Sleepy Bee by Amber Justine Lewis aged 7 from Bouncing BabiesSolway Childminding Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk October/November 2005 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzIssue 39 FREEFREE PAPERPAPER WHAT A SUCCESS! Silloth Music & Beer Festival brings visitors galore and no trouble
This festival truly has something for a disco and a local band (The Naturals), of pace when Silloth Town Council (Soul Starr) and the main act was the everyone. which was a bit too loud outside the hosted the Pensioners Afternoon Tea tribute band, the Stereotonics. It started on the Wednesday marquee. Then on Friday evening with entertainment by Dearham Brass Sunday afternoon karaoke is a evening with a disco for the kids in the there were three bands including the Band. Saturday evening entertainment fantastic family day with kids and area (while the 82 different beers and highlight of the weekend, Nine Below was provided by another three bands pushchairs everywhere. ciders settled in their barrels). This was Zero. including an exciting band from Well over 3,000 people enjoyed a followed on the Thursday evening with Saturday afternoon had a change Edinburgh playing all their own music fantastic weekend, well done all.
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STANWIX PARK Visitors and staff and the Major was so HOLIDAY CENTRE at The Solway Coast impressed he suggested Silloth would benefit Festivals Limited which Discovery Centre, in they did a reciprocal from another indoor was set up to organise Silloth, had an auditory visit to Cumbria to give attraion for families the Beer Festival. What STAFF WANTED feast from Romania on concerts. and one possibility is is needed is a sub- ALL YEAR ROUND FULL & PART TIME Thursday 18th August. A The trip was linked ready to go. I would like committee to get the ball RECEPTION STAFF & group of Salvation Army to the charity ‘Light to set up a Museum rolling. Volunteers will POOL ATTENDANTS REQUIRED Officers from Carlisle into Europe’, which of Toy Soldiers and be needed to manage, had organised a visit concentrates on Military History and raise funds, make A flexile approach to working hours is essential as they will include and mini concert at The helping lind and deaf effectively all I lack contacts, actually man nights and weekends on a rota basis. Applicants must be over 16. Discovery Centre for youngsters, most of is money, help and the museum when it For more information and POSITIONS children from Bucharest whom are not recognised any organising ability opens and a dozen other an application form contact AVAILABLE in Romania. or supported by the State whatever! things I’ve never thought Lynn or Stephen Stanwix NOW The group of 32 in Romania. Mr Marius I have a very large of. So I need your help. STANWIX PARK HOLIDAY CENTRE, Greenrow, Silloth, CA7 4HH Tel: 016973 32666 www.stanwix.com young people aged from Ene was the Romanian collection of toy soldiers If you are interested 8 to 23 attend schools teacher organising the and accessories such as in old toys and models in Bucharest for lind, event, he led concerts forts, cannon, etc. and or If you’d just like to partially sighted and deaf in Penrith, Kendal even an empty property do something else for children. The younger Whitehaven, Carlisle and in the town centre to put Silloth, if you can spare The Bank Mill children from ages 8-11 Silloth. them in, but I don’t want any time and eecially if are called ‘Golins’ The children arrived to be a private business. you have any experience and the older children on the 10th August I’d like to provide an of fundraising, grant Experience from 16-23 attend the and have been housed asset for the town, to be applications and so on, local High School and throughout the Carlisle run on behalf of the town please contact me and I’ll Carol, Bill & Staff welcome you to the all new are called ‘The Joyful area with local families, and attraing grant set up a meeting. Dunes Coffee Shop Singers’, some are they left the UK on 20th money as a community I look forward to A scrumptious paradise of home- Physiotherapy students. August after a busy project. hearing from you. Tim baked treats and delights including The visit to the UK schedule. They have It may be possile Barker, phone: 016973 a variety of scones, cakes, pastries resulted from a group of enjoyed day trips in the to do this under the 31246, or email: timothy. & savoury snacks. Forget the Salvation Army Officers region including a day in umbrella of Silloth [email protected]. calories and have a delicious going to Bucharest in Edinburgh and of course dessert accompanied by one of our speciality teas & coffees. Romania in September Silloth! 2004. Their trip was The Salvation Army Open 10am to 4:30pm everyday organised by Major raised £10,000 to pay for Air Ambulance Appeal Robinson to refurbish the trip and all money Forthcoming Events the first kindergarten raised by the concerts Special Halloween Weekend for lind children in the will be donated to the Try Our Ghoulish Gruel & Pumpkin Pie country. At the end of Eden Valley Hospice Boys & Girls the trip the children, Jigsaw Appeal to support Come in for a treat, the coffee shop has bat cakes to eat including the school other disadvantaged choir, gave a concert children in Cumbria. Christmas Fayre Starting 3rd December Traditional Christmas Lunch served at weekends only Book early to avoid disappointment All Change at TOPO Christmas Parties Catered For Karen Bell, the Karen is keen to take Nature Reserve & Conservation Area Manager of The Old Post on the new challenge and Duck Pond Office Children’s Centre said “this is a wonderful Scrape in Silloth (TOPO) opportunity for me. The Flower Meadows has been registered nursery has been steadily Report by: Marshlands, Toad Ponds as the new Provider building a reputation Mike & Jen Bowman in making the day a with Ofsted, replacing of offering excellent huge success, not only Cumbria’s Best Kept Gardening Secret Jan Enderby as from care with lots of added We had a Funday donating items but also 40 years of growing September 2005. value for customers. I on the 23rd July at helping to organize the and still growing Jan Enderby will will be pushing now Tanglewood Caravan day and helping to man Plants for remain aing as for the expansion plans Park in aid of the Air the stalls. Autumn & Winter administrator until a to continue so that we Ambulance We managed to raise It was a huge success a whopping £2,100 for Many Discounts replacement can be found can offer baby care by & Special and fully trained. David January 2006.” thanks to the great the Great North Air Offers Bromilow has already TOPO offers full day support of the people Ambulance and were left the business to take care, school collections of Silloth. All the local invited to present the Midway between Beckfoot & Mawbray on the Maryport Road up a teaching post in and wrap-around care at businesses and even the cheque to the crew of Nursery open daily 9am–5pm Dorset. the moment. Market Traders donated the helicopter. Mike The Dunes open 10am–4:30pm Karen and the staff TOPO also offer items of all kinds to and Jen Bowman would Last entry to Nature Reserve will continue to run the nursery places to three help support the event. once again like to thank one hour before closing setting and customers year olds accessing Everybody was amazing everybody who gave a and I cannot thank them Tel: 01900 881340 will not be affected by Cumbria County helping hand to make the the management changes. Council Funding. enough for all their help day a huge success. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 3
Make Poverty History - Music With Intent Exam
Report by: Tim Barker singer Elaine Davidson Success who had written a song Churches Together in eecially for Live Aid Silloth took advantage of Congratulations on the Green. This song the whole August Bank to Rebecca Berry who “Turning the Tide” Holiday weekend this has recently completed was inspired by “Make year to present a series her NVQ Level 3 in Poverty History” and of events in a tent on Childcare! Elaine’s experiences The Green. On Saturday Rebecca joined The at the massive rally in evening they staged their Old Post Office Nursery Edinburgh in July. We own Live Aid concert to last April and has heard it first in Silloth ! raise awareness of the been a great hit with Also on the bill were “Make Poverty History the children and has Silloth’s Becky Byrom, “campaign. Two bands, quickly become a popular David Partington from local duo Simpson/ member of the TOPO Edinburgh, Christian Devine and four solo Team. Reay of Silloth with his artists took part in a Manager, Karen Bell band I Poyngg and Becky four-hour programme said “we have a lovely G from County Durham. of music to rival Solfest atmosphere here at Northeast band Breach down the road. Indeed TOPO and Becky seems held the evening together Simpson/Devine were to have fitted in so easily and closed the show in also taking part in – we are really pleased rousing style. Over £150 Solfest as was Wigton with her contribution was raised for charity and hope that she is Tearfund. willing to continue her Sunday was as notale studies whilst working to for the weather as for further her career”. the actual events. Very TOPO Nursery high winds meant that before locals and visitors Monday was mild and many, many people for has four new recruits the organisers had to filled the tent for a Songs sunny and the sides help with this project starting September end much of the day of Praise with favourite were opened up so that but would ecially like 2005 who wish to do replacing tent pegs and hymns chosen by all the everyone going to the to thank Silloth Town their work experience tying extra guy ropes but six churches in Silloth. Green could see what Council, the Carnival in the setting whilst the tent stood firm - the The last event of the day was going on and join in Committee, Charlie studying for NVQ 2 answer to a lot of prayer ! was a wonderful concert singing, buy Fair Trade Harrison, Jonathan Level Childcare. Karen Big Mama Bee Undeterred by the crack by Mark One, a youth goods, pick up Christian Hansford and Steven said “At TOPO we don’t by of canvas and the shaking Katie Timperon goel choir from West literature and see Tom Henderson. The tent just see ourselves as a aged 11 of the whole structure Cumbria. o’Donnell and his belongs to Tony Witmore childcare business – we from families enjoyed an hour Fortunately for the puppets again. of Silloth Evangelical hope to set a standard for Holm Cultram Abbey School of fun with Christian tent (and for Silloth Churches Together Free Church and can be students to experience puppeteer Tom o’Donnell Carnival), Bank Holiday in Silloth are grateful to hired for local events. good praice”. Page 4 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news
