Price £1.00 to non-residents July 2018 ISSUE 109 OVER KELLET VIEW
Sports Day at Wilson’s Endowed School. Year 2 girls’ race. (Left-to-right). Back: Lily Carter, Evelyn Ward, Molly Price, Katie Winder; Front: Lucy Dickens, Freya Kennon, Georgie McLachlan.
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The July View For-sale signs have gone up at the bottom of Cockle Hill outside Old Hall Farm and also by the fields behind the farm buildings, the subject of two recent successful planning applications for a total of sixty-three houses. In May a planning application was submitted for forty-three houses on land between Winder Garth and Hoggetts Lane Farm. The village seems to be under siege and at a critical point of considerable change from developers.
If the proposals agreed by Lancaster City Council over the past few years are added up (leaving aside small infill developments), permission has been given outside the established built-up area as follows: three houses on land behind Yew Tree Barn, off Kirkby Lonsdale Road; fifteen on land behind Church Bank; eight in and around the yard to Old Hall Farm; and fifty-five on the fields behind the farm. That is a grand total of eighty-one houses. If the latest application near Winder Garth is agreed then a total of 124 new houses will have been approved. The Chairman of the Parish Council has calculated that allowing for an average of three occupants for each new house, the population of the village would increase by 50% on the figure in the 2011 Census. This may be good for business at local retailers but there are other serious implications: firstly, the impact on the character of the village; second, the capacity of local infrastructure to cope (especially storm and foul water drainage); third, the amount of traffic generated for our narrow roads, some having sections without pedestrian pavements; and, lastly, increased pressure on local services such as schools and health facilities within the parish and in Carnforth.
Over Kellet is not alone in facing development pressures – it is happening across the whole county, as reported on the regional TV news. Lancaster City Council is being pushed by Central Government policy. What we may question is whether this push to satisfy central targets will result in an appropriate amount of housing being approved in the most appropriate locations, or simply wherever anyone is prepared to sell land to a developer, with scant regard for the impact on the local community.
Some residents will have received a letter dated 23rd May from Lancaster City Council’s Development Management Technical Team, informing them of the planning application and giving them twenty-one days to comment. It is important that the strength of opinion in the village is communicated to the City Council. Even if you have missed the deadline the Council will still take late submissions into account.
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The July View (Continued) Another document requires your attention. The revision of the Parish Plan is underway. This is the document which will guide the Parish Council on how the village should develop during the five years from 2019 to 2023. The survey questionnaire to gather residents’ views was distributed with last month’s magazine. Please make sure you complete and return it, even if it is a week or two after the stated deadline of 30th June. The information you provide will assist the Parish Council to clarify and act on the issues which affect us all.
Peter Clinch
OK View will take its traditional summer break, so September will be the next issue – contributions to the Editors by 15th August, please.
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Church News John Bell’s Visit John Bell of the Iona Community - Church of Scotland minister, hymn-writer, and a familiar voice from Radio 4 - recently joined us for a weekend in Over Kellet. At the invitation of the Methodist and Anglican Church Councils, he led a workshop in the Village Hall on Saturday afternoon and then spoke at St Cuthbert’s on Sunday.
Any talk with the title ‘The Experience of Change’ was bound to have its provocative moments. One of them came when John challenged us to think about the traditional layout of many of our churches, with seating arranged in rows and everyone facing forwards. He suggested a possible justification for this: when churches were built ‘people who knew one another didn’t need to look at each other.’
This reminded me of something said by Larry Crabb in his book ‘Becoming a True Spiritual Community’. The author uses ‘turning our chairs’ as a metaphor for connecting with one another. “A spiritual community, a church, is full of broken people who turn their chairs toward each other because they know they cannot make it alone. These broken people journey together with their wounds and worries and washouts visible, but are able to see beyond the brokenness to something alive and good, something whole.”
According to John Bell, “People are in danger of losing opportunities to have real conversations.” Do you think this is true? As a Lancastrian by birth but a relative newcomer to this beautiful corner of north Lancashire, I have been struck by the friendliness of people in Over Kellet. Friendliness seems to be a feature of this village – maybe not officially recognised by a plaque on The Green, but certainly noticed by ‘incomers’.
Our Methodist Friends We are saddened by the dissolution of the local ecumenical partnership with the Methodist Council after twenty-five years, but are grateful to God for this time of worshipping and serving together and for rich opportunities to learn from both traditions. We pray for our Methodist friends and assure them that they will always be welcome to worship here and that their support in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to be truly valued.
Interviews for a New Vicar Interviews are due to take place on July 3rd for a new joint vicar for St Cuthbert’s, Over Kellet, and St Paul’s, Caton. If you are someone who prays, please do pray with us for this crucial appointment.
Come and Join Us! All are welcome to attend the 10.30am services listed below, the weekly prayer meeting in church from 10am to 11am on Mondays, and the weekly Bible Study in the Village Hall on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. If there is anything for which you would like us to pray, please let us know. If you would like to come along to worship, to pray or to study the Bible, please do.
‘Jesus Christ is calling, calling in the streets, “Come and walk faith’s tightrope, I will guide your feet.” Listen, Lord Jesus, let my fears be few; walk one step before me, I will follow you.’
