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CHURCH SERVICES IN JANUARY 2013
Sunday 6 January Epiphany
Caldbeck 11.00am Holy Communion MR
Rosley 9.30am Matins ER
Sebergham 11.00am Morning Prayer GH
Westward 9.30am Holy Communion NR
Sunday 13 January Baptism of Christ
Caldbeck 8.30am Holy Communion MR
11.00am Matins GH
Rosley 9.30am Family Holy Communion NR
Sebergham 11.00am Matins WW
Castle Sowerby 11.00am Holy Communion NR
Westward 10.45am Lay-led MH/?
Welton 11.00am ext Holy Communion ER
Sunday 20 January Epiphany 3
10.30am United Service at Caldbeck Methodist Chapel
Sunday 27 January Epiphany 4
Caldbeck 8.30am Holy Communion MR
11.00am Morning Prayer MR
Rosley 9.30am ext Holy Communion ER
Sebergham 11.00am Holy Communion BS
Westward 10.45am Holy Communion NR
NR = Rev Norman Robinson; MR = Rev Malcolm Riches; ER = Rev Eileen
Reid; BS = Rev Brian Smith; WW = Rev Walter Wade; GH = Geoff Hine;
MH = Maggie Howard.
* Indicates who is preaching ** Includes a Christening
St Kentigern’s, Caldbeck
St Mary’s, Sebergham
St Kentigern’s, Castle Sowerby
Holy Trinity, Rosley
St Hilda’s, Westward St James’, Welton
Parish Magazine
January 2013
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CHURCH STAFF AND CONTACTS
Priest-in-Charge: Rev Norman Robinson
The Vicarage, Rosley, Wigton, CA7 8AU
Tel: 016973 43723 e-mail: [email protected]
Associate Priest: Rev Malcolm Riches
The Rectory, Brewery House, Caldbeck CA7 8EW
Tel: 016974 78233 e-mail: [email protected]
CALDBECK - St Kentigern's
Churchwardens Mrs E Boydell, Mr R Brough, Mr A Grieve
Treasurer Mr Ian Shaw
Secretary Mrs S Beale 016974 78353
e-mail: [email protected]
CASTLE SOWERBY - St Kentigern’s
Churchwardens Mr Richard Little
Treasurer Mr B Mallinson
Secretary
SEBERGHAM - St Mary’s
Churchwardens Mrs E A Luck, Mr R F de Robeck
Treasurer Mrs. Tracey Wetherell
Secretary Mrs M Brough 016974 78213
e-mail: [email protected]
ROSLEY - Holy Trinity
Churchwardens Mrs J Harper-Tarr, Mr J Atkinson
Treasurer
Secretary Mrs A Burgess 016973 49741
e-mail:[email protected]
WESTWARD - St Hilda’s
Churchwardens
Treasurer Mrs Rebecca Brockbank
Secretary
WELTON - St James’
Organist Mrs L Gash 016974 76337
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CALDBECK METHODIST CHAPEL
6 January 2.30pm Mrs S Burgess
13 January 2.30pm Mr R Pattinson
20 January 10.30am United Service at Caldbeck
Methodist Chapel Rev K Hurst
27 January 2.30pm Mr W Hall
CASTLE SOWERBY CHAPEL
016974 78470
Sunday School each Sunday 10.30am
Sunday Evening Service 6.30pm
HESKET NEWMARKET FREE CHURCH
Sunday Morning Service - 10.30am with Communion on the first Sunday
Junior Church - 10.30am. All children welcome.
Helen Stobart 016974 78669
QUAKERS: MOSEDALE MEETING HOUSE
From October until the end of March we will meet on the second and fourth
Sundays at 10.30am
Everyone is heartily welcome to attend.
Frank Cosgrove 016974 78024
ROMAN CATHOLIC: ST CUTHBERT’S, WIGTON
Sunday Mass: 9.00am and 6.00pm
016973 42379
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Caldbeck Area Community First Responders Registered Charity No 1108013
In Association with North West Ambulance Service If you have a medical emergency, dial 999 or 112
(Please note that you cannot call First Responders direct) If appropriate, the Ambulance Service will call the First Re-
sponders as well as (not instead of) an ambulance
EDITORIAL SUB COMMITTEE
Editor: Rev Norman Robinson 016973 43723
Assistant Editor: Mrs Roberta Bowen
Tel: 016974 78100 email: [email protected]
NOTE: copy deadline 12th January for inclusion in February’s
magazine
Treasurer and Contact for Advertisers: Mr Stephen Hollins-Gibson
Tel: 016974 76276 email: [email protected]
Representatives:
Caldbeck: Dr Ron Davie: [email protected]
Sebergham: Mr Stephen Hollins-Gibson
Castle Sowerby: Rosley and Welton: Mrs Lynda Huckell
016973 42253
Westward: Mrs Rebecca Brockbank 016973 42794
Postal Subscription Enquiries: Mr Stephen Hollins-Gibson
Next Sub-committee meeting:
5 February 2013 at Clay Dubs, Caldbeck.
Distribution Enquiries (Caldbeck, Sebergham & Castle Sowerby):
Tel: Mrs Joan Todhunter 016974 78453
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Your Priest-in-Charge Writes
Dear friends,
A poem by R. S. Thomas (Folk Tale) to start the New Year:
Prayers like gravel
flung at the sky’s
window, hoping to attract
the loved one’s
attention. But without
visible plaits to let
down for the believer
To climb up,
to what purpose open
that far casement?
I would
have refrained long since
but that peering once
through my locked fingers
I thought that I detected
the movement of a curtain.
R.S. Thomas articulates many people’s experience of prayer or worship as to a dis-
tant “loved one” perceived to be behind “the sky’s window.” Prayer in this mode is
like gravel thrown at heaven’s window to attract the attention of the beloved like
some Romeo and Juliet balcony scene. Only the hint of “the movement of a curtain”
detected through fingers locked in prayer keeps the hope of such worshippers alive.
Otherwise all is dark, uncertain and such are blind to the “plaits to [be] let down for
the believer to climb up.”
Epiphany (meaning ‘making manifest’, or ‘visible’) is linked in the Church’s calen-
dar to the visit by the magi or wise men to present their gifts to the baby Jesus. Be-
cause they were non-Jews, Gentiles from the East, their coming to offer worship and
gifts to the special King included all who were later to worship Jesus as Lord and
King of the world. The coming of Jesus as Saviour is, to use R. S. Thomas’s im-
agery, like the opening of “the sky’s window” to let down “visible plaits to let the
believer climb up.” Jesus is Emmanuel (God-with-us); the expression of God’s love
in human form. We human beings have been locked in to our own fears, failures and
wrongdoings for so long now that the love and light of that other world seems
muted, uncertain. Jesus is where we can find a way back, a way up to better things.
Worship, prayer and forgiveness are some of the signposts on that way. May good
things open up to you all as this coming year you dare to look up to Christ our Sav-
iour and begin to detect the “visible plaits” in your lives that lead to His love, light
and joy.
Every blessing
Norman Robinson
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DIARY OF EVENTS 2013
January
2nd Caldbeck WI, ‘Northern Fells’ Lend-a-Hand Group’, Gail Dewis,
7.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
9th Rosley WI, ‘Meet & Natter’.
9th Gardening Club, ‘Lowther Castle Gardens’, Andrew Mercer,
7.30pm, Millhouse Village Hall.
9th Dancing Class, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
10th Westward Lunch Club, 12.30pm, Westward Halls.
11th Westward WI, ‘January Lunch’.
11th Film Society, ‘War Horse’, 7.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
16th Sebergham & Welton Parish Council, ‘Meeting’, 7.30pm, Welton
Village Hall.
18th Caldbeck WI, ’An evening with Penrith & The Border MP, Rory
Stewart’, 7.00pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
21st Caldbeck Parish Council, 7.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
23rd Dancing Class, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
24th Westward PCC, ‘Meeting’, 7.30pm, Westward Halls.
28th Westward Flower Club, 7.30pm, Westward Halls.
