INSIDE Letters 40th Onion Show pg 2 Kings Arms PC News Sunday 2 October pg 4 See page 1 0 for more details Police pg 6 Church pg 8 BURTON NEWS Onion Show THE VILLAGE NEWSLETTER pg 1 0 September 2016 Issue 262 Roger Reports pg 1 6 Swift Study Group pg 1 8 From the archive pg 20 Historical Footnote Playing songs from the 70's pg 22 to the Present Day Cricket Club pg 24 Burton Memorial Hall Editorial Saturday 1 7 September pg 25 Doors Open 7.30pm Community Info Bar Available pg 31 Tickets: £7.50 from Nicola Little Advance Diary Back cover In aid of Burton Memorial Hall funds Reg Charity 505018 Burton News Information Readers' Joint Editors: Anne Nichols & Barry Morgan LETTERS Treasurer: Charis Twist Dear BN, Distribution Manager: Hazel Parker Anti-Social Behaviour Webmistress: There has been an increase in Anti Mary Bullimore Social Behaviour in Burton recently. Editorial Minutes Secretary: Jon Taylor Many incidents have been reported to Editorial Committee Members: the Police and we have been told action Joan Barkley will be taken. Judith Ellis May Hesketh If you see or experience any Anti Social Behaviour PLEASE report it to the Burton News is published monthly between police by dialling 1 01 . February and December (11 issues p.a.) and distributed by a team of 24 volunteers. Christine Davidson Parish Clerk Website: www.burtonnews.org.uk www.burton-in-kendal-pc.gov.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01 524 781 306 BURTON NEWS WANTED! Please send us your letters ­ articles ­ events news ­ stories ­ recipes etc for publication Holy Trinity Holme are seeking an Drop them into The Newsagents, Main Street, Burton examiner for their annual account in or send by e­mail to [email protected] January 201 7. NEXT MEETING 7.30pm Tuesday 20 September in BMH Please contact Chris Graves Treasurer, Members of the public are welcome to attend Holy Trinity Holme, c/o Bridge House, Holme, Carnforth, Lancs. LA6 1 PZ LAST DATE FOR COPY 20 September for the October issue THE FAIRBANK SOCIETY Fairbank, Kirkby Lonsdale. LA6 2BD Please would readers note that letters & Supported Housing articles must include a valid name & address. for Independent People This can be with-held from publication on request. We will not publish any anonymous letters, or material which, in the opinion of the For information contact Editorial Committee, is of an offensive or Susan Stoddard – 01 524 271 077 defamatory nature. BN reserves the right to [email protected] edit letters & articles in the interests of www.fairbanksociety.com magazine space. 2 BURTON RECREATION TRUST ART WORKSHOP The Burton 1 0k and Fun Run is being I am running a "Brusho" workshop, held on Sunday 4 September, in aid of exploring how to use Brusho in mixed the Burton Rec Trust and towards the media. For anyone unfamiliar with resurfacing of the MUGA. Good luck! Brusho it is a powder normally used as a fabric dye but which lends itself well to brightly coloured mixed media artwork. The workshop is on the 24 September from 1 pm until 4pm in the Burton in Kendal Club Room of the Memorial Hall. The Educational Foundation cost is £1 2.50 with tea & biscuits Charity Reg. No. 526953 provided. Anyone interested can contact me on 07852 240778 or email The Burton in Kendal Educational [email protected]. There is Foundation provides small grants to also a page on my website Sixth Form, College and University www.callylawson.co.uk Students. To qualify you need to have lived in one of the following Civil Parishes for at least 2 years: Burton in Kendal, Holme, Preston St James’ Church Patrick, Dalton, the Hamlet of Holmescales, Beetham, Meathop, Boon Day Ulpha, Witherslack or Arnside. Saturday 8 October For an application form or further 1 0am – 1 pm information please contact Mrs Allison Cummings: 01 524 782331 or 0771 7 All help welcome even for a short time. 791 405 [email protected] Cutting back ivy etc, strimming around graves and walls, cleaning and tidying; The deadline for the return of grant light and heavy work, indoor and application forms for the 201 6/1 7 outdoor. Please bring tools and academic year is 31 October 201 6 equipment if you can. For all your computer needs Desktops supplied / built to order / Private Maths Tutor based in Burton upgraded / repaired GCSE, A­level, degree, adult learning Laptops supplied / upgraded / repaired exam preparation :: confidence building :: maths coaching Peripherals supplied / repaired if possible Approachable and professional Networks (wireless & ethernet) Backup systems to suit user For an initial discussion contact: Tony Morton-Jones Call Barry on 01 524 781 306 07733 433731 ~ [email protected] Email: [email protected] 3 walls. Peter also highlighted the need PC Observations... for continuing liaison between Reporting from the Aggregate Industries