Ballerina Bee by Morgan Hardisty staying at Manor House Park Solway Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk August 2010 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzFREE PAPER Issue 87 FREE PAPER Page 6 41 Club donations Silloth Kite Festival LotsSea FishingTo Do 24th & 25th July The Solway coast has the perfect facilities for sea fishing which are suitable for both beginners and Friday 23rd July experts alike. Several North West of England from noon to 4pm competitions are held here 7pm to midnight Page 8 Kite Flying Displays in a marquee Stephen knows his history Walking and Cycling Kite Making Seagull Rock The level countryside of the Solway plain provides 4 Live bands a variety of interesting walks and easy cycling. Circus Workshops Historically, the area is very important and has been Tickets only £6 from designated a world heritage site because of its Roman Live Entertainment The Station Tea Room military remains and Hadrians Wall defence network and must be considered before planning your walk or cycle. West Beach Page 9 The sprawling sands of West Beach have been awarded Vintage Footballers Greenfest the prestigious Yellow Flag by the Tidy Britain Group. It is ideal for fishing, picnics and is a popular 14th to 15th August playground for children. The Very Best Of Discovery Centre Visit the Discovery Centre for more information on Cumbrian Food & Produce what the area has to offer or contact the office on on Silloth Green, plus 016973 31944. Silloth and the Solway Coast offer many activities to Page 11 Cookery Demonstrations, Arts & Crafts suit everyone in the family. There are tennis courts, Beckfoot Pickers bowling, crazy golf, and amusement arcades along with Food Tasting, Entertainers, FunFair all the activities and entertainment that can be found on the surrounding holiday parks including swimming Music, Plant Stall, & Catering Stands pools and nightclubs. EVENTS DIARY

Page 14 Silloth Kite Festival Han and Rebekah 24th & 25th July The Cabaret of Dr Caligari 26th July Abbeytown Carnival 31st July Page 15 Sarah, what are you up to? Greenfest 14th to 15th August Solfest 27th to 29th August Silloth Carnival Page 16 30th August Schoolympians Silloth Music & Beer Festival 9th to 12th September Silloth Christmas Market Fantastic Value 4 Day Ticket only £35 Get yours now from Winters Newsagents 27th & 28th November

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 ‘Diamonds are Forever’ Ball Hair Zone Caligari in Silloth 4U Bridal Hair Do’s and Don’ts for the Big Day 1. As soon as your dress is chosen ask your stylist for advice on what type of head-dress would be suitable for your hair. 2. Don’t go over the top with outrageous fashion statements, in years to come you could look like the bride from hell. You should look beautiful serene and a little bit sexy, but not outrageous. 3. Hair ornaments are very much the accessory right now and can transform a plain classic look into something very special. 4. Your hair is your crowning glory, The Cabaret of Dr Caligari four months in advance on tour Caligari conjures up oddities, start having professional A curious and eccentrics and acrobats to intensive conditioning chaotic cabaret of music, amuse and entertain the treatments to be sure your dancing, comedy, theatre crowds. . . . but once out hair is in the very best of and spectacle from the of the box they refuse to The Ball Committee Hotel. the year for Silloth with shape on the day. mysterious Dr Caligari will disappear! and friends from Solway To get into the spirit of a cocktail reception and 5. If you have always be held on Monday 26th July A curious and chaotic Community Technology the event the committee put formal dinner followed by wanted a glossy mane of on Silloth Green. cabaret for all with music, College met on Saturday on their tuxedos and dusted dancing to “Swing Thing” a long hair and you need The chaotic and dancing, comedy t, theatre 26th June at the Golf Hotel. off their ball gowns to taste rat pack style live band and extensions, book in to have mysterious Dr Caligari and spectacle... And you can They were finalising the wonderful menu the then a disco. them fitted and styled two arrives in town with even join in! plans for the forthcoming Golf Hotel are providing for Keep the date free – months before, just to let his travelling cabinet of What’s more, it is free “Diamonds are Forever” Ball. the Ball. Saturday 16th October 2010 you get used to the feel of curiosities. Creating a of charge, see it on Silloth This will be held on Saturday It is anticipated this - and watch out for further them. unique auditorium with Green on Monday 26th July 16th October in the Golf will be the major event of information to follow. 6. Always plan well the help of the audience, Dr from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. in advance, hair colour can take time to perfect, cuts sometimes need time to RNLI settle. Don’t have anything to be nanny and create a Viton range, the colours drastic done just before the beautiful look, it will also were interwoven to give a wedding, the wrong colour help stress levels all round. stunning seamless vibrancy Fundraiser can take days to correct, too 10. Always be on time, to her glamorous hair. short a cut months to grow it may be cool to keep the As every one of the in back, don’t be tempted. groom waiting a little; but guests will be looking at 7. Bring pictures of the it is definitely not good to the back of the brides head Allonby look and the styles as you keep your stylist waiting. for most of the ceremony Report by: Pat Froggatt would like to see yourself. It We styled our model it’s important that her hair always helps us to see how Megan’s hair in a timeless looks good at the back. Silloth Lifeboat Fund you visualise your look. bridal classic. It was Unfortunately you can’t see Raising Committee are 8. Get a quote for inspired by Audrey the back of Megan’s hair holding an event at Allonby yourself and bridesmaids Hepburn in the film in our photo but it is in a BUS TICKETS are available to get you to and Village Hall on Saturday 7th if you are paying for them, Breakfast at Tiffany’s it’s beautiful french chignon. from the Silloth Music & Beer Festival this year August. Admission will be including any try-outs you a style that never seems to Three loops were placed and they are now on sale. 50p and will be from 2.30pm are having prior to the big age and for me it evokes and at the top of the chignon Route 1) West Cumbria to 4.30pm. day. If you are trying to personifies ageless beauty. where flowers or in our Picking up from Workington Bus Station, This event was stick to a budget you don’t Gloss and Shine were case a lovely hair ornament Maryport Bus Station and Jacks Surf Bar Allonby. resurrected two years ago want any nasty surprises. the main factors when from ‘Little Gems’ was Route 2) Carlisle / Wigton / Abbeytown and has proved to be very 9. If you are having Sammy and Carly were placed at the side of the Picking up from the Crescent in Carlisle, Wigton popular and successful. very young bridesmaids deciding which colours to loops to just complete the Bus Station and Abbeytown. There will be various hair done always try to use, colour choice is vital classic look, it would seem Tickets are subject to availability so buy stalls displaying a variety of make sure you have a friend for a bride, it must not a shame to cover it with a quickly! books, bric-a-brac etc. Tea/ or family to look after them be OTT. They went for veil. Coffee and cakes will be while you are at the salon. extra red and dark violet Colour by Sammy & Carly They are available from the Carnegie Theatre, available at a cost of £2.50. You can’t expect your stylist brown from the Clynol Styled by Peter telephone number 01900 602122. Come along and meet up Tickets cost £6 return and MUST BE BOOKED with your friends, and chat IN ADVANCE, you will not be able to buy them on with the committee about the night. the new Silloth Lifeboat. 27 Eden Street, Silloth-on-Solway There will be buses running on Friday night and All proceeds will be in Tel: 016973 31333 Saturday night. aid of the RNLI. Peter

