Happy New Year Bee www.solwaybuzz.co.uk by SummerSolwaySolway Cash from Silloth Primary School BuzzBuzz February/March 2016 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Issue 142 Page 2 ‘Our Doors Open’ is back Silloth Certified as a

Page 3 Mens Choir Concert World Record Breaker

Page 4 They want to Ukelele for you

Page 5 What a loss for someone

Page 6 Is 20 plenty?

L to R: Sheila Pattinson, Sam Harrison, Phoebe Pattinson, Clare Stabler (NADT), Bob Pattinson (DA Harrison), Sandra Keaveney (NADT), Gary Harrison, Solway Pupil, Judith Schafer (Solway School), Solway Pupil, Maggie Dunn, Sue Hayman MP, Mayor Tony Markley, John Dunn, Fausto Previtali, John Cook and Rachel Ingrams (Silloth Primary School) GOT IT AT LAST! College and head teacher and others representing After a long wait, Rachel Ingrams received the sponsors DA Harrison Ltd Guinness World Records Primary School Certificate. and representatives of the Pages 8 & 9 2016 Events have finally released the Also present at the organisers, Silloth on Solway What’s DA Harrisons’ story certificates confirming that event in the Golf Hotel Inner Wheel and Rotary 29th May the community of Silloth- were driver Bob Pattinson clubs and NADT. on-Solway is the official Silloth Green Day Guinness World Record Holder for the World’s Largest Human Image of a 11th + 12th June Bicycle. The people of Silloth broke the world record last Silloth Vintage Rally September as part of the Page 14 Tour of Britain celebrations All about Silloth of old! on Silloth Green after the 30th July race passed through. Our MP Sue Hayman Abbeytown Carnival presented the official certificate to our Mayor, Tony Markley who received 26th to 28th August the certificate on behalf of the community. Sue also Solfest presented official certificates Page 15 to Silloth Primary School Nursing home donation and Solway Community 29th August Technical School in recognition of their excellent Silloth Carnival contribution to the record breaking event. 8th to 11th Sept Head teacher Judith Schafer and two pupils received the certificate on Music & Beer Festival behalf of Solway Community

The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of up to 5,500 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 Issue 142 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Woodcarvers Christmas Our Doors Open Christmas Party Report by: Penny Stimson On Tuesday 15th December 2015 ‘Our Doors Open’ at St Andrews Church held its Christmas party. After a bowl of soup, sandwiches, sausage rolls, tea or coffee, there was a bowl of trifle. Everyone had a gift and the raffle was drawn for a beautiful hamper of goodies, this was won by Jeff. We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and remind them that we will be open again on Tuesday 2nd February at 12 o’clock, and we invite anyone company and friendship of along and join use they will who has not yet enjoyed the ‘Our Doors Open’ to come be very welcome. Report by: Jennifer Bailey 4th December. her team. It was efficiently The Solway The food, traditional and cheerfully served by Beach Bees Woodcarvers Group held Christmas fair and superb the staff, who couldn’t have by it’s annual Christmas vegetarian choices, was done any more to make our Isla Stevens Dinner again at the Dunes the usual high standard experience most pleasurable from Restaurant at Bank Mills which we have all come to and festive. Holme St Cuthbert Nurseries, Mawbray, on the expect from Shirley and Thank you to all. School Crib Service

Mayor Bee by Kristan Scott from Silloth Primary School Dunes Bistro Report by: was Frankie Daniels who was Lawrence Marshall excellent. Everyone enjoyed There was a very good the crib service. attendance at the 6pm Later we held the Christmas Eve Crib Service, midnight communion with about seventy adults service which was taken and children for the annual by the Venerable Richard service. Pratt, Archdeacon of Our rector Bryan West Cumbria. As the Mothering Sunday 6th March Rothwell conducted the very Archdeacon’s birthday is Treat that special someone well portrayed show of the Christmas day we wished (Vouchers available) of the Christmas story by him a happy birthday and it Bank Mill, Nr Beckfoot, CA7 4LF the children. The baby Jesus was a special one. Tel: 01900 881340 Dunes Bistro

Quality, home cooked food using the freshest local ingredients served Wednesday to Saturday 6–9pm, and Sundays 12–8pm Sunday 14th February Bar open seven nights a week with choice of 3 real ales, Themed Valentine Night log fire, Monday night quiz and occasional live music Orders Taken 4:30pm to 8:30pm The Lowther, Mawbray, Maryport, CA15 6QT Bank Mill, Nr Beckfoot, CA7 4LF Tel: 01900 881750 www.mawbraypub.co.uk Tel: 01900 881340 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Issue 142 Page 3 Waver Wine Circle Mens Choir Concert Report Stuart Jones twenty members and Our November meeting friends present. There was a took us to the heavens successful draw, a great help - stargazing that is! Our to our funds. outings organiser, Chris The evening continued Russel, invited us to his with a “blind beer tasting” home, where he and Sue winners. which was won by “birthday laid on an informative talk Thanks again to the boy” Stuart with his bottle of about astronomy, what an Wheyrigg for making our EPA being the most popular absorbing subject. Although annual Christmas dinner brew. the conditions were far such a success. Judith Woods informed from ideal a break in the The New Year started us that the Village Hall is clouds enabled some of us to with a bang! Yes it was Stuart in need of additional funds, view, through a magnificent Jones’ 82 birthday and after owing to increased rent telescope, a small portion of the ‘birthday song’ and etc. and the Committee the vast upper atmosphere. presentation of a cake with a are hoping to put on some Nibbles were provided as candle (just enough for one, special fund raising events in usual by Stella and the draw a mince pie!) then Chair, the coming months - was won by Jan Jones. Thank Bill Henderson, welcomed Friday 19 February - Quiz you Chris and Sue for a most all and wished everyone the Night with Pie and Pea ‘enchanting’ evening. happiest of New Years. Supper. On Friday 11 December There were eight Friday 1 April - Pudding nineteen members and present with three Night visitors met at the Wheyrigg apologies. Janet Stukins has Friday 1 July - Bingo with Pie Hotel for our Christmas recently undergone a knee and Pea Supper get-together, where everyone replacement operation, we May - Curry Night to Report by: Ivan Lomas & Derek Shaw was very much announcing introductions agreed that the chef, Stephen wish her a speedy recovery. be arranged. Lawrence Marshall appreciated by the audience. supplied by Derek. Thanks Benson, really did us proud Over the next few months Do try and support our Photo by: Dan Rothwell This is because of our to the many friends of the with a lovely meal. The ‘dark she is due to have her hips village hall. The Mens Choir rehearsals before the event. choir who donated prizes for days before Christmas’ were replaced, so the Circle will Our next meeting with Concert took place on The soloists this year were the drawing along with the certainly brightened by Stella have its own biopic woman. be on Wednesday 10th Friday 11th December Barry Lodge and for the first choir members prizes. The and Bill’s quizzes and the Thanks to Stella for sending February when we will be in Christ Church hall. A time Peter Stimson. night raised a very welcome staff of the Wheyrigg led by Janet a get well card on the having our annual full house enjoyed a good Thanks to Ernest £1,018 for church funds. Grace. group’s behalf. Cheese and Wine and meal of pie peas and trifle Graham who looks after the Closing speeches by The draw was organised Thanks also to the Games Evening. All are supplied and served up by logistics and has done so music director Derek Shaw by Stella assisted by Judith Wheyrigg for a most welcome. As ever why not the men! A programme of since the choir began. Also and Rector Bryan Rothwell and as everyone had brought enjoyable evening at our join us - contact 016973 songs and carols arranged to Master of Ceremonies completed an excellent a prize there were numerous Christmas Dinner, with 61006. by our musical director Lawrence Marshall night’s entertainment.

