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The Editors Letter As we go to press, many events are just about to take place. Will the world record for a mass foam pie fight be broken? Will the sun shine for Fine Fest? So no doubt in our next edition you’ll be able to ‘read all about it’. Why not send in your news so everyone can read about that too! For school reports, club news, upcoming events and community information, it’s free to put your news in Ulverston Now where it can be seen by the whole town and many surrounding villages. The deadline for all submissions is 8th July. Have you got a house on the market or a car to sell (or a tent or anything else for that matter). Rightmove and ebay are great but if you want everyone to see it right now (rather than waiting for someone to search for it), try a picture advert in Ulverston Now for £25 and 28p a word (+vat). Cheap and very effective....take a look at page 31 for a few examples. Congratulations to all those who have achieved great success recently..... in the Young Musician of the Year finals - well done Jess, in the Queen’s birthday honours - well done ‘Lofty’ (Fred Whitton million pound fundraiser) on your MBE, and Dr. Coates on your OBE, and all those who received the Ulverston Mayor’s people awards - see page 12. Paul Dewar of the Stan Laurel pub completed his epic challenge (‘To Hell and Back’) raising over £18,000 in the process. Read his account on page 22. No doubt there are many other local people of all ages who are achieving success or achievement in all sorts of activities. Well done to you. As the summer holidays approach we bring you 6 pages full of ideas, including days out on a budget, and suggestions of places to go without a car. Turn to page 14. The arts and music section is packed full this issue including a great article on the local music scene by our new writer Dave Crossley (page 21). Each month we feature an artist or musician of the month (see page 20). If you’d like to be featured or know someone who might fit the bill why not get in touch. Talking of writers, thank you to Dave, Helen, Kay and Pip who have all contributed to this issue, plus the many other contributors from schools to local groups who have sent in news items. Why not send in your own news before the 8th of July to appear in the next issue. There are many important dates for the diary in this issue, which we have collected together for you on our what’s on listing on page 28. One date in particular to remember - the Ulverston and North Lonsdale Agricultural Show takes place on Wednesday 27th July. Why not come and see us....just look out for the Ulverston Now gazebo. Pray for sunshine, Chris, Kerstin and Sarah.
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Hats off to independent retailers There are very few towns left in the UK that can boast the number of independent shops and small businesses that we have in Ulverston. Many UK towns have lost their character and personality to out-of-town retail parks and chain stores. However Ulverston is one of the very last working market towns left in the country. Not only do independent retailers add interest to the town and help to draw in visitors, but they also help to keep money in the local economy. Independent businesses in rural towns keep things interesting and intriguing for a number of reasons. Firstly, they are founded by local business people and the foundations are literally built by the characters of the town. Secondly, they are less predictable than the chain stores copied and pasted into every retail park and shopping centre. Lastly, forward thinking independent retailers bring us a little taste of big city and cosmopolitan trends that can be sampled in the comfort of our own market town. Let’s take the shop that is springing up on Market Street for instance, which used to be a hat shop
years ago but is now going to be The Little Green Juice Bar. We’ve seen lots of local tradesmen going in and out. Roofers Dick Bennett and Son have been hard at work. Allen Rayden of Broughton Bakery Fame (and one of Rick Stein’s Food Heroes) has been project managing. Cabinet maker Alex Hutt has also been beavering away making some stunning creations to really give the place that distinctive artistic Ulverston look and feel. Despite a few hiccups and challenges, it all seems to be shaping up beautifully. Meanwhile many meetings are taking place to organise
the actual business which will involve produce from local growing organisations, and a very juicy menu. We do know that the project is being headed up by Dr. Lilla Cooper who is a much-loved acupuncturist in Ulverston and Ania Grom-Yoncali. They seem to be cooking up something quite spectacular. And, despite rumours that the shop was once again going to become a Milliners, this is not the case. Lilla will be preserving Ulverston tradition and she will be wearing another hat, but she will not be selling them!
Ulverston connecting live with Harlem More than two hundred of Stan Laurel’s biggest fans are taking over Ulverston in July when the Sons of the Desert Laurel and Hardy worldwide appreciation society holds its 2016 International Convention between 13th and 17th July. To celebrate Ulverston Town Council, with town clerk Jayne Kendall, will be organising a live video link with Harlem in Georgia, US, the birthplace of Oliver Hardy, and also the new 4
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Possible £300K contribution to construct new A590 roundabout SLDC Councillors will be asked to approve a £300k contribution to a £6.1m project to build a new roundabout on the A590. Its proposed position is south of the existing A590/Main Road/ Pennington Lane junction, with revised alignments of Main Road and Pennington Lane, to increase vehicle capacity and reduce delays. A report says, “The new infrastructure is vital to ensure the successful completion of a wider plan; the delivery of 1000 new higher paid jobs and to meet a housing need by 2025. The Local Plan allocates land for around 1,012 new homes, of which 355 at Swarthmoor and south Ulverston will be affordable. Councillor Jonathan Brook, SLDC’s portfolio holder for Housing and Innovation, said, “The A590 is an essential part of the district’s road network in supporting economic development and is a crucial link to the M6. It therefore needs to provide effective accessibility, especially to major employers like Glaxo and BAE, to support their growth and new employment opportunities.”
Recycling for coastal villages Residents of South Ulverston’s coastal villages have received re-useable blue recycling bags. The collections started on 8th June for Bardsea, Baycliff, Newbiggin, Coast Road, Roosebeck, Aldingham and Goadsbarrow. And 9th June in Leece, Dendron, Scales and Gleaston. A small number of properties in Bardsea, Baycliff and on the Coast Road have different vehicle access requirements which means that they will receive their new recycling bags at a later date.
Summertime and the parking is easy Parking in Ulverston Town Centre’s council car parks will cost just £1.20 a day for every Saturday throughout the summer from June 18th through to September 10th. It will apply to South Lakeland District Council car parks in Brewery Street, Buxton Place, Theatre Street, The Gill and Daltongate.
The Summer Saturdays Parking deal is the result of an agreement between Ulverston Business Improvement District (BID) and SLDC which operates the car parks. The cost of parking in the Stockbridge Lane Car Park will remain at 20p per hour / £1 per day.
The Summer Saturdays Parking deal is just one of a series of initiatives to support the town centre, and revitalise Ulverston. Ulverston BID has agreed to underwrite any shortfall in income from the car parks on Summer Saturdays, but the aim is to encourage more people to use the car parks and stay longer in the town, which means the cost should be relatively small.
Mayor has plans for Ulverston You don’t have to talk for long with Mark Wilson, the Mayor of Ulverston, before you realise that he has a deep commitment to the role and to public service. A former trade union activist, teacher, and worker with people with learning disabilities, Mark was inspired by a churchrun course, ‘Called to Serve’, to look at his skills and how they could benefit the community. He gave up paid work and decided to stand for the district council, where he found that making a positive difference to people’s lives, whether or not they had voted for him, gave him a satisfaction he still feels. Because Mark now represents East Ward in Ulverston on all 3 tiers of local government, the
Town Council, SLDC and Cumbria County Council, he has a full picture of how decisions taken at the upper layer will affect us, and can make sure Ulverston’s voice is heard. At a time when the county council’s budget is being cut by millions of pounds, and services will have to focus on those in extreme need, he wants to make sure that Social Services and services for people with learning disabilities still get their fair share. A big part of this concerns public health and through the ‘Healthy Town’ initiative he hopes to encourage awareness of how we can look after ourselves a bit more. He is also involved in the ‘Better Care Together’ project for Ulverston, Barrow and north Lancashire which will promote integrated health care. One aim of these plans is to relieve pressure on GP appointments by explaining, for example, how suitable help for minor ailments can be found at a pharmacist.
Another idea to build up our resilience as a community is the formation of a group of volunteers who, directed by the emergency services, can offer a co-ordinated response to emergencies such as floods. Because soon many services will only be available online, Ulverston library will be a venue for people to have taster sessions so they can be involved in this digital future. Mark wants to be visible so people can let him know their concerns as he walks around Ulverston, and is thinking of holding ‘street surgeries’ where he can direct people to the help they need.
Opportunity knocks for Community Enterprise Ulverston Community Enterprises (UCE) takes over the running of the Coronation Hall and the town’s indoor and outdoor markets on 1st August. The new Chief Executive, Charlie Rowley, also Manager of Coronation Hall, is taking the helm to secure the future of the iconic Coronation Hall. Attracting a broader audience and wider use of the Coro is one of the main objectives of the plans to make it a viable venue for the future. Revitalising Ulverston’s markets is another challenge for UCE. The indoor market has a loyal customer base but that needs to expand and the outdoor markets, which have seen a steady decline, must be given a new lease of life to make them a magnet for visitors to the town. Lots
of ideas are being considered including Farmers Markets and Craft Markets. In August the Coro is playing host to Frank Bruno as he tells his sporting story, and in the same month there will be a series of ‘try us’ events including music and ‘roller disco’ sessions. They are part of the celebrations to mark UCE taking over management of the Hall and markets. www.corohall.co.uk for more information on the ‘try us’ events and the evening with Frank Bruno
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great time raising money for St Mary’s Hospice and the Calvert Trust. For us that’s the most important part of the day and we are really pleased the event just gets bigger and bigger each year”. There were some amazing creations venturing out onto the water, with teams from businesses large and small to local school children taking to the waves. Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team made the time trials look easy with a time of 47 seconds. At the opposite end of the scale were St Mary’s Hospice’s, whose boat went down in less than that time much to everyone else’s amusement! Prizes were presented by the High Sheriff of Cumbria, Reverend Richard Lee at the After Party event where teams and spectators alike waited eagerly to hear how they had fared.
