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June 2012 Issue 300 Donation £1 Another Milestone has been us in congratulating her on reaching reached with the 300th issue of her Milestone. There are many Lookaround so a big thank you to events organised to celebrate this everyone for their continued support. occasion so go and enjoy yourself Another celebration is the Diamond wherever you are. Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen Dennis & Jacky Whicker and I am sure that everyone will join
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 85 Italian Job 33 Bed & Breakfast 84 Ladies NFU 75 Bus Time Table 79 Lattice Tower 32 Cartoon 82 Loftus Hill Car Park 39 Crossword 83 Meet the Archives 70 Groups 80 Mozart comes to Dentdale 47 Places of Interest 78 Neighbourhood Forum 73 Religious Services 85 News from the Pews 22 Regular Meetings 82 Opera Heroines 74 Sudoku 4 Parish Council Dent 6 Age UK Dentdale Club 77 Peoples Hall 76 Age UK Walking Group + Winder 75 Queens Jubilee Dent 78 Blood Donors 15 Queens Jubilee Sedbergh 72 Blooming Great Jubilee Party 77 Quiet Garden 76 Bookworm 70 Scottish Dance Group 35 Bowling Club 77 Sedbergh Historian 71 Chinese Medicine 62 Sedbergh Primary School 76 Community Bus Service 74 Settlebeck High School 16 Community Office 38 Sheep dog trails 75 Community Officer Report 78 Sight Advice SL 20 Councillor Corner 14 Slovenia Matters + P 44 Councillors Corner 7 Sports Evening 76 Cumbria in Bloom 10 Tennis Club 71 Cumbria Wildlife Trust 48 Tim Farron MP 11 Dent Football Club 28 Town Band 40 Dent Pre-School 77 Town Band in KS 73 Dental Practice 29 Wanderers Football Club 50 Dentdale Christian Fellowship 77 Weather 30 Dentdale Memorial Hall 37 WI Dentdale 56 Family Musings 31 WI Howgill 60 Farfield Mill 36 WI Killington 54 Fox's Pulpit 30 WI Sedbergh 57 Gala Day 64 Windfarm 1 66 Gardening 26 Windfarm 2 67 Garsdale Children’s Sports 37 Windfarm 3 69 Grayrigg Primary School 34 worship@people's hall 72 History Society Railway Yard 18 YDNP Grants 25 Howgill Harriers 38 Zebras Table Top Sale 71 Page 2 Ubcmf!pg!Bewfsut! Able Memorials 53 Kay Whittle Chiropodist 32 Andrew Allan Video Transfer 35 Kitchen Installations 65 Austin Brown Computing 49 Laura Clare Yoga 7 Barbon Inn 1 54 Malcolm Sedgwick Carpenter 26 Barbon Inn 2 55 Mel Cragg Builder 71 Bath House 56 Middleton Head PH 43 Brian Goad Funerals Services 25 MK Conversions Builders 8 Bull Hotel 61 Nicky Ross Plumber 32 Capstick Insurance Agent 58 Parkin & Jackson Monumental Mason 25 Chair Upholsterers 34 People's Hall 73 Chris Whelan Estate Agent 13 Peter Woof Tradesman 67 Cobble Country Estate Agent 60 Philip Horner Fencer 63 Cross Keys Hotel 40 Roger Winn Builders 9 Cumbria Stoves 33 Ryan Simpson Skips 62 Daphne Jackson 26 S Stephenson Damp Proofing 51 David Morgan Driving Tuition 38 Sam Knowles Decorator 44 Dawsons Coal Yard 41 Sam Konczynski Carpets 20 Dentdale Heritage Centre 24 Sedbergh Market 9 Duncan Law Plumber 39 Sedbergh Office Services 68 Duo Bistro 9 Sedbergh School 46 Edwin Middleton Carpenter 70 Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 14 Ellison Wood Supplier 72 Stefan Kliszat Decorator 47 Family Portraits 71 Stephenson & Wilson Builders 45 Farfield Mill Make It 36 Steve Chadwick Tradesman 11 FELLS 42 Stobars Hall Care Home 48 Fresh Aspects Gardening 73 Stramongate Printers 27 G J Baines & Son Builders 10 Gary Allan Metalwork 16 Tilk Wilkinson Builder 64 Gavin Charlesworth Wood Supplier 59 Heartwood Tree Surgeon 22 Graham Moffat Builder 29 Trade Binders Bathroom Supplies 50 H&M Craftsmen 15 Treadwell Carpets 17 Hay For Sale 5 Waka Artisan 12 Health Centre 13 Weavers Café Job Vacancy 74 Helen Jane Holistics 22 Wenningdales Home 18 House Let Wanted 37 Wenningdales Heritage 76 Ian Higginbotham Decorator 38 Windermere Windows 51 Irving Joiners 69 Workshop to Let 57 Josephine Lade Reflexologist 20 Yvonne Cervetti Massager 28 June Parker Acupuncturist 62 Zen Cabins 52 Page 3 JUNE BIRTHDAYS
Every month, there are B Day Name Age Children’s Birthday Vouchers to the value of £10 awarded to a Child whose name appears10 on 7 Rowan ASHWORTH 2 the Birthday Page. The recipients this month04 are:- 7 Harrison BROOKS 8 Omar Nour who is 11 years old on 16th June. 07 9 Jack McDOWALL 5 Cameron Park who is 11 years old on 19th June. Please collect your vouchers04 10 Natalie WALLER 8 from Sedbergh Office Services04 15 Lavinia CAPSTICK 8 13 Kings Yard, Main Street, Sedbergh which can be used in01 any shop12 16 Omar NOUR 11 in Sedbergh & Dent.02 18 Lauren CHARNLEY 10
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01 11 20 Isabel COLTON 11 4 7 1 8 2 066 23 Lewis DALZELL 6 5 3 03 23 Jay KIRBY 9 6 7 1 4
3 4 6 02 5 24 Ben GARNETT 10 9 3 5 7 9 4 Nonagenarian & Over 3 1 7 2 9 1921 3 8 Edward MORPHET 91 Page 4 PERSONAL & SMALL ADS £1
DEVINE FOR SALE I went with Janice to see Elspeth. 4 Ikea Cane Conservatory chairs. £5 How nice it was to see her looking each ono. Can deliver locally. Ring very well. She is getting more Sedbergh 21163. independent every day and it was ======good to see her walking. She walked FOR SALE with us to the lifts at the end of our H.S.L. Recliner Chair. Wood frame. visit while she was in hospital. Beige upholstery. Midsize, as new. ======Easy manual action. £70 ono. Ring Sedbergh 20085. GARNETT ======Happy Birthday Ben on 24th June. FOR SALE Love from Grandma and Aunty Hill Billy Golf Trolley. Hardly used, as Georgina. new £195. Sedbergh 20334. ======MARTIN WANTED Congratulations Dr Jessica E Martin Hebridean Fleece in good clean and on your PhD Graduation from Bristol dry condition. Please call Laura on University and good luck in your new Sedbergh 22043. post as Teacher of Chemistry at the prestigious Wells Cathedral School in Somerset. From family and friends, Cowgill Church Annual Sale The Head at Middleton. Monday June 4th ======from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm WOOF Dent Memorial Hall Doreen. Happy 80th Birthday Mum, Busking Piper of Cowgill Nana and Great Nana for 13th June. Books ~ Bottle tombola ~ Bric a Brac Love from The Thornton Family. Cakes ~ Crockery ======Face-painting ~ Guess the weight of the cake CONGRATULATIONS Pet’s Corner ~ Plants ~ Raffle ~ Refreshments Red, White and Blue Stall ~ Treasure Hunt To Joel and Catherine on your Wedding Day. From Joyce and Georgina. ======THANK YOU FOR SALE Good Quality Hay & Straw (Small Bales) To Catherine and all the staff at the Haylage (Large Bales) Post Office for always being so Tel: 015396 20668 helpful. Georgina Devine. Mob: 07960 210336
Page 5 DENT PARISH COUNCIL which has been badly damaged This meeting was the annual one of by forestry wagons of late, from the council and, therefore, much of the road safety and historic the business was formal. J. Cairns structure aspects. The council will was appointed chair for a further year, press Cumbria County to ensure and four councillors agreed to rotate that it is safe and it and others to the post of vice chair. secure long term repair. Other matters considered were:- 3. The size and style of three signs 1. Although no representations are to be put up to request no parking to be made about the closure of on the cobbles have been settled. front offices at some police Final decisions will be made stations, we are to emphasise the about location and residents in value of the drop in surgeries at the area told of the proposals by Dent Stores which are held by circular. Vehicles left parked on support personnel. the cobbles are a hazard and it is 2. Concern continues about the hoped the signs will be effective condition of Stonehouse Bridge, to deter it.
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COUNCILLORS CORNER weather football pitch and a From Cllr Evelyn skateboard park. If readers have any Now that the local election is over it more ideas please contact me. is back to work for district councillors From Cllr Nick at South Lakeland District Council Following the local elections on May and in the ward. A group at SLDC are 3rd I would like to introduce myself as looking at the provision of leisure the new South Lakeland District facilities in the district and has asked Councillor for the Sedbergh & Kirkby me to report back on what we lack in Lonsdale ward. I will be the third Sedbergh. We obviously need new member of the all Lib Dem team, with premises for the Pulse Gym. We also Ian McPherson and Evelyn need more facilities for young people Westwood already in place. We hope and Settlebeck School pupils have to work effectively together covering given me a wish list which includes a the whole ward, which must be one of venue for indoor games and a place the biggest in the whole of England, to chill out, more discos and more stretching from Kirkby Lonsdale in the chance to see teenage films and south up beyond Sedbergh to outdoor facilities including an all Garsdale, encompassing Dent and
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the wilds of Dentdale and Deepdale. I from writing these articles during the would like to thank all of you who election period it is good to be back at voted for me and especially all those the keyboard informing readers of the people who worked so hard during latest goings-on at South Lakeland the period leading up to the election. District Council and its related You soon realise that you are only as committees and other activities. And good as the team behind you and to begin with those elections and the they were all excellent. I am already a arrival of a new District Councillor, Town Councillor for Kirkby Lonsdale Nick Cotton, to join Evelyn Westwood and I hope that I will be able to give a and myself in the Sedbergh and voice to the southern end of the ward Kirkby Lonsdale Ward. Nick, already at District Council level. No doubt I a Kirkby Lonsdale Town Councillor, will soon realise what can and can’t joins the Lib Dem team and I should be done in the new position, but you like to congratulate him on his can be sure I will try my best to achievement and wish him well in his represent your views. duties as a District Councillor. As I From Cllr Ian said to him shortly after Election Following an enforced abstention Day – now the real work begins! I
Page 8 3 Course Thai Buffet M WINN & SONS LTD café Bar & Bistro (Established 1894) DUODUODUO Sedbergh with Guest Thai Chef Aie General Builders & Joiners Saturday 9th June Now 2 Sittings at 6pm and 8pm Kitchens Admission by Ticket only Supplied & Fitted £14.00 on Sale at Duo 32 Main Street, Sedbergh Contact R. M. Winn 015396 20552 015396 20649 hope he enjoys it as much as Evelyn controlling group with an increased and I do. I should also like to pay majority very much bucking the tribute to Kevin Lancaster (who lost national trend. The new Leader of his seat to Nick) for the work that he the Lib Dem Group and the Council, has done for the Ward over the years. following the sad and untimely death It is a pity that someone always has of Cllr Brendan Jameson a few weeks to lose an election when another ago, is Cllr Peter Thornton whom you person wins it. Kevin, however, may well already know as his Whinfell remains the County Councillor for the Ward adjoins our own. Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale Of course, all of this is politics and Division. the important thing at a local level is In fact there will be quite a number that we can bury our political of new faces at SLDC when it meets differences and work together for the for its Annual Council on Wednesday Ward as a whole. One good piece of 16th May. The Tories lost four seats news is that Sedbergh is now overall whilst Labour gained two and officially a DITA (Dales Integrated the Lib Dems gained two. The Lib Transport Alliance) transport hub Dems therefore remain as the along with places such as Hawes,
Page 9 Leyburn and Reeth and for those of was so appointed along with being you who are interested in finding out Vice-Chair of the Community more, information leaflets are now Overview and Scrutiny Committee. I available in the Tourist Information was privileged to be re-elected as Centre and the Community Office. Chair of the Planning Committee and You can also contact me direct about as Vice-Chair of Resources Overview this as I am the current Chairperson and Scrutiny Committee. So the work of the local steering group. goes on.... And just as a postscript, at last Evelyn, Nick and I may be contacted night’s SLDC Annual Meeting I had at any time on: great pleasure in proposing that Evelyn Westwood Tel. 015396 20148 Evelyn should be Vice-Chair of the E-mail [email protected] Council for the coming year and she Ian McPherson: Tel. 015396 20648 email [email protected] Nick Cotton: Tel. 015242 71477 email [email protected]
CUMBRIA IN BLOOM The Sedbergh Section of Cumbria in Bloom is a very small group of volunteers and we are always looking at ways to enhance the flowers within the town. We did wonder if anyone is willing • New Builds when they purchase their own • Extensions bedding plants if they would purchase • Loft Conversions a few extra and donate them to our • Garages committee to plant them in the Towns flower beds. • Roofing If anyone is willing to purchase extra • Stonework perhaps you might look for the • Listed Building Work colours red, white and blue to • New Windows & Doors celebrate the Jubilee. • New Fitted Kitchens All plants can left at No. 1. Cautley • Drains Unblocked/Cleaned/Repaired Road, or just give me (Dorothy Blair) • All Aspects of Plant Hire a ring on 20807 and we will collect Arranged them. Contact George on: Or alternatively, ANY PLANTS Tel: 015396 21287 Mob: 07977514229 WOULD BE GREATLY Email: [email protected] APPRECIATED as the flower beds Web: www.gjbainesandson.co.uk are always requiring extra plants. Dorothy Blair
Page 10 TIM FARRON MP Naturally it must have been Firstly thanks to everyone who disappointing for Kevin to have lost turned out to vote in the District his seat on the council after many Council Elections. I am always really years of sterling service to Sedbergh proud of the turnout that we achieve and the surrounding area, however, I in our elections here. Frequently a know that Nick will work as hard to higher percentage of people vote in ensure that Sedbergh continues to our local elections than some places get the attention it needs from South in the country see at General Lakeland District Council and indeed Elections. from myself. Of course it was great that the After the interlude of the elections Liberal Democrats did so well in this and the short Parliamentary recess I area, picking up two extra council am back at work, travelling seats one of which was in the backwards and forwards to London. I Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale ward. was fortunate enough to be called to Clearly we must be doing something speak in the debate on the Queen’s right around here for people to Speech and took the opportunity to continue supporting us and indeed for welcome the plans being brought our support to continue to grow. forward for the introduction of a
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MAWSON’S GARDEN VILLAGE '! 2:30pm (1pm LHCP) Wednesday 27th June Peter Wade will show examples of Thomas Mawson’s architecture. £2.50 pp “Special Rates for OAP’s” NO JOB TOO SMALL! If you would like a lift to any event, please ring a member of the Committee. We usually meet in Loftus Hill Car Park and arrange to share transport if possible. Steve Chadwick Please note that dogs are no longer allowed on Outings. ————————————————————————————————————————– 015396 21581 Chairman: Richard Cann 20771 Secretary: Mike Beecroft 21878 Prompt Local Service Treasurer : Marlene Mason 20509 All work of the highest quality & guaranteed Member Sec: Richard Cann 20771
Page 11 dealings with the massive power of the major supermarkets. The other local industry I have been XBLB! working to support is the tourist business. Reflecting the new BSUJTBOT! technological world we all live in I had a meeting with Tripadviser, the OFFICIAL LAUNCH world’s largest travel advice website, 11am - 5pm to discuss what can be done to Saturday 2nd June ensure that Cumbria benefits as
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“Grocery Codes Adjudicator”. I am not Director of Music: Alan Lewis B.Phil, sure that I like the name but the plan to introduce a body to reign in the LTCL, NABBC power of the supermarkets and Presents a ensure that farmers are dealt with more fairly is something that I have Nvtjd!Gftujwbm! been campaigning for for year. In fact I have mentioned it in this column at least once. It was ironic that the Dpodfsu! Speech came shortly after all the big milk processors announced that they St Andrew’s Church were reducing the amount they pay Tuesday 12th June 7.45pm farmers by 2p a litre. However much the supermarkets may complain it can only be a good thing that farmers get paid properly for the work that they do and that they face a more even playing field in their Tickets £5 ~ Children U16 Free
