forestry This says: “Many existing planting is a fig leaf to cover independently assessed and not ______gains tax. Scotland. forests and woodlands were up the naked wholesale only by the parties with a vested “After two years of ownership, “Effectively, public funds are planted before the formal environmental degradation and interest. COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS commercial woodlands qualify being dispensed to help these concept of sustainable forest lack of respect for anything He said: “We are certain the Scotland’s Forestry Strategy: for 100 per cent business prop - amazing birds to stay, while management was adopted about truly befitting the area.” areas listed on the proposed “Greater involvement of com - erty relief from inheritance tax.” other public funding is obliter - 20 years ago. ______maps are underestimating the munities in decisions about Jamie says: “This statement ating their hunting country.” “We are, therefore, still dealing peated areas. forests and woodlands as well with the impacts of some CARBON CAPTURE “We are on the hill constantly as in direct management and forestry practices carried out Jamie questions whether the and know these peated parts are ownership helps to increase before this. CO2 benefits from sitka add vast. They act as large carbon communities’ control and Tillhill’s response “These practices included the up. sinks but will stop being so if influence over their environ -  TILHILL Forestry has “The guidance sometimes has siting and design of forests and According to Andrew Allen dug up, drained and planted. ments, leading to greater responded to concerns raised not been very clear but the woodlands which did not reflect of the Woodland Trust: “At the “It takes thousands of years empowerment.” about involving the public in Scottish government says face- sensitive landscapes, take into moment, we reckon only 20 per to create these soils but, after Jamie added: “The previous the proposal to plant a 560- to-face meetings should not be account priority habitats and cent of the Sitka spruce grown being planted and stripped, are owner of the land, Buccleuch hectare conifer plantation on held unless essential. areas of deep peat or appropri - in this country ends up in things left inert and no use for carbon Estates, operated in a benign Warbla. “This is deemed not essential at ately consider other land-use like construction and holds its capture or tree planting after way over the landscape and its A company spokesperson this time so we will have to put it objectives.” carbon in the long term. the first or second harvest. use. responded to a letter sent from back. Jamie said: “This says to us “A lot of it ends up in fence “To quote: “Almost three quar - “Both population and Langholm resident Mairi Telford “Scottish Forestry staff would that this proposed plan attempts panels and pallets which, with ters of the carbon in woodland Buccleuch rubbed along quite Jammeh, which was published in also not be allowed to attend but to stick to the letter of the law the best will in the world, are is in the soil and only 17% in nicely until the Land Reform last week’s E&L Advertiser. they feel they should have a considering some of the legis - either rotting away or burnt the trees.” Act implied it would have to The spokesperson said: “While I presence at such drop-in sessions. lated items, like a minimum within 10 to 15 years, releasing ______sell some of what it had obtained understand your frustrations, I must “We will keep an eye on this amount of broadleaf woodland. all the carbon.” over the centuries. stress that we are still in the early situation and as soon as we can “The reality is that it still looks In its emergency tree plan the FLOOD PREVENTION “With the grants, Buccleuch stages of this planting proposal. hold a session we will advertise like a throwback to past planting Woodland Trust says most tree Another current anomaly is saw an opening for profit by “We we re due to hold a drop -in when it is on so we can listen to regimes, especially because it cover expansion should be the vast sum of money being removing long-held tenanted session for exactly some of the the community. ignores sensitive landscapes, delivered with native woods proposed to build a flood farms and a land sale. reasons you have highlighted in “Once we’ve held a session, priority habitats and areas of and trees because of the impor - prevention scheme in the town. “Obviously, because the land your