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With so many events, shows, celebrations, festivals and new initiatives coming up, the Autumn season is set to be a great one in Ulverston.

With the Lantern festival, Halloween activities, a whole host of gigs and concerts, the changing seasons in the Ulverston Permaculture Project, learning opportunities, the start of the new season for many sports clubs, church goings-on, film clubs, singing clubs, exhibitions and all the excitement of the new school year, this issue is packed full of all the news and information you could need to take you into the Autumn period.

Ulverstonians are rightly proud of our fantastic community and many local people contribute much of their free time and energy to making this town such a great place to live and work. To help make sure that that continues, why not get involved in something new this month? You could help out at the Lantern Festival, enjoy the Apple Day at Ford Park, use the library, join a club, give your feedback to Ulverston BID to help local traders.

You could even volunteer at the next Birkrigg Common litter pick, join the Friends of Lightburn park, or take a look at the Town Council website to give your feedback to our local politicians.

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10 Angels on two wheels 11 A Flood of Complications

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13 Candlelit Walk 15 Eating In

18 ART & MUSIC

17 Jersey Milk to go!

21 NATURE & WILDLIFE

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Another step towards a new leisure centre

Ulverston residents are reminded to be vigilant after flash-floods hit homes, land and businesses in south Ulverston on Monday 22nd August.

Councillor Andrew Butcher, who lives on a farm off North Lonsdale Road, and Councillor Mark Wilson, who represents the Ulverston East ward, told of residents’ alarm after this week’s torrential rain at a meeting of South Lakeland District Council’s Cabinet on 24th August.

Councillor Butcher was called back home from working in one of his fields because of concerns of flooding along North Lonsdale Road and Dragley Beck. He contacted the Environment Agency to summon engineers, spoke to residents about the use of sandbags, liaised with the fire service and, at nearby Siemens, assisted with arrangements to evacuate staff by a route avoiding the flooding.

Flood vigilance Both councillors told the meeting that residents needed information and advice as quickly as possible at times of flood risk. SLDC Chief Executive Lawrence Conway said, “Monday’s flooding shows again how unpredictable and potentially devastating flooding can be. Even in the middle of summer, flooding can occur very quickly. It is therefore important that our communities know how to prepare for the unexpected and know where to obtain

information and advice.”

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At its July meeting, the SLDC Cabinet approved a more detailed feasibility study for a new leisure centre in Ulverston. There seem to be two main reasons for this decision.

SLDC wants to improve leisure facilities in Ulverston because it is growing as a centre for advanced manufacturing and will need to attract highly skilled workers who will look at what we can offer. Secondly, developments at GSK mean that the sports facilities there will have to be moved. Initial discussions between SLDC and GSK raised the possibility of ‘co-locating’ or merging the two separate sports centres at the Priory Road site, and re-modelling the site to provide a slightly different range of facilities. SLDC was advised to support the more detailed study and public consultation because of the ‘unique opportunity’ provided by developments at GSK, which could lead to SLDC and GSK investing together in a new centre. GSK stressed that before any decision was made they would consult the people who use their existing sports centre, and it is worth noting that the Cricket Club should not be affected since it holds its pitch and clubhouse on a separate lease from SLDC.

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From Sugarloaf to Hoad Ulverston Video Marketer John McKeown has just returned home from working at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

John is no stranger to broadcasting at world class sporting events, he has worked on The World Cup Finals three times already in Brazil, Korea and Germany. However, this was his first time working at the Olympics itself.

He was allocated to the indoor volleyball events and to start with he was a bit disappointed to be confined indoors.

However, as the Olympic competitions unfolded, he was bowled over by the enthusiastic crowds, the music, entertainment and the electric atmosphere.

Every ‘performance’ was sold out, contrary to any suggestions conveyed by the news that there was a lack of attendance because of fears of the Zika virus. In fact, the WHO has said that there have been absolutely no cases of Zika reported at the Olympics. John said that it took him 3 weeks to even see a mosquito although he did follow the medical advice given to the press to take a little Marmite each day!

Apart from getting to be part of the broadcasting crew at possibly the most prestigious international event, John got to film a feature with Brazilian volleyball hero Jaqueline Carvalho, and watch Jessica Ennis-Hill, Christine Ohuruogu and Usain Bolt in action.

The other big highlight of his time in Rio was his journey to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain at dusk. Sugarloaf Mountain or Pão de Açúcar is situated in Rio de Janeiro 1,299 feet above the harbour, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. It is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views of the city.

John said that “the colours of the sky, the view of the the city and Copacabana beach were mind-blowing and there couldn’t be a more naturally incredible or better view of a city in the world.”

John is proof positive that it is possible to live in Ulverston and still have an

international class broadcasting career. He and his wife enjoy all the benefits of raising their two children locally without him having to sacrifice his professional ambitions. John grew up in Barrow-in-Furness and went to the North East to study TV production working with Tyne Tees TV before going Freelance and working with companies like BBC, ITV, Sky, and Channel 4. Of course it does mean travelling and working a lot of weekends, but this just makes coming home even sweeter!

John loved going and being part of such a historic event, but also couldn’t wait to cross Morecambe Bay back into Ulverston with some big hugs for the family and his very own Olympic Medal!

John also works with north-west businesses to produce marketing videos and can be reached through hello@vidsmart.uk or 0800 086 2020.

Canal progress & Gala success The Canal Gala at the end of July was a real success - a true community event - despite the weather! Ulverston Canal Regeneration Group (URCG) would like to extend a great big thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make the Canal Gala at the end of July a success. The games, stalls and activities were all well supported. Many were enthralled to be able to have a canoe ride on the canal, meet Captain Jack Sparrow and sample the wonderful burgers and baking. The URCG was delighted to raise £1,239 which will go towards the finishing touches around the new paths and car park.

The project work around the Canal, led

by Groundwork, is mainly completed and

the access-friendly paths and structural improvements installed. Unfortunately, when re-surfacing the Pier walkway, the deterioration of the sub-structure showed much of the original material had been leached away. It could not be left as it was, so it cost the project £12,000 worth of concrete to make it stable. As a consequence, some features have had to be put on hold until funding can be found.

Chris Brammall’s sculptural installations have been modified to take into account some health and safety concerns that arose. The new designs have now addressed those issues and the process of installing them will start over the next few weeks.

The third annual Anchor Festival will be

held over half term from 15th to 30th October. If anyone wishes to take part or would like further information contact details are below.

The URCG would also like to thank local people for photo contributions - the URCG has put together a beautiful collection of 8 Winter Scenes greeting cards from these.

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Businesses interested in Electric Bikes?

Morecambe Bay Partnership is planning an exciting new Electric Bike Network for Morecambe Bay. Following on from the success of the award winning Bay Cycle Way and with funding from the Coastal Communities Fund, the Partnership wants to work with local businesses to set up a network of e-bike hire and charge points around the Bay. The funding will support the purchase of e-bikes and associated kit, support businesses in the Bay to set up an e-bike element to their business offer and provide marketing materials to promote the network to potential users.

E-bike use in the UK is growing rapidly as people become more aware of the flexibility they offer, both for leisure and utility trips – something our neighbours on the continent discovered a long time ago!

Morecambe Bay Partnership plans to launch the network in early Spring 2017 and are holding information events during the autumn. Contact info@morecambebay.org.uk or see their website.

Major night-time work on the A590 During September a series of repairs will take place along the A590 between Greenodd and junction 36 of the M6, near Brettargh Holt. Highways England advises that the overnight projects will include closures - with long diversions in some cases.

Almost £500,000 is being spent on carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing at three locations: between Brettargh Holt roundabout and the M6; between Low Newton and Meathop junctions at Lindale Hill; and between Pool Foot 6

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Rolling into success at Coro All Two family favourites, Roller Disco and Bingo, proved the surprise hits of the Coro All festival in August.

Young and old flocked to the Coronation Hall to enjoy traditional fun alongside Pokemon computer games, music, storytelling and a daredevil climbing wall.

More than 120 people joined the roller disco sessions.

The Festival was designed to attract new people to the hall, and also introduce something fresh to loyal users in the wake of Ulverston Community Enterprises (UCE) taking over the running of the Coro and the markets.

Over five days audiences were able to see the town’s best teenage talent in a ‘One Night Only’ concert based on Broadway classics, and see local bands perform in ‘Ulverston Rocks’. A ‘Geek Fest’ drew together lovers of sci-fi and fantasy characters and the inevitable Pokémon Go lures, and there were also workshops for singing, drumming, yoga and a jive dance session, with local history exhibitions and puppet shows to complete the line-up.

and Roam Bridge east of Greenodd roundabout where drainage is also being repaired.

Much of the work is weather dependent with the timetable subject to change. However, the £306,000 project to resurface and reconstruct parts of Brettargh Holt roundabout and resurface sections of the westbound and eastbound carriageway between the roundabout and the M6, is due to start on Monday 12 September and take a week.

There will be nightly, 8pm to 6am, closures affecting either the westbound or eastbound carriageways, parts of the roundabout or slip roads. The work at Brettargh Holt will be followed on Monday 19

Chief Executive of UCE Charlie Rowley explained: “Our aim was to provide something for everyone and attract people who had not visited the hall in a while.

We saw lots of new people and the feedback provides a foundation for planning other attractions in the future.”

UCE has worked closely with South Lakeland District Council for a year on the change in running the hall and markets. UCE chair Judith Pickthall commented: “We want to retain the hall for another 100 years as the hub of the community and

September by two nights of work at Lindale Hill where £43,000 is being spent on repairs to the eastbound carriageway between Low Newton and Meathop junctions. The eastbound carriageway will be closed on both nights between 8pm and 6am. Clearly signed diversions will be in place with drivers heading beyond Low Newton needing to leave the A590 at Newby Bridge and using the northbound A592 towards Bowness and Windermere and then the A591 to rejoin the A590 at Brettargh Holt roundabout.

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we have big plans to return it to profitability and raise extra funds.”

“We believe UCE as a notfor-profit organisation can do a better job of running them and secure the future of the Coronation Hall and the town’s markets. But it is also a huge undertaking for the board of volunteers which will be running a big business and handling budgets involving hundreds of thousands of pounds. So we are hoping the whole of Ulverston will get behind the initiative to help make it a success.”

place over five nights between 8pm and 6am each night from Sunday 25 September to Friday 30 September. During the first night, drivers will be held at temporary traffic lights but both the eastbound and westbound carriageway will be closed on the following 4 nights. A clearly signed diversion route will be in place for both westbound and eastbound drivers with more details ahead of the work.

For real-time traffic information for England’s motorways and major A roads see www.highways.gov.uk or by phone 0300 123 5000 or via twitter for the North West follow @HighwaysNWEST

Have your say - decision month for Sir John Barrow Cottage Ulverston Town Council’s consultation on the future of the Sir John Barrow Cottage takes place this month and will close by 30th of September.

Hard copies of the questionnaire form are available at the Library, Coronation Hall, the Indoor Market and Ford Park.

Online, the Survey can be accessed at the Town Council web-site www. ulverstoncouncil.org.uk and through Facebook & Twitter.