Page 12 always as up to date as visitors expect but the benefits in terms of SEDBERGH numbers of visitors and having them HEALTH CENTRE come from an ever growing number will be closed for Training Purposes at of places around the globe more than 12:30pm on the following afternoons:- justifies the effort. On a related issue I had a meeting Wednesday 13th June with Ofcom to discuss the provision of Thursday 12th July broadband services in rural areas, No closure in August particularly calling on them to end the Tuesday 18th September Wednesday 17th October ridiculous practice of allowing “up to” claims in advertising for their services. I think we will only get a do to help you then please contact decent service in our part of the world me by writing to me Tim Farron, at when people become better informed Acland House, Smokehouse Yard, about the speed of service they can Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4ND or actually expect when they sign a emailing me at [email protected]. contract with any of the providers. Thanks for your support As ever if there is anything that I can Tim Farron MP
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Page 13 COUNCILLOR CORNER Thank you to everyone who came out on 3rd May and voted for me once again. Thank you also to everyone who helped my campaign in Made to measure Skirts, Dresses, Suits, so many ways. Sadly, as you will all Bridal, Ball Gowns, etc. be aware I was not successful in Also alterations undertaken being re-elected and my All made to the Highest Quality by congratulations to Nick Cotton. I SHEILA SHUTTLEWORTH apologise to everyone who was so Tel: 015242 - 74322 keen to see me continue. I did everything I could as did my helpers. Obviously I do have some concerns particular tend to cloud out the proper about some of the literature put out council work which many people do by my opponents and will be seeking not see. This last two months I have an appropriate remedy in due course. been involved with a review of the Suffice it to say the Conservative Archives Service in the county and Group did support a zero increase how Trading Standards interacts with budget on both county and district. the agricultural industry over animal Indeed both Peter Thornton and health legislation. The latter has been Evelyn Westwood were present at the the more interesting and could have district meeting where I proposed the some far reaching effects within Conservative response. I am sorry Cumbria and beyond. that it went above their heads. I now As I write this preparations for intend to use some of the time freed Appleby Horse Fair are well up to complete my work on the advanced. We thought everything history of the area. There are now 34 was in hand until there was a hitch Lib Dems, 14 Conservatives and 3 over some of the boulders. It is a Labour on the district. measure of our success over the last Congratulations to Evelyn Westwood couple of years that we have been on her election as vice-chairman of able to greatly tone down our South Lakeland. response and yet can look forward to I have greatly enjoyed being District the fair with anticipation instead of Councillor since I was first elected in foreboding. 1997. Looking back, if I have a regret Once again, thank you to every one it is that there were times that I who came out and voted for me on worked too hard as councillor and May 3. didn’t give myself enough time simply Councillor Kevin Lancaster – to enjoy the role. However, I am still 015396 20800, 07980 844 695 county councillor and intend to seek e-mail:- [email protected] re-election next year. Fellgate, Dowbiggin, SEDBERGH, Elections in general and my own in Cumbria. LA10 5LS
Page 14 BLOOD DONORS patients with cancer and blood You don’t have to have blue blood to diseases like leukaemia. celebrate this June Anyone wanting to donate for the People in Cumbria are being urged to first time should be aged between 17- create their own milestone as the 65 and be in general good health. Queen reaches 60 years on the If you’ve donated before, you can throne – by renewing their start again up to your 70th birthday commitment to giving blood or and there is no upper age limit for donating for the first time. donors who have donated in the last While the Queen will be marking her two years. Diamond Jubilee, donors can give To find out more about blood blood and save lives. sessions in June or to book an They can expect a royal welcome at appointment call the Donor Line on sessions and the knowledge that their 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood. donation can potentially save the co.uk lives of three adults or seven babies. The next sessions in Sedbergh will It is especially important to give be at the People’s Hall on blood around Bank Holidays, when Wednesday 20th June at 2pm and donations traditionally dip as routines 5pm. get disrupted. This latest push is part of an ongoing campaign to boost blood stocks to 30% above the usual levels before the Olympics. The increase is needed because of the unusually high number of public events this summer which will see a high number of visitors heading to the UK. Jon Latham, spokesperson for NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “The Diamond Jubilee is the first in a series of exciting events for the UK but we are asking people to remember hospital patients. Blood will be needed during the celebrations, as it is every day, so we would urge people to book an appointment now.” Blood is used when women suffer complications during childbirth, to help premature babies, to replace blood lost during surgery and to treat
Page 15 SETTLEBECK HIGH SCHOOL students outlining their subject and Excellence at Settlebeck using a variety of techniques to • What do you know about explain not only the answer to their children’s rights in Mumbai? questions, but also how they had • Is testing for a predisposition to a reached their conclusions and what condition the most worthwhile and they had learned. effective use of DNA testing? • How do parents and agencies • How can racehorses run so fast? support children with learning • How has Roman structural difficulties? technology for housing influenced • Is it ethical to keep elephants in technology today? poor quality zoos? You may not even have thought • How does a drug-taking mother about these questions, let alone the affect her newborn baby? answers. However, a new course at • Is it better for a child to be Settlebeck has identified the answers. fostered or adopted? The course - ‘Extended Project’ - The work that these students had involves Year 11 pupils in identifying undertaken, most of them working at an area which they would like to a level a year ‘ahead’ of expectation, explore, then undertaking research, was awesome. It was a privilege to making decisions and solving be there to listen to them. problems, demonstrating creativity, • How important is nutrition for recognising their own learning and showing and breeding dogs? preparing and delivering a • How has the suspension of a presentation on the subject. Students mountain bike developed over the follow the course at either GCSE past few years? level or A/S level. • How does a talented golf player As part of the assessment of the become a professional? ‘presentation’ aspect of the course, I • How does deforestation impact on spent an uplifting day at Settlebeck life in the Yanomami tribe in School listening to the twelve Southern America who only want GARY ALLAN Welding & Fabrication
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Page 16 respect? impression on me as she explained And the answers to all these that what the Yanomami tribe really questions? want is – respect. The local expert on children’s rights That’s it – respect! These young in Mumbai is Jen Stainton. Her people really earned the respect of presentation started with a powerful those of us fortunate enough to hear video clip from Slumdog Millionaire. them speak – with a confidence Rowan Hall managed to persuade me largely borne of their familiarity with to take a totally opposite view on the their chosen subject matter. They pros and cons of DNA testing from had all supported each other in their the one I had held ten minutes earlier. learning and had analysed what they Ruby Sunter was fascinating on the needed to do at each stage. anatomy of a racehorse’s foot and This is a new course. Their teacher, hoof, particularly in relation to how Alison Brown, has led them to the blood gets back up those long develop skills beyond anything they thin legs. Thomas Harper made a top imagined that they could do, along quality model of a Roman house to with undaunting support from Julie demonstrate some fascinating facts Metcalf, Learning Support Assistant. about the construction industry of They done an excellent job in Roman times. showing this fortunate group how to Angie Postlethwaite looked carefully identify and undertake an Extended at the support available to children Research Project. with learning difficulties and their Once again our outstanding school parents. David Hunt taught us a lot demonstrates its excellence! about an elephant’s anatomy and had Helen Wilberforce us really thinking about what animals in zoos need. Drug-taking in pregnancy, Gail Rennison found, has TREADWELL long term and often permanent effects on the baby. Laura Hartley tackled some difficult issues in FLOORING fostering versus adoption. Suppliers, planners & Fitters of Carpet, Imogen Clark brought samples of Vinyl, Laminate & Wooden floors the ‘dog cakes’ she had made as part Quality in-stock carpets at Bargain Prices of her research into dog nutrition. Nick Inman told us of his difficulties in 1,000’s of samples to choose from. framing and reframing his study into Carpet Upholstery Cleaning the development of mountain bikes. Service at competitive rates Jake Woof had us rooting already for him, as he explained his research into Call Nicola or Gordon Sproul the career paths of professional golfers. Yasmin Ball left a lasting Tel/Fax: 015396 21175
Page 17 SEDBERGH & DISTRICT Wenningdale Home Repairs HISTORY SOCIETY Wenningdale Home Repairs We offer a good range of Visit to Sedbergh Station Yard home improvements A group of over 30 members and maintenance jobs such as: assembled at Sedbergh station yard * Interior decorating on a cold May afternoon for the first * Exterior painting trip of the summer. * Sash window repairs Michael Dawson, ably assisted by * Sanding of floors Bob Hughes and Robert Weston Working in Sedbergh, gave us a fascinating account of the Kirkby Lonsdale & Bentham building of the railway and a Mobile: 07854 --- 596391 description of how the yard used to operate. Robert Weston began the material which was used to surface it presentation with an explanation of was brought from the demolished how the line actually came into being. National School in Sedbergh. At the Evidently Sedbergh was lucky to side of the upper yard were even have the railway since there had allotments that were cultivated by been several plans to build a line railway workers. It was a very busy through the town that had come to place. With the advent of the railway, nothing. Eventually in 1861, the everything that was transported into railway came to Sedbergh when the the town came through it. Cattle were Ingleton branch of the North Western unloaded into pens and walked to Railway opened, joining Clapham on local farms and coal tar from the Skipton to Lancaster Line, Sedbergh gas works was taken away through Lonsdale and Sedbergh to by train. The railway company even Lowgill where it joined the Lancashire stabled its own horses. Farmers and Carlisle Railway. The line closed actually hitched lifts on the train to get to passengers in 1954, although from one field to another. Sedbergh schoolboys were At one time four coal firms had transported to and from the town for operated from the yard. Michael’s some time afterwards. In 1967 the own family history has been line closed completely and when the associated with the station yard for nearby railway bridge was over 100 years. He told us that dismantled, the main Sedbergh to Dawson’s coal firm had been set up Kendal Road was closed for a week. in 1895 by William Dawson, his great Michael gave us a guided tour of the grandfather, when his previous yard. He told us that the height of the employer had refused to give him a adjoining bank gave a good idea of pay rise. Michael talked about the how much earth moving had to be difficulty of unloading coal when it done in the construction. The yard arrived by train. Evidently it took three was on two levels and much of the days to unload a wagon. Demurrage Page 18 charges which could be levied when old photographs, maps of the station, unloading goods took too long had to and footage of activity there in its be avoided. As we walked from the heyday. We all felt that we had spent higher level to the lower level of the a very interesting afternoon and the yard, Michael pointed out the thanks that were expressed to remaining structures. A little shed had Michael, Bob and Robert were richly been the railway manager’s office. deserved. Julie Leigh The weighbridge is still in situ and is Ed’s Note. I was at that Tour (being sometimes used. He pointed out an ex-Train Driver) and found it where there had been an oil dump fascinating. Later that evening, I was down by the road during World War 2 with a friend from Kendal and and where a hut had been burnt coincidentally, he told me of the time down when a coal heap caught fire. when he was a boy (with Michael), he Lastly, Michael took us into the huge used to ride the Footplates of the loading shed where we saw old Shunting Engines in the yard and had machinery including the remnants of fond memories. He is John Pattison a crane. and he asked to be remember to The presentation finished when Bob everyone. treated us to an impressive display of BARBON INN Wine Club Night
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Page 19 SIGHT ADVICE SOUTH LAKELAND Sedbergh Support Group At the May Meeting, Betty H. took the chair and promised to bring it back before the end of the meeting. (It gets worse I assure you!) The 'member's up-date' was Carpets & Floor Coverings something akin to a ‘grapevine free- Supplied & fitted for-all -'I saw X and she told me she Telephone 07771 97 00 96 had seen Y who told her that Z was doing fine’ - get the idea? However, it was good to welcome back Barbara This began with 'these boots are A, Betty D, Doris H, and Jenny D. made for walking' George collecting Hopefully our good wishes will get to the 'sponsorship monies'. Chancellor David O, Elspeth G, George T, George (Osborne), eat your heart out, Margaret M, and Mary T so that they as during the following ten minutes too can say 'they heard it on the enough 'creative accounting' took grapevine.' place to bankrupt the World Bank, Unfortunately our 'speaker for the liquidate the IMF and have The afternoon' was unable to attend Bankers on their knees pleading for because of illness - perhaps she'd mercy as their bonuses disappeared heard some of us had been practising to repay the National Debt which their 'The Anvil Chorus' for the last month. accounting helped to create in the It is hoped to re-arrange the fixture first place. However, by the time Dow some time in the future. Being had stopped playing 'footsie' with 'speech-less' as it were, we rushed Jones and the money markets closed blindly - think about it and please, do for the day, the 'Joint sponsorship' try and keep up - into the organised total for George, Jackie and Debbie chaos of 'any other business'. stood at £419.00. A slight improvement on this is forecast by the end of the week, so a big, big Back/neck ache? thank you to all. Sports injuries? We then had to endure a thoroughly S c ia t ica ? Repetitive strain? boring, humour-less, almost step-by- Stress/tension headaches? step account of the walk from www.reflex-om.com Windermere to Kendal, the highlight Kendal, Hawes & Newbiggin-on-Lune of which appeared to be George stripping off his wet clothes in front of an audience who were ostensibly watching a large screen T.V in the 015396 23696 Josephine Lade LCSP (Phys) Cricket Club! Sometimes it's better
Page 20 into a siding at Sedbergh Station! - you can just imagine it can't you? Quay Change 'Now mi lad, tha sizz yon fella wit playing at the barra an shovel, well, when ee's done George & Dragon Dent emptyin' that theear coil waggin, wee'll shift thi up ft' platform an then tha can git out!' Whilst I don't think it Third Thursday of the month happened quite like that, you can bet
the next time the story's told it will 9pm start, two sets have done! 11pm finish Following our meanderings down memory lane there was an June 21st July 19th unprecedented 'out-break of August 16th September 20th enthusiasm' as we discussed our
next meeting which is to take the form
of a trip to The Barbon Inn for lunch.
