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A4 DISCOVERY SPORT 29-9-16.indd 1 29/09/2016 15:55 It’s not just Santa who is Letter from the Editor filling a sleigh this Christmas Thank you to all our advertisers and contributors this year. We have thoroughly enjoyed reporting from right across the Grange and Cartmel peninsula on local events, club news, school reports, arts and music reviews and people and places around the area. Looking ahead we have a free wallplanner available with all the deadlines for 2017 - download yours from grangenow. co.uk. Remember we have two sister papers too - Dalton and Ulverston Now, and Ambleside, Coniston and Windermere Now. Between the three papers we now deliver 30,000 copies a month. Why not use those dark winter nights to write a column? Do you have specialist knowledge about a subject, or are you passionate about your hobby or sport? If there’s a subject dear to your heart which you think would make an interesting monthly column for Grange Now, then please get in touch. On Saturday 17th December, would like to say a huge thank We intend these columns to contain information and news Cartmel Young Farmers intend you to Lakeland Landrover, which our readers will enjoy and are not intended as to pull a sledge, full of presents, who are providing a support advertisements for products and services. from Flookburgh Square to vehicle for the day and to NFU the children’s ward at Furness Mutual, Premier at Cartmel and General Hospital in Barrow. Flookburgh, Armer’s John Deere Possible subject areas include: at Greenodd and Grange Now, If you would like to help, please Homes & Gardens Food Business all of whom are supporting the could you donate a present, event by being collection points Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle & Hobbies Sport wrapped or in a gift bag, and for the gifts. Health & Leisure Property Pets help make Christmas really special for those children who If you have any questions, or have to spend the most exciting would like more information, There is still time, just, to give to Foodbank. At this time of year, time of the year in hospital. please contact: Jade Sharp on in particular, your donations are greatly appreciated. Donations Alternatively, you can donate via 07531 101557, Paul Morris on of Christmas goodies, including gravy granules and packets of their ‘Just Giving’ page. 07535 427659 or Ian Olcorn on stuffing, are welcomed, as well as all the usual items. No sugar 07813 260554. www.justgiving.com/ though please as this is no longer included in food parcels. crowdfunding/zachary-wilson Gift donation drop off points: Next collection - 4th Dec. Fr Magner Room, St Charles Church, Kents Bank Rd. 1 - 3pm. Why not go along and help • NFU Mutual, Ulverston send the Young Farmers on • Armer’s John Deere, Well done to the hardworking team at Grange Now who have their way. They will leave Greenodd pulled out all the stops to bring you this bumper festive edition. Flookburgh Square at 7am and • Premier store - Cartmel Happy Christmas to all our readers. hope to make the Children’s or Flookburgh ward somewhere between • Grange Now, Main Street, 4-5pm later that day. They Grange - NEXT DEADLINE 13 DECEMBER - 2 Imperial House, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DP New hope for Grange Lido [email protected] 015395 35453 South Lakeland District Council community to develop viable and (SLDC) has announced that it sustainable options for the site, has commissioned Commercial within the confines of what is property experts Lambert Smith STAY SAFE & ENJOY possible at a listed premises.” DARK WINTER Hampton (LSH) to undertake a Ruth Leahy, Project Officer for NIGHTS WITH A study and provide a list of viable RANGE OF LIGHT UP Economic Development at SLDC, COLLARS, LEADS & uses for the lido. It has long TOYS IN STORE NOW HUGE told Grange Now: “This options since been agreed that the lido RANGE appraisal does not seek to will never reopen as pool and OF WILD BIRD replicate work already undertaken FOOD, TREATS SLDC say they are keen to find a AND FEEDERS new use for the iconic building. but instead will seek to find a definitive way forward on the LSH will investigate options which Grade 2 Listed Building so it can Food & accessories are compatible with a Grade 2 listed DOG GROOMING be accessed and used by the Small animals & building. Simon Turner, director of residents and visitors of Grange- birds in stock SERVICE Planning and Consultancy at LSH, over-Sands”. said of the study: “The council’s Free local delivery & Professional & Friendly earlier consultations showed that The first step in the consultation carry to car service Free local collection & 91% of respondents supported process will a visit to the Lido Small animal & bird delivery available the principle of restoration and with key stakeholders to provide sitting service Qualified & fully insured development of the lido site and an opportunity for those involved Raw dog food diet Members of the pet industry federation more than three quarters of those to suggest ideas and options for now in stock & British dog grooming association asked considered the lido to be an consideration. 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8 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBERhairsalongrange Lauren’s designs are definitely on-piste Neighbourhood Twenty four year old Lauren December and will be open Plan Update Davies from Flookburgh is until the end of the month. certainly making a name As well as selling her clothes After just over two years of work for herself in the world of she will be showing ski and the Neighbourhood Plan for Grange and Kents Bank is nearing snowboarding and fashion. snowboarding films from local completion and will be available for filmmakers and photographers. Lauren, a former Cartmel priory public consultation soon. student, gained a fashion Lauren, who has been hooked The Steering Group (a group of a degree at the Manchester on snow sports since the age dozen local residents) have tried School of Art, and she has of six, has based her clothing to bring together issues which may been selling her range of range on the Urban pistes affect the planning and development clothing online, but this which we ride on here in the of Grange and Kents Bank, over Christmas Urban piste is set UK. As Lauren says: “It’s about the next decade. It has not been an to hit the High Street, as well time we have a brand that truly www.urbanpiste.co.uk easy task often frustrated by planning as the slopes! Lauren will reflects the unique and diverse constraints. What we can’t do is to take over Kendal’s pop up winter sports scene that we picture: Craig Robinson, alter decisions of SLDC over the shop in Finkle Street on 11th have here in the UK.” Bluebird photography proposed developments in Grange but what we can do is to make sure they are in character with the town and fulfil ADVERTORIAL appropriate environmental concerns. Much time has been spent on identifying those green spaces James Wellbeloved pet nutrition advice day which must be protected; ways of There is a lot going on at There will be special offers and improving footpath use in the town Brooke Supplies at the discounts right across the store and ensuring new developments moment. throughout the day. should not be solely reliant on the Over the last couple of months The Real Deals For You private car; as well as identifying they have expanded the Christmas Promotion is currently the potential risks of increased business into the neighbouring running with fantastic savings on flooding. The heritage of the Grange unit to develop a brighter, a wide range of products, ideal Parish is its best asset and the spacious, modern looking pet for those festive gifts for family Neighbourhood Plan recognises this. store packed with everything and friends. In a future edition of Grange Now you need for your family pet. Further ongoing investment there will be a Summary of the Plan There is an extensive range of will see focus on the hardware and your opportunity to give us leads, collars, accessories, toys, departments to create even some feedback. You will also be able treats and quality feeds for all their dog or cat, there will also more display areas filled with to read a full version of the Plan in animals. be money off vouchers given to top brands for hand and power the Library and Victoria Hall. There will be local consultations arranged To celebrate these use on the day and chance to tools, paint and decorating, for both Grange and Kents Bank improvements they are take part in the JW loyalty card plumbing, electrical, workwear, residents. This is a really important holding a James Wellbeloved scheme gaining points each fixings and timber etc. part of the process. After all it is the instore pet nutritional event on time you purchase. With plenty of free parking and local community’s Neighbourhood Saturday 10th December from During the day there will also a friendly, professional service it Plan. Early next year the public of 10–4pm. Everyone is welcome be an opportunity to chat with really does make sense to shop Grange will have its opportunity to to visit and have a chat with Charlotte about her Cartmel local. Opening times are 8am – vote on the Plan so make sure you the experienced nutritionist Canine Club puppy and 5pm Monday – Friday and 8am know what it is about. regarding diet and health of beginner dog training classes. – 4pm on Saturday

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Please don’t feed bread to the ducks One of the volunteers who looks after the ducks has requested that people please stop feeding bread to the ducks. Several ducks have died recently and, on examination, they were found to have their throats full of compacted bread. The bread CHRISTMAS GIFTS stops the grain getting through to the stomach and the ducks have in store now! starved to death. If you would like to feed the ducks, Hazelmere mas Cafe and Paragon sell proper duck food. Christ regarding the drains, culverts County Matters and surrounding areas on Grange Library News Windermere Road. Both We have now over twenty culverts have been dredged Treat yourself this volunteers helping out in our and all the drains have been CHRISTMAS Library and I am delighted to completely cleared and camera report that the Grange Library checked to ensure that there COOL COMFORT Friends Group has been are no blockages. A start has 1500 DOUBLE formed. The first meeting been made to clean out and cut ONLY £650 + 4 FREE DRAWERS was held in mid-November, a back the undergrowth around Committee was appointed and a the pond at the back of the car Constitution agreed. Their first park. Work is ongoing as I write event will be a Festive Coffee this report and hopefully this will Morning on 16th December, contribute to help alleviate the both as a customer appreciation potential flooding in this area. for Library members and to Christmas is a busy time for introduce the Group. They are most people but I would just holding their next meeting in ask that we all spare a little January. time in our hectic lives to help the elderly members of our Grange Multi Agency community over the winter Flooding meeting update. months. Since the initial meeting a Merry Christmas to you all. Bill number of significant actions Wearing Conservative County have been completed Councillor, Grange Division.

