Jim's 77Th Birthday Charity Swim
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Jedward Bees by BethanySolway Daisy Mitchell from Holm Cultram Abbey School Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk February/March 2012 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzFREE PAPER Issue 102 FREE PAPER Head Teacher Retires Report & Photo by: Acting Head Teacher at the banner with photo’s of all the forever as she has decided leaves behind a solid and the ones who have had to Sharon Weightman school. Mrs Watling initially children and staff just in case to remain on the governors, dedicated structure, that will wait longer than planned came for a short cover Mrs Watling was missing and her knowledge and endeavour to make sure the for Mrs Watling to be able On 16th of December period, but has been with anybody. There followed experience will be invaluable. school continues to go from to take her well deserved there was an assembly for a the school for 18 months. some poem’s by the children Mrs Watling has had strength to strength. retirement. very special lady at Silloth Mrs Watling was thanked by spelling out Mrs Watlings a long career in teaching Finally we wish to Good Bye and best Primary School. Governors, staff and children name, and a presentation and this has showed in thank Mrs Watling’s family wishes Mrs Watling from Mrs Rosemary Watling for all her hard work. of gifts and flowers. Mrs her role as Acting Head for their support and everyone at Silloth Primary was ending her time as There was a 30 foot Watling will not be gone at Silloth Primary, she understanding, as they were School. Page 3 Rainbow singers Jim’s 77th Birthday Charity Swim Report & Photos by: Geoff Betsworth PolioPlus programme for the worldwide eradication Silloth veteran Rotarian of Polio. Jim Aird is a pretty well Jim swims most days known figure in the area of the week in order to having been the town’s police keep fit and regularly does Page 5 sergeant for a number of between 20 and 30 lengths What a find years as well as having a stint but this was rather more of as the Mayor. a challenge. However, very There are many of us keen to get the job done, he who think his finest moment made an early start and it might well have been on the was all over within 2hours 19th January at Stanwix 20mins. Jim has said he Park where, on his 77th wouldn’t be too keen on birthday, he successfully repeating the exercise. swam 77 lengths of the Silloth Rotary Past indoor pool. The pool there President Jim also has the Page 6 is 29 metres long and by unusual distinction of having £3,124 donation to RNLI our reckoning (with a bit achieved 100% attendance of help from Google) that at the club in his 36 years of equates to 2,233 metres or being a member and that is a 1.38 miles. The purpose of total of 1,892 meetings! Jim’s amazing effort was to The Rotary Club of raise money for the Rotary Silloth-on-Solway would Page 15 Anna to play for county like to thank the Stanwix surrounding area for their If you would like to know family and their staff for generosity in sponsoring Jim. more about the Rotary Club their help and hospitality At the time of writing here in Silloth or you require during the swim and also this, we are not sure of how any further information for their generous donation much money has been raised about Rotary International to the fund. Of course, yet but we hope to be able to in general, please contact our again we must also thank publish the final figure in the public relations officer on the people of Silloth and the next issue of the Buzz. 0774 809 8081. The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 4,000 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Name That Face c1895 Jubilee Celebrations As you may know, in June this year the Queen is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, Silloth will be playing a part in the celebrations by holding a long weekend of events 3 on the Green from the 2nd to 4th of June. As part of these events we 1 9 would like to invite all households 5 8 16 and commercial properties to 6 7 decorate their properties in the traditional Red White and Blue to show support for this momentous 2 occasion. 4 13 14 15 There will be prizes for the best 12 displays around Silloth. 10 11 We hope you will all be involved with the events and look forward to seeing some fabulous displays. Sponsors Wanted STAG (Silloth Tourism Action Group) are organising a weekend of celebration and events on Silloth Green. They require a sponsor to Can you help? provide £150 for the cash prizes Please contact the One of our readers, the people in the above Please send your for first and second places in STAG Secretary, 2 East Mrs Daphne Joyce Yarrow photograph. It was taken responses to the Solway Buzz both commercial and domestic Cote Farm, Silloth, CA7 Dance (nee Marshall) from West during harvest at Campfield (details on page 10) and we categories of the decorated 4QH. Other sponsors End, Wigton wonders if Farm, Bowness-on-Solway will pass them on to Mrs properties competition. will also be required. anyone can help her identify around 1895. Yarrow. for Pleasure RNLI Quiz Night Keep fit with Ballroom Can You Help the Beerfest? Report by: Pat Froggatt dancing, make new friends Report by: Emma Hill Every year the committee they’re able to enjoy the rest The price will be £4 per and have an enjoyable two is delighted by the generosity of the festival from the other Silloth & District Fund- person - teams of four. We hours. Silloth Music and of the people who give up side of the bar! If you’re raising Branch are holding hope that you will come Even if you have never Beer Festival - Volunteers their time to volunteer to interested in getting involved a Quiz Night in aid of their along and not only join in danced before we will soon Required! help at the festival, but we at the festival, either as bar RNLI SOS night. This the quiz but also Savour Our have you dancing around the As you may already are always looking for more staff or as a steward, then proved to be a very popular Soup which will be available room. know the Silloth Music and help! please get in touch via email event in January 2011 and at the break and is included You will learn Waltz, Beer Festival is organised Volunteers are welcome to info@sillothbeerfestival. we hope that all you quizzers in the price. Bring your Quickstep, Cha Cha Cha, and staffed by volunteers, to work at every session if co.uk or alternatively you can will again join us to make friends and enjoy a pleasant Jive, and many other dances. and any profits made are put they wish, or the majority track down any member of this a night to remember. evening. The cost of the two hours is back into Silloth and are used chose to do two shifts (one of the committee in Silloth and The venue will be the We would also advise only £2. to put on other free events these must be a Friday night they’ll be happy to fill you in Golf Hotel, Silloth at 7:30pm booking which you can do For more information across the year. or Saturday night) and then with all the details. Cheers! on Friday 27th January, and either in person at the Golf please telephone 016973 once again we will be pleased Hotel or telephone them on 32956. to welcome Geoff and Sarah 016973 31438. Army Bee (Quiz Master and Quiz We look forward to by Setter) who certainly know seeing you on Friday 27th S & A PRINTING Joshua Stoddart how to test our brains. 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