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November saw three major changes in direction following considerable opposition from local people.

Happy new year to one and all.

After spending significant time and resources on planning for the introduction of on-street charging, Cumbria County Council suddenly withdrew its plan.

The end of one busy year and the start of an even busier one......from issue 5 Windermere Now will be monthly to almost 10,000 homes and businesses in Windermere, Bowness, Troutbeck, Ambleside, Langdale, Hawkshead, Grasmere and everywhere in between. So if you have an event to run, a notice to place or something to shout about, then why not get in touch.

Then, in relation to Ambleside, Premier Inn announced that it will no longer open a 64 bedroom hotel in the University of Cumbria’s Hill Top building, close to The Struggle; and within days Sainsbury confirmed that, despite obtaining planning approval, they may no longer build a 14,000 sq ft store close to Hayes Garden World.

DEADLINES The deadline ongoing will be on the first of the month starting 1st February, then 1st March, 1st April, 1st May and so on. So if you wish to include news, an advert, a what’s on listing or a club or society report then please send in by the first of the month to appear in that month’s issue. Everyone wants value for money when they advertise. From Plumbers to Joiners, Hypnotherapists to Physiotherapists and Taxi drivers to Take-aways, your advert will be delivered to every home and business in the area; and because it’s Sharon, Glenn, Kerstin and Paul full of local news and stories, people read it, so your advert works harder for you. A huge thank you to Paul, Glenn and all the team for a fabulous job. On behalf of all of us I wish you a very happy new year. Chris

Public criticism seems, with justification, often to be a reaction to lack of “joined up thinking”. The latest controversy, brewing in Ambleside, now focusses on the University of Cumbria’s plans accommodate a growth from from 127 to more than 500 students by 2016. This should help to create employment for local people, which is a good thing. We can only speculate, however, why existing buildings, including that which was to be sold to Premier Inn, plus the potential sale of Kelsick Grammar School for development as a hotel, are

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In an attempt to stimulate debate Steve Ratcliffe, the National Park’s director of sustainable development, has proposed a Swiss-style cable car link between the tourist hotspots of Far Sawrey, Hawkshead and Coniston…. and even a link between Windermere Railway Station and Bowness. His aim would be to shift users from Lakeland’s busy roads.

In practice, the prospect of travelling by cable would probably attract even greater numbers to drive into the Lake District, thereby adding to parking, congestion and pollution. It may be more productive, in terms of environmental impact, to explore methods of restricting

Formula 1 on Windermere’s New Year streets! Roads closed for a good cause Who needs Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button when Windermere’s very own New Year pram race will attract drivers of amazing calibre? In true F1-style, roads will be closed, chicanes and barriers erected at key points, and prams “revved up” to welcome 2015. Vehicles must have at least one wheel (bring on the barrows!) , a passenger with helmet,

no pedals or power other than human muscle, and prizes will be awarded for fancy dress as well as record-breaking times of the circuit. Crescent Road, Main Road, High Street and Victoria Street in Windermere will be closed on New Year’s Day between 11.00am and 3.00pm, with traffic directed to use Elleray Road and College Road. A pit-stop will be in place outside The Queens pub, there will be a bouncy

castle and many businesses will be open. After a gap of about 15 years the event has been reinvigorated by Lakes Lions, in aid of charities and “the racing will be more intense, the spectating will be better and the businesses and community will get the most benefit.”

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Surely, it makes environmental sense for existing sites to be developed by the university in preference to constructing a swathe of additional buildings at its North and South sites, the latter within Ambleside’s Conservation Area.

The sale of properties to fund new university accommodation may be the cheapest solution for the university, but is it best for Ambleside? And Premier Inn has not gone away - they are now looking for an alternative site in the town.

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the number of tourist-related vehicles entering the National Park.

The good thing is that ideas of this type, if presented as serious options, could help to focus thinking on sustainable eco-friendly solutions for the environment and those living, working and visiting the Lake District.

Community news for Bowness & Windermere A long meeting of Windermere Town Council covered much of importance to the community on 12 November.

597 Bus Service - at the heart of Windermere

The county-wide withdrawal of bus subsidies by Cumbria County Council has jeopardised the future of several routes, including the 597 which serves the centre of Windermere via Park Road and Thornbarrow Road. Although takeup on the route is low, with barely more than 50-100 users and typically about 5 passengers at any one time, for those who do use it, many of whom are elderly, it is an important means of reaching shops and services in Windermere. Windermere Town Council is keen to see the service continue, provided that this is affordable, and so it has stepped

in to do its best to help. Mindful of the financial risk that attaches to subsidising the service, councillors agreed on a split vote to fund a trial period of operation, with Lakeland Commercials running a service three days per week, three times per day (in contrast to the six day service that the County Council has ceased to fund). Councillors have struggled to obtain numbers from the County Council, but indicative costs suggest that for a full year, a three day service would cost about £12,600 to operate, generating a modest income, leaving a balance of £10,200 to subsidise. The trial period to the end of March will cost the Town Council up to £3,200 from this year’s budget and allow time for costs and passenger numbers to be evaluated. Key to the success of this project is that the local community makes best use of the 593, so that income improves and passenger numbers justify on-going support. Windermere Town Council has done well to grip this problem by helping to find a long-term solution.

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David Howell updated councillors on revitalising the swimming pool at Troutbeck Bridge. South Cumbria Construction has started work, with a view to completing in June 2015, from when the pool and fitness centre will be operated by Choices Health and Fitness Club, a Derbyshire-based company.

£750,000 is being invested in the project, which entails renewing redundant heating plant and pipes, and replacing the present pool, which leaks, with a smaller version. Changing rooms will be refurbished and charges for membership and one-off use of the facility will be similar to those for Kendal Leisure Centre. It is hoped that an opening event will star Duncan Goodhew. Mr Howell stressed that links with local schools will be maintained and developed for teaching and learning. He admitted, however, that as the pool will measure 5 metres x 15 metres, in contrast to the 20 metre pool that it is replacing, it will be too small for galas

A “Pink Day” at Ambleside health and beauty spa, Oxley’s, raised more than £400 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Customers were tempted with a number of special prizes that had been donated for their charity raffle.

He said that the dimensions of the pool were dictated by commercial viability and that it reflected the needs of the community at Troutbeck Bridge. Time will tell if the dimensions of the project should more obviously take into account the wider population from north of Ambleside, to Windermere and Bowness. Nevertheless, it is good to see this level of investment on a community facility and the future success of the project is supported by the Council.

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The Council has responded at short notice to an important survey on the future shape of policing in Cumbria and, in doing so, very much favours the retention of Police Community Support Officers. Their view is that any alternative to PCSOs is likely to endanger the future of Windermere Police Station.

Oxley’s girls ‘in the pink’ raising funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer

In addition to a back, neck and shoulder massage donated by Oxley’s, the team also baked cakes which were sold for a donation. Oxley’s manager, Sally-Anne Maher, was delighted with the encouragement from both new and existing clients alike. She said: “We are thrilled to have raised money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and would like to thank everybody who chose to be involved. Everyone got into the spirit of the occasion and through the generosity of the Salutation Hotel, LilyLou’s, McClures and others, we have managed to raise both funds and awareness for this extremely worthwhile organisation.”

The Lake District National Park planning committee has refused an application for a visitor centre and café at White Moss Common near Grasmere. The application was opposed successfully by the Friends of the Lake District, which had serious concerns that if it had been approved, it would have set a precedent which would allow more development in open countryside in the National Park.

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A Georgian answer to the London Eye When the war was on, the Napoleonic War that is, Claife Viewing Station that overlooks the Windermere ferry was particularly popular with wealthy visitors who found it difficult to travel abroad. Until recently the Viewing Station and the Courtyard were surrounded by scaffolding. South Cumbria Construction have been busy pointing walls, repairing and replacing crenellations and making good the Courtyard “cottage”; and the National Trust’s direct labour team have worked hard and skillfully on the Viewing Station itself, along with volunteers who helped to shift 20 tonnes of stone uphill by barrow. A “pop-up” café will be added in the Courtyard, with indoor and outdoor seating, so that visitors can relax and refuel, when walking along

the west shore or setting off to Hill Top or over Claife Heights. For walkers between Wray Castle and Claife, it will be possible to have refreshments at both extremes of a circular route. Information panels are in place and the site is looking less like a builder’s yard and closer to its early 19th century appearance. The Viewing Station has a colourful history - not least because coloured glass allowed visitors, seeking the Victorian concept of the “picturesque”, to see the expanse of the lake through different seasons: light blue glass for winter, light green for spring, yellow for summer and orange for the autumn. Dark blue glass for a moonlit night and a lilac tint for an impression of a thunderstorm! The next milestone will be an application for planning permission to construct a platform in the Viewing Station to enable visitors to enjoy the same views by being able to stand higher in the shell of the building,

Top: Claife viewing station 1821 Right: Skilled work on the viewing station

Although over-grown laurel has been cut back, the view when walking to the station will be restricted intentionally, so that a grand vista is revealed only at the top. The National Trust intends to “launch” this project fully in the spring - no doubt using light green glass to do so!

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“The railway arrived here in 1847 and in 2017 will be electrified”. Tim Farron MP made this point as he greeted Baroness Kramer off the 11.18 Baroness Kramer and Tim Farron MP from Oxenholme. A high-powered group of local better communications to London. people and transport specialists “It will be breakfast in London, applauded the Transport lunch in Windermere”, he said. Minister’s announcement that Baroness Kramer said that £16M will be spent on the 10 the is just one example of the mile track from Oxenholme to government’s commitment to Windermere, as part of a wider improving the country’s rail plan to electrify and upgrade the network and that had previous rail network in the north west. governments taken a similar She said that it will underpin the approach in the past, investment region’s £600M tourist industry on this scale would not now be and enable better services for needed. Quizzed on the high cost local commuters, including of tickets on the rail system, she school students - who she hoped said that rail fares were rising in might also think about becoming line with the Retail Price Index engineers as a result of travelling and any concerns of this type on the train. would be addressed through the Answering questions after franchising process. the formalities, Chris Nutton, Chris Nutton indicated that, in Programme Director at First contrast with Windermere, the TransPennine Express, described Furness line represents a more how the business plan for challenging and costly route to electrification will result in cleaner, electrify. He said that it is four faster, higher capacity and moretimes longer and has significantly cost-effective trains. Gone will more tunnels, bridges and be the cloud of fumes and roar viaducts. He hoped nevertheless of diesel as the train pulls away. that improvements in service In thanking all those who had could be made ahead of any assisted with the preparation of decision about electrification. the successful bid to upgrade the system Tim Farron was keen to The announcement is good news for residents, visitors and emphasise the advantages – a the area’s tourist-dependent seamless route from Windermere economy, and should dispel to Manchester Airport, allowing periodic rumours that the line is access to Tokyo and beyond, that endangered. will do much to boost tourism; and

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Local businesses turned out in force on a rainy day to a very busy Hawkshead Christmas Fair

TOP LEFT CLOCKWISE: Band: keeps spirits high New Leaf Tea Tasters: Sally Farrington based in Harrowslack School House Cottage Bed & Breakfast: Steve & Sharon serve up their delicious slow-cooked beef. Kings Arms Hotel: Provides temporary shelter during deluge. Tomifee: Fiona Minkowski from Grange and her beautiful range of handmade soap. Mark & Katie of Food in the Fells: serving their passion for your pleasure. And finally Fell Tarn Friends’ Claire & Amy with their Lake District inspired children’s books and merchandise.