email. we’ll be better informed of what deep peat, all of which the hill tance of tackling the nature and Every forestry plantation drains is now privately owned, there “Unfortunately, we are having the community would like and and its immediate surroundings climate crises together. the water off the hills at a much is a different emphasis from a to postpone this temporarily how we can work with it, whether have and are part of.” Jamie said: “Looking at James quicker rate than open hill business point of view over how because current COVID-19 re - it be incorporating some form of He added: “The open hill of Jones’s products on its website, ground. its treated.” strictions and I must say this pro - mountain bike trails, path Warblaw is part of the fabric of a large portion of what it pro - Again, the forestry industry ______posal cannot go ahead without im provements or even the possi - Langholm. It is loved by its duces is pallets, which will have tries to deny this but all locals, holding such a consultation with bility of making adjustments to inhabitants, many of whom reg - a short life before being burnt, old enough to remember the lift RAW ECONOMICS the public and the need for a drop- the design for views.” ularly walk, run and ride on it. along with the waste and cast- and fall of the Border Esk in Scotland’s Forestry Strategy: in session. 8 Thursday October 29, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday October 29, 2020 9 Wet but willing walkers Great turn-out for Rotary event as Umbrella Walk lives up to its name UMBRELLAS were at the should be comfortably above ready at last Saturday’s £20.000.” delayed annual charity walk, Catherine Lithgow, walking organised by the town’s Rotary with the Canonbie Guides, said: Club. “It was a lovely walk, although Torrential showers, with steady I was a bit worried at 10am. rain in between did not, however, “It looked like a monsoon but deter the more than 100 walkers it cleared up and the Guides set from completing the circuits in off at 10.30am. Langholm and Canonbie. “We didn't see other walkers In Langholm they set off from because times were staggered the community centre and so it felt different, like everything finished at Jenny Noble’s Gill else this year. via Gaskells and Murtholm, “The route took us from about five miles in all. Canonbie hall to Rowanburn John Elliot, who took names and Gilnockie. We turned down at the start, along with Frank the Fairy Loup and over Hollows Steele, said: “It became difficult bridge. to count the participants because “We continued along the lane of the weather but between back to Canonbie, pausing for Langholm and Canonbie there sweeties as we passed my house, were more than 100 walkers. and back to the hall. “They raised more than “Usually, we spot the daffodils £10,000 in sponsorship. Once and early lambs; this time we Gift Aid claims and trust top- scrunched through leaf litter and Springtime in Eskdale ups are added, the grand total enjoyed the autumn colours.” A group of Canonbie Guides Photo by Catherine Lithgow How a chance knock at the door reveals a connection with famous Dundee artist A COUPLE searching for a them up the Stennieswater road The Rev Scott McCarthy, that it encouraged people to house in Westerkirk, por - to view the house and it is indeed former minister at Langholm, appreciate nature itself as they trayed in a painting nearly a the house in the painting. also has a connection to the sat and painted. Morag Pool nears the end of a very wet walk for Langholm Golf Club century ago by a renowned “The artist is called James artist. Springtime in Eskdale was Scottish artist, came up McIntosh Patrick and he painted He said McIntosh Patrick was completed in 1934 to mark the trumps when they knocked it in 1934. I've ordered myself a his grandmother's artistic mentor centenary of Telford’s death. on Margaret Railton’s door. print of the painting.” and a good friend of hers. He During World War Two he Langholm Rotary Club Initially, the couple, who live She added: “The couple had knew this particular painting served with the Army Camou - Lewis Moorhead, Cara McCaig, Isla Moorhead and Kerry Jackson Umbrella Walk 2020 in Cumbria, thought the house only a print of the painting. The but not that it was now flage Corps and when it ended, Gareth and Kenny Irving walk for Langholm Horse Racing Association of Canonbie raise money for Langholm Playcare was not the one they were woman was given it as a gift Margaret’s home. he