Regular Weekly Events Abeytown Library Refuse Collection Dates for the Diary Mondays Abbeytown Library For Crunch service dates Bingo – Silloth Social Club, Holm Cultram Primary School and locations or to arrange Waver Street @ 7:15pm Abbeytown collection of bulky items October November December Domino Drive – Wigton Tel: 01900 326453 Recreation Hall, Eden Street CA7 4RU 1st Silloth Pensioners 4th RNLI Silent Auction 2nd Silloth Nursing Home Coffee Morning @ 10am in the St. Andrews Church Hall @ 8pm Christmas Sale @ 2pm Playing Field @ 7:30pm Tel: 016873 61425 Assistant in Charge: Recreation Hall Admission 50p, tea & biscuits Tuesdays Noelene Foster Errors do occur in 6th Age Concern Tea Bingo – Bowling Club, Monday: 3 – 5 pm Dates for the Diary 2nd Harvest Weekend in 5th Silloth Pensioners Dance, 1:45 to 3:45pm in Eden Street @ 7pm Tuesday: Closed Please check before Christ Church - Christmas Afternoon Tea @ 2pm Solway Community Technical Whist Drive – Wednesday: 3 – 5 pm attending an event Harvest Service @ 10am in St Andrews Hall College, Silloth Recreation Hall, Eden Street Thursday: Closed 4th Tea Dance 8th Age Concern Tea 8th Mawbray Village Hall Playing Field @ 2pm Friday: 3 – 5 pm 1:45 to 3:45pm, Solway Dance, 1:45 to 3:45pm in Robin Hood - Family Show, 7pm Wednesdays • Fiction Community Technical College, Solway Community Technical • Non-fiction Coffee Morning – Silloth RNLI Shop Silloth College, Silloth 9th Men’s Choir Silloth Nursing Home @ 10am • Reference and Information Christmas Concert in Christ Services Bingo – Silloth Social Club, 6th North Allerdale 11th Country & Western Church, Silloth • Children’s Books Partnership meeting @ 7:30pm Festival @ Stanwix Park Waver Street @ 7:30pm Silloth Lifeboat Station • Homework help The Royal Oak, Wigton 10th Allerdale Crunch Thursdays • Talking Books Shop Opening Hours 12th Country & Western service at Silloth Green Market – • Local Studies Collection 6th Illustrated Talk on Festival @ Stanwix Park Criffel Street 10am to 4pm And for a small charge: Sunday - 11am to 4pm the History of Silloth Airfield 10th Wigton Choral Whist Drive – • Requests Monday – 1pm to 4pm Mawbray Village Hall @ 7:30pm 13th Country & Western Society - Christmas Concert in Tuesday - 1pm to 4pm Recreation Hall, Eden Street • Fax Facility Entrance £2.50, 01900 881353 Festival @ Stanwix Park St.. Marys Church, Wigton @ • Internet and PC use Wednesday - 1pm to 4pm 7:30pm Playing Field @ 7:30pm Thursday - 1:30pm to 4:30pm 8th Silloth Rotary Club 15th Silloth Festivals Ltd Fridays (some concessions apply) We are open throughout the Friday – CLOSED Cumbrian Dialect Competition AGM in Golf Hotel @ 7pm 10th Mawbray Village Bingo – R.A.F.A. Club @ School Holidays Saturday - 11am to 4pm in the Golf Hotel Hall Decorated Christmas Tree 7:30pm 17th Autumn Sale at Festival and swiching-on of Saturdays Due to a shortage of 8th Silloth Bowling Christ Church, Silloth tree lights Bingo – Silloth Social Club, volunteers, we may not always Club presentation night with dancing to Lee Best Connection 18th Pop & Rock Tributes 10th Mawbray Village Waver Street @ 7:30pm Please note that be able to open. We apologise articles, letters and for any inconvenience. at 7:30pm, tickets £6 @ Stanwix Park Hall Decorated Christmas Tree Music & Dancing – Festival R.A.F.A. Club, evening virtually all content 15th Allerdale Crunch 19th Allerdale Crunch Sundays of the Solway Buzz service at Silloth Green service at Silloth Green 31st New Years Eve Family Market – are contributed Celebration Useful Tel Numbers 25th Tea Dance 19th Pop & Rock Tributes Criffel Street 10am to 4pm by YOU, the local 1:45 to 3:45pm @ Stanwix Park Market & Car Boot – community. The Editor Westnewton Village Hall Silloth Airfield 10am to 4pm reserves the right Chemist, Silloth: 016973 31394 19th Silloth Tennis Club Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111 RNLI – Exercise @ 10am to control what is 29th Charity Ladies Night Presentation Night @ Stanwix Methodist Dental Emergency: 01228 603620 at the Skinburness Hotel in aid Park Bingo – Bowling Club, included, however, Eden Street @ 7pm Dentist, Buchanan: 016973 31270 of Breast Cancer UK tickets £10 Church no responsibility Dentist, Steel: 016973 32042 20th Pop & Rock Tributes whatsoever for the Doctor: 016973 31309 @ Stanwix Park content of the Solway A packed Silloth Library Gas: 0800 111 999 25th Age Concern Tea Buzz can be accepted Hospital: 01228 523444 Dance, 1:45 to 3:45pm in congregation enjoyed a Opening Hours: by the Editor, or the Holme St. Cuthbert School Solway Community Technical superb performance by Mawbray: 01900 881242 THE College, Silloth Monday 2pm–7pm Publishers. the Whitehaven Male Holm Cultram Abbey CofE School Tuesday c l o s e d HISTORY OF 25th Silloth Christmas Voice Choir on Saturday Abbeytown: 016973 61261 Wednesday 10am–1:30pm Lights Switch-On 2:30pm–5pm MP, Tony Cunningham: SILLOTH Evening 10th September at the Trinity Methodist Thursday 10am–1:30pm Football Training 01900 65815 AIRFIELD 25th Mawbray Village Hall 2:30pm–5pm Abbeytown Library 016973 61425 How the Other Half Loves by Church-Harvest Festival. Friday 10am–1:30pm Silloth Library: 016973 32195 1938 -1960 A595 Theatre Company 7:30pm They were joined by 2:30pm–5pm Eden Street Playing Police: 01900 602422 Saturday 10am–12noon 26th Silloth Pensioners their soloist Maria and Fields Quakers, Wigton: 01228 523174 Illustrated Talk Christmas Party with tea Books accompanied by Joan “The home of great football” Register Office, Wigton: 016973 66117 by John Huggon served 4:30pm in Stanwix Park Large print request service Samaritans: 01228 544444 John. Reference & Information Boys: Silloth Community School: 26th Silloth Football Club Videos & DVD’s Harvest celebrations Under 8’s & 9’s 5:30-6:30pm 016973 31234 Mawbray Village Hall Annual Fund-raiser featuring Talking Books continued with Sunday Mondays with Kevin Dixon & Silloth Nursery & Junior School: Thursday 6th October the Motown Brothers Audio CD’s Derek Wallace morning service Storysacks 016973 31243 @ 7:30 pm 27th Mawbray Village Hall Under 10’s 4:30–5:30pm conducted by Rev. Dr Computers Silloth Town Clerk: 016973 31128 Entrance £2.50 which Christmas Craft Fayre 10-4pm Photocopier Thursdays with Peter Brough/ Silloth Tourist Information Centre: Wright. Angus Harrison 016973 31944 includes refreshments 30th Solway Coast The Wigton Circuit Storysacks: Under 12’s 6-7pm Mondays with Solway Buzz: 016973 32180 (Pay on door) Neighbourhood Forum meets in Silloth Community Centre Service was held at Storytime for under 5’s. Jennifer Bell Taxi: 016973 33188 Tel: 01900 325013 Pat Ackred our Church on Sunday Every Wednesday 2:30 - 3pm Vet: 016973 20242 Another chance Computers/photocopying Girls: Waste Disposal Dept: 01900 607900 to hear this very evening led by Rev. Peter We have now received three Under 10’s & 12’s 5:30-6:30pm new computers and colour Thursdays with Malcolm Wise Water LeakLine: 0800 33 00 33 interesting talk and Taylor. Long service printer. This section is for your convenience, slide show about the Check out awards were presented to (No charge for Over 60’s, Under 14’s 5:30-6:30pm so please, let us know what you want history of the Airfield. www.SolwayBuzz.co.uk William Hall of Wigton, benefits, etc) Thursdays with Karen Matthews included, also any changes to numbers. David Ward of Caldbeck £2 per hour employed and for photos of 10p per copy - black & white, For more details contact and Lillian Armstrong 25p colour. Karen Simpson local events of Fletchertown. Light Black & white photocopies 10p. 01900 881 353 refreshments were served Membership free - please pop Bee a Masthead Winner in to see Barbara or Isabel, or after what had been a telephone 32195 for further wonderful weekend of information. Yet again, Carlisle Embroidery Solway Village fellowship. are generously Production Team donating a Solway Do you live in the Buzz embroidered fifty deliverers elsewhere Proprietor: sports shirt to the Solway Village? will tell you it is a doddle, Peter McRobert Do you appreciate quite literally, and a very Barn Cottage winner. This is in Skinburness, CA7 4RA addition to the the Solway Buzz? pleasant excuse to meet Tel: 016973 32180 usual Winners Our regular deliverer your neighbours. Fax: 016973 32133 Certificate and Gift to the properties on the Go on, join the team. Lifeboats Email: [email protected] Voucher. Solway Village has had to We deliver the Buzz to So, come on stop, so we now require you, then you provide less RNLI Editorial Content kids, get drawing, one or two volunteers. than half an hour taking Silent Auction This is down to you, we can the Buzz is always All that is involved is a a stroll. 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Our existing December issue at 8pm We will accept letters, faxes Masthead Bee Winner or emails, but we do prefer the address on If your organisation has an this page and a Admission 50p emails as we do not have a This month the winner is event to promote or you typist to type your articles out. quality Solway Buzz includes Amber Justine Lewis from have something to say, Tea & Biscuits embroidered sports Bouncing Babies Childminding Copy please note that the next Published by: shirt from Carlisle SolWeb.biz with the support of with a bee called “Sleepy copy date is: All Proceeds to Embroidery could Bee”. Her prize will be sent to Date the whole community and an 7th November 2005 the RNLI army of volunteers. be yours. her. Well done Amber! local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 5