Jennifer is collecting names and
'menu choices'. So, if you weren't at
the meeting today and would like to
Join us on this occasion, please get
in touch with Jennifer on 015396 FREE EVENT 25162. Date, time and transport arrangements will be confirmed nearer the time. Hopefully today's not to ask, and just leave the poor traumatic experience will not be soul with his delusions of 'fame and repeated when it comes to paying for notoriety'. This we did and moved the meal at Barbon! hastily on. And finally, SASL's happy band of With the forthcoming Royal Jubilee street collectors will be shaking and Celebrations in mind, members then rattling their tins in Sedbergh on the told their reminiscences of 'close morning of Saturday 9th. June. Every encounters of a Royal Variety.' These penny they receive is used to provide ranged from the streets of Sedbergh and maintain the Society's services to the parks and streets of London; for the visually impaired in Sedbergh from the ship-yards of Sunderland to and across the South Lakes area. the cattle yards of Skipton; from Any contribution you are able to make Garsdale, Firbank and Dent to the by- to this fund raising effort is greatly pass at Kirkby Lonsdale; and valued and appreciated. THANK YOU included sightings of many 'Royals' FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND both 'present and past' My particular SUPPORT ON SATURDAY 9th. favourite was the story of the JUNE. unceremonious shunting of Royalty George Watson
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NEWS FROM THE PEWS exception to this. Ensuring a minister is present at services a rota has to be made well in advance plus records have to be kept detailing every service held. Baptisms, weddings and funerals need to be arranged, sometimes at short notice. There are meetings encompassing all aspects of church life not only in the parish and deanery but also the diocese to I know I am not alone in thinking the be attended, hospital visits slotted in year is rushing along at great speed. plus many other jobs done by the When the deadline for the next “News vicar. Very soon we shall know the full etc.” is upon us our Vicar, Alan will extent of these jobs when we, plus have had his final Sunday service at the churchwardens (who are the St Andrew’s, farewells will have been Bishop’s Officers) of Cautley and said and the parish will be embarking Garsdale take responsibility along upon an “interregnum”, which in with the Rural Dean for the running of church speak is a period of time without a permanent vicar. When Alan first made known the intended date of his retirement it seemed in the far distance but at the time of writing the HJH distance is closing in rapidly. Ifmfo!Kbof!Ipmjtujdt! As always in any organization which seems to glide smoothly along there Reiki, Ear Candles are lots of little feet paddling busily Indian Head Massage beneath and the churches of Saint Tel: 015242 76489 Marks Cautley, Saint John’s Garsdale e-mail: [email protected] and Saint Andrew’s Sedbergh are no
Page 22 the parish. For many years John served the To aid our “paddling” during the Parochial Church Council (PCC) as interregnum we shall have not only secretary, working tirelessly for his the Rural Dean of the Ewecross church and also his community. John Deanery to which we belong at was a great organiser, the Mystery at present but also the Rural Dean of the Mart in the year 2000, written and the Kendal Deanery, which we shall directed by Stuart Manger and be joining towards the end of the year organized by John was a great when we make the move into the success; a sell-out at every Diocese of Carlisle. performance. John meticulously Alan will be a hard act to follow as planned every detail of the play. St Vicar but we hope that the right Andrew’s still has the cushions he person will come forward and be bought for hire at performances: selected in due course. seats around the auction ring being With the references of jobs done just stone steps, very cold and very unseen this is an appropriate place to hard! Between performances John mention John Hansford whose death could be seen vacuuming the carpet in Harrogate was reported briefly in ensuring everything would be last month’s Lookaround. spotless for the actors. He was a real
Page 23 “hands on” man, with a keen sense of humour. John had a distinguished career in teaching and as headmaster DENTDENT in different schools where he made great improvements not only in the life of the schools but in the buildings VILLAGEVILLAGE too, yet he would happily turn his HERITAGE CENTRE talents to baking simple biscuits for & Flintergill Outrake Nature Trail coffee mornings. Excellent they were on the Scenic Yorkshire Dales Route too! Deryck and Naomi Cox were proud The grandparents as their two grandsons, “Terrible” cousins to each other, were christened during a double ceremony Knitters th Of Dent on 13 May. For a brief moment Archie was a little tearful being whisked away from the safety of his father’s arms by a strange man to have water splashed on him, whilst Oliver proved to be very laid back and just let it all happen without a murmur. “Paddling” has been happening for many months now and is gathering Traditional Arts & Skills pace as the Music Festival begins on rd • Real Delicious ice cream 3 June. A very full programme has • Farmhouse baking been arranged with every taste • Free range eggs catered for (in food as well). The new • Tea, coffee, beverages inside or out • chancel extension will be a fine stage Antiques for the performances and we look forward to welcoming the artists and Featuring • Adam Sedgwick the audiences to enjoy their music • Dent Marble and time together in our lovely parish • Life on the Land • Miles Mason church. • Settle-Carlisle Railway Sunday 17th June, the last day of the
Opening Times Music Festival, will also be the last 11am to 4pm Every Day service Alan will be taking at St Tickets valid all day Dogs Welcome Andrew’s. The rafters will be raised,
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[email protected] Gillian at the YDMT on 015242 51002 www.parkinandjackson.com or e-mailing her at Contact KEVIN BATEMAN [email protected]. Page 25 JUNE GARDENING I sometimes think that it would be Daphne Jackson lovely to garden in a spot where the MSc (Ost) DO air temperature is warm and the soil Registered Osteopath deep and moist but free draining, and BUPA Provider the site sheltered from all but the most gentle of breezes….Then I Mill Barn, Broad Raine Killington LA10 5EP remember the garden of a house in which I stayed on holiday, on the Isle Please ring Kendal Practice of Barra where the climate was such for appointments that only two plants would survive 01539 740452 and thrive in a windswept plot. The two stalwarts were Rhubarb and Cranesbill” found in our local Geranium x magnificum – the blue meadows and grass verges is next flowered “Cranesbill” commonly found into flower and has petals of violet in old cottage gardens around this blue and this is followed by two area and well known as a really “good “Meadow Cranesbills” - G. pratense doer”. with mid blue flowers and its cultivar Geranium x magnificum has been ‘Mrs Kendal Clarke’ which has white cultivated in gardens for around for veined, pale blue petals. The latter is 150 years and always makes a very attractive but has the fault of welcome splash of colour in my outgrowing her strength and keeling garden. I grow several other hardy over when in full flower, so she has to Geraniums. First into flower is G. be fairly well trussed to keep her in phaeum (Mourning widow) which has position. The largest geranium dark maroon, almost black flowers on species currently in my garden is G. willowy stems. The white form ‘Album’ psilostemon, a wonderful great mop is equally graceful, and more visible of a plant which grows to 4ft high and from a distance. Geranium 5ft wide each summer and bears rich ‘Mayflower’ – a cultivar of the “Wood magenta, black centred flowers. Two
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Page 26 lower growing species occupy the front of the border: G. ‘Wargrave Pink’ has salmon pink flowers and G. nodosum, shiny leaves and bluish pink petals. For controlled ground cover I grow G. macrorrhizum (rich pink) and for rampant - cover as much space as possible in the shady spot at the bottom of the garden - G. procurrens (blue). The latter spreads by long trailing stems which root where they touch the soil. I use it as stramongate press overplanting for spring bulbs such as Winter Aconites, Snowdrops and printers Erythroniums because the foliage only starts to grow after most of the bulb leaves have died down. Last into flower, and in a prime position in my sunny border is G. ‘Rozanne’ a recent cultivar which makes a big mound of foliage printers covered with large blue, white centred flowers. Several other species of Geranium of have come and gone in my garden over the years, the two most noteworthy being G. palmatum – a Sedbergh Lookaround large, bushy, evergreen plant bearing rich pink flowers on stiff, branched stems, and G. renardii with grey/ green velvety leaves and white, purple veined flowers. The latter seemed to resent the constant winter damp and the former, being from Stramongate Press Aynam Mills Madeira, succumbed to the frost after Little Aynam Kendal Cumbria LA9 7AH 2 or 3 winters but whilst I had them they made a beautiful contribution to phone 01539 720448 the garden and would be well worth fax 01539 730253 growing again. e-mail [email protected] website www.strampress.co.uk Elaine Horne
Page 27 DENT FOOTBALL CLUB season and also Matt Clayton. The 2011/12 Season finished with a Finally, all parents were thanked for trip to Morecambe Superbowl on attending and being supportive of Friday 11th May, where the lads their children and the team during the played bowling for an hour and then season. had some food. The Club is now looking for junior Keith Burrow, Chairman of Dent players for the 2012/13 season. If Football Club then made the following your child is interested in playing local presentations. football in any one of three junior All players received an individual sides, Under 8s (school years 2 & 3), medal for playing in the season which Under 10s (school years 4 & 5) and included:- Under 12s (school years 6 & 7) then The full squad was: please contact one of the following Aaron Troughton asap: Cameron Horner Mat Clayton 07531 143762 Zak Baines Adam Roberts 07866 2480801 Sam Harper Stephen Troughton 07773 417197 Ben Robinson Your child needs to be committed to Shaun Tebbutt training once a week and playing Tom Fearnhead league games most weekends. Girls Tom Clayton & boys - all welcome, lets do our bit Finn Thornton to keep rural football alive & kicking, if George Capstick we can't turn out the teams, youth Joe Dandy football in the Sedbergh area will be The following received special lost forever. awards:- Managers Player – Zak Baines Most Improved Player – George Capstick Top Trainer – Ben Robinson Experienced Practitioner Players Player – Aaron Troughton & Cameron Horner Clinical & Sports Massage Top Goal Scorer – Shaun Tebbutt Myofascial & Scar tissue Release Stephen Troughton thanked all Pre & Post Natal Massage players for their commitment to the Aromatherapy team during the season and said that Hot & Cold Stone Therapy although they finished at the bottom of the league, he was delighted with Treatments combined to suit your needs. the progress they had made over the season and that they should be very Call Yvonne Cervetti MIFA, CTHA, ACMT, CNHC proud of themselves. Adam Roberts on 015396 21303 / 07795 063107 E-mail: [email protected] was thanked for his help over the Page 28 SEDBERGH DENTAL PRACTICE
As many people will be aware the
dental practice has put in an
application to relocate to the old Spar
property on Main Street. Most visitors to the practice will BUILDER realise the need to relocate. As PLASTERER patient numbers have increased we ROOFER have outgrown the existing premises. QUALITY WORK Furthermore the stringent regulations Tel: 015396 20907 governing surgery design, disabled access and decontamination restricts the options in terms of suitable forced to leave the central area. More premises to move into. than half of our patients travel into Relocation of the dental practice into Sedbergh to visit the practice and as the old spar property would retain such create a footfall that would be essential dental services within the completely lost should the practice be town and allows us to show a forced to leave the town centre. Our commitment to continuing to provide footfall is consistent throughout the NHS dental services to the local year and includes Saturdays. community, with the potential to Whilst we are aware that there are increase this provision in the future. several retail premises available, the These premises would give us the old Spar property represents the only opportunity to increase the number of viable premises on the Main Street staff we employ by at least three, with the necessary floor space to bringing much needed job provide universal disabled access opportunities to the area in a time of and the surgery/decontamination economic austerity. requirements for the long term future Concerns have been raised that the of dental services in Sedbergh. For dental practice would provide a “dead patients with limited mobility, the space” in the main street. The reality steps in and out of the current is that it is our intention to improve practice and other buildings cause a the appearance of the street façade problem. and cultivate an interesting retail and As residents of Sedbergh and its community window. Furthermore the locality the staff and owners of footfall to the dental practice often Sedbergh Dental Practice have a exceeds 100 people per day; this vested interest in the town; we also contribution to an active retail area in would like to promote a thriving Sedbergh should not be ignored, and community. would be lost if the practice was Ben Houghton and Ian Dawson
Page 29 APRIL WEATHER pigeon’s too. The blue tits are sat on To say we had April showers would eggs. Lambing has thankfully finished be a bit of an understatement! In fact being my worst ever. I’ve finished with we only had 6 days on which we did a 150% success rate. not measure any precipitation. The total for the month was 8 3/4inches. The last day with a maximum ANNUAL recorded with 60.8F. We had some QUAKER MEETING chilly nights with 5 nights of frost and Fox’s Pulpit, Firbank Fell a further 6 with ground frosts. The 3:00 pm Sunday 30th June minimum temperature for the month If wet, at Brigflatts Meeting House was 27.1F. During the third week we Sfgsftinfout!bu!uif!Nffujoh!Ipvtf! had very low pressure. This bgufs!uif!Nffujoh! depression was reflected in the All Welcome strong winds. The maximum gust Contact 21592 for further information recorded was 28mph. Only on 7 nights did the wind chill not get below ANNUAL QUAKER freezing. On a couple of nights it GATHERING AT FOX'S PULPIT dropped to 7F!! Every year in June, Quakers and April is a month of blossom with all friends come from far and wide to the cherries in full bloom. The violets remember the occasion in 1652 when put on a good show again. Some George Fox spoke to a large crowd early primroses were to be seen on gathered on Firbank Fell. sunny banks. Let’s hope there were The gathering this year, 2012, will some bees flying to pollinate the take place on Sunday 17th June at blackthorn as it flowered so we can 3.00pm, when the speaker will be make some sloe gin! The rabbits are Alan Clowes, well known locally. still about and obviously have already Refreshments will be then be had some young this year. A huge provided at Brigflatts Meeting House. flock of fieldfares flew over heading All are welcome. south! I reckon they were a bit Unfortunately, as we all know, the confused as they should be heading weather is unpredictable! If it's wet north at this time. The bees were and miserable, the gathering will be in flying during the dry spells and the Brigflatts Meeting House. queen has been busy for some time Decisions about this will have to with capped brood in evidence. The made on the day, so anyone swallows have started laying and interested please contact Sedbergh judging by the dawn chorus, around 21592 then, to have the venue 5am this month, the blackbirds are confirmed . nesting. The magpies have already In Friendship had one blackbirds nest and a wood Valerie Finch Page 30 FAMILY MUSINGS Up Gardi? And if you are fair thrang Have you ever tried to get what are you? I hope to be fair thrang something out of a laminated with the Jubilee Celebrations but pocket..? Don't. I laminated some people seems a little luke warm about precious photographs recently and getting involved, the flags and the one came out with a fold in it, so, I bunting will be out at ours and cakes thought I would get it out and redo but for tea. despite my very best efforts it is there We have been to a lovely wedding for ever! I had read in the paper that recently, got all dressed up and went one should not try to laminate a baby with son and T, a treat to be driven, scan picture as it sends it black so we, hubby and me sat in the back of that was a wise word before I the car and attempted the Royal attempted to preserve the baby scan Wave! Had applied for tickets to sit on of our forthcoming grandchild that I the Queen Victoria Memorial outside carry about in my bag. We never had Buckingham Palace on the Tuesday such treats, we had the Ultrasound of Jubilee but not got allocated any, Scan but no pict to bring home and my parents were there for the show around, pray over Coronation so it would and wonder about. have been lovely, but a There is a song isn't friend and I will go for there "Will it be .. or will William and Kate's it be ..." so we could say Coronation even if we "Will it be he, or will it be will be somewhat she" but baby-to-be is decrepit and elderly. "Young-un" not it! Practice run for Charles One of the people I maybe. work for on hearing where I live told Something I read recently appealed me her mother came from Dent, from to me, "The person who knows how Clarkes Farm and was sorry to hear it to laugh at themselves will never had a different name now, that got me cease to be amused" plenty to go at thinking about names, NO! not baby here then! No laughing matter to names, that's not for me to do, and I realize that going to the memorial know T will scotch any way-out service at Windermere for my late suggestions son might think of, just Headmaster AND meeting up with a like she did when we were naming close friend not seen for years had my beloved Mitts. Gowans Cross was slipped my mind was not a matter to often referred to by my late Dad and laugh about ..Oh Dear maybe 'Heardy Turns', anyone know where working with people with memory you'd be going if you went that way? problems is affecting me more than I Probably spelling a bit wrong, or realize, who are we without our Yalas Gill again not the right spelling I memories? Let's help make more guess? Garlic Lane? Stubsi Wood? lovely ones this Jubilee! Sarah
Page 31 NEW LATTICE TOWER Have you heard that Electricity CHIROPODIST North West applied to the Yorkshire HPC Registered Dales National Park Authority last December for planning permission to Kay Whittle MSSCh DipPodMed MBChA erect a 20m high lattice tower, adjacent to the Sedbergh Primary Surgery (electricity) Substation off Busk Lane. Pedi-Care House, The proposed site is immediately to the west of Sedbergh Cemetery, and Howgill Lane, to the south of Queen’s Drive, only Sedbergh about 60m from the boundaries of some of the properties on the south Tel: 015396 22122 side. Appointments 10:00 - 4:00 After objections were raised by the very few local residents who had Closed Mondays been directly notified of the proposal H.J.Hall “Softop” Socks up to size 15!! (there was a notice somewhere but no-one saw it!), the YDNPA planners minimally from the first : to erect, in advisedly requested a revised plan the same place, instead of the lattice from ENW. tower, a huge pole, the same height Option 2 http://pacsplanning. as before but width 0.7m, well over yorkshiredales.org.uk/Sedbergh% three times as fat as an ordinary 20S03/519/S_03_519_AMD.pdf telegraph pole though half the width submitted on April 13th 2012, differs the tower would have been. The pole would taper to 0.5m at the top where five antennae would be attached. NICKY ROSS To put the pole in context, there are very tall, long-established conifers in All types of heating, the cemetery which have grown only including underfloor. to 15m high over very many years. It is clear that no amount of extra tree Bathrooms designed, screening, planted at the same time as positioning the pole, would supplied, tiled & fitted obscure the pole which would stand Gas Safe registered high above, as a blot on our landscape. Mobile In any case, we are told that the 07810 582345 pole would need to rise well above the highest trees, in order to transmit Telephone radio waves effectively! 015396 20753 221680 Option 2 was considered at the
