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 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 , Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and 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, 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. January. from of Skinburness Silloth Primary School SOLWAY PRIVATE HIRE * YOUR LOCAL PRINTERS * Silloth-on-Solway Business & Wedding www.solwayprivatehiresilloth.co.uk Stationery Distinctive Business Cards advance booking essential (incl. plastic) Airports Runs, Personalised Day or Nights Out, Christmas Cards King Bee Car’s to Minibuses Available Promotional Items & by General Printing Arran de Mello from Tel: 016973 32310 Call Stewart or Anne on Holm Cultram Primary School keeping local business local 016973 31039

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Mrs Val Lifeboat crews at the Hutchinson from 33 lifeboat stations in the Abbeytown has north are due to receive completed 35 years the innovative lifejackets of service. Val has in the coming months, at fed hundreds of an average cost of around children over the £3,000 per lifeboat station. years, with home Incorporating the latest cooked school material technology, the dinners and has no new lifejackets have been Above: Three volunteers in the new lifejackets intention of hanging designed by the RNLI and Below: Henry Freeman from Whitby with the 1880 model up her oven gloves manufacturer Crewsaver fit, leading any time soon. specifically to meet the to increased Staff, children and charity’s search and rescue efficiency and governors attended requirements and are a far effectiveness a special assembly where Val herself said “There cry from the original cork in lifesaving. Val was presented with has never been a day when lifejackets invented by RNLI There are a bouquet of flowers and she has not wanted to come Inspector Captain Ward in two designs, a certificate marking her to work, she enjoys seeing the 1854. one to be wonderful achievement. children and loves her job.” To help pay for these worn on vital pieces of kit, the RNLI all-weather is appealing for help from lifeboats and Silloth & District RNLI Fund-raising Branch the public. The charity will the other hold its biggest annual fund- on inshore raising day - SOS Day – on lifeboats. QUIZ NIGHT Friday 27th January and is Crotch straps asking supporters to target will prevent Golf Hotel, Silloth their efforts towards buying the lifejacket the new lifejackets. Silloth riding up Friday 27th January at 7:30pm RNLI Quiz Night is in the over the head £4 per person - Teams of Four Golf Hotel at 7:30pm when in the Andy Clift, RNLI water, and an Beetle Inspector, North, said: ‘The integrated harness, designed and the design has evolved Savour Our Soup by RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat to pull the lifejacket away continuously from the Price includes soup and a roll Chantel Hepherd men and women often put from the wearer’s neck, will original cork lifejacket which, To book please ring: the Golf Hotel on 016973 31438 from themselves in difficult and allow greater freedom of in its day, was an innovative Nelson Thomlinson School dangerous situations while movement during rescues. piece of kit. One of the early rescuing others. To help The lifejacket has zipped versions famously saved them carry out their role as pockets for casualty care kit, the life of Whitby’s Henry safely as possible, we owe it torches, gloves or knives, Freeman in 1861 when his to our crews to provide them and a spray hood to protect lifeboat capsized and, as the with the very best equipment against sea spray. only member of the crew available. However, our Mr Clift added: wearing a lifejacket, he was charity is only able to do ‘The RNLI has always the sole survivor. These new that with the generosity and endeavoured to advance and lifejackets incorporate the support of the public, who improve its safety equipment best modern technology I hope will do all they can to keep pace with changing available. to help us raise the funds demands and technological To donate or for more needed to give our lifeboat developments. Since the information about RNLI volunteers new lifejackets in middle of the nineteenth SOS Day, please contact the 2012.’ century, RNLI lifeboat RNLI on 0161 7878779 or The new lifejackets will volunteers have worn a log on to www.rnli.org.uk/ provide a comfortable, secure variety of different lifejackets sosday. Sunset Leisure Centre Term-Time Special Offers Supported By The Ever Popular Dj & Compere After School Swimming Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 6pm* Eric Stanwix £2.70 per Child & £3.70** per Adult xx Children under 8 and all non-swimmers must be supervised by an adult (Under 5’s free. Children 5-16 Years inc. Adults/Responsible persons 18 years and over) (**When accompanied by a paying child) Toddler Swimming Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm* £2.70** per Adult (**When accompanied by a Toddler under 5 years) Coffees & Lunches are available in the Garden Cafe Why not visit the Astro Bowl and have even more fun * Offers valid during Silloth School term only. Offer excludes all bank holidays * STANWIX PARK Holiday Centre Silloth, CA7 4HH 016973 32666 www.stanwix.com Page 4 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Silloth Rainbow Singers Public Meeting on Health Care in West A public meeting which be present to respond to the days he works. was due to take place on 13 questions from the public. “Dr Goodwin did offer January about health care Councillor Alan Smith to meet me privately but in West Cumbria has been said: “We have tried to be it is not just me that needs rearranged to ensure that helpful and done our utmost answers; the people of health bosses can attend to to accommodate the diaries need them too. A answer questions. of Dr Goodwin and Ms Page public meeting is the ideal Councillor Alan Smith, so that they can attend the opportunity for people to Leader of Allerdale Borough meeting to answer questions raise their concerns about Council, and MP’s Tony on the quality of health their local health care and Cunningham and Jamie care in West Cumbria. Ms get some answers about the Reed, agreed to rearrange Page has agreed to attend future provision of health the planned public meeting the meeting, accompanied services in our area.” to ensure that Dr Neil by Dr David Rogers and Dr The public meeting will Goodwin, Interim Chief Fayyaz Chaudhri. However now take place at 7pm at the Executive of North Cumbria we understand that Dr Wave Centre, on University Hospitals, and Goodwin won’t attend the 3 February 2012. The public Sue Page, Chief Executive meeting as he works part are invited to attend. of NHS Cumbria, will time and Friday is not one of WI Report by: Gemma Pegram Report by: Pat Froggatt well as some modern songs providing refreshments on committee As the number of On 6th December, First including actions. the night. On 14th December for 2011 nominations was sufficient Silloth Rainbows visited The Rainbows Also a special thank Causewayhead WI held their for all the to fulfil all the places on Silloth Nursing Home to particularly enjoyed their you for all Silloth Library AGM at Trinity Methodist work and the Committee a vote was sing Christmas Carols to the rendition of Jingle Bells using customers who have bought Church, Silloth. Members support not necessary. The new residents. sleigh bells for props... so Gemma’s hand-made cards were welcomed by President, she had Committee is as follows: The girls and the much so that they requested in support of First Silloth Olga Hetherington, who received Olga Hetherington, Jean residents thoroughly enjoyed to sing it a second time. We Rainbows throughout then opened proceedings during Vorley, Pat Bell, Pat Froggatt, it. The girls sang some of the would like to thank Silloth the year. This money goes with the General Business. the year. Diana Shaw, Margaret classics such as ‘Away in a Nursing Home for allowing towards new craft materials She then presented two She also Durham, Maureen Irving, Manger’ and ‘Silent Night’ as us to sing and for kindly and badges for the girls. members with birthday thanked Freda Garner, Marjorie cards. Correspondence was retiring Roberts, June Wilkinson & then read out and discussed. members, Jean Carr. A photograph was Sue Members were then Events in Wigton Market Hall then shown to members Wilson, Brenda Dowdell invited to partake of the Think Pink Fund- 10th February @ 6:30pm, blues and rock with an of the unveiling of the and Margaret Crawford for supper which had been raising Evening - Friday Wigton’s Market Charter infusion of Latin grooves. plaque carved by Ernest the efforts and help they prepared by the Committee. 