Dialect Competition Tip for the Top Clive’s Blue Silloth Rotary Club’s generally call the English Get the facts on thinning hair. Shape Cumbrian Dialect language. A recent study shows that 44% of men and 48% ‘n’ Dolphin Competition takes place There are prizes of women describe their hair as fine. That’s almost Style this year on Saturday for the best piece, the half the population! Among these groups, many are Cafe October 8th in the Golf funniest, the best by struggling with thinning hair. While hair type is Matrix Appointed All Day Breakfast Hotel at 2pm. a newcomer and the determined solely by your genetic make-up, there are Salon Anyone can enter, best by anyone under several contributing factors to the thinning of hair; Kids Menu from any age and it’s 16. Once again the scalp stress is one of the major causes. It is a challenge Unisex Hot & Cold Snacks good fun, relaxed and wonderful Mrs Ethel for those with fine hair to find products that provide hairdressing salon All Tastes Catered For not very hard. All you Fisher MBE will be volume and fullness without weighing hair down... & sunbed parlour have to do is turn up and among the judges. and an even bigger challenge to find products that do Eat In or Takeaway eak for two to four Entry is free for not damage the scalp environment. 30 Eden Street, Silloth minutes in local dialect. competitors and Researchers have identified these six major causes Wampool Street, Silloth Tel: 016973 31378 It can be a poem, a funny audience and tea and of thinning hair Tel: 016973 32157 story, a memory of old biscuits are provided. 1. Genetic Predisposition: A primary contributing times, your holiday in Why not come along and factor to thinning hair is the genetic predisposition Tenerife - whatever you enjoy an entertaining of hormonal balances or imbalances which can be like as long as you made and educational (!) inherited from your mother’s or father’s side of the FOR ALL TYPES OF it up yourself. With a afternoon with a real old family. And yes, women can inherit the prolem just variety of distinctive Cumberland flavour. as men! SOLID FUEL local nuances, humorous Since the competition 2. Stress and Trauma: Stress causes poor vitamin poems and tales almost was revived in 2003 and nutrient assimilation to the hair follicle and Contact your beyond belief are related there have been plenty can produce increased levels of testosterone, which LOCAL APPROVED MERCHANT to the listening audience, of entries and a good converts to DHT. in the Cumberland attendance. Let’s make 3. Nutrition and Diet: Rapid weight loss, liquid version of what we this year better than ever. protein diets, and high consumptions of foods that are over-processed, low in nutrition and high in Messrs Ferguson animal fats can negatively affect the (C.U.C. Diploma Merchants) body’s level of amino acids and vitamin assimilation. Wigton 4. Health: Malfunctions of the Hawthorns • Abbeytown • Tel: 016973 61637 thyroid gland, which cause hyperthyroid Arthritis and hyporthyroid disease, is the only Group known health-related cause of thinning hair. 5. Medications: Thinning can be a Wigton Arthritis side effect to taking certain medications, Kandy Shop Group met at Loveday ecifically hormone replacement Cumbrian Cottage Ice Cream: House on the first Friday therapy drugs, birth control and Vanilla ~ Mint ~ Peach ~ Strawberry ~ Raspberry Pavlova of the month as usual. oestrogen pills, chemotherapy and Coffee Liqueur ~ Hokey Pokey ~ Almond Butter Toffee Chairman Edna thyroid disease treatments, lood Over 100 sweet jars always in stock Marper welcomed 20 pressure, diabetic, heart disease and even Sugar Free Sweets ~ ClayMates members and a new acne medications. Chocolates: member June Watson, 6. Environmental Toxins: Many Cadbury‛s ~ Beeches ~ Nestlé ~ Paynes ~ Ferréro she also thanked the Sporty Bee experts contribute the mounting Anthon Berg ~ Elizabeth Shaw ~ Bendick‛s by Stockists of Jelly Belly Gourmet jelly beans members of Loveday Aimee Fish prolem of environmental pollutants House for allowing aged 9 and oestrogen mimics to be a cause of the Daily & Evening Papers & Magazines delivered us to use their sitting from increase in men and women challenged Large selection of Greetings Cards room. Happy Birthday Holme Cultram Abbey School with thinning hair. was sang to Christine 14 Criffel Street * Silloth * Tel: 016973 31331 Smithson and Peggy Bray both of whom were celebrating that day. Upkeep of Trees in Silloth Lesley Relph was MARKLEY introduced and gave an Report by trees which are mainly wish to see them polled interesting talk on Tai Mayor G. Wilkinson ‘Sycamore’ and are to stumps which has TRANSPORT LTD Chi exercises suitale for becoming dangerous. happened in previous people with Arthritis. Further to my August The preferred trees to years. Bulk Most members were report in the Buzz, be used as replacements We await further Flat ale to join in and councillor Johnston according to Capita will information from Capita leaflets were distributed and myself met Mr be ‘White Beam’ several as to whether or not the & to remind them how Marr and Mr Cook of of which have been funding bid is against Express to do the exercises at Capita Symonds, agents planted around the town other works throughout Haulage home. She was thanked for Cumbria County in recent years. the County of Cumbria, by Edna Marper for a Council Highways, to The remaining trees, not just Allerdale Control Tower • The Airfield very interesting talk again discuss in more it is hoped, are to be Borough. Watch this Silloth • CA7 4NS and Lesley then gave a depth what work is pruned. We pressed the space for further demonstration of the required to maintain the point that we did not information. Tel: 016973 31276 first part of the form trees within the highways which is rather like a around Silloth. dance form but is really We were informed THANK YOU part of a martial arts that due to budget CARRS form. restraints no work would Karen Bell – TOPO Nursery Tea was served be carried out this winter COACHES by Joan Gilbertson as was first thought. Jan and David would like to thank Karen Bell, and Linda Grey. The However a funding Manager and newly appointed Provider of Coach & raffle was won by new bid will be prepared for TOPO Nursery & Children’s Centre for her Minibus Hire, member June Watson the financial year 2006 commitment and hard work during the Tours & and the Quiz was won by -07 meaning it may be past two years. Dorothy Watson. next winter before we see Excursions The next meeting will some work carried out. “Good luck for the future Tyres, Servicing & Repairs be held on 7th October The proposal put and enjoy your new role – at 1:30pm at Loveday forward but not yet You have a great team Control Tower • The Airfield House when Earl Street finalised would be to and you can count on our Silloth • CA7 4NS Mobility will have lots of replace between 20 continued support” Tel: 016973 31276 helpful gadgets on show. and 30 of the existing Page 6 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news
Silloth Community Craft Show
P. Scott Trophy Winners for this year was a cake Pizzas The Complete Furnishers were; stall which proved very Burgers & Kebabs Childrens section popular, Balloon Mania
Mon 5pm to 11pm Single Beds from £49 – Jack Winter (I wouldn’t have believed Tue 5pm to 11pm Double Beds from £79 Baking Section you could make so Wed 5pm to 11pm – Mary Marshall many lovely things with from Thu 5pm to 11pm Sofas £199 Handicrafts Section balloons!) and Clive Fri 5pm to 11:30pm Three Piece Suites Sat 5pm to 11:30pm – Audrey Harrison who showed some of his Sun 5pm to 11pm from £299 Floral beautiful wood carvings – Tom Stalker as well as demonstrating Delivery Service Available Interest Free Credit Garden Produce on the day. from 5pm until 11pm Immediate Delivery – Tom Stalker As always the Social 5 Eden Street, Silloth Overall Points Club were very oliging Phone: 016973 31224 L–R: Tom Stalker, Mayoress, Mayor, Jack Winter, Mary 016973 33032 Marshall, Audrey Harrison, and Pam Taylor Winner – T Stalker and gave the room free Cross Stitch Class of charge. The Solway Winners, trophies Buzz helped by getting donated by Rotary Club the entry forms through Secure Edith Crabtree at 103! of Silloth every door. Finally a 1st Pam Taylor big thank you to all Storage 2nd Audrey Harrison those who took the time Milk 3rd Mary Hoskins and effort to enter the Steel Storage delivered There are many classes. We hope we can Containers to your people to thank - firstly continue to count on to let on doorstep this years sponsors; your support next year. Silloth Airfield daily Holme Low Parish The more entries we get Council, Stephen – the better the show, so Secure Compound contact: Tremle, The Carnival please encourage your with CCTV Neil Graham Committee & Carrs friends and family to get Surveillance 17 Wampool St Silloth Flour Mill. We are also involved too. grateful to the Judges Many thanks, Lesley, Tel: 016973 31276 016973 31313 Mob: 077 2056 0596 for their time and Audrey & Mary. expertise, the Mayor for Total Number of entries presenting the trophies this year was & Bill Allan for being Childrens Classes - 21 our photographer. New Adults Classes - 210 Shaw Results from Silloth Community Craft Show Children’s Section Painting ‘My Pet’ 1st Natalie Wood; 2nd Harry Winter; 3rd - Decorated Plate Meats 1st Jack Winter; 2nd Ellie Matear; 3rd Robbie Stewart Handwriting 1st Charlie Stewart; 2nd - ; 3rd - www.ShawMeats.co.uk Photo ‘sporting fun’ 1st Jack Winter; 2nd Robbie Stewart; 3rd Charlie Stewart Local Meat from Local Farms Creature from fruit/veg 1st Natalie Wood; 2nd Jack Winter; 3rd Charlie Stewart Cumbrian Salami’s Garden on a tray Dry Cured Bacon 1st Andrew Maddison; 2nd Lesley Maddison; 3rd Charlie Stewart Baking Section FREE Gluten Free Sausages Edith Crabtree celebrated her 103rd birthday on 4 Plain Scones 1st M Marshall; 2nd L Housby; 3rd A Harrison are our Speciality 19th September at Little Acre Care Home. 4 Squares Gingerbread DELIVERY A lively party including John on the keyboard was 1st T Wood; 2nd M Marshall; 3rd Charlie Stewart 13a Eden Street, Silloth-on-Solway, 016973 31181 4 Shortbread Rounds 1st M Marshall; 2nd T Wood; 3rd L Housby enjoyed by residents, carers (who were fantastic), and 4 Butterfly Cakes 1st M Marshall; 2nd A Maddison; 3rd A Harrison friends. Edith has lived at Little Acre for almost two Victoria Sponge 1st T Mullett; 2nd R Brooks; 3rd M Marshall years, enjoying the ‘five star treatment’. Edith’s sense Jar of Lemon Cheese 1st A Maddison; 2nd D Dawes; 3rd