Poser Bee by Nicki Graham aged 11 from Holm Cultram Abbey School

Solway Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk March 2007 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzIssue 52 FREEFREE PAPERPAPER

Who would want to swim in the Solway in January? Find out on page 3. Skinburness Hotel

What were the Brownies and others doing in Christ Church? Find out on page 6.

What were the Lifeboat lads doing in Allonby? Find out on page 7.

What did the name Thomas Reay mean to Abeytown? Find out on page 8. the fight goes on We have won the first stage, They have now put in an appeal Is it too late? What are these as their planning application to against the planning decision, No. Although the hotel is men doing and whose develop the site was eventually this will be considered by an looking very sad, there are still roof is this? turned down. independent Inector based in proective purchasers who are Find out on page 9. Despite having their Bristol. Effectively, we are back at very interested. Also, the removal application for development of stage one again, but with a fresh of internal fitments can be the site turned down, Adrian and view being taken of the situation. reversed. We must keep fighting. Vanessa Moore went ahead with We have to get mobilised and all This landmark building can still be the auction of the hotel’s contents. pull together if we want to win. saved to re-open as a hotel. Who were the ploughman’s lunches for? Find out on page 9. Save Our Skinburness What were the Male Voice Choir doing in Abeytown? Come to a Pulic Meeting Find out on page 10. in the Golf Hotel on

What have these Tuesday 27th February clever clogs been up to? Find out on page 11. at 7:45pm What Has Happened So Far? What has Toddy Winter been up to down at the Golf What Do We Do Now? Club? Find out on page 16. Come along and find out

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New Caravan Care Shop in Eden Street Beware the Tree of Heaven

Gardeners are being told to be on the look out for a ‘Tree-of-Heaven’ invader, the experts say Ailanthus altissima introduced from China in 1751 has spread so rapidly that it could threaten biodiversity and plant health. Numbers of the Tree- of-Heaven, so called because it swiftly grows to 80 feet or more, have quadrupled in 10 years as temperatures rise. It smothers native ecies and damages sewers with its roots. The tree uses a technique called allelopathy to leak toxins into the ground. After visiting Silloth quite amazing. “People “I can’t imagine Tree-of-heaven over the past four years actually greet you in the anyone having to wait reproduces both sexually Colin and Linda Taylor street and are genuinely six months for decking (seeds) and asexually realised that a gap in the interested in how you are around their static or (vegetative sprouts). market offered a perfect and how you are doing. wanting to come on Flowering occurs late business opportunity for Its been amazing how holiday to end the first in the spring to mid them. much local support and three days of their hard summer. The ecies At the ripe old age of encouragement we have earned break cleaning is dioecious, with male 56 and 50’ish reectively had, its been like finding their static, tidying up and female flowering on they sold their home a whole new family” their overgrown garden separate trees. Fruits on the tree through the year. Estalished trees just outside of Bolton Caravan Care’s or trying to get rid of that are papery, somewhat following winter. also produce numerous and moved to Silloth in shop (run by Linda), is treacherous green algae twisted, winged One study reports suckers from the roots September of last year situated in Eden Street that has built up on their structures that are tan to that an individual tree and re-sprout vigorously to open up CARAVAN in Silloth and supplies driveway and decking pink-coloured occurring can produce as many from cut stumps and root CARE in Eden Street, caravan and camping making it as slippery as a in large clusters from as 325,000 seeds per fragments. Silloth on 26th February. parts and accessories to banana skin” September to October of Colin and Linda agree the holiday community “When we realised the same year, that the move has been in and around the that nobody seemed to be and may Whist & similar to a journey in a Solway Basin. Colin will offering this full range of persist time machine. Moving concentrate his efforts services, we just couldn’t Domino from the fast paced, on the more hands resist the opportunity” Drives highly aggressive and in on tasks of Timber For more information Princess Bee-trice many instances hostile Decking Design and about the services, or by environment of Bolton Construction, Caravan for a free, no oligation Hannah Fearon On Tuesday January to the quiet cobled Valeting, Pressure quotation, contact Colin aged 5 2nd at the afternoon streets of Silloth has been Washing of static sites, or Linda on: from Whist Drive of Silloth Silloth and District Pensioners also Decking and One- 07921 567 413 Primary Off or Annual Garden or email: School held in the Recreation Service contracts. [email protected]. Hall, a presentation of Caravan Care the David Rowtledge Caravan and Camping Memorial Cash and Spares and Accessories Salvo Prize was made. Timber Decking Design Chinese This was to Mrs and Construction Dorothy Rowell by Shape ‘n’ Style Chairperson Diana Interior and Exterior Takeaway Clive’s On-Site Caravan Valeting Professional Shaw. Dorothy won the 43 Eden Street Matrix Appointed most games during 2006 Site and Timber Deck and was congratulated by Pressure Washing KL Hair Salon Appointed Salon EXPRESS Silloth everyone. Garden Maintenance OPEN at 5pm Every Day Appointments and Cool Aftercare Products Anyone moving into 17 Eden Street, Silloth for all Hair Types the area who would like Tel: 07921 567 413 Offering a Wide Variety of information regarding Dishes for Every Taste The Salon to keep your Hair in Excellent the weekly Whist and [email protected] Shape ‘n’ Style www.caravan-care.info Please Feel Free to Drop In for a Menu Domino Drives played in Free, No Obligation Tel: 016973 31378 the Recreation Hall ring Quotations Telephone Orders Welcome: 016973 33033 or call at 30 Eden Street, Silloth Diana Shaw on: 31228. Cakes for Charity The Good Companions West View We are making CAKES for all occasions: Residential Care Home Guest House Special Celebrations Long & Short Term Stays in Anniversary Single En-Suite Rooms Birthday Christening Wedding B &or B If you buy cakes from us, not only do you get a delicious cake Room Only for yourself, you are also helping other’s, for each cake sold we 9 Station Rd Princess Bee make a donation to charity. Silloth by Cakes can be ordered at any time. Corrie Nattrass aged 6 To order please contact: Sarah 016973 32089, 016973 31449 from .co.uk Edith 016973 31607 or Eva 016973 31339 Criffel Street ~ Silloth ~ tel: 016973 31553 westviewguesthouse Holme St. Cuthbert School local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 3

RNLI New Year Dip in the Solway RNLI Train

Report by: Eddie Studholme put their invigorating dip One Save Members of Silloth off for a week. Many Appeal Lifeboat Crew took their As you can see from annual dip in the Solway the photographs, it was Update on Sunday 14th January quite cold that day, at 10:30am off the although at least it was slipway at the boat house. dry for the photographer, Some of them were if not the swimmers. sponsored to do the The photographs do dip; proceeds of which show that the girls did are going to the Silloth swim away from the Save One Train Many slipway, the lads were so Lifeboat Appeal. fast that it was difficult This event usually for the photographer to takes place on the first catch them in the water. Sunday in January. That wasn’t possile this year Editors comment: Perhaps in 2008 they should as the crew had to attend each be timed swimming to the incident with the and a prize given for the car on the beach under one who lasts longest. L–R: Dean Robson, Sue Kent, Pat Higgins, Kurt Money, Jacky Kilpatrick, the lifeboat slipway, so Although I think they all Kevin Irwin and Stuart Sprott they were persuaded to deserve a reward.