John L Bell and Graham Maule
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Church News (Continued)
Future Events th 14 July: Coffee morning in the Village Hall 10am to12 noon. 16th September: St Cuthbert’s Harvest Festival led by Bishop Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn 29th September: Stewards’ Trust Day of Encouragement, Arkholme Village Hall, Speaker: Bishop James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle. All welcome, further details to follow.
Penny Burnside, Churchwarden
Church Services Rev Adrian Wolton, Chaplain, Ripley St Thomas July 8 All Age Worship & Baptism Academy Rev Adrian Wolton, Chaplain, Ripley St Thomas July 15 Holy Communion Academy July 22 Morning Worship To be confirmed Rev Herrick Daniel, Retired Vicar of St Barnabas, July 29 Morning Worship Blackburn Rev Clive Duxbury, Retired Parish Minister and Aug 5 Holy Communion Chaplain, HM Prison Service Aug 12 All Age Worship To be confirmed Aug 19 Holy Communion Rev Derek Raitt, Retired Vicar of Halton Rev Clive Duxbury, Retired Parish Minister and Aug 26 Morning Worship Chaplain, HM Prison Service
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Wilson’s Endowed School News Kwik Cricket Champions!
Our team became the 2018 Small Schools' winners at the annual Lancaster and District Kwik Cricket Festival held at Westgate and Torrisholme Cricket Club on a hot June afternoon. The team played well this season and were runners up in a recent tournament for Lune Valley schools.
Bi-Annual Grandparents’ Day
This was a day filled with smiles, beginning with the Venerable Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster, leading the school and seventy grandparents in a thanksgiving worship. In class the children shared a variety of activities with their grandparents: coding, treasure hunts, poetry writing and baking! We served a tasty roast dinner (including a retro school pud: arctic roll!) to ninety visitors and the children. Follow this link to see a clip of our exciting day:
The Kellet Pavilion
Everyone was thrilled when our local MP David Morris officially opened and named the new outdoor classroom, The Kellet Pavilion. This wonderful outdoor shelter has been funded by the National Lottery Awards for All scheme. It is available for use by the community as well as the school, and was specially designed to accommodate a wide range of activities. The space is large and can be 7
Wilson’s Endowed School News (Continued) used as an outdoor classroom, a sports pavilion, and a shelter for use when poor weather affects outdoor activities.
Staff News
At the end of this term Rowans’ teacher, Kath Swallow, will be leaving her current post. Thankfully this is not goodbye as she wishes to continue to support us as a supply teacher. Mrs Hill will work with Miss Morrison in Rowans from September. Since Mrs Edmondson is expecting a baby in November a temporary one-year post will be advertised for Cedars class, to cover both Mrs Hill’s days and Mrs Edmondson’s maternity leave. Mr Kelly will be leaving at the end of this term to pursue other interests. We will be interviewing in early July to recruit a full-time, permanent replacement starting in September.
Jo Williams, Headteacher
Wanted: New Treasurer for Over Kellet Village Hall
The current Treasurer, Martin May, is stepping down from this role at the AGM in October. As well as undertaking the usual tasks, the Treasurer is a Trustee for the Village Hall – which involves attendance at no more than four meetings a year. Anyone interested in applying for the post should contact Martin for a full description of the tasks or me for a more basic outline. Our phone numbers are on the back cover of the magazine.
Peter Thomas, Chairman of Over Kellet Village Hall
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Parish Council – June
It was a thinly attended Parish Council (PC) meeting – with just nine members of the public present - especially surprising given that the major planning application for development on farmland off Kirkby Lonsdale Road was to be considered.
Planning Applications 18/00529/OUT – outline application for up to forty three dwellings opposite Craggs Hill, Kirkby Lonsdale Road. The Chairman summarised the objections raised to a scheme put forward in 2014 for seventy-two houses (which was subsequently withdrawn by the applicants). He noted that since then two applications elsewhere in the village had been approved by Lancaster City Council; these could result in the population increasing by about 34% on the number returned in the 2011 Census. The present application, if approved, could increase the population yet further making a total increase of about 50%, so adversely affecting the character of the village. He listed other objections: the lack of local facilities in the village; the loss of good productive agricultural land; the restricted capacity of the existing sewer along Kirkby Lonsdale Road; the pinch-points for both vehicles and pedestrians westwards from the site all the way through the village to beyond The Narrows; the lack of opportunities for employment in the immediate area; the proximity of the site to a working farm with its associated noise and smells. These points were commented on from the floor and other objections added. On a show of hands there was a unanimous decision of both councillors and public to object to the application.
The decision of Lancaster City Council was still awaited on the following application: 17/01311/FUL – various works relating to the construction of a free range egg laying unit, Restarigg Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale Road, Arkholme.
Venue for Parish Council Meetings and Storage of Equipment The PC considered the financial and other aspects of holding its meetings at the School or at the Village Hall, bearing in mind the need to use the Village Hall garages for storage. Holding PC meetings at the Village Hall would cost only a nominal sum and allow free use of the garages; continuing to meet at the School would have its advantages but would involve a higher rental charge and paying for storage at the Village Hall garages. On the grounds of financial savings to the community it was ultimately agreed that the PC will meet in the Village Hall from September and, with some regret, cease using the School for its meetings.