the other day to discuss their Tim’s Column worries and if they think it will In spite of their grand bring them serious problems I promises to keep the country dread to think how the smaller moving forward during the pharmacies out in the villages uncertain times we will be and towns of South Lakeland Party on the Prom facing over the coming years will manage. The problem is as we extricate ourselves that if they are forced to reduce from the EU I am becoming their hours this will simply force Saturday 10th December increasingly worried by people to go to their GP or even Arnside several of the Government’s A&E to sort out any issues they decisions with regards have, with the result that the Come along to Arnside and join in the festivities. services for rural areas like saving the Government is trying ours. to make will end up costing us CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT 6PM Last month they announced that all a lot more money. and a chance to meet Father Christmas. funding for pharmacies would There is special support for be reduced by about 7% over rural pharmacies being put in Late night shopping offering a vast array the next couple of years. This place but the figures that I have is as pharmacies take on ever say that only one in five of the of gifts and treasures. more responsibility for keeping pharmacies in our area will be us all healthy, importantly giving able to claim this extra money. Enjoy a mulled wine or visit one out advice on how to sort out It is obviously for very small of the many places to eat and drink. our problems without having to pharmacies indeed. pop in to see our overworked Despite the gloomy news, I GPs. What is really worrying is would like to wish you a joyous that these cuts will hit smaller Christmas. My office will be pharmacies like the ones we use around here much more closed from the 23rd December than big pharmacies in cities until the 3rd of January but if who make lots of money in you need to get in touch just addition to what they make leave a message. As ever from giving out prescriptions my contact details are tim@ by selling perfumes and other timfarron.co.uk or 01539 723 stuff. I went along to the Helme 403. Put the date in your diary and support this village community event. Chase pharmacy in Kendal Thanks for your support Tim

12 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER Victoria Hall over the next to invest in new stock and Grange Town few years. Council Leader, employ local staff, which Brighter Christmas Council Tricia Thomas, asked for a will be good for everyone. I in Ulverston! third option, Budget C, to be [Horton Leisure] am looking Christmas in Ulverston will be There was a full agenda brought to the next meeting. for a 5 year deal to run extra special this year thanks to for the meeting on Monday This will show a greater the site, given the level of new Christmas lights, courtesy 14th November and item increase and would enable investment needed in the of Ulverston BID, backed up 9b was the draft budget. GTC to do more. Councillors site, we need to confirm by a fantastic programme of The way this works is were split on this issue but it will a long term future with family-friendly events. that the budget must be have to be discussed twice Grange Town Council. The December 10th and 11th there’s discussed by Councillors further before it is voted on. improvements will include re a Christmas market in the fitting the kiosk, new stock, Coronation Hall with music, food at three separate meetings Elsewhere on the agenda before a decision is made. new signs and possibly the and drink, artisan gifts and crafts, the Contract with Horton and there’s festive Bingo at the This was the first time the tennis court being painted.” Leisure Management was Coro on December 20th. Santa budget for 2017/18 was discussed. The company The Council voted to agree will be in the Market Hall every considered and Councillors took over the running of the and Horton leisure were Saturday, and Sundays December had two options to look at Prom Recreation Ground at granted a five year contract. 11th and 18th. Families can win as a starting point for their Easter and they put forward This has to be good news cash following the Santa Trail discussions. Draft Budget a five year plan to take the for locals and tourists alike around the shops, or take time A included an increase of project forward. and Grange Now would like out for the ‘Frozen’ themed roller 18p a month per household to wish them every success disco sessions on December 18th and Draft Budget B showed They said: “Based on the with the venture. at 4.00pm and 6.30pm. an increase of 39p per takings and number of With favourite shops, cafes and household. The increase is customers we have served The next meeting will take restaurants and some lively new needed to cover the funding this year, the increases will place on Monday 12th additions, Christmas shopping in which SLDC are withdrawing make the site viable and December at 7pm and Ulverston has never been easier from the public toilets and profitable, thus being able everyone is welcome to attend. or more fun!

Christmas Lights at Trevenna It’s a wonderful life Whether you’ve seen all donations going to the The Roxy cinema Ulverston to the people of Bedford Falls, them before or not, they’re NSPCC to help children in and the Royalty cinema, but has a disastrous stroke of always worth a visit and Cumbria. Last year’s total will Bowness-on-Windermere are bad luck which almost drives LOW RESOLUTION PROOF every year there are new take some repeating (£3715) gearing up for their annual him to suicide – until a gentle ones added. We are, of but there are lots of new lights Christmas Eve treat : the 1946 angel comes down to help course, talking about the this year so please come James Stewart classic, ‘It’s a him and shows him how much amazing Christmas lights at along, enjoy and donate. If wonderful life’. poorer the world would have Trevenna, home to Jeremy you haven’t been before, The film can be seen at 11am been without him. and Mandy Voakes. head to Cark from the Cartmel at the Roxy and 5pm at the “The film has its climax on Royalty, each show being Christmas Eve when everything At the time of going to press, road and turn left as you enter preceded by a short compilation turns out alright, and there the pair have already spent a the village- you really can’t of vintage film clips. “It’s become really could not be a better film good few weeks going about miss them! Merry Christmas from us all at Trevenna.” a tradition with us,” said Charles to lift the spirits and put you in a the mammoth task of setting Morris who is proprietor of both good mood for Christmas,” said up the displays. The big switch on will take cinemas, “And it is becoming Mr Morris. place at 6pm on Friday 2nd Jeremy and Mandy told more popular with each Also preparing for the event is Grange Now: “There will December, and thereafter successive year.” Butterfingers café in Grange, again be a collection box every evening from 4.30pm to The film tells the tale of George which is supplying mince pies at the end of the drive with 10pm. Bailey who has devoted his life for the events.

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Eggnog Recipe Out with the old & in with the new Grange Bakery is pleased our delicious Bread and the Christmas period in our Eggnog is associated with writer Edgar Allan to announce that the shop Cakes will be available newly refurbished shop, look Poe. His family recipe used brandy, while is having a complete as normal along with our out for our new and exciting others add in the flavours of candied lemon makeover. This will take scrumptious Christmas temptations, made lovingly peel, nutmeg and shredded almonds. place from close of business Goodies and not forgetting downstairs by our skilled This version from Delicious Magazine on Saturday 3rd December our very own Hot Cross bakers and confectioners prescribes simple ingredients, beautifully at 3pm for a grand reopening Cranberry and Cinnamon with the slogan “When it’s blended. Try it with Low Sizergh Barn packed- on Saturday 10th December Spiced Buns, Christmas gone it’s gone” on-laying-day free range eggs and raw milk straight from our cows: at 8am. orders are very welcome and We would like to take this As this essential work is are now being taken and opportunity to wish all our Ingredients taking place they will be re there will be no disruption customers a very Merry locating next door to the Old to our normal trading Christmas and Happy New 100g caster sugar Parish Hall where business procedures. Year. 2 large free-range eggs, separated will continue as normal. All So as we look forward to 600ml whole milk ¼ tsp vanilla extract super flavoursome and moist advice or guidance before 100ml rum or bourbon Don’t forget free range cockerels, we have placing your order, don’t be 100ml whipping cream plenty of suggestions to wow afraid to call in and discuss your Turkey! your family and friends around your requirements with our ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg Less than 4 weeks until the dinner table. helpful staff. We also have Christmas? Crikey! Don’t For those of you who simply FREE Cooking and Recipe Method worry, we know that feeling want a great value, traditional Leaflets for you to take away! of mild panic too. Turkey Christmas Dinner but Or you could check out the 1. Put the caster sugar and egg yolks in a bowl Christmas Cooking Guide on and whisk with either a balloon whisk or The familiar and well-practised are short on time, Higginsons our website! electric hand whisk until thick and creamy. festive preparations are well Christmas Boxes provide the perfect solution. At just £45 We hope to see you all 2. Heat the milk in a saucepan over a medium under way here at Higginsons (to feed 5-7 people) the Junior very soon, and would like heat until almost boiling. Remove from the as we gear up for the busiest Box includes all your festive to take the opportunity to heat and pour into the egg and sugar mixture, fortnight of the year, but even wish everyone a very merry whisking all the time. Pour the whisked mixture so, we still get a few jitters. meats and trimmings for a back into the pan and heat gently, stirring, until Our motto? “Be more prepared luxurious Christmas Dinner. Christmas, and a happy and smooth and slightly thickened. Add the vanilla and organised than you think Why not finish off the feasting healthy New Year! and rum or bourbon and whisk well. Remove you need to be” It seems with a Higginsons Cheese Best Wishes The Team at from the heat. to work for us anyway, so if Board: a selection of 5 local Higginsons cheeses, and a jar of chutney 3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until you’re feeling a bit anxious, get planning now! all presented on a wooden they form soft peaks, then fold into the cooled board for just £15. egg and milk mixture. Beat the whipping cream Do you enjoy creating a until thick, then fold three-quarters of this into spectacular festive feast but And NEW for 2016, we’ve the mixture. Chill everything in the fridge until need a little inspiration? Take even got Christmas Eve sorted ready to serve. a look inside your copy of this in the form of a Curry Box, which serves 5-7 people, costs 4. To serve, ladle into 8 punch glasses and dollop month’s Grange Now to find just £35 and includes an oven 1 tsp of the remaining whipped cream on top your Higginsons Christmas ready curry, rice and naan of each. Finish with a good grating of nutmeg Leaflet. From our special, free bread! It doesn’t get any easier on each. range bronze Copas Turkeys than that! Eggnog can be made a day ahead but you need which are game hung for extra to keep it chilled. Serve within 24 hours. flavour (we are still the ONLY If you’re still feeling a little supplier in Cumbria), to our daunted and would like some Grange bakery FREE LOYALTY 5 STAMPS From Farm to Shop TO GET YOU Specialising in Rare Breeds CARD STARTED Each time you visit our shops and of Beef, Lamb and Pork spend £1 or more on our freshly baked bread, cakes or pies (inc sandwiches) we will stamp one box. 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14 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER Friends at Christmas was established in Grange ten Ten years of Christmas Cheer Cartmel Racecourse years ago. Ever since we crowned Champions have been celebrating Cartmel Racecourse took the Christmas by bringing title of Groundstaff Award together, on Christmas Day, Overall Champions at the up to 50 people who would Racecourse Associations otherwise be on their own. Showcase & Awards. The event, which is generously Having already been named supported by the businesses as top ‘Jump Racecourse of Grange and surrounding Groundstaff of the Year’ ahead of area, is run by volunteers the event, a delighted team from and comprises not only a Cartmel went on to scoop the top delicious meal but traditional prize on the night, being crowned entertainment and live music. overall champions ahead of Last year, 2 days before New venue for 2016 will be Fish over Chips Flat winners Brighton and Dual Christmas, the event had to Purpose winners Ascot. be hurriedly relocated from the turkey rather than the usual ticket holders. Tickets are free Congratulations. United Reform Church Hall to fish dinners and the ingredients and available on a first come the Methodist Hall because of for the day, including food and basis. It is a great way to meet flooding. Many people said they gifts, are still coming from a new people so if you are going wide range of businesses in enjoyed a change of venue so to be alone this Christmas this year, to ring the changes, Grange. please give Liz Benson a call Friends at Christmas have The event has proved very on 33291 to reserve a place. accepted the kind invitation popular with many guests and to use the café at Fish-over- volunteers returning year after Fiona Daley, Chair, Friends at Chips. Robert will be serving year. Numbers are limited to Christmas.

