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Love Bees www.solwaybuzz.co.uk by Nicole MillerSolway from Silloth Primary School Buzz Feb / March 2019 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Issue 172 Allonby Bay Dookers on a Sunny 1st January The final figure raised at the Allonby Dook is a magnificent £1,802.32 All in aid of Maryport Inshore Rescue. Well done to everyone who took part and to Photo by kind permission of Matt Le Voi the organisers who even got the weather right. Page 2 Page 3 Page 10 Pages 11 Page 13 Page 20 ‘Our Doors Open’ always Sue Winter makes partner They all Love Santa What a lively nativity Another book for Tim Calum collected the cup The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,500 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 Issue 172 Solway Buzz - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you Our Doors Open at Christmas Allerdale Loans Scheme for Business Allerdale Borough Council is designed to make best use of the giving local businesses a boost with money we have available to help a new loans scheme. The council local businesses grow. I’d encourage receives £500,000 from Sellafield everyone who has an idea, or who on an annual basis as the Social wants to expand their current Impact Investment Fund (SIIF). business, to get in touch.” This money is designed to provide Grahame Latus from socio-economic investment into Enterprise Answers added: “The the borough. new loan fund is a welcome Local businesses can now initiative which demonstrates the benefit from a new loans scheme Council’s desire, coupled with the which the council has set up expertise of Enterprise Answers, with Penrith-based finance firm for Allerdale based SME’s to Enterprise Answers. The scheme access the finance they require to allows businesses to apply for unleash their potential and add to between £10,000 and £75,000 to the economic value of the region help them with any expansion through growth and expansion.” plans. And the loan scheme is Mike Hawkins, Director already helping local businesses, at MPM North West based in with three companies taken up the Maryport, who has made use offer to a value of £155,000. of the scheme said: “This is an The council is providing excellent scheme, which is easy to £250,000 from the SIIF grant, and apply for and will be a real help the loans will be administered on to business in the area. For us, its behalf by Enterprise Answers. we have taken a loan to help us The interest rate on the loans will fulfil a new contract. This in turn be between 6% and 12% depending will help create ten new jobs at Report by: Penny Stimson on the size of the loan, its length MPM. Which is good news for Tuesday 11th December was and any risks associated with it. us, our employees and the local the last Our Doors Open in St Enterprise Answers can also community of Maryport.” Andrews Hall for 2018. help businesses secure other More information on the loans The Christmas tree was up funding too. scheme, and other help for local and the decorations all around as Mark Fryer, Executive Member businesses, can be found via the everyone sat down to a bowl of with responsibility for economic council’s website: www.allerdale. turkey soup followed by Christmas development said: “These schemes gov.uk/invest and follow the links cake and mince pies. There was an are really important to us and are marked “SIIF grant”. enjoyable sing song of the old best loved Christmas carols, and then a visit from Santa who delivered presents to everyone. Our Doors Open is back again in 2019 every Tuesday from 12 to 1pm. 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Figures also show that CumbriaCC on Facebook, Twitter children are still consuming or Instagram and use the hashtag around 8 excess sugar cubes each #HealthySwapsCumbria to be in day, equivalent to around 2,800 with a chance of winning some excess sugar cubes per year. The great prizes, including family campaign will help by showing swimming and activity passes. families how easy it is to cut back Councillor Deborah Earl, on sugar by making a few simple swaps to their everyday food and drinks. Example swaps include: • a higher-sugar yoghurt (e.g. split- pot) for a lower sugar one, to halve Left to Right: Sue Winter, Julie Osborn & Lucy Metcalf their sugar intake from 6 cubes of Leading chartered accountants, business of corporate tax services along with a dynamic team to sugar to 3; Cabinet Member for Public Health advisers and financial planners David Allen service their portfolio of clients. • a sugary juice drink for a no- and Community Services, said: have announced the appointment of three new Welcoming the trio into the new roles David Allen added sugar juice drink, to cut “We see it in the news constantly partners, Lucy Metcalf, Julie Osborn and Sue said,” They are all excellent ambassadors for the firm and back from 2 cubes to half a cube; about how children are consuming Winter. good examples of our commitment to career development. • a higher-sugar breakfast cereal too much sugar, but campaigns Lucy Metcalf joined the practice in I am delighted to announce their promotions, and look (e.g. a frosted or chocolate cereal) like Change4Life can help parents September 2011, she has over 20 years of Tax and forward to them making a significant contribution to the for a lower sugar cereal, to cut back take action now to prevent this accountancy experience and is CTA (Chartered leadership of the firm. It is an exciting time for the David from 3 cubes to half a cube per building up over the years. To Tax Adviser) qualified. Lucy has successfully Allen Group, with us offering amazing opportunities for bowl. make this easier for busy families, led the Tax team at David Allen and looks after our people and these appointments are the start of what Colin Cox, Cumbria County Change4Life offers fun and the tax and business affairs of a wide range of will be a fantastic 2019”. Council’s Director of Public Health, straightforward solutions like their individuals including professional partnerships and said: “In some areas of Cumbria free apps and tips to help make high net worth individuals. we’re seeing more overweight and simple swaps each day.” Julie Osborn joined the practice in March 2004 obese children at reception and Making healthy food swaps as an Accounts Assistant and has seen her career onto year 6, this then goes on into every day could remove around progress with 3 further promotions. Julie gained 2019 Events adulthood and 2 in 3 adults in 2,500 sugar cubes (10 kilos) her AAT and ATT qualifications whilst working at Cumbria are now classed as being per year from a child’s diet, and David Allen and is a very well respected member 26th May overweight. Excess sugar is a key swapping chocolate, puddings, of staff. As well as managing a busy department Silloth Green Day cause of unhealthy weight gain and sweets, cakes and pastries for she has built up a large client portfolio and can also lead to other issues like healthier options such as fruit, works closely with small businesses and start-up painful tooth decay and diabetes.