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Car parking charges are coming to Ambleside and Bowness

This paper is delivered to every home and business in Ambleside, Windermere, Troutbeck, Bowness, Grasmere, Rydal, Skelwith Bridge, Hawkshead and areas in between.

Cumbria County Council has launched a consultation process to seek views on parking charges. The cost for Bowness and Ambleside is proposed to be at £1.50 an hour - and yet will be £1.20 an hour in Kendal and Carlisle

No other paper in our coverage area gives you the same circulation, readership or local attention.

If you want to be heard, or get noticed by the residents and businesses of the area, be it as a club, society, local business, trade, voluntary group, charity, offering a service or just have something to share....the next deadline is 5th December.

Issue 4 will be delivered to 9,571 letterboxes by Royal Mail on or just after 27th December.

The threat to the 597 bus service remains as we go to press with subsidies due to be cut from the beginning of November. Will someone take on the running of the service commercially without the subsidy; will the community provide funding or will voluntary groups get involved? Let’s hope a solution is found to protect the service. PRINT AND PHOTOCOPY SERVICES ON YOUR DOORSTEP

We offer a brochure design and print service from simple flyers through to full brochures. We also provide a photocopy service from our shop in Bowness from 20p for an A4 and 40p for an A3. VISITOR GUIDE

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In February 2014 the County Council agreed to introduce on-street parking charges and has indicated its intention to do so in Ambleside, Barrow, Bowness, Carlisle, Kendal and Whitehaven. To enforce these charges, it needs to implement an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order, which involves consulting on the location of on-street parking bays, charges and times. Whilst some time-restricted areas will remain free, existing time limits and waiting restrictions may also be reviewed. The County Council points out that it is not consulting on the principle of whether or not to charge, which was done between October 2013 and January 2014. In a website that can be found at www.cumbria.gov.uk/

payingtopark the council has provided more information and an opportunity to comment to help ensure that on-street parking charges are implemented in the light of local knowledge. Views are being sought on the following locations: Wansfell Road, Ambleside A591 near Hayes Garden Centre, Ambleside Glebe Road (The Glebe), Bowness In addition to responding via the internet, this can also be done in writing to: Mr Ian Matfen, Acting Team Leader Traffic Management, South Area Highways and Transport Environment, Cumbria County Council County Offices, Kendal LA9 4RQ

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Windermere Town Council Mayor, Allan Winrow, receiving the petition for 100% Clean energy on Queen Adelaide’s Hill Photo Richard Everiss

Windermere area residents enjoyed a picnic, with a serious message attached, on Sunday 21 September, on Queen Adelaide’s Hill. About 80 people made their way up the hill in support of local and world leaders getting to grips with climate change.

Turnout was up from 40.1% to 44.27% at the by- election for the Cumbria County Council seat on 2nd October.

Colin Jones (Liberal Democrat) has been elected as the new county councillor for Windermere with 1061 votes. The result was much closer than in 2013 with the on-street parking charges controversy almost certainly influencing the vote. Ben Berry (Conservative) gained 810 votes with a huge uplift from the 2013 result. Dyan Jones won a 232 majority with 416 votes to gain the seat on 2

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Congratulations to Colin, Dyan and indeed all the candidates who put themselves forward for the benefit of the local community.

There is agreement between climate scientists that we have a small window of opportunity in which to act to avoid catastrophic ‘runaway’ climate change. Stopping further production of greenhouse gases is key to addressing climate change. So getting all our energy from 100% clean energy renewable sources, which do not give off any greenhouse gases is the goal at which the event in Windermere was aimed. Avaaz, a global environmental campaigning group, encouraged people to arrange local climate events, and over 2,000 took place all over the world; one of them in Windermere. Each event involved green hearts with messages

and wishes for a 100% clean world. Photographs of the events were uploaded at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York, and onto screens in Times Square. In Windermere, a petition asking for 100% clean energy was presented to Mayor Allan Winrow, with a global petition of over 2 million signatures being presented to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the Climate Summit. Thanks go to the organisers and to those who made such good cakes for the picnic!

If you are interested in helping with future 100% Clean events, please call 07917 263789.

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Millerground volunteers hard at work October saw a group hard at work on the Millerground enhancement project, including PC Simone Backhouse, town councillor Adrian Legge, local residents and students from Windermere School. The group were clearing vegetation to open up the views and allow new growth by letting light in. This fabulous project started by a remark made by Councillor John Saunders in his capacity as civic society member to PC Backhouse about wanting to do something at Millerground over 12 months ago. They thought it would be a lovely community project which would benefit the locals and tourists. PC Simone Backhouse said;

“ I never expected such results at such a fast pace. It’s been amazing, The project has just rocketed. It’s created interest and enthusiasm with a variety of groups all wanting to help out. We have had a number of working parties including Windermere School, Lakes School, South Lakes Federation for Schools,

Christmas card proceeds donated to the Will Clark fund The Christmas cards you send this year can also help local adventurer Will Clark. Packs of ten cards cost just £4 and feature two stunning landscapes photographed by Stewart Greaves.

As many readers will know, in July 2012, 27 year old Grasmere fell runner Will Clark had a cycling accident while taking part in a charity triathlon. As a result he is now tetraplegic and paralysed from the shoulders. All proceeds from the sale of cards will go to The Will Clark Fund which was set up by the local community.

Cutting back: The Millerground work party take a well earned rest

Windermere Round Table and Impact International from the Crag Wood Hotel group. We have secured 14 tonnes of crushed slate , spread by Windermere School and Impact staff, 6 of these tonnes donated by Burlington Stone and the rest

funded by Hackney and Leigh in Windermere.”

The Christmas cards are great value and can be purchased from Sam Reads Bookshop Grasmere, Grasmere Garden Centre, Fred Holdsworth Books Ambleside, Windermere Post office, Bowness Tourist Information Centre and the office of Windermere Now on Lake Road Bowness opposite the Royalty Cinema.

The project has received support from the National Trust, Windermere Town Council, S.L.D.C., Cumbria County Council and Lake District National Park and over 300 hours of work by volunteers.

Langdale Estate generates Twizy power with water wheel In an exciting development, the Langdale Estate has added to its award-winning sustainability credentials by generating sufficient electricity using a water wheel to power two electric cars. The estate is home to the ‘beyond-boutique’ Brimstone Hotel and Langdale Hotel & Spa, and partnered recently with the University of Cumbria to install the new water wheel, which is a modernised, state of the art version of the usual classic design. Set in a pit next to a former gunpowder works, adjacent to its original turbine house and alongside its stilloperating historic water wheel, the innovative new model is producing enough electricity to run its two electric Twizy cars. These are offered for hire to Langdale Estate guests, so they

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The Lakes has now got its very own Employment Agency in Bowness serving the needs of local people and employers living and working in the South Lakes and surrounding areas.

The Lakes has now got its very own Employment Agency serving the needs of local people living and working in the South Lakes and surrounding areas. Lakes Employment Agency is a partnership based in Bowness-on-Windermere, both partners having many years of experience of working locally in the hospitality and service sectors. As employers, we understand the frustrations of trying to recruit suitable temporary and permanent staff, often at short notice, and decided to join forces to create Lakes Employment Agency. We will be holding a Recruitment Open Day within the next few weeks, so if you are interested in registering for potential employees through the Agency please feel free to call in for an informal and friendly consultation, or alternatively call direct on 01539 442 442 to arrange an appointment.

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Diessen Walking Group visits Windermere. The continuing fine late September weather saw eight members of a walking group from Windermere’s Bavarian Twin Town, Diessen- am- Ammersee, arriving to take part in a series of organised walks around the Lake District, enjoying the excellent hospitality offered by Philippa and Trevor at Hawksmoor Guest House, as well as shopping and meeting up with their Twinning counterparts in Windermere. The first day’s walking gave the group a fairly gentle start up Orrest Head with the fine weather allowing the full 360 degrees view from the top. This was followed by a break for lunch with Amanda and Kevin at Brambles Tea Room in Windermere, which had a welcoming display of Bavarian flags, after which a gentle stroll took them down to Bowness to look around the shops and the bay. The next day, being slightly misty they went with Sue to Rydal by bus and took the Coffin Route to Grasmere, then back over Loughrigg to Ambleside. Climbing Gummers How on the last day in glorious weather gave long distant views to Morecambe Bay and later refreshments and time spent by the lake

In a thrilling finish to the Flying Fifteen European Championships Gregg Wells of Hayling Island and Richard Rigg of Royal Windermere Yacht Club took first place by the narrowest of margins.

They beat second place Steve Goacher and Phill Evans, also of RWYC, by just 2 points at the event which took place in Port de Pollensa on Mallorca, Spain, between 14th and 19th of September 2014. Congratulations to both teams. shore at Fell Foot provided a gentle rest. The visitors then returned to spend the evening meeting up with a group of Windermere members at the Elleray Hotel for a meal and opportunity to socialise with friends old and new, and to start planning their next visit.

visiting Diessen next year at the end of May. If anyone would be interested to learn more about Twinning, together with its benefits for the community, and possibly join one of the exchange visits, further information can be obtained from Jenny Borer on 015394 44995 or by email jsborer@tiscali.co.uk.

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Giving back to the Lakes - by the bucketful! Nurture Lakeland is unique! One sunny afternoon each member of staff got soaked in chilly Windermere water for the Lake Bucket Challenge, reinventing the infamous Ice Bucket Challenge with a Cumbrian twist. Nurture Lakeland is passionate about working with tourism businesses in Cumbria, to raise money through Visitor Giving, to help care for our special landscapes. So, in truly sustainable style, using lovely lake water and pledging donations to local conservation projects, staff got soaked and nominated some of their favourite tourism businesses to do the same.

Nurture Lakeland’s Visitor Giving scheme is an initiative through which local businesses ask visitors to make small donations during their stay, that go to support vital conservation work in the local area. The flexibility of the Visitor Giving scheme means that even the smallest businesses can raise money for a selection of projects that look after our landscape and wildlife. Visitor Giving works on the principle that lots of small donations add up to make a big difference and last year we raised over £100,000 from 145 local businesses for projects in Cumbria. We currently have 30 businesses supporting a selection of schemes in the Windermere area. We are working with the Cumbria Wildlife

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Trust to restore Barkbooth Lot Nature Reserve in the Winster Valley to natural grassland. In conjunction with Red Squirrels Northern England we support local groups to encourage more red squirrels to come back to the Windermere area. Our Small Grants fund is open to everyone and enables community groups to carry out local conservation work that is important to them. We are a founding partner of Fix the Fells: a ground-breaking partnership that is protecting our spectacular Lakeland Fells from erosion by maintaining and repairing footpaths. www.nurturelakeland.org

Windermere on top with Cumbria’s visitor attractions Each year Cumbria Tourism runs a visitor volume survey amongst visitor attractions across the county. Visitor figures for 2013 indicate that Windermere Lake Cruises is the most popular attraction in Cumbria. During the year 16 million people visited Cumbria, generating £2.2bn, of which £1bn was generated by visitors to the

National Park. Of the top 20 most visited attractions in Cumbria, seven are within a “stone’s throw” of Windermere, the lake. On average there was a 7.4% increase in visitors “through the doors” of attractions from 2012 to 2013.