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Children’s Centre Dates for the Diary Opening Hours: Monday: 1pm – 4:30pm Tuesday: 9:30am – 2:30pm Wednesday: 9am – 12noon July August September October cont’d December cont’d Thursday: 9am – 12noon 24th Kite Fest 1st Lowther Arms 1st Police Surgery in 16th Diamonds are 6th Police Surgery in the Friday: 1pm – 4:30pm Monday Club are holding a Silloth Fire Station 2pm to 4pm Forever Ball in the Golf Hotel Abbey, Abbeytown 12:30pm to We are also flexible if people Scaffenger Hunt at 3pm 1:30pm wish to use the centre out 24th Craft Fair in marquee 4th Silloth & District 17th Local Crafts & of the opening hours. If you on Silloth Green 6th Trinity Methodist Pensioners Produce at Culterham Hall, 6th Police Surgery in wish to use the centre at Church Summer Sandwich Anniversary Coffee Morning Mawbray, tel: 01900 881353 Silloth Fire Station 2pm to 4pm other times, please call Pam 25th Kite Fest Pop-In 11:45–1pm in the Recreation Hall @ 10am Armstrong on 016973 22771 or 23rd Silloth RUFC play 5th Trinity Methodist Jenny Lunney on 016973 22777 25th Craft Fair in marquee 6th Police Surgery in the 4th Silloth RUFC play Egremont at home Church Evening Carol Service @ at Aspatria Children’s Centre. on Silloth Green Abbey, Abbeytown 12:30pm to Gosforth Greengarth away 6pm 1:30pm 30th Silloth RUFC play We are more than happy to 26th The Cabaret of Dr 5th Silloth Community Creighton away 6th Silloth Town Council show people around, chat on a Caligari on tour on Silloth 6th Police Surgery in Craft Show in Silloth Social Meeting in Community Hall one to one basis or for a group Green, 6:30pm, entry free Silloth Fire Station 2pm to 4pm Club from 11am to 4pm of people wishing to enquire 8th Causewayhead WI about the centre. 27th The Criffel Tea Dance 7th Crunch Service at 6th Silloth Town Council meeting in Trinity Methodist at Westnewton Village Hall Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am Meeting in Community Hall Church Schoolroom @ 7:15pm from 1:45pm to 3:45pm for AGM 7th Allonby Village Hall 8th Causewayhead WI November Silloth RNLI Shop 29th Trinity Methodist various stalls, Admission 50p, meeting @ 7:15pm 18th Silloth RUFC play Shop Opening Hours Church Summer Sandwich tea & cakes £2.50, all proceeds 1st Police Surgery in Workington Steelers away Pop-In 11:45am – 1pm in aid of the RNLI 9th Silloth Music & Beer Silloth Fire Station 2pm to 4pm Saturday 11am to 4pm Festival 10th Anniversary 10th The Criffel Tea Dance 1st Silloth Town Council Sunday 11am to 4pm Meeting in Community Hall Monday 1pm to 4pm at Westnewton Village Hall 10th Silloth Music & Beer from 1:45pm to 3:45pm Festival 10th Anniversary Tuesday 1pm to 4pm 6th Silloth & District January Wednesday 2pm to 4pm 12th St. Pauls Coffee Day 11th Marilyn Amyes Pensioners Coffee Morning in 12th Causewayhead WI Thursday 1pm to 4pm in Christ Church Hall at 2pm Charity Walk from Silloth to the Recreation Hall @ 10am meeting in Trinity Methodist Friday 1pm to 4pm Errors do occur in Dates Maryport. Proceeds to Silloth Church Schoolroom @ 7:15pm 10th Causewayhead WI Our shop is staffed by for the Diary. Please check 14th Greenfest First Respnders & NW Air for Members Night volunteers and may not meeting @ 7:15pm before attending an event. Ambulance open at the advertised times 15th Greenfest 15th Crunch Service at - we do apologies for any 11th Silloth RUFC play 11th Country Music Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am inconvenience this may cause. 17th Holme Low Parish Workington Steelers at home Festival at Stanwix Park Council meeting in Silloth 15th Silloth RUFC play Community Hall at 7:30pm 11th Silloth Music & Beer 12th Trinity Methodist Cockermouth at home Civic Amenity Sites Festival 10th Anniversary Church “The War Years” show Arthritis Support Operated by Cumbria County 18th Community Transport THE ROLLIN’ CLONES 29th Silloth RUFC play Open Meeting in Silloth 12th Country Music Wigton Wanderers away Wigton Area Arthritis Council. tel: 01228 606060 Festival at Stanwix Park Maryport Tip, tel 01900 66922 Community Hall @ 7:30pm 12th Silloth Music & Beer Support Group meet on Festival 10th Anniversary open daily 8am to 6pm 1st Friday each month at 21st Grand Summer Ball 13th Trinity Methodist Loveday House, South End, Wigton Tip, tel 016973 45617 in the Golf Hotel, tickets £25 18th Crunch Service at Church “The War Years” show open Tuesday, Thursday, Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am Wigton @ 1:30pm, details Saturday & Sunday, 13th Silloth RUFC play February from Gladys 016973 43964 27th Solfest 8am to 6pm 25th Silloth RUFC play Netherhall at home 5th Silloth RUFC play 28th Craft Fair in marquee Cockermouth away Aspatria Eagles at home on Silloth Green 13th Country Music 26th Abbeytown Methodist Festival at Stanwix Park 12th Crunch Service at Silloth Tots/Toddlers Football Training 28th Solfest Chapel Harvest Service @ Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am 13th Crunch Service at Silloth Tots & Toddlers meet Silloth Football Club 2:30pm, speaker Mrs L Tembey 29th Craft Fair in marquee Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am 19th Silloth RUFC play in the Childrens Centre, Times 2010 on Silloth Green 27th Abbeytown Methodist Egremont away 16th Holme Low Parish Silloth from 14th January at Eden Street Sports Field Chapel coffee & sale of and is open to all children 29th Solfest produce from 10am to 12pm, Council meeting in Silloth aged from 0 to 4. Under 8’s admission £1 includes coffee or Community Hall at 7:30pm Wednesday 4:30pm to 5:30pm 30th Silloth Carnival tea and scones, all welcome Parade starts at 1pm 20th Silloth RUFC play Sessions are on: Contact Emma Oliver 32112 Moresby away March Wed: 10pm to 11:30am Under 10’s 30th Craft Fair in marquee 5th Silloth RUFC play and Monday 5pm to 6pm on Silloth Green 21st Christmas Craft Fair Creighton away at Culterham Hall, Mawbray, Fridays: 1:30am to 3pm Contact Melanie Irving 32850 October term time only tel: 01900 881353 12th Crunch Service at Under 12’s 2nd Silloth & District Entry is £1 per family and Do you have an event Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am Friday 5:30pm to 7pm Pensioners Coffee Morning in 27th Silloth Christmas this includes refreshments in the area bounded by Contact Kevin Dixon 31954 the Recreation Hall @ 10am Market 12th Silloth RUFC play All Welcome Abbeytown, Mawbray, Netherhall away Call in for a friendly chat Under 14’s Silloth, Skinburness, if 2nd Silloth RUFC play 28th Silloth Christmas Wednesday 5:30pm to 7pm Wigton Wanderers away Market 26th Silloth RUFC play Contact Derek Wallace 32050 so please let us know. Moresby at home 4th Police Surgery in the Abbeytown Library Men’s Abbey, Abbeytown 12:30pm to Tuesday 7pm to 8:30pm Check out 1:30pm Abbeytown mobile library Thursday 7pm to 8:30pm SolwayBuzz.co.uk December will stop outside the Contact Colin Baty 31297 4th Police Surgery in Silloth Fire Station 2pm to 4pm 2nd Trinity Methodist Wheatsheaf Inn at 1pm for an for photos of Church ‘Taste of Christmas’ April hour every Monday Over 35’s Matches on Mondays at 6:30pm local events 4th Silloth Town Council Pop-In 11:45–1pm 9th Silloth RUFC play Meeting in Community Hall Millom away Contact Stephen Hart 31517 4th Silloth & District Open to boys and girls. 9th Silloth RUFC play Pensioners Christmas Party 16th Silloth RUFC play Abbeytown Bowls in Stanwix Park Membership forms available Dance- Aspatria Eagles away Gosforth Greengarth at home Abbeytown Indoor Bowls from all coaches. 4th Crunch Service at every Monday @ 7pm in the Fitness to 13th Causewayhead WI Latin meeting @ 7:15pm Skinburness Rd Carpark 9–11am Errors do occur in Assembly Rooms Dates for the Diary beginners welcome. 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Arthritis Support Group A Grave Warning Old Documents Wanted Report by: Gladys Temple She told us lots of rules and Public warned of elderly, visually-impaired Christine Smithson how to access the money trip hazards from grave or unsteady on their feet welcomed members to and how social workers will surrounds and could have a nasty fall the July Meeting of the continue to deal with the Allerdale Borough if they lost their footing Arthritis Support Group. financial side if the client Council is urging visitors to on one of these trenches Mary Harrison and wishes. its cemeteries to take care or boundaries. Therefore Jack Bray have both been Many members had after a person was injured we are asking anyone who in hospital and cards had questions and opinions so tripping on a groove that a has installed such a border been sent with best wishes the session took on more of a member of the public had around a grave to return from all for a full recovery. debating forum where many dug into the grass around a the grass to its original state Apologies were received questions were answered grave. in the interests of safety from Dorethy Lancaster. which had not been directly The Council manages for all cemetery visitors. Unfortunately our asked, so everyone learnt cemeteries located in If members of the public speaker Mrs Fraser was something new. Kath was Workington, Flimby, are unable to carry out the Silloth Tourism Action anyone with knowledge unable to come but Kath thanked by Christine Silloth, Maryport, work themselves by the end Group (STAG) have been and experience of creating Stubbs from the Disability then Mary Thompson Dearham, Brigham and of July then the Council’s asked to create an archive of an archive to come forward Association had come and Francis Green served Cockermouth and is grounds maintenance team old photographs, documents, to help. It is hoped that the to tell us about the new refreshments. concerned that more people will take care of it for them”. letters, books, diaries, schools will also become Government Initiative ‘Fair Hilda Miller was the may be physically hurt The Council will be posters, postcards, booklets involved. The archives will Access to Need’. There are lucky raffle winner then by decorative trenches or sending letters to customers and anything else. allow an insight into how four different types of need everyone settled down to boundaries that have been who have been granted This is a requirement the town has evolved over and all are accessed. The listen to a new relaxation installed by others. burial rights on its land from the Lottery Heritage time and could be a valuable Client cannot employ their CD. The next meeting will Alison Miller, Allerdale and putting up notices at Fund as part of the project resource for coursework. partner as a carer but they be on Friday 3rd September Borough Council’s its cemeteries to inform to regenerate Silloth Green. If you can help or are allowed to employ a when Norman Godfrey Customer Service Manager, visitors of the need for the Any documents which provide any materials relative as long as they do will treat us to a slideshow. said: “We understand that safety works to take place. have to be returned to towards the archive please not live under the same roof. Visitors are welcome. some people may want to Anyone requiring more their owners will be copied contact the Secretary of pay tribute to their loved information should contact and filed in the new town STAG, Chris Graham, ones by tending to their Allerdale Borough Council’s archives. 