Have You Lost a Cat

The lads got into the water first and were the fastest back up the While the girls went in slowly, they will tell you they did at least go for a swim, Does this beautiful ramp looking for warm towels although it didn’t last long cat belong to you? A large white cat with lack tail & ears. It’s taken up lodgings GET ME N at 38 Skinburness Drive, R O Silloth. FO T If you think he may be yours please contact: ���������������������� N Busby 016973 31052.

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Regular Weekly Events Abeytown Library Dates for the Diary Mondays Abbeytown Library Bingo – Silloth Social Club, Holm Cultram Primary School Waver Street @ 7:15pm Abbeytown February March cont’d May June Domino Drive – Wigton CA7 4RU 25th Trinity Methodist 19th Solway Woodcarvers 1st Tea Dance in Solway 16th Wigton Choral Recreation Hall, Eden Street Morning Service @ 10:30am in Silloth Community Hall from Community Technology College Society in Nelson Thomlinson Playing Field @ 7:30pm Tel: 016873 61425 Assistant in Charge: Mrs D Wallis 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per from 1:45pm to 3:45pm School, Wigton @ 7:30pm Tuesdays Noelene Foster session. All welcome contact Mary Pigg on 31553 In The Mood For Summer Bingo – Bowling Club, Monday: 3 – 5 pm 26th Wind Turbine protest Tickets £8/£2 from Croft House Eden Street @ 7pm Tuesday: Closed meeting in Golf Hotel @ 7pm 20th Tea Dance in Solway 5th Silloth Music & Beer Cards or 01228 710755 Whist Drive – Wednesday: 3 – 5 pm Community Technology College Festival 07 Recreation Hall, Eden Street Thursday: Closed 26th Solway Woodcarvers from 1:45pm to 3:45pm Battle of the Bands second 23rd Ladies Fellowship Playing Field @ 2pm Friday: 3 – 5 pm in Silloth Community Hall from contact Mary Pigg on 31553 heat in Silloth Rugby Club, Coffee Morning in Christ 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per contact: Church Hall, 10am to 12 noon Wednesdays • Fiction • Non-fiction session. All welcome 24th Wigton Choral Stephen Hart on: 016973 31517 Coffee Morning – Society in the Sands Centre, Silloth Nursing Home @ 10am • Reference and Information Services 27th Skinburness Hotel Carlisle @ 7:30pm, Cumbria 15th Tea Dance in Solway Bingo – Silloth Social Club, July • Children’s Books development protest meeting Rural Choirs, tel: 01228 625222 Community Technology College Waver Street @ 7:30pm in Golf Hotel @ 7:45pm • Homework help from 1:45pm to 3:45pm 28th Kite Festival on Thursdays 25th Trinity Methodist • Talking Books contact Mary Pigg on 31553 Silloth Green Market – • Local Studies Collection Circuit Service Wigton Church Captain R Murphy Criffel Street 10am to 4pm And for a small charge: 15th Wigton Theatre Club 29th Kite Festival on Whist Drive – • Requests March Blue Remembered Hills, at Silloth Green Recreation Hall, Eden Street • Fax Facility 7:30pm tickets £5 / £4.50, 1st The History of Silloth Playing Field @ 7:30pm • Internet and PC use tel: 016973 44620 a slideshow by Holme St. Fridays (some concessions apply) April We are open throughout the Cuthbert History Group in the September Bingo – R.A.F.A. Club @ Golf Hotel @ 7pm, entry £1 16th Wigton Theatre Club School Holidays 2nd Solway Woodcarvers Blue Remembered Hills, at 7:30pm in Silloth Community Hall from 6th Silloth Music & Beer Saturdays 1st Skinburness Residents 7:30pm tickets £5 / £4.50, Festival on Silloth Green 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per tel: 016973 44620 Bingo – Silloth Social Club, Association committee meeting session. All welcome Waver Street @ 7:30pm in Golf Hotel @ 7:30pm 7th Silloth Music & Beer Music & Dancing – Useful Tel Numbers 3rd Tea Dance in Solway 17th Wigton Theatre Club Festival on Silloth Green Blue Remembered Hills, at R.A.F.A. Club, evening 4th Trinity Methodist Community Technology College Morning Service @ 10:30am from 1:45pm to 3:45pm 7:30pm tickets £5 / £4.50, 8th RAFA Leek Club Show Sundays Chemist, Silloth: 016973 31394 Rev. J Millard CS contact Mary Pigg on 31553 tel: 016973 44620 Market – Community Grants: 01900 325013 8th Silloth Music & Beer Criffel Street 10am to 4pm Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111 5th Solway Woodcarvers 7th Easter Saturday 18th Wigton Theatre Club Festival on Silloth Green Market & Car Boot – Dental Emergency: 01228 603620 in Silloth Community Hall from Coffee Morning in Christ Blue Remembered Hills, at Silloth Airfield 10am to 4pm Dentist, Buchanan: 016973 31270 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per Church Hall, 10am to 12 noon 7:30pm tickets £5 / £4.50, 9th Silloth Music & Beer Festival on Silloth Green RNLI – Exercise @ 10am Dentist, Steel: 016973 32042 session. All welcome stalls, competitions, raffle tel: 016973 44620 Bingo – Bowling Club, Doctor: 016973 31309 Eden Street @ 7pm 6th Tea Dance in Solway 7th Silloth Music & Beer Gas: 0800 111 999 Community Technology College 19th Wigton Theatre Club Do you have an event Festival 07 Blue Remembered Hills, at Hospital: 01228 523444 from 1:45pm to 3:45pm Battle of the Bands first heat in the area bounded by Holme St. Cuthbert School contact Mary Pigg on 31553 7:30pm tickets £5 / £4.50, Silloth Library in Silloth Rugby Club, contact: tel: 016973 44620 Abeytown, Mawbray, Mawbray: 01900 881242 Stephen Hart on: 016973 31517 8th Trinity Methodist Silloth, Skinburness, if Opening Hours: Holm Cultram Abbey CofE School Abbeytown: 016973 61261 Church Anniversary Pop-in 9th Solway Woodcarvers 29th Tea Dance in Solway so please let us know. Community Technology College Monday 2pm–7pm MP, Tony Cunningham: @ 11:45am in Silloth Community Hall from Tuesday c l o s e d from 1:45pm to 3:45pm 01900 65815 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per Wednesday 10am–1:30pm 10th Silloth Football Club session. All welcome contact Mary Pigg on 31553 2:30pm–5pm Abbeytown Library 016973 61425 fundraiser - Horse Racing from Thursday 10am–1:30pm Silloth Library: 016973 32195 7pm to 9pm in the Criffel Inn, 11th Waver Wine Circle Silloth 2:30pm–5pm NAP 01900 702898 Silloth - all welcome Annual General Meeting Check out & District Friday 10am–1:30pm Neighbourhood Forum: 01900 325013 Blencogo Village Hall @ 7:30pm SolwayBuzz.co.uk 2:30pm–5pm Police: 01900 602422 11th Trinity Methodist Pensioners for photos of Saturday 10am–12noon Quakers, Wigton: 01228 523174 Morning Church Anniversary 16th Solway Woodcarvers @ 10:30am in Silloth Community Hall from Calling All Books for all ages Register Office, Wigton: 016973 66117 local events 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per Whist & Domino including children’s and large Samaritans: 01228 544444 12th Solway Woodcarvers session. All welcome Players print, Silloth Community School: in Silloth Community Hall from and talking books Errors do occur in 016973 31234 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per 17th Tea Dance in Solway Join us in the Reference and Information Dates for the Diary Silloth Nursery & Junior School: session. All welcome Community Technology College Storysacks Please check before Recreation Hall 016973 31243 from 1:45pm to 3:45pm attending an event Eden St Playing Fields Silloth Town Clerk: 016973 31128 14th Waver Wine Circle contact Mary Pigg on 31553 Also available for a small fee: White Wine (dry) Competition Domino’s Videos and DVD’s Allerdale B. Council 01900 702702 Blencogo Village Hall @ 7:30pm 23rd Solway Woodcarvers Audios CD’s Silloth Tourist Information Centre: Monday’s at in Silloth Community Hall from Silloth Lifeboat Station Photocopying 016973 31944 16th Solway Musical 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per 7:30pm Computers with Internet access Shop Opening Hours Solway Buzz: 016973 32180 Evening in Christ Church session. All welcome Whist Drives (concessions apply - please ask) Taxi (Private Hire): 016973 31557 Hall, varied programme, The shop has now closed and Tuesday’s at 2pm Taxi (Private Hire): 07999 934555 refreshments, entry £3 30th Solway Woodcarvers Membership is free to everyone will re-open at Easter Vet: 016973 20242 in Silloth Community Hall from and Thursday’s 18th Trinity Methodist 7pm to 9:30pm, cost £3 per at 7:30pm Please call in Waste Disposal Dept: 01900 702800 Thank you to all our customers Morning Service @ 10:30am session. All welcome or telephone (016973) 32195 Water LeakLine: 0800 33 00 33 for your support during the Mrs D Wallis year and we look forward to A Welcome This section is for your convenience, seeing you again in 2007 awaits you! so please, let us know what you want Check out Don’t be Shy, just included, also any changes to numbers. come and play the SolwayBuzz.co.uk games for photos of Silloth Tots & Toddlers Bee a Masthead Winner local events Carlisle Silloth Tots & Toddlers Embroidery meet in Christ Church Hall, Please note that are generously articles, letters and Production Team Silloth and is open to all children aged from 0 to 4. donating a virtually all content Solway Buzz of the Solway Buzz Proprietor: embroidered are contributed Peter McRobert Sessions are on: Barn Cottage Wed: 9:30pm to 11am sports shirt by YOU, the local Skinburness, CA7 4RA and to the winner. community. The Editor Tel: 016973 32180 Fridays: 9:30am to 11am This is in reserves the right Fax: 016973 32133 addition to the to control what is Email: Entry is £1 per family included, however, [email protected] usual Winners and this includes Certificate and no responsibility refreshments Editorial Content £5 Gift Voucher. whatsoever for the This is down to you, we can So, come content of the Solway only publish items if you send All Welcome Call in for a friendly chat on kids, get Buzz can be accepted them to us. by the Editor, or the When sending articles in, drawing, the Buzz is Publishers. please supply a contact name Your editor as seen by always looking for more and number in case something caricaturist Glynn Edwards Copy date for the imaginative bees and requires clarification. [email protected] April issue yours might be the next We will accept letters, faxes winner. Send them in to or emails, but we do prefer If your organisation has an Masthead Bee Winner emails as we do not have a event to promote or you the address on this page typist to type your articles out. and a quality Solway Refuse Collection have something to say, This month the winner Copy please note that the next Buzz embroidered is Nicki Graham from Holm Published by: sports shirt from Carlisle For Crunch service dates SolWeb.biz with the support of  copy date is: Cultram Abbey School with and locations or to arrange Date Embroidery could be the whole community and an 7th March 2007 a bee called “Poser Bee”. collection of bulky items army of volunteers. yours. Well done Nicki! Tel: 01900 702800. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 5

