The News Magazine of the ‘Heart of Eden’ Team Ministry St. Lawrence, Appleby; St. John, Murton-cum-Hilton; St. James, Ormside; St. Peter, Great Asby; St. Margaret & St. James, Long Marton; St. Cuthbert, Dufton; St. Cuthbert, Milburn with additional information from Methodist Churches at The Sands, Appleby, Great Asby & Dufton with Knock Methodist Church The Church of Our Lady of Appleby The Local Communities and Organisations of Appleby and the Mid-Eden Valley y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Mothering Sunday - a bright spot in Lent! March 2017 What’s On in The Heart of Eden this month? Food Bank Collection, every Tuesday, Sands Methodist, 10:30; Friday , St. Lawrence’s Church, 11.00 – 12.00 s on What’s What’s on? on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on What’s on What’s on What’s on What’s on W ’ t h a a h t ’ W s o n Date Time Place What?? n o st s W ’ 1 7:30pm Hoff Pub Bandleyside P.C. Hoff ward annual meeting t h a nd a h 2 1 – 3:30pm Appleby Health Centre Caritas etc Hearing Advice drop-in t ’ W nd s 2 7:30pm British Legion Club, Boroughgate Branch Meeting o n nd n o 2 7:30pm Colby Village Hall Bandleyside P.C. Colby ward annual meeting s W ’ rd t h a 3 11:45 – 1pm Sands Methodist Church “Come 4 Lunch” a h rd t ’ W 3 7:30pm Ormside Village Hall Bandleyside P.C. Ormside ward annual meeting s th o n 4 9:30 – 11:30 Long Marton Village Institute Coffee Morning in aid of church funds n o th s W ’ 4 9:30 – 11:30 Appleby Public Hall Coffee morning in aid of Kirkby Thore WI t h a th a h 4 7:30pm Appleby Market Hall Appleby Carnival Race Night t ’ W th s 5 4pm Kirkby Thore Memorial Hall Messy Church o n th n o 6 10 – 12am Appleby Health Centre Cancer Info. Drop-in with Coffee s W ’ th t 7 10:30 – 12:30 Appleby Hub Eden Timebank Coffee Morning h a a h th 7 7 – 9pm Guide Hut Textile Group t ’ W s th 7 7:30pm Ormside Village Hall Ormside WI (Birds of the Eden Valley) o n n o th s 7 7:30pm St. Lawrence, Appleby North Westmorland Arts Concert (see ad.) W ’ t th h a 8 11am Appleby Public Hall WADFAS (Art & Architecture of Spain) a h t th ’ W s 8 7.30 pm The Hollies, Asby Asby Fellowship th o n n o 8 7pm Dufton Village Hall Dufton Open Circle s th W ’ t 8 Noon Long Marton Village Institute Lunch club h a th a h 8 7 for 7:30pm Appleby Golf Club Fellsiders’ Ladies’ Dinner t ’ W s th 9 7:30pm Appleby Public Hall Appleby Archaeology Group (Cumwhitton Viking Burials ) o n n o 9th 2 – 4pm Public Hall Supper Room Inner Wheel Whist and Dominoes s W ’ t th h a 9 12.30 pm Eden River Cafe Asby Diners Club a h th t ’ W s 9 7:30pm The Hollies, Asby Asby PCC th o n 10 7 – 9pm Guide Hut Friday Club: magic with Irwin Wallace n o th s W ’ t 10 7:30pm Colby Village Hall Coffee Evening with Bingo h a th a h 11 9:30 – 11:30 Appleby Public Hall Coffee morning in aid of Federation WIs t ’ W s th 11 7pm Appleby Public Hall Lights, Camera, Appleby – “I, Daniel Blake” o n th n o 11 4pm Dufton Village Hall 6 Nations: England v. Scotland s W ’ t th h a 12 4pm Newbiggin Church Iona Service a h th t ’ W 14 7:30pm Asby Village Hall Asby WI s th o n 14 10:30 – 12:15 Long Marton Village Institute Coffee Morning n o th s W ’ 14 2 – 4pm Long Marton Village Institute Carpet Bowls t h a th a h 15 7:30pm Public Hall Supper Room Appleby & Dist. Gardeners’ Soc. (flower arranging) t ’ W th s 15 The moot Hall Textile Group (see article) o n th n o 15 10:15 -noon The Hollies, Asby Coffee morning in aid of church funds s W ’ th t h a 17 7:30 – 9pm Appleby Hub Open Climbing