The Mallard Tearoom celebrates twenty one years In April 1995, Alison Oliver Christmas even more special. (nee Unsworth) opened The Now boasting accommodation, Mallard in Cartmel, and has a luxury apartment, suitable for been serving customers couples, is available for rent and Christmas Day young and old ever since. can be viewed on Unsworths Lunch in a box The cafe, which is equally as Yard website. Shortly opening popular with the locals as it Delivered to you on Christmas next door, is Cartmel Village morning! 3 Course Lunch with a is with the tourists, serves a Vintage, so why not call in and Mince Pie and Cracker fine selection of teas coffees have a browse. Microwave or oven ready homemade cakes soups freshly made meals and sandwiches all mince pies which are made Alison Oliver and her staff would £25.00 pp lovingly prepared by Alison, and to their own recipes. If you love to welcome you and would 015395 59090 or her sister, Heather and staff. also like to wish all their customers haven’t before, why not pop [email protected] The Mallard is well known in for a taste and maybe order a very Merry Christmas and a for its Christmas cakes and some to take home to make Happy New Year. LA11 AND LA12 postcodes only

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The Rose and Crown is a traditional village inn located in Cark in Cartmel; just outside of Grange over Sands. Our helpful team only add to the pub’s warm and cosy atmosphere which you will find sitting round our real log fire. We have a patio area for those lovely summer evenings overlooking the bay, everyone is welcome including families and dogs. We offer a wholesome, home-cooked menu using local suppliers. Service comes with Last Chance to Party! a smile and a warm welcome guaranteed from the front of house staff who will attend to your every need. SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY 2017 ChristmasThe Rose & Crown are more thFayrean happy to accommodate variations of their menu to suite dietary requirements (subject to availability), so why 3 COURSES | MINI MINCE ROLLS | DISCO | £25.00 We are still taking bookingsno fort bring thChristmase family and enjoy a wa rm Fayre 1st to 24th Decemberand frien dl£17.95y welcome. We also have accommodation too CHRISTMAS PARTY 2 0 1 6 Rose & Crown DECEMBER NIGHTS Celebrate New Years EveCark in Ca rtmel Grange-over-sands, Cumbria, LA11 7NU, FRIDAY 2ND LIVE BAND RUSTY BULLLETS with our 3-course festive meal £21.95Tel: 015395 58535 www.robinsonsbrewery.com/roseandcrowncark SATURDAY 3RD CASINO NIGHT Burns Night FRIDAY 9TH BRUNO MARS TRIBUTE BOOK 25th January Traditional menu £18.95 SATURDAY 10TH & FRIDAY 16TH DJ DAVE NOW! WEDNESDAY 21ST & THURSDAY 22ND PHOTOBOOTH Valentine’s Tuesday 14th and Friday 17th February Indulge This Christmas….. WINTER WARMERS £10.50 S A N T A S AT served 12.00 - 6.00 pm in our cosy lounges and bar Quiz Nights CHRISTMAS DONKEYS | N FESTIVE LUNCHES FROM £14.95 Wednesday 4th January, every fortnight BONGO BALLOONS | SAND ART | E MICKEY & MINNI MOUSE | CRAFT T served 12.00 - 2.00 pm in our restaurant | thereafter. £1.00 per person max 4 people TABLE | & MANY MORE….. H 2 or 3 courses | booking essential SATURDAY 4TH E INDULGENT AFTERNOON TEA per team. All cash paid out 1st and 2nd. R DECEMBER served 3.00 pm - 2.00 pm | £15.00 per person | W booking essential £10.00 PER O NEW YEARS EVE DINNER CHILD places still available CARK IN CARTMEL, O GRANGE OVER SANDS, 015395 58535 BOOKING IS D CUMBRIA, LA11 7NU [email protected] ESSENTIAL THE DERBY ARMS - Witherslack near Grange LA11 6RH -

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The best of British blues Flookburgh Band’s Christmas concert

One hundred and seven years after they first got together and Flookburgh Band are still going strong. Their Christmas Carol Concert at Victoria Hall will be as popular as ever so please get your tickets early. The concert will take place on Saturday 17th December at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £10, are available now from the Tourist Information Bowness Bay Blues has Hydro Hotel and Beresford’s Centre, Cockles in Flookburgh or built a reputation as “a Restaurant. There will again by calling 015395 58650. Copies of supported them throughout the year flagship for the very best be a Free Fringe Festival, their CD, ‘Brass in the Priory’ will also and they look forward to seeing you of British blues”. Music up the hill in Windermere, be on sale (£10) - great Christmas at either the concert or on Christmas fans travel to the event with live music at the Grey present. Flookburgh Band would morning in Flookburgh Square at from far afield. Those who Walls, The Lamplighter, also like to thank everyone who has 11.30am for carols. live in South Lakes are Queens Hotel and The so fortunate to have such Brookside. an event right on their Held the weekend before doorsteps! Easter, 7th to 9th APRIL, The festival improves each 2017, Bowness Bay Blues Grange drama grapevine year and The Rotary Club of is a feel-good event with top Furness playwright/actor Ken material for the regional organisers Windermere, who organise quality music which raises Smyth & fellow performer Michelle of the Festival. Although no play the festival, are convinced several thousand of pounds Yates, two former members of reading is scheduled for December, that 2017 will be the best for local charities. This Pennington Drama, a village it being the pantomime season, yet! The Festival will see year’s headline charities are group forced to bring down the there will be two such evenings at three nights held in the Langdale and Ambleside final curtain on productions, will Grange Institute in the New Year - Wheelhouse, on the Glebe. Mountain Rescue and soon be on stage again. Alan Ayckbourn’s Table Manners and Friday night - Australian North West Blood Bikes Their new dramatic ‘home’ with Confusions, Ken Smyth’s, Who do born blues/rock guitarist Lancashire and Lakes. you think you are? and learn about Geoff Achison with his UK Grange Drama suits everyone Tickets are now on sale via whilst they continue with a personal the background and link to the name Souldiggers and 6-piece Driffold Cosgood, fictionally speaking. band from Preston - The the Brewery Arts Centre, project as well. Writing & performing Kendal: breweryarts.co.uk material created by themselves, in a Advance diary dates for readings are Stumble. The Saturday 5th and 19th January, 2017. headline - LaVendore Don’t miss the special competitive arena under the name of Rogue. Finally, on Sunday, Earlybird Ticket offer, only Cosgood, will continue here. Finally, Grange Drama would like 1950 swing and rock and roll available until 31 December Their entry into the All England One to wish everyone a happy festive band; The Revolutionaries. 2016. This will cost you £50 Act Drama Festival preliminary season, to thank Grange Now for spreading the ‘dramatic’ word and to Other venues around for the Weekend; One-day round in Grange next Spring will be tickets are also available. supported by Grange Drama who, for young actors treading the boards at Bowness are the Lake Victoria Hall in panto... good luck! District Boat Club, Hole in’t bownessbayblues.co.uk the first time, will also be lending a Wall, The Quayside, The For full details of ticket prices. hand with the production of publicity www.grange-drama.org.uk

Children’s Christmas Party Victoria Hall, Grange over Sands

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Children’s Entertainer Featuring The Stumble, Geoff Achison & the UK Souldiggers, LaVendore Buffet Tea Visit from Santa Rogue, The Revolutionaires 2 – 4.30pm Entry £5 per child Booking essential Plus Ash Wilson Band, Benjamin Bassford, Catfist, Dean Newton, Robin Bibi Band, Scarlett, Samantha Holden Band, Troubadour, Setting Suns, (No unaccompanied children) Elderly Brothers, Evie Plumb, South Quay, Matt Woosey and More Acts Still to be Confirmed Refreshments available for adults EARLYBIRD Weekend Ticket available until 31st December 2016 £50 (Saving £30 on individually purchased day tickets) For further details and links visit:- Tickets from Grange Information Centre http://www.bownessbayblues.co.uk/https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/