2 East Cote Farm, graves. However, visitors Bereavement Services team As part of the project Skinburness Road, Silloth, Free Fun for Kids to our cemeteries can be on 01900 702620. STAG are appealing for CA7 4QH, tel 016973 31698. Young people in with responsibility for Sport, Allerdale are set for another said: “The PARCS scheme summer of free fun activities is great for young people. 3pm) Morning sessions are over the school holidays as It gives them a chance to • Maryport – Ewanrigg 10am to 12 noon, afternoon Community Transport Allerdale Borough Council’s catch up with their mates Junior School: afternoons of sessions run from 1pm to An open meeting will be held on August 18th in Silloth PARCS scheme is back! over the holidays as well as 19 July and 3 August; Camp 3pm and evening sessions Community Hall at 7.30pm to discuss the future of Silloth The fun activities, providing an opportunity Road: afternoon of 2 August from 4pm to 6pm. & District Community Transport. open to young people aged for them to make new • Flimby – next to Flimby For more information All are invited. between 7 and 14 years friends. It also gets them School: afternoon of 26 July contact Rebecca Stamper, Among items for discussion are; effects of rising fuel of age, include rounders, out in the fresh air – being • Keswick – Fitz Park: Allerdale Borough Council’s costs, replacement vehicles, restrictions on drivers and other football, cricket, relays, active in a recreational, non- mornings of 20 and 27 July, Sport Development Officer, items brought for attention of any committee member prior dodgeball and parachute competitive environment, and 3 August on 01900 702711. to the meeting. games. Qualified supervisors whilst allowing them • Dearham – Pottery Park: will be visiting local parks to appreciate the many afternoons of 20 and 27July and recreation areas wonderful outdoor • Seaton – Hunters Drive: Mothers Union throughout Allerdale. recreation areas that mornings of 21 July and Report by: Gladys Temple The PARCS scheme Allerdale boasts.” 4 August; Jackson Street: at Lancaster University and members are looking sports and recreation The PARCS sessions will morning of 28 July Fourteen members is helping David with some forward to the trip to York sessions are organised in take place as follows: • Cockermouth – Harris of Abbeytown MU were of the work entailed with where Lynne Tembey will partnership with town and • Workington – Vulcan Park: afternoons of 21 and joined at Wheyrigg Hall the renovation and fund be installed for three more parish councils. Park: mornings of 19 and 28 July, and 4 August by Rev. David Tembey raising. years as York Provincial Councillor Sam 26 July, and afternoon of 4 • Wigton – The Park, and Idrees Oloyede who He entertained everyone President at a service in Standage, Allerdale Borough August (this is a play day Greenacres: evening of 21 is helping out at Holm with his tales of his studies, York Minster. Council’s Executive member special session from 11am to July Cultram Abbey over the his love of music and his The next trip will be to • Silloth – The Green: summer. family. He is the middle Kirby Stephen then on to a evening of 28 July. Idrees has been studying brother of three and feels Garden Centre near Preston very lucky to have a loving on 4th September. If you SILLOTH CAFE family. wish to take part please Traditional Fish & Chips Everyone enjoyed a send your name to Brenda Sit-In or Take-Away lovely meal and several Sim. 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Airports Runs, Day or Nights Out, 1,000’s of Bargains Appointments: Buy cakes from us, you get Tours Around the Area Mon & Tues 9am – 7pm a delicious cake for yourself Call in to grab a bargain off the Lama-Man! Wed & Thurs 9am – 5pm and you are also helping Car’s to Minibuses Available other’s, for each cake sold Fri 9am – 1pm keeping local business local we make a donation to open 7 days a week Tel: 016973 31632 charity. As DGH Couriers we also deliver 6 Criffel Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31245 Lynnwood, 5 Pine Terrace, To order please contact: nationwide from just £6.90 Silloth, CA7 4DT Sarah 016973 32089 Page 6 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news 41 Club Donations Keep It Clean Folks Photo & Report by: When it comes to clean and fragments of twigs, “This is a credit to our John Graham streets, Allerdale is among glass, plastic and other street cleaning teams, our the best in the North West finely divided materials. partner Focsa and other The President of Silloth according to the GMB Detritus includes leaf and organisations we work with. 41 Club, Lawrence Marshall, Union, who has compiled a blossom falls when they We cannot get complacent presented proceeds from the league table. have substantially lost their and we all need to work Round Table wishing well Allerdale Borough structure and have become together to keep our streets on Silloth Green to two local Council is responsible for mushy or fragmented. clean. Everybody can do groups. Silloth Round Table the cleaning of all public Just four per cent their bit by using litter bins, no longer exists so the 41 roads, the provision and relevant land and highways taking their rubbish home club have taken over these emptying of bins for litter, assessed in Allerdale had and encouraging other duties. the removal of graffiti from deposits of litter that fall people to do the same. Graham Little and three public buildings and for the below an acceptable level. Dropping litter, not picking boys from Abbeytown Youth removal of fly tipping in the Litter includes mainly up after your dog fouls, fly Outdoor Activities Group borough. Street cleaning synthetic materials, often tipping is just not acceptable (Anthony Williamson, is undertaken on behalf of associated with smoking, behaviour. We wouldn’t let Jamie Dobson and Cameron Allerdale Borough Council eating and drinking, that a visitor to our homes get Jackson) received a cheque by its environmental services are improperly discarded away with that so why do for £100 towards their partner, Focsa. and left by members of we happily ignore it when it funds. They have difficulty According to the GMB the public; or are spilt happens in the street? We in securing sufficient funds Union’s information, just during waste management would ask people to report to help towards all their three per cent of relevant operations. Litter also any problems to us so that Lawrence presenting £100 to Terence Gilroy activities, these include; land and highways assessed includes clinical wastes and we can take action to resolve rock climbing, canoeing, in Allerdale had deposits of dog, bird and other animal them.” kayaking, mountain biking teams of girls and boys league and require funding detritus that fall below an faeces. Littering, dog fouling and and more. aged from 7 to under 16. for travelling costs and acceptable level. Detritus Ernie Davidson, fly tipping can be reported to Also receiving £100 They play in the Carlisle equipment. comprises dust, mud, soil, Allerdale Borough Council’s the council by calling 01900 is Terence Gilroy from grit, gravel, stones, rotted Environmental Services 702800 or visiting www. Abbeytown Junior Football Lawrence presenting £100 to Graham Little, Anthony leaf and vegetable residues, Manager, said: allerdale.gov.uk Group. They have seventeen Williamson, Jamie Dobson & Cameron Jackson

Farmer Bee by Joshua Pearson Help? from Once again the Buzz Holme hive of delivers is short St. Cuthbert of one or two helpers, to School deliver the free community paper in the following areas; Epsom Green & Blitterlees. The retiring deliver has had to stop due to family commitments. Epsom Green and Blitterlees areas can be split, so if you feel you are able to Newspaper Bee help Kath would be pleased by Milly to hear from you on 016973 from 32272 and welcome you to Holme the hive. St. Cuthbert The Buzz editing team School would like to thank all present and past delivers for their valued support over the past nine years. Little Acre Care Home SINGLE EN-SUITE ROOMS Wheyrigg Hall Hotel