M Marshall of humour is a credit to her and makes many a cloudy Jar of Marmalade 1st M Marshall; 2nd M Mullett; 3rd J Maddison Silloth on Solway Community Shop Jar of Blackcurrant Jam 1st T Wood; 2nd M Marshall; 3rd J Maddison day bright. White Loaf - made in a machine * Local people working for local causes * 1st T Wood; 2nd P Stewart; 3rd S Bradley White Loaf – traditionally made & baked in oven * All proceeds go back into the community * 1st B Henderson; 2nd T Mullett; 3rd T Wood * Please continue donating * Uppers Youth Club Handicrafts * Collection can be arranged * Article of Double Knitting 1st T Wood; 2nd E Greaves; 3rd P Stewart Picture in Cross Stitch 1st P Taylor; 2nd A Harrison ; 3rd M Hoskins Article of embroidery 1st J Wilson; 2nd A Harrison ; 3rd M Hoskins Contact: Maureen on 016973 31636 Picture in Tapestry 1st A Harrison; 2nd E Gilroy; 3rd J Darling Picture in Long Stitch 1st A Harrison; 2nd - ; 3rd - Home Made Cushion 1st J Wilson; 2nd L Housby; 3rd E Gilroy S.O.S.C.S. Watercolour Picture 1st F Reynolds; 2nd E Randall; 3rd F Jackson Home-made Card 1st A Harrison; 2nd T Wood; 3rd J Wilson Open every day S.O.S.C.S. Misc Section 12 Criffel Street Snapshot – with caption 10am to 4pm 1st L Maddison; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd B Henderson Tel: 32452 Silloth A Handkerchief 1st B Henderson; 2nd M Marshall; 3rd A Maddison Floral Flowering Pot Plant 1st T Stalker; 2nd R Brooks; 3rd D Walton Foliage Pot Plant 1st T Stalker; 2nd T Wood; 3rd M Marshall RURAL INTERNET 8 Sweet Peas 1st M Marshall; 2nd T Stalker; 3rd J Maddison Vase of Garden Flowers 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd L Maddison Superfast Broadband Garden Produce 3 Carrots 1st T Stalker; 2nd - ; 3rd - L–R: Amanda, Emma, Rebekah, Stacey, Debbie, Lauren, 3 Onions 1st J Maddison; 2nd J Atkinson; 3rd L Maddison Do you want Broadband? Kelly, Alex and Lesley 5 Shallots 1st J Maddison; 2nd T Stalker; 3rd J Atkinson 5 Tomatoes 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd J Atkinson But BT cannot supply you – WE CAN! Report by: Rebekah Byrom 3 Beetroot 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Atkinson; 3rd J Maddison and we managed to raise 6 Runner Beans 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Atkinson L Maddison Do you want up to 2 megabit, In June this year the £215. Some of the girls 3 White Potatoes 1st J Maddison; 2nd L Maddison; 3rd J Atkinson Uppers Youth Club from from the youth club 3 Coloured Potatoes 1st T Stalker; 2nd A Maddison; 3rd L Maddison with no download limit? – ASK US! A Cucumber 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd B Henderson Christ Church organised presented the cheque A Marrow 1st J Atkinson; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd A Maddison a bring and buy sale to to Debie Gardner, 5 Cherry Tomatoes 1st J Bragg; 2nd J Atkinson; 3rd L Maddison raise money for cancer manager of the Cancer 3 Leeks 1st T Stalker; 2nd J Maddison; 3rd - RCS Ltd Collection of 5 Veg 1st J Maddison; 2nd T Stalker; 3rd S Bradley www.ruralinternet.co.uk tel: 016973 32324 research. Research shop in 3 Hen Eggs 1st M Mullett; 2nd T Stalker; 3rd R Donald It was well attended Carlisle. 3 Bantam Eggs 1st T Stalker; 2nd R Donald; 3rd - local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 7
Police Report Sister Visits Canadian Airman’s Grave Out of the Blue Report by: Insp Dave Barr at the Policing aivity in NEW INN the area has revolved a lot around events. The Solfest Festival at Tarns, Our friendly village Pub is a family passed off with only business, our new Restaurant one call to the police specialises in fish and local produce by the organizers; after people attempted to which is all home cooked enter the site without paying. No crimes were Available for Christmas Parties reported throughout the weekend. This is quite an New Inn, Blencogo, tel: 016973 61091 achievement considering just off the Wigton to Silloth road that there were 5,000 people each day. Officers carried out high visibility patrols of the site Silloth Carnival went Addison West View Orthodontics Guest House Denture Repair Only 250 yards from L–R: Mary & Lawrence Marshall, Winifred Allan, Winston & Laurene Shapton, Bill Allan Silloth on Solway Service Golf Club Canadians Laurene family in Canada. They and said it was a day they Shapton and her husband are farmers from Lucan, would never forget. Twin En-Suite Rooms Winston visited the Ontario. But for the help of (All Non Smoking) grave of her brother The outcome of the men like Franklin who 54 Esk Street Silloth 9 Station Road Sgt. Navigator Franklin correspondence was a volunteered into the Silloth Charles Zurbrigg for the visit to Silloth to meet RCAF, life would be very 016973 32208 Tel: 016973 31449 first time. Lawrence and Mary different here www.WestViewGuestHouse.co.uk He died on 13th at Bill & Winifreds January 1943 aged 25. house by Laurene and Sgt Zurbrigg was one Winston on Sunday 21st well and the weather of a crew of four who August, following lunch BALLOON MANIA was excellent. Officers perished when their the party left to visit concentrated their efforts Lockheed Hudson Causewayhead cemetery For All Your Special Occasions on preventing under-age crashed on take-off from where 17 Canadian Weddings ~ Anniversaries drinking. A quantity of Silloth on a training airmen are buried. Birthdays ~ Parties beer, alco-pops, and other flight and burst into This was an emotional • drinks were seized and flames. occasion. Laurene laid • Fantasy Clouds poured away. One person The crash was a wreath and sprinkled • Balloon Clusters searched was also found witnessed by Lawrence soil from Canada on her • Balloons in a Box to be in possession of a Marshall, who was 7 brothers grave. They were • Exploding Balloons quantity of cannabis. years old and remembers very surprised to learn of Pearl Arches ~ Foil Balloons In line with current it clearly. After the number of lives lost The Albion Spiral Columns ~ Double Bubbles government policy, the informing Bill Allan of in Silloth and district Eden Street, Silloth drugs were seized and will Silloth of this experience during World War II. Tel: 016973 31321 Mary: 016973 32003 or 077 2473 0172 be destroyed; whilst the Bill was ale to locate the They thanked everyone [email protected] Elly: 077 2473 0170 person was given a formal warning. Silloth’s Community calling a meeting of the Officer: PC Andy members. The incident is Robertson, has been discussed and the group aive in forming the decide what aion they Silloth “Pub Watch” wish to take. They can scheme. This is part of issue a warning letter, What is the Carephone and mobile response package? a national drive called or impose a ban on the Safe & secure, The package is a service that is available to older, vulnerable and disabled “Nightsafe”. The aim is person entering all of the people who wish to live independently in their own homes. The service to reduce disorder and licensed premises for a in your own home operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, giving instant crime in and around period that they think access to our long established mobile response team and emergency services licensed premises. The fit. (This is in addition via our response centre. Pub Watch scheme has to aion that the police What is a Carephone? formed a group consisting would take). The complete Carephone mobile response package from Attendo The carephone is an unobtrusive unit, similar to a of 16 licensed premises The first warning telephone which is used with a small transmitter which (pubs, social clubs, hotels, letter was recently can be worn as a bracelet or as a pendent around the caravan parks, and issued in Silloth; after neck. This means that the alarm can be triggered from shops selling alcohol). an incident outside one anywhere around your home or garden. The group can deal of the groups’ pubs. The Benefits of the service? with people committing scheme allows people • Help & reassurance at the press of a button offences or behaving banned in one town to • Easy to use equipment badly in their premises. also be banned in other • Operates 365 days a year They achieve this by towns in Cumbria. • Long established local mobile response teams
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6th Annual Art Exhibition Silloth Music
residents who have been Heather and Olive inconvenienced in any Wood held another way during the Festival. successful exhibition at That’s enough their home. grovelling, so now I Oak Leaf In spite of the mixed would thank most weather visitors were ale sincerely the very many to enjoy a “poor mans” people who helped to Landscapes Bucks Fizz sitting in deck organise this fantastic chairs kindly loaned by event, eecially Stuby Mr McKay of ‘Bouncy for organising the music, Fencing & Turfing Contactors Castle’. After viewing Winner of the Nine below also Messy & Gilly for Zero signed guitar, Industrial & Commercial paintings displayed in the Peter Hill from London their hard work and Landscapes garden and pavilion. The helping to keep things on total taken in aid of the Report by: to my long suffering wife track. Carnival funds was £52. Charlie Harrison, Chairman Mary, for the time I have Another very big for FREE advice ring: 016973 31355 Thank you to all who of Silloth Festivals Ltd committed to getting thank-you goes to 8 Eden Street, Silloth, CA7 4AD supported the event. the festival started. I Margaret Snaith for First, I must apologies must also apologies to all organising the Pensioners Balmoral TheThe SalonSalon Hotel 6 Eden Street, Silloth-on-Solway Now Serving Food tel: 016973 33060 Mon – Sat: 12 – 6 Sunday: 12 – 4 Waxing ~ Fake Bake Spray Tan~ Gel Nails Entertainment Stand & Tan ~ Facials ~ Make Up every Friday & Saturday Night
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STANWIX PARK Holiday Centre Silloth Town Council
