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Series 2 No. 8355 Established May 1848 Thursday May 14, 2020 www.eladvertiser.co.uk 80p BRIEF ING NEWS July date for town’s flood scheme or der Fears raised on spread of virus into Eskdale A FLOOD order notice to pro - UK government’s relaxation of restrictions causes confusion mote the Langholm flood pro - ESKDALE residents fear they are at risk of being Constable Iain Livingstone con - tection scheme is likely to be infected with the coronavirus after the UK government firmed their position, saying delayed until the end of July, relaxed restrictions on travel in England. there was no intention to have it has been revealed. roadblocks on the border. They are worried that visitors sages at Gretna and the A7 at The area’s MSPs have also Full story: Page 5 will come over the border on Canonbie was that the A7 was been contacted by concerned the A7, even though the lock - managed by Transport Scotland constituents. NEWS down continues in Scotland. for the Scottish government, They say they are the most while the road at Gretna was Tourists Double celebration vulnerable to the virus being controlled by Dumfries and Gal - Joan McAlpine, SNP MSP for for Langholm’s bands spread because they live so loway Council. South Scotland, said: “Some close to the border to Cumbria He added: “I know the council people in Langholm have con - tacted me worried about tourists which has one of the highest has talked to both Transport and day trippers coming over infection rates in the country. Scotland and the Scottish gov - the border into their communi - On the Langholm COVID-19 ernment to impose the same ty. Support Group page on Face - signage at Gretna on the A7 at “This is caused entirely by book members questioned why Canonbie but the government the confusion created by the the road sign at Gretna said has simply refused.” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon UK government. MEMBERS of Langholm Pipe “Dumfries and Galloway is made it clear that the border The message in Scotland re - Band helped their communities closed to visitors”, while the must not be crossed by people mains “stay at home” and that to mark VE Day last Friday sign on the A7 said “Stay at coming from England for any - applies to people coming across by taking part in an interna - Home, Protect the NHS, Save thing other than essential rea - the border, too. tional event. Lives”. sons. “The message “stay at home” They believed the A7 sign whether on the roadside or on Full story: Pages 8 & 9 should display a stronger mes - Message TV is not open to interpreta - sage, like the one at Gretna, to Cross-border travel has caused tion. SPORT NOSTALGIA prevent people from coming Lily and Cooper Littlejohn relive the 1940s on the 75th anniver - confusion since the UK gov - “Crossing the border to do es - sary of VE Day at their home in Langholm over the border for leisure ac - ernment relaxed restrictions on sential work, help a vulnerable Healthy turnout for tivities. Monday asking people to Stay person or shop for essentials is doctors’ run Councillor Archie Dryburgh Alert but Scotland’s message allowed. Anything else is reck - said he had contacted the coun - remained the same, Stay at less, puts lives at risk and could cil’s roads department about the Home. be breaking the law in Scot - electronic sign on the A7 at the STIBLoINGtS sCoo’pe r Vand ELily LitDtlejohan ayre d oifngu fancn y People living in Eskdale and land.” border, which was part of Trans - dress Fridays in their Langholm home during lockdown Liddesdale, who work in Cum - Labour’s South Scotland MSP port Scotland’s network. bria, voiced concern that, be - Colin Smyth warned the collapse and, because it was the VE Day celebration last week, The council spokesperson said: their mum, Katherine, got them into the end of war spirit. cause people in England were in relations between the UK “I have contacted Amey High - Cooper, five, dressed up as an evacuee and Lily, one, as told to return to work if they and Scottish governments would ways which maintains this road From the E&L Advertiser a land girl. They danced to 1940s’ music and did lots of could, they could be forced to risk borders’ communities. and they have forwarded the May 14, 2009 baking. go back to their jobs, too. He said: “When we need all suggestion to Traffic Scotland A Scottish Borders Council governments to work together, Walkerburn athlete Wull Hynd Katherine said: “Cooper’s great-granddad, who passed away two years ago, served during the war and Cooper which manages the signs for spokesperson said: "The gov - the mixed messages are bad won the annual five-mile Transport Scotland.” ernment Stay at Home direction news for borders’ communities. Muckle Toon doctors’ run. loves looking at pictures of him.“My mum also sent him a picture of his great-grandma with her gas mask box on a Councillor Ronnie Tait told for all residents is clear and we Full story: Page 16 day out in Troon during the war.” the E&L Advertiser that the urge all our residents to adhere main reason for conflicting mes - to that.”Police Scotland Chief >Turn to Page 2 THE ESKDALE & LIDDESDALE ADVERTISER • Owned by the Community, Published for the Community 2 Thursday, May 14, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

Deaths Church Notices Town gets tested FERGUSON On Sunday 26th April 2020, peacefully at home, CANONBIE UNITED Mobile unit back in Langholm next week Robert (Ha) Ferguson, aged 90 years of & LIDDESDALE Newcastleton. Beloved husband of the late PARISH CHURCHES Margaret (Meta) Ferguson nee Telford, much loved dad to Alan, dear uncle, great-uncle and Sunday 26th April brother-in-law. es A private funeral service was held on 6th May at Morningv Wic orsD hip er E e Carlisle Crematorium. l S LL tic LidAdlesdEale 1n0oam C er The family would like to express deep gratitiude CanoAnNbiet h11.30am C fur to the local doctors at Newcastleton Health til THE coronavirus mobile testing un unit will return to Langholm on Centre and appreciation to the carers who looked Services led by after him. Friday, May 22. Rev Tom Seaward Thanks too to Vikki Pounder for the thoughtful Mobile testing for COVID-19 is words and to Hedley and Turnbull Funeral Directors All welcome now available for key workers other than health, social care and council Charity no. SCO00717 ROBSON staff who are being tested by the It is with great sadness that James McVittie NHS. Robson (Bizzler) of Newcastleton, loving husband The full list of who is eligible is at of Joan and dad to Anne & Jane, peacefully www.gov.scot/publications/corona passed away at his home on Tuesday 5 May v i r u s - c o v i d - 1 9 - g e t t i n g - 2020, aged 88 years. tested/pages/who-can-be-tested/ Unfortunately, due to the restrictions currently in The testing in Langholm will be in place, a private funeral is being held on Friday the Market Place. The unit will also 15 May 2020 at Ettleton Cemetery. The funeral be at the Harthill depot on the B7068 cortege will be passing through Newcastleton at in Lockerbie next Tuesday. 9.45am to enable friends to pay their respects. Anyone on the list, who wants a test, must book an appointment Thanks for Sympathy LANGHOLM, https://self-referral.test-for- ESKDALEMUIR, coronavirus.service.gov.uk/ MORRISON EWES & WESTERKIRK A soldier from 2 Scots talks to a member of the public who is at the Kilngreen for the mobile testing. The unit returns to Langholm on May 22 Tommy and Diane would like to thank everyone for PARISH CHURCHES the cards, letters, messages and flowers received With no services the after the passing of our dearly loved son Scott in a church is getting little or Last Friday the 12-strong unit, run “It’s great for the guys to be able tragic accident at the age of only 22. no income. by 2 Scots, Second Battalion of the to do something. The reason we’re Special thanks to our local ambulance team who Royal Regiment of Scotland, tested here is to take pressure off the NHS If you wish to donate by worked so hard to try and save Scott. Our grateful people at the Kilngreen. so people with symptoms do not go thanks also to David Erskine for all his support at this making a bank transfer There are four teams in their battalion into the hospitals. We can take that difficult time. please contact the trea - and they are being supported by 6 pressure. We were very moved by the huge turnout of people surer, David Johnstone, Scots, a reserve infantry battalion. “Some of the guys have wives work- lining the High Street to the Cemetery. We thank you on the phone numbers be - Captain Ed Shepherd, the unit com- ing in the NHS so we want to do so much for your support which was greatly low and he will supply mander, said they had been testing everything we can to play our part.” appreciated at this devastating time for us. necessary details. in various places around the region Last Friday was the VE Day 75th for a week. anniversary and Captain Shepherd Tel: 013873 80859. He added: “It has been steady here said they were quiet enough at 11am Funeral Services Mobile. 