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The Cumbria Fire and trying to keep the pond stripe. We try to do whatever Rescue Service in Silloth had topped up. However after we can to help conserve the an unusual call out when it making a quick phone call to area’s precious wildlife and was asked to help save the the Cumbria Fire and Rescue we are immensely grateful lives of thousands of toads. Service, Graeme secured the to Cumbria Fire and Rescue All along the Solway support of the Silloth crew Service for their kindness Coast Area of Outstanding who were happy to help with and valuable assistance on Natural Beauty (AONB) at the conservation effort. Life this occasion.” this time of year, a number giving water was transported Report by: Pat Froggatt and restaurants so it was not Ulverston we then travelled of Natterjack toad tadpoles to the pond by Land Rover On 5th June two full difficult to obtain something along the coast road via are trying to survive in ponds and bowser, which was re- coaches of pensioners and to eat and drink. It was Egremont, Whitehaven, that are drying up pretty filled by a fire engine stood Winner friends left Silloth for a glorious sunny day and Maryport and finally back quickly during the current on the car park at Mawbray. In the July issue of Grange over Sands and everyone made the most of to Silloth. The scenery on drought conditions. Graeme said: “Without the Solway Buzz we ran a Ulverston. it basking in the sun whilst this coast road is spectacular One such pond at the the kind assistance of the competition in conjunction The route taken was sitting or walking around and made for a very Mawbray sand dunes was Silloth fire and rescue with the Golf Hotel. The via Keswick, Grasmere and the lake and onto the beach. interesting journey home. in danger of drying up all crew this rare and elusive prize is Sunday Lunch for the journey was broken After spending a I think everyone that together – threatening the creature would not have two in the Golf Hotel to the at Ambleside with a visit most enjoyable time at participated enjoyed the lives of thousands of tiny survived. Thankfully most value of £30. to Hayes Garden Centre. Grange over Sands we day and were glad that the toadlets and tadpoles. After of the tadpoles in the The correct answer is There was time for coffee then continued on our weather had been kind to numerous trips over the pond are showing signs of Elaine & Don Wilkinson and and to spend in the shop and journey to Ulverston to us. Raffles took place on the dunes carrying a 25 litre metamorphism which means the winning entry, which was gardens and many of the visit the market and shops. both coaches and there were barrel of water, Graeme they should be leaving the drawn from all the correct group made purchases of Unfortunately the open many prize winners too Proud, Allerdale Borough water soon, to begin their entries by Kevin Hanlon gifts and plants. market was beginning to numerous to mention. Council’s Solway Coast life as Natterjack toads – from the Golf Hotel is We then continued on close and also a number of Thanks to all those AONB Ranger, realised he Britain’s rarest amphibian, Mrs J Wishart from Pennine to Grange over Sands for shops were closed. However who were responsible was fighting a losing battle featuring a distinctive yellow View, Silloth. lunch and a leisurely time in the indoor market was open for organising the visit Congratulations Mrs the gardens around the lake. with a variety of goods on and making it a day to Wishart, have a lovely meal. There are a number of cafes sale there. Upon leaving remember.

Call for: Birthdays, Summer’s Here, and so are the Pests Prom Anniversaries, NO - we don’t mean able to identify the pest by Allerdale Borough Council’s Parties, Events, etc holidaymakers! the information given and Environmental Services Photos Summer is here… and provide free advice to the Manager, said: “Many of unfortunately the wasps and customer. the pests that we treat are Several people have other pests are too! For a charge the Council seasonal, so with summer stopped Peter McRobert in However, Allerdale can also treat a number of upon us we are likely to the street recently to ask - Borough Council offers a different pests, including see a rise in the number of are the School Prom photos pest control advice service ants, bed bugs, beetles, treating requests for wasps still available? for homes in Silloth. cockroaches, cluster flies, and fleas. Yes. Residents who are silverfish, red spider mite, “Please don’t let your All photographs are kept unsure of the exact nature woodlice, fleas, wasps, mice summer be spoiled; our on the computer for as long of a pest can request a and rats. Discounts are experts are quite happy to as possible and can be viewed Council Pest Control Officer available for those receiving offer advice on the best way at any time. Simply phone to phone at a pre-arranged certain benefits. of dealing with such pests.” 016973 32180 to make an date and time, who may be Ernie Davidson, If you would like appointment then pop down advice about pests, contact to the office in Skinburness Allerdale Borough Council where all the photos at this on 01900 702800 or visit and other events can be FINE DINING www.allerdale.gov.uk/ viewed at leisure. Orders are Experience exotic Flambé cuisine pestcontrol. usually delivered in days. Canvas Special Dishes cooked at you table Baby, Child, Pet or your own Portraits Booking advised, 6pm to 8:45pm Estate Tel: 016973 31438 HOPES Agents £199 OFFER PROPERTY WANTED SILLOTH AND SOLWAY COAST Peter will set a up portable studio Owing to numerous recent sales, we still have active and take the photographs. You will enquiries for property in Silloth and coastal areas. These range from requests for quality houses and bungalows, view the pictures then choose a cottage property and houses with land, to enquiries for town and terrace property in Silloth, particularly if in 40”x 30” Canvas Wrap need of modernisation. (further pictures are an extra cost). For further details and a free appraisal, To find out more, contact: contact Richard Johnston on 016973 32018 Peter McRobert, Barn Cottage, Skinburness, Grand Summer Ball 8 Station Road  Silloth  CA7 4AE Wigton, CA7 4RA, tel: 016973 32180 21st August, tickets only £25 www.hopesofwigton.co.uk Page 8 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news History Group Soldiers in Silloth Report & Photos by: Derek Shaw Sadly, the Soldiers in Silloth Living History event on July 10th and 11th The Weather Won the War had to be cut short after fierce winds blew down tents and wrecked the camps occupied by military re-enactors from around the country. Members of the American Civil War Society, the English Civil War Lancashire Militia and the Roman Antonine Guard had arrived on the Green on Friday 10th and opened Stephen Wright showing an item to Geoff Bland their authentic camps to the public on Saturday. It was a dull and wet day but those who did visit were excited and impressed by the save them being torn apart, detail and accuracy of the recovering others that had camps and the enthusiasm blown away and generally of the participants who struggling in the grip of a showed off all aspects of Silloth gale. By morning the life in days gone by. The camp was a shambles, people Romans marched and were soaked and chilled and recruited youngsters to join there was no way that the them, soldiers from the two public could be allowed near. civil wars demonstrated The Vikings took what was musket and cannon drill, left of their camp and simply there were cookhouses and left and the other groups saw medical tents to visit, arms no possibility of operating Betty Connolly explaining a display to examine, articles to buy - in the arena while wind Report & Photos by: surprised to see a photo of all the colour and bustle of made it difficult to handle Kath Littleton one of my relatives. military life. Later in the day big Roman shields and rain I enjoyed tea and a cake, the Herlid Vikings arrived to soaked gunpowder. Late in I visited the Plain I could have had a camp add more colour and a little the morning the decision People Exhibition Post War coffee, this was one of the savagery. was taken to abandon the Years in Mawbray village popular coffees in the post Perhaps the most event. hall on Sunday, the third war years. I enjoyed a second exciting part of the day was It was a very sad end to and last day of this event. look around the exhibition after dusk when no less than a new endeavour but despite There were pictures and before leaving with happy eight cannon were taken their wild introduction to memorabilia to interest memories. down to the promenade Silloth all the participants everyone i.e. toys, clothing, Holme St. Cuthbert to fire three volleys over said they had loved the ration info, war recipes, rag History Group would be the sea. In the dim light venue and would happily work, school photos, past pleased to hear from anyone the flash of each discharge come back if the event businesses, Silloth docks and who has a picture of the looked very spectacular. is repeated. They were much, much more. I was Fison factory during its Unfortunately heavy rain set genuinely devastated to have able to add names to a school working life. Contact Karen in almost immediately after let us down - as they saw it. photo and was pleasantly Simpson on 01900 881353. the guns were taken back. It is yet to be decided That night the wind whether we will hold the got up and by 4am the event again. If you would participants had to be up like us to, perhaps you could dismantling some tents to tell the Buzz.