A great day out for all the Family Report by: Graham Wilkinson the following: Wigton talks with Mr & Mrs Swimming Pool, Mobile Amyes who have done A New Life Style! A brief report on Youth Club, Silloth a marvellous job over Owning your own holiday home September’s meeting. Community Craft Show, the years. More help is is a great way to make the The Chairman Rugga Club, Silloth required. It would be a most of your leisure time with reported on events Rugby Club. shame if we end up with the freedom to take a holiday when you want, as often as you and functions he and A proposal has been no lights at Christmas, want. Call in and view today. Marjorie had attended. put forward to have please let willingness to The police reported The Heritage Centre help be known to any on incidents, some of building listed, this will councillor. which have ongoing be investigated by the Following complaints investigations. council. from several residents Night Life in the Sunset Inn Teachers and pupils A discussion was had who have to use disaled Family Fun and Games Competitions and Disco from Silloth Technology with regard to vehicles on buggies a full inventory College gave their the green during events has been done from Sky and Dunes Adult Cabaret Bar reasons for wanting to and at other times when Skinburness to Stanwix Large Screen TV, Bingo join the Mexico Link they should not be there. Park regarding dropped Adult Cabaret Scheme, several students A request from kerbs at road junctions. have been to Mexico in Silloth Regeneration This is to be forwarded to Now booking Christmas Parties past years and are going Partnership was the highways department again next year whilst discussed concerning the for aion to be taken. Leisure Centre there are students going proposed redevelopment Finally if you have * Swimming Pool * for the first time. The of the paddling pool area. matters of concern please * Water features * Solarium * students involved come A discussion contact a member of the * Sauna * Steam room * Spa * from all years within the took place regarding town council, or contact * Amusements * Tenpin Bowling * * Gym * Fox’s Play Pen * school. the erection and the town clerk on 016973 and much more Consideration was maintenance of the 31128. If we do not know given on requests for Christmas Lights around of your prolem then we Greenrow, Silloth Tel: 016973 32666 www.stanwix.com financial assistance from the town, following cannot help you. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 9
See more pictures at: & Beer Festival 2005 www.solwaybuzz.co.uk Christmas Cards Raise Money for Tsunami
Report by: Mike & Sandy Faulkner After the Tsunami disaster, we decided to help the Merlin Charity by recycling old Christmas cards. Merlin is the only ecialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerale people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and Tea Party and the Sports health system collapse. Clubs for the Childrens Each year, Merlin helps Disco. more than 15 million A ecial mention people in up to 20 Supplies of Carlisle. trying to keep the costs must go to our local countries. We still require to a minimum in order brewer, Frank Smith, After a local smaller envelopes and to raise the maximum who sourced all the collection of over 4,000 donations of tubes amount of cash. ales, a few days after the old Christmas cards, we of suitale glue (i.e. Finished cards should festival Frank was in a are now in the process Bostick). If any readers be on sale in October terrile accident while of recycling these into feel that they would like via local outlets to be going home and had to be Christmas cards and gift to donate envelopes or arranged. We can be cut free and airlifted to tags for sale this autumn glue it would be much contaed on: ‘mike. hospital where it seems to raise money for the appreciated as we are [email protected]’. he may be for quite a Merlin Charity. while, our best wishes are Mounting card of with you Frank. a superior quality has Another local hero kindly been donated by is Rayner Fletcher who two companies: James Cropper PLC of Kendal and Reward Supplies of Workington. Two sizes of envelopes have been donated by Staples Office Benefit Fraud Prosecution Abeytown WI A Maryport woman has been prosecuted Audrey Harrison welcomed everyone, several by Allerdale Borough members had enjoyed visits to Hesketh in the Forest Council for failing to and Braithwaite. notify the Council of a Four teams have been entered in the Pairs To make matter whether you are change in circumstances Darts. Tuesday 6th December was chosen for the sure it all a beer lover, music lover, which she knew would Christmas Party to be held at The Golf Hotel. Audrey happened volunteer, or all of these affect her entitlement to introduced the Speaker Helen Harrison who told we had - don’t miss it! housing and council tax us how she began making cards for her friends and a large benefit. family and now sells them at various Craft Fairs. She team of West Allerdale demonstrated how to make a Golden Wedding Card, volunteers Letters Magistrates heard, a Christmas Card and a Gift Card. supplied the generator, helping, on the Friday on Tuesday 20 As it was the 85th anniversary of the County lights and security 53 volunteers were on Dear Buzz, September 2005, how Federation Audrey had made a cake and the fencing, all free of charge, duty. What a fantastic Lisa Mayhollams, of committee provided a buffet supper. The Competition I would like to congratulate well done. Many local community effort. everyone concerned in Mosedale Crescent, for 3 Stems of Berries was won by Freda Garner, 2nd businesses also sponsored Next year the Silloth organising another very Maryport, had declared Joyce Wilson and a single flower Elinor Roper, 2nd the festival, without their Music & Beer Festival successful carnival in on a housing and council Freda Garner. The raffle was won by Elsie Foster, 2nd solid support this event will run from 7th to Silloth. As a caravan owner tax benefit application, Pam Taylor. Next month there will be a gift stall. and others just would not 10th September. No in the area, I attend every dated April 2004, that year as do all my family. happen. her partner, Mr James Were you Marian Saile Barr, was in receipt of there? Over Job Seekers Allowance. 3,500 people As a result of passed through Blanket information from the the marquee housing benefit matching over five days Safety Tests service it was estalished find the hidden and had a that Mr Barr started treasure of the fantastic time. Cumbria Trading work on the 1 July Solway, stocking Royal Albert Standards are carrying 2004. The change in a large range Border Fine Arts out FREE examinations circumstances was not of gifts and safety checks on declared to Allerdale 9ct Gold Earrings Thursday 13th October Borough Council by Silver Celtic Jewellery in Maryport Civic Hall. either Ms Mayhollams Testing is strictly by or Mr Barr. The failure Willow Tree by Demdaco appointment. To make to notify this change an appointment and has resulted in an Also come and purchase our for more information overpayment of £603.99. famous Motto Cat contact: Age Concern Ms Mayhollams moneyboxes North West Cumbria, pleaded guilty and was 73 High Street, Cleator fined £150 with £50 4 Criffel Street, Silloth-on-Solway Tel: 016973 32770 Moor. tel: 01900 819295. costs. Page 10 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news
Silloth Carnival see more pictures at: www.solwaybuzz.co.uk
Report by: Elaine Johnston time. The parade was led by Dearham Brass Another bumper band followed by our carnival crowd enjoyed chairman John Hope the carnival on a along with the Mayor beautiful Bank Holiday and Mayoress of Silloth Monday, after a very Graham Wilkinson stormy Sunday. and his wife Marjorie Entertainment began and Allerdale Deputy with the Cumberland Mayor and Mayoress Joe and Westmorland Mumberson and his wife Wrestling on the Green Mary. including a ladies Silloth floats included competition for the first for the first time a
Craft Barn & Gallery lifeboat float with Megan of Allerdale, Mary Hope the Lifeboat Mumberson. The Queen and floats from chairman’s wife Farmhouse Tearoom the Solway Village and May Hope provided Serving Delicious Home Cooked Food Skinburness Hotel. an excellent buffet Visiting floats came for the dignitaries Farm Park from Flimby, Dearham and the bands in Visit the rare breed farm animals & poultry and Abeytown and all the tent alongside were of a high standard. the ring. Barrow Best Visiting Queen Float Open every day 10:30am to 4:30pm The main attraion on St. Andrews Pipe 1st Flimby Fairy Queen 2nd Dearham Snow Queen We are between Mawbray & Beckfoot on the B5300, the green was ‘What band played in the 3rd Lucy, Fairy Queen Dearham turn for Newtown, left through the village and we are on the left a Palaver’, a two man ring to the delight of Best Visiting Float Tel: 016973 32020 www.gincase.co.uk email: [email protected] show Mansfield. The the crowd. The ever 1st Flimby Carnival Queen in a Decorated car act included fire-eating, popular children’s 2nd Royal Abba Airforce juggling and lying on sports followed with 3rd Emma Hurst a bed of nails. Also on events for under Most Humorous Float 1st Solway Mexico Link the green was a Punch four to eleven year 2nd Blacknecks and Judy Show, Donkey olds. 3rd Hagans Leisure Group Fioria Best Small Float Rides and all the fun of The RNLI Station Road ~ Silloth 1st Noddy 1 Tel: 016973 32775 the fair. air-sea rescue Best Pedestrian Fancy Dress The crowning of demonstration (group of 10 or more) Greetings Cards Carnival Queen Stacey had a large crowd Party Animals watching. Best Pedestrian Fancy Dress Books ~ Gifts Fraser was performed this year the ‘Churches (group of 3 - 9) by the Deputy Mayoress For the first time Together’ had a tent 1st Paradise Kids; 2nd Tetley Men; 3rd Butterflys Stockists of ‘Me to You’ on the green over the Best Fancy Dress 1 or 2 people gifts, cards & bears bank-holiday weekend (over 11 year old) providing music for all 1st Incredibles; 2nd Busy Bee Best Fancy Dress 1 or 2 people Extensive selection of Cards, ages. (under 11 year old) Invitations, Wrappings, The Miss Woods from 1st Red Indian Bows & Bags Skinburness Road held 2nd Free Range Hens 3rd Jesse Toy Story 2 their annual painting Highly Commended Little display and raised £52 Treasure for carnival funds. Best Decorated Bicycle 1st Head Gardener The Carnival 2nd Save the Dolphins Committee would like Best Decorated Pram or Trolley to thank everyone who 1st Ugly Bug Ball 2nd Thomas the Tank helped, took part and in 3rd Lady Bird any way assisted them Highly Commended Bob the with this years Carnival. Builder Best Entertainment on Route Dearham Band Best Overall Float Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Dearham Fairy Queen Best Dressed and Presented Visiting Queen Dearham Gypsy Queen Best Dressed and Presented Silloth Queen Silloth Carnival Queen, Stacey Fraser Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Results Under 12 1 Daniel Ewart; 2 Paul Murray; 3 Daniel Wilson Under 15 1 Watchai Noimai; 2 Jack Ewart; 3 Fin Healey Under 18 1 Joe Harrington; 2 Jack Ewart; Richard Dixon 11½ Stone 1 John Harrington; 2 Watchai Noimai; 3 Richard Walton 13 Stone 1 John Harrington; 2 Joe Harrington; 3 Richard Dixon All Weights 1 Joe Threlfall; 2 Joe Harrington; 3 Richard Dixon Ladies 1 Tracy Hodgson; 2 Connie Hodgson; L–R: John Harrington, Watch Noimai, Tracey Hodgson, Joe Threfall and Joe Harrington 3 Hannah Hodgson local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 11
