The Village News

February 2018 Covering , Milton, Kirkhouse, Forest Head, Hallbankgate, Coal Fell, Tindale and February 2018

Happy new year, welcome to the first edition of 2018. January was certainly a little cold and wintery, and the long-term weather forecast is predicting a snowy start to February. Next month you will notice a new look to the advertising page(s), as it’s being given a centre spread double page revamp. If any businesses would like to advertise in the village news please do get in touch, its £25 for the year. We can also offer a one off full page advert with a photo for £20. We print approximately 400 copies of the village news each month, 10 months of the year. As a reader if you do use any of the services the you see in here, please do mention that you found their details in the village news.

My contact email for anything to do with the newsletter is, [email protected]

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Hallbankgate WI

This one for the ladies (sorry fella’s).

Have you thought of joining our village WI? We meet on the 4th Thursday of every month at 7.30 pm, in the village hall (with exception of January where we meet in the pub). We have lots of interesting speakers throughout the year and are often invited to visit other local WI’s thought out the year. We are a friendly bunch, and you will be given a warm welcome. Our suppers are delicious, as we all bring a little something along whether it’s a packet of crisps or scrumptious homemade cakes or quiche, I can promise you won’t leave hungry!

If you would like further information, please get in touch via [email protected] or phone or message me on 07868740224

! Can$you$help$–$Volunteers$needed!

The!Hub!is!reliant!on!volunteers!to!ensure!that!it!continues!to!flourish!as!a! comminuity!enterprise.!Our!core!business!of!the!shop!and!cafe!is!growing! month!by!month.!But!we!still!need!more!volunteers!to!help!us!realise!our!full! potential.!Do!you!have!a!few!hours!to!spare!each!week?!

We!need!help!in!the!shop!and!our!café!and!!are!looking!for!friendly,!reliable,! enthusiastic!people!who!want!to!develop!new!skills,!meet!new!people!and!get! involved!in!a!community!resource.!!

Is!this!you?!

Then!see!the!Volunteer!section!on!our!website:!www.hallbankgatehub.org;! contact!Claire!Skeates!–[email protected]!or!pop!in!and!see!us.!!

Hallbankgate!Hub,!Hallbankgate,!CA8!2NJ!

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****! Police!Community!Support!Officer!–!(PCSO)!

Amy!Lambert!is!the!PCSO!for!this!area!and!can!be!contacted!on!

101!–!option!2!–!45393!or!Via!email!amy.lambert@.police.uk!!

Amy!will!be!holding!a!surgery!in!the!Hallbankgate!Hub!sometime!in!March,! (date!to!be!confirmed!in!next!months!issue!of!the!Village!News)!Do!feel!free!to! phone!or!email!should!you!need!her!before!then.!

Please!remember!IN!AN!EMERGENCY!ALWAYS!DIAL!999!

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This is your HUB., and as with the shop itself, the Library Link will only continue IF it is used a lot, and by many people.

If you are like me, and use books as a way of un-winding and relaxing, the library link is local and easy to use. It means that here is no need to use money in order to fuel the car in order to get into and back, or even set out to get a bus (odd and poor service times don’t help here either), so just do some shopping at the 1 year old HUB, and please take out a book or two while there. If you don’t have a library card already, it is very easy to join (forms are available to complete, simply requiring your address and phone number. These will be dealt with by the librarian from Carlisle, Fiona Blake, and a new card will be put in the post top you).

Books are ideal if you know anyone under 8 or so, every child loves listening to a story. And if you are a carer, stories are ideal here too. I use short stories to read to a house-bound friend. They can trigger conversation on many topics, and encourage forgotten memories. Putting the kettle on helps as well !

So please come along to the Hub, take out a book and use the wonderful cafe to sit and read it. The more people who use the Library Link the better, as the usual term applies “use it or lose it”. And also to the cafe and Hub itself.

Maybe we could set up a ‘reading club’. If anyone is interested in trying something like this , please leave suggestions along with your name and phone number on a piece of paper placed in the box under the table with the computer, with the title ‘Reading Club’. What do you think ?

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MINUTE of the Meeting of FARLAM PARISH COUNCIL held in HALLBANKGATE VILLAGE HALL, HALLBANKGATE on WEDNESDAY, 13th SEPTEMBER, 2017 at 7.30 p.m.

PRESENT

Councillor S. Bowles (Chairman) (in the Chair) Councillor C. Marsh Councillor S. Dalton Councillor R. Hinton Councillor A. Shaw

IN ATTENDANCE – Clerk

ALSO ATTENDING – Councillor S. Bowman, Carlisle City Council

39/17 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

RESOLVED to note that apologies for absence were received from:- Councillor A. Murray (hols) and C. Raine (work)

40/17 REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION

RESOLVED to note that no requests for dispensation were received.

41/17 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

RESOLVED to note that there were no declarations of interest.

42/17 MINUTES

42/17.1 Minute of the Meeting held on 12th July 2017 was submitted.