Unofficial ‘No Parking’ Notices on Top Green The Chairman had received complaints from several residents about the recent appearance of unofficial ‘No Parking’ notices on Top Green. The PC agreed to write to the person who had placed the signs to request that, since it is a Conservation Area, any signs erected on private property should have a more professional appearance and be fixed to the wall of the property rather than on the grass.
Reinstatement of the Village Green by Contractors The Chairman had contacted United Utilities and BT to request that they improve the standard of their reinstatement of The Green. As a result it seems some work
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Parish Council – June (Continued) has taken place, but not until there is significant rainfall will the grass-seed spring into life so the level of improvement can be judged.
Parish Plan Survey Questionnaire So far about twenty responses had been received. Many more are required to ensure that the Working Group can accurately gauge the key issues which concern residents.
Next meeting Tuesday 10th July at 7.15pm in the School.
Parish Plan - Residents Survey
The date for the return of the survey, which was distributed with last month’s OK View, was given as 30th June. Since it is important that residents make their views known about new developments in the village, if you haven't yet returned the questionnaire, please do so by 10th July, when the Parish Council next meets, or as soon after that as possible.
Nick Ward, Chairman, Over Kellet Parish Council
Margaret Fowler – An Appreciation
We were very sad to say ‘goodbye and thank you’ to Councillor Margaret Fowler when she retired on 31st May after sixteen years as a Parish Councillor.
Margaret moved with her family to Over Kellet in 1996 and was quick to involve herself in village life by helping to start the Friday sports night for village children. She joined the Parish Council in 2002, taking on the role of co-ordinator for the Best Kept Village competition. Her impact was clearly immediate as Over Kellet went on to win the Champion Village Class later that year and again in 2004. Although we no longer enter the competition, up until last year Margaret continued to lead the volunteers who meet on Thursday evenings during the summer months to keep the village looking tidy.
Probably the most regular attender at our meetings, Margaret’s contributions were always well-considered and greatly valued, as were the mince pies and coffee she served every year on the village green to sustain those erecting and taking down the Christmas tree!
Sixteen years is a tremendous record of voluntary service to the community. Thank you, Margaret, we will miss you!
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Wanted – Parish Councillors!
With Margaret Fowler’s retirement there are now two vacancies on the Parish Council (PC). Although Councillors are usually elected for a four-year term (the current term ends with the local elections in May 2019), there is power to co-opt members mid-term to bring the PC up to the full complement of seven.
What is the purpose of a PC and what is expected of a Councillor?
The PC is a civil local authority and the first tier of local government. It has certain tax-raising powers (through levying a ‘precept’ collected through the Council Tax) and its remit is to improve community well-being and to try to provide better services at a local level. Its activities fall into three main categories: representing the local community within local government; delivering certain services to meet local needs; and improving the quality of life and community well-being. In reality what we are able to do is strictly limited by the constraints put upon us by the City and County Councils, which does lead to certain frustrations; nevertheless it is to be hoped that the PC does contribute to making Over Kellet a better place in which to live. But we can only do this if we have volunteers prepared to give up some of their time to be Councillors.
The basic commitment for a Councillor is to attend as many as possible of the eleven Council meetings held each year (we do not meet in August). The meetings are held in the evening of the second Tuesday of the month and usually last for about one and a half hours. It is recognised that not everyone can attend every meeting. Outside the meetings there are occasional e-mails to read and respond to, usually about planning matters - which currently seem to be on the increase. There is no pay, but some good camaraderie and a sense of achievement when we are able to make a difference.
If you are interested and would like to find out more then please contact me or any Councillor; details appear on the back cover of the magazine.
Nick Ward, Chairman Over Kellet Parish Council
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The Russell Armer Homes Development
Russell Armer Homes have applied to Lancaster City Council for planning permission for up to forty-three houses on land between Winder Garth and Hoggetts Lane Farm. For the benefit of those who do not have access to a computer, or are unable to view the planning application in person, here is a brief description of what is proposed. The application documents include an ‘illustrative development framework plan’ of the development, since the application is for permission in principle rather than in detail.
The site of approximately 2.77 hectares (6.84 acres) would have forty-three houses of two and three bedrooms, up to seventeen of which would be earmarked as affordable (approximately 39%). This contrasts with the planning application for seventy-two houses submitted in 2014 (but later withdrawn), and the consultation document of Spring 2018 which proposed approximately forty-five homes, with 40% affordable. Access to the site from Kirkby Lonsdale Road would be approximately half-way between the end of the built-up area and Hoggetts Lane. In contrast with the application for seventy-two houses, the new proposal has buildings facing Kirkby Lonsdale Road rather than offering an inward-facing, ghetto-like wall to the main road. ‘Green corridors’ and ‘open spaces’ are proposed at the higher end, through the middle, and at the lower end of the site.
The western open space would also include a surface-water overflow basin with a connection to an existing land-drain passing out of the site to the north-west, under the end of Moor Close Lane and so into fields. Foul water would be piped out of the site into the existing public sewer in Kirkby Lonsdale Road. Because the houses at the lower end of the site would be below the connection into the existing sewer, a pumping station would be required.