Page 32 YDNP Planning Committee meeting Dear Editor, on Tuesday, May 8th 2012, when the It would seem a few of Sedbergh’s Planning Officer recommended that it residents visited Italy at the beginning should be accepted. of May - George Handley took over Fortunately, for all our sakes, the his Italian Class, Bibby’s had a coach members of the planning committee trip to Lake Garda and locations and I opposed the recommendation. There travelled by road from my house to were 11 votes against, 1 in favour, me son’s house. This took two and a and 1 abstention. half days with two overnight stops. I These are the concerns that were was surprised to see how quiet the raised in the planning meeting and roads were in France and Italy. which we share : The house is no imposing villa with 1. Technological need unproven pool - built around 1793 and it lies in 2. Height requirement unproven an old part of the small town called 3. Proximity to houses Santa Fiora and still requires some 4. Detrimental to landscape restoration work. To see the small We are advised that ENW is likely to villages and their churches perched be back with another plan! But the atop the hills, it looks as if a puff of application could well be ratified at wind would blow them down. the next YDNPA planning meeting The vines and olive trees - even the unless we all, as concerned residents wheat fields were showing good of Sedbergh, unite to continue the growth and the roses and wisteria were in full bloom. The fresh produce fight against the proposal. We must in the shops - especially the ensure that planning permission is strawberries, was unbelievable. delayed until ENW can actually prove The weather too was as you want the technical case for ruling out the on holiday - lovely warm sunshine - more up-to-date network technology just one day with rain. So one job my which is available, needs no pole and son could get done - re-varnishing the no planning permission. If you have shutters and doors - me - I just lazed. not already signed the petition, to be Joan Collins found at the Charity Shop and other locations in Sedbergh, please do so as soon as you can and in any case Cumbria Stove Centre by Saturday, June 9th, so that the Supply and installation of strength of Sedbergh’s objections can wood, coal and gas stoves be shown to the YDNPA Planning Flue and chimney lining services Inglenook specialists Committee at their next meeting th Fully qualified and experienced which is on Tuesday June 12 . Hetas engineers From the concerned residents of 01539 821061 (day) Queen’s Drive and the many others 015396 25227 (evening) who are equally dismayed by the SHOWROOM: proposal. 34a Main Street, Staveley, Nr Kendal
Page 33 GRAYRIGG PRIMARY SCHOOL Just a note to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped with our School Fundraiser on Sunday May 6th. Before the event we organised a Grand Draw and went to sell tickets in Morrisons for two days. Thank you to all parents and governors who came to help out. Although some parents were apprehensive about selling the tickets we really did have two fun days (it wasn’t as bad as they meringues which were kindly donated thought). The children who came were very much appreciated. We along to help on Saturday did also wish to give a big thank you to wonders and they too enjoyed the David Knowles who kindly organised experience. We managed to sell all the bar for us. As the evening went our tickets by 1.30 on Saturday colder we went over to the afternoon, so the fundraising got off Coronation Hall and drew the tickets to a good start. Whilst at Morrisons for the Grand Draw. We had sold our we were able to promote the school 1000 tickets so the tub was full. *The as we were able to take display results are below. Thank you to all to boards of the school and people were donated prizes, it was really kind of really impressed, so it was all very you. worthwhile. After the Draw John Boardley and The following week was all rather Kevin took over and we danced the hectic with preparations, the children night away. We really had a fabulous organised their games, activities and day, all the hard work paid off, and we the country dancing. We were all made a staggering £2,771.85 profit. wondering what the weather was This is truly fantastic. I am sure I may going to do on the Sunday. The day have missed people off the thank was brilliant, to see the school yard yous so I want to give a huge thank full of people enjoying the activities you for each and everyone who came and having a good time in the and supported and helped our School sunshine was just great. The Fun Fundraiser. It makes us proud to be Day started of with all the children part of such a wonderful community. giving us a presentation of Country It was a great community Do and Dancing, they were excellent, all in everyone was in great spirits. time and they looked like they were Thank you all so much for your really enjoying themselves. Karl and continued support. Jonathan kept the burgers/sausages *Results: coming and the scones and 1st Prize: Colour TV (kindly donated
Page 34 by the Hall Family): Mr and Mrs Bird 19th Prize: Brewery Cinema Vouchers 2nd Prize: Meal for 4 Shap Wells (kindly donated by the Brewery): Ms Hotel: Mr and Mrs J Bateman Postlethwaite 3rd Prize: Cruise around Lake 20th Prize: Wilf’s Café Meal Voucher Windermere (kindly donated by the (kindly donated by Wilf’s Staveley): Kennedy Family): Mrs Gibson Mr N Eastwood 4th Prize: Meal for 2 @ The 21st Prize: Swimsaver Voucher (kindly Crooklands Hotel: Mr and Mrs Edgar donated by Lakes Leisure): Ms 5th Prize: ½ Lamb (kindly donated by Rendal Rachel Dodgson the Dodgson Family): Mr and Mrs J Burrow 6th Prize: Picnic Hamper (kindly donated by the Siddell Family): Mr J Ridding 7th Prize: King Size Bed Throw (kindly donated by Linen Stop): Mrs Heaton 8th Prize: £25:00 Green Room Voucher (kindly donated by Castle Green Hotel): Ms Harrop 9th Prize: £20.00 Hoggarths Voucher (kindly donated by Hoggarths the Jewellers): Ms R Crowe 10th Prize: Legoland Voucher: Mrs SEDBERGH SCOTTISH Nicholson DANCE GROUP 11th Prize: £15.00 Grovenor House If the sound of Scottish reels makes Papers Voucher (kindly donated by your feet tap it’s time to do more and Grovenor House) Ms Atkinson join the new Scottish Dance group in 12th Prize: Iron Poker: (kindly donated Sedbergh. We’ll meet two Sunday by A Wiseman): Sue Harper afternoons a month at the Peoples’ 13th Prize: Morecambe Superbowl Hall. You don’t need any experience – vouchers: Ms Holme complete beginners will be welcome 14th Prize: Child’s Sunglasses (kindly as will those who have danced or donated by Conlons Opticians): Ms reeled before. The class will be Greenaway taught by Cindy Clarke. You don’t 15th Prize: £10.00 Hayes Garden need a partner and you don’t need a World Voucher: Ms Hunter kilt, just a bit of toe tapping 16th Prize: Iron Poker: (kindly donated enthusiasm. by A Wiseman): Mrs Gallagher The first session will be Sunday 16th 17th Prize: Necklace (kindly donated September from 2.30-4.30pm and will by Mrs Ellis): Ms C Whitton cost £3 per person. Just turn up or 18th Prize: Watch (kindly donated by email [email protected] for C Kennedy): Ms M Sedbergh more information.
Page 35 FARFIELD MILL Friends of Farfield Mill are Friends of organising an exciting new series of workshops which we hope will Arts and Heritage Centre encourage new groups of people to Sponsors of visit the Mill to learn a new craft or MAKE IT @ Farfield share their love of a craft skill they JULY Saturday 21st 10:30am 1pm SPINNING Make a drop spindle and learn already have. how to spin a yarn Tuesday 24th 10:30am 1pm TASSELS Make simple cords and tassel s Our workshops are being run by AUGUS T Each Wednesday 2pm -- 4pm KID’S DROP-IN CRAFT CLUB ages 4 - 12 (8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th) Suggested donation of £1 with adult entry to Mill enthusiasts who are happy to share NB All children must be supervised by an adult. SEPTEMBER the skills they have learned. Some of Thursday 13th 1pm 4:30pm POETRY Woven Words Poetry Workshop Saturday 22nd 10:30am 1pm FELT Make a simple felt picture them have only just learned a new OCTOBER Thursday 4th 10:30am 1pm HULA RUG Make a rug using old t--shirts craft skill, others have been working and a hula hoop Thursday 18th 10:30am 1pm VELVET Experiment with Devore at their craft for years. Our initial techniques NOVEMBER offering of courses is textile-based, Thursday 8th 10:30am 1pm WEAVING Weave a mug--mat (or 2) on a handloom Saturday 17th 10:30am 4pm SPINNING Learn how to spin with a calling on the committed volunteers spinning wheel DECEMBER who demonstrate regularly at the Mill, Saturday 1st 10:30am 1pm CARDS Make your own cards u sing textiles namely Weaving Friends, Lace- Saturday 8th 10:30am 1pm WEAVING Weave a bookmark Makers and Rag-Ruggers. But we All workshops cost £15 and are open to anyone over the age of 16. hope to expand the scope of these All workshops are suitable for complete workshops beyond textiles to beginners, so come along and give something a go! encompass as broad a range of BOOK NOW by calling 015396 21958 hand-crafted skills as possible. While we hope to raise a few funds to help the Mill, our primary aim in you’ve never done anything like it offering these workshops is to provide before. If there's something you''re craft-based activities for the local interested in but you can't see it on community. We are trying hard to the list then get in touch and we will keep the workshops accessible and see if we can find someone to teach affordable for all. Tutors are paid a you! small fee so we need people to turn If you think you'd like to share a craft up and support them!! We hope to skill with others then get in touch with offer opportunities for older people to us. And don’t be afraid if you’ve never get involved as well as for younger taught before – most of our tutors are generations. If you have problems doing this for the first time. If you’re getting to the Mill please let us know passionate about something you can and we'll see if we can help you with teach simply by showing people how transportation. you do what you do. So have a look at our course list and For further information please see if there's something for you. We contact: want you to come and have a go and Laura Rosenzweig (015396 22043) have fun doing it. It doesn’t matter if or Shelagh Cobb (015396 22541)
Page 36 GARSDALE CHILDREN’S SPORTS On Wednesday 6th June Garsdale is HOUSE WANTED TO RENT celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Professional family relocating to Jubilee by holding the annual, the Sedbergh area require traditional Children’s Sports from a 4+ bed house to rent for 6 months 1.00pm followed by tea in Garsdale from end June / early July Village Hall. For this special year it (within 30 mins of Sedbergh School) will be free entry onto the field. The evening celebrations start at Please contact Dianna Whitfield 7.30pm in the marquee , with a hog 0161 282 6352 / 07949 078039 roast and homemade desserts [email protected] followed by a disco with bar. Fancy dress is optional, a prize will be DENTDALE MEMORIAL HALL presented for best outfit. The grand Our AGM was well attended by the raffle will be drawn during the Trustees and the Officers were evening. thanked and re-elected, Sarah Woof We hope everyone with join in the Chairman, Jill Mitchell Vice- celebration and make it a whole Chairman, Jean Haygarth Secretary community event. & Roger Underwood Treasurer. We heard reports on the events of the year, the great Gala, the amazing new kitchen with new electrics and plumbing, recognised all the hard work the Secretary had put in in applying for Grants from The Frieda Scott Trust, Dent Parish Council,The Craven Trust and Dent Show. Grants also from the Neighbourhood Forum and Sedbergh Community Fund. We discussed this years GALA as always on August Bank Holiday Monday and the need for help from the community, and after a lot of discussion decided to increase the Hire charges for the first time for many many years. Flicks in the Fells in Dent was talked about and we plan to continue in the autumn, the rooms would be made available for a community Jubilee event and we talked about other fund raising ideas and re-decoration of the Sedgwick room as funds allow. SEW
Page 37 SEDBERGH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY OFFICE I hope this finds you well. The Community Office has a nice meeting room which we hire out to all sorts of community groups, music groups and painter so on. It holds 8 to 10 people in reasonable comfort; we have a table Ian Higginbotham to sit round; and there’s a nice view of PAINTER & DECORATOR Main Street to distract you. It’s Telephone 015396 21073 Mobile 07813 818958 e-mail: [email protected] currently £5 a session (morning, afternoon or evening) and you can get access when the Office isn’t colourful undergarments of one male open. To book, please drop in, ring Harrier were subsequently blamed for 20504 or email [email protected]. distracting a fellow club member from uk ... Not many people seem to know his race. we have a wheelchair which we lend The first club championship race of out. If you need one for a short period the season attracted 21 Harriers up to of time, please get in touch. Lastly, a wet and windy Wednesday evening we are building up a jobs in Keswick, for the annual ‘Round the noticeboard, so if you have some Houses’ road race. At just over 5 work to offer or you are looking for miles and in a strong field there was some work, drop in. no time to relax, but there were fine Best wishes, Andi Chapple performances throughout this undulating course. Pat Hanna was th first for Howgill in 12 position, Drive TimeDrive Time followed by Jack W (15th) and Jack O Professional Driving Tuition th) (18 in a field of 136. Looking for quality driving lessons? Still on the road but with marginally more national coverage, five Harriers Contact David Morgan ADI (Car) travelled down to London compete in Tel. 01539 731296 or 07929 839 826 the marathon, and in warm conditions or visit our website at Steve M, Adele, Pauline, Jenna and www.drivetimekendal.comwww.drivetimekendal.com Angela all finished in near or personal Beginners Pass Plus Refresher courses bests. As the weather improves there are HOWGILL HARRIER NEWS more opportunities to race and train If it really is the taking part that off road, and Jack O threw the counts, Howgill Harriers deserve gauntlet down with 5th place for recognition for the last 6 weeks alone. Howgill in the Hawkshead trail race. All racing has been fair, although the Seven Harriers competed on the Page 38 demanding Three Peaks route in and 13th place overall, with Jon R and Yorkshire, which follows Pen-y-ghent, Kev M following behind, finishing 32nd Ingleborough and Whernside over 23 and 51st respectively in the first miles with more than 5,000ft of BOFRA championship race of the ascent. Sedbergh lad and Howgill season. Across the Irish pond Carl Harrier Sam Fisher was the youngest finished 5th in the latest British finisher in an event which attracts Champs race, keeping himself in over 800 runners from all over the contention for the national title. world, in which former Sedbergh ‘lad‘ Beyond racing many club members Joe Symonds took first place. Carl still meet up, run, and even talk, dug deep and took second place for enjoying the roads, paths and open Howgill in his first attempt at this countryside that we are lucky to have classic: a win next year? on our mud-spattered doorsteps. At Wray Scarecrow festival Ollie R Feel free to come along too: check finished an impressive 5th in the 10K the website for details. road race, while in the fell race Howgill made the best of an overcast LOFTUS HILL CAR PARK day taking prizes for first man (Carl), Readers may be aware of the third lady (Jenn M) and first team announcement last year that Loftus overall. Hill car park would close at the end of Sedbergh Gala Day was a busy June 2012. Since that race date, with Harriers racing up announcement, and over several Winder as well as longer challenges months, local representatives and further afield. Five Harriers (Sam, Sedbergh School have worked Ollie, Graham, Rob and Phil) closely to identify a range of options completed the classic Fairfield to address the issue of public car Horseshoe race, with Sam coming parking capacity in the vicinity of first for Howgill in 38th place out of Loftus Hill. These discussions are nearly 300 runners. At Sedbergh continuing and it is expected that a John H took the prize for first local solution acceptable to all parties will be reached. However, there are a DUNCAN LAW Ltd number of complex issues which have to be worked through and these Plumbing & Heating Engineer take time. 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Each half commenced with a march GEORGE’S DAY followed by a and proceeded to include film, concert from the bandstand in the classical, popular and traditional Bull Hotel’s garden. Sadly the items. A number of pieces were weather prior to the event and the having their first airing in public forecast for the day was so dire that it including the two items featuring solo was deemed sensible to call the performances. Hannah Hodgson was event off in good time. Ironically the accompanied by the Band in an day turned out to be reasonable but it excellent rendition of the traditional was not feasible to reverse the ‘My Love is Like a Red Red Rose’:
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Tuba player Tony Playfoot put aside Hall. They repeated their programme his usual instrument and took up the and both entertained and impressed bagpipes to play ‘Ellan Vannin’. This the audience. Their performance was delightful number is a manx piece notable for its exuberance and and the title translates as ‘The Isle of musicality. All who have followed Mann’. Facts and historical their progress since their formation a background on this and other couple of years ago were amazed by elements of the programme were the strides that have been made in given by compere Stuart Manger who this comparatively short period of again impressed all with the depth time. ‘Congratulations’ go to Carole and scholarship of his research. Marsden and her assistants who At the end of the first half of the have brought about this progress. In programme and before refreshments the course of introducing the four were taken and the raffle drawn the numbers played by the Youth Band stage was taken over by the Youth Carole took the opportunity to Band. A few days previously they express thanks to the family of Len provided background music at the Mitchell for the generous donation of Zebra Table Top Sale in the People’s a trombone played in the concert by
Page 41 Mike Storey. She also invited anyone It is thanks to the type of generosity contemplating giving an instrument a mentioned by Carole that the Senior try to join the Saturday morning and Youth Bands are both in sessions in the United Reformed existence and equipped with Church. She stressed that even instruments of a high standard. Since absolute beginners immediately join the first interests were shown in the band and although initially they creating a Sedbergh Town Band will likely to be playing little within a some fourteen years ago the support short time they are bound to be fully and generosity of individuals and engaged. organisations has been After the break the Senior Band overwhelming. John Metcalfe led the completed the evening with a way with financial help and valued selection that included a first service as president for the Band’s performance of the splendid first ten years. His association with ‘Conquest of Paradise’ and the Band is perpetuated in the concluded with the ever popular President’s Cup, donated by John compilation ‘Best of Bond’. The and awarded annually to the member National Anthem finally brought the of the Band who has made the most curtain down on the evening. progress in the course of the year.