Council Leader Colin Pickthall says : “What we hope for is a clear view from our fellow Ulverstonians as to whether substantial Council resources should be devoted to the cottage’s up-grading, or

whether we should sell it off and devote the proceeds to other Council responsibilities and projects. We invite other suggestions as to the desirable alternative spend. “ It is important that people know that the building is ‘listed’ and therefore protected from damage or development. The Council has sought help from National Trust and English Heritage, but without success.

Having been knocked back once, it is seeking again for assistance from South Lakes District Council’s special projects fund.

The Council hopes that it might get 1,000 responses to its consultation, which would be a very firm pointer to the way forward.

Action Plan for Ulverston

Ulverston Town Council and its top committees decide this month on their Action Plan for the coming years’ activities. Council Leader, Colin Pickthall, is urging colleagues to “think big, but act realistically”.

The many policy ideas being discussed include improved public toilet provision; repair of town centre pavements, with protective bollards to prevent destructive parking; a 20 mph town centre speed limit; expanding help to improve frontages in the town centre; designing a heritage trail from the Canal project, through the Town Centre, on to Swarthmoor Hall; the rationalising of parking, including coach parking; expanding festival activities and Ulverston in Bloom; tackling dog fouling and littering as hard as possible; and constantly driving and supporting work to prevent flooding and traffic chaos.

Town Mayor, Mark Wilson, has played a key role in keeping emergency services and councils abreast with public anxieties. He seeks to front up in the Action Plan resilience through vigilance and communication to help

Ulverstonians minimise harm from flooding, traffic calamities and other unforeseen damage. He also believes that the Town Council should take a role in enhancing the physical and mental health of all citizens.

There are scores of ambitions identified by local councillors, and mostly agreed by all of them, but the Council acknowledges that it is working within tight budgets, and has to maximise the input of all other local authorities and agencies. “Fortunately,” the Mayor said, “we now have very good relationships with all of them and have to keep cultivating them.”.

Once the Action Plan is determined by the Council, it is available to everyone for comment and possible amendment. The Council hopes that fellow Ulverstonians will help make the Plan ‘realistic and do-able’.

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The Mayor’s Awards Not many towns of Ulverston’s size have such an advanced manufacturing base or a well-respected hospice. This is due in part to the past and ongoing efforts of the next two featured recipients of the Mayor’s Award.

First joining the organisation in 1991, Harry Knowles became the Chief Executive of Furness Enterprise, a prime mover in reviving our area’s industrial fortunes.

Furness Enterprise safeguarded 4,000 jobs and by helping to set up new businesses created over 10,000 more posts.

It oversaw infrastructure improvements, attracted inward investment and also assisted companies like MARL, Forge Europa, GSK, Siemens and Tritech

to re-invest. While he is proud of what Furness Enterprise achieved for over two decades, and is pleased to see how much the local economy has developed since the 1990’s, Harry still sees challenges ahead. His real passion is improving our transport links with the rest of England, especially the A590, and although he has seen changes to the road, he believes it needs more work to make it fit for purpose, as does the rail service.

He hopes that the current economic expansion will be sustained over time, and that negative developments do not harm the quality of life for people in Furness.

This quality of life attracted Val Stangoe, the present CEO of St Mary’s Hospice, when she was able to swap commuting from Oxfordshire to a similar role in London

for walking to work back in the north of England. With a background in health and committed to the hospice movement ideals, she now has to raise over £2 million a year to keep the hospice going. However, she is buoyed up by the support and goodwill of people in Ulverston, the stamina of hospice fundraisers and by working with dedicated staff and volunteers who make such a difference to people at very difficult times.

As the population ages, more people live longer with long term illnesses and the hospice is working now to increase the support it offers to local people. Val, who clearly loves her work, says that ‘dying with dignity is everyone’s right’. We in Ulverston are very fortunate to have her and the hospice at the heart of the community.

Sons of the Desert

Laurel and Hardy fans flocked into Ulverston in July with more than 200 delegates taking part in the Sons of the Desert four day convention.

They toured the town and attended special presentations at the Laurel and

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There was also a live video link between Ulverston – birthplace of Stan Laurel – and Harlem in Georgia USA – birthplace of Oliver Hardy.

One visitor to the convention who had actually met both stars was ninety-year-old Ron from Southendon-Sea. He was a taxi driver in the resort in 1952 when the stars visited with their wives.

Ron picked them up from the station and chatted to them on the short journey to the hotel. He recalls: “Ollie sat in the front with me and Stan was in the back with the ladies.

They were both real gentlemen with no ‘film star’ airs and graces.

I had seen their films when the shorts were played at the cinema before the main feature, and it was a real honour to meet them in person.”

Walls have more than ears!

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A famous quote from World War II, “Walls have ears” warns people to take care when talking in case anyone was eavesdropping.

Spreading gossip could damage the war effort if vital information got into the wrong hands.

But in Ulverston, some of the walls have complete faces! Tucked into an outside corner wall of the Mill pub and restaurant are four intricately carved faces each sitting in their own arched niche. Two face the road and one looks straight back at you. The ravages of time have not been kind to the fourth, whose features are more craggy than perhaps its creator had intended.

Historians think they are the work of Edwin Woodburn, an Ulverston man who had talents other than stone carving.

Woodburn was Champion Pole Leaper of England and World Champion in 1874 reaching heights of

nearly 4m. Pole vaulting became part of the Olympics in 1896 with the world record currently standing at just under 6m.

It is claimed that pole vaulting began in this neck of the woods because it was a reliable method

used by men to clear the becks, the Northern English term for a small stream, and keep them flowing.

The Mysterious Man in the Wall was featured on BBC Radio Cumbria in 2014. During that interview, Jennifer Snell, a local historian, said she asks groups on history walks, to scan the wall at the back of a scrapyard in Ulverston, and tell her if there is anything unusual they can see. It takes a while but soon it is apparent. I have, indeed, walked that road many times since moving here over a year ago, and noticing it only days ago, was prompted to do some research into its history. He clearly doesn’t belong in the wall but where is he from? He has an affable face and looks Roman in style, with his full curly beard and hair and a petit pinched nose.

But if you look closely, someone has coloured his eyes. His right one still has a blue tinge to it.

The wall is made up of many different kinds of stone, leading Jennifer to conclude that the church restoration work that took place in Tarnside, a 16th century area of Ulverston, may be responsible for the face finding itself in this wall. So when you wander down Ulverston’s Back Lane, take time to stop and stare and wonder whose this face is and how he found himself just above eye level in a wall of assorted stones.

In fact, as you walk round Ulverston, take time to look up as many of the buildings reveal glimpses into the town’s history through their carvings, paintings, hanging signs, plaques and chimneys.

Sources: Lancashire, where women die of love by Charles Nevin Ch4 BBC.co.uk/ cumbria/features Ulverston carved man’s head Visitulverston.com

Mayor Mark Wilson would love to have a chat and a cup of Fairttrade tea or coffee with us all!

It is an opportunity to discuss local issues and put ideas forward to the Mayor on a regular basis. The monthly drop-in sessions are generally for a whole day, held at the Coronation Hall and started on the 26th of August.

Mayor Mark is especially hoping to encourage more and more people in Ulverston and local areas to pick up and have a go at swimming, tennis,cycling, walking.... anything that involves action and movement!

He is encouraging everybody in Ulverston to check the offers over at Ulverston Leisure Centre.

It is worth noting that the Leisure Centre is also planning to go out on the road to set up group activities around the town.

The next few dates for the mayor’s drop-in sessions are: Saturday October 1st Friday October 28th Friday November 25th Friday December 23rd

Sad time for HSBC staff and customers The Market Street branch of HSBC in Ulverston is planned to close end of November. It follows the closure of HSBC branches in Grange and Ambleside a few years ago and the planned closure of the Windermere branch of HSBC from 21st of October.

Accounts currently held at the Ulverston branch will be transferred to the Barrow branch for day-today banking. Domestic bank customers may be able to use their Post Office for certain services. Contact your bank for more information.

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North West Blood Bikes Lancs and Lakes (NWBBLL) is a registered charity which began in May 2012 to provide out of hours’ transport for the NHS in the North West.

Angels on two wheels

It is the largest of the 25 UK groups belonging to the National Association of Blood Bikers with 300 volunteers, including 60 northern riders. They collect and deliver urgently needed whole blood, platelets, samples for analysis, medication, patient notes, small medical instruments, and donor breast milk, etc., between NHS hospitals.

Normally a taxi would be employed but Blood Bikers provide this service freely, allowing that money to be spent on better patient care, or for specialist equipment.

Why are motorbikes ideal to courier vital items?

A blood bike can respond quickly and move easily through busy traffic, even if not fitted with emergency lights and sirens.

John Walker, Deputy Northern Area Manager (Barrow) explained, “We have 12 liveried (hi viz) bikes equipped with emergency lights and sirens but most volunteers use their own bikes and wear hi viz jackets. We will use cars if the weather is too dangerous to use a bike.

The riders are highly visible to the public and so promote good practice on the roads.”

Since its start NWBB-LL have completed almost 26,000 runs covering nearly 1,000,000 miles between hospitals and saving the NHS in the North West and South Lakes several million pounds which can be spent on frontline patient care.

John Walker explained, “This year alone our group has saved the Morecambe Bay Trust an estimated £45,000 in transport costs.”

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How can I become a Blood Biker?

All blood bike riders must undergo an assessment ride before they can join. Many ride their own bikes. Riders of the 12 liveried, high visibility bikes equipped with emergency lights and sirens must hold an advanced riding qualification, undergo specialist training and be reassessed every three years.

Are you members of the Emergency Services?

How are the Riders called out?

The controllers are very much the unsung heroes of the team for without them the bikers cannot operate.

Using their own phone from home, controllers receive calls from the hospitals between between 7pm and 2am and 24hrs at weekends and bank holidays. After despatching a rider, the controller logs the run, notes the time of collection and delivery and ensures the rider returns home safely.

Behind the scenes is a small army of volunteers raising funds, organising events, managing recruitment, membership and administration to keep the wheels turning.

No. We are dedicated and professional volunteers who work closely with the Police, Ambulance, and Fire & Rescue Services. Working in the silent hours we are proud to be known as “The unseen emergency service”.

Who else works for the charity?

Why is the Queen’s Crest above your logo?

In June 2016 we were awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services, the highest award available for a voluntary group. It is equivalent to an MBE.

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In August we were honoured to receive a National Lottery award. The £3,000 grant will fund one of the liveried bikes.

Please read the website to see how you can volunteer for this charity or enquire about the talks they can deliver to a group or organization explaining in more detail what they do. www.nwbb-lancs.org

RECYCLING REVOLUTION Half of residents in South Lakeland are now receiving kerbside recycling of plastic and cardboard – and the new service has helped to drive record tonnages of recycling being collected.

Latest figures from South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) show that in June more than 530 tonnes of ‘dry’ recyclables (plastic, paper, card, cans and

glass) were collected from the kerbside. That’s the largest amount collected since January, when there is traditionally a surge in the amount of kerbside recycling following the Christmas holidays.

The roll-out of the plastic and cardboard kerbside collections is continuing, with the second half of the district scheduled to move onto the service by the end of the financial year in March 2017.

