Sedbergh & District
April 2014 Issue 320 Donation £1 A continued Big Thank You to all the special request. Any suggestions and contributors to make this a great 96 help would be greatly appreciated. pages. Please support all the Advertisers I have a larger than usual Editorial that appear every month which helps on Page 84 this month which to put a smile on their faces. contains a lot of good news and a Dennis & Jacky Whicker
CLOSING DATES: ALL ADVERTS - 15th; ALL ARTICLES - 19th S & D Lookaround 13 Kings Yard, Sedbergh LA10 5BJ Telephone 015396 20788 e mail: [email protected] ~ Web Site: http://www.sedberghlookaround.org.uk Ubcmf!pg!Dpoufout! Advertising Rates 93 Indoor Bowling (Dent) 72 Bed & Breakfast 87 Inner Fire Foundation 10 Bus Time Table 88 Inspira 59 Crossword Ladies NFU 68 Diary of Events 94 Lunch Club 82 Groups 90 Main St Wavemaker 28 Personals 6 Music Festival 62 Places of Interest 5 neighbourhoodalert Sheep 27 Religious Services 92 Parish Council elections 16 Regular Meetings 5 Primary School Dent 34 Sudoku 4/85 Promises Auction Dent 34 72 Main Street 19 Queen's Gardens 66 Art Society 80 Rosemary Lewes 67 BBC TV Travel 69 Royal British Legion 68 Bookworm 80 Sedbergh Orchestra Concert 60 Burden of Paradise 16 Settlebeck School 34 Calendar Girls 12 Sight Advice South Lakeland 8 Calendar Girls Spellbound 46 Speedwatch 37 Christian Aid 43 Spring Show 7 Christian Fellowship Dent Dale 45 Swifts in Sedbergh 48 Churches Together 40 Thandi 56 Citizens Advice 39 The Christie 82 Community Officer Report 86 Tim Farron MP 25 Councillors Corner 20 Tour de France 73 Cricket Coaching 71 Town Band 63 CWT Wild Shetland 14 Triglav & Zrece 65 Dent Dale Memorial Hall 19 Weather 69 Dental Practice 83 Western Dales Bus + timetable 81 Dentdale Run 70 WI Dentdale 50 Editorial 84 WI Howgill 51 European Union 74 WI Killington 53 Family Musings 38 WI Sedbergh 54 First Responders Dentdale 49 worship@peopleshall 44 Gardening 17 Yorkshire Dales National Park 29 History Society Shap 18 Yorkshire Dales Society 49 Howgill Village Hall 83 Zrece Exchange 30 Page 2 Ubcmf!pg!Bewfsut! Able Memorials 63 June Parker Acupuncture 10 Andrew Allan Video Transfer 58 Kay Whittle Chiropodist 77 Austin Brown Computing 18 Kentdale Property & Garden Services 24 Brian Goad Funeral Services 73 Killington Marquees 59 Bryrom Furnishers 22 Killington Upholstery and Textiles Services 27 Bunny Bingo 11 Language Tuition 68 Burden of Paradise 25 Malcolm Sedgwick Carpenter 21 Capstick Insurance Agent 13 Mark Barker Gardener 58 CDC 20 Market 41 Chris Whelan Estate Agent 30 May Spring Show 64 Clare Mingins Hypnotherapy 33 MB Designs 80 Clutterbooks 23 Meadowside Cafe 28 Cobble Country Estate Agent 52 Meadowside Cafe 53 Cross Keys Hotel 74 Medical Centre 10 Cumbria Stoves 47 Medical Centre 31 Daphne Jackson Osteopath 81 Middleton Head PH 60 Dawsons Coal Yard 42 Middleton Landscapes 26 Dentdale Designs 37 MK Conversions Builders 72 Derek Hayes Gardener 15 Nicky Ross Plumber 65 Duncan Law Plumber 67 Old Time Dance 26 Easter Sale 21 Parkin & Jackson Kevin Bateman 73 Ecotec Gas Specialist 32 Paul Hoggarth Builder 67 Edwin Middleton Carpenter 83 People's Hall 66 Ellison Wood Supplier 38 Peter Woof Tradesman 14 Farfield Mill 1 Philip Horner Fencer 17 Farfield Mill Job Vacancy 51 Railsaver 43 Fish Express 9 Robert Powell Web Design 67 Flat to Let 7 Rosemary Lewes Accountant 36 G J Baines & Son Builders 54 Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks & Skips 66 Garsdale Design 51 Sam Konczynski Carpets 83 Gary Allan Metalworker 56 Sedbergh Office Services 78 Gavin Charlesworth Wood Supplier 70 Sedbergh School 50 Graham Bradley Builder 39 Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 64 Graham Moffat Builder 75 Slimming Guru 29 H&M Craftsmen 43 Stefan Kliszat Decorator 62 Haddock Paddock 9 Stephenson & Wilson Builders 28 Hay For Sale 7 Steve Chadwick Handiman 57 Hayton & Winkley Solicitors 34 Steve Hopps Handyman 66 Holme Farm 8 Stobars Hall Care Home 53 House Clearances 39 Stramongate Printers 45 Howgill Upholstery 48 Tilk Wilkinson Builder 79 Inner Fire Charity 11 Tooby Electricals 44 Jenette Hardy Bookkeeping 71 Treadwell Carpets 46 Jennie Davies Counsellor 80 Trevor Gardner Plumber 55 John Hawley Gardener 82 Western Dales Bus 40 Josephine Lade Orthopaedic 37 Windermere Windows 76 June Music Festival 64 Yvonne Cervetti Massage 35 Page 3 APRIL BIRTHDAYS
Every month, there are Children’s B Day Name Age Birthday Vouchers to the value of £10 awarded to a Child whose 06 14 3 Cameron MILBURN 8 name appears on the Birthday 13 4 Kyla DODD 1 Page. The recipients this month are: 10 4 Emily STANLEY 4 Cameron Milburn who is 8 years old on 3rd April and 06 5 Katie COLTON 8 Sienna Middleton who is 9 years 13 8 James DAWSON 1 old on 25th April. Please collect your vouchers from 07 8 Connor THORNLEY 7 Sedbergh Office Services 03 11 10 Isobel METCALFE 11 13 Kings Yard, Main Street, Sedbergh 07 13 Edward JERMY 7 which can be used in any shop in 11 16 Ellen METCALFE 3 Sedbergh & Dent. 08 18 Jasmine SEN 6 04 13 18 Tom ALLAN 10 07 22 Myles STAINTON 7
05 13 22 Siobhan COUSINS 9 13 23 Woody LONGFELLOW 1
07 23 Zak HALL 7
06 25 Izzy NEWBOLD 8 05 14 25 Sienna MIDDLETON 9
07 27 Scott LAWSON 7
06 28 Lucy CAPSTICK 8
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1330 Every Monday Knit ‘N’ Natter DHC Cautley Spout, A683 towards Kirkby Stephen 1930 1st Monday Dent Parish Council DMH Community Office, 72 Main Street 1930 1st Monday People’s Hall Comm PH Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Community Office 1900 3rd Monday Chamber of Trade PH Dent Heritage Centre, Laning, Dent * 1300 Every Tuesday Howgill Toddlers HVH Farfield Mill, A684 Garsdale Road * 1300 Every Tuesday Knit & Natter FM Free to LA10 Residents on Sundays 1830 Every Tuesday Cub Scouts SHQ Friends Quaker Meeting House, Brigflatts. 1930 Every Tuesday Bridge Club WHC George Fox’s Quaker Pulpit, Firbank 1930 Every Tuesday T’ai Chi URCR Golf Club, Catholes, Sedbergh * 1400 2nd Tuesday Killington WI PH History Society, Community Office 1400 3rd Tuesday Sight Advice Group PH Holme Working Farm, Middleton * 1930 3rd Tuesday Ladies NFU PH Holy Trinity Church, Howgill 1000 Every Wednesday Coffee Morning URCR
1315 Every Wednesday Art Society URCR Jubilee Wood, Castlehaw Lane
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1730 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Juniors PH Methodist Church, New Street
1730 Every Wednesday Brownies (term time) SMCR Queen’s Gardens, Station Road 1930 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Seniors PH St. Andrew’s Church, Dent 1930 1st & 3rd Wednesday History Society SHS St. Andrew’s Church, Main Street, Sedbergh 1915 2nd Wednesday Dentdale WI DMH St. Gregory’s Church, Vale of Lune 1930 2nd Wednesday Sedbergh WI PH 1400 3rd Wednesday Age UK South Lakes Library St. John’s Church, Cowgill 1400 1st & 3rd Thursday Child Health/Baby Club PH St John’s Church, Firbank 1930 1st Thursday Howgill WI FCH St. John’s Church, Garsdale 1200 2nd Thursday Lunch Club Red St. Mark’s Church, Cautley 1915 2nd Thursday Royal British Legion WHC Sedbergh Embroidery, StAS 1930 2nd Thursday Sed. Parish Council PH United Reformed Church, Main Street 1730 Every Friday Beaver Scouts SHQ Information Centre, 72 Main Street 1930 Every Friday Scouts SHQ
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BAINES BURROW Esther and all the family would like to Happy 80th Birthday Joyce on 20th thank everyone for all their kind April. Love and best wishes from words, cards and flowers following Mary & family. XX the recent passing of George. A ====== special thank you to Brian Goad and POSTLETHWAITE all at J J Martin for their attention to Angie would like to thank everyone detail and Dorothy and staff for the for all the cards, presents and money lovely spread. Also thanks to all the that she received for her 18th staff at Sedbergh Health Centre for all Birthday. Hope you all enjoyed the party as much as I did. their care over the last few years and ====== to the Paramedics who attended. A TODD total of £460 was raised from kind Thomas would like to thank all who donations and will be split between came to help celebrate his 60th Dent First Responders and Air Birthday party and also for the cards, Ambulance. presents and a Special Thank You for ====== the Donations amounting to £400 for DODD the North West Air Ambulance. Happy 1st Birthday to our beautiful ====== daughter Kyla on 4th April 2104. WANTED Thank you for making our year so Two/three bedroom unfurnished special! Lots of Love from Mummy & house/bungalow to rent in Sedbergh. daddy XXX Immediately for a long term tenancy. ====== Please call 0770 4455385. JOEL ====== Ormonde, Jessica and family would FOR SALE like to thank everyone for all their kind 2004 Black Nissan Xtrail DCI SVE. support, sympathy, letters, cards and Full leather interior, newly fitted the huge volume of donations made towbar, new turbo and full service to Cancer Care following the loss of history. £4500 offers accepted. Call for more information or a test drive Helen. Many thanks also to Rev Andy Dent 25812. McMullon and Rev Vic Hopkins for a ====== wonderful service and burial in FOR SALE Sedbergh Cemetery and a very Dyson Ball DC26 lightweight vacuum special thanks also to all the staff of cleaner. Seldom used. 3 year St John's Hospice, Lancaster who did warranty remaining. Cost £370 new, an outstanding job in caring for Helen offers around £100. Tel: 20659 or during her last weeks. 07961 925003. Page 6 MINI SPRING SHOW FOR SALE Calling all children & parents Good Quality Hay & Straw (Small Bales) The CHILDREN’S SECTION of the Haylage (Large Bales) SPRING SHOW will take place at the Tel: 015396 20668 GALA on MAY 17th. Mob: 07960 210336 All we need now are your entries so please get busy and win those cups, prizes and certificates. Here is a list 13. A nocturnal insect in mixed of all the classes you can enter. media. Pre-school Years 3 & 4 1. A poster by a group of children of 14. A favourite poem (maximum size a farm – any media or size up to A4) for the W. Milburn & Sons A2. cup for handwriting. 2. A drawing of a farm animal 15. A collage picture of an animal. 3. A collage in 3 colours (maximum 16. A drawing of a car or an size A4). agricultural machine 4. A drawing of a person 17. A Viking artefact –any media. 5. A decorated hard boiled egg Years 5 & 6 Reception Year 18. A collage of sequins and buttons 6. An animal made out of of a bird or butterfly. vegetables, fruit, or foliage. 19. A mosaic picture of an African 7. A paper plate decorated with the animal. face of a clown 20. A sculpture made from recycled 8. A picture of a dragon, dinosaur or material. robot. 21. A picture of the local area. 9. A mobile made of pasta Year 7 and above. Years 1 & 2 22. A hand crafted article – any 10. An illustrated capital letter material including wood or metal (maximum size A5). 23. 4 decorated cup cakes judged 11. An Easter card. for decoration and baking. 12. A decorated digestive biscuit. 24. A “new baby“, card. 25. A computer generated poster to promote visitors to Sedbergh. FLAT TO LET Entries (in their present school year only) must be the unaided handwork ONE BEDROOMED FLAT of the child. Verbal guidance only CENTRE OF SEDBERGH may be given by the child’s parent or NO SMOKING teacher. Entries are free and full details of £360 per cm how to enter will be in next month’s CONTACT HILARY Lookaround. Any queries to Wendy – 21902 or 07880 524067 Margaret – 20610. Page 7 SIGHT ADVICE SOUTH LAKELAND George reminded everyone of the SEDBERGH SUPPORT GROUP quarterly SASL Forum Meeting to be As the eyes and ears were having a held in The Methodist Church Rooms particularly bad day at the office, what at Kirkby Lonsdale on Thursday. follows is not so much a report on the May brought a selection of 'book above but rather a series of jots as I cassettes' for the technologically can't read the tittles I have jotted, so savvy to borrow and return. (Counts apologies for this tottle of jits or me out!) should that be this tit of jottles not to Betty then welcomed our guests for worry, in the greater scheme of things the afternoon, The Rev Carole it probably matters neither a jot or a Marsden and four members of the tittle nor a tittle or a jot. Town Band. And this is where the Betty H. eventually out decibelled grovelling apologies come in 'big the cacophony and welcomed every band time' for I can neither read one to the Meeting. Best wishes and your names nor the names of the warmest thoughts to Betty D., instruments you were playing. Winifred, Jack and Mary and Abracadabra and lor luv a bush! Rosemary and George. However, Carole's Quintet gave us a H o l m e O p e n F a r m & Café
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Page 8 most brilliant and enlightening afternoon's entertainment. We were The Haddock Paddock told about the Band's beginnings, its Takeaway & Café essential 'community spirit and 015396 20468 acebook us The Haddock Paddock nature', its openness to all ages and f
musical abilities, the range of instruments and the music they play, and the opportunities it gives to 'make Every Monday - Fish & Chips £4 Every Wednesday - Jumbo Sausage £2 music' in so many different ways. Bu Tvoebz!Ojhiu!Dijqqz! what really blew me away was the 5 - 7:30pm 6th April 'sound' of the music its richness, its fullness, and its warmth which just wraps you up in a wonderfully woven I'm sure their future engagements will blanket of rhythms and melodies be advertised in Lookaround go and pure magic, and a big, big THANK listen to them and I'm sure you won't YOU for the music, and for giving it to be disappointed. me! For our next Meeting we are back in The Group's formal thanks were the People's Hall Committee Room th proposed by Dennis who recounted on Tuesday 15 . April at 2.00p.m. the occasion when the Town Band when I am told that come rain or well and truly busted his dam for him! shine we are going to be talking It wouldn't some as a surprise to me about the weather! Now there's to hear, after discovering you don't something new for you and I can have to do a lot of marching about, hardly wait! that Dennis had got his lips and teeth If you would like to know more about sorted and had become the latest the SASL Sedbergh Support group recruit to join ranks of the Town Band! and would like to come and join us, Watch the Lookaround is all I will say! please ring Jennifer on 015396 Indeed if you want to know when and 25162. If you would like Large Print or where you can hear the Town Band, Audio Lookaround, please see Dennis. For more information about Fish Express, Kendal all the services SASL offers vip's please ring 01539 742633. Please Takeaway & Café also ring that number if you want to f acebook us Fish Express go in to Stricklandgate House to look
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Nboz!npsf!ebjmz!pggfst!!! frightened to ask and SASL will do all it can to help. George Watson Page 9 internal environment may not SEDBERGH immediately change the situation MEDICAL CENTRE externally but it often helps us to will be closed for Training Purposes move, manage and think through at 1pm on the following afternoons:- challenges and the feelings around Wednesday 30th April them rather than become stuck. Tuesday 20th May Two years ago I completed a Thursday 19th June Masters degree in social work and my Tuesday 15th July aim has always been to provide a therapeutic service to those whose Tuesday 16th September lives, often through no initial actions of their own, have become chaotic INNER FIRE FOUNDATION and seemingly uncontrollable. Welcome to a new charity: The Inner Unfortunately this ideal has been Fire Foundation hampered by a recession which has How did this come about? Here is seen ongoing cuts to funding for my story behind its origins and social services and voluntary progress ... organisations. Not being one to be Life rarely seems to run without a defeated and having experience of fair share of ups and downs. By the charity funding and accessible grants, time I was 21 I was recovering from the germ of an idea began: it took cancer, bulimia and depression after about 12 months for this to grow and the early death of my father and for me to pluck up the courage to see subsequent falling apart of my family. if anyone else would be interested in Yoga with its mind, body and breath techniques helped me to become stronger physically and mentally. It ACUPUNCTURE has sustained me over the
intervening years (as well as outdoor activity) and I am still learning and evolving along my life journey. Having taught yoga for 15+ years now I have Experienced practitioner worked with people and heard stories Chinese medicine looks at of lives far more challenging than the whole picture, mine. In most of my classes our from moods to foods to weather. common thread has been in finding a coping mechanism through June M. Parker stretching, breathing, harmonising Dip Ac, MBAcC and relaxing to increase resilience, build strength and calm emotional or 49 Bainbridge Road, Sedbergh cerebral stress. Focusing on the Tel: 015396 20972 Page 10 forming a new charity; a charity that SEDBERGH CRICKET CLUB could apply for funding specifically to
provide mind, body and breath techniques for those who may not be able to afford classes or even be EASTER BUNNY aware of their potential benefits. I was amazed and delighted by the response and we quickly became a BINGO group ready and willing to work together to take the idea forward. Fun For All The Family After 3 meetings we have 5 trustees, Everyone Welcome a bank account, legal steps towards
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launch date where we will promote the courses we are planning in order WHITE HART SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB to widen our support base – exciting FRIDAY 11th APRIL stuff! 7.30 pm If you have ever benefited from using mind, body and breath Great Prizes ~ Raffle techniques to enhance your health and well being it would be great if you would come along to our launch event on Friday 11th April at Kirkland Hall, Kendal at 6.30 p.m. until 8.30 the charity there are numerous pm. Enjoy delicious nibbles, a glass opportunities to fund raise, donate or of wine, a chance to talk to the assist on a more practical level with founders of the charity, sign up to a courses and organisation. As the taster event or relax and enjoy live charity is just setting up we would music. appreciate a minimum donation of £5 If you are Interested in helping with for the launch. Tickets are available from me at my classes, from ‘Turning Inner Fire Foundation Point’ in Highgate, Kendal and ‘Patch and Fettle’ on Sedbergh Main Street. Charity Launch If you are unable to buy tickets in 6:30pm Friday 11th April advance but intend to come, please Kirkland Hall, Kendal do email me at [email protected].
