Sedbergh & District May 2019 Issue 376 Donation £1 This issue is dedicated to our advertisers, Duncan Law and Ian Lookaround Treasurer, Richard Higginbotham. Please call them if Ellis, who passed away on the 20th you need their help. And also thanks March. The cover photo, of bluebells for the cottage and flat rentals, if in Davybank Wood, is by Richard. you’re looking for somewhere to live Welcome back to some more of our in Dent call and get the details. Ed. 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 Capstick Insurance 58 Matthew Cook Stonemason 53 Carl Berry Window Cleaner 38 MB Designs Decorator 65 Chapmans Chimney Vac 28 McGarrys Solicitor 54 Churchmouse café 42 MK Conversions Ltd 34 Cottage To Let Dent 13 Parkin and Jackson 19 Craig Chamberlain 40 Peoples' Hall 55 Cross Keys 36 Polka Dot Cycles 50 Cumbria Stoves 53 Red Squirrel 61 Dalton Burial Ground 19 Richard Hoggarth Builders 9 David Jermy House And Gardens 9 Robert Powell Web Design 59 David Sykes Guitar 17 Royal British Legion 45 Dawsons Fuels 60 Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks 42 Dentdale Bookkeeping Company 44 Scott Ostle Services 38 Duncan Law Plumber 14 Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 29 Fawcett Plant 32 Smart Design 45 First 4 Home Improvement 63 Stephenson and Wilson Builders 62 Flat 2 Dent To Let 11 Steve Hopps Handyman 40 Footloose 56 Stobars Hall 37 Fritz Hrynyk 29 Stramongate Press 31 Garsdale Design 46 Stuart Wetherall Fitness 16 GJ Baines 7 Temptations Craft Boutique 39 H&M Craftsmen Kitchens 39 The Head At Middleton 51 Helping Hand 27 To Let 13 Kings Yard 34 Home Run 18 Tooby's Electrical 49 Howgill Upholstery 18 Treadwell Flooring 26 Ian Higginbotham 50 Valerie Hinde Architect 33 Information Centre 35 Western Dales Bus 15 JE Wilkinson Builder 37 Wools Of Cumbria 43 JHS Joinery 25 Yoga 18 June Parker Acupuncture 47 Killington Marquees 24 Other Information KW Electricals 66 Advertising Rates 82 Lakes Scaffolding 57 Bed & Breakfast 72 Laura's loom 50 Bus Time Tables 79 Diary of Events 75 Weekly Coffee Morning Editorial and Information 67 St Andrews Church Groups and Organisations 73 Weds 10 am to 12 noon Lookaround Editorial Team 81 8th May Christian Aid Personal Messages 74 Places of Interest 78 15th May N.F.U. Public Information / Telephone Numbers 84 22nd May Alzheimers Puzzle 68 28th May T.B.A. Religious Information 82 Call 01539824379 to run a Regular Meetings 76 Coffee Morning Train Times 80 Useful Telephone Numbers 71 Page 2 Business Adverts Capstick Insurance 58 Lakes Scaffolding 57 Carl Berry Window Cleaner 38 Laura's loom 50 Chapmans Chimney Vac 28 Matthew Cook Stonemason 53 Churchmouse café 42 MB Designs Decorator 65 Cottage To Let Dent 13 McGarrys Solicitor 54 Craig Chamberlain 40 MK Conversions Ltd 34 Cross Keys 36 Parkin and Jackson 19 Cumbria Stoves 53 Peoples' Hall 55 Dalton Burial Ground 19 Polka Dot Cycles 50 David Jermy House And Gardens 9 Red Squirrel 61 David Sykes Guitar 17 Richard Hoggarth Builders 9 Dawsons Fuels 60 Robert Powell Web Design 59 Dentdale Bookkeeping Company 44 Royal British Legion 45 Duncan Law Plumber 14 Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks 42 Fawcett Plant 32 Scott Ostle Services 38 First 4 Home Improvement 63 Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 29 Flat 2 Dent To Let 11 Smart Design 45 Footloose 56 Stephenson and Wilson Builders 62 Fritz Hrynyk 29 Steve Hopps Handyman 40 Garsdale Design 46 Stobars Hall 37 GJ Baines 7 Stramongate Press 31 H&M Craftsmen Kitchens 39 Stuart Wetherall Fitness 16 Helping Hand 27 Temptations Craft Boutique 39 Home Run 18 Howgill Upholstery 18 The Head At Middleton 51 Ian Higginbotham 50 To Let 13 Kings Yard 34 Information Centre 35 Tooby's Electrical 49 JE Wilkinson Builder 37 Treadwell Flooring 26 JHS Joinery 25 Valerie Hinde Architect 33 June Parker Acupuncture 47 Western Dales Bus 15 Killington Marquees 24 Wools Of Cumbria 43 KW Electricals 66 Yoga 18 Page 3 Events & Miscellaneous Charity Jumble Sale (25th) 25 May Birthdays Coffee Mornings 2 Dementia Coffee Morning (22nd) 22 Happy Birthday Dent Spring Folk Concert (4th) 5 To Grief Share May (7th & 21st) 21 Mason Thornton Grief Share Talk (16th) 16 1 year old Hells Fells (28th –30th June) 64 on May 1st! Killington Sports (30th) 30 Medical Centre 52 Meditation Centre 12 Birthday Update Messy Church (19th) 20 Due to the new regulations on holding personal information mean Peoples Gym AGM (11th) 8 we can no longer hold information Secret Ukelele Band (11th) 10 on children’s birthdays. But we will continue to celebrate birthdays. Sedbergh Community Tea Party (9th & 23rd) 23 Please let us know your child’s Sedbergh Gala (18th) 1 birthday if you would like it to Try a Sail 2019 (6th) 6 appear in the next Lookaround. LOOKAROUND NEEDS YOU The Lookaround Team need help with compiling the magazine and designing advertisements. If you can spare some time please contact us. Contact details are on page 71. Page 4 SEDBERGH TENNIS CLUB – NEW While you don’t have to be a COURTS member to enjoy a game, if you do David Parratt join the club, we can offer a wide As many of you will already be range of people to play with, plus a aware, the Sedbergh Tennis courts chance to play in league matches. adjacent to Guldrey Lane have We want to encourage more people received a really big facelift. The to play tennis and also provide tennis courts have been resurfaced, with coaching, particularly for juniors. We new boundary fencing, new nets and hope to start coaching this year new posts. starting on 9th June on Sunday The work was carried out by Sports mornings. Further details to follow, so Surfacing Solutions based in do keep an eye on the club Facebook Nottingham and completed on 10th page. We also hope to hold some October last year. The club is very social events during the year at the pleased with the result and the new courts, such as a barbeque on sunny look was featured on the April’s cover Sundays! of the Lookaround. Our annual subscriptions are Thanks to extremely generous amongst the lowest around, £10 for a support from Sport England, the student, £30 for an adult and £50 for Parish Council, Sedbergh Community a family. If you are not a member, you Fund, the Hadfield Trust and the foresight of parish councillors and tennis club members in investing in a Sinking Fund over the years, sufficient funding was in place to carry out this project. An official opening of the new courts took place on Sunday 14th April. Representatives from Cumbria Lawn Tennis Association, South Lakeland District Council, Sedbergh Parish Council, the Sedbergh Community Fund and tennis club members and supporters attended. The ribbon was cut by Robert Cresswell, Chairman of Cumbria LTA. We want to increase our membership this year now that we have a new modern playing surface. Sunday afternoons from 2 pm and Thursday evenings from 6.30 pm are designated club sessions, so if you fancy a game, please come and join us. Page 5 can still play but we ask that you pay SEDBERGH WANDERERS FC / £2 per hour per person in the honesty DENT FC - SEDBERGH & DENT box to the right of the pavilion door. If UNITED you would like to join, membership Simon Parkin forms are available at the Sedbergh A brief statement on behalf of both Tourist Information Centre and also at Sedbergh and Dent Football Clubs; the tennis pavilion. If you are at the When the curtain comes down on courts and the pavilion is open, there the 2018/19 Westmorland League should be a club member around and season, Sedbergh Wanderers FC there will also be a supply of and Dent FC, will be merging subscription forms inside. together to become Sedbergh & Dent United. FRANKIE COWIN’S DARTS This is something that has long TOURNAMENT been talked about and has been Diane Cowin discussed at great lengths many Diane Cowin and Family would like times, however both clubs now feel to say a Big Thankyou to Dean, that the time is right to join forces and Chris, Kate and Janet for all their create a bigger, better and hard work in organising the “Frankie sustainable environment for football Cowin Darts Tournament” in the Club in our area. on Saturday 16th March. Also to Brian We will be entering three teams into Capstick for the fantastic Meat the Westmorland League for the Hamper and to everyone who 2019/20 season starting in August donated a raffle prize and to the which will enable football for all Board Sponsors. abilities across the three divisions. Well done to the winner Harry We feel that the new club will be able Robinson. The great amount of to compete on a higher level than £808.35 was raised which will be currently possible and will ensure divided between the Great North Air football is continued to be played in Ambulance and Breast Cancer. this area for many years to come. Big thank you to everyone. We hope The new club will be holding its to see you next year. AGM on Wednesday 8th May at Get in touch if you want to come along - [email protected] Killington Sailing Association 11am– 3pm - Sunday May 5th Page 6 White Hart Sports & Social Club, WALKERS ARE WELCOME Sedbergh at 8:00pm where a new Robert Powell committee and managers will be I am sorry to have to announce that elected.