It means the more efficient rounds now

also have the capacity to collect plastic and cardboard from the kerbside across the whole district within existing resources – allowing the council to deliver an improved service without extra cost to the taxpayer.

SLDC portfolio holder for the Environment, Councillor David Fletcher, said “This is a key step in our Council Plan commitment to increase the amount of household waste sent for recycling from the current 43% to our target of 50%.’’

A Flood of Complications After last winter’s deluges which left so much of the north-west looking like Atlantis, it seems a miracle that South Ulverston escaped a repeat of the terrible damage caused in 2009.

A talk by Environment Agency (EA) project managers, put on by the Civic Society, showed that this was indeed good luck, since flood protection work in this part of town is still at a very early stage.

Ulverston has two flood ‘cells’, or areas at risk of flooding: a northern area around Town Beck; and South Ulverston.

It might come as a surprise that 407 houses and 118 businesses in the northern cell are not properly protected against flooding because the culverts over Town Beck are now a pretty dire state. The current works causing such disruption in the town are designed to replace or reinforce the culverts to prevent them collapsing, water backing up and havoc

ensuing in places we might assume are safe from flooding.

Nowadays, the EA cannot just decide what flood protection work needs doing and go ahead. To get funding for work it has to present a business case, demonstrating that houses and businesses are at risk and how this risk can be reduced, and it is now trying to build up such a case for South Ulverston.

Unfortunately, South Ulverston is very complicated when it comes to flood protection. Being a flat coastal area, historically it was common marsh land which regularly flooded to turn Plumpton into an island. The digging of Ulverston canal at the end of the 18th century disrupted existing drains, but the enclosure of this common land and its sale to private owners at the beginning of the 19th century led to a process of draining the marsh.

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ditches which had to be maintained by the new owners, reclaimed the land, and this was probably fine until the ironworks were built alongside the canal in the 1870’s, part of the area became industrialised and new streets laid out. The shape of the coastline changed, being pushed out by slag banks from a neat curve at Sandhall and Sandside, while the course of Carter Pool was also altered.

So, over the centuries, the natural state of South Ulverston has been fundamentally changed, giving rise to a very complex water system. The EA has secured £200,000 to create a flood map and model which will have to take into account the tide, drainage ditches, streams, the canal and surface water. However, because over 550 properties and major businesses like GSK are at risk, this will help in putting together a business case to fund any works.

Is your Pet’s Boarding Kennel Licensed?

South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) officers are encouraging pet owners to check that the catteries and kennels they use are licensed boarding establishments.

Officers also stressed the importance of planning and taking time to visit any potential boarding establishment in order to check the facilities. In addition, they also emphasised the importance of speaking with staff when visiting any boarding facility to gain an understanding of their experience and for the staff to be made aware about the requirements of your pet.

The council’s Principal Food, Licensing and Safety Officer, Hardeep Burnley, said: “Going to see a boarding establishment gives you the opportunity to learn about the staff and discuss the needs of your pet, such as dietary requirements and vaccinations.”

A list of catteries and kennels licensed in South Lakeland can be found on the public register at www.southlakeland.gov.uk.

The EA is looking for local support to validate their flood map, so if you have any information or evidence of how South Ulverston floods, you can email ulverston@environment-agency.gov.uk .

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Can you become a First Responder?

A Concrete Controversy

Community First Responders and having experience in the care profession and my role as a first aider at work, I was immediately interested in applying for the position.”

Janet Herbert & David Jones

Community First Responders in the North West are volunteers who support the ambulance service, giving their time to deliver rapid initial treatment of life threatening conditions.

First Responders are trained by the North West Ambulance Service and attend incidents such as cardiac arrests, strokes, convulsions and choking. A scheme set up in Cumbria in 2006, First Responders are usually first on scene before the ambulance and are equipped with a kit bag (including defibrillator and oxygen) to start delivering life saving treatment as soon as possible.

CFR Team Leader Janet Herbert said: “It was three years ago that I saw an advertisement for

“Born and raised in Ulverston, I decided to take the opportunity to give back to my community and it has proved to be a very rewarding undertaking. Over the past three years, I have been called to attend various incidents, via the pager provided by NWAS, and last year I was first on scene at a cardiac arrest incident and performed CPR, used my defibrillator and saved the patient’s life!”

The First Responder Team is currently seeking more CFR volunteers in Ulverston and surrounding areas including Bouth, Greenodd and Spark Bridge. CFRs train once a month in Ulverston and undertake annual assessments.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and do not need to have any prior training in a medical setting.

For more information visit: www.nwas-responders.info/

Warm Homes Scheme including the connection to the gas main or, if this is not possible, an oil-fuelled system. This full central heating system is free to eligible customers on a first come, first served basis.

To be eligible, customers have to meet certain criteria. They must be either in receipt of certain benefits, or have a total annual household income of less than £15,600 and live in a property built before 1920.

A scheme has been launched to help those without full central heating to get it installed in their homes.

The Cumbria-wide ‘Warm Homes’ scheme, which is being administered locally by South Lakeland District Council, could pay for the installation of a full central heating system.

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For full details of the scheme, see if you are eligible, and to request application forms, call SLDC’s Housing Standards Team on 01539 793 376

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A planning application has been submitted to South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) for the installation and operation of a new concrete batching plant on land south of Bank Terrace in Lindal-in-Furness. Residents have made clear their opposition to this venture by placing signs saying “No to Concrete” near the proposed site.

Neighbours’ objections highlight numerous concerns that may affect both local community and surrounding areas; the surrounding area is liable to flooding making the site unsuitable for building, possible ground instability due to Lindal’s iron ore mining history, the impact on the adjacent railway’s stability, traffic increase on an already busy A590, the need for heavy goods vehicles slowing other traffic particularly at the site entrance and potentially causing further incidents, industrialising a quiet rural community, the creation of pollution by noise, odour and corrosive concrete dust.

“Highways England recommends that SLDC should not grant planning permission for a period which expires on 14th October 2016. This is to ensure that construction of Highways England’s A590 Lindal Drainage scheme would not be compromised and would be completed to ensure acceptable road conditions are provided in the interests of the safety of trunk road users.”

SLDC has agreed to an extension until the 1st October 2016 to determine the application.

Will this proposed plant be approved and so provide employment and fulfil a need in relation to the anticipated amount of construction likely to take place, eg at GSK and new housing in Ulverston?

Or will it be, as neighbours fear, a blot on Lindal’s landscape and a cause for health and safety concerns?

Planning application number SL/2016/0600 to view the status of this application on SLDC’s website.

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Ulverston’s Candlelit Walk will be marking Halloween 2016 on Monday, October 31st with its twinkling display of hundreds of scented candles but with a few new sensory delights.

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The future of Ulverston’s Candlelit Walk is foggy, very foggy.

Through the wispy mists surrounding Candle HQ, I can tell you that we will again be lighting the paths of Ford Park with candles, flaming torches and shadowy shapes.

But now - thanks to a fabulous one-off grant from Cumbria County Council for kit - Team Candle has been indulging in retail trips and clicks and has bought a big

fog machine and lashings of fog juice.

Expect added spookiness as the glows mingle with the wisps to do odd things in the imaginations of mortals on this night of playful spirits.

Ulverston’s resident circus queen Jennifer Street has also been shopping to get some things to dangle from in order to bring us her first aerial hoop performance.

Chris the Code Dennett hasn’t bought anything but he has been hacking webcams to create a digital mirror where we’ll be able to dance with our ghostly reflections and discover superpowers with lights.

Amy Boud joins us this year too (last seen at The Roxy as the Great Big Lake) with her fellow musicians to bring us songs of mystery and moths.

The wonderful Dorothy and Winifreds Choir will also be bringing their etheral harmonies again along with storyteller Martin Gilbert.

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So we hope to see you (just) in the fog on MONDAY October 31 at Ford Park anytime between 6 and 8.30pm - the entertainments will go ahead whatever the weather but the candle count will be diminished if the rain beats us.

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We hear from a lot of caravan and holiday lodge owners that they’d like a good broadband service in the comfort of their caravans but without the commitment of a long term phone line contract. If that sounds like you, Kendalbased Kencomp Internet can help as their service doesn’t use phone lines and they offer short term contracts.

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Eating In Ulverston Ulverston is fast becoming a hotspot for artisan foodies with eclectic tastes! For a small town, Ulverston really does boast an amazing array of excellent ‘city quality’ eating establishments at very reasonable prices.

There are lots of cafes to choose from, including our own multi-award winning Gillams Tearooms for connoisseurs of a fine brew, organic vegetarian food and an old world experience. A few of the other cafes include Poppies who cater for the Gluten Free, The World Peace Cafe for a spot of veggie food and meditation classes and the Orangerie if you would like home cooked food at the same time as supporting the local hospice. Ford Park cafe is a great place to enjoy local produce and give the children a chance to play in the fun playground!

There are quite a number of takeaways offering pizza, fish and chips, kebabs, burgers, Chinese and Indian food.

In terms of world cuisine, we have three Indian restaurants, two Chinese, a Mexican, a Thai, an Italian and a tapas bar. The Spanish, Portuguese & Southern

Mediterranean Tapas bar, L’al Churrasco, gets booked out very quickly, so if you want to avoid disappointment, it is better to book in advance. There are a number of family friendly pubs to choose from including The Old Farmhouse that has an outdoor seating area and a pool table for more energetic diners!

For a fine dining experience, you might want to try either The Bay Horse or The Virginia House which has recently been awarded 3 rosettes.

If you are staying locally in self-catering accommodation, you will enjoy our indoor and outdoor markets, specialist vegetarian and vegan food at Gillams, health foods in the health food shop, artisan goodies at Booths supermarket, a top quality butchers, a fish mongers and a vegetable shop full of local produce.

Finally, if it’s an ice-cream you are after, you are definitely spoiled for choice between the new ice-cream hatch at Ford Park, the iconic Roy’s Ices at the beach and the new Cumbrian Cow ice-cream spot on the outskirts of Ulverston that everyone is talking about.

THE CLARKE’S HOTEL & RESTAURANT Rampside, Barrow in Furness, LA13 0PX 01229 820 303 / www.clarkeshotel.co.uk Breakfast Mon - Sat 7.00 - 9.00, Sun 8.00 - 9.30 Lunch 12.00 - 2.30pm Evenings 6.00 - 9.30pm

Situated at Rampside, Barrowin-Furness, The Clarke’s Hotel offers stunning views across Morecambe Bay in peaceful surroundings, providing you with the ideal location to discover the Furness Peninsula and nearby Lake District National Park.

It is directly across from the Rampside Leading Light where visitors can explore Roa Island, catch a ferry to Piel Island, explore the castle ruins and meet the King of Piel.

The hotel and brasserie is ideally located for keen cyclists, walkers, golfers, birders and sailors who want to enjoy the great outdoors. The Roa Island Boat Club is nearby and the Rampside Pitch & Putt, a par 3 golf course is on the way back

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to Ulverston. There is also the beautiful 18 hole Barrow Golf Club, with spectacular views and a 20% discount when you book it at the same time as booking the hotel.