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L–R: Margaret Crawford, Margaret Durham, Angela Hoodless, Margaret Mattinson & Maureen Irving Report by: Pat Froggatt Photos by: Pat Bell Silloth & District Pensioners held their annual Strawberry Tea on 3rd July at St. Andrews Hall, Silloth. Diana Shaw, Chair of the Committee, welcomed everyone and informed them that we had a lady Report by: Eric Davenport who would be selling clothes at very reasonable prices Another successful for those interested. She Vintage Rally Year has then introduced the guest come and gone and what opener, Margaret Gate who a magnificent weekend we was known to most of those had. The show was attended attending. Margaret wished by thousands each day and everyone an enjoyable brought visitors flocking to afternoon and after a short the town from far and near. speech declared the event The junior football was open. Maureen Irving then well supported again with 12 presented Margaret with a L–R: Diana Shaw, Margaret Gate & Maureen Irving teams entered from towns bouquet of flowers. and villages in the area. The The hall was full to and to wash it down tea The Raffle was well winners were Uldale, beating capacity and everyone was or coffee. ‘Eat your heart supported and the draw Dalston 1-0, so well done able to visit the cake stall, out Wimbledon’. Silloth produced the following lads. bric-a-brac and book stall can provide just as good winners. Margaret Durham, The entertainment in the and also view the clothes a strawberry tea and at a John Hope, Linda Grearson, arena was Xtreme Motor that were for sale. fraction of the cost. Connie Anderson, B. Cycles and boy did they This year the Committee Everyone present Burrows, Mrs. Bain, Gloria live up to their name. The had excelled themselves thoroughly enjoyed their Hunter and Jean Smith. handling of the machines providing a sumptuous afternoon chatting to The whole event raised was simply first class. strawberry tea - freshly old friends and new and approximately £300. To compliment this show baked scones topped with savouring the warm Thanks to everyone who we also had two local motor strawberry jam, cream atmosphere that prevailed helped both on the day and bike heroes: Jim Snaith who and fresh strawberries throughout the hall. with all the preparation. brought along five of his immaculate motor bikes on which he had much success at Daytona Beach USA. Also our very own nine times Silloth Craft Group champion in his class Alan Tinnion who also put on show two of his magnificent machines. This year our show focused on our local area as we were fortunate also to have a display of Rally Cars from Nick Stamper, all in all a really exciting and excellent weekend. As always our thanks go out to our sponsors: Silloth On Solway Charity Shop, Cumbria Forum, our own Town Council, also to all who contributed money for programme adverts. We would also like to thank the volunteers who give us their muscle to both set up and take down the L to R: Brenda Dowdell, Jim Hodgson, Eileen Forster & Robina Bond show. Also, a camera was Robina Bond and Brenda Dowdell from Silloth Craft Group presented five quilts they handed in to the secretary, had made to residents at Little Acre Care Home. any enquiries to Jean The group meets every Wednesday at Silloth Methodist Church. Residents were Graham: Tel 016973 31491. delighted with the quilts which are just the right size to be used in wheelchairs. Page 10 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news

By Anne Carruthers Great Holiday Reads Cumbria Library Service The Courtesan and the Seriously Sassy: Dear Teacher Samurai by Lesley Downer Pinch me, I’m dreaming... by Jack Sheffield From the author of The by Maggi Gibson A return to Ragley-on- last Concubine, this is a For 8 to 12 year old the-Forest for another year romantic and exotic new children. of tears and laughter. novel set in 19th century ‘I sing cos I care about It’s 1979, Dallas is Japan. things. I’m not gonna change enthralling the nation on Japan 1868, the last just to be famous!’ TV, Mrs Thatcher has just Shogun has been defeated Sassy Wilde has plenty to become prime minister, and the age of emperors is say about life, love and Abba is top of the pops, and about to begin. In the frozen . . . lemurs. She’s a rock chick in the small Yorkshire village north, a diehard band of with eco attitude, but for of Ragley-on-the-Forest, loyalists plans a desperate Sassy it’s not all about fame. Jack Sheffield returns for his last stand. Yozo is a traveller, There’s Twig, the boy third year as headmaster of adventurer and swordsman, who makes her feel squidgy the village school. and moving north to join inside. And Cordelia and Jack and his staff struggle his rebel comrades, he is Tas, her bestest mates. But Suddenly Sassy’s in a to keep a semblance of captured during their final into a brothel and forced as the Wiccaman Festival whirl of bezzies and boys. normality throughout the curiously skinny Father battle. to train as a courtesan. beckons, and Sassy’s dreams It’s not just her guitar strings turbulence of the school Christmas. Escaping, he makes his In the nightless city three start to come true, will she that are twanging - it’s her terms, as once again, the Jack also finds himself, way south to the only place thousand courtesans mingle have to leave them behind? heart strings too . . . official School Log fails to at last, having to choose where a man is beyond with geishas and jesters, the record what is really going between the vivacious the reach of the law – the battered fugitive Yozo meets More Great Holiday Reads, Why not try these? on beneath the seemingly sisters Beth and Laura Yoshiwara. the beautiful Hana. But each quiet routine. Ruby the Henderson…….. The Yoshiwara is Tokyo’s has a terrible secret that will • The Scarecrow by Michael Connolly caretaker discovers her This book can be read famous pleasure quarter. threaten both their union • Ford Country by John Grisham Prince Charmin; Vera the as a social history of the late Hana is just seventeen and their lives. • Assegai by Wilbur Smith school secretary gets to seventies early eighties with when her husband goes to This novel would appeal • The Good the Bad and the Dumped by Jenny Colgan meet her hero Nicholas a smattering of just how war, leaving her alone and to a variety of readers - there • The Perfect Lie by Emily Barr Parsons; and Jack, to his wonderfully funny children vulnerable. When enemy are battles, a love story and • Things I wished I’d Known by Linda Green astonishment, finds himself can be with such innocence. soldiers attack she flees for politics. • The Soldier Girl by Annie Murray having to stand in as a An excellent read. her life and takes refuge in Try it for yourself and Yoshiwara. There she is sold see what you think . . . . . Report by: Lesley Douglas soil level after fruiting, Sausage Bee Garden Centre to encourage new shoots by Manager that will fruit again next Aliah Wright Support Team Miss-Out year, Continue to tie in from Allerdale Borough Ian Payne, Allerdale and support tomato plants, Carlisle Council’s emergency Borough Council’s peppers, cucumbers, response team – which emergency planning aubergines, and melons as looked after those flooded coordinator, said: “It’s they develop, especially as out of their homes and extremely disappointing that fruit starts to swell or they helped the emergency the tremendous hard work August is holiday time, its best, Mowing it on a will quickly topple over and services with the rescue and dedication of our team a time when school children higher setting will keep your be damaged, remember to effort in last November’s missed out on picking up the everywhere are getting grass a bit longer which will keep feeding and watering. floods – has missed out award but we are immensely bored, here at Bankmill produce stronger, healthier Its time to sow spring on winning an accolade grateful to everyone who we have great FREE space grass with fewer pest and cabbage, winter lettuce, main in the Local Government took the time to vote for us. for children to run about, disease problems. Longer crop turnips, onions and Association’s Council We are incredibly proud of down in the nature reserve grass has more leaf surface spinach. Worker of the Year Awards. the way our staff rose to the they can feed the ducks, tire to take in sunlight. This The team – which challenge of last November’s themselves