07543 179469 today. Our objective is to get to to observe a two-minute silence. those key workers who are symp- They are currently in training before All Services tomatic and will benefit from the leaving for a tour in Kabul in CANCELLED Captain Ed Shepherd, commander of test. Afghanistan. Cunhatirlit yfu nrot.h SeCr Ono11ti9c4e 6 the mobile testing unit in Langholm “You only need to take a test if you FUundnerteakrera &l M Donuimrenetacl Sterovirce s who are in the 2 Scots, Second Battal ion New Memorials supplied have symptoms. ______The Eskdale & Liddesdale Additional Inscriptions and Cleaning Advertiser is part funded by the following organisations along with charitable trusts and individuals from the community of Langholm. DBriaervy iBdan kW, Ew. eEs, rLsankghionlm e Impact on Borderers’ lives Tel: 013873 81251 or 07710 906257 >From Page 1 Dumfriesshire MSP, He added: "It is impor- “Understandably, there Oliver Mundell said com- tant that electronic signage has been a lack of clarity “They need to ensure mon sense prevailed on the border should be this week after the differ- they consider the unique among most residents on consistent and relevant at ent messages at Scottish FUNERAL Supported by the Dumfriesshire East Community impact their decisions have both sides of the border all times." and UK levels were high- DIRECT ORS Benefit Group on people living near the in preventing the spread "It remains vital that the lighted in the media. which is funded by border. of COVID-19. public in England and "These differences are For a Personal Service ScottishPower Renewables Ewe Hill Windfarm “Relaxing the lockdown He said: "It is not in the Scotland continue to ob- relatively minor, contrary Hedle y and Tur nbull has huge implications for interests of the people of serve the travel guidelines to what was sometimes people living in Scotland Dumfriesshire, Cumbria which remain broadly sim- portrayed, and that’s what 013873 75404 / 013873 75532 / 0789 655 7941 but working in England. and beyond to have the ilar such as avoiding non- has contributed to the con- “They are unsure when border restricted or even essential journeys and, fusion.” Both parliamen- they are expected to return closed for checks, as some where possible, staying tarians say they take seri- share the news of any...... Leader The Scottish to work and if they have nationalists suggested. safe by being at home." ously concerns raised by D & G Government engagements children, Borders and "The priority remains to David Mundell, Dum- constituents who feared • Dumfries and Galloway control this virus and I'm friesshire, Clydesdale and new, less-stringent rules • marriages councils will come under disappointed some Tweeddale MP, said: "The being introduced in • anniversaries pressure to add them to Scottish politicians and priority for everyone has England could lead to rule- their list of key workers activists have tried to stir got to be slowing the breaking leisure trips from • births Contact us on Scottish Rural The European so they can access child- up tensions about the bor- spread of the virus and England to towns like • thank yous 013873 80012 Development Agricultural Fund care.” der.” saving lives. Langholm. [email protected] Programme for Rural • congratulations Development Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 14, 2020 3 44 deaths in region FORTY-FOUR people have now died of the coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway. That figure rose from 35 on £34k for crisis groups Monday to 44 at 12pm yesterday and includes those who died in hospital and And £27k raised so far for the Langholm moor buy-out project community settings. the COVID-19 pandemic and £10,500 acres of Langholm The region’s total number of supports all members of the Moor from Buccleuch. positive cases is 255. The community experiencing It will be named the Tarras number of patients to have challenges. Valley Nature Reserve and the recovered is 79. The application has been objective is to have it In the Borders the number of approved for the full amount designated as a national nature deaths stood at 32 on Tuesday. THREE Langholm groups requested. reserve. In the region the number of are to share £34,005 to help Langholm Day Centre will positive cases now totals 294. them provide services to the receive a boost to its funds to Special Currently, 26 are being community during the help it to continue to deliver It is already a Site of Special treated in hospital, with coronavirus lockdown. meals on wheels to its members Scientific Interest and is another 12 suspected cases The Langholm Initiative was and offer support at this time designated a Special Protection awaiting results. Fewer than awarded the grant by the when Langholm’s older people Area under the European birds five were in intensive care. Scottish government’s are isolated in their homes. directive for its breeding hen In Scotland the total number supporting community fund. harriers. of people tested so far is It will now distribute the Gift cards Other ambitions include The Langholm COVID-19 75,570. Of those, 61,807 were money to the community peatland restoration, ancient support group will use the negative, while 13,763 were groups which have been or will woodland regeneration, native funding to provide Co-op gift positive. be active during lockdown up woodland creation, eco- to the end of September. cards to those in need to help Of those who tested positive, tourism, renewable energy and, The Initiative was invited to buy food. The group will 1,912 have since died. importantly, conservation of bid into the fund by the announce how people can The Scottish government Sandra Graham, day centre manager, and her team are delivering meals on iconic species such as the hen Development Trusts obtain cards shortly. wheels to their members during the coronavirus pandemic says these figures will be harrier and black grouse. underestimated because not Association for Scotland OutPost Arts will offer arts’ (DTAS). activities to help people worldwide emergency.” than £20,000 in the first 48 Kevin Cumming, project everyone with COVID-19 will manager, said of the donations: display symptoms and not all It pulled together proposals improve their health and well- Last Thursday the Langholm hours, including direct from Langholm Day Centre, being at this time when some Initiative also launched its donations not made through the “There’s still a long way to go those with symptoms will be but this is a good start. Please tested. OutPost Arts and the Langholm people have increased anxiety crowdfunder to raise £3.4m for crowdfunding page. This came COVID-19 support group and and stress. the Langholm Moor from more than 430 donors. keep sharing and spread the On Monday 1,131 people word.” were in Scottish hospital with submitted the application to Margaret Pool, Langholm community buy-out. Yesterday morning the total The crowdfunder is on Go confirmed COVID-19 and DTAS. Initiative chairwoman, said: An application has been had reached £27,420 from 618 Fund Me at there were another 487 Funding had to be for new or “I’m delighted with this grant submitted for another £3m donors. Donations are eligible suspected cases. extended activity in the which is a great tribute to the worth of funding from the for Gift Aid. www.gofundme.com/langholm community which is being swift responses of community Scottish Land Fund. The community buy-out -moor-buyout. delivered solely in response to organisations in Eskdale to a The crowdfunder raised more involves the purchase of Welcome to VE Day remembered THE 75th anniversary of www.eladvertiser.co.uk VE Day was marked at the the new website for the E & L Advertiser war memorial in Buccleuch Park Langholm last Friday. At a time when we are continually being A wreath was laid on behalf reminded to stay at home, we have decided of the community by the now is the time to launch our new website Langholm Social Club and and hope that it helps everyone in Eskdale Langholm, Ewes and West - and Liddesdale to keep in touch with what erkirk Community Council. David Jeffrey piped The Bat - is happening locally. In these troubled tle’s O’er after the laying of times, self-isolating at home is a challenging the wreath and two minute’s experience and the more rural our home, silence by Social Club chair - the more difficult it can be to get to our man David Patterson. local shops and buy our everyday needs, He said: “I felt it was impor - including our weekly copy of the E&L. tant to mark VE Day as long as it could be done safely. We had planned an all singing, all dancing website with subscriptions, interactions and a “I spoke to John Galloway, full digital version of the E&L but that will come later once the coronavirus, COVID-19, community council chairman, a couple of weeks ago and has been consigned to the history books.... he was fully supportive. Aye, the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley ! “I also knew that members of the pipe band were taking In the meantime, we hope that you will get some enjoyment from this abbreviated part in a national campaign version which will become available early next week where you can access articles to play at 3pm. from each week’s E&L as well as recent editions of the digital version of the E&L. “Living next door to Gunther, I asked whether we could Hopefully, this will enable you to keep up with what is happening in Eskdale and combine the two. “I also arranged to ‘go live’ Liddesdale and we can all look forward to the launch of the completed version of using the What’s On in and www.eladvertiser.co.uk later in the year. around Langholm Facebook And once you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it – page which meant the event [email protected] could be seen by as many David Patterson, above, pays his respects at Langholm war memorial after people as possible.” laying a wreath on the 75th anniversary of VE Day “Owned by the Community...... 