February
7th Fair World Shop, ‘AGM’, 12.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
9th Film Society, ‘Some Like It Hot’, + ‘Supper’, 6.30pm, Caldbeck
Parish Hall.
11th Westward Parish Council, ‘Meeting’, 7.30pm, Rosley Village Hall.
13th Rosley WI, ‘Mountain Rescue Dogs’, Mr Woodrow.
13th Gardening Club, ‘AGM’ (7.15pm) + ‘Nothing Specific’, Jonty
Brame, 7.30pm, Millhouse Village Hall.
13th Dancing Class, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
16th HNM Agricultural Society, ‘Dinner’, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
14th Thursday Club, ‘AGM’, 2.00pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
24th Gardening Club, ‘Potato Day’.
27th Dancing Class, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
March
4th Rosley WI, ‘Committee Meeting’.
8th Film Society, ‘The Pirates’, 7.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall.
13th Rosley WI, ‘The P & O Line’, Mr M Mapleton.
13th Gardening Club, ‘Making the most of your polytunnel &
greenhouse’, 7.30pm, Millhouse Village Hall.
13th Dancing Class, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
20th History Society, ‘The Picts’, Sheena Gemmel, 7.30pm, Millhouse
Village Hall.
27th Dancing Class Party, 7.30pm, Sebergham Village Hall.
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Home and Office visits
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UNTIL MID NOVEMBER
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UNTIL MID FEBRUARY
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THE WOOL CLIP Priests Mill, Caldbeck
A local co-operative selling a wide range
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Open: 11am-5pm Easter to Oct 31st
11am-4pm Mid-February to Easter,
Nov and Dec, Jan 2nd - 5th Closed: Jan 6th to Mid-February
016974 78707
THE FAIR WORLD SHOP Fairly traded foods, teas and
coffees, unusual crafts and gifts.
Opening hours 1.30 to 4.00pm Monday to Friday
Saturdays and Sundays
April – Dec 2.00pm—4.00pm
Contact: Lynette 016974 78544
Wills, Inheritance Tax Planning and Elderly Client Issues
Lynn Emery LLB (hons),
Solicitor (TEP)
016974 78303/07901 229218
22 years experience, Member of
Solicitors for the Elderly and the Law
Society’s Private Client section
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THE PARISH REGISTERS Baptism
Harriet Elizabeth Dickinson
9 December 2012
St Kentigern’s, Castle Sowerby
Wedding
Andrew Grant & Suzanne Watson
2 December 2012
Holy Trinity, Rosley
Funeral
Mabel Little
29 November 2012
St Mary’s, Sebergham
April
10th Rosley WI, ‘AGM & Food’.
10th Gardening Club, ‘Hardy perennials’, Helen Knowles, 7.30pm
Millhouse Village Hall.
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
With the January magazine comes the need to pay for the year’s sub-scription. The cost is still £6.00 for the year and it makes all our jobs eas-ier if you can pay your distributor promptly again.
Last year most of the subs were received by Easter and if this can hap-pen, we can put away our debt collecting for the rest of the year. There were some stragglers and you will know if you were one of them and I especially request that you make an effort to pay promptly this year.
To all our distributors a big thank you from us all for the very valuable ser-vice you do for us and the community in the six parishes.
Stephen Hollins-Gibson (hon treasurer)
([email protected]) 016974 76276
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Welcomers’ Rota
8.30am
Sanctuary Duty
(8.30am unless specified) Welcomers’ Rota
11.00am
January
6
Rachel Nicholson
(11.00am) Liz Boydell
13 Susan Beale Liz Boydell
Diana Greenwood Rachael Bonington
20 10.30am United Service at Caldbeck Methodist Chapel
27 Diana Greenwood Joan Todhunter
Shirley Rolfe Lynette Ramsay
Take time for prayer!
The ecumenical prayer group meets each Tuesday morning at
8.45am in the vestry at
Caldbeck Church
to pray for the needs of our community and the world.
Why not join us?
ALL WELCOME!
DATE SERVICE READER
6 January
Epiphany
11.00am HC Liz Boydell
13 January
Baptism of Christ
8.30am HC
11.00am Matins
Rachel Nicholson
Dorothy Chalk
27 January
Epiphany 4
8.30am HC
11.00am MP
Alick Grieve
Barbara Riches
READINGS FOR JANUARY 2013
DATE READINGS
6 January
Epiphany
Isaiah 60 vv 1-6
Matthew 2 vv 1-12
13 January
Baptism of Christ
Isaiah 43 vv 1-7
Luke 3 vv 15-17, 21-22
20 January
Epiphany 3
Isaiah 62 vv 1-5
John 2
27 January
Epiphany 4
Psalm 19
Luke 4 vv 14-21
ST KENTIGERN’S, CALDBECK, ROTAS
ST KENTIGERN’S, CALDBECK, READERS
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CALDBECK’S CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
First and foremost the Festival was tremendous fun with a community spirit that
brought joy and laughter to both those who worked so hard in bringing it all to-
gether, and also the 1,000+ visitors who “stood back in amazement”!
I want to start by thanking the 30+ tree sponsors and decorators. The imagination
and flair shown in interpreting Christmas carols were amazing. It was also lovely to
see the pews full of people enjoying the refreshments organised by Mary Cowx and
Elsie Bell, plus other helpers. Then there were the teams sitting by the door radiator
getting warm, then cold, then warm again, collecting the money as the people
streamed in. Thank you.
My thanks go to Joan Gate, Margaret and Richard Brough, and Carol and Geoff
Hine - five very talented people who, on the Friday evening, provided practical dem-
onstrations in making Christmas decorations, exciting mince pies and Cumberland
sausage twirls, mulled wine, origami stars and personally crafted Christmas cards,
and egg nog! As each presentation was in progress an army of helpers distributed
samples of the finished products. That was apart from the origami where everyone
had a sheet of A4 to make their own star. Wonderful!
Thank you to Carol Hine and her helpers who, on the Saturday morning, entertained
the 22 children who attended a Christmas Workshop and thoroughly enjoyed 2 hours
of making Christmassy things to take home.
On the Saturday evening our very own Caldbeck Players provided a wonderful light-
hearted and very enjoyable medley of Christmas words and music that brought tears
of laughter but also the challenge of “God with us”. But I’ll never forget the fairy
and the goose. If you were not there … ask someone who was … words fail me! The
whole evening was brilliant and my thanks go to the whole cast and especially Ken
and Pauline Woolfenden for masterminding the production.
The weekend closed with an Advent Service of “Darkness to Light”. This began
with the church illuminated by a single candle, representing the Light of God, Jesus
Christ, coming into the world. As the service progressed this light spread throughout
the whole congregation until everyone spilled over into the churchyard, with their
own candle, taking the light of Christ into the world. My particular thanks go to the
Lesson readers (Toby Collard, Antoinette Ward, Rosemary Bailey, Anne Cartmell,
Geoff Hine and Norman Robinson) and the candle-lighters comprising the Collard
and Bolton families.
I want to express my deepest thanks to Margaret and Richard Brough. Margaret was
the Artistic Director (and much, much more) and Richard did so much behind the
scenes. Without these two people the Festival would not have been the tremendous
success it was.
The weekend put the “fun” into fund-raising and raised over £3,300 for church
funds. In addition the Sunday night offering (£390) will be sent to the Church Mis-
sion Society.
And finally, my thanks go to all who visited the church over the Festival. I enjoyed
meeting so many from our community and further afield.
Malcolm Riches
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MOTHERS’ UNION, CALDBECK
We began our November meeting with a discussion about our involvement
with the Christmas Tree Festival to be held later in the month. We looked at
some of the angels that Shirley, Pat, Isabel and Ann had had great fun in mak-
ing, some much more angelic than others!
Shirley led us in a short service and Ann welcomed Mrs Ruth McCall who
came to share something of her life in the army. Ruth and her husband Peter
have recently moved here and Peter continues to serve as a Colonel in the
army.