returned with his wife and searching for and went on their from her parents when she was family to his house in Dundee. way. a child. The original is in a Telford He taught art until his eighties But Margaret, who rents gallery in Liverpool.” Margaret’s house has another and continued painting until his Crooks on the road to Megdale, Margaret’s post on Facebook claim to fame. Engineer Thomas last few years when his eyesight then looked up the painting on - about her tale prompted respons - Telford and his mother lived began to fail. line and was surprised, on closer es from two friends who had there after the death of his Art historians rank him as one inspection, to find it was her connections with the Dundee father. of the greatest painters Scotland home. artist. James McIntosh Patrick, who produced in the 20th century. She said: “This couple said Artist Ann Smith, who lives was born in Dundee in 1907, He died in Dundee in 1998, the house in the picture was in Langholm but grew up near was well known as a landscape aged 91. called Crooks and it was in Dundee, told Margaret that James painter and etcher. Eskdalemuir. McIntosh Patrick painted around At 17 his father enrolled him “They had been to the Hub her area and she remembered as a second-year student at the but no one could help them. seeing him out painting when Glasgow School of Art. They decided my house wasn't she was at primary school near In 1926 he and one of his the right one. the farm where she lived. teachers, Maurice Grieffen - “I sent them to look at the hagen, had a three-month sum - Telford Cairn further up the Iconic mer vacation in the south of Aileen Cavers and her dad John Armstrong, walking for Ewes hall, take along their dogs valley and wished them luck in His work was iconic in the France working on paintings of finding the house. Dundee area and she thought the landscapes. “I came in and googled the what a coincidence it was that After he completed his studies, painting which is called he had done work in Eskdale. he began his working life as an Springtime in Eskdale. She said: “My parents took etcher but in the 1930s demand “On closer inspection, I could me to a large exhibition of his dwindled and Patrick began to see the painting was very like at the McManus Galleries in concentrate on watercolour and this house from around the back. Dundee in the early 1980s. oil painting. “It was the first exhibition I He loved landscape painting Postie had been to and was in awe of and went out into the countryside “I waited for the couple to his work. I think it was because to make sketches and, back in come back but they took ages. we saw him out painting and his studio, use them to complete Top So, with a little help from our recognised a lot of the scenes his oil or watercolour painting. Meggie Railton at home in Crooks postie Gordon Young, I got a he painted. Later, he perfected his style message to them to stop on the “He was really well known in and technique in en plein air Above: The artist James McIntosh Patrick way back. the area I always remember him painting. “I think I was way more ex - painting in a cravat and tweed He believed this to be the best Left: cited than they were. I took jacket. ” way to paint landscapes saying Crooks farmhouse today Jacqueline Hall walks for Left to right are Avril Grieve, Luke Tolson and Lawson Reid walk Langholm Day Centre Angie and James Kay walk for WTKO karate club in support of Langholm New Town Bowling Club 10 Thursday October 29, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk BEAR takes over A7 RESPONSIBILITY for manag - ing and maintaining the A7 Silent piper draws through Eskdale has been taken over by BEAR Scotland. The company, which previ - ously had the contract before Amey took it over several years ago, is now in charge of 314 miles of trunk roads in south on other talents east Scotland, including some Canonbie man, Iain, is cartoonist for Piping Times of the country’s busiest routes. THE music may have been introduced me to the newly-ap - BEAR Scotland was awarded silenced this year but one pointed Sovereign’s piper who the contract until at least 2028 Langholm pipe band piper was from Liverpool. by Transport Scotland. has used the time to be “I jokingly said I'd set him up An enhanced Trunk Road In - creative. as the next subject to meet cident Support Service (TRISS) Iain Bell, who lives in Donald Drone. is being deployed on the network Canonbie and is a keen angler, “At the risk of being “sent