RESOLVED to authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 12th July 2017, confirmed as a true and accurate record.

43/17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 – RESIGNATION

It was reported that Mrs. A. Radcliffe had resigned from membership of the Parish Council. The statutory advertisement was given to Councillor Shaw to be displayed on local noticeboards and the City Council’s Monitoring Officer would be informed by the Clerk. Councillor Bowles expressed concern at the low number of members and that sometimes it was difficult to be quorate.

RESOLVED to note the resignation and that members would give some thought as to how to attract new members.

44/17 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

RESOLVED to note that there were no members of the public present.

45/17 REPRESENTATIVES' REPORTS

RESOLVED to note that there were no representative’s reports.

46/17 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Applications for planning consent were considered.

RESOLVED to advise the appropriate Planning Authority of the Council’s comment as follows:-

46/17.1 LAND ADJACENT BRAEMAR, HALLBANKGATE (17/0762) – Erection of 1 bungalow. No observations.

47/17 FINANCIAL MATTERS

47/17.1 BANK RECONCILIATION to 14.08.17

There was submitted a report by the Clerk on the reconciliation of the Council’s financial records with its bank account statements.

RESOLVED to receive and note the bank reconciliation and balance of the HSBC Account to 14th August 2017 of £4,893.56.

47/17.2 EXPENDITURE TO APPROVE

RESOLVED to authorise the following expenditure for payment:-

● £330.32 A. Riddell – net wage to 30.09.17 ● £165.20 HMR&C – PAYE ● £183.57 P Bell Services – grass cutting ● £50.00 Joanne Batey – Internal audit ● £120.00 BDO Stoy Hayward – External audit ● £35.00 CALC – member training 47/17.3 INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT

The internal Auditor’s report for the Accounts for the year ending March 2017 was submitted

RESOLVED to note the report and that no issues had been raised.

47/17.4 EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S CERTIFICATE & OPINION

The external Auditor’s certificate and opinion for the Accounts for the year ending March 2017 was submitted.

RESOLVED to note the certificate and opinion and that no issues were raised.

48/17 HALLBANKGATE HUB

RESOLVED to note an update on Hallbankgate Hub from Councillor Bowles which included the following points:-

● Official opening on Saturday 16th September 2017 ● Not quite achieved break-even point yet ● Lots of positive comments and remarks have been received

49/17 PLAY AREA

Councillor Hinton reported that since the resignation of Mrs. Radcliffe, the weekly play inspections were being carried out by Councillor Hinton himself. There has been some vandalism at the site and notices would be erected regarding this and the cost to the Parish Council for repairs. The play area had been missed by the grass cutting contractor. RESOLVED to note the report.

50/17 MAINTENANCE OF TREES

Councillor Hinton queried the ongoing maintenance of trees planted throughout the parish for the millennium. Responsibility for the trees had been accepted by the Parish Council and some were now encroaching on the road.

RESOLVED to note the matter and that the Clerk would pass on Mike Lowther’s details to Councillor Hinton for a site visit to be carried out. Councillor Hinton would report back at the next meeting.

51/17 WOODEN BARRELS

Councillor Shaw reported that the wooden barrels used for flower displays within the parish needed to be replaced. The cost for the renewal of each barrel would be approximately £50.00

RESOLVED to note the report and that Councillor Shaw would pass on cost details to Councillor Bowman who would help finance replacement barrels in the sum of £150.00. The remaining cost would be taken from the Parish Council’s plants/tubs budget.

52/17 VILLAGE HALL DEEDS

Councillor Hinton reported that he cannot find the variation document regarding the village hall deeds and confirmation of any parish council responsibility for the hall.

RESOLVED that Councillor Bowles would look for the variation document for the next meeting.

53/17 CALC

The following correspondence from CALC was received and noted:-

53/17.1 CALC CIRCULAR – September 2017

53/17.2 CALC AGM 2017 – Email from S. Bagshaw.

53/17.3 GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS – Email from S. Bagshaw.

53/17.4 UPDATED OWNERLESS COMMON LAND – Email from S. Bagshaw.

53/17.5 TRAINING FOR CLERKS AND COUNCILLORS – Email from S. Bagshaw.

54/17 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY THE CLERK

RESOLVED to note that the following correspondence had been received:-

54/17.1 CUMBRIA MINERALS AND WASTE LOCAL PLAN – INSPECTORS REPORT – Email from Sue Brett, Cumbria County Council.

54/17.2 CUMBRIA DESIGN GUIDE CONSULTATION – Email from Graeme Innes, Cumbria County Council.

55/17 LITERATURE AVAILABLE IN OFFICE

NOTED that the following literature is available from the office for any interested Councillors:-

55/17.1 NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE KEY DECISIONS – 8th September 2017

55/17.2 CLERK AND COUNCILS DIRECT – September 2017

56/17 AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

● Precept 2018/19 – Clerk (if required to be submitted by 30th November 2017) ● Christmas tree ● Village hall deeds

Further items to be submitted to the Clerk by 1st November 2017.