Causewayhead WI Litter Abeytown Arthritis Support Group Free Holiday

Pickers Mothers Edna Marper provided at £2.50. Guides welcomed everyone to There is also an Age Union Report by: Pauline Park In an attempt to a recycled fish box were Loveday House and Concern Handyman work off an excess of used to pull some of the Report by: Gladys Temple introduced Lyn Hardie, availale to do all those Now arriving at the Christmas pudding heavier items back to the Rural Community small jobs elderly people Tourist Information and mince pies, a litter car park. Although 17 The January Meeting Development Officer. find difficult. Details and Discovery Centre pick was organised for bin sacks, plus oil drums, of the Abeytown She co-ordinates the are availale at the in Silloth - free United the Wednesday after part of an armchair, a Mothers Union began various groups which Age Concern Drop In Kingdom 2007 Holiday Christmas Day. bicycle, old tyres, and with a Service led by Rev provide any kind of Centre every Tuesday or Guides. We were joined by a quantity of rope were David Tembey. support for people over Thursday 9:30 to 11am. If you are expecting family and friends with collected. Allerdale This was followed 55 in the Wigton and Lyn also gave out friends or relatives and ages ranging from two to Council removed it all by the AGM when the Solway Plain areas. diaries of the various do not have the space to mid-seventies, plus three from the car park. new Branch Leader was This is to increase local groups availale so that accommodate them, then dogs, ages uncertain but After a group elected. As Maureen awareness of existing members would know call in for the free 2007 very enthusiastic. photograph, coffee and Gibson had only been services and how to get in where the clubs are, what Western Lake District We were lessed Christmas cake was Branch Leader for the touch with them, identify they are doing when and Guide which offers with a cold, clear, enjoyed by all. last four years she was any gaps in services, where. Lots of people accommodation over a calm day with a little Causewayhead WI re-elected for a further and set up a database of entered the discussions wide local area including sunshine. Armed with have now been picking up three years. Noeline support information. as to what is needed and Silloth. At the same time litter pickers, bin sacks litter from West Beach Foster was re-elected This is availale for where so Lyn went away ask for the free 2007 and sturdy gloves, and since mid-January 2006. Secretary and Freda older people, community with lots of ideas. local attraions guide. If wearing an amazing In that time, 170 sacks of Garner as Treasurer and and statutory groups. Edna thanked you have relatives living selection of seasonal litter have been collected. raffle organizer, Brenda She is also setting up her for all the useful away that would like headgear fifteen of What does this tell us Sim agreed to be the new Community Information information we had to be sent a copy of the us set off along West about the state of our Literature Representative Centres in local venues learned. Anne Graham local guide then let us Beach. Two sledges and beautiful beaches? as Elsie Foster wished to around Silloth and gave out draw tickets and know and we will send resign, and she also left Wigton. There is one reminded Members that one out to them. the Committee. The rest on the 1st Wednesday the £6 subs were needed If you are organising Abeytown Wanted: of the Committee was re- of each month at The at the AGM next month. an event then please let elected with the addition Wheatsheaf Inn, Mary Thompson and us have the details. We Flower Club Old Mobile of Mary Mattinson in Abeytown that is well Francis Green served the will include it in our desk place of Elsie. Noeline attended as lunch is refreshments while Edna top events guide, display Report by: Gladys Temple Phones gave a comprehensive read out various articles any posters and include report of all the aivities about the research going in events fliers. We will Report by: Becky Molyneux The Annual New Year we had taken part in over March. A letter was read on into Arthritis. also post out to people Dinner was held at The Silloth Tots N the last year and Freda from Wendy Dyer the Mary Thompson was interested in ‘What’s New Inn Blencogo. Toddlers group are gave a healthy financial New Deanery Leader the raffle winner before On’ in Silloth and Members and friends collecting any old mobile report. and we were pleased to the members settled surrounding areas. all enjoyed a pleasant phone and chargers in Maureen thanked hear she is taking on down to listen to the Our telephone evening with a delightful order to raise funds for everyone for their this role. Lyn Tembey relaxation tape before the number is: 016973 meal followed by a the group. prayers and support over will be commissioned as end of the meeting. 31944. Quiz naming Trees, a To donate, please what had been a very M.U. President of York photographic Quiz and contact Beckie Molyneux difficult few months Province on 24th April several parcels where the on: 016973 31925, or but we look forward so names were taken to members had to guess drop them of at the to getting the new roof be at York Minster that Silloth CDC the contents. Christ Church hall on back on the Abey this day. Ruth Pinguey was a Wednesday or Friday year and celebrating the Elsie Foster and After extensive many more. We will be thanked for arranging morning during their return of worshipping Muriel Studholme served work on The Silloth offering: Twice weekly the evening. sessions. there. Noeline then read refreshments while Freda Primary School’s Drop In sessions, On-line a record of the November collected the Annual ‘New Build’ project, initial assessments in Meeting and the making Subs. The next Meeting the new Community Numeracy and Literacy, of a new M.U. Banner will be on February 26th Development Centre is I.T. skills assessment, was discussed. when Lyn Hardie will now ready to open its First Time On-Line The Bank Mill St. Mary’s M.U. be our Speaker on Age doors to the pulic again. Taster sessions, and Intro Wigton have invited us Concern, any visitors To celebrate this to I.T. (Word & Internet) to their Meeting on 15th would be very welcome. we will host an Open short courses. This will Experience Evening and are inviting take place on Monday Bill & Staff welcome you to the nursery everyone interested in 5th March, from 7-9pm. Secure Indoor Caravan Storage finding out more, to join Also, I would like to The Dunes CaSSOA Gold Award Site us. In the past we have draw your attention to a Coffee House Ideal for Caravans, Motor homes, Boats, Classic Cars & run Computer courses, new Watercolours class, Take a trip along Trailers. Alarmed indoor facility with secure external Watercolours, Indian which will start March the Solway collection/drop-off compound. Head Massage, First 5th at 6pm until 8:30pm Coast and visit Storage in clean, dry conditions. Flexible drop-off and collection times. Aid, Food Hygiene and in the school hall. If Bank Mill. From you would like to book a full hot meal, Competitive rates and introductory special offers. Less than 7 miles from Carlisle. a place, please ring the to coffee & CDC on 016973 33011 scones, all home Go to: croftonstorage.co.uk or tel: 016973 43615 Aqua baked or cooked or email us on: [email protected] and leave a message. on the premises. Dry Pensioner’s specials on Monday & Tuesday. Carpet and upholstery Try our mid-week specials, or Friday for fish dishes. cleaner ALCOHOLICS Absolute Treatment Truckmount system totally ANONYMOUS The Ducks in the Nature Reserve Body & Mind Treatments self contained are now showing their winter colours. Domestic and commercial Do you, or someone Physiotherapy Hypnotherapy work undertaken you know have a Nursery for effective treatment of expert help to Static caravan interior drink problem? cleaning specialist Come and see our exciting new ranges of Spring Plants. 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Christingle at Christ Church State Bitter in Parliament