Not just a walk in the park

Runners from all over the country descended on Fell Foot at Newby Bridge for Windermere’s first Parkrun on 19 October. This attracted an unprecedented 247 participants, since when more than 180 have attended almost every weekly run. Parkruns are free 5km events, staged in parks all over the world, and always start at 9.00am on a Saturday. “The Fell Foot Parkrun is another fantastic addition to the Lake District’s portfolio of outdoor activity,” said Matt Leigh, one of the organisers who, with a team of volunteers, worked closely with Victoria Dodd of the National Trust to create the route. “It’s an accessible event, designed to cater for all abilities from first time runners to top class club athletes. We’re confident that we will develop a strong running and social community as a consequence.” The organisers paid tribute to the assistance of Stuart Wallace, a Parkrun ambassador from Barrow, who was their mentor during the planning stages.

Runners who want to take part must register online at www.parkrun.org.uk and print off a barcode which has to be presented at the finish. The barcode can be used at any event.

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Business diversification near Windermere Matson Ground estate, in the shadow of Brantfell, provides an example of a business that has adapted changes in the economy, whilst helping to create employment opportunities and wildlife habitats. It was bought by Francis Scott in 1920 and is now a mix of farming, let residential properties, holiday cottages and rural offices. Ground’s stock is sold as organic and there are a number of regular customers for lambs and young beef animals. The Stewardship agreement with DEFRA supports the farm generally, including the organic element, and helps also to pay for improvements to the environment such as tree planting, a new wildlife pond, stone wall and hedge restoration. It also carries with it responsibility to maintain important habitats and two SSSIs. The agreement supports school visits to the farm – several Windermere and Kendal schools, and Myerscough College are now regular visitors. Organic farming at Matson Ground

The farm covers around 450 ha and is made up of woodland and pasture, with some lakeside grazing at Brathay near Ambleside. Organic status was gained in 2002, and the farm is managed by contract farmer Pete Webster. As with most farms in the area, the produce is sold “store” to other farmers who develop the stock until ready for market. Most of Matson

The estate recognised the need for rural workspace and has created eight high spec offices, originally farm buildings, now known as Low House Business Centre. Four of the offices have been taken by local businesses and two are still available to let. Storage facilities, including for boats, are also available. Matson Ground estate is constantly looking at diversification of redundant buildings and all enquiries are dealt with from the Estate Office at Matson Ground.

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Inset: View towards Brantfell from Matson Ground.

Very early on the icy morning of Monday 5 January 1959 flames lit the sky above Brantfell when an ancient summerhouse caught fire. People called the Fire Service shortly before 4am, but firemen who rushed to the 600’ summit of Brantfell, on the Matson Ground Estate, found that it was impossible to save the tinder dry wooden structure. By daylight all that remained was the stone chimney stack. The Victorian summerhouse had nestled on the rocky viewpoint for 70 years and in the 1930s was

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used by Girl Guides and the YMCA for weekend camps. For 20 years before it burnt down the building was empty and increasingly derelict. Mr and Mrs F C Scott of Matson Ground had almost completed a renovation project when the fire occurred. Post holes and anchor points are still visible where the summerhouse once stood.

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Tim’s Column Despite the distance from London we are visited by a lot of politicians. Often because I invite them to see what is going on or because they hear good things about our work. In Vince Cable’s case simply because he loves the Lakes. I was pleased to welcome Baroness Susan Kramer, the Transport Minister, who brought with her the official announcement that electrification of the Windermere train line is going ahead. It has taken a lot of work to get us to this point. Until the Government announced that the feasibility study had been positive and that the project was going ahead we could not be completely sure of the outcome. This is brilliant news as electrification will help the line to connect seamlessly into the rail network and ensure there is a direct link to Manchester Airport. It could open up other routes for visitors, allow residents to use the line more regularly, and enable train companies to use modern rolling stock. Added to which construction work will bring much needed jobs. I know, however, that a number of people are worried about the environmental impact of work and pylons along the line. I will be working closely with the Friends of the Lake District to ensure that any issues are minimised, but if you have specific concerns please do let me know and I will pass them on to Network Rail. We have been successful in a couple of other important campaigns. Locally, the County Council has seen sense and dropped its plans to introduce onstreet parking. Whilst I understand that they have undertaken not to consider this option for at least two years, I will work hard to ensure that it is never revisited. The County Council should have taken more notice of the views of local people. Nationally, I was delighted to learn in the Chancellor’s Autumn statement that VAT paid by Mountain Rescue teams will be refunded. This has been a long, hard fight. Money from donations was being recovered as VAT, which was clearly unfair. As a result of our campaign a “stop gap” was introduced, whereby teams could apply for grants to more or less cover VAT payments, but now they will be able to reclaim VAT like other businesses. Their lives will be easier and you can be be sure that donations support this worthy cause. If you want to contact me about these or any other concerns, please email me at tim@timfarron.co.uk or call 01539 723403. Thank you for your support. Let’s hope we all have a successful 2015. Tim

A “topping” experience with gin and whisky The new Lakes Distillery at Setmurthy near Bassenthwaite recorded another significant milestone in October as it observed a ‘topping out’ ceremony to celebrate reaching a high point - completion of the roof timbers over its retail areas. This was followed by another first - the production of The Lakes Malt in mid-November and, as Windermere Now went to print, work was progressing well to enable the Visitor Centre, Bistro and

Bar to open in December.

The launch of The Lakes Gin, the only gin to be distilled in Cumbria, at this year’s Taste Cumbria food festival in Cockermouth was another great success. Not only were stocks exhausted, due to the level of interest, the company also received a vast number of pre-orders.

The Lakes Gin is distilled in a bespoke 1,000 litre copper pot still, rather than on an industrial scale using column stills as is the way of most brands, to maintain a greater character in the spirit. Cumbrian juniper, water from the River Derwent and a mix

of traditional gin botanicals as well as bilberry, meadowsweet, hawthorn and heather are at the heart of The Lakes Gin making it a Lakeland product with a truly unique taste.

The Lakes Distillery will also be the largest whisky producer in England, with plans for one million bottles of the spirit each year. Production of Gin, Whisky and Vodka is taking place on the site of a restored 1850s Victorian model farm. For further information and for updates on progress at The Lakes Distillery, visit www.lakesdistillery.com.

Cumbria County Council faces further major cuts

To put this in perspective, Cumbria County Council:

Your opportunity to comment on proposals: CLOSING DATE 20th JANUARY 2015

In launching a public consultation process to seek opinion on costsavings, the County Council mentions that between 2011/14 it identified savings of £130 million and that by 2018 it will need to make a further £83 million of savings - by which time the overall spend will have been cut by roughly a quarter.

At one point the Council employed over 10,000 people (excluding schools). Today it employs 7,000 and by 2018 this is expected to fall to 5,200. This means that in the next three years 1,800 people who are employed with the Council today will leave. The Council claims that the scale of the cuts, as a result of reductions in government funding, is unprecedented

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Prime Minister “twitters” over Hawkshead Relish In November ‘Hawkshead Relish’ director Maria Whitehead featured in a “tweet” sent by David Cameron to his 2.86 million followers. Mrs Whitehead, in her new role as an Export Champion, was taking part in an event to promote trade to the Middle East, and Hawkshead Relish was highlighted as an example of British enterprise and good practice.

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Second home owners should contribute more to local services

South Lakes MP Tim Farron is pressing for a tax on owners of second homes in the Lake District to help essential local services. He has proposed a 10% premium on Council Tax to ensure that GP surgeries (under threat of closure at Hawkshead) and other essential rural services remain viable.

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Speaking after Prime Minister’s Questions Tim said: “This fund could protect rural services and give them a sustainable funding stream. For me, this is not about penalising second home owners, it’s about asking them to pay their fair share. They use the GP practice, the bus service and the post office and like local people they should support it. Rural services cost more to

sustain, but I believe that we should all pitch in to pay for them.”

He went on to say: “If 50% more people were living in these communities we wouldn’t be having this problem. If people can afford £400,000 for a bolt hole, it’s not unreasonable to ask them to pay say 10% more. Ideally I think we could double it or have it anywhere between 1 and 100%.”

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Book Review

Crocodile – The Magical Tale of the Windermere Crocodile K Trevor Wigglesworth

Illustrated by Robin GrenvilleEvans

Hardback published in 2013 by 2QT Limited £18.99.

If, in the future, a gentleman in a large coat and long beard walks into my office in Bowness or I go kayaking on Windermere, I might be rather more alert having read Crocodile by Trevor Wigglesworth. It is an intriguing book. Partly, because when one is familiar with an area it is easy to picture the scene and, in the case of Crocodile, it is possible also to learn something new about the history and topography of southern Lakeland. The book is also intriguing on a far more imaginative level, but to say more would risk giving too much away about the plot. Crocodile is local author Trevor Wigglesworth’s first novel. To a degree, this is apparent in his style of writing –

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matter of fact or scholarly, rather than emotional - but this does not detract from a good read. Although Crocodile could be mistaken for a children’s book, more realistically it is pitched at adults or teenagers, who enjoy snippets of homespun philosophy and a flight of fancy. That said, does it need a good imagination to wonder what the dark form was that you glimpsed from a boat or who might be rowing on the lake through mist and rain? One moral in the book is not to take things at face value – there can be far more to animals and humans than is apparent at first sight. Another dilemma to ponder is what you would do if a crocodile asked you for a cup of tea. Whilst you sip your Earl Grey, have a good read!

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Finally, it is good to see illustrations in a novel, particularly those of Kendalbased Robin Grenville-Evans.

Now that you have Christmas book tokens, a limited number of quality hardback copies of “Crocodile” are available in local shops including Fred Holdsworth’s Bookshop and Wearings in Ambleside, Poppi Red in Bowness and Hawkshead, and gift shops at Holker Hall, Yew Tree Barn, Low Sizergh Barn and Daisyroots in Grange-over-Sands.

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Father Christmas was greeted by a choir and thousands of onlookers in Windermere when, on 29 November, he turned on the Christmas lights. Preceded by a “flashy” fire engine, rustic reindeer and a festive float, Santa’s sledge transported him to Victoria Park for celebratory fireworks. The Winter Lights Committee thanks the many organisations and individuals involved.

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Staff are working hard to enable the new museum to re-open in 2016. They made the most of good weather over the past few months to record, pack and label all of the objects in the collection. Together with enormous help from volunteers they have relocated over 2,500 items that relate to the boats. Whilst new museum buildings are being constructed many of the objects will be cleaned and conserved ready to go on display. The conservation team has also been busy moving the workshop into temporary facilities where they will be

able to continue working on boats. One of the most complex tasks has been the relocation of vessels within temporary storage. The collection has been moved to enable construction to commence, with boats stored safely away from construction work. The photograph shows Ellesmere Port apprentices helping to move the Mary Anne, an oar-powered ferry believed to have been built in about 1870, which was recovered from the west shore of Belle Isle in 1978. The museum is on the site of a former wharf where, for many years, barges unloaded sand and gravel from the bed of the lake. This operation ceased in 1975 when Windermere Nautical Trust started the original museum.

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Cloud Nine

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This picture, taken in November with Windermere School in the foreground, shows a halo produced by the moon shining through cirrostratus clouds.

Cirrus clouds form at very high level, typically between 20,000-40,000 feet above the earth’s surface, close to the “ceiling” of the troposphere, known as the tropopause. At that height, due to intense cold, clouds are made

from ice crystals. Stratus clouds are diffuse, spreading across the sky, and cirrostratus is a diffuse, high-level cloud of ice crystals. When the sun or moon shines through a halo, of only vague colour, is formed. Cirrostratus is associated typically with the early signs of a depression as warm air overrides cool air at the warm front. Wind increases and rain is on the way.