27th January @ 7pm, is 750 years young! Come Based in Cumbria, No Froggatt which depicted had given during their time This consisted of salad, hot Food, drink & music in along & celebrate with a Soap No Radio have been that the Discovery Centre on the Committee, and potatoes, meats and various support of: Breast Cancer net of Cumbrian dialect, steadily building a loyal Garden was maintained presented them with bottles other types of salad followed Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer songs, poems, all with a tatty following for a number of by Causewayhead WI. of wine. by an assortment of cakes Trust & Ovarian Cancer pot supper, Raffle & Lully years and are renowned Members could view the Cups were presented to and mince pies. The whole Action. Three-course meal, licensed bar. Tickets: £6 for their electrifying live photographs during the the following: The General evening proved to be a huge fully licensed bar, Raffle, (Including tatty pot supper), performances. Mark (vocals evening. Competition Cup to Pat success. Music by Caroline Mason, Doors open 6:30pm. Tickets and guitar) is joined by The AGM then took Froggatt; The Flower Cup The raffle was drawn Cookery demonstration available from Kath & long-time members Tim place. to Audrey Dunbar and the and Margaret Crawford and by John Crouch. Tickets: Dennis on 016973 44919. Appleby on bass and Paul Reports by the Secretary Social Cup to Margaret Alice Anthony were the two £10 (Available from Cafe Live @ TM Presents No Taylor on drums with lead and President were then read Peach. lucky winners. Twelve62 @ The Market Soap No Radio on Saturday guitarist Steve McCormick to members - the Treasurer’s Hall & Toad Hall). 24th March @ 7:30pm, No completing the line-up. Report had previously been Cumbrian Neet - Friday Soap No Radio’s sound is a Fully licensed bar. Tickets circulated to members prior fascinating fusion of jazz, £5. Doors 7:30pm. To book to the meeting. Footie Bee call 016973 44555 or email During her report, Olga by Max rowena@nadtcommunity. Hetherington, President, from com. thanked members of the Silloth Primary School JayBee’s SILLOTH CAFE MILK 2 litre £1.10 (Limited Period) Traditional Fish & Chips 6 Free Range Eggs 95p Sit-In or Take-Away Ham or Cheese or Bacon Special Wheat Intolerance Gluten Free Option £1 a pack Pensioners Meal Deal: Monday – Friday Closed Wednesdays Kingsmill Bread £1.19 Station Road, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31319 Lakeland Yoghurts 3 for £1 1kg bag Oven Chips £1 open 7 days from 10am– Pizzas from £1 Motor Vehicle & Body Repairs 6pm Meal Deals from £1 for MOT TESTING STATION 0–12 years for Cars, Vans & Motorhomes Toys • Off-Licence New Adventure Hardware • Key Cutting Breakdown & Recovery Service Soft Play Area Free Vehicle Collection Open Monday to Carpet Cleaner Hire • Gifts & Delivery Service Saturday Rockclimbing Walls ~ 3 Lane Astra Slide Diagnostics Ball Cannons ~ Giant Ball Arena Watch Batteries & Straps Fitted Tel: 016973 32833 ~ Fax: 016973 31478 Toddler Car Track ~ Aerial Runways 1,000’s of Bargains Email: [email protected] Parties Available • Hot & Cold Food • Toddler Morning Causewayhead Garage, Causewayhead, open 7 days a week Silloth, CA7 4JG Rookies, Miller Park, Wigton, CA7 9BA We accept all major credit /debit cards Tel: 016973 49241 6 Criffel Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31245 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 5 Look After Your What a Corker of a Conger! Mind and Body Zumba teacher spreading her wings to look after mind and body Jen van der Weide, one of Cumbria’s longest established Zumba teachers, has retrained as a Neuro Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist so she can extend her services to help people look after mind as well as body. Jen first became interested in NLP when she attended a management course where the trainer who are suffering stress. Jen was using NLP techniques. says “clients are telling me She decided to become a they are more confident and Practitioner and then a able to relax and those who Master Practitioner because tried losing weight before are she was intrigued by the now steadily losing weight power of words and the but more importantly, feeling Photo by: Siobhan Brennan effect they can have on us. comfortable with their size, Jen finished her studies shape and who they are.” Ben and Dan Goodman found this Conger Eel washed up on the beach at Skinburness over the Christmas holidays at The Northern School of Losing weight is NLP then studied Clinical difficult at any given Hypnotherapy at the time and Jen believes Awaken School. She has that with a combination £208 also taken an additional of Hypnotherapy £138 Raised for GNAA course in ‘Virtual Gastric (Virtual Gastric Band), Donation Band Hypnosis’ and is now understanding why it Report by: Shelley Aird fully qualified, practicing is that we eat too much throughout Cumbria. and more understanding Over the last few years Jen explained “We all about food, combined with Silloth Surgery have taken know about the feel good physical exercise is a winning part in various fund-raising factor of exercise and the combination. events for charities such as saying ‘a healthy body is a Jen has practise spaces Children in Need, Red Nose healthy mind’ - it works both throughout Cumbria Day and Jeans for Genes. ways. I was first a Weight and even makes house Each Christmas we Watcher, then a Weight calls to ensure clients choose a special charity to Watcher Leader, but I know are comfortable in their donate money too, in the past now that the mind and surroundings. She concludes these have been Eden Valley body is a complete package “We only get one shot in this Hospice, Cancer Research, and we have to take care of life and we have to make it Air Ambulance to name but a both. Sometimes it is good count, living life to the fullest few. This year we choose Help to realise that we are in need and remembering we do this for Heroes, throughout the of a little help to achieve the in different ways – the way month of December we have best out of life. that suits us most.” been on their behalf selling Armed with skills to Since starting her the official wristbands. With look after mind and body, I practice, Jen is continuing all staff and Doctors donating can help people understand her development by studying along with patients we have their behaviour and with Psychotherapy to widen the raised a huge £208. In total Silloth Library would like to thank all those who attended their recent fund raising a little help, weight can be parameters in which she over the years we have raised Christmas coffee morning. shifted, stress can be relieved, works. over £2,000 we would like to A grand total of £138 was raised for the Great North Air Ambulance. anxieties/phobia’s/pain can For more information take this opportunity to thank be managed.” about the services she offers, all patients for the support Jen has already achieved call Jen on 07988 310958, they have given in the past and some great successes with email [email protected] hope they continue to do so. people trying to lose weight or visit her website www. for years, and with others therapyjen.co.uk. Sandra Hickebottom MCFHP DipFHT MAFHP Local Transport OP2TOE Foot TBeauty Salon Services Community Health Dermalogica Professional Facials & Face Mapping, Bus Waxing, Flexible Home Visits Manicures, FOR HIRE All Foot Problems Treated Pedicures, to Corns, Callous, Ingrown Massage, Toenail, Verrucae, Diabetic Reflexology, Groups Foot, Nail Cutting Fully Qualified and Silloth Bee Spray Tans, Juggler Bee or Charities Registered For 15 Years by Electrolysis Jasmin Irwin by and many more Contact: Tel 016973 61440 from Sophia Moore Dave: 016973 31785 Mob 07951 312513 Silloth Primary School from 016973 31591 Silloth Primary School Nursery or 07871 413425 Lawrence: 016973 31257 Estate Caravan & Fishing Shop The Queens HOPES Agents t/a CARAVAN CARE Bed & Breakfast SILLOTH AND SOLWAY COAST Caravan Spares & Accessories Full en-suite rooms ~ Sea Views For advice regarding the sale, letting or valuation Decking Painting, Caravan Cleaning of property contact your local estate agent Richard Call: 016973 31373, Mob: 07753 859403 Johnston on 016973 32018 Fishing Tackle & Frozen Bait also Sewing Alterations email: [email protected] 8 Station Road  Silloth  CA7 4AE The Queens, 1 Park Terrace, Silloth www.hopesofwigton.co.uk 13 Station Road, Silloth, Tel: 016973 33090 Page 6 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Christ Church £3,124 RNLI Donation Crib Service

Report by: Lawrence Marshall The service was David Tembey introduced Keith Millburn and his family (from Silloth) presenting a large cheque for £3120.24 to The crib-service was conducted by Canon Bryan the evening and Canon Silloth RNLI lifeboat station very well attended on Report by: Sue Kent Rothwell. Thanks to all who Bryan Rothwell gave the vote Lifeboat Press Officer Christmas eve. The nativity assisted in any way to this of thanks at the end of this O’Groats on the 29th July of over £12,000 was raised scene was quite spectacular appreciated service. popular event. Silloth RNLI lifeboat 2011, escorted by a piper and in total from the event, of with church lights turned Christ-church and St The photo is of the Crib- station recently received a motorcyclists in front of the which half the proceeds went off. The children played their Pauls mens night. service held at Christ-church massive boost to their funds convoy and arrived in Lands to MacMillan Cancer Care parts very well and baby The mens night was as on Christmas eve which was from a local Silloth man and End 5 days later. They stayed and the other half was split Jesus in the crib was on his popular as ever raising £810 well attended by about 130 his family. at various places en route between Silloth and Thurso best behaviour. for church funds. The rev children parents and adults. Keith Millburn of Eden including Perth, Gretna, RNLI lifeboat stations. Street, Silloth, together with Ludlow, Weston-Super-Mare A tremendous amount other truck enthusiasts, and Sennen Cove. Keith said of hard work and effort was organised a sponsored Truck ‘It was an absolutely fantastic put into the organising of this run from John O’Groats to trip and I had a smashing charity truck run and a big A Seal for Christmas? Lands End in July last year. time. I am thrilled with the thank you must go to Keith On the evening of the - much too early Keith and the rest of outcome.’ from all at Silloth RNLI 23rd December, Harbour to be weaned from the group set off from John A magnificent amount lifeboat station. Master Ed Deeley spotted a Mum. seal lying on the sand at the Mr Henderson dock entrance. On closer said: “I’ve been inspection it appeared to be in continuing injured, so a call to Beacon correspondence Can You Help the Buzz? Veterinary was made. with the RSPCA Wanted Volunteers Contact us on 016973 Solway Buzz by advertising Local vet Tom at Stapely Grange Your friendly Buzz needs 32180. with us. You will not only Henderson quickly made his in Cheshire, and your help to deliver in the How else can you help? help your business, you will way to the port, and after it sounds like Rudolph has “I’ve been revisiting my following areas; Well, there are many also be helping to support a short chase on foot Tom been feeding well, although exotics handbooks and I was • Calvo clubs and organisations who your local community paper and Ed had the seal caught. it still requires restraining correct when I suggested • Causewayhead from do not report anything about in a very important way. Tom identified it as a pup, when fed via stomach tubing they’re very similar to dogs Longcummercattiff to the what they do. To help clarify Please get in touch. having most likely been with a fish puree. They’re without legs, as they are signpost for Skinburness matters, there are no charges separated from its mother hoping to get it into well- particularly susceptible • for any announcements by the recent storms. It enough condition to be to distemper, one of the • Also part of Abbeytown, or articles to be put into KL EXPRESS was soon in the back of the moved onto a seaside facility viruses which we routinely (Abbey Road and from the the Solway Buzz from non vets van and on its way to where they can prepare it for vaccinate dogs (and ferrets) Abbey along to T Wilson commercial organisations. Chinese surgery for medical release into the wild.” for. Potentially an infected (not Friars Garth)). We are delighted to receive treatment. Tom decided Hopefully they’ll be seal could be contagious to We would like to thank your information and will Takeaway to name it ‘Rudolph’ and I able to bottle rear him and a dog, and vice versa, not those people who have include as much of it as think staff at Beacon vets then eventually set him that we are suspicious in this come forward already and space permits. The costs Open at 5pm deserve a big thank you from free - but you might be able case. Most wild seals carry a a very big thank you to all of producing the Buzz are Every Day ‘Rudolph’ for giving their to monitor him on their large worm burden, of which the volunteers current and covered by the advertising, time over the Christmas website. our baby seal seemed be past for giving their time to so, if you are running a A Wide Variety of period to feed and treat him! Mr Henderson added: suffering as well.” support the Solway Buzz. business, please support the Dishes for Every Rudolph has been referred down to the Taste RSPCA seal rescue centre in Jelly Tots Day Nursery ANIMAL & POULTRY FEED Telephone Orders Cheshire (strange place for New Day Nursery now open in Silloth for ages 0 – 5 years. now in stock 016973 33033 a seal rescue centre?). Tom HARRISONS STORE LTD 43 Eden St, Silloth spoke to the British Marine Open Monday to Friday 7.30am - 6.30. Diving Rescue charity We are currently part of Solway Community Technology College. ABBEYTOWN and they gave him some All staff are fully qualified. Nursery vouchers accepted. (farm deliveries available) advice on treatment and Chiropractor approximate age - 3 months For informa�on please contact Jackie on 07729514143 Tel/Fax: 016973 61231 Email: [email protected] The Dental Surgery Half Moon Lane At the Kandy Shop by Appointment Only Kandy Shop Wigton COMPUTER PROBLEM? Examination, Over 120 sweet No Problem diagnosis. jars Pick‘n’Mix Treatment for back, We are your local specialists for: Papers neck pain, headache, Internet Problems Printer Problems Magazines sciatica, sports injuries Greetings Cards Wireless Networking Tel: 0845 643 9224 Diabetic Ice Computer Running Slow Reception Mon - Fri Cream & Sweets Advice for New Computers 8.30am - 6pm Tel: 016973 31843 Mark Hansford Computer Services 14 Criffel Street, Silloth 016973 32089 wigtonchiropractic.co.uk local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 7 Winter Warmth Fund Cumbria Community Foundation, said: “Our a work-related activity or Foundation’s Winter Winter Warmth Fund has support component Buzz Cute Warmth Fund has now grown beyond my wildest • Income Support raised an incredible £163,280 expectations thanks to • Income-based Jobseeker’s to help people stay warm in our successful bid for the Allowance, or the winter. extra ‘one-off’ Government • Disability Living More than £37,000 has money. We’ll be able to help Allowance and struggle to Kids Photo been donated by generous more older people than last maintain a basic acceptable older people who gave year. The money donated by standard of living during part or all of their Winter individuals and businesses the winter due to the cost of Fuel Payment from the has been set aside just for heating your home. Government to help others older people, the rest is open How much can you apply Competition in greater need. The rest to other vulnerable groups. for? came from a successful bid We’re now asking people who • The normal grant is to the Department of Health meet our criteria to get in £125 or £250 in exceptional for a slice of the £20m touch so we can help them.” circumstances. If you would From Birth to 11 Years ‘Warm Homes Healthy How do you apply? like to apply to this fund People Fund’. The bid for the Individuals and families can please contact one of the extra Warm Homes Healthy apply for a grant - the aim following: People Fund money was is to reduce the number of If you are over 60: Prizes Totalling £975 made jointly by the Cumbria excess winter deaths and Age UK West Cumbria Affordable Warmth numbers of people living in (Allerdale and Copeland): To enter, bring your child on Saturday 24th or Sunday Partnership which is made cold homes across Cumbria Christine Timney 01946 25th March for a totally FREE Portrait Session in a up of Cumbria County You must either: 66669 or 08443 843843. special studio (location not confirmed yet) with all photos Council, NHS Cumbria 1. be over 60 If you have vulnerable and a number of other 2. have at least one child children under 5: North taken by Photography by Peter free of charge voluntary and statutory under 5 Allerdale, , Eden and organisations. This funding 3. have a chronic : Barnardo’s: PRIZES SPONSORS can only be used for specific underlying health condition, Richard Simpson 01900 Four 10 day passes valid for 12 months giving full access C&D Supplies revenue projects that don’t particularly respiratory or 816164. to all leisure facilities at Stanwix Park Holiday Centre Hair at Home overlap with the existing coronary, or If not in the above worth £148. Warm Front project, like 4. have a disability categories (health JayBee Blake refurbishing boilers, social particularly affected by cold and disability): David Jewellery made by Little Gemsto the value of £20. Johns Plaice housing, low energy lighting weather and receive Andrews at Cumbria A cut and colour makeover by Salon di Moda. JumboParties.co.uk repairs, maintenance, like • State pension and/or Community Foundation: Sunday Lunch Carvery for the family in the Golf Hotel Little Gems for like replacement and Pension Credit only 01900 825760, david@ to the value of £60. emergency repairs. • Income related cumbriafoundation.org, Photography by Peter Andy Beeforth, Director Employment and Support www.cumbriafoundation. A voucher for goods from Solway Kitchen & Cookware Salon di Moda to the value of £25. of Cumbria Community Allowance that includes org. Silloth Cafe A meal at the Silloth Cafe to the value of £20. Solway Kitchen & A voucher from JumboParties.co.uk for party products Cookware to the value of £25. 