Sedbergh & District November 2019 Issue 382 Donation £1 First thing, if you’re posting to suggest that you read the first four friends or relatives check the articles, all have direct relevance to Christmas posting dates on page 66. our community. Otherwise there’s a great variety of We’ve also got six new advertisers different articles in this edition. in this edition, they are highlighted in Normally I’d advise that you use the the index, but I’ve run out of room to index, or just leaf through, to find list them here. Please use them if items of interest, but this time I would you can! Ed Welti Thursday 28th November 5pm - 7pm • Tombola • Santa’s Grotto Enjoy supper prepared • Raffle by our GCSE Catering • Arts & Crafts Settlebeck students • Games in their pop-up diner. • Stalls selling Christmas high quality Its free to book a stall. gifts from local Market Contact us on businesses 015396 20383 CLOSING DATE: 15th of every month for everything S & D Lookaround 72 Main Street, Sedbergh LA10 5AD Mobile: 07464 - 895425 e-mail: [email protected] ~ Web Site: http://www.sedberghlookaround.org.uk Articles 2020 Dales Photography Competition 55 Nature: Still the Best Life Support 43 A Future For Insects And Pollinators? 48 News From The Pews 76 A View From The Fells (Cartoon) 86 Pride 28 Banking At The Post Office 5 Red Squirrel Group 50 Boxes Of Hope Cumbria 67 Remembrance 2019. 9 British Legion A.G.M. Report 12 Remembrance Service 9 Burns Night 41 Sedbergh Art Society 57 Cold To Cosy Homes 67 Community Swifts 46 Community Trust Report 2018 – 2019 64 Sedbergh Orchestra 62 Councillor's Corner 13 Sedbergh Parish Council 16 Dangerous Parking 8 Sedbergh School News 81 Dark Skies 2020 53 Sedbergh Wanderers Junior F.C. 56 Dentdale - Head To Foot 32 September Weather 37 Eel-Ite Support - Sedbergh Primary 79 Sheepfest 39 Family Musings. 36 Sight Advice South Lakes 70 Follow The Star 77 Smart Meters 66 Garsdale Harvest Supper 77 Some Surprising Things 72 Garsdale Parish Council 15 Swim Little Eels 78 Gladstone House 65 Thank You Extinction Rebellion Brecon 19 Great North Air Ambulance 84 The Children's Wood – Growing Together 80 How Does Dementia Affect Your Driving? 68 The White Poppy 11 Independent Schools Awards 2019 83 Tim’s Column 17 Ladies N.F.U. 34 Town Band 63 Ladies N.F.U. 2 35 Very Nearly Christmas 72 Lakeland Voices 60 W.I. Dentdale 22 Local Bus Services 8 W.I. Howgill And Firbank 21 Meals On Wheels 71 W.I. Killington 27 Millthrop Bridge Closure 6 W.I. Sedbergh 24 National Parks - Resurgence Of Nature 52 Yorkshire Dales Declares ‘Climate 38 Nature Notes 41 Emergency’ Events Other Information Big Quiz Night (16th) 16 Advertising In Lookaround 4 British Legion Coffee Morning (6th) 6 Bed & Breakfast 91 Bus Time Tables 98 Coffee Mornings 3 Car Parking Charges 84 Gladstone House (Weekly) 28 Christmas Posting Dates 66 Gladstone House Singing (Weekly) 40 Diary of Events 95 Grief Share (5th, 19th) 19 Editorial 85 History Society (6th, 20th) 19 Groups and Organisations 92 Ladies NFU Coffee Morning (13th) 13 Lookaround Editorial Team 101 Late Night Opening (4th Dec) 44 Lookaround Information 89 Medical Centre 15 Peoples Hall Hire Rates 88 Meditation Centre 9 Personal Messages 85 Meditation Course (Starts 13th) 13 Places of Interest 97 Primary PTFA 5 Public Information / Telephone Numbers 104 Puzzles 87 Sedbergh Orchestra (14th) 14 Religious Information 102 Sedbergh School Advent (8th Dec) 48 Regular Meetings 96 Settlebeck Christmas Market (28th) 1 Train Times 100 St Andrews Christmas Fair (23rd) 23 Useful Telephone Numbers 63 Page 2 Business Adverts 2020 calendar 54 Laura's Loom 12 Anita Hairdressing 25 Little Owls 18 Black Bull 75 Matthew Cook Stonemason 80 Capstick Insurance 56 MB Designs Decorator 50 Carl Berry Window Cleaner 47 McGarry Solicitor 27 Carole Curran 11 MK Conversions Ltd 8 Churchmouse Café 67 Parkin And Jackson 37 Craig Chamberlain IT 38 Pennine Outdoor Fabrics 70 Cross Keys 57 Penny Black 10 Cumbria Stoves 82 Peoples' Hall 72 Dalesman Burger Night 17 Polka Dot Cycles 71 Dalton Burial Ground 36 Red Lion 30 Dawsons Fuels 73 Red Squirrel 74 Duncan Law Plumber 68 Richard Hoggarth Builders 65 First 4 Home Improvement 79 Robert Powell Web Design 76 Footloose 81 Royal British Legion 34 Fritz Hyrnyk 43 Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks 69 Garsdale Design 42 Scott Ostle Services 31 GJ Baines 21 Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 