to to give more help during inci - also draws caricatures for the the Tower”, I did just that. dents to help keep the trunk monthly Piping Times road network moving. magazine. Gracious The seven new TRISS vehicles His usual character is Donald “The sequence was published with digital display signs can and news reached me later that be activated to give valuable Drone but, with the furlough scheme in place at the magazine, a certain gracious lady had seen information to road users. it and had a good laugh, too. Iain Murray, managing direc - Iain’s pencils have wandered. The piping times began in “None of us knows what the tor, said: “Our long-standing future holds with the current experience in trunk road main - about 1947 as the monthly organ of the College of Piping in pandemic. tenance in Scotland and the “The whole competitive piping expertise of our dedicated south- Glasgow, now known as the National Piping Centre. championship scene has been east team ensures we deliver on hold, along with our band and develop a high-level service Iain said: “When I was going through the publishing of my engagements and common which focuses on customer care ridings. for the people and organisations book From Scots Borderer to Ulster Scot, the magazine editor, “In the absence of these events which rely on trunk roads in to focus on, the devil made work south-east Scotland for years Stuart Letford, helped me greatly with, well, editing. for my idle hands, hence the to come.” wee COVID fishing cartoon.” The company redeployed a “I'd noticed that their monthly Sovereign’s piper accidently meets Donald by straying onto his croft number of its most experienced cartoon character Donald Drone road managers and team leads had been absent for an issue and to oversee the management of said I had a wee idea for a the unit. Donald Drone sequence and It will undertake winter service Stuart said he'd love to see it.” operations, provide an incident response service and other cyclic Caricature maintenance activities. With being so busy preparing for his book launch at Piping Live in 2018, the art pencils never came out until a year later when he submitted a few frames of caricature to the magazine and they were published. Iain added: “From then on, I Praise for gained acceptance and created a monthly cartoon until lockdown and furlough came along. secretary “I was privileged last year to THE secretary of Langholm, pipe at the Royal Garden Party at Holyrood and a fellow piper One of Iain’s caroons from the front cover of Piping Times Ewes and Westerkirk commu - All illustrations © Piping Times and Iain Bell nity council has been recognised for his work for the council. Robert Dickson, who lives in Langholm, received a card from Fiona Armstrong, Lord-Lieu - tenant of Dumfries, to thank him for all his work for the WE BELIEVE that cooking is a information and guidance to Let’s gete ncocuragoe indiovidualks andi fanmilies g at home community council during the core life skill and our aim is to COVID-19 pandemic. give everyone the opportunity to to cook from scratch. The message in the card says: learn to cook and enjoy good food The initiative includes recipes for “The innovation, collaboration together. all meal occasions: breakfast, lunch, and selflessness shown by so Let’s Get Cooking at Home provides main meals, snacks, desserts and many in the lieutenancies during lots of ideas and suggestions on packed lunches. the COVID-19 pandemic has how you can make cooking fun by All recipes are healthier as they been truly inspirational and up - involving the whole family. are lower in fat, salt and added sugar lifting. Planning and preparation are and, where possible, use frozen, “As Her Majesty's represen - important stages of cooking so hav - tinned and dried ingredients. tatives, we would like to thank ing an understanding of food safety Let’s Get Cooking at Home (search you for the wonderful and hygiene as well as having basic via week 1, week 2, up to week 17) contribution you have made to equipment in your kitchen and is promoted through the Safe and your community during these essentials in your store cupboard Healthy Action Partnership (SHAP) extraordinary and challenging means you are ready to get cooking Facebook page at times.” within your own home. www.facebook.com/AandESHAP/ The card was signed by all The Health Improvement Team is For further information and support, three Lord-Lieutenants in showcasing, as part of a weekly please contact Yvonne or Louise Dumfries and Galloway. eature, easy nutritious recipes, from the team on 01461 204741. practical videos and additional See Page 11. 