Minimum Donation £5 uk or ring 01539 738766 it will help Includes nibbles & wine us to cater. Tickets from Find out more at our evolving Patch & Fettle, Main St, Sedbergh website: www.innerfirefoundation.org. or Tel: 01539 73876 uk Deyna Hirst Page 11 CALENDAR GIRLS bereavement that starts the story was Until those Yorkshire village WI beautifully done. Sue’s fragility in ladies made that calendar it just widowhood was a theme through the wasn’t something ordinary people did. play, and her friendship with Chris, Now it seems hardly a year goes by played by Staveley’s Kate Vernon, without sports clubs or Young had the ring of truth. Farmers taking their clothes off to A good WI includes all sorts – and raise money and striking those poses the company, Susa Ellis, Lizzie with just the important bits hidden – Harrison, Heather Pakeman, with but it still requires a touch of courage, Alison Hine, gave a nice spread of and any amateur dramatic society well drawn characters all of whom doing the play behind the story of the found making that calendar changed first Calendar Girls live on stage must their lives in some way. The require more. supporting cast like Gill Baines as a There was only once chance – the hapless speaker who’s chosen the publishers allowed amateurs to take subject of broccoli, and Liz Breaks as the play on for just eighteen months. Lady Cravenshire – helped fill in the And bringing in members from other picture of a community. societies can be a brave move too – And don’t forget the men – Bob am dram groups are close knit Christie, as Chris’s husband Rod, teams. But Spellbound, with Staveley trying to keep their business going as Roundhouse – to coin a phrase – his wife suddenly finds her life pulled it off with panache. dominated by the calendar, Kevin There was a wealth of experience Beecroft as Lawrence the on show all round. Graham Dalton photographer, and Sedbergh regular and Sue Richardson are regulars on Ian Dawson as Liam, the advertising Sedbergh’s stages, and the man who tries to exploit the girls’
Page 12 fame and is baffled by their integrity. some local production or another The pieces in the jigsaw that make up around these dales for years, and an a play like this all came together and experienced crew, had to get it right. fitted. When it’s only timing, the right props Several members, like the director and lighting that are saving the cast’s Fliss Pocock and Gillian Rea, have a blushes, there’s little room for error. background in professional theatre. Finally a neat and simple set put the Gillian’s portrayal of Marie, who focus on the actors – and also thinks she’s in charge of the institute enabled the production to move but can boss the girls around only as seamlessly from Sedbergh to long as they humour her, was well Staveley. And it must have been a defined. Representing the new simple set of props, or they would not arrivals with a nice turn was Rosie have survived having some of them Law, whose small part drove a critical stolen on the night before the final incident towards the end of the story. performance. Fliss and the production team, which By the last night, in Staveley, word again included people like technical had spread and the show was a manager Andrew Allan who seems to deserved sell out. If you didn’t get in, have been permanently involved in you missed a treat. Martin Lewes J N & E Capstick Insurance Consultants
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Page 13 CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST folds. These islands are the northern Wild Shetland outpost of the Caledonian orogeny Barbara Blatchford has travelled and there are outcrops of several extensively in the Scottish Islands varieties of metamorphic rocks with and the Sedbergh Support Group similar histories to their equivalents was delighted to welcome her to talk on the Scottish mainland. Similarly, about her experiences. Shetland, also there are also Old Red Sandstone called the Shetland Isles, is a deposits and granite intrusions. There subarctic archipelago lying north east are also limestones. Huge erratic of mainland Britain. The islands are boulders are evidence of glacial remote. The nearest settlement of times. Much of Shetland's economy any size is Aberdeen 210 miles away. depends on the oil bearing sediments There are over 100 islands/skerries of in the surrounding seas. which 15 are inhabited. There is a Shetland is rich in prehistoric population of 22,000, a third living in remains. After the retreat of the ice the capital Lerwick. Neolithic peoples settled here Barbara’s multi layered approach eventually building houses of stone. started with the geology. This is More settlement followed in the complex, with numerous faults and Bronze Age. During the Iron Age the fortified towers house or brochs appeared with double skin walls, LOCAL TRADESMAN some 20 feet tall. 38 years in the Around 800AD the Norsemen Building Trade brought their longhouse culture. 28 sites have been found with the most Luxury Shower, Wet Room, recent uncovered when sand shifted Bathroom Installations in storms. In 1469 Shetland was part of Heated Floors ~ Tiling Norway and mortgaged to the Scots Plumbing and in the 17th century a salt tax was imposed discouraging German All Electrics th and more fishermen. In the 19 century the population grew to around 33,000 with towns and strip field cultivation. Call Peter or Joan Woof This was unsustainable and the lairds and talk through your introduced the crofting system and specifications/requirements tried to enclose the commons. A wave of emigration followed. The main Tel: 015396 20857 island, with more fertile limestone Mob: 07730 352218 soils, supported more agriculture. Shetland ponies were bred as pit THE COMPLETE SERVICE ponies. Their origins date back at Page 14 least to Viking times. Sheep have sites in the 19th century, it currently been kept since Neolithic times and in grows only on two serpentine hills on more recent times joined by cows, the island of Unst. Barbara had also pigs and ducks. seen early purple and heath spotted There are very few trees on orchids. Shetland therefore few of the usual The economy of the islands has garden birds are present but there is been boosted by oil revenues. Even a wealth of seabirds and waders. The the more remote settlements have a arctic tern is thriving but sadly range of community facilities. Fish kittiwakes, puffins and arctic skua are farming is widespread for salmon and declining in numbers. Barbara mussels with tourism, knitting and recommended listening to storm lace making also important. A local petrels murmuring in the stonewalls dialect with Nordic roots is spoken at midnight. Other species include still and the provision of good roads red throated diver, northern gannet and free ferries has helped to keep and bonxie. The Shetland Wren, Fair population numbers stable. Isle Wren and Shetland Starling are Barbara was thanked for a subspecies endemic to Shetland. fascinating and extremely informative There are also curlew, snipe and talk. Susan Garnett golden plover. The isolation of Shetland has resulted in the depletion on mammalian fauna. The endemic Shetland field mouse exists in three varieties on different islands. The seas support common and grey seals and passing whales. The landscape in Shetland is marked by the grazing of sheep and the harsh conditions have limited the total number of plant species to about 400. The flora is dominated by Arctic alpine plants, wild flowers, moss and lichen. Spring Squill, Buck's Horn Plantain, Scots Lovage, Roseroot and Sea Campion are abundant, especially in sheltered places. Shetland Mouse ear is an endemic flowering plant found only in Shetland. It was first recorded in 1837 by botanist Thomas Edmondston. Although reported from two other
Page 15 PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS Breathtaking skill, warm co Parish Council elections are held operation and witty anarchic banter. every four years with the next one BoP invites its audience into a world being on Thursday May 22nd this of tenderness, virtuosity and human year. frailty. The Parish Council plays an No drums. Just voice, saxophone important part in the life of the town and a pulsing engine room of double and needs enthusiastic and energetic bass and guitar. BoP’s unique volunteers to be Parish Councillors. If interpretations of evocative songs anyone feels that they might be from Dylan to Dowland are spell interested, but would like to know binding. more about what is involved, then We are all in paradise, if only we please do get in contact with me and I knew it. The burden is to accept it. can explain more about the roles and What exactly is the Burden Of responsibilities involved. Paradise’s secret? A stylish blend of In a few weeks time the process by precisely 47% blues, 35% folk and which you can apply to stand for 18% jazz. election will be published. This www.burdenofparadise.co.uk information will be posted on the "There's no arguing with claims Parish Council notice board and will citing Helen Watson as one of the also be available form Janey country's premier jazz blues Hassam, Sedbergh Parish Clerk, who singers." Live review from RONNIE can be contacted at the Sedbergh SCOTTS Information Centre, 72, Main St. “Snake Davis has one of the most Hilary Hodge passionate sax styles and simple Chairman Sedbergh Parish Council bluesy approaches a la Sanborn Phone (20314) heard in these isles for a while”. TIME OUT. THE BURDEN OF PARADISE “A virtuoso saxophonist”. DAILY Helen Watson Snake Davis Dave TELEGRAPH Bowie Mark Creswell “A brilliant sax player who could wail Burden of Paradise hit the road like the best American players, but again in 2014 for more lovely intimate was at his best weaving around slow rural shows. ballads, won deserved acclaim” Snake played the sax solo on Take BLUES + SOUL That’s “Million Love Songs”, Lisa “He doesn't mess about.” THE Stansfields hits, M Peoples hits and GUARDIAN was part of the most recent “Snake is a joy to work along side. Eurythmics world tour. BoP was His musical skills have no limit, in fact formed four years ago with three of he is as free as a bird.” DAVE his very favorite musician friends. STEWART (Eurythmics) Page 16 GARDENING Some years ago, I worked on the Philip Horner construction of an enormous rock Fencing Contractor garden in one of the City Parks in Leicester. Being a new project, we ordered in 100s of “Alpines” from Walling specialist nurseries (including Jack Man & Tractor Drake’s Nursery near Aviemore who Tel: 015396 21984 supplied a particularly interesting Mob: 07855 349157 selection), and I had the exciting task e-mail: [email protected] of receiving the plants as they arrived, and positioning them in their final places. Many of them were fairly common types such as Rock roses (Helianthemum) Snow in summer (Cerastium), Campanula and Aubretia which would do well in a park environment, but there were several which were more unusual, description I ever heard of an Alpine and these, with their dainty flowers house came from that good gardener and tight cushions of foliage got me Geoffrey Smith. “It is a whole lot of “hooked” on Alpines. air with a lid on it”. The choiciest of Alpines plants are Currently, my greenhouse has too quite demanding to grow. They hale little air and over heats on sunny days from the high mountains where they so is not suitable for most Alpines. grow in the dry winter conditions However, I do use it to overwinter under a covering of frozen snow, and some pot grown specimens. I grow the sunny weather of an Alpine cushion Saxifrages such as Saxifraga summer. Soils are usually well oppositifolia (purple flowers) S. x drained or plants grow in rock apiculata (pale yellow) and S. crevices or scree. For these an Alpine jenkinsiae (pale pink), Lewisias with House is a must – they cannot semi succulent rosettes of bright tolerate the constant wet of the soil green leaves and peach/apricot/pink and the atmosphere in this corner of flowers and Auriculas (Primula England. A successful Alpine house auricula group) with their amazing differs from a conventional flower colour combinations of rich greenhouse by being very well velvety red and yellow, plum and ventilated and cool (The new alpine white or yellow and white. For a “fix” house which had just been of dainty, more difficult specimens I constructed when I began work at go and visit the alpine houses at Kew had refrigerated benches to Harlow Carr and Holehird. keep the plants cold). The best Elaine Horne
Page 17 SEDBERGH & DISTRICT and Lancaster. We were shown HISTORY SOCIETY images of the very sturdy Fell Speaking to a packed audience in Galloway horses with their A frame the Music and Drama room at pack saddles carrying such goods as Settlebeck School on Wednesday 5th wool and tobacco. March, Jean Scott Smith delivered a These routes also became used as highly detailed talk entitled “Over drove roads, wide and straight in their Shap by Track, Road and Rail”. Mrs lower reaches to allow for the grazing Scott Smith, a life long native of of the cattle (eg. Black Galloways), Shap, whose ancestors in the village sheep and geese. Kidney shaped date back over 500 years, traced the plates were hoofed to the cattle to north south crossings of ‘Shap protect them on their long journey Summits’ covering from Roman times which could encompass from Falkirk and beyond to the present day – Tryst in Scotland down to Smithfield interestingly, in a generally west to Market in London. On the Orton road east and lowering progression. to the south of Shap stands the There is evidence of nine Bronze ‘Galloway Stone’, a prominent Age hut circles above Shap Blue boulder marking the route. Quarry, showing that the upper The 14th century Gough map shows Lowther valley would have been settled in early times, though the first COMPUTERS are wonderful – real evidence of actual transport over until they go WRONG!! the tops is the remarkable Roman road linking Galava (Ambleside) with Brocavum near Penrith over the 2,718 ft mass of High Street to the ♦ Cumbria Computer Systems west of Shap. Another, less well ♦ Your LOCAL I.T. specialists known Roman route followed the ♦ 25 years of experience more south easterly approach up the ♦ Microsoft certified Lune valley via Low Borrowbridge ♦ Full range of Computer Sales and Service Fort and Tebay: thus two links had ♦ Very competitive call-out rates been built for their legions to access ♦ Complete PC systems supplied and supported Hadrian’s Wall to the north. ♦ Wireless/wired Networks for home or business To the east of High Street the valley ♦ Friendly, jargon-free advice of Mardale was linked to Shap via ♦ Virus and Spyware/Malware removal Swindale by the Old Corpse Road, ♦ Consultancy service the route of which can still be followed today, and to the south by Call us on the high passes of Nan Bield and 07545 010542 Gatesgarth, both long established e-mail: [email protected] pack horse routes linking with Kendal www.cumbriacomputersystems.co.uk Page 18 a road linking Lancaster to Kendal illuminate the talk – including being and northwards to Shap and Penrith, stopped next to the Leyland Clock on passing by Shap Abbey which had service 641 with her Christmas duck been established in 1199, and also hidden away tucked under her coat the route of the Old Assize Road as they had been told ‘no extra between Kendal and Appleby which baggage’ in order to lighten the load followed Longsleddale before turning over the top to Shap in heavy snow – north eastwards across Wet the audience had been well Sleddale. entertained. Mike Beecroft Eventually, by the 18th century, the present route of the A6 became the DENT DALE MEMORIAL HALL major road route between Kendal and Our AGM and following committee Shap. Linking together Bannisdale, meeting was held on 19th March in Borrowdale and Crookdale with the Sedgwick Room, we debated, Wasdale to the north over a summit discussed and made some decisions, of 1,400 ft, it was used by Bonnie in a nutshell ; the Flicks will continue Prince Charlie in his Jacobite retreat in Dent once the problems with the from Derby in 1745 (leaving a dump sound are sorted and we look forward of superfluous munitions by to more "bums on seats". Soon a Crookdale Beck at the foot of the sub committee will start to plan the incline); became a turnpike after 1753 Dent Gala and non trustees are with a toll bar in Bannisdale; the main welcome to join the group, another north south stagecoach route into the sub committee will deal with the 19th century, with Shap church refurbishment of the Sedgwick Room registers recording lives lost in snow and all that entails. It really is a case of .. 'watch that space'. drifts on the crossing – including one Sarah E Woof (Chairman) Ethiopian slave; and then
Macadamised as the busy A6, 72 MAIN STREET particularly so during the Scottish A Celebration holiday exodus to Blackpool. The purchase of 72 was completed Mrs Scott Smith also described the during March and the building is now coming of the Lancaster and Carlisle in the care of the Sedbergh and railway in June 1844 (at 916ft, the District Charitable Incorporated lowest crossing) and its effects on the Organisation (CIO) and owned by the Shap inn trade; the closure of Shap Community. On behalf of the Trustees Station and the end of BR steam of the CIO I would like to thank those services in 1968; and, of course, the who have worked so tirelessly to construction of the M6 motorway in facilitate the purchase and all of those 1967 70 (at 1,036ft the lowest road who have contributed so generously crossing). to raise the necessary funds. With several personal anecdotes to Tony Reed Screen Page 19 COUNCILLORS CORNER each responsible for a different area Cllr Evelyn of the council’s responsibilities such On April 9th the Cabinet of South as Finance, Health and Wellbeing Lakeland District Council will be and the Environment. The opposition meeting in Sedbergh at the People’s has a shadow cabinet whose Hall. The meeting starts at 10am and members also attend the meetings is open to the public so anyone who (unlike at national level when only the wants to see local democracy in cabinet of the party in power attends action will be very welcome. Meetings the meetings at 10 Downing Street). of the Cabinet are normally held once The opposition can contribute to the a month in the District Council debate but its members do not have a Chamber in Kendal. The cabinet vote. takes executive decisions, those The Cabinet is coming to Sedbergh concerned with the day to day because the town is seen as a operations of the council, while the pioneer of localism in the area. The full council decides on overall policy transfer of Joss Lane Car Park, the and finance. toilets, the tennis courts and the There are seven members of fishing rights on the Rawthey from Cabinet, portfolio holders who are SLDC to the Parish Council were
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Refreshments Home Baking ~ Plants ~ Nearly New ~ Books White Elephant ~ Competition ~ Raffle some of the first acts of devolution in litterpicking. Do people not notice the district under the localism when they have lost a shoe? Why agenda. As a result the Parish should I find two deflated leather Council has been able to develop the footballs in the middle of nowhere? Townscape Project and, more Why would you take a sock off and recently, plans for a picnic area at leave it by the side of the road? New Bridge. At the same time there It’s that time of year again just have been other initiatives like the before the vegetation starts purchase of 72 Main Street, the regrowing, and whatever litter may establishment of the Information have been thrown out of car windows Office and the refurbishment and is at its most visible along the verges extension of the People’s Hall. and hedgerows of our network of Sedbergh is very much seen as a lanes. Anyone who walks, runs, town that gets on with things on its cycles or rides their horse along own when it wants something. these lanes will be far more aware of Cllr Nick the litter than people who only travel It’s amazing what you find in the along them in a car. hedgerows when you are out Clearly the busier the road the more