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The shop is run entirely by volunteers and has a wonderful and friendly team who create an extremely welcoming and warm atmosphere. We rely totally on the support of our local community for items to sell, and volunteers to work in our shop. If you have any spare time on your hands, as little as 3 ½ hours a week, and may be interested in joining our team please pop into the shop for a chat.
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More than 400 women took part in the tenth Walk to Remember to raise money for the charity. The event is sponsored by Furness Building Society and the Furness mascot Furry Ness was there to join in the warm up and hand out hugs and high-fives to the walkers, who trekked 10 miles from Ulverston to Barrow, finishing at the Furness Academy.
What your Town Council does All the changes in local government have left some confusion about which council does what, so here is a brief guide to Ulverston Town Council and its role. The town council has been aptly described as ‘your local entry point to democracy’. Anyone can come to its meetings in the Supper Room of the Coronation Hall at 7 pm on the third Monday of the month and can arrange to speak. The agenda and minutes are on the website. There are 18 town councillors who receive no payment or expenses for their services. They are listed, together with their wards, on the Town Council website, www. ulverstoncouncil.org.uk, and the website also gives information on the separate roles of South Lakeland District Council and Cumbria County Council. The town council has one full time member of staff; the town clerk, and one part time administrator. Amongst its other functions, the Town Council looks after the Sir John Barrow monument, Sir John Barrow’s cottage, seven allotment sites containing 300 allotments, bus shelters, the public convenience on the Gill, the war memorial, Laurel and Hardy statue, squirrel benches, street furniture, fingerposts, Gill Banks and Little Hoad, gives grants to community groups, is a consultee on all planning
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Park. There is now also an informal ‘friendship‘ town arrangement with Harlem in Georgia, U.S., birthplace of Oliver Hardy. The Town Council does not have responsibility for, Housing, Registration of births, marriages and deaths, Rubbish collection and Roads. The Town Council still has an office in the Town Hall, however it is moving to a new office in Brogden Street (the former public convenience) in October. It can be contacted by phone, 01229 585778, and by email at townhall@ ulverstoncouncil.org.uk. It is on facebook and twitter, and would love more people to follow them on social media, and also to remember that if they have any spare time, even a few hours, they will be welcomed as a volunteer for festivals and groups like ‘Ulverston in Bloom’.
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An interview with Eddie Sharp After 33 years you would have thought Eddie Sharp of Eddie Sharp Sports would enjoy a well-deserved retirement. Not so - Eddie is still offering his engraving services both in Kendal and here in Ulverston via Domus on King Street. Eddie tells Ulverston Now there have been a great many changes in the sports trade during his 33 years in retail. In the early days it was mainly wooden tennis, squash and badminton racquets with round heads. Over the years materials developed to include aluminium, graphite and titanium. The main court footwear in the those early days was Dunlop Green Flash! Most towns had their own independent sports shop and sales reps were forever coming through the door in the hope they
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and he found it more and more difficult to compete. The reps visits became less and less, and the big trade fairs became less frequent. Eddie continues ‘It is with many thanks to my many loyal customers that I’ve managed to survive and reach semiretirement. I’m still very much involved in the trophy and engraving business which is run by my wife Sue in Kendal, namely Kendal Trophies at 26 Kirkland, Kendal which opened in January 2000. I am there several days a week and as always will be pleased to see old and new friends and customers. However, I have not left Ulverston completely, as Caroline at Domus in King Street has kindly agreed to act as a weekly drop off and collection point for anyone wanting their trophies engraved so Eddie Sharp Sports still continues. Thanks to you all.”
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Signs and logos tell us Ulverston is a Fairtrade Town – but what does that mean exactly? For Ulverston shoppers and diners, it means around 20 local businesses offering Fairtrade-certified food, drinks, clothing and crafts. For the Town Council, it means pledging its own support for fair trade in Ulverston. Schools, community groups and places of worship can decide to promote fair trade through their own activities. It’s in recognition of such commitments that the Fairtrade Foundation awards Fairtrade Town status, and periodically renews it provided the conditions are still met. Thanks to the ongoing involvement of local retailers, hospitality outlets and organisations, Ulverston - a Fairtrade Town since 2007 - achieved its latest renewal at the end of last year. Watching over Ulverston’s part in this is the local Fair Trade Steering Group. As well as awarding fair trade certificates to local businesses, they encourage and plan activities to raise the profile of fair trade. The group appears at events and festivals including, in recent months, the Dickensian Festival, Ulverston Canal Easter Egg Trail, and a Coronation Hall coffee morning. The group would be happy to talk to anyone who wants to know more about what they do and why. If you have a commitment to fair trade, you may like to consider joining the Fair Trade Steering Group, meeting in Ulverston every two to three months depending on the tasks in hand. If your business deals in fairly traded goods but you don’t have a certificate, it may be that they don’t know about you – so please do get in touch. Visit the Fairtrade market stall in Ulverston on Saturday 9 July during the Furness Tradition and Retro Rendezvous festivals, or contact Steering Group Secretary Jane Longton, tel. 01229 480961, email j_longton06@hotmail.com
Can you describe yourself for our readers? Peter McCall said, “I am honoured and immensely proud to be your Police and Crime Commissioner. I am proud to be Cumbrian and live near Wigton. I am married to Ruth, a midwife, and have two grown-up children. I enjoy a daily 5 mile run, whenever time allows, and am an active Christian involved in local churches. I play the guitar and am a keen reader of military history. “ Can you explain the role of a PCC? “A Police and Crime Commissioner is responsible for setting the policing priorities for Cumbria Constabulary and to hold the Chief Constable to account on behalf of the people of Ulverston and the county.” I believe you served in the armed forces. How long did you serve and what was your most significant achievement?
“My army career spanned 34 years and I rose to the rank of Colonel, serving around the world.” What does this experience bring to the role of PCC? “Although a challenging role, I am confident that my previous army service and leadership experience gives me the ability to get things done. I look forward to working with and on behalf of Cumbrian people and our police force to ensure that we make the county an even safer place. What are your priorities for Cumbria over the next 3 years and for Ulverston in particular and can the Ulverston residents affect those priorities? “I will be monitoring crime and anti-social behaviour levels, and looking to maintain the low levels of crime. However, in some areas such as domestic violence, I want to encourage victims to have the confidence to come forward and report incidents, so numbers may increase. I will not hide away from this reality. One of my key election manifesto promises was for a youth commission which I am keen to bring to fruition as quickly as possible; Cumbria’s young people deserve to be listened to.
I believe there are significantly reduced resources in the police force at present. Will this affect how you will achieve your priorities? My first priority has been to understand the budget; this is critical in ensuring the right resource for the police service in Cumbria. With this financial information I am meeting with police, councillors and agencies throughout the county to comprehensively understand the changing nature of crime; cyber crime, domestic abuse and child sexual exploitation and its demands on how policing is delivered, as well as the more widely understood areas of ‘traditional crime’ like anti-social behaviour, speeding and crimes against property. “Your priorities for policing are my priorities. My job is to represent the public and I will work hard for you, the people of Ulverston.” I want to hear the views of Ulverston’s residents to form priorities for the Police and Crime Plan later in the year. These will become the crime fighting focus for the Constabulary.” To participate in the Police and Crime Plan Consultation please visit www.cumbriapcc.gov.uk or ring 01768 217734.
How Retro Can Your Business Go? For two days Ulverston’s streets will revel in all things retro and as a local business owner, you are invited to join in the fun. Retro Rendezvous, the retro and vintage festival, urges local businesses to get involved between 8th and 10th July. Alan Brenton, one of the organising team, explains: ‘We were delighted by the success of our first event in 2015. The attendance
was much bigger than expected and feedback was excellent. We’ve been working hard to improve the festival and make Sunday even more dynamic. We expect the 2016 event to be much bigger and are really keen that local businesses feel the benefit.” Alan continues “Retro Rendezvous is one of many contrasting events organised by local people in Ulverston’s crammed
festival diary and well positioned, just before the school summer holidays start.” How can businesses become involved? Something daring like dressing up, or something more ambitious like preparing a different window display. For more information, see retrorendezvous.co.uk or contact Alan Brenton alan@sportivelakes.co.uk 07536 103499
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The Mayor’s People Awards On April 25th, the outgoing mayor, Cllr Dr Bharath Rajan, presented certificates and medals to twelve people whose efforts make a difference to life in and around Ulverston. Ulverston Now takes a closer look at three of these fantastic individuals…. Anne Rankin has worked for the markets for over 30 years, and for the last 17 has been assistant market manager. She has collected the outside rents in all weathers, dealt with the many and varied complaints from stallholders in the indoor market and coped with numerous plumbing crises and lost handbags, as well as supporting festivals and events. She has only once locked a trader inside the Market Hall, and her only brush with the law came when she gave an outside pitch to a trader who then sold alcohol and cigarettes under the counter. As she approaches retirement, she is glad to see that stalls are not empty in the Market Hall for long, and
it remains an ideal place to try out a small retail business. By any reckoning Peter ‘Mr Festival’ Winston must have put in over 20,000 hours of unpaid work supporting practically every festival since the idea of creating a festival town was suggested in the 1990’s. A member of the original Ulverston 2000+ regeneration group, he is now chair of its successor, the Ulverston Community Partnership, which coordinates the different festivals. In practice, this means Peter does whatever needs doing, and these are often the hidden jobs that make things happen. He puts out signs and banners, moves equipment in his vehicle, puts up flags and answers the phone to anyone who needs help, advice or a mobile stage. His barn is a treasure-trove of festival necessities, from road signs, cones and bins to lantern-making material and scaffolding. He is even finding the time now to help with updating the fingerpost signs in
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town and revise the leaflets which are invaluable to visitors. While Alison Alger, the Chief Executive of Ford Park, has been in the job for just under three years, she has overseen the rescue of the park from its creditors so that it can continue to benefit the people of Ulverston. Having worked for the Brathay Trust, she was attracted to the post because of her interest in people and the environment, and her wish to innovate and make a positive difference. She has had to learn new skills and faces the challenge of raising funds so that the park, which is not the responsibility of the council, can carry on with its life-changing volunteer programme, maintain the kitchen garden and run popular events. She says that it is all made worthwhile by seeing the good work done by the volunteers and the contribution the park makes to the lives of everyone who uses it. There were 12 winners in total so next issue we’ll find out about 3 more.