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100 years: Langholm Town Council Nominations Edward Armstrong, West Street, proposed by Dr Watt and Alex Thomson, banker. John Fairley, Arkinholm Terrace, proposed by A.M. Scott, Eskmount, and T.R Easton, Bridge House. Arthur Laidlaw, Alma Cottage proposed by A.M Scott and T Paisley, Elizabeth Street. Wm J McLean teacher, proposed by EJ Bell, Hillside and J K Armstrong, Eskdaill Street. Robert Paisley, Rosevale Street, proposed A Bell, Hillside, and John Cairns, Holmfoot. James Connon, Buccleuch Hotel, proposed by A J McNair, High Street and Wm Murray, shoemaker, High Street. There are thus six candidates for four seats and should there be no withdrawals on or before 4pm on Thursday, a pol will take place on Tuesday next.

75 years : Presentation Langholm with the Lid Off On Monday night a deputation of employees of the Southern Area of the SCWS waited on Mr We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book. Scott, the Area manager, who is leaving for Rothesay to take up a higher position with the firm. replied. “And I’m not taking it rolled over several times and In handing over a wallet of notes, Mr WB McVittie asked Mr Scott’s acceptance of same, and INTO THE MILL to Tom Scott next time.” was completely winded. “Who said the little token carried with it the best wishes of all the staff at Langholm and Moffat. His (continued) Tom Scott’s son Alex, a the hell is that?” I asked Tommy three years stay in their midst had probably fitted him for the more responsible post, and his rela - “WELL WHEN your opposite former Langholm captain Stothart (a member of the seven tions with the staff had always been most harmonious. In reply Mr Scott thanked them for the number comes at you with the would bring teams of former i and designer at Waverley Mills handsome gift and it was his intention to purchase something that would be a reminder of the ball don’t let him dictate the who was later killed in the Tank nternational players to play time spent in Langholm to which he would look forward to visiting – especially at the Common direction. Don’t just stand there. Langholm. Corps against Rommel’s Tiger Riding. Mr Scott’s successor is Mr Wm Watters, who comes from Forres. Attack him by making an angle I had the honour of playing tanks in the desert during the with him on the touch line and against my boyhood hero Jocky North African Campaign). hit him with your shoulder on Goodfellow who was “That’s Charlie Scott the his thigh but make sure your Langholm’s second rugby inter - grocer’s boy and he lives 50 years: BEM Awarded head is behind his thigh unless nationalist in 1928. Jocky opposite in Douglas Terrace,” you want your head kicked off. played on the wing for replied Tommy. A native of Eskdalemuir, 61-year-old Mr Harry Earsman, who was born at Greystonelea, was pre - Now run at me and I’ll demon - Langholm and Scotland and his sented with the British Empire Medal by the Duke of Northumberland at Kielder last Friday. New strate.” father played full-back in the Internationalists Tom Scott would be in his six - senior ranger with the Forestry Commission at Falston Forest, Mr Earsman joined the Commission same Langholm team. Jimmy Maxwell (1957) and ties then, very old in the eyes of captain of Langholm’s Border in 1939 and was later gamekeeper for Lord Minto at Denholm and the Earl of Home at Coldstream. a 16-year-old youth so I made a Poleaxed League and Scottish Champi - For a time, he was on the Duke of Buccleuch’s estate at Newcastleton. He received his award in half-hearted run at him and he onship win in the season 1958- the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in the recognition of his work in wild life management, par - Naturally I hit Jocky with ev - punched me in the guts and I 59 was another of Langholm’s erything I had in the tackle. ticularly of roe deer. He is a member of the British Deer Society. doubled up with my eyes water - eight international players as Jocky hadn’t been playing ing. were the Elliot brothers Christie “Don’t you insult me boy!” he rugby for several years and he (1958) on the wing and Tommy said. went down as if poleaxed. (1968), a flanker, Billy Steele “For the love of god boy what I wasn’t taking that from an (1969) Scotland and British 25 years: Absolutely fabulous coffee morning. old ‘git’ so