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Page 21 litter there is, but the busier the road the Lune valley and also towards the more dangerous it is for Cautley, picking up the cigarette and litterpickers, so some of the A roads crisp packets, sweet wrappers, soft such as the A684 to Kendal or Hawes drink cans and bottles, beer and cider or the A683 south towards Kirkby cans, the odd bottle of wine and Lonsdale are best left to the spirits and all the other detritus that professionals. However, some of the people are happy to carry around quieter lanes carry very little traffic when full but can’t be bothered to and are a delight to walk along dispose of in a litter bin when empty. I anyway, with or without a black bin am not alone! Every now and then I bag in your hand. One of my absolute come across very clean stretches, favourites is the tiny lane which drops especially around Dent, where there down from Three Mile House on the is an active and well organised litter Old Scotch Road into Killington the picking group. views are stupendous. People may ask why isn’t the So, dressed in a bright yellow high council doing this? Well, in these viz jacket, wearing gloves and with a times of austerity with budgets being roll of spare black bags in a back cut year on year, SLDC simply pack I have been out up and down doesn’t have the manpower and
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Page 22 resources to clean every lane in there is a certain sadness there but I addition to every village and town do feel that the time has now come to throughout South Lakeland. It really is move on to the other things that I one of those things where we can have largely had to put on hold over each do our bit, especially if we adopt the past six years. Not least to put a short stretch of street or road close more time and energy into single to where we live. issue “politics” such as the Cllr Ian environment and how we go about May 2008. This was the month that bringing more democracy, I wrote my first article for the transparency and accountability into Councillors Corner section of our existing political system. Lookaround having just been elected Pressure groups are particularly as a District Councillor for the Ward of effective in bringing change into these Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. The areas and, I would argue, more so article I am writing now towards the than the conventional system which end of March 2014 will be my last as I can so easily become polarised and have decided not to stand for re bogged down into party politics election this coming May. This was together with all the posturing and not an easy decision to make and pressures that go along with this. I
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Page 23 often think of the late Tony Benn’s localisation (not that we hear much comment that he left the House of about it these days) local authorities Commons to spend more time doing still have limited autonomy to do what politics. I have considerable they what they want for their local sympathy with this view. So I am not area and about which they know “retiring”, simply changing my area of much more than politicians or civil operations. As part of this I intend to servants based in London. Unless continue writing occasional articles there is a radical re organisation of for Lookaround exploring these and existing structures and relationships similar issues. such as a move towards regionalism I always said that I would stand then I am not particularly sanguine down when I stopped enjoying doing about future prospects. In this the job. I have to say that a little of respect the result of the referendum the initial relish has now dissipated for Scottish independence will be and that is partly I think because of particularly interesting. the increasing politicisation in local It really only remains for me to government. We live in one of the express my deep appreciation and most centrally governed countries in thanks to those who have supported Europe and despite the talk of me during my time in office. Without
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Page 24 wishing to exclude anyone I would continue to be able to do this in other like to expressly appreciate Anne ways. Thank you to everyone and, Metcalfe the Chair of the Lib Dem for the time being, adieu! Local Party, my present District As always please feel free to contact Council colleagues Evelyn Westwood either Evelyn, Nick or myself as and Nick Cotton and before them follows: Peter Woof. Our MP Tim Farron has Evelyn Westwood: also been unfailing in his support and email [email protected] without him none of this would have Tel. 015396 20148 been possible for those Lib Dems Ian McPherson: amongst us. Also the faithful readers email [email protected] of Councillors Corner over the years, Tel. 015396 20648 not to mention all of those Ward Nick Cotton: residents who supported me at the email [email protected] polls and who have helped me in Tel. 015242 71477 countless ways to do my job better. It has been a pleasure and an honour TIM FARRON MP to serve my community as a March has been busy month for councillor and I would hope to lobbying people. Sometime
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Page 25 Government minister in Defra to OLD TIME DANCE lobby him to urgently rethink the 6 Saturday 26th April day movement standstill regulation on 8 11.30pm farm animals. This was introduced at People’s Hall the time of foot and mouth to control with its spread by preventing farmers from Kenny Bell moving animals from farms where other animals had recently been Jacob’s Join ~ Raffle ~ Bar Entry £4 moved. This is clearly very necessary Proceeds to People’s Hall when we are facing a disease outbreak like foot and mouth. However, when there is no disease successfully, sometimes there is outbreak all this does is make it more work to be done before sense harder and more expensive to be a can prevail. livestock farmer and so pushing up As I said here last month I had the price of our meat and milk. I was received a letter from the Transport pleased therefore to hear at the Minister saying that the Treasury was meeting that the Government is considering extending the funding planning to remove the rule by 2017 that was put in place in 2011 for but this is still 3 years away. I will Mountain Rescue teams to keep pressing them to remove the compensate them for the VAT that rule much sooner. they have to pay on their equipment Amongst the many things that I was and training. Well this month I learned pleased to hear in the budget (the from the Minister that the Treasury increase in the tax free allowance to had agreed to safeguard the money £10,500, more money for and so £200,000 is heading the way apprenticeship schemes, greater of our amazing teams of volunteers. flexibility over how people can take However, as I also said last month their pension payments, all sounded this is a temporary solution and I am like good news for us in South working closely with our MEP Chris Davies (this is something that the European Union is involved in) to get the rules that surround the payment of VAT by Mountain Rescue teams all garden work undertaken changed so that the Government can walling/trees/hedges/lawns/moles give them a permanent exemption. mobile power washing small aggregate deliveries 1.5 tonne tipped Like everything that involves rule other work undertaken - just ask changes this will take a bit longer to make something happen but we will [email protected] keep going. 07766 971287 I had a useful meeting with a 015396 25895
Page 26 Cumbria) the one area where I feel NEIGHBOURHOODALERT that my lobbying may have had some effect is the freeze in fuel duty. I keep making the point, at every chance I have, that the price of fuel in rural areas is particularly important to people and to the local economy. Clearly Ministers are beginning to From 1 April , sheep farmers in understand this as on top of the fuel England will be able to report duty freeze we have seen the trial of movements electronically to a new fuel duty reduction in Hawes and database. A series of road shows has been arranged by the National Sheep other rural areas around the country Association in conjunction with South but I am pressing for this to stop Western, the electronic database being a trial and for it to be introduced operator. On Wednesday, 5 March, in much wider areas than the odd road shows were taking place iat J36 town. As I said, on some things there Rural Auction Centre. Further details is more work to be done before sense are available from the National Sheep will prevail. Association website http://www. As ever if you need my help with nationalsheep.org.uk/events.php anything you write to me at Acland For general advice please contact House, Smokehouse Yard, Trading Standards via the Citizens Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4ND or Advice Consumer Helpline on 08454 email me at [email protected]. 04 05 06 or visit www.adviceguide. Tim Farron MP org.uk
Page 27 MAIN STREET WAVEMAKERS 2 Will Scarr Stephenson & Wilson A larger than life presence on Main 15 Fell Close, Sedbergh LA10 5AP Street, Sedbergh, Will Scarr is fiendishly hard working, unfailingly General Builders jolly while running an unfailingly jolly Plastering ~ Roofing ~ Extensions team in Powell’s. He is from farming Fire Places Fitted stock out of Hardraw, and before that parent and grandparent links to Paul Stephenson Tom Wilson Liverpool, haberdashery, dairy 015396 21557 015396 20954 farming and of course poultry 07810 595543 07790 946578 farming. Parents were not keen for him to go into farming – too uncertain, brought Sam to Sedbergh in a ‘my Dad could see which way the manner of speaking, Will discovered wind was blowing’. So, schooling her at a fancy dress party and years through Settlebeck and Queen later there is Eli, and Sam’s own Katherine School, Kendal, Will took home written and illustrated children’s Geography, Biology and Geology to books, all based on the daily lives of A level, then had dreams of Forestry, the immediate and wider family’s dropped that and drifted a bit – doings. What impresses about Will is maybe wished he’d done university how he keeps his cool in dealing with until Martin Powell gave him the the non stop paperwork, canny chance to escape Spar and run the budgeting, evaluating, buying and greengrocer’s shop. At first there stocking goods, making regular and were flowers as well, but the irregular and sometimes emergency acquisition of the ‘talking Chemist’s’ deliveries, dealing with Sedbergh across the road meant that expansion School – oh yes, and serving in the of the greengrocer’s into dried, tinned shop, and being the family man. and frozen goods was possible, as He seems to know more or less well as the fresh veg. The ambulance everyone by name who comes in, has a wry greeting for all, and of course a smile. He keeps up with what celebrity chefs are advocating and studies trends to make sure that the place is ahead of the curve. There are routines, but the impression is LOCAL’S DISCOUNT CARD that he and Martin Powell between them have to be master jugglers in a NOW AVAILABLE! never ceasing, beady eyed scrutiny 10% off all your food & drink. of what the punters want. Please bring proof of residence Main Street is enriched by such with you to collect your card. forces of nature. Stuart Manger
Page 28 YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL PARK Weight Loss A Government decision to exclude with the Slimming Guru national parks from planning changes
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Page 29 ZRECE EXCHANGE conifer branches above. The On Monday 17th February, 13 young opportunities for snowballing and people with 4 leaders set out for our other games involving this unfamiliar twin town Zreče in Slovenia. The white stuff were not missed. After youngsters were either living in or at lunch we headed for Rogla, the school in Sedbergh and so, for the nearby ski resort, where higher first time in the Town Twinning altitude had kept the snowy slopes exchange project our young intact. There was something for ambassadors represented 4 different everyone from beginner to the more schools. experienced. The instructors from the On arrival we were delighted to find youth centre provided expert tuition fresh snow around our base, the and by the end of the session even youth centre at Gorenje. However, the beginners were skiing downhill unseasonably mild temperatures the confidently and mastering the following morning meant that on our challenges of the button lift. The first expedition, climbing up to a afternoon was concluded by at least historic house through the two rides on the infamous neighbouring forest, we were being “Adrenaline” toboggan ride. The bombed by mini avalanches from the increasing haul of Slovenian medals
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Page 31 caused by a severe ice storm two riverside cafes. After a hearty meal weeks previously. Trees had been back at the youth centre bedtime smashed like matchsticks and pylons couldn’t come too soon! buckled by the weight of ice. It is Friday saw us back on the slopes. estimated that over 500,000 hectares Despite the thaw at lower levels there of forest have been severely was plenty of fresh snow for our damaged. Over 35,000 households budding Olympiads. Much energy were left without power. The storms was expended as ever and another had also closed the nearby mediaeval ride or two on the Adrenaline and sinister castle of Pretjama, built toboggan ride concluded another very into a vast cave in a cliff so we could successful session. only gaze and imagine. The next stop After lunch instructor Grigor led on our return journey was the capital climbing wall training, first on the city Ljubljana which, with a population lower traverses then the vertical wall of 272,220, is about half the size of itself. It was very satisfying to see Manchester. Here we divided in most of our young people make it to groups of students with adults and set the very summit itself. Afterwards the off to see the sights including Town Twinning representatives met markets, dragons, castles and with Mayor Boris, Headmaster Ivan,
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Page 34 felt through contact and is only being wanted to film for their television shown at one location in the UK. programme, Lookaround. For those 2000 people had already been to see with internet access wanting to see a the display by the end of February glimpse of the exhibition and Dent and the exhibition runs until 21st April School’s five minutes of fame, please 2014. The children got an interactive use the following experience and thoroughly enjoyed http://www.itv.com/news/border/ their visit, so they wrote thank you story/2014 02 28/exclusive dutch letters to Farfield Mill. Border exhibition at cumbrian gallery/ Television were at the exhibition and Rosie Hodgson, Thomas Cash, Edward Deighton, Isla Gordon and their teacher, Mrs Parkin were all interviewed and enjoyed the experience. Above are a few of the children’s thank you letters to Anne Pierson, Chair of Farfield Mill, expressing their thanks following the trip. Global Learning at Dent School Key stage 2 children at Dent School have been focusing on Global Learning this term. They have been thinking about the future and sharing their concerns about the world around them. After discussing their issues they went on to make wonderful 3 dimensional sculptures which have
Page 35 recycling from other schools. We enjoyed making friends with other children from other schools across the county, working with other schools, the free lunch and having a whole day off school! been displayed within school for the other children to enjoy. Here are some of their pieces. Global Learning Conference: Pupils Take Action On the 12 March three pupils from Back in Dent we have given the Dent CE Primary School, Ellie presentation to the whole school and McDowell, Millie Gordon and Zak we are making an action plan of what Baines, travelled to Penrith for an we can do in our homes, our exciting conference about saving the community, our country and in the world. This is their account of the day. world. We are going to the governors We had to give a 10 minute to get funding for our action plan and presentation which explained our we have called it “Children Take concerns about the future of the world Charge” and what we are doing about it already. We showed others our art projects and sculptures and learnt more about fair trade, poverty and R LewesR Lewes Chartered Accountant *** Accountancy & tax services for small businesses Business start-ups Tax returns and advice for individuals *** Your friendly, local service is back full-time. For your first FREE consultation Call or email ROSEMARY 015396 20088 [email protected]
Page 36 COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH VOLUNTEERS Sedbergh Parish Council and Cumbria Constabulary are looking for volunteers to help operate this new service in our area. Speeding through our towns and villages has been an issue for a long time, so the Community Speedwatch scheme has being set up throughout Cumbria to address the problem. Schemes elsewhere in the county are well under way. on roads with national speed limits is Our councillors on the Sedbergh too risky. and Kirkby Lonsdale Local Area Having noted the registration Partnership have offered funding to numbers of offenders (if any), you purchase a laser speed gun for use in would email them to me. My role is to the Lune Valley parishes. Volunteers access the Police National Computer will be trained by the police in the use to obtain the names and addresses of of this gun. When, where, how long the registered owners of the vehicles and how often you station yourselves and to send them letters informing is entirely up to you. Local knowledge them of their offences. It is hoped that of the ‘hotspots’ is key to the success a combination of these letters and the of Speedwatch. You would need to regular visibility on the roads of the work in pairs as one person will be Speedwatch volunteers will reduce using the gun, the other noting the average speeds through Sedbergh registration number, speed, time and and make it a safer place. Over time, location of any offenders. The I will build up a picture of both regular scheme is only intended for use in offenders and particular ‘hotspots’ so 30/40mph speed limits, as standing that further measures can be taken by the police. I must stress that you will NOT be expected to stop any Orthopaedic Massage O r t h o t i c s motorists or to engage with them in Kinesio Taping any way – this is purely an Sports Injuries observation role. Back/Neck Pain S ci a t i ca If you are interested in becoming a Shoulder, Hip or Knee Pain ... volunteer, please submit your name www.reflex-om.com to the Parish Clerk, Janey Hassam, in Follow me on the office at 72 Main Street. Michael Roberts Police Support Volunteer, 015396 24871 Josephine Lade LCSP (Phys) Kendal Police Station