Ruth told us that she herself had joined the army because of the excellent
nurse training - and the glamorous uniform! But it was these very specialised
nursing skills that she put into practice in such places as Northern Ireland.
She shared with us some of the problems they experienced as a family moving
house 15 times in 27 years of marriage, seeing their new home for the first
time as they arrived with the furniture van and hurriedly putting stickers on to
indicate the rooms, not forgetting which of the children had the best bedroom
last time! Usually they would work overnight to get the place in order.
Ruth explained that as in Germany her nursing post was often some distance
away from home and this with the unsociable hours she and Peter worked
added to the difficulties of family life. As Christians in the army they experi-
enced some ridicule, known as the God Squad or bible bashers.
Many of us had watched the TV programme with Gareth Malone's Military
Wives Choir and seen some of the difficulties these women were experiencing
and Ruth was able to share with us some of her first hand experiences as a
member of the Forces.
Ann Finlay’s Last Service at St. Hilda’s, Westward
The congregation of St. Hilda’s, Westward welcomed visitors from the five other
parishes to a United Service for Sunday worship and to thank and show their appre-
ciation of Reader Ann Finlay. The theme for the morning was love: the love of God
in creating the Universe, the love of Jesus and the wonderful fellowship of Christ’s
followers. All these elements were developed through the readings, psalms and
hymns that Ann had carefully and lovingly chosen to make this an uplifting moment
in time. Ann spoke of her joy in her work with the people of the parish and her
sadness at deciding to retire. After the service everyone enjoyed coffee, mincepies
& shortbread together. Ann will be a great miss but everyone will welcome Maggie
Howard as the new shepherdess to the Westward flock.
Mary Heslam
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016974 76413 / 07929 421163
P & R HELLON ELECTRICAL
LTD ELECSA registered
Re-wires, alterations, testing,
aerial installations, security systems.
Tel: 016974 78086
Mob: 07747 114058 / 07796 397427
Friendly & reliable
KEITH OSBORNE
PLUMBING SERVICES Full bathroom installations, toilet and
tap repairs, leaks, blockages,
radiators moved, etc
No job too small - free estimates
016973 42354
07944 902559
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SELF CATERING COTTAGES The Faulds, Caldbeck
Two well-equipped cosy cottages
in the countryside.
Each sleeps 4 people.
Tel 016974 78125 or e-mail
FIONA COX I buy and sell vintage clothes,
accessories, textiles,
linen and lace
016974 78302
BORDERLINE GENERAL
COUNSELLING SERVICE depression - bereavement - abuse
self-harm - post abortion - relationships etc
Tel: 01228 596900
34 Aglionby Street, Carlisle, CA1 1JP
www.borderlinecounselling.co.uk
DENTON HOUSE GUESTHOUSE
& RESTAURANT Outside Catering for all occasions.
Sunday Lunches
En-suite rooms available
Tel: 016974 78415 [email protected]
www.dentonhouseguesthouse.co.uk
MATTHEW ATKINSON
BUILDER
All types of building and stone work
undertaken, property renovation and
maintenance—Free estimates
Friendly, reliable and fully qualified
Tel: 016973 43039 Mob: 07595 355774
ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Commercial—Industrial—Domestic
NICEIC
Approved Electrician
Trevor Studholme
Tel: 016974 76455 Fax: 76680
Mobile: 07710 015319
CHOICE CATERING
Quality home-cooked food for weddings, funerals, parties,
business functions, dinner parties.
Debbie Bainbridge 016974 78535
Email: [email protected]
www.choicecatering-cumbria.co.uk
PILATES Sebergham
Tuesdays 9.30am in the Village Hall
6 week blocks £30
(single taster class £5)
Tel Tracey Hodgson: 07982063069
or Sylvia Tallontire: 016974 76441
PEARSE COGHLAN (ADI)
Approved Driving Instructor Pass Plus approved
Patience and 1st class motivational skills are
central to my way of teaching. Happy to work
closely with parents to improve effectiveness of
private practice.
Tel: 016974 78111 Mob: 07788 170491
E-mail: [email protected]
THE VILLAGE SHOP AND
TEA ROOM Hesket Newmarket
Local produce, Homemade food, Grocer-
ies, Off-licence, Take-away food, Home
deliveries and Post Office
Shop open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Tea Room open Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm
016974 78229
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DATE
SERVICE INTERCESSIONS’
ROTA
SIDESPERSONS’
ROTA
January
6
9.30am
Matins
Lynda Huckell
Jennifer Hetherington
13 9.30am
FHC
Jean Osborne
Esther Hodgson
20 10.30am United Service at Caldbeck Methodist Chapel
27 9.30am
Ext HC
Harry Ravell
Bryan Gibson
HOLY TRINITY, ROSLEY
CHURCH DUTIES
ST JAMES’ CHURCH, WELTON Thank you to Graham and Lorraine Gash for kindly host-ing the successful coffee morning in December. At this event the draw for the ‘100 CLUB’ took place. The lucky
winners were: 1st £100 Debbie O’Brien 2nd £40 Geoff Peverall 3rd £25 Catherine Gash 4th £10 Emma Dixon The next drawing will take place at the church dance in Welton Village Hall on Friday 15th March 2013.
MEETING OF WESTWARD PCC
Thursday, 24th January, 2013
7.30 pm Westward Halls
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DATE NAME
December 30 &
January 6 Mrs de Robeck
13 & 20 January Mrs Hine
27 January &
3 February Mrs Holliday
ST MARY’S CHURCH, SEBERGHAM
FLOWERS & CLEANING ROTA
ST MARY’S CHURCH, SEBERGHAM
Date
Service Welcomers’
Rota
Intercessions
Rota
Readers’
Rota
Janu-
ary 6
11.00am
Morning Prayer
Elizabeth Luck Richard de Robeck Elizabeth Luck
Margaret Mattinson
13 11.00am
Matins
Margaret Mattinson Jenny de Robeck TBA
20 10.30am United Service at Caldbeck Methodist Chapel
27 11.00am
Holy Commun-
ion
Poppy Hollins-Gibson Elizabeth Luck TBA
ST KENTIGERN’S CHURCH, CASTLE SOWERBY
A secretary is wanted for the above church with meetings held in Millhouse Village Hall about 4 times per year.
If you are interested, please ring: 016974 78691
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COLIN ARMSTRONG
Garden maintenance
Grass cutting,
Strimming, Hedge cutting, etc. also
Painting and Decorating
Tel: 01228 538798
Mob: 07936 243234
MARLOWE COTTAGE, CALDBECK 5-Star Gold Award luxury holiday
cottage
Sleeps 5
www.marlowecottage.co.uk
Contact Jen Arkell
016974 76417
ASBRIDGE BUILDERS LTD
Building & Roofing Contractor
Lyndene, Sowerby Row
Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 0QH
Tel: 016974 76384
Mobile: 07831 485 520
DAVID BOWEN Cane & Rush Reseating
Lloyd Loom Repairs Quality Materials, Collection & delivery
Located behind the village pond
at Caldbeck
tel: 016974 78100
E-mail: [email protected]
www.canenrushreseating.co.uk
BED AND BREAKFAST
ACCOMMODATION
BROWNRIGG FARM
Fairtrade and local produce
Contact: Sally Vaux—016974 78626
www.caldbeckvillage.co.uk
CALDEW KITCHENS LTD Traditional handmade KITCHENS & BEDROOMS
Workshop & showroom Avondale, Hesket Newmarket, CA7 8HR
Tel/Fax: 016974 78385
Mobile: 078315 72301
Web: www.caldewkitchens.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
THE BAROMETER WORKSHOP If you have an antique barometer or clock in need of
repair/restoration then come to the specialists.
• Free detailed written estimates.
• High quality work fully guaranteed.
• Collection/delivery service.
• Open by appointment Antique barometers, scientific instruments & clocks
repaired, restored, bought and sold
Tel & Fax: 016974 76823
Email: [email protected]
CARROCK DESIGN & BUILD Full Design, Planning Permission;
Building Regulations AND on-site build from
one local company.
