Speccy Sammy Bee www.solwaybuzz.co.uk by Nathaniel MossopSolwaySolway from Silloth Primary School BuzzBuzz July 2013 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news FREEFREE PAPERPAPER Issue 116 Page 4 Ofsted Success Silloth Page 5 Events Border Concert Band 19th–21st July Mayor Silloth Kite Festival 27th July Page 6 Silloth Green Day Abbeytown Carnival 18th August Beach Half Marathon Page 7 Silloth 41 Club Donations 23rd–25th August Solfest New Mayor for Silloth: Tony Markley Page 8 After over twenty regeneration of the Green 26th August Young Firefighters Pass Out years as a Silloth councillor well underway. There are still and nine years as deputy lots to do on the Green with Mayor plus my role as new information signage Silloth Carnival County Councillor for the to be situated around the Solway Coast division I was Green, construction of a new encouraged by my fellow community garden and the town councillors to take up proposed BMX track in the 5th–8th September office as Mayor of Silloth pines; these are all ongoing I gratefully accepted projects which will mature this honour at the council this year. Page 15 Silloth Music meeting in May 2013 and The long awaited Tennis Open Championship I am pleased to announce refurbishment of the Criffel the appointment of Stuart Street toilet block will be Graham who will ably carried out later this year by & Beer Festival assist me as Deputy Mayor Allerdale Borough Council together with my other (after long negotiations) then renovation work inside the Solway Coast I have and Friends of the Green councillor colleagues. We Silloth town council will the main building which used part of my Councillor (headed up by Anna Malina have a strong and able take over the maintenance will require the work to be member allowance over the and Owen Martin) and team to meet the town’s and cleaning of this facility carried out in phases due last two years towards this I am looking forward to requirements. as part of the new lease to financial constraints the project (£10,000) which will continuing to work together Page 16 I would like to thank agreement between Allerdale Town council has been put hopefully result in the Town on these projects for the good Hannah is County Champion Ely Baty who has been Borough Council and Silloth under financial pressure council carrying on the work of Silloth. committed and dedicated to town council for the Silloth with the concurrent grant with The Space committee I will continue guiding us all through some Green. being dramatically reduced to achieve some matching representing the town to the challenging times as the The community centre from Allerdale Borough grants to continue this best of my ability and look Mayor of Silloth over the last has already had the outside Council for maintenance project. forward to serving you as the three years. refurbished and the next work within the town. As There is a tremendous New Mayor of Silloth for the The town is moving large renovation project will the local Cumbria County amount of good work ensuing period, thank you all forward with the be to carry out extensive Councillor for Silloth and been carried out by STAG, for your continued support. SOLDIERS in Silloth Open: Tues–Sun Toy Soldier Experience Admission: Under 16 - £1. Adults - £2 Family ticket (2 adults 2 children) - £5 Fantastic for Families! Criffell St, Silloth, CA7 4BZ www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk The Solway Buzz is a FREE community paper with a circulation of 5,500 copies for the area around Abbeytown, Skinburness, Silloth-on-Solway and Mawbray Page 2 Issue 116 local news - for you - by you - about you - free to you - local news Holme Low Web Site Sneak-In Free Health Checks Spot Holme Low Parish now High Blood Pressure has a web site at Thefts www.holmelow-pc.org.uk. Report by: Inspector Kelly Thousands of people in minutes and includes a few Holme Low is a Cumbria could be putting straightforward health tests. particularly spread out Recently there have been themselves at increased risk Once a person’s Parish and the web site will a few sneak-in burglaries of heart disease or stroke Once the NHS Health hopefully make it easier at homes in Allerdale and because of undiagnosed high Check has assessed a person’s for local residents to access some have been in the Silloth blood pressure. risk of developing one of the information about the Parish area. Offenders have entered It is estimated that four diseases, they are given Council. It is also packed houses by insecure doors and around 25,000 people in support and advice to help with information about the windows and have stolen Cumbria have undiagnosed reduce or manage that risk parish, local services etc. property including handbags, high blood pressure. Public and lead a healthier life. This is the easy way to