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DENTISTS Mark Buddy .013873 80521 Emergency - outside opening hours 01461 202508 Hazel, Callum, Hannah and David celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE David Jeffrey prepares to play Battle’s O’er, along with sev - Day with a traditional afternoon tea The Jeffrey family drink a toast to VE Day eral other pipers around the town Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 14, 2020 5 IN BRIEF Graduate July date for town’s doctors A GROUP of doctors, who have graduated early to help the NHS meet the challenge of the coro - navirus, have arrived in Dumfries and Galloway. flood scheme order Anne-Marie Coxon, Education More public engagement is planned over council’s £8m project Centre manager at Dumfries A FLOOD order notice to pro - comprising walls and embank - The next stage is to publish and Galloway Royal Infirmary, mote the Langholm flood pro - ments, along with an overflow the flood order which entails said: “These doctors are final tection scheme is likely to be channel through Buccleuch Park making all documents and plans year medical students who vol - delayed until the end of July, to relieve flow on the Wauchope available to view for 28 days, unteered to graduate early so Water during high water. it has been revealed. during which people can make they can help the COVID-19 The project team at Dumfries Visuals written representations. response. and Galloway Council continues In an update given to More details are at www.dum - “We have nine doctors with to work on completing the flood Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk gal.gov.uk/langholmfloodpro - us now and another four will order documents but the coron - community council, Michael tection avirus crisis will have an impact arrive within the next couple Smith, project manager, flood Langholm’s flood defences re - of weeks. on its progress. risk management team, said: “I view group says it’s pleased to “They are working in Only when it is safe will the can advise that the team are see some clarity emerging since public be able attend another working on providing enhanced medicine, surgery, the emer - drop-in event to give their views raising concerns with the com - gency department and critical visuals of the scheme. munity council in February. on the flood order notice. care unit. “We have received a request Considering the flood order The documents being worked for a physical mock-up of the “Six will stay on from August on include the legal notice, out - completion target is the end of defences and will give this con - July, it has asked the team to to complete their foundation line plans, flood modelling re - training with NHS Dumfries & ports and the options/costings sideration as we progress with clarify several matters. leading to the preferred scheme. the scheme. These include whether the Galloway.” Langholm was identified as a “In the meantime, we will re - flood order has an expiry period Jeff Ace, chief executive, said: view with the designers options potentially vulnerable area and The Esk floods into Buccleuch Park Photo: Mark Hodgson if it is not implemented, what “Containment efforts meant we was put forward by the council for more “pedestrian-eye” views compensation package will be weren’t overwhelmed by the for 1 in 200-year flood defences. of the defences in the 3D model point until restrictions are re - information on the scheme and available to property owners or coronavirus in its first wave. Eighty per cent of the £8m so these can be shared. laxed, allowing the following the flood order process. occupiers adversely affected, “However, we recognise this cost will be borne by the Scottish “We continue email discus - stages of public engagement “Before this, we will invite are any compulsory purchase is a challenge we’ll have to live government but the bid will sions with various groups and and formal publication. owners and/or occupiers of prop - with over the coming months. have to compete with other orders anticipated and, if the residents after the engagement “Before we publish the flood erties most affected, principally order has no end date, will the “The addition of these enthu - communities around Scotland. session to answer queries and order the team will give a pre - those on the river where there After the recent three-day op - permanent diminution in the siastic, interim doctors is a fan - give more details on the scheme sentation to the ward councillors will be high or nearby defences, value of properties be compen - tastic boost and very much ap - tion review and community en - “This work can continue under gagement event in the Buccleuch and community council followed to meet the team to discuss the sated? preciated.” Centre, the team’s preferred current lockdown arrangements. by a drop-in session for the implications and, as far as pos - Follow the Langholm flooding scheme is for direct defences, Completing it will be the hold community with displays and sible, address any concerns.” page on Facebook.

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PAULINE Inch and her Husband, Donald, who live in Rowanburn, feel very lucky to live in their community during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple, who have long been active in the village, have been self-isolating since early March after Donald, who has a lung condition, got a letter to say he was at high risk. Pauline said: “It’s been great the way Pauline Inch and her husband, Donald, are people have come together to offer help. self-isolating in Rowanburn “They’re getting prescriptions for us and the Co-op in Langholm has been delivering everyone else is.” our groceries. I can’t complain. As in many other communities, help has “We can go out for walks without meeting been organised so people are not stranded. anyone which is very fortunate so we’re get - Pauline said: “There is a notice on the ting our exercise and we have a garden, village noticeboard for people who can help too. in any way. “Before the lockdown started, my grandson “They have just got together to do it. was in hospital and we took the family’s “If anyone needs help such as prescriptions black labrador to look after. picking up, they just have to phone. Donald “When lockdown came, we couldn’t get has had a phone consultation with his doctor him back home so he’s still here. I can take and that has been easy as well. him for walks every day and he’s great com - “It’s wonderful the way people are coming pany so we’re very fortunate. together but I just wish it was over.” “But we’re missing our family, just like ______6 Thursday May 14, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk

In association with FarmingC & D AUCTION MARTSon - LONGTOWNthe & DUMFRIESBorder Please keep your rFLuY-TIbPPINbG caises conhtinu e aenctou raghed too travmel only we hen Jim takes on wool to surge, with a bin bag of it is essential. human excrement found “We want assurances that among items illegally dumped landowners, who have been in the Scottish countryside victims of fly-tipping, will not during lockdown. have to pay to dispose of the Scottish Land & Estates rubbish.” (SLE), the rural business mem - chairmanand’ Gallsoway h eifers and stoeers. mlan, e Jim was elected regional bership organisation, has written He breeds his own female re - board member for the Scottish to Roseanna Cunningham, cab - placements, both sheep and cat - Southern region in 2017 and inet secretary for environment, tle, and sells his pedigree vice-chairman in 2018. climate change and land reform Cheviot rams at the annual Richard Cottrill, a landowner calling for a commitment from South Country Cheviot sale in and tenant sheep farmer in the government to allow house - October. Jim is also an active Derbyshire, becomes vice- hold waste and recycling centres member of his farming com - chairman. to reopen if social distancing munity. Richard, along with his family, measures can be safely met, as He said: “I’m delighted to be has farmed the Derbyshire Peak has been done in England. elected chairman. The COVID- District all his life, running Sarah-Jane Laing, chief ex - 19 pandemic is unprecedented 2,000 plus ewes and 60 suckler ecutive, said “At a time when and a challenging time for us cows over 7,500 acres. rural businesses are being hit Fly-tipping is increasing in the all. He said: “It’s more important hard financially, it is heart - countryside during lockdown “British Wool has imple- than ever that we work together breaking that people think it is mented a COVID-19 response to support the long-term future okay to dump their rubbish on Some Scottish local authorities plan to ensure we continue to of the sheep sector in the UK. other people’s property in the already uplift fly-tipped waste operate effectively but in a safe “British Wool performs an countryside, leaving the on private land as long as it is manner. important role by providing a landowner to foot the bill to reasonably near public land. “Wool producers can be valuable service to all producers clean it up. “Where feasible and resources assured that, as chairman, with with our UK network of depots “We are concerned about the allow, SLE would like this sup - the support of my