Come and talk to us about your project—
large or small with no obligation
WWW.CARROCKDB.CO.UK
E-mail: [email protected]
TEL: Malcolm Iredale on 017684 88859
GREENSIDE HOUSE, CALDBECK
Bed & Breakfast Studio Delightful 18th century house situated in a promi-
nent position on the village green overlooking the
Northern Fells
Contact Gail Dewis 016974 78226
Mobile 07971850002
Web: www.greenside-house.co.uk
E-mail [email protected]
‘IN STITCHES’
Curtains, Blinds & Soft Furnishings
Handmade in Caldbeck by Carol
Contact:
016974 78148
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NORTHERN FELLS GROUP VILLAGE AGENTS PROJECT Village Agents: Westward/Rosley: Anne Burgess 016973 49741 e-mail: [email protected] Mungrisdale/Castle Sowerby: Philippa Groves 016974 78555 e-mail: [email protected] Ireby/Uldale/Boltons: Emma Jennings 07874 241604 e-mail: [email protected] Caldbeck/Sebergham/Welton: Julia Trotter 07976529275 e-mail: [email protected] Please remember all referrals/enquiries are totally confidential, no enquiry is too large or too small, we are here to help in any way we can and, if we can’t help, we can probably put you in
touch with someone who can.
Join the Big Garden Birdwatch 26 - 27 January 2013
Do you like watching the birds in your garden? Then take part in the world’s biggest wildlife survey – the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.
This is the conservation charity’s most important event of the year. It is when people across the country look out of their window and spend an
hour of their weekend recording how many birds they see.
Last year, over half a million people counted more than nine million gar-den birds. The information from this survey helps the RSPB form a com-prehensive picture of how well – or not so well - each species is doing.
Over the past three decades, participants have helped the RSPB discover that populations of house sparrows and starlings have declined while the
numbers of blue tits and goldfinches in gardens have increased.
Doing the Big Garden Birdwatch not only helps the RSPB track the ups and downs of garden birds, but gives you the perfect excuse to sit down
with a cup of tea and enjoy the wildlife in your garden.
Taking part is very simple. Over the weekend of the 26-27 January, spend one hour counting the largest number of each bird species you see at a
time in your garden. Then give your results through our websitewww.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch
or by post.
You can get loads more information about the Big Garden Birdwatch and a free pack by going on our website or calling the hotline 0300 456 8330.
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CALDBECK, HESKET NEWMARKET,
CASTLE SOWERBY
SOCIETY PAGES
The Knitting Loop
The Knitting Loop will begin in 2013 on the first Monday in February (4th) in the Community Rooms, Hesket Chapel. Anyone can come along to any of the afternoon sessions and there are also ‘knitters at home’ who contribute to the rather large piles of garments that accumu-late!! They are transported to Eastern Europe where they are received with delight and we always have very positive feedback and they have sent us photos of children receiving and wearing them. A special thanks to Nicky and Ian Tonkinson who transport the bags of knitting to the London headquarters of ‘Knitting without Borders’. This saves us the huge amount of postage costs. Also recently a van load of already knitted garments were donated from a home in Penrith and thanks go to Mr Peter Maiden and Operation Mobilisation for providing the trans-port for this consignment.
CALDBECK WI Wednesday 2 January 2013
7.30pm, Caldbeck Parish Hall ‘Northern Fells’ Lend-a Hand
Group’ Speaker: Gail Dewis
Competition: A handy household item
Followed by soup and mince pies
CALDBECK & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Wednesday 9 January 2013
7.30pm, Millhouse Village Hall ‘Lowther Castle Gardens’ Speaker: Andrew Mercer
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CALDBECK & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB POTATO DAY
Supplied by Brighter Blooms, Preston SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2013
10.00am-3.00pm Entry: 50p
Raffle Proceeds to:
Hospice at Home and Macmillan Nurses
OXFAM COFFEE MORNING
Grateful thanks to Malcolm and Barbara Riches for hosting at
short notice the annual Oxfam coffee morning and sale. Also to
the stallholders and those who came along to buy.
£172 was raised.
Eric Wright (Treasurer).
CALDBECK & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Photographs of the St Kentigern’s Christmas Tree Festival
I am trying to pull together photographs of the recent Christmas Tree Festival – for posterity! If you have taken any photos of the trees, or of the various events, that could be copied and kept in the Caldbeck & District Local History Society Archives, do please get in contact. Kathleen Davie, Archive Officer. (Tel. 016974 78364 or email: [email protected])
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VILLAGE AGENTS
NAIL CUTTING CLINIC at Rosley Village Hall with Age UK.
Over 50’s are eligible for this service. £12 per session every 2months. To reserve a place please contact Anne Burgess on 016973 49741 or email: [email protected]. Anne will pass details to Age UK and they will ring you to ask medical questions and give you an appointment time. Next Clinic will be 30th JANUARY 2013 “TIME FOR TEA” will be on Wednesday 23rd JANUARY 2013
2.00PM UNTIL 3.30PM AT ROSLEY VILLAGE HALL . £1 for tea/coffee cakes. ALL WELCOME ARE YOU A CARER? Call in for a chat and a cup of tea at our
“Carer’s Group” on 9th JANUARY at Caldbeck Village Hall(Treetops Room) 2pm until 4pm. (sit-in service and transport available through the Northern Fells Group). “NIA” Exercise Group at Rosley Village Hall restarts on Monday 14th January 4.30pm until 5.30pm. £4 per session. Suitable for all ages. OIL SYNDICATES continue to grow in all areas. Contact any Vil-
lage Agent to take advantage of reduced oil prices. TEA DANCE at Rosley Village Hall on Tuesday 12th March 2pm until 5pm with Roe Valley. Afternoon Tea served by Rosley schoolchildren.
Please contact Anne Burgess on 016973 49741 or email [email protected]
Village Agent for Westward and Rosley.
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NEW YEAR - NEW YOU
Eaten a little too much this Christmas, full of those New Year reso-
lutions?
Join us at New You for some extra help and encouragement. Last
term we jointly lost a small person between us! (Seriously it was
around 6 ½ stone) It’s fun, it’s for everyone, boys and girls alike.
A slimming club with a difference, it’s a healthy-eating programme
combined with some regular exercise, dietary advice and a weekly
weigh in. Classes last for 45 minutes and cost £5 each session.
Incentives like cash back for each week you lose weight, this goes
into a pot and is paid out at the end of the term. We have the big-
gest loser week where the person who loses most weight receives
a prize; there are free gift weeks, tasting weeks, plus support and
lots more besides.
Give us a try --- all you have to lose --- is weight.
For more details contact Philippa Groves 016974 78555 or email
[email protected] Northern Fells Group
Village Agents are sponsored by The Big Lottery
FREE HOME-SAFETY VISITS
Northern Fells Group Village Agents are co-ordinating FREE Home-Safety Visits
with Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service. The FREE visits check on the fire hazards in your home and give advice on any problem areas. They also check existing
smoke alarms and replace them for FREE if the need be. Please contact your Village Agent to arrange a visit.
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CALDBECK AREA FILM SOCIETY
Friday 11 January ‘War Horse’
7.30pm Caldbeck Parish Hall
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE TOP OF PRIEST’S MILL LANE
I think almost everyone agrees that these lights are an asset to the village over the festive period.
This year we had to replace some of the lights which have cost more than we anticipated; we are therefore going to have another Family Quiz Night to raise the funds, but no fish and chips. This will be held in Caldbeck Cricket Club on Sat Jan 19th
starting at 7.30pm.
Teams may consist of up to 4 adults Entry fee £2.50 per adult includes light refreshments.
You can also support us by providing a prize for either the quiz or the raffle or by sending a donation to either David Whitson or
Marjorie Watson. Looking forward to your support
ARE YOU A CARER?
Call in for a chat and a cup of tea at our “Carers’ Group” on 9th JANUARY
at Caldbeck Village Hall (Treetops Room) 2.00pm until 4.00pm.