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Page 43 SLOVENIA MATTERS listen to. They are of course very Our many Slovenian visits continue interested to hear local folk music as with a concert in the Sedbergh music well - and Owen at the Black Bull has festival with Vesna Lukic and her kindly said that we can have a folk band Ethnodelia. The group of sisters evening there after the concert at from Zrece who were originally going 9.30pm - bring your instruments and to be singing were unable to attend voices! If you're busy on Wednesday due to work commitments which of evening, you can also catch them on course was a disappointment, but we Thursday evening in the Gregson in are delighted that we now have this Lancaster. talented and passionate singer Many thanks to those who sent me coming with her band to perform in St their congratulations on my being Andrews Church on Wednesday June given an award from Slovenia for 6. I met them when our male voice arranging our many cultural choir and folk group Voicemale and exchanges - though of course the Malestrum were performing in Zrece praise goes to the many people here last October. They give a very in Sedbergh and beyond who have energetic and Balkan interpretation of given our visitors such a warm Slovenian songs which is exciting to welcome - hosting them in their
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Page 50 biscuits, pancakes and profiteroles. The whole evening went by without S Stephenson any major panic or catastrophes and was enjoyed by one and all. We also, again, had our big prize draw and following some constructive criticism following last year’s draw, we had 5 SOVEREIGN Approved Contractor 30 year SOVEREIGN Guarantee given prizes on offer rather than just the one main prize. This year’s first prize Damp proofing, Cellar Tanking won £150 of Superbreak vouchers Waterproofing, Woodworm Treatment and was won by Kirstie Burns who Dry/Wet Rot Treatment, Plastering now gets to choose from a whole Building Re-pointing & General Maintenance variety of breaks away from the selection on offer from Superbreak. Tel: 01969 663074 Rumours that she won’t be taking Mob: 07837 907596 Luke though are yet to be confirmed! The players were all looking dapper Call for a free competitive estimate in their black shirts and red ties and worked hard to ensure everything was looked after before enjoying a
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Page 52 also responsible for sorting out all the avoid the drop by a mere 2 points so decorations, the menu’s and all the it was a fantastic fight back. other bits and pieces that helped The reserves ended on a high also make the hall look so good. She, like having avoided finishing bottom of Kirstie, also gave up her Friday night division 4 with some great end of to help us set up. Samantha and season results, none more notably John, thank you very much, we could than a 7-1 home victory against not have done this without you. Penrith Academy. We will now take a So, Ladies night is out the way, we much needed rest and return to have a few more events this year, action in August following a, no doubt details of which will be in future punishing, pre-season training editions. regime. On the field, it has been just as Finally, thank you all, again, for your hectic as the first team avoided continued support towards the relegation following 4 victories in the football club, it means a lot to us and last 6 games, winning 3-2 at Appleby, is very much appreciated. 2-1 at Kendal United, 4-0 at home to Ben Close Kendal United and 3-2 at home to For and on behalf of Sedbergh Lunesdale. All this helped the club Wanderers Football Club
Page 53 KILLINGTON WI Bread) and Miracle Biscuits! The Afternoon WI for the entire Is it any wonder that Killington W I district. continues to grow? As we used to say as children, “I am We were delighted to welcome Sunday full!” I have just arrived back another new member, Hilary Winrow from our gourmet meeting, ‘Taste and from Pinfold, and have yet another Try’. The idea is that we taste a prospective member lined up for next small amount of various dishes but month. We look forward to enjoying portions were tummy- stretchingly their companionship for many years, generous. Most of the items were or using the current cliché, “Going taken from our own recipe book. This forward”! is what we sampled: - Broccoli and The competition for ‘a handy baking Blue Cheese Soup; Tomato and Lentil tip’ was won by Pauline Ramsbottom Soup; -with Italian Bread. Bobotie who advised, “Cook with your with Saffron Rice; Spicy Pork and grandchildren. Start them young. Apricots with White Rice; Australian Keep yourself young!” A splendid Lemon Cheesecake; and Tangerine piece of advice! The raffle prize of a Syllabub; all washed down by a lovely box of Thornton’s chocolates was cuppa with Bara Brith (Welsh Fruit won by Hilary, today’s new member.
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Page 54 Just a little extra reward for paying evening with the “QUEEN OF her subscription! DIAMONDS JUBILEE CONCERT”, a Our meeting had of course started very special feast of music. I’m sure with the usual business: - song, all of it will be a fine occasion and apologies, birthdays, update on well worth a visit. Elspeth (perhaps we may even see We concluded our business by her back at our next meeting), voting unanimously to ask Sally minutes, financial report, reports of Cragg, our delegate to the National WI happenings, plans for future Federation WI meeting at the Albert happenings-notably Gala, the group Hall this month, to support the meeting hosted by Dentdale WI, and motion, “The NFWI calls on the our coffee morning on 30th May , (all Government to increase investment now past). We hope that many of you in the training, employment and will visit the Diamond Jubilee Flower retention of midwives in England and Festival in Kendal Parish Church on Wales, to ensure services are Thursday June 28th (1pm-7pm), adequately resourced and are able to Friday 29th June (10am-7pm), and deliver a high standard of care”. Saturday 30th June (10am-5pm). The Thank you, Sally, for attending this event will be rounded off in the meeting as our representative.
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Page 55 Our next meeting will be at the Many thanks from all of us to Dawn, People’s Hall at 2-00pm on Tuesday Barbara, Anne and Margaret, AND to 12th June. Then we shall be off on our those of you who supported us by travels, adding another island to our buying our treasures! What a lovely collection. We are looking forward to day we had for Gala. Many, many Mike Beecroft’s illustrated talk entitled thanks to all those who worked so “St. Helena - a remote Atlantic hard to make it a success. Island”. If you fancy a little island hopping come along and join us. DENTDALE WI Wendy Fraser-Urquhart. It was the May Meeting and the time P.S. Although I wrote this report on to discuss the Resolution: The NFWI the day of our meeting, I didn’t submit calls upon the Government to it until the last day – 19th of the increase investment in the training month. (Sorry, Dennis!) However, it employment and retention of does allow me to add that Dawn and midwives, going forward to the NFWI her team made over £170 at the bric- AGM at the end of May in the Albert a-brac stall at the Gala, which all Hall. Dale Smith led the discussion goes to our fund for the school at and having been a midwife before Thandi. retirement, was able to include some
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Page 56 first hand knowledge to support the Workshop to Let facts. Another member, Thelma Local to Sedbergh Belfield also a midwife, was also able 5502ft Building to answer member’s questions in a Suitable for Start-Up Business in trades etc. All amenities very informed way. The statistics For details Tel: 015396 20857 show a rise in birth rate and a higher rate of complex pregnancies in older 10th June. Of coursed the Federation and obese mothers. Midwife numbers Flower Festival at Kendal parish have increased, but not kept pace Church is very much on the minds of with the baby boon which the current the organisers who hope for a good projections show will rise further. response over the three days 28th, Also, many midwives are due to retire 29th and 30th June. We were also during the next ten years. By given details of our own branch campaigning for our votes in each of outing on 12th July to Knaresborough the 6,600 WI branches, it means that with free time to look around following the strength of the whole of the WI lunch and with no hassle for anyone movement (currently 210,000 as we are letting the coach take the members) could be behind the issue. strain! WI is the largest voluntary women’s Our next meeting in the Hall is on organization in the UK. Dentdale 12th June when Julia Beedon will talk voted unanimously for the resolution on the meaning of surnames. New and this result will be given to our members and visitors always delegate who will be voting on our welcome. behalf at the AGM. Pat Allen Following the serious stuff, what better way to finish the evening than SEDBERGH WI a game of Charades!—No stress on For May’s meeting there was almost acting abilities or remembering a full compliment with just a few answers as we played in tables of members missing and the committee four or five and usually someone felt room at the Peoples Hall was inspired to act. The bridge over the scarcely big enough to hold us all. River Kwai just one of the titles - Also present joining in the fun was Challenging? new member Mrs Sue Kernkhan and With summer around the corner, we visitor Ellen Morrison. Members hope! The events taking us out and brought along old kitchen implements about featured heavily. In to be judged, the winning utensil chronological order, the next dining going through to the Group Meeting club outing was discussed for 29th competition. The Group Meeting is May at the Lunesdale Arms. Then, being hosted by Dentdale WI this there was the chance to buy tickets at year and several members will be greatly reduced prices for the Holker attending on Monday May 21. Hall Garden Festival to be held 8th to President Linda Hopkins chose a
Page 57 rather unusual fore runner of a food British Bake Off ’. Also at this processor as our entry, a marmalade meeting Linda once again showed orange shredder, still in its original her skills in flower arranging giving a box, priced at 4/6 from among the delightful demonstration. Another many unusual items which included a matter that was raised at the council butter churn. was the plight of Denman WI College Those members who had last month which is in need of some support. taken the trip to Levens Hall reported With this in mind Anne Symons has that they had very much enjoyed their organised an all day coffee morning visit even managing to dodge the at her home, Docker Park Farm, rain. For its next walk the walking entitiled ‘Do it for Denman’. The event group head for Winster and once will take place on Wednesday July 11 again will availed themselves of from 10 am to 4 pm please give it coffee and cake at Kendal Golf Club. your support.. Linda reported back from the recent The main business of the evening Federation Council Meeting saying was a discussion centred around the those that attended were treated to a WI’s resolution regarding the lack of demonstration and talk by Ruth midwives and the consequences of Clemons runner up in the BBC ‘Great such shorted sightedness by the J N & E Capstick Insurance Consultants
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Page 58 health service and government. The meeting members discussed Daphne members voted unanimously to du Maurier’s first novel entitled ‘The support the call for more midwives to Loving Spirit’, a book covering family be budgeted for to go forward to the relationships over four generations of National Federation AGM, at the a Cornish shipbuilding business. The Royal Albert Hall, in June. group gave the book 7 out of 10 and This was followed by a Jacobs Join generally felt that they would be more and Bring and Buy sale which raised likely to recommend one of the £50 toward the cost of flowers for our author’s better known novels to a exhibit at the forth coming ‘Queen of new reader. There are now have 13 Diamonds Flower festival’ which will members in our book group who take be held in Kendal Parish Church on turns to host the afternoon which just June 28/29/30. This event has been requires a bit of baking. Many thanks organised by the Cumbria and go to Sue for hosting May’s book Westmorland Federation of WI’s. club. The evening concluded with a game Our Summer mystery outing will of Scattergores organised by Sue leave form the Peoples Hall at Bateman. 2.30pm on Wed June 13. However if While at this month’s Book Club you find it difficult to get to the PH
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Page 60 attending the A. G. M., in London is to from Mallerstang to Carlisle capturing be informed to vote in favour on our the beauty of the Eden Valley with behalf. scenic shots of summer and winter Members were reminded of scenery. Sheelagh Dennis thanked forthcoming events. The Group Val for taking us on a wonderful Meeting hosted by Dent w. I. The journey. Highlighting some Holker Festival, and the Queen of interesting locations, historic gardens Diamonds Flower Festival and and features. Jubilee Concert in Kendal Parish The competition for a dressed Church. clothes peg was won by Sheelagh Names were taken for our Summer with Helen Beare second. Raffle Outing to Lowther Castle and prizes were won by Lynn Marsden Gardens. and Audrey Hoggarth. Mary introduced our speaker Val The evening was brought to a close Corbett of Helton near Askham , a with our usual Jacobs Join and get freelance photographer known over a together. We now look forward to wide area for her outdoor June 7th when we are celebrating our photography. With the help of slides 60th Anniversary at Firbank Church we followed the River Eden north Hall. A. H.