How to be Prepared Free Christmas Silloth Master Quiz On Friday March 11th in Christ Church Hall at 7pm Tim for Flooding Lunch Raises £170 Barker’s quirky quiz is back with entry open to all. Report by: Teams of up to four are welcome at an entry fee of £15 per Jackie McCormick her establishment for the team. Supporters and spectators are also very welcome, entry Silloth Cafe opened its day. Also to John Smart for is £2 each. There will be a raffle and refreshments. doors on Christmas Day this being so kind as to give up For more information contact Tim on 016973 31246. year and fed 24 people who part of his day to cook a would not have been having gorgeous three course meal a Christmas lunch otherwise. that everyone enjoyed. To We had a lot of laughs and we my glamorous waitresses and made the day that little bit dish washers Theresa Bell and Princess Barbee Instead of just being flood protection for your nicer for a few people. I am Anneke Ramsay who gave up by prepared, you could also particular needs. Go to our very grateful to the generosity part of their day too to help. Jessica Cork get protected. The cost website to find out more of local business people in Lastly to Rhonda Clark who from of making your home or about the UKFDA. If you town as well as the kindness picked up a couple of people Silloth business safe and dry in the have any questions, please Primary of other people that gave us for us and also dropped a few School event of flooding is probably feel free to call me on 0208 vegetables, turkeys, mince more off back home. a lot less than you think. 442 0872 or email me at pies, etc. There are far too Thank you very much Find out how you can get [email protected]. many to mention everyone everyone for supporting me a no cost SURVEY to find Adam Crawford, UK but I have been overwhelmed and helping me. I could not out what your flood defence Flood Defence Alliance, 500 by people in the towns of done any of it without options are. The UK Flood Muswell Hill Broadway, kindness you. We raised over £170 Defence Alliance (UKFDA) London, N10 1BT. Thank you very much in donations for the lunch exists to give you the widest Tel: 0208 442 0872, to Alison Henderson which will be going to the range of options so that Email: [email protected], who helped us to get local flood victims charity. you get the best possible Web: www.ukfda.com donations and let us use You should all feel proud.

Mothering Valentines Dinner Sunday Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th February Three course dinner and a bottle of Bank Mill Lunch from 12–3pm house wine from 6pm – 8:30pm Dunes 2 courses £14.90 Booking Essential Nr Beckfoot, CA7 4LF 3 courses £19.85 Tel: Disco with Eric Stanwix until midnight Bistro 01900 881340 Afternoon Tea from 3–5pm £7.95 per person (Saturday night only) Grand Opening £35.95 per couple or 2 for £15 Saturday 12th March (free bottle of wine) Breakfast Sunday Carvery 12–2pm Come and meet our new evening chef Morning Coffee Main course £9.95 Bookings Advisable Two courses £12.95 Lunches Three courses £15.95 Traditional Sunday Carvery All Local Produce 016973 31438 Evening Meals www.golfhotelsilloth.co.uk Open Daily from 10am, last orders 8pm Page 4 Issue 142 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Patchwork Heaven Cockermouth Ukulele Report by: Jennifer Bailey The group celebrated the last meeting of 2015 at Group Will Play at Pennine View with their annual “Fuddle” - for those not familiar with this Charity Events for FREE! Midlands term, it means The Cockermouth FOOOOOD and lots of it, Ukulele group “CUKES” preferably home-made and meet once a week in a everyone brings a plateful to Cockermouth pub to share. practise/jam. The members displayed They are a friendly local their Christmas garlands group who enjoy playing and other decorations made ukulele and are happy over the last few weeks and to entertain locally by Brenda gave us all a selection arrangement, especially for of tiny pieces of fabric with any fundraising or charity which we must create minor events. masterpieces to bring when If you have a fundraiser the group resumes in January coming up please feel free 2016. to contact us bt telephoning 2015 has seen some Jenny on 01900 873020. wonderful patchwork Log in and “like” Cukes creations ranging from wall new facebook page at: hangings and bedspreads to https://www.facebook.com/ bags and cushion covers of all Cockermouth-Ukuleles- sizes and descriptions, some 839556289504705/?fref=nf of which have now been distributed to friends and relations both at home and in far flung places all around the globe. Test Your Smoke Alarm Cumbria Fire & Rescue saved. Cumbria to make Service is urging residents Adverts will sure you test your to regularly test their feature friendly smoke alarms smoke alarms and those smoke alarms, this month and of people they care for to which will tell the get into the habit prevent fire deaths, as a new public to make of testing them look Fire Kills advertising time for their each month as campaign is being launched home’s ‘unsung they can save you by the Department for heroes’ by testing their and your family’s life. Communities and Local alarms once a month. Help keep yourself and Government. A working smoke alarm your loved ones safe from The Government Fire can buy you valuable time fire by following these simple Kills advertising campaign to get out, stay out and steps: will run for one month from call 999. But just half of all Make sure you fit smoke January across radio, print, householders who own a alarms on every level of your digital, outdoor and social smoke alarm say that they home and test them monthly. isn’t blocking the sensor Facebook page at facebook. media as there is an increase test it’s working on a regular Make testing your smoke Whatever happens, never com/firekills. in fire-related emergencies basis. alarm part of your household remove the batteries in your A working smoke alarm BANK and deaths over the winter You’re four times more routine in 3 easy steps: smoke alarms unless you are can buy you valuable time months, compared to the rest likely to die in a fire without Test it by pressing the replacing it. should the worst happen to of the year. a working smoke alarm, but button once a month Make sure that everyone get out, stay out and call 999. There were more than only half of the people who Change the batteries in your home knows what to Find out more about Fire MILL 160 deaths from accidental own an alarm say they take once a year if your alarm has do in a fire and knows your Kills at www.facebook.com/ fires in the home last year. By the time to check it regularly. removable batteries escape route. firekills or https://www.gov. simply testing smoke alarms, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Clean the alarms casing For more information uk/firekills. Or find us on many more lives could be Service encourages people in twice a year to ensure dust visit the Fire Kills campaign’s twitter @Fire_Kills.