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Shop local this Christmas Independent retailers at the top of Bowness will host several Thursday evening shopping events in the run up to Christmas - 13th and 27th November, 11th and 18th December, with the shops opening until 9.00pm on each occasion. Customers will have an opportunity to visit and appreciate the village’s unique shops and help our wonderful independant retailers.

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Boxes of Hope, Cumbria, is a humanitarian aid charity that brings local communities together with the common aim of helping deprived children in Eastern Europe.

Since the early 1990s children and communities in Cumbria have been involved in the Shoebox Project. Each year thousands of brightly

An unhealthy situation in Hawkshead Despite achieving the highest patient satisfaction rating out of all 8,000 English practices in an NHS England survey in 2013, the GP surgery at Hawkshead is threatened with closure.

Those taking part include Hubble Bubble Organics, where Helen offers the purest skin products available, handmade in Bowness, alongside well-informed professional advice. On 13th November and 18th December Helen will also hold pamper nights. The Mere Gallery features artwork and giftware by emerging and established British Printmakers, many of whom are local. Espeshelley

coloured, gift-filled shoeboxes are sent to Eastern Europe to bring some magic into a child’s Christmas. These may be the first gifts children have received. Each box contains basic hygiene and educational supplies, as well as small toys and games, and it carries a message of hope, love and compassion to a child who has had none of the opportunities we have enjoyed. This year, shoeboxes are due in 1 - 12 November, and leaflets and covered

In September, at a public meeting in Hawkshead Market Hall, almost 200 patients were told that the Government has no plans to react to to a change in funding policy that affects rural medical practices. Of some 13 medical medical practices affected, Hawkshead and Coniston are both at risk. Tim Farron MP is backing a campaign to save rural medical centres from closure, and stated that in the case of Hawkshead and Coniston as little as £30,000 per practice would solve the problem. If these surgeries are forced to close, patients could face journeys

The Great War Ambleside’s Story

Since the mid 1970s Ambleside Oral History Group has created an archive of over 450 interviews, on almost every subject related to life in Ambleside and its surrounding area beginning with memories from the 1880s.

Recordings cover the lives of those who lived and fought during World War 1 and the impact the War had on local families, who were involved on the front line or continued to live locally and ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning.’ Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary Club will host this audio-history presentation of The Great War – Ambleside’s Story on Friday November 7th at the Kelsick Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 inc refreshments from Ambleside TIC/Hub. In support of Help for Heroes and Walking with the Wounded.

Please come along on this Remembrance weekend to see and hear this detailed look at life during the Great War and Ambleside’s contribution.

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The owner of Hawkshead Pharmacy faces a similar threat of closure with the potential loss of the Essential Small Pharmacy fund. Mr Farron stated that proper funding is needed for visitors who use medical services when they visit the area and indicated his intention to hand a presentation bill to the House of Commons in order to try to set up a strategic small surgeries fund.

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James Scott, Windermere’s Original Barber! When Kelly Knowles opened The Hair Lounge and Beauty Rooms in Windermere seven years ago she had no firm plans to expand the business. Time and ambitions, however, move on.

On behalf of the entire Liberal Democrat team please can I thank everyone who supported Colin Jones and Dyan Jones in the recent byelections in Windermere resulting from the very sad death of Jo Stephenson earlier this summer. I know by-elections can be a bit of a pain. So much effort gets concentrated on to a small area for a short space of time and you can receive lots of leaflets and calls to discuss the issues and check which way you are thinking of voting. But that is simply a sign that we really want to ensure that you get what we think are the best councillors to represent your views on Cumbria County Council and South Lakeland District Council. Having spent a fair bit of time with both Dyan and Colin, particularly during the election campaign, I can say with some confidence that you have elected two very hard working and dedicated people to fight for your issues. On the upside one of the benefits of having people knocking on your door to find out how you are going to vote is it gives you a chance to tell them what you think about the issues that matter to you. Going on the conversations that I had with people when I was knocking on doors in Windermere you certainly took every opportunity to tell me what you wanted sorting. I know that Dyan and Colin are starting their times as councillors with very big piles of work to be done. But they are both hitting the ground running, they are already working on issues like keeping the 597 bus, which lots of people said they value as a way of getting to the shops, running through town beyond the beginning of November when the subsidy for every bus in the county is scheduled to come to an end. I picked up quite a bit of work myself, particularly with regards to the poor state of the roads. I have already reported the potholes and indeed the general state of Droomer Drive in Windermere to the Council and asked them to do something about it. They really have no excuse if they don’t get it sorted as they have received an extra £10 million on top of their normal road maintenance funding to spend on keeping our roads in good shape. I will watch to see what happens and will be back on to them if there is no progress fairly soon. If you know of any other roads that need attention, the places where Windermere Now is read, please do let me know and I will report the them to the County Council. As ever if you want to get in touch with me my email address is tim@timfarron. co.uk and my phone number is 01539 723403. Just because the election is over should be no reason for you not to get in touch with your problems Thanks for your support, Tim

Debbie Rigg teamed up with Kelly in January 2014 and in April, as a result of attending a trade show, their tentative ideas for a new venture gathered momentum. James Scott was soon recruited and on 18 August they opened The Original Barber - a new, but traditional, barber’s shop just a few doors away in Crescent Road. James, who spent his childhood in Grasmere where his parents ran an hotel, timed his change perfectly from personal trainer to qualified barber to take on the new role in Windermere. He attended Joseph Lanzante’s acclaimed training centre in Accrington, linked to Blackburn College, and gained experience in Clitheroe – before heading back north to the Lake District. After only a couple of months the new barber’s shop is already proving to be a great success.

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A new Windermere-based online giftware company donate the cost of a life saving vaccine to a child in need, for every gift sold. “Everything Shield of Joy creates and sells is designed to put a smile on your face”, said Andrew Sainsbury, founding

The Original Barber, opposite the Post Office in Windermere. Photo: Ric Scott With the death of Richard Zappile, who ran V.I.P. in Church Road, a traditional gents’ barber shop disappeared from Windermere – and clearly left a vacuum. Kelly and Debbie have found themselves turning men away at The Hair Lounge, due to lack of capacity, whereas at The Original Barber it is now possible for men to book or simply turn up “on spec” for a haircut. Business is doing so well that they are contemplating recruiting a second barber to assist James. In

partner. “It’s our way of making a difference and spreading positivity through business.” The original inspiration behind the venture was to produce books and gifts that help people get through a tough day at work or home. Shield of Joy has launched a new pocket-sized book ‘Five a day to keep you joyful’ that is full of inspirational and fun quotes to feed and focus one’s mind. It is designed to be kept

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in a desk drawer, handbag or under a pillow. Gifts in the range feature the Shield of Joy logo and currently include notebooks made in the Lake District and fine bone china mugs decorated in England’s Staffordshire Potteries. ‘Five-a-day to keep you joyful’ retails at £4.95 and has been snapped up by local Waterstones stores at Kendal and Lancaster. Alternatively visit www.shieldofjoy.com. Until then, keep smiling!

Red letter day for Windermere Post Office Although many mourn the demise of small, local Post Offices, there is also cause for celebration......

with the Windermere Branch receiving a stamp of approval from Post Office Limited! This is a National Network Sales Award based on performance during the first quarter of 2014. For Postmaster Nigel Bartlett the success of the Branch is down to the team’s work

ethic and engaging with every Customer that walks through the door. “We aim always to give great customer service” he said. “Every customer is welcomed with a smile and a greeting - every transaction, every customer, every time.

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Banks quit Lakeland towns Barclays in Ambleside and NatWest in Bowness have announced that they will close their branches, and HSBC in Windermere has reduced its opening hours.

Barclays. In announcing the closure on 5 December 2014

of its premises in Ambleside, Barclays Bank blamed a 60% decline in usage, plus their Market Place building is largely empty of staff. Local customers are apparently visiting other branches or using internet banking. This decision has been opposed by MP Tim Farron and many others, who have been urging

We develop conversations with customers and are genuinely interested in how Post Office products can help them to save money and give them peace of mind.” As if to celebrate, a full refit of

Barclays to reconsider. This has resulted in a glimmer of hope. After a meeting of the Lakes Parish Council, where representatives from Barclays faced very strong criticism Barclays has indicated that it will now consider alternatives to a total loss of service. NatWest. Similarly, a notice displayed in the window of NatWest in Bowness indicates that it will close

Windermere’s Post Office will start in January 2015. This means that the Post Office will be closed from Thursday 15th January and reopen on Wednesday 28 January 2015. Nigel said, “The benefits will be welcomed by customers: with new open plan counters, new flooring, lighting, more space and longer opening hours - all day Saturday and, possibly from the Spring of 2015, Sunday opening from 10.30 am- 3.30pm (to be confirmed). This will further enhance on our promise of Customer Service”.

on 5 January 2015 and that customers should use branches in Windermere or Ambleside.

HSBC. In a further recent change, HSBC in Windermere now closes at 3.30pm, an hour earlier than before. Between them, the big banks appear to be rationalising local branches at the expense of public access to services.

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The book has been receiving great feedback for the quality of the recipes and would make the perfect Christmas present. To buy a copy please call in to the Windermere Now office which is on Lake Road Bowness almost opposite the Royalty cinema. We will be running a more detailed article on Blackwell Sailing in the next issue. They are always on the lookout for volunteers, in particular sailors. For more information on how you can get involved contact David Hall on 015394 45333

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From Wray to Brockhole Swimmers hitch a ride to the start of the aptly name ‘Chillswim’

HISTORY was recreated on Saturday 27 September when, not put off by the name “Chillswim”, more than 200 people took the plunge near Wray Castle and headed towards Brockhole.

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Orange safety floats spread out across the water as swimmers took on the 1.2km crossing and in doing so kept up a tradition that started in the 1920s. From 2014 Chillswim have taken on responsibility from Troutbeck Swimming Club for organising this annual race. This year’s winner was 14 year old Tom Robinson from Ulverston, who did the crossing in 15 minutes 34 seconds.