2011 Cute Kids Winners Solway Private Hire A meal from Wheyrigg Hall Hotel to the value of £50. Stanwix Park Holiday A pack of professional hair products supplied by Hair at Centre Home to the value of £35. The Golf Hotel Childrens ice cream birthday cakes from the Ice Cream Factory, two prizes, each to the value of £20. The Ice Cream Factory A voucher worth £50 for a Sunday evening meal at Top2Toe Group A winner Freddie Winter Group C winner Charleigh Harrison Ye Old Greyhound Inn, Bromfield plus transport by W. Kirkup Butcher Solway Private Hire, total value £80. Wheyrigg Hall Hotel Goods from JayBee’s to the value of £20. Winters Newsagents Portrait session by Photography by Peter and a framed Sponsors Wanted 12” x 8” print from that session, four prizes, each to the Does you business want value of £74. to get involved by sponsoring Products from C&D Supplies to the value of £20. a prize? A Spray Tan from Top2Toe to the value of £21. The Solway Buzz will be delighted to hear from you, Group B winner Pearl Eilbeck Group D winner Martin Atkinson A meal in Johns Plaice Restaurant to the value of £20. call Peter on 016973 32180. Products from W. Kirkup Butchers to the value of £25. The next edition of A voucher for products from Winters Newsagents to the Buzz will have further the value of £25. Theme Weekends information regarding There are no cash alternatives to these prizes. Prizes must location and session times. be redeemed by end of June 2012. Restrictions may apply to Meanwhile, put the 24th in the Sunset Inn vouchers. Please note: all unclaimed prizes from 2011 have & 25th March 2012 in your Featuring: now lapsed and are no longer valid. diary now. Hank Muldoon & the Hangovers American Roots * Texas Express Country Arizona Storm * The Hayleys White Line Fever & much more Line Dancing, Gun Shooting, Stalls, live entertainment all day and every Music evening during 2nd, 3rd & 4th March Magic of Motown Soul / Motown Weekend Featuring: Soul in the City * The A&C Drifters * The Commandments Detroit * Harlem Nights & more plus Cumbria’s top vinyl soul DJ’s Winter Deal £144 Live bands every afternoon and evening during 16th to 18th March Baby, Child, Pet or your own Portraits For details phone us or go to www.stanwix.com Peter will set up a portable studio and take the photographs you want. You will view the pictures then TANWIX ARK choose one which will be made into a giant 30” x 24” S P Canvas wrap (further prints are an extra cost) Holiday Centre Silloth, CA7 4HH 016973 32666 www.stanwix.com To find out more, call: Peter McRobert tel: 016973 32180 Page 8 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news A Family at War By Arthur Todd Well, lets get on with the war, lets pay a visit to Mount Chico this is the name of a small mountain which we of the 1st Infantry Division were ordered to take. We sat at the bottom of the said feature waiting to make our assault, wondering what was the cause of our sitting there in the pouring rain, when to our complete surprise our stretcher bearers appeared on the scene carrying a headless body to be buried somewhere. Sgt. Pendlebury got a queer shock, I saw the colour drain from his cheeks and I thought to myself there’s something going to happen to him. So up the Chico I noticed on TV a programme about the film ‘War Horse’. My father Bill Todd fought in mountain we climbed in the the 1st World War as a Royal Field Artilleryman using his horses to pull the guns into position. dark wondering what we He fought in the Battle of Mons and received a serious head injury which caused him to should find up there. Well, be blinded for a short period of time. He fought the rest of his war on the Italian front, going in the dark I managed to under the code name ‘Foot-Sloggers’, finishing the war in 1947. He returned to Silloth to be find a trench and guess who employed by Carrs Flour Milling Industries. was standing outside of my trench, a Gerry officer with his men having a right old us and I still hadn’t got rid of fire upon stretcher bearers was my next field of battle, conflab, how did I know that my German sniper trouble. and that meant my life. but no the big bomb changed they were Germans and not Guess what happened! When the young soldier all that and so by the year our own troops, well because My bren gun which I had who was sent to relieve me 1947 I was discharged. I was so near to them that whilst taking aim at my got shot in his head I called So the family at war was I could have touched them both sides. who were taken prisoner. I enemy sniper jammed, so I the stretcher bearers to carry over and we were changed if I had wanted to and they Sgt. Pendlebury got wonder if there is any square saw my Duke of Wellington him out of the line and I into softies today. I think of were talking. How do you wounded in his neck, head Englishmen? soldier who was dead had no helped the bearers to carry Afghanistan and our brave say ‘yes’ in german ‘Ja Ja’ they Pte. Reeves a head injury, Next day I met up more use of his gun, so I took him out of the line. young warriors who have were so busy talking that killed were Sgt Adams and with our Brigadier, he was it. It became my proudest In about that time they paid the highest possible they never gave a thought a Private of the Duke of crawling on his belly and I possession for the rest of the said to me that I had been price that mankind can pay. about me. My slit trench was Wellingtons Regiment and was in a forward trench at war. awarded with the Military How many years has this quite fully armed with Mills other casualties, so the truce the time and he speaks to me Up those lads came to Medal which I never evil madness gone on. Since bombs (hand grenades) so went on till almost dark, asking where-about is the relieve us, hell, they didn’t received. A sad, sad mistake. before my father went to war I just quickly rolled them then all hell opened up. enemy? I said “he’s there” know what trouble they I wish I had not got to know also my dear mother. There amongst them, it was a sight I was in the slit trench on pointing to a German tin hat were getting into, perhaps about it but the war was still will one day be an end to this to see them bolting like my own that night when the about four or five yards from it’s just as well. This young being fought and I wasn’t evil, when Satan is cast into rabbits. Daylight came and shelling cooled off a bit. I was me. The Brigadier said “what lad crawls in beside me, as he sure whether I was going to his pit, his bottomless pit and we were made aware of the listening for any movement am I doing here?” I said “I crawled he had his head in live through it. So ‘san fairy man will live in peace with down to earth situation, when a voice was heard by don’t know” but his parting the air, of course our sniper Anne’ was my attitude, they his fellow man. When the across the Chico mountain me, it was a german voice, he word to me was I’ll see you foe couldn’t let a chance like can keep their medals. A lot Lord Jesus christ will show top was a German sniper was shouting “commerad” so get relieved soon. Away he that pass could he now? He of fighting there was to do us how to live in peace with who was a crack shot. He I let our officer know about scuttled over the top of Mt. shot him in the head. Well, and to be done. each other. Come quickly got a bead on me and bang things and I asked him if he Chico and he was as good as this was my way of getting From the Italian Lord Jesus we certainly need his bullet pitched in front would like me to bring him his word. That’s the beauty of out of a tight corner, if I campaign to Palestine and you. of my face the dirt from it in. He said yes, so I went for having Brigadiers who keep should turn my back on my wondering if the Burma war Amen, and so be it. blinded me, so I shouted him and another surprise their word. sniper foe I was a dead, dead to Neeves my comrade in awaited me, in the middle of Getting relieved wasn’t man. I’ll tell you something our slit trench to see if he no mans land I met up with as easy as that though. Our honourable about our sniper could get a shot at him so this German soldier and lo troops were sent up to relieve foe and that was he didn’t he had a try, as a result he and behold he was a ‘Square was clipped in the head and Head’, they used to say they needed hospital treatment. were square heads but I So stretcher bearers came up, never thought I would ever it was during the time when see one. This lad was a proper we and the German enemy ‘Square Head’. We took him decided to hold a truce to prisoner. For you the war is bury our dead and move our over, was what the Germans wounded, agreed upon by used to say to our troops Emily by Emily Loolo from by Silloth Courtney

Hero Bee by Ryan Millican from Silloth Primary School

Catbee by Kaysie Henderson from Butterfly Bee Silloth Primary School by Lucy Furness from Buzz Buzz Silloth Primary School by Scott Wilson from Abbeytown local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 9 Take a Look at Jumbo Parties “Oh my word, we never knew all this was down here”! “This is brilliant” “It’s good to finally have something like this in Silloth” Competition “I’m gonna tell everyone” “You should let everyone know” Win 2 Tickets These are just a few of the responses we receive at The and invitations for every like to inform everybody Kandy Shop when customers occasion. We also have over that it is not always possible venture downstairs for the 25 ranges of Children’s and to show them downstairs first time. The space below is Adult Themed Party Ware if they just turn up. It is to see bigger than the Shop above from Hello Kitty to Super advisable to phone first to and is filled with everything Mario. Hen & Stag Night arrange an appointment on you need to make your party Novelties are also a speciality. 