Carlisle State Bitter, which is brewed in Silloth at Derwent Brewery was on sale in the Strangers’ Bar in the House of Commons recently. This is the second time the beer has been welcomed in Westminster, it was previously a guest beer in 2003. Normally guest beers last for a couple of Report by: Alan Byrom Plain Team of churches, weeks but our ever popular pint usually only lasts a organised and led by few days with discerning MP’s and their guests. The Christingle Rev Sharon Swain, the Carlisle State Bitter was promoted by our MP, service is held each year Team Rector, based at Tony Cunningham, who has always appreciated it’s at Christ Church on Langrigg. They played high quality. the Sunday nearest to the music for the songs Candlemas. That is the in the service. Mothers day when we remember from the Tots and Jesus the baby being Toddlers group led the brought to the Temple prayers and read from in Jerusalem. The elderly the Bile. Jewish man Simeon At the end of the proclaims the child to be service, the christingles ‘a light for revelation’ to were presented to the all people. Christingle Brownies, Rainbows means Christ-light and and the other children we celebrate by means of and the candles lit from christingles which were a central candle that made this year by the had been lit at the start Brownies and the parents of the service. It was an in the Tots and Toddlers informal family service group. that was much enjoyed The christingles are and was followed by Parachute Bee oranges, to represent the refreshments. by Kieran Brooks aged 8 from Holm Cultram Abbey School world, with red ribon tied round them, to represent the lood of Christ who died for the world. The orange has JayBee Blake Ltd cocktail sticks stuck into Pizzas Burgers & Kebabs open 7 days a week it, with fruits and sweets Mon 5pm to 11pm Off-Licence on them, to show God’s Tue 5pm to 11pm provision for the world. Wed 5pm to 11pm Hardware • Key Cutting On top of the orange is Thu 5pm to 11pm Carpet Cleaner Hire • Gifts placed a candle which Fri 5pm to 11pm Sat 5pm to 11pm Wallpaper Stripper Hire • & much, more stands for the light of Sun 5pm to 11pm Christ over the world. Delivery Service Available Tel: 016973 31245 This year, we from 5pm until 11pm welcomed the Music Group from the Solway 5 Eden Street, Silloth Opening Soon 016973 33032 JayBee’s Bargain Basement Little Acre Care Home 1,000’s of New Lines Robson Accountancy Services Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians PARAMOUNT AMUSEMENTS Noble House, Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4RL food served all day Telephone: 016973 61752 Mark Mobile: 07796 274 369 Bingo Refreshments • Gifts Rachel Mobile: 07786 365 854 82 Skinburness Road Fun for all the Family Affordable and personal accountancy and Excellent Care for the Elderly book-keeping services throughout Cumbria. SINGLE EN-SUITE ROOMS Indoor & Outdoor Kids Go-Carts Specialising in small business’ For further details contact: The Green • Silloth • Tel: 016973 31131 Tax Returns, Accounts, and VAT. Sarah Betsworth – 016973 32105 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 7