Wild swimming is growing rapidly in popularity. Windermere is a favourite place and it is not unusual on almost any day to come across swimmers, usually escorted by a boat, wearing bright-coloured caps and towing float. Each June, Windermere’s Great North Swim attracts up to 10,000 participants. The next open water event in Windermere will be on Boxing Day, when “Chillswim” will probably live up to its name!

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Summer of success for Windermere Air Cadets

the summer months outings to places of interest are arranged. Visitors and members are always welcome.

Annual subscription of £11 for adults and 50p for under 25s is due each January.

Attendance fee per meeting is £1 for members, £3 for non-members, under 25s are free. Should more information be required, please telephone the Secretary, Gillean Bell on 015394 32730 or the Treasurer, Anne McVey on 015394 42767. www.anhs.org.uk/ Windermere Air Cadets - Cdt S, Hall, Cdt D Booth, Cpl S Booth, Cpl H Fralick

Spirits are soaring at Windermere Air Cadet Squadron as cadets return to school following unprecedented triumphs over the course of the summer months. After their successful Lights Out event, 1264 Squadron (Windermere) Air Cadets managed to squeeze a variety of training camps, sporting competitions and cadet training exams into the few shorts week in August. These achievements started with four cadets achieving the level of leading cadet, in their classification training, a first for the squadron in two years.

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Four cadets attended the regional music camp and achieved their musician’s badges; Cdt. Suzanne Hall, Cd.t Daniel Booth and Cpl. Stephanie Booth as instrumentalists and Cpl. Hannah Fralick as a drummer.

Both staff and cadets achieved paddle sport awards, with Cdt. Chris Hall achieving 3* Canoe and CI. Emma Clarke 2* kayak.

And as they weren’t too tired after all of these achievements Cpl. S Booth and Cdt. D Booth swam to victory in the Wing swimming completion bringing a collection of medals home. For Cpl. Booth, two gold, and one bronze and for Cdt. Booth two silver and one bronze. Both will represent their Wing at the regional swimming completion later in the year. With other cadets returning from annual camps with many stories to tell, let’s hope that these fantastic successes lead the way for many more acheivements, and encourages many new cadets to come and see the wide variety of activities the Air Cadets have to offer young people between the ages of 12 and 18. For further information email oc.1264@aco. local or telephone 015394 88812.

Ambleside Natural History Society The Ambleside Natural History Society meets in a spirit of friendship and goodwill to share in all aspects of natural history, geology, the countryside, scenery, flora and fauna, use, buildings, history, the activities of inhabitants, etc. Almost nothing is excluded. The Society meets through the winter months of October to March when talks and presentations are given. In

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Members of Windermere’s School sailing team

Windermere School’s Sailing Team competed in the RYA West Zone Championships with more than 1,000 of the nation’s Olympic sailing hopefuls, all of whom hit the water across the UK, competing in nine zones. The Championships traditionally mark the end of the Junior racing season and are a key event for any young sailor wishing to be selected for the RYA Zone and Home Country squads, which is the first step on the pathway to Olympic Classes sailing.

There were some great results from the team, even though the wind was very light. Well done to Joe Baker who finished third in his Topper; Ethan Leahy and Fergus Meanwell who came second in their RS Fever and Pierce Harris and Alfie Cogger who came fourth in theirs. Star sailor of the day though was Theo Stewart who came first in this RS Tera. Theo commented “I really enjoyed this event which was so exciting. My aim now is to win more medals”. Theo didn’t just come first in the Regatta Tera class, but he beat the sailors in the Regatta Optimist and Topper classes as well. Tim Hall, RYA Event Director for the RYA West Zone, said “The West Zone has some really promising young sailors which is great to see”.

Windermere Bridge Club Windermere Bridge Club is a friendly bridge club playing twice a week,on Wednesday and Friday evenings, at the Marchesi Centre in Windermere. We welcome visitors on both evenings. The start is 6.45pm for 7.0pm. For further details or to arrange a partner please contact Ann on 015394 42802 or Irene on 015394 45224 or check on our website. We also hold classes for beginners and a simple systems evening (duplicate) on Mondays from 7.0pm to 9.30pm. For further information and enrolment please contact Wendy or John Ellwood on 01539 821975 or E mail Ellwoodnz@ao;.com

Windermere Probus Windermere Probus Club meets twice a month for lunch at the Craig Manor Hotel on the first and third Thursday of each month. Probus is an international organisation created to allow retired men the opportunity to meet regularly to encourage companionship. Windermere Probus Club has been achieving this for nearly fifty years and the club has been particularly useful in allowing new arrivals, retiring to the area, the opportunity to meet and make friends in the community. Meetings are extremely informal and convivial, lunch is excellent and new members are more than welcome. For more information please contact club seceretary, Peter McNamara, on 015394 43705.

Bowness Women’s Luncheon Club An opportunity for Women to lunch together, listen to an interesting speaker and meet socially in a non-political, non-sectarian and non-profit making group. The club meets six times between October and April at the Langdale Chase Hotel. Upcoming speakers include Mr. Norman Thompson D.L., former Assistant Governor of Haverigg Prison, who will speak about changes and reforms in the prison service on Tuesday 18th November. Then on Tuesday 9th December there will be ‘Music for Christmas’ - festive entertainment, singing carols with The Kirkby Lonsdale Handbell Ringers. Looking ahead to 2015, the list of speakers includes Mr. Taffy Thomas MBE, story telling laureate, Mr. Mick Jackson and Ms. Sarah Littlefield of The Lune Valley Trust and Mr. Joseph Jackson who will talk about the Romans in Cumbria. For membership enquiries please telephone 015394 47124

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Not to be outdone by Europe’s recent success in the Ryder Cup, Windermere Golf Club’s talented members are making a big impression. Adam Chapman, 19, former Lakes School student, has enjoyed an extraordinary season. Not only has he won the inaugural Vardon Grip Trophy and been crowned winner

of both the North and South of England open amateur strokeplay championships, he has also been selected for the England Elite Squad. Adam will form part of the 17 strong squad England Elite Squad. 12 talented and aspiring golfers are selected from across the UK and 5 from US-based players, who will now go on to undertake a number of training sessions

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the quality of life for people in South Lakeland who have a physical disability. Funding may be given for respite care, day care, equipment and services that will enhance the life of disabled people, and which the applicant or social services are unable to provide. It is not the purpose of the Trust to provide the primary support that is the responsibility of the local authority and long term funding will not be considered.

The Trustees meet quarterly, in January, April, July and October to consider applications, which will be considered on receipt of a completed application form, with supporting documents. The form and further information may be obtained from the Trust’s secretary and correspondent, Mrs. Brenda Robinson, 46 Victoria Road North, Windermere, LA23 2DS.

Windermere Rainbows Rainbows are the youngest section of Girl Guiding for girls aged 5 to 7.

The Rainbows Group in action.

Rainbows is all about developing selfconfidence, building friendships, learning new things and having fun. Girls get their hands dirty with arts and crafts, trying out cooking and playing games. Rainbows is all about learning by doing. The Rainbows work towards achieving badges as they do in Brownies and Guides. Many of the badges involve hands on learning i.e. keeping safe, with visits from the Emergency Services or fundraising for worthy causes like Animal Concern. There are several Rainbow Units in the Lakes Division area and the girls enjoy regular joint meetings together. Recently these have included a fun day at Wray Castle and last term they had a teddy bears picnic, indoor BBQ and had fun at Brockhole in the adventure playground. Rainbows started in the UK over 25 years ago but Windermere Rainbows formed back in mid 1990’s and numbers have been growing ever since. Meetings have already started for this term but if you have a daughter who would be interested in joining or you would like to volunteer as a helper at any unit in the Lakes Division area then visit www. girlguiding.org.uk/interested or email lakesdivison@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

throughout the winter to help them improve their game. “We are delighted to have Adam on the team.” said England Golf spokesman, Stephen Burnett. “He has had another good year, but his win at the South of England Open Amateur Championship in July really sealed the deal in terms of his selection.”

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Looking back

Bownessie, Tizzie-Whizie and the Claife Cryer………..Aaaggghhh!

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Bownessie taken by Tom Pickles (left) and the Tizzie Whizie (below)

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The view looks just as busy when the photographs were taken, but the pace of life was very different. The late 19th Century postcard shows today’s buildings in place, but with horse-drawn transport, long dresses and more time to cross the road!

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On stormy nights, ferrymen at Ferry Nab heard calls from Claife for a boat to come across the lake. Quite wisely, they were too afraid to answer the “Caller of Claife”. One night, however, a brave or foolhardy young ferryman rowed across to see who was calling for the ferry. He returned too traumatised to speak and died the following day. To put the tormented caller to rest, a monk who lived on one of the islands was asked to exorcise the ghost. On Christmas Day he took a bell and bible across the lake, and confined the ghost to the quarry and woods “until men should walk dryshod across the lake”. Perhaps during hot summers, when dryshod conditions look promising, to this day there are stories of walkers being followed by a hooded figure at dusk on the heights of Claife. In about 1900 an enterprising fisherman apparently saw a strange, small creature at the edge of the lake. With the body of a hedgehog, tail of a squirrel and beelike wings, one captured (by camera) in 1906 jumped out of the window and flew to freedom. Strangely, despite the best efforts of boatmen to stalk the TizzieWhizie, with fee-paying passengers onboard, rewards on offer and postcards to buy, this strange animal was always too elusive.

For a bigger creature, try spotting the ghostly white horse that is said to walk on the water from shore to shore when harm is about to come to the area around the lake. If this is not scary enough, Calgarth Hall might offer a different type of experience. The 16th century manor house was owned by Kraster Cook and his wife Dorothy. Their neighbour, a local Justice

of the Peace, wanted to buy the house, but the Cooks did not wish to sell. In order to secure the property the JP, Myles Philipson, accused the Cooks of theft and, as their judge, condemned them to death. Before she died, Dorothy cursed Calgarth promising that their screaming skulls would haunt the house until the Philipsons left and that the family would never prosper.

Two skulls appeared at Calgarth and, despite all attempts to rid the place of their presence including throwing them into the lake, they always returned. Myles Philipson became deeply in debt and after his death his son sold the house. The skulls never appeared again and in 1705 the Philipson family died out. For a more up-to-date mystery, sceptics might think that “Bownessie”, a creature that inhabits the southern half of the lake, is merely the wash from distant vessels. More hopeful observers may be inclined to think that the Loch Ness Monster has a cousin south of the border. Why not hire a boat at Bowness, when conditions are murky, give Claife a wide berth and head down the lake? Windermere Now will be happy to publish any pictures of Bownessie! Happy Halloween!