in the play area, enables it to grow thicker worked around the clock floods and put their own get lost in the maze or just sit and develop a deeper root to support Allerdale lives on hold in order to and enjoy the space. system, which in turn helps communities during the help out others in extremely Another thing to do out the grass survive drought, devastating effects of the difficult circumstances. The and about is Ann Lingard tolerate insect damage, and HAULAGE & QUARRY OWNERS floods – was pipped at the encouragement and support is taking informal guided fend off diseases. Longer post for the Team of the we received from the public beach walks from Mawbray grass also shades the soil Year Award by Birmingham who voted for us is reward banks along the dunes and surface keeping it cooler, City Council’s gas in itself and our heartfelt sea shore, her next walk is helping it retain moisture, Haulage & Storage maintenance team following thanks go out to everyone on Sunday 15th at 11am and making it difficult for Sand, Gravel & Aggregates a public vote. involved.” please call Anne on 016973 weeds to germinate and 21967 or Email enquiries@ grow. Readymixed Concrete annlingard.com You can start collecting Demolition & Site Clearance Back to the garden keep seeds now from flowering Licenced Waste Disposal Site & Skip Service dead heading your hanging plants such as aquilegias, Stevedores at Silloth Docks baskets, perennials and roses foxgloves and poppies. Make Admin: 016973 42277 Transport: 016973 44000 to prolong their flowering sure the seeds are dry, and Skip Hire: 016973 31000 RMC: 016973 61777 season, Dispose of the then store them in brown Fax: 016973 42210 dead-heads in the compost envelopes in a cool dark Waverton, Wigton, CA7 0AE bin or the garden recycling place (remember to name rather than leaving them and date them as, trust me, on the ground where they you will have forgotten what The Buzz Driver might encourage and spread they are by next spring. by Demi Cash disease. Prune old fruited stems from Silloth Primary School If your lawn not looking of raspberries down to

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Silloth-On-Solway Sat Nav - CA7 4LF Coppins Garage, Waverton, Wigton open Wednesday to Sunday 4:30pm to 8pm www.bankmillnurseries.co.uk Tel: 016973 42277 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 11 Jottings by Poppy Cheques Given to Eleven Charities Some kind weight (brick Report by: Peter Clark or similar)! First take your On Saturday evening nettles. These are best as 19th June the Masonic young stems but can be Province of Cumberland taken at any time. Quicker and Westmorland results are obtained if the celebrated its 150th nettle stems and leaves are anniversary by presenting bruised. Crush them. This cheques to eleven local can be done by scrunching charities. Home Made Remedies! the stems in gloved hands Speaking at the event, Are you one of the many or by placing the stems on The Rt. Worshipful whose summers are ruined a freshly mown lawn and Provincial Grand Master by hay fever - then try using your mower to chop Bro. Norman James making this easy remedy? and collect the nettles at Thompson explained that Nettle and Chamomile Tea the same time. The addition “over the last 14 months Nettles contain of a few grass clippings the brethren and their chemicals with that results from using this families of the Province antihistamine and anti- method does not affect have been raising funds inflammatory properties. the quality of the finished at various social events to Honey that is produced product. Immerse in water. enable Cumberland and local to where you live is Stuff the crushed stems into Westmorland Freemasons also thought to provide your bucket. Place your to mark the occasion immunity from pollens. 2-3 weight on top of the stems by supporting local tablespoons of fresh nettles (old brick will do fine). Fill charities within their own - or 1-2 tablespoons dried. 4 the container with water communities, a magnificent total exceeding £70,000 has tablespoons fresh chamomile sufficient to cover the nettles Tom Lomas, North Cumberland Group Chairman, Hillary Watson, Chrysalis or 2 tablespoons dried. 1 and... Leave to brew. You been accumulated, most of and Claire Doherty - Chrysalis Service Manager teaspoon of locally produced may also consider placing which will be presented this honey. Wash the nettles then the bucket away from the evening to charities chosen support Chrysalis in Wigton facilities in the hospital. Friends £5,500. chop roughly. Put the nettles areas in the garden that you by groups of lodges in their with a £5.500 donation. For more information West Cumberland Group, and chamomile into a teapot. use most as the soup tends own areas”. Rt. Worshipful Chrysalis provide a range visit www.cumbwestmasons. Allerdale Basics £11,000. Pour boiling water over and to get rather smelly (not Bro. Thompson also said “I of support services for over co.uk. South West Cumberland leave for five minutes - this next to your neighbours am immensely proud of the 50 adults with learning Province Of Cumberland Group, Arlecdon & will take the sting out of the fence please) that is not good work masons and their difficulties, opportunities & Westmorland 150th District Community First nettles. Strain and serve, nice! Dilute to taste. After families do in support of include activities to support Anniversary Celebration Responders £10,000. adding one teaspoon of around three or four weeks Freemasonry and their local independent living, leisure Beneficiaries: Copeland Occupational & honey. Use: - Drink three the liquid should be ready communities”. projects, social enterprise, Donations To Local Non Social Centre £1,000. cups a day while suffering for use. The mixture should The six Group Chairmen the arts and environmental Masonic Charities Penrith Group, Age from hay fever. be diluted until it is tea introduced and presented themes. Carlisle Group, Olivia Story Concern Carlisle & Eden It might not be the best coloured - usually around 1 cheques to the various An £11,000 donation Trust £5,500. £5,500. cup of the day…but if it part liquid to 10 parts water. charities nominated by their was also made to Allerdale Carlisle Society For The The Penrith Beep Fund helps the dreaded hay fever Water liberally around or group. The charities who Basics who provide Blind £5,500. £5,500. sufferer it has to be worth a on the plants and see the received funds at the event emergency care across the North Cumberland Group South Westmorland sip or two! benefits. Repeat until winter. all spoke of the work they do Borough, the team attends Chrysalis Cumbria Ltd, Group, South Lakeland Herb of Life Continue to top up your and the difference that these over 350 accidents per year, Wigton £5,500. Hydrotherapy Trust £8,500. Are you forgetful? container with more leaves donations will make to the nearly one a day. At the Victoria Cottage Hospital, Kendal Mountain Rescue Inhale rosemary essential and water through the year. people whom they support. presentation Dr Andrew Maryport, League Of Team £2,500. oil to combat forgetfulness. As autumn sets in put the Charity representatives Butler spoke emotionally A British study found remainder of the feed and were truly surprised by the about the last few weeks the quality of memory the sludge in your compost amounts of money donated where his team were called was significantly better in heap. Give your container a to them. All thanked the upon to attend the tragic people exposed to the oil. rinse and store for next year! Brethren of Cumberland coach crash in Keswick and Litter Pickers Try heating it in a boiler and Westmorland for their to the shootings in West to infuse your home. I am efforts to raise these much Cumbria, he said the service trying this remedy, (and if needed funds. was vital to the area to I remember) I will let you The North Cumberland provide on scene emergency know how I get on! Letters Group which includes treatment. Greenfly Dear Buzz, Lodges in Silloth, Maryport, Maryport Cottage The gardener’s pest! Cockermouth, Aspatria, Hospital League of Friends Grow Chives or Parsley A thank you to Wigton, Keswick and also receive £5.500 to help amongst the plants that are Causewayhead W.I. Dalston were pleased to provide additional patient likely to be affected. Soak members. nettles in rainwater for three I visited Silloth recently weeks, and then use the to both