Silloth R.U.F.C. 125th Anniversary Celebration Match Visit a Real Solway Pet Old Fashioned Supplies English Pub
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Cliffedale
Last Sunday Silloth Cumbria, from Keswick, manner. The guests of Silloth flying fisherman School of Motoring hosted a celebration St. Benedicts, Moresby, honour travelled from Jamie Baxter, a full game between a Cumbria Cockermouth and all over Cumbria. The length scorcher and he League Select and a Aspatria. There was president of Cumbria still had time to look current Silloth Select some real class on show, Rugby Union, Mr John over his shoulder before Your local driving school team. the match was part of Owen was present to touching down. A.J. Carr The opposition was this seasons celebrations see the game won by scored Silloths other £14 per hour to made up some of the and was played in a very the visitors. The try of try with Ashley Stalker Carlisle or Workington best young players in disciplined but aggressive the match came from converting one. Mock theory tests on CD Rom Ring Jim on 016973 32423 Silloth Tennis Club John Walsh Visits Silloth or 078 5059 3749 or call after 6pm at: 30 Esk Street, Silloth The Good Companions Residential Care Home Long & Short Term Stays in Single En-Suite Rooms
A day of very high a thrilling victory over Criffel Street ~ Silloth ~ tel: 016973 31553 winds did its very best to club champ Anna Jones spoil this year’s carnival was testimony to that. Tennis competitions. That left the under A mix of high quality 11 girls event to play for play and sheer Cumbrian and there was no result JayBee Blake Ltd tenacity held out to reversal this time as Report by: Jimmy Lettice David has rejoined produce a few different Hannah Story’s end of the committee at the open 7 days a week winners for 2005. season form shows no The voice of Radio Rugby Club to help in Robert Jefferson, sign of letting up with Cumbria sport popped the running of the club Off-Licence after losing to the another convincing in to Silloth Rugby Club and help promote our Hardware • Key Cutting ever improving Jamie display as she swept at the weekend and sporting community Carpet Cleaner Hire • Gifts Harrison in the group to victory against the met with new Rugby club. David is a huge stage went on to reverse ever competitive Sophie Club Secretary David sporting fan, eecially Wallpaper Stripper Hire • & much, more the score line to retain Harrison Henderson. of Cumbrian sports Tel: 016973 31245 his title. teams, was more than New winners delighted to meet the including Oliver Neilly, Abeytown Flower Club man who since 1966 Opening Soon rounded off a very good has commentated on summer by taking Ruth Pinguey introduced John Dalton with his thousands of rugby and his first singles title wonderful flowers beginning with a Bedside Tale football games all over JayBee’s Bargain Basement Britain which feature by beating the multi composition made up of Yellow Orchids and Roses 1,000’s of New Lines talented Patrick Brough with Green Carnations, a rather large tale would be local teams. in the final. required at your bedside. He continued with a Dining John Walsh has also A similar occurrence Tale creation of Red Roses. got Silloth connections was to happen in the While he worked John regaled his audience with with relatives at PARAMOUNT AMUSEMENTS under 16 girls event with tales of his various trips all over England, Scotland Blackdyke, Silloth and Rachel Holden clinching and Spain. This was interersed with jokes leaving Abeytown. Through food served all day the title against Dawn everyone in laughter. The Side Tale in the Lounge his love of sport and long Graham, who after was graced with yellow carnations tinged with pink time admiration for the Bingo beating her convincingly and red roses. The many arrangements created late great Jim Brough he Refreshments • Gifts in the earlier round must were quite outstanding. Chairman Ruth thanked paid us a visit which we Fun for all the Family have been confident John for a stunning evening. Lucky winners of regard as a great honour for the final, having the arrangements and flowers left over were Edna from a very popular and Indoor & Outdoor Kids Go-Carts Marper, Pauline Harding, Mary Briggs, Olive Reed, knowledgale man, don’t said that Rachel does The Green • Silloth • Tel: 016973 31131 tend to improve as the Pat Wise, Rachael Robson and Rita Hart. A lovely leave it so long next time competition goes on and Buffet Supper was served to end a wonderful evening. John. Page 12 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news
Local Tradesmen Silloth Tide On the Tales Waterfront Building Services Electricians Joiners Tilers October 2005 Report by: Tommy Legs Steven Andy Crawford TIMES OF HIGH WATER August proved to be Henderson Joiners Alaric AT SILLOTH (Courtesy of A.B.P. Silloth) a busy month with eight T h e Electrical Contractors Weightman Times in GMT ships visiting the port. (ADD 1hr. FOR SUMMER TIME) The first vessel was Domestic, Commercial, R e n o v a t o r s Funeral Heights in metres Industrial, Walls, Floors, the ARKLOW SKY New installations, Furnishers Kitchens, Time Ht Time Ht from Rouen in France Plastering, Repairs, Rewires, 1ST.SAT. 1039 6.5 2252 6.9 with fertilizer, closely Portable Appliance Bathrooms 2ND.SUN. 1112 6.7 2324 7.1 J o i n e r y & Testing William Scott 3RD.MON. 1143 7.0 2352 7.2 followed by the MIKE 4TH.TUE. **** *** 1212 7.1 with wheat from Sales Ti l i n g All work conforms 5TH.WED. 0021 7.2 1240 7.1 to bs7671 & Sons Full Bathroom 6TH.THU. 0052 7.2 1312 7.1 D’Orlonnes in France. In 7TH.FRI. 0127 7.1 1347 7.0 mid August the HELSE 079 1917 4235 Fitting Service 8TH.SAT. 0205 6.9 1425 6.6 2 Petteril Street, Silloth, Harbour Workshops arrived with fertilizer CA7 4DH Available 9TH.SUN. 0247 6.4 1510 6.2 No Job too small Tel: 016973 31163 Silloth 10TH.MON. 0340 5.9 1610 5.7 from Ijmuiden and the 11TH.TUE. 0452 5.2 1730 5.3 or too big, give us Mob: 077 0856 7193 Tel: 016973 32779 UTTUM from Rostock Tel: 31173 or 31398 Mobile: 077 0898 2355 12TH.WED. 0628 5.0 1907 5.4 a call for a quote [email protected] 13TH.THU. 0800 5.4 2025 6.1 in Germany with wheat. Over 20 years 14TH.FRI. 0906 6.2 2123 6.9 15TH.SAT. 0956 7.0 2211 7.5 The molasses tanker experience 16TH.SUN. 1040 7.4 2255 8.0 ELLEN THERESA from Free advice & 17TH.MON. 1120 7.7 2336 8.2 Decorators Plumbers 18TH.TUE. 1159 7.7 **** *** the Tyne was next and SHAUN estimates 19TH.WED. 0015 8.1 1235 7.6 the ELVITA brought Frank Daly 20TH.THU. 0054 7.7 1313 7.4 BELL G & T Plumbing Discounts for locals bagged fertilizer from Holly Cottage Greenbank House All work guaranteed 21ST.FRI. 0133 7.3 1349 7.0 Blitterlees, CA7 4JR 22ND.SAT. 0211 6.7 1426 6.5 Gydinia in Poland. ELECTRICAL Barracks Bridge 23RD.SUN. 0251 6.1 1505 6.0 Tel: 016973 32575 Silloth, CA7 4NN 24TH.MON. 0336 5.4 1553 5.4 The SCOT TRADER For traditional service 25TH.TUE. 0436 4.8 1700 5.0 then brought a cargo Tel: 016973 32049 26TH.WED. 0617 4.4 1851 4.9 and value. Mob: 078 3581 0917 Window 27TH.THU. 0743 4.8 2005 5.2 of paper pulp from Plumbing, Bathrooms, 28TH.FRI. 0840 5.3 2057 5.7 Antwerp and a second Cleaners 29TH.SAT. 0924 5.9 2139 6.3 Peter Farrier Tiling, etc. The Garth 30TH.SUN. 1002 6.4 2215 6.6 molasses tanker Fire Alarms Abbey Cleaning 31ST.MON. 1036 6.7 2248 7.0 MAMRY arrived from Blitterlees, CA7 4JN Maintenance Services Tel: & Fax: 016973 Emergency Lighting NEW MOON MON. 3RD Arhus in Denmark. Oakwood End FULL MOON MON. 17TH 33039 Testing & Certification Printers Main Street, Abbeytown Papering, paint effects, Electrical Installations Portable Appliance Testing CA7 4RU coving, tiling & DIY Call Ryan on 016973 Tel: 016973 31048 25 years reliable service. S & A PRINTING 61162 - your local Mob: 077 2043 5458 Clean Bee of Skinburness reliable window cleaners by Michael G Barton Joana Bennett Silloth * YOUR LOCAL PRINTERS * S.G. Hart aged 8 Tel: 016973 33171 Garden Services 6 Burnswark Terrace from Mobile: 078 6791 6709 Business & Wedding Silloth, CA7 4EF Bouncing Babies Time-served tradesman Stationery Tel: 016973 31517 Childminding Restoration specialist, Jonathon Burston Fencing Gardening and Distinctive Business Cards Silloth’s regular window internal & external. Paving. High quality work (incl. plastic) cleaner since 1974. at competitive Rates Personalised All types of work Christmas Cards accepted, please call: Promotional Items & What is Neighbourhood Watch? Frank Day 016973 42339 General Printing 07786 406 784 Decorator Call Stewart or Anne on Neighbourhood - it’s about creating half a dozen houses. It 016973 31039 Watch is one of the communities who care. depends on the area and biggest and most It brings local people what people living there C&G Advanced 1st Class successful crime together and can make want. F.T.C. 1st Class prevention initiatives a real contribution to A scheme is generally Skip Hire ever. Behind it lies improving their lives. led by a volunteer co- Time Served the simple idea, and a The aivity of Watch ordinator whose job is Posts, Strainers, 40 Years Experience Square Timber Rails, central value shared members can foster a to get people working Galvanised & Wooden Gates, RENT A by millions of people new community spirit together and make sure Purlins, Wire Staples SKIP FROM around the country: and a belief in the things get done. As well Sawdust & Shavings Getting together community’s ability as the co-ordinator, there Tel: 016973 31649 All always in stock with your neighbours to to tackle prolems. At is usually a committee.