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Page 63 SEDBERGH GALA Fancy Dress category, with Isabel The gods chose to beam favourably Abbatt, dressed as the Queen on on Sedbergh for Gala Day 2012. “Burmese”, the winner of the Pony Sandwiched between days of rain section. The new Gala Queen, and a Sunday of howling wind, Rhianne Woodfine, was crowned by Saturday 12th May dawned chilly but the retiring Queen Angela still and fine. Although a breeze got Postlethwaite and the Gala was then up later, warm sunshine raised the officially opened by Rhianne. temperature and crowds flocked to New attractions joined many of the Lupton Field for the town’s traditional traditional attractions on the day: annual Gala. Sedbergh Town Band played, The Parade, led by the while the Dog Agility Display Town Band and Dennis in the main arena kept Whicker, Town Crier, spectators amused by the marched from Maryfell dogs’ speed and through the town centre, determination over hurdles followed by floats and groups and obstacles. Two local of children and adults in newcomers to the Gala were fancy dress, reflecting this Sedbergh Junior School’s year’s theme of 60 Glorious Years. Dancers and the young singers of Shops along Main Street had Piccolo Amabile. decorated their shop windows; the Through the afternoon runners of all winner of the Trophy was ages competed in the BOFRA Fell Abracadabra Flower Shop. race up Winder. The results were: Once into the main arena the Senior: procession was judged by Mr Loyal 1st male:- Matt Lockyer, Pudsey and and Mrs Denise Yousef and the Rev Bramley Tim and Mrs Janet Widdess. The 1st female:- Edie Hemstock, Pennine Decorated Vehicle winner was Local Sedbergh Playgroup and the 1st veteran:- Mark Taylor, Pedestrian section was won by Sedbergh Primary School. Zac Hall and Jack Garnett, Pheobe Hall and J. E. WILKINSON Hattie Davies were winners of the BUILDING CONTRACTORS Quality Craftsmanship New Builds ? Renovations Roofing ? Plastering ? Stonemasons Lime Plastering & Pointing
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Page 65 Dear Editor all too well at Old Hutton. Experience The article in the May edition of tells us that there are no worthwhile Lookaround about the proposed jobs associated with windfarm Killington windfarm reads like a public construction. relations exercise by the developer The proposed site is where the busy (Banks Renewables). It overlooked A684 crosses the M6 at junction 37. many important points. Thousands of people every day will Banks’ own survey shows that there have to view these turbines whether is considerable opposition to their they like them or not. No doubt there plans. The majority of those will be people who quite like turbines expressing an opinion at the or accept them as a necessary evil, Killington exhibition meeting were but equally the number of people who against the wind farm proposal. find them abhorrent will be a very That Banks has to distribute large number. Residents from sweeteners to local communities Sedbergh, Kendal and nearby shows that they are dealing with villages using the A684 will have to highly unpopular developments. The put up with seeing them every day. effect of these is very divisive on our Junction 37 is the gateway from the small rural communities, as we know M6 to the Dales and one of the ld you Opera-X presents Opera Heroines Cumbrian Tour with International Soprano Dawn Furness 7:30pm ~ Monday 2nd July Tickets £7.50 (£5.50 concessions) or £24.00 for a family ticket of 2 adults & 2 children Available from Sedbergh Office Services
OPERA HEROINES SET LIST CATALANI – La Wally: Ebben ne andro lontana PUCCINI – Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino PUCCINU – Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma PURCELL – Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid PUCCINI – Madame Butterfly: Un Bel Di BELLINI – Norma: Casta Diva HANDEL – Rinaldo: Lascia Ch’io Pianga PUCCINI – Tosca: Vissi D’arte Interval GOUNOD – Romeo et Juliette: Juliette’s Waltz SAINT SAENS – Delilah: Samson Recherche ma Presence BIZET – Carmen: Habanera BIZET - Carmen: Seguidila PUCCINI – Tosca: Vissi D’arte MOZART – Marriage of Figaro: Porgi Amor MOZART – Die Zauberflote: Der Holler Rache Page 66 prefer to come over togateways to the than the residents of Killington alone. Lake District. Wind turbines will only It could arguably be said to be of degrade the landscape national importance. The cumulative impact of large wind Yours sincerely turbines locally is a great threat: there Stephen Hinchliffe are already 5 turbines at Lambrigg and 6 more to be erected in the near NEW WIND FARM future at Armistead, Old Hutton. The The main reason for the proposed five Killington turbines will be the wind-farm at Killington is not to make tallest (136m high) in Cumbria, the Britain greener, nor to help the local height of the viewing platform of community, but to make money. Lots Blackpool Tower, dwarfing the 74m of it. The Cumbrian countryside would turbines at Lambrigg and even those be raped in order to make a few of 100m at Armistead. Do we want businessmen richer. our part of Cumbria to rival the West It is especially galling that their Cumbrian coast for supremacy in profits exist only because of wind turbine density? subsidies. More than 40% of wind- This is a very significant farm income comes from these covert development that will affect far more and complex subsidies, and almost no-one realizes that that these are levied from our electricity bills. LOCAL TRADESMAN Climate-change policies have already 38 years in the increased household electricity bills Building Trade by more than 14% and the electricity bills of business by more than 20%. Luxury Shower, Wet Room, These tariffs are forecast to escalate, Bathroom Installations thus driving more people into fuel poverty, and making our Heated Floors ~ Tiling manufacturing exports less Plumbing competitive. (If you wish to protest All Electrics against these subsidies, then google and more “Wind petition 22704). The fragility of Cumbria’s wonderful countryside is recognized by an Call Peter or Joan Woof exceedingly strict planning regime. and talk through your The rules are so strict that if a farmer specifications/requirements wants to raise a wall from 6ft to 7ft, he needs to get planning permission. If Tel: 015396 20857 he wants to create a granny-flat in a Mob: 07730 352218 barn, his request may well be refused. We all complain about these THE COMPLETE SERVICE strict rules, which can be maddening; Page 67
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All your stationery needs always available but in our heart we know that in Cumbria knows that during the regulation is necessary. coldest spells – the very moment Nevertheless, when so many of us when we need most power – there is have suffered from strict planning, it not a breath of wind, and therefore no is intolerable that interloping turbines are turning. They are an developers can propose erecting intermittent, and thus very turbines, which are not – like the unsatisfactory, source of power. farmer’s wall - seven feet high, or But even if the turbines were even one hundred feet high, but more genuinely effective, there should still than four hundred feet high. This is be an environmental cost-benefit almost twice as tall as the turbines at analysis for every potential wind-farm. Lambrigg. They would be as tall as Nearly all of us agree that we must the viewing platform on Blackpool reduce our need for fossil fuels; but Tower, and taller than any cathedral not even the greenest of Greens spire in Britain. would, I hope, want to erect these It would be some consolation if monsters in front of Salisbury these monstrosities were genuinely Cathedral, nor should they want to useful. However, everyone who lives industrialize the most beautiful areas
Page 68 of Cumbria accuses developers of having a How does it happen that our most cavalier approach to the planning precious landscape can be system while local communities are threatened in this way? Unfortunately concerned that many proposals are most voters live in cites, and thus the highly speculative and directed political elite can ignore the wishes of towards inappropriate locations. rural communities. They close down The report (Generating Light on our magistrates’ courts; they close Landscape Impacts) says: Research down our hospitals; they close down suggests that wind-energy our post-offices. Can we please be developers often enter the planning allowed to keep at least our beloved process with a dismissive mindset countryside. Cumbria has the towards public concerns, seeking to loveliest landscape in England, disparage arguments against new indeed some of the loveliest in the developments as baseless and world. I have travelled to more than emotional rather than well reasoned 94 countries, and can vouch for this. and legitimate. If we don’t fight like terriers to protect Further, Greg Barker admitted that this sacred heritage, it will be the country did not need more destroyed for ever by greedy onshore wind farms as more than developers. enough were being built. John Hatt In the light of this change of Government policy one wonders WIND FARMS whether the Killington project is In a recent statement, Greg Barker, necessary. Deryck Cox the climate change minister, said that Britain does not need more onshore wind farms and that there would be no significant expansion in the All aspects of number of turbines on land. He also joinery & building carried out claimed that the Department of Energy and Climate Change had Free estimates on any job adopted an unbalanced approach to large or small: wind farms in the past and must now House building look at other options. Barn conversions In another development the Roofs, Bespoke joinery Campaign to Protect Rural England, Doors fitted formerly a strong supporter of wind Kitchen installations farms, stated that England is blighting Every aspect covered many of its most beautiful and historic landscapes and undermining Tel: 01969 663074 the tourist industry, with a rash of ill- Mob: 07773 096335 planned farms. The CPRE also 07837 907596
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Mobile: 07779 049103 or 07814 149105 MEET THE ARCHIVES During Cumbria Archive Service’s BOOKWORM 50th anniversary year, we’d like to What I have been reading this invite you to Meet The Archives! month : Our 4 Archive Centres are brimming Ghosts of Afghanistan by Jonathon with treasures for you to discover, Steele ( non fiction) that reflect the uniqueness of their I found this is a very well informed local areas, show us something of the account compellingly written by an past and give us an insight into the award winning journalist who draws people who lived here. upon over 30 years of reporting on Perhaps you’ve researched your Afghanistan. One strong message is family tree, found out who lived in that the political and military lessons your house, looked at local industry, from earlier wars have not been or done a college project. Or perhaps learned and Steele challenges a you’ve never stepped foot in one of number of popular myths about the our Archive Centres. country. This clear and helpful Now is your opportunity to delve summary of recent Afghan history is deeper into our archives. During the both sad and disturbing. It offers an first week of every month in 2012 explanation of how we find ourselves each Archive Centre will showcase an in the current situation and individual archive or a small selection contributes tentative suggestions of from a collection and invite you to simple drop in to take a look. ways forward - none of which are There’s no need to stay to easy. research - please simply call in to MI6 The history of the secret Meet the Archives during the 1st intelligence service 1909 - 49 by week of every month. Keith Jeffery ( non fiction) The Centres are in Carlisle, Barrow, This is a mammoth 768 pages of Whitehaven and for Sedbergh, it is at dense micro detail. Gripping spy Kendal Archive Centre, Kendal thriller it is not but as the official County Offices, Kendal, LA9 4RQ history of MI6, the book is Tel: 01539 713540 meticulously researched and, with a [email protected] Page 70 THE SEDBERGH HISTORIAN 2012 The annual journal of the Sedbergh Would you like a & District History Society has recently Professional Family Portrait? been published. The Sedbergh £12 Historian 2012 contains several Photo’s being taken in Dent on articles along with relevant photographs. Sunday 8th July There is an article on Queen Tel: 015396 25227 Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Booking is essential celebrations in Sedbergh in 1897 with a photograph of that and subsequent Proceeds to Dent Pre-School events such as Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. The end of an SEDBERGH TENNIS CLUB era with the closure of Baliol School It’s time to dig out those tennis is covered with a history of the rackets and get playing. New building and the various uses to members are always welcome, all which it has been put. The attempt to ages and levels. buy 72 Main Street for the community Join us for Club Nights on Thursday inspired an article on its most famous from 6.30 pm where you will find inhabitant, John Dawson Watson, someone to have a game with. who was a Victorian artist of national Membership fees are frozen for the reputation. There is also an article on third year. £25 Adult. £40 Family. the nineteenth and early twentieth £10 Junior. century Vicars of Sedbergh. We will be organising events For family historians there are throughout the season so keep your articles on the First World War Diary eyes on the notice boards at the of Edmund Herd, the Willan family of Court and in the Lookaround. For the USA and Peter Moor the eldest more information contact Audrey Carr on 21163. son of Thomas and Dorothy. The We look forward to seeing you. journal is available at Sedbergh Office Services, the Tourist Information Centre and the History MEL CRAGG Room in the Community Office. BUILDER ZEBRAS Plastering I would just like to say a big thank Roofing you to everyone who helped and supported the Table Top Sale in Block/Stonework Anyway. We raised £235.60. Again, Thank You. Tel: 015396 20162 Donna Mob: 07792 657453 Page 71 a chat followed. The dates for the next services are 3rd June and 1st July, hope to see FIREWOOD you there. Sedbergh Methodist Church Dry Seasoned Wood Large & Small Loads DIAMOND JUBILEE SEDBERGH Call Preparations are well in hand for Sedbergh's celebration of the 015396 25268 Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Monday 4 June. Based around Finkle Street and St Andrew's churchyard, the WORSHIP@PEOPLE’SHALL afternoon begins at 2pm with the A good gathering of people on ringing of the Church bells. The Town Sunday 6th May heard Deborah Band will then provide a musical Smith, the Chief Officer of Northern accompaniment to the various Inter Schools Christian Union, talk on activities in and around the the calling on the lives of her husband churchyard. These include a bouncy and herself, to leave the comfort of castle, stalls and side shows, and family, friends and good careers to races for children. Refreshments will work for the Church Army in Scotland. be available in the form of a hog They are involved in starting a new roast, pie & peas, cream teas and ice Church just over the Border and are cream. The Church is hosting a supported by the Anglican Church. display of crowns made by the It was amazing to hear about how children from Sedbergh Primary God is at work through them both.. School. Later in the afternoon there is Her title was "Stuff! She reminded us a fancy dress pram race (to enter pick of how we fill our lives with so much up an entry form in the Red Lion) and but only when we leave space for barrel push. The afternoon will be God, can our lives achieve their full finished off with a jazz band, following potential. In her work with NISCU she which the Red Lion has a singer from is responsible for the specialist youth 9.30pm. A Jubilee Beacon will be lit workers employed to work in many of on the top of Winder at 10pm. our primary and secondary schools This is a community event for across Cumbria and North everyone in the town. Entry is free Lancashire. They lead assemblies, thanks to the generous sponsorship organise lunch time clubs and even of a number of local organisations. Summer camps for the children.. This The Jubilee committee hope to see work is supported by voluntary giving as many people as possible to share and local churches. in our town celebrations. Please bring Our children, as usual were kept a Union Jack if you have one, fancy quietly enthralled in crafts. Coffee and dress is optional!