24 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER Artists of the Month: The kids from the panto! Voce present songs Our ‘Artists of the Month’ for Christmas this month must be the Not just a wonderfully festive forty-four youngsters evening which the whole family (aged 7-17) who are about can enjoy, the group are also to entertain us with their giving the proceeds from the wonderful version of concert to the Victoria Hall. It will Cinderella. They’ve been take place on Thursday 22nd hard at work rehearsing December and tickets, priced since the beginning of £10, are available from Grange September and the Youth Information Centre (015395 of Grange Operatic Society 34026). Doors open at 7pm and always delight with their the concert starts at 7.30pm. wonderful performances. For those who haven’t heard Voce LEFT: Jess Walmsley as Prince Charming and Molly Cowley as Cinderella Director, Jean Malkin, told perform this concert is a must. Grange Now: “The children RIGHT: James Mason and Thomas Kidd as the ugly sisters and young people this year have been magnificent, dames. Oh yes they are! We entertain us this Christmas working so hard to produce mustn’t forget our magnificent time, not just the shows at Christmas Concert their best performance for team of helpers, parents and ‘The Vic’ but also when we in the Priory everyone to enjoy; particularly friends who are dedicated go ‘on tour’ to Abbot Hall and Cartmel Choral Society’s those who had leading roles to making the local panto a various homes for the elderly Christmas Concert takes place in the recent Cartmel Priory success. Helen Lawler, our over the New Year.” on Saturday 17th December School performance of Oliver scenic artist, Hilary Stubbs our at 7.30 pm in Cartmel Priory, - Amy and her brother Tom, costumer, Jim Robson - stage This year, the panto will have two matinees, starting at featuring music by Ralph Max, Martha, Jess, Molly and manager, Bob Somerset on Vaughan Williams and Donald 2.30pm, on Saturday 10th Reece. How they managed lighting, Sarah and Steve Cashmore, plus carols for all. to learn two sets of lines Shires, our prop builders, and Sunday 11th December. The admission price of £10 alongside each other I really Gillian Darrington and Ann The evening performance includes wine and mince pies don’t know. Of course, they’re Heap our drama coaches and is on Friday 9th December during the interval. young and enthusiastic, as are last, but most definitely not and starts at 7.30pm. 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If you would There are 331 clubs in SIGBI Memory session at Allithwaite like to join us, please come along to Cartmel Village Hall on January at the Hilton Malta and Grange SI was 1 of 4 Community Centre, was very 9th at 7 pm. Fees for the spring Soroptimist International chosen to make a presentation. well received by an audience of nearing 1000. It was described term are £35. If you would like any of Great Britain and Ireland The presentation was on Singing as “a brilliant presentation further information please contact (SIGBI) held their 82nd for Memory. This project now that did the cause of raising our Chairman, Ron Ward, on Conference November 10th – in its third year is giving much awareness of supporting those 015395 34388 12th at the Hilton Hotel Malta. needed support to local people with memory loss and their with memory loss and their There were many notable and carers a huge boost.” Janice carers, and brings fun, friendship inspiring speakers including Carrick from Grange SI told Arnside Choral Society Dame Helen Sharman the and laughter to all who attend. Grange Now: “Lots of ladies anniversary first British Astronaut and Twelve members attended the were singing Daisy, Daisy round Dave Coplin who is the Chief conference. The presentation, a the Hilton Hotel that evening”. Arnside Choral Society’s conductor and musical director, Ian Allan and his wife, soprano Tracie Penwarden, took over the excitement of going to a LIVE Choral Society ten years ago. The Sound show at The Coronation Hall in Handel’s great oratorio Messiah is of Musicals Ulverston, an experience which often performed at this time of the no doubt first inspired my love year and as no other choir seems A perfect stocking filler for of musical theatre. I am not a to be performing it this year, Arnside anyone with a love of ‘Am performer myself but both my has decided to perform the entire Dram’ is this lovely book, ‘The father and sister performed in work - which is not often done - on Sound of Musicals’. some amateur productions when Saturday 17 December at 6.00pm at It’s a history of amateur musical I was growing up, which added St James’ Church, Arnside. theatre in the South Lakes. to the magic.” The 70 strong choir, orchestra and Author, Graham Whalan, was The book which includes a soloists will be under the baton born in Ulverston and spent the chapter on Grange & District of Ian Allan. Tickets cost £10.00 larger part of his younger days Amatuer Operatic and another proceeds in advance (£12.00 at the door) there and still visits often. on Flookburgh & District from all copies sold via Ann including seasonal refreshments He told Grange Now: “I grew up Amatuer Operatic is currently Heap will go directly to the available from The Posh Sardine, by in the 1950’s when television on sale for £7.99 directly from Grange Society.] You can also phone 015395 63800 and online at had not yet come of age, and Ann Heap, GAOS Secretary buy the book on Amazon. ISBN www.ansidechoralsociety.co.uk I well remember the thrill and (Tel: 01539536196). [50% of the 978-1-5262-0596-4

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The Autumn term is flying by at Grange CE Primary Acorn Montessori School. Grange Primary With more new faces and At our Harvest Festival at the start of Monday morning the UR Church we collected sessions since half term, life tinned goods to be donated continues to be busy at Acorn to the Foodbank in Kendal Montessori. with the retiring collection The children had a wonderful of £42 being donated to the time visiting Cartmel Woods to Bishop’s Harvest Appeal. view the signs of Autumn. They On the 15th November we sent 48 ‘Boxes of Hope’ have since enjoyed a variety of for children in Eastern activities relating to Halloween Europe. We have attended and Bonfire night and are now numerous sports festivals; on 7th and 8th December looking towards the lead up they came second. Well done our Y2 children took part in to all involved. A portable from our Reception, Y1 and to Christmas.The children are Multiskills and Years 5 and gym came to school and all Y2 children. This year, our learning new songs for their 6 took part in the Sportshall the children enjoyed being Nursery Nativity will be held Nativity Play which will be Athletics festival at Cartmel performed for their parents, the Priory School where the involved in circuit training. at our final carol service on pupils at Cartmel Primary School children came first therefore Now we are looking forward 16th December at 9am in St and the residents of Boarbank moving on to the South to the busy Christmas period Paul’s Church, all welcome to and The Old Vicarage Nursing Lakes cluster event where with Christmas Performances join us. Homes in Allithwaite. With a variety of craft activities and a Christmas Party to look forward to the next few weeks are going Cartmel to be a fun time. Primary This month, we have been Flookburgh Primary busy once more with sporting and music events. As November comes to an Year 5 and 6 girls gained end we start preparing for our first place in the Cluster usual busy December and look Cross Country event. back on what has been a very exciting, and full, Autumn term. Our children were also fortunate to receive an Our year 3 and 4 children invitation from Cartmel Priory seemed to enjoy their singing 11th December in their took part in a singing and School to watch the dress and judged the ‘decorate a ‘Light up a life’ service musical instrument bonanza rehearsal of Oliver! They all in Kendal. The children new eye patch’ competition! in support of St. Mary’s seemed to have a great time Hospice. ‘Carols around performed songs from Joseph We are taking part in a and were very impressed the Tree’ will take place in and his Technicolour Dreamcoat number of events at the with the talent shown by the our final week of the term alongside other schools in young people. beautiful Priory Church and is a further opportunity South Cumbria. Well done to A highlight of this term has this year. Our Nativity will for us to celebrate with all involved, the children were been our recent visit from be ‘Superstar’ which this parents and community and fantastic! Parents were invited Pudsey Bear! The children year involves the whole remember the true meaning into school to join an evening of were delighted with the school. We are also looking of Christmas. We wish Maths workshops, demonstrating surprise (we managed to forward to singing for the everyone a very happy and how maths is taught in school. keep it a secret) and Pudsey congregation on Sunday peaceful festive season! Thank you to all who attended we hope to arrange more events similar to this. We had The children have also some fantastic results in the Lindale CE been thinking of others less recent Cross Country Running fortunate than themselves event at CPS and would like Primary and have made shoes boxes to congratulate all the children We have been having lots of gifts for Cumbria ‘Boxes of who took part and well done to of fun learning experiences hope’, and this week we are those who placed at the top. also dressing up and holding this half term both in the The children have donated to a cake stall to raise money for classroom and outside. Children in Need by coming to ‘Children in Need’. Year 2 and 3 class have school in non uniform, thank As well as our usual clubs you all for contributing to such continued their outdoor harvesting the apples to in school, we have a newly a worthy charity. The whole Maths sessions which link pressing them and finally formed choir which is busy school have enjoyed a visit from outdoor learning with real rehearsing for various events bottling. A group of children the Owl Sanctuary who spent problem solving mastering leading up to Christmas. took part in the South lakes an afternoon showing us some their maths skills. Reception The children are also getting beautiful birds. The children to Year 3 visited Castle pupil parliament and then ready to perform Cinderella were able to handle the owls Head for ‘Apple day’. The shared ideas with the rest and Rockerfella at Lindale and ask some very interesting children were able to take of us about improvements Village Hall and our annual questions. part in the whole process that they would like to see Nativity and Carols for of making apple juice; from in school and the local area. parents and friends.

26 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER Cartmel Priory School Theatre presents Lionel Bart’s Oliver LEGAL Oliver is a well-loved show based on Charles Dicken’s great novel and the students at Cartmel Priory put on a performance that did it justice. TALK

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Have you considered the cost of care in later life? On average, we are all living longer than ever before – the average life The hall and stage were performances such as Max expectancy for people in England has risen from 75.9 years in transformed into a workhouse G and Stephanie G as Mr 1990 to 81.3 years in 2013, a study has found. by members of the GCSE and Mrs Bumble, Mikey R Of course, this is something to celebrate. But it also means that Art group and the Rawsthorn and Sophie H as Mr and Mrs some form of care in our old age is likely to be a reality, and Family. Max B, Year 8, gave Sowerberry and Nathan S as something we must all give careful thought to. a strong vocal performance, Bill Sykes- indeed there was There are a number of options, including nursing homes, residential making a starring debut a big gasp from the audience homes and at home care. The average annual cost for a single place on stage as Oliver, the in a nursing home is £39,300, and £29,300 for a residential home. unfortunate orphan. The as Bill fell to his death at the These costs have increased by 3.8% and 2.4% respectively, which multi-talented Tom and Amy end. As with all of our school exceeds most pensioner’s income, therefore meaning many may have S were superb as the iconic performances, it has been to use their savings and pension investments to fund the cost of care. characters of The Artful a pleasure to work with the While the Care Act 2014 offered a beacon of hope when it proposed Dodger and Nancy, giving pupils and see the fruits of our a £72,000 lifetime cap on the cost of care, this has now been postponed until 2020. performances that would not efforts. It is very much a team The cost of care fees is just one reason why it is so important to have looked out of place in the effort and it is great to see West End. have a plan when it comes to your later life arrangements. Not only pupils rising through the ranks is forward planning potentially more cost-effective, but it can save Lydia D, new to the limelight, to gain experience and then you time and unnecessary stress while also protecting your assets. played Fagin sympathetically bigger parts, especially when We have a specially dedicated Later Life team here at Poole and convincingly.This the audience leave ready to Townsend, who can guide and advise you about anything you would year also saw students say “Please sir can I have like to know more about. Our brilliant and experienced experts can help YOU with a number of issues, including: leading in the design of the some more?”. choreography and playing key • Wills and trusts roles in technical production. Watch out for next year’s • Power of attorney • Retirement and pension planning The audiences were also musical, Mary Poppins, and • Inheritance tax planning delighted by key character our drama Lord of the Flies. • Equity release • Investments and savings • Cost of care planning We recognise how important these issues are, which is why we always offer our first appointment completely free of charge. This gives you an opportunity to sit down with us and go through all the things on your mind. Call us or pop in to arrange your free appointment.