fellow board and collection sites as well as damage fly-tipping is causing portive approach being taken members, I will represent their supporting the next generation to the environment, the harm it by all 32 councils. best interests and, despite the through our shearing training can cause to animals and Ms Laing added: “If your bin Jim Robertson, who won flock of the year from the Cheviot Sheep Society short-term challenges posed by programme and new entrant wildlife and the public and pri - is overflowing or you are having in February, with his wife, Sharon, at their Langholm farm the virus, by working together scheme.” vate cost of clean-up. a clear-out, keep your rubbish we will come out of this Richard was elected English “Employees on farms and in on your own property until the LANGHOLM sheep and ning a flock of 950 South stronger. Central regional board member rural businesses are being placed tips reopen. cattle farmer Jim Robertson Country Cheviots and 50 Texels, Our long-term focus remains, in 2015 and previous to that at risk by having to remove “How would you feel if you has been elected British Wool’s along with 100 Galloway cows. as is always the case, to max - was a member of the English what could potentially be haz - had to clear up someone else’s chairman. Over the past few years Jim imise the returns they receive Central regional committee, ardous material and taking on asbestos, dirty nappies or human Jim farms more than 1,700 has bought Whitebred Shorthorn from their wool.” including being regional chair - extra work when we are being faeces from your property?” acres of less-favoured area, run - bulls and sells both blue grey Before being appointed chair - man for six years. Around the marts

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had a great £69.50 Moss Side, £67.50 Holebeck, of £140 for Texel hoggs shown by R Aimster, £125 Finnieness, £125, £122 Kimmeter Green, £127 Guardsmill, £124 £105 Barnglies, £100, £97 Earlside, £90 entry forward of 888 breeding sheep at £65.50 Netherton. North Country Cheviot Osborne, Castlehill, Dumfries. Overall The Ash, £120 Tercrosset. Bleu du Maine Kimmeter Green, £122 Rigg Garth. Suf - Courstein. Cheviot Mule £104 Skelfhill, the special opening sale of ewes, shear - £65 & £61 Gospel Hall. Cheviot Mule average 215.7p (SQQ 221.0p). £126 Braithwaite Hall, £116 Ward Hall folk £121 The Land, £114 Wydon, £100 Longburgh Fauld, £96 Cotland. lings and hoggs with lambs at foot and £63 Bayles, £61 Pilmuir. Continental £62 All classes can be sold to vendors’ Guards, £109 Newton of Logierait. Con - £113.50 The Snab, £110 The Land & Zwartble £98 Holmlea, £93 Longburgh geld hoggs at Longtown on Tuesday, 5. & £58 Bayles. Blackface £50 The Old advantage. “Sell live and thrive”. tinental £126 Finnieness. Cheviot £119 Calees Cottage. Oxford £111.50 Guards. Fauld. A tremendous trade for all classes of Police House. Shetland £35 Monk. Geld For further advice on marketing your Westerhall, £116 Wicketthorn, £108.50 Charollais £110 Gallowberry, £104 Light ewes: Cheviot £88 Geltsdale, stock, with all vendors delighted with hoggs: Texel £112 & £107 Townfoot. livestock in these difficult times please Yett, £105.50 Fingland. Suffolk £117 Thorny Knowe. £87 Sourhope, £85 Kirkton, £82 Geltsdale prices attained. The mart had forward 3,318 sheep do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers: Roadside Cottage, £114 Barnglies, £108 A similar show of ewes was forward & Castlehill. Easycare £84 Coxhill. Highlight of the day’s sale was the comprising 2,254 prime hoggs, 96 prime John Walton 07880527066; Nick Wood - Braithwaite Hall, £107 Outertown. Blue - to the usual ring of buyers, with all Blackface £81 Lanehead, £80 Shaftoe annual consignment of Texel x hoggs lambs and 968 cast ewes and rams at mass 07584200489; Sam Hogg faced Leicester £110 Wanwood Hill. classes being firmer on the week and Moor & Hott, £78 Westerhall & Chapel. with Beltex x lambs at foot from David the weekly sale on Thursday, May 7. 07584207323. Mule £105.50 The Ash, £105 Newton showing signs of improvement. Swaledale £71 Gallowberry, £69 New - Carr, Highwood who topped the day at A larger show of cast cows again sold Principal prices (per kilo): Beltex 291p of Logierait, £103.50 Dallowie. Blackface Topping the sale at £199 for Texel bigging, Spoutbank & Low Closegill. £112 & £111 a life, with both lots selling to an increased ring of buyers, ensuring Finnieness, 283p Braithwaite Hall, 276p £105.50 Mirkbooths, £102.50 Newhouse, ewes consigned by R Osborne, Castlehill, Herdwick £70 Cotland. to Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft. all classes met a flying trade with more The Wreay, 274p Paddockhole. Texel £98.50 Blackleaze. Zwartble £105 Dumfries with hill ewes selling at £88 Rams: Texel £140 Aimster, £138 New - A great entry of ewes with lambs at required on a weekly basis. Top price 282p The Wreay, 275p Broomhills, 262p Barnglies. Charollais £104 Thorny for Cheviot ewes from W Wilson & Co, town, £130 Castlehill. Suffolk £140 The foot was well bid for, with many con - per head of £900 for an Angus cow East Raffles, 261p Kirkhouse. Bleu du Knowe. Half-bred £100 Aimster. Herd - Geltsdale, Castle Carrock. Land, £134 Marygate. Bluefaced Le - signers seeing a strong increase on the shown by JDM Thomson, Pilmuir, Haw - Maine 273p Braithwaite Hall, 253p New - wick £93 Auchengray. Swaledale £87 Rams sold to £140 for Texels from A icester £126 Castlehill, £124 The Old year. Topping at £85 a life for four shear ick, who sold Shorthorns at £832. Other ton of Logierait, 251p Braithwaite Hall. Hollin Close. Miller & Sons, Aimster, Thurso and for Police House. Charollais £114 Longrow. Texel x ewe from D Baxter, Moss Side. Shorthorn cows sold to £810 from R Cheviot 242p Oswie, 240p Cleughbrae, A tidy offering of spring lambs was Suffolks from H Martindale, The Land, Blackface £91 Chirdon. Principal prices. Hoggs: Texel £112 Moscrop & Son, Border Rigg, Bewcastle. 238p Cocklawfoot & Sourhope. Black - forward and sold very well, topping at Ecclefechan. Averages. Hoggs: light to 238p & £111 High Wood, £104 & £89 The Shorthorn heifers sold at 171p and 170p face 238p Sourhope, 234p Prior Rigg, 295p for Texel lambs consigned by GT Many more are needed weekly for an (216.7p); standard to 251p (222.7p); Harras, £100 & £93 Foregirth, £99 & from Waterhead of Dryfe, Lockerbie, 231p Sourhope, 228p Kirkhouse & New - Beattie, Guardsmill, Gretna and from R increased demand. Please contact our medium to 291p (220.3p); heavy to £88 Wallend, £95 Braithwaite Shields. with cows to 128p Pilmuir and 122p house. Suffolk 234p Braithwaite Hall, Johnston, Kimmeter Green, Annan. Top auctioneers for further enquiries. 273.9p (205.3p); shearlings to 216.3p Mules £94 & £86 Little Blencowe, £90 Solwaybank. Angus cows sold to 125p 233p Outertown, 224p Harbarrow, 223p price per head of £128 again for a fan - Heavy ewes: Texel £199 Castlehill, (189.1p). Lambs: light to 276.3p (276.3p); Yewtree, £80 Foregirth. Suffolk £94 The from Pilmuir with Blue Greys selling at Westerloch. Herdwick 225p, 219p Clea tastic pen of Texel bred lambs also from £188 Mirkbooths, £182 Carran, £178 standard to 238p (238p); medium to Harras. Shearlings: Mules £69 & £68 112p from Cadgillhead. Hall, 219p The Wreay, 214p Clea Hall. Kimmeter Green. Overall average 249.3p Aimster. Charollais £144, £128, £127 295p (272.1p); heavy to 265p (234.5p); Sourhope. Ewes: Texel £85 Moss Side, A larger entry of prime hoggs was Mule 221p Oswie, 212p Tushielaw, 210p (SQQ 271.6p). Thackwood. Beltex £142 Hillside, £120 overweight to 211p (196.8p). Ewes: light £76, £70, £63 Bayles, £71 Netherton. forward. Well-finished hoggs sold to a Wydon Eals. Lleyn 211p Coxhill. Cheviot Principal prices (per kilo): Texel 295p Finnieness. Suffolk £125 Mossburnford, to £88 (£68.93); heavy to £199 (£103.22). Suffolk £82 Gospel Hall, £80 & £75.50 premium, while lean hoggs proved harder Mule 210p Tushielaw & Muirston. Guardsmill, 295p, 290p, 288p Kimmeter £122 The Land, £121 Fowrass. Bluefaced Rams: £140 (£94.66). & £73 Lingey Field, £69 Leapsrigg. to cash. Swaledale 195p Patties Hill. Green. Suffolk 246p, 244p The Land, Leicester £112 Finnieness, £104 The Bluefaced Leicester £76 & £64 Cowburn. The sale topped at 291p for a penful Principal price (per head): Texel £140, 244p Barnhill Mews. Dorset 238p Long - Throp. Mule £110 Thorny Knowe, £94 Charollais £72 & £71 Moss Side. Mules of Beltex hoggs from S McKie, Finniness, £130 Castlehill, £127 The Wreay, £126 burgh Fauld. Oxford 232p Guards. East Mains, £90 Chapel. Border Leicester £72 Low Closegill, £71.50 Netherton, Kirkcudbright with top price per head Castlehill, £125 Tercrosset. Beltex £128 Principal price (per head): Texel £128 £108 Aimster. North Country Cheviot Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 14, 2020 7 IN BRIEF Holmwood Physio celebrates her incident TWO women aged 59 and 20 have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with an alleged Section 38 of the Criminal Justice and patient’s full recov ery Licensing Offence, previously Langholm therapist will remember camaraderie and optimism known as a breach of the peace. Police were called to a last year. “He is a huge Carlisle United disturbance in Holmwood Dawn said: "I have worked fan and we all look forward to Gardens, Langholm, on the as part of Paul’s team so it was going to a game with him when evening of Monday, April 20. hugely upsetting for