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Silloth slimmers are diets completely. As a result up completely. Since joining now 500 stone lighter, the 78% were unsuccessful with Slimming World my outlook approximate equivalent of their weight loss, with at least has changed completely. two Mondeo Cars, the car 47% gaining weight. With the support of other in the photo was kindly The survey found that at people who have experienced supplied by Stan Palmer at Slimming World, members the same thing I gradually Bolton Low Houses. had learned how to reduce started to realise that I The Saturday Group is how critical they are of wasn’t the only one who expanding and moving to themselves when things this happened to. We’re all Silloth Primary School on go wrong and have instead human and we all have our Saturday mornings with become more self-reassuring. off days, the important thing Report by: Jennifer Bailey sessions at 9am and 11am. As a result of recognising is that we’re able to forgive the lunch was hosted by health ready to be returned Weight loss expert that they’re only human ourselves and draw a line The volunteers at the Isobel Scott, a founder of the to the wild whenever Denise, a Slimming World and applauding their own under it. Now if I ever have Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue charity. As always, the food possible. Always on the Consultant who runs the determination, the research a lapse I’m careful to always charity shops in Silloth was tasty and plentiful and lookout for more trusty Silloth Slimming World found that Slimming World talk to myself as I would any and Wigton gathered for thoroughly enjoyed by all. volunteers to help keep the groups, says that if people members are now less likely of the members of my group Christmas lunch at The The Knoxwood Charity shops open for as many days want to lose weight for good to comfort eat and more – with encouragement, White Heather Hotel at takes in all manner of frail as possible each week, if you this year then they need likely to get back on track support and without any Kirkbride. There were and injured creatures which think you can be of help, call to learn to be kinder to within a day or two, and judgement or blame. And twelve ladies altogether and are then nursed back to in and find out more. themselves when things go more likely to lose weight that’s why the support of wrong. and keep it off. a group is so important, as Denise revealed that a Denise who lost 4Stone by sharing problems and new Slimming World survey 7lb and now helps others in solutions with other people, of 1,722 slimmers found that Silloth to shed the pounds, you realise that you’re really Blencogo Art Group almost everyone who had says: “As someone who had not alone and you have a tried to lose weight in the struggled with my weight for network of people like you past (98%) had experienced many years I had tried lots who really understand and a slip-up where they went of different diets in the past. care, to help pick you back off-track in a way that Life would always get in the up when things go wrong. they worried would affect way at some point though After all, things will often go their weight loss journey. and I’d go off track. It would wrong, and learning to cope After they lapsed, 84% of knock my confidence and I’d with lapses, forgive yourself slimmers automatically end up feeling like a failure. and get back on track is the criticised themselves, calling When you have an unhealthy key to successful weight loss themselves ‘weak’, ‘stupid’ and relationship with food, as in the long-term.” ‘a failure’ – words they would I did at the time, comfort For more information never have used to describe eating can feel like the only about the local Slimming someone else in their way to make yourself feel World groups see our advert, position. This harsh criticism better. I’d turn to chocolate, or to speak to a successful was found to lead to comfort crisps and biscuits but Slimming World member eating or giving up on those afterwards I’d feel even who has changed their life more guilty and empty and for the better, please contact before long I’d have given Denise on 07799 708465.

Meet on Mondays in Wigton Bowling Club at 5pm & 7pm Motor Vehicle Body Repairs Report by: Jennifer Bailey Tuesdays in Diagnostics, Servicing & Recovery acrylic paints. group meets and not a bad Silloth Primary School This year, the Blencogo The picture chosen was job was done I think. The at 7pm Causewayhead, Silloth, CA7 4JG Art Group decided to have “The Bar At The Follies next effort may be something Saturdays (NEW VENUE) Tel: 016973 32833 a go at “The Big Picture Bergere” and (in fear and from a chap called Lowry, Silloth Primary School Free Vehicle Collection & Delivery Service Challenge” just for our own trembling for some of us) the it’s quite an enjoyable thing 9am & 11am enjoyment, so a picture marathon was begun. to do once you get into it, so Contact: was chosen and we were all The painting was proudly we’re all looking forward to Denise Broughton on MOT TEST CENTRE given three or four sections hung in the village hall in seeing how our next effort 07799 708465 Cars, Vans & Motorhomes to enlarge and paint using Blencogo where the art will turn out.