GARDEN GATES & FENCES take aion can cut local the same time, you feel Committees meet Professional Installation crime. secure, knowing your regularly to plan which Everyone knows neighbours are keeping prolems to target and Steven Williamson that the Police are an eye on your property. what aion to take. Stank End Farm, Abbeytown Tel: 016973 61044 there to fight crime, There are Schemes keep in touch Mobile: 077 1114 4050 SPARKY’S but they need your help other benefits to with local police to share to do an effective job. Neighbourhood Watch information and advice. MIDI SKIPS Neighbourhood Watch scheme too. You will For more information Commercial Ironwork (or Home Watch as it is become familiar with please contact: & Contact known in some areas) crime prevention ideas John Thornthwaite, Domestic Greg Wilson 016973 51572 is all about an aive which will help keep your Neighbourhood Watch Mobile: 077 1504 6769 Development Officer, Free Quotations partnership with the home and belongings The Minto Centre, Tel: 016973 31792 police. Neighbourhood safe. And the extra Gates & Railings Nilsson Drive, Westfield, Telephone: WORKINGTON, General Welding and Silloth & District OAP’s Watch schemes can: security which belonging 016973 61868 CA14 5BD Repair Work Cut crime and the to a Neighbourhood 07732 690 696 opportunities for crime Watch scheme offers Tel: 01900 64524 Email: Weekly Whist & Help and reassure might even mean that Or visit the Home Music & Beer Festival [email protected] Domino Drives those who live in fear of you can get a premium Office Neighbourhood Raffle Winners Watch Website: www. Sands Centre Membership Whist Drives: crime discount from your neighbourhoodwatch.uk.com Janet & Alan Law, Silloth Tuesday @ 2.00pm Encourage insurance company. Advertise Edinburgh Weekend Thursday @ 7:30pm neighbourliness and How schemes work in the Mrs O’Donnell, Hamilton closer communities Neighbourhood Stanwix Park Theme Break Tradesmens Section Fiona Bowe, Silloth in the Recreation Hall A better place to live, Watch schemes can only DVD Player Eden Street Playing Field work and play be large, covering, for Silloth - 50p entry £72 Hugh, Aspatria Neighbourhood example most of the Happy Apple Cider Box Watch is not just about households on an estate for twelve issues Everyone Welcome Kath Littleton reducing burglary figures or they might involve just local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 13 Causewayhead WI Talking Newspaper Kandy Shop Margaret Durham of 32 from Romania to Are you aware surrounding area by welcomed members to Cumbria. Everyone who that amongst the Silloth Rotarians, and the September Meeting heard the children sing many services that the given to those in our standing in for Pat Bell in Silloth Methodist Rotary Club of Silloth community who are SPECIAL OFFER who is ill. Church and watched undertakes, is the lind or who have poor The entertainment them dance was totally monthly production of a reading vision. All All Our Greetings Cards planned for November moved. Mel had ent “Talking Newspaper”? the user will need is a has been cancelled. There some time in Leeds Read by the music cassette player to are now is a possibility that a new working with drug professional actor and enjoy this service. Used producer will take over addicts and alcoholics Silloth Rotarian Mr Tim cassettes are returned to 3 for 2 from Eileen Chambers before returning to the Barker, the “Talking distributing Rotarians on who has moved to Wales. ministry in Carlisle. He Newspaper” consists of delivery of the following Buy 3 Greetings Cards and get the cheapest one FREE Watch this space! told us of the work with a regular compilation edition. Names were taken Carlisle flood victims of local and regional If you know of 14 Criffel Street * Silloth * Tel: 016973 31331 for the Group Meeting and emergency workers. news items taken someone who would at Aspatria on 28th Blankets, food and from our newspapers, appreciate being included September when Mr Paul comfort were provided including the “Solway in the distribution list, Kidd, Butler to the late and mobile canteens Buzz”, and produced please get in touch with Queen Mother will eak were operated. Over two on a simple recordale Silloth Rotary Club, Oak Leaf on “Royal Memories.” weeks about 15,000 cups music cassette. Every either by containg one The Autumn Council of tea were served. The month, the cassettes of the members, or by meeting is on 29th work with flood victims are distributed around leaving a message at the Hardware September. Christmas is expected to continue the town and the Golf Hotel, Silloth. Dinner has been booked until January 2006. at the Golf Hotel on Mrs Dorothy Ross Monday 19th December, thanked Mel for his Carol Haines and inspiring and thought Trinity Pauline Nixon read the provoking address. county news. The competition for Methodist Margaret then a door stop was won by introduced Major Margery Dockeray and Church Mel Robinson of the Yvonne Annall. Audrey Salvation Army. He had Dunbar’s fuchsia won the The light summer lunch “pop ins “ have accepted the invitation flower competition and Skaty Bee to talk to a WI with Ann Harrison’s rose was been extremely popular by Matthew Jones alacrity expecting the second. Sarah Hansford with members, friends aged 11 from Calendar Girls! He gave and Jean Darling took and visitors. Silloth Primary School Winters us an inspiring talk on home grocery parcels. For six weeks the his life in the Salvation Frances Jackson and ladies of the church Post Office Army starting in Pauline Nixon won raffle having enjoyed making Silloth & Middlesbrough after his prizes. Jean Graham won sandwiches of tuna, Newspapers ~ Magazines ordination at the Albert the Quiz set by Carol cheese savoury, egg and District Sweets ~ Rock Novelties Hall. Mel has been Haines and Maureen salmon followed by cakes Gifts ~ Toys involved in renovating Irving. The October and cup of tea. This Pensioners a school in Rumania Meeting is on October new venture has been a Greetings Cards ~ Postcards for lind and partially 12th when P. Biby will total success which will What a busy Coffee Fax & Photocopying service sighted children. This talk on “The Materials of be repeated next year, Morning the Pensioners year he brought a choir Life”. taking the place of the had on Saturday Eden Street, Silloth-on-Solway coffee morning. September 3rd. Shop: 016973 31323 ~ PO: 016973 32957 Bonfire Bee There were the usual It was a beautiful by cake and bric-a-bac summer morning, which Jessica Gilroy stalls. The 1st September certainly brought our aged 10 “pop in” takings of £153 friends and visitors THICKER, FULLER, from were donated to the out. The tales looked Holm Cultram Abbey School National Children’s lovely with vases of HEALTHIER LOOKING HAIR Homes. Many thanks to fresh flowers including everyone who supported sweet peas, roses, dahlias this venture and we will and asters, they were Those with fine, thinning hair long for a thick, full-looking Silloth F.C. welcome you all next all very colourful. The head of hair. While some products may give your hair Results year. tales were soon full volume and fullness, you could also be compromising and the kitchen staff scalp health with formulas that contain damaging busy serving hot coffee alcohol and film forming PVP’s. Aug 13th with scones and jam, Parton U v Silloth 4 - 4 Asbestos Warning Chris Dawes (3) drop scones and biscuits. Damien Horsley The cake stall was well Get volume Aug 16th Allerdale Borough had a report from a stocked with pies, cakes and fullness Silloth v Wigton 3 - 2 Council’s Environmental business owner in and quiches. The Bric-a Andy Hinde (2) Health Officers are Keswick who had been Brac did a roaring trade without Keith Hodgson Aug 20th (Cup Match) warning businesses to contaed by a woman (having collected more compromising Parton U v Silloth 3 - 1 beware of bogus asbestos claiming the business Bric-a-Brac during the scalp health Andy Hinde contractors, following needed such a certificate. summer). The raffle had Aug 23rd complaints received This is not true. 11 prizes, most of which Whitehaven AFC v Silloth during the last week. “The Council were donated. 1 - 2 The NIOXIN® Bionutrient System™ is revolutionary Chris Dawes The Council’s is always happy to Thanks must go to David Minnican officers are working give advice on these everyone who helped skincare formulated in a complete hair care system Aug 27th (Cup Match) with Trading Standards situations and would in any way to make the for fine hair. Formulated to create weightless volume Hearts v Silloth 1 - 2 to tackle the scams urge anyone who has morning a success, a and style, the system helps provide a healthy scalp Rob McIntyre where local businesses been contaed or needs pleasant morning was environment and thicker, fuller, healthier looking hair. Chris Dawes David Minnican are contaed and told advice about asbestos to had by all. Sept 1st (Cup Match) they need a certificate get in touch with us.” The coffee morning Windscale v Silloth 2 - 0 to prove there is no Members of the made £153 for funds, Many thanks to asbestos in their pulic can contact this will go towards the Peter Carrs Mills, Enkev and premises. Allerdale Borough Christmas Party which 27 Eden Street Silloth-on-Solway Josef Joby Dunn the Builder Rachel Horton, Council’s Environmental will be on Saturday 26th Est. 1970 for their sponsorship of Environmental Health Health department on November at Stanwix 016973 31333 these matches. Officer, said: “We have 01900 326450. Park. late night thursday ~ OAP’s tue / wed Page 14 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news
Little Acre Care Home Silloth Silloth Super Six Soccer Tournament R.U.F.C.