Page 72 spice to the proceedings, perhaps aided and abetted by the special "Silver Band Brew" that Kirkby Stephen hope to have on sale to commemorate the occasion! Michael Roberts Fresh Aspects Garden Borders Designed, Prepared and Planted
SEDBERGH TOWN BAND Maintenance Plans During the afternoon of Saturday and Gardening Advice 30th June, Kirkby Stephen are hosting a Festival of Brass to Call Penny 07981 703550 celebrate the 150th anniversary of or Linda 07817 607242 their band at the Upper Eden Rugby Club, Pennine Park, Westgarth. NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM The Sedbergh Town Band will be The next meeting of the Sedbergh & playing alongside 5 other bands - Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Kirkby Stephen, Gretton (their twin Forum will be held on Tuesday 26th band from Northamptonshire), Muker, June at Dent Memorial Hall. Appleby and Penrith. Each band will The Forum meeting will start at 7.30 play for 25 minutes and each pm but from 6.30 pm we will be programme will include a march, a holding a drop in session for hymn and other tunes of their choice. feedback on how the local A small trophy will be awarded for arrangements worked for the 2012 the best band in each category. At the Appleby Horse Fair. end of the proceedings, whilst the If you have a suggestion for an item judges consider their verdicts, all the that you would like to be considered bands will combine to play three for the agenda then please contact hymns and three marches - True and Kelly Alty, Area Engagement Officer, Trusty, Punchinello and Merrygill via [email protected] or on which has been composed by Kirkby 01539 713447. Stephen's Musical Director, John There is funding available for grants Ockenden. from the Forum - those wishing to The bands are taking part by apply should first contact Kelly to invitation, and none of them compete discuss their project. This month’s on a regular basis. I am sure however Grants should have been applied for some friendly rivalry will add some before 25th May. Page 73 COMMUNITY BUS SERVICE A group of local people are planning Weavers café @ to run a New Community Bus to serve the Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale area. They aim not only to Full Time Café Manager Wanted maintain any bus services that are 40hrs per week Wage subject to experience under threat of withdrawal, but also to improve the general availability of bus Please apply in first instance: services. £41,000 has been obtained by sending a CV and covering letter to from the government’s Sustainable [email protected] Or by post to: Sara Last, Farfield Mill, Transport Fund to set up the project, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh LA10 5LW and a successful start has already been made in Dentdale, where the The Scottish Opera allum presents Saturday bus between Dent Station, the 90 minute show (with 20 min Sedbergh and Kendal has been interval) comprising of an informal saved, and a new Sunday service will and entertaining introduction to the be running this summer. great Operatic masterpieces and The group is looking for people to includes famous works by Puccini, join them who are enthusiastic about Bizet, Handel, Catalani and Mozart. public transport and who want to do The mini-tour of Cumbria will visit something to preserve it. Volunteers many locations and will begin at are sought from all parts of the Broughton (23 Jun), Troutbeck (25 Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale area, Jun), Staveley (27 June), Hawkshead and those with skills in the following (28 Jun ), Burneside (29 Jun), areas would be particularly welcome Lazonby (30 Jun), Melmeby on (1 Jul) • finance and accounts before arriving in Sedbergh on • project management Monday 2nd July. • publicity and marketing Further information can be obtained • fundraising by e-mail:- [email protected]. • organising volunteers There will be additional concerts at Please contact Jock Cairns on Coniston (10 Aug) and Kendal (18 015396 25655 or Aug) later in the year [email protected] for more Ticket prices are £7.50 (£5.50 information. concessions) or £24.00 for a family ticket of 2 adults & 2 children. Tickets OPERA HEROINES can be purchased online or at Cumbrian Tour Sedbergh Office Services. Also see International Soprano Dawn http://opera-x.co.uk for more details. Furness is touring Cumbria with a Miss Furness will obviously be brand new One Woman Opera singing live and acoustically, without Cabaret Show - Opera Heroines - to amplification. The pre-recorded delight music lovers right on their backing tracks will be amplified doorsteps. through a PA system. Page 74 She also showed a threshing day at a farm at Stainton near Kendal with one of the first Fordson Major Tractors in the area. This was bought from money from the American government and went from farm to farm. All the hill farms had to produce food in wartime. The outing in June was finalised for the 26th, when we are going on a AGE UK boat trip plus hot pot supper from The new Age UK South Lakeland Lancaster on the Canal. Sedbergh Walking group. The next meeting is the A. G. M., on We had our first walk on September 18th when the speaker Wednesday 2nd May to the top of will be the Revd., Carole Marsden. Winder where we enjoyed the panoramic views from the 1550ft SHEEP DOG TRIALS? summit. 11 people joined us and all Entering Sedbergh from the West, it said they would like to come again. has become noticeable that, on the Please contact Linda Greensmith corner of Busk Lane, there is a group 01539 728118 if you would like to join of dogs that seems to be increasing us on the next walk which will be at in number. They are an attractive 10am on Thursday 28th June at the and noticeable feature. People’s Hall. They have given rise to an idea: Could they multiply further to become LADIES N. F. U. a tourist attraction? Might they be Thank you to everyone who sited around the town supported our Coffee Morning on 2nd and even along some May in aid of Asthma and N. W. of the walks – up Cancer Research. We made just Winder? to Farfield over £231. Mill? on the The May meeting on the 15th was Frostrows? In the attended by 21 members when Judy town? We could have different Dunford from Orton showed her breeds, or even different animals – slides on Farming in the Second sheep? They could be a trail for World War. families to follow, or at least to look It proved a very interesting show out for. Sheepdog trails rather than because it was taken from trials, perhaps. photographs of our area mostly of For a limited investment we could Ridding Farm in Howgill. At this time emulate the cows of Chicago and all the haytiming etc., was done by London, or the Superlambananas of horses, hand rakes and forks. Liverpool. What do others think?
Page 75 SPORTS EVENING SEDBERGH PRIMARY SCHOOL Howgill Harriers and Sedbergh Sedbergh Primary School is on the Primary School have once again lookout for two new community teamed up to host the second governors to join the governing body Sedbergh Sports Evening on Friday from September. Being a school 13th July at Buckbank Farm. The governor is very rewarding and Gates will open at 5pm and the races makes a real difference to the quality will start at 5:30pm. of education schools provide. The With the Olympics in the summer, role is voluntary, and you would need we thought it a great idea to bring the to have time to attend two governing Olympics to Sedbergh before the body meetings each term plus some launch of the London version!! extra time to go to committee So get your training started ready to meetings too. It’s a great way to enter a variety of traditional Dales share your experience and sports races as well as the unique, knowledge to help your local spectacular Fell Races. Last year community, as well as being very rewarding as well. If you would like to was such a huge success and we know more, please contact Liz Close, raised a significant amount of money Chair of Governors on 015396 21011 for Sedbergh Primary School. This or contact the school on 015396 year, we hope to do even better. 20510.
SEDBERGH PEOPLE’S HALL (Registered Charity 523829) Redevelopment The YDNPA planners have yet to make a decision on our application which we submitted on 14 March 2012. A decision is expected soon after discussions with us on some aesthetic aspects have been resolved. Dance The Dance with Kenny Bell on 28 April was a success with about £100 QUIET GARDEN in bar takings. Thanks to those who These continue one Saturday a helped. month locally, usually from 2-5/6pm, a Another dance is scheduled for 23rd quiet place of prayer and reflection June with Denis Westmorland, see with a "trail" to help your thoughts. advert on Page 23. Undercover sitting areas if inclement Dr Gina Barney, weather. "Rhumes" Dent. Hon Secretary/ 20790 SEW Page 76 DENT PRE-SCHOOL it's up to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A great time was had by all who For more information call Linda came to the May Day sale held at the Greensmith on 07919152526 Memorial Hall by Dent Pre-School. There was something for everyone BLOOMING GREAT with the great variety of stalls selling JUBILEE TEA PARTY plants, jewellery, cakes and more. As On Sunday 15th July from 2-5pm at well as the tombola and games, the Ghyllas, Cautley Road, Sedbergh, children were able to make some there will be a Blooming Great Party fantastic prints and had great fun in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. having their nails and faces painted. There will be delicious home-made Dent C of E primary school children teas, Baby Alpacas to see, Gardens performed maypole dancing to wander around, Games to play, beautifully and congratulations to Trails to follow, stalls and raffle. Lauren Charnley who won the ‘How much money in a jar’ game. SEDBERGH BOWLING CLUB Around £600.00 was raised for the The Club had their A.G.M. on 23rd Pre-School funds, so a big thank you February. Carol Bracken was elected to everyone who came and supported President. Details of other officers the event and all involved in making it can be found at the Club. happen. Laura Mottershead We are again offering free taster sessions on Tuesday 19th June AGE UK between 2 pm and 4 pm and again Age UK South Lakeland are going to between 6 pm and 7 pm. Bowls an launch the New 'Dentdale Club' on be borrowed. Please wear flat shoes. 6th July at 2.00pm and will run till If these times and the date are not 4pm in Dent Memorial Hall. Everyone suitable for you please ring Linda on will be welcome. 20279 to arrange another time. The first meeting will include exercise / massage by Yvonne DENTDALE Cervetti, picture quiz, age UK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP information point, tea coffee and In April Mr and Mrs Tim Gardener cake!!!!!!. shared their personal favourite Bible Come along to support the launch of verses/worship songs and spoke of the first one, and let us know what people who had helped them in life. you would like to do. In May we shared fellowship over a • Guest Speakers? meal at Duo and looked forward to • Talks? welcoming Mrs Linda Robinson on • Quiz? the 4th Sunday. Future events inc a • Exercise? BBQ and the usual 4th Sunday eve • Reminiscing? gatherings. Everyone welcome, • Arts & Crafts? always. • Games? John & Sarah E Woof 25212 Page 77 DENT QUEEN’S JUBILEE of each month between 10:30 and One huge party is taking place in the 12:00 and Dent stores on the first Memorial Hall on the Sunday June Tuesday of each month from 12:00- 3rd at Noon, bring food for the buffet, 13:00. soft and hot drinks provided, bring CSO 5206 Karen Dakin alcohol for own consumption if you wish. EVERYONE who would like to PLACES OF INTEREST TO come is welcome, all ages, locals and VISIT IN THE AREA visitors. Bruce Loch, Busk Lane Anyone able to help prepare/make Cautley Spout, A683 towards Kirkby jellies/hang bunting please contact Stephen Sarah Woof (25212) Community Office. Main Street
COMMUNITY OFFICER REPORT Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Community Office Over the past month in the Dent Heritage Centre, Laning, Dent * Sedbergh area there has been 2 Farfield Mill, A684 Garsdale Road * reported burglaries, a reported theft and number of thefts from vehicle. Friends Quaker Meeting House, Brigflatts. There has also been a reported theft George Fox’s Quaker Pulpit, Firbank of a quad bike. These incidents are currently being investigated. History Society, Community Office There have been a number of Holme Working Farm, Middleton * reported suspicious vehicles and Jubilee Wood, Castlehaw Lane incidents in our area over the past month we thank you for this and ask Langstone Fell, A684 Garsdale Foot that you continue to do this by ringing Methodist Church, New Street Cumbria Police on the non- Queen’s Gardens, Station Road emergency number 101 (any time day or night). In an emergency St. Andrew’s Church, Dent always dial 999. Nationally there has St. Andrew’s Church, Main Street, Sedbergh been an increase in metal thefts so St. Gregory’s Church, Vale of Lune we urge the public to be vigilant and report any incidents related to metal St. John’s Church, Cowgill thefts. St. John’s Church, Garsdale To suggest future community priorities please feel free to attend my St. Mark’s Church, Cautley monthly drop ins or please feel free to Sedbergh Embroidery, St Andrew’s Ch Sed. contact me on 101 or email me on United Reformed Church, Main Street [email protected] alternatively you can speak to me Information Centre, 72 Main Street during my regular drop in surgery at Winder Fell, above Sedbergh rd Sedbergh Library on the 3 Saturday * = Entry Fee Applicable Page 78 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 KLC 0825 0858 M - F 564 KLC 0938 (H) 1010 M - F 564 W 1030 (H) 1058 M - F 564 W 1007 (C, H) 1049 M - S 564 KLC 1055 (C) 1128 M - S 564 KLC 1015 (L, H) 1045 Wed 564B W 1300 (H) 1330 (L) Wed 564B W 1330 (H) 1358 M - F 564 W 1050 (L) 1125 Sat 564A KLC 1405 (C, H) 1443 M - S 564 KLC 1238 (H) 1310 M - F 564 W 1425 (H) 1500 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1310 (C) 1347 M - S 564 KLC 1610 (C) 1640 M - F 564 W 1545 1620 M - S 564 KLC 1625 (C) 1658 M - S 564 KLC 1827 (C) 1904 M - S 564 KLC Kirkby Stephen to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen 0705 0740 M - F 564 KLC 0858 0932 M - F 564 KLC 0940 1007 M - S 564 KLC 1128 1202 M - S 564 KLC 1235 1310 M - S 564 KLC 1443 1505 M - S 564 KLC 1510 1545 M - S 564 KLC 1658 1732 M - S 564 KLC 1800 1827 M - S 564 KLC Sedbergh to Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale to Sedbergh 0945 (L) 1018 Thu 567A W 1215 1248 (L) Thu 567A W Sedbergh to Dent Station Dent Station to Sedbergh 0825 0855 Sat 564A KLC 1000 Dent 1015 (L) Wed 564B W 1000 1030 Sun 564A KLC 1020 1050 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1330 1345 Dent Wed 564B W 1155 1225 (L) Sun 564A KLC 1400 1430 Sun 564A KLC 1515 1545 (L) Sun 564A KLC 1620 1650 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1500 1530 Sat 564A KLC 1740 1810 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1600 1630 Sun 564A KLC 1630 1700 (L) Sun 564A KLC 1650 1720 Sat 564A KLC 1900 1930 (L) Sun 564A KLC 1715 1745 Sun 564A KLC 1930 2000 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1840 1910 Sat 564A KLC Dent Station to Dent Dent to Dent Station 0910 0925 Sat 564A KLC 0950 1005 Sat 564A KLC 1045 1100 Sun 564A KLC 1100 1115 Sun 564A KLC 1120 1135 Sun 564A KLC 1135 1150 Sun 564A KLC 1545 1600 Sat 564A KLC 1605 1620 Sat 564A KLC 1800 1815 Sun 564A KLC 1830 1845 Sun 564A KLC Last Update: June 2012 L = Sedbergh Library C = Via Kendal College H = Via Westmorland General Hospital W = Woof’s of Sedbergh KLC = Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire 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 79 Organisation Update Contact Tel: 015396 Allotments Association (Dent) 08/09 Mr Smith Dent: 25688 Allotments Association (Sedbergh) 02/09 Mr Atkins Sed: 20031 Angling Association 01/09 Mr Wright Dent: 25533 Art Society (S & D) 09/08 Mrs Leigh Sed: 20794 Badminton (Sedbergh) 10/08 Mr Wheatley 07816 437500 Beekeepers