(sit-in service and transport available through the Northern Fells Group).
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CALDBECK & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
English Rural Life in the Middle Ages
John Price, President of the Caldbeck & District Local History Society, wel-
comed a well-known visitor, June Hall, to a packed Millhouse Village Hall on
21st November, 2012, to give an illustrated talk on ‘English Rural Life in the
Middle Ages’. Describing her timescale as 1100 to 1500 AD, she characterised
ordinary people’s lives over this period as “short and primitive”. Growing
mostly oats and barley, and with only a few animals, they were heavily depend-
ant for their family’s livelihood on what the weather brought. Moreover, living
as they did under a feudal system, their lives were also constrained by what
their lord allowed and the level of his taxation, and also by the tithes paid to the
Church.
June Hall’s presentation included material and slides drawn from the richly
decorated Luttrell Psalter, commissioned in the early 14th century by a prosper-
ous Lincolnshire landowner and named after him. Her talk ranged widely over
arable farming methods, animal husbandry, clothing and domestic life. She
passed around a drinking vessel of the kind used in this period, which had been
pieced together from fragments.
However, over the Middle Ages, changes in rural life could be seen. Thus, there
was a substantial switch to sheep farming, and the export of wool brought in-
creased prosperity – largely to the feudal lords, of course. This was also accom-
panied by, for example, changes in clothing and headgear ‘fashion’, which were
not confined to the rich. Following the Black Death, with the resulting decima-
tion of the population and the consequent shortage of labour, the ‘common man’
began to have his day, with power to negotiate higher wages, and achieve
greater mobility.
Another interesting feature of the Middle Ages, which June Hall highlighted,
was how close England was to Europe in that period, not only in its royalty and
aristocracy but also in its trade links. (No euro-scepticism in the Middle Ages,
then!) Thus, English fleeces were greatly prized on the Continent and, as she
pointed out, the so-called ‘wool churches’ in East Anglia referred to the source
of their wealth and not to their construction!
John Price drew this interesting meeting to a conclusion with warm thanks to
the speaker.
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Sebergham Weather Recordings
November 2012
Rainfall. November 2012. 125.70 mm (4.95 ins)
Aggregate for year 1015.40 mm (40.01 ins)
November 2011. 99.30 mm (3.91 ins)
Aggregate for year 1141.10mm (44.96 ins)
Notes.
November continued to be a wet month with our rainfall for the month
being one inch above the average for the month taken over a ten year
period. We have to go back in our records to November 2000 when we
had a similar total for the eleven months to end of November. Also the
year 2000 was the wettest year recorded here at Sebergham over a 47
year period totalling 1261.70 mm (49.65 ins). On Thursday 22 Novem-
ber we recorded 32.80 mm (1.29 ins) over the 24 hour period, and
again on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 we recorded a total for the two
days of 54.90 mm (2.16 ins).
November temperatures 2012. Average maximum day temperature 8.31˚C (46.96˚F)
Average minimum night temperature 4.41˚C (39.94˚F)
Warmest day Tuesday 20 November 13.40˚C (56.12˚F)
Coolest night Friday 30 November -4.30˚C (24.26˚F)
November temperatures 2011 Average maximum day temperature 12.09˚C (53.76˚F)
Average minimum night temperature 6.13˚C (43.03˚F)
Warmest day Thursday 3 November 16.60˚C (61.88˚F)
Coolest night Monday 7 November -0.60˚C (30.92˚F)
Notes. November day-time temperatures were very much lower than our aver-
age for this month which over a ten year period was 8.67°C (47.60°F)
Also, November 2011 was an exceptionally warm month. Our night-
time temperatures for the month were only slightly below our average
over a ten year period being 4.56°C (40.22°F) We recorded frost on
four nights in the month with Friday 30 November being the heaviest
frost of -4.30°C (24.26°F) On Friday 23 November we recorded thun-
der in the afternoon.
Wind. The average wind speed for September was 3.8 mph and we recorded a
high on Wednesday 7 November of 34 mph from the WSW at 16.00.
The dominant wind direction for the month was from the ENE which
will have accounted for the cool month..
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CALDBECK SURGERY www.caldbecksurgery.co.uk Tel 016974 78254
The surgery will be closed in the afternoon
for staff training on the following dates: Tuesday 15 January
Wednesday 20 February
Thursday 14 March
On these afternoons the surgery (including the dispensary) will close at 1.00pm.
All calls will be redirected automatically to the out of hours service
Art in the Waiting Room this month by Debbie Whitfield
The dedicated answer-phone line for repeat prescriptions is available 24 hours a day on 016974 78296.
CHOC
Cumbria Health On Call
The new number for the out-of-hours service CHOC (Cumbria Health on
Call) for patients in North Cumbria is 03000 247 247. Calls to the surgery
out-of-hours are automatically redirected to CHOC.
Hearing-impaired users who need to contact CHOC please call
(Typetalk) 18001 03000 247 247.
Online access: See our website for online access to book appointments and
request repeat prescriptions at your convenience. To register either visit the
surgery and ask at Reception for an ‘EMIS Access Registration Letter’,
or ring us on: 016974 78254
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CAFS REPORT FOR JANUARY 2013
We would like to wish all CAFS members a Happy New Year and look forward
to seeing you all again when the season recommences with “Warhorse” on Fri
11th January 2013 at 7.30pm in Caldbeck Village Hall.
The film is based on Michael Morpurgo’s book about a farm horse called Joey.
Joey does his best on the farm, although not a draught horse and is cared for by a
young man called Albert. When war breaks out he is conscripted to become a
cavalry horse in World War I. Joey sees life on both sides of the lines before he is
saved from all his trials.
The film lasts for 146 minutes and has a (12A) certificate. It was directed by
Stephen Spielberg and so has a slightly different tone from the book.
There are scenes of warfare, which are not suitable for younger children.
However, the film is suitable for older children and we are making a SPECIAL
OFFER on tickets of 1 adult plus up to 2 children between 12-16 for £6. Adult
tickets cost £4.
Look out for details in the next magazine of our February film+supper, when the
classic comedy ‘Some like it hot’ will be shown.
NB Keswick Film Festival takes place on February 21-24.
CALDBECK WI DECEMBER 2012
We were welcomed to our December meeting by Mrs Pat Shaw who explained
that the business part of the meeting would be followed by the AGM. She read
the County News and reminded members that the afternoon tea for people who
are over 65 would be held on Saturday afternoon at 2.00pm.
The AGM followed. The Minutes from last year’s AGM were read and ap-
proved. Mrs Pauline Woolfenden, treasurer, presented the accounts for the year,
Mrs Patricia Richardson, secretary, gave an account of the activities that had
taken place during the year, and Mrs Shaw, president, gave the president’s report.
Mrs Rachel Nicholson thanked the committee for all their hard work during the
year for arranging interesting speakers and visits. The committee and president
were re-elected for the coming year.
Mrs Shaw introduced our speakers for the evening: Mrs Diana Greenwood, Miss
Margaret Ashbridge and Ms Tricia Nelson, who had come to speak about proddy
and hooky rug making. They talked about the history and their own personal
experiences, showing us some beautiful work they had created. We were able to
try the prodding and hooking for ourselves – a much more difficult task than it
appeared and requiring lots of patience and skill to achieve a good result!
After this we all enjoyed a ‘Bring and Share’ supper. A lovely finish to our meet-
ings in 2012.