55 Green Clean Nov 62 SK Decorating 35 H&M Craftsmen Kitchens 51 Helping Hand 15 Smart Design 7 Home Run 83 Stephenson And Wilson Builders 59 Howgill Upholstery 69 Steve Hopps Handyman 64 Ian Higginbotham Painter 49 Stobars Hall 61 J.E. Wilkinson Builder 53 Stramongate Press 33 Jed's Gardening Services 47 Temptations Craft Boutique 41 JHS Joinery 18 The Head At Middleton 42 June Parker Acupuncture 26 Tooby's Electrical 39 Killington Marquees 20 Treadwell Flooring 29 KW Electricals 45 Valerie Hinde Architect 77 Lakes Scaffolding 32 Wools Of Cumbria 24 Weekly Coffee Morning St Andrews Church Every Wednesday 10am to 12 Noon 6th November: Royal British Legion 13th November: N.F.U. 20th November: Sedbergh Orchard Group 27th November: Garsdale Church Groups who would like to run a Coffee Morning please call Judith Ryder on 01539824379 Page 3 Advertising in Lookaround For advertisers key points to note CONTACT INFORMATION are as follows :- Email: We will print an advert supplied by [email protected] you, or we can design one for Phone: you. 07464 895425 If you supply the advert please Address: give it to us as a MS Publisher Lookaround, file, an MS Word file or a jpeg. 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PAYMENT INFORMATION If you buy a year’s worth of CHEQUE advertising (11 adverts) we will Cheques Payable to : only charge for 10 Sedbergh & District Lookaround New advertisers buying 3 months BACS or more worth of adverts will get Account: an extra one free Sedbergh and District Lookaround Further details for advertising and Account Number: articles may be found in the 23388557 Lookaround Information Section Sort Code: at the end of the magazine. 20-55-41 Reference: Advertising Rates Invoice Number, your name or reference. Single Column 2.56” x 1" = £7.50 Single Column 2.56” x 2" =£10.00 This account is valid from January Single Column 2.56” x 3" =£12.50 2019. No other account details are Single Column 2.56” x 4" =£15.00 valid for current payments. Double Column 5.2” x 2" =£15.00 Double Column 5.2” x 3" =£20.00 Double Column 5.2” x 4" =£25.00 PLEASE REMEMBER TO B & B and Camp-sites = £2.00 INCLUDE THE INVOICE NUMBER Personal & Small Ads = £1.00 WHEN PAYING BY BACS Page 4 BANKING AT THE POST OFFICE Peter and Gaynor Jackson Sedbergh has been without a high street bank presence for quite a few years now. To help fill the gap the Post Office stepped in and through agreements with the majority of banks allowed customers to carry out day to day banking like cash and cheque deposits and cash withdrawals. That agreement has just been extended for a further three years with more banks coming on board. Unfortunately, one of the big players, Barclays, has pulled out at the last minute, meaning that, as from 8th January 2020, customers will no longer have access to their cash at a Post Office. At present, cash deposits and cheque deposits are not affected. upon them just how much of a major Clearly this will have wide ranging inconvenience to many people, implications for Barclays customers in especially those who live in rural Sedbergh, Dent, Barbon, etc, where communities, this decision really is. facilities to get cash are limited. The Additionally, customers are being bank claims it is a cost cutting asked by PO to sign one of the on exercise, but given they made £3.5 line petitions that are available, to billion profit last year, the little they write to our MP Tim Farron and even pay the PO for helping their go into the local branches in Kirkby customers is but a drop in the ocean. Lonsdale or Kendal and complain to PO are trying to persuade Barclays the management there. A more to change their minds, impressing drastic move would be to move your NovemberBirthdays Page 5 account to a more customer centred MILLTHROP BRIDGE CLOSURE bank that would allow you to continue Lookaround editorial using the PO. If you are considering As many will know from word of opening an account, please look at mouth and social media, the bridge at other options, as a Barclays account Millthrop was damaged by a lorry just will limit your opportunities to access after two o’clock on the 14th of your money. October. Apparently an overseas We, at the PO, will continue to driver, unfamiliar with the area, took a support all our customers in the best wrong turn off the M6 and found way we can and will try to answer any themselves heading towards Dent.