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28 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER LETTERS Letters to the Editor are published on the understanding that they may have to be shortened to fit available space. Publication of a letter in no way reflects the views of Grange Now. All letters must be accompanied by a name and address even if the correspondent requests anonymity. In this case ‘name and address supplied’ will be added. MONEY

Dear Editor, of Rose Cottage (near Hazelmere TALK Bakery) for his ‘Poems for I’d like to say two ‘thank you’s’. Passers-by’, which I really enjoy First, thanks to Tracy Hathorn and reading - I now walk that way With her team for the excellent second especially to do so! Pumpkin Walk on the Prom on Thursday 27th October. It was We are particularly fortunate in Derek Pearce really well supported in terms of Grange to have people who have Non Legal Partner the number of pumpkins and the good ideas and then make them number of people there. happen for the benefit of us all. Head of Financial Services Second ‘Thanks’ to Alan Forsyth Sarah Shepherd, Grange.

Dear Editor, Flookburgh, Grange, & Cartmel and also to Skydive North West. I FRIENDLY HONEST FINANCIAL ADVICE Great Wall of China Trek for have been overwhelmed by your pancreatic cancer UK generosity, so far you have helped Thank you to everyone who me raise a massive £3000! With supported my recent trek on 17 more money to come in, the local October to 21 October on the residents have also been amazing Great Wall of China. and I have made many new Charity Will Month Thanks especially to the Pheasant friends along the way. at Allithwaite, the Manor House Thank you everyone. Stuart We’re taking part in charity will month this month and with at Oxen Park, local businesses in Bricklebank your help have so far raised £3,000! We’re aiming to raise as much money as possible for our two chosen charities – North West Air Ambulance and St Mary’s Hospice. Dear Editor, another patch has been cleared and worked upon with new plants This month we are donating each one of our fees for wills Could I please express my sincere appearing. to the fundraising pot. With the average will costing around thanks to all the volunteers who I can’t forget Grange Promenade £150 to £200, it’s a great opportunity to give something back give up their time gardening to which always looks well kept and to the local community, while also raising awareness of the make our local area look so great. hosts a beautiful array of seasonal I travel each day on the train from importance of wills. shrubs and flowers. Kents Bank to Arnside and all the We have had a fantastic response so far, with lots of people weeding, clearing and planting We are so lucky to live in such at Kents Bank station has really a beautiful area, but these coming forward and taking part in this charity drive. We made it a pleasurable place to volunteers work so hard and help have marked Charity Will Month in previous years, but we’re wait for my train. keep it a beautiful place. Well hoping to raise more than ever this time. A will is typically There is also a very hardworking done, and thank you. one of those things that people put to the back of their minds, and dedicated team working along Janet Davis, Owner of The Coast but we’re using this month to raise awareness and prompt the front in Arnside. Each day, Office, Arnside people to come along and find out more about how important a will really is. Dear Editor, for food goes towards: paying for As a local company, we’re really pleased to be able to do next years display, maintenance something that gives back to the local community and helps As a small volunteer committee of Cartmel playground and, if we two vital charities. St Mary’s Hospice is a cause that has had of 11 people, we run Cartmel have had a year when people an impact on the lives of so many people, and North West Air bonfire and firework display have given generously, a donation as a community and family to charity. Ambulance is a service that is crucial to the local area. event. It takes a lot of planning, This year, we are making a preparation, blood, sweat and We’ve been overwhelmed with the response so far, so with tears to organise the event and donation to Ulverston Scouts who another couple of weeks to go, we’re hoping many more people make it go as smoothly as we very kindly helped at the display. will come forward. Our staff are delighted, as each one of our can. Unfortunately, sometimes As a committee, we would like offices is very active when it comes to fundraising and many to thank everyone for their on there are issues; for example, staff members have raised money as individuals, so it’s really parking in the village, but each going support of the event, their year we evaluate what has generous donations and for all nice to do something that brings the whole team together. happened and make changes for the positive messages on social You can pop in to meet our team and arrange your Will for media. the following year. free throughout November! All money donated in the Rachel Bland on behalf of the collection buckets, and received Cartmel Bonfire Committee

Dear Editor, work to do, in the Sunken Garden, the Community Orchard and the Park Road Gardens Ornamental Gardens. LEGAL | PROPERTY | FINANCIAL Since 2014, when the Friends of The secretary of the 3 P’s group Park Road Gardens group retired, has been informed by SLDC that For FINANCIAL advice call us FREE on the whole park has been looked the Soroptimists will take over after by four volunteers of the 3 0800 389 2939 or visit www.pooletownsend.co.uk responsibility for the day-to-day P’s group. Two members, Kathryn and Brian Potter, are leaving the management and maintenance of the Sensory Garden. Poole Townsend are Independent Financial Advisers area, and Brian Lewis and Judith authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Shapland have enough other TB Potter, Grange. Regulated by the Solicitor Regulation Authority No. 00076553.

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Sat 3rd - Grange Extravaganza Tues 13th/20th - Circle Dancing DECEMBER (from 10am) including Charity - community dances for all. Christmas Fair in Victoria Hall No partner needed. Allithwaite VICTORIA HALL Fri 2nd/9th/16th - Arnside (10am - 2pm) Community Centre 2.15 - country market. Home baked 4.15pm. £7 per week (£45 for Mon 5th - 24th The Textile Christmas cakes and mince 8 wks). Helen Brooks. 015395 Sat 3 10am – 2pm Charity Landscape in our Art Room. pies. Seasonal preserves honey 35022. Everyone welcome. Christmas Fair (part of Grange and hand made chocolates. Local artists Penny Hillier-Evans Extravaganza) Cards decorations candles and and Lynne Warburton will be Tues 13th - South Lakeland Sun 4 7.30pm Come Dancing displaying a selection of their Decorative & Fine Arts Society gifts. Plants. Market closes 16th with Grahame & Bernice textile paintings. (SLDFAS). ‘The Gem from the Dec. and reopens 17th Feb. Baldwin Sea’ Hanne Sutcliffe BA (Hons), 2017. Seasons Greetings to all. Tues 6th - Grange Forum. Abbot FRSA. Brewery Arts Centre, Tue 6 10am Yoga Class with Hall, Kents Bank. 10.15am. A Fri 2nd/9th - Lakes Scottish Kendal at 1.30pm. Entry Fee Shelley Osman presentation by Brian Marsland Country Dancing Club – Lindale £10.00. Contact:Mrs Lalik Fri 9 7.30pm Cinderella Village Hall, Lindale – Friday on, ‘The Story of Lead Mining Nasmyth, Tel: 01229 468525 evenings 7.30 – 9.30 pm. in Northern Ireland’. Please ring (Panto) Everyone welcome including Alan Anderson on 015395 33696 Sat 17th Flookburgh Band in Sat 10 2.30pm Cinderella beginners – all ages – no need for further details. concert at the Victoria Hall - see (Panto) arts page to have a partner. A great way Wed 7th - Ballroom Dancing of keeping fit over the winter with Sun 11 2.30pm Cinderella Classes from 7pm with IDTA Sat 17th - Cartmel Choral (Panto) fun and friendship. Newcomers – teacher. Allithwaite Community Society Christmas Concert in free first class. Just come along Centre. Telephone Emma on Cartmel Priory - full details on Mon 12 7pm Grange Town to class – you will be made very 07399 096547. Arts page. Council Meeting welcome (or ring 01524/781048 for further details. Wed 7th - Cartmel Village Hall at Sat 17th - Arnside Choral Tue 13 10am Yoga Class with 7.30pm. Christmas Countdown Society Christmas Concert in St Shelley Osman Tues 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th - with Carols, Quiz, Pie & Pea James Church - full details on Tues 13 7.30pm Cartmel Cartmel Health Walk - walks Supper (+veg option) and good Arts page. Flower Club Christmas Gala for all standards, meet at company. Glass of wine & Bar. Tues 20th - Grange Fibromyalgia Cartmel Racecourse grandstand Tickets £9 from David Huggett – Wed 14 2 – 4pm & 5.30 – and M.E /C.F.S Friends, 2pm 7.30pm Blood Donor Sessions 10.45am. Contact Ewen 36378. In aid of the Village Hall. Cameron on 32319 or e-mail to 4pm,Living Well Cafe, Thurs 15 7.30pm Carols & Fri 9th - Grange Youth present Thornleigh Hotel, Enquiries: [email protected] Readings with a Christmas 33022. ‘Cinderella’ - Victoria Hall at theme Wed 7th/14th (poss 21st - 7.30pm - full details on Arts Thurs 22nd - Voce in Concert at please check website) The page. Fri 16 7.30pm Social Dancing FEEL GOOD SINGALONG at Victoria Hall - all proceeds to the (not sequence) Allithwaite Community Centre, Sat 10th - Grange Youth present Hall fund. See Arts page. Quarry Lane. 11am-12pm. £6 ‘Cinderella’ - Victoria Hall at Sat 17 7.30pm Flookburgh Open to all, to have fun, whether 2.30pm - full details on Arts Band Carol Concert you think you can sing or not. page. Sun 25th Tues 20 10am Yoga Class with Wheelchair access. Contact Sat 10th - Grange Lions annual Shelley Osman (Back Rooms) Kirsten Taylor stentaylor@ Christmas Day! coffee morning. Flookburgh hotmail.com or Facebook page- Tues 20 10.15am U3A Monthly Village Hall starting at 10am. SONG BIRDS Ulverston or Thurs 29th - Let’s Dance. 7.30 Meeting (Main Hall) Cakes, bottle tombola and ‘other till 11 pm Coronation Hall, songbirdsonsong.webs.com fun things to guess at’ will be Ulverston. Modern & Classical Wed 21 2 – 4.30pm Children’s Christmas Party Fri 2nd - Grange and District available. Sequence, Ballroom & Latin Natural History Society, Dancing to the music of top Sun 11th - Grange Youth present Wed 21 7pm Dance Lessons Grange and District Natural recording star, David Last. with James Reeder ‘Cinderella’ - Victoria Hall. History Society, “Finding and Spectator or dancer – a great 2.30pm - full details on Arts page. Thurs 22 7.30pm VOCE Recording Cumbria’s Moths”, night out! Tickets £10 in Concert Martin Tordoff, United Reformed Mon 12th - Grange Probus advance 01229 861 685 or Church Hall, Kent’s Bank Road, Christmas Luncheon at the www.letsdancecumbria.org.uk Grange-over-Sands, 7:30 pm. Netherwood Hotel on the door £12.