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Woolly Thinker

my grandfather’s Cumberland accent had been more richly sprinkled with dialect words and phrases than we hear now, but regional accents, as opposed to dialect, continue to add colour to everyday communication. Had I moved four miles from Shropshire into Wales I would have detected a Welsh lilt and even occasional words in Welsh.

not pre-fix each new phrase with the word “so”, sprinkle sentences liberally with “like”, and resort to Upspeak – ending sentences with a rising intonation. Language evolves, but whilst words may be new, local accents persist despite social media and BBC English. My new friend Reg entertained us with an endless supply of anecdotes. The next day we knew that we would hear the same jokes, and we would laugh just the same. Reg got home late in the evening after working under a bright harvest moon. As his wife opened the door of their cottage he stamped on a nearby slug. “You cruel thing”, his wife exclaimed. “He deserved it”, came the retort. “He’s been following me around all day!”

In mid-September Woolly Thinker enjoyed a few glorious sunny days in Shropshire, on a small organic farm on the “wrong” side of Offa’s Dyke, deep within the Welsh border – helping to bring in a bumper crop of sweet smelling hay. Nearby pedigree Hereford cattle, visibly excited by the scent of winter food, gambled into the meadow to hooverup wisps of hay that had been missed. One worker, a youthful 78 called Reg, put Woolly Thinker to shame with his ability to move with agility high above the ground as the trailer was loaded and to heave heavy bails above his head to those building the stack in the barn. As they worked, the haymaking team conversed in rich Shropshire accents, occasionally using words in dialect that were entirely new to me. To take my mind off new muscle groups that screamed for a rest in the heat of an Indian summer, I reflected on how, as a child, I had helped to make hay in the Causeway fields below Haverthwaite, no doubt getting in the way of my Great Uncle Joe who had raked hay by hand and tossed bails into the barn using a pitch fork – rarely seen these days. In Penrith

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When I got home to Windermere I noticed a birthday card on the mantelpiece, a relic from our son’s 21st birthday celebration. It read: “You is like well old innit”. A whole new language, far more recent than the Shropshire and Cumbrian brogues I had experienced. It had been great working with a generation of people who do

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Lyme Disease … it’s a dog’s life

Merial Animal Health has announced its support for Mountain Rescue by providing the Lake District’s 25 search dogs with free vaccinations to protect them against Lyme Disease - the most common tickborne disease in Europe. Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which can be passed onto humans or dogs following a bite from an infected tick. Symptoms include lameness, lethargy, loss of appetite and sickness, while untreated cases can lead to ongoing heart, brain and kidney problems. Ticks thrive in the grass, bracken and densely wooded areas in which the dogs work, and research indicates that their prevalence is rising due to climate change and increasing numbers of hosts. Clair Williams, Veterinary Surgeon at Oakhill Vets, Windermere and Honorary Vet of the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Association (LDMRSDA), said: “The Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Association

VAT refund for Mountain Rescue

Tim Farron has welcomed news that VAT will be refunded for Mountain Rescue teams. The refund, announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, came after years of campaigning by the MP. He said: “This is fantastic and will make a massive difference to our vital search and rescue teams. It has always struck me as deeply unfair that emergency services, which save people’s lives everyday, have to pay tax on the vital equipment that they use – especially when virtually all of their funding comes from charitable donations. That’s why I have been campaigning for so long to stop these teams having to pay VAT. Our Mountain Rescue teams do amazing work for people in desperate need. I cannot praise them highly enough – their determination and bravery are truly inspiring. Taking the lead in Langdale - Rescue dog Jake, photo credit to Will Combs.

(LDMRSDA) is a voluntary organisation that relies upon the generosity of public donations and support. As our rescue dogs are exposed to areas of heightened risk it is extremely important to protect them against ticks and tick-borne disease. We are extremely grateful that Merial Animal Health has

donated vaccinations to provide the added protection they need against Lyme Disease.” Claire Edmunds, Merial Animal Health Product Manager, added: “We are committed to the health and welfare of animals, and to supporting organisations such as LDMRSDA.”

Tim went on to say: “This announcement would not have been possible without the work of the late Stewart Hulse from Windermere. As a member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Stewart helped me gather the evidence, first to secure grant funding and now this refund. I want to pay tribute to him as we celebrate this important victory.”

Mountain Goat to Mountain Rescue

Why was I frightened to join?

Elliot Linnen presents a cheque to Nick Owen.

Main - Langdales & Ambleside Mountain Rescue team Above - A night rescue

If you thought that Mountain Rescue is all about being a ‘wild man of the mountains’, armed with red jacket, ice axe and crampons, racing to the aid of other mountaineers, then you could be forgiven for the mistake. Many people do. In truth, the reality is far more mundane: endless preparation and training, studying for first aid examinations, and hours of trudging up with heavy packs and lugging down with even heavier loads, sometimes in filthy weather. The rewards, however, are tangible. Glorious sunsets and

sunrises, or spectacular double rainbows set against the backdrop of a hailstorm that has passed overhead. Most of all, the chance to wake up the next day with the satisfaction that you’ve helped save somebody’s life. As Robert Collyer of Langdale and Ambleside MRT comments: “No single person is perfect, but with the correct mix of skills, a group of imperfect people can make a perfect team. That makes Mountain Rescue open to anybody… provided that they are fit, and have a love of outdoor activity coupled with dedication,

compassion and, above all, tolerance!” Robert goes on to say: “Anyone interested in volunteering for mountain rescue needs to consider ‘the three Cs’. Commitment. Not just from oneself, but from family and employer. Capability. We all look after one another, but in the unlikely event of being separated, it’s a pre-requisite that individuals are self-reliant in challenging conditions. Compatibility. Definitely no big egos allowed! Like everything in life, there is a wide spectrum of skills and characters, which requires tolerance and understanding of

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each other so that we can provide tolerance and compassion to those whom we help.” “Perhaps there is a fourth C too …. Community. Mountain Rescue isn’t just about mountains. It’s about the valleys and villages, those who live in them and those who visit them. In times of distress, like any family, we all pull together.” There are places available in Mountain Rescue. If you are interested in volunteering for your local team. find out more by visiting www.lamrt.org.uk/ behindscenes/join-us.

Mountain Goat staff and families pedalled hard to support Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team. In November staff and families rode 23 miles through Levens, Sedgwick, Kendal, Burneside and Staveley and raised over £250 along the way Elliot Linnen, Mountain Goat Driver/Guide, organised the event along with Derek Allison, presented the cheque to LAMRT leader Nick Owen. Robin Tyson, Mountain Goat’s Marketing Manager, said: ‘it is great to see our team members supporting local causes, especially Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue, which relies totally on public donations. Supporting local causes and charities are very important to us at Mountain Goat, and we have a proud history of this’.

Riders: Jane and Jimmy Hardie, Derek Allison, Anne Strange, Chris Wright, Richard and Kay Sanders, Neil Ramsbottom and Elliott Linnen

In the flow

Skiing on our doorstep Among the Lake District’s many attractions is England’s best – and most “Alpine” – ski area. But despite a 78-year history, its existence is still unknown to many locals.

In November Patterdale and Keswick Mountain Rescue Teams took part in important swift water “refresher” training at Skelwith Bridge on the Brathay River. A lot of training of this type is done at this ideal location, with good access, variety and fast flowing water, particularly on the heels of recent heavy rain. Be safe when you enjoy the fells. There has been a significant increase in the number of callouts involving walkers who have ventured onto the Lakeland fells ill prepared, ill equipped, and lacking experience. The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association has a useful website from which a safety leaflet “How to Stay Safe and Enjoy the Fells” can be downloaded. If venturing into the mountains at this time of year, remember days are short and so take a torch. Do not rely solely on a GPS - carry a map and compass. Mobile telephones may not work in the mountains. Be prepared for winter conditions. Crampons and ice axe may be essential. Have you practiced how to use the equipment you take and do you know its limitations? www.lssamra.org.uk

Westmorland Red Squirrels

Perhaps that’s because of the Lake District Ski Club’s location on the north face of Raise, along the ridge from Helvellyn. The route up, whether from the club car park at the former Greenside lead mine, or from Stanah by Thirlmere is a testing one-hour climb – more if carrying boots and skis or if the snow is deep. But after a revitalising cuppa in the members’ hut, the fun begins.

A ride up the 360-metre button tow reveals panoramic views out to Skiddaw, over Ullswater and across to Catstye Cam. At the top the club’s 400 members can choose from a surprising variety of descents. They range from easy blue cruisers to short sections of black-graded runs. None is “pisted” and members say that the challenge adds to the

Meanwhile, if you haven’t been lucky enough to spot a red squirrel then why not knit one! A selection of fun knitting patterns has been designed for the group and there are links to the knitting pattern shop on their Facebook page. Once purchased you will be able to download each pattern directly to your computer and print the details on your home printer.

Please remember - If you spot a ‘real’ red squirrel in the area it’s important to let the group know. You can notify them via their website or leave a message on their Facebook page www.westmorlandredsquirrels.org.uk

Snow depth can vary from a few inches to 20 feet or more – last season members often spent an hour or more digging out the tow

Rabbits are not native to Britain. Their bones have been discovered on Roman sites in southern and eastern England, and we know that the Romans valued rabbits for their fur and meat. They seem, however, to have died out in Britain after the Romans left – there is no Old English word for rabbit.

2014 has been a great year for wildlife Cumbria Wildlife Trust is a charity with a mission – 15,000 members, important sites to protect, and a wide variety of projects and research to pursue. A warm autumn favoured an abundance of fantastic fungi. Traditional toadstools, others on trees, and all shapes, sizes and colours. Like birds, there are many colourful fungi, but also lots of ‘little brown jobs’. Many can nevertheless be recognised easily - thanks to the Trust’s recent guide Great Places to See Fungi, available on its website. Remember, “All fungi are edible, but some only once”. Stick to the supermarket! Warm summer weather may have been responsible for a flurry of exciting sightings in the Irish Sea,

before the sliding could begin. At £55 for membership and a full season pass and an average of more than 50 days’ skiing a season, skiing on Raise is amazing value. For more information, including piste map and how to join the club see: www.ldscsnowski.co.uk/

clothes. In the 13th century one rabbit was worth more than a workman’s daily wage.

Black or “melanistic” forms of the European wild rabbit are fairly common. This picture of a wild black rabbit was taken close to the edge of Windermere.

From fungi to fish Many local residents will be familiar with the work being done by the Westmorland Red Squirrels group of volunteers, but did you know they now have their own Facebook page? This is getting a growing number of followers and will keep you up to date with all the local red squirrel news.

attraction of the place. “Every day here is different so you never get bored” says Paul Goodwin, one of the friendly club’s many boarders.

Windermere’s black rabbit

The Normans reintroduced rabbits in the late 11th or 12th century. Ill-adapted to the English climate

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Catching a lift - Snow lovers enjoying fresh powder on Raise

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and easy prey for native predators, coneys (as mature rabbits were known) had to be kept in special areas or warrens – often walled or fenced to prevent them from escaping. Their rarity meant that their meat was prized as a delicacy, while their fur was used for trimming

including sunfish - usually found along Britain’s south coast – common and bottlenose dolphins, and a very rare leatherback turtle.