It’s a perfect venue for a cosy meal from the light menu (served 12-2:30pm & 5:30-6:30pm) or delicious evening meal from the excellent à la carte menu (served from 6-9pm). Food is served all day over the weekends, so you are free to arrive at any time that suits you, select an aperitif, relax and enjoy and then dine.

Take in some fresh sea air and the expansive views across Morecambe Bay from our lovely patio when you choose to dine from our menu during the

warmer weather. Why not call in for a drink from the bar, we carry Cumberland Ale as well as a wide selection of drinks and wines from around the world.

Our friendly staff look forward to welcoming you 364 days a year and by arrangement on Christmas Day.

Visit our website to view our Christmas party menus, discounts available for parties.

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Celebrate Christmas with the Office, Family or Friends

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A ‘warm welcome’ and a ‘festive family feel’ awaits you when you book your Christmas meal this season.

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Jersey Milk to go!

There will be a new Milk Bot at the Old Hall Farm. The Grand opening for the milk bot will be held on the 26th September 2016.

Owners of Old Hall Farm, Charlotte and Alex Sharphouse and Charlotte’s son, Joe White have invested in a state of the art milk vending machine.The first of its kind in the Ulverston region.

With a completely unique offering of fresh Jersey milk, the new Milk Bot will take pride of place at the farm entrance for visitors to access between 8am and 8pm every day, providing farm fresh, chilled, pasteurised and (raw) un-pasteurised milk to go.

Straight from the farm’s herd of Jersey Cows, the machine will be completely self-service, meaning you will be able to conveniently pick up a pint or two of Jersey milk.

With current problems in the farming industry welldocumented, Old Hall Farm is bucking the trend. As a small producer and working farm open 7 days a week, its owners are constantly working to diversify, and the new Milk Bot is the next phase of dairy initiatives to complement the farms handmade Jersey ice cream.

As Old Hall Farm is farmed using shire horses and vintage tractors, the new Jersey milk offering will see modern technology meet traditional Victorian farming.

The Jersey cows are milked using a 1940’s milk cluster with a vintage vacuum airline in the parlour. The milk will then be transferred into the new milk bot machine to give the raw milk.

Charlotte Shaprhouse comments “As we already make our own ice cream on the farm, we are able to pasteurise our milk on site, making us one of the first to offer both raw and unpasteurised milk.”

Milk Bot will offer completely natural, extra creamy ‘Gold Top’ Jersey milk, with no preservatives or additives.

One of the benefits of raw, unpasteurised milk is that it contains beneficial bacteria and nutrients both for gut health and for fighting infection, which otherwise get destroyed when the milk undergoes the pasteurisation process. Find Old Hall Farm in Bouth, nr Ulverston, LA12 8JA.

Grange Bakery is among the Great Taste winners of 2016 Grange Bakery (with shops in Market Hall, Ulverston, Grange, Barrow and Dalton) has been awarded a ‘1-star Great Taste’ award for its Gluten Free Chocolate Torte.

Great Taste, is a coveted blind-taste food award, where all packaging is removed, and products are judged purely on taste.

The judges said of the Torte: “There is a rustic look to the tart, which is cleverly constructed. The thick ganache layer is very creamy.”

“Well achieved for a gluten free cake”.

“An enticing looking shiny topped chocolate torte decorated with flaked almond. A nice light fudgy cake that dissolves in the mouth, and we enjoyed the creamy ganache.”

The ganache is created by using the finest belgium chocolate and rich organic cream from Swarthmoor Hall Farm, Ulverston. The gluten-free torte was one of 10,000 products sampled by the judges who were made up of food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists.

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WE SHALL OVERCOME Sun 2nd - Sun 9th October Hope & Anchor Free (Donations to Charity) We Shall Overcome is a movement of musicians, artists, activists and community organisers who are angry about the human costs of austerity policies but who want to do something practical to help those affected. The Hope will play host to a series of events and appeal to all who attend to donate food and funds which will be distributed locally.

TAIKO DRUMMERS Thursday 6th October Coronation Hall - £15/£18 Experience the power of thundering rhythms on huge Taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography, synchronisation timed to perfection, postapocalyptic martial imagery & infectious humour - all in a spellbinding display of sheer energy.

HUNGRYTOWN Friday 7th October Sports & Social Club - £10 Husband and wife duo Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall are a couple of former UN clerical officers from Vermont who now produce a fusion of English and American folk traditions with a retro feel. After more than a decade of worldwide touring and three album releases, Ken and Rebecca have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting.

This gig is part of the We Shall Overcome series of events.

ORINOCO Saturday 29th October The Piel - Free Their CV reads like a hall of fame from the South Cumbria music scene. Collectively responsible for music from Superfly, Jet Stream Fighters, Displacement Theory, Carpathia, In Your Honour and Jon Byrne and the Victims. Fast becoming the go to party band for 90’s vibes, from Brit Pop to Trans-Atlantic Grunge.

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Artist of the Month You have recently signed a record and publishing deal with Futureproof Records. What exactly will this entail and what do you hope to get out of it?

It’s a record and publishing deal for an album and three singles and if they go well they are wanting to stretch it to five albums. I’m starting recording what will be my third album this September.

We are wanting to have it released by July next year, this date is important as Futureproof want to enter the album for a Mercury Music Prize, which would be amazing as the last time I won anything was when I was 13 and I won ‘Skier of the Week’ two weeks running, I won two t-shirts, bearing the ‘Skier of the Week’ slogan, I still wear them. So an award of that magnitude would be massive to me.

Once recording is well underway I’ll be doing more shows around the country, I’ll hopefully be revisiting Asia again next year. We are also looking at getting to different parts of Europe and I would love to, if the chance arises, revisit America.

Which direction is your album going to take, how long have you been working on it and is it constantly evolving?

This album has been on my mind for a long time, a lot of it is spiritual, a new stage in my life, it may be different from what people expect but it’s still all very much from the heart, my passion

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has got me this far, far I mean as the togetherness of it all. I am happy quite consistently for the first time in my life and I think that does reach out and reveal itself in the newer songs.

I’ve spent the past three years putting it together, I have recorded around 40 songs at home to get an idea of what will work on the album, then I will go in the studio with a rough plan of action.

Is it true that one must suffer for one’s art?

When I did my first album ‘It’s Boring Being In Control’ I wasn’t in a very good place at all so I think the contrast from the old to the new songs reflects the journey well.

I’ve had really bad depression and problems with addiction in the past, these are things I had to fight through and beat. Most of my early songs would not exist if I didn’t go through those things.

Your home town Barrow has played a part in your lyrical content, will Ulverston life feature on the new album?

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by Ulverston, it’s really chilled me out, I thought the other day, “where would I wanna live in the whole world”? and thought “well, here”.

You completed a tour of Korea last year, how did you end up there?

I played at Liverpool Sound

City last year on this really cool tall ship, and some of the organisers of a festival in South Korea liked what they heard and wanted to book me to fly over and perform at their festival ‘Zandari Festa’. I was made up, it was an experience I will never forget, I soaked every bit of it in, I was there for two weeks and I played about 7 shows around Seoul. A lot of material was borne from that trip, I met people there I know I will be friends with for life, I felt I was very well received. The Korean audiences I played for seemed really into it which was great.

What fuels your creative drive now? Do you have to sit and work hard to create new material or does it flow from you naturally?

You know what, it has changed a lot for me in terms of how and when I write. I used to sit and try and find it frustrating when nothing came, but now I just feel it come over me and sit down and put something together. I think you have to let these things develop at their own pace.

You were recently quoted as saying “my best asset as a writer, in my opinion, is to take something dark and make it seem light” Which forces of darkness have you been guiding into the light of late?

The biggest battle I have in my life is with myself. I think music or writing music has saved me a lot of times, it’s just like somewhere on a level that I don’t quite understand, I feel it gives me a connection with the world, with God, with myself.

MONSTER MONSTER The Raveyard Shift!

Monster Monster & HomeGrown’s Halloween Mashup Present Slamboree Soundsystem 29th October - Coronation Hall Breakdancing skeletons, hula hooping vampires, corpse bride dancers and stilt walking beasts, alongside giant speaker stacks, eye popping decor, brain melting visuals and heavy, hellish beats.

These are the ingredients of a truly spectacular

Halloween Rave-Fest and the kind of recipe that Monster Monster has been cooking up for the last 13 years.

After building a loyal following in Manchester, bringing all scenes and musical styles together with their inclusive parties between 2003 - 2008, the underground dance collective moved back to their homeland of Ulverston and brought the crowds and the vibes with them!

A succession of sell out shows ensued as the night transitioned from a monthly offering to a massive bi-annual treat, the reduction in frequency allowing time to promote each event extensively and throw all efforts and energies into creating a spectacular backdrop to the proceedings.

This Halloween sees the team bring festival favourites Slamboree Soundsystem to the hall, an act who have clocked up half a million YouTube hits, over 30K Facebook likes and are described as a “Pyro Rave Circus”. This will be their only appearance in Cumbria and will provide a chance to hear some of their explosive material from the debut album before they head out on tour in November.

Support from Hazel Soze and The Deatbeats. Tickets onsale now from the Coro at £15 01229 587140 www.corohall.co.uk

Coup for the Coro! Rotary Gala at the Coro

On Sunday the 2nd of October the Westmorland Orchestra will be performing for one night only at the Coronation Hall. A coup for the Coro as the orchestra rarely performs outside of Kendal. Richard Howarth is the conductor for the evening with Pamela Redman as leader and soloist.

The performance will feature well-loved favourites by Humperdinck, Svendsen, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky and Massenet together with a selection of rousing Viennese marches, polkas and waltzes!

It promises to be a fabulous evening - of classics with the Westmorland Orchestra which has been organised in partnership with local Rotary Clubs. The concert starts at 7.30pm, tickets cost only £10 (£2) and are available from The Coronation Hall Box Office (01229 587140) or from Rotary members.

LOCAL BAND MAKING WAVES ON RADIO 1!

New band, ‘LOWES’, from South Lakeland are celebrating the release of their debut single, ‘Awake At Night’! The band, fronted by local songstress Evie Plumb, released the song in late July and the track has already gained the support of Radio 1, thanks to DJ Huw Stephens!

They have also gained a spot on Amazing Radio’s playlist, spins on Radio Cumbria, Radio Lancashire

and Lakeland Radio and are quickly gathering followers on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube. The band only formed in February this year and are now working on their upcoming album. They also plan on performing their very first live shows in October and would love your support at these gigs. Things are looking good for this new local band - make sure you follow them online so you don’t miss any of the action. info@ulverstonnow.co.uk

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SOUL NIGHT

A night of Motown, Northern Soul and Atlanta Classics

Saxophone legend Snake Davis returns to Ulverston with his 8 piece soul band, Suspicions. As one of the music world’s best kept secrets, Snake is a saxophonist with almost unparalleled gifts. During a career that spans three decades he has played alongside the best in the business; Amy Winehouse, James Brown, Take That, Eurhythmics, Ray Charles, M-People, Lisa Stansfield to name a few.