TOP: Peter Winston TOP: Alison Alger BOTTOM: Anne Rankin
The BIG friendly read
Money well spent on Shop Front Improvements
Each year Cumbria Libraries run the Summer Reading Challenge. This is a national scheme to encourage young people (usually 4 to 12 year olds) to read during the summer holidays. The challenge is to read a total of 6 books (or more!), and the Challenge is launched on Friday 9th July, ending on Saturday 10th September. This year’s theme is The Big Friendly Read. Children collect stickers to add to their special Summer Reading Challenge folders as they read through their six chosen books, and receive a certificate when they have completed the Challenge. A2B Now Cards to help young people get around the local area and access leisure activities can be obtained at Ulverston Library. To obtain an A2B card simply visit Ulverston Library, with a passport style photo and £7.50. Drop-in sessions on Dementia information with the Alzheimer’s Society are taking place every 4th Thursday morning of the month, 10am-1pm. The sessions offer information aimed at people living with dementia and their families and carers. No need to book a place, just turn up. For more information, contact Maria Day, support worker at the Alzheimer’s society, on 01539 742631 or Kendaloffice@alzheimers.org.uk Cartmel & Ulverston Adult Education Centre will carry out student enrolment for new learners 10-12.30 PM on Tuesday 6th September; information about their courses can be found at cartmeladulted.org.uk
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Ulverston Town Council, supported by South Lakeland District Council, launched the 2016 shop front improvement scheme in March. Grants were awarded to 14 successful applicants to improve the appearance of shop frontages in the conservation area. All have invested in their property which in turn improves the look of the whole town. Ulverston Now asked local traders, how has the money been spent? Lynda Cresswell owner of Nevison’s Carpets Ltd is painting the outside, keeping the same traditional colours, while Rachel Weaver of Two by Two said, “We had a rotten fascia board which, with all the wet weather, had started to let water into the window and urgently needed replacing. Once replaced, the paint work then needed to be done. It is a fantastic help.” Joyce Cowin of EJ Crafts is planning to have the front made good and painted the same colour as the Farmer’s Arms Pub while Boogles and Bump is also planning to change the frontage colour to black. Tony Smyth of The Salon commented, “We will erect
new signage and lighting. It’s great to be part of the development policies that keep our business and town attractive to local people and tourists.” Dan Elsworth of Green Lane Archaeology has already done some exterior painting and is looking forward to a new sign going up, as is Lauren Hart of Bluebell and Ivy Florists. Sue Christian of the Lonsdale Bible Society explained that the exterior of Cornerstone Books has been painted after six years and also has a new sign erected. Shirley Taylor, owner of The Vapour Bar, has gone glossy with her paintwork, kept the same colours but refreshed it with a shine while Steph Sykes of The Hot Mango Café has been inspired to paint the front to match the interior and fit new acrylic signage. Top marks to Jules of House-mc in Brook Street who was able to have the whole building painted with the help of the grant, not just the shop front. All have asked Ulverston Now to thank the town council for their generosity and for giving a boost to the town.
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Finally, the warmer weather has arrived and we can all start to plan days out for the Summer. We are all very lucky to live in an area where there really is, ‘something for everyone’ and something to suit every budget. Our feature highlights just a few of these activities including all sorts of events and entertainment that cost nothing at all.
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Where is Peter Rabbit? Throughout this summer, The World of Beatrix Potter™ Attraction in Bowness-on-Windermere will be staging special celebratory delights, bringing children’s literature to life at their magical world in the heart of the Lake District. The world premiere of the brand new family musical Where Is Peter Rabbit? opened in the Old Laundry Theatre on Monday 27 June and runs up to 3 times a day until 4 September. The cast will perform with some of Beatrix Potter‘s best loved animal characters: Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr Tod and all their hedgerow and farmyard animal friends. Where Is Peter Rabbit? musical adventure will capture Potter‘s poetry, freshness and humour, whilst staying true to her unforgettable illustrations. Don’t miss the must-see show this summer!
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Piel Island Piel Island makes for a wonderful and unique day out with its 14th century castle and a working pub. Connected only by a ferry or guided walk across the sands it combines a bit of adventure, some history, beautiful views and refreshment all in one. To get there take the coast road from Ulverston to Rampside. Continue on to Roa Island via the causeway and you will find the ferry point at the far end of Roa Island. The ferry runs from Easter until September, approx. 11am until 6pm daily, two ferries operate services from Roa Island to Piel Island (subject to tides and weather). Or, why not approach the island for charity? Local guide across the open sands to Piel, John Murphy will be leading a walk across from South Walney to Piel on Saturday 30th July in aid of St Mary’s Hospice. The walk starts at 1.40pm, pre-booking your place is essential, just search ‘across the sands to Piel’ on facebook. NB because of treacherous quick sands and the quick tide, walks across the sands are only ever advised when accompanied by an official guide.
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Open air theatre at Brantwood A spectacular backdrop for open air theatre performances taking place in Brantwood’s scenic lakeside meadow - overlooking Coniston Water and the fells! This year sees the ever popular touring company, Illyria, return with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on 26th July and Roald Dahl’s “Danny The Champion of the World” on 23rd August. Gates open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm whatever the weather! Bring your own seating or rug and a picnic. Coniston Launch
is providing a ferry service to Brantwood for both shows leaving Coniston boat landings at 6.15pm. Boat places need to be pre-booked through Brantwood.
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Adventure Park and Petting Farm Cumbria World near Flookburgh caters for children of all ages 0 to 90! It has a great mix of activities on offer as well as farm and petting animals to visit. There are lots of new animals this season and a quirky barrel train to take you around the site. Come and see the rare breed chickens, say hello to the new emus along with the many pet rabbits, calves and piglets. From July, two new zip wires are in
operation and a brand new race track for Dinos pedal cars. Inside there is a cafe and bar, where you can relax with a coffee or a pint, enjoy a cake or some home cooked food. The fantastic large indoor play area and frame has a separate area for toddlers. When the on-site touring and camping site re-opens on 1st of August you could even end up staying a little longer. Entrance to the park is included when you stay at the touring site.
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Swarthmoor Hall Visit the Barn Café at Swarthmoor Hall, and sample their new summer menu with fresh salads and lemon cake. Use your Barn Café receipt to get free entry into the 16-century Hall. Inside the cool interior, you can hear about the history of the Swarthmoor Estate and the role it played in the development of the Quaker movement in the 17th century.
On Saturday 9 July and 6 August at 10.30am, you could join a book discussion over coffee at the café, or from 7:30pm on the third Thursdays of the month (16 June, 21 July, 18 August), come join the singing with ecumenical Taizé worship. Swarthmoor gardens and meadow, are open for a wander or to sit peacefully in a shaded bower.
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SHOW TIME! Ulverston and North Lonsdale Show Not to be missed, this year’s North Lonsdale Show on Wednesday 27th July, is bigger than ever with something for everyone. From young farmers showing their skills at calf handling, Food Hall cookery demonstrations, horticulture, Alice’s Dog Show, Ross & his Sheepdog demonstration to poultry, rabbits, horses, cattle, sheep, children’s classes home industries, home produce, rural crafts, trade and craft stands, a Kids Zone and of course Flookburgh Retirement Band! New this year is the Cone Driving challenge in which a horse driven carriage is negotiated around a course of cones - against the clock. This is part of a number of qualifiers, including at Cartmel and Kirkby Lonsdale, for the grand final at the Westmorland Show in September. At the request
of riders, new horse classes have been introduced this year as well. There are free buses running from both Barrow and Ulverston - a fantastic day out for the whole family! Buses from Ulverston, free with a purchase of the Evening Mail, leave at 10am, 10.45am, 1.30am and 12.15pm from Drill Hall and stop at the shops on Oakwood Drive, Croftlands. Buses leave Barrow at 10am, 11am and 12 noon stopping at Ramsden Square, Coronation Gardens, The White House, The Strawberry Hotel and then via Tudor Square in Dalton. Return buses start at 1pm and will run continually until 4.30pm
Summer Gala at Ulverston Canal Summer Gala fun at Ulverston Canal with games for all the family, stocks, face painting, ice-cream, drinks , cakes, plants, books , crafts and bric a brac stalls! The gala takes place on Sunday 24th July, 10am to 3pm. The Ulverston Canal Regeneration Group has organised this fund raising event and celebration of the completion of the recent canal project which includes new paths and sculptural installations. The Mayor will conduct the official opening at 1pm together with representatives from the groups who made it all possible. There is a lot going on; to reflect the history of the canal Hearts of Oak will be sailed in front of the pier, Inshore Rescue will be demonstrating their considerable skills in using their amazing new hovercraft and you have a chance to take a trip on the canal courtesy of Duddon Canoe Club! Glaxo sports club has given permission for their car park to be used and ask that visitors please park and walk to the gala, to keep Canal foot itself as free of traffic as possible for the safety of all.