Closer to home, flower-rich meadows were once common throughout Cumbria. Nationally, 97% were lost between the 1930s and the mid-1980s. This was due, in part, to agricultural intensification converting ‘herb meadows’ to more productive grasslands. In the Lake District, many meadows were ploughed up during the Second World War so that potatoes could be grown. More recently this has also been done to produce silage as winter animal feed. Cumbria still has some fantastic hay meadows. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, CWT’s Meadow Life project runs until April 2016. The Trust is working with land-users to enhance, restore and manage flower-rich meadows in

In the Middle Ages, if you wanted to invest in a luxury business, rabbits were a safe bet. Rabbit warrens or farms were an excellent way of gaining an income from heathland. Rabbit warrens were guarded by warreners, whose job it was to look after rabbits on their masters’ lands, giving them food, boring holes for burrows, and warding off predators and poachers. Apparently, warreners used black rabbits as a visual reference to help monitor numbers. It wasn’t until the 18th century that rabbits began to be seen as a food for the poor, since by then they were ubiquitous in the wild.

the area, using traditional practices to increase plant diversity. For example, it has been working with the National Trust to restore a large meadow at Fell Foot Park. In 2013 nearly 2,000 wild flowers were planted by staff and volunteers from Ford Park, Ulverston and this year National Park apprentices planted ox-eye daisy, great burnet, black knapweed and red clover CWT is the only voluntary organisation devoted solely to the conservation of wildlife and wild places of Cumbria. It cares for over 40 nature reserves, campaigns for the protection of endangered habitats and species such as limestone pavements and red squirrels, and works with adults and children to discover the importance of the natural world. Find out more and tap into a wide range of resources at: www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

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CHURCH NEWS

The Filling Station welcomes you to worship and fellowship with Christians and seekers from all over the Lake District. Drop in and join us for a wonderful evening any time between 7:30pm - 9:30pm on the third Thursday of the month at the Marchesi Centre in Holly Road, Windermere. On January 15, two of our members from Grangeover-Sands will give their testimonies and share ministry with us. Merv and Carol Hull recently retired from careers in education and now dedicate their lives to serving the Lord in the local community ... in music, youth outreach and encouraging the body of Christ from their home church, St Mary’s, Allithwaite. On February 19, we welcome Jenny Ann, who is an international representative

Following the Christmas festivities many find themselves watching the pennies at the start of the year. If you would appreciate some money management advice then Lakes Christian Centre are organising a free CAP money course.

This course will be held over 3 Saturdays on the 24th, 31st January and the 7th February between 3.30pm –and 5pm. The venue will be the Marchesi Centre in Windermere on Holly Road.

But what did that success entail? How can it be measured? Could it be the number of church members who got involved with the preparations and

The CAP Money Course is free and teaches budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based system to budget, save and prevent debt. There are also extra resources for those on low incomes, self-employed people, couples, families and those preparing for retirement – so whoever you are, the CAP Money Course will be relevant to you.

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for the organization Open Doors - founded by the famous Christian missionary, Brother Andrew. His organisation, numbering hundreds of volunteers, now supports persecuted Christians worldwide - teaching, rescuing,

training, feeding and praying. Come and hear something of what Jenny has experienced - the towering faith, the joy, the horror and the courage that marks the lives of 73% of the world’s believers.

St Martin’s Church, Bowness St Martin’s Church has done it again! Another very successful Martinmas Celebration weekend which took place on 1-2 November.

helping, in which case everybody available contributed in so many ways. Is it the number of people attending? Again, they were very busy for most of the day. Perhaps success was related to the Sunday Martinmas Service where a new drama based on St Martin was presented. Apart from being entertained, the congregation learned

The War Memorial between Bowness and Windermere was dedicated on 9 November 1924 by Mrs Atkinson, who lost four sons in the the First World War. Her fifth son was wounded, survived, and for many years ran a shop in Windermere. The most recent dedication is for Lance Corporal A Dacre, father of two, who was killed by an IRA bomb in Belfast in 1985. Next to the choir stalls in St Mary’s Church is a board that

Main: Lance Corporal Kerry Gill (right) returning from the Antarctic Inset: WWI tank parked next to the Baddeley clock Windermere

At the head of Windermere, in Borrans Park a cherry tree commemorates Hiroshima, 6 August 1945.

In St Oswald’s Chuch a simple wooden cross, in a style reminiscent of those used for wartime graves, bears the name of Private W W Peascod of the 8th Border Regiment, who was killed in action on 5 November 1917 age 19. William Peascod was from “Island View” in Grasmere and is buried at Cambrin Miltary Cemetry in France. The

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Could it be the amount of money raised because 2014 was yet another record breaking year. A substantial donation was sent to The Children’s Society, a Church of England charity that works with deprived children and young people, many of whom are at risk. St Martin’s Church uses the Martinmas Fair as an opportunity to

Start in Windermere, reflect in Borrans Park on the need for peace, take a quiet moment in Grasmere, pause at the edge of Busk Wood in Little Langdale, and rest for a while at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

bears the names of 29 former students of Old Colllege, killed in WWI. Old College was a preparatory school behind the church. Only parts of it now remain, converted to houses and flats, and its alumni include the author Arthur Ransome and the film star James Mason, who played Rommel in The Desert Fox. The contrast between the tranquil landscape of mountains and lakes enjoyed by young pupils could not be greater than with the devastated countryside in which they fought and died.

Kathryn from Lakes Christian Centre did the CAP course last September and says ‘you don’t need to be bankrupt to benefit from the course, this is something we all need to know. They teach you crucial life skills, so no one should be too proud to do this course’

something about St Martin that many did not already know. It showed how his life’s example is relevant for our communities today.

Acts of Remembrance

All of these locations, typical of so many in the Lake District and the country, are places where service personnel and events are remembered - some discretely, as individual acts of recognition, and others on public memorials.

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support several local charities. One letter said: “ We were absolutely thrilled to be involved with this established event and it worked well for us. Not only did we receive generous donations and welcome sales, we secured four volunteers of all descriptions to assist us with fundraising in the future.” However we might consider it, the Martinmas Celebration weekend was another success for our local parish church. The whole church community worked hard to make it so.

simple, but attractive village war memorial in Broadgate Meadow, designed by W G Collingwood as a Celtic cross, does not have on it the names of the 25 men from the local community who were killed in the First World War and two who died in the Second World War. These are on a wall in the church. The Peace Oak was planted in the meadow by Canon Rawnsley (co-founder of the National Trust) on 19 July 1919 to mark a day of peace on the anniversary of the start of WWI.

Close to a beck in Busk Wood in Little Langdale is a modest rough-hewn piece of slate, just visible from the road, that reads: In Loving Memory, Denton Lee, Died of Wounds 1914 - 1918. Denton served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the the 10th Bn Manchester Regiment and died on January 22, 1918. He is buried in Halifax. Denton’s’ sister paid for the woodland to be planted and a memorial to be placed there. It is difficult to think of a more peaceful and attractive place for his memory to endure.

At The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale courage of a different kind is acknowledged. Tucked away in the porch is a bench with a plaque that refers to Lance Corporal Kerry Gill, who was a member of the Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island, Antarctica in 1984-85. What it does not mention is that Kerry became The Sun newspaper’s Golden Boy of the Year. He straddled a deep crevasse when arresting the fall of the the expedition leader. Age 22 years, he then stayed high on the ice field for five days to care for the injured man who had a broken thigh, whilst others went for help. They were plucked to safety by a Royal Navy helicopter The Old Dungoen Ghyll was, for several years, the place where members of the expedition met annually. Kerry died in 1998 from leukemia. It is sobering that British service personnel have averaged an equivalent of two fatalities per week since 1945 and that there is only one year, 1968, in which there were no deaths in the line of duty.

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Flying high Windermere’s Air Cadets have teamed up with the Royal British Legion to work together on fundraising projects and community involvement. To cement the new relationship members of Windermere RBL visited the Air Cadets at their HQ in Park Road for a formal exchange of certificates, followed by the opportunity to learn more about each other over tea and cake. Cadets explained everything from “bulling” shoes to drill commands, and legion members talked about their military experiences. Over the past months Air Cadets helped to improve the appearance of the town’s war memorial, with support from local businesses. Their hard work did not pass unnoticed and in recognition they were also awarded the Lonsdale Youth Trophy for County Youth Endeavor in the Royal British Legion Cumberland and Westmorland County Awards.

The high-flying Squadron has notched up a string of successes. Most recently Corporal Stephanie Booth claimed gold in the senior female 100 metres at the National Swimming Championships at RAF Cranwell, and another gold in the relay team. The Air Cadets meet every Tuesday and Thursday. Further information about the wide range of activities available to young people can be found on the air cadet website www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets, via email at oc.1264@aco.local or telephone 015394 88812 .

Cpl Hannah Fralick, CI Emma Clarke, WO (IC) Gaynor Collins, Mr Peter Lever, Cdt Declan Turner, and Mrs Pat McDougall proudly display the affiliation certificates.

Support for people with dementia in Windermere A new support group for people with dementia has been launched in Windermere. The Alzheimer’s Society has opened a Dementia Café to provide an opportunity for people with dementia and their carers to socialise and get much-needed face-to-face support. People with dementia and their carers can talk openly about living with dementia, within a relaxed and informal environment, and the group will hear also from a variety of guest speakers, including health and social care professionals and community representatives about topics and services relevant to them.

including Rural Dementia Support Services and Singing for the Brain. For more information contact the charity’s South Lakes base on 01539 742631, email lakes.admin@alzheimers.org.uk or visit alzheimers.org.uk/localinfo

Grants to help disabled Lakeland Disability Support is a local grant-making Trust to help disabled people in South Lakeland. Its purpose is to give grants of financial assistance to help improve the quality of life for people who have physical disabilities. Funding may be given for respite care, day care, equipment and services that will enhance the lives of disabled people, and which applicants or social services are unable to provide. It is not the purpose of the Trust to provide primary support that is the responsibility of the local authority and long term funding is not 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, Mrs. Brenda Robinson, 46 Victoria Road North, Windermere, LA23 2DS.

Tools for Self Reliance Two years ago last September we started a TFSR Group here in Windermere and built two workshops in the cellars of Carver United Reformed Church. We are going strong and meet every week, taking in a steady flow of people’s unwanted tools. We refurbish them to a high standard before they are sent to a number of African countries to enable artisans to earn a living. We are always in need of tools as used by joiners, builders, car mechanics, bicycle and motorcycle repairers, blacksmiths etc. and are happy to see visitors to our workshops. If you have any donations (go on, clear out that shed!) give is a ring on 45828 or 45456 or (for Grasmere) 35131

By bike and boat to help Children in Need 12-year old James Harris of Windermere School thanked his teacher, Andrew Broomby, for supporting him and his friend, Stan, with a fundraising bike ride from Newby Bridge to Wray Castle, and from there by canoe to Waterhead near Ambleside, from there back to Windermere School’s watersports centre at Hodge Howe. In raising money for Children in Need James said: “We are doing this because we believe that everybody should have equal rights. Our challenge may be hard, but it is nothing next to the pain that some children have to endure”.

The Windermere Dementia Café runs on the second Tuesday of every month from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at the Marchesi Centre, Holly Road, Windermere. Refreshments are available, for which users are asked to contribute £1. Parking is available at the Marchesi Centre and in the nearby pay and display car park.

One in 14 people over the age of 65 has dementia, there are around 8,000 people living with Dementia in Cumbria, approximately 2,000 of whom live in South Lakeland. As well as Dementia Cafés, Alzheimer’s Society in South and East Cumbria runs a number of services

Windermere and Bowness Fairtrade Group Theresa Wooll is the new coordinator of our group taking over from Jenny Baker.