Page 37 FAMILY MUSINGS We are on tenterhooks, or do I mean tenderhooks (?) as baby woof is due soon, will he be a she or will FIREWOOD she be a he, what weight, day, time etc. There is again a fun competition Dry Seasoned Wood for us all to put in our ideas, no one Large & Small Loads guessed Ezra's name last time tho' Call his uncle put James, his second name, so got the prize. We have 015396 25484 searched the Bible for ideas or gone completely off that and come up with other random names, my ideas are give up and I do not know where I Molly and Tom which caused my son am! Some awful journeys in wet to shake his head and repeat them weather, but friendly concerned folk incredulously .. so I guess I am way and lovely new friends when I get off beam. there. Meals out at Risby Fisheries, There is much ado these days, and Skidby Mill, Blacktoft and other such quite rightly so, about changes in places, outings over the Humber bowel habits and how one must Bridge or into Yorkshire Wolds or to contact ones GP if that happens, or if the East Coast. All uses energy never blood appears where it should not, or mind wear and tear of car, when it one has unexpected symptoms etc. was serviced they asked about the Great. I am all in agreement. But then high milage, what was my job? what? Tests or scans or other Having given up most of my work I explorations and for some folks awful thought I would investigate benefits, diagnosis, but what about the rest of but I do not work "enough hours"... us? The NHS seems to leave us in never mind I am writing a best seller limbo, fobbed of with "results coming" so that will sort it out. Writing to or "let's see how it goes" and magazines to ask about submitting meanwhile we have to live with the articles/stories, I contacted 6 and symptoms and the problems. have only had a reply re guidelines Perhaps we need to make a fuss? from 1, and I sent sae to them all. It Then we get a bad name, anyone any really is an uphill struggle but we will get there! ideas how this could be handled Hubby celebrated his 60th in style, better? made me start to think about mine, Juggling classes are much needed not for years and years yet of course. here. My trips across to Hull continue Found lovely B & B in Wells which to support my elderly auntie, some could accommodate us all, really happy journeys in glorious weather, need that best seller first! Enjoy your although road diversions cause me hobbies and your work, hopefully in problems when the signs suddenly better weather. Sarah Page 38 policies of GP surgeries and other HOUSE CLEARANCES medical professionals. We want to
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Page 39 CHURCHES TOGETHER repairs to the largest Medieval Sunrise Service - Easter Morning building in the dale, but to try and Once again there will be a sunrise improve its facilities as a living place service on Easter Sunday morning for of worship in our community. Last anyone and everyone who would like Autumn we installed a new under to come. The short service will begin pew heating system. The old and at 5.45 on the top of Winder, by the unreliable sound system and trig point. The service will go ahead induction loop has been updated and unless it is too windy or heavily is a great improvement. More repair raining, if it is forecast a cancellation work to the Tower and Bier Room is notice will be put in the Churches scheduled for this summer. This is Together noticeboard on Main St the work left over from the 2009/10 repair day before, so please keep an eye project, but had to be held over until out. Dogs are welcome but must be more money was raised. Well, the kept under control at all times. See money has been raised now! The you there Carole. exciting new possibility is that if the St Andrew’s Dent Bier Room is put into a weather proof The PCC has been working hard, condition by these repairs, we can not just to keep up with running then aim to convert the room into a
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Page 41 “doers” and brought their various church on Sunday 9th March. For the talents to the lives of our three 10.30am service Vic had chosen the parishes and our town community. music and hymns and gave his last As a non stipendiary minister Vic sermon at St Andrew’s. Entitled “All worked tirelessly as Curate to Rev inclusive” referring to his vision of Alan Fell and his unstinting help to Sedbergh in the future how all the our present Vicar Andy McMullon has different church families will be been greatly appreciated. Linda was working closer together for the glory involved as a Churchwarden at St of God. Mark’s Cautley. A talented Later, following the Roman Catholic craftsperson and flower arranger service, tables were put in place, Linda was always at the forefront tablecloths smoothed out, plates and organizing Flower Festivals and was dishes laden with fabulous food of often to be found in church arranging every description as the congregation flowers for weddings, funerals and regrouped in the church room to join other special occasions. These were with friends from all the other only a small part of her involvement in churches and the town to say our community. individual farewells. The tears flowed Goodbyes were said to them both in more than the wine!
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Page 42 Wednesday Lent Lunches are going other young children in the town who well. There is always room for more have not received an invitation, the diners, so do come along for the food only request besides bringing a Teddy and the chat and at the same time Bear, and possibly a brother or sister, help us in sending a super size is that a parent, or both come along donation to St John’s Hospice thus too. enabling them to continue with their We look forward to seeing lots of wonderful caring work for our smiling faces bringing Teddy Bears community. for a happy celebration. You will see posters outside church Susan Sharrocks advertising our special Teddy Bears’ Tony Reed Screen Picnic on Saturday April 5th at 3pm. Churchwardens The vicar will hold a short 15 minute service before the party begins. CHRISTIAN AID Invitations have been sent to the local Many thanks to all who supported children who have been baptized in our Coffee Morning on the 19th the Parish Church in recent years to March. The provisional figure raised come and celebrate their baptism was £361 – an amazing figure and with us. We would also welcome helped by some generous donations
Page 43 made at the door well above and is coming up in May – a great outlet beyond the donations requested for for those items no longer needed and the coffee and biscuits. Special cluttering up cupboards, drawers and thanks too to those who produced the wardrobes. More details will be in extremely large quantity of cakes, May’s Lookaround. biscuits and other tasty products for We are wondering who might be the cake stall. I don’t remember interested in running the ‘Shop’ from seeing it so heavily laden and next year. So if you or anyone else extensive. you know might be interested please A new item for your diaries is a Lent contact Kath Hannam on 20897 for Lunch in support of Christian Aid to further details be held in Dent Methodist School Anne Pitt Room, The Laning, Dent on the 4th April from 12 noon to 1.30pm. Soup worship@peopleshall and a roll will be available and tea Sunday March 2nd and we were and Biscuits. If you need more once again at the Peoples Hall. This information contact: Marjorie – 25319; time it was Chris Fawcett who gave a Monica – 25476; Freda 25419. great children’s talk on obeying Don’t forget that Christian Aid Week instructions! He then followed on
Page 44 when the children retired for their own activities with an interesting insight into the world of underground caves. He recounted being led underground by a friend, whose instructions had to be followed as a matter of life and death! He compared it to following Jesus and keeping close to Him, whatever happens. He will see us through. The prayers and worship were led by Sandy Roy. Tea and coffee were available throughout. Our stramongate press next services will be on 6th April with and 4th May .We’d love to see you printers there. Sedbergh Methodist Church DENT DALE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Our speaker in February told of how God had placed certain people in certain places to help her and her son meet with God, the lad at her sons printers school who invited him to the church youth group, the spin off being she went to the church, heard about of Divorce Care and went along. She spoke of the love and support of the whole church when her Dad was very Sedbergh Lookaround ill, an inspiring account of what God does with a life given over to Him. Then we shared supper together. Our monthly lunches will not be in June and if you would like to come anytime or like someone to come with do give us a ring. If possible by the previous Stramongate Press Aynam Mills Saturday morning for Sunday lunch Little Aynam Kendal Cumbria LA9 7AH especially if a lift would be needed would be helpful. In May there will be phone 01539 720448 info about the Divorce Care course at fax 01539 730253 our fellowship, all welcome. e mail [email protected] website www.strampress.co.uk J & SE Woof. 25212.
Page 45 CALENDAR GIRLS Staveley. It was quite a demanding Over 18 months ago a friend schedule, but the rights were only mentioned that the performing rights available until the end of February, so for the play ‘Calendar Girls’ had although the pressure was on, it was become available for amateur groups always fun at rehearsals, watching for a limited time. I immediately the cast get to know each other and ordered a copy of the script and to bond. I think the nature of the play, mentioned it to a few people, but the subject matter, and the fact that it mostly they just raised an eyebrow features THAT scene (you know the and looked at me like I was mad! one I mean) brought everyone I read the script and passed it round a together wonderfully, and everyone few folk, who all agreed that it tells an was very supportive. I was moved to amazing story, managing to be sad, tears in a couple of rehearsals (and happy, hilariously funny, tragically not just because there weren't any poignant and enthralling all at the biscuits left at break time). same time. The idea of doing it would Producing a show for two venues keep cropping up in conversation now presents its own challenges, and again. everything has to be made to fit in Eventually I think the rest of both spaces, the lighting design has Spellbound got fed up with me going to be flexible, and the scenery and on about it and we decided to give it a props have to be manageable too. go. Casting wasn't going to be a Everything needs to be measured to problem as we have a mainly female make sure the cabling is long enough membership, but we needed a and that the piano will fit in the wings. director. After lots of pestering various people Fliss Pocock, theatre manager at the Old Laundry Theatre agreed to get involved, and with her, some of TREADWELL the members of Staveley Roundhouse too. From there things FLOORING started moving and we decided to do Suppliers, planners & Fitters of Carpet, a mini tour of the show, with three Vinyl, Laminate & Wooden floors performances in Sedbergh and three Quality in-stock carpets at Bargain Prices in Staveley, just to add a bit more of a challenge! Coincidentally Spellbound 1,000’s of samples to choose from. celebrated its 25th year last year, and Carpet Upholstery Cleaning 2014 is the Roundhouse's diamond Service at competitive rates year. 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Did I mention the piano Angela spoke movingly about the dismantling session? importance of our fundraising, and There's not a lot more to say really, the difference it makes to their if you went to see the show then you research. know how amazing it was (apologies By the time the curtain fell for the for the self congratulation, but I think last time we had raised just over £786 our wonderful cast earned it), and if for L&LR, this is in spite of high you didn't see the show, then you production costs. Hire of rehearsal missed something very special. We space and the People’s Hall, paying were delighted to welcome two of the for scripts and performing rights came original Calendar Girls – Angela to over £1,100 for the Sedbergh Baker and Beryl Bamforth – to a performances alone. With set & couple of the performances. The props, technical, publicity, and story of how their WI produced a costume costs on top of this, the days calendar to raise money for of £5/6 a ticket for a near professional Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research standard production of this kind are inspired the film and the play, and sadly over, so perhaps you will their presence at the show and understand why it was necessary to meeting them afterwards proved to charge £10 a ticket. We do hope you be a great inspiration to us. Along felt it was worth it, and many thanks with a percentage of the performing to you all for supporting local theatre, rights fees going to Leukaemia & and for digging a little deeper in your pocket and contributing to such a Cumbria Stove Centre worthwhile cause as well. 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Page 48 DENTDALE FIRST RESPONDERS YORKSHIRE DALES SOCIETY Environmental charity the Yorkshire Dales Society is delighted to hear that thousands of historic field barns in the Yorkshire Dales should not now be put at risk from unwanted development. According to reports in a national newspaper ministers plan to exempt On the evening of Friday 21st national parks from blanket proposals February, Dent First Responders got to make it easier to convert together in Stone Close for their agricultural buildings into houses. annual supper. This was to say “thank Malcolm Petyt, Chairman of the you” to the commitment of the first Yorkshire Dales Society, said: “The responders and to their partners for Yorkshire Dales Society has been a their support. The evening also key player in the national campaign to provided an opportunity to thank our explain to ministers why national donors within the dale. We are parks should be exempt from the fortunate this year in that we have blanket removal of planning been the recipients of a number of permission on barn conversions. We donations, raised at various events in are delighted to hear that government the dale throughout the year, and the appears to have listened and Britain’s photograph shows some of those most precious landscapes will donating as well as our new continue to be protected. Farmers will defibrillators. still be able to apply for planning Dent First Responders respond to permission through the normal ambulance call outs within the dale – planning process. This is the best staying with the patient and family way to protect individual barns as well until the ambulance arrives; often as allowing affordable housing for they are used to guide an ambulance, local people in the right places.” especially to isolated addresses. The There are around 4,500 field barns area covered has now been in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. expanded to include Sedbergh, and As an iconic part of the cultural Dent FRs would welcome seeing heritage and amazing landscapes of some prospective responders within the Dales these barns need robust Sedbergh. Clearly, when response protection from inappropriate time is critical, responders based in development. Over 12 million day Sedbergh would be beneficial. If you visits are made to the Dales each are at all interested, then please get year, and the classic barns and walls in touch with John Sugden on 25303. landscape is a key component of Jenny Pilgrim what attracts people to visit and Chair, Dent First Responders spend money in the Dales.
Page 49 DENTDALE WI success. It had been a day of perfect spring Courses at Denman College were weather and as we met together for again on the agenda as there are four our Meeting everyone present was bursaries on offer to those who have talking about the sun shining, the never been before. So far, three birds singing and daffodils bursting members have expressed an interest. through. We know the weather can so I know we are only a quarter of a easily change here in the north, and way through the year, but already we are back to cooler conditions as I thinking about putting together a write, so, a few sunny days in early programme for 2015 and Freda March were a real bonus and well Meakin has offered to do this for us. worth talking about! Members were asked for their Kate Cairns presided over the suggestion for the Summer Outing business meeting as Catherine was 2014! taking a few days away. Kate thanked Thirteen members of the dining club all those who had helped in any way had a thoroughly enjoyable meal at at the Dentdale Run. Apparently 550 Farfield Milll in February, and the next runners had registered making the venue chosen is Country Harvest 30th anniversary of the race a real Ingleton on 27th March.
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Page 50 Our Speaker for the evening was our speaker, Margaret to choose Margaret Copestake talking about from. Thelma Belfield's picture Painting and Sketching for pleasure. caught the eye as her choice. Margaret has been sketching and Next month, April 9th in Dent painting, mainly in water colours, for memorial Hall Jackie Huck will be some years now, and was able to giving us An evening of Stories and quote from her experiences on types Poetry . New members and visitors of paint, paper and brushes to use. always welcome. Pat Allen She brought along several pads of her work sketched and painted over WI HOWGILL the years using them to highlight and We met at Howgill Village Hall on point out tips and techniques. It was March 6th. There was a good all very interesting and an in sight into attendance including four visitors. a hobby that Margaret clearly enjoys. Suggestions for a Summer Outing are The competition had been for a being put forward a decision is to be favourite picture and there was a made next month. good number of entries, in fact there The members who attended the was quite a little gallery of pictures for Open Meeting hosted by W.I.
Page 51 Casterton, reported on a fantastic success stories can be seen in the evening on the subject of pearls. countryside in the restoration of They have been in existence for churches and farm buildings and nearly 5,000 years and are the only towns like Bowness on Windermere gem to be created by a living and Keswick have been improved by creature, the Oyster. Andrew’s dedication and architectural Following the business part of the knowledge. meeting a warm welcome was given The competition for “My Favourite to Andrew Lowe. This being his ninth Building in Cumbria” was won by visit to Howgill we knew that his talk Sheelagh Dennis who was also the “A Career in Ruins” would be winner of the raffle. Social time was interesting and full of humour. Having to spot the well known goodies from now retired after dealing with clues. This was won by Liz Moore. conservation and restoration work The evening was brought to a close being Planning Officer for the Lake with refreshments Ashworth will be District for many years, his eye for telling us all about Hearing Dogs. Do detail was evident in the photographs join us at Firbank Church Hall at on his slides with years of 7.30pm, where you will be given a observation of old buildings. His warm welcome. Audrey Hoggarth
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Page 52 KILLINGTON WI stitching skills under the tuition of THE AFTERNOON WI FOR THE Valerie Cann, master cross stitcher, ENTIRE DISTRICT and Wendy McLean, Queen of the Reading the Westmorland Gazette patch workers. This meant that we before our March meeting I noticed went through our business meeting that the title for the gathering was, like a dose of salts. This expression “So you think you can stitch!” That was how attendees at a recent open sounds rather challenging so I am meeting of Casterton WI described happy to inform you that the title how they dealt with the business. should have been, “So you think Several of our members had greatly you can’t stitch“, which is much enjoyed their meeting, learning all friendlier. Nevertheless it gives me about pearls, and purchasing several the opportunity to say “thank you” to items of charming jewellery. We are our regular correspondent, Sandra looking forward to seeing the Gold Wood who keeps Westmorland Houghton Weavers Folk Group up to date with all the happenings in perform in Kendal, and also made Sedbergh, week by week. This is no plans for our stall at the Sedbergh small task and is much appreciated. Gala in May. My goodness, another We were very eager to improve our year whizzing away.