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On the Beat News from the community police

On the run-up to Halloween and Guy Fawkes night, PCSO Sarah Blacow of Windermere Police Station and Fire Officers will be going into schools to give talks on how to stay safe. In addition, local police will be holding a road safety week. They will be working with schools on speed awareness

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The Partnership were sorry to hear that Sarah Cutts, the youth worker from the Windermere Youth Project was at her last meeting and would be leaving her work with Young Cumbria. Sarah has built up the youth clubs at the Phoenix and has worked in partnership with the our local police community support officer on detached youth work. We wish Sarah well for the future. Have you heard of the Nominated Neighbour Scheme? We all get unexpected or unwanted callers and if you are alone or vulnerable this can be a real worry. If you have a Named Nominated Neighbour you do not open the door but hold up the card at the window and ask them to go to the Named Neighbour. The neighbour will know to check the caller is genuine

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Windermere Town Council update A new bus shelter for Goodly Dale

A new bus shelter was erected on 1 October at the bus stop just outside Goodly Dale. This will provide much needed shelter for those waiting for buses in the winter months ahead. The shelter has been organised by Windermere Town Council, on the request of residents in the area.

Bench renovation

This is a co-operative partnership between Windermere Town Council and Cumbria Police, namely to restore and revitalise shabby and old benches in the area. Once benches are identified, replacement wood and parts are sourced and, as far as possible, the work on restoration is done by ‘Men in Sheds’ or other volunteers. Parts from old benches that have been removed are recycled. So far, spending of £1k has gone a long way. The cost of one brand new replacement bench is £950, so this is good value for money!

Windermere pavements

The Town Council have made strong representations to County Council officials about the shoddy repairs made to the pavements in Main Road, using tarmac instead of the original materials. The County Council have promised to put this right by the end of October and will be attending a Town Council meeting in November to report back.

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England’s highest mountain, which dominates the Lake District, scores high on many people’s must do fell-walking lists – but what’s in a name?

Consult a guide to place names and you will find several possible derivations for the name Scafell and its highest point, Scafell Pike(s). The most credible origin is probably Norse, meaning bald or stony mountain. However, consult old texts and maps and the spelling is often shown as Scawfell not Scafell. Hence, “old-timers” and pedants like me may be heard referring to Scaw rather than Sca.

Wainwright quite rightly points out previous spellings in his guide to the Lakeland fells. The “old” spelling was in common usage until the early 20th century, except on Ordnance Survey maps, which have always used Scafell. Perhaps this is why Scawfell slipped out of common usage?

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Swallows and Amazons for ever!

“Roger on Guard” From SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS by Arthur Ransome, Reprinted by permission of The Random House Group Limited

Great Aunt Susan lived on The Terrace (top) and “Red Coat” Robinson, who retrieved the young Arthur Ransome worked from Riggs Hotel (now Windermere Hotel). Old photographs courtesy of Alan Marsh: picasaweb.google.com/ WindermereCumbria. Ransome’s boat Coch-y-bonddhu, on display at Windermere School. Photo Paul Flint.

August saw the re-release in cinemas and on DVD, on its 40th anniversary, of the film version of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons. The DVD includes interviews with Virginia McKenna, Suzanna Hamilton and Sophie Neville, as well as behind-the-scenes footage taken on location in the Lake District. Bowness and Windermere feature in the film. Who recognises that the front of John Elbourne’s Hairstylist in Woodland Road was adapted to become the village store where the Swallows bought provisions in Rio? Arthur Ransome, the author of the Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books, has associations with Windermere that go back much further than his writing.

Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884, the eldest of four children, and spent his childhood holidays at Nibthwaite at the southern end of Coniston Water. His favourite family treat was to row to Peel Island which, in his imagination as a writer, became Wild Cat Island where the Swallows camped. One of Ransome’s earliest memories was at an event to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. His head was patted by an elderly man who could remember the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo and who, as a child, had spoken to people who recalled Bonny Prince Charlie’s army marching into England in 1745! At the age of ten Ransome boarded at Old College in Windermere, where he was desperately unhappy and homesick. On Sundays,

after attending St Mary’s Church, he was allowed to visit his great-aunt Susan who lived in a small cottage on The Terrace above Windermere station – where he recuperated from a “grim” existence at school. Young Arthur tried running away from Old College, and made it over Kirkstone Pass towards Ullswater. He was retrieved by “Red Coat” Robinson who was driving a team of horses with a coach towards Windermere. Old College closed for lessons when, in February 1895, the lake froze over for weeks. In Bowness Bay Ransome saw ice yachts, a perch frozen in the lake’s surface and bonfires on the ice - all of which he included as vignettes in his book Winter Holiday. Much later in his life, Arthur Ransome persuaded his friends Ernest and Dora Altounyan, whose children had helped to inspire the family of Swallows in his books, to send their three daughters to school above Bowness. Taqui (“rebranded” as John in his stories),

Susan and Titty attended Annisgarth School. The building is now a private home and can be found at the top of Craig Walk, where a small housing estate has been built in the grounds. This was at the time that Ransome was writing his books and some of the images link to his experience of the girls at that time (ice skating with them on a tarn, collecting them from school in his old Trojan car that he named Rattletrap, and school girls in the bay, dressed in green – which was the colour of the uniform at Annisgarth School). Arthur Ransome once wrote he “seemed to have lived not one life, but snatches from a dozen different lives”. This summed up a career that was far more colourful and varied, even dangerous at times, than his better known role as children’s author may suggest. From becoming a “delivery boy” for a publisher in London, he later became a journalist during the Russian Revolution, is reputed to have played chess with Lenin, married Trotsky’s secretary Evgenia Shelepina, and was almost certainly a “spy” on behalf of the British government. He sailed extensively, fished enthusiastically, reported widely and, only when aged 46, sat down in the loft of the barn at Low Ludderburn in the Winster Valley to write about adventures in the Lakes District of two groups of children. The rest, as they say, is history – one that

influenced generations of children to explore in reality and in their imaginations. His children’s books have been published in many languages, with a Vietnamese translation on the way soon, and have never gone out of print since Swallows and Amazons appeared in 1930.

The prototype for Captain Flint’s house boat is the Esperance, preserved at the Windermere Steamboat Museum (closed for renovation, but accessible by appointment). The sailing dinghy Mavis, which became Amazon, is on display at the Ruskin Museum in Coniston, and Ransome’s own boat Coch-y-bonddhu, which is displayed in the dining room at Windermere School, featured in his book The Picts and the Martyrs. The real world that inspired his imaginary landscapes is all around, waiting to be rediscovered.

For a good read about Arthur Ransome try Christina Hardyment’s book The World of Arthur Ransome published in 2012, and find out more via the Arthur Ransome Trust (www.arthur-ransome. trust.org.uk) and The Arthur Ransome Society (www.arthur-ransome.org. uk). Why not revisit or read for the first time the series of books that capture a moment in time in the Lake District and were favourites of Prince Charles as a child?

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Putting Ransome on the map

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5 Years on The Arthur Ransome Trust at Coniston Country Fair

Put Ransome on the Map?

The Arthur Ransome Trust (ART), now nearly age 5 years old, is a small charity with big ambitions. Arthur Ransome’s twelve Swallows and Amazons series of novels have inspired generations of children in many ways: to write, draw, imagine and create; to develop lifelong interests and careers as bird watchers, astronomers, chemists, botanists and conservationists; to camp, explore, climb and sail – in Ellen McArthur’s case, right around the World! His novels have enduring popularity. All twelve have remained in print since publication, and are currently available in three different print editions and two audiobook series. They have also been translated into some twenty languages, including the complete series, in 2013, in Chinese. Despite this all of this, there is no permanent centre dedicated to celebrating Arthur Ransome’s life and works.

ART aims to rectify this, to “put Ransome on the map” by raising funds for a permanent Arthur Ransome Centre in the southern Lake District. The Trust’s vision is to develop a vibrant “home”, a place that can inspire future generations to enjoy, explore and discover the world around them, as Swallows and Amazons has been doing for the last eighty-five years. There is more to Ransome’s life than Swallows and Amazons alone. He was a student of literature and the art of storytelling, who wrote critical studies of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as Old Peter’s Russian Tales. As one of the 20th Century’s leading sailing and angling

writers, he contributed Racundra’s First Cruise, edited the Mariner’s Library, and wrote Rod and Line.

As a war correspondent and political journalist he played important roles in Russia during the First World War, the Revolutions, and the early years of Bolshevik rule. Closer to home, his love of the Lake District provided much material for his novels, including through his firsthand knowledge of camping, his love of wildlife, and his friendships with charcoal burners in the woods above Windermere and Coniston. Many inspirations for his characters came from within Ransome himself, whether in John’s sense of duty, Titty’s romanticism, Dick’s enquiring, scientific mind, or in the fat, middle-aged, irascible-writer-with-a-shady-past and perpetual schoolboy, Captain Flint.

Putting Ransome on the Map

ART has several projects aiming to bring these and other elements of Ransome’s life to life, including temporary exhibitions and occasional public lectures. The Trust is also working with academic specialists to produce materials to support teachers in primary schools. If you would like to see Arthur Ransome receive the recognition that he deserves, through contributing towards the cost of a dedicated centre or helping to fund exhibitions and a teaching initiative for schools, visit ART’s website to find out more: arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk

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and wooden toys. Their work will be available here, without any of the crowds or the traffic jams of most shopping trips.” The Christmas Fair, on Saturday November 29, will raise money for the charity Lupus UK which Caroline Kaye has been supporting this year. She took part in the Great North Run and has organised other events, and has raised more than £3,000 so far. Next year she is running the London Marathon for the charity. The fair, from 11.30am till 4pm, will feature afternoon teas and mince pies made by a star local baker, and there will be a Father Christmas grotto for children.

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WHAT’S ON Use this column to advertise your events - free of charge. Please e-mail your events to info@windermerenow.co.uk by 19th August - with contact details if you wish. Coffee mornings, events, club meetings, sports events etc. all welcome.

OCTOBER Until 2 November. “Working the Landscape 1880-1980”. Celebrating a century of Lakeland hill farming through the ages of the Heaton Cooper family of artists. Open 9.00am-5.30pm. Heaton Cooper Studio, Grasmere. Until 20 December. The Nuisance of Landscape: Grizedale - The Sequel. Continues at Abbot Hall. Associated exhibitions and displays can be seen at the following venues: 9th Oct - 20 Dec. Laure Prouvost: Wantee. Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry, Kendal. 10th - 20 Dec. After Ford 151 Blackwell’s Dark Place - Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House.