He has recorded on more than 400 tracks for over 60 artists, appeared on “The One Show” and “Tonight with Jonathan Ross” and two of his students were BBC Young Musician of the Year finalists in 2014.

Ulverston’s Jess Gillam will guest with Snake Davis and Suspicions

Ulverston Jazz Appreciation Society Pee Wee and Carmen, two Jazz Originals; Clarinettist Charles Ellsworth Russell - Pee Wee to his myriad admirers - had one of the most recognizable sounds in jazz. His unique recordings together with the recordings of highly individual singer Carmen McRae fascinated the audience at the August 25 meeting.

For September 22 the programme includes; Jeru: Gerry Mulligan a musical polymath: The Jazztet: an excellent modern jazz Sextet led by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxist Benny Golson, and Ragtime and Boogie via The Blues: plenty, plenty soul in this selection of good time jazz.

The programme for October 27 includes; Fret if You Must: jazz

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guitar recordings, The Great American Songbook, together with The Dave Frishberg Songbook: lesser known but highly talented, masterful pianist.

Always offering a warm welcome to jazz anoraks and newcomers alike, the Society meets monthly at Bardsea’s Malt Kiln Village Hall, just along the coast road from Ulverston, where it presents recordings - often rare - and with knowledgeable commentary, from every jazz era, on high quality audio equipment. The action begins at 7pm, and tasty refreshments are included in the modest charge of £2. For more information phone Roy Booth at 01524 853335, or visit the club’s website at www.ulverstonjazz.co.uk.

Flying the Flag!

“Last Night of the Proms” Flookburgh Band at Cartmel Priory Flookburgh Band, under Musical Director, John Iveson, will be presenting their everpopular “The Last Night of the Proms” concert in Cartmel Priory on Saturday October 1st at 7.30pm. In addition to the Last Night favourites – Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and Jerusalem - the programme will contain items

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on stage at the Coro on Friday the 7th of October.

Aged 17, Jess is the first ever saxophonist to reach the Final of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016. She has been described as “the sound of the future” by Melvyn Bragg and as somebody who “already has her place in the saxophone hall of fame” by John Harle.

We look forward to an evening of talent, skill and great music on Friday 7th October at 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. Tickets £15 (£10) on 01229 587140 www.corohall.co.uk www.snakedavis.com www.jessgillamsax.co.uk

to appeal to all musical tastes, including two songs from Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man” , 633 Squadron, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many other favourites. £10 at the door which includes refreshments and a flag.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see one of the finest brass bands in Cumbria. Raise the Priory roof in an evening of patriotic celebration and flag waving.

The exciting, young trio JAYWALKERS Having performed at Ulverston Live Music on the 2nd of September, these former BBC Young Folk Award finalists are touring their third studio album - Weave which sees them further expanding their musical horizons at all levels.

Together they effortlessly fuse elements of Bluegrass, Folk and Old-Time and the music Jaywalkers create is in­novative, rooted deeply in tradition, and exhilarating.

Most of their songs are written/inspired by stories and poetry from Mike’s home county of Lancashire.

If you missed them in Ulverston, there are plenty more opportunities to catch them around Britain www. jaywalkers.co.uk With the release of their new album and a full year of touring and festivals behind them, 2015 was a breakthrough year for the band…. and things are only looking up for this young trio.

NATURE & WILDLIFE

Next Birkrigg Common Clearance

Study of red squirrels in Eskdale

Photographer Peter Trimming undertook a three-year study of red squirrels from 2012 to 2015. In this new, full-colour hardback book, squirrel enthusiast and photographer Peter Trimming documents a small colony of wild native red squirrels over a three-year period. His research is based in Forest How, Eskdale. During his research, Peter witnesses a devastating outbreak of

squirrel pox. This resulted in the loss of the entire adult population of the colony.

Despite this, a few of the younger squirrels, born in the spring of 2014, survived and began to rebuild the colony. They emerge in guesthouse gardens from the late summer of 2014.

Amongst these young squirrels is a female named ‘Belinda’, who Peter starts to watch more closely.

His charming book not only contains intimate details about this colony but multiple full-colour photos of his adorable subjects in amazing detail. It has been introduced by Helen Butler MBE, of the Wight Squirrel Project and the IOW Red Squirrel Trust.

The book is published by the Troubador Publishing Group.

For more information see www.bookguild.co.uk

LATE SUMMER IN THE ULVERSTON GARDEN There is plenty to harvest in the late summer and also lots to do in the garden, but somehow there is less pressure to get everything done. It is a time to relax surrounded by the tapestry of richly coloured blooms, the long shadows and glorious autumn hues.

It’s really worth spending as much time as possible getting the ‘back end’ chores done before winter sets in.

It makes for a tidy garden through the wet winter season and also gives you a big head start in spring when the pressure is back on.

Spring may feel like a long time away, but this is the time to prepare for it.

Gardening is a bit like a good game of chess, you need to be thinking a couple of moves ahead! Now is the time to consider spring bulbs and planting lovely floral displays that are much

awaited and appreciated by humans and pollinators after the winter. Plants for spring bedding, such as pansies, wallflowers and sweet Williams are all available at garden centres and on the outdoor market in Ulverston.

Water them well before planting and choose firm, plump bulbs free from mould.

Keep deadheading and nurturing the blooms that you still have in tubs and borders too and you will be rewarded with colour right through until December if you are lucky.

It’s also time to plant spring brassicas, winter lettuce and green manure. It’s a time to think about replenishing the soil that has worked really hard growing veg during the spring and summer.

Divide clumps of perennials and either by prise them apart with two forks or cut them up with a spade. Each piece needs some leaves and roots. Older pieces from the centre of the clump

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should be thrown away, but newer pieces can be replanted or shared with friends or given a new home somewhere else in the garden. Some perennials will benefit from being divided every few years to keep the clump growing vigorously.

It’s great to share and swap perennials as well as produce such as onions, courgettes, beans, cabbage, pumpkins, squash, the last of the tomatoes and all of the lovely autumn fruit. Pumpkins and squash should be raised off the ground to ripen in the sun before harvesting. If the weather is wet, cut them early and bring them inside to ripen in a greenhouse or sunny windowsill. We have had a great year for apples, plums, damsons and berries in Ulverston this year, if you have extra, you can share it with friends or store for later in the winter by freezing, or pickling.

Kay Hebbourn

The team meet up at the Malt Kiln, Bardsea at 9.30am with the next working party planned for 27th September. No previous experience or equipment is required, just turn up if you are interested in getting involved.

If you are interested in getting involved or want to know more information about this project or other archaeological training/ participation opportunities please take a look at www.Morecambebay.org.uk or contact Louise Martin on louise@morecambebay.org.uk or 07760 881581.

Growing Food Together The Ulverston Permaculture Project Out with the same old? In with the adventure! The Ulverston Permaculture Project is experimenting with different approaches to gardening that are more about following nature’s lead rather than trying to control and organise it. From creating hugelkultur beds built on a base of rotting wood to developing a forest garden where trees and shrubs, vegetables, flowers and herbs all grow together to benefit each other.

Their base is a piece of land called The Plot on Urswick Road in Ulverston – just beyond the Colthouse Lane crossroads – with a club house, composting toilet and polytunnel. The lack of mains water and power leads to some creative challenges and sustainable solutions!

Interested in finding out more?

Call at The Plot on a Wednesday morning or talk to Val at Natterjacks on 01229 582190.

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES

Ulverston Evening Townswomen’s Guild

Our meetings are held at Croftlands Junior School on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.15pm for 7:30pm.

We have an excellent varied programme of speakers each month, regular visits to shows and day trips.

Monthly activities include Rummikub, Lunches, Walks and Swimming at Dalton baths (every Wednesday but not in school holidays) A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at our next meeting on October 5th; our speaker Sue Seddon will be talking about the Tales of Morecambe Bay.

The Inner Wheel Club The Inner Wheel Club of Ulverston meets at the Olde Mill, Bardsea on the fourth Tuesday evening in the month (except for August).

Eileen Balshaw was the speaker at the July meeting.

Eileen came here in 1983 as a District Nurse and had plenty of entertaining stories to tell. She was from Liverpool so knew very little about country life.

Her first home was in Kirkbyin-Furness where the residents were most welcoming but she was surprised that everyone already knew of her arrival.

She was to cover the Coniston area and often visited patients living on farms. Eileen soon learned what a “tup” was, she thought the farmer said he had to take his sheep to the “tub”!

The vote of thanks was given

by Dot Johnson. The business meeting followed. 1st vice president Irene Jackson lit the candle to International Friendship, a tradition held at Inner Wheel Club Meetings throughout the world. We were asked to be grateful for all we have when there are so many problems in the world.

The next fund-raising event is a Silent Auction to be held on the 16th August in Greenodd Village Hall. Monies raised will be divided amongst various charities.

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Egton cum Newland W.I. Hello everyone. I am taking the opportunity to advertise our W.I. in this magazine. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. in Greenodd Village Hall.

We are a fairly out-going W.I. of varying ages and are always pleased to welcome new faces. Our meetings begin with the obligatory business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.

We then have a speaker or demonstration. For example in July we heard about the red squirrels in our area and in September we will hear about Nepal. After these we have a get together over a cuppa and biscuit.

We are just starting a book

club and will soon be getting a Rummikub group underway.

We have recently entered a W.I. Competition for a photograph of a “Brasket”.

Flummoxed? Well we planted up bras as hanging Baskets and hung them in the W.I. garden, hopefully putting a smile on a few faces!

Over summer we visited The

Villa, Levens for a posh tea . We also catered for a tea dance in the village hall which helped raise over £500 for the woman’s refuge in Kendal (chosen after an inspiring talk last year).

Inspired? October meeting will be a demonstration from Wiltshire Farm Foods. See you in October.

Making a difference – the Friends of Lightburn Park One of the great things about Ulverston is that people are willing to roll up their sleeves and get to work to improve the town, and the Friends of Lightburn Park (FoLB) are a fine example of this spirit. A few years ago the park, although well-used, had declined from its heyday, and a small group of concerned locals liaised with SLDC and Continental Landscapes to start caring for the overgrown flower beds. In 2014 the Friends of Lightburn Park became a properly constituted group, and began to address long-standing issues like antisocial behaviour, dog-fouling, graffiti and littering in order to promote harmony between different park users. By the end of 2014, with sponsorship from Ulverston in Bloom and help from Sir John Barrow school, the flower beds had been revived, hundreds of spring bulbs planted and carol-singing held around the sweet chestnut tree which

commemorates Ulverston’s twinning with Albert. As has happened with the canal, the sense that the park was being cared for in turn led to an increase in respect for this green space, with a consequent reduction in dogfouling and litter.

The next breakthrough came when SLDC invited Ground Work to get involved with FoLB and apply for a Lottery grant. After three open consultation days to find out what park-users and neighbours wanted to see, and a survey in 2015, a master plan was drawn up. Welcome changes such as new signage and better placed litter bins began to appear. A further grant from Locally Important Projects enabled a large hedge to be taken out, so removing a hidden area which encouraged anti-social behaviour, and raised beds to be lowered to make them more accessible. Working with Sandside Lodge school

Rotary Club, Ulverston Rotary carries out a lot of work and fundraising in Ulverston for charity. A big fundraiser for Rotary - and has been for several years is to raise money worldwide to eliminate Polio.