us all when things get back to normal. he fell ill. "The team working during the ______COVID-19 pandemic has been fantastic and I admire every one AN NHS frontline worker of my colleagues. They work from Langholm has spoken endlessly to meet the needs of of her joy over the recovery patients. Tidy while of a stroke patient she had Appreciation been helping to treat. “I will look back on this crisis you walk Dawn Lamb is an advanced with memories of excellent specialist physiotherapist in camaraderie and optimism, THE Langholm Initiative is acute stroke and neuro-rehab at despite the very difficult times. launching its annual spring litter the Cumberland Infirmary in “I have been overwhelmed by pick but with a difference this Carlisle. the public support and appreci - year. Dawn said her team was dev - ation for the NHS. The Thursday Dawn Lamb, kneeling right, and other staff celebrate the recovery of their It is asking families going out astated when one of their stroke night clapping and pipe-playing patient from COVID-19 at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for their daily walks to combine patients contracted COVID-19. in Langholm have been excep - this with a tidy-up of the town’s to fight the virus because he was we didn’t think he would make Paul Bainbridge, 60, was tional." most popular walks. previously on a ventilator but it. treated by Yogendra Jagatsinh, Dr Jagatsinh said: “The staff Welcome to Langholm in the Dawn Lamb in full personal we battled on. “He is thankful to everyone. a consultant in rehabilitation were all devastated when Paul Market Place will be open this medicine at North Cumbria protective gear at the hospital contracted COVID-19 because He’s a fighter. Saturday from 10am until 2pm Integrated Care. he is such a lovely person. We Delighted “He is such a lovely person so that people can collect pick - Paul had been receiving treat - “He battled on with such pos - all shed tears because we have “We are absolutely delighted and loves sport. Whenever we ment on Elm A ward at the itivity; it has been amazing and such a bond with him. he improved and he’s back with get time, we go and talk to him ers, disposable gloves and bags. Cumberland Infirmary in humbling to see him recover “We were unsure whether he us. It is an amazing outcome because he has a really bubbly Get there early and pick your Carlisle after suffering a stroke and continue his rehabilitation. would pull through and be able because he was so poorly and personality.” route.

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Send us your photographs! Every week we publish a reader’s photo on our Gallery page. This can be taken on a phone or a camera. Submit your photos to the Editor who will select the best for publication. Let us know what camera or Staff at the DGRI with some of the scrubs made by the willing army of volunteers phone you took it on. SCRUBS, pyjamas and drawstring bags are being delivered to Email them to [email protected] NHS staff all over Dumfries and Galloway. Some of the essential items have been made by individuals in or drop a printed copy into our office at Langholm who joined the For the Love of Scrubs network to use their 54 High Street, Langholm. sewing skills to help provide vital protective clothing and other equipment to the NHS and other health and social care settings. Photo by: Caitlin Weatherstone A large number of volunteers have come together from all over the region to help in any way they can. The group has set up a network and is co-ordinating its work to include social distancing measures. The group has named NHS contacts and it is ensuring deliveries of goods are co-ordinated to minimise footfall to health and social care settings. born in 1848 ...... and still going strong! 8 Thursday May 14, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday May 14, 2020 9 Double celebration for Langholm’s bands

LANGHOLM Town Band, like all other UK music groups, has been unable to rehearse and play in public because of the COVID-19 lockdown. The last time the band played together, as with most other Scottish bands, was on stage at the regional championships in Perth in March when it qualified to represent Scotland at the national champi - onships of Great Britain in Cheltenham in September. Last Friday was due to be the night when Langholmites would elect their Cornet for 2020 and the town band would normally have set off from the town hall playing Jeannies Black John Smith of Langholm plays at Meikleholmside Nigel Bell plays at Harelaw, Canonbie E’e, one of the Common Riding marches, to the Buccleuch Centre where the crucial voting normally MEMBERS of Langholm Pipe Band helped their The pipers were Pipe Major Craig Irving (Gretna), takes place. communities to mark VE Day last Friday by taking Nigel Bell (Harelaw), Iain Bell (Harelaw), But neither the town nor the band part in an international event. Catherine Edwards (Smithfield), Richard Henderson were to be beaten. Christine Calvert, At 3pm the pipers joined in playing Battle’s O’er to (Langholm), David Jeffrey (Langholm), Paul Mitchell secretary, suggested a social dis - remember the day when the Western Allies declared (Langholm), Margaret Norden (Waterbeck), John Smith tancing video could be recorded of war in Europe was over and Germany had surren - (Langholm), Ryan Smith (Canonbie) and Pat Stewart Jeannie’s Black E’e and launched dered. (Carlisle). Above: Members of Langholm Town Band came together last Friday, on Friday at 7pm as it would have Battle's O'er is the traditional March played by pipers That more than 1,000 pipers in 28 countries played with the use of technology and social media, to play Jeanie’s Black E’e happened in normal times. to mark the occasion of the election for Cornet Since the launch, the video was at the end of a battle. They also played VE 75 Years, from the safety of their homes during this difficult time viewed more than 7,500 times in 48 written for this occasion by Pipe Major Roger Bayes, showed the strength of the piping family in the world to hours. City of Norwich Pipe Band. pay tribute to the many pipers who lost their lives during Chris Shanks, musical director, and Josh Calvert, cornet player, pulled together the individual tracks and videos over a few days. The project was in the planning for about four weeks. Christine said: “Unfortunately, some of the band members couldn’t take part because of work commitments; we have key workers in our ranks. “Others had a few laughs and sev - eral takes while recording their parts but all enjoyed the experience. “So much so, there will be another release in a week or so. Keep watch - ing our Facebook page, www.langholmtownband.com and YouTube channel.” The band’s performance of Jeannie’s Black E’e is on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbZP fxeWotM Players were also asked to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on May 8 by playing the last post and reveille at 2.55pm before Sir Winston Churchill’s speech announcing the end of the war, which was broadcast in the UK at 3pm. Nicole Weatherstone, the band’s principal cornet player, played the last post in Henry Street and simul - taneously by Christine, flugelhorn Nicole Weatherstone, principal cornet for Langholm Town Band, Christine Calvert also plays the Last Post from her garden Pipe Major Craig Irving plays The Battle’s O’er from his home in Gretna Ryan Smith takes part by playing at home in Canonbie Richard Henderson at St Thorwald’s Paul Mitchell plays at Scotsknowe plays the Last Post on Moodla Point at 2.55pm on Friday player, from her garden. 10 Thursday May 14, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Cash for free meals DUMFRIES and Galloway Council is extending its options A troubled history of for free school meals with an option for a direct cash pay - ment. The cash payment will be £35 every two weeks for each child, allowing families the flexibility to make their own arrangements no-man’s land retold best suited to them and their Travel writer explores life in the now peaceful Borderlands children. A FIRST encounter with the to take control of. tories and scant ruins linger The £35 payment is one of historic Debateable Lands “Peacefully admiring nature among wooded valleys, fast- the highest amounts offered by leads to the unexpected. at work, it was hard to believe flowing rivers and open moor - councils in the UK. It is a savage slice of history, that this seemingly tranquil, land that lend themselves to let - It has already provided more unfamiliar outside the rural landscape was once at the ting your imagination fill in than 70,000 free school meals Borderlands, and leaves visitors edge of one of Britain's most some of the blanks of its much to 1,700 households with a sense of awe and under - lawless, and for a time, bloodiest, under-told story. Councillor Elaine Murray, standing of a less-well-known regions: the area known as the “Winding northwards up the council leader, said: “We know aspect of the Scotland-England A7, with Gilnockie Tower in people are having to deal with story. the rear-view mirror, I struggled challenging circumstances and An article written by Kirsten to get my head around how this we’re doing all we can to sup - Henton for BBC Travel relates small patch of land, the most port them through the crisis. her journey through the debatable of areas, had excelled “Extending our criteria for Debateable