RNLI visit Allonby School Prolems at Cemeteries Police Report

Allerdale Borough designed for regular Report by: Inspector Dave Barr, Council is asking vehicular access – just North Allerdale Local people who visit the for funeral and cemetery Policing Team borough’s cemeteries for work access. If we lock suggestions about how the gates disaled people North Allerdale Local to tackle the prolem may be discriminated Policing Team have been of damage caused by against and that wouldn’t notified that they are vehicles driving into the be acceptale, although to have a third Police cemetery grounds. the pedestrian access is Community Support With more people never closed. In the past Officer working in using vehicles to drive we have tried leaving Silloth. into the cemeteries the gates closed for The first two officers rather than walk, there disaled access only, but commenced working in is increasingly more people leave the gates Wigton and Aspatria damage to the path edges, open whilst they are in this month. A Police roads, corners and graves. the cemeteries allowing Community Support Robert Deacon, Allerdale others in. We’re at a loss Officers role is to be Borough Council’s for a solution. We don’t the eyes and ears of the Bereavement Services want to make it difficult Police. They do this Officer, said: “There for people visiting the by carrying out high have been occasions graves of loved ones, but visibility foot patrols when vehicles have we do need to take steps in their area. They locked the entrances to prevent damage to the also attend meetings to the cemeteries during cemeteries. If anyone of local groups and funerals, locking has a helpful suggestion, organizations; to build the exit route of the then we’d welcome the up their contacts with hearse and limousine feedback.” the community. PCSO’s carrying the family If visitors to the wear a uniform with mourners. I have cemetery can suggest slight differences to witnessed one vehicle how to solve the prolem, Police Constales. They driving past a parked please contact the do carry the same radios, L - R Darren Irwin, Stephen Henderson, Eddy Studholme & Stephen Wright vehicle and running over Bereavement Services so that they are in Report by: Lesley Hope and display, ending with RNLI flag and pictures numerous graves. This team on 01900 702620 constant contact with the a question and answer of trainers in coppers in is unacceptale. The or email bereavement police control rooms and Four members of session with the children. addition to them paying cemeteries were never [email protected]. their colleagues. Silloth Lifeboat Crew We raised £111.30 a £1 each to wear trainers Silloths’ very own came to Allonby Primary for the Silloth Appeal for the day. Anne Keely Smith Rocket Bee PCSO, will be working School on SOS Day, 26th by taking donations for Thank You to by Chelsea Louise Evans by Bradley Whitfield from the end of March. January - where they coffee and cake and the everyone who supported aged 8 from St. Marys Catholic aged 9 from gave an interesting talk children covered the the event. School, Ulverston Silloth Primary School

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Local History: Thomas Reay, Agricultural Engineers, Abeytown

Research by: Thomas mother Rachel. competition with obtained a number of Williamson, Abbeytown and by Ronnie Markley The business was national makers and this dealerships and sold taken over by Ronnie side of the business was on behalf of Bamfords; This is the story Markley’s Grandfather, wound down with the David Brown, Massey of Thomas Reay, a William Wilson around last mowing machine Harris and Ferguson brilliant engineer and 1919 and continued by being delivered to a - the latter two covering businessman, who Ronnie’s father, James Mr Forsyth, Hallburn, Cumberland and was ale to harness (Jim around 1919 and Longtown in 1939. Bob Westmorland. Also the advances of the then continued into Mattinson remembers sold were pike cages and Industrial Revolution a third generation by an old Singer car with a pike boggies, “Selopian” to estalish an Ronnie Markley and his small trailer being used muck spreaders and agricultural machinery brother Dick Markley for delivery. This would hay making equipment. manufacturing base at who joined the firm In be done in the evening so While Cumbrian fields the village of Abeytown the 1950’s, after war there was a better chance were originally rather in Cumbria. shortly before this. It “Lion” horse rake in 1897. service. The Markley of the farmer being at small for the use of The firm became is known that the land While the use of the same family originated from home, together with his Combine Harvesters so much part of the was bought from the name may be coincidence, Crew. Ronnie and chequebook! eventually Ronnie was agricultural scene that railway company. The it seems more likely that Dick’s grandfather was The milling part of ale to buy second hand the machines it produced Silloth to Carlisle line the design and pattern a millwright, running the plant was diensed ones from Hampshire were affectionately was opened in 1856 and would be produced by the water driven mill with early in the war that Cumbrian farmers known as “Tommy there is a dedicated siding an inventor and then at Waverbridge and years and this was were ale to afford, Reays”, in much the same that ran directly to the licensed or sold to others. a mill at Greenspot, replaced with extra and these would be way that binder twine works. Thomas Reay had The mainstay of near Kirkbride. Their workshop space. This was transported by Billy became colloquially exercised considerale production was the father was an engineer badly needed because the Dockery. known as “John Robert”, foresight in selecting this Mowing Machine and we by profession. William works became officially At one stage the referring to John Robert site that gave him access see from the description Wilson retired about War Agricultural (War- business employed Holliday, the local steam to the newly expanding that the model depicted 1926 and Jim Markley ag) designated and, with between 18 and 20 staff. thresher man. rail network. At that supersedes an earlier about 1960. new machinery being This included three Thomas Reay was time the use of rail was “Lion” model as Mr Reay Ronnie remembers largely unavailale, repair salesmen. Office staff born in 1830 in Holme the only economic way In extols the virtues of the the plant being run by work flooded in. Some included Lillian Bell, Cultram parish. His which raw materials, and improved version. This a Ruston Hornsby Gas Fordston Tractors were Muriel Davison and Ann parents were John and finished goods could be machine could also be Engine (later replaced availale during the War Proudlock, and “near Sarah Reay. John Reay transported. adapted so that it would with a twin cylinder years and these came lifetime” mechanics was a mason. On their There are a number cut cereals as well as hay Lister Diesel Engine). with steel “spade lugs” were John Watson, headstone, John is of local records with and collect the material This would drive instead of tyres (there Chatsworth Square, and designated “John Reay references to the works. into bundles to facilitate machinery by means of being a great ruber brothers Johnny and of Raby” and he died The OS map of 1865 tying into sheaves. Mr shafts and belt drives, shortage during the war). Albert Watson from aged 76 years, while describes the site as Reay makes much of the and also produced Sarah lived another “Oilcake Mills” and the fact that the cost of raw electricity for lighting. 9 years dying in 1881 Methodist Chapel next materials has reduced There must have been a aged 85 years. Thomas door is also shown. The and that there is further line extending as far as was married at the chapel was built in 1859 mechanisation within the town corner where parish church in 1858 at the cost of £300 and it the works to enale the there was an electric to Rachel Parkin who is thought that Thomas item to be offered at lamp that was switched had been born at Ireby Reay may have donated “the low price of £15 on (there were two but, at the time of her the site on which it was 10s as a mower and £17 switches) to light up marriage, was living at built. The main building as a reaper and mower the road to the station Abeytown. Thomas is three story and to the combined”. for the convenience of was living at Raby at this west of the site. There A corn crusher (£9 early morning and late time, and described as a was no water power 10s) and hay rake were evening travellers. There “wheelwright”. availale here and so the also produced. The was a facility to store Thomas Reay had a mill would be driven by advent of a corn crusher electricity in a battery In order to get them brother, John, who was a steam engine. On early would eventually sound room full of glass jars transported without Seaville. living at Abeytown photographs taken from the death toll for Reay’s filled with distilled water too much damage to the As well as selling in 1871 although by the roof of the church corn milling business and acid, and into which roads they were equipped from Abeytown the 1881 he was at Railway a substantial chimney as farmers became ale the electric cells were with a metal rim on the company also had depots Terrace, Aspatria and can be seen, and Ronnie to crush their own corn lowered. outside of the wheels. at Crosby Street, Carlisle, described as millwright Markley can remember using these (originally) Around this time the Ronnie remembers the Auction Mart at employing 4 men and 2 seeing an old bill from horse driven machines. stales were replaced one being delivered to Longtown, and the boys - so in a substantial a steeplejack covering Thomas and Rachel with houses, this row Mr Todd of The Close, Crown and Mitre yard at way of business. His maintenance work Reay had one daughter being now known as Silloth. Wigton. (and Thomas’s) mother done on the chimney, Sarah Ann Reay who Western Terrace. As more money In 1958 a new is recorded as living with so this would be the had been born at Ireby While casting moulds and materials became workshop was built on him. John had a son steam engine chimney. in 1864. She married continued to be made at availale after the war, the east side of the site Isaac Reay, and Ronnie There was a joiner’s shop Thomas Rudd Creighton Abeytown the actual and farming became and in 1960 the whole Markley remembers where the patterns and and so became Sarah casting was undertaken more mechanised, of the yard was covered that the farm machinery moulds were made, a Ann Creighton. The by Porters of Denton additional work became in to form a car and business carried on at smithy including a lathe, marriage took place in Holme, Carlisle (later availale, including the agricultural equipment Aspatria was run by together with a stale 1890 when she was 26. Porter Engineering) installation of stationery showroom with a a Isaac Reay - almost used to accommodate She lived to the age of 42 and sent to Abeytown engines to run power dealership being obtained certainly Thomas Reay’s horses that had been used years and died in 1905. by rail where they were plants, in-barn threshers, from The British Motor nephew. This later to transport corn that Thomas Reay died planed and dressed. All crushers and milking Corporation (BMC), now became the Hillary had been brought for aged 65 years and the making of the brass machines. The Company Rover Group. Agricultural Machinery milling. Thomas Rudd and his bushes and assemly also installed milking When Ronnie Firm. Some of the daughter Sarah Ann was completed at the machines having the and Dick retired, and The exact date the advertising material Creighton and son-in-law works. At one time the agency for Gascoigne Ronnie’s son Tony business was estalished produced by Thomas Thomas Rudd Creighton works were so busy that and another firm Melott decided to expand is not known but is Reay has survived and installed a church apprentices would be still where the milking his haulage business, probaly about 1858. gives an insight into his window in the Abey in finishing the painting machine was suended the premises were There is a date stone main lines of production his memory. There are when the implements from the cow’s back. sold to Roland Hill, above Thomas Reay’s and how they developed. two other windows in the would be standing on rail Reays also sold Parsonby, Aspatria, with residence (“Laurel It is interesting to note Abey dedicated to, and wagons ready to be sent a Hornsby Binder planning permission House”) and adjoining that there is a reference provided by, the Reay off. which was a rather for development, the works site, dated to the “Lion” brand on family - one dedicated As time moved smaller version of the although they still stand 1860, so building the title page and that to Sarah Ann Creighton on it became difficult McCormick binder. undeveloped and empty work probaly started Bamford also produced a and the other to Sarah’s to manufacture in The company today. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 9