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Hamlet in the Park On the 29th July a fundraising event for Ford Park - Hamlet in the Park! An open-air performance by the all-male Festival Players Theatre Company. They bring you the excitement of this great thriller; intrigue, ghostly visitations, passion, a play-within-a play, a gripping duel, and humour, in a crystal-clear and fast-paced 2-hour production. Bring a chair, a picnic, some friends! It starts at 7.30pm, gates open at 6.30pm, contact Ford Park for tickets. 27th July the first of Ford Park’s weekly Wednesday summer holiday family activities for accompanied children aged 4 to 11 years. Run Away To The Circus - between 2 and 4pm - and learn magical hula hooping, spinning, juggling and lots more with Ford Park’s resident circus expert.
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Retro Rendezvous For three days Ulverston’s streets will revel in all things retro and vintage. Retro Rendezvous, the retro and vintage festival is taking place between 8th and 10th July. There will be live music at the free Brogden Street stage and gigs at the Laurel and Hardy Museum. A retro street market with over 40 stalls will be offering fantastic street food, vintage clothes, even a genuine 19th century tintype photo booth. Vintage cars, motorcycles, scooters and bicycles galore and vintage film at the Roxy. And of course not to be missed the vintage cycling events on the Sunday! Retro Rendezvous festival goers will be mingling and mixing with the music, dance and art performers of Furness Tradition - a music festival in its 18th year. A great weekend for all! l WWW.RETRORENDEZVOUS.CO.UK
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The festival includes two free family events in Barrow and Lancaster with a special lego workshop, recreating some of the Bay’s landmarks, rare guided tours of Furness Abbey and a specialist archaeological walk to Piel Island and much more. l WWW.MORECAMBEBAY.ORG.UK
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Claife Viewing Station Officially reopened last October, Claife Viewing Station, Far Sawrey recreates a sense of the discovery and delight of an earlier time. Through installations like the open-air modern platform, or the Aeolian wind harp and coloured viewing glass, visitors can once again use their imagination to experience the panoramic views of Windermere as was originally intended.
Tarn Hows Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth with a walk around Tarn Hows. Tarn Hows offers an accessible circular (1¾ miles) walk through beautiful countryside with majestic mountain views. A great place to walk and picnic, and admire the Belted Galloway cattle and sturdy Herdwick sheep grazing by the tarn. Tarn Hows is located between the villages of Coniston and Hawkshead. Tramper Mobility scooters are available to use free of charge.
Levens Hall Laid out in the 1690s, the garden amazingly still retains many of its original features Levens Hall, Kendal, is the finest, oldest and most extensive topiary garden in the world, with over 100 pieces clipped to an unusual and individual design. Levens Hall also boasts an extensive herb garden and rose garden, a sense of excitement is prominent throughout in this continuing evolution of colour and design.
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Days out without a car Many attractions are accessible by public transport from Ulverston, and here are a few suggestions.
One fine Sunday I took the train to Arnside and walked to the RSPB centre at Leighton Moss. Because the tide was out, I was able to stay on the shore as far as Silverdale, although there is a pleasant footpath through the woods, and this, together with the best walking route from Silverdale onwards, can be seen easily on the OS Landranger 97 map. Since Leighton Moss is only a few yards from Silverdale station, you could do this the other way round and still have time to refuel at the famous Arnside chip shop before returning to Ulverston. Even if you cut out the walking part, entry to Leighton Moss is free when you arrive by train, and Northern Trains, who now run all the services from Ulverston, sometimes offer a fare reduction for two people travelling together, making this trip probably cheaper than going by car. Although it involves a longer train ride, walking the cliff top path from Whitehaven to St Bees with its views of the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man is a wonderful way to de-stress. If this path was in Devon or Cornwall it would be crowded, but you can often have the stretch between Whitehaven and St Bees lighthouse to yourself. On weekdays the 9.50 am from Ulverston gets you into Whitehaven at 11.28 after
changing trains at Barrow, while the 9.44 on Saturdays runs straight through. Return trains from St Bees at 16.31 on weekdays and 16.43 on Saturdays give ample scope for the walk and to enjoy the beach and café at St Bees. A more energetic outing would be to get off the train at Silecroft and hike up Black Combe, while a more restful trip would be to stop at Ravenglass and catch the La’al Ratty up into Eskdale with its watering holes and ancient mill. Alternatively, if a day on the beach is more your style, these trains also stop at Seascale. Be aware, though, that these services don’t run on Sundays, unlike the trains to Arnside and beyond, and full timetables can be found at Ulverston railway station. (Next time we’ll look at where a bus from Ulverston might take you.) On a hot day, all you might want to do is lie by a lake. The no. 6 buses at 10.17 and 12.47 from Victoria Road on weekdays and Saturdays and at 11.22 and 13.22 on Sundays go to Fell Foot Country Park at the southern end of Windermere, with returns at 14.00 and 18.15 on weekdays and Saturdays and 15.06 and 17.06 on Sundays. These buses go on through Bowness to Windermere Railway station, so you could always catch one of the opentopped buses from here to the National Park centre at Brockhole with its Tree
Tops walk and other activities for children and the young at heart. Both Fell Foot and Brockhole only charge for entry if you arrive by car and need parking, so going by bus gives you a distinct advantage. If you prefer Coniston, at the moment the X12 bus, operated by Blueworks Taxis, is still running morning buses from Victoria Road at 8.15 on school days, 8.45 on Saturdays and weekdays during the school holidays and at 11.50. They return from the Crown Hotel in Coniston at 13.00 and 16.40. You might like to wander down to the Bluebird Café where rowing boats can be hired, or, if the weather is kind, venture up the slopes of Coniston Old Man. However, although the path is easy to follow, it is a bit of scramble towards the top, so don’t be tempted to try this in flip-flops and unless you are an experienced hill-walker and suitably equipped, don’t go up if visibility is poor or bad weather is forecast. Closer to home, the hourly X6 service between Ulverston and Kendal stops at the Backbarrow Motor Museum and at Haverthwaite station, from where you could take the steam train to Lakeside and then a boat up Windermere, so combining three non-car forms of transport. This is only scratching the surface of where buses can take you, and full bus timetables are available at the Kiosk on Victoria Road.
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‘I hate Hamlet’ Ulverston Outsiders
‘I Hate Hamlet’, will be the next production for local amateur dramatics group the Ulverston Outsiders. The 1991 comedy, written by Paul Rudnick, is set in John Barrymore’s old apartment in New York City - at the time, the author’s real-life home the play follows successful television actor Andrew Rally as he struggles with taking on the dream role of Hamlet, dealing with a girlfriend who is keeping a firm grip on her chastity, and playing host to the ghost of John Barrymore, who, clothed as Hamlet, has come back to earth for the sole purpose of convincing Rally to play the part. Real estate agent Felicia Dantine convinces Rally to stay in the apartment and hold a seance. When the Outsiders recently read this play, there was more laughter than many could ever remember during a reading so many comedies rely on the situation and stage directions for laughs - but the comedy in this play is in the writing itself. The play will run from 22nd - 26th November at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston and will be directed by Tony Smith. Outsiders have had a great influx of younger members recently which is wonderful. www.ulverstonoutsiders.org If you would like to join.
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David Pooley is a Cumbrian artist who likes to mix things up and not pigeon hole himself into one medium or subject matter. It has been a life-long dream to turn his passion for art into his full time profession. And he has succeeded. Where did you train to become an artist? “I am a self-taught artist and now work full time producing work in a variety of media including graphite pencil, charcoal, pen & ink, pastel and acrylics. I’ve always enjoyed drawing from a young age and feel privileged to be able to do something that I love.” What was your occupation before you became a professional artist? “At 16 I left school and became a studio assistant at a local printing firm, HSP Milners. I trained to become a graphic designer and still do some design work today.” What inspires your art? “Living and working in Cumbria, surrounded by the stunning scenery is enough to inspire any artist.” Do you only draw wildlife? “No, I produce work in a variety of subject matters including both wildlife and landscapes. I’m also available to do private commissions. My background as a designer has made me work like this. You can’t design everything using the same fonts, colours and layouts so that’s how I approach my art. It’s fun and keeps you on your toes!”