10th - 20 Dec. It’s all about the Landscape - Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum, Coniston. 25th - 2nd Nov. Little Monster Crafts at Allan Bank (National Trust). Children can make a witch’s hat, a horrifying Halloween mask or a basket for trick or treat sweets. A woodland pumpkin trail will run from Sat 25 Oct – Sun 2 Nov too.

26th - Did you remember to put your clocks back! 27th. Improve Your Biking Skills - free event at Brockhole.

27th - 31st. “Pumpkinfest” at Sticklebarn pub in Langdale (National Trust). Pumpkin carving, toffee apples and spooky cakes and ghoulish face-painting and fancy dress on Halloween.

28th Oct to 1st November - Ambleside Players Autumn production Building Bridges Playing at the Kelsick Centre for 5 night Tickets £7 from Whittakers News or buy online at www.amblesideplayers.co.uk 28th - 10.00am - Noon and 2.00pm 4.00pm. Wordsworth’s World: Part of the Big Draw and Family Friendly Arts Campaign. At Dove Cottage, Grasmere. Suitable for families with children under 12. Book in advance on 015394 35544. 29th - Wild Walks on Wednesdays at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.

30th - 2.00pm - 4.00pm. Japanese Art Afternoon at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.

27th-31st. Halloween Fun at Holker Hall. 27th-31st. Free entry for kids in fancy dress at Beatrix Potter Attraction.

29th - 12.00 noon. Halloween Hoot with Silverband Falconry at Brockhiole, £4.

29th - 2.30pm. Old Macdonald had a farm, children’s theatre show. Old Laundry Theatre. 29th - All day. Birdwatch at Brockhole.

29th - 2nd Nov. “Ghosts, Gourds and Ghouls” Pumpkin Trail at Townend, Troutbeck (National Trust). For £1.50 visitors can find pumpkins in the garden and win a prize.

30th - 8.00pm. ‘A Month in the Country’. Old Laundry Theatre. 31st - Beech Hill Hotel Masquerade Ball 31st - 10.00am - 4.00pm. Spooky Halloween Craft Day at the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction. 16

31st - 4.00pm - 6.00pm. “Halloween Spooktacular”. Fell Foot Park (National Trust). Fireside tales of Fell Foot followed by pumpkin-lit ghost hunt and hot drink. £4 per child. 31st - Grand opening with firework display. Laura Ashleigh Hotel - The Belsfield.

NOVEMBER 1st - 10.00am-12.00 noon. Windermere Scottish Dancers hold a coffee morning. Marchesi Centre.

1st - 10.00am-4.00pm. Martinmas Fair at St Martin’s Church, Bowness. Stalls and refreshments. 4th - 15th. Alan Ayckbourn’s Roundelay. Old Laundry Theatre.

5th - 10.45am. All are welcome to regular Wednesday coffee mornings at St Mary’s Church, Windermere. 6th - 11.00am-4.00pm. Windermere Community Church at Heathwaite is having a Christmas fair - Christmas crafts, homemade bakes plus a free hot drink and mince pie. 7th - “The Great War - Ambleside’s Story”. Hosted by Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary at Kelsick Centre, Ambleside. Tickets £5 incl refreshments form Ambleside TIC/Hub.

8th - 7.30pm. Britten’s War Requiem, with soloists Elizabeth Traill, Nicholas Hurndall Smith and John Lofthouse at Kendal Parish Church. Tickets £14 (under 18s free) from Made in Cumbria in Stamongate and at the door. 8th bonfire and firework display takes place at Hawkshead Recreation Ground 8th - 3.00pm - 4.00pm. Wordsworth as an Elegiac Poet. A talk at the Jerwood Centre, Nr Dove Cottage, Grasmere. Free, but booking advisable.

19th - 11.00am - Noon. How to Read Romantic Poetry: Byron and Shelley. The Jerwood Centre, Nr Dove Cottage, Grasmere. £5 per student. Booking necessary.

19th - Lines of Ascent exhibition opens at the Heaton Cooper Studio in Grasmere. 20th - Cumbria Film Competition. Old Laundry Theatre.

21st - Peter Cropper and Friends. Old Laundry Theatre.

21st - Quiz and Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper - Windermere Golf Club. Fun Quiz teams of up to 4 persons. £8 per team. Alternative option & veggie option available if pre booked. £7.50 p.p. 5.30 to 7.15 p.m. Quiz starts approx 8 p.m. 015394 43123 22nd - Peter Cropper Talk. Old laundry Theatre.

22nd - Tim Horton. Old Laundry Theatre. 23rd - Ensemble 360. Old laundry Theatre.

24th - Crazy Creatures. Old Laundry Theatre.

27th - 1.45pm-3.45pm and 5.00pm7.30pm. National Blood Service donor sessions.

28th - Oscar Wilde’s Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime - Windermere Golf Club. £10 p.p. Fish n Chip Supper (alternative option & veggie option available if pre booked). £7.50 p.p. 5.30 to 7.15 p.m. 015394 43123 opt 2 28th-30th. Santa in Love. Old Laundry Theatre. 29th - Westmorland Youth Orchestra in concert at The Lakes School. “War and Peace” (see article).

DECEMBER 4th-6th. Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience. Old Laundry Theatre.

8th-9th - 10.00am - 4.00pm. Holker Winter Market. Free entry to market. £4 car park charge.

4th-6th - 7.00pm. White Christmas. Crampton Hall, Windermere School. Free entry, but call to reserve tickets (015394 46164).

11th-15th. Miss Saigon. The Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge.

6th & 7th - Hawkshead Christmas Fair parade 4pm Saturday – and a magical display during our traditional carol singing at 4.30pm

9th- 2.00pm onwards. Remembrance Day Parade, Goodly Dale. At 2.20pm the parade moves to the war memorial followed by a 3.00pm service at St Martin’s Church, Bowness.

14th - Call my Bluff - Wine tasting challenge. Rotary Club of Windermere, Marchesi Centre. www.windermererotary. co.uk

14th - 7.30pm. “Walking canals from Stratford to Kendal”. A talk by Anne Parker, includes Industrial Archaeology and Natural History. Ambleside Parish Centre, St Mary’s Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside.

14th 10 - 11.30 Lake District Branch of R.N.L.I. coffee morning. Alpine Restaurant Bowness. Tickets £1 - pay on the door. 14th - Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper Windermere Golf Club (alternative options if prebooked) 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. 015394 43123 option 3. 15th and 16th. Winter Craft Fair, Brantwood, Coniston.

15th - 1 March 2015. Grasmere and the Great War. Exhibition at The Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere.

18th - Bowness Women’s Luncheon Club meet at Langdale Chase Hotel. Mr Norman Thompson D.L., former Assistant Governor of Haverigg Prison, will speak about “Changes and reforms in the prison service”.

6th - 10.00am to 12.00 noon. Christmas Coffee Morning at the Marchesi Centre.

9th - Bowness Women’s Luncheon Club meet at Langdale Chase Hotel. ‘Music for Christmas’ - festive entertainment, singing carols with The Kirkby Lonsdale Handbell Ringers. 12th - Noon. Christmas Lunch at the Marchesi Centre.

12th - 7.30pm. “The Secret Valley of Rannerdale”. A talk by Patricia Howells, includes plants, animals and ecological history. Ambleside Parish Centre, St Mary’s Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside.

13th - 11.30am and 2.00pm. Santa special cruises on Windermere (015394 43360). 14th - 11.30am and 2.00pm. Santa special cruises on Windermere (015394 43360). 14th - from 10.00am. Christmas Producers’ Market at Holker Hall. Free entry and parking.

20th - Christmas Tea Party with Peter Rabbit at the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction. 20th - 11.30am and 2.00pm. Santa special cruises on Windermere (015394 43360).

21st - 11.30am and 2.00pm. Santa special cruises on Windermere (015394 43360).

21st - 4.30pm and 7.00pm. Christmas services at the Lakes Christian Centre, Bowness. 24th - Christingle service at St Martin’s Church, Bowness. 24th - 11.30pm. Christmas Eve communion service at St Martin’s Church, Bowness. 25th - Christmas Day communion service at St Martin’s Church, Bowness. 29th - Windermere Now issue 4 comes out

Ambleside Christmas lights switch-on 15th November Ambleside Christmas lights switch-on takes place on Saturday 15th November involves a Father Christmas cruise followed by a parade through the Lake District town at dusk, featuring hundreds of paper lanterns. Young and old turn out to witness the spectacular procession and the Christmas street lights throughout Ambleside town centre are switched on, as if by magic, by Santa Claus! The 2014 event is expected to have two cruises at 11:30am and 2:00pm and a large skating rink, all-day barbecue and live music. Tickets for the Father Christmas Cruise 2014 cost £12 (£5 for under 12 and under) and will be available from F.W. Tyson’s mountain boot shop in Market Place, Ambleside. Father Christmas Cruise & Christmas Lights Switch-On 2014 Schedule 10:00am to 6:00pm - The Skating Rink in the school playground in Vicarage Road, Ambleside opens- a 20 minute session costs £3 and skates can be hired. 10:00am to 12noon - Grand Christmas Fair in aid of Cancer Care at the Kelsick Centre, St.Mary’s Lane. Coffee and home made biscuits £1. 11.00am - The first Steamer will be ready for boarding at Waterhead. 12 noon - Market Cross stalls open and the entertainment begins and will include a live reindeer at the Market Place plus street performers, including comedy/folk group Panikatak. 1.30pm - The second Steamer will be ready for boarding at Waterhead 2.00pm - Steamer leaves Waterhead Pier in search of Santa 3.30pm - Steamer returns to Waterhead with Santa on board 4.00pm (approx) - Santa begins his sleigh ride to the Ambleside town centre 4.15pm - The lantern procession departs from Gables Hotel 4.55pm (approx) - The lantern procession returns to Gables Hotel refreshments available at the Primary School en route to Rothay Park 5.15 to 5.45pm (approx) - Firework display in Rothay Park, Ambleside

21st - 6.00pm. Carol Service at St Martin’s Church, Bowness.

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LETTERS Letters to the Editor in no way reflects the views of Windermere 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.

Alison Isolated In Windermere Having read in the last edition about Windermere’s Infectious Diseases Hospital, Mrs Walker contacted the newspaper with a photograph of herself as a very young patient. Born as Alison Mackereth in Whinfield Road in Windermere, at the age of two in 1937 Mrs Walker was admitted to the isolation hospital as a result of catching scarlet fever. Her mother, who worked for Frank Herbert and Son, the photographer in Bowness, later told Alison how she had been taken to the hospital in a horse drawn vehcile and how their house was fumigated as a standard precaution to help control the disease. Alison, whose father worked with Pattinsons in Windermere, married Alan Walker in St Martin’s Church in Bowness, and in about 1973 moved to Ambleside, where she now lives.