Open Day at Langrigg Vicarage Repairs to Carr’s Mill Roof

Having applied for reinstate with imitation working during the wild permission to remove metal panels (which and wet weather we had the original slates on the look very authentic) in January. old part of the mill and the workmen are seen Report by: Peter Streatfield have to be refreshments attended the Open Day at for the steady stream the Vicarage in Langrigg. Open Day at the of people that came Over £300 was raised Vicarage, Langrigg throughout the day so and, since the Bishops of On Saturday, 3rd the Rector, along with the Church of England February, it was all go at the volunteers, were kept have asked everybody the Vicarage in Langrigg! busy plying cups of tea to support the deprived The Solway Plain Team or coffee and cakes and in the inner cities the Rector, the Rev Sharon biscuits (and ploughman Rector decided to donate Swain, had decided that lunches at midday)! this to the Church Urban she and her husband, It was wonderful Fund, recently launched Adrian, would have to see so many people by the Archbishop of an ‘Open Day’ in their from all over the area York, John Sentamu. home. This day was a come together and enjoy social occasion for them each other’s company and others across the and catch up on the Baby Bee Solway Plain to meet one latest news. A number Gincase by another and discover of people brought things Mary Williamson what was happening to put on the raffle tale Exhibition aged 5 in the six parishes of and the bring and buy from Silloth & Causewayhead, sales tale which also Holm Cultram Abbey School Abeytown, Holm St added to the interest. Cuthbert, Waverton, There were even sales Bromfield and of potatoes and turnips Westnewton. Inviting straight from the farm! people to an open day Thank you to those meant that there would who helped, and who

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Male Voice Choir in Abeytown

Report by: Susan Clow twenty songs and hymns. The Silloth and There was a capacity Causewayhead congregation who were male voice choir very appreciative of the provided Abeytown wonderful performance. Methodist Chapel with Mrs Susan Clow gave entertainment for their the vote of thanks which anniversary service was followed by tea and on Wednesday 24th. biscuits provided by January. Mrs Sheila Bell and her Led by their pianist, helpers. A total of £161 Mr Bill Hall (Wigton) was raised for chapel and compared by Mr funds. Photos by Bill & Winifred Allan Lawrence Marshall, Sincere thanks to all they gave a recital of those who attended.

Happybee Family by Emily Beth Harrison aged 10 from Holm Cultram Abbey School MANA CREDIT UNION A Community Savings and Loans Scheme

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Silloth Master Quiz

Report by: Tim Barker Refreshments were For the second year provided by ladies from running a team from the Christ Church, the raffle RNLI (plus a guest from was well supported and Whitehaven) won the a lot of fun was had all Silloth Master Quiz in round. Christ Church hall on It was a closely-run January 26th. affair and the RNLI beat As usual Tim Barker Silloth Methodists by set the questions and a single point, 121-120 each group of answers while Silloth Rotary (though NOT the Club were a gallant third questions) fitted a with 118. theme. Eleven teams These three teams are took part including three beginning to dominate from Causewayhead the event so we look for Womens Institute whose some fresh faces next “Calendar Girls 2” got year. the wooden spoon. Get in training now! Photos clockwise from top right: Some of the teams who took part The team from Silloth Methodists The Winners from Silloth RNLI Hair Zone 4U