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Where can your work be seen? “I am a regular exhibitor at Prom Art, the largest open air arts and crafts event in the North West, held on the last Sunday of every month between April and September along the Prom in Grange over Sands. In fact, my painting is featured on their promotional leaflets as I won their competition in 2015.” “I display my work in Ulverston’s Paper Bunny on Market Street. A new window display is going up mid-July featuring new work of British wildlife. I attend shows and events and have work throughout Cumbria; Home Images in Barrow, Coniston Fudge and G1ART in Windermere. I am a member of Green Door.”
Please describe your latest artwork. “I’ve been busy working on a new range of British wildlife pictures and am posting it on Facebook. If anyone has any suggestions of their favourite animals for future work, I’m always open to requests.” What would you like your greatest art achievement to be? “My greatest achievement is working in a job I love, as an artist. Not many people can say that about their job.” Do you have any advice for any aspiring artist to give up work and follow their dream? “Go for it! It’s not the easiest way to make a living and it doesn’t happen overnight. But if it’s your passion then follow your dreams.” www.dmpooley.com
A fantastic showcase and an exhilarating weekend! It does not seem that long ago that a small group of local musicians playing tunes in the back room of The Old Friends pub began chatting about how to develop the traditional music and dance activity in the area. Furness Tradition as a charitable company was born from those discussions and since then there has been schools work, out of school clubs, concerts, lectures, music sessions and two books of local tunes published. The showcase for all this activity has been the annual Furness Tradition Festival Weekend in Ulverston, now in it’s 18th year.
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The festival is on the 8th10th July when there will be concerts from national guest musicians and singers, a wide range of dance performances from all over the country, social dances, storytelling events and much more. Furness Tradition dancers and performers amongst vintage cars, stalls and cyclist will make Ulverston busy - and a lot of fun! As well as free events in the streets the top event will be the Saturday night Big Merry Neet in the Coronation Hall with three stages and a mix of concert, dance and stories in one big party event. furnesstradition.org.uk for full information.
THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE
Ever since my formative years, when first immersing in the night time scene, the live music offerings in this cobbled beauty we call U- Town have been remarkably stellar.
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n inordinate amount of unbelievable talent has graced our many and wonderful stages, so many venues that for so many years, have tirelessly endorsed music from all genres and hosted memorable live sets by bands that have left a massive impression, not only on its townsfolk but throughout the listening world.
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From my own personal recollection I draw a line connecting a fine musical and familial lineage that stretches back to TC Hug, one of our town’s shiniest gems. These guys rocked some of the most well respected venues and biggest festivals of the day and delivered one of the catchiest and most anthemic albums of early 90s in “PieMondo”. Radio 1, (Jo Whiley & Steve Lamacq) took them to their hearts and (if memory serves me correct), awarded their track “Find” single of the week. TC Hug just happened to have the proprietor of one of our most well loved tea rooms on stick duties, Mister Douglas Gillam! Fast forward to 2016 and Doug’s daughter Jess is causing a stir of her own and generating much deserved admiration by becoming runner up in this year’s BBC Young Musician of the Year Award for her next level ability on the sax. Talent truly flows through this Ulverstonian bloodline! Another notable act, with ties to TC Hug is the young (average age being 12) and ridiculously gifted Pesky, a band whose driving force is ex Hug guitarist and now Croftlands Junior School Teacher Simon Cross. Pesky
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caused some huge waves in 2015, their second ever gig taking place in front of thousands of football fans at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium and their debut album “Smells Like Tween Spirit” garnering national radio exposure and much critical praise. 2016 looks set to be another life changing year in the lives of these Pesky Kids, who are looking forward to a forthcoming feature in Japanese magazine “Nero”, a quarterly publication released all over the world. Simon says, “The singer from The 1975, Matt Healy, tweeted that they were his favourite new band of the moment and that he loved the EP, which got them a lot of attention. The 1975 also asked Pesky to open for them on their tour, which would’ve been amazing. The kids could’ve managed one of the gigs but there was no way they could’ve toured with them, Unfortunately, they wanted them for the full tour, so it didn’t happen. Still, it was a great achievement being asked in the first place!” The future certainly looks bright for Pesky! But what about right now, what does July 2016 have in store? Well as per usual Ulverston can guarantee something for every taste. Fancy some electro-acoustic alternative folk rock music with four-part harmony and a bluegrass twist? Well look no further because the intriguingly monikered “Hiroshima Twinkie” who will be heading over from Carnforth to rock the Piel Castle. Expect “passion, energy, humour, pain.. shaky things and a polka about a dead tortoise!” - Fri 8th July Ravers, it’s time to dig out your finest dancing shoes for a veritable dance marathon at the Sun. “This is House”, “Music Don’t Lie and “Coeval” join forces to bring you 12 hours of the finest House and Techno over 2 floors, inside and out. Meanwhile in the pub, Singer/Songwriter Tiffany Southward will deliver a mix of covers and self penned songs to kick off the evening in style. - Sat 9th July
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Glaswegian Jimmy Docherty has supported some heavyweight acts in his time including The Stereophonics, Travis and The Fun Loving Criminals. Vocally reminiscent of Cherry Ghost, the head of Guitar at Manchester’s BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music education), delivers soulful folk with soaring melodies. Hope & Anchor Sat 23rd July
At least three bands will be representing the Ulverston scene at the 5th annual Grizedale Rock’s Festival. Strangers to Ourselves specialise in loud melodic alternative rock, influenced by bands such as Dinosaur Jr, Ride and Sonic Youth. The band have been building a loyal following courtesy of some impressive live performances such as their spine tingling set at Ste Tyson’s Splash night down at the Sport’s Club back in April. If Johnny Marr joined The Cure via Buffalo Tom and The Pixies, we might end up with something along the lines of The Degenerate Art Show. If you appreciate guitar driven Indie, you will love this band fronted by Philip Johnson, ex landlord of the UV, a sorely missed live music venue that played host to some amazing acts back in the 2000’s.
The Twitchers are a young, energetic Indie outfit with much promise (check out their ace track “Skint” on YouTube) They have been together 3 years, have released two EPs and recently recorded a live session for BBC Introducing. Fans of Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes and Oasis will particularly appreciate this band. Fri 29th - Sat 30th July
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SPORTS & LEISURE
Ulverston Canoe Club
Ulverston Canoe Club is splashing out on new equipment with help from a donation by Furness Building Society.
The club has received one of Furness Building Society’s 150 x £150 payments to charities and organisations across the North West each year to mark 150 years since the FBS was founded to support local communities. Ulverston Canoe Club aims to encourage more people to sample and enjoy the freedom and healthy exercise offered by canoeing, taking advantage of Cumbria’s fantastic watersports facilities. Club Chair Barry Curley explains: “The main focus of our club is to offer opportunities for folk across the Furness peninsular to try canoeing safely, in a supportive environment and appreciate being on the water. It’s something that whole families can enjoy together, and that familyfriendly and all-inclusive ethos is at the heart of our club.” www.ulverstoncanoe.org.uk
To Hell and Back - Paul’s Account Since successfully completing his epic triathlon, Paul Dewar, landlord of the Stan Laurel pub described going to Hell and Back. He explained the good, the bad and those bits he would rather forget. “Day 1’s ride over Dartmoor in a cross wind, mist and swirling rain, and similarly Gretna to Dumfries and all of Day 5 with some of the bleakest terrain I have ever seen, were the worst. After dismounting I nearly threw the bike in a hedge and left it there. Long, wet, cold days.” The best bike bits Paul said included the coast south from John O’ Groats and The Cairngorms; glorious sunshine, a following wind and stunning views of spectacular, snow covered mountains.
Paul continued: “The long, cold swim in Lake Windermere was as difficult as anticipated. The safety boat looked after me well. Every 30-40 minutes I had a hot drink and food in shallow water. After 2 hours I was taken out of the water for serious reheating. My wetsuit topped up with hot water.” 22
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Nervous Wait for Triathlete Duncan
Ulverston triathlete, Duncan Eley, has just missed out on automatic qualification for next year’s European Championships. At his qualifying race in Shropshire he finished 7th in his age group in an excellent time of 2h 8min 49sec, missing an automatic spot by a mere 53 seconds. He now has to wait until all the qualifying events have taken place to see if he gets spot to race at Kitzbuhel next year. Ulverston Tri Club’s second annual ladies only triathlon takes place on Sunday 14th August this year. The event aims to cater for a wide range of abilities and is especially suitable for those aiming to complete their first triathlon. There’s plenty of time to get training. If you’d like some tips or simply want some company on your training, why not join us for some sessions? Details can be found on our website or by joining our Facebook group.
Piel Island walk, St Mary’s fundraiser
Why was Day 18 a disaster? “I tore a muscle in my left leg and limped back to Brathay for treatment. I would have to walk and shuffle for 2 marathons in to have any hope of completing the last one. Although arduous, at least it was fantastic weather and dry.” Describe the last day? Downhill running would worsen the injury so I only ran the flat stuff. At mile 16 the muscle was swelling and I struggled to walk. The camaraderie of the other marathon runners distracted me from my leg. When it dawned on me what I had achieved I had a moment or two, fortunately hidden by my sunglasses! At the finish line there was a cacophony of cheering and name calling.