0344 5678901 or 016973 one to remember. With around300 Party 31843 or E-mail: party@ After a six month bag fillers priced from only jumboparties.co.uk to avoid Celtic Dream programme of complete 15p to delight your little disappointment. Or visit us renovation, the basement angels, our selection of at www.jumboparties.co.uk. has been completely goodies will suit all budgets. If you are arranging a transformed. No longer is it a Although we are an party or any event and need damp, smelly, unloved space. Online Party Shop, we advice, we will be happy to It is now a fully functional welcome customers wishing discuss your requirements and meet warm and friendly Online to see our wide range of and look forward to seeing Party Shop that Santa would party supplies. We would you soon. be proud of. We have the largest selection for all your party the Cast needs. In stock we have balloons with a helium filling service. Banners, badges Record Attendance Plaques at the Carnegie on Attendance Figures At Westfield, Blennerhasset, The Carnegie Montreal (), The Carnegie Theatre in Broughton Moor, St. Joseph’s Silloth has announced (Frizington), Flimby, the best set of Pantomime Netherton, Silloth, St. attendance figures achieved Gregory’s (Moorclose), St. Green since the late 1970’s. Michael’s (Workington) and A total of 3,461 Lowca. Benches customers viewed 12 Carnegie Theatre pantomime performances Manager Paul Sherwin Does anyone have any at the Theatre over the explained that the schools information regarding the Christmas period. Eight pantomime business had benches on Silloth Green performances of Sleeping been growing steadily over that have memorial plaques? Beauty presented by the past four years. The project board for Celtic Dream has been against a backdrop of highly To experience Celtic Workington and District “Local people are the Heritage Lottery Fund created to bring one of the infectious, powerful and Dream is to experience the Amateur Musical Society obviously looking for quality refurbishment are keen most original and authentic spirit invoking music. genuine heart and soul of attracted 2548 visitors and performances at affordable to know if there are any shows in the world to UK The Celtic Dream Ireland. four schools performances of prices and without having to relatives they can contact to audiences and this Spring show is the perfect blend The Celtic Dream show Cinderella presented by the travel too far” he said. “We ensure that any renovation sees the show embarking on of traditional Irish music is coming to Workington professional London-based are already in discussions to benches on the Green is a five month tour of England, alongside modern songs. soon and the Solway Buzz Panto Company attracted regarding a proposed done with their agreement. Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Heartwarming performances are offering one lucky winner 913 primary schoolchildren increase in the number of If you can help, please Embodying the true spirit feature astoundingly the opportunity to win a pair and their teachers. Pantomime performances contact Chris Graham of of Ireland, this production choreographed dance of tickets for the show at the Primary schools to be held at the Carnegie Friends of the Green: is a breathtaking myriad of routines and a touch of the Carnegie Theatre on 19th attending Cinderella Theatre for Christmas 2012” Home 016973 31698 brilliant dance, phenomenal old Irish ‘Craic’. April, as well as the chance to included Thornhill, he added. Mobile 07799 067675. vocals, astounding Celtic Dream will leave meet and chat with the cast. musicianship and glittering audiences mesmerised and (There is no cash alternative). costumes. wanting more and more of To be in with a chance of With a selection of the the ultimate Irish experience. winning simply answer the finest dancers, vocalists Audiences will be following question: “Which The Golf Hotel and musicians from around delighted with time country is also known as Booking Ireland, Celtic Dream will honoured tunes like ‘Danny the Emerald Isle?” Only one Essential enchant and take audiences Boy’ and ‘Carrickfergus’ to entry per household. on an uplifting journey the haunting modern day For more information Burns Night of song and dance with classics of Sarah McLachlan’s please visit www.celtic- Saturday 28th January a kaleidoscope of colour ‘In the Arms of the Angels’. dream.com. Four Course Dinner served from 5pm to 9pm £21.95 To enter the competition complete and return this form by 29th February to the Solway Buzz, Barn Cottage, Valentines Night Skinburness, Wigton, CA7 4RA Tuesday 14th February Four Course Dinner Question: Answer: served from 5pm to 9pm £27.95 WHICH COUNTRY IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE EMERALD ISLE? Mothering Sunday Your Name, Sunday 18th March Address and The Golf Hotel, Criffel Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4AB Tel: 016973 31438 golfhotelsilloth.co.uk Three Course Lunch Telephone served from 12pm to 4pm £22.95 under 12’s £12 Number Page 10 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news

Children’s Centre Football Training Opening Hours: Silloth Football Club Dates for the Diary Monday 9:30am to 12 noon fortnightly for the Times 2011/2012 Childminders group at the Sports Hall January 2012 March cont’d June September Wednesday 9:30am to 12 noon Under 9’s for Tots n Toddlers Monday 5pm to 6pm 27th RNLI Quiz Night in 7th Solway Parkinson’s 1st Skinburness Residents 6th Silloth Music & Beer Open at other times when the Contact Carl Stanford 31868 the Golf Hotel from 7:30pm, Group meeting in Wheyrigg Association Coffee Morning in Festival teams of four Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am rooms have been booked, if you Under 18’s contact 016973 52527, listen to 7th Skinburness Residents Fridays 6pm to 7:30pm wish to use the Centre please 28th Burns Night in the the Hospice Choir 2nd Queens Jubilee Association Coffee Morning in call to make arrangements. We Contact Andrew Murphy 32434 Golf Hotel, Tel: 016973 31438 Celebrations on Silloth Green Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am are more than happy to show Saturday Men’s Team 10th Crunch Service at people around, chat on a one Thursday 7:30pm to 9pm Skinburness Road Car Park 3rd Queens Jubilee 7th Silloth Music & Beer to one basis or in small groups. Contact John Slack 31449 from 9am to 11am Celebrations on Silloth Green Festival Contact Numbers: Sunday Men’s Team February 10th Battle of the Bands in 4th Queens Jubilee 8th Silloth Music & Beer Silloth CC - 016973 31230 Wednesday 8pm to 9:30pm 1st Solway Parkinson’s Silloth Rugby Club @ 7pm Celebrations on Silloth Green Festival Aspatria CC - 016973 22777 David Brough 07584 687272 Tel: 016973 32706 Wigton CC - 016973 49555 Group meeting in Wheyrigg Open to boys and girls. Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, 4th Queens Jubilee 9th Silloth Music & Beer Beacon being lit in Silloth today Membership forms available contact 016973 52527, speaker 16th Soul Weekender at Festival Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 from all coaches. John Kane, Living with Parkinson’s 6th Solway Parkinson’s Arthritis Support Secretary contact: 17th Soul Weekender at Group meeting in Wheyrigg Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, Wigton Area Arthritis Support Colin Baty 31297 2nd Skinburness Residents Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 October contact 016973 52527, speaker Group meet on Association meeting in 1st Silloth Town Council Chichester Hall at 7:30pm 17th Battle of the Bands in Rachel Wilson, Speech & meeting at 7pm in Community 1st Friday each month at Silloth Rugby Club @ 7pm Language Therapist Loveday House, South End, Hall, Petteril Street 3rd Skinburness Residents Tel: 016973 32706 Wigton @ 1:30pm, details from Karate Club Association Coffee Morning in 11th Silloth Town Council Gladys 016973 43964 3rd Solway Parkinson’s From Monday 9th January Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am 18th Soul Weekender at meeting at 7pm in Community Group meeting in Wheyrigg Silloth Karate Club will be Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Hall, Petteril Street Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, moving to Solway Community 3rd Public meeting on contact 016973 52527, speaker 18th Mothering Sunday at 16th Silloth Vintage Rally School Hall. Health Care in West Cumbria on Parkinson’s Research Silloth Tots/Toddlers at 7pm in the Wave Centre, Golf Hotel, Tel: 016973 31438 under 12’s 6:30 to 7:30pm 17th Silloth Vintage Rally Silloth Tots & Toddlers meet in Maryport 5th Skinburness Residents 12’s and over 7:30 to 9pm 20th Criffel Tea Dance in the Childrens Centre, Silloth Association Coffee Morning in NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Solway Community Technology and is open to all children aged 6th Silloth Town Council Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am meeting at 7pm in Community College from 1:45 to 3:45pm from 0 to 4 accompanied by a For further details contact Stephen on 07811 761033 Hall, Petteril Street parent/carer. 