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Poems Letters

In Forest Deep Dear Buzz, Dear Buzz, photograph of the football Dear Buzz, by Whiskers match in a previous issue. On behalf of my wife and I have been catching up It was between a Spanish The Trinity Methodist There is a place in forest deep, where you might see if you care to myself can I give a vote of with the SOLWAY BUZZ as an team and the Silloth chapel have begun their thanks to Sarah Hansford ex pat. I now live in Spain team. My uncle John Annual Pop In’s for Soup, peep, and the Silloth Open and read it via the internet. was the interpreter and Roll, Tea, Biscuit and a good With silver trees and golden streams, it’s in your heart; it’s in your Door Group, who on the The December issue was of thanks to the Spanish my old chat. Five Ladies of the dreams. 19th December provided particular interest as the grandmother who was Chapel make a pan of soup a free Christmas lunch front page was about the Spanish was able to get each (all different). A place of adventure where you might bide, should there be for approximately sixty Skinburness Hotel. Such a some salt cod and other It is nice to see our regulars danger! residents and friends of “posh” place in it’s day, it Spanish food that were supporting us again, we You need not hide, for in your dreams, on the wind you can ride. Silloth. even had a croquet lawn, unavailable in England at would welcome anyone who What a wonderful meal how sad to see it’s demise! that time. has not tasted the soups Take off your shoes; dip your feet in the streams; provided on a shoe string, I wonder what the history So you see, after 47 years and to enjoy the chat to Lay in the forest with your favourite dreams. all we were asked for was a of the hotel is. Someone away my home town still come along and join us. donation. Well worth a good must still remember so as draws me. donation of the paper kind. to provide an article for the Jean Wilson Listen to the music from blue bells that ring, The team are building up Buzz. Anita Trespaderne As a gentle breeze blows through the trees, and silver leaves do a loyal following every Edna Croft´s letter also Nee Slack sing. Tuesday between 12 noon reminded me of my last Dear Buzz, and 1pm in St. Andrews holiday in my home town. So the world is yours to travel it seems! Hall, where young and old I was there with my Dear Solway Buzz, I would like to say a huge For it’s in your heart; it’s in your dreams. can meet and exchange daughter and two of my heartfelt thank you to all views on life. We would grandchildren in June 2003 I would like to thank Frank, my Family, Friends and therefore recommend you weeks before my move to all the family, friends and Neighbours for their Best Morrison’s Marauders give it a try as soon as Spain. We stayed at The neighbours for the cards, Wishes, Cards and Beautiful by Whiskers possible, you will be made Sunset Inn, hired bikes flowers and gifts during my Flowers that I received welcome. to go out and about my recent stay in hospital and during my recent illness and May I say thank you to a wonderful bunch of ladies The group are trying to grandchildren absolutely since coming home. stay in Hospital. raise funds to improve the loved it and we all had a My hip operation was They were very much Whom I had the privilege to escort on a monthly kitchen facilities so as to such a good time. successful. appreciated. broaden the range of food Another item that caught Thank you all for your Also, thank you to the available, so please if you my eye was that if the kindness and support Carlisle Infirmary for their Shopping spree, you where a pleasure to work for do attend do not forget the WI in Causewayhead with excellent care. donation box on the way their talk on Peru as my Hazel Graham I will miss you all very much. out. partner and I have just Esk Street Mrs Lilian Pegram Thanks again to Sarah and returned from holiday in Silloth (Nanny Peg) PS Keep wearing your seatbelts. the team, with power to Peru and we went to all the your elbows your hard work places mentioned, a truly Love Whiskers will provide a wonderful wonderful holiday. service to all. In other issues I have enjoyed the old photographs Salon Di Moda Do you have a poem for the Buzz, please send it to Marjorie & Graham and information provide by the Editor, details on page 4. Wilkinson Geoff Bland and Kenneth Unisex Hairdressers Winter as have so many others from what I see in • Human Hair Extensions you letters column. I particularly liked the • Wella Colouring Skinburness Residents Association • Redken Treatments At an open pulic previous meeting had As there were now Littleton, Treasurer - • Cutting meeting in the Golf been unconstitutional sufficient paid-up Roger Blake. • Styling Hotel on 15th February as there had not been members present a new Membership costs Skinburness Residents the required number of committee has now just £10 per household Opening Hours: met to sort out the paid-up members present been formed and the per annum. All members Tuesday 9am to 6pm Friday 9am to 6pm Constitution of the newly to form a quorum. It Skinburness Residents and proective members Wednesday 10am to 8pm Saturday 8am to 4pm resurrected Residents was therefore decided Association are looking are welcome to attend Thursday 9am to 6pm Sun/Mon closed Association, this was to scrap the previous for new members and committee meetings, 3 Wampool Street, Silloth now availale from the unconstitutional ideas to proceed with. these will be announced Proprietor: Jodie Housby Tel: 016973 33060 original committee. proceedings and start The main committee in the Solway Buzz Dates It showed that the again. members are: Chairman for the Diary page. - Simon Boniface, Vice The next meeting is Chairman - Stewart on the 1st March in the Skinburness Residents Association Small, Secretary - Kath Golf Hotel.

Application to Join, there is an annual Causewayhead Garage, Causewayhead, charge payable of £10 per household Silloth, CA7 4JG payable by cash or cheque Tel: 016973 32833 ~ Fax: 016973 31478 Email: [email protected] Name: Motor Vehicle & Body Repairs

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Tel: Email: RUMPTIOU SC S Proposed Projects: Baguettes Beauty treatments include: Waxing, Eyelash Tinting, Eyebrow Luxury ice-cream Shaping, Manicures, Pedicures, Facials, Fresh coffee Massage, Body Treatments & Electrolysis Phone orders welcome (permanent hair removal) 016973 31300 Bring to the Golf Hotel on 27th February @ 7:45pm For a FREE consultation, or appointment 4 Wampool Street Silloth or, Post to the Secretary: Kath Littleton, call Shirley Parker on: Barn Cottage, Skinburness, CA7 4RA 016973 33009 or 07871 413425 Open 7 days local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 15

Abeytown Bowling Club Do You Remember? Space Rockets & Romans

Report by: Gladys Temple friendly match against When you see the used four feet eight Abeytown played the team there. The Solway Scouts Football Team space shuttle sitting inches because the same host to Bothel Bowling newly furbished hall on the launch pad, you people who made the Club for the first Match was welcoming and will notice the two big tramways made the early of the New Year. comfortale but the booster rockets attached railway carriages. Five games were mats very tricky for the to the sides of the main They used four feet played by each of four visitors to play. Four fuel tank. eight inches because the teams when the scores teams played five ends These are the Solid old turnpike roads had were fairly even but then the Ireby Members Rocket Boosters, (SRB’s). deep wheel ruts in them after a lovely supper provided a delicious These are made at a from years of use in all provided by Abeytown, supper. factory in Utah. NASA weathers. Any other members the home team The draw took place would have liked them to spacing would cause began to show their with the winners being be bigger than they are, discomfort and broken home advantage and Alan Litt (Abeytown) however, as the SRB’s axles. Abeytown ended up Diane Cape (Ireby) would be shipped to The ancient Romans winners 27 to 44. Robert Lightfoot, Florida by train, they had had originally built the The draw winners Gladys Temple, Mary to be ale to fit through roads to accommodate were Gladys Temple, Mattinson and Robin the tunnels on route. movement of troops and Joyce Edwards, Malcolm Hurst all Abeytown The standard railway equipment. Temple, Elsie Foster and with Vera Petrie (Ireby) gauge in the United Roman war chariots Mary Mattinson from winning the last prize. Back L–R: George Egdell, Geoff Bland, Rob Wise, Ron Wise, States is, four feet eight formed the initial ruts. Rev E Mullins, Ray Wise, Laurence Blackburn Abeytown with Eileen Five more ends were Front L–R: Jack Tinnion, Keith Baxter, Malcolm Fisher, and a half inches. The The war chariots had Watson being the only played by each of the Jim Cartner, Robin Sim tunnels maximum width space between the shafts winner from Bothel. four teams with Ireby therefore is four feet ten for two horses to pull the Report by: Geoff Bland Abeytown were the winners by 37 to 28. near the golf course inches. The SRB’s cannot chariot. The width of the thanked for a very Malcolm Temple This is the Solway behind Blitterlees. The be any larger than four two horses dictated the friendly evening and thanked the Ireby Scouts Football Team three Wise boys were foot eight inches. spacing of the wheels on invited to play at Bothel Members for a very that played in the all cousins. Laurence Four feet eight inches the axle. later in the season. pleasant evening and a Carlisle Christian Blackburn was a tough- (4’ 8”) is the gauge used This was formalised Thirteen members delicious supper. We did Welfare League during tackling left back from by the early pioneers at four feet eight and one of Abeytown Bowling not win the match but October 1947. Abeytown who went on of railway building in half inches. Club made the journey took away most of the This game was on to be the Chief Constale America because that So you see, one of to Ireby to play a draw prizes. the Banks Ends ground of Cheshire. was the gauge the early the most advanced of settlers had used in the modern vehicles owes a UK. debt to the chariots of Silloth Mayors Report In the UK they had Ancient Rome.