Fairtrade continues to be effective in improving the lives of producers and their families in developing countries. The group welcomes new members and Theresa can be contacted via email: theresawooll@btinternet.com

Contact us by registering your interest at www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested, and choosing 5th Windermere Guides as your preferred unit or email lakesdivision@ yahoo.co.uk for more information.

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Fairtrade sales and wider sales of cane sugar are now under severe threat in the UK and the EU. This means livelihoods are at risk – sugar cane farmers and their communities urgently need your support.

The gap between EU production of beet sugar – grown from a root crop – and overall EU consumption has traditionally provided a market opportunity for sugar cane smallholders in some African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. But due to changes in the rules about the amount of beet sugar that EU companies can produce, that gap could disappear from 2017. In 2012, the Department for International Development warned that these changes would push 200,000 into poverty. Millions more would be exposed to world prices and become vulnerable as a result. Competition from the big EU sugar companies has already become very fierce as they battle for business. The Fairtrade Premium that smallholders receive as a result of sales of Fairtrade sugar have never been needed more. Next time you bake a cake or sweeten your coffee, choose Fairtrade sugar.

Windermere Bridge Club The club raised £180 towards the Children in Need Appeal at recent evenings and the annual individual competition was won this year by Peter Jeffreys. This is a friendly club that welcomes visitors twice a week at the Marchesi Centre in Windermere on Wednesday and Friday evenings. The start is 6.45pm for 7.0pm. For further details please phone Ann on 015394 42802 or email ainleywalker@btinternet.com. To arrange a partner please phone either Ann or Irene on 015394 45224.

More girls needed for bigger and better games! 5th Windermere Guides would like more girls to join on a Monday evening between 7.00 and 8.30pm at St Mary’s Church in Windermere. All girls aged from 10 to 14 are welcome to enjoy a variety of activities. This term we have completed our Chocolate and Craft Badges. This has involved decorating and eating chocolate truffles, making biscuits, origami water bombs, which we had to throw, and making and painting salt dough Christmas decorations. Next term we are being joined by some of the older Brownies, but we would love to meet new girls even if you have never been involved in Girlguiding before.

Come along and join us. It’s the guides who choose and plan the activities we do (with a bit of help from the leaders). So you can really have an input to what happens. https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/ jameschildreninneed

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Past activities include: Summer Camp, pizza making and a social evening with Ambleside and Hawkshead Guides, trips to the Pantomime and Outdoor activities (orienteering, canoeing, climbing).

High Sheriff Martyn Hart with Ian Irwin

Ian Irwin’s considerable contribution to youth development in the Windermere and Ambleside area has been recognised through a county-wide award from Cumbria’s High Sheriff. In commenting on Ian’s Commendation, handed to him by High Sheriff Martyn Hart, Windermere’s Police Community Support Officer Sarah Blacow said: “Through his boxing club, Ian has ensured that countless young people have been given the tools, such as discipline and sportsmanship, to become productive adults. He has helped steer numerous young people away from getting involved with anti-social behaviour and has always supported his local community. Presently Ian is involved with a project to improve and repair many of the public seats and benches in the Windermere area. He has done this alongside young people to instil pride and ownership back in their community.” Ian Irwin is passionate about amateur boxing and has vast experience, not just locally, but across the world. As a former national boxing coach Ian has worked with boxers such Amir Khan and Audley Harrison, and has made important contributions to this country’s success in Olympic and Commonwealth competitions.

Windermere Probus Club Windermere Probus Club held its annual Ladies Lunch at the Craig Manor Hotel on the 6th November. Guests at the meeting included Nigel Davies, Chairman of Bowness Probus Club, and Tony Champion, Chairman of Ambleside Probus Club. Following an excellent lunch, Mike Kemp, President of the Windermere Club, welcomed all his guests to the meeting and thanked the management and staff of the Craig Manor for their kind and considerate help and long-standing support of the club. Windermere Probus Club originated in 1968 and is believed to be the second oldest club in the world. Members have been meeting for lunch on the first and third Thursday of every month at the Craig Manor Hotel for over 20 years and the hotel has become a much appreciated venue for the club, offering convenience, good parking, excellent meals and one of the best views in the Lake District. New members are always welcome to join the club, which provides companionship for older members of the community and is an excellent way of making new friends.

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ART & MUSIC

Lakeland is no longer just in the mind Martin Greenland - landscape painter

To walk the fells above Martin Greenland’s home in Bowness is to enjoy fine views, whatever the mood or weather: white specs of boats on Windermere, glowering skies and calm misty scenes.

They are part of the magic of living in the Lake District. You may even have viewed Martin’s work and thought ‘I have been there’. The places he has painted will, however, have existed only in your mind! That is because Martin Greenland has expressed on canvas the essence of what he has experienced and avoided painting scenes that are entirely true to life.

This glimpse of Martin’s work used the past tense, because he is now walking the landscape with a different purpose: “After a period in which I felt all of my new thoughts were becoming repetitive or going nowhere and struggling on a work which was neither a real place or a strictly invented one, I decided to liberate myself and do something I haven’t done for 30 years - to produce works that are real views of real places, done with much drawing and close observation and of course

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Next year’s programme will also feature some top touring acts such as Rosco Levee and the Southern Slide, The Robin Bibi Band, TJ and the Suitcase, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Matt Woosey, Stark, Al Hughes, and The Blues Duo (Tommy Allen & Johnny Hewitt). From closer to home, there will be The Deluxe, Buzz Elliott, and local favourites The Elderly Brothers. Organised by the Rotary Club of Windermere, the 2014 festival raised over £6,000 for Automated External Defibrillators for the Windermere First Responders Team as well as other charities. The main beneficiaries from the 2015 event will be The Alzheimer’s Society and The Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The Bowness Bay Blues festival, which takes place each year on the weekend before Easter, has been hailed as ‘a flagship for the very best of British blues’ by the influential Blues in the Northwest website. The headline bands who will be performing on the weekend Tickets are on sale from the Brewery Arts of 27–29 March 2015 are David Migden Centre, Kendal, at: www.breweryarts. co.uk Tel: 01539 725133 & The Twisted Roots, The Laurence Jones Band, fronted by a brilliant young For further information about the festival guitarist who has been likened to Robin and the bands performing in March 2015, www.bownessbayblues.co.uk/ Trower and Eric Clapton;1and Northsyde,18:08visit: WindermereNow_Layout 04/12/2014 Page 1

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making it up and this will continue, but I’m now enjoying doing both.”

Left: Martin Greenland in his studio Above: Martin’s latest painting ‘To Grassguards’

memory. My wife and I regularly walk the loop up to Lickbarrow Road and down through Matson Ground and we see it change as the seasons pass. I found I could not contain my love of this landscape any longer. There has, for a long time, been a thought in my head - ‘why make it up?’. Well, there are many reasons for

Martin goes on to say: “This recent move, to mix the real with the imagined, is something which I will be unveiling in 2015. The viewer won’t be told what is real or what is totally invented, because I like to make the viewer think”. The first showing of Martin’s new work will be at Brantwood in May - a single, large piece, which is likely to be exhibited as a work in progress. The next showing locally will be at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition in Grasmere where Martin plans to have some of his best new paintings. If you are unable to wait until the summer to see his work, call in at Tullie House in Carlisle to see his painting ‘National Park 2007-2011’ - that rubs shoulders with work by John Nash and other landscape painters; or go to: www.martingreenland.co.uk.

Staveley Choral Society - Mozart’s Requiem Singers needed at St Martin’s Church in Bowness where Staveley Choral will perform Mozart’s Requiem - set against the background of Mozart’s life and the mystery surrounding his death. Was he writing his own requiem… was he poisoned by his rival, Salieri and what about his pre-occupation with death, money and the mysterious visits of a messenger? Directed by Rachel Battersby and conducted by Philip Burton, together with professional soloists, actors and Staveley Choral, this will be an evening not to miss as the last years of Mozart’s life are explored through music and drama.

Staveley Choral Society has built a reputation for innovative and dramatic performances of choral music: the staged recreation of Handel’s Messiah with Kendal College last April was highly

acclaimed….and you can be involved! For £20 you can join the choir on the day of the performance, coming to the final rehearsal and sing with the choir in the concert. If you can attend a minimum of three rehearsals as well as the final rehearsal, there is a reduced rate of £15. Music will be included. Book early - space is limited and so the number of additional singers is restricted to 20.

For information about ‘Come and Sing’ speak to Philip Burton on 015394 42107. If you wish to book a ‘Come and Sing’ place, contact Brian Whittaker on 015394 42434.

Lines of Ascent - Generations of Lakeland artists Veteran climber and guide illustrator Al Phizacklea pioneered a new route, to the Heaton Cooper Studio in Grasmere - to open an exhibition featuring illustrations that William Heaton Cooper produced for the Fell and Rock Climbing Club guides for 50 years from the 1930s. Alongside the drawings, guides and journals are climbing photographs from the 1930s and 1940s from Heaton Cooper’s private album, as well as some of his paintings that reference the mid-twentieth century climbing scene, including some not seen before. The exhibition has been curated by Julian Cooper, William’s son, and Becky Heaton Cooper, William’s grand-daughter. Becky is a director and general manager of the business established by the landscape painter Alfred Heaton Cooper in 1905. His son William built the present gallery in Grasmere in 1938. For generations their paintings and books have influenced the way the landscape of the Lake District has been viewed. The Studio attracted more than 90,000 visitors in 2013 and features work by the Heaton Cooper family and guest artists, with the Lakeland landscape at the heart of displays. The family tree is a pictorial essay on the development of art in the

William Heaton Cooper’s sketch book

Lake District and beyond. There are 10 artists represented, including the sculptor Ophelia Gordon Bell and Julian Cooper, whose recent work has been concerned with finding a relevant contemporary language for painting mountains and rock all over the world. The best known works are by Alfred and William, each capturing in different ways the magnificence and beauty of rock, fell, beck and mere.

his Melodion and Bass. For some years they also enjoyed the services of fiddle player, Heidi, but on her departure to Ireland it came as a great surprise to find Brian, a MUSICIAN, happy to step in!

25 years of fun and fundraising began at a Lakes School PTA event when Chrissi told Ian,”If you’ll play I’ll sing!” Overhearing this, Hanna joined them and “Dr Birket and the Menopause” was born! Within weeks, Dave had brought his whistles to a party, and there were four! They first practised their art at The Storytelling at Ings, welcomed and encouraged by Taffy Thomas with customary good grace. Several successful charity gigs later, they acquired a new name, “Panikatak”, and earned a feature on Radio Cumbria. This widened their fan base and prompted Mo to bring along

Oh yes it is ... 20 years of pantomime! The Lakes Players are celebrating 20 years of pantomime with their forthcoming production of Aladdin in January.