Lands from Gretna at such remarkable lawlessness free school meals and offering to Langholm, taking in Canonbie with colourful characters and a cash option will greatly reduce and Rowanburn. tales to boot, while, simultane - the pressures on many people She talks about Lang Sandy ously, remaining so very under and ensure their children receive (Alexander Armstrong) who was the radar. a nutritious meal each day.” hanged with his 11 sons “And that’s where the appeal Families now have three and whose statue stands in in the Debatable Lands lies; the options: cash payment of £35 Rowanburn and Gilnockie intrigue of this unfathomable every two weeks (£17.50 a Tower, along with the Scots period and, by association, the week) for each child; food pack Dyke, built in 1552, which did surrounding towns and villages delivered to their home; or col - nothing to stem the flow of reiv - of the Borderlands, whose nat - lect a food pack from a com - ing and of King James VI of Gilnockie Tower near Canonbie ural landscapes remain – almost munity hub. Scotland and I of England, – as wild and untamed as in the People choosing the cash pay - whose monarchy unified the Debatable Lands. days of the reivers.” ment must register at https:// crowns and oversaw the tidying “Today, this once troublesome The article is on the website supportdg.dumgal.gov.uk/CV19 up of the Debateable Lands. region is a laidback, quiet part www.bbc.com/travel which is schoolmeals She writes: “For 300 years, of the border where hardy animal produced by BBC Global News the Debatable Lands flourished breeds are reared and a sense Ltd, a commercial company as an anarchic no-man's land; of community reverberates owned by the BBC. not independent, but too dan - among the long-established The money it makes from it gerous for either Scotland or towns and villages. is reinvested to help fund the The statue of Lang Sandy (Alexander Armstrong) is in Rowanburn, part of Hardship England to be able – or want – “It’s a place where local his - BBC’s international journalism. the Reiver Trail funding DUMFRIES and Galloway Council is administering the newly self-employed hardship fund for the Scottish govern - ment. Applications to this fund Rainbow window winners should be made to https:// supportdg.dumgal.gov.uk/ article/20814/Support-for-the- self-employed Its purpose is to provide hard - ship relief to newly self-em - ployed individuals who can’t access support through other schemes. Successful applicants will receive a one-off payment of £2,000. It provides a package of addi - tional grant support schemes for small and medium sized Aiden Wood’s multi-coloured pictures are very effective Connie Gardner uses strong colours for her rainbow picture businesses (SMEs), addressing gaps in funding for businesses RAINBOWS have become a sym - help people, who see them, to smile. affected by the COVID-19 eco - bol of hope and love during the “It has also grown as a way of nomic crisis. coronavirus pandemic and chil - showing support in working together South of Scotland Enterprise dren have been decorating the to make life the best it can be, is administering funds for small windows of their homes with their something Langholm and the sur - and micro enterprises in the own pictures. creative, tourism and hospitality rounding area have shown during Alison Hotchkiss, a counsellor this quarantine period.” sectors and funds for viable for Langholm and Canonbie Schools Adam German, the Langholm SMEs. Cluster, decided to run a competition Councillor Archie Dryburgh, based on these rainbow paintings. Academy art teacher, had the hard vice-chairman of the economy She said: “It all started by seeing task of judging the entries. and resources committee, said: the lovely rainbow windows already The winners were Connie Gardner, “We’re doing everything we in the town and my wish to do Aiden Wood, Mia and Summer can to pay out to as many busi - something to encourage all the chil - Harvey and Rosa Mazarib. Each nesses as we can, as quickly as dren and young people in our area winner was given an Amazon gift we can.” Mia and Summer Harvey’s delightful designs Rosa Mazarib gets across her message from her window to fill up spaces with rainbows to voucher. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 14, 2020 11 IN BRIEF Appeal to How to keep well in EWM boss EDINBURGH Woollen Mill boss, Philip Day, has been urged to step in and reverse a decision to make five workers at the Scottish Deer Centre in Fife this time of isolation redundant. Make a list, take up hobbies and ask for help when you need it They were made redundant just days before the government mood and reduce how ‘stressed and our lives with others. riencing similar feelings. For announced its furlough scheme. out’ you currently feel but I Try deleting the apps and some this may not come easy The company has refused to don’t wish to take away from access via your browser or by and the support lines listed here rehire them, which would allow people’s everyday struggles. turning off notifications. Allow may be beneficial. 80 per cent of their wages to One of the most effective yourself set times during the It’s vital people know there is be paid by the government. things you can do is set a rou - day to ‘check in’ with social help and support if they feel Willie Rennie, North East Fife tine/to do list or, for those Mrs media. they are struggling to self-man - MSP, wrote to Mr Day and By Vickie Ormerod, Hinch fans out there, a Hinch Limit how often you watch age their mental health. urged him to step in and take Langholm well-being nurse list. the news. Choose one time dur - NHS Dumfries & Galloway’s the “moral decision” to furlough This will organise your day ing the day to watch it and psychology department has cre - the staff instead. IN THIS current climate our and identify all the things you avoid reading it online too ated a fantastic website with The Scottish Liberal Democrat mental health can feel more are still doing as well as boost often. advice and links to other web - leader said he had received an fragile and vulnerable than your sense of purpose. Whether you watch it once or sites and useful apps at unsatisfactory response from ever before. Getting up and going to bed 10 times during the day, it’s www.nhsdg.co.uk/mental- the company’s HR department. Nobody is immune to experi - at roughly the same time each likely the news will be largely health-and-wellbeing-and-coro - He said: “I have been appalled encing difficulties with their day helps to promote healthy Vickie Ormerod, well-being nurse the same each time. navirus/ at the way the staff have been mental well-being and now we sleep patterns. Getting dressed, me and trying to pay attention Reconnect with hobbies and There are other forms of sup - treated during this time. have to be kind and considerate “Given the government sup - even if it’s just into comfy jog - to my surroundings. interests. I really enjoy cooking port such as Samaritans who to each other and learn com - port available to the company gers, makes you more inclined Try to stay connected to others. and baking and have spent more can be contacted 24/7 on 116 passion towards others. to feel set up for the day. time planning meals, and pud - 123 and Breathing Space for to prevent just this kind of The good news is there are I suggest phone and video calls action, I’m very disappointed If you’re physically able, plan over texting. dings, so I have something to out-of-hours support on 0800 lots of things you can do to your daily exercise to be out of look forward to doing regularly. 83 85 87. the company has sought to make Try to limit your time on social maintain and enhance your well- the house and make the most of For you, it may be reading more, NHS Dumfries & Galloway EWM and Cupar Deer Centre being. the beautiful setting we live in. media. It’s really tempting to knitting, cycling or DIY. advises that ‘if you or anyone employees redundant when they Having said this, I know there There are so many walks for spend more time than usual Finally, talk to people about you care for is feeling in crisis could have been furloughed. are a lot of social, financial and all abilities on our doorstep. I scrolling through Facebook but, how you are feeling. Sharing or having thoughts of harming “I appreciate employers are practical difficulties which peo - spend the first half of my walk in reality, it can quite often thoughts, feelings and difficulties themselves, contact your GP, finding the current circum - ple are currently experiencing. listening to my favourite music increase our sense of isolation with people we love and trust phone NHS 24 on 111 or contact stances difficult but most are The following advice will help or podcasts and the second half and become too easy to fall into can be extremely powerful. the psychology department for willing and have been able to to alleviate anxiety and low listening to the sounds around a mindset of comparing ourselves Quite often, others are expe - more advice on 01387 244495’. find ways to go above and beyond to help people in need.” The government scheme allows employees made redun - dant in the period before lock - down to be rehired and placed on furlough. Mr Rennie said: “The redun - dancies could be reversed with - Karl does a spot of painting out costing Philip Day a single penny but he has refused to budge so far.” The five workers were among 37 employed at the animal park, ON THEIR daily one-hour walk shop and café, most of whom one day last week a Langholm are on furlough. couple noticed the bench at the An EWM spokesman previ - White Yet had been painted. ously said the redundancies had The next day they went on the been made because of a down - same walk and saw the phantom turn in business. He said: “What we would painter giving it a second coat. have to do is rehire them to put Nobody had asked him; he just them in furlough but to do that thought it needed to be cleaned and we would have to tell the gov - have a facelift. ernment there was the potential How nice, they thought, that he for them to come back. “We know those jobs aren’t was doing his bit for our great com - going to come back.” munity. He would never have "owned up" to be the painter if they hadn't ______actually seen him. They wondered just how many other acts like this are being done by anonymous people not looking for Office any praise whatsoever. The painter, of course, was Karl conversion Nawrocki. BERNARD Provost of The Smithy, Eskdalemuir, has applied for planning permission to alter and change the use of Karl Nawrocki gives one of the town’s benches a facelift an office and convert it into a house. 12 Thursday May 14, 2020 Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser www.eladvertiser.co.uk Times Past