Football Club At the January from the police. requesting a member gave a report on the Reports from both meeting of the Town Correspondence of the Town Council to official opening of the Allerdale Borough Come along to the Council the Chairman included the following: attend a site meeting new extension at the Council and Cumbria Criffel Inn on Saturday stated he had attended a request from the on the Lido for the Primary School, a letter County Council both March 10th for an several meetings and Highways Department to proposed development. of thanks is to be sent for intend on the fight for evening of Horse Racing events within the town. arrange a meeting with A letter from Allonby the great reception and and against a Unitary fun. These included The 50 regard to our complaints Parish Council asking work that went into the Authority. The races are being Year Memorial Service i.e. inconsiderate parking if we would consider days festivities. Estimates were held in aid of Silloth for the Silloth Firemen at road junctions and tendering for the grass The report from discussed for repairs Football Club funds, who lost their lives, the adjacent to the disaled cutting contract within the Regeneration to the sea front seats from 7pm to 9pm. This Carol Service at Christ crossing points. A the village. It was agreed Partnership outlined between the Lifeboat will be followed by Church and Greenrow request for a litter bin the Chairman along with their position to date. A House and the docks Karaoke. Mission. adjacent to the path Ken Wannop would meeting was at this time entrance. All are welcome There was no report across the Rugby field. arrange a meeting to taking place with Liz Several highways A letter from Allerdale discuss the details. Carlisle the consultant complaints are to be Borough Council Councillor Markley putting the Heritage discussed with the area Situation Vacant Lottery Bid together Engineer, these included SPORTS HALL ASSISTANT prior to meeting an damaged footways Situation Vacant officer from the Lottery and the state of road £5.92 per hour to look round the Green. markings and signs. Solway Community Technology College MIDDAY SUPERVISOR Liddell Street, Silloth, WIGTON, CA7 4DD. £5.92 per hour + free school meal King Bee Age Range: 11-16 Solway Community Technology College by Shaun Kurzyk aged 7 from Headteacher/Chief Officer: Liddell Street, Silloth, WIGTON, CA7 4DD. Age Range: 11-16 Holme St. Cuthbert Mrs. Susie Shepherd BA (Hons) School Tel: (016973) 31234 Fax: (016973) 32749 Headteacher/Chief Officer: offi[email protected] Mrs. Susie Shepherd BA (Hons) BUSINESS MANAGER: DAVE FOULKES Tel: (016973) 31234 Fax: (016973) 32749 The school is seeking to appoint a offi[email protected] Sports Hall Assistant to assist with BUSINESS MANAGER: DAVE FOULKES the administration, organisation and The school is seeking to appoint a promotion of events and activities to be midday supervisor with immediate held in the centre. effect. To deal with enquiries and bookings for the Purpose of the job: Nith View centre from members of the community To supervise students during lunchtime in in line with the centres’ procedures in a the school canteen. Guest professional manner. To monitor the queuing system and ensure The post hours are open to negotiation but it operates effectively. evening, weekend and school holiday work Applicants are required to work one hour House will be required. per day (12:20 to 13:20) 016973 32860 Applications and further details are available Applications and further details are available from the Business Manager on 016973 from the Business Manager on 016973 31234 1 Pine Terrace 31234 Silloth Closing Date: 9 March 2007 Closing Date: 9 March 2007 CA7 4DT Disability Symbol User: YES Disability Symbol User: YES Cumbria County Council Equal Opps Policy: YES Cumbria County Council Equal Opps Policy: YES Catholic School: North West Catholic Diocese Equal Catholic School: North West Catholic Diocese 5 Guest Rooms Equal Opps Policy: NO Equal Opps Policy: NO Description: Non-Teaching - Secondary Schools Description: Non-Teaching - Secondary Schools www.nithview-guesthouse.co.uk Page 16 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news

Silloth Tennis Club Solway Silloth on Solway Golf Club Autograss Tennis Club Gearing Up for the Summer Club It’s only February, ideas and projects for but Silloth Tennis our young players. Report by: Malcolm Brown Club are already in the This summer will be planning stages for the no different with a It is sad to bring forthcoming summer few new plans in the the news that Solway season of events and pipeline such as small Autograss Club has tournaments. open events held during moved from Silloth With 2007 being school holidays. We are Airfield and the racing our seventh summer of also keen to add adult will now be held at Hay aivity since the club’s coaching and adult Close Farm, Calthwaite. revival we are always competition to the Details can be found on keen to introduce new programme. our website to get there. Since moving to Major Junior LTA Open Event to be Silloth in 2004 the club has grown at a fantastic Held at Maryport rate almost douling the Week beginning county to the area. membership. Because August the 13th sees a This will probaly of this we feel that we major step forward for involve some players have outgrown the site at Tennis in West Cumbria staying over as they Silloth and we need to be with the First Maryport progress through their closer and more central Open. reective draws and will to other clubs in the UK. Held at Netherhall hopefully bring trade to We are hoping to and with singles and the bed and breakfast draw other “grassers” L–R: Toddy Winter, Gwen Bosward, Janet Hume, Margaret English, Joe Jigsaw, doules competition at industry. from Manchester, Sandra Bradley, Annette Gibbons under 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 If anyone is interested Darlington and Scotland Report by: Margaret English levels, the event is being in bringing sponsorship and for us to do this we Silloth on Solway Golf Club Great North Air Club on 12th February advertised nationwide to the event then please need to be closer to them. Lady Captain 2007 Ambulance and Jigsaw in where they were and will hopefully bring contact David on Another factor is Lady Captain 2006 Carlisle. delighted to each collect players from outside the 07742547767. the type of soil; the one Toddy Winter worked Representatives from a cheque for £550 from at Silloth is of a sandy very hard raising money the two charities came to Toddy. type rather than a clay for her two charities: Silloth on Solway Golf Well done Toddy! Men’s Team Unbeaten in West Cumbria type. When the track is Floodlit League prepared then raced on the clay type soil sticks www.hayclose.com Cumberland After winning Harrison, Colin together and produces a Solway Autograss Club, Open - Northern division 2 just before Campbell and David better racing surface. Hay Close, Calthwaite, Challenge) Christmas, Silloth Wise have added the So if you want to lose Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 Sunday 19th Tennis Club’s men’s team services of Scott and the wife and kids for a 9PX. August have got off to a flying Chris Whittle and are weekend bring the family The 2007 dates: Sunday 16th start to division 1 and are looking good for the title to Hay Close Farm so Sunday 25th March September still unbeaten with half with only 4 matches left. you can watch the racing Sunday 22nd April (Gordon Jameson the season over already. and they can visit the Sunday 13th May (NQ) Memorial). The usual team RESULTS Maize Maze. Sunday 10th June of Angus Harrison, Silloth 5 Harrington A 3 Solway Autograss Club: Saturday 7th July and Obee One Malcolm Wise, Rory Silloth 4 Lorton 4 www.solway-autograss. Sunday 8th July by Jonathon Tallontire Johnstone, Ryan Silloth 4 Maryport B 4 co.uk (Two Day Meeting; aged 11 from Johnstone, Jamie Silloth 5 Maryport A 3 Hay Close Farm: Solway Open - Silloth Primary School BOWMANS CHEMIST Blood Pressure Awareness Week

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