enjoy a few days liquid as a spray on. holiday in your beautiful much. Dear Buzz, Nettle Leaf Plant Food part of the world and Silloth is a lovely little Nettle leaves can be used also to do a little work town and obviously well Through your paper, I to make an easy to use, if on my family tree. My cared for, with what would like to thank the somewhat smelly, plant food. grandmother (Mary seems to be a very many people in Silloth, Best of all it’s free! To make Latimer) and her family active and enthusiastic including the bus drivers your nettle fertiliser you will lived in Silloth in the community - I was on the no. 60 route, Report & Photo by: Everyone was equipped John Molyneux need only four things: second half of the 19th extremely impressed who were so kind and with gloves, grabbers and Nettles (obviously)! century, before moving with all the community helpful during my three The first litter pick of the fluorescent jackets. Items Water tight container (a to Liverpool. information in Christ month enforced stay in year organised by Holme St. such as sweet and crisp large bucket is fine). Water. I just wanted to thank Church. I hope to be the area, after having Cuthberts Parish Council wrappers, empty bottles, your members for the visiting again soon. broken my leg while on took place. Councillors and clothing, odd car parts and wonderful work they holiday at Easter. helpers from the Parish magazines made up the SILLOTH have done on recording Christine Finigan managed to gather seven seven bagfuls. Thanks to RUGBY CLUB all the gravestones in St. Shropshire Federation Peter Bradfield full bags of rubbish after everyone who helped. Paul’s churchyard. The from Leighton Buzzard setting of from the Church More litter picks are Available for assistant in the Discovery car park and heading along planned throughout the Centre told me about the Dear Buzz, to Mawbray bus shelter. summer months. Private Functions record and I was able to • Birthday Parties • find so much information Mr William Minnican about three family and family would like • Engagements • graves, which gave me to thank everyone who Weddings • Christenings more than I could ever gave so generously, • Fund-raising Dances • have hoped for. 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Concert in Christ Church Causewayhead WI Abbeytown WI Report by: Gladys Temple Report by: Pat Froggatt the hotel had been built President, Olga to withstand earthquakes. In the absence of our Hetherington, welcomed They eventually returned President, Gladys Temple members to the meeting to bed but with all the welcomed everyone to the which was held at Trinity shaking, things had been June Meeting of Abbeytown Methodist Church, Silloth, broken and strewn around WI. on Wednesday 9th June. the room, and they also Gladys had made the Olga introduced our experienced several after basket of flowers for the visitor for the evening, Mrs. quakes. However they did table and was thanked by Edna Croft who gave a very get to see the Taj Mahal in Freda Garner who then interesting and amusing all its glory. They also saw read a record of the May account of her visit to some of the poverty stricken Meeting. Get well wishes India with her daughter. areas of India which greatly were expressed for Margaret The reason for the visit was saddened them, and they Ackerley who is in hospital. for her daughter’s benefit soon realised the full impact Congratulations were given after her wedding had been of the class divide in India. to Elsie Donald who was cancelled. She explained The whole talk was celebrating 68 years as a that she needed to find extremely amusing and member of Abbeytown WI something memorable caused a great deal of tonight. and after a great deal of laughter. Mrs. Croft has a Elinor Roper collected Report by: Alan Byrom thought decided that the wonderful gift of portraying the bulb orders and entries Sheets for members to Rebekah Byrom Taj Mahal would be just the both the serious and comical were requested for the ‘Big answer. She found that this An Evening of Song provided a very sensitive place to see. She arranged a side of a situation. Birthday Celebrations’ at was a better way to get her was presented by Rebekah and musical accompaniment trip sparing no expense on A vote of thanks was Greenhill. County Raffle message across as to how Byrom and Hannah Booth as well as singing along with luxury either in the travel given by Rosemary Brooks Tickets were also given out. important it is to make a on Friday the 4th June in Hannah on many of the arrangements or the hotel. on behalf of the members. Several items were read will and the consequences Christ Church Silloth. The songs. Rebekah has a very Obviously they needed During the general from the County News and if you do not. 67% of the talented duo sang a varied warm, rich sounding mezzo to have all the necessary business of the meeting, Pat stewards were requested at adult population in the UK repertoire of popular songs soprano voice, I was taken injections for the visit. Bell reported on a beach hourly intervals throughout does not have a will and she and songs from the shows. by the sheer beauty of the When she went to see the clean that had been done the afternoon as well as emphasised the results if Their programme included tone and would have liked nurse for her vaccinations, and outlined the items that bottles for the Tombola Stall. you die and leave children one or two surprise items to have heard her singing the nurse was delighted that had been recovered from Members were encouraged without a designated which were unfamiliar to solo. The two voices blended she needed the lot and was West Beach, i.e. 8 bags of to visit the WI Exhibition at guardian and she also the audience; these were very well together and able to ply her trade with rubbish, a lifebelt case, 3 Tullie House Friday-Sunday explained how some of your taken from the musical occasionally I had the feeling glee; the result was that she five gallon containers, but 13th-15th August and assets can be protected if you ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and from I was hearing a chord sung looked like a tea bag (full of the main concern was the the Flower Festival in WI have to go into long term the new musical ‘Wicked’. by a single voice. perforations). Mrs. Croft had amount of dog faeces on the House 2nd-4th September. care. The programme The duo performed also been told that the nights tide line - most in plastic Order Forms for Diaries and Freda and Gladys won opened with ‘Close to you’, a song from the French were cold in India and that bags - these bags not being Calendars were also sent the quiz with Margaret Todd which was a hit from the film ‘Les Choristes’ and she would need some warm biodegradable. There was round. runner up. Gladys thanked Carpenters, then came for this Hannah changed night wear, so she purchased also another bag full of this Margaret Moore gave Sarah for a very informative Carole King, the BeeGees places with Rebekah and two voluminous nightdresses matter on the path. (Perhaps a financial report and the talk where everyone had and on to George and Ira played keyboard proving from a market. a bin should be erected near results of the raffle and gift learned something about the Gershwin. Their repertoire that is as accomplished an On arrival at the or on this beach.) stall at last months meeting. importance of making a will. was extensive and it is instrumentalist as she is a hotel they were shown Other business dealt Gladys then introduced Joan Graham and Joyce impossible to mention all vocalist. The concert as a into a luxurious suite and with was correspondence, Sarah Surgener to speak ‘All Wilson served refreshments the songs they performed. whole was well balanced soon made themselves especially a letter received about Wills’. Sarah came and Margaret Mynes The concert concluded with between accompaniment comfortable. They were so from a member of the to live at Greystoke in organised the raffle which Bridge over Troubled Water and vocals, although in tired after the journey that armed forces thanking us 2008 but we were lucky to was won by Elsie Donald and by Simon and Garfunkel. one or two instances the they were glad to get to bed for their gift. A list was sent catch her as she is leaving Mavis Graham. Elsie Foster Hannah Booth has a keyboard dominated, as that night, but did not get a round regarding the trip again