24th Table Top Sale in July Sessions are on: 7th Criffel Tea Dance in Wigton Market Hall 10 to 2pm, 2nd Silloth Town Council November Wednesdays: Solway Community Technology £8 per table, T: 016973 44555 meeting at 7pm in Community 2nd Skinburness Residents 10pm to 11:30am College from 1:45 to 3:45pm Hall, Petteril Street term time only Abbeytown Bowls 24th Buzz Cute Kids Photo Association Coffee Morning in Entry is £1 per family and this Competition session to be Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am Abbeytown Indoor Bowls 8th West Cumbria 4th Solway Parkinson’s includes refreshments confirmed every Monday @ 7pm in the Managing Radioactive Waste Group meeting in Wheyrigg All Welcome 5th Silloth Town Council Assembly Rooms from October Partnership public meeting in Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, Call in for a friendly chat Wigton Market Hall from 1-7pm 25th Buzz Cute Kids Photo meeting at 7pm in Community to April, beginners welcome. contact 016973 52527, speaker Hall, Petteril Street Competition session to be Richard Spiers, Along the 11th Crunch Service at confirmed Solway Skinburness Road Car Park 7th Solway Parkinson’s Group meeting in Wheyrigg from 9am to 11am 31st Battle of the Bands in 6th Skinburness Residents Abbeytown Library Carnegie Theatre @ 7pm Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, Ballroom Dancing Association Coffee Morning in contact 016973 52527, speaker Abbeytown mobile library 14th Valentines Night in Tel: 016973 32706 Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am will stop outside the From 11th January 2012 Golf Hotel, Tel: 016973 31438 Carol Purves, Chinese Whispers Wheatsheaf Inn at 1pm for an In Mawbray Village Hall every 28th Silloth Kite Festival hour every Monday Wednesday from 7:30pm to 14th Holme Low Parish 8th Holme Low Parish Council meeting at 7:30pm in 9:30pm for both beginners and Council meeting at 7:30pm in April 28th Abbeytown Carnival Silloth Community Hall, Silloth Community Hall, improvers. 2nd Silloth Town Council Petteril Street, Silloth Petteril Street, Silloth 29th Silloth Kite Festival All welcome, Telephone Gerry meeting at 7pm in Community Christ Church & Susan on 016973 32956 15th Pantomime ‘The Hall, Petteril Street 9th Country Music 30th English Golf Union weekend at Stanwix Park For Christ Church baptisms and Wizard of Oz’ in Culterham Amateur Championship at 4th Solway Parkinson’s Tel: 016973 32666 other church related business Hall, Mawbray, T: 01900881573 Silloth on Solway Golf Club Group meeting in Wheyrigg please contact the church Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, 10th Country Music 16th Pantomime ‘The 31st English Golf Union wardens: Silloth RNLI Shop contact 016973 52527, speaker weekend at Stanwix Park Wizard of Oz’ in Culterham Amateur Championship at Mrs Jean Oliver, tel: 32271 Vivienne Coleman, Pencil Tel: 016973 32666 Shop Opening Hours Hall, Mawbray, T: 01900881573 Silloth on Solway Golf Club Mrs Margaret Graham, tel: 31452 Drawing, Talk and have a go The shop will close for the 17th Pantomime ‘The 11th Country Music season on Sunday 11th Wizard of Oz’ in Culterham 6th Skinburness Residents weekend at Stanwix Park December. Hall, Mawbray, T: 01900881573 Association Coffee Morning in Tel: 016973 32666 Civic Amenity Sites Thank you to all our customers Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am August 18th Pantomime ‘The 16th Rock Weekender at Operated by Cumbria County who have supported us during 1st Solway Parkinson’s Wizard of Oz’ in Culterham 10th Criffel Tea Dance in Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Council. tel: 01228 606060 the year and we look forward to Group meeting in Wheyrigg Hall, Mawbray, T: 01900881573 Westnewton Village Hall Maryport Tip, tel 01900 66922 seeing you again in the spring. from 1:45 to 3:45pm Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, 17th Rock Weekender at open daily 8am to 6pm contact 016973 52527, speaker 21st Criffel Tea Dance in Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Wigton Tip, tel 016973 45617 Ruth Greenhalgh, Clinical Solway Community Technology 24th Criffel Tea Dance in open Tuesday, Thursday, Psychologist College from 1:45 to 3:45pm Solway Community Technology 18th Rock Weekender at Saturday & Sunday, College from 1:45 to 3:45pm Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Kickboxing Club 1st English Golf Union 8am to 6pm 25th Table Top Sale in The Kickboxing Club is held Amateur Championship at Wigton Market Hall 10 to 2pm, 28th Table Top Sale in 23rd Soul Weekender at Silloth on Solway Golf Club in Christ Church Hall every £8 per table, T: 016973 44555 Wigton Market Hall 10 to 2pm, Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Thursday night from 6:30pm to £8 per table, T: 016973 44555 2nd English Golf Union 7:30pm. All welcome. 25th Firefighters 24th Soul Weekender at Production Team 29th Kids in Cumbria Amateur Championship at Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 www.solwaykickboxing. Fundraiser Charity Night in Proprietor: Families Day at Solway Silloth on Solway Golf Club webeden.co.uk Silloth Social Club at 7:30pm Peter McRobert Tickest £5, Tel: 07584 563683 Community Technology College 25th Soul Weekender at Barn Cottage from 11am to 3pm 3rd English Golf Union Stanwix Park Tel: 016973 32666 Skinburness, CA7 4RA Amateur Championship at Tel: 016973 32180 Silloth on Solway Golf Club Please note that Email: 3rd Skinburness Residents [email protected] articles, letters and December March May Association Coffee Morning in virtually all content of 3rd Silloth Town Council 2nd Skinburness Residents Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am Editorial Content the Solway Buzz are 2nd Solway Parkinson’s meeting at 7pm in Community Association Coffee Morning in This is down to you, we can contributed by YOU, Group meeting in Wheyrigg Hall, Petteril Street Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, 4th English Golf Union only publish items if you send the local community. 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The Editor reserves the 2nd Country Music Harry King from Radio Cumbria Silloth on Solway Golf Club When sending articles in, Group meeting in Wheyrigg right to control what is weekend at Stanwix Park Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, please supply a contact name 14th Holme Low Parish included, however, no Tel: 016973 32666 4th Skinburness Residents contact 016973 52527, speaker and number in case something Council meeting at 7:30pm in responsibility whatsoever Association Coffee Morning in Christmas Dinner requires clarification. 3rd Battle of the Bands in Silloth Community Hall, for the content of the Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am We will accept letters or Silloth Rugby Club @ 7pm Petteril Street, Silloth Solway Buzz can be 7th Skinburness Residents emails, but we do prefer emails Tel: 016973 32706 8th Criffel Tea Dance in Association Coffee Morning in accepted by the Editor, 27th Silloth Carnival as we do not have a typist to Westnewton Village Hall Chichester Hall 10am –11:30am type your articles out. or the Publishers. 3rd Country Music from 1:45 to 3:45pm Published by: weekend at Stanwix Park Peter McRobert with the Tel: 016973 32666 8th Holme Low Parish Errors do occur in support of the whole Copy date for the Council meeting at 7:30pm in September Dates for the Diary community and an army of 4th Country Music Silloth Community Hall, Please check before April issue is: weekend at Stanwix Park Petteril Street, Silloth volunteers. 3rd Silloth Town Council attending an event 1st March 2012 Tel: 016973 32666 meeting at 7pm in Community 14th Silloth Town Council Hall, Petteril Street If your organisation has an 5th Silloth Town Council meeting at 7pm in Community Do you have an event event to promote or you meeting at 7pm in Community Hall, Petteril Street 5th Solway Parkinson’s Copy Hall, Petteril Street Group meeting in Wheyrigg in the area bounded by have something to say, Hall Hotel, lunch at 12:30pm, Abbeytown, Mawbray,  please note the next copy 6th Criffel Tea Dance in Date contact 016973 52527, speaker Silloth, Skinburness, if date. Solway Community Technology Averil Dawson, Down Memory College from 1:45 to 3:45pm Lane so please let us know. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 11 Letters Misuse of Life Belts Springtime Reads Dear Buzz, thank the local people who Allerdale Borough of the dangers of going onto Why not curl up with a Supported by are supporting us by using Anne Carruthers Council is warning of the the pier in stormy conditions. Cumbria Library Service I have to write and say our nursery on a regular dangers of misusing the “We have experienced good book? how much I am enjoying basis. We are building life belts. There have been some very stormy weather the ‘Family at War’ up a good clientele but reports to Workington of late and anyone being The Winter Palace articles by Arthur Todd. still have a few spaces Police over recent weeks, too close to the sea in those by Eva Stachniak As a child of the same available should any one following the four life belts conditions are risking their generation as Arthur, I be interested. at Harrington Harbour lives. We have erected a Set in the Court of can relate to what he is We would like to thank being thrown into the sea by sign at the entrance of the Empress Elizabeth of describing, so well and so Mr Lawrence Marshall youths. pier warning people of Russia, this beguiling vividly! also for being our first tale begins when orphan I was especially touched official Santa at our first Councillor Barbara the dangers but it is being by his reference to his Christmas party. Cannon, Chair of ignored.” Vavara joins the imperial mother, and all the And lastly but not least Harrington Harbour and Inspector Mark Wear, household and is swept mothers involved in we would like to thank Dock Board, said: “Life belts from the Neighbourhood into the role of royal spy that awful conflict. Mrs Alison Henderson for and heaving lines have had Policing Team in for the Chancellor of These ladies were in the kindly buying us an outside to be replaced by Allerdale Workington, said: “These Russia. He shows Vavara background and had to shed where we can store Borough