As to traffic generation, the Planning Statement submitted with the application by Garner Planning on behalf of Armer Homes states (on page 11), “Trip generation associated with the proposed development is not expected to have a material impact on the safety or operation of the local or wider highway network”; later it states that “an uncontrolled crossing point, linking to existing foot-way provision, is to be provided with an area to facilitate school bus pick up/drop off”. This misses the point that the site of the development is at the end of the village furthest from routes into the local major shopping, school and work centres of Carnforth and Lancaster. Only QES school coaches travel along Kirkby Lonsdale Road. Most vehicles and pedestrians leaving the site will turn down the hill and need to negotiate the pinch- points at the top and bottom of Cockle Hill to reach public and school transport, the Post Office/Store and the Eagles Head. Most traffic for Lancaster and that for the M6 and Carnforth, will continue westwards and need to negotiate the pinch-point at The Narrows. All three pinch-points are without pavements so that pedestrians (including schoolchildren) must walk in the busy carriageway.
The application is silent on its impact on local school and health provision.
Peter Clinch
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Neighbourhood Watch Alert
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Greyhound Bridge, Lancaster, Re-opening Delayed
Lancaster's Greyhound Bridge closed for major repairs in January and, it was hoped, would re-open at the start of August. The extent of the repairs needed, greater than anticipated, means that the date for re-opening has been put back to mid-September, when it is now expected two lanes will re-open to traffic. The bridge is now scheduled to re-open fully to three lanes of traffic during the winter of 2018/2019.
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Village Listings for July and August (Church Services are listed on page 6)
Over Kellet’s Village Hall (OKVH) is at LA6 1DU; Nether Kellet’s at LA6 1HA; School at LA6 1BN
Badminton Wednesdays, except 18th July 20.00 OKVH
Bible Study Wednesdays, except 18th July 19.30 OKVH
Fishmonger Wednesdays 09.00-11.00 Winder Garth David Goldspink phone: 07388 479236 Indoor Bowls Mondays, except 16th July 13.30 OKVH
Keep Active Mondays, ending 30th July 17.00 OKVH
Mobile Library Thursdays 12th July, 2nd & 23rd August 13.20 The Green 13.50 47 Greenways 14.15 Winder Garth 15.00 Church Bank
OKDHS Friday 27th Plants and Pimms 18.00 Green Meadow (Saturday 28th if weather bad on Friday) The Narrows
Wednesday 15th August coach trip to 10.45 OKVH Hazel Cottage. See page 20 for details.
Parish Council Tuesday 10th July. No August Meeting 19.15 School
Playgroup 2-4 Years Monday to Friday, ending 20th July 08.30 OKVH
School Summer Show Wednesday 18th July 14.30-18.30 OKVH
Scottish Dancing Mondays, ending 9th July 19.30 OKVH
Short Tennis Tuesdays, except 17th July 14.00 OKVH
Village Walk Sunday 1st July, Winster 13.30 OKVH Sunday 5th August, Tatham Fell 13.30 OKVH
Walking Group Wednesday 18th July, Langdale 09.00 OKVH Wednesday 15th August, Beetham 09.00 OKVH
Women’s Institute Thursday 12th July, talk by Damian Carr 19.30 OKVH on Jewellery. No August Meeting.
Refuse Collection July & August th rd th th Grey bin: 9 & 23 July; 6 & 20 Aug nd th th th th Recycling Boxes: 2 , 16 & 30 July; 13 & 28 Aug
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What’s On What’s coming up in July and August?
THEATRE: From Tues 3rd July to Sat 18th August at 7.15pm The Dukes Theatre celebrates another year of its Walkabout Theatre in Williamson Park with The Three Musketeers. Details, including special offers, at
For another outdoor experience see Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale performed by The Festival Players (a professional touring company specialising in open-air performances of Shakespeare) in the gardens of Leighton Hall on Fri 20th July at 7.30pm. The grounds will be open for picnics from 6pm. Details at
Gyles Brandreth will present his new one-man show Break a Leg and, yes, it is a celebration of all things theatrical, at The Platform on Sun 8th July at 7.30pm. Details at
Morecambe Bay Foodbank
Morecambe Bay Foodbank has continued to grow since moving during July last year from its original base in Green Street to the West End Community Centre at the junction of Regent Road and Westminster Road. Each week over forty volunteers work at the Foodbank to process and distribute food, most months receiving and distributing over four tonnes of food.
The Foodbank sends a big ‘thank you’ to everyone in Over Kellet who has donated food and other essentials (such as toiletries and washing powder/liquid) using the boxes placed in St Cuthbert’s Church, the Village Shop and Wilson’s Endowed School, or brought items directly to the Foodbank. During the first five months of this year donations from Over Kellet totalled over a quarter of a tonne, which was described as “amazing” by Annette Smith, the Foodbank Manager.
Each person referred to the Foodbank receives a parcel containing three-days’ supplies, ie nine meals. The table details the number of parcels handed out each month this year as compared with the same period last year – figures for the number of parcels for children are given in brackets.
Month 2017 2018 % Increase January 380 527 (204) 38% February 404 550 (215) 36% March 398 548 (212) 37% April 337 451 (157) 33% May 381 405 (153) 6%
Totals 1900 2481 (941) 31%
In the first four months of this year there was a more than 30% increase in the number of parcels distributed; the numbers in May were similar to those in May last year, which runs against the increasing trend and is encouraging.