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Making homes safer at the top of their to-do www.registermyappliance. list in the interests of the org.uk safety of their homes and 21st January was families. On this portal Register My Appliance Day. most manufacturers offer Millions of shoppers are registration of large white receiving a safety message goods that are up to 12 years from their favourite brands old and keying in details of of white goods, reminding both old and new appliances them to register any bargains is time well spent.” they snapped up in the sales The Register my and then to take an extra becomes necessary. appliance portal - whose moment to check around Usually a simple, free, growing number of their kitchens and register in-home fix by a qualified supporters includes the their trusty, older machines. technician is all that is Royal Society for the As part of the Fire Kills needed to put the product Prevention of Accidents campaign, Cumbria Fire back on track for a long (RoSPA), Age UK, Citizens & Rescue Service is urging safe life. But manufacturers Advice and Electrical Safety people to take this sensible need to identify and contact First (ESF) - also provides Report by: in the area of the Crofts safety measure to reduce the owners swiftly to organise a valuable advice on correct Denise Pattinson housing estate and central risk of home fires. repair. maintenance, safe usage On Saturday, January Silloth. Thousands of consumers At www. and installation, product 9th, Sue Hayman MP A visit was then made are still missing out on registermyappliance.org. standards and testing, visited Silloth to hear about to the old playing field area product safety warnings as uk the Association of guarantees and warranties, problems with speeding in West Silloth where plans they fail to register their Manufacturers of Domestic consumer rights, a product Borough Councillor John and anti social driving are being made to provide a fridges, freezers and washing Appliances (AMDEA) recall listing3 and the Cook, County Councillor throughout the area. local communal garden and machines, according to the provides quick and easy AMDEA Code of Practice Tony Markley and Silloth She had been invited to young children’s play area to most recent research. There access to the registration on Product Safety. Town Councillor Owen discuss the subject by local accompany the football posts are over 100 million large pages of 62 leading brands. 1 ONS, Family Spending Martin. community group, West that were provide by the appliances1 in use in our Cumbria Fire & Rescue 2012, Table A48 After a very lively and Side Stories, who have been town council last year. homes and we keep them a Service urges the public 2 Consumer Survey full discussion Ms Hayman highlighting the problem Please look out for a new very long time, but less than to register their new buys by Populus, on behalf of promised to support an within The Crofts housing Facebook page - Silloth and half (47%) of consumers now and not to forget Electrical Safety First, 4-6th application by Silloth Town estate in recent months, Area 20 is Plenty campaign registered the last product older appliances they may December 2015 Council to Cumbria County they were joined by Chris - which is launching in the they bought2. Unlike cars, be harbouring in their 3 http://www. Council for a survey to take and Don Graham from the next few weeks and will be this leaves the vast majority kitchens: “Everyone should registermyappliance.org.uk/ place of speeding vehicles business group, Allerdale open to all. untraceable if a safety action put registering appliances products/recall-list/ local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Issue 142 Page 7 Rotary £3,092 for Floods Old Fashioned Sing Song

Report by: Geoff Betsworth The President and members of the Rotary Club of Silloth would like to wish all readers (and even those who don’t) happiness and good health for the year Report by: Penny Stimson ahead. sang the old and much loved so brave being on his own Last month’s devastating fund. Last but by no means dry, was oblivious to the On 12th December an Christmas songs and then to sing the much loved floods in Cumbria have, least, the community college fact that sherry and mince ‘Old Fashioned Christmas there was candle-light carol children’s Christmas songs, if nothing else, once again donated the proceeds of pies were being handed Sing Song’ was held in St singing with everyone joining Frosty the Snowman, etc. served to show how the raffle which was held out at various stops. If the Andrews Church Hall. in and enjoying themselves. After, there was a light buffet Cumbrian people pull during the evening of their looks on the faces of some The Church members One little scout, Billy, was and raffle. together in times of crisis. Christmas banquet. The of the little ones is a picture, The good people of Silloth grand total raised through it is also very rewarding to and the surrounding areas, as the club came to £3,092.60. see the expressions on the well as contributing hugely Many thanks and well done faces of some of the parents, to the call for donations of everybody. particularly those new to the Stay in Control household items to assist the Once again Santa visited job! It can be a worry, official form-filling you can costs in the region of £1000, flood victims, once again put Silloth to hand out gifts to Once again, the buckets wondering how you will download and complete is complicated and takes their hands in their pockets the youngsters of the town. were rattling and over £400 cope with all the decisions the forms yourself from the time. In the meantime your and purses when we held a Much as for the above event, was collected for Rotary of everyday life as you grow website of the Office of the carers might have to pay for collection on the Golf Hotel it was a dull day with some charities, so a big thank older. But it needn’t make Public Guardian https:// your expenses from their corner. heavy showers, but hey-ho, or you to the parents and you anxious. There is a way www.gov.uk/government/ own funds. West Cumbria I think it is important perhaps I should say Ho Ho grandparents (and of course to make things easier for you organisations/office-of-the- Carers can also help if you to remember that there are Ho, Santa has surely faced everyone who contributed) and your family. How? Make public-guardian are in this unfortunate many very generous and kind far worse! My heart goes out for that. a Lasting Power of Attorney. But if you would feel position by supporting hearted folk in the area who, to the elf who was operating Thanks to Alison and A Lasting Power of happier having some support, a Court of Protection for whatever reason, do not the music system on the her staff for their help in Attorney (LPA) is a legal West Cumbria Carers can application. or cannot donate over the sleigh, who because he was organising the event and for document that names the help you to write and register But we’d rather help internet. I have probably said sheltering under a tarpaulin supplying the very welcome people you trust to help an LPA and for this we keep things easy for you this before, but it certainly making sure the gear stayed portions of chips. you with your financial or charge a nominal fee. with a Lasting Power of works well for our club in health decisions if there ever If you do not have an Attorney. Give us a ring on our town to continue with comes a time when you have LPA in place and you lose the 01900 821976 or email lpa@ such collections. Of course, difficulty making decisions capacity to make decisions westcumbricarers.co.uk for there is the added bonus of alone. If you write an LPA through accident, illness, more information, or visit the good craic with the many now, you don’t have to use it disability or age, your carers our website https://www. friends who are out and immediately. It can be kept would need to apply to be westcumbriacarers.co.uk/ to about on a weekend (even safe and brought out years in made your Deputies by the see what else we can do for on a dull and rainy day) in the future, when you need it. Court of Protection. This you. Silloth. Meanwhile, you can rest easy, We have a close knowing that you will remain association with two clubs in control in the future from outside Cumbria, because of the decisions you namely the Rotary Clubs of have made today. Cumbernauld (Scotland) Making an LPA is a and Warwick in the West relatively low cost option Midlands both of which, too, because you pay at along with the Inner Wheel today’s prices. It costs £110 club of Silloth, made very to register an LPA to make generous donations towards it legal. 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advance booking essential Airport Runs Wedding Cars Days or Nights Out Solway Car’s to Minibuses Available Tel: 016973 32310 Privatewww.solwayprivatehiresilloth.co.uk Hire Page 8 Issue 142 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Issue 142 Page 9 Atlas Concrete Expand their Silloth Airfield Factory