get cash, mobile phones, laptops health experts at Cumbria Dr Rebecca Wagstaff, councillors details, dates of and keys. County Council are Cumbria’s Acting Director meetings, read minutes of Most encouraging people aged 40- Public Health, said: “Known meetings and more. happened 74 years to take up the free as the ‘silent killer’, high blood For information the old during NHS health check, which pressure rarely has obvious way, the Parish Clerk is: the includes a blood pressure symptoms. Around one in Wendy Jameson, evening test. three people have high blood Holme Low Parish Council, or Cumbria County Council pressure but many don’t 5 Burnswark Terrace, overnight, funds the free NHS health know it. If left untreated, Solway Street, at houses checks which are delivered high blood pressure increases Silloth, CA7 4EF. where doors have been left through GP surgeries and your risk of a heart attack or Tel: 07775 686857. unlocked or windows open. selected pharmacies. The stroke. If you’re aged 40-74 In some cases occupants have free ‘health MOT’s’ screen years, the free NHS Health been at home but unaware of for heart disease, stroke, Check includes a blood the burglary until later. diabetes, kidney disease and pressure test and people who It would appear dementia. The programme are invited to receive one that some offenders are is designed to assess people’s should take it up. Adults of Safe Sizzling Tips wandering the streets risk of developing these all ages should have their With warmer weather looking for insecure doors conditions and find them blood pressure checked at finally upon us and outdoor and windows. Nationally, earlier, thereby reducing the least every five years. If you eating back on the menu, over 40% of domestic chance of them turning into haven’t had yours measured, Cumbria County Council’s burglaries are committed something more serious. or you don’t know what Fire and Rescue Service by opportunist thieves Patients are invited by your blood pressure reading is issuing tips for safe taking advantage of open their GP practice to receive a is, ask your GP to check it barbecuing. or unlocked doors and free health check as part of a for you. Having high blood During warmer spells, windows. five year rolling programme, pressure can be prevented by grass and vegetation are Crime levels have fallen Alternatively, people aged eating healthily, maintaining generally dry, which means recently and dwelling 40-74 years can visit a a healthy weight, taking if a fire is accidentally burglary remains a participating pharmacies and regular exercise, drinking started outdoors it can relatively rare crime, but take the test in-store. alcohol in moderation and spread rapidly, damaging there are still some thieves It takes around 20-30 not smoking.” or destroying whatever’s out there looking for easy in its path. Following a few opportunities. simple rules however, can The good news is prevent disaster and ensure barbecue, but not more Officer, Dominic Harrison, that by taking a few basic remember to lock all of your Neighbourhood Police barbecues are safe and (normally around 5cms or 2 said: “Now the warmer precautions, homeowners doors. Officer or Crime Prevention enjoyable. inches). weather is here, the number can reduce the chances of • It is worth remembering Officer. These rules include: - Keep children, pets and of barbecues across the becoming a victim. that most household • If you have an intruder - Follow the safety garden games away from the county will no doubt Crime prevention tips insurance policies do not alarm – use it. Set it at night instructions provided with cooking area. increase. Using petrol to light • Whenever possible keep cover the theft of property to protect vulnerable zones. disposable barbecues. - After cooking, make sure your barbecue or leaving it your doors locked and from within a home that has Report anything - Never use a barbecue the barbecue is cool before unattended are two of the windows closed, especially been left insecure. suspicious indoors or in a tent, even moving it. most common mistakes if you are upstairs, or in • Postcode all types of Please let us know as after the flames have died - Empty ashes onto bare people make. Every summer another part of the house, property to deter thieves soon as possible if you down. Even if barbecues garden soil, not into dustbins this results in firefighters or in the garden. Also we and improve the chances see anyone behaving are not flaming they can or wheelie bins. If they’re being called to fires caused by encourage people to fit, and of tracing the stolen items. suspiciously; many criminals continue burning and could hot, they can melt the plastic barbecues that have got out most importantly use, good ‘Postcoding’ can be done are apprehended due to lead to carbon monoxide and cause a fire.