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Further Memories Of The Fever Hospital Brother and sister, Peter and Brenda McNamara, still live in Windermere and recall visiting the hospital at Pinethwaite in 1946-47. Their father was the Works Superintendent for Windermere Urban District Council and kept an an eye on the premises. Together with the Surveyor, Mr Needham, they also kept hens there and Peter and Brenda would help collect the eggs. The buildings had become virtually disused, but Mrs Sewell, by then an elderly widow, continued to live in what is now Pinethwaite Lodge and made delicious ginger biscuits! Apple trees outside Pinethwaite Lodge still survive. Brenda recalls the tasty russet apples. A black ambulance, used especially for the fever hospital, was kept at the back of Smith’s Garage (now McClure’s Greengrocers) and was driven by Joan Baines’ grandfather, who belonged to the St John’s Ambulance Service.. Dorothy Steele, who lives in Heathwaite, also recalls the hospital, and the horse-drawn ambulance, and how she visited as a child of about six or seven in about 1938. With her friend Ann Noble, she climbed surreptitiously over wall at the rear of Pinethwaite, to try and see her sister Marjorie and Ann’s sister, Gwen. Both sisters were suffering from scarlet fever. Dorothy and Ann were spotted by a very kind gardener, but someone called the Matron who unceremoniously marched them down the drive and out of the large wrought iron gate at the entrance. They didn’t see their sisters! When, after the war, the buildings were converted into local authority flats, one was occupied by Major Tom Shelton who became Chairman of Windermere UDC.

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Dear Editor As the founder of the Lakeland Echo, a newspaper which circulated in the Ambleside and Windermere area from 1979 to 2009, I should like to congratulate those who have just started Windermere Now. It has been launched with something of the same spirit, not only to provide useful local news and information but also provide a forum for local comment and communication. That can often help to provide more cohesion to local views and feelings, and inspire more unity and public-spiritedness among the local community, which I am sure Windermere Now will do.

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Certainly the Lakeland Echo did that and was very well received and read, and even loved. Now that I have just returned to the area after some time away, I am still being told by people how they regarded it with affection and were sorry to see it go. But that was not my decision, but a commercial decision of the subsequent management by the Morecambe Press, who took the paper on and kept it going for so long -- for which I am most grateful. 30 years in the life of a local newspaper is a long time. Many local papers come and go after just a few years or even months. I would like to thank all those still around who were associated with the launch of the Lakeland Echo on July 19. 1979 - when District Council Chairman Abel Ward leapt on to a table at our party at the Belsfield Hotel to ring a ship’s bell launching the SS “Lakeland Echo” - and I thank, too, all those who worked on the paper subsequently both here and in Morecambe.

I would now like to wish Windermere Now a happy launch and a long and successful career serving the community just as well as the Echo did - and hopefully even longer than 30 years. I understand it has been started by the same group that started Grange Now! - and that has been a success now for 23 years. So that paper looks as if it is going to make 30 years - on which I congratulate them too - and, with that tradition and that of the Echo, we will hopefully be able to celebrate Windermere Now’s 30th anniversary when the time comes. I certainly wish the good ship “Windermere Now!” the paper, and all who serve on her, a long and happy voyage! Yours sincerely, Andrew Wilson

Dear Editor I don’t usually write but I found a copy of Windermere now with my Westmorland Gazette bought at the County Show. I had never seen this paper before and thought it was the best Local paper I had read. So interesting and informative. I would like to be able to get the future copy’s but how do I find it? I really congratulate you and your team. Yours Janice Mitchell. Troutbeck. NOTE - Windermere Now should be delivered to your home - Ed.

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ART & MUSIC

Framed in Ambleside!

Ambleside and District Art Society Annual Exhibition

Marion Bradley, James Ingham Riley and Martin Tomlinson

A 65th birthday celebration in Ambleside combined an exhibition by members of the 40 year-old Ambleside and District Art Society with their support for 25 year-old St Mary’s Hospice. The exhibition was opened by Val Stangoe, CEO of St Mary’s Hospice, Ulverston, and donations were taken for the hospice during the exhibition period. The work of Mary Lauritzen, Marylin Tordoff and Mike Labrum, were featured, as well as emerging Lakeland artists, demonstrating the diversity of talent within the Society. Marylin is known for her beautiful watercolour landscapes and Mike for his distinctive style in oils . Jim Ingham Riley, Marion Bradley, and Martin

Tomlinson are exhibiting members who also belong to the prestigious Lakes Artists group, and they are also the Society’s only remaining founder members from 40 years ago. The Ambleside and District Art Society was founded in 1974. Mrs Smithies (known otherwise as Muriel Howe, the writer) placed an advertisement in the Westmorland Gazette inviting anyone interested in forming an art society to come to a meeting in a room over Ambleside Library. Seventeen people turned up at that meeting and forty years later there are over a hundred members. New members are invited to join, provided they live within a 10 mile radius of Ambleside.

Lakes School artists add colour to Windermere Throughout the summer artwork from The Lakes School transformed an empty shop front into an exhibition space for talented students.

Head of Art, Rob Hardy, explained: “The opportunity came about when Heidi Schramli one of our school governors (and owner of Detail Retail in the village) approached the estate agent about a showcase for outstanding art that goes on at the school. It was surprisingly straightforward to get access to the shop and of course we had lots of exciting artwork that isn’t seen regularly.”

Sadly, this great use of a redundant shop window came to end in September when the shop was re-let. Rob Hardy, who hopes to take advantage of similar opportunities in the future, went on to say: “The next step is to get some more of the work professionally printed and framed. We will be making this available to rent to local businesses. All profits will be used to pay for professional artists to visit the school to run workshops. For the students this has been an experience of working for a ‘real’ audience. Two pieces are in the process of being sold as a result of

Westmorland Youth Orchestra in concert at The Lakes School Not to be missed is the young talent that dozens of our local musicians will display when The Westmorland Youth Orchestra are in concert at The Lakes School on Saturday 29th November, 7.30pm.

The Rotary Club has helped organise the event and will be selling light refreshments during the interval. The title of the concert is WAR AND PEACE, with works by Vaughan Williams, Delius, Weber, Ravel, Holst, and Butterworth under the conductor Roland Fudge and the leader Freya Rock. Tickets are available from Mountain Goat in Windermere (Tel 015394 45161) or from 015395 60054 and are priced at £8 for Adults, Seniors at £6.50 and just £2 if under 21.

Striding Edge

Nineteen years of playing at community events and festival gatherings in Cumbria and North West England has forged Striding Edge into one of the hottest folk-roots bands of the region: a people’s firm favourite for their energy-packed ceilidh nights and varied concerts.

A piece by Lakes School artist Hannah Hodgson

the exposure they received here!” If anyone is interested in the Lakes Art Loan Scheme

please contact Head of Art Rob Hardy by e-mail: robhardy@lakes.cumbria. sch.uk Striding Edge, photo Russell Colman

Wordsworth and Nelson The Prelude to Trafalgar

The first version of The Prelude, possibly William Wordsworth’s greatest masterpiece, was completed in 1805 (although it was not published until after his death). In that same year he is alleged to have been having a drink in the White Lion Inn in Patterdale when he heard of Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. The battle, which established maritime supremacy over the combined French and Spanish fleets, minimised any future risk of Napoleon invading Britain. Although this took place on 21 October, news of the outcome did not reach the mainland until 4 November when the 10-gun schooner HMS Pickle arrived in Falmouth Bay. After a 36 hour over-land journey, with 19 horse changes, Lieutenant John Lapenotiere,

who commanded HMS Pickle, arrived at the Admiralty at 1.00am on 6 November. The Prime Minister, William Pitt received the news at 3 am and King George III and Queen Charlotte heard at 7am. As the victory was being broadcast across the city with saluting guns from the Tower of London, the news was also received by an hysterical Emma Hamilton. Lapenotiere was

William Wordsworth, painted in 1842 by Benjamin Robert Haydon (National Portrait Gallery). Hotatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile. Attributed to Guy Head c. 1800 (National Maritime Museum).

later given an audience with the King and Queen and was presented with a silver cruet, the first thing the King could find to hand. He was also promoted to Commander. The ensuing upsurge in British patriotic sentiment encouraged Lakeland’s Wordsworth to write ‘The Happy Warrior’ in 1806. If in London, take a look at the Nelson, Navy, Nation gallery, which opened on Trafalgar Day in 2013 at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Closer at hand, visit Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere.

Striding Edge was formed in 1995 in a stone barn on Kirkstone Pass close to its namesake, the renowned Lakeland mountain ridge. The band came together to explore and popularise the long-neglected traditional dance music and song of the Lakeland region, residing in local manuscripts dating from the 18th and 19th centuries such as those of the Browne family of Troutbeck and William Irwin of Keswick and Elterwater. The current lineup has existed for 14 years and consists of Mike Willoughby on vocals, dance-calling, melodeon, bouzouki and harmonica; Ben McCabe on drums, French horn and vocals; Carolyn Francis on fiddle, border pipes, trombone and vocals and Rick Middleton on vocals, dance–calling and double bass.

Striding Edge’s appetite for playing community events across the region continues, with an average of 60 shows per year on the books. In February 2014 Striding Edge celebrated playing their 800th show, a ceilidh at Embleton near Cockermouth! To contact Striding Edge email Mike Willoughby at mike@striding-edge.org or phone Mike on (01229) 588852.

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Wartime fashion in Ambleside!

In this, the Centenary year of the Great War, Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary provided an excellent show to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. President, Andy Gilchrist, introduced the lady set to entertain us all for the evening, and she did so in style. “people at that time didn’t fully realise the implications of war and the women especially were left in a quandary as to “what to wear”. It all sounded very frivolous and fun, but as Lucy explained everyone believed that the war would be over by Christmas. Buoyed by their new outfits and hairstyles women asked what they could do to help the war effort and were told, “Go home and sit still, war is no place for ladies”. This, of course, did not last long and soon they were employed in the essential work of ….knitting. Knitting socks for the Tommys!