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Page 56 from Sedbergh School we were given cricket and netball gear and then lots of new sweat shirts, cricket bats and balls from Emmanuel College in Gateshead. At the end of February this year Chris and I hired a Landrover 110 defender and packed it with everything we had gathered and at 5.00 AM one Saturday morning we set off on our epic journey North from 55% affected by AIDS so the Hospice Cape Town. By the end of the first has a constant demand for dressings, day we had reached the Namibian catheters, adult nappies and we have border where we experienced an just given them 5000 pairs of surgical incredible thunder, lightning and sand gloves. storm – but no rain. The following day Some four years ago Chris and I we drove through the Namib desert and three friends went North from the area with hundreds of miles of Cape into Namibia, Botswana and nothing but sand. Late that day we Zambia. In an area known as the 1st & 2nd Fixing Tiling Caprivi Strip at the very North of Doors Fitted Painting Namibia we stayed in a lodge where Glazing DIY Rescues we met a group of young people who Kitchens Outside Taps, etc danced for us whilst their parents Locks Small Plumbing Repairs played drums and sang. From Washing Machines Plumbed speaking to them we learned that they were raising money for their school to buy sports gear. On further investigation we discovered that until recently they had no chairs so sat on '! the floor or stood at their desks. However a tour company raised funds from some tourists and bought them the necessary chairs – but still no sports gear. “Special Rates for OAP’s” Over the last three years we have NO JOB TOO SMALL! accumulated rugby shirts, shorts, boots and socks and rugby balls all Steve Chadwick N OT ex Sedbergh School gear, plus N E N EW 015395 66075 UM B E football shirts, shorts and footballs all Prompt Local Service R ex Sedbergh Wanderers gear. Also All work of the highest quality & guaranteed Page 57 reached the Namibian capital, Windhoek, where the landscape was changing to scrub and a few trees Hbsefojoh! and grassy areas. It was the start of Design the rainy season and we had arrived Maintenance Ponds ; Summerhouses ; Pruning just after a big storm. WE continued 25 years experience on for a couple of hours and Local references eventually found a bed for the night. Mark Barker The next day found us further north in 01539 62 3239 greener countryside passing lots of 0770 99 77619 village Kraals with their round thatched rondavels (native huts of mud and grass). The Kraals were graze around the tent. fenced with thorn bushes to keep out One of the staff at the camp was a the night time predators. All the cattle girl who four years earlier had danced and goats are herded into these for us so we arranged for her to guide areas at night to keep them safe. us to the school the following That evening we reached a town morning. called Rundu on the Angolan border We collected Cecelia from the camp knowing that the following day we kitchen the next day and set off mid would reach our destination. morning for the school. We found a It was now a change of direction. No teacher sitting under a shady tree longer north but into the morning sun marking papers who showed us and east following the Kavanga river where to find the head teacher into the Caprivi region or northern Hildegard. We met her in her “office” Namibia. We reached our camp at attired in a very smart although old about 2.00 pm. Our tent was about 10 fashioned bright turquoise suit. Most metres from the Kavanga river which definitely the head mistress. is full of Hippos and at night they It is difficult to express the feelings would come out of the water and of the following couple of hours as we unloaded the “Landy” and kids tried on football and rugby shirts netball skirts and tops and sweat shirts or kicked around a football or chased around with a rugby ball – all in the blazing sun. Eventually under Hildegard’s guidance everything was gathered together and taken away to the office so be distributed. We were then entertained to singing and dancing and introduced to the Grade Page 58 R teacher and her class of 55 6 year INSPIRA old wide eyed children who had started school three weeks earlier. They sang to us in English – “We`re going to the market, we`re going to The National Careers Service offers the church to see the pretty people free, impartial, information and advice with flowers in their hair” plus lots on any careers related issue. The more which I joined in with much to service is open to all adults in the UK, their delight and amusement. whether in work or out of work, and We had achieved our goal and felt can be accessed in a variety of ways. happy that Thandi Friends was no 1. An appointment can be made with longer a Project but Projects. a careers adviser locally, to meet and We visited the Mahango game park discuss, for example, how to: • and then at a more leisurely pace we Find information about different headed west and south stopping off careers • at the Etosha National Park and the Create a CV or develop a current CV Fish River Canyon –second only to • Write an effective job application the Grand Canyon. We travelled a • Research relevant job total of 6800 Kilometres and over opportunities mountain passes 1200 meters above • Plan steps for career progression sea level on good and bad roads – • Identify training opportunities some tar some dirt but the “landy” • Explore funding for training never gave us a moments trouble. • Identify strengths and skills Every night we slept under mosquito 2. A free telephone helpline service is nets but the little blighters still available for discussion with a managed to get us but fortunately we careers adviser. were taking the malaria tablets. 3. An excellent website gives lots of We are now back at the Cross Keys useful information, and the following our wonderful adventure. opportunity to contact a careers Alan & Chris Clowes adviser using live webchat. 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Page 59 SEDBERGH Orchestra’s concerts, perhaps I might ORCHESTRA CONCERT be allowed to begin by saying how Thursday 6th March fortunate I believe we are in such a The car park was already full and relatively small town to have our own with 20 minutes still to go, most of the orchestra and how remarkable it is to seats in the centre of the nave in St find such an enterprising and Andrew’s church were taken. The ambitious group of players with the supporters of the Sedbergh Orchestra skill and enthusiasm to perform both were obviously undaunted by the for their own enjoyment and for that drizzle and general drabness of the of the community at large. I am full of early March evening and there was a admiration for what is being done and buzz of anticipation and warm achieved. conviviality as 8pm drew near. For this concert the orchestra was Though only the 11th concert given by under the direction of its resident the Orchestra since its foundation, it conductor Peter Crompton who clearly has an established and valued achieved a very successful blend of position within the community. professional authority and control with It may have been said before, but as enthusiasm and an easy air of a newcomer to Sedbergh and the informality. He was ably assisted by
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Page 60 the leader Sue Armstrong. There was further enhanced this engaging a palpable sense of rapport as all performance. concerned strove to give us of their The Mozart overture was followed best. by what, for me, was the highlight of The programme got off to an the evening – the Concertino for enjoyable start with a confident Clarinet by Weber. The soloist was performance of Mozart’s Overture Karen Giudici and her playing was a ‘The Impresario’. The strings sheer delight – always expressive exhibited some neat, well coordinated and responsive to the changes of articulation in the busy passages and mood in the music. But the the phrasing was thoughtful and achievement was not just Karen’s musically persuasive. There were the Orchestra was really on form some telling exchanges between the here. It successfully managed its wind and strings and no shortage of dual role – at one moment rhythmic energy. In places the sense accompanying the soloist sensitively of ensemble could have been a little and at another contributing its own more precise and a little more touches of independent drama with refinement in the balance and blend some effective realisation of of the overall sound would have instrumental colour. Some passages
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Page 61 really ‘took off’ and were very of dynamics and sonorous cello tone effective indeed. was striking in the second piece and The last item before the interval the lilting buoyancy of the third was a provided the Orchestra with its real foil to what had just gone before. greatest technical and artistic The effective colour contrasts challenge of the evening – The achieved in Melisande at the Spinning Siegfried Idyll by Wagner. Wagner’s Wheel particularly impressed me. sound world is a sensuous one where The Praeludium by Armas Jarnefelt every nuance of tone colour, was just what was required as a dynamics and balance is essential to finale almost a Beecham ‘lollipop’. the realisation of his musical ideas The Orchestra obviously enjoyed and consequently very difficult to playing it and sent us away on a high, bring off. A valiant attempt was made looking forward to its next concert by the players to meet these during the festival in June. formidable requirements. Howard Seymour After the interval we all enjoyed the variety of effects conjured up in the SEDBERGH MUSIC FESTIVAL sound pictures contained in Sibelius’ The Festival this year will be held in Pelleas and Melisande Suite. St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh from Sometimes it took a little time for the Sunday 1st to Sunday 15th June and players to settle into the character of promises to be as good as previous the individual pieces, but there was years. much to commend in their Further information, brochures and performance. The expressive range tickets are available at the Sedbergh
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Page 62 Information Office at 72 Main Street A busy year lies ahead starting with Tel: 20125 or at www.sedbergh.org. a visit to Garsdale Church. Sedbergh uk/musicfestival Gala will see the Band concert on the Lupton Field. A return trip to SEDBERGH TOWN BAND Dumfries, venue of the recording of Band Notes the Band’s C.D., occurs towards the Following a hectic 2013 Christmas end of May when music will be period the Band has experienced a rehearsed for the Band’s comparatively light start to the new performance in the biennial Sedbergh year. The lack of immediate Music Festival in St. Andrew’s engagements has allowed the co Church. Following a most successful directors of music, Carole Marsden concert given to accompany a well and Iwan Lewis, to introduce new attended dinner at the Country pieces and examine and practice in Harvest last year a repeat close detail items already in the performance has been requested. repertoire in the course of the The famous Hardraw Festival will see Wednesday rehearsals with a view to the Band attempting to repeat the achieving musical perfection in triumphs of two years ago. With performance. Autumn underway and Winter
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Children’s Entries Green Door, Powells, Premier and Contact the Chip Shop. To you all we express 21902 or 20610 our sincere thanks. Money raised will be much welcomed as a contribution to achieving the Band’s policy of approaching the pace picks up with a visit to Middleton Church, the Concert of Remembrance and the Christmas Sed ergh Concert which precedes the numerous carol sessions that figure so prominently in the Band’s calendar Music during the Festive season. The Youth Band experienced a most enjoyable week end away at Windermere on the 8/9th February. Festival Music practice, games and a concert were much enjoyed. Thanks go to all who helped in so many ways to 1 - 15 June ensure success, with particular St Andrew’s Parish Church mention of Chairman Sandra Water’s www.sedbergh.org.uk/musicfestival catering that made the occasion so Enquiries at Sed Info Office memorable. Thanks go to Jane Wetherell for ensuring that all members of the Youth Band have access to good quality instruments. The first of three coffee mornings Made to measure arranged for the year took place on Skirts, Dresses, Suits, Wednesday 12th March in the U.R.C. Bridal, Ball Gowns, etc. Band funds benefited to the tune of Also alterations undertaken All made to the Highest Quality by £160, with thanks going particularly to SHEILA SHUTTLEWORTH the raffle which offered many attractive prizes and a superb array of Tel: 015242 - 74322 delicious home baked cakes. G.R.B Page 64 .TRIGLAV AND ZRECE VISITS 2014 & 2015 I spent part of February in Slovenia where I met singers and others to make arrangements for our visit to the Zrece and the Triglav national park in August later this year. Our local singers will be walking and singing alongside Slovenian choirs, doing concerts in mountains refuges (such as Kredarica in this photo) and also on the summit of Triglav, Triglav (pronounced "Tree glow" Slovenia's highest point. We will take rhyming with "cow") has a special four days to do a walk which can be place in the hearts of Slovenians done in a day along very good alpine many of whom say you are not a true paths, so even though the mountain Slovenian until you have been to the is almost 3,000 metres high most of it top. Let me know if you'd like to join won't be a problem for anyone in us we will be learning several songs reasonable health, especially as we in Sedbergh from Slovenia and the are also being driven half way up the UK which we will sing alongside the mountain! The very last part to the Slovenian choirs. Written music and summit is a bit like Striding Edge, only recordings of the parts and with iron rope bedded in the rock to pronunciation of Slovenian words are keep you safe. available to help. We will also be visiting Zrece and Ljubljana with our usual high standard of NICKY ROSS accommodation. All types of heating, We are also making plans for a concert tour of Zrece and Slovenia in including underfloor. May 2015 as part of celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the twinning Bathrooms designed, between Sedbergh and Zrece. If you supplied, tiled & fitted would like to join our singers visiting Zrece you will be most welcome. I Gas Safe registered joined several choir practices while I
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John has been visiting current members still repeat that schools for the last 35 years promise at every meeting. encouraging children and teachers in Of course that pledge now also their own writing. He has 13 includes all who have served since. published books, copies of which we With a view to sharing that were able to examine and ask commitment, the Sedbergh branch questions about later. Some of his hopes to have a display of WW1 poems have been published around memorabilia in their gazebo on the world even Swaziland!! Saturday 17 May, on Sedbergh Gala From 2008 to 2010 he was Scottish field. Arts Council s Poet in Residence in In order to do so we need the loan his native city, Glasgow. A very big for the day of any and all remaining thank you to John for such an WW1 memorabilia. We appreciate enjoyable evening. A few members supported the the sentimental value of these objects Charity Evening of Camforth Ladies and they will be guarded and N.F.U. Helen Woof gave a short cherished as if they were our own. resume of the Event. You will be welcome to stay with them Anne Mason was the lucky winner of and explain their significance to our monthly raffle. visitors yourself. Our Coffee Morning is to be held in Would you consider bringing along the URC Rooms on Wednesday April your memories of your ancestors? 9th from 10 onwards. All proceeds will Please contact John Douglass on go to the Charity Clic Sargant for 015396 20536 or Children with Cancer, this is a very [email protected]. helpful and caring Charity, not known to me until my young friend Rory got Tuition offered in Cancer, they are just marvellous Fohmjti!•!Tqbojti!•!Gsfodi! Jubmjbo!•!Qpsuvhvftf!•!Mbujo! always there to help in any way$ [ Exam preparation a speciality Our next meeting is on the 15th April ! Tel: 015396 22056 or 07780 598313 in the Peoples Hall Committee Room e mail [email protected] at 7 30 p.m. when Mary Airey will tell us all about the Nursing Part of her LADIES NFU Life. New members and Visitors are Our March meeting took place on always Welcome. Marlene Mason. Page 68 WEATHER station. I had to change the barley I You don’t need me to tell you that had put in one feeder before the February “fill dyke” lived up to its birds, sparrows in particular, would name! It was chiefly the “black stuff” feed!! On the last day I heard my first resulting in a further 8.26 inches of Curlew so perhaps spring is just rain on already sodden ground. In waiting around the corner!! fact on only 2 days did we not measure any precipitation. It was BBC TV TRAVEL quite a wild month also with 16 days The BBC are currently casting for a of low pressure, 2 days very low, with BBC One UK travel/property the associated winds. In fact only on programme and are looking to find the last day, when the pressure had people who live in interesting homes gone up slightly nearer to normal, did around the UK, who would be happy we not have a maximum gust in to try a home swap short break over a double figures. On 8 days the weekend in the next few months. The maximum gust registered was above programme will give us a great 20mph with a high of 26.6mph. It was opportunity to explore home generally mild for the month with only swapping, different property, and one night actually below freezing at local foods/trades and sights around 31.1F. The strength of the wind took the UK. the wind chill down below freezing on We would love to feature some every night. We registered a high of people from Sedbergh in the 50.9F on the 23rd of the month. programme. It has been another month of survival for man and beast with lakes There is a link to the show’s page at and mud everywhere! Once again the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ there has been a marvelous show of showsandtours/shows/beonashow/ snowdrops. Until we move up here I home_swap_holidays had not seen them growing wild on Do you live in an interesting home verges and woodland. I have also you’d be happy to swap with considered them a “foreign” species someone elsewhere in the UK for a originating in southern Europe but short break? they have acclimatized to this region. If so, get in touch now (and mention Later in the month some early the Lookaround)! species crocuses put in a show but For an application form please email unfortunately, as with the snowdrops, Kieran.mccarthy@bbc.co.uk with your the weather was such that bees were contact details not able to get the early pollen. Kieran McCarthy Towards the end of the month the Assistant Producer forsythia was colouring up. We’ve BBC Factual Entertainment had a few extra visitors to the feeding Development Page 69 DENTDALE RUN employed as the official starter. Pete, On Saturday 8th March, over 500 his wife Anne and brother Dennis all runners lined up for the start of the ran in the very first Dentdale Run in 30th Anniversary Dentdale Run. 1984, with Dennis coming home This annual event follows a 14.2 overall winner and Anne winning the mile circuit around the lanes of ladies race. Dentdale and raises much needed The runners started to come home funds for Dent CE Primary School. just over an hour later with last year’s This years run saw an increased winner Ian McBride (Royton Road field of 551 entries after a big push on Runners) the overall winner again in making the anniversary a special 1.18.01. He was followed by Chris event. For a change, the weather was Steele (Borrowdale Fell Runners) in extremely kind this year (almost like it 1.18.40 and five times winner Steve knew it was the 30th year) with bright Littler (Wesham RR) was third in blue skies and sunshine; in fact some 1.18.58. runners commented that it was near First lady home was Catriona perfect running conditions. Probert (Edinburgh AC) 1.31.32, The race got underway at 1 pm, with followed by Nichola McNally local running legend Pete Bland (DenbyDale Travellers) 1.35.21, and
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Page 70 third was Catherine Farrow (Ilkley print but you all know who you are Harriers) 1.35.23. and we appreciate everything you do Full results (including all veterans for the race. categories can be found at www. All in all it was a fantastic day and dentdalerun.com once again we expect to make a First local man was Steve Dalton in large donation to the school in the 1.56.43 and first local lady was once near future. Scott Thornley again Pat Gardner in 2.08.04, Royton Chair, Dentdale Run Committee Road Runners won both the men’s and ladies team race. CRICKET COACHING Post race everyone gathered in the The cricket coaching for Sedbergh Memorial Hall for sandwiches and CC Juniors at Sedbergh School by cakes which were as always Pro Coach Yorkshire over half term prepared that morning by a 30 strong was a great success. Dick Gorst, who team from the WI and local coaches Sedbergh CC Juniors, said community. In addition this year there afterwards that it was "...an excellent was an enormous cupcake tower day of coaching from pro coach (baked by the local community) to Yorkshire. Aaron and Dean, the celebrate the anniversary. coaches, were great, and the boys The committee would like to express really soaked up all the information. " its thanks to everyone who helped, ‘The Yorkshire Ridings Society' and supported, donated, sponsored, a Yorkshire cricket fans message organised, ran and generally made board 'The Corridor of Uncertainty' this year the best Dentdale Run in a funded the coaching as part of a long time. The list is far too long to Yorkshire boundary project whereby
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Page 74 people in the UK. If the UK were to leave, Unilever says it may have to move most of its manufacturing to mainland Europe. This is true with many non EU firms. If they choose to BUILDER leave the UK, hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost and the UK PLASTERER economy will suffer. ROOFER In addition, negotiations are QUALITY WORK currently underway for the TTIP Tel: 015396 20907 (Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership). Although this will be This is loosely called “free trade”. The some years away, it’s potentially a UK joined the “single market” in 1973, free trade agreement between the EU and we’ve affected, and been and the USA. Combined, these two affected by it, since. areas account for ½ of the world’s Firstly to examine the economic GDP, so a free trade zone would case fo remaining within the EU. Free transform the world economy. It’s trade in the EU gives UK firms estimated that by removing USA/EU unlimited access to one of the world’s barriers, the resulting increase in biggest markets. The EU is also the trade and efficiency will make every UK’s main trading partner, buying household in the EU £500 better off roughly £400 billion worth of UK per year. If the UK was outside the goods and services every year (or EU, it would be excluded from this 52% of our exports). Being outside monumental deal with the US (the the EU would add extra costs to UK biggest economy in the world). In firms exporting to anywhere in the other words, if we’re not in this free EU. This in turn would make UK trade zone, we will potentially lose a exports less competitive within the huge amount of future trade as it bloc; demand would be likely to fall becomes cheaper for the EU and and UK job losses would be very USA to trade with each other than likely as firms suffer. with us. Secondly, there are EU wide On the other hand, the UK restrictions on many imports made contributed £8.9 billion to the EU outside the EU. To get around this, budget in 2011. That’s non EU firms have invested millions £8,900,000,000 which could’ve been of pounds in UK factories and offices, spent on something else. But to put it allowing them unrestricted access to in perspective, the UK government the market. For example, Unilever spent about the same sum on (which makes foods such as Flora, railways in that year. It’s just 2.2% of Ben & Jerry’s, PG Tips, Pot Noodle & the value of goods and services we Walls Ice Cream) employs 7, 000 export to the EU and a drop in the
Page 75 ocean when you consider the basics more expensive and protecting potential value of this TTIP other EU industries, the UK has been agreement. able to build up one of the most It could also be argued that the UK competitive financial sectors in the has lost some of its manufacturing world. The financial sector industry because it’s been made to contributed around £116, 364 million remove policies protecting those to the UK economy in 2011, 13 times industries from EU competition. In the cost of membership. It could be 1979 manufacturing made up 30% of said that, outside the EU, it would be UK GDP; in 2007 it was just 14%. harder to compete with financial This can partially be blamed on the sectors in EU countries, because they fact that elsewhere in the EU wages would probably have some degree of are lower, so it’s cheaper to make protectionist policy helping them. This things. However, the upshot of this sort of specialisation has been able to movement is that the UK has been happen across Europe because of able to attract skilled people freely free trade in the EU, theoretically from across the EU to work in other cutting the price of almost every important industries. And without output made in EU country which has trade barriers making EU imports of specialised in that industry or sector.