With a passion for song, dance, comedy and absolutely anything that glitters, The Lakes Players are working harder than ever to produce a visual extravaganza for their anniversary year. The Society first opened the drapes in 1995 at the

From the outset their ‘raison d’etre’ has been to entertain and fundraise. They have taken their music and humour across our county and beyond; even to a “Post Foot and Mouth “ gig in the Brecon Beacons! To date over £60 000 has been raised for everything from Cancer Care to village toilets; they have sent a cow to Africa and a Scout to South America! Strong links with Ambleside, forged in the days when Ian was a GP there, has resulted in them being a regular fixture at the Christmas Lights day. If you have a charity needing help raising funds, why not contact them or follow them on Facebook and find out where you can see them next. The band: Ian Birket, Hanna Burke, Chrissi Cahill, Dave Draper, Mo Lake, Brian Woodall. Contact: june.laws@ yahoo.co.uk

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SCHOOL REPORT

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First, a big well done to Year 6 children who participated in Bikeability training this term. They all passed! Four also took part in the Primary Team Maths Challenge at the Lakes School and came back with a remarkable joint first prize! Fantastically well done to them. I have been privileged to watch some excellent assemblies. Years 5 and 6 gave us a wonderful account of Isaac Newton’s discoveries and Years 3 and 4 entertained us with songs and tales about the Romans. The whole school took part in a lovely Harvest Festival assembly and I must give a special mention to the Early Years’ rendition of Dingle Dangle Scarecrow. Very entertaining! Performing in public is a wonderful way of instilling confidence. It is a challenge for some pupils to stand up in front of a crowd and yet the children here in Ambleside have read poetry, led prayers, acted out plays and sung songs! We are very pleased with the outcome of our first Ofsted inspection during this trying time of being in Special Measures. The inspector’s letter of findings confirmed that we have made a very positive start in the planned programme of improving our school. The staff, governors and children, with the support of parents, are working hard to ensure our school is a happy and successful place to learn.

Our thanks to Ruth Thomason (Parent Governor) who is helping us update our school website. Check out the changes

at www.ambleside.cumbria.sch.uk. Breakfast Club continues to grow and we have had up to 13 children attending. There is no need to book. Parents drop off their children at 8.30 with 50p and a smile.

Mrs Shirley Lymath, who has worked at the school as a senior teaching assistant for many years, is retiring at Christmas. Mrs Lymath has seen a lot of children move through the school and she will be greatly missed by the children, parents and staff. We wish her well in her retirement.

The friends of Ambleside CE School organised a brilliant disco at the end of half term, to celebrate and reward all the hard work. It was very well attended and the children had great fun. Last but not least, Ambleside School, along with Kiddiewinks Nursery, has been used as a location for an ITV drama that is due out next year. It’s called “Safe House” and stars Christopher Eccleston. Some of the children, parents and staff gave up their time at half term to be extras and so look out for budding stars of stage and screen! Mrs Sarah Carrick, Headteacher

Children light up Bowness When pupils at Windermere’s three primary schools were asked to design festive lights, their winning designs were made up into real display lights. John Pye of Lakeland Radio and Father Christmas presented prizes to the six winning children, two from each school. Alison Tordoff of Fidget Design said: “It was just so lovely to see the children’s faces light up when Father Christmas walked into the room!”

The winning designs are shining outside Aquatic Lifestyle clothing store and The Fun Factory in Bowness; and all the contributions from children that entered the competition (over 50 designs) are on display in the windows.

Local businesses sponsored all elements of the project: shaped boards cut by Sun Signs, LED Lights supplied by Yesss Electrical, design production by Fidget Design, and installation funded by Aquatic.

John Pye (Lakeland Radio) and Father Christmas presenting a prize to Patrick Long from Goodly Dale Primary School who designed the Penguin Festive Light

The Lakes School

The heat was on in Saigon. Wow …… what a week! Praise for this year’s major production, Miss Saigon, was overwhelming. The cast and crew, under the talented direction of Mr Theobald, once again put The Lakes School on the map as having a fantastic reputation for staging theatre productions that rival the quality found in the West End.

Rotary Youth Speaks Winners. For the second year running, The Lakes School won the The Rotary Club of Kendal Youth Speaks Competition, this time with their talk on ‘Jealousy’. The Lakes School also won best ‘Chair’ (Beth Jakins) and best ‘Proposer’ (Jenny Holden). The team, which also included Meghan Guy, will now go on to compete in the district final to be held next year. Thank you to Mrs Dixon for her hard work preparing the team for the competition. 50th Anniversary on the Horizon. Can you help us? We are trying to find old cine film of the school and its theatre productions, and are searching for photographs, documents, stories and associated with the history of The Lakes School. Windermere Grammar, Kelsick Grammar and The Old College. If interested, please attend our next planning meeting on Tuesday 13th January 2015 at 5.30pm. Our 50th anniversary newsletter is on our website. To register interest in our autumn celebrations email us on 50th@lakes.cumbria.sch.uk

Langdale School It has been a very full autumn term with a variety of activities taking place for all three classes. There have been a couple of visits to Ambleside library, initially to look for non-fiction books for our personal research topics, and also to use the Ancestry website (free!) for our study of Langdale in WW1. A visit from Tommy, a soldier from Tullie House, Carlisle, gave us first hand details about life before, during, and after the Great War. Swimming is taking place every week at the Langdale Hotel and Timeshare, kindly provided at no charge. Theo won the conker competition, open to all the school and judged rigorously by Year 6. We have played Grasmere primary school at football both home and away, winning one match and drawing the other.

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A junior residential visit to Langton Adventure Centre at Hartsop, Patterdale, was greatly enjoyed by all. Our Food Week included a visit to the Heron Corn Mill at Beetham and finished with our harvest festival in Holy Trinity Church, where our gifts were donated to Manna House. Pupils also attended an interactive science and engineering day at Kendal College. With Christmas festivities too, it has been very busy!

Langdale school football team Canoeing on Ullswater Looking for Patterdale in the mist

SCHOOL REPORT

Goodly Dale Community Primary School Goodly Dale’s children were proud participants in the Windermere Remembrance Parade. They were part of the Brownies and Scouts Group that walked with local clergy, servicemen and women through the town to support our local community in remembering our fallen during the great wars.

Children learned in lessons and assemblies about the sacrifices made by so many families in the local community. They made their own poppies and wreaths in school reflecting on those who fought so hard to defend our country. Head, Andrew Corcoran, said: “It is an

the size of loss the families of Windermere and the surrounding area faced and when those names were read it was very emotional indeed.”

Goodly Dale pupils carol singing

immensely important time of the year for all at Goodly Dale and our community in general. The service at St Martins really brought home

Goodly Dale children and staff also took part in the Winter Lights Switch On in Windermere. The School Choir were joined by the Head, staff and parents to sing a selection of all-time favourite Christmas carols to entertain the huge crowds and help raise money for Round Table who had organised the event. The choir could be heard singing at Café Italia and The Lighthouse.

In order to gain RYA Champion Club status, the school had to show that it not only introduces young people into racing, but also that it develops enthusiasm and talent. A measure of this success is the number of young sailors gaining places

Graeme Rowe, RYA Principal and Chief Sailing Instructor (left), by Duncan Truswell, RYA Youth Racing Manager (right)

St Martin and St Mary CE Primary School Governors are delighted with the outcome of their first Ofsted inspection. Overall St Martin and St Mary is a good school! In brief, the headteacher is an inspirational leader and the governors are highly effective. A strong and effective staff team has been built in a very short time. The subjects on offer are enriched by a range of visits and after-school activities that provide memorable experiences. Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, they value their teachers

and have an exemplary attitude toward learning. Teaching is good and staff work well together, and parents are highly supportive of the school.

Unconfirmed results from the 2014 end of key stage national tests indicate that attainment at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 is above average in reading, writing and mathematics. Children make rapid progress in the early years department. Ofsted has asked the school to work on two aspects. Teachers are to make

sure that pupils are given tasks that challenge them effectively throughout lessons; and the profile of mathematics is to be raised around the school. Ofsted grade different aspects of school. Whilst their overall judgement is Good, leadership and management, behaviour and safety, and Early Years provision are Outstanding. The quality of teaching and achievement of pupils are Good.

Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School Hawkshead School is a small, family-orientated school that works closely with the local community and which is passionate about caring for the world in which we live. Sustainability and global work is at the heart of all we do. We have achieved the Green Eco Flag Ambassador Award, Silver Geography Mark and Silver Learning Outside the Classroom Award, and the school is a Centre for Excellence for the Global Learning Programme. We work with 16 other partner schools on this.

As the term draws to a close Mr Harrison, the new Headteacher at St Cuthbert’s, reflects upon his first term at the school.

Throughout the year children and staff demonstrated their creativity. Displays have been astounding and parents were in tears (of laughter) when they saw the KS1 assembly video. A particular highlight was the work beforehand and during the week of 100 years of remembrance. We were lucky to get a visit from ‘Tommy’, a WWII soldier who spoke to the children about the impact of war on people. It was noticeable how much respect and dignity the children demonstrated, culminating in a simple but poignant service in church for personal reflection.

in RYA Zone / Home Country Squads. One of its students had been selected for the RYA Intermediate Topper Squad and eight of its students have places in the RS Feva XL North/ West RYA Zone Squad.

Windermere School operates a comprehensive watersports centre at Hodge Howe on Windermere that, in addition to sailing, embraces canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing and rescue boat training.

Soloman lighting a candle of rememberance

My warm welcome was overwhelming and it quickly became apparent that this is a school about which people are passionate and loyal. After I started in September, Ofsted knocked on the door. It was a great opportunity to share our achievements and to have a new focus.

Windermere School set Sail! Windermere School is first across the line when it comes to sailing. It is the only school in Britain to have been awarded Champion Club status by the Royal Yachting Association.

St Cuthbert’s Primary School

teachers from our link school in Ghana, with two members of our school returning to Ghana. Events for our visitors included a Harvest service, celebrating local produce, followed by a coffee morning organised by the Pupil Council, to raise money for Cancer research.

Links with Ghana

We have achieved Full International Mark three times and this term hosted five children and two

Our last OFSTED inspection in July 2014 stated: “By the time pupils leave Year 6, attainment in mathematics, reading and writing is above average. In 2013, the proportions reaching the higher levels in reading and writing were well above the national average and above average in mathematics.”

For a small school, it has been a pleasure to observe the charitable nature of children and families. We sent 38 shoeboxes to Romania for Boxes of Hope, which was a massive achievement; and we have partnered with the Windermere food bank to support those on low incomes in times of crisis. We value immensely supporting others in need. Like all schools, we face challenges and uncertainties, but I am blessed to have a great team of staff, parents and governors helping to move us forward. There is a historical misconception that we are a faith school for Catholics only and have been working hard to let people know that we are fully inclusive, for all faiths and backgrounds. It has been a pleasure welcoming families to the school who have begun to hear this message. As for next term I can’t wait!

The Parish Church of St. Mary, Applethwaite, Windermere, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1BA.

Sunday 8th February, 2015 2.00pm to 5.00pm Enjoy a glass of Bucks Fizz on arrival. Local suppliers will be exhibiting everything Bride and Groom need for their big day. Florists, gowns, photographers, hairdressers, cars, and much more. For further information please contact: Carol Burrage - Centre Manager The Applethwaite Centre at St. Mary’s Church Tel: 015394 44596 Email: office@stmaryswindermere.co.uk www.stmaryswindermere.co.uk

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JANUARY Saturdays. Parkrun at Fell Foot, Newby Bridge. Every Saturday at 9.00am. Keep fit by taking part in this 5km run. All abilities and purely for enjoyment. Free, but register first at www.parkrun.org.uk/ fellfoot/

To 4 Jan “Clear Waters - An oral history of Windermere.” Maritime Museum, St George’s Quay, Lancaster, 12.30-4.00pm.

To 29 Jan “Just the Landscape”. A photo exhibition by John Gravett. On show in the Circle Gallery at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. Free entry. To 1 Mar “Grasmere and the Great War”. Exhibition at The Wordsworth Museum. Marking 100 years since the start of WW1 and its impact on Grasmere - on the community and landscape. Over 125 local people served in the war, of whom 25 died. There is a particular focus on women in the conflict. 31 Dec Haydn’s Pautenmess (Mass in Time of War). 11.00pm at St Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere. Collection for Help for Heroes.