Lucy Adlington, actress, author and a specialist in costume history held court for two and half hours with her one woman show. This was not only highly entertaining but revealed a wealth of information about the era. Lucy modelled and exhibited the most stunning gowns, still in pristine condition despite their age. First, she entertained in a nightie and dressing gown from 1914 - the men who had decided to turn out had a great night… On August 4th 1914, a newspaper ran the headline ‘British Ultimatum to Germany’, subheading, ‘we are at war’. As Lucy explained,

On December 16th 1914 German warships shelled Scarborough and posters were made that triggered the mass enlistment of young men. 1915 saw the start of air raids and, quite undeterred, fashion magazines would guide you in, “what to wear during an air raid” – a slumber suit of course, known today as a ‘onesie’ and a boudoir cap into which false hair had been sewn to give the look of newly curled hair. Lucy ended her show dressed in the uniform of the munitions factory workers: clogs, scratchy woollen socks and, heaven’s above - trousers! Well done to Lucy and, of course, thanks to Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary Committee for their hard work in putting the evening together, organising a raffle, and raising an incredible £686 for the Royal British Legion and Rotary Charities.

Kentmere Hall

I didn’t know that

Medieval travellers heading east from Troutbeck along the Garburn Pass, depending on their purpose, would have been greeted by, or avoided the inhabitants of a fortified house tucked away towards the head of the next valley.

Kentmere Hall, now much altered but still with a 14th century tower, was home to the Gilpin family – lords of Kentmere-dale. The manor of Kentmere is said to have been given to Richard de Gylpin by the Baron of Kendal as a reward for killing a ferocious wild boar, and became the home of twelve generations of Gilpins who were, at various times, military men, artists, writers, preachers and doctors. Now take a trip along the B5284 between Kendal and Windermere.

First you will pass close to an old mill near the Sun Inn at Crook. The mill was powered by water from a small reservoir and was a place where children from industrial conurbations in Lancashire were brought to work. Further along the same road is the site where Richard de Gylpin is said to have slain the wild boar during the reign of King John (1199-1216) - making life safer for pilgrims travelling between the ruins of the Holy Cross at Plumgarth and a chapel on St Mary’s Isle on Windermere. The incident gave its name to the River Gilpin and much later to The Wild Boar Inn and Gilpin Lodge Hotel. Kentmere Hall is disguised loosely as Brack Hall in Martin Edwards’ modern crime novel The Coffin Trail, which also features a character called Gilpin…. well worth a read by those who enjoy murder mysteries!

HOLKER HALLOWEEN FUN Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2014 Wicked Walks in the Holker Garden daily at 2pm. £3.50 per person. Suitable for 3 years upwards. (Pre-booking recommended, fancy dress optional) Hands-on Creepy Craft activities will take place daily. £3.50 per child. Drop in sessions from 10.30am-12.30pm & 1pm-3pm. See the website for more info.

HOLKER WINTER MARKET Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th November 2014 10.30am until 4pm. No admission charge to Market. Car Parking £4.

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SCHOOL REPORT

St Martin and St Mary Church of England Primary School

Goodly Dale offers outdoor learning Following the implementation of the new National Curriculum, Goodly Dale continues to offer the very best in outdoor learning for its children.

The staff at St Martin and St Mary School have had a busy start to the Autumn term.

Staff training began with attending a shared conference event for teaching and learning staff from all the local Windermere Primary Schools. The conference had 120 delegates from the Windermere area and was hosted in St Martin and St Mary School. The speaker was Claire Benton –Evans and her theme was developing techniques and places for spirituality and reflection in schools. The universal infant free school meals initiative has begun. We will be serving an additional 750 meals per week to our infant children. The take up, by parents, has been fantastic, with 95% of the infant children choosing to have a school meal, 20% above the Governments expected take up of 75%. All the planning, organising, training and refurbishment work done by our School Business Manager, school cooks, midday staff and governors has paid off. The children tucked into a roast chicken dinner followed by apple crumble and custard on the first day back. Mrs Gore (Headteacher) said “Everyone at school is delighted with the universal infant free school meals; the children are enjoying them, and all the planning and preparation has paid off.’

William Smith wins photo competition

Congratulations to William Smith, who recently won the under 16 category in the Cumbria Wildlife Trust Meadow Life competition. Will won a £100 voucher and a book. His winning picture will appear in the 2015 Cumbria Wildlife Trust calendar and was exhibited on the Meadow Life stand at the Westmorland County Show. Geography Quality Mark

Congratulations to Mr Griffiths and his staff, who have been awarded the Secondary Geography Quality Mark for excellent Geography provision throughout the school.

Golfing Success

Kyle Todd and William Aspinwall have won the junior foursomes Windermere golf championships.

Kyle also won the junior individual championship on the 19th hole in a match refereed by Aidan McDougall the Junior captain. For the second year running, the Windermere Junior team has won the Cumbria Junior Southern League. Huge congratulations also to Mrs Wadmore who won the ladies’ club championship, played over 36 holes with scores of 9 and 8. 20

Residential visits are vitally important in preparing children for challenges away from home and incorporating these into the curriculum, while experiencing the very best that the Lake District has to offer, is always our aim. Recently, children in

Goodly Dale visit Easedale Tarn

lower Key Stage 2 visited Grasmere to sample the delights of Dove Cottage poet William Wordsworth and trekked to the Easedale Tarn. Studying the life and work of the great poet and the local flora and fauna was hard work, but reward came in a well-earned visit to the local Gingerbread Shop! Pupils thoroughly enjoy the range of school trips and educational visits on offer at Goodly Dale and we look forward to our next adventure.

St Cuthbert’s Primary School St Cuthbert’s has seen changes already according to new Headteacher, Peter Harrison.

Mr Harrison, who has worked in education for over 22 years in a wide range of teaching and leadership roles, said: “The move to St Cuthbert’s primary School has been a privilege for me, having been part of the parish for many years. My years served in education and experience will help me make a difference.” In a reference to a recent Ofsted inspection, Mr Harrison added, “There’s nothing like being thrown in at the deep end! We achieved a very good overall judgement and I am grateful to be able to lead a dedicated and committed team of staff with the backing of experienced governors.” Mr Harrison believes the success of this inspection is also attributed

and After School Club have ensured that children continue their learning, whilst helping to support busy working parents.

Mr Harrison continued: “Ahead of us are more exciting changes as we develop our playground, supported by Sport England, and we use our Ofsted feedback to springboard us into an exciting future as we continue to develop our educational provision.” Mr Harrison, a new Head with an exciting vision for St Cuthbert’s

to supportive parents who are loyal towards their school.

Several changes and initiatives have already been made, “...changes are only introduced if they will improve the teaching and learning opportunities for children - if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it!” As part of the school’s

developments, children are now using Learnpad tablets providing teachers with greater control of each child’s learning. A recent visit by the Head of Stonyhurst College marks the beginning of strong learning partnerships that are intended to strengthen the Catholic ethos of the school. Breakfast Club

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The author’s visit was reward for Oliver Gajdowski, now in Year 9, who had won a prestigious national competition with a cleverly written soap opera sketch involving Shakespeare, Marlowe and a copyright theft! Another Windermere student, Demi Eamer, now in Year 10, was awarded second prize in the same competition. Both students had the chance to meet Cliff McNish and take part in his presentation and workshops.

In September Windermere School welcomed world famous author Cliff McNish. Cliff’s novels range from stories for children to young adults, and he is known best for his fantasy, horror and science fiction genres. His work has been translated into almost thirty languages. Cliff began his visit by giving a talk to Years 8 and 9 on his background as a writer, his inspirations, and a range of his books, including ‘Doomspell’, his first novel. This evolved from a story he created for his young daughter. Next, a workshop was held for Year 8, in which Cliff explained how to write a story in ‘Five

What attracts people to St Cuthbert’s Primary School? Mr Harrison believes that people experience a very caring and supportive school that meets the needs of a diverse range of pupils. Although it is a Catholic school, it welcomes all denominations as, “diversity creates a richness to all of our life experiences. Our door is always open to visitors and I enjoy seeing the positive response on the faces when they take a tour and meet our children.”

An inspiring day with world famous author Cliff McNish

Easy Steps’. The students responded intelligently and enthusiastically, mindmapping character interaction and discussing other narrative skills. Year 9 was then treated to a workshop on

‘Heroes and Villains’, in which Cliff talked at length about how to create characters that will be love or that readers will love to hate! To complete the visit, there was a book signing at lunchtime.

Mrs Richards-Rina, Head of English, said, “The most amazing part of the day for the English Faculty and Windermere staff, was witnessing the enthusiasm, delight and excitement of the students, and their desire to ‘get reading’ after such an inspiring day – one that will be remembered for a long time to come!”.

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CHURCH NEWS

The last Filling Station meeting this year ! We meet again on November 20 at 7:30 at The Marchesi Centre, Holly Road, Windermere for our last get-together of 2014. You’re invited to come along and join with us in fellowship, friendship, singing in praise and discovering more about Christianity. This month we’ll be having a talk from Anita Ball, who’s a Lay Minister at St Mary’s Church, Ambleside. Anita became a Christian twenty-five years ago, when she attended the 1989 Billy Graham Mission - under the impression that she and her friend Tim (whom she later married) were going to see Billy Connolly! Anita and Tim came to Ambleside in 2011 where they serve and minister together

Above: Liz Hopper & Julia Heyworth Right: Sarah Fletcher

out of a deep passion to share their faith. Filling Stations have a reputation for good coffee and eats. Windermere is no exception! Here, preparing for THE BIG FILLING STATION MONTHLY

BAKE UP are Liz Hopper and Julia Heyworth who always do us proud with a mouth-watering selection of savouries and cakes. Testimonies are an important element of our meetings. Recently, we

had a testimony from Sarah Fletcher, who’s lived in Windermere for eighteen years and who was baptized in Lake Windermere. Two years ago, Sarah spent valuable time in Kenya on a ministry mission. She’d love to go back, she told us. We’d love you to join us to learn more or come again to share a special time.Enquiries at 07584079607 windermere@ thefillingstation.org.uk

Martinmas Fair at St. Martin’s on 1st November The annual Martinmas Fair attracts visitors from around Cumbria and further afield to enjoy a day at the fair. Originally started in the 4th century, Martinmas continues today throughout Europe. It celebrates the life of St Martin, a soldier in the Roman army who eventually became Bishop of Tours, in France. Traditionally Martinmas is held at the end of the harvest season when people can find time to enjoy the celebrations. The hard work on the land is completed and the time to enjoy the fruits of the harvest has arrived.

St Martin’s Church, Bownesson-Windermere, is the venue for the Martinmas Fair on Saturday 1st November. Join the crowds of people who come to browse through the stalls, enjoy refreshments and chat with friends in the attractive and unusual surroundings of an ancient and historic church building.

The Fair starts at 10.00am and has something for most people - crafts, raffle, cakes, jams, chutneys, books, toys, pictures, Christmas cards, Fairtrade products and much more. Refreshments will be served until 4.00pm. Entry is free.