I took a runner at are you trying to do, kill me?” Lions winger sang “Flo’er O’ him. he gasped. Scotland” on TV which was the Absolutely fantastic was how Fr Stuart Campbell described the attendance at the coffee morning We were in the warehouse at Donald Scott (1950) our third British Lions party piece when organised by St Francis Roman Catholic Church. The event in Langholm Community Centre on international in chronological the time where there was a long they were awarded the BBC’s Saturday, raised £370 and Fr Campbell thanked everyone for their support. It had been a really order was perhaps the best polished oak table for examin - team of the year award. Our amazing effort by Langholm and Annan parishioners to raise such a large amount of money, he ing the cloth. natural rugby player Langholm eighth international Stephen said. The original plan had been to purchase badly needed hymn books but with more money Next thing I knew I was flying ever had. He could make a Turk – holder of Langholm’s along this table, shot off the break off either foot with great points scoring record of 38 and raised than anticipated, it has now been agreed to donate £50 towards the Day Centre curtain ap - end, skinned my elbows on the acceleration. I remember when when a try was only 3 points – peal to demonstrate the church’s thanks for all the help given by the centre with the Sunday Masses. floor and smashed my head on I was in the first seven before trotted on to the sacred turf of Raffle winners were: BFA figurine, Eleanor Cowan, Chicken and veg dinner; 5 Drove Road, writ - the wall. the war, we would train on the Twickenham in March 1971 to ing paper; Mark Grieve, red wine; McCracken, Annan; toy lion Margaret McDonald, picture; 21 Scholars Field which was When I went back to Drew take station in the centre berth Caroline Street, fruit; Academy Place, white wine; A Corson, box of chocolates; Campbell, Annan, Stevenson with the shade I was where Academy Place is now. to Langholm’s William Steele sweater; Alex Bryce, soap; Doreen Bell, jar of chocolates; Phyllis Day, tin of buscuits; Mary Green, limping and in a dishevelled Lots of people came to watch to stand four square against the condition. and I was doing the “massy” might of England and share in a plant; May Young, tree of mugs; Alan Porteous, bottle of liqueur; Charles. “So they didn’t pass it?” he speed bursts when a little 10- glorious victory when John asked. “Don’t worry they’ll year-old boy dashed out of the Frame of Gala had to come off pass it the next time,” he said. crowd and brought me crashing with a thigh injury after “No they didn’t pass it,” I down with a great tackle. 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An unusual view of the River Esk in its autumnal glory. Photo by Nicol Nicolson of Langholm Camera: Canon EOS 550D

THE Royal Scottish National Also on stage will be pianists OSrchestcra is broingingt audliencaes Pnaul Ledwis and’ Bsoris G iltbuorg, rchestra, digitally its first digital season over the violinist Francesca Dego and coming months. mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, who The performances will be filmed performs Wagner’s sensuous live for audiences in the RSNO’s Wesendonck-Lieder. studio. Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven’s The concerts are a reimagining of Piano Concerto No3 on Friday, its 2020:21 season and feature many of the guest artists and November 6 at 7.30pm. music originally programmed, Also in the programme is Alberto alongside some surprises to enjoy Ginastera’s Variaciones concer - in the comfort of your own home. tantes. The conductor is Carlos Beethoven once said: “There is Miguel Prieto. nothing more beautiful than Ginastera took his inspiration distributing happiness to many from the skies, the soil and, above people.” all, the soul of his native Argentina. As the RSNO celebrates the His Variaciones concertantes 250th anniversary of his birth this captures the vast landscape before season, it believes these concerts cutting loose in fabulous, foot- will bring both joy and solace as stamping dance; sheer celebration everyone continues to adapt and and a thrilling showcase for find their way through the Mexican guest conductor Prieto. pandemic. RSNO favourite Boris Giltburg Thomas Søndergård, music makes a welcome return in director, returns to Scotland for Beethoven’s third piano concerto. some special concerts with the It’s a dark, deeply-personal mas - All concerts will be available to watch from the date of broadcast musicians. terpiece; perfect for a pianist who’s Above left: Elim Chan, principal guest been described as ‘a true until Sunday, March 14. Boris Giltburg, piano conductor, joins forces with Romantic’. Concert programmes are avail - clarinettist Jörg Widmann for Full details on how to buy and able to buy for £2 from Above right: Mozart’s beautiful Clarinet watch are at rsno.org.uk/digital- issuu.com/rsno the day before Thomas Søndergård, conductor Concerto. season each broadcast. 