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Page 76 Why is there a cost of EU life to some degree. These membership? Well, amongst other regulations might at times irritate and costs, the EU has the Common lead to extra paper work but arguably Agricultural Policy (CAP). This the benefits outweigh the subsidises (partly funds) farming inconveniences. across the EU; in 2012 the UK What are the alternatives? We can received €282.6 billion in farming vote to leave the EU, if not in 2017; subsidies. True, the CAP subsidies it’s likely that we’ll have a referendum aren’t shared evenly between on it in the future. The Labour Party members; countries like France, with recently announced that it would hold big agricultural sectors receive a one if conditions of being in the EU higher percentage. But €282.6 billion significantly changed. We can keep of subsidies can’t have hurt UK things as they are now. Or we can try farmers. to renegotiate the terms of our Does being a citizen of the EU affect membership. Or we can leave the EU you directly? Yes. If you ever want to and try to stay in the European work in the member countries Economic Area, like Norway or (including anywhere in the UK), or Switzerland. have a predictably smooth trip within On the face of it, Norway’s position the EU then this is possible without seems pretty good. Being in the you having to apply and wait for European Economic Area (EEA), permission. If you want to buy food or gives them access to the huge a car or anything else EU made, you market, without all of the regulation of can do this more cheaply because EU membership. Switzerland is in a there are no extra fines imposed on similar position and has just decided importing it. If you want to use anything tax funded (e.g. hospitals), because being in the EU affects the CHIROPODIST UK economy, which broadly affects HPC Registered how much tax the government Kay Whittle receives, tax funded services are MSSCh DipPodMed MBChA currently still able t be provided because of being in the EU. You are Surgery definitely affected by being an EU Pedi-Care House, citizen. Even if you went to live in a Howgill Lane, cave to escape the influence of the Sedbergh European Union, you’d still be affected in a small way by EU Tel: 015396 22122 environmental policy regulating air quality, water quality, or even acid Appointments 10:00 - 4:00 rain. The UK’s membership of the EU Closed Mondays affects pretty much all aspects of your H.J.Hall “Softop” Socks up to size 15!!
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Page 78 negotiations involved. But this attitude J. E. WILKINSON of reform is similar to the UK’s, and if BUILDING CONTRACTORS we were in the EU, we would have Quality Craftsmanship more influence over this reform. New Builds Renovations To keep things exactly as they are Roofing Plastering Stonemasons also seems unacceptable at the Lime Plastering & Pointing moment. Luckily, it also seems almost impossible. The crisis of the WINNERS YDNP BEST BUILDING DESIGN AWARDS 2010 Eurozone has spurred on many NEW BUILDING CATEGORY countries to realise that things can’t Tel: 015396 25531 Mob: 07989 197580 continue as they are. It seems like reform is inevitable, although our services industry (making up 77% progress may be slow. of GDP) would remain competitive, In conclusion, there are hundreds of with more restrained access to the benefits and hundreds of costs of EU single market it seems likely that membership. In my opinion, the another city such as Paris or Berlin benefits far outweigh the costs. would overtake London as Europe’s Economically, it seems suicidal to financial capital. turn our backs on the EU. Politically, It seems unlikely that we can our ability to influence the world negotiate our membership around us would most likely shrink significantly in a short period of time. further if we left. As consumers, we The main demands the UK has would probably pay more for worse currently is bringing back power to quality goods on average. None of our government, rather than things these things are 100% guaranteed, being decided in Brussels. However, although some are very close to for this to happen, multiple treaties being so. And last but not least we would have to be changed, and it should not forget that prior to the EU seems unlikely that all of the 27 other there had been conflict in Europe for countries will agree to that. One centuries. Since the formation of the problem is that no member state EU there have been no wars in wants another state to get extra rights Western Europe for over half a and benefits when they don’t. This century. Arguably the cost of the EU seems pretty obvious, the UK is a small price to pay for freedom wouldn’t be happy if, for example, from war. Add in the other benefits France could ignore rules that we had and it is dubious whether going solo to follow. But Germany, probably the is really in any of our interests. most influential country in the EU, is (This article is included as part of keen for the UK to stay in and is the authors schoolwork. Replies to it willing to change treaties, but for all are not invited and there will be no members. This is agreeable but will follow-up of opinions with respect to take much longer with all the it. Ed)
Page 79 SEDBERGH & DISTRICT ART SOCIETY Painting and Decorating Our last meeting of this session was • Internal and external on the 14th March and was a • House makeovers demonstration in water colour by Paul to attract buyers Talbot Greaves. Paul is a 20 years experience professional landscape artist working Excellent references in acrylic and water colour. His MB Designs subject for the evening was 'Dynamic 015396 23239 water colour landscapes' and he 0770 99 77 619 chose a scene from near his home in Halifax. His work is based around light, bright aspects of a scene BOOKWORM contrasted with deep shadows, giving What I have been reading this movement and vitality to the finished month : painting. As an experienced teacher 'Veni Vidi Vici everything you and lecturer, Paul explained his wanted to know about the Romans working method carefully to show but were afraid to ask' by Peter Jones how he achieved the finished result, (non fiction) which as he said, included breaking The title says it all aimed at the many of the rules of conventional general reader this is big picture and water colour painting. detail on the highly influential Roman Paul has also published four books Empire, helpfully laid out under on water colour, is a regular manageable headings. Jones brings contributer to the 'Artist' magazine, the period to life in an informative and and runs courses in Halifax. authoritative style. I found especially The following day, 11 members of interesting as we have such a lot of the Society enjoyed a workshop with Roman remains in Cumbria as well Paul during which he further as Hadrian's Wall. explained his techniques and helped RM Bookworm members to attempt a painting in his style. To find out more about Paul and his courses, go to www.talbot For Depression, Anxiety, Loss, greaves.co.uk . Relationship Issues, Obesity and The Society will now look forward to Eating Problems its annual exhibition in August, Contact JENNIE DAVIES meanwhile for those interested in art Kendal and Sedbergh but unsure how to start, don't mis our Counsellor, (Senior accredited BACP) free taster sessions details Psychotherapist (UKCP accredited) elsewhere in the Lookaround and on Advanced Practitioner in Obesity and Eating Disorders. 015396 21261 posters around Sedbergh. [email protected] Margaret Copestake www.jenniedcounsellor.co.uk
Page 80 NEW SUNDAY BUS ROUTE Farfield Mill – Sedbergh – Dent – Hawes Daphne Jackson Western Dales Bus, the Sedbergh DO, MsC (Ost) Registered Osteopath based community charity, is introducing a new bus service to Mill Barn, Broad Raine connect Sedbergh and Dent with Killington LA10 5EP Farfield Mill and Hawes via Snaizeholme Lane End, close to the Please ring Kendal Practice for appointments red squirrel reserve. The bus is 01539 740452 driven by trained local volunteers, and the new service will run on Sundays from 6th April to 19th October for details. 2014. Full timetables can be found on Western Dales Bus also runs a page 89 , and timetable leaflets for Saturday service throughout the year both services are available at the to link Dent Station with Dent, Sedbergh Information Centre, 72 Sedbergh and Kendal. From 5th April, Main Street and in local cafes and the Kendal journey on this service will shops. depart slightly later from Dent and Contact details: Tel: 20504 e mail: Sedbergh to prevent overcrowding [email protected] please refer to the advert on page 40 Website: www.westerndalesbus.co.uk
Times to and from Farfield Mill Dent Memorial Hall (dep) 1133 1358 1643 Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 1151 1416 1701 Farfield Mill (arr) 1156 1421 1706 Farfield Mill (dep) 1157 1425 1707 Sedbergh Library (arr) 1203 1431 1713 Dent Car Park (arr) 1222 1505 1750
Times to and from Hawes Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 1208 1450 Dent Car Park (dep) 1222 1505 Wensleydale Creamery (arr) 1300 1543 Hawes Market place (arr) 1303 1548 Hawes Market place (dep) 1317 1602 Wensleydale Creamery (dep) 1320 1605 Dent Memorial Hall (arr) 1358 1643 Sedbergh Library (arr) 1413 1658
Page 81 THE CHRISTIE over £2,500. In 2013 I raised more Temporary Charity Shop for The than £5,000 making a total of £7,600. Christie (Cancer Research and That total has now risen to over Treatment) £9,000. I still do car boot sales on I would like to thank everyone who Sundays through the spring, summer supported me during my seventeen and autumn but the highlight of my days in the shop at 77 Main Street. week all year round is my The most important thanks go to Wednesday at Sedbergh market! Avril Whittle who kindly gave me the I started coming to Sedbergh market last ten days of her tenancy when she in July 2012 and have always felt at was moving her Patch & Fettle shop home there as my grandparents and next door. She also left me some of great grandparents farmed in Howgill her stock which was greatly and Firbank and my mother lived and appreciated. The owner of the worked in Sedbergh when she was property, Chris Chambers, then young, and always loved the place. I generously extended my stay by live at Grayrigg where both I and my another week so I had almost three husband Colin have lived virtually all weeks to make as much as I could for our lives. Our daughter, who lives at my charity. Bolton le Sands, remains well. The support from local people was Mary Kendal fantastic with many people donating items to sell as well as buying. All this wonderful support resulted in £1,160 in the seventeen days. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the shop, making new friends and getting to know old 20 years of horticultural experience including twelve years as a National Trust Head Gardener. ones better. Consultation / Maintenance / Renovation. The Christie Stall has now returned All jobs considered to the Market and I look forward to Contact : John Hawley seeing everyone every Wednesday. 07860801711 / 015396 25050 [email protected] For those who wonder who I am and www.the-head-gardener.com why I do it, here is the story... In 2010 our daughter Janet had life threatening cancer. We believe The AGE UK LUNCH CLUB Christie saved her life and in April The Monthly Lunch Club takes place 20111 decided to de clutter, have a in the Red Lion on Finkle Street on car boot sale and send the proceeds the second Thursday of each month. to The Christie for Cancer Research Everyone (over 50) is welcome to and Treatment. After the first car boot attend where you will find the sale people started donating items to company different every month with a me so I have been car booting ever good choice of menu which is since. I raised £550 in 2011 and by reasonably priced. the end of 2012 my total had risen to If you would like to attend or require Page 82 any more information, please contact has allowed us to take on a Mary on 20438 or Keith on 21562. significant number of new NHS patients when additional funding for NHS dental provision is at an all time
EDWIN MIDDLETON low. We have managed to secure our JOINERS status as a training practice again for All aspects of site joinery work 2014 15 and this will give us the 30 years experience opportunity to offer more NHS dental We design, manufacture purpose made joinery in our own workshop. service access in the future through All your requirements fully fitted. the foundation training scheme. UPVC windows & doors We would like to thank all of our Free Advice and Estimate patients for their support over the past Phone: 015396 25431 or 015396 20074 6 months. If you are interested in Mobile: 07779 049103 or 07814 149105 joining the practice please contact reception on 015396 20626. DENTAL PRACTICE Ben, Georgia and the Team Sedbergh Dental Practice has had a busy 6 months following our move into Main Street. We were initially overwhelmed and humbled by the generous good wishes and gifts we received following our move; and have continued to receive positive comments and feedback from patients visiting the new premises. Carpets & Floor Coverings The new facilities have allowed us to Supplied & fitted improve the service we offer our Telephone 07771 97 00 96 patients and give us a very solid platform from which we can adapt and invest in the changes in dental HOWGILL VILLAGE HALL materials and technology over the A big thank you to everybody who coming years. supported Howgill Village Hall over Our official opening by Tim Farron in the last year either by coming along December was a great success, and to the Domino Drives and Duck Race it was standing room only in the or by hiring the hall. Welcome back reception area for most of the night. to Howgill Toddler group who We were kindly joined by continue to use the hall and take representatives from Denplan and advantage of the newly refurbished Wesleyan who have been very floor. Please check the diary dates in supportive throughout our relocation. the back of the ‘Lookaround’ for As promised we have increased our future events and we look forward to employment at the practice with two seeing you again this year. new nurses and a fourth dentist. This Lesley Hennedy Page 83 EDITORIAL We do thank ALL the Advertisers The Lookaround manages to help that have appeared for many years many people, not only in the LA10 and we greatly value your support. area but many parts of the world too. From this month, the Cartoon that In November last year, an article has featured for many months will no appeared about Mr Vivian Shaw of longer appear. The main reason is the British School. There was quite a that the space that is afforded the few responses and the author, son Cartoon is too small and can be Christopher Shaw, has been very sometimes very difficult to view/read. pleased with the response. The only way would be to make it a At the beginning of March, I was lot bigger which could take up more contacted by a person from Europe than half a page on occasions. Also, it who had lost the details of someone is very difficult to come up with a that they knew thirty years ago. While good idea AND caption every month searching the Internet, they found the which is something I could not do so name of their long lost friend in the it is with regret that Cartoonist John pages of Lookaround, hence the has put away his pen and we thank contact by e mail. I passed on the him for his contributions. message and was delighted to learn If you are involved in any Group that that an old friendship had been is listed on Page 90, could you please rekindled. Brilliant check the contact details are correct Just out of interest, we have had and update me please. recently some new regular in March 2016, Lookaround will be Advertisers to Lookaround and felt 30 years in existence. I would to that they should be highlighted and celebrate the occasion in style by welcomed in our pages. Please having an event of some type. I have support them and if you use any of some ideas in my head but I would them, please mention Lookaround. like to hear from any Group or In February, we had Howgill Individual as to what they would like Upholstery, Haddock Paddock & Fish to see/hear or if they would like to Express, Derek Hayes Gardener, contribute and take part. I would very Killington Upholstery & Textiles much appreciate someone coming Services, Jennie Davies Counselor, forward to assist by being coordinator Mark Barker Gardener, MB Designs for the event and keeping me Contractor, Robert Powell Web updated. Anything and everything Design and Slimming Guru. would be considered. Please help me In March, Exotic Gas Specialist and to make it a really special occasion. House Clearances Now a little moan. Although the This month, new Advertisers are Lookaround has been going for 28 Byroms Furnishers, Kentdale years and supports everything local, Services, Holme Farm, Meadowside there are some Organisations/Groups Café and Rosemary Lewes. that do not support Lookaround. On a
Page 84 regular basis, I see Event Posters on lampposts and articles in the Gazette which do not reach our pages. Regarding Posters, only people that walk on the streets will see and digest the information. Those in cars or who work will not see them. It must cost about £10 to create and laminate the Posters which is the cost of a small advert with us and reaches far more people that live in the area as well as those that live elsewhere. I recently saw an article in the Gazette which was supported by photographs but none of them appeared with us. I just wonder why. (Moan over!) Dennis J Whicker
You are invited to A Journey to Easter
Join us on a journey through Lent Towards Easter Celebrations
A series of short, informal, reflections focused on stories and characters in the Easter story.
