WINNERS Hampered for Over a Year by the Weather
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Tractor Bee by MatthewSolway Irving from Holme St. Cuthbert School Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk October / November 2010 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzFREE PAPER Issue 89 FREE PAPER Page 2 End of an era! Ireland to England Page 3 Navy come for Beerfest Kite Surfers First Ever Crossing Page 8 On Saturday 22nd Queen Grace August, after 110 miles and 9 hours on the water all five riders of the Kitesurf Irish Sea Mayor Eli Baty welcomes Fraser Dooley, Martin Sandwith, Stuart Wood, Nick Elliott Team completed the and John Flynn to West Beach, Silloth with a cheque for their club massive Kitesurf trip from Ireland back to England - a trip that has never been done before. An idea borne two years ago between Page 9 Kitesurfing friends Was it good? has been continually WINNERS hampered for over a year by the weather. The trip, initially planned for August/ Photo by: Stuart Holmes September 2009 was cancelled time and After another restless night time again due to poor in Ireland Saturday provided and changeable weather. a chance. Despite very Eventually in October 2009 little wind at the launch, the challenge was postponed causing the riders problems Page 14 until 2010 due to available getting started, once going County Champions daylight hours. Again in July they never looked back and and early August this year completed the trip. the weather didn’t provide A great welcome from the conditions needed and family, friends and local it was becoming more likely people saw them arrive that it was not going to together, in style, at the West happen. Beach, Silloth. Finally the team got Apart from exhausted the break they needed and bodies and minds Fraser made a late decision on a Dooley, Martin Sandwith, Thursday morning to travel Stuart Wood, Nick Elliott Page 15 to Ireland to attempt the trip and John Flynn all arrived County Champions on Friday. Friday morning in good form and even had saw extremely rough seas enough stamina left for and high winds that caused a champagne celebration a safety boat to turn back on the beach provided by to England and an Irish Fausto Previtali. safety boat to cancel due to Check out the website concerns about their safety. www.kitesurfirishsea.co.uk. L–R: Sandra Parker and Oriole Hocking with their Trophies Page 16 Eric’s a Champion SILLOTH’S MAGNIFICENT DUO Oriole Hocking and was way back in 1965. Those they go down to Wales as Sandra Parker have just being Mrs E Routledge and they fully deserve it. won the National Pairs Mrs L Wise. Sandra and Oriole would Title at Leamington Spa. By winning, they are to like to thank everyone for This is a wonderful represent England in the there support and all the achievement which has only British Isle Championship in congratulation cards they been accomplished by two Wales in June 2011. May we have received from all over Photo by: Stuart Holmes others from Silloth, and that wish them all the best when the country. The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,000 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Award for Nursing Home Allonby End of an Era RETIREMENT OF DR Flag RODNEY JONES It is with a heavy heart that Silloth Group Medical Stolen Practice announce the A shoreside flag was retirement of Dr Rodney stolen from its pole at Jones on 30th September. Marina House, Allonby Rod has been a doctor Maryport. The flag was in Silloth since 1978 when taken down properly and he started here as a young not cut, sometime between doctor and has always about 5pm on Friday retained his enthusiasm for 13th August and 5pm on providing the best possible Saturday 14th August. care to his patients. Police will pursue this Everyone wishes him the matter vigorously. The flag very best in his retirement such as walking, cycling and is very distinctive with and hope that he and Ruth travelling. a white background and have many years of health Silloth Group Medical “ALLONBY” written in red and happiness together. He Practice are lucky to have across it. There are three red will be greatly missed by all. appointed Dr Rebecca fishes alongside the wording. Rod will now have the time Longford who will be joining The flagpole was sited to do what he enjoys best the team. next to the toilet block on the village green near to Silloth Nursing Home months to complete and ‘Beacon Award’, the first Twentymans ice cream shop. receives top award for Linda was the lead nurse nursing home in North Police are keen to excellence in Palliative on the project, supported Cumbria to receive a ‘Gold recover this flag and return Harvest Festival Care. by Sister Irene Brown, who Standards Framework it to its owner. Please contact Farmers report that along gifts of produce to be Senior Staff Nurse Linda attended the ceremony Award in Palliative Care’. PC 1347 Johnston at Wigton this year has produced an offered in thanksgiving. Faulder is seen receiving the award in Birmingham on The Chairman and Police Office if you have exceptionally good harvest We especially invite award from Matron Anne behalf of the home. All members of Committee any information that would of almost everything. people who may have Blair who is accompanied by the staff, members of the would like to thank everyone lead to the recovery of the At Christ Church Silloth stopped attending to come residents, members of staff Management Committee, involved, with a special flag or directly to the person there will be a short service back to Church that day to and Ann Palmer with pat-a- residents and their families thank you to Linda and who stole it. Alternatively, on Saturday October 2nd at renew old acquaintances and dogs Alfie and Remi. played a part in the home Irene for their hard work contact crime stoppers on 6.30 followed by HARVEST remind yourself of shared The course took 18 achieving the top grade of and dedication. 0800 555 111. SUPPER 7 for 7.30pm. Fellowship, Faith, Hope and This will be a “Faith” supper Love. which means bring what you can and we’ll share. There Farewell to Christ Church Vicar Alan Byrom will also be “entertainment”. The Harvest Festival On September 9th a Sharon Swain has retired to is a “Reader” as the late our neighbours can give us Service will be on Sunday coach load of people from Wales on health grounds. David Pigeon used to be. Tim so anyone who would like to October 3rd at 10am. People Silloth and the surrounding Clergy are rather thin on is one of three Readers along join us is welcome. are encouraged to bring area travelled to Lancashire the ground for the moment with Margaret Hancock to see Rev Alan Byrom and the official representative of Abbeytown and Sue licensed as Priest in Charge of the Church of England Chapman of Langrigg. Rev of Christ Church with All in our area is Rev David Peter Hayward is another saints, Blackpool. They Tembey of Abbeytown. retired clergyman living in Silloth Group Medical Practice attended a lively service led There are a number of Allonby. OPENING TIMES: 8am – 6:30pm by the Bishop of Lancaster, other people available to The members of the Tel No: 016973 31309 Fax No: 016973 32834 shared a buffet supper and lead services though, and to churches will maintain their saw Blackpool Illuminations conduct weddings, baptisms services and work and it INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS (FLU) Surgery on the way home. and funerals. Rev Bill may be that we find some If you are over 65 years of age or suffer from one Alan led his last service Asbury of The Wath and new ways of worshipping Closed: at Christ Church Silloth on his wife Cherry are retired and getting closer to God. of the following: Chronic respiratory disease, including asthma Please note that the August 8th and a farewell missionaries and Tim Barker We need all the help that Surgery will be closed service and party were held (requiring continuous or repeated use of inhaled between 1-5 pm on : or systemic steroids (i.e. Prescription of certain on the 10th. He and his wife Wednesday 20th Oct Ruth, plus Ruth’s mother steroids within 6 months of the beginning of Doris Fell are now more or Johns the flu reporting period). Asthma with previous Thursday 18th Nov less back on home ground exacerbations requiring hospital admissions in the This is for educational after a varied life which last 12 months. Chronic heart disease. Chronic training purposes for all Plaice surgery staff. took them to Kenya before renal disease. Chronic liver disease. Diabetes. coming to Silloth Take Away & Sunday Have had a stroke or a TIA. Suffer from MS or Between the hours of Alan’s post as Vicar Dinners 1pm to 5pm of Silloth also included other diseases of the central nervous system. Are Sit-In Restaurant a carer for the elderly or disabled, or a patient in a CHOC will take all duties as a “Team Vicar” in Emergency calls. the Solway Plain Team of long stay residential home. Immunosuppression. Tel: 03000 247 247 churches which includes Traditional Sunday Roast ! Poultry worker. You are invited to attend either Causewayhead, Abbeytown, £5 the surgery or one of the following clinics: Mawbray, Westnewton, All the trimmings Silloth Church Hall: Monday 4th Oct 9am–12pm Wasted Bromfield and Waverton.