next week to move to organised the competitions very pure soprano voice and in the song ‘What is this peaceful sleep. During the to the Quaker Tapestry Bournemouth. She told us which were won by - she possessed the flexibility feeling’ from Wicked. night an earthquake took and K Village in Kendal in about her family and how Flower Freda Garner and to subtly alter the timbre This was a most place and her daughter did September. she became a Will Writer Elsie Donald. Treasured of her tone to express the enjoyable evening and a wonderful imitation of The Social half hour was after very serious bouts of Possession - Elsie Donald emotions of the different the musicians are to be ‘Corporal Jones’ of ‘Dads a hat parade arranged by illness, then gave out Quiz and Gladys Temple. songs. Also when required congratulated and thanked Army’ - don’t panic, don’t Pat Froggatt. Everyone had she added a slight hint of for giving pleasure to so panic. Eventually they been asked to bring their vibrato to her voice. She many people. It is hoped decided to get down to the favourite hat and they then KL EXPRESS enunciated words very that they will return to ground floor but did not paraded around the room clearly and the audience perform another concert dare risk taking the lift, and and the best hat was judged Chinese could hear the lyrics. for us. as they were 14 floors up, by Pat Bell and Pat Froggatt. it was a long trail down. The winner was Rosemary Takeaway They eventually made it Brooks. and thought everywhere Competitions: Open at 5pm would be in a panic, but Flower 1st. Ann Harrison; Every Day SEAGULL no, they were the only ones 2nd Jean Vorley still dressed in their night Elephant 1st. Jean Vorley; A Wide Variety of attire and obviously caused 2nd (Joint) Jean Wilson Dishes for Every a great deal of curiosity and Rosemary Brooks Taste from others in the hotel; Raffle 1st Margaret ROCK Telephone Orders Friday 23rd July finding out only later that Crawford; 2nd Jean Vorley 7pm to Midnight 016973 33033 in Marquee on Silloth Green 43 Eden St, Silloth with 4 Great Bands

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Seagull Rock 07-2010.indd 1 06/07/2010 16:06:18 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 15 Diamonds! First in Class for Ray Twenty three year old Ray Crumpler from Silloth builds and customises cars. He has spent some £20,000 and three years pimping his Citroen C2 to an amazing standard. During the York Modified Car Show held at Pickering show ground in June this amazing car won ‘Best I.C.E.’ (in car entertainment) and also took the prestigious 1st place as ‘Car of the Show’ at York modified car show. Some 50 of the UK’s top show cars competed under one roof in the main competition and his car A few of the Solway PTA checking out the Golf Hotel stood out and impressed the Solway Parent Teachers Association are holding a James judges. Bond Diamonds Are Forever themed ball in the Golf Hotel Ray was delighted that on Saturday 16 October. his hard work has paid off. The Golf Hotel have been very supportive and they are relying on the townspeople to be supportive too! Some of the bare details: It is on Saturday 16th October at 7.30 for 8pm until 1am. Formal dress and tables of 10 which can be booked as such. Music is by the Brian Melville Swing Band and there is also a Disco. You will enjoy a champagne reception followed by a three course meal with wine on the table, all for only £25. What is she Doing?

Sarah Hansford couldn’t resist having a push at John Graham’s traditional pram he used to get collections at the Vintage Rally. Captions on a postcard please!

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of the schools’ finest ever The Silloth team who played Chatsworth sporting achievements. Corrie Nattrass in action Holme St. Cuthbert’s fantastic Schoolympics team Small Schools Results 1st Thursby (Carlisle) Holme St Cuthberts club recently. Held as Fisher, Ellie Tremble, Corrie 2nd Holme St Cuthberts County Schools’ part of the brand new Nattrass, Molly Nattrass, (Allerdale) Runners-Up SCHOOLYMPICS the Alfie Wise, Harvey Smith 3rd Goodly Dale (South Recent Allerdale event brought together the and Archie Wise played Lakes) winners Holme St winners from each of the six their collective hearts out 4th Thornhill (Copeland) Cuthberts school were just boroughs of the county to with Leah, Eve, Ellie and 5th Penruddock (Eden) pipped to second place in compete against each other Corrie remaining unbeaten 6th Penny Bridge (Barrow) the county year 3 and 4 in the bid to become county all day and the school can be Aegon League Tennis tennis finals which were champions. The team of very proud of their efforts The county wide held at Penrith Tennis Leah Richardson, Eve which must rank as one Aegon leagues for different age groups were finished recently with some more encouraging results for the Active Allerdale Silloth club. People in Allerdale are Allerdale, 19.1 per cent of Standage, Allerdale Results - Under 18 Boys more physically active than adults are physically active Borough Council’s V Ullswater & Eden away anywhere else in Cumbria. at the levels set out by Sport Executive member with (drew 3-3) Research published by England (up from 16.7 per responsibility for Sports, V Maryport (away) won 4-2 Sport England in its Active cent the previous year). said: “It’s great to know Under 18 girls People Survey – conducted The Cumbrian average that more and more of our V Ullswater & Eden (home) over 12 months – shows is 15.8 per cent with Carlisle residents are taking the won 6-0 a significant increase in on 16.4 per cent; Barrow on opportunity to keep fit V Chatsworth (home) won the number of adults 15.5 per cent; Eden on 15.1 and healthy in a number of 4-2 in Allerdale who have per cent; South Lakes on 14 ways – such as exercising Kieron Oliver was participated in more than per cent and Copeland at or swimming in one of our also part of the under 8 30 minutes of exercise at 13.6 per cent. leisure centres, playing Maryport team that are least three times a week The average in the north in the parks we maintain county champions. every month. west of England is 17.2 across the borough or even Please look out for The figures show that per cent and the national taking an invigorating walk reports from this year’s 8th Allerdale has a significantly average is 16.6 per cent. along the beaches we look Silloth Open in the next Johns higher participation rate Councillor Sam after.” issue of the Buzz. than the national, regional Plaice and Cumbrian average. In Take Away & Sunday Sunset Leisure Centre Dinners PRESICE JOB VACANCIES Sit-In Restaurant We’re looking for well presented, enthusiastic individuals to work in our CLEANING DEPARTMENT for the 2010 season. Applicants must be over 16 yrs, Traditional Sunday Roast ! FITNESS possess good communication skills and adopt a flexible approach to working hours Aspatria (to include mornings and weekends). Application Forms Available From Reception. £5 Classes Now On. Return Marked for the Attention of CLAIRE AUSTIN. All the trimmings All Classes Are Open * Choice of two meats Outdoor Pool Now Open! £2.50 per person At least three Veg To Non-Members. At Managements discretion subject to weather conditions. Daily 10am to 6pm. * Roasties Mon - Boxen * 7:15pm – 8:15pm ADULT & CHILDRENS PARTIES WELCOME * Cream Potatoes Tues - Drill Swimming, Bowling & Eating all under one roof * Yorkshire Puddings 6:30pm – 7:30pm Choose 1, 2 or all 3 options, also why not enjoy the Fantastic Live Entertainment we have on offer (March to November) as part of your Party Package. Phone now Meat & Onion Gravy Wed - Bums & Tums * 9:30am – 10:15am or Call in and See Us for Prices. Advanced Booking is Recommended. Pre-Order to Guarantee a Meal Wed - Junior Boxen OPEN NIGHTLY 7pm OPENING TIMES 6:45pm – 7:15pm & Adult Boxen NES CAB R Seven Days a Week from 11:30am to 10pm 7:30pm – 8:30pm U OVER 16’s ONLY ARET BA Thurs - Boxercise D Multi Award 7pm – 8pm Up & Coming Live Entertainment Highlights! Fri - Drill Glamd! - The Cats - Leroy Johnston & The Flicks - Stevie Las Vegas Winning 6:30pm – 7:30pm Baricade - The Fabulous Picasso Brothers - Room 101 - Hotwire! Boxen £4, all other Fish & Chips classes £3.75, come along and try a class or call Stanwix Park Holiday Centre 12 Solway Street, Silloth, Tel: 016973 31597 016973 22478 for details. Greenrow, Silloth, CA7 4HH, Tel: 016973 32666 www.Stanwix.com (OPPOSITE THE SPAR)