Poser Bee by Nicki Graham aged 11 from Holm Cultram Abbey School Solway Buzzwww.solwaybuzz.co.uk March 2007 Solwaylocal news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news BuzzIssue 52 FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Who would want to swim in the Solway in January? Find out on page 3. Skinburness Hotel What were the Brownies and others doing in Christ Church? Find out on page 6. What were the Lifeboat lads doing in Allonby? Find out on page 7. What did the name Thomas Reay mean to Abeytown? Find out on page 8. the fight goes on We have won the first stage, They have now put in an appeal Is it too late? What are these as their planning application to against the planning decision, No. Although the hotel is men doing and whose develop the site was eventually this will be considered by an looking very sad, there are still roof is this? turned down. independent Inector based in proective purchasers who are Find out on page 9. Despite having their Bristol. Effectively, we are back at very interested. Also, the removal application for development of stage one again, but with a fresh of internal fitments can be the site turned down, Adrian and view being taken of the situation. reversed. We must keep fighting. Vanessa Moore went ahead with We have to get mobilised and all This landmark building can still be the auction of the hotel’s contents. pull together if we want to win. saved to re-open as a hotel. Who were the ploughman’s lunches for? Find out on page 9. Save Our Skinburness What were the Male Voice Choir doing in Abeytown? Come to a Pulic Meeting Find out on page 10. in the Golf Hotel on What have these Tuesday 27th February clever clogs been up to? Find out on page 11. at 7:45pm What Has Happened So Far? What has Toddy Winter been up to down at the Golf What Do We Do Now? Club? Find out on page 16. Come along and find out The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 4,000 copies for the area around Abeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news New Caravan Care Shop in Eden Street Beware the Tree of Heaven Gardeners are being told to be on the look out for a ‘Tree-of-Heaven’ invader, the experts say Ailanthus altissima introduced from China in 1751 has spread so rapidly that it could threaten biodiversity and plant health. Numbers of the Tree- of-Heaven, so called because it swiftly grows to 80 feet or more, have quadrupled in 10 years as temperatures rise. It smothers native ecies and damages sewers with its roots. The tree uses a technique called allelopathy to leak toxins into the ground. After visiting Silloth quite amazing. “People “I can’t imagine Tree-of-heaven over the past four years actually greet you in the anyone having to wait reproduces both sexually Colin and Linda Taylor street and are genuinely six months for decking (seeds) and asexually realised that a gap in the interested in how you are around their static or (vegetative sprouts). market offered a perfect and how you are doing. wanting to come on Flowering occurs late business opportunity for Its been amazing how holiday to end the first in the spring to mid them. much local support and three days of their hard summer. The ecies At the ripe old age of encouragement we have earned break cleaning is dioecious, with male 56 and 50’ish reectively had, its been like finding their static, tidying up and female flowering on they sold their home a whole new family” their overgrown garden separate trees. Fruits on the tree through the year. Estalished trees just outside of Bolton Caravan Care’s or trying to get rid of that are papery, somewhat following winter. also produce numerous and moved to Silloth in shop (run by Linda), is treacherous green algae twisted, winged One study reports suckers from the roots September of last year situated in Eden Street that has built up on their structures that are tan to that an individual tree and re-sprout vigorously to open up CARAVAN in Silloth and supplies driveway and decking pink-coloured occurring can produce as many from cut stumps and root CARE in Eden Street, caravan and camping making it as slippery as a in large clusters from as 325,000 seeds per fragments. Silloth on 26th February. parts and accessories to banana skin” September to October of Colin and Linda agree the holiday community “When we realised the same year, that the move has been in and around