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THE FAIR WORLD SHOP—AGM After a year of mixed fortunes, all volunteers are asked to attend, where possible, the AGM on Thursday 7 February, 12.30pm to 2.00pm, in
Caldbeck Parish Hall to assess the situation and plan for 2013. Bring a shared lunch
Think of beautiful French gardens in sunny June! TRIP TO MONET’S GARDEN AT GIVERNY
(Organised by Caldbeck and District Gardening Club)
Leaving 13th June 2013, returning 19th June 2013
Price £629 pp, to include:
* Luxury air-conditioned coach travel; pick-up and drop-off at
Caldbeck and other local points
* Return overnight ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge in an ensuite inside
2-berth cabin
*Air-conditioned twin room accommodation in Caen including
breakfast and 3-course buffet dinner with wine and coffee
*Admission to Monet’s garden and 5 other wonderful French
Gardens
Single occupancy on both the ferry and in the hotel available at
a supplement of £175
There will be a “free” day in Caen for you to either visit local gar-
dens,
visit the Bayeux Tapestry, or just relax
To book this great holiday, or ask for further information,
please ring
either Penny Sutton on 017687 79691,
or Liz Mounsey on 016974 78618
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what’s on for young people
The Quest Club meets after school each Tuesday
(except 2nd in month) in term time, for years 3 to 6,
from 3.20pm to 5pm in Fellview School Hall.
New members are always most welcome!
More details can be obtained from the Revd Malcolm Riches
(016974 78233) or Lee Brown (07902 025925).
NEW YEAR’S EVE FAMILY DISCO
Monday 31st December 2012
Caldbeck Parish Hall
7.30pm
£3.50 per adult under 18’s go free
(MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT)
Games for children, with prizes
Sausage butties.
Northern Fells Group Do you have a few hours a month to spare, but only if and when it suits you?
Would you like to help local people in your community?
Ever thought about being a volunteer?
Why not become a
Northern Fells Group minibus driver? We are looking to recruit evening/weekend drivers and daytime drivers
Full training will be given.
For further details with no obligation please contact:
Julia Trotter (Transport Co-ordinator)
016974 78787
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OLIVIA : CALDBECK PLAYERS
20, 21 and 22 November 2012
Olivia, a Musical by Malcolm Sircom, is set in Victorian London with well known
fictional characters. Kay Jefferson and Kate Farrimond had painted a superb back-
drop of London buildings and the pillars of Covent Garden Opera House stood at the
side of the stage. There were also scenes in Mrs Murdstone’s bleak and inhospitable
orphanage, Mrs Dilber’s friendly Poor School for Girls, Sherlock Holmes’ study and
the stage of the Savoy Theatre.
There was a cast of 38 ranging in age from 7 to over 80, many taking more than one
part, and much music and dancing accompanied by Lorraine Gash on the keyboard.
The fictional characters included Olivia (Samantha Bell), Eliza Doolittle (Phoebe
Harding), Ebenezer Scrooge (Dickie Bird), Fagin (Frank Cosgrove), the Artful
Dodger (Matthew Horne), Sherlock Holmes (Tim Cartmell), Dr Watson (Ken
Woolfenden) and Mrs Hudson, Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper (Sarah Lewin). Mi-
chael Bauer appeared as the playwright George Bernard Shaw. There were four
Covent Garden flower sellers: Annie (Mandy Wilson), Doris (Katherine Lewin),
Queenie (Amy Robinson), and Flo (Helena Watson). Joseph Horne took the part of
Dicken, the orphanage handyman and Andrew Ward the part of Charlie the Lamp-
lighter. Rachel Bauer and Jane Simpson were Opera Goers. Four of the characters
also appeared in “Trial by Judge” on the stage of the Savoy Theatre namely Matthew
Horne as the Usher, Frank Cosgrove as the Judge, Michael Bauer as the Constable
and Alastair Macfadzean as the Criminal. Carol Hine took three parts as the un-
pleasant Mrs Murdstone in charge of the orphanage, the pleasant Mrs Dilber the
owner of the Poor School and the (very) Fat Lady, without whom the show is not
over, clad impressively in Wagnerian helmet and armour and spear in hand at the
end of the first and second acts.
The well-drilled and always watchable younger members of the cast spoke and sang
variously as Orphans, Londoners, Fagin’s Gang and Poor School Girls. They in-
cluded Nathan Armstrong, Lauren Bates, Sophie Bauer, Emily Bauer, Felix Bauer,
Sarah Carter, Emma Glendinning, Zoe Glendinning, Arran Horne, Ella Horne, Mar-
tha Hudson, Robert Lewin, Holly Macfadzean, Lucy Jones, Megan Steadman, Molly
Steadman, Bob Watson, Emily Watson and Cameron Wilson. Martha Watson also
took the part of Derbhile the Irish Washer Girl. Emily Watson as Charlotte and
Emma Glendinning as Emily tried to wring charitable donations from the London
crowd.
The backstage crew, without whom the show could not have gone on, numbered
nearly as many as the cast, covering production, choreography, prompt, props, hair
and make up, wardrobe (there were over 60 costumes), lighting, set construction,
scene painting, publicity, refreshments and front of house.
Now is the time to put the dates in the diary for the next Caldbeck Players’ produc-
tion on 19, 20 and 21 March 2013.
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HESKET NEW MARKET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY is looking for
a new show secretary, starting in March 2013
Do you have organisational skills and time to give? Agricultural knowledge not essential.
If you are interested, please contact Helen on 016974 78125
OPEN MEETING – ALL WELCOME
FRIDAY JANUARY 18TH
7.00pm
CALDBECK PARISH HALL
RORY STEWART M.P.
“AFGHANISTAN -
RHETORIC AND REALITY”
TICKETS: £5.00
TO INCLUDE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
AVAILABLE FROM Mon 7th January 2013 at
CALDBECK AND HESKET NEWMARKET POST OFFICES
Or Tel: Pauline Woolfenden 01697478212
Organised by Caldbeck W.I.
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The Northern Fells Group ‘Friday Drop In’
at Millhouse Village Hall Every Friday from 10.00am to 11.30am
Tea, Coffee, home baking £1.50
All welcome Contact Antoinette Ward, 016974 78220
for details or for transport.
Christmas Trees and Christmas Treats The church Christmas tree display proved a perfect backdrop for Caldbeck Play-
ers’ delightfully nostalgic performance of Christmas Treats. Reunion Band pro-
vided a musical welcome as we all arrived and accompanied the singing
throughout.
The surprise guests, the Young Farmers, turned up in vast numbers to Ho! Ho!
Ho! Ho! The Christmas Tree. The younger cast members: Katherine and Robert
Lewin, Helena and Bob Watson, and Toby Collard gave us disgruntled elves,
Christmas pudding and an insight into the problems of casting a nativity play.
There was a Christmas tree fairy and a goose that looked remarkably like each
other and also bore a striking resemblance to Carol Hine! There were several
items concerning Christmas Pudding and one about a snowman kept in the
freezer.
We were presented with some less familiar traditions including the story of Ba-
boushka, the Russian equivalent of Father Christmas. We joined in the singing
of some ‘Sheffield carols’ as sung in the villages around Sheffield in the weeks
leading up to Christmas.
The poem The White Shepherd followed by the song When the Snows of Winter
Fall were beautifully evocative of a rural way of life.
We even had one person who told us in no uncertain terms that he had “No In-
terest in Christmas!”
Margaret and Richard Brough produced some very welcome ‘Christmas Treats’
of their own to send us on our way.
Thanks are due to everyone who took part in giving us a wonderful start to the
Christmas season and to Ken and Pauline Woolfenden for organizing and play-
ing their part in the show.
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Notes on a meeting of Westward Parish Council held on
Monday, 19th November, 2012.
Cllr Brown welcomed everyone to the meeting & reported on two forthcoming
meetings & the progress regarding the flooding at Brocklebank.
Reports were received from Cllrs Fairbairn, Brown & Shaw on the Broadband
situation, MRWS (decision to be made in January) & the state of the highways.
Cllr Brown suggested that passing places were needed on country roads.
Wind Turbines – an email received from Alan Rule of Sebergham Parish Coun-
cil gave an update on turbine applications & in particular the Ling Lane applica-
tion. An email from TGC regarding wind turbines at High Hall was read – clerk
to invite TGC to next meeting to discuss application.