who own the Parish Council meeting quarry, and county, district and parish Councillors were probably hoping for a councils as well as local residents. His quick meeting to round off a sunny day. draft called for greater recognition of The Holme Park Quarry planning these considerations before the parish application to extend working hours council could agree to the planning lurked half way down the agenda applications. however and surely this would warrant a lengthy debate? Public-spirited ex- Chairman Alan Wren called for views councillor Peter Smith – now a from the council. A flurry of papers concerned member of the public - had followed by silence ensued. Had prepared an excellent draft response to anyone read Peter’s draft? Eventually the two proposed planning applications. Mike Taylor proposed that the council The first was to extend the 20 year time should support the applications in extension for quarrying at Holme Park principle provided that the quarry and the second was to "align" opening should "address" the concerns that hours of the concrete plant to those of Peter had raised in his draft response. A operations at the quarry. form of words was proposed and seconded for Clerk, Christine Davidson Peter’s draft response called for the to work up into a letter. This is council to remind the quarry about the potentially a huge issue for Burton and changing nature of the Burton it is hoped that the outcomes suggested community due to population growth, by Peter will in fact be followed through and the effects of an increased by the council as the planning process frequency of blasting on residential proceeds. property. He called for a complete ban on HGV traffic through the village to be The rest of the agenda called for agreed as part of the application rather councillor reports on ongoing issues in than the current gentleman's the village. These included the need to agreement. Further considerations to protect a pathway if and when the be included in the application included Church Bank Gardens development efforts to remove standing water areas takes place (George Isherwood). on the A6070, a footpath along the George also urged the council to write A6070, and continued support for local to Storth Engineering to get their nature reserves, boundary hedges and support for action to paint new road Reliable admin support with: Invoicing / Data Entry Emails / Expenses etc Call: 015395 63888/07496 388750 info@adminbusters. co. uk www. adminbusters. co. uk Westmorland House, Elmsfield Park, Holme, Carnforth LA6 1RJ 4 lines around the Storth/Moss Lane junction. Paul Rogers reported on the need to make sure fire hydrants around the village are working (firemen called to a recent fire found the hydrant outside the Kings Arms silted up) and Sarah Collyer reported that parking by Cinderbarrow school staff on the Memorial Hall was Miniature Ride-On Railway taking up parking space for hall users A6 Tarn Lane Yealand and affecting hall bookings. Moira 1 0.30am - 4pm Rowley reported that antisocial each Sunday until end of behaviour by young people was October weather permitting increasing in the village. Police know who the culprits are but are taking no action until a more complete picture Cinderbarrow Picnic Area backed up by photographs is available. and Cinderbarrow Railway Finally a letter of protest to the council We are delighted to announce that we from Church Bank residents was read have extended our running dates on out. The letter protested the perceived Sundays from 2 -30 October this year. weak response by the council about the proposed housing development at Advance Notice! Church Bank. The contents of the letter Our annual were noted. GHOST TRAIN will be operational on J.M. Saturday 29 October 5.30pm - 9.00pm at Cinderbarrow See us online with colour photos! The all new & revamped Burton News Website www.burtonnews.org.uk 5 POLICE Nearby of note: 23 July a Transit van was broken into NEWS at Holme village and scrap catalytic converters stolen. 7 August a diesel generator was stolen for August 201 6 from a property in Farleton. Suspicious Incident / People / Unlike the weather the summer Vehicles holidays seem to be progressing in an As always please report any orderly manner with no reports of anti suspicious persons or vehicles to social behaviour being reported for police on 1 01 . Burton this month. PCSO 5251 Martin Boak At this busy time of year with extra visitors in the area we also have to deal with many minor road incidents a lot involving animals especially sheep on the highways please bear this in mind and drive with care. Key Crime Over the last month there have been God and a Pint 55 incidents reported within the wider area that Burton sits, from these 8 An hour’s informal discussion for crimes have been recorded.