The first articulated lorry for DA Harrison

Alan Harrison founded DA purchase land that was mostly on Harrison in 1958, with £60 he saved sand, thus building a sand bank for while serving in the Scots Guards. the future. Following this, he started He bought a tractor, trailer and saw batching ready mix concrete and bench and started out with a log this was the start of the ready mix Stevedores unloading wheat at Silloth Dock business, he also drove wagons at concrete business. During the early weekends for a local haulier. Soon 1970’s Alan moved into operating and the building of silos on the their new headquarters. Construction Products: he expanded into selling potatoes flat haulage vehicles and bought docks so they could export cement. The foundations of the business Hollowcore Flooring and vegetables alongside the storage facilities in Wigton, this was DA Harrison Stevedores also are now complete and over the Beam & Block Flooring firewood. the start of the storage business. handled Nestle products, Cattle, years the business has flourished Pre-Cast Stairs & Landings Alan worked hard and after a In 1978 Alan bought Peat, Woodpulp, Wheat and and gone from strength to strength. Pre-Cast Terrace Units while was able to buy a three tonne Watsons garage at Waverton Fertiliser. DA Harrison now has nearly one Pre-Cast Lift Shafts Austin petrol wagon and soon after which comprised a filling station, 1995 saw the addition of the hundred employees and Atlas Pre-Cast Walls a ten tonne Guy Otter diesel wagon. garage and office, he built storage pallet manufacturing side of the Concrete has fifty employees. Agricultural Products: This was the start of the haulage warehouses and this site became business, which quickly out-grew its 1989 saw the formation of Atlas Pre-Stressed Panels business where he was hauling farm the new headquarters for the original premises at Waverton and Concrete Ltd, which has gone from Cattle Slats feeds, hay/straw and fertilisers for business. 1979 saw the formation was relocated to the Old Circuit strength to strength. Atlas Concrete Cow Cubicles local farmers. In 1960 he took on of the skip hire and waste disposal Foil building on Silloth Airfield. is one of the leading experts in Gate Stoops a driver (his first employee) and business at Aldoth Quarry. The In 2012 they expanded the Pre-stressed and Pre-cast they both drove the two wagons Waste Disposal side of the business Ready Mixed Concrete side of the Concrete Products in and concentrated on the transport eventually moved to a hangar on business by purchasing two batching the UK. In the last two business. Silloth Airfield where they recycled plants at Carlisle and Workington; years Atlas Concrete Ltd In 1963 he changed the two the waste that was brought in. this gave DA Harrison the capacity has grown the workforce wagons for two tippers and started 1980 saw the firm granted to supply Ready Mixed Concrete from thirteen to over hauling sand for other companies a Stevedores license and they and Floor Screed to the whole of fifty employees. They and purchased his first sand field obtained a lease on the dock for Cumbria and South West Scotland. offer a full Design, Supply, Fix and to quarry. Over the next few years unloading animal feeds. During the In September 2014 they moved Deliver service to all areas of the he opened the quarry and acquired eighties this side of the business into refurbished offices on Silloth UK market. plant and bought more wagons. As took off with the addition of Airfield alongside the team from Atlas Concrete offer the HAULAGE & QUARRY OWNERS the business grew he continued to storages facilities on Silloth airfield Atlas Concrete Ltd, these are now following products:

Haulage & Storage Sand, Gravel & Aggregates Readymixed Concrete Demolition & Site Clearance Licenced Waste Disposal Site & Skip Service Stevedores at Silloth Docks Admin: 016973 42277 Transport: 016973 44000 Skip Hire: 016973 31000 RMC: 016973 61777 Fax: 016973 42210 Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4NS Another load of Hollowcore Flooring leaves Silloth Loading Hollowcore Flooring

Tel: 016973 32585 or 016973 42277 Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4NS MANUFACTURERS OF ALL TYPES OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PANELS AND GENERAL PURPOSE INSTANT WALLING

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL USE, HOLLOWCORE FLOOR UNITS AND ‘T’ BEAMS MADE TO MEASURE

CONCRETE POSTS & PANELS FOR INSTANT SECURITY WALLING DA Harrison & Company Petrol ~ Diesel ~ Land Drainage Pipe Water Pipe & Fittings Coppins Garage, Waverton, Wigton DA Harrison operations at Waverton The heated Hollowcore Flooring casting beds in the Atlas Concrete factory Tel: 016973 42277 Page 10 Issue 142 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news September