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The school summer holidays will soon be upon us, several weeks when families on low incomes miss the support of free school meals. There is always a need for tinned meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. At the moment there is an urgent need for fruit juice, long-life milk, baby milk, sugar, instant mashed potato, sponge puddings, wrapped biscuits, coffee, pasta sauce, soap and shower gel, toothbrushes and toothpaste (especially for children), toilet rolls, and feminine hygiene items.
Please continue to support us with your donations, and many thanks for your help so far.
Susan Johnson, Foodbank Volunteer
Village Website The Village website is at www.overkellet.org (or just Google Over Kellet and click on the top link). Click on the right-hand side of the top page to go to the OK View link. There you can see the magazine in glorious colour and click on the links for direct connection. There is also an archive of previous issues. Look on the website also if you want a new email address such as ‘[email protected]’ - short and easy for you and your friends to remember!
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Still Aiming for the European Championships
This month has been a really tough one; I feel like I am juggling far too many plates - I really hope it's plastic crockery, if you catch my meaning!
What a depressing start Jessica, you say! Actually, there have been some really lovely highlights during May. I was a volunteer judge at a competition in the National Forest, Derbyshire, for lower levels of TREC and, whilst there, I did a lot of fund-raising along with other members of the Young Riders Team. Believe me, it was lovely to be at a competition and not feel nervous! We then travelled to Durham to compete in the English Championship, which Willow and I won – as the photo shows! I was in shock as the trophy and prizes were handed to me!
The first two weeks of June have been less successful; I have been very busy with work and trying to prepare for university in the Autumn and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed.
Dad and I took a mammoth trip down to Dartmoor last weekend. One long and two half-days riding, plus time travelling each way. The old Land-Rover is very slow and very noisy! I am quite sure I am deaf now; I keep saying: "Sorry, will you repeat that please?" Our thanks to the wonderful friends we stayed with - we really appreciate your generous hospitality.
The orienteering part of the weekend was very long and very hard work – as the photos show. Dartmoor has extremely difficult terrain; Willow and I were out for eight hours and at one point I was very worried about her, so we slowed right down to a walk for the whole of the last section, which cost us time penalties. It is paramount that even in the pressure of competition you remember that the horse comes first. By the end of the day Willow and I had minus scores, along with half of the rest of my class. On the second day we had to follow a tough course but our score was very good and I was over the moon with joy at how Willow behaved over the obstacles and paces.
Unfortunately, in terms of points we have not moved forward since gaining many points winning our last competition; we still do not have enough to qualify for the European Championships.
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After a very crazy few weeks I am glad to be writing this house- sitting in a beautiful farm kitchen with the wind swirling around outside. I am glad to get back to some kind of normality, but I feel pretty low about the points situation. I have put so much effort into the Championship selection period, I will be very upset if I don't qualify. I don't want to let down everyone who has supported us.
Willow and I have one more competition at the end of June, at Sandringham, Norfolk. If we can't make up our points there then I am afraid I shall have to think of something really spectacular for Willow and me to go out with a bang! Wish us luck!
Jess Wain and Willow
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Over Kellet & District Horticultural Society News
A report on the Society’s coach trip to Newby Hall near Ripon, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday 26th June will appear in the next (September) issue of OK View. In the meantime, enjoy a summer of successful gardening … weather permitting!
Our next event after Newby Hall is Phil’s ‘Plants and Pimms’ evening at Green Meadow, The Narrows, at 6pm on Friday 27th July (or Saturday 28th if the weather is appalling on the Friday). See last month’s OK View for details, or contact Phil Hegarty, 733549, [email protected]
The coach trip to Hazel Cottage at Armathwaite, near Penrith in the Eden valley, is on Wednesday 15th August, leaving the Village Hall at 10.45am. Hazel Cottage is set in five acres of garden created from a wilderness by the present owners; it is a haven for wildlife and a paradise for plant enthusiasts and flower arrangers. Join an optional guided tour or wander round independently; there are lots of quiet corners with benches where you can sit and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere, so take a picnic lunch – but leave room for afternoon tea which is included in the total price for the day of £16. Also included is a flower-arranging demonstration by the garden’s owner, David, using home-grown plant material. The coach will leave for home at 3.30pm. Liz Brewster is the person to contact to book or for further details, [email protected]
Last month’s request for suggestions of ways that the Society can become more involved in the local community has resulted in an appeal from Chris McTernan for people to take over looking after the garden at the Village Hall (see page 24). Any other suggestions or offers of help will be gratefully received.
Verity Clinch, Secretary, OKDHS
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Answers to Last Month’s Puzzles
The Road-Search Puzzle
Did you manage to trace the route and find all the roads in the grid? The answers are indicated by their starting point, for example 1a, and the compass direction that the road name follows from there, for example S for vertically downwards.