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Tears and congratulatory hugs before more ice on the leg. Thankfully, no permanent damage. How much did you raise for the Brathay Trust? “I never expected to reach our initial £16000 target. So to raise £18,564 is fantastic. Every penny will be spent in the Furness area on children and young adults who really need help. Thanks for all the generous donations.” 1609 miles in 160 hours 52 minutes over 21 days. 154,203 calories burnt and 79,091 ft of ascent. But was it really a journey to hell and back? “I knocked on the door a few times for a sneaky peek but decided against it.” www.justgiving.com/ tohellandback1600
Local guide across the open sands to Piel Island John Murphy will be leading a walk across from South Walney to Piel Island on Saturday 30th July in aid of St Mary’s Hospice. 25 years ago John decided to actively promote Walney and the Furness peninsula. He realised The Lake District attracted so many people that Furness got left behind despite all its natural beauty and areas of specific natural and historic interest. John keeps the walks educational and wants especially to teach local children and families in a lighthearted but informative way. John has guided over forty different walks around Furness but the Piel walk is by far the most popular. John is also well known in Barrow as he and his late wife Eleanor worked to raise over £45,000 to provide defibrillators for public use in Barrow and neighbouring villages during John’s Mayorship of Barrow in 2011/12. The walk starts at 1.40pm, prebooking your place is essential, just search ‘across the sands to Piel’ on facebook.
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NATURE & WILDLIFE
July is a wonderful month for kitchen gardeners and allotmenteers, especially after the very warm start we’ve had to the growing season this year. This is the month that you can expect to be eating something at every meal and really eating well.
GARDENING TIP! The key to harvesting is to just keep doing it and don’t be afraid to pick things when they are small. Baby vegetables are tastier and more nutritious and often encourage the plant to produce more. So many gardeners make the mistake of waiting until the vegetables are well past their best, or worse just don’t get around to picking them at all.
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Keep watering and weeding to prevent things from drying out and encourage watery, juicy and very tasty veg. Pinch off the growing tips of courgettes to encourage branching and also keep pinching out cordon tomatoes. They should all be fruiting well now, so they’ll need a good feed once a week. You can ‘chop and drop’ comfrey leaves around the base of these plants as well as peppers to help keep them moist and feed them at the same time.
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Sow winter kales and brassicas and your last succession of radishes, carrots and beetroot. You can also sow the last of the French beans. Plant out purple sprouting broccoli and winter leeks.
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Keep picking salad leaves, eat the cut and come varieties when they are tiny to get the best flavours. Harvest herbs, including garlic and dry them for winter. You will also be eating calabrese, kale, radishes, carrots, onions, beetroot and potatoes. There are plenty of leafy greens like chard and spinach and legumes like beans and peas. You might have courgettes coming out of your ears by now and have plenty of tomatoes and cucumbers. If you are very lucky, you will also be enjoying summer fruits such as cherries, peaches, nectarines, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackcurrants and plums.
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Volunteers from Ulverston in Bloom work tirelessly to create and maintain the various displays of flowers and plants around Ulverston. They had identified that the old planters around town were in a poor state and needed replacement.
Senior guides with Kim Farr at Sunderland Terrace
Incredible Edible Ulverston is part of an international food movement which was started in Todmorden, Yorkshire in 2007. The aim is to encourage a stronger community to work together in growing and sharing fruit, vegetables and herbs; cooking and preserving food; growing flowers for pollinators and supporting local food producers. It involves community, learning and business. Many people have taken part including the Scouts (Factory Shop Garden); Friends of Lightburn Park (Herb and Veg Garden + Wildflower Meadow), the Guides (Herb Garden and 24
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Veg and Flower “Boat”); Ford Park Community Group (Forest Garden, Wildflower Meadow and Fruit Trees in Town); local schools; the Ulverston in Bloom Team and Incredible Edible volunteers. Lots of courses, workshops and Seed Swaps have taken place and local business such as Lake District Lobster and Seafood and Irvings the Butcher are on board! For more information check out the Incredible Edible Ulverston facebook page or contact Kim Farr on farraway@hotmail.co.uk. Ford Park Community Group who work with Incredible Edible run a gardening skills workshop for volunteers on the first Tuesday of the month.
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New planters around the town centre have now arrived funded by the Ulverston Business Improvement District (BID). The In Bloom group also received a recent grant from Ulverston Town Council for the work they do in keeping Ulverston looking its best. The Ulverston BID financial support helped purchasing the range of new planters now stocked with plants. The new planters are more durable, and incorporate reservoirs to reduce the need for watering.
BID chair Chris Nelson commented: “The displays of plants and flowers add immensely to the visual appearance of the town centre and are appreciated by visitors and residents. The volunteers from Ulverston in Bloom do a tremendous job in enhancing the character and appeal of the town centre. One of our board members, Roger Chattaway who owns the Farmers Arms pub, has also volunteered to help with maintenance by organising regular watering of the new displays.”
CHURCH NEWS
Croftlands Community Church We are a community church seeking to serve the local area but in particular the Croftlands estate. We have no church building of our own so we meet in Croftlands Junior School 10.30am each Sunday followed by coffee and chat, to which we give a very warm welcome to you to join us. We are very involved with other churches in the town and are part of Churches Together which meet regularly. We run a Parent and Toddler group (Little Nippers) on a Wednesday morning, which is very well attended, we also have various House groups on different evenings of the week. On the first Friday of the month we have an Open House Lunch –
usually home made soup and cakes-and on the third Thursday monthly we have an Open House Afternoon Tea. These activities are open to anyone and are all held in the Croftlands Community Centre. Again we would love to see new people coming along. Once a year, the first week of the school holidays – last week of July – we run a Holiday Club where usually about 70 children attend and have a great time. This is headed up by Mark and Sarah Callaghan who are probably very well known in the area as they go into most of the schools to take assemblies etc. If you would like any further information on any of the above please contact us by phone on 01229 343953.
Tottlebank Baptist Church Welcomes you to a Garden Party on Saturday July 16th from 2pm. when we will also be marking the 30th Anniversary of our re-dedication after 6 years closure in the 1980’s. Do come and enjoy this historic Chapel, founded in 1669 in an idyllic rural setting near Greenodd (LA12 8HY) Refreshments, various stalls including homemade cakes, plants, books and bric-a-brac; ‘garden games’ and some musical entertainment by the U3A Folk Group. More information re Service times and contacts on our website www.tottlebank.org.uk
Ulverston & Swarthmoor Methodist Churches Ulverston and Swarthmoor Methodist Churches offer a warm welcome to all.
Olympic Games theme at Messy Church for all the family on Saturday July 9th from 3pm until 5pm. Crafts,fun and games,worship and food, all free. The Methodist Church Ulverston worship takes
place on Sundays at 10.30am with a Crèche for younger children. Evening worship is at 6 pm first and third Sunday of the month. Swarthmoor’s services take place on Sundays at 6pm, apart from the 3rd Sunday of the month, when it is at 10.30am. Find out about our activities on our website www.slakescircuit.org.uk
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On a Friday afternoon the Coronation Hall Supper Room, usually host to coffee mornings and meetings, saw a crowd of happy and absorbed primary school children, cutting, shaping and gluing. This is part of the Artspace project, ‘Green Room’, or ‘a creative investigation of a shared locale’. Workshop leaders John Hall and Alex Blackmore are working with children from Sir John Barrow, Croftlands and Church Walk schools to create three separate 4 foot square ‘maps’ of the areas around each school. The children are using only locally sourced materials from the Scrap Store or are recycling bits and pieces which have been thrown out. While having fun they are learning to work together solve problems creatively and to see abandoned materials as a basis for art as well as being encouraged to think about their area. The finished maps will be on display in the Coronation
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Hall from July 1st. Alongside the children, three artists in residence, Lexi Blakeway (textiles), Fran Riley (mixed media) and Pete Dent (sound recordist) will create more work inspired by the maps. These three will have sessions open to the public for free until the project ends in August, and details for these can be found on posters around town and in the local press. The project not only
displays local artistic talent and sparks children’s imagination but also aims to show how more people can be brought into the Coronation Hall by using it as a lively space for creativity and exhibitions. It is supported by the Arts Council and the Sir John Fisher Foundation, and encouraged by the Friends of the Coronation Hall and Charlie Rowley.
Fun Family Day
Pennington CofE Primary School Pennington CofE Primary School hosted a very successful and exciting 'Family Day' on Tuesday 7th June. All children had a fantastic time working with other year groups and their 'buddies' solving a range of different problems and puzzles. A host of activities were enjoyed, ranging from battleships, team games, the pipeline puzzle, arts and crafts puzzles, spaghetti and marshmallow towers and much more! We all had a great day with lots of communication, team work and problem solving!
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Students from The Lakes School, Troutbeck have recently enjoyed a behind the scenes visit to one of the UK’s leading architectural metalworkers. A group of nineteen Year 9 and 6th form students were given the rare opportunity to visit the studio and workshop of Ulverston’s awardwinning architectural metalworker Chris Brammall as part of their design studies. The group enjoyed a talk by artist and designer Chris, who spoke about his career path as a trained blacksmith and the inspirations behind his designs and work. They were also able to take a tour of the workshop to view current projects including a 30 metre swan sculpture weighing three quarters of a ton, which is destined for a client in London. Isaac Hodgson, a Year 9 student at The Lakes School comments; "It was great to see the design process from a small sketchbook, to computer designs and then the finished sculptures. I particularly enjoyed seeing the construction of the artwork in the blacksmith’s forge and the variety of traditional techniques used to create modern pieces of art." Chris Brammall comments “I have a strong connection with The Lakes School as a former pupil and also as my daughter Wren is currently studying at the school for her A-levels. The next generation of artists and designers need inspiring just as I did when I was a student and it gives me great pleasure to give them a glimpse into my world as a Blacksmith and architectural metalworker. I realise how lucky I am to have been able to make a career by doing something I love and I hope the visit gave the students the confidence to know that is something they to could achieve.”