Council within the acts of antisocial behaviour secret corridors and spy put up with a very hard our outside equipment and last month alone at a cost of are mindless and those holes within the palace; way of life, trying to feed parents can leave their about £120. If anyone had responsible are not thinking how to open locked and clothe children in buggy’s and prams. the misfortune of falling of the consequences of their drawers and private mail those dark days was far Thanks to everyone for into the Harbour and there actions. These life belts are and report back to him. from easy, and for those their kindness and Happy were no life belts at hand, the emergency equipment and As she hones her skills, mothers whose children New Year to one and all. consequences could be dire. are needed to help anyone Elizabeth herself expects were evacuated it must “I would urge parents who gets into difficultly. Vavara to become her eyes companionship and their have been terrible to be Jackie McCormick and teachers to educate the We are investigating the and ears. relationship blossoms into parted from them. and Jenny Burns children in their care about incidents and ask members The most import lesson what Vavara mistakenly Arthur describes his the dangers of not having of the public to contact us Vavara will learn is how to accepts as true friendship. mother as a “warrior” a life belt when needed. if they have seen anyone survive the ever-changing This beautiful story is (without a battle dress) Dear Buzz, Children and adults alike tampering with the life belts political allegiances. woven around real life events and she “and every blessed also need to be made aware to get in contact with us.” When Princess Sophie which leave you praying one of them” had hearts I wish to say thank you of Anhalt-Zerbst arrives that Vavara survives the full of LOVE which they to everyone who sent me gave “without a murmur” cards and gifts during my in St Petersburg to meet transformation of Sophie as How true that was - I can eight days in hospital. her heir to the throne, she flourishes into who we well remember my own Special thanks to my Vavara is instructed by the know as Catherine the Great. mother struggling to deal friend Joan for her quick Empress to become Sophies’ with rationing, and not action, Lorna (First “friend.” They find unlikely A wonderful read seeing my father, who was Responders), and Elsie in the army, for six long for her daily phone calls. Scandal in Spring years. Also to the two lovely by Lisa Kleypas Arthur talks about the ambulance men for their futility of war and I am care, my sister Mary and Daisy is the whimsical sure we would all agree niece Carole for staying at with that!! the hospital with me, and wallflower, always away Well done, Arthur, and to my marvellous family with the fairies and with may you long continue for their care of me. her nose stuck in a book. to enthral us with your Her father, getting fed memoirs. Wilma Little up with her failure to snag a husband, issues June Wilkinson Dear Buzz, an ultimatum - find one Emma quickly, or he’ll see to it Dear Buzz, Can anyone help with the by Paige Armstrong that she marries Matthew following, I am looking to from Pennine Way Primary School Swift, his protégé in Jackie and Jenny would join a line dancing group business. like to say a BIG Thank- and I would be interested Naturally, Daisy isn’t You to Solway Community in joining a singing for happy about this and her Technology College for pleasure group in or town and surrounding sister Lillian adds her enabling them to start around Silloth. I can be area. We are working Mothers very vocal condemnations their Day Nursery “Jelly contacted via the Solway to encourage/develop of Mr Swift...but wouldn’t give into that yearning due Tots”. Buzz. more group’s using the Union you know it? When Mr to a dark secret from his Without their kindness hall on regular basis. For Swift turns up at the house past. With the two of them and help we would still be Valerie Lodge example: Ladies Coffee party at the Westcliffs, he thrown together at the house looking for somewhere to Morning’s and the Men’s New Year is no longer quite as odious party, can they both fight the go. The staff have all been Club (male version of the as Daisy remembers...and growing attraction between very friendly and helpful Dear Buzz, WI. Party unbeknownst to Daisy, he them? especially Mrs Lois Baird, Anyone interested in has been yearning for her for Will this love story have a becoming involved in 23 Members of Wigton the Head of the school. The Space Ltd (Silloth years, although he cannot happy ending? They have fitted a new Community Hall) is a Not helping to organise a St. Mary’s Mother Union toilet for us and are going For Profit Community group, please contact me. met in The Spotted Cow to fence off our own play Social Enterprise. Restaurant for their New Cold Spring Harbour area when the weather It is there for the people Clive Firth Year Party. by Richard Yates permits. of Silloth, the surrounding 016973 31995 Margaret Peddar Also, we would like to area and visitor’s to the [email protected] welcomed everyone and read When the Shepard’s a Scottish Poem then Rev. car breaks down in New Brian Peddar said the Grace. York City, it sets into A delicious meal was served motion a chain of events which all enjoyed and a draw that will transform the took place then a Yuletide lives of the beautiful, if Masthead Winner not stupid, Evan Shepard, Carlisle Embroidery are Quiz was given out. After generously donating a much laughter Anne Poole as well as that of his Solway Buzz embroidered hoodie This month the guessed most answers but doomed lover Rachel. It is to the winner. This is in addition winner is Bethany everyone received a small only when they try every avenue of escape that they to the usual Winners Certificate Daisy Mitchell prize. and £5 Gift Voucher. Margaret, helped by realise that all paths lead from Holm So, come on kids, Helen Armstrong then back to the small town of get drawing, the Buzz is always Cultram Abbey passed around with ‘Santa’s Cold Spring Harbor. looking for more imaginative School with a bee Sack filled with presents each All the sorrows bees and yours might be the called “Jedward member had brought. Gladys of Evan Shepard’s next winner. Send them in to Bees”. loutish adolescence were bride Rachel yearn to escape the address on this page and a was thanked for producing quality Solway Buzz embroidered the Quiz and Helen was redeemed at seventeen, in the mistakes of their parents. hoodie from Carlisle Embroidery Well done! thanked for organizing the 1935, when he fell in love But as they discover, families could be yours. evening. with automobiles... In the exert a hold as tight as fate, You don’t have to be at school here to send a bee to us. All went home happy small suburban town of and every way out only ends If you are here on holiday we would love to receive your bee drawing, just tell us your after a lovely friendly Cold Spring Harbor, Evan up back home. name, where you are from and where you are staying. You will find our address on page 4. evening. 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Bottle of Morgans Spiced Club welcomed Abbeytown A.F.C. held it’s Christmas - Abbie Ireland, Silloth. to the West Street Club. Rita party in the Rugby Club 6. Case of Magners - Robbie Fell organized the games and and it was a huge success. Carter, Silloth. we had the usual format of Entertainment was provided 7. Victoria Biscuits - J 5 games of 4 matches before by Graham Brown and the Middleton, Saltcotes. supper and the same after Eric Stanwix Disco Road 8. Bottle of Smirnoff Vodka - supper. Show, who kept the party Yvonne Donald, Silloth. The raffle winners for rocking into the early hours 9. Bottle of Wine - Dave P, Wigton were Alan Rudd, of the morning! Silloth. Hannah Mossop, Shirley I’d like to thank our 10. Bottle of Kumala Wine - Atkinson and Evelyn Hutton friends at Silloth Rugby Mary Rowell, Carlisle. while the lucky winners for Club who were once again 11. Box of Miniature Heroes Abbeytown were Yvonne Report by: Gareth Lewis matter what the outcome of outstanding and, along with fantastic hosts and thanks - J Stanford, Silloth. Annall, Joyce Wilson, The Seagulls suffered the match it is little wonder Andy Hardman, were at the to Graham and Eric for the 12. Milk Tray - L Rudd, Michael Faulkner, Alan Litt only their second league that Silloth let the result heart of all Silloth’s superb great music. Finally I’d like . and John Crawford. defeat of the season after slip away from them. You attacking football. The to say a massive thank you to 13. Kate Moss Perfume - Michael thanked Wigton a controversial 5-2 loss at cannot fault the attitude Seagulls created a hat full of everybody who showed their Cally Martin, Silloth. for a very friendly evening home to Windscale, but still and commitment of the chances in the first half and support for the football club, 14. Bottle of Red Wine - and a delicious supper but stayed top of Tesco Division Seagulls’ players as they lost scored five goals, although bought a ticket and joined in John Slack, Silloth. unfortunately the score was One. to their nearest rivals in very this could have been more if the party fun. I hope you all 15. DVDs - J Stanford, Wigton 55 Abbeytown 20. Silloth were well disappointing circumstances. it hadn’t been for the efforts had a great time! Silloth. We look forward to aware of the need for a big Man of the match was Adam of the St Bees’ keeper. Also, on the night the 16. Box of Fragrances - Sarah getting our revenge when performance in this top of Carr who once again showed Silloth took their foot off winning tickets of the Silloth Foster, Fletchertown. they come to Abbeytown the table clash and they were his quality when playing up the gas in the second half, AFC Christmas raffle were 17. Bottle of White Wine - this year. superb in the first half. The front. but were still able to fashion drawn out. Congratulations Graham Little. Seagulls passing football was The Seagulls then got some excellent scoring to all the prize winners 18. Bottle of Old Git - Kev in full flow as they exploited their title challenge back on opportunities. By the end including legendary Seagull Snodden, Iggesund. for organising the raffle space all over the park. Two track with a comprehensive of the game the Seagulls Chris Walsh who won the 19. Bottle of Chardonnay - and obtaining some superb well taken goals from Adam 6-2 victory over St Bees had run out comfortable top prize of a 32” LCD TV! David Bell, Innovia. prizes. Also huge thanks Carr was scant reward for a Reserves. 