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Bikini Bee by Havana Parkin from Silloth PrimarySolway School Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk June 2010 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzFREE PAPER Issue 85 FREE PAPER Page 2 Whitehaven Choir EVENTS DIARY Boat Named Abbeytown Road Run 6th June Page 3 Vintage Rally Donation to Silloth RNLI 19th & 20th June Soldiers in Silloth 10th & 11th July Silloth Kite Festival Page 6 24th & 25th July New Tea Room Silloth Water Festival Triathlon 24th & 25th July Greenfest Elaine & Don Wilkinson followed by Marjorie Wilkinson 14th to 15th August Page 8 Easter Bonnet Brownies Solfest 27th to 29th August Silloth Carnival 30th August Page 10 Silloth Music & Beer Festival Kenny is just champion 9th to 12th September Silloth Lifeboat Crew and their Atlantic 85 Lifeboat more pictures and story on Page 9 Page 14 School Prom SOLDIERS IN SILLOTH on 10th & 11th JULY 2010 Page 15 Believe it or not! Page 16 Who is that with Ian? A new military re-enactment and living history event takes off in Cumbria this year in the county’s most attractive and unspoilt holiday resort, on the Green at SILLOTH-ON-SOLWAY www.sillothonsolway.com The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,000 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Whitehaven Male Voice Choir Discovering Success Parkinson’s The Solway group of the West Cumbria Branch held a fundraising event at Wheyrigg Hall Hotel. A flower arranging demonstration by Ann Wills, followed by afternoon tea was thoroughly enjoyed by about 70 people. A raffle took place and the bird quiz Solway Discovery Centre for £150,000 to results were announced. Centre goes from strength to ensure its survival and to The winner is Jean Brown of strength continue to use the centre Aspatria who won £20. In 2006, the Solway as a base for the Tourist Jane Mathews explained Discovery Centre was Information Centre. to the audience the saved by Allerdale Borough The Centre has since reasoning behind changing Council when Solway Rural gone from strength to the name from Parkinson’s Initiative Ltd wound up strength and now has in Disease Society to the new their operations - four years excess of 10,000 visitors per brand of Parkinson’s UK. on has proven to be a great year, as well as a successful Nationally the association success! educational programme for felt that ‘disease’ indicated Report by: Derek Shaw varied and well planned and concert. The Rev Kim Hurst The Discovery Centre schoolchildren. an unpleasant stigma and On Friday 16th April fit the occasion of the venue (Superintendant Minister), is located in the former St Ian Payne, Allerdale ‘society’ is rather outdated, 2010 Whitehaven Male with renditions; Bring Him presented the Soloist with Paul’s school, which was Borough Council’s Strategic hence the more eye catching Voice Choir gave a concert Home, The Lost Chord, a bouquet of flowers and converted by Solway Rural Manager for Environment, name. The new logo is in Trinity Methodist Church Hand Me Down, What gave a vote of thanks for the Initiative with grant aid said: “If Solway Rural “Parkinson’s UK. Change Silloth to a packed house. Would I Do Without My excellent evening. from a variety of sources, Initiative were winding Attitudes. Find a Cure. Join This was their third Music, You Raised Me Up, The Choir retired to including the Lottery Fund. up, the Discovery Centre Us”. A DVD entitled ‘Life visit which highlights how and many more outstanding the schoolroom where a The Centre was could have been sold to the Goes On’ recently made by much they were appreciated. songs finishing the evening delicious supper was waiting developed as a visitor private sector, our initial the West Cumbria Branch Following his half hour with Amen and an encore of in true Methodist fashion, attraction, interpretation investment in the centre was shown and appreciated organ recital with themes Morte Criste. prepared and served by the centre and education would have been lost and by everyone. In it members from the shows and Strauss Interspersed throughout ladies of the Church. The resource for the Area of alternative accommodation explain how they live with waltzes, Derek Shaw the programme was female Choir commented that Outstanding Natural Beauty would have been needed for Parkinson’s. It is available introduced the Choir. soloist Pauline Southward they always enjoy coming (AONB), tailored to the the AONB team and the from Beryl Pride on 01900 They gave a fantastic who was absolutely excellent to Trinity Methodist needs of both visitors and Tourist Information Centre. 825058. rendition of true singing We’ll Gather Lilacs, Silloth because of the warm school parties. The project The Council acquired A grand total of £430 professionalism, singing at its Vilia, Nuns Chorus and welcome and atmosphere, established the first bricks the Discovery Centre to was raised and sent to best with tight harmony. The many more well chosen a full house, great acoustics and mortar regeneration provide a first class service to Parkinson’s UK to be put Choir was led by Aileen Rule songs finishing off with Bless and of course being well fed. project for Silloth as well manage the AONB, bring in towards the £110 million as assistant Musical Director This House. Sincere thanks to all as providing its first new additional visitors to the area target over the next five and very ably accompanied Everyone applauded who attended to help make tourist attraction since 1921. and to raise awareness of the years to find a cure for by Joan Johnston at the with gusto each song the event a total success. In 2006, Allerdale unique culture, environment Parkinson’s Disease. Contact piano. with total enjoyment and Proceeds of the evening were Borough Council bought and natural history of the Jane Mathews on 016973 The programme was admiration throughout the in aid of Church funds. the Solway Coast Discovery S o l w ay.” 52527 for information. local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 3 Spread the Love Lifeboat Donation Spreading the love amongst Allerdale’s communities. People in Allerdale are being asked to show their love for their local community by sharing their ideas on how to make it a great place to live, work and visit. 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