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Paint in Watercolour Workshop Season’s greetings to one and all! I be relocating to Kendal in the New Year, Saturday 21/01/2017, 10:00-16:00 would like to take this opportunity we will be starting the transition to the High Newton Village Hall to introduce myself and team to all new offices in mid-November but until the our learners and tutors in the South move is complete, courses can be booked Create a Digital Darkroom/Workflow Lakes area. and rebooked as per usual through the Saturday 04/02/2017, 10:00-16:00 Cartmel Priory School My name is Kevin Fothergill, I have recently Cartmel Office. been appointed as Community Learning The run up to New Year is an ideal time Willow Weaving and Skills Manager for the South Lakes to decide on a fitness class to help with Saturday 04/02/2017, 10:00-16:00 area. I will be working alongside our your resolution, you may want to learn Castle Head Field Centre Business Support Worker, Kirsty Hartley a second language or develop your Soft Furnishings for Your Home and Community Development Workers, artistic side using one of our ‘Improve Saturday 04/02/2017, 10:00-16:00 Janet Nicholson and Helen Edmonds. We your painting skills’ courses. We have Witherslack Village Hall realise that there are many changes to the numerous and various courses beginning Discover Collage Art service taking place currently, but we are in the New Year, all information can be Saturday 11/02/2017, 10:00-16:00 determined to deliver the same high quality accessed on our website Sedgwick Village Hall service throughout the transition period. www.cartmeladulted.org.uk. Create Your Own Visual Journal Many of you will already know that the In the meantime, we wish you a Merry Saturday 18/02/2017, 10:00-16:00 Cartmel/ Grange and Ulverston office will Christmas and a happy New Year. Sedgwick Village Hall

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30 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER [email protected] | 015395 35453 31 Grange Methodist Church On Remembrance Sunday there was a joint service held at the URC Church. Rev Jo Rand was the preacher, and there were readings from diaries of soldiers and nurses at the front during the Battle of the Somme.

These were quite moving, as and can always rely on a listening was the time of silence for ear and help when needed. Tom remembering. This was begun showed a short video of the work Build your FROM by the playing of the Last Post, and answered questions. £6.50 by Derek Horn, and ended as he On Sunday, 6th November, Rev own Pizza played Reveille. Pamela West was the preacher On Sunday 30th October, Dave and after the service, tables were Friday Night Holland conducted morning laid for a faith lunch. Our Minister, Steak Night service and Tom Ash spoke about Jo, has a special birthday coming ‘Care for Life’, an organisation up and this party was planned Two for only £25 New Winter Hours! in Leeds which works with the in secret for her. Her husband, homeless and other needy people. ‘taking her out for lunch’ led her Monday - Thursday: 5.30pm-8pm There is a farm, where people to the church hall. She was Friday: 5pm - 8.30pm of various ages help out, a café genuinely surprised and the lunch where the public can dine, and a was an overwhelming success. Saturday: 12-2pm and 5pm - 8.30pm shop where farm produce is sold. Families from Toast Church Sunday: 12 - 7.30pm There are also two houses, where returned to join with us and about ten residents live; one for other members from the United Try our warming winter menu men and one for women. Others Reformed church in Grange also Sunday Meals are supported by the organisation, came. - Bar open every day - Served 12 - 7.30pm from £7.95 Christmas Menus United Reformed Church December is a month full of meet for worship at the Methodist available Now! special events for the Christmas Church for our first joint service of * * season & the URC & the 2017. Everyone is welcome at all of Don’t leave it too late to book, we are Methodist Church have plenty already sold out for New Year’s Eve. these services. planned. Our Christmas coffee morning is On December 4th at the Methodist on Saturday, December 3rd from - Just outside Cartmel on the road to Grange - Church there is a special service of 10am to 12noon. We look forward quiet reflections for Advent. Sunday to seeing you there. www.uplandscartmel.co.uk | 015395 36848 18th December at 10.30am, also at Is your organisation looking for the Methodist Church, is our joint somewhere to meet? At present our Nativity Service. Our Carol Service is on Thursday, 22nd December at hall, with good kitchen facilities, is the United Reformed at 7pm, with available for some new bookings. If our joint Christmas Day Service you are interested, please ring Sue also at the United Reformed Harrison on 58937. book your Church. On New Year’s Day, we HAPPY CHRISTMAS Churches Together In Grange and District Christmas Meal Christmas will be upon us coming of the Christ Child, to at soon, and all seem to be live an ordinary life on this earth; agreed it does not feel long to grow up, and show us how we Abbot Hall Hotel since last Christmas. all should live. The four gospels All the Churches will be having in the Bible are where we have a 2 courses: £15.50 per person special events. Details can be record of this. No, not a biography 3 courses: £19.50 per person obtained directly from them. in today’s terms, but to be read and pondered about. Have a (excluding drinks) For us as individuals, what matters most is that we share the wonderful Christmas, with much real meaning of Christmas. The more than presents and tinsel.

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32 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER CHURCH NEWS

worship and a hot meal for the ADVERTORIAL St Mary’s, children before they went home accompanied by some of their Allithwaite “messy” creations. Lifting the Veil We value our links with Allithwaite There has been a lot happening School and a new initiative this on Boarbank at St Mary’s in recent weeks. In October we hosted a very term has been to hold their successful Macmillan coffee Monday morning assembly as morning which raised over a time of collective worship in £500 for their fantastic work church, so after dropping off the supporting cancer sufferers children in school the parents are and their families, and the invited to enjoy tea/coffee and following day our annual and coffee before sharing in toast before sharing in the time Harvest Thanksgiving service an informal service of morning of worship together. The children was celebrated in a church worship together. are involved in this in various beautifully decorated by ways, eg acting out a Bible story, The next day was Hallowe’en - offering prayers and managing the By Matron various community groups. or All Hallows Eve - which was IT system. So my friends, we look forward This was followed by an auction originally a Christian festival to the festive period. Some of of the harvest produce with the acknowledging the reality and The traditional Remembrance Sunday service in November us have heavy hearts as we proceeds being donated to the darkness of evil and death approach the festivities, sad relief work of TEAR Fund, and - before celebrating All Saints was as always a moving time of reflection and thanksgiving for events throughout the year can a subsequent visit to a morning Day on November 1st when we make this time difficult to bear. service by a representative from remember that Jesus is the light those from the parish who laid down their lives in both world We at Boarbank, are only too TEAR Fund gave us a greater that has overcome darkness and familiar with the feelings of insight into the work they are death dispelling our fears and wars and whose names are commemorated on the church loss and abandonment that involved with worldwide. On bringing new life for eternity. people can feel after losing a war memorial and read out during the last Sunday in October we So Messy Hallowe’en (our 21st loved one, and we embrace hosted “A Big Brekkie” and Messy Church) was enjoyed by the service. these friends with warm hearts, together with our friends from St around 60 children (accompanied We look forward to Christmas this a cheery smile, a ready ear John’s, Flookburgh enjoyed a by parents and carers) with an year with a range of services and and of course a cup of tea. delicious menu choice of bacon, afternoon of creative and fun events for all age groups and to The Christmas entertainment sausages, toast and croissants, activities around the theme of which all are invited to join – see and activity list for the Nursing accompanied by fruit juice, tea “light” followed by a short time of below for details. Home is taking shape and we are looking forward to welcoming children from local schools to sing to us, Christmas programme St Paul’s and The Fell Church, Grange bringing so much joy to the of events at St Mary’s residents, staff and visitors. We are now able to see and homemade mince pies. Thomas the Tank Engine will Wednesday, November 30th that the reordering work, For children, both young and be making his usual visit to us old, the annual Christingle – A Christmas quiz at The currently being undertaken and I personally, am looking at St Paul’s, is moving on Service will start at 6.30pm forward to my first Christmas at Pheasant quickly and everything is on Christmas Eve and will Boarbank. Sunday, 4th December 10,45 coming together as planned. be followed at 11.30pm by Telephone: 015395 32288 am Christingle service The church is still open daily Midnight Communion. [email protected] Sunday 18th December 4.00 but whilst the work is ongoing On Christmas Day the Rev pm Service of Nine Lessons visitors are requested to use Andrew Norman will be and Carols (at St John’s, the main church entrance celebrating the Christmas Flookburgh) during the week. The Eucharist at St Paul’s where Cartmel Methodist 10am Eucharist service on we will be joined in worship Monday 19th December 7.00 Come and join Cartmel Methodist Wednesdays is being held at with members from the Fell Church on Sunday 4th December pm “Big Sing” carols at The the Fell Church because of Church, and this service will Pheasant at 11 am for a Christmas Carol the work in progress but the commence at the earlier time Service, with a Brass Band, in Saturday 24th December 4.00 Sunday 11.00am service will of 10.00am. the chapel garden. still be held at St Paul’s as pm Christmas Special The members of St Paul’s and The service will be led by Paul usual. Christmas Day 10.00 am All- the Fell Church would like to Rand and members of the church Age Communion The candlelit carol service will take this opportunity wish you with music provided by Ulverston be held in church at 6.00pm all a very joyous Christmas Methodist Church Band. A New Year’s Day 10.30 am All- on Sunday 18th December and peaceful New Year and collection will be taken during the Age Communion (at St Paul’s, and all are welcome to stay we look forward to welcoming service in aid of St Mary’s Hospice Grange) on after the service and join you at our churches over the in Ulverston. The chapel is next to us for a glass of mulled wine coming Christmas season. the river, behind Unsworth’s Yard.