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Abbeytown Girls 5th Heart Start Course Oldham v Silloth February (CPR And Other Life Saving 8th Causewayhead WI Contact Numbers: Abbeytown Sports Field 1st Silloth Town Council Skills) in the Golf Hotel, Silloth 4th Silloth Town Council meeting in Methodist School Silloth CC - 016973 31230 meeting in Silloth Community at 10am meeting in Silloth Community Hall at 7:15pm Aspatria CC - 016973 22777 Wednesdays 4-5pm Hall at 7pm Hall at 7pm Wigton CC - 016973 49555 5th Children’s Crafts 10th SSW at Stanwix Park 2nd Our Doors Open starts making Mothers Day cards from 6th Parkinson’s Solway book at www.sswevents.com again in St Andrews Church Hall 2pm to 5pm in St Andrews Group meeting in Wheyrigg Arthritis Support RNLI Shop at 12 noon. 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I struggled up I’d rise from slumber - greet each day with happy heart all cares special teddy bear! like the rest of Cumbria leaders they have been in the steps crying and when away, During my stay in hospital have an utterly inadequate denial for so long and most I eventually got to the top To stretch and bend to gain my prize of figure trim and mind more I was overwhelmed by understanding of the of them still are. the woman was there and wise. everyone’s kindness and problems they are up But it comes back to the the dog was still jumping generosity, it was very against, they have problem people refuse to up at us. I told her to get The housework done brings joys untold, what wondrous treats much appreciated. demonstrated absolutely recognise. Global Warming the dog away from us. I these days will hold. Many thanks, no interest in global is happening to them. At had injured my arm, my Now I don’t smoke or eat or drink, waiting for my form to shrink. warming, well - global the last election the choice shoulder and my knee was And once again the time of year for resolution making’s here Hazel Graham warming is flooding your between producing cheap swollen and bleeding. When all my vows I shall renew - which in my mind remain quite house and it is time electricity by burning My husband came along true you started showing an fossil fuels and flooding and went for the car as I But as it’s end approaches fast. Dear Buzz, interest. Cumbria or building was in shock crying and The position of more wind turbines, the in such pain. It was a Will I look back on year just past Silloth Library in the Local Cockermouth is that it is 40 country elected by an small pug looking dog. My With thoughts of goals achieved with bliss Links would like to say a metres above sea level on overwhelming majority mother-in-law saw her OR - It wasn’t meant to be like this! HUGE Thank You to all our two fast flowing rivers with to flood Cumbria. More again and spoke to her. customers that supported good water fall, whatever than 90% of the votes She refused to give us her us in Children In Need the water is planning, its cast in Cockermouth were name and address. If this Week. not staying long. for political parties who lady reads this article I Dear Buzz, Dear Buzz, The Raffle and Cake sale Begin by admitting you favoured burning fossil was very lucky my injuries were well supported and have got a problem and fuels and against building were not more severe and We would like to wish all Congratulations to Jackie we made a wonderful admit what it is. Don’t more wind turbines. that the sea was not in. our friends who come to McCormick and Alison £147.00 Thank you once think it is going away if If you are not prepared I have bruising all over ‘Our Doors Open’ a very Henderson for providing again for all your support. you stop thinking about to vote against global my shoulder, my knee Happy New Year. the free Christmas Lunch it, it is not. In Cumbria warming don’t complain is swollen and I have a We will now be closed on Christmas Day in Silloth we build submarines, they when your house gets dressing and bandage over until Tuesday 2nd Cafe with donations to Dear Buzz, are not famous for letting flooded. Most of Cumbria my knee. February, we will then be raise funds for the flood water through the front is saveable if people are This is the result of you open from 12noon to 1pm victims. The flooding in Cumbria door unlike houses in prepared to recognise not being in charge of your for soup and till 2pm for Some 24 folk attended is a product of burning Cockermouth, its not the what is happening and take dog. chatting or playing games, raising £200 for the cause. Fossil Fuel and the climate lack of ability that fails to action accordingly, but etc. Well done to all the change that is the result. stop houses from flooding, the worst is yet to come. Mrs C Alty We look forward to seeing helpers and eaters, what If the weather had been its the unwillingness to The more you look at the you all then and any new an inspired idea in the colder the rain would have use the brains you’ve consequences of global people who would like to true spirit of the Festive fallen as snow. Even on got. In most cases making warming the more you Dear Buzz, come along and join us Season. the tops of the mountains houses watertight is realise how much cheaper for a light lunch and good in the Lake District there doable. Watertight doors it would have been not to The Sunday before fellowship. Jennifer Bailey is no snow, it would have and windows and sewage go there in the first place. Christmas I came out of There is no one we have melted gradually and the systems is not rocket In the climate we have the the Kandy Shop, turned not met here, only friends rivers would have coped. science. Or, prepare your human race has prospered right towards the church, we have yet to met. Dear Buzz, We are an island on the house to be flooded in a beyond all measure, why tripped in the gutter edge of the Atlantic Ocean way that is recoverable do people want to change and fell headlong into Penny Stimson On behalf of the ladies who’s temperature is going because flooded again it it. The dinosaurs died out the road. I hurt my arm, St Andrews Church Hall over 60’s club, I would like to rise by 2°C or more. will be. because of an accidental shoulder and ribs, smashed to thank Owen Browbank How much more water In Carlisle they have change of climate, but we my watch and I ended up and his lovely staff at vapour will this warmer spent 45 million pounds have got intelligence, we in a pool of water. the Golf Hotel, for the atmosphere produce? If the on flood defences and it are going to change the Two young ladies flew to smashing Christmas Lunch. wind patterns don’t change has been utterly wasted. climate ourselves. my aid, lifted me up and We were all well looked where will this denser rain Some of the money has refused to let me go until after. fall? come from stripping the Roy Ivinson I assured them that I was These are questions to environmental budget in Parliamentary candidate OK, just dazed. Thank you. which no-one really knows the countryside to finance May 2015 You see lots of poor The Committee the answer but given a failed flood defence reports of young people in the small rise of 1°C in system in Carlisle, it did Dear Buzz, the press, but these two temperature we have had, not work this time and it young ladies contradict the results do not bode will not work in the future. On Saturday 9th January that and show there are a well. In the century we Carlisle sits on a natural my mother-in-law and lot of good young people. Stincky Bee have had high average flood plain, the only real myself were walking along They put Christian values by temperatures and a whole solution is to divert the the promenade next to into action. Joel Tyrer series of flood events river Eden north of the city the sea when a small dog Good will to all men. from of which this is just the and stop it going through came down from the field I hope you both had a Silloth latest, and every time the the centre of Carlisle all and started jumping up lovely Christmas and I wish Primary rivers get higher. together, or abandon the at my mother-in-law then you all the bst for a happy School When bridges have stood parts of the city that flood it came over to me and and healthy New Year. for two hundred years on a regular basis. started jumping up at me. Thank you once again from start falling down this is a In the saga of global I lost my footing and fell a very grateful 80+ OAP. fundamental change. Even warming the turn of the down three lots of those if we change our behaviour coastal communities will large steps next to the name withheld