From the bus stop in the centre of Over Kellet walk down Kellet Road (1j, W), left into Carnforth Road (2b, SE) and through The Narrows (4c, SE). Go back to The Green (11l, N) and left down Capernwray Road (1n, S), noticing Hallgarth Close (14m, N) on the left (opposite its gardens?) before coming to the end of the built-up area. Go back to the centre of the village and left up Cockle Hill (13b, N), resting if you wish on the strategically placed seat in the field on the left. The grass of Top Green (12a, E) is further up the road behind you. Further on Moor Close Lane (13a, NE) is on your left, and still further along the main road are Winder Garth* (15o, N) on the left and then Craggs Hill (1k, S) on the right. Retrace your steps part-way down the hill and turn left into Greenways (13d, E) and down the footpath to Church Bank (3j, W). Go anti-clockwise to the start of School Lane (2a, E). Continue anti- clockwise and down to the bus route. Turn right, pass the end of Leapers View (14l, W) and go right into Kirklands (3a, S) – officially Kirklands Road but nobody calls it that – and pass Woodlands View (15o, W) off to your left. Pause at the start of Bay View (12i, NW) on the left to enjoy the view across Morecambe Bay.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 1 D A O R T E L L E K C B E C K 2 S C H O O L L A N E R N S A W 3 K N A B H C R U H C A O O P A 4 I L T R O O M D H L G N L E H 5 R L O H N M U S E O G E C R H 6 K I W I E F M S L T S E H N T 7 L H I E W N O A H S H R T W R 8 A E N N I L A R G E I G R R A 9 N L E G C V E R T S L E A A G 10 D K S R O L Y O R H L H G Y R 11 S C O O B Y R A Z O R T L R E 12 T O P G R E E N B P W O L O D 13 M C H G R E E N W A Y S A A N 14 S W E I V S R E P A E L H D I 15 C O W E I V S D N A L D O O W
* In the original puzzle Winder Garth should have been given as (6,5) not (11). Apologies.
Puzzler
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Answers to Last Month’s Puzzles (Continued) The Cover Photo
Did you know what the building is, where it is and what it was used for?
I don’t expect many readers did know and only a few will have ventured up Hobson’s Lane, Capernwray and across three rather wet fields to visit it. If you wish to keep your shoes dry, the tower can just be seen near the junction of Capernwray Road and Hobson’s Lane looking to the south-east on the hill.
The building is known as the Gamekeeper’s Tower and was probably a shooting lodge dating from the early 19th century. It is a Grade II listed building, constructed of sandstone rubble, and is square in plan with a projecting turret at the west end of the north wall. It is three storeys high and, as the photo shows, the floors have fallen in. The tower has a battlemented parapet. Against the west wall is a single-storey lean-to, also now without a roof.
Writing in 2003 in his local history of the parish of Over Kellet: ‘Times of Struggle and Strife’ (p83), Bob Escolme says that the tower was occupied in 1891, but there was no entry in the 1901 census.
Peter Clinch
THE 200 CLUB
The result of the draw for May was:
1st (£25) Mrs J Galloway (145)
2nd (£15) Mrs Sylvia Cooper (5)
3rd (£10) Mrs S Petersen (77)
Paul Budd
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Progress with B4RN
Community Action Days
We have continued to make excellent progress on our recent community action days and it has been good to see some new faces. As usual we have all enjoyed wonderful lunches with time to get to know each other and socialise. At the time of writing the work on Greenways is scheduled for the middle of June and we hope the contractors do not inconvenience residents unnecessarily.
Router and Vonage Backup Emergency Power Supply B4RN customers can purchase a device that has a backup battery and keeps phone and broadband working in a power cut. Laptops, tablets and phones can still access the internet as they have their own batteries. If you haven’t already seen the B4RN resources page then you may want to have a look at a couple of documents:
WARNING - Directory Enquiry Charges
Ofcom regulations allow information providers such as directory enquiry services to set their own charges; all of them do so. The regulations require that communication service providers (BT, Sky, Vonage etc.) must pass these charges on to their customers via their phone bills, on top of their rental and communication fees. We have heard of one 10-minute call costing £54.83; a 2-minute call costing £18.15; and one customer getting a £200 bill for 27 minutes of phone calls to 118 118. Remember to check the charges on the providers’ websites before making any calls to these services.
A date for your diary: B4RN Ceilidh - Saturday 15th September 2018, Over Kellet Village Hall
If you wish to contact us we are: Lesley – [email protected], telephone 733240 and Nick – [email protected], telephone 733947; look out for regular B4RN updates. Follow us on Facebook.
Lesley Gee
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Village Hall Garden
Pat Woolstencroft has sent in these photos of the Village Hall garden clearly showing how attractive it has been in the recent warm weather. One side is bright and vibrant, with lots of orange and yellow plants, whereas the other is ’cooler’ and more muted, with pink, purple and blue. Pat writes that Chris McTernan has tended the garden Edmund Sharpe for at least the last eight years, with donations of plants and cuttings from residents to create the cheerful display. Unfortunately Chris has been unable to look after the garden over the last two years and there is a need for a person or group of people to come forward to carry out regular upkeep. Photo: Peter Clinch
If you know anything about the history of the garden and the plants it contains, or can offer a little time and expertise to help to keep it attractive and in good order, please contact the OKDHS Secretary, details on the back cover.
Peter Clinch
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Weather data for May 2018
May began cool, with a frost early on 1st May and a maximum temperature over the first three days of just 12.9°C. A brief spell of much warmer weather followed – perfectly timed for the early May Bank Holiday weekend. Sunday 6th and Monday 7th were calm, dry and sunny with maximum temperatures of 22.9 and 23.2°C respectively.