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Lindale Bowling Club Grange Soroptimists walk across to a Water Yeat, Brown there is a variation, sometimes in the Howe, Beacon and Beacon Tarn, afternoon. Lindale Bowling club secured their Our ‘Evening with Val Armstrong’ before picking up the Cumbria Way place at the top of Division Two in raised £1200 for the charity Breast Please ring Alan Anderson on 015395 to return to Blawith. The weather was Victoria’s Floodlight Bowling League Cancer Care, so many thanks to all 33696 for further details. dry and the views beautiful. On Nov. who attended. On Oct 19th, Club by beating Milnthorpe 4 games to 1 1st. six walkers enjoyed a perfect, in their last game of the competition. members, and many others, enjoyed sunny Autumn day on an 8 mile walk Grange over Sands Golf Club Lindale comprised of players from all the Colours Fashion show in Cartmel in the Winster Valley. We lunched The Club will be holding its first ‘new 4 of Lindale’s teams making it a truly Village Hall, getting some excellent overlooking Lake Windermere on members’ get together on Sunday good club effort. As winners of Division bargains and raised £280 for charities Rosthwaite heights before returning to 11th December. With a significant take Two, Lindale will now play in Division including Partners in Education our cars and post walk refreshment at up on the recent ‘winter membership’ One next year. Ann Anderson[captain] Swaziland and International Justice The Brown Horse pub. deal, the club feel it important to make Mission. Many thanks for the support newcomers aware of course and Pro St Mary’s Hospice Friendship & of Cockles Cartmel. Grange WI studio facilities, how to enter major Support Group On Nov 1st, Dr Louise Freeman gave and fun competitions and to meet the a very thought provoking talk about In October, we held our AGM and Captains as well as fellow potential The group meet every Friday 2- 4pm in her work as a doctor, working for the Janet Ferguson was elected President ‘buddy golfers’. the Father Magner Room, St Charles charity Freedom from Torture. for a second year. Two new members Church, Kents Bank Road, in Grange. also joined the Committee – Angela With the Christmas lunch the week Do you or a family member/friend Twelve members travelled to Malta Walsh and Pauline Ramsbottom. after (18th) these are busy times at the suffer from cancer or a life-shortening for the Soroptimist Conference, Margaret read out the Annual Report club. illness? Are you caring for someone or where member Janice Carrick made which detailed all our activities, The Murder Mystery Evening based are you recently bereaved? St Mary’s a presentation on Singing for Memory achievements and successes in the on the TV programme ‘Allo Allo’ was Hospice Friendship and Support which has been so successfully set up last 12 months. Zoe Daws then gave a huge success with everyone joining Group is here for you. Please drop in and run by the club. a very entertaining talk about how she in the fun and having a great time. for a friendly chat, to make new friends, Club members will be out in Kendal spent her twenties teaching in Greece- Watch out for other events open to and/or just to enjoy time together. All on Nov 25th, as part of the White her adventures were very much the members and public including are welcome. For more information Ribbon campaign for International Day Shirley Valentine meets Mamma Mia. a monthly quiz on a Wednesday contact Marie on 33279. for Eradication of Violence against For the first time we entered three evening. Women. teams in the WI Quiz on 7 November The presentation of the annual prizes Allithwaite & Cartmel WI A week later, members are mounting – our venue was Gilpin Bridge. One of for the men took place at the end of a display in Grange Library on Modern our teams – the Promettes- won on the October and the ladies luncheon and The Committee provided lunch for Day Slavery. night, although it was a close run event prize giving will take place at the end the members and it was well received with one of our other teams coming of November. by all. The meeting began with the Anyone interested in joining the club or 4th. We will be having our festive meal singing of Jerusalem followed by getting further information on events or in December at the ‘At Home’ bistro. various thankyous and apologies.The our work/ Singing for Memory sessions New members are welcome – contact Grange Probus Club minutes were displayed on the board see our website www.sigbi.org/grange- Margaret on Grange 36735. On 14th November Ken Taylor gave and duly signed. over-sands/ a beautifully illustrated talk to club Ruth gave details of Federation events Grange Lecture Society members on a visit he made to India Lower Holker WI to see Royal Bengal Tigers in the wild. and referred to the Fed Newsletter, On 25th October in an illustrated and she asked members to sign the We will be meeting on Wednesday He began his talk with some statistics, lecture entitled ‘The Crowded Sky’, mentioning that India had one fifth of appropriate lists. 7th December, at Holker Village Hall. Phil Holt spoke entertainingly about After the short business meeting at the worlds population in one fiftieth of November birthday cards were his work during a long career as an the landmass. He also reported that one o’clock, we shall be enjoying air traffic controller. Interspersing distributed and Happy Birthday was a Christmas Craft afternoon, with there were more tigers held by private sung. The AGM followed and an his lecture with film and humorous individuals in America than were refreshments. There will be NO anecdotes he showed how auditor appointed.The financial report MEETING in January. living wild in India! Of the original nine was given by the Treasurer.The technological advances, like radar, species of tigers three are now extinct secretary then gave an annual report made during World War Two helped In a move to protect the surviving of activities and events occurring over Witherslack WI create a system of air traffic control animals, hunting was banned in 1972 the past year. The 92nd Annual Meeting took place which eventually grew into the complex and National parks formed. Ken visited with Caroline Blee presiding. There system used today. Controllers work three National Parks and was fortunate The President gave her annual report in teams (including women) and Phil and stated that she would be standing was a satisfactory financial statement to see a number of tigers, some at very and the committee report reminded us outlined the procedures involved down as President after serving for 13 close quarters! He then moved on to of the busy past year. Sarah Bradley and the complicated problems faced, years in that capacity. The Committee Agra wher he visited palaces and forts and Ann Walshaw have both resigned especially during emergencies, in of the Mughal Emperors nominations were made and a new from the committee and were given ensuring the safety of vast numbers of President was elected. flights worldwide. PROBUS is a club for retired men and bouquets in recognition of many years` women of the area to get together Janice Carrick gave a short video service. In their lecture on 8th November once a month to chat, have coffee and presentation of Singing For Memory The committee for 2017 was elected en distinguished amateur photographers enjoy a talk on a wide range of topics and gave us a brief outline of what was bloc. Caroline Blee remains President, Rosamund and John MacFarlane from invited speakers. The Club meets involved during the sessions.It was Pauline Hodgson secretary,Shirley vividly recalled a three-week summer on the second Monday of each month very well received by the members and Christie Treasurer. Linda Park will be trek through Zanskar, a remote valley in the Netherwood Hotel. they all enjoyed the singing interlude.A high in the Indian Himalayas cut off Vice President and Juliette Slaughter If you would like more information vote of thanks was given by Lillian Assistant Secretary. by snow for most of the year. Being Greenhalgh. accompanied by a Zanskari friend, on the Club and its activities please Following the meeting members contact either: Chairman - Ken Next meeting: Tuesday 6th December whose family still live there, they enjoyed a supper of baked potatoes were allowed a special insight into Thompson 01539534898 or Secretary at 2pm when Gilly Lewis will entertain and dessert. -Ewen Cameron 01539532319 with her talk, ‘Seeing the funny side’. the people of this rarely visited area, Next meeting: 13th December Susan their Buddhist culture and the harsh Oliver on “Gift wrapping” Visitors conditions in which they live. All this, Grange and District U3A welcome. Tel: 52302 including the spectacular Himalayan Our committee was delighted with the landscape, was illustrated with the aid response our “Drop In” coffee morning Grange Ramblers of some fine photographs. at the Methodist Hall on 25 October. October 13th nine walkers walked the 5 There being no lectures in December, Members old, new and prospective miles from Coniston northwards on the the programme resumes on 10th enjoyed chatting to one another and Cumbrian Way through Low Yewdale/ January. group co-ordinators and committee Tarn Hows woods to Tarn Hows. members to find out more about what Lunch was taken overlooking the tarn. Grange Forum we do and the opportunities that are on offer. Return via Hill Fell Plantation, Boon There is just the one talk this month. Crag farm ( we saw a variety of sheep It will take place on Tuesday 6th Our Victoria Hall meeting on Tuesday breeds and a late-born Jacob lamb) December. The presentation will be 15th November heard from the historian and Guard’s wood, the walk finishing by Brian Marsland on the subject of, Rob David who gave his presentation in a Coniston pub. 27th October on a ‘The Story of Lead Mining in Northern “Waiter, Miner, Butcher, Spy” exploring sunny, windy day 6 walkers starting Ireland’. the way in which Cumbrian residents from Troutbeck Church Bridge walked from Austria and German were treated towards Holehird garden, with view Our first talk in January 2017 will be during World War One. This was stunning Autumn colours before on 10th January and this is entitled, based on his research using sources reach the Orrest Head, lunch was ‘The Great Divide Trail of the Canadian such as local newspapers, census data taken sheltered from wind, returning Rockies’.The presentation will be and local and national archives. On via Longmire through Limefitt Park, given by Chris Wright. December 20th we will discover “The before arrive to car park we saw the Into the New year, we meet each Forgotten Foods of Christmas” with much talked about “Orange sheep”. Tuesday at Abbot Hall, Kents Bank. the renowned food historian Ivan Day 19th October, a group of 9 walkers set Our usual meeting time is 10.15am but who will tickle our “virtual taste buds” off from Blawith Church for a 6 mile our printed programme shows when with the culinary delights of Christmas