6-2 winners, with manager Prize winners are listed 20. Box of Miniature to the Balmoral, Winter’s, half that Silloth dominated, The Silloth players John Slack relieved to see his below - Whiskey - Ryan Hanley, Co-op Pharmacy, the Rugby but they were firmly in knew a big performance team get back to winning 1. LCD TV - Chris Walsh, Abbeytown. Club and JayBee’s who control of the match. was required after defeat in ways. Goalscorers were Andy Silloth. If you haven’t got your all donated prizes, and to It was the events at half their top of the table clash Hardman with a hat-trick, 2. PS3 - Michelle prize yet don’t worry as our everybody that bought a time that turned the fixture with Windscale and the Andy Hinde 2 and Mark Henderson, Westnewton. Club Chairman Eric Telford ticket. Thank you all very on it’s head and left a bitter lads did not disappoint. The Glencross with a powerful 3. Kindle - Mary Rowell, will be contacting you asap! much and on behalf of taste in the mouths of the Seagulls went on the attack header. Carlisle. I’d like to say a big Silloth AFC I’d like to wish Seagulls’ players. The referee straight from the kick-off, Man of the match 4. Camera - J Peacock, thank you to Eric Telford you all a Happy New Year! initially refused to restart the exploiting the space out wide was Calvin Rowell who is match due to a problem with and keeping the opposition becoming a pivotal player for the Silloth team sheet. After pinned in their own half. Silloth with the quality of his consulting with the County Wingers Paul Glencross performances at both centre League Secretary the referee and Adam Carr were both midfield and left-back. New Kickboxing Club was advised to continue Dale with the game and allow Whylde has Andy Hardman (over whose started a new name on the team sheet kickboxing the problem had arisen) to club in Silloth. play the rest of the game. This will Unfortunately, the referee be aimed at ignored this and forced the youth of the Seagulls to substitute Silloth and Hardman before he would surrounding allow the second half to areas. Adults proceed. and juniors In the face of this setback will of course and with the possibility of Rockstar be welcome. being docked three points no Bee The club will by be held at Jordan Boydell Christ Church THE from Missionary Macmillan Holm Hall every CHARITY SHOP Cultram Thursday Cancer Support Abbey Queen’s Court, Criffel St. night from 6:30pm to enough he will most likely take part. North Lakeland School Hospice at Home Silloth, Tel: 016973 31696 7:30pm. extend the training sessions Check out the clubs Dale hopes the club will times or run a separate venue new website at www. Marie Curie Cancer Care Closed Mondays Cumbria Air Ambulance grow in numbers during the on another night so no-one solwaykickboxing.webeden. Eden ValleyYour Hospice support is greatly appreciated winter months, if it gets busy will miss the opportunity to co.uk.

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Report by: Rachel Fleming Wilkinson. Anna Middleton of Anna attended County Holm Cultram Abbey training at Penrith Leisure Primary School, has been Centre on Sunday 11th asked to play badminton for December. Anna has said the County! of the experience “I feel Anna began paying really special as only a few badminton in year five and people get picked. I am really has recently attended Holm excited about playing for the Cultram Abbey’s after school County and I’m really proud badminton club run by Barry of myself”.

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Report by: Above: the Veterans Below: Victorious Young Seagulls Gareth Lewis Young Seagulls The 2011 Winners win Boxing Day friendly! A great night The young was had by all at Seagulls were able Silloth Tennis Club’s to make amends for 8th Presentation their shock defeat night. 12 months ago by Using the main beating the veteran hall in Silloth Sports Seagulls 8-2 in the & Social Club, which Silloth A.F.C. annual is the main sponsor Boxing Day friendly. of the club, with However the over 70 parents scoreline does not and players in tell the whole story attendance Cumbria of a match which LTA Executive was the proverbial ‘game of few crunching tackles. No table (scoring 71 goals in 14 Committee Member two halves’! more so than David ‘Revis’ games). In the end the game Pat Taylor was on With the young Seagulls’ Reeves who showed that finished 8-2 to the young hand to present the side being comprised of the years spent tending his Seagulls which was not a fair awards to players almost the entire first team allotment had not dulled reflection on how well the from the age of 6 to squad, it was always going his competitive edge, as the veterans had played, but at 16 with the ‘Most u8 Aegon North Winners to be an uphill task for the young boys’ Paul Glencross least it was not the double Improved’ and veterans, but it was the old can definitely attest to! figure scoreline predicted ‘Player of the Year’ boys who had the better The veterans took a by the youngs guns Mark categories being of the play in the first half. deserved 1-0 lead into half Glencross. Goalscorers for complimented with Manager Stephen Hart time thanks to a goal from the young Seagulls were a hat- special “Rising Star” was able to name in his side Paul Hayton, who coolly trick from Andy Hardman awards, Club Junior the likes of Panda, Minnie, slotted home after taking (including a superb strike of the Year, County Ramma, Revis, Cruddy, advantage of a mix up in from 25 yards), Andy Hinde, Recognition and Slacky and ‘Mad’ Malc Wise, the young Seagulls’ defence. Andrew Trestianu, Adam Team awards. some the greatest players ever Now all the old boys had to Carr, Mark Glencross and an The awards to wear the blue and white do was defend this lead for own goal! were accompanied of Silloth. These players were 45 minutes playing up the The goal of the game by a buffet, disco, determined to show they hill and into the wind, but in (and a contender for goal of raffle and Stand up could still mix it with the the end it would not be the the season) was the veterans’ Bingo with the club current crop of Seagulls and conditions that cost them second, which was superbly making over £150 for 45 minutes they proved the game. As the second half taken by Ian Ramsay. He for club funds. Joe Gilroy Megan Heath to be more than up for the wore on tired legs forced the latched onto a defensive challenge. veterans into a number of splitting pass and hit a 40 The passing football from substitutions which allowed yard, looping volley over the Category Award Award Award Award the veterans was sublime and the youngster to get back keeper and into the roof of Boy Player Of Boy Most Girl Player Of Girl Most the way in which they were into the game. Chief amongst the net. The Year Improved The Year Improved dominating possession made these was the introduction A massive thanks to Under 6 Sophie Darcy Slack it seem like they had an extra of Chris Walsh whose everybody who participated Hetherington man on the pitch! The old performance was described in the match and made Under 8 Max Paton Kian Orchard Anna Fisher Milly Henderson boys’ defence was also proving by John Slack as the worst he it such a success. Also, to be rock solid and more has seen by any Silloth sub! congratulations to Liam Under 10 Ben Stoddart Kieron Oliver Eve Fisher Megan Heath than a match for anything With the momentum Wilson who won his first Under 12 Jamie Dixon Joe Gilroy Leah Richardson Robyn Scott the young guns could behind the young Seagulls the match as a manager. The Under 16 Matty Birkett Matty Middleton Emily Wise throw at them. The veteran match was only heading one young Seagulls may hold Seagulls were not taking this direction as the youngsters the bragging rights for 2012, Club Juniors Of Josh Stoddart/ match lightly and despite it finally unleashed the but the veterans will most The Year Ella Thompson being a friendly they were attacking football that has definitely be out for revenge Rising Stars: not shy in administering a seen the 1st team top the next Boxing Day. Kian Orchard, Liam Tyrer, Sophie Graham, Jodie Frith, Abigail Mossop, Libby Millican

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