It once crippled or killed thousands of children worldwide, including the UK. Now there are only two

countries where it is endemic - Pakistan and Afghanistan, 18 cases so far this year.

Rotary hopes that the disease will cease to exist in the near future and are working very hard to make this a reality.

So far this year Rotary has had a Duck Race on the River Crake, they marshalled for the Ulverston Marathon and

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and Incredible Edible Ulverston, fruit, vegetables and herbs have been planted for everyone to enjoy, and a better class of graffiti will appear on the skate park, courtesy of Unity Radio Graffiti Company and UVHS. Wildlife hasn’t been forgotten either, with bird and bat boxes and a bug hotel being built by SJB school. The revival in the park’s fortunes was demonstrated last year when crowds flocked to the Outsiders’ performance of Alice in the park, and the park is now a Neighbourhood Watch area where the public, police officers and PCSO’s come together to try to nip problems in the bud. You can follow FoLB on Facebook and Twitter, and if you have a spare hour or two to become a gardening volunteer or a member, please contact amanda.smith1968@aol. co.uk to make a difference in your community.

they will marshal at several Agricultural Shows in the South Lakes. On October the 8th Rotary is arranging a Gala Concert in The Coro, with a raffle. To finish the year, Rotary will have a Santa Collection in Ulverston.

Going round the streets with a “sleigh” and Santa to make a collection for Rotary’s charities.

Furness U3A

“If you are not willing to learn no-one can help you, If you are determined to learn noone can stop you” Anon

Medical experts agree that an active life with the right amount of stimulation is the key to longevity. Lifelong learning helps prevent depression, promotes wellbeing and improves memory.

The U3A movement (University of the Third Age) helps you to continue learning in later life through gaining skills and knowledge in a relaxed, informal environment enabling members to share and benefit from the wealth of talent and expertise that has been gained by individuals through life experiences.

There are no formal qualifications to study for.

There is no age restriction but it is expected that members have finished raising a family and are retired or semiretired, because groups usually meet during the day

on weekdays. “After retiring from work I felt a big void.

How was I going to fill my days? I had few hobbies and the friends I had I could count on one hand. Joining my local U3A filled that hole as I joined many interest groups.”

Furness U3A has over 50 interest groups which meet in different venues, enjoying the great outdoors where applicable. Any member can suggest the formation of a new group and will be supported to help get it established. The annual membership fee is currently £12. Some groups need to charge for incidental expenses like room hire.

The U3A hold their monthly meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Coro Hall, Ulverston.

An informative talk, often illustrated with slides, starts at 10.15am followed by Questions and Answers.

After the meeting new members are invited to the

Letters to the Editor New Members table where tea and coffee is served with the opportunity to ask questions about life as a U3A member.

A monthly drop-in, held on the last Tuesday each month at the Coro Hall, is a little more relaxed with the opportunity to speak to group leaders, get help with computer problems and chat with friends over tea and coffee.

For more information, visit www.u3asites.org.uk/ furness or www.u3a.org.uk or call Linda on 01229 587712.

“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere” Old Chinese proverb

Furness Morris Dancers are looking for new members!

You may have seen us performing recently at both the North Lonsdale and Cartmel Agricultural Shows where we put on displays of traditional English Morris dancing. We also invited members of the public to join in a dance and handed out leaflets about us and what we do.

We are a mixed Morris dance side, based in Ulverston.

Formed in 1963, we dance a wide variety of Cotswold Morris styles, some Border Morris, Longsword, and our very own Ulverston

North-West Morris dance.

We rehearse every Friday from September to April in St. Mary’s Church Hall in Ulverston at 7.30, and new members are always welcome. The rest of the year we dance out regularly

Film Club at the Roxy Come and see the best of world cinema on the big screen.

Film Club at the Roxy operates as a club within Ulverston’s commercial Roxy cinema. The Club was started in 1989 by Gwyneth Walker and Robin Hutt. It has been bringing the best of world cinema to South Lakeland for 27 years.

We show 10 films per year, on the 2nd Thursday of each month from September to June. Typically about 70% of our films are foreign-

language.

We have released our 20167 programme. These are available at the Roxy, and S Lakeland Libraries.

We are non-profit making and volunteer-run. Our income is only from membership fees, not ticket sales. Though non-members are very welcome at our films, we rely on membership for our survival. You can join at the Roxy cinema or using the form inside programmes or on our website.

in the towns and villages of Cumbria. Starting on September 13th, we are also running a class on Tuesday evenings at Church Walk Primary School in Ulverston. The 6 week course is subsidised by the side and costs just £15! Further information is available from the Cartmel & Ulverston Community Education Office www.cartmeladulted.org. uk 015395 36323. Do come along and give Morris a try – good exercise, good company.

How can you lose!

Annual membership is only £6, or £5 for concessions).

Members then pay £5 to see a film, or £6 for nonmembers.

We are fortunate in enjoying the facilities of Roxy cinema, which has a huge screen and a great sound system.

The ambience of this art deco cinema far exceeds modern characterless multiplexes. So please come & join us.For all details on our films, visit filmclubattheroxy.org

Letters to the Editor are published on the understanding that they may have to be shortened to fit available space. Publication of a letter in no way reflects the views of Ulverston Now. All letters must be accompanied by a name and address even if the correspondent requests anonymity. In this case ‘name and address supplied’ will be added.

Dear Editor

HEAVY rain that flooded Ulverston homes and caused chaos for motorists last weekend highlighted a need for the Environment Agency to warn residents quickly if flash flooding is imminent.

Ulverston Now readers will know that high levels of rainfall led to a number of flood defences being breached.

One elderly pensioner contacted me to say that her house in Pennington had been flooded and the torrent of water was powerful enough to wash stones down a lane near her property.

In South Ulverston two garages, one farm and at least three homes were flooded and water levels came dangerously close to invading properties in North Lonsdale Road.

Heavy downpours overtopped temporary defences at Town Beck over a 48-hour period and I understand the situation might have been worse had it not been for the prompt action of residents who did what they could to safeguard homes.

The Environment Agency said flood warnings and alerts were issued on Saturday, but that was not much consolation to my Pennington constituent who had no inkling of the warning and who was shaken by the experience.

With autumn weather arriving shortly – and with it the likelihood of more rain – it is vital that the agency gives out warnings and practical advice, along with taking firmer measures to combat flooding in vulnerable areas.

It is encouraging to hear that the agency will be working on removing gravel from Dragley Beck, but there is no substitute for making sure everyone likely to be affected by flooding is given adequate warning well in advance.

John Woodcock MP Office of John Woodcock MP

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CHURCH NEWS

Ulverston and Swarthmoor Methodist Churches

Ulverston and Swarthmoor Churches offer a warm welcome to all. Find out about our activities on our website www.slakescircuit.org.uk

Messy Church - for all the family on Saturday 17th September from 3pm. Looking at how God is with us in new things. Crafts and activities,

with worship and a meal.

Harvest Festivals - come and celebrate God’s goodness at our Harvest Services at Ulverston 10.30am on Sunday 18th September, with Holy Communion and prayers for healing at 6pm and at Swarthmoor at 6pm on Sunday 25th September.

A Holdens was established in Autumn 1996, our vision then, was always to do things RIGHT - this year we are celebrating 20 years in supplying quality Windows & Doors and the vision still remains at the forefront of everything we do.

Customers come first at A Holdens, we are constantly in touch and we listen when they tell us that they don’t trust the national companies who advertise cheap and cheerful, ‘you buy one, you get one free’. Folk are far more savvy these days, so we offer a stylish, quality product while maintaining a healthy value for money service.

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“The Phoenix Singers” will be rising again at Tottlebank Baptist Church (Nr. Greenodd) on Saturday September 24th at 7.30pm to entertain us with their renditions of Songs New and Old. Always an enjoyable event, usually with some

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All are made using the finest fillings including hand pocketed spring wool/silk/ cashmere/mohair and cotton.

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WHAT’S ON

2nd September 17th

Ulverston Lantern Festival; this

years theme INTO THE WOODS. Lantern kits are available from Appleseeds, The Book Shack in the Market Hall, Boogles and Bump, Laurel & Hardy Museum, Costa Coffee, The Coro Hall and Swarthmoor Reading Rooms.

The Lantern Parade will start from 7.45pm and the Ford Park Finale will take place from 9.15 with enter the enchanted wood, Dance with the beasts, listen to music & enjoy the fireworks. www.ulverstonlanternfestival.org

19th

Blood donation sessions at Coronation Hall, Ulverston;

Walk in appointments available for donors on the day but an appointment is advised.

0300 123 23 23 www.blood.co.uk Open 13:45 - 15:45pm & 16:45 19:15pm

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Healing Share at The Medicine Garden, 10 Union Street,

Ulverston. join us at 6.30pm for a 7pm start £3 donations welcome to cover costs. For further information call 01229580222.

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Enjoy vintage and 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 held at Malt Kiln Village Hall, Bardsea, starting at 7.00pm. A charge of £3.00 is made per meeting which includes interval refreshments.

For those who wish to become full members, there is a modest annual subscription of £5.00

25th

St Mary’s Hospice - Paws 4 Thought. 1:00pm until 3:00pm.

We are inviting up to 100 dogs to get their paws moving and come along with their owners for a fun dog walk. Once again, author of Bailey’s Blog, social media star Bailey the chocolate Labrador, will be leading the way (or due to his laid back nature may be not leading …) from St Mary’s Hospice for a walk along Ulverston canal and back. The fun event is £5 to take part, with sponsorship encouraged to raise vital funds for St Mary’s Hospice. Owners have the option of paying £10 which includes a professional photograph or ‘paw-trait’! of their beloved pet.

Find out more online or call 01229 580305 and book a place!

Urswick Rushbearing Procession Leaving Low Furness

School at 1pm, processing through the village resulting in a service in Church followed by Gingerbread and refreshments at the school. Come along and join in with our historic ceremony, all are most welcome.

29th

Norman Nicholson – A Geologist’s Poet. Brantwood is

delighted to welcome Professor Brian Walley to give an evening talk on renowned Cumbrian poet Normal Nicholson. Adults: £5.00, 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

30th

Costavil - A family-friendly evening of live music from

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top tribute artists, princesses & various characters, face-painting, raffles and entertainment to help raise money for Costa Foundation.

LINE-UP: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Adele, Madonna, Gary Barlow, Amy Winehouse And characters from MARVELLOUS EVENTS. Tickets: Individual: £5.00 Family ticket: £15.00 (based on 2 adult & 2 child). Tickets can be purchased in store at Costa (Hindpool Retail Park) or call 01229 833112.

October 1st

Apple Day at Ford Park Ford Park Community Group is hosting the annual APPLEDAY EXTRAVAGANZA GALA with free entry. A fun event for all the family. Apple pressing – Bring your own apples and containers.

Apple tasting Children’s activities – story-telling, crafts, games.

Afternoon tea – homemade cakes and refreshments. Food producers and craft stalls – beekeeping, gardening, and more!

In the event of bad weather activities will be under cover.