It was agreed that a payment of £200 be given to Wigton Swimming Pool
Planning applications noted with no objections:
Extension to agricultural building – Coulthard, Sandwath
Dairy building & associated infrastructure – Coulthard, Sandwath
Change of height/3 bay carriage barn – Kelly, Sandy Brow House
Erection of conservatory & listed building consent for same – Monaghan, Islekirk
Hall (granted)
Appeal against refusal:
Photovoltaic modules on farmhouse – Miles, Stoneraise Farm
Planning permission granted:
Domestic extension, garage & alterations to existing dwelling – Ritchie, Cowslaw
Installation of 12 ground mounted solar panels – Lockhart, Granview
Speat Gill Parish Land – discussed – sandstone markers to be erected to make a
permanent boundary.
Highway Matters noted: MSID – clerk to look into cost of repair, update on
gully cleaning in Rosley – drain over bridge requires attention, slow sign at Red
Dial & Rosley still inoperative – clerk to advise Highways.
Precept – it was agreed that the precept for the year 2013/2014 be left at £5000.
Neighbourhood plan – councilors decided against forming a joint neighbour-
hood plan.
Archiving Minutes – discussed & it was decided that the minutes held by the
clerk should be archived for safe keeping.
Next meeting – Monday, 11th February, 2013, 7.30 pm Rosley Village Hall
For full details of the minutes & financial statements go to
www.westward.org.uk/ or email [email protected]
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Report on Meeting of Westward Flower Club 26th November, 2012 by Mar-
garet Nicholson
Ann Wills from Kirkbride gave a very entertaining flower demonstration
using a mixture of fresh and silk flowers for different arrangements. The first one
was in an oasis ring with roses and greenery with a large candle in the middle.
The second one was a small block of oasis with ribbon round and red short red
roses. Ann's next arrangement was in a green urn with a wire ring held up by
twigs. This had alstromeria, carnations and chrysanths and greenery. Ann
brought a lovely willow angel which she put fairy lights round - very effective.
Several more arrangements were demonstrated including one with a willow ped-
estal and included gerberas, berberis and chrysanths. Shirley Martin introduced
and thanked Ann. Prizes were won by Mary Cowx, Joyce Nanson, June Kitchen,
Dorothy Thompson, Dorothy McCracken, Julie H, Susan Henderson and Eunice
Hamblin. The next meeting is on 10th December at 7.30pm, with a demonstra-
tion by Annabelle from V V Rouleaux. All new members welcome.
Report on Westward Flower Club 10th, December, 2012 by Margaret Nichol-
son
Annabel Lewis founder of V V Rouleaux gave a fun and informative workshop
with ribbons and accessories. Everyone was provided with materials and had help
from Annabel's assistant Bridgette who is also Annabel's niece. The group man-
aged to transform shot wire edge ribbon and upholstery cord into flowers and
tiebacks. We were also given a demonstration on how to make tassels and shown
how to make a fairy with a skirt constructed of net and lace. Finally Annabel and
Bridgette finished the session by making a flower arrangement using ribbons,
which was really unusual and very decorative. The flower arrangement was then
added as one of the prizes to be won in the raffle.
Shirley Martin introduced and thanked Annabel and Bridgette.
Maureen Burns then presented June Kitchen with a collection from the flower
club members to buy something for her new home in appreciation for all the work
she does for the flower club.
Prizes were won by Margaret Millican, Jenny Bowness, Edna Graham and Doro-
thy Thompson. Members then enjoyed mulled wine, soft drinks and mince pies
before breaking up for the Christmas holidays.
V V Rouleaux is a trading name of Hip Haberdasher Limited.
5 Western Bank
Wigton
Cumbria CA7 9SJ
Tel 0207 607 4455 Fax 016973 42677
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FELLVIEW SCHOOL NEWS DECEMBER 2012
The run up to Christmas is always busy, what with rehearsing for end of term per-
formances, Church Services, etc. Although it can be rather hectic, it is one of the
most enjoyable times of year.
This year we are performing a Nativity, so rehearsals for the songs started not long
after half term in October. All of the children have a part in the play and they all
sing.
Friends organised a Christmas Tree After School Club to decorate a tree for the Fes-
tival being held in the Church. School also decorated the pew ends with multi col-
oured trees. We enjoyed being part of the group of people who contributed to the
weekend.
Other After School Clubs included Cookery, with the children making mincemeat
one week and using this to make mince pies the following week. The children also
made shortbread biscuits in Christmas shapes and decorated them with icing and
edible decorations. There was probably as much flour on the children as went into
the pastry and biscuits!
A member of the Fire Service visited to talk to the children about Fire Safety.
Two students from St Martin’s University came into the Infant Class for teaching
practice experience.
In P.E., Years 5-6 learned some Scottish Country Dances. They performed them on
St Andrew’s Day, after some traditional Scottish Fare had been eaten at lunchtime.
The Hockey and Rugby tournaments took place, in spite of the poor weather, the
children enjoying mixing with the children from other schools and practising the
skills which they had been taught. In the Key Steps gymnastics competition, we won
first prize for each team i.e., Y1/Y2, Y3/4 and Y5/6 taking us through to the County
finals.
Four children enjoyed a French Day at a local school. They baked cakes and learnt
the vocabulary to enable them to serve tea and cakes (in French) to their parents at
the end of the day.
The repairs to the school Bell Tower are nearing completion. We are grateful to the
trustees of Dawn’s Charity for their generous donation of £3000 towards the cost of
our repair and renovation plans. Friends of Fellview continue their tireless efforts to
raise the remainder of the money through various fundraising events. We are so
fortunate to have such a supportive and caring community and appreciate the work
done on our behalf.
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Notes from Caldbeck Parish Council meeting of 10th December
Pete Barron, the LDNPA Ranger for our area, sent his apologies
and a report: “we are meeting the potential grass cutter for Caldbeck
car park, etc next week to look at the cutting sites for next year; at
Brownrigg Hall Farm we will be doing about 200m of drainage as wa-
ter is coming off the common and eroding the farm track; there are still
issues with off road use by motor bikes. It is useful if local people wit-
ness this that they contact the police and if possible provide a vehicle
number; general footpath works to be done in the Long Lea/Parkend
area; the flood damage from the storm is still being addressed and con-
sent from Natural England is awaited to be able to repair the track up
Roughton Gill; the damaged water gates on the woodland plantings
have been repaired; the new mine shaft fencing above Potts Gill appar-
ently had barbed wire put on the top which is not normally done. This
will be replaced with plain wire; volunteers are regularly patrolling the
mine areas”.
Duncan Fairbairn, County and District Councillor, reported that there
has been a pause on resurfacing the Cumbria Way between Caldbeck
and Sebergham because of the very wet weather, but work will resume
when the weather improves.
Managing Radioactive Waste Safely: postponed decision by Cumbria
County, Allerdale Borough, and Copeland District Councils, as to
whether to move to stage 4 in the site selection process for an un-
derground nuclear waste repository. CALC has asked all Parish
Councils to consider the issue and send the Parish Council’s view to
CALC who are liaising with the three Councils before they take their
decision in January. Following discussion, Caldbeck Parish Council
resolved to oppose the proposal that the three Councils should pro-
gress to the next stage in the MRWS process.
Good news was received from Highways: the new drain at Newlands
Lane, Hesket Newmarket has been installed and is working well. The
new drain on The Faulds road has been installed and the road resur-
faced. Highways are now gritting Hesket Lonning and through to How-
beck on a regular basis as an extension of the Caldbeck gritting run –
this is making a welcome difference on icy mornings.
The Clerk was given a list of potholes and blocked drains to report to High-
ways.
The full Minutes of the meeting are on the website:
www.caldbeck.org.uk, or contact the Clerk, Antoinette Ward, 78220.
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WESTWARD Westward Halls
For bookings please contact Philip Saunders Tel: 016973 44654
WESTWARD FLOWER CLUB Monday, 28th January, 2013
Demonstration by Mary Watson
‘Flowers & Friendship’
7.30 pm
Westward Halls
Westward Lunch Club
Thursday, 10th January, 2013
at 12.30 p.m.