Using our senses to make sense of the stories!
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ALL Welcome
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Page 85 COMMUNITY OFFICER REPORT 28/02 A suspicious wagon was 13/02 We attended a report of a male reported to us parked up at seen in the river. This male was Killington for over 24hrs, this was suffering with mental health checked out and the driver was on issues and he was taken to a rest break. hospital. 3/3 Cold Callers selling fish door to 14/02 A report of cold calling to a door was reported to us in the landline, do not give out any Sedbergh area. personal information, if at all you 5/3 RTC at the top of Black Horse feel uncomfortable with how the Hill, no injury. conversation is progressing just 6/3 RTC on Old Scotch road, terminate the call. tragically one of our local farmers 15/02 ASB was reported to us from lost her life, enquiries are still the Spar, 4 male youths described ongoing as to how it happened. to be in a dull red corsa travelling 7/3 It was reported to us on the top of at speed. Please try and get the Black Horse Hill that there was a registration number. diesel spillage. Highways were 16/02 RTC at Black horse hill, no informed and dealt. injury. 8/3 It was reported that trials bikes 19/02 A male was arrested on Finkle were using a Bridlepath at Street due to a failing to appear Garsdale. Please try to get a warrant. registration number and we can 20/02 A report of an assault at Cowgill take it further. was reported to us. If you would wish an update on any 26/02 A domestic related incident was crime, suspicious incident you reported to us on Havera. have reported then please add to 26/02 A suspicious yellow transit van the log at the time you ring stating was reported to us. The male on my name as your local officer and board was asking for scrap metal I will ring you back with any in the Sedbergh area. Again details we have. please try to get a registration If you would like to receive up to number. date crimes in your area then 27/02 Cold Callers door to door was please sign up to www.cumbria. reported to us on Thorns Bank, 2 communitymessaging.co.uk You males were spoken to, details can find it on line or alternatively taken and moved on. These email me on Amanda. males could be responsible for a [email protected] or theft in the Ulverston area. ring Cumbria Police on 101 and Enquiries are still ongoing. So leave me a message with your please ring in anything you feel is name, address, phone number not quite right as it might link in and email address. with other crimes. CSO Mandy Coleman 5244
Page 86 BED & BREAKFAST Proprietor Address Phone (015396) Miss S Thurlby ...... 15 Back Lane, Sedbergh LA10 5AQ (2012/12) ...... 20251 1D; 1T; TVL; CH; DW; P; DR; VB e mail: [email protected] Free Wi Fi available Mrs J Hope ...... The Old Joinery, Garsdale, Sedbergh LA10 5PJ (2012/12) ...... 20309 F/D (4 poster); 1S; ES; CH; TV; P; NS; DW; CW; DR; DA; VB* e mail: [email protected] Ms D Wood ...... Daleslea, Station Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DL (2014/06) ...... 21789 1D(ES); 2D/F(ES); TV; CH; P; NS; VB; CW Mrs S Gold Wood ...... Number Ten Main Street, Sedbergh LA10 5BN (2013/02) ...... 21808 1D (ES); IT/F(ES); TV; NS; CH; P; CB; VB; DFB: e mail: [email protected] Mrs J Postlethwaite ...... Bramaskew Farm, Howgill, Sedbergh LA10 5HX (2013/09) ...... 21529 1D(ES); 1T(ES); CH; TV; P; NP; Di; VB; EM; CW Mrs S Sharrocks ...... Holmecroft; Station Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DW (2013/11) ...... 20754 1D; 1T; 1S; TVL; CH; NS; NP*; P; DR Web Site: www.holmecroftbandb.co.uk Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DH (2013/11) ...... 20360 Sleeps 6-8 3D (1ES), 1T (PB), TVL, CH, NS, DW, DR, VB, CB, DFB e mail: [email protected] CAMPING, CARAVANNING & SELF-CATERING Mrs Tallentire ...... Ingmire Hall, Sedbergh (2013/02) ...... 07944 859456 D & PB Flat; £395 pcm; References & Deposit required Sycamore Cottage, Lunds, Sedbergh LA10 5PX (2013/09) ...... 01969 667356 Sleeps 2; D; CH; TVL; P; NS; DW Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DH (2013/11) ...... 20360 Self-Catering Sleeps 6-8 Borrett Barn Flat, Marthwaite, Sedbergh (2014/05) ...... 21175 Sleeps 4 people; D; T; CH; L; P; NS KEY F = Family Rm; D = Double Rm; S = Single Rm; T = Twin Rm; ES = En Suite; PB = Private Bathroom CH = Central Heating; L = Lounge; TV = TV in all Rooms; TVL = TV Lounge; P = Parking; DA = Disabled Access; NS(B) = No Smoking (Bedrooms); NP(*) = No Pets (* by arrangement); DW = Dogs Welcome DR = Drying Room; Di = Dinners; VB = Vegetarian Breakfast; CB = Celiac Breakfast; EM = Evening Meal CW = Children Welcome; TL = Table Licence; DFB = Dairy Free Breakfast Page 87 BUS SERVICES
Sedbergh to Blackhall Rd, Kendal Blackhall Rd, Kendal to Sedbergh via Oxenholme via Oxenholme Depart Arrive Depart Arrive 0740 (C) 0817 M F 564 GPS 0825 0858 M F 564 GPS 0938 (H) 1010 M F 564 W 1030 (H) 1058 M F 564 W 1002 (C, H) 1044 M S 564 GPS 1055 (C) 1128 M S 564 GPS 1015 (L, H) 1045 Wed 564B W 1300 (H) 1330 (L) Wed 564B W 1050 (L) 1125 Sat 564A WDB 1330 (H) 1358 M F 564 W 1238 (H) 1310 M F 564 W 1405 (C, H) 1443 M S 564 GPS 1425 (H) 1500 (L) Sat 564A WDB 1310 (C) 1347 M S 564 GPS 1625 (C) 1658 M S 564 GPS 1545 1620 M S 564 GPS Kirkby Stephen to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen 0705 0740 M F 564 GPS 0855 (L) 0932 M F 564 GPS 0935 1002 M S 564 GPS 1125 (L) 1202 M S 564 GPS 1235 1310 M S 564 GPS 1440 (L) 1505 M S 564 GPS 1510 1545 M S 564 GPS 1655 (L) 1732 M S 564 GPS Kirkby Lonsdale to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Lonsdale 1215 1248 (L) Thu 567A W 0945 (L) 1018 Thu 567A W Dent Station to Dent Sedbergh to Dent 0950 (CG) 1000 Wed 548B W 0825 0840 Sat 564A WDB 0910 0925 Sat 564A WDB 1330 1345 Wed 564B W 1020 1035 Sat 564A WDB 1500 1515 Sat 564A WDB 1615 1630 Sat 564A WDB 1650 1705 Sat 564A WDB 1740 1755 Sat 564A WDB 1840 # 1855 Sat 564A WDB 1930 # 1945 Sat 564A WDB Dent to Dent Station Dent to Sedbergh 0840 0855 Sat 564A WDB 1000 1015 Wed 548B W 0950 1005 Sat 564A WDB 1035 1050 (L) Sat 564A WDB 1345 1355 CG Wed 564B W 1630 1645 Sat 564A WDB 1515 1530 Sat 564A WDB 1755 1810 Sat WDB 1705 1720 Sat 564A WDB 1945 # 2000 Sat WDB 1855 # 1910 Sat 564A WDB Last Update: June 2013 L = Sedbergh Library H = Via Westmorland General Hospital (Request Only) C = Via Kendal College CG = Cowgill W = Woof’s of Sedbergh WDB = Western Dales Bus GPS = Grand Prix # = British Summer Time Only Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the times shown are up to date, they can change at short notice. All times from Sedbergh are from and to For Comprehensive up to date information ring : Thorns Bank unless stated (L) Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (Open : 7am 8pm Daily) Page 88 Dent Station Western Dales Bus Saturday Service 564A
Train connection From Leeds 1016 1611 1923
Train connection From Carlisle 0905 1732 1920
Buses leaving Dent Station 0910 1020 1615 1740 1930
Buses Arriving Dent Station 0855 1005 1530 1720 1910
Train connection To Carlisle 1016 1611 1923
Train connection To Leeds 0905 1040 1540 1732 1920
6th April - 19th October 2014 Shaded journeys and trains operate only from 18th May to 7th September inclusive Sundays Bank Holiday Mondays
Sedbergh Dalesman 1000 1735 1000 1850
Dent Car Park 1015 1100 1750 1845 1015 1905
Cowgill 1028 1113 1803 1858 1028 1918
Dent Station 1030 1115 1805 1900 1030 1920 Trains from Leeds to 1037 1908 1017 1934 Carlisle Trains from Carlisle to 1040 1816 1927 Leeds Trains from Blackpool to 1102 Carlisle Trains from Carlisle to 1913 Blackpool Dent Station 1045 1118 1825 1920 1045 1940
Cowgill 1047 1120 1827 1922 1047 1942
Dent Memorial Hall 1100 1133 1840 1935 1100 1133 1955
Sedbergh Library 1148 1950 1148 2010 Page 89 Organisation Update Contact Tel: 015396 Age UK South Lakeland 08/13 Mrs Greensmith 01539 728180 Allotments Association Dent 02/14 Mrs Owen Dent: 25505 Allotments Association Sedbergh 02/09 Mr Atkins Sed: 20031 Angling Association 01/09 Mr Wright Dent: 25533 Art Society Sedbergh 09/08 Mrs Leigh Sed: 20794 Badminton Sedbergh 10/08 Mr Wheatley 07816 437500 Beaver Scouts 03/13 Mrs Woof 07890 302038 Beekeepers Association 01/09 Mrs Whitton 015242 72004 Bell Ringers (StAS) 02/14 Mrs Sharrocks Sed: 20754 Birdwatching 02/09 Mrs Foott Dent: 25453 Book Group 01/09 Mrs Dodds Sed: 20308 Bowling Club Queen’s Gardens 01/09 Mr Killops Sed: 20279 Bridge Club 01/09 Mr Estensen Sed: 21060 British Legion 12/08 Mrs Pease Sed: 21575 Canoe Club Sedbergh 01/09 Mr Hinson Sed: 20118 Caving Club Kendal 01/09 Mr Teal Sed: 20721 Chamber of Trade 12/12 Mrs Sayner Sed: 20935 Chameleons Drama Club 01/09 Mrs Bush Sed: 20058 Christian Aid 01/09 Mrs Hannam Sed: 20897 Conservative Association Sedbergh 01/09 Mr Beck Sed: 20336 Cricket Club Dent 01/09 Mr Hyde Dent: 25503 Cricket Club Sedbergh 01/09 Mr Hoggarth 01539 731140 Cub Scouts 02/14 Mr Hubbard Sed: 20028 Cumbria Wildlife Trust 01/09 Mrs Garnett Sed: 21138 Dentdale Choir 11/13 Mr Steele Dent: 25054 Dent Memorial Hall 01/09 Mrs McClurg Dent 25446 Dentdale Players 01/09 Mr Duxbury Dent 25535 Dent School Friends of 03/13 School Dent: 25259 Dog Training Sedbergh 01/09 Mrs Robertshaw Sed: 20316 Farfield Mill Arts & Heritage Centre 12/10 Ms Last Sed: 21958 Firbank Church Hall 09/11 Mr Woof Sed: 21343 Fire Service (Tuesday Evenings) 01/09 Mr Packham Sed: 20302 First Responders Dent 01/09 Mrs Pilgrim Dent: 25589 Football Club Dent 01/09 Mrs Mitchell Dent: 25432 Football Club Sedbergh 06/09 Mr Kirby Sed: 21214 Gala Group Sedbergh 06/13 Mr Kernahan Sed: 20733 Garsdale Village Hall 01/09 Mrs Scarr Sed: 20502 Golf Club 12/08 Mr Gardner Sed: 21551 Good Companions Dent 01/09 Mrs Woof Dent: 25275 Help Tibet Northern Branch 01/09 Mrs Howarth Sed: 20090 History Society 01/09 Mr Cann Sed: 20771 Howgill’s Harmony 01/09 Mr Burbidge Sed: 21166 Howgill Harriers 03/11 Mrs Shuttleworth Sed: 20907 Howgill Toddlers 01/09 Mrs Alderson Sed: 22050 Howgill Village Hall 01/09 Mrs Stainton Sed: 20665 Page 90 Kent Lune Trefoil Guild 12/13 Mrs Gilfellon 01524 781907 Killington Parish Hall 08/13 Mr Mather 015242 76333 Killington Sailing Association 12/08 Dr Ripley Sed: 21101 Ladies National Farmers Union 12/11 Mrs Sandys Clarke Sed: 21246 Liberal Democrats 12/08 Mrs Minnitt 015242 72520 Lunch Club 11/10 Miss Gladstone Sed: 20438 Methodist Church Hall * 04/14 Mr Allen Sed: 20194 Over 60’s Dent * 04/14 Mrs Richards Dent: 25324 Parent Support Group 01/09 Mrs Goad Sed: 20402 Parish Council Dent 07/12 Mr Stephenson Sed: 21487 Parish Council Garsdale 01/09 Mrs Donaldson 07967 972160 Parish Council Sedbergh * 04/14 Mrs Hassam Sed: 20125 People’s Hall 01/09 SOS Sed: 20788 Pepperpot Club Sedbergh 01/09 Mrs Smith Sed 21196 Pistol and Rifle Club 01/09 Mr Middlemiss Sed: 20662 Playground Sedbergh * 04/14 Mrs Hassam Sed: 20125 Playgroup Sedbergh 01/09 Mrs Gunning Sed: 20226 Playing Field Sedbergh 10/09 Mr Longlands Sed: 20885 Pulse Gym 03/10 Mrs Gold Wood Sed: 21808 Red Squirrel Group Sedbergh 02/09 Mrs Foott Dent: 25453 Residents Association Sedbergh 01/09 Mrs Capstick Sed: 20816 Scouts 01/09 Mr Mawdsley Sed: 20723 Settlebeck High School P.T.F.A. 01/09 Mrs Storey Sed: 21593 Sight Advice South Lakeland 12/10 Mrs Levitt Dent: 25162 South Lakeland Carers Association 01/09 Mrs Woof Dent: 25212 Squash Club 09/10 Mr Thomson Sed: 21747 Swimming Club 01/09 Mrs Thexton Sed: 20574 Tennis Club 01/09 Mr Robinson Sed: 21014 Town Band 01/09 Mrs Waters Sed: 20457 Toy Library 11/09 Mrs Osborne 015242 61029 White Hart Sports and Social Club 01/09 The Committee Sed: 20773 United Reformed Church Rooms 01/09 Mrs Haworth Sed: 20428 Westmorland Gazette Correspondent 01/09 Mrs Gold Wood Sed: 21808 Women’s Institute Dentdale 02/11 Mrs Smith Dent: 25688 Women’s Institute Howgill 04/13 Mrs Hoggarth 01539 824663 Women’s Institute Killington 01/09 Mrs Sharrocks Sed: 20754 Women’s Institute Sedbergh 12/13 Mrs Kernahan Sed: 20733 Young Cumbria 01/09 Mrs Hartley 01524 781177 Young Farmers Club 12/09 Mrs Wilson Sed: 20238 Young Kidz 01/09 Mrs Baines Sed: 21287 Zebra’s Baby & Toddler Group 08/12 Ms Gardner Sed: 20570 * = Latest Amendments If there are any Groups missing and/or contact details are incorrect, please supply details to the Lookaround Office Page 91 CHURCH SERVICES APRIL St. Andrew’s 6th 13th 20th 27th
8.00 am HC CW HC BCP HC BCP HC BCP Parish Comm 10.30 am HC CW HC CW Mattins Sunday School 6.30 pm EP EP EP EP
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6th 13th 20th 27th Holy Trinity 2.00 pm Howgill HC 2.00 pm 2.00 pm St John’s 10.30 am 10.30 am Joint HC Joint HC Firbank Joint MP HC Killington Firbank All Saints 10.30 am Killington HC DENT & COWGILL PARISH SERVICES
6th 13th 20th 27th 10.30 am 10.30 am 10.30 am St. Andrew’s HC HC * HC 9.00 am 2.30pm St. John’s HC EP worship@peopleshall
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People’s Hall 1030
HC = Holy Communion SS = Sunday School
BCP = Book of Common Prayer MP/EP = Morning Prayer/Evening Prayer