From 8th to 16th daytime temperatures returned to the average for the time of year, about 14 to 15°C, and there was some light rain on most days. Generally clear skies overnight resulted in night-time minimum temperatures dropping to below average, at between 2 and 5°C.
There was a ground frost under a clear sky on the morning of 17th, but this had melted by 7am. Strong sunshine and near-calm conditions caused the temperature to rise rapidly to over 18°C by mid-afternoon before it fell away again to 3°C overnight. Between 18th and 21st the wind was a light easterly by night but a gentle westerly by day. This is known as a sea breeze and is caused by convection, the warm day-time air rising over the land and drawing in cooler air from the sea.
The fine weather continued until Friday 25th, when cooler and cloudier conditions brought light rain during the early afternoon and a strong easterly breeze. The rain soon cleared and warm dry weather returned, but the strong and gusty easterly wind remained over the weekend, damaging fresh spring growth and stripping leaves from the trees.
Thunderstorms were widespread across central-southern England and Wales from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th, when The Royal Meteorological Society reported over 100,000 lightning strikes. There was localised flooding in the west Midlands on 27th with 55mm of rain in just one hour at Edgbaston - but it remained almost completely dry in Over Kellet and no thunder was heard here. The wind gradually eased; the hottest day of the month was on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th, with a high of 26.2°C.
Overall, Over Kellet had its warmest and fourth driest May of the last 21 years. The average daily maximum was 18.8°C, a whopping 3.2°C above the 21-year average. Average daily minimum temperatures were 6.3°C, a fraction below average. Rainfall was 39.6mm, about half the average for the month. The Met Office reported that England as a whole had its warmest and sunniest May since the 1920s with many places (like Over Kellet) 3°C above average.
Martin Lord Photo: Peter Clinch
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OK View – 10 Years Ago (July/August 2008)
It was all change at The Eagles Head! On Tuesday 24th June Tony and Julia Flitcroft (who had been landlords since 2000) handed over to new tenants. Before coming to Over Kellet Tony and Julia had managed the George and Dragon at Wray; but their original backgrounds were in farming and care nursing, respectively! According to OK View they had “always tried to run the Eagles Head as a friendly village pub and restaurant and for two years in succession they won Mitchells award for customer service and have been nominated on other occasions”. When Over Kellet won the Best Kept Village award two years in a row, “Tony celebrated it by purchasing new pictures of the village for the bar and restaurant. He has arranged with the brewers that they will remain there, as a testament to that achievement”. Whilst Tony was winding down into retirement, Julia was taking on the tenancy of the Golden Ball at Snatchems, on the Lune Estuary. The new tenants of the Eagles Head, Jillian Laisby and John Tomlinson, had moved to Over Kellet from Grange-over-Sands. They were wished well in their new venture.
The summer brought community events including St Cuthbert’s strawberry tea in the Village Hall on 5th July and the Summer Fair on the School Field on 12th July.
Lancaster City Council had notified the Parish Council that the large middle allotment plot on land at the rear of Church Bank was shortly to become available; it was thought it could be sub-divided. The new renters would have a task before them: “the soil is heavy and stony, and the ground is currently completely covered in weeds, so this is not for the faint-hearted”.
Bob Escolme contributed an illustrated article on the Over Kellet Drama Group; it was probably formed in 1944 but, according to two former participants, ‘fizzled out’ in the late 1950s, probably as a result of increasing TV ownership. The photos showed the casts of two of the short plays put on in 1952 and, following interviews with several local residents, Bob was able to put names to all the faces. The Drama Group went touring and played at other villages, e.g. Arkholme, and at Carnforth Methodist Hall. It all seems like quite a different world ...
Peter Clinch
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Local Services Over Kellet Village Store and Post Office, Craig & Tracy Burns, The Green, LA6 1BU 733207 M-F 7.00-17.45 (PO 9.00-17.30); Sa 7.00-13.00 (PO 9.00-12.30); Su 7.30-12.30 (PO closed); last postal collection: M-F 16.45, Sa 11.00 The Eagles Head Pub, Gary & Helena Torch, Nether Kellet Road, LA6 1DL 732457 M-F 11.30-14.30, 17.00-24.00; Sa, Su 11.30-24.00