Historical re-enactments to a concert tour in Austria In May, the History Department at UVHS welcomed Iain McNicol, a local historical re-enactor, into their Year 8 lessons to play the role of 19th Century Anti-Slavery Campaigner, Tom Nicol. In character, ‘Tom’ engaged the pupils with stories of the local connections with the trade such as Slave Trader John Bolton, whose name appears on a street sign in Ulverston, and who was involved with building Storrs Hall Hotel on Windermere. One of the students said: “It was interesting and interactive with many amazing and old artefacts. He played his part very well and that helped us to understand about the life of the people affected by slavery”. History Development Coordinator, Rebecca Simpson said Iain’s sessions have supported the Scheme of Work on Slavery brilliantly. It was fascinating to discover the links Ulverston has to the Slave Trade.
In music, following on from their huge success in May when the UVHS Wind Band performed to a packed Coronation Hall, alongside the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, they are about to set off on tour. In July, 82 students and 8 staff will set off to perform four public concerts in the Salzburg area of Austria. Richard Butler (Head of Performing Arts and conductor of the band) says “These concert tours give our students an unforgettable experience that few schools are able to provide, especially when TV and radio are involved. The Wind Band has now played live on Spanish, French, Belgian and Dutch TV and not to mention being heard on BBC Radio 2 and Classic FM in this country: how many other children can say that?” Following the joint concert in May, Captain Daryl Powell said of the Wind and Swing
Band that this is “the best school band I have ever worked with … it is amazing that one market town secondary school with no music specialism or additional funding can produce groups of such quality.”
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Bay-wide Archaeology Festival by Morecambe Bay Partnership
This July will see a fortnight of events aimed at celebrating the Bay’s extraordinary past running across Morecambe Bay as part of a new Archaeology Festival from Morecambe Bay Partnership. Linking in with the British Festival of Archaeology, Bay Archaeology Festival: Rediscovering the Bay’s Old Ways will take place from 16 – 31 July and will include family activities, a lecture series, walks, talks and training opportunities. There is something for everyone as the festival delves into the history and secrets of some of the Bay’s most intriguing sites. More details of the events included in the festival can be found at www.morecambebay.org.uk/events. or contact Morecambe Bay Partnership on 01539 734888
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Ulverston Hospice Carnival A traditional, colourful carnival parade through the centre of Ulverston with floats, dancers, and bands, followed by entertainment in Ford Park. starting at midday. The Royal British Legion (Ulverston Branch) will be holding a short parade and service of remembrance at the Market Place war memorial Ulverston to mark the 100th anniversaries of both the battle of Jutland and the major battle of the Somme.
Retro Rendezvous Festival (8th - 10th) and Furness Tradition Bringing the finest Retro
music, Cycling, Fashion, Stalls, Bikes, Vintage cars and more to the streets of Ulverston & the By Ways of the marvelous South Lakes. www.retrorendezvous.co.uk, and Furness Tradition will be hosting, a party night for all featuring Furness Tradition Community Band and performances from locals and festival guests setting the scene for the weekend. To view a full weekend of events visit www.furnesstradition.org.uk
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A L'Ancienne - The Lake District Vintage Cycling Festival The 3rd edition of the play with toys and games of the period or take Life in the past; Victorian Fun and Games,
wonderful vintage cycling festival. Whether you're a 70's retro racer or vicar on a town bike, this is the weekend for you. Once again L'Ancienne teams up with Retro Rendezvous and Furness Traditional Music to bring a town full of cycling, music, food, markets, dance and most of all...fun! Bring the family and make a great weekend of it.
a moment to draw the Abbey. Furness Abbey, 10am-5pm
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Ford Park Community Group who work with Incredible Edible run a gardening skills workshop for volunteers on the first Tuesday of the month.
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Bring your Teddy to join ‘Millerbeck Ted’
on a fun filled day out with Uncle Arnold’s Thomas Story Time and Teddies galore! Hundreds of soft toys will decorate the grounds of Millerbeck House in various scenarios as you ride past! Free parking. No pre-booking necessary. £2.50 per ride for adults and £1.50 per ride for children. The railway is 100% run by volunteers and all income is invested directly back into the upkeep of the railwaiy. www.millerbeck.org.uk
BBC Antiques Roadshow filming at Holker Hall. Everyone is welcome to bring their
treasures to an Antiques Roadshow filming day. It is a great, free day out and no preregistration, tickets or appointments are required. See more at: www.holker.co.uk
Circle Dancing at Swarthmoor Hall,
2.30-4.00p.m. Beginners welcome. £5 Contact Helen Brooks 015395 35022,
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Bay Archaeology Festival: Lost in plain sight - Piel Island and Castle, 16:30. An
archaeological and historical overview of Piel. As part of the Bay Archaeology Festival, this event is a celebration of the 150 year anniversary of Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. It will include a group walk across the sands from Walney Island to Piel Island (approx 1 mile each way) led by local archaeologist Rachel Newman. Once on Piel Island, Rachel will provide an in-depth tour of the castle ruins and its archeologial and historical context. PLEASE NOTE: This event is aimed at those with an active interest in archaeology/history. There will be a separate walk and tour for those with a more general interest on Saturday 10 September. FREE but booking essential. www.morecambebay.org.uk/events. or contact Morecambe Bay Partnership on 01539 734888
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Bay Archaeology Festival Walk & Talk: Birkrigg Stone Circle at Birkrigg Common,
14:00 to 16:00. The stone circle on Birkrigg Common may not be as large or striking as some others in the country but few stone circles occupy such a dramatic situation. Furthermore, as a double circle it has many unusual and special features. Peter Wilde, a local resident who has researched the site, will talk about its known archaeology and discuss some of the theories about its origins and purpose. We will also walk to the nearby Quaker Burial Ground. FREE but booking essential. Book your places here. http://www.morecambebay.org.uk/events/ bay-archaeology-festival-walk-talk-birkriggstone-circle Active Life Open Day, Ulverston Leisure Tennis Centre. 9-4pm. FREE Sessions for ages 50+. Aquafit, Tennis, Bowls, Games taster Session, circuits, swimming, 50+ netball
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Join English Heritage for a special guided-tour of the impressive remains of the beautiful Furness Abbey founded by
Stephen, later King of England, including much of the east end and west tower of the church, the ornately decorated chapter house and the cloister buildings. Your booking includes FREE entry to the site (usually £5) and the tour. Limited places, booking essential. Tours take place Saturday, 23 July 2016 at 11:00 - Sunday, 24 July 2016 at 14:00 (BST) Abbey - Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 . http://www.morecambebay.org.uk/events/
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Community Games Day, at the Ulverston
Leisure Tennis Centre. 12-5pm. (Tennis Centre). All ages welcome- activities for adults and children. FREE Sports run by Local Sports clubs or the Leisure Centre, Football, Tennis, Rugby, Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rounders, Bouncy Castle, Exercise Classes, mini olympics, American Football, Archery (small charge)
Ulverston Canal Summer Gala, 11.00 3.00pm. Over the last two years this has proven to be a very popular event. We hope this year will be even bigger! There will be games, stalls, refreshments, as well as boat rides by Inshore Rescue, canoeing on the canal overseen by the Duddon Canoe Club and donkey rides.
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“Midsummer Nights Dream” Performed by Illyria at Brantwood in Coniston, The play follows four couples – three human and one fairy – whose passions are sorely tested when a troupe of amateur theatricals rehearse a play about a doomed love affair. Add into the mix a heady brew of confusion, magic & mischief and you have the perfect comedy for a summers evening. Held in the setting of Brantwood’s lakeside meadow. Bring your own seating. Gates open at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm. Adults £11.50 Children & students £8.50. Coniston Launch will be running a ferry service to and from the performance, leaving Coniston Boatlandings at 6.15pm and returning after the performance. Adults £3, children £1.50. Ferry must be booked in advance through Brantwood box office. Tel: 015394 41396 E-mail: enquiries@brantwood.org.uk www.brantwood.org.uk
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Ulverston & North Lonsdale show A great
family day out in the beautiful Urswick countryside, featuring all things agricultural. Starting at 9.30am at Urswick Village Hall and fields. www.northlonsdaleshow.com Run Away To The Circus. Ford Park, 2pm4pm. Come & learn magical hula hooping, spinning, juggling and lots more with our resident circus expert. The first of our weekly Wednesday summer holiday family activities for accompanied children 4-11 years. Small charge of £3 per child, £2 per child for Ford Park Family Membership holders. Booking advisable. Activities will be outside when weather allows, inside when wet. Dress appropriately! Free onsite parking, delicious cakes and ice-cream available from the Coach House Café. Further info/booking 01229 580666. www.ford-park.org.uk
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Jazz Appreciation Society
Enjoy vintage & contemporary jazz recordings on top quality audio equipment in comfortable surroundings and the congenial company of like minded enthusiasts. Whether you’re a seasoned fan or a newcomer to jazz you are sure to find music to suit your taste and perhaps discover something new. Meetings are in the Malt Kiln Village Hall, Bardsea, starting at 7.00pm. A charge of £3.00 is made per meeting which includes interval refreshments, to become full members, there is a modest annual subscription of £5.00. Roanhead / Sandscale Hawes Join the Rangers for a variety of family activities including stream dipping, sand sculptures, beach combing and bug hunting (events change weekly). We recommend that all participants wear beach shoes or wellies. Be prepared to get wet. Family Activities. Meet at Sandscale Haws Car Park.