CW = Common Worship M&P = Meditation & Prayer
PC = Parish Communion NSV = New Sedbergh Version Page 92 Religious Services in Sedbergh CHURCH OF ENGLAND Enquiries for the following services, St. Andrew’s Parish Church please ring the relevant telephone number Sunday 08.00, 10.30 & 18.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wednesday 11.15 CHURCH OF ENGLAND Cautley & Garsdale Rev. A. McMullon Tel: 20018 Rev. A. McMullon Tel: 20018 Church Wardens: Church Wardens: Tony Reed Screen 21081 Cautley: Judith Bush 20058 & Susan Sharrocks 20754 & Linda Hopkins 21455 www.sedbergh.org.uk/churches/anglican Garsdale: Mary Grant 20573 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & Bill Mawdsley 20723 ROMAN CATHOLIC Firbank: Colin Wilson 20952 St. Andrew’s Parish Church & Jean Dixon 20435 Sunday 12.00 Howgill: Mary Stainton 20426 Holy Days 19.30 & Dorothy Parker 20493 Killington: Jennifer Thornely 20444 Rev. Dr. P. Campbell Tel: 20918 & John Mather 015242 76333 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ METHODIST CHURCH Dent & Cowgill New Street Rev. P. Boyles Tel: 25226 Sunday 10.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rev. H. Stuteley Tel: 20329 METHODIST CHURCH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dent; Dent Foot; UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Cautley; Fell End; Main Street Garsdale Street; Garsdale Low Smithy; Hawes Junction & Frostrow Sunday 10.30 Rev. H. Stuteley 20329 Rev. C. Marsden Tel: 22030 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SEDBERGH CHRISTIAN CENTRE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 5.30 pm People’s Hall every Sunday QUAKERS Tel: 20588 or 20503 Brigflatts www.sedberghchristiancentre.co.uk Sunday 10.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tess & Philip Satchell Tel: 20005 worship@peopleshall ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10:30 am 1st Sunday each month Beth & Sandy Roy Tel: 20785 DENTDALE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UNITARIAN & FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL Rhumes, Dent LA10 5QJ Market Place, Kendal Every 4th Sunday 1900 Sunday 11.00 Sarah Woof Tel: 25212 Wednesday 19.30 Rev. G. Jones Tel: 01539 722079
Mpplbspvoe!Bewfsujtjoh!Sbuft! Single Column x 1" = £7.50 All enquiries to Single Column x 2" = £10.00 Single Column x 3" = £12.50 13 Kings Yard, Sedbergh LA10 5BJ Single Column x 4" = £15.00 Adverts by 15th of every month. Double Column x 2" = £15.00 Can all adverts please be Double Column x 3" = £20.00 Double Column x 4" = £25.00 accompanied with the correct money B & B and Camp sites = £2.00 at the time of submission. Personal & Small Ads = £1.00 Articles etc. by 19th of every month Postal per month = £2.00 Postal Overseas = £4.00 Last Price Update August 1999. Page 93 DIARY OF EVENTS Dates are held up to 19th March 2015 APRIL 8 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 1 1000 Dutch Exhibition till 21/04 (1) FM 8 1915 Royal British Legion WHC 2 1000 Coffee Morning - NW Cancer URCR 12-15 Christian Aid Week URCR 2 1030 A Journey to Easter (85) URCR 13 1400 WIK Resolutions PH 3 1930 WIH Hearing Dogs FCH 14 1000 Coffee Morning - Christian Aid URCR 3 1930 Art Society Taster Evening URCR 14 1915 WID Resolutions/Handbag to Reticule DMH 5 0800 Barbon Round BVH 14 1930 Sedbergh Town Band Concert StJCG 5 1900 Flicks in the Fells - Captain Philips PH 14 1930 WIS Resolutions & Jacobs Join PH 6 1400 Cobweb Orchestra SSPH 16 SIA Great British Fish & Chips Event 8 1000 Inspira Careers Service L 16 1930 PH Quiz Night PH 8 1400 WIK “Holhirdiana” PH 17 1000 Coffee Morning DMC 9 1000 Coffee Morning - Ladies NFU URCR 17 1200 Sedbergh Gala Sedbergh 9 1000 SLDC Cabinet Meeting PH 17 1200 Mini Spring Show (64) GALA 9 1030 A Journey to Easter (85) URCR 19 1930 WI Group Meeting PH 9 1915 WID Stories & Poetry DMH 20 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC 9 1930 WIS The Lost Community of Mardale PH 20 1400 SASL Sedbergh Support Group PH 9 1930 Art Society Taster Evening URCR 21 1000 Coffee Morning - McMillan Cancer URCR 10 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 21 1300 HS Bowes Village LHCP 10 1915 Royal British Legion WHC 21 1930 Olde Time Dance PH 11 1830 Inner Fire Foundation (11) Kendal 22 Parish Council Elections PH 11 1930 Easter Bunny Bingo (11) WHC 26 Spring Bank Holiday 13 Palm Sunday 26 1930 Duck Race & Coffee Evening HVH 15 1400 SASL Sedbergh Support Group PH 28 1000 Coffee Morning - Multiple Sclerosis URCR 16 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Village Hall URCR 30 Holker Show 16 1030 A Journey to Easter (85) URCR JUNE 17 Maundy Thursday 1 - 15 Music Festival (64) Sedbergh 18 Good Friday 1 Holker Show 21 Easter Monday 4 1000 Coffee Morning - Howgill WI URCR 21 1000 Annual Easter Monday Sale (21) DMH 4 1930 Town Band Concert StAS 21 1000 Dutch Exhibition Ends FM 5 1930 WIH Jubilee Flotilla FCH 23 St George’s Day 7 1330 HS Sprint Mill Burneside LHCP 23 1000 Coffee Morning - StAS Mission URCR 7 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH 25 2000 Burden of Paradise (25) PH 10 1400 WIK Trees PH 26 1000 Coffee Morning DMC 11 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Church URCR 26 2000 PH Old Time Dance (26) PH 11 1915 WID History of Halecat DMH 27 1000 3 Exhibitions (1) FM 11 1930 WIS Lumps, Bumps & Wobbly Bits PH 30 1000 Coffee Morning - WIS URCR 12 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 30 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC 12 1915 Royal British Legion WHC 30 1930 CWT Mountains in the Sea SSAT 16 Father’s Day 30 1930 Town Band Concert (Now 14th May) 17 1400 SASL Sedbergh Support Group PH MAY 18 1000 Coffee Morning - WIK URCR 1 1930 WIH Guiding at Dalemain HVH 19 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC 3 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH 20 1700 St Mary Church, Wreay LHCP 5 May Day 21 1930 PH Dance PH 7 1000 Coffee Morn Dent & Sed Oral Society URCR 25 1000 Coffee Morning - Firbank Church URCR
The S & D Lookaround is edited, published & distributed monthly by Dennis & Jacky Whicker and is printed by Stramongate Press. The content of The Lookaround does not reflect the views of the Editors. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, the Editors cannot accept any responsibility for any inconvenience caused through errors or omissions. Copies are available from Sedbergh Office Services, Green Door, Premier, Howgills Bakery, Post Office, Spar, Dent Stores & Barbon Inn. Page 94 4 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH COVER PICTURE 5 - 7 Singing Carlisle - Settle Ingleton 72 Main Street 7 1400 WIK Sing! Penguin! Sing! PH 8 1000 Coffee Morning - Utd Ref Church URCR by Dennis J Whicker 8 1915 WID Fashion Show DMH 8 1930 WIS Decorating a Sponge Cake PH 28 1000 Coffee Morning - Music & Beer Festival DMC 9 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion JULY 9 1915 Royal British Legion WHC 2 1000 Coffee Morning - Utd Ref Church URCR 11 0930 MS Table Top Sale PH 2 1930 Sedbergh Town Band Concert StAD 15 1000 Coffee Morning - Christian Aid URCR 3 1930 WIH Members Evening HVH 15 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC 9 TBA WID Summer Outing TBA 18 1400 Jumble Sale PH 9 1900 Town Band Concert Country Harvest 18 1930 PH Dance PH 8 1400 WIK Outing to Howarth PH 22 1000 Coffee Morning - Bowling Club URCR 9 1000 Coffee Morning - Middleton Church URCR 24 1930 Autumn Domino Drive HVH 9 1700 HS Carlisle Archive Centre LHCP 26 Clocks Fall Back 9 1930 WIS Wedding Myths & Magic PH 29 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Church URCR 10 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 10 1915 Royal British Legion WHC DIARY KEY 15 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC BF = Brigflatts 16 1000 Coffee Morning - Information Centre URCR BVH = Barbon Village Hall 18 1400 Strawberry Teas DMH CDC = Community Development Centre 23 1000 Coffee Morning - Royal British Legion URCR CO = Community Office, Main Street 26 1000 Coffee Morning DMC CTiS = Churches Together in Sedbergh 30 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Village Hall URCR CWS = Craftworkshop 61 Main Street AUGUST CWT = Cumbria Wildlife Trust 6 1000 Coffee Morning - Howgill Church URCR DCMH = Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes 7 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion DCP = Dent Car Park 7 1930 WIH Laughter, the best medicine FCH DMH = Dent Memorial Hall 13 1000 Coffee Morning - StAS Mission URCR DMC = Dent Methodist Chapel 13 1915 WID Home, Heart, Heft & Jacobs Join DMH FCH = Firbank Church Hall 13 WIS Summer Outing FM = Farfield Mill 14 1915 Royal British Legion WHC GVH = Garsdale Village Hall 20 1000 Coffee Morning - NW Cancer URCR MC = Medical Centre 25 August Bank Holiday MiddC = Middleton Church 09 25 1200 Dent Gala Dent HS = History Society 27 1000 Coffee Morning - Beekeepers URCR HVH = Howgill Village Hall 30 1000 Coffee Morning DMC IRC = Information Resource Centre SEPTEMBER JLCP = Joss Lane Car Park 3 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Church URCR KLI = Kirkby Lonsdale Institute 4 1930 WIH Ladies of Holker HVH KVH = Killington Village Hall 6 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH L = Library, Main Street 9 1400 WIK Nurture your Artistic Talent PH LHCP = Loftus Hill Car Park 10 1000 Coffee Morning - A&LP Lookaround URCR PH = People’s Hall 10 1915 WID Artisan Bakery DMH RD = Rhumes, Dent 10 1930 WIS Makeover Magic PH SASL = Sight Advice South Lakeland 11 0800 Westmorland Show Crooklands SMC(R) = Sed. Methodist Church (Room) 11 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion StAS/D = St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh/Dent 11 1915 Royal British Legion WHC StJCG = St John’s Church, Garsdale 04 12 1900 FoSMC Quiz Night & Supper PH SHQ = Scout Headquarters 14 Town Band @ Hardrow Festival Hardrow SIO = Sedbergh Information Office, Main St 16 1300 Medical Centre Closed for Training (10) MC SSAT = Settlebeck School Academy Trust 17 1000 Coffee Morning - Town Band URCR SS = Sedbergh School 17 1930 Town Band Concert MiddC URC(R) = United Reformed Church (Rooms) 24 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR WID = Women’s Institute, Dentdale OCTOBER WIH = Women’s Institute, Howgill 1 1000 Coffee Morning - Firbank Church URCR WIK = Women’s Institute, Killington 2 1930 WIH AGM & WI Advisor WIS = Women’s Institute, Sedbergh Page 95 PUBLIC INFORMATION
DENTAL SURGERY Sedbergh Medical Practice Main Street 20626 01539 718191 Ben Houghton, Ian Dawson, Wendy Thompson, Dawn Douglas & Sarah Boum (Hygenist) 01539 718191 (Option 1) 24hr Prescription line Monday to Friday 0900 1700 Saturday * Surgery and Dispensary Opening Hours SEDBERGH LIBRARY Main Street 20186 Monday 1700 1900 Monday – Friday 8am – 6.30pm Wednesday 1000 1230 1400 1700 (Doors open at 8.15am) Friday 1400 1700
Doctors Clinics Saturday 1000 1230 DENT LIBRARY Main Street 01539 713520 Monday – Friday Tuesday 0900 1900 Saturday 0900 1400 Open Surgery – 8.30am – 10.00am SEDBERGH TOURIST OFFICE (No appointment necessary) Main Street 20125 Late Morning – 10.30am 12.30pm Open Monday to Saturday 1000 1600 (By appointment only) Afternoon – 2.30pm – 6pm Sunday 1200 to 1600 (By appointment only) www.sedbergh.org.uk/booktown/dlbc.html COMMUNITY OFFICE 20504 Surgery by appointment only – Monday to Friday 1000 to 1600 Early Morning Tuesday & Thursday Thursday 1000 to 1300 Late evening Monday & Tuesday e mail: [email protected] www.sedbergh.org.uk Dent Surgery by appointment only - Monday RURAL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Practice Nurses Clinics There are no local facilities www.cabsouthlakeland.org.uk/ Monday – Friday – 8.30am 6pm PENSION SERVICE SURGERY (By appointment only) Stricklandgate House every Tuesday 1400 1600 01539 795000 or 0845 6060265 Baby Immunisations/Travel Clinic – Wednesday Age UK SL @ Community Office afternoons (By appointment only) Dressings Clinic – Friday afternoons 1st Wednesday every month (By appointment only) 10 am to 12 noon 01539 742627 Blood clinic COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Settlebeck Cottage Tel: 21031 Monday – Thursday – 8.20am – 12pm www.sedberghcdc.org.uk (By appointment only) POLICE Please telephone the surgery to make 101 or 999 appointments for all the above clinics. PUBLIC TOILETS Main Street, Sedbergh See our website www.sedberghmp.nhs.uk Main Street, Dent for further details VETERINARY SURGERY When we are closed please contact 14 Long Lane CHOC 03000 247 247 or 999 if appropriate 015396 20335 (including emergencies) Mr N. Preston & Mr J. Bramley Collinge Optometrist Dispensary Monday to Friday 0900 1300 Friday only 0900 to 1300 by appointment only. 1400 1700 Consultations Monday to Friday 0900 1000 * Bridging the Gap 1400 1500 * First Monday 1400 1600 Mrs Colpus 01228 595937 Other times by appointment only * MARKET DAY WEDNESDAY HALF DAY CLOSING THURSDAY