14 Thursday October 29, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk The fiery tints of autumn It’s the season for tidying up, says our gardening columnist, Helen Knowles T’S been another colourful autumn and, while Having tidied the borders, it’s some of the trees and shrubs have shed their a great opportunity to tackle foliage, there are still many putting on a wonderful any weeds which have been display. hidden by the plants. I Get on top of these now and Acers are ablaze with fiery year and the days are getting it’ll give you a headstart in the tints of orange, red and yellow, shorter, making every hour of spring. while Euonymus alatus is living daylight precious. Once you’ve tackled the up to its common name of Clear fallen leaves off paths, weeds, a generous mulch of burning bush. lawns and borders and collect well-rotted manure or home- The foliage, which has been them to make leaf mould. made compost will replenish dark green all summer, is turn - Trimming hedges will give the soil in your borders and in - ing bright pink and will then the garden nice crisp lines and sulate the plant roots during change to brilliant red. keep it looking good all win - periods of very cold weather. This wonderful shrub also ter. A good job for a wet day is produces colourful, purplish- It’s also a good time to make to sort through the seed box red seed pods which split open a start on pruning overgrown and sow those perennials which to reveal orange-coated seeds shrubs and, if you have need a period of chilling before which dangle from the seed Buddleia, it’s worth reducing they will germinate such as pods until the birds find them. the length of growth by about Helleborus and Trollius (Globe The foliage of Cornus half to avoid wind-rock. flower) as well as some edible stolonifera flaviramea (Yellow The final pruning of these crops. stemmed dogwood) is just start - can be done in late spring. Having kept the supply of ing to turn golden yellow and, salad leaves going all summer, once that falls, the bright Tidy up I’m hoping to keep growing yellow-green stems will keep Now the herbaceous plants fresh greens all winter, too. the colour going all winter. in the borders are starting to The regular winter staples of If you’re looking for a hardy die back, remove any foliage scarlet kale and broccoli are shrub, which provides winter turning to a slimy mush, like growing well in the veg tunnel interest, the winter-stem dog - hostas, before they smother the but it’ll be nice to have home - woods are a good choice and crowns of other plants, causing grown salads, too, so I’ll sow come in a range of colours. them to rot, and tidy up other winter, hardy, red mustard, Cornus kesselringii produces dead and decaying plant mate - mizuna, rocket and lambs’ let - Euyonymous alatus dramatic purple-black stems, rial. tuce. while Cornus alba ‘Sibirica It’s worth leaving some of These can be grown outside Variegata’ produces bright scar - the seedheads of certain plants in more sheltered areas but I’ll let stems and has beautiful though, like Lunaria (Honesty), grow them in polystyrene boxes green and cream variegated fo - Astilbe, Phlomis, Astrantia, under glass and, that way, we liage, making a great plant for Eryngium (Sea Holly), Iris sibir - should still be able to enjoy all year round. ica, Iris foetidissima and freshly-picked salad leaves at All these dogwoods produce ornamental grasses. Christmas and well into the their best colour on new growth They add a bit of structure new year. so prune the oldest stems in and interest to the winter garden Garlic spring. and shelter invertebrates which, Another crop I’m starting off There is just so much to do in turn, become food for the now is garlic. In milder and in the garden at this time of birds. drier areas it can be planted outside now but our wet winters mean it’s better to start it in ChCChrhrristmasristmristmaririsristist mas WWreaWreatWreathWrWrere ath pots undercover before planting out in the spring. I grow soft-neck varieties be - WWoWorWorkWorksorkshshoshopshopss hops cause these are easy to grow and store well. 