the that nobody seemed to be and may Whist & similar to a journey in a Solway Basin. Colin will offering this full range of persist time machine. Moving concentrate his efforts services, we just couldn’t Domino from the fast paced, on the more hands resist the opportunity” Drives highly aggressive and in on tasks of Timber For more information Princess Bee-trice many instances hostile Decking Design and about the services, or by environment of Bolton Construction, Caravan for a free, no oligation Hannah Fearon On Tuesday January to the quiet cobled Valeting, Pressure quotation, contact Colin aged 5 2nd at the afternoon streets of Silloth has been Washing of static sites, or Linda on: from Whist Drive of Silloth Silloth and District Pensioners also Decking and One- 07921 567 413 Primary Off or Annual Garden or email: School held in the Recreation Service contracts. [email protected]. Hall, a presentation of Caravan Care the David Rowtledge Caravan and Camping Memorial Cash and Spares and Accessories Salvo Prize was made. Timber Decking Design Chinese This was to Mrs and Construction Dorothy Rowell by Shape ‘n’ Style Chairperson Diana Interior and Exterior Takeaway Clive’s On-Site Caravan Valeting Professional Shaw. Dorothy won the 43 Eden Street Matrix Appointed most games during 2006 Site and Timber Deck and was congratulated by Pressure Washing KL Hair Salon Appointed Salon EXPRESS Silloth everyone. Garden Maintenance OPEN at 5pm Every Day Appointments and Cool Aftercare Products Anyone moving into 17 Eden Street, Silloth for all Hair Types the area who would like Tel: 07921 567 413 Offering a Wide Variety of information regarding Dishes for Every Taste The Salon to keep your Hair in Excellent the weekly Whist and [email protected] Shape ‘n’ Style www.caravan-care.info Please Feel Free to Drop In for a Menu Domino Drives played in Free, No Obligation Tel: 016973 31378 the Recreation Hall ring Quotations Telephone Orders Welcome: 016973 33033 or call at 30 Eden Street, Silloth Diana Shaw on: 31228. Cakes for Charity The Good Companions West View We are making CAKES for all occasions: Residential Care Home Guest House Special Celebrations Long & Short Term Stays in Anniversary Single En-Suite Rooms Birthday Christening Wedding B &or B If you buy cakes from us, not only do you get a delicious cake Room Only for yourself, you are also helping other’s, for each cake sold we 9 Station Rd Princess Bee make a donation to charity. Silloth by Cakes can be ordered at any time. Corrie Nattrass aged 6 To order please contact: Sarah 016973 32089, 016973 31449 from .co.uk Edith 016973 31607 or Eva 016973 31339 Criffel Street ~ Silloth ~ tel: 016973 31553 westviewguesthouse Holme St. Cuthbert School local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Page 3 RNLI New Year Dip in the Solway RNLI Train Report by: Eddie Studholme put their invigorating dip One Save Members of Silloth off for a week. Many Appeal Lifeboat Crew took their As you can see from annual dip in the Solway the photographs, it was Update on Sunday 14th January quite cold that day, at 10:30am off the although at least it was slipway at the boat house. dry for the photographer, Some of them were if not the swimmers. sponsored to do the The photographs do dip; proceeds of which show that the girls did are going to the Silloth swim away from the Save One Train Many slipway, the lads were so Lifeboat Appeal. fast that it was difficult This event usually for the photographer to takes place on the first catch them in the water. Sunday in January. That wasn’t possile this year Editors comment: Perhaps in 2008 they should as the crew had to attend each be timed swimming to the incident with the and a prize given for the car on the beach under one who lasts longest. L–R: Dean Robson, Sue Kent, Pat Higgins, Kurt Money, Jacky Kilpatrick, the lifeboat slipway, so Although I think they all Kevin Irwin and Stuart Sprott they were persuaded to deserve a reward. Have You Lost a Cat The lads got into the water first and were the fastest back up the While the girls went in slowly, they will tell you they did at least go for a swim, Does this beautiful ramp looking for warm towels although it didn’t last long cat belong to you? A large white cat with lack tail & ears. It’s taken up lodgings GET ME N at 38 Skinburness Drive, R O Silloth. 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