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Grizedale Campsites own mini music festival! (29th & 30th) Local bands, solo
artists and musicians getting together for a weekend of music down on the farm! Call, email or message for bookings, tickets and more info! Hamlet in the Park. Ford Park, 7.30pm. An open-air performance presented in full costume. The all-male Festival Players Theatre Company bring you this great thriller; intrigue, ghostly visitations, passion, a playwithin-a play, a gripping duel, humour and fast-paced 2-hour production. Bring a chair, a picnic, some friends! A fundraising event for Ford Park Ulverston. Tickets 01229 580666 or from the Coach House Café. Adult £12, Child £8, Conc £10, 10% discount for purchases of 10 tickets+. Refreshments available. Grounds open at 6.30pm.
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Across the sands to Piel Island tickets are
now available, please note there is limited numbers. If you are interested or know of anyone who would like to join us on this walk please click on the link below. Tickets are only available via www.facebook.com/ events/1123641724366900/ This event will help raise funds for St Mary's Hospice. The Cumbria Steam Gathering will be running on the 30th and 31st. A huge selection of machines and artefacts representing all aspects of preservation and restoration .Well you`ll just have to come and see, an action packed weekend! for further info: www.steamgathering.org.uk/ or call 07825 369601.
Weekly events Mondays
• Pie, Peas & Film Night . Visit the Hope & Anchor, Daltongate, from 6.30 onwards for Pie and Peas, then visit the Roxy for the film, All for £10 and only on Monday nights !
• Ulverston in Unisong. Every Monday, in the Coro Supper Room.
For all those who wish to sing for pleasure. Songs old & new. starting 7.30pm
• SONG BIRDS Ulverston - Women's Improvisation and Play Group in the back
room at The Methodist Church on Hartley/Neville St. £7. Using your voice creatively. Contact stentaylor@hotmail.com or Facebook page- SONG BIRDS Ulverston or http:// songbirdsonsong.webs.com
Tuesdays
• Yoga Classes, Croftlands Community Centre 7.30-9pm, £6 drop in
Wednesdays
• Open Mic Night, The Mill starting 9pm call for further information 01229 581384
Thursdays
• Ulverston Outdoor Market • Country Market, from 9.30am to 11.30am in the Coronation Hall. Home made bakes, preserves, craft work, cards, gifts, plants & vegetables.
• Breast feeding group 09.30- 11.30 at the Ulverston Library • The Feel Good Singalong in the back room at The Methodist Church on Hartley/
Neville St. 10.30am - 11.30am, ££5. Open to all, whether you think you can sing or not. Singing popular songs. Contact stentaylor@hotmail.com or Facebook page- SONG BIRDS Ulverston or http://songbirdsonsong.webs.com • Ulverston Country Market, Every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am. Home made bakes, preserves, craft work, cards, gifts, plants & vegetables. Coronation Hall • Coffee mornings are held almost every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year on behalf of various organisations in the Coronation Hall. • ULVERSTON.NEWS e-newsletter. Keep up with what’s happening in Ulverston. ULVERSTON.NEWS is published every second Thursday at 10am. If you’d like to publicise an event, service, special offer, or anything else of local interest contact www.visitulverston.com • Choral Society Meetings, The society welcomes new members. 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm. Ulverston Methodist Church - Hartley Street. Contact : Pam Gillam 01229 716321. • Poker, Texas hold ’em poker with inclusive supper. starts at 8pm at the Swan
Fridays
• Children’s story time 09.30-10.30 Friday's during term time at the Ulverston Library. • Yoga Classes Croftlands Community Centre 7.30-9pm, £4 drop in 10am - 11am
Saturdays
• Ulverston Outdoor Market, • Coffee mornings are held almost every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year on behalf of various organisations in the Coronation Hall.
Sundays
• Yoga Classes, The Coach House, Ford Park 9.00am - 11.00am drop in • Pub Quiz at the Swan - Fun pub quiz with gallon of ale prize and inclusive supper. £1
per person entry. Starting 6.30pm
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CLUBS & SOCIETIES
It all began with a coincidence....Two people, separately, contacted U3A Head Office to ask for help to start a U3A in their area.
Ulverston Jazz Appreciation Society The programme for July 28 will offer a change of pace, with two one-hour presentations on the same theme.
They both lived in Furness. The Third Age Trust suggested they talk to each other. Diane Hill and Brenda Alexander had coffee together in late 2005, and just look at what happened! We swung into action with the support of Lawrence Hill, Carol and Tony Sewell and Jean Howard. We booked the Coro – oh we had big ideas from the beginning – and put up lots of posters saying : “U3A is coming” in every village hall, library, GP surgery, shop, local newspapers and more. The Third Age Trust said they would send their Development Officer, Mike Long, and gave us a £70 grant. We said: ‘Well, if no-one comes we will just pay for the hall
Big Bands and their Offspring: The powerful 14/16-piece bands of the 1930s Swing Era, and the more modern sounds post-World War 2, regularly featured small groups from within the main bands, which starred their leading jazz musicians. Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie were typical - - and the small groups often outdid the main bands with their jazz appeal. Warm welcome to jazz aficionados and newcomers alike, the Society meets monthly at Bardsea’s Malt Kiln Village Hall, just along the coast road from downtown Ulverston, where it presents jazz recordings from every era, with knowledgeable commentary, on high quality audio equipment. Sessions start at 7pm, and tasty refreshments included in the modest charge of £2. www.ulverstonjazz.co.uk or Roy Booth at 01524 853335
Circle Dancing Circle Dancing, or World dance for wellbeing, is community dance for all accompanied by vibrant, beautiful music. All dances are taught and you don’t need a partner - gentle exercise for both mind and body. We do a wide variety of accessible dances from Greece, Romania, Macedonia, France, Israel, Russia and more. Uplifting, nourishing, calming and fun! Beginners are very welcome We meet at Swarthmoor Hall, Ulverston, LA12 0JQ on the first Wednesday of the month July 6th and 3rd August at new and extended time 2.15-4.15pm, cost £7. For more information contact Helen Brooks on 015395 35022 or e-mail helen. brooks@phonecoop.coop
Scales W.I. The speaker at the meeting on Thursday 19th May was Alan Oatway talking about “Nepal in Need”; Alan and two friends were in Nepal for a walking tour when the earthquake happened in April 2015.
Alan described how the brand new village school was completely destroyed. It had taken 12 years to obtain the funding and to build it. The Nepalese were just thankful that the disaster had occurred on a
Civic Society
Ulverston Song Birds
The Civic Society has found a photo survey of Ulverston from the 1980’s. Since the pictures are all thumbnail size, it is planning to have them digitally scanned, improved and printed so they can go into the Town Archive for public use. In the longer term it hopes to create a digital archive of original historic photographs of Ulverston in its collection, some of which only exist in one copy, again aiming to make this available to the public.
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On Thursdays 10.30 to 11.30am The Feel Good Singalong meet in the back room of The Methodist Church on Hartley/Neville St.
All are welcome, whether you think you can sing or not! We are singing a range of popular songs, cost £5.
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Furness U3A - How it all began
ourselves and go home.’
By ten o’clock on the day, 80 people had arrived! Most of them signed up to join. An ad hoc committee was formed. Furness U3A was born and is now 10 years old. We are so proud of how it has blossomed over the years and of the members who have said “It has changed my life”. To celebrate our 10th anniversary many of our
Saturday, when the school was empty and all the children were safe. 52,000 classrooms were lost that day, across Nepal. Money continues to be raised to help the long slow job of rebuilding with the help of Alan and his friends. The resolutions for the coming year were discussed at the meeting. Two will be taken to AGM for further discussion and voting: 1). Appropriate care in hospital for those suffering from Dementia - facilities requested for carers to stay with the patient whilst in hospital.
On Mondays at 7.30pm The Women’s Improvisation and Play Group also meet in the back room of The Methodist Church on Hartley/Neville St. Cost £7. We work on using your voice creatively. If you would like some more information or speak to somebody before you go, please contact stentaylor@hotmail.com or via Facebook page SONG BIRDS Ulverston.
groups performed in a concert of music, play readings and dancing. A wonderful cake was made by one of our members and finishing with a rousing finale of Rule Brittania. Ten years on we have changed the lives of many members who laugh, live and learn and who are grateful to those insightful women who had coffee together all those years ago.
2) Supermarkets to be encouraged to avoid food waste by donating surplus food to charities. Other business discussed included croquet taster sessions available on July 5th and 19th at Crake Valley Croquet Club in Greenodd and that the Centenary Scrapbooks are to be scanned and kept on a hard drive. The evening ended with a lovely supper. All welcome for fun and friendship, third Thursday of every month next meeting on Thursday 21st July, 7.30pm.Parish Hall, Scales.
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