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SGolf ocial media star contest at Kelso A YOUNG golfer is the latest competitive golf with people athlete to come under the of my own age and standard. spotlight in a regular online There are many great role feature . models in golf and Callum Callum Jeffrey, who lives in said: “Ricky Fowler has Langholm, is profiled on always been my favourite Annandale and Eskdale golfer. He is a great profes - Active School and Community sional and role model. Sport’s Facebook page this Rewarding week. “The most rewarding part The feature focuses on the of being involved in sport is many people who contribute being able to participate in to sport in the region in something I love. It’s really different ways. rewarding for me. It delves into how they got “Sport has opened so many into sport and who inspired opportunities for me and al - them. lows me to take my golf to Callum said he first took up the next level. It’s great to golf when he attended coach - Dale Irving, left, rides Saint Arvans to victory at Kelso ahead of Conor O’ - meet a lot of new people and ing sessions from a very Farrell on Trooper Turnbull make new friends.” young age and continued The pandemic this year has at Kelso, the best of the bunch ever since. Horseracing hindered many sportspeople being Dolly Dancer who came He said; “I participate in and and they’ve had to find third for Barnes in a two-mile, love many different sports but DALE Irving rode a tight different ways to keep fit. one-furlong handicap chase. golf is one of my favourites. finish to win on Saint Arvans, At Hexham last Sunday and Callum said: “I have still trained by Maurice Barnes, Championship managed to exercise daily he rode the 200/1 shot Farlam at Kelso last Saturday. King into second place for “One of my most memorable during lockdown. Irving rode the 16/1 shot to Barnes in a two-mile, four-fur - sporting moments in golf was “Langholm is a lovely place victory in a two-mile maiden long novice chase. when I won the under 16 for hillwalking and I’ve also hurdle in a 10-strong field. Quick Brew was sixth in a Border championship. been biking and running. Despite jumping the third two-mile, four-furlong handicap “I have also competed for “However, now golf courses badly, the horse made progress chase for Barnes, while Camile, the Borders in the Scottish are open again I am there a on the inside and was close up trained by Iain Jardine, was area team event at lot of the time. four fences from home. ninth in a two-mile handicap Murrayshall golf course in “During lockdown the cours - It went into the lead two from hurdle. es were not open so I used Perth.” home, was joined at the last James Ewart Racing of ping pong balls and tried to Asked what barriers he by Conor O’Farrell on the Rose Langholm had two runners at hit them into pint glasses and faced in getting to where he Dobbin-trained Trooper Hexham and Aquitaine Boy was, he said that because of moved them around the Turnbull at the last but kept came fourth of the 12 runners decreasing numbers in the house. on gamely to win by a shoulder when ridden by Nathan junior section at Langholm, “I also built a hand-made for owner David Carr. Moscrop in a two-mile novices Langholm’s Callum Jeffrey is featured in Annandale and Eskdale he had to travel to Hawick to gym in the shed to maintain Irving had another four rides hurdle. participate in coaching and my physical strength.” Active School and Community Sport’s Facebook page Newcastleton’s Polaris is bang on form Hounds Diggle Boy crossed the Cumrew, Splendid Mikey, Bobby Moon, Open graded: Sportsman, finishing line first in New - Tuesday, October 13 Castle Clansman, Fire Bolt. 5 Delta Scope, Buster Moon, NEWCASTELTON-OWNED castleton and Spadeadam, Seniors: Polaris, Tynemouth, ran. 24.31. Bobby Moon, Class Mo Salah, hound Polaris has been while Time Will Tell was the Delta Script, Fire Lass, Fire Pups: Diggle Boy, Border Fire Gem. 7 ran. 12.20. E&L bang on form this month, winner at Teviothead and Gun, Delta Scope. 6 ran. 26.04. Brow, Time Will Tell, Border ______winning all four of his trails Cumrew. Senior graded: Sportsman, Brae, Matilda, Just William. 7 SPORT Teviothead: at four different venues. Sportsman had two wins in Castle Clansman, Fire Bolt. 3 ran. 18.13.

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