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1st October Moresby Home 8th October Windermere Home 22nd October Furness 82 Skinburness Road Away 29th October Egremont Excellent Care for the Elderly Home SINGLE EN-SUITE ROOMS Forthcoming events: Old Boys game on For further details contact: November 6th when a Sarah Betsworth – 016973 32105 plaque will be unveiled commemorating the achievements of Jim SKINBURNESS LEISURE HOTEL Brough, who played Silloth-on-Solway Rugby Union for Silloth, Cumberland Cumbria, CA7 4QY and England and Rugby League for Leeds and Why not join the In Crowd and see what we have to Great Britain. offer for the rest of 2005: Wagon pull fund 29th October – Ladies Night! A feast for all those raiser laydeez looking for a good time, as well as raising much A Club Dinner in needed cash for Breast Cancer Campaign. Dress all in November for players Pink, or with a Halloween theme and see a hypnotist, This years prestigious final to meet old rivals accustomed to, with and former players. Silloth Super Six Soccer the Silloth Shrimpers. attacking duo Steven and man undressed (!), dance and feast for JUST £10 Sportsmen’s Dinner EACH!!! Booking essential – tickets going fast…. Tournament was another With goalie Alan Barry Mathews just out on 11th February 2006. great success with 16 of Messenger in impassile of this world. Pssst – men are not forgotten. The eakers will be See you in the Dukes Bar. Kick off is 7:00pm. the finest teams anyone mood and Keeny Star of the Lee Roberts (Sky Sports has seen at one festival Jefferson nosing out the tournament without 5th November – Bonfire Night! Join us for Comedian of the Year) some bangers and mash, sparklers in the garden for many a year. attack, there could only a doubt was winning and Steve Daley (ex The winners named be one winner. David Captain Angus Harrison, (weather permitting) and dancing in our ballroom. Manchester City and Commemorate Guy Fawkes without the crowds. “the Oddballs”’ were Allison sprayed the ball his leadership and fitness Festive English fayre on offer. Starts at 7:30pm Wolves). in a class on their own, around in the masterly levels are a credit to him. This year is the coasting through to the fashion we have become Well done all. November 6th – Wedding Fayre! Thinking of getting 125th anniversary of married? Don’t want to break the bank with huge bills? Silloth Rugby Club. If Come along to our first Wedding Fayre and meet lots of people who can make your day extra special! See our anybody has any rugby ballroom, meet our Chefs and see what we can do memorabilia relating to Martial Arts Competition at Skinburness for you too! 10:00am – 4:00pm Silloth that they can loan the club, we would be Why not join us for Christmas or New Year? Our staff very grateful. As a Martial arts master, head are away from their families so you can have a stress of Tora Black Belt Academy and free time. Make their day, do come to our celebrations! Chairperson of Muteki Karate- Also, Xmas Party Nights for work or friends – start early December. Do I have to travel all over the country holding courses, gradings Tel: 016973 32332 NOW to enquire or book and competitions. I have held these in various places. Universities, sports and leisure complexes and hotels but I have never been so impressed with any venue as I was this year when I held the Best of the Best in the Skinburness Hotel. They catered for everything and Mista Fat Bee their ballroom was just right by for our small events. The food Molly Tomas aged 7 was exquisite, the rooms were so from comfortale and the staff were so Holme St. Cuthbert School friendly. Ashley McGrath (12) were both graded to Shodan – Ho (Black Belts) on the same day. Don’t try and break into Activity Play Centre that house! (photo above) Open for public play Mon to Fri Alec Burr (age 11) 9:30am to 3:30 pm was honoured last Saturdays 9:30 am to 12:30 pm year with the degree of Shodan-Ho (Junior). Birthday Parties Black Belt in record Mon to Fri. 4pm to 5:30pm time and the youngest Saturdays and Sundays Black Belt that WKF 1pm to 2:30pm and 3pm to 4:30pm have ever had. He had a For all your childcare needs £45 max 30 children very successful weekend • Full day care Also available Baby room as he is now one of the • • Party boxes leading junior coaches in Toddler room Party bags • • It was a great success Kata & Kihon. She was • Preschool, inc the foundation stage Birthday cakes Scotland. • Breakfast clubs • as most members of also graded to Brown and It was such a great • Holiday clubs Tora were graded and all White belt and brought weekend that we have • Youth centre Junior, Tiger Cub and home a medal, 5 trophies booked our next Best • Mobile Crèche unit • After school clubs, with pick up from Wigton schools Tiny Nijas came home and junior coaching of the Best in the same • Kinder vision, Hotel baby sitting service with lots of medals and levels 6 and 5. hotel next January. Don’t • KinderForce, relief childcare staff Trophies. The weekend was worry, its not the next Childcare open from 7am to 9pm – 7 days a week Alahna Henderson topped off by a Mother invasion of the Scots. (12 Junior, above) won: and Daughter. Anne Never have I found a Give us a call to have a look around: 016973 49444 Meetinghouse Lane, Wigton Best overall - Kumite, Marie McGrath and Hotel so ready to please. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 15
Silloth’s Sailing Sensation is a Winner Solway Coast Neighbourhood Forum
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What are Neighbourhood Forum Grants? Cumbria County Council makes grants availale in your area through Neighbourhood Forums. Grants are availale for voluntary, non-profit with the Clubs Ellis he took the junior trophy of this season he is making community groups for community based Groom Trophy for most in the prestigious Lord now concentrating on projects. Grants are also availale for individuals The current sailing improved sailor. Birkett Memorial trophy praising for the RYA who represent the area. season has seen a During 2004 Callum which attracts 200 North West Region meteoric rise through the joined the senior racing entries from all parts Zone Championships How do we apply? Ullswater Yacht Club as often as he could, but of the United Kingdom from which the regional You will need to complete an application form rankings for 14 year old it was not until the 2005 to the weekend’s long sailing squads are chosen. which is availale from the Neighbourhood Callum Findlay from season when he changed distance racing. Callum’s success is due Development Office, 2nd Floor Workington Silloth. Callum joined class to his current Laser Callum won his in no small way to the Library, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 2ND or the club at Ullswater Radial boat, which is the class at the Ullswater support of his parents call 01900 325011, or see www.cumbria.gov.uk with his parents at the fastest growing class in Regatta and the Regatta Duncan and Chris and beginning of the 2003 the club, that Callum has week that followed this the many miles that season as a complete come into his own. He is summer and shone at they have travelled in novice. He together with now regularly winning Bassenthwaite week. the family’s camper van the rest of his family club races. At Ullswater For the remainder supporting his aivities. GolfGolf HotelHotel took an aive part in the Open all day various sailing courses Morning Coffees from 10am on offer at the club, and Callum was hard to Silloth Football Club Bar Meals 12 noon to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm keep off the water as he Extensive menu plus specials and mastered his technique Traditional Roast Lunches every Sunday in the Topper Class Afternoon Teas single-handed dinghy. Restaurant Meals - for that special occasion He was soon entering Tablé d’hôte dinner £18.50, also a lá carte the junior series of club races and taking home Wedding Receptions a handful of wins in his Christening Meals first season, together Wedding Anniversaries & other functions Private Rooms for parties of all sizes We use fresh local produce, including Solway Shrimps. and do our own baking Tel: 016973 31438
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SILLOTH THE CHARITY SHOP Allerdale Mayor Visits Silloth Rugby Club RUGBY CLUB MacMillan Cancer Relief Report by: Jimmy Lettice Available for & North Lakeland In response to an Private Functions Hospice at Home article in the Solway Buzz, regarding the • Birthday Parties • Thank you for your desire of the Mayor of • Engagements • continued support Allerdale to visit and Weddings • Christenings for these worthy causes We will be pleased to meet as many local • Fund-raising Dances • receive your unwanted volunteer groups as items Comfortable, modern Lounge Bar possile, Silloth Rugby Collection can be Suitable for small or large parties arranged Club invited him to visit Telephone Christine on: Closed Mondays and meet a couple of the committee members to 016973 32299 Queens Court, Criffel St. For further details or to book Silloth, Tel: 016973 31696 get an insight into what we have to offer to the community. The mayor was Mark Hansford greeted by Club House Computer Services Chairman Jimmy Lettice and Past Chairman Dick Repairs Edwards. We gave him a bit of Upgrades the history of the club, New Computers founded in 1880 this is Software our 125th anniversary. He took ecial Wireless Networking interest in the old ( Home & Office ) photos we have in our L–R: Jimmy Lettice, Mayor Derek Thompson and Dick Edwards club showing players We Have The Solutions ! from past and present. one-and-all as a type of a shaby old cluhouse encouraging. Small We explained we are in community hall. which nobody would use. volunteer groups rely call: Mark or Jonathan - 016973 32089 the community for the The Mayor was then Then we looked at our on a few dedicated community, our premises given a tour of the club, biggest asset, our pitch. volunteers to keep are open for use free of the lounge area and bar, This is one of the best things going for the next charge to any group or the changing rooms are in the county. He was generation and rarely get organization in the area under refurbishment impressed by our set up, any official recognition and that we now have the and nearly finished. our enthusiasm and he or thanks for all the hard support and backing of We are a not for profit wished us well for the work that entails. Having the town council. club, so we explained future and promised to proered over 125 years make Our club has many the need for grants and let people in Allerdale it is our duty to work functions, it is primarily funding from outside know about us. towards an even stronger a Rugby Sporting Club agencies, without these For us the visit was club at our 150th but can be used by grants we would have very worthwhile and anniversary. the wwweb sell for YOU Carrs Milling Bowling Tournament tel: 016973 solweb.biz 32180
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