7 Jan Pensions Seminar. New regulations apply to employers and employees. Hot buffet meal available from 6.15pm for £10. Presentation starts at 6.45pm. Early booking advised. Contact Paul Harkness on harknesspaul@yahoo. co.uk or 015394 45204.

MARCHESI CENTRE Regular group meetings Monday:

Short Tennis 10am U3A 2nd Monday of the Month 2pm U3A Local History 3rd Monday of the month 2pm Slimming World 7pm Ellwood Bridge School 7pm

Tuesday:

Enjoy your Leisure 10am Exercise class for older adults 1.30pm Windermere Chess Club 7.30pm Trefoil 2nd Tuesday of the month 2pm

Wednesday:

Windermere Scottish Dancers 10am Yoga group 2pm U3A Reading Group 1st Wednesday of the month 2pm Weightwatchers 5pm Windermere Bridge Club 6.45pm

Thursday:

Art Class 10am Windermere WI first Thursday of the month 7pm Bowness WI 2nd Thursday of the month 12noon Filling Station 3rd Thursday of the month 7.30pm

Friday:

U3A Bridge 2pm Windermere Bridge Club 6.45pm

Saturday:

Coffee Morning first Saturday of the month (except January)10am

7 Jan Whittling Space at Footprint. For those who whittle wood. A non-tutored session, so bring own tools and materials. Any ability. 7.00-9.00pm. Book. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust), Windermere. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ ambleside-and-windermere/

13 Jan “Borneo - Vanishing World”. Royal Geographical Society lecture by Geoff Somers at 7.30pm at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands. Tickets: RGS-IBG £3.00 (on production of membership card) Students £2.00 and non members £4.00. Joint event with Grange Lecture Society. 14 Jan / 11 Feb / 11 Mar Beginners Wood Carving with a Knife. Second Wednesday of the month. 6.00-8.00pm at The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust), Windermere. Per session: Adult £15, Child £10. Book. www.nationaltrust. org.uk/ambleside-and-windermere/ 15 Jan Spoon Carving for Beginners. 9.00am - 5.00pm. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust). £55.00. Book. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ ambleside-and-windermere/

16 Jan Luncheon Club at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere. 12.00 Noon. 16 Jan - 4 Mar “Boyle Family: Contemporary Archeology”. Exhibition. Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal.

16 Jan - 14 Mar “Memorious Earth: A longitudinal study”. Richard Skelton and Autumn Richardson. Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House, and Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal.

18 Jan “What’s love got to do with it?” Find out by attending a talk by Buddhist nun, Venerable Amy Miller, at the Footprint, Ambleside. Afternoon. Contact: yeshebuddhistgroup@live.co.uk

19 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. St James Church, Staveley. 2pm. 20 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. St Mary’s Church, Windermere. 5.30pm

20-26 Jan “Aladdin and his Magic Lamp”. Performed at The Lakes School by The Lakes Players, celebrating their 20th year of amateur dramatics. Tickets available online at www.lakesplayers. co.uk/ and from the “booking office” at The Royal Oak, Bowness. 21 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: St Martin’s Church, Bowness.10.30am.

22 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Our Lady of Windermere & St Herbert. 10.30am.

23 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Windermere Methodist Church 11am. 23-25 Jan Arts and Book Festival. A vibrant programme of talks, workshops and literary discussions at The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, Grasmere. 23 Jan -12 Apr “Emilie Taylor’s Ceramics”. Exhibited at Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House.

Emilie’s art “combines traditional forms with contemporary narratives to create engaging and captivating works”. Items will be for sale.

24 Jan Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Windermere Community Church 11am.

31 Jan Rustic Bench Making. 9.00am - 5.00pm. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust). £55.00 plus £20.00 materials. Book. www.nationaltrust.org. uk/ambleside-and-windermere/ 31 Jan “Big Chill Swim”, Windermere. www.chillswim.com

FEBRUARY 4 Feb Whittling Space at Footprint. For those who whittle wood. A non-tutored session, so bring own tools and materials. Any ability. 7.00-9.00pm. Book. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust), Windermere.

4 Feb Coffee morning at Windermere Golf Club to support Windermere Area First Responders. Doors open 10.30am. Cost £1 includes coffee & biscuits. Books, bakery, produce, raffle & tombola. 7 Feb Bowl Carving. Hand carve your own bowl or kneading trough from local greenwood. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust), Windermere. 9.00am 5.00pm. £55.00. Book. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambleside-andwindermere/ 8 Feb Wedding Fayre. St Mary’s Church, Windermere. 2.00-5.00pm. Bucks Fizz on arrival. Local suppliers exhibiting everything a Bride and Groom need for their big day. Florists, gowns, photographers, hairdressers, cars, and much more. For further info phone 015394 44596 or email office@ stmaryswindermere.co.uk.

10 Feb “The Arabian Peninsula”. Royal Geographical Society lecture by Mo Holland at 7.30pm Victoria Hall, Grangeover-Sands. Tickets: RGS-IBG £3.00 (on production of membership card) Students £2.00 and non members £4.00. Joint event with Grange Lecture Society. 13 Feb “Tiritiri Matangi - a remarkable story of conservation in New Zealand”. Illustrated talk by Mike Hall of Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Natural History Society meeting at Ambleside Parish Centre. 7.30pm. All welcome. £3 for nonmembers, under 25s free. Further info: Gillean Bell on 015294 32730.

14-15 Feb Stunning snowdrops at Sizergh, near Kendal. 10.00am - 4.00pm. Normal admission applies. 015395 60951. 19 Feb “Baghdad: city of peace, city of blood”. Royal Geographical Society lecture by Justin Marozi FRGS. The Box, Kendal College Media and Arts Campus (approach through Kendal Museum Car Park). Tickets: RGS-IBG members free, non-members £5.00 on the door. 19 Feb Blood donation sessions at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere. Sessions from 13.45-15.45 and 17.00-19.30.

20 Feb Antiques Valuation Day with 1818 Auction House. Bring your treasures along and a specialist will advise you. 12.30-4.30pm at Brathay Hall, Nr Ambleside. FREE, but donations please to the Brathay Trust. Free parking. Refreshments available.

24 Jan Annual Hedging Competition. Friends of the Lake District. Sunny Bank Farm, Greyrigg. Free entry.

28 Feb Scandinavian Shrink Pot carving. 9.00am - 5.00pm. The Footprint, St Catherine’s (National Trust), Windermere. £55.00. Book. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ ambleside-and-windermere/

25 Jan “A Big Sing” for the Week of Prayer and Christian Unity. 3.00pm Carver Church, Windermere. Songs from around the world, led by Alison Adam of the Iona Community. All abilities welcome. Collection afterwards in aid of Christian Aid. Refreshments in church hall.

28 Feb Jessie and John - The Hardens at Brathay Hall 1804-11. Morris Dybeck, Brathay archivist and historian, welcomes you to his book launch. 2.00-4.00pm. Free. Proceeds from book sales and donations will support the Brathay Trust.

24-25 Jan Big Garden Birdwatch. Organised by the RSPB. A national event with a local opportunity to participate at Grizedale. www.forestry.gov.uk/grizedale .

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28 Feb Kendal Big Band Concert. St Mary’s Church, Windermere. Start 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm). Tickets £8 (incl wine, nibbles) from The Parish Office Tel: 015394 44596, or pay on the door.

OFF THE SHELF Getting more than books from your local libraries

Windermere Library

Ellerthwaite Road, Windermere Best Life – Drop in Sessions Express your views and wishes; access information and services; explore choices and options. A free service held every Monday from 9.30 am -Noon. Contact number: 03003 038 037. South Lakeland Mind Drop in for a cup of tea and a chat. Every Tuesday from 1pm - 3pm. For more information contact Freddie on 07565919256. Tales for Tiny Tots Nursery rhymes, stories and songs. From Tuesday 6th January at the new time of 2.30pm. Reading Group Discuss our latest read whilst enjoying refreshments. The third Monday of every month at 3.00pm. For information contact Windermere Library on 015394 88495 or email

Ambleside Library Kelsick Road, Ambleside

Heart Start Courses Learn basic emergency care skills including dealing with Choking, Serious Bleeding, Suspected Heart Attack, Performing CPR and Use of Defibrillator. Provided free by the Fire & Rescue Service on 13th January 17:00 - 19:00 & 16th January 14:00 - 16:00. Introduction to Mindfulness and Eating Find out how to develop a healthy attitude towards food and take control of your eating habits. One-day course using Mindfulness to avoid feeling guilty about having or not having food. Saturday 17th January 10:00 - 16:00. Digital Photography Introduction to the basics of digital photography and using your digital camera, including looking at camera settings, transferring photos to computer, saving, organising, editing and printing. Tuesday 20th January for 4 weeks 18:00 - 20:30. Buying and selling on eBay Introduction to using the online market place. Learn to find, bid and pay for items to buy. How to sell unwanted goods and make a bit of cash. One day. Date to be announced. Beginners Internet Search for information, shop, book tickets online and keep in touch. For beginners and those refreshing their Internet skills. Four weeks from Monday 2nd February 18:00 - 20:30. Look out for day courses in: Watercolour Sketching, Reflexology, Beginners Excel, Basic Computer Maintenance Ambleside Library also hosts weekly drop-ins with advisers from Age UK and South Lakeland District Council on Wednesdays 10:30 to 13:00 and Lakes Children’s Centre during Term Time on Thursdays 10:00 till 12:00. Contact the library on 015394 32507 or email ambleside.cdc@cumbria.gov.uk

LETTERS

Snug indoors - Beatrix Potter and Townend Farm When wind is rattling doors and rain is topping up the lakes, there is plenty to see and do indoors at National Trust’s properties. “On Holiday with Beatrix Potter” offers a chance to see rare paintings, diary entries, sketches and photographs from Beatrix’s travels, which were the inspiration for many of her famous stories. A new selection of watercolours will be on display in Hawkshead throughout the year.

What’s love got to do with it?

This is the first of a new programme of talks, meditations and discussions from

the newly re-launched Yeshe Buddhist Group, which started life at the old Holker School in 2001 with a group of enthusiastic local people. The Group extends a warm welcome and support to all those who are interested in learning about Buddhism and making it relevant to everyday life. If you would like to attend the first talk of the year, please email: yeshebuddhistgroup@live.co.uk

Pension Seminar, things have changed! Employers and employees don’t miss this important pension seminar on 7th January at the Hydro Hotel in Bowness, organised by The Rotary Club of Windermere and Helm Godfrey The law on workplace pensions has changed. Every employer with at least one member of staff has new duties, including putting those who meet certain criteria into a workplace pension scheme and contributing towards it. This is called automatic enrolment because it’s automatic for staff – they don’t have

to do anything to be enrolled into the employer’s pension scheme. You need to take steps to make sure they or you are enrolled.

A hot buffet meal will be available from 6.15pm at a cost of £10 and the presentation will start at 6.45pm. Finishing time will be about 7.30pm – 7.45pm. Numbers are limited so early booking is advised. Contact Paul Harkness to reserve your place by email to harknesspaul@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 015394 45204.

On the Beat

your home. Only open your door after identifying the caller.