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Abbey Cleaning Services The Charity Shop 07732 270844 016973 31696 Abbey Roofing The Lowther Bar & Restaurant 01900 838188 01900 881750 Addison Orthodontics Top 2 Toe Beauty Salon 016973 32208 016973 31591 Allerdale & Eden Roofing Serv’ Top Secret Roadshow 01900 813517 07736 774788 Bank Mill Nursery Upholstery, Irene Armstrong 01900 881340 016973 31836 Beacon Veterinary Centre West Cumbria Carers 016973 20242 01900 821976 British Heart Foundation West Silloth Motors 01946 418805 016973 32833 Callum Findlay gardener Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 07765 314597 016973 61242 Computer Problems Whinclose Firewood 016973 32089 016973 61273 D A Harrison Winters Post Office 016973 42277 016973 31323 David Allen Accountant December 2015 Shipping 1859 Opening of ‘Marshall Dock’ 01228 711888 16th. Zapadnyy from David Read joinery Amsterdam with molasses, 07759 783823 then in ballast to Kiel. Digger Hire 07736 774788 21st. RMS Rotterdam Dunes Bistro from La Pallice with wheat, 01900 881340 then in ballast to Bordeaux. Garden Services KL EXPRESS 21st. BBS Surf from 07768 496313 Birkenhead with part cargo Gayle Warwick Fitness 07725 990062 Chinese fertilizer, then remainder to Golf Hotel Montrose. 016973 31438 Coals from Silloth Good Companions Takeaway Much of the coal 016973 31553 extracted from the numerous Hair She Goes Open at 5pm Cumberland pits was 07857 989358 Every Day exported to Ireland and An early drawing of ‘Marshall Dock’ and plans of coal hoist Harrisons Store Ltd 016973 61231 A Wide Variety of a large percentage of that J Scott Caravan Repairs coal passed through Silloth 07823 440813 Dishes for Every Docks. Right from the Jackie’s Footcare Taste opening of this port in 1859, 016973 32373 Telephone Orders a special berth was equipped Jaybees 016973 31245 016973 33033 to deal with this valuable Julie Ross Plumbing 07805 045052 43 Eden St, Silloth KL Express 016973 33033 KMG Plumbing & Heating 07590 522621 Useful Tel Numbers M & C Taxis Age Concern Home Safety Scheme 07917 564583 01946 68986 ‘New Dock’ and Carrs Mill, but note the coal hoists behind, Mike Jones Decorator Chemist, Silloth: 016973 31394 in the ‘Marshall Dock’ 07842 355486 Community Bus Dave 016973 31785 Mike Taylor Plumbing Com'ty Bus Lawrence 016973 31257 07773 069856 No. 17 Delicious Community Grants: 01900 325013 016973 32458 Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111 Outdoor Joinery Dental Emergency: 01228 603620 016973 61256 Dentist, Buchanan: 016973 31270 Peter Farrier painter 016973 33039 Dentist, Steel: 016973 32042 Photography by Peter Doctor: 016973 31309 016973 32180 The ‘New Dock’ coal hoist 1910 Doctor CHOC service 03000 247 247 Pink Poodle First Responders can only be called by 07519 223364 the Ambulance service, call: 999 export commodity. Railway such coal hoists can be seen PM Roofing Specialists wagons loaded with coal in the foreground. These 07931 362163 Gas: 0800 111 999 were brought to a pair of machines were connected to Queens B & B Highways Hot Line 0845 6096609 dockside structures, specially the dock’s hydraulic power 016973 31373 Hospital: 01228 523444 designed to lift the trucks system, which was also Robinson Car & Commercial Holme St. Cuthbert School 016973 31940 and then tip their contents used for operating the dock Mawbray: 01900 881242 The ‘New Dock’ coal hoist 1934 Sandra Hickebottom foot health into the ship’s cargo hold. gates, the warping capstains 07951 312513 Holm Cultram Abbey CofE School The vital component of this on either side of the dock of the ‘New Dock’, completed moved to the ‘New Dock’, Scotts Furnishers Abbeytown: 016973 61261 operation was the hydraulic entrance and the quayside in 1885, the handling of or a new machine was 016973 31224 MP, Tony Cunningham: (water) powered coal hoist. cranes. coal cargoes and most other specially built for this dock. Seasoned Firewood Logs 01900 65815 07762 772208 In the engraving above, Following the collapse of commodities was transferred Whichever option was taken, NAP 01900 702898 depicting ceremony for the the ‘Marshall Dock’ entrance to the ‘New Dock’. It is not photographs indicate that Silloth Cafe 016973 31319 Neighbourhood Forum: 01900 325013 opening of the Marshall in 1879, which rendered that known for sure if one of a substantial coal hoist was S.O.S.C.S. Police: 101 Dock in 1859, the first of two dock tidal; and the building the early coal hoists was operating at the eastern end 016973 32452 Quakers, Wigton: 01228 523174 of the dock soon after the SeavorChartered Register Office, Wigton: 01228 221122 turn of the century. 01228 492729 Samaritans: 01228 544444 This hydraulic coal hoist Slimming World (Denise) Silloth Community School: operated until the mid to late 07799 708465 Solway Private Hire 016973 31234 1950’s, after which it ceased 016973 32310 Silloth Library 016973 31944 to be used, probably because Solway Squirrel Group Silloth Nursery & Junior School: it was worn out. Coal 01228 711520 016973 31243 continued to be exported Spar through Silloth to Ireland, 016973 31293 Silloth Town Clerk: 016973 31128 albeit in steadily declining Stanwix Park Allerdale B. Council 01900 702702 016973 32666 Silloth Tourist Information Centre: volumes through to the Stephen Fraser Joinery 016973 31944 beginning of 1958, when 07809 870604 the final shipment departed Steven Henderson Electrical Solway Buzz: 016973 32180 to Dublin aboard the s.s. 016973 31163 Solway Private Hire: 016973 32310 ‘Cairngorm’ on 14th January, Stuart James Plumbing Vet: 016973 20242 having been loaded from rail 07763 677752 Waste Disposal Dept: 01900 702800 Tanglewood Caravan Park Water LeakLine: 0800 33 00 33 wagons by a quayside crane 016973 31253 on the south side of the ‘New The Bookkeeper Please, let us know what you want 1950’s A loaded coal truck approaches and is tipped D o c k ’. 07919 121575 included, also any changes to numbers. Page 14 Issue 142 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Silloth Has a Silloth Dock Tide Tables Unique Heritage