Car Boot Sales at Ford Park

These are now run independently on our field which is hired for the purpose. Weather permitting, 124pm, plus first Saturday of the month. For further information ring Susan on 07542775926

8th

Shadowscreen workshop for Ulverston’s Candlelit Walk.

We’re working a B-Movie theme for this year’s Halloween walk.

So we’re thinking of a cityscape with monsters lurking in the windows... creeping-up to the Penthouse suite perhaps, hoping for a Midnight Feast, or maybe just popcorn and a scary movie.

So come along and flex your scissorhands and snip some monstery forms for our city of shadows.

The finished screen will be lit for all to admire at the event on Monday, Oct 31 at Ford Park.

Suitable for all ages although the grown-ups may need to help very little ones with the snipping, especially if they draw something especially spiky.

We’ll have a donations bucket out to help cover costs for glue & fabric. No need to book, just drop in, bring some scissors too if you can - we’re a bit low after

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the tragic loss of a scissor tin!

13th

The Roxy Cinema Film Club; Rams 20:00 - 21:33pm. An

Icelandic movie where two brothers who have been locked in a feud for forty years are forced to work together to save some of their sheep from being destroyed by the authorities.

A heart warming tale shot with gravity, nobility and humour.

Director: Grímur Hákonarson www.filmclubattheroxy.org

15th

Ulverston Canal Anchor Festival

From 15th October 2016 to 30th October. A Sculpture trail of anchors, celebrating the history of the Canal for schools, groups, businesses, individuals, all welcome!

19th

Healing Share at The Medicine Garden, 10 Union Street,

Ulverston. join us at 6.30pm for a 7pm start £3 donations welcome to cover costs. For further information call 01229580222.

23rd

Holker Food Market! Join us to savour the scents and sample a variety of fresh, local and regional food and drink. Meet the artisan producers and get some fabulous recipe ideas to tickle your taste buds. From 10.30am. www.holker.co.uk

27th

Halloween Fun! at Holker Hall

27th - 30th Join us this Halloween for wicked walks, loathsome lantern competitions and creepy crafts. Halloween Party on the 27th for 3 - 10yrs old. 3.30 - 5pm. Booking Essential. www.holker.co.uk

31st

Candle lit Walk This year we have decided to work a B-Movie theme. There will be monsters in them there candlelit woods, oh yes! And a fog machine. And a twinkly mirror garden. And a projected shadow show featuring you dancing your best Monster Mash moves. And and and... there’s more but it would be a shame to spill all the shocks. SO, put MONDAY October 31, 6pm, FORD PARK in your diary.

Weekly events Mondays

• Pie, Peas & Film Night . Visit the Hope & Anchor,

Daltongate, from 6.30 onwards for Pie & Peas, then visit the Roxy for the film, All for £10 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 www.songbirdsonsong.webs.com

Tuesdays

• Yoga Classes, Croftlands Community Centre 7.30-9pm, £6

drop in (classes are having a summer break Aug 10th - 24th) further info suzanne_ward3@hotmail.co.uk

Wednesdays

• Open Mic Night, The Mill starting 9pm call for further

63 CAVENDISH STREET, BARROW 01229 343515 MAIN STREET, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS 015395 36391 • Experienced, qualified and registered audiologists • Free no obligation home visits • Free aftercare services plus servicing and repair of all aids regardless of place of purchase • The latest digital technology from the world’s leading manufacturers • Competitive prices to suit all budgets and flexible payment plans • Batteries and accessories available for all makes of aids plus postal battery service delivering fresh batteries to your door • Gentle earwax removal service

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• Knit and natter in the Coach House, 1 - 3pm all welcome

please come along.

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,

£6. 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 www.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. 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 St. Contact : Pam Gillam 01229 716321.

• Poker, Texas hold ’em poker with inclusive supper. starts at 8pm at the Swan

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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

• Pub Quiz at the Swan - Fun pub quiz with gallon of ale prize and inclusive supper. Starting 6.30pm

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SCHOOLS

Hands in Song

Hands in Song is an “Inclusive Children’s Creative Arts Organisation” aiming to encourage arts for everyone, everywhere by making art in its many forms (singing, dancing, drama, costume and prop creation, expression and writing) accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

The group specialises in after school clubs, short workshops and holiday classes where children are given freedom of expression and are encouraged to themselves lead the projects and create new pieces in their chosen field.

Babies are also catered for with classes which encourage artistic and social skills, confidence, expression and motor skill development using arts, music and motion.

An Unexpected Journey Furness Youth Theatre’s group for ages six to nine meets at Pennington Memorial Hall on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7.15pm. The group restarts on Tuesday the

the experience gained from these varied fields to offer a path for all into the creative side of life and to its enjoy its wide ranging benefits.

Claire’s ability and enthusiasm is evidently infectious as what began as a project at University has now grown into an organisation which attracts hundreds of children from across the county and hoards of excited little ones to it’s dedicated kids areas at some of the UK’s biggest festivals.

Fantastic opportunities are available for all involved to acquire new skills and even perform and exhibit at popular local events such as town carnivals, Dickensian Festival, Another Fine Fest, Kendal Calling and more.

Sounds good right?! Give Hands in Song a call right now, your mini-yous will love you for it!

Classes run throughout Furness and the lakes with the Ulverston classes happening every Wednesday at various times locations and prices, (please see facebook.com/ handsinsong or call group leader Claire Williams on 07852451290 for further info.)

Claire is an extremely enthusiastic and able leader with a background in child development, drama therapy and the arts. She has used

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20th of September 2016.

Activities planned include drama games, sketches, Christmas-themed events and rehearsals for The Hobbit, which will be performed in May 2017. Phone Liz on 01229 585433 for more details, or visit www. furnessyouththeatre. com.

The students at Ulverston Victoira High School achieved another record breaking set of GCSE results this year. The preliminary rate of 5 A*-C passes, including English and Mathematics, is an amazing 79%

The Artspace Project 2016 at the Coro

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Fisher Foundation, the Lottery and Friends of the Coro the pupils worked together to recreate 3D maps from recyclable materials. Helped by commissioned artists Fran Riley, Lex Blakeway and Pete Dent it was a delight to see everyone share ideas and experiences. The artists also held public sessions in

the Coro to meet people and show their working process.

Alex Blackmore and John Hall led the school sessions using recyclables from the Ulverston Scrap Store. You can see how the masterpieces developed at artspacegreenroom. blogspot.co.uk

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Flying High

The Ulverston Air Cadets are looking for new recruits and would love to welcome you to the 2223 Ulverston Squadron!

The Ulverston Air Cadets are part of the Air Training Corps – a national youth organisation for young people aged 12 to 20 who enjoy adventure, aerospace and excitement.

As part of a National youth organisation, they have a catalogue of achievements including the freedom of the Town.

Many of the cadets go on to bigger and better things. There are more than thirty Ulverston cadets who take part in a variety of activities including flying, gliding, adventurous training, including the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, sports, and leadership exercises.

The cadets are supported by the Royal Air Force which means that they enjoy piloting aircraft and gliders as well as visiting bases around the UK! If you want to find out more look at their facebook page where you can also see what opportunities are available. Alternatively, pop along to the squadron on any Monday or Friday Evening, Squadron Building, Dragley Beck, Ulverston (just behind the Scout Hut).

There are opportunities for adults to join in too. Whether as a Civilian Instructor, Uniformed Staff or as part of the Civilian Committee.

Just call into the squadron to discuss the roles open to adults or contact Officer Commanding, Flt Lt Elizabeth Parker RAFVR(T) on 07724 140 967 for more information.

Vaccinations for Young People

Public Health England (PHE) is encouraging people up to age 25 going to college or university this autumn to contact their GP and get vaccinated against meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning) due to the MenW bug. The disease can be fatal or can leave survivors with life-changing disabilities. Cases are increasing but getting the vaccine protects the individual and prevents the spread of the disease.

Local GPs will be writing to all 17 and 18 year olds and 19-year-olds who missed getting vaccinated last year. However if you are 25 or younger and going to college, the advice is to contact your GP.

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BOOK REVIEW

A very popular Author Event is booked with admired local author Jean Briggs on November 17th at 7pm.

It is to launch her new book ‘Murder by Ghostlight’.

It is a ticket only event, spaces are limited so book your tickets early! They are £2 and available at Ulverston library. Mulled wine will be served.

Barrow in Furness Through Time

Information and booking details are available at the library for the 3rd Borderlines Book Festival which is held in Carlisle between 29th September and 9th October.

Workshops and talks from authors including Alexander McCall Smith, Val McDermid, Salley Vickers, Alan Johnson, Alison Weir and many more!

Starting from 7th October Ulverston Library will once again have Charity Christmas cards and gifts on sale representing a wide range of charities.

Community groups at the library Adult reading group 13.30-15.00 1st Wednesday of the month.

Breast feeding group 09.30- 11.30 Thursday Children’s story time 09.30-10.30 Friday Please note that the Library Opening Times changed on 8th August 2016.

The opening times are now: Monday 9.00am-5pm Tuesday 9.00am-5pm Wednesday 9.00am-1pm Thursday 9.00am-6pm Friday 9.00am-5pm and Saturday 9.00am-1pm Closed Sundays.

See also Cumbria County Council website Libraries pages, www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries, visit their facebook page or pick up a leaflet with the new times from the library.

For any specific upcoming event or for general enquiries please contact the library on 01229 404151.

Cartmel & Ulverston Community Learning Expand your knowledge with our amazing courses on subjects such as:

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by Gill Jepson Published Amberley Publishing 2016 ISBN: 9781445659107 Barrow in Furness Through Time is a new book charting the changes in this unique Northern town over the last century by local historian and author Gill Jepson. The collection of photographs old and new are both revealing and interesting. Some of them have never been seen before. The author hopes that people will see Barrow through new eyes and will be able to reflect on its amazing past.

Barrow-in-Furness, a relatively small post-industrial town, sits at the end of a long peninsula. Its isolated location has produced a stalwart and close population. Starting life as a small hamlet, it grew to become an industrial leader, first in iron and steel and later in shipbuilding and engineering, drawing a workforce from all over the country.

The shipbuilding industry continues to be a major

employer but today there is less diversity than in Barrow’s heyday. Although the town is known for its industry, it sits in one of the most beautiful areas of Cumbria. It boasts a rich heritage and spectacular views to the Lake District and across Morecambe Bay and its own temperate climate. Furness Abbey was a great influence on the area in the medieval period and there are castles, churches and monuments just waiting to be discovered by the unsuspecting visitor. See more at:

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Gill Jepson is a local author and historian. She has written a series of fantasy novels “Out of Time” all based around the magnificent Furness Abbey and she is a founder member of Furness Abbey Fellowship.

Course information available in Grange & Ulverston Libraries Most courses are still available for 2016/17

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è EXERCISE & FITNESS è COMPUTING

è COUNTRYSIDE

To book on any course and suggest new courses/workshops for the autumn term, please contact us: 015395 36323 Mon –Fri 09:00-14.00 (24hr answerphone) adulted@cartmelprioryschool.co.uk www.cartmeladulted.org.uk

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SPORTS & LEISURE

Ulverston Hockey Club come & play success On Saturday 27 August Ulverston Hockey Club organised a free come & play day - part of the nation’s biggest sports day and “I Am Team GB” event. The day aimed to get more people active in the local community and celebrate Team GB’s achievements at the Rio 2016 Games.