100 years : Presentation to Newcastleton Footballer A pleasant social gathering took place in the bowler’s hall, Newcastleton, when the members of the local football club, and a few supporters met to do honour to Mr. Nichol on the occasion of his approaching marriage. Mr. R. Wilson, Grapes Hotel, presided. A supper, sumptuously purveyed by Mrs. T.B Adamson, was thoroughly enjoyed by the large gathering. Mr Simon Bell, in presenting Mr. Nichol with a handsome 8-day clock, referred to his long association with the club, both as a player and a supporter, and the high esteem in which he had always been held. “May this clock” he concluded, “always to continue to ‘tick’ as harmoniously as we all hope and expect your married life to be.” Mr Nichol, in reply, warmly thanked the contributors for their fine token of appreciation. “Good luck to the Hearts of Liddesdale,” he added, would ever be his slogan. The remainder of the evening was spent in song and story, the following contributing to the programme:- Messers James Elliot, James Henry, William Crozier, Willian Nichol, Elliot Rosefield Mills, Dumfries Nichol, Simon Bell, Adam Thomson and Thomas Graham. The accompaniments were ably played by Mr Graham. Vote of thanks to the chairman and accompanist, and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” ended a most enjoyable evening. Langholm with the Lid Off 75 years : Opportunities and Problems We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book. The Prime Minister has never comforted us with easy promises or meaningless phrases. From Joining the Navy the Stranraer/London train Lieutenant” when big Paul about midnight I had some - Scott was beating the drum, the time that he promised us nothing but blood, sweat and tears it has been his policy to tell us rd thing to eat then went to the I began to feel distinctly the truth, however unpalatable it might be and however black the future might seem. In that On the 3 September 1939 way we have always known the worst, we have been prepared for it, and through our knowl - Britain cinema in Dumfries. I queasy. Anyway, I caught the world exploded. edge we have been able to mitigate it’s worst effects. Mr Churchill has reminded us that we are declared War on Germany shouldn’t have done this the train at midnight and because the film was arrived in London early still committed to a hard and stern war in the Far East, that in Europe we have a vital part to and the next day I went to play in restoring order out of calculated chaos, and that at home formidable tasks must be un - “Mutiny of the Bounty” with morning where I crossed to Rosefield Mills Dumfries to dertaken. Victory in the field he has declared will not bring automatic solutions to our problems Charles Loughton playing Waterloo station and got a volunteer to the Navy, but the opportunity to grapple with them by hard and unrelenting work. In these words the captain Bligh. The film train for Plymouth and then thanks to big Paul Scott and Prime Minster has outlined the task to which all of us must lead our energies in the years imme - the big drum from the opened with a sailor getting onto Devonport where I crossed in the Torpoint ferry diately ahead. It will be no time for bandying catchwords or for clutching at easy formulas. It Langholm Town Band who lashed in the fleet in an open will be a time for firm hard thinking. beat the Drum when boat. He was tied to the to HMS Ralleigh. the guns from the British mast. HMS Raleigh Battleship fired at the film of Punishment The Torpoint ferry was on the Battle of Jutland in the There were sailor’s rowing chains lying on the bottom 50 years: Langholm Driver qualifies for “L” Driver final. Seventeen year old Graham Robertson of Springfield, Langholm has qualified for the national silent film “The Flag the boat to each ship and the and it pulled itself over with final of the “L” Driver of the Year competition to be held at Crystal Palace, London, next month. Lieutenant” in Milligan’s Hall bo’sun was standing there the chains going over a huge Graham, an apprentice textile designer came third out of 59 drivers in the Northern Counties area all those years ago. The with the ‘cat ‘ o nine tails’ ratchet either side of the competition at Darlington on Sunday with a total of 52 penalty points. Competitors had to drive scenes in Rosefield Mills dangling in his hand. When ferry. It was whilst waiting for over a 12-mile road section, take part in manoeuvring tests and answer questions on road safety. recruiting offices were inde - they got alongside HMS this ferry that a dead sailor, scribable. Hundreds of Bounty Captain Bligh was The competition was organised by the Institute RAC Registered Instructors and sponsored by fully dressed came up on the National Benzole. Graham was taught how to drive by Mr. R Brown of Brown Brothers School blokes all milling about want - standing there with a tele - chains. There were shrimps ing to join all or any of the scope under his arm and the of Motoring. At Crystal Palace there will be £2,000 worth of prizes, with the winner getting a crawling out and in his eye new car and petrol vouchers for 1,000 miles of motoring presented by National Benzole. The three services. ships company drawn up to sockets. However I ulti - see the punishment as a other Northern Counties drivers who qualified for the final were: Alan Bennet, aged 29 of Torpoint mately got to HMS Raleigh Spennymoor (20 penalty points); Colin Morgan, aged 17, of Tow Law (40 points); Kenneth deterrent to them. The man’s which was a shore establish - I don’t know why I went to head was hanging down on Arthur, aged 17 of South Sheilds (109 points); Mrs Ivy Hodgson, aged 24, of Richmond, (104 ment holding some 5000 points). Dumfries, I could have his chest and the bo’sun raw recruits. I reported at the joined up in Carlisle just the pulled his head back by the gates and after considerable same, after all it’s the same hair and it just fell forward joining up routine with more Navy. Anyway, they said again on to his chest when doctors and issuing of uni - 25 years: Stevie set to be 1995 Cornet they would send for me after he let go. “ The man is dead forms etc. I was given a sta - Mill worker Steven Ellwood looks all set to become Langholm Common Riding Cornet 1995. I had passed the doctor atc. sir” the bos’un reported. tion card which told me His was the only name put forward when nominations closed at noon on Saturday. And tomorrow It was not until the turn of the “Carry on with the punish - which division I was in and night is expected to be appointed at the annual meeting. Later he admitted to being a little disap - year that they sent for me. I ment” snarled Captain Bligh assigned me to a hut con - pointed that there would be no election, but admitted that last years election in which he lost out had to report over at out of the side of his mouth. taining another 19 raw to Ian Ewart, was one of the most nerve-wracking times of his life and one which he is happy to Dumfries and proceed to a Now I had never really recruits. One in particular escape. The 26-year-old who works at R.G. Neills will be upholding a strong tradition in his shore establishment called been away from home latched on to me. His name home road of Caroline Street, being the third cornet in four years from there. He will also be fol - HMS rally near Torpoint in before. I had been to SIloth was Richard Morgan lowing in his father’s footsteps for George Ellwood was cornet in 1963. Semi-jubilee Cornet, Cornwall. I duly arrived in with the Sunday School trip Thomas or “Taff” as he shall Neil Davidson was also returned unopposed in 1970. A member of Langholm Horse Racing Dumfries and was issued and Edinburgh with the be known henceforce. He Association, Stevie has been keen on horses since he could first walk and first rode the common with travel warrant and doc - rugby team but this was dif - came from Cardiff and we when he was 13. uments. As this was early ferent. There had been none had one thing in common – evening and I was catching of this carry on in “The Flag rugby.