Session (£6.50) a h th t ’ W 18 10 – 12:30 Dufton Village Hall Coffee Morning s th o n 18 9:30 – 11:30 Appleby Public Hall Coffee morning in aid of Liberal & Democratic Association n o th s W ’ 18 7:30pm Appleby Hub “The Hut People” t h a th a h 18 evening Colby Village Hall Quiz night t ’ W th s 18 10am Dufton Village Hall St. Cuthbert’s Church Dufton Coffee Morning o n th n o 18 4pm Dufton Village Hall 6 Nations: Ireland v. England s W ’ th t 19 12:15pm Sands Methodist Church “Bring & Share” meal h a a h th t 19 10am – noon Bowling Club bower Appleby in Westmorland Society Table Sale ’ W s th o n 19 4pm St. Peter’s Church, Asby St. Peter’s Annual Meetings n o th s 20 10 – 12am Appleby Health Centre Cancer Info. Drop-in with Coffee W ’ t nd h a a h 22 2:30 - 4pm Kirkby Thore Memorial Hall Village Tea t nd ’ W s 22 7:30pm The Hunting House, Asby Asby Fellowship o n nd n o 22 Noon Long Marton Village Institute Lunch club. s rd W ’ t 23 7:30pm Long Marton Village Institute Annual Parish Church Meeting h a a h 23rd 2 – 4pm Public Hall Supper Room Inner Wheel Whist and Dominoes t ’ W s rd 23 7:30pm Oaklea, Crackenthorpe Crackenthorpe Annual General Parish Meeting o n n o th s 24 7 – 9pm Guide Hut Friday Club: Pies, Peas and Dominoes W ’ t th h a 24 7:30pm Milburn Village Hall Milburn Film Club – “The Italian Job” a h th t ’ W s 25 10am – 3pm Appleby Hub Hubcraft th o n n o 25 9:30 – 11:30 Appleby Public Hall Coffee morning in aid of Eden Time Bank s th W ’ t 26 3pm Dufton Church Mothering Sunday Service h a th a h 26 2:15pm See article Nichiren Buddhism Discussion Meeting t ’ W s th 26 3am Commencement of British Summer Time o n n o th 28 7:15 pm British Legion Club, Boroughgate RBL Women’s Section (talk about finger prints) s W ’ t th h a 28 2 – 4pm Long Marton Village Institute Carpet Bowls a h th t ’ W s 28 Long Marton Village Institute local Archives meeting st o n 31 Trains to Carlisle to be restored n o st s W ’ t 31 7:30pm Appleby Public Hall Supper Room Appleby in Westmorland Society (Cumbrian place names) h a st a h 31 7:30pm Appleby Public Hall Fellside singers/Appleby Band concert t ’ W s st 31 7pm Dufton Village Hall Dufton Book Club o n n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W n o s ’ t a h W Name or Number? I wonder how many numbers identify you … National Insurance, Driving Licence, Income Tax, Cash Card, Customer Cards and so on and so on. If you can’t quote a number, it can be hard to prove your existence. s on What’s What’s on? on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on? What’s on What’s on What’s on What’s on What’s on W ’ t And a number can reduce you from being a real person to a totally impersonal statistic. The Nazis tattooed h a a h t the prisoners in concentration camps with a number. So much more efficient than with a name, shared by a ’ W s o thousand others … so many Naomis, so many Ezras! n Date Time Place What?? n o st s W ’ 1 7:30pm Hoff Pub Bandleyside P.C. Hoff ward annual meeting t And, on the daily news, we hear of numbers of refugees; numbers drowned in the attempt to emigrate, numbers h a nd a h 2 1 – 3:30pm Appleby Health Centre Caritas etc Hearing Advice drop-in t seeking asylum. And, as I write, we’re informed of 3000 unaccompanied children in need of our hospitality and ’ W nd s 2 7:30pm British Legion Club, Boroughgate Branch Meeting o protection … each one of them somebody’s frightened son or daughter, alone among strangers in a foreign n nd n o 2 7:30pm Colby Village Hall Bandleyside P.C.