57/17 DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Wednesday 8th November 2017, 7.30pm, Hallbankgate Village Hall.

2018 Fairtrade Fortnight Events This year’s theme is ‘Come on in to Fairtrade’

Brampton Fairtrade Town Group Events for Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 Monday 26th February-Sunday 11th March Event 1 Saturday 24th Feb A coffee morning with FT refreshments, FT raffle, FT baking and Traidcraft stall Where : Brampton Moot Hall. Time : 9.30-12.00 Event 2 Tuesday 27th Feb An art exhibition , sale of individual children’s still life pictures of FT products, FT refreshments and Traidcraft Stall Where: Irthington Primary School Time : 2.30pm Event 3 Saturday 3rd March All day FT refreshments, morning coffee , lunches, afternoon teas. Where: Gladje, The Scypen, Slack House Farm, Gilsland.( The Birdoswold Roman Fort side of Gilsland) Event 4 Wednesday 7th March Quiz Night and Supper in aid of Fairtrade. Quiz master Paul James. Teams of 4. Where : Brampton Community Centre Café Time : 7.00pm- 9.30pm Arrive from 6.30 Booking in advance essential. Tickets from Simply Gorgeous Gifts, 7, Market Place Tel 016977 2380 Open 10.00am-4.00pm £7.50 includes supper. Any questions email [email protected] Event 5 Saturday 10th March Fairtrade Afternoon Tea with Fairtrade Beverages and Fine food Where: The Hub , Hallbankgate.( Community shop and café in the renovated Co-Op building in the village just off the A689 ) Time: 2.00-4.30pm Primary School Activities 1. ‘Look for the Logo’ Competition. Pupils will visit 3 Brampton shops to find and record 3 Fairtrade Products. Forms from the schools. 2. Art Work on this year’s theme for display at the group’s Fairtrade coffee morning on Sat 24thFebruary. Details from the schools.

GRASS CUTTING REQUIRED FOR ST.THOMAS A BECKET CHURCH , FARLAM

The Parish Church of St.Thomas a Becket requires someone to cut the grass on a weekly basis from April 1st 2018 to September 30th 2018, a total of 27 weeks. This weekly cut will take approx. 3 hours to do fully with a sit on mower, and can be done on any day from Mon to Saturday inclusive. The cut will take in the grounds of the current church yard. Ideally, we would look for someone to do this on a voluntary basis, but invite costed offers for this 27 week commitment. Should you require more detail, or wish to submit a costed bid for this work, then please contact Paul Skeates on 016977 46947 or email [email protected]

The Parish has been offered two TABLE TENNIS tables BUT before we can accept them we need to know if there is anyone who would be interested in forming a TABLE TENNIS CLUB and how many people would be interested in joining. In the first instance will anyone interested please email Ray Hinton at [email protected]

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URC!Church!Halls!(Green!Door!Centre)!Brampton!

Friday!23rd!February!6pm!

Light!refreshments!served.!Come!and!see!the!facilities!being!developed!by!local!churches! for!youth!work!and!other!community!activities!in!Brampton.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And!find!out!about!our!‘Night!Light’!Groups.!

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Singing our way into or out of belief

At my secondary school every pupil had to have a little blue hymn book to use in assemblies. It belonged to us, it could fit in a pocket, and since I often found myself pacing up and down railway station platforms waiting for trains, I sometimes took out the hymn book, and read it. I had never been christened, never been taken to church. The attitude of my parents towards the Christian faith moved between simple dismissiveness and outright hostility. Yet that little hymn book mattered to me somehow. I knew the tunes to a few of the hymns. I knew I felt something when I sang some of them in school. And as I paced up and down the platform there was one that drew me more than any other: ‘My Song is Love unknown”. I got to know it off by heart. Strange how deeply rhythms and tunes and phrases can become embedded in us, can become seeds within us. It was around that time in my life, around the time of my sixteenth birthday, that I took the momentous step of walking a mile along the canal one Sunday morning and attending the village church. My life would never be the same again. Less than a year later I was baptised and confirmed. “Singing our way into or out of belief” is the intriguing title of a talk to be given at Lanercost Priory on Sunday 11th March at 3pm. The speaker is the Revd Dr John Bell, who is a member of the Iona Community (a Christian community with bases in Glasgow and on the isle of Iona). John is a hymn writer, an occasional contributor to Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’, and a world-travelling lecturer on issues related to spirituality, worship and society. When I saw the title of this particular talk that he offers I knew I wanted to try and get him to come here, and am delighted we have been successful. I don’t know exactly what he is going to say, but I am sure (having heard him speak before) that he will be thought- provoking and engaging. His own introduction to the subject is as follows: ‘Studies have shown that what we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology.’ Tickets are free but limited. Please apply to me by phone or email.

Edward Johnsen

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