Everybody is welcome to come and join us as we celebrate the birth and life of Jesus Christ and enjoy singing some popular Christmas carols together. The Youth and Children’s Church are also preparing for their involvement in the service and we look forward to what they have in store for us. The services will be held from 4.30pm to 5.45pm and from 7pm till 8.15pm. You can find Lakes Christian Centre on Lake Road in Bowness (near the Royalty Cinema) and if you’d like to find out more about us please visit our website at www. lakeschristiancentre.co.uk. God bless you. We look forward to seeing you soon.” Pastor Mike Horsman

6th December. 11 to 4pm. Windermere Community Church at Heathwaite, are having a Christmas fair, Join us for Christmas crafts, homemade baking plus a free hot drink and mince pie.

Home rule for Cumbria? The recent referendum, which has resulted in further devolution planned for Scotland and greater autonomy from central government proposed for England, has prompted Woolly Thinker to take a flight of fantasy…. over Cumbria.

Not only that, but Cumbria looks separate. It occupies a geographical niche surrounded on three sides by Morecambe Bay, the Irish Sea and Solway Firth, and to the east the Howgill and Pennine fells define our borders. Speaking of borders, at one time Cumbria and the surrounding regions were defined very differently to the present day; and looking back

“Hi everyone, time is flying by and we’re heading towards that very special time of year once more. After a very busy Christmas Carol Service last year we are pleased to tell you there will be two services this year on the 21st December.

Windermere Community Church Christmas Fair

Woolly Thinker

Is it fantasy, however, to speculate if Cumbria could be an independent kingdom? After all, Cumbria generates significant income from tourism, exports water, has unlimited nuclear power, renewable energy from off-shore turbines, builds the best submarines in the world, has excellent microbreweries, an expanding pharmaceutical industry, coal and iron resources on the west coast could be reactivated productively, rich farm lands occupy the Eden Valley and Solway Plain, and the Lake District has the hardiest sheep in Britain!

Christmas celebrations at Lakes Christian Centre

through history Cumbria has been difficult to “grasp”. Neolithic man set up a good trade in manufacturing axe heads that have been found across the British Isles and into Europe, and Bronze and Iron Age successors left their marks. The Romans, who pacified most of England and penetrated southern Scotland, treated Cumbria as a border area - a

place to secure, but not to civilise. Roads and forts attest to this policy of occupation on the periphery of a farflung Empire. During the Dark Ages Angles penetrated into the fringes of the Lake District massive and in the 8th and 9th centuries Cumbria became home to Scandinavian settlers who, of all cultural groups, left the biggest impact in terms of place names and accelerated the process of clearing the fells of woodland and introducing sheep. By the 10th century the Kingdom of Strathclyde embraced a region between the Clyde and Dunmail raise in Cumbria. The Normans, however, found Cumbria difficult to penetrate and legends persist of a secret valley, perhaps in Buttermere, which resisted Norman interference. The post-conquest Doomesday book barely touches Cumbria. Cumbria’s frontier status on the one hand and distinct separation from much of England on the other have bolstered its identity and created a hard-working, pragmatic people who have assimilated but never given way to “in-comers”. It

is tempting to start weaving a distinctive Herdwick (scratchy) tartan, divert Hadrian’s wall south down our eastern border, and skip “devo-max” to go for an independent Kingdom of Cumbria. Schools can start designing the new Cumbrian national flag and composing entries for our national anthem, and we can host conferences of Westminsterbased politicians who would dash up the road, knock for entry via Kendal, and seek to persuade the Cumbrian population to vote no. An attractive tax status, along the lines of that in the Isle of Man, would bring inward investment and tolls on the M6 would help create an income from traffic fleeing Scotland for England, or vice versa. Only one question remains …….. where should the new capital of Cumbria be located? Carlisle is not central, Scafell is a bit too remote and Penrith Castle needs a new roof. Answers please to Woolly Thinker in the next edition of Windermere Now. We’ll then get the home rule band wagon on the move, accompanied by the skirl of Cumbrian pipes!

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REMOVALS

John P Howarth ARMCM Teacher of Piano,Clarinet,Theory,Jazz Improvisation. ABRSM exam coaching.Tel.015394 42591

PLASTERING PLUMBING Hard landscaping, fencing, walling, block paving, flagging, patios, driveways, building services, pressure washing, painting. Free estimates, all work guaranteed. Call Martin Eland 015395 59472, mobile 07821 260 730

Steele`s Removals ltd Local * National * International Secure Self- Storage 24hour access + Self-Drive Removal vans www.steelesremovals.co.uk info @steelesremovals.co.uk 01229 820777

TUITION

WANTED

Wanted TOOLS, engineering etc. Tel: 015395 32793

gardening, garages

joinery, cleared.

WINDOW CLEANING WINDOWS & DOORS

ROOFING

FREE FOR SALE

SECURITY

(private homes only, max. 5 items per house, max value £200) Adverts placed in the Free for Sale section are free of charge and on a first come first served basis, typically there are 12-15 spaces available Corby Trouser Press. £60 ono Weaving Loom Accessories - wool winder, frame and cone holder £40 ono Tel 015394 36252

SITUATIONS VACANT STORAGE TAXIS AUTOBODY REPAIR

ROOFING

ACCIDENT REPAIR SPECIALISTS Moor Lane, Flookburgh First left after Ducky’s Park Farm

015395 58329 mobile: 07766 913 572

25 Years Experience Insurance Backed Warranties Professional and Reliable

01524 730666 or 07772 884690

HOLIDAY SERVICES

PLASTERING & BUILDING

PLUMBING & HEATING

HOUSE CLEARANCES

PAUL WRIGHT

CONSERVATORIES

JOINERY

COUNSELLING

LANDSCAPING

DOGS

LAUNDRY

ELECTRICIAN

PHYSICAL THERAPY

www.westmorlandflatroofing.co.uk

IRONING

DRY STONE WALLING

PERSONAL TRAINER

www.evansautobody.co.uk

HOLIDAY LETS

COMPUTER SERVICES

DRY CLEANING

PAVING

HEALTH

Mrs BACKHOUSE For all your house keeping services including, Dusting, ironing, washing and vacuuming. Shopping and assistance to and from appointments. 015394 45117 CLEANING SERVICES Quality cleaning services, reliable, local lady, excellent references. Margaret 0777 924 5936

DOUBLE GLAZING

TILING Windermere Tiles & Bathrooms Ltd., 18 Lake Road, Bowness-on-Windermere Beautiful new showroom - supply and fit - trade enquires welcome Tel: 015394 45552

HANDYMAN

WA HOUSE CLEARANCES & REMOVALS A professional home and garage service with: All rubbish removed - Phone 07528 049 516 or 015395 59469 House Clearances, Houses, Garages, Sheds cleared and all contents removed. For prompt reliable and confidential service contact Graham Walkden. Tel: 015395 32793/62378

Professional dog groomer - fully qualified, friendly service, out of hours appointments, Lamberts Pet Supplies, Albert Road, Grangeover-sands 015395 36544 Studio K9 Dog Grooming and Doggie Day Care. Experienced groomer presenting over 40 Champion show dogs. Personal attention. Easy Parking.Flexible Appointments. Studio K9 at Brantfell Place, Off Brackenfield, Bowness-On-Windermere, LA23 3FJ. Tel.015394 48387.

PATHS & PATIO CLEANING

PLASTERING & BUILDING EST 1992

Extensions Refurbishments Alterations

5423

Miniheat Ltd. Est. 1968

PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS - GAS SERVICE AND REPAIR - NG/LPG

MOBILE : 07989 383 303 HOME : 015394 88807 GADGET66@BTINTERNET.COM

2 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, KENTS BANK ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS

015395 32053

office@miniheat.co.uk

LOCKSMITH MASSAGE MOBILE HAIRDRESSER OSTEOPATHY PAINTING & DECORATING Trustworthy Lady Interior Decorator Deer Park Decorators Quality, Tidy Work at Reasonable Rates Call Michelle on 07876 645751 STEVEN T WELSBY EST. 1979 City & Guilds Advanced Full Technology Certificate Fully Insured SOUTH LAKES 015395 34499

To advertise in the Classifieds section call: 015394 22040

6 5 12 10 for the price of

for the price of

Prices start from as little as 28p per word +VAT

More details from info@windermerenow.co.uk

info@windermerenow.co.uk

| 015394 22040

PARTYPARTYPARTY WITH THE

BEST WESTERN

AMBLESIDE SALUTATION HOTEL & SPA Christmas Party Nights... Whether it’s a ‘shindig’ with colleagues or a celebration with family and friends, our Party Night Celebrations are not to be missed, be part of it as the emphasis is on a fantastically fun night to remember!

We have the following fabulous Party Nights lined up for 2014

cafe bar serving charcuterie and cheese.

APERITIVO HOUR

Saturday 6th, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th December

Buy 1 glass of wine & receive the second half price

Just £32.50 per person

MONDAY TO THURSDAY 5PM - 6PM

Come and join the Festive Fun! to include fizz on arrival, 3-Course Festive Fayre, coffee, mini mince pies, party paraphernalia, midnight munchies and a bop till you drop disco till 12.30am.

Winter Warmers

Festive lunches served throughout December for a lunch time get together.

COCKTAIL FRIDAY’S All Cocktails just

£5.00

Superb Stay Over Rates Just £48.50 per person Bed and Breakfast

For bookings contact our Party Night Planners Alison or Ruth on 015394 32244 BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel & Spa www.hotelslakedistrict.com ambleside@hotelslakedistrict.com

Fino, Millans Park, Ambleside, LA22 9AD 015394 32920 www.finocafe.co.uk

Everything you want from a bank account... ...without the bank Internet Banking

Mobile Banking

Cumberland Plus Current Account Exclusive Savings Accounts

Free card use abroad*

Text Alerts

Pay2Mobile enabled by

Current Account Switch Service

Customer Service Helpline

Contactless Visa Debit Card

*The Cumberland does not charge you to use your Cumberland card but the provider of an ATM or retailer may apply a charge. Cumberland Plus is subject to status and terms and conditions apply. You must be 18 years of age or older to open a Cumberland Plus current account and you must fund the account with a minimum of £750 per month. Paym and the Paym logo are registered trademarks and used under licence from Payments Council Limited (or its successors in title).

For more information visit cumberland.co.uk · Kendal (01539) 720460 Windermere (015394) 46698 · Ambleside (015394) 32828 Cumberland House, Cooper Way, Parkhouse, Carlisle, CA3 0JF

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