Your Car

Lock all bicycles and have them marked with your postcode and house number. Do not carry large amounts of cash. Never leave your cheque book and card together, and keep pin numbers confidential. If you are offered a quality product at a bargain price – ensure the source is genuine. Check your bank notes as at this time of year when shops are very busy - it is easy to be given counterfeit notes.

Christmas and the New Year are busy for everyone, including criminals. A high percentage of crime, however, is opportunist and so over the festive season we are seeking your assistance to help prevent this. Keep presents out of sight- if they can be seen they can be stolen. Always close windows, engage steering lock and secure all doors. Keep all valuables with you. Park in well-lit areas or in attended car parks.SatNav- remove it or lose it.

Your Home

Ensure all doors and windows are locked. Don’t display presents under the tree in full view. Going on holiday- consider using automatic lights, cancel milk, papers and ask a neighbour to keep an eye on

Dear Editor Here we are in Romania. We have started to give out our 10,140 shoeboxes to some of the forgotten children of Europe, living in the poorest conditions imaginable. The children are so pleased to see us, and very excited to see what is in their shoeboxes. Today we are going to give out 1,000 boxes to children living on the garbage dump at Cluj. I will try and give an update, but we may not have an Internet connection. In haste! Rosemary, Boxes of Hope

Dear Editor

At Townend in Troutbeck A feast on display at Townend Farm, Troutbeck the focus is on giving people a taste of food from the 1600s. £5,000 the oven, which dates back to the raised through raffle ticket sales has 1750s,” said Townend Manager been used to renovate an historic Emma Wright. “We can create the range in the atmospheric farmhouse. full range of cakes, pies and biscuits “It means we can complete our from our recipe collection. Who can cooking demonstrations using resist the smell of cakes baking?”

If you want to know the answer to how we can generate more loving kindness towards ourselves and others for this coming year then come along to this talk by Buddhist nun, Venerable Amy Miller on Sunday afternoon, 18th January at The Footprint, Ambleside.

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Your Property

We are fortunate in the Lake District that crime is very low, but we need to be vigilant and not become easy targets.

If you need any advice or help please phone 101 or, in an emergency, phone 999. Have a safe, happy festive break and peaceful 2015.

Our thanks to all those who helped in our town’s efforts to win ITV’s Peoples Millions lottery money in November. Windermere and Bowness came together as a community with everyone doing their very best to get the playground for the children at Millerground. However, we were up against very strong competition in Carlisle and we sincerely wish The Heathlands Project the very best for the future. As well as being on ITV’s Border News, we had great support from both The Bay and Lakeland Radio. We also had coverage on other radio stations as well as the press and various websites. I am sure this publicity will help us gain the funds we need to secure the future of our Millerground restoration project at Rayrigg Meadow.

Special thanks must go to SLDC for their support as well as our local schools, businesses, traders and shopkeepers. Everyone was pulling together to try and get the funds for the playground putting up posters and handing out flyers.

But most of all, thanks to the residents of Windermere and Bowness who supported the project and voted on the day. We may not have secured the lottery money but our community should be proud of what we achieved together. One day we will get that playground for our children to enjoy. John Saunders, Millerground Enhancement Group

Dear Editor

We at WaBAG are delighted with the news of Cumbria County Council’s about turn on their proposal to introduce on street parking charges in Cumbria. Following the success of this campaign WaBAG are holding a “WaBA Daba Do” to celebrate and to give the people of Windermere and Bowness the chance to come along and tell WABAG what they think the next campaign should be. The people of Windermere and Bowness have demonstrated that they can make their voice heard through WABAG, who will continue to campaign for common sense well thought through policies for our town.

The WaBA Daba Do will be a drop-in session at the Elleray Hotel, Cross Street, Windermere. Call in any time between 7.00pm and 9.00pm on Thursday 8 January. We hope that our supporters will come along, buy themselves a drink, meet the WaBAG Team and share with us your views or just join in the celebration. Robert Judson, Windermere and Bowness Action Group

Dear Editor

In 1938 I was nine. I wasn’t well and had a red rash all over me. My mother called the doctor, who said I had scarlet fever and would have to go the fever hospital on Lickbarrow Road.

A nurse came into my bedroom, dressed in blue long sleeves, white square triangle on her head, and a big white apron. She wrapped me in a big red blanket and carried me down to the Black Maria - an old Victorian cab - a twowheeled horse-drawn carriage. The driver may have been Mr Sewell. After I had been taken from home a man went in and fumigated the house [which was a standard procedure].

The brown horse that pulled the Black Maria was walking and, as we went along Ellerthwaite Level (Square), people tried to look in through the window to see who was inside. When the nurse got hold of the blind to pull it down, it was so old and rotten that it fell away in her hand! I was the first one at the fever hospital, so I was in a bed in the same room as the nurse. Mrs Sewell, the caretaker, lived in a separate house, the Lodge and cooked food for us. I was there for six weeks and then moved into a big ward with about six beds because Dick Coward, a farmer’s son from Winster, had been admitted. He later became a policeman.

The original nurse caught scarlet fever and so another nurse came. There was a bookcase by my bed and looking in the books some of them had sheets of skin in them! I never peeled, so I wonder if I ever had scarlet fever? When Reanie Atkinson (Berry) was admitted there were three of us.

The bathroom was in an outhouse. It wasn’t half cold walking in our nighties to have a bath, but when we were poorly the nurse gave us a bed bath. When our parents came to see us they could only shout to us from outside the window. A year later my brother, aged seven years, had diphtheria and was also sent to the fever hospital. The second floor was for diphtheria and the ground floor for scarlet fever. Mrs Sewell had to open it up for him as he was the only patient. Mrs Alma Kennedy (Burton)

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Phobias (inc. school phobias), anxiety, depression, addictions, confidence and self esteem. Speak to a professional caring therapist. Experienced in working with adults and children. 0779 284 3807 www.fairweathertherapy.co.uk

DOGS

Professional dog groomer - fully qualified, friendly service, out of hours appointments, Lamberts Pet Supplies, Main Street, 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.

DOUBLE GLAZING

Rob Chambers All types of chimneys and flues. Member of the National Association of Chimney Sweeps HETAS Approved. Fully insured. Tel: 01229 588025 Mobile: 07881921529 ANDREW BACKHOUSE CHIMNEY SWEEP LTD Established 1992. Trading standards approved. All types of chimneys and flues swept. Camera surveys. Member of the Institute of Chimney Sweeps. Tel 015394 45117 or 0776 314 5594

DRY CLEANING DRY STONE WALLING ELECTRICIAN EXERCISE CLASS

Gentle exercise class at the Marchesi Centre EVERY Tuesday 1.30-2.30pm. £4.50 per session. Any queries phone Elaine at Fitness and Wellbeing on 07855 135714

FURNITURE GARDEN SERVICES Tree Stumps Removed GET A QUOTE ONLINE or call Peter on 01539 720441 www.Tree-Stumps-Removed.co.uk GRANGE GARDENERS For MAINTENANCE & DESIGN Extensive plant knowledge We maintain gardens all year round Call Michael Thornborough 015395 32118 www.gardendesigncumbria.com

GATE AUTOMATION

CHRIS BRAMMALL LTD Automated gate design, installation and servicing including annual certified force testing. CAMESAFE Accredited. Call 01229 588580 e-mail sian@ chrisbrammall.com. More information from www.chrisbrammall.com.

Hotel General Assistants Ambleside Park £7.00 per hour

As the hotel is owned by John Lewis, all Ambleside Park staff after a qualifying period, are entitled to the benefits and discounts that come from working for part of a large multi-billion pound business. We are now looking for Seasonal Hotel General Assistants to work in the following departments from 1 February 2015 until 5 December 2015: Housekeeping – includes room servicing, cleaning, general hotel operations and laundry 10am - 2pm, 5 days per week, to include weekends. Restaurant – includes waiting, serving, bar duties and general hotel operations 6pm - 10pm, 4 days per week, to include some weekends, occasional overtime available. In return we offer 22 days pro rata annual leave plus bank holidays, discount in John Lewis and Waitrose, learning and free time subsidies, and discounts and deals with hundreds of high street names. Ideal candidates will have exceptional customer service skills and be great team players. Knowledge of food hygiene, waiting skills and room servicing is desirable but not essential. In addition we are looking for candidates to have the ability to pick up new skills quickly, work under pressure and be able to use their own initiative. Candidates must be able to work the whole season, including school holidays. For full details and to apply, please visit www.jlpjobs.com you will find us under Catering and Hospitality. Closing date: 9 January 2015. The John Lewis Partnership operates without discrimination and embraces diversity; this is reflected in all that we do.

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PAVING PERSONAL TRAINER PHYSICAL THERAPY PLASTERING PLUMBING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

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

ROOFING SECURITY

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SITUATIONS VACANT

HEALTH

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HEARING SERVICES

TAXIS

HEATING

TILING

HOLIDAY LETS

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

HOLIDAY SERVICES HOUSE CLEARANCES

IRONING

Ambleside Park is a private 24 room hotel on the banks of Windermere for the sole use of John Lewis and Waitrose employees and their families.

PATHS & PATIO CLEANING

GROUNDWORKS

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

SITUATIONS VACANT

FOR SALE

RECLAIMED OAK BEAMS We have hundreds of Fantastic Reclaimed Oak Beams & Timbers in Stock Original & Restored - From Small Shelves & Fireplaces to Huge Beams! Give us a call or Visit us near Ulverston Tel: 07920 117 047 or email: lakeswoodwork@gmail.com

JOINERY

M.A. JOINERY (Est. 1971). Specialist in shops, doors, sash windows, stairs, restorations, listed buildings, contracts. Hawkshead 015394 36475. Mobile 07788 761 102

LANDSCAPING LAUNDRY LOCKSMITH

LOCKS EXPRESS LOCKSMITHS, All lock problems solved; locks opened, repaired & fitted. Cumbria Trading Standards Approved & Police (CRB) checked. Domestic & Commercial work. Safes fitted. Car keys cut & programmed. We cover Ambleside, Windermere & The Lakes. Tel: 01539 739218. Mobile: 07886 831336.

TIMBER GARDEN BUILDINGS

TIMBER GARDEN BUILDINGS: Creators of Amazing Garden Spaces! Bespoke Timber Garden Buildings - Traditional or Contemporary Designs. Hand Built High Quality Sheds, Summerhouses, Garden Offices, Workshops, Cabins, Boat Houses, Mini-Lodges & Camping Pods. Give us a call to discuss your ideas & we can make them come to life! Call Nathan on 07920 117 047 email: lakeswoodwork@gmail.com www.gardenbuildingscumbria.co.uk

TUITION

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

WANTED

Wanted - TOOLS, gardening, joinery, engineering etc. garages cleared. Tel 32793

WINDOW CLEANING WINDOWS & DOORS FREE FOR SALE

MOBILE HAIRDRESSER

(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 Ashford Spinning Wheel. Good working order. £95 o.n.o. Good condition men’s shoes - size 9. Offers Tel 015394 36242

OSTEOPATHY

AUTOBODY REPAIR

MASSAGE

PAINTING & DECORATING Trustworthy Lady Interior Decorators 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

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

015395 58329 mobile: 07766 913 572 www.evansautobody.co.uk

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PAUL WRIGHT

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Extensions Refurbishments Alterations

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DOGS, CATS & PETS

HOLIDAYS FOR DOGS In dog friendly homes throughout the South Lakes 015395 28858

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Christmas Tree Hospice Collections 9 , 10 & 11

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Working in partnership with St. John’s Hospice, Slyne Road, Lancaster, LA2 6ST St. John’s Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes is a charitable incorporated organisation registered in England with charity number 1157030