Report by: Anna Malina the ‘Old Silloth’ and ‘History The rich heritage of of Silloth’ Facebook pages, Silloth and the Green is where there is a good deal being highlighted in two new of discussion about Silloth’s projects. Both are outcomes past. of the Silloth Green Besides the archive, refurbishment project, which there are additional filters has been funded over the on the Silloth Green website past few years by Heritage linking to memories from the Lottery. years after 1999. These can The 1.4 million pound be found in the ‘Memories’ development, which is Section of the website at: managed by Silloth Town www.sillothgreen.co.uk/ Times shown in UTC. Add 1 hour for British Summer Time. Council and supported by memories/ . dedicated local volunteers, is Anyone with heritage due to reach its conclusion in information or old photos that heritage is potential projects.” early 2016. can contact Anna Malina preserved and There is a warm welcome Anna Malina, at anna.malina@silloth-on- made available in Silloth for anyone who Community Engagement solway.co.uk or get in touch for young people wants to visit and learn Officer for Silloth Green has with Wendy Jameson, the to learn and more about the Green’s rich created a digital ‘Heritage Town Clerk at townclerk@ enjoy. Silloth history or who just want to Archive’ now uploaded to silloth-on-solway.co.uk or a is striving to enjoy what the Green and the Silloth Green website Town Councillor. maintain its this lovely Victorian town at www.sillothgreen.co.uk/ The second heritage uniqueness and on the Solway Coast offers filter/1850-1999/. The project involves images on culture, and has throughout the year. archive covers the history interpretation panels on many natural Information about events of the Green, the Port and the walls of the Victorian qualities for local can be found in the ‘Events’ the Railway between 1850 Pagoda. Displayed above the residents and page on the Silloth Green and 1999. An important windows, the images will visiting tourists website (www.sillothgreen. aim is to inform youngsters give a flavour of the past, to enjoy.” co.uk/events/) or by visiting and members of the local including, for example, the Cllr. Bill the Silloth Tourism Action community in Silloth about Railway, the old Harbour Jefferson, Chair Group (STAG) website at their local history. and Port, bathing and fishing of the Parks www.sillothonsolway.com/ . Many people in Silloth in the Solway, the West the old paddling pool not with links to the heritage Committee adds “We are Silloth’s Tourism Officer, have provided information Beach, the Victorian baths to forget the donkeys on and education web-page seeking to build on the Colin Baty, who is based and photos, including local and avenue, the old tennis the Green, and the popular sections on the Silloth Green Silloth Green Heritage in the Silloth Tourism historians and members of courts, putting green and ‘Pierrots,’ who performed in website to all educational Lottery project legacy Information Centre on an area of the Green known establishments in Cumbria. by securing additional Liddell Street, can also as ‘Happy Valley.’ Mayor of Silloth, Tony funding from the Coastal provide information, tel. The next stage is to Markley, commented that: Communities fund to 01697 331944, or email. circulate a newsletter “It’s extremely important expand this work and other [email protected].

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Whitehaven for what they The Abbeytown Girls knew was going to be a battle, U14 Football Team started with both teams fighting for slow in their latest game tenth place in the table. The but after some brilliant first twenty minutes saw team work and tactical the pitch turn into a mud encouragement from bath which meant mistakes Manager, Ian Beattie, they were occurring for both finally got a win in the sides. Silloth built pressure League Cup, beating a good and with a great break Ricky Northbank team. Charlotte Sutcliffe was awarded a Bradly and Holy Carr scored penalty try after the fullback Ricky Sutcliffe scoring a try against Bolton at home in the 2 – 2 draw and Holy tried an outrageous slide went on to score the winning tackle. Greg Wrathall made his at 7-26. penalty goal after a shoot out. The second half started appearance on the bench for Team talk was simple Girls U12 A Team are and both sides saw tensions the first time in 18 months for the Tigers, cut out the still undefeated in The rise and mistakes still after his injury. All players, mistakes and play rugby. League and the County Cup happening as often as ever coaches and supporters were Next, points on the board to date, winning all of their meant coach Whealan delighted to see his return. again with a brilliant worked ten games convincingly. They brought to the pitch the The game got underway move from the backs with sit alone at the top of the veteran himself Darren and within twenty minutes John Dollochin and Craig League and began 2016 with Irwin to calm things down Bolton had scored 3 try’s! Foster linking up well in the a superb 13 – 3 win over and within making this Once the home side got into centres saw opposite winger Castletown. Excellent work decision saw Silloth awarded the game you could see they Kieran Ritchie finish off a from all the girls in defence a penalty 30 yards out but knew they had a chance of superb move, unfortunately and attack. the cool head of Stoddart victory. There was excellent Stoddart missed the kick, Girls U12 B Team have slotted the ball over with the work from the forwards with 12-26. Veteran Phillip Scott, won their last four games, pressure not effecting him Jamie Baxter turning the after twenty years of playing improving immensely after what at all. The whistle blew ball over and big runs from for the club received his losing their opening three for full time and both teams Luke Baker and Dan Yeoman first ever yellow card which games, beating Crown out on their feet with a well saw the pressure build. Then was a decision only the ref Newlaithes who were deserved 2 points in the a brilliantly worked move could understand and meant previously undefeated. table. Stoddart awarded man involving every back and a a successful penalty, score Proud Coach Paul Harrison of the match. few forwards meant Ricky now 12-29. Another try and couldn’t have wished for a Next game was a double Sutcliffe crashed over in the penalty for Bolton ended the better start to the New Year. header against Hawcoat corner and Stoddart was game at 12-39. Young Flimby Keep going Girls. Park at home, this was called successful with the boot. lad Luke Baker received Girls U10 are starting off due to ice and snow The game was now 7-19 and man of the match with an out on a new journey with affecting the pitch, so will be Silloth had their tails-up. outstanding performance energetic new coach Hannah rescheduled Moments before half-time with big tackles and big runs. Wilson, sporting a strip Bolton at home and with Silloth made mistakes and a Next game is away at St sponsored by DA Harrison Silloth being humiliated few missed tackles resulted in Benedicts on 30th January Haulage and storage. They when they met at Bolton, a try and the fly half having who currently sit top of the have lost three and won four the Tigers went into this no trouble at all converting league but, could the Tigers games, improving with every game with a point to prove! it, leaving the half time score take the points? strike of the ball.

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