Westward Halls
Home-made soup, puddings
Tea/coffee & biscuits £4
All Welcome
WESTWARD W.I. Friday, 11th January, 2013
January Lunch
For details contact Ann Bovill
Telephone: 016973 43410
Quiz Night
Mary Little and friends organized a very entertaining Quiz Night on the
23rd November at Westward Halls. Everyone enjoyed hot soup & rolls
followed by delicious puddings, which were served at half time. Mary
had put together testing questions under six different categories and
there was also an ongoing questionnaire on the tables throughout the
competition.
The winners were an all-men’s team who called themselves The
Scrooges ! Jennifer Robinson organized the raffle and altogether the
event raised £327 – many thanks go to Mary & friends and to all those
who supported the evening.
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TIME FOR TEA Drop in for tea at
Rosley Village Hall Wednesday 23rd January 2013
2.00pm until 3.30pm. £1, includes tea/coffee and home-made
cakes Call in for a chat Meet up with friends
All welcome
ROSLEY WI
Wednesday 9 January
‘Meet and Natter’
ROSLEY CRAFT CLASS Every Thursday
1.30-3.30pm Rolsey Village Hall £2.00 per session
EVERYBODY WELCOME!
FIRST RESPONDERS Coffee Morning
on SUNDAY 13th JANUARY 10.30am until 12noon at Rosley Village Hall
Fund raising event for this important voluntary service.
£2 admission, raffle, bric a brac.
Demonstration of Kit.
TEA DANCE at Rosley Village Hall
on Tuesday 12th March 2.00pm until 5.00pm
with Roe Valley. Afternoon Tea served by Rosley schoolchildren.
“NIA” Exercise Group at Rosley Village Hall
restarts on Monday 14th January
4.30pm until 5.30pm. £4 per session.
Suitable for all ages.
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SEBERGHAM
SEBERGHAM WI REPORT DECEMBER 2012
It was certainly frosty enough for Christmas when Sebergham WI met for one of
our favourite meetings. President, Margaret Mattinson, (wearing the beautiful sil-
ver President’s brooch kindly donated from the closed Skelton WI) welcomed
everyone before we sat down to a pie and peas supper followed by a choice of five
delicious puddings brought by members.
Margaret asked us to remember Mabel Little, a former member who had died re-
cently. Mabel had been secretary and then president of the WI many years ago but
there were still a lot of us who remembered her well.
Following the usual business meeting we proceeded with our annual meeting.
Poppy Hollins-Gibson gave the financial report, which again showed us to be fi-
nancially healthy and then the secretary’s report which gave an outline of the year
with all the speakers and outings. This brought back to mind some very enjoyable
occasions.
Margaret then gave the President’s address, thanking everyone for their support
and how good it was that people were always willing to volunteer. Margaret then
formally gave her intention of standing down as President and from the commit-
tee. Her one request was that if someone was unable to attend a meeting that they
let someone know, so that we don’t worry about what could have happened to
them. After all some of us are not getting any younger!
New officers were quickly found and we are delighted that Nancy Hullock will
become President, Joyce Harrison will take over again as Secretary and Poppy
Hollins-Gibson will continue as Treasurer and write the press reports.
Ann Ludlam thanked the committee for their work this year. Outgoing President,
Margaret Mattinson, was then presented with a gift and a bunch of flowers with
thanks for her dedicated contribution to Sebergham WI over an amazing number
of years. Many of us feel that she alone kept the WI going through the thin years
and thanks to her it continues to be very strong.
The competition winners for the year were announced and 1st was Ann Ludlam
(29pts), 2nd was Margaret Mattinson (21pts) and 3rd was Doreen Ward (18pts)
Margaret Mattinson has made and donated a beautiful cross-stitch sampler saying
‘Sebergham WI’. It was decided that this should be held by the President during
her time in office.
The winner of the gift-wrapped present was Ann Ludlam with Christine Rule 2nd.
Every member then went home taking a Christmas present.
Poppy Hollins-Gibson
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SEBERGHAM & WELTON PARISH COUNCIL
The Parish Council met on 21 November in Welton Village Hall.
Churchtown. The bollards have been installed in the village but the small posts
put in at the side of the road have already been damaged by traffic. The Parish
Council agreed to see if they could source some more substantial ones and get
those installed.
Highways matters. The water running across the Sebergham side of Doctors
Brow has already been reported to the Highways Agency as has the state of the
road into Churchtown and the potholes on the Warnell Fell road.
We are still receiving reports of vehicles speeding through the Parish on all the
major roads. We have contacted the Police to ask them to increase the number
of radar traps in the area.
The planning application for wind turbines at Ling Lane will not be looked at
by Allerdale Planning dept until the New Year. The situation re planning appli-
cations for all turbines proposed in the area is changing every day. For up to
date information please see Allerdale’s website on the planning pages.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on 16 January 7.30 in Welton
Village Hall.
On behalf of the Parish Council may I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a
Peaceful New Year.
P L Gauntlett
Parish Clerk
SEBERGHAM CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Annual Children’s Christmas Party was held in Sebergham Village Hall
on Saturday afternoon. The Hall was beautifully decorated by Irene and Katie
Dickinson, Jean Dickinson, Carol, Malcolm, Jamie and David Foster.
Everyone was welcomed by Mary Brough, followed by Margaret Mattinson
saying Grace before tea. The entertainment was provided by Reflex Disco
who played Party Games and music for the singing of Carols before Santa ar-
rived.
Winners of the afternoon raffle were: Margaret Mattinson, James McCleod,
Jonathan Hornsby. William Hornsby, Ali Dickinson, Claire Dickinson, Mary
Brough, James Dickinson and Jean Dickinson. In the evening a Domino Drive
took place with 18 tables taking part, M.C. being Frank Dickinson.
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Prize winners: R. Watson, Helen Hetherington, Trish Airey, M. Attenboargh,
Frank Dickinson, Joan Smithson, Tom Reid, Mamie Potts, Jenny Watson,
Irene Dickinson, Dorothy Studholme, Trevor Studholme, Eric Scott, Mark
Watson, John Dickinson and M. Mattinson. Consolation: Alison Burbury.
Raffle winners: Rohan Oldham (3), Colin Smithson (2), Mathew Watson
(3), George Bainbridge (2), Trish Airey, Philip Potts, Andy Potts, Mary
Pattinson, Ian Tate, John Wannop and Ethel Blencarn.
Refreshments were served at the end of the evening.
On behalf of the Village Hall Committee, Frank Dickinson thanked every-
body for supporting this evening’s domino drive and donating raffle prizes
A very enjoyable day was shared by all.
Connie Foster
ROSLEY
ROSLEY WI Pre-Christmas party
President Jean Harper-Tarr welcomed guests from Bowness-on-Solway WI ,
Great Orton WI, Hesket friends and fellow members. Each guest received a
small gift. After a lovely buffet supper, guests enjoyed a quiz while mem-
bers cleared tables and washed up. It was time for the in-house entertain-
ment. Frances Osborne started with a dialect poem, ‘The Nativity’. Jean Os-
borne read 'a recipe for a long and happy marriage' then a recipe for Elephant
Stew. Lynda Huckell read 'Yawcob Strauss', Angela Gibson sang 'My Little
Bottom Drawer’, Jean Simpson recited "12 Days of Christmas", and Jean
Harper-Tarr read "The Middle Wife". Then with no expense spared Jean
welcomed from ABBA "Agneatha and Freya" (alias Lyndsey Watts and Liz
Osborne ) who danced their routine resplendent in their blue and pink outfits
with frilled trousers and platform boots, to the ABBA song "Dancing Queen
" . As it was Angela Gibson’s last meeting with Rosley WI., the president
thanked Angela for being a faithful member (she was president for seven
years and a very good treasurer for the last six years) and wished her and
Bryan well in their move to Dumfriesshire. The guests’ competition for 'a
Christmas gift tag' was won by C Ashburner from Bowness - on - Solway
WI. P Staley from Great Orton WI and M Graves from Hesket thanked
Rosley for a lovely evening. The carol 'Away in a manger' was sung by all,
which brought the evening to a close .