Carnforth Health: Ashtrees, Market Street, LA5 9JU Pharmacy M-F 7-23.00; Sa 8-18.30; Su 8-18.00 727877 Surgery M 8.30-19.30; Tu 8-18.30; W, Th 7.30-18.30; F 8-18.30 720000 Boots Pharmacy, 24 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-Th 8.30-18.00; F 8.30-17.30; 732955 Sa 9-17.00 NHS Out of Hours Service 111 Park View Surgery, 21 New Street, LA5 9BX M-F 8-16.45 (closed for lunch) 01539 715555 Well Pharmacy, 9 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-F 8.30-17.30 732712 Dentists: Anne King, 46 Market Street, LA5 9LB M,Tu, W 8.30-1700; 733867 Th 8.30-17.15; F 8.30-16.30 (closed daily for lunch 12.45-13.45) Viva Dental, 29A Market Street, LA5 9JX M 9-17.30; 735431 Tu, W, Th 8.30-18.30; F 8.45-16.30 Opticians: Butterfields, 46c Market Street, LA5 9LB M-F 9-17.30; Sa 9-14.00 732724 Philip Jones, 15 Market Street, LA5 9JX M-F 9-17.30; Sa 9-17.00 730055 Vets: Alison Lee, 2 Queen Street, LA5 9EB M-F 9-19.00; Sa 10-13.00; 735249 24-hour emergency service Burch Tree Vets, 39 Lancaster Road, LA5 9LD M-F 8.30-19.00; 720002 Sa 8.30-12; emergency clinic Su 10-12; 24-hour emergency service Library, Lancaster Road, LA5 9DZ M, W, F, 9.30-13.00, 14.00-18.00; 0300 123 6703 Tu, Sa 9.30-13.00
Bus Timetable: from 14 May 2018 † LANCS school days only Route 55 55 49 49 49 49 55 55 55 Day M-F M-F M-Sa M-Sa M-Sa Sa only M-F† M-F M-F Over Kellet - - 7.46 9.26 Hourly 14.26 15.26 - - - Nether Kellet 6.55 7.16 7.52 9.32 “ 14.32 15.32 - - - Over Kellet 7.00 7.21 - - - - - 16.21 17.06 18.06 Carnforth 7.12 7.27 - - - - - 16.36 17.11 18.11 Lancaster 7.57 8.05 8.25 10.05 “ 15.05 16.05 17.08 17.48 18.48 School terms: both to 20 Jul; Lancs: 3 Sept - 21 Dec; Cumbria: 4 Sept - 21 Dec (both: HT: 22-26 Oct)
Route 49 49 49 55 55 55 49 Day M-Sa M-Sa Sa only M-F† M-F M-F Sa only Lancaster 9.14 Hourly 14.14 15.14 15.25 16.10 17.10 17.14 Carnforth - - - - 16.04 16.49 17.49 - Nether Kellet 9.47 “ 14.47 15.47 16.14 17.59 18.59 17.47 Over Kellet 9.53 “ 14.53 15.53 16.19 17.04 18.04 17.53 Carnforth 10.02 “ 15.02 16.02 - - - 18.02 27
Over Kellet Directory
LOCAL AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES VILLAGE SCHOOL Headteacher Jo Williams 732097 COUNTY COUNCIL Councillor Phillippa Williamson 221788 VILLAGE HALL Denny Bank, Arkholme, Carnforth LA6 1AX Chairman Peter Thomas 298979 [email protected] Secretary Liz Brewster 733877 DISTRICT COUNCIL Treasurer Martin May 881256 Councillor Roger Mace 733801 Bookings Sec. Lesley Gee 733240 Downderry, Halton Rd, Nether Kellet Parish Council Rebecca Lauder 733084 Church Lindsay Angus 734964 www.maceonline.co.uk PARISH COUNCIL VILLAGE ACTIVITY REPRESENTATIVES Meet at 7.15pm on second Tuesday of month Badminton Jane Storer 734265 Chairman Nick Ward 733947 Bowls Lindsay Angus 734964 Vice Chair Graham Agnew 733407 Stephen Atkins 720605 Keep Active Lesley Gee 733240 Rebecca Lauder 733084 OK & District Horticultural Sociery Martin May 881256 Chairman Arie Klijn 727692 Clerk Derek Whiteway 07805 260976 Secretary Verity Clinch 734591 122 North Wing, The Residence, Kershaw Drive, Lancaster, Treasurers Marilyn Whinfield 07753 435792 LA1 3TF. [email protected] Pat Woolstencroft 733965 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Playgroup Jackie Bassinder 730904 Police Station, Lancaster 101 Scottish Dancing Maureen Haynes 733431 PCSO Paul Shepherd Short Tennis Joan Shaw 736503 [email protected] Twinning Assn Margaret James-Barber 735470 PC Rob Barnsley, Community Beat Manager [email protected] Walking Group Contacts Geoff Jackson 736103 Co-ordinator Jane Ward 733947 Ron/Lorna Oswald 736523 Asst.Co-ordinator Alison Lloyd Williams 734363 Womens Institute Area Co-ordinators: President Christine Bolton 735030 Central Andy Bolton 736211 Secretary Lindsay Angus 734964 Kirklands Tony Wells 733848 Treasurer Sheila Cooper 733787 Western Bev Carling 736393 Eastern Sandra Klijn-Passant 727692 Far Eastern (Currently Vacant) THOMAS WITHERS CHARITY Northern Paul Witherington 732309 Secretary David Mills 732194 Southern Alison Harper 734372 COMPUTING OK WEBSITE Northeast Ray Garlick 730667 www.overkellet.org Capernwray Ken Alred 07786 803235 Updated info. to: Gordon Galloway 720872 QUARRIES OK VIEW Liason Officer Nick Ward 733947 200 Club Liz Brewster 733877 Leapers Wood Quarry 732135 Back Lane Quarry 738888 B4RN FOOTPATHS AND TREE OFFICER Contacts Nick Ward 733947 Ron Oswald 736523 Lesley Gee 733240
PARISH LENGTHSMAN EMERGENCY PLAN GROUP Mike Ashton - report problems to Cllr Atkins Paul Bond [email protected] St. CUTHBERT'S CHURCH Treasurer (Currently Vacant) Secretary Linda Thomas 738031 Lay Reader Alan Hutchings 561231 Church Warden Penny Burnside 884962 Church Warden Linda Thomas 738031
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