SOLDIERS in Silloth Open: Tues–Sun Toy Soldier Experience Admission: Under 16 - £1
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Space Bee www.solwaybuzz.co.uk by Robbie AnsonSolwaySolway from Holme St Cuthbert School BuzzBuzz June 2013 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Issue 115 Page 3 Sarah-Jayne helps raise £500 Page 4 It was all thanks to Les Don’t Miss Silloth Green Day Page 6 Well done Jo 26th May Silloth Green Day is being held on 26th May on the Green. Hopefully, the sun will shine and it will be a on the Green in times past. day to remember. The event Adults and younger Page 7 is being organised by Friends people will be entertained by She’s a fair cop of the Green with strong music organised by the Music support from Silloth Tourist and Beer Festival Committee. Action Group. It’s also being Children from the school will supported by Anna Malina, also be performing and Moky the Community Engagement Fit will put on a session on Officer, whose role is to the trailer stage. Food demos support the development from John Crouch and and use of the Green. bread making from Carrs The event will give will be in the big marquee; local people, groups, also historical information Page 8 organisations and volunteers and photos, courtesy of the Now that is a car! an opportunity to showcase Holme St Cuthbert History what Silloth is and what the Group. town as a whole has to offer. The Carnival and Kite It is also a fun day out for Festival Committees will children and their families showcase what they are There’s lots of doing this coming year and entertainment for the kids. the Vintage Rally will be The Splash pad will be on bringing a few vehicles along and the programme includes on the day, to give people an Page 9 a Punch and Judy show; a advance glimpse at what they Once Upon a Time Magician; Kids DJ; Balloon are doing later in the year. Man; Face Painting and Information about Soldiers Glitter Tattoos, Donkey in Silloth will be available Rides and a Funfair. and the exhibition across Kids can feed the the road from the Green donkeys with carrots and will be open. The Roman Donkey Sanctuary Welfare Deja Crew will be telling Officer Pam Moon will be stories about Roman times on hand to answer questions and showing what would be Page 16 about donkeys and their involved in being a Roman Junior Golfers competing welfare. Donkeys are a real Soldier. There’s also a spinner, part of the Green’s heritage potter and metal jewellery and Stephen Wright, who maker from Roman times. co-authored ‘A Century They’ll not only demonstrate Around Silloth’ with Peter their skills, they’ll be Ostle is putting a display encouraging people to have together with old photos and information about donkeys continued on page 2 SOLDIERS in Silloth Open: Tues–Sun Toy Soldier Experience Admission: Under 16 - £1. Adults - £2 Family ticket (2 adults 2 children) - £5 NEW Fantastic for Families! Criffell St, Silloth, CA7 4BZ www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,500 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Yacht Towed to Safety Arthritis Silloth & District Support Pensioners Report by: Diana Shaw Group always do a great job. The What a wonderful Coffee raffle ticket selling was done Report by: Gladys Temple Morning was held in the by Doreen Mathews and Apologies were received Recreation Hall on Saturday Diana Shaw on the door. from Andrew our Speaker May 3rd. Soon every seat The kitchen staff worked who was unable to come was taken with our regulars hard going round with coffee to the May meeting, but and also visitors to the town jugs. Margaret Mattinson, we were very lucky to have enjoying our lovely milky Jennifer Ostle, Pat Bell Mary Heslam who came at coffee (coffee maker Pat Bell) and Maureen Irving with very short notice in his place. along with fresh home baked Margaret Durham and Unfortunately, Mary scones (Maureen and Pat) Teresa Hutchinson always Thompson is in hospital and and tasty blackcurrant jam - have their hands in the sink! our thoughts and prayers go truly scrumptious. The raffle prizes winners out to her. Never has the cake were: 1 Molly Mitchell, Chairman Christine stall been so heavy laden 2 Linda Grierson, 3 Graham Smithson welcomed Mary with home baked cakes Wilkinson, 4 Jean Clifford, and thanked her for coming (Robina Bond doing most 5 Audrey Winter, 6 Mrs at such short notice and of the baking) making a Graham, 7 Anne Fee, 8 Mrs everyone settled down total of £88.80 with Linda Ferguson, 