It is part of a nationwide campaign that has inspired thousands of UK

clubs to open their doors to new participants and Ulverston Hockey Club is proud to fly the I Am Team GB flag in the Ulverston area. For more information on “I am Team GB” campaign, of which ITV and The National Lottery, together with the British Olympic Association, UK Sport and supported by Join In’, are all part, see www.IAmTeamGB.com

Tour of Britain - Tour de Furness and Ladies of the Lake!

Some of the world’s best road cycle racers took part when the Tour of Britain pedaled its way through South Lakeland on Monday, 5 September. The second stage of the race, which started in Carlisle and took place entirely within Cumbria, passed through Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere and Bowness en-route to the finish line at the top of Beast Banks in Kendal.

Councillor Chris Hogg (Culture and Wellbeing portfolio holder at SLDC) said: “It is wonderful to have the Tour of Britain return to South Lakeland. We will continue to work with partners and promote cycling across the district, supporting schemes such as British Cycling’s Sky Ride Local programme, which offers free guided bike rides in South Lakeland.”

And on the 11th of September (after Ulverston Now had gone to press) a couple of other cycle races took place - Ladies of the Lake; a cycle sportive now in it’s third

Highly Commended Bay Cycle Way

Award at the 2016 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.

Ulverston Hockey Club

12’s session are held from 6.00 to 7.00pm, with the over 12’s and seniors from 7.00 to 8.30pm.

The Club also runs a “Back 2 Hockey” session for anyone who has not played for a while or anyone who wants to try a new sport. This is just a fun session and you can come along and try/play without joining the Club.

The under 12 sessions follow the England Hockey’s Quicksticks hockey format which is played in most junior Schools. It is also played at the Cumbria youth games, when winning schools from

If you are looking for a nice cycle route to take in the autumn colours why not try the Bay Cycle Way - or a part of it!

The cycle route runs along the coastline of Morecambe Bay, from Walney Island to Glasson Dock south of Lancaster.

Finished only earlier this year the Bay Cycle Way won a Highly Commended

Ulverston Hockey Club is based at Ulverston Leisure Centre. A friendly club is that offers coaching to all age groups from 5 year olds to senior players.

Full training sessions start on the 1st Thursday in September and are held weekly until the last Thursday in March.

There are also shorter sessions for Senior’s and Badger’s teams during the summer.

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year arranged by Alan and Ali Brenton of Sportive Lakes. This race has been described by one cycling magazine editor as “the best sportive I have seen”. It is a womens only race and has had outstanding feedback with not only many riders returning this year but bringing their friends as well!

Also on the 11th - Tour de Furness organised by Rotary Club of Furness raising money for St Mary’s Hospice (and other charities) with over 350 riders entered for four different routes of 5 to 50 miles. A tour de force for Furness riders!

For more information on Tour de Furness www.tourdefurness.co Sportive Lakes and their planned events www.sportivelakes.co.uk and for Tour of Britain stage in South Lakeland see

www.southlakeland.gov.uk/ tourofbritain2016

Volleyball Come and try out Volleyball with a friendly group at Glaxo Sports and Social Club (Ulverston LA12 9 DR). Every Wednesday between 7.30 and 9.15pm at £3 a session.

For further information please ring Lesley or Frank on 01229 837633.

our area go to Carlisle to play schools from the rest of the county. The 11 to 14 group use the “In2Hockey” training format which is the starting block for hockey played in Secondary Schools.

No matter if you played before or are new to the sport, why not come along and try Hockey, there will be a warm welcome.

GB girls won gold in the Olympic Games, so why not try your hand at Hockey! You too can follow in the footsteps of Olympic champions. For more information contact Chris Regan 01229 583105.

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ACCOUNTANTS

MELVILLE & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. Accounts, VAT / bookkeeping / payroll / personal and business taxation. For free initial meeting telephone 01229 434000.

ANDREW BACKHOUSE CHIMNEY SWEEP LTD Established 1992. Trading standards approved.

All types of chimneys and flues swept. Camera surveys. 015394 45117 or 0776 314 5594

ARCHITECTS

ROGER ARMSTRONG ARCHITECT, Lindale. Design / Property Advice / Applications. Tel 015395 34314. lakelandesigner@gmail.com

ROB CHAMBERS All types of chimneys and flues Member of the National Association of Chimney Sweeps HETAS approved. Fully insured 01229 588025 Mob: 07881 921529

BOOKS

CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST

Daisyroots Books Main Street, Grange-over-Sands. Second-hand books. Local History, Climbing, Railways & much more. Full range of OS maps. Open 9:30 - 4:30 Mon - Sat. 015395 38817

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS UK - INDIA. If you look to develop trade with India; contact for Free initial Advices www.tulipsvapi.in tulipsvapi@yahoo.in BNI - Join us for a breakfast meeting every Friday morning at Barrow Golf Club. E-mail jason@cceuk.org or visit www.furnessbni.co.uk

CAFES & EATERIES St Mary’s Orangery Café and Gift Shop is open at St Mary’s Hospice 7 days a week, 10.30am to 3.30pm

SUE LAWTON (S.R.Ch,D.Pod.M,M. Ch.S) HCPC Registered Chiropodist.

Registered & qualified for 25 years.

Home visits covering Grange, Ulverston & surrounding areas 015395 83625

CLEANING SERVICES

CLEAN CHOICE - High Standard Domestic and Commercial Cleaning Service. Contact Emma on 07795 441324/ 01229 889490 or email cleanchoice@live.co.uk CLEANER Quality cleaning and laundry services. Reasonable rates.

Hours available. Call Joan on 0770 622 1466 / 07979 127 318 or e-mail jrcleaningservices@talktalk.net

COMPUTER SERVICES

VHS Video Tapes transferred to DVDs. £8 per tape. 01229 463375

COUNSELLING

CARPET SERVICES

Carpet & Flooring Fitter Underlay & Accessories Supplied Fully Qualified & Insured Call Mike 07999 072 697 ULVERCLEAN Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists. For a true deep clean contact Lee Gundry on 01229 586703 or 07858 757215 Do you want to snuggle down on thoroughly deep cleaned carpets whilst watching TV this autumn & winter? Call Eco Extreme Clean 01229 869774.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Phobias (incl school phobias), anxiety, depression, addictions, confidence and self esteem. Speak to a professional caring therapist.

Experienced in working with adults and children 07792 843 807 www.fairweathertherapy.co.uk

DOG SERVICES ONE-to-ONE DOG BEHAVIOUR and Training Solutions. Martin Gleadow 015395 63567

ENGRAVING

EDDIE SHARP ENGRAVING TROPHIES pick up/drop-off Domus, King Street.

Contact Kendal Trophies 01539 740217 ulverstonsportsandkendaltrophies.co.uk

ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS Planning a move? Why not Experience our Experience, Ross Estate & Lettings Agents/Ross Mortgage Services Tel 01229 582889

FURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTERY SITTING PRETTY Antique traditional and modern furniture re-upholstered locally by time-served craftswoman. 20 years experience. Lesley Fursey 01229 464607 www.southlakesupholstery.co.uk

GARDEN SERVICES

PAUL GIBBONS Grass cutting, Pruning, Weeding, Moss Control, Strimming 015395 58492 / 07908 843 714 Tree Stumps Removed GET A QUOTE ONLINE or call Peter on 01539 720441 stumps1066@gmail.com www.Tree-Stumps-Removed.co.uk QUALITY GARDENERS - reliable, knowledgeable and affordable. Call Michael Thornborough 015395 32118 or 07796 674861 GARDEN CLEARANCE Grass and hedge cutting, strimming and fencing. Ron’s Tidy Garden.

Tel: 01229 580345 Mobile 07904 151964. Reliable and honest

GARDEN LANDSCAPING AND DRY STONE WALLING. All aspects of stonework and landscaping. Sam Shaw Kilburn 07887243988

HAY & STRAW MERCHANTS Hay & Straw Merchants. Single bales, Large bales, Full and Half loads available. Williamson Bros Ltd 07850 704234

CLASSIFIED HEALTH FOOD Appleseeds Health Store Natural health advice with a wide range of foods and supplements for the whole family. 01229 583394 appseeds@ aol.com

HOUSE CLEARANCE

FREE* HOUSE CLEARANCE SERVICE *Please note: there must be enough items of re-sale value to cover our labour costs and tipping fees. We Buy Furniture ~ Bric-aBrac ~ Tools ~ Jewellery ~ Gold & Silver ~ Antiques. Contact Guy for a FREE quote on 01229 715114 / 07990 664476 WA House Clearance & Removals WE PAY CASH FOR HOUSE CLEARANCES! Garages, sheds etc 07528 049 516 / 015395 59469

LOCKSMITHS

LOCKS EXPRESS LOCKSMITHS 24 Hour Callout. All Lock Problems Solved; Locks opened, repaired & fitted. Trading Standards Approved & Police (CRB) checked. Domestic & commercial work. Car keys cut.

We cover all the Furness area.

Tel 01229 550056. Mobile 07886 831336.

POWER WASHING

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND ULVERCLEAN can now offer a true deep cleaning service to those dingy looking areas. Contact Lee 01229 586703 or 07858 757215 for a free quote AQUAPROJET POWER WASH SERVICE; Driveways, Patios, Gutters, Decking, Cars & Trucks.

E-mail aquaprojet@yahoo.com or call Wayne on 01229 716532 or 07970 770 995.

SITUATIONS VACANT

TAXI DRIVERS required for the South Lakes area. Ring for more information 0778 7185372 SITUATIONS VACANT Volunteer for St Mary’s Hospice Your time makes a real difference. For all opportunities and an application form www. stmaryshospice.org.uk

TREE SURGEON OH TREE SERVICES - Qualified and insured arborists/tree surgeons. Please contact Oliver on: 015395 30756 or 07904 698 794 www.ohtreeservices.co.uk

TUITION

Registered Nurse Cartmel Grange requires a Registered Nurse to enhance our team and maintain our excellent reputation. We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled, reliable individuals with high personal standards who will be dedicated to providing the very best care to our elderly service users.

Salary negotiable; excellent terms and conditions of employment.

We are committed to providing a quality service and ‘going that extra mile’.

If you would like to know more please contact Melanie Williamson on 015395 32028 or email: cartmelgrange@brancastercare.co.uk Cartmel Grange Care Home, Allithwaite Road, Grange over Sands, Cumbria. LA11 7EL

PIANO, FLUTE, Music theory, ABRSM exams, lessons Ulverston and Dalton. All ages, beginners, returners. Experienced, qualified teachers. Zina + Ciara Preston, phone 588270, zmyakisheva@gmail.com or myakicheff@googlemail.com

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Tel Smith 07721 651 751 email fillatellic@yahoo.co.uk OLD SUITCASES, trunks, leather bags, wooden boxes, toolboxes, wooden ladders, galvanised buckets,

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