34 Grange now | DECEMBER 2016 - Next deadline 13th DECEMBER Please remember: our limit for society reports is 200 words, to ensure everyone gets in. past. The seasonal theme will also be Lower Holker Village Hall The festive season will get into swing in in evidence at our Christmas Ceilidh on the town with our representation at The 200 Club winners October 2016. 1st £40.00 Grange Lions 9th December at Cartmel Village Hall 5 Graham Wood: 2nd £25.00 133 Mark Christmas Fair on Saturday 3 December (booking in advance required). Butterworth: 3rd £15.00 162 Richard Grout: between 10am and 2pm to be held in the More details of U3A’s many activities 4th £10.00 191 Julie Cousins.November Victoria Hall.We are anticipating a good and groups can be found on the Grange 200 winners 1st £40.00 124 Margaret turnout for this event which promises lots of and District U3A website at www. O’Neil : 2nd £25.00 185 Yvonne Shaw : 3rd glitter and atmosphere to get people in the u3asites.org.uk/grange, at Grange £15.00 105 John Parrington : 4th £10.00 mood.The event coincides with the annual Library and on posters around the town. 126 Mrs Petty. Our Craft Fair made a profit Extravaganza occasion,so make sure this of £420 06. Christmas Bingo is on Thursday date goes into the diary without delay.” Mothers and Others 6th December at 7.30 pm. Come along for a Members were made very welcome at the Fun Evening. Thursday is Table Tennis and Allithwaite Community Centre & Badminton Day. Tables and nets will be set home of Ann Heap for their meeting on 1st up already. Table Tennis available from 9.00 Playing Fields Committee November. Following a cheese and wine am to 9.00 pm in Billiard Room. Bats and Please join us on Saturday 10th reception, they viewed her collection of balls provided. Cost is £2.00 per person December at our Children’s Christmas beautiful handmade jewellery. A quiz and per hour or £1.00 per person per half Disco 6.30-8.30pm at Allithwaite a demonstration of knotting pearls ended hour. (Group bookings contact Caretaker). a very enjoyable evening. Community Centre. Admission £2, (3 or Badminton available from 9am to 2pm and under free) including drink and biscuits. On 15th November we were back at 6pm to 9pm. Bats and shuttlecocks NOT Adults £1, refreshments available, all This month’s highlight was our school. Mr Colin Milner gave a very provided so bring your own. Cost is £12.00 profits towards both Playing Field funds. presentation evening when interesting slideshow on education in per hour or £6.00 per half hour. Interested in we made presentations to the school throughout the 19th,20th and Scottish Country/Ceilidh Dancing? please We are holding our Christmas Prize organisations for whom we 21st Century. We progressed from contact Rhona. The general number for the Bingo on Saturday 17th December have raised money during the austere classrooms with desks in hall is 015395 58304. at Flookburgh Village Hall at 7.30pm. year. regimental rows and slates to write on Admission £1 Adult, 50p child, there will Follow us on Facebook at This year we will be handing over through to the present day. Classrooms :lowerholkervillagehall Advance 2017 be a raffle. now are colourful, computers are used dates : AGM Thursday 12th January: Quiz Anyone interested in hiring the Centre cheques totalling over £5,000 and children learn through play. Colin Night Thursday 26th January. please ring Booking Secretary on to St Mary’s Hospice, Jigsaw, commented on each slide which made the Alzheimers Society, Grange for a very informative evening. 07582 706353. Grange Fell Golf Course Operatic Society Pantomime, Kidsafe, Marie Curie Cancer Cartmel Flower Club The course is in excellent condition, Allithwaite Running Club summer greens are in play throughout Care and North West Air Monday 21st November Cartmel and The club hosted the ‘Allithwaite 8’, a mixed Ambulance. We also donated the the winter period and will only revert terrain race on the 29th October. From district flower club held the Annual to winter greens in frosty weather. proceeds of our Bake Off held in Allithwaite, the course went up Hampsfell, General Meeting in Cartmel village Come and have a game at our friendly the late summer at Victoria Hall hall ,members enjoyed the wonderful club, or take advantage of our winter before descending to Longlands Hall and to the support group for the Hall. selection of the Jacob’s Join, followed membership of £50 which runs till the Aynsome. The course then climbed to The evening was well attended by an excellent demonstration and talk Greenbank where runners turned for home, end of February 2017, which will be and thoroughly enjoyable with on Hats by Margaret Watkins. negotiating Cartmel racecourse, before refunded if you take out full membership a supper and quiz following the a mixture of trail, roads and fields took The next meeting will be our ‘GALA’ next year. various presentations. Evening in the Victoria Hall, Grange We finished our Competition season runners to the finish. on Tuesday 13th December at 7.30pm. with Captains team versus the First lady was Anna Lupton (Black Combe) The Santa Sleigh will be out and We look forward to welcoming the very President’s team with a win for the in 58:08, 2nd Alison Matthews (Darlington about in December as usual talented demonstrator, Allison Cooper President, recently we started our Harriers) and 3rd was Annie Conway bringing good cheer. All funds ‘Let’s Create Christmas’. Tickets £8 Winter competitions with the Turkey (Ambleside). First man was Harvey Lord raised benefit local organisations available from Margaret 015395 38946. Competition which was won by David (Black Combe) in 53:18, 2nd Matthew so please look out for us. Our Moore with a 67net, runner up was Smith (unattached) and 3rd James Harris annual Coffee Morning at Grange Lifeboat Branch Ian Campbell on 68net. Details of our (Fell Runners AS). Flookburgh Village Hall. This will Winter competition’s can be found on Our annual coffee morning was held in The race organisers would like to thank be on Saturday, December 10th the Methodist Church Hall on Saturday our Facebook page. the runners who came from all over the starting at 10am.Our usual array 12th November, 2016. A steady stream On Friday 11th November we held a of cakes, bottle tombola and of people visited this event, and helped Gentleman’s Evening which was a country and made it a success. Thanks also go to the marshals, Matt Bacon and other fun things to guess at will us to raise £834 for the RNLI. We are great success with President Peter be available. very grateful indeed to all the kind and Clough comparing the evening and Paul Rattigan (first aiders), Heather Wilson, generous people who donated items Gary Wolstenholme MBE, European Jill Pocklington & Ruth Airey for organising Our social whirl continues with and gifts, and who assisted at the Seniors Pro tour member gave a talk refreshments and Jon Garratt / Holker a weekend away in Blackpool coffee morning. on his career highlights. Ernie Foster Estates, Martin Ainscough, the Dicksons at at the end of January 2017. The our Pro and PGA rules referee held a Longlands/Borwick’s Aynsome and Steve Lions are accompanied by a few Coffee Club rules quiz. Gelderd for permissions to run over various friends and have had an excellent pieces of land. In October, David Midwinter, UK Grange Fell thanks all those who time in previous years. We are a director of Teach Beyond UK, came have hired the club room for functions The race is the latest event to support and small and very focused team who and explained how Teach Beyond throughout the year, which has helped promote local runners. Our Monday and enjoy each other’s company and equips teachers to reach their full the club immensely in this financial Thursday sessions are for all abilities and would welcome with open arms potential as Christian educators climate and I wish you all a Merry we’re keen to meet new members. Get in Christmas and a Happy New Year. anyone who would like to join in working in 47 countries with more touchvia our brand new website, www. with our activities. We meet on than 60 international schools and alllithwaiterunningclub.org.uk or through Grange Rotary the first and third Wednesday of universities helping over 183 thousand our Facebook page: allithwaiterunningclub each month and have regular students directly worldwide.Working On 26 October our own member Ray social meetings in between. with other partner organisations, they Booth,a retired Bank Manager by profession help provide professional advice gave a lighthearted and informative talk on Arnside Horticultural Society Please call me, Lion Dave and staffing in schools and higher his nomadic career which took in his native Talk at Beetham Nursery 13th March Stubbins, on 07807 836591 for educational colleges, as well as running Yorkshire,Cumbria(Penrith and Keswick) 2017, ‘A Life in Five Gardens’ by James more information. summer camps training students how and ended in Whitchurch ,Shropshire.He Alexander-Sinclair. Details from Neville to use ‘Teaching as a foreign language’ told of how it was a gradual progression Jackson 01524 761 158. as a means of helping to advance the to achieve Manager status sharing of God’s good news to all.David in those days when the showed many examples of individual customer would receive a students who had been much helped very personal service. to bridge the gap from an educationally On 2 November the Chief 015395 33040 paralysed background into a new world Executive of Cancer Care Neil of tremendous potential advancement Townsend visited the Club in the future for themselves and their and talked about how anyone community. David’s talk was indeed a in North Lancashire or South FUNERAL DIRECTOR challenge and an inspiration. 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