9 Margaret Gate comfortably to listen to McCormack helping on the and 10 Mary Bragg. Thank Report & Photo by: poetry and tales mostly stall. The Bric a Brac was you to all the people who Sue Kent, RNLI Press Officer water. cold and wet but otherwise written by herself but also manned by Nan Crook and supported the event and who The yacht ‘Snap’ was unharmed” with others too. She began Doreen Carruthers who gave the raffle prizes. Silloth lifeboat launched towed back to its mooring in The lifeboat crew with the “Highwayman” and The event raised £222.80. to a stricken sailing vessel Port Carlisle by the lifeboat transferred the casualties went on with some to make Chairperson Maureen off Port Carlisle Saturday crew who are shown above to the Atlantic 85 B us laugh and others to make Irving announced that a trip afternoon 13th April. on their way to the incident. class lifeboat and took us think. Most were about will hopefully be organised There were two persons Steve Henderson (Senior them ashore to the the farm and also her family for the Pensioners sometime on board the yacht which Helmsman) said “The two awaiting Brough By Sands while others some of us Harrison was the lucky in July. was disabled and taking on persons on board were very Coastguard. could recognize the friends winner of the raffle. The next A special coffee morning mentioned and laugh with meeting will be on 7th June will be held on Saturday June them. when John Hamlin will be 1st to celebrate the Queens Christine thanked her for our Speaker then our Outing Coronation Anniversary. entertaining us so well as she will be on 2nd August to We will be serving scones Silloth Green Day always does. Ennerdale and a list has been with cream and jam, coffee, continued from page 1 perhaps also videos will to run some workshops Christine and Gladys made for anyone wishing to tea and biscuits - ALL capture images from events supported by the Town’s served the refreshments go. WELCOME. a go too. Silloth’s own throughout the year, and will Parks Committee, gardening helped by Margaret and RNLI will be on the Green as be uploaded to the Memories experts and other groups in Heather. As the relaxation well as the First Responders pages. None of the pictures the town, plus help from a CD would not work Mary and Christmas Lights folks, will be on sale, they’re only professional gardening team. agreed to entertain us with who all do such a great job there to view online. If The objectives are to develop more stories which were in the town and help make anyone wants to volunteer to a garden for the community rather poignant. Silloth a place to be really take photos or video events to own, relax in and enjoy; Congratulations were proud of. on the Green, please let for nature studies, education expressed to Mary Piele The Silloth Green Anna Malina know. There’s and conservation; and to on the birth of her great website at www.sillothgreen. a need for more volunteers have a real community grandson James. Mary co.uk has now been launched to help. There’s more owned garden that reflects and together with the Silloth information to come about Silloth’s rich Victorian Green Facebook page (link all the events taking place in heritage.” She indicated “You on top of website home page) 2013, so keep an eye on the don’t need to have a garden what’s on their doorstep. keeps people up to date Events Section. or previous experience A number of people in instantly with what’s going On another front, and you don’t need to be a Silloth already do a great on. Take part in the online Heritage Lottery have ring- gardening expert, you just job volunteering to develop competition that could win fenced a substantial amount need to have a bit of vision projects and events in the you free vouchers for use at of money to support local and come up with some ideas Town, however, there’s the event. All you have to volunteers in designing a of what you’d like to see in always room for more people do is ‘LIKE’ the competition ‘Community Garden’ on your own local community to get involved too, even in entry on the Silloth Green the Green, to be situated on garden. After that, parks a small way. Just look on the Queen Bee and her Workers Facebook Page and ‘SHARE the corner of Criffel Street folks, professionals and website at the ‘Get Involved’ by Sofia Fogg from it with Friends... and you’re and Lawn Terrace. The specialist gardeners will be section and get in touch if Holm Cultram Abbey School entered in the competition.