Association (S & D) 01/09 Mrs Whitton 015242 72004 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 (S&D) 01/09 Mr Hinson Sed: 20118 Caving Club (Kendal) 01/09 Mr Teal Sed: 20721 Chamber of Trade 12/10 Mr Chapple Sed: 22045 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 Cumbria Wildlife Trust 01/09 Mrs Garnett Sed: 21138 Dentdale Choir 09/10 Mrs Sugden Dent: 25303 Dent Memorial Hall 01/09 Mrs McClurg Dent 25446 Dentdale Players 01/09 Mr Duxbury Dent 25535 Dent School (Friends of) 01/09 Mr Hartley Dent: 25317 Dog Training (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mrs Robertshaw Sed: 20316 Farfield Mill Arts & Heritage Centre 12/08 Mrs O’Neill 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 04/10 Mrs Usher 07837 978626 Garsdale Village Hall 01/09 Mrs Scarr Sed: 20502 Garsdale Ladies Group 09/08 Mrs Ramsbottom Sed: 21013 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 Schoolroom 01/09 Mrs Stainton Sed: 20665 Howgill Toddlers 01/09 Mrs Alderson Sed: 22050 Page 80 Kent Lune Trefoil Guild 01/09 Mrs Mitchell Sed: 21144 Killington Sailing Association 12/08 Dr Ripley Sed: 21101 Ladies National Farmers Union 01/09 Mrs Escholme Sed: 20376 Liberal Democrats 12/08 Mrs Minnitt 015242 72520 Lunch Club 11/10 Miss Gladstone Sed: 20438 Methodist Church Hall 01/09 Mrs Jackson Sed: 20530 Over 60’s (Dent) 02/09 Mrs Burrow Dent: 25203 Parent Support Group 01/09 Mrs Goad Sed: 20402 Parish Council (Dent) 09/10 Mrs Fletcher 015242 72768 Parish Council (Garsdale) 01/09 Mrs Donaldson 07967 972160 Parish Council (Sedbergh) 10/08 Mr Robertshaw 01539 730597 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) 10/09 Mrs Rice Sed: 22100 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 (S & D) 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 01/09 Mr Axford Sed: 21019 South Lakeland Carers Association 01/09 Mrs Woof Dent: 25212 Squash Club 09/10 Mr Thomson Sed: 21747 Slimming Club 01/09 Mrs Uttley 01539 722568 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) 01/09 Mrs Hoggarth 01539 824683 Women’s Institute (Killington) 01/09 Mrs Sharrocks Sed: 20754 Women’s Institute (Sedbergh) 12/10 Mrs Ramsden Sed: 20828 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 03/09 Mrs Woof Sed: 21644 * = Latest Amendments If there are any Groups missing and/or contact details are incorrect, please supply details to the Lookaround Office Page 81 Regular Events/Meetings 1000 Every Monday Free Entry to Locals FM 2 9 5 1 4 6 3 7 8 1000 Every Monday Wild Goose Qigong URCR 3 1 8 2 5 7 9 6 4 1200 Every Monday The Monday Club SMCR 1930 1st Monday Dent Parish Council DMH 7 6 4 9 3 8 1 2 5 1900 3rd Monday Chamber of Trade Library Every Tuesday Casterton Baby and 0930 CS 9 3 7 8 2 5 4 1 6 term time only toddler Group 1300 Every Tuesday Knit & Natter FM 1 5 2 7 6 4 8 9 3 1930 Every Tuesday Bridge Club WHC 1930 Every Tuesday T’ai Chi URCR 4 8 6 3 1 9 2 5 7 1400 1st Tuesday SL Carers Association CO 1400 2nd Tuesday Killington WI PH 8 7 3 5 9 2 6 4 1 1400 3rd Tuesday Sight Advice Group PH 1930 3rd Tuesday Ladies NFU PH 5 4 9 6 8 1 7 3 2 1000 Every Wednesday Coffee Morning URCR 6 2 1 4 7 3 5 8 9 1300 Every Wednesday Art Society PH 1315 Every Wednesday Zebras SMCR 1730 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Juniors PH 1730 Every Wednesday Brownies (term time) SMCR 1930 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Seniors PH 1930 1st & 3rd Wednesday History Society SHS 1915 2nd Wednesday Dentdale WI DMH 1930 2nd Wednesday Sedbergh WI PH 1930 1st Thursday Howgill WI FCH 1400 1st & 3rd Thursday Child Health/Baby Club PH 1430 1st & 3rd Thursday Toy Library PH 1200 2nd Thursday Lunch Club Red 1915 2nd Thursday Royal British Legion WHC 1500 Last Thursday Cream Teas Varied 1930 Last Thursday Sed. Parish Council PH 1330 Every Friday Dent Over 60’s DMH 1930 Every Friday Monkey House Café Library 1400 1st Friday Age UK Dentdale Club DMH 4 2 5 9 7 3 6 8 1 9 6 1 4 8 5 7 3 2 3 7 8 2 1 6 4 9 5 2 4 6 1 5 8 3 7 9 1 3 9 6 4 7 5 2 8 5 8 7 3 9 2 1 6 4 6 5 3 8 2 4 9 1 7 7 1 2 5 6 9 8 4 3 8 9 4 7 3 1 2 5 6 Page 82 Page 83 BED & BREAKFAST Proprietor Address Phone (015396) Mrs S Gold-Wood ...... Number Ten Main Street, Sedbergh (2012/02) ...... 21808 1D (ES); IT/F(ES); TV; NS; CH; P; CB; VB; DFB: e-mail: [email protected] Mrs J Postlethwaite ..... Bramaskew Farm, Howgill, Sedbergh (2012/09) ...... 21529 1D(ES); 1T(ES); CH; TV; P; NP; Di; VB; EM; CW Mrs S Sharrocks ...... Holmecroft; Station Road, Sedbergh (2012/11) ...... 20754 1D; 1T; 1S; TVL; CH; NS; NP*; P; DR Web Site: www.holmecroftbandb.co.uk Mrs D Hutchinson ...... High Meadows, Cautley, Sedbergh (2012/06) ...... 20094 CH; 1D(ES); 1T(ES); L; P; NS; NP; TV Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh (2012/11) ...... 20360 Sleeps 6-8 3D (1ES), 1T (PB), TVL, CH, NS, DW, DR, VB, CB, DFB e-mail: [email protected] Miss S Thurlby ...... 15 Back Lane, Sedbergh (2012/12) ...... 20251 1D; 1T; TVL; CH; DW; P; DR; VB e-mail:- [email protected] ------CAMPING, CARAVANNING & SELF-CATERING Mrs D Hutchinson ...... The Blue Bells, Cautley, Sedbergh (2012/06) ...... 20094 New Barn Conversion Sleeps 2; D/T; CH; P; DA; TVL; NS; NP Mrs R J Garner ...... 2 Millthrop, Sedbergh (2012/06) ...... 01942 216058 07792 445257 Sleeps 4; 1D; 1D (Soda Bed); CH; L; NS; DW; CW Sycamore Cottage, Lunds, Sedbergh (2012/09) ...... 01969 667356 Sleeps 2; D; CH; TVL; P; NS; DW Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh (2012/11) ...... 20360 Self-Catering Sleeps 6-8 ------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; FC = Fire Certificate; TL = Table Licence; DFB = Dairy Free Breakfast Page 84 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 Canon A W Fell Tel: 20283 Firbank; Howgill & Killington Church Wardens: Cautley & Garsdale Tony Reed Screen 21081 Canon A W Fell Tel: 20283 & Susan Sharrocks 20754 Church Wardens: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Cautley: Judith Bush 20058 & Linda Hopkins 21455 ROMAN CATHOLIC Garsdale: Mary Grant 20573 & Bill Mawdsley 20723 St. Andrew’s Parish Church Dent & Cowgill Sunday 12.00 Rev. P Boyles Tel: 25226 Holy Days 19.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rev. Dr. P Campbell Tel: 20918 METHODIST CHURCH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dent; Dent Foot; Cautley; Fell End; METHODIST CHURCH New Street Garsdale Street; Garsdale Low Smithy; Hawes Junction & Frostrow Sunday 10.30 & 18.30 Rev. T Widdess Tel: 20329 Rev. T Widdess Tel: 20329 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SEDBERGH CHRISTIAN CENTRE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH 5.30 pm People’s Hall every Sunday Main Street Tel: 20588 or 20503 Sunday 10.30 www.sedberghchristiancentre.co.uk Rev. C Marsden Tel: 22030 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ worship@peopleshall SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 10:30 am Sunday 6 November QUAKERS 10.30 am Sunday 11 December Brigflatts Beth & Sandy Roy Tel: 20785 Sunday 10.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tess & Philip Satchell Tel: 20005 UNITARIAN & FREE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CHRISTIAN CHAPEL DENTDALE Market Place, Kendal CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Sunday 11.00 Rhumes, Dent LA10 5QJ Wednesday 19.30 Every 4th Sunday 1900 Rev. G Jones Tel: 01539 722079 Sarah Woof Tel: 25212
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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 = £3.00 Last Price Update August 1999. Page 85 DIARY OF EVENTS Dates are held up to 7th December 2013 Entries marked (*) see Advert in previous Lookaround. 16 1000 CDC Summer Cooking (*) CDC Coffee Mornings marked TBA have not yet been 16 1400 Moorland Experience DCMH booked. 16 1930 Poems, Dialect Stories & Food Tasting DCMH JUNE 17 1000 Who’s the Daddy? DCMH 1 SHS Half Term Starts 17 1030 Etched in Time DCMH 1 1000 Textilla III Exhibition till 17th June (*) FM 17 1400 Messy Church SMC 1 1000 Ruth Lee Exhibition till 24th June (*) FM 17 1500 Quakers Annual Meeting Fox’s Pulpit 1 1000 Climb up to the Moor Exh till 1st July DCMH 19 2000 Barbon Inn Wine Club (19) Barbon Inn 2 1100 Waka Artisans Official Launch (12) Back Lane 20 1000 WIS Coffee Morning URCR 2 1930 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Ceilidh KVH 20 1400 Blood Donor Session PH 2 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH 20 1700 Blood Donor Session PH 3 Appleby Horse Fair Starts Appleby 21 2100 Quay Change (21) G&D 3 1100 Colours to Dye For DCMH 23 2000 PH Dance with Denis Westmorland (23) PH 3 1300 Diamond Jubilee Village Lunch KVH 24 1300 Put a Sock in it DCMH 3 1500 Diamond Jubilee Street Party Dent 17 Father’s Day 3 - 17 Diamond Jubilee Music Festival (6) Sedbergh 17 1000 Textilla III Exhibition Ends (*) FM 4 Spring Bank Holiday 22 - 24 Dentdale Music & Beer Festival Dent 4 1000 Cowgill Church Annual Sale (5) DMH 23 1000 Pit Paintings Exhibition (till 29/07) (23) FM 4 1100 Army Recruitment Day Kendal 23 1400 Quiet Garden (*) RD 4 1400 Finkle Street Party (1) Sedbergh 23 2000 Olde Tyme Dance PH 5 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 24 1000 Ruth Lee Exhibition Ends (*) FM 5 1400 Dry-Stone Walling Demonstration DCMH 25 1930 Swimming Club AGM (25) Bull 6 1000 Coffee Morning - WIH URCR 26 1900 Neighbourhood Forum DMH 6 1300 Garsdale Annual Sports GVH 27 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Church URCR 6 1430 Cream Tea Afternoon Bull 27 1300 HS Mawson’s Garden Village (11) LHCP 6 1930 WIH 60th Anniversary Party FCH 28 1000 Age Concern Walk PH 6 1930 Garsdale Queen’s Diamond Jubilee GVH 28 1830 Neighbourhood Forum DMH 7 1745 Killington Sports (*) BFK 29 1900 Wildflowers in the Dales DCMH 7 Appleby Fair till 13th June 30 1000 Dentdale Indoor Bowling DMH 9 1000 SASL Street Collection Sedbergh 30 1300 Festival of Brass Kirkby Stephen 10 1030 Pathfinder Intermediate DCMH 30 1500 Annual Quaker Meeting (30) Fox’s Pulpit 11 TRO Camp Sites Open till 15th June (*) JULY 11 1730 HS Crosby Ravensworth (11) LHCP 1 1000 Pit Paintings Exhibition (till 29/07) (23) FM 12 SHS Half Term Ends 2 1930 Opera Heroines Tour (66) PH 12 1000 Flower Favours DCMH 4 1000 Coffee Morning - URC URCR 12 1400 WIK St Helena, Remote Atlantic Island PH 4 1430 Cream Tea Afternoon Bull 12 1945 Town Band Concert (12) StAS 5 1930 WIH Gilbert & Sullivan Singers HVH 13 Appleby Horse Fair Ends Appleby 6 1400 Age UK Dentdale Club DMH 13 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR 7 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH 13 1230 Health Centre Closed for Training (13) 10 1400 WIK Tea Party PH 13 1915 WID The Meaning of Surnames DMH 11 1000 Coffee Morning - Royal British Legion URCR 13 ???? WIS Mystery Outing ??? 11 TBA WID Summer Outing TBA 14 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 11 1700 HS Lowther Castle & Gardens LHCP 14 2000 Pepperpot Concert StAS 11 1930 WIS It Shouldn’t happen to a Nurse PH 15 1100 Wash Day Blues DCMH 12 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion
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 and Dent Stores. Page 86 9 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion COVER PICTURE 11 1930 Organist Roger Bush Entertains StAD Her Majesty The Queen 15 1000 Coffee Morning - NW Cancer URCR By Mr John Swannell 15 1400 FM Kids Drop-In Craft Club (36) FM 16 2100 Quay Change (21) G&D 18 1400 Quiet Garden (7) RD 12 1230 Health Centre Closed for Training (13) 22 1000 Coffee Morning - Beekeepers URCR 13 1700 Olympic Sports Evening BBF 22 1400 FM Kids Drop-In Craft Club (36) FM 15 1400 Blooming Great Jubilee Party Ghyllas 25 Dentdale Show Dent 16 1900 Chamber of Trade L 26 Dentdale Show Dent 18 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR 27 Summer Bank Holiday 19 SHS Term Ends 27 1200 Dent Gala Dent 19 2100 Quay Change (21) G&D 29 1000 Coffee Morning - StAS Missionary URCR 21 1000 Garden Party 1GT 29 1400 FM Kids Drop-In Craft Club (36) FM 21 1030 FM Spinning (36) FM SEPTEMBER 21 1400 Quiet Garden (*) RD 1 1900 Flicks in the Fells PH 23 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH 5 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR 24 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH 5 1430 Cream Tea Afternoon Bull 24 1030 FM Tassels FN 25 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR DIARY KEY 25 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH 1GT 1 Guldrey Terrace 26 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH BBF = Buckbank Farm 27 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH BF = Brigflatts 28 1000 Holiday Club (37) PH BVH = Barbon Village Hall AUGUST CDC = Community Development Centre 1 1000 Coffee Morning - Howgill Church URCR CO = Community Office, Main Street 1 1430 Cream Tea Afternoon Bull CTiS = Churches Together in Sedbergh 2 1930 WIH Horseback in France FCH CWT = Cumbria Wildlife Trust 4 1930 Sheila Dibna and Fred StAD 8 1000 Coffee Morning - GVH URCR DCMH = Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes 8 1400 FM Kids Drop-In Craft Club (36) FM DCP = Dent Car Park 8 1915 WID Open Meeting + Jacobs Join DMH DMH = Dent Memorial Hall 8 1930 WIS Making Marzipan Fruits PH DMC/S = Dent Methodist Chapel/Schoolroom FCH = Firbank Church Hall FM = Farfield Mill Designed by Front Row GSC = Garsdale Street Chapel GVH = Garsdale Village Hall HS = History Society HVH = Howgill Village Hall JLCP = Joss Lane Car Park KVH = Killington Village Hall L = Library, Main Street LHCP = Loftus Hill Car Park PH = People’s Hall SHS = Settlebeck High School SLSB = South Lakeland Society for the Blind SMC(R) = Sed. Methodist Church (Room) StAS/D = St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh/Dent SS = Sedbergh School STO = Sedbergh Tourist Office, Main Street URC(R) = United Reformed Church (Rooms) WIB = Women’s Institute, Barbon WID = Women’s Institute, Dentdale WIH = Women’s Institute, Howgill WIK = Women’s Institute, Killington WIS = Women’s Institute, Sedbergh Page 87 PUBLIC INFORMATION
DENTAL SURGERY Sedbergh Medical Practice Finkle Street & 20626
Mr I R Dawson & Mr B Houghton 01539 718191 Monday to Thursday 0900 - 1700
01539 718191 (Option 1) 24hr Prescription line Friday 0830 - 1400 Saturday * Surgery and Dispensary Opening Hours 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 Saturday 1000 - 1230 Doctors Clinics SEDBERGH TOURIST OFFICE Main Street & 20125 Monday – Friday Open every day 1000 - 1700
www.sedbergh.org.uk/booktown/dlbc.html Open Surgery – 8.30am – 10.30am (No appointment necessary) COMMUNITY OFFICE & 20504 Late Morning – 10.30am -12.30pm Monday to Friday 1000 to 1600 (By appointment only) Thursday 1000 to 1300 Afternoon – 2.30pm – 6pm e-mail [email protected] (By appointment only) www.sedbergh.org.uk RURAL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Dent surgery by appointment only - Monday Kendal Office & 01539 738772 Evening surgery by appointment only – www.cabsouthlakeland.org.uk/kendal.html Monday/Tuesday & Thursday evening PENSION SERVICE SURGERY
Stricklandgate House every Tuesday 1400 - 1600 Practice Nurses Clinics & 01539 795000 or 0845 6060265 Monday – Friday – 8.30am -6pm Age UK SL @ Community Office (By appointment only) 1st Wednesday every month 10 am to 12 noon Baby Immunisations/Travel Clinic – Wednesday & 01539 742627 afternoons (By appointment only) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Dressings Clinic – Friday afternoons Settlebeck Cottage Tel: 21031 (By appointment only) www.sedberghcdc.org.uk POLICE Blood clinic 101 or 999
PUBLIC TOILETS Monday – Thursday – 8.20am – 12pm (By appointment only) Main Street, Sedbergh Main Street, Dent Please telephone the surgery to make VETERINARY SURGERY appointments for all the above clinics. 14 Long Lane & 015396 20335 (including emergencies) See our website www.sedberghmp.nhs.uk Mr N. Preston & Mr J. Bramley for further details Dispensary Monday to Friday 0900 - 1300
1400 - 1700 When we are closed please contact CHOC 03000 247 247 or 999 if appropriate. Consultations Monday to Friday 0900 - 1000 * 1400 - 1500 * Collinge Optometrist Other times by appointment only * Friday only MARKET DAY WEDNESDAY 0900 to 1300 by appointment only. HALF-DAY CLOSING THURSDAY