Graham Robertson of Langholm is presented with his prize of £3 cash and petrol vouchers by Mr Peter Adams of National Benzole. Twenty-six year old Stevie Ellwood was the only candidate standing for Cornet in 1995 www.eladvertiser.co.uk Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser Thursday May 14, 2020 13 The E&L Gallery

God’s in his Heaven, all’s right with the world....or so you would think looking at this photo of the cherry-blossoms on the banks of the River Esk taken by Kenneth McLean of Langholm

NT at Home brings theatre to your sofa NATIONAL Theatre at Home, can be barbed and the truth is which is streaming productions always telling. Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire for free on YouTube while cine - It is directed by Bijan Sheibani mas and theatres are shut, pre - and the cast includes Fisayo sents Barber Shop Chronicles Akinade, Hammed Animashaun, tonight. Cyril Nri and Sule Rimi. The performances are available The 2014 NT Live broadcast of to view at 7pm every the Young Vic and Thursday to bring con - Joshua Andrews tent to the public in co-production of the their homes during the Tennessee Williams coronavirus outbreak. timeless masterpiece The upcoming titles A Streetcar Named include productions Desire will be by partner theatres streamed next Thurs - Scenes from Barber Shop Chronicles which were previously day, May 21. broadcast to cinemas As Blanche’s fragile by National Theatre world crumbles, she Live. turns to her sister Tonight the NT will stream the Stella for solace – but her downward never-before-seen archive recording spiral brings her face to face with of Inua Ellams’ smash-hit play the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Barber Shop Chronicles, a Kowalski. co-production with Fuel and Leeds The cast includes Gillian Anderson Playhouse. as Blanche, Ben Foster as Stanley The play tells the interwoven tales and Vanessa Kirby as Stella. It is of black men from around the globe directed by Benedict Andrews and who, for generations, have gathered remains the fastest-selling produc - in barber shops where the banter tion in Young Vic history. Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser • Owned by the Community : Published for the Community Thursday May 14, 2020 15

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Muckle Toon Media CIC, Ashleybank House, Langholm DG13 0AN. NEXT SCHEDULED FIXTURES WEDNESDAY 16 th sePTEMBER Thursday May 14, 2020 Sports News SUNDAY 4 th OCTOBER Sponsored by KELSO RACES 01573 221221| [email protected] Farewell Healthy turnout and thanks for doctors’ ruin 55.37. n The first local home was Charlie Borthwick with a time of 47.39 followed by Kevin McCartney in 59.19. Walter Borthwick of Langholm won the male super vet category in a time of 54 mins. The first local woman was Janette Stewart in a time of 63.18 and behind her in equal second were Fiona Steel and Karen Fawkes in 69.32. Female veteran Helen Shipley Russell Anderson presents trophies to, back row, left to right, Damon Little, of Canonbie won her category Callum Henderson, Alistair Hogg and Elliot Little. in a time of 60.05. Langholm Front row: Christopher Tait, Ruaridh McCall, Keith Reid and Alasdair Scott female super vet Fiona Warwick was also in attendance at the The runners set off up the Galaside on the Muckle Toon Doctors’ Run in May 2009 came second in her race in a Sports Nostalgia top table. time of 69.07. Mini/Midi Rugby Les Murray and Robin Masterton are retiring as the The run attracted one of its Hynd crossed the finishing Iain Little of Langholm won E&L Advertiser, May 21, 2009 midi coaches and were given Sport Nostalgia largest entries, with 133 athletes line with an excellent time of the junior boys’ race in 5.54, THE Mini and Midi rugby meal vouchers. in both the main and junior 46 minutes, 14 seconds. while the junior girls’ race was Doctors’ Run won by Louise Mercer of teams enjoyed their end-of-sea - Kitchen organisers Judith Rae races coming from as far as son get-together in the Milntown and Fiona Hogg received From the E&L Advertiser Edinburgh and Nottingham to Veterans Hawick in 6.45. He was followed in by James The trust, which was organ - clubrooms last Sunday, with bouquets, along with Katrina May 14, 2009 join the many locals from north all the lads turned out smartly Ferguson of Dumfries, who ising the event for the seventh Mabon who helps Niall with and south of the border. for the occasion. came first in the male veterans’ time, was grateful to all the the arrangements. WALkErburn athlete A number of the parents had Support category, in a time of 47.08. sponsors because, without their Midi awards. Most improved: Wull Hynd won the annual made an excellent meal and Ashley Hay; most dedicated: The event was also supported The first woman home was assistance, the race would not five-mile Muckle Toon doc - there were speeches from coach - Gregor Masterton; best overall: tors’ run last Sunday. by Scotts of Langholm, Lisa Finlay of Dalbeattie in a be possible. Calum Graham, es Les Murray and Kenny Little. Adam Wright. The event, organised by An - Glenfirra Repairs, Border Fine time of 51.31, while Louisa event organiser, said: “I would Langholm captain and district Mini awards. Most improved nandale & Eskdale Sports & Arts, The Co-op Superstore, Tweedale was second in 59.37. like to thank all the athletes, development coach Niall P4: Callum Henderson; P5 Al - Leisure Trust and sponsored by Ashleybank Investments, The winner of the female med - our sponsors, every business Cubbon was chairman and Colts istair Hogg; P6 Jordan Barrett; the Eskdale & Liddesdale Ad - Langholm day centre, the Scout ical race was Jo Zakdrzewski which contributed, the staff and player Russell Anderson spoke P7 Damon Little. vertiser, was held at the Eskdale group and many other busi - of Dumfries in 47.39 followed all the volunteers and marshalls of his experiences coming up Best attendance: P4 Christo - sports and leisure centre. nesses. by Julia Connor of Innerleithen for their hard work in making through the younger teams into pher Tait; P5 Alasdair Scott; the event such a success.” the Colts and district side. P6 Ruaridh McCall; P7 Damon Club president Kenneth Pool Little.

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