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Letter from the Editor The new Windermere Now writing team of four are resident between them in Rydal, Ambleside, Troutbeck and Bowness. We will now be able to provide more detailed grassroots coverage of local issues and events. In this edition we are starting a new Leisure Guide which will appear each month. Looking ahead this will include everything from what's on, fine dining, where to go, where to stay, café culture, days out, offers and more. This month we focus on outdoor activities and local shows. Stay safe, particularly on the crags or swimming in the lakes.

Could you assist the British Legion with this year’s Poppy Appeal during late October and early November? More volunteers are needed to help with collections. Just two hours of your time can make such a difference; and

without more support it may not be possible to sell poppies in Windermere and the Lake District. For more information on how you can help with the Poppy Appeal this year please email awhitmore@britishlegion.org.uk

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Thank you to reader Judy Dent who very kindly sent in the following: “It is so refreshing to have local, interesting articles delivered by such good writers. I love the range of the articles, their varied lengths, page layouts where the necessary adverts sit comfortably with the others texts, and the use of different fonts and colours. It is so obvious that an enormous amount of care, thought and talent go into the production. I rarely enjoy local papers, the lack of depth in content and the dull presentation leaves me bored, but you have managed to produce a magazine that informs and entertains and keeps us in touch in a very accessible way. I just thought I would say 'thank you'”. A very big thank you to Paul Flint, Windermere resident and our news editor, who has contributed an enormous amount over the last 12 months. Thank you Paul, from all at Windermere Now and Grange Now, as you move on to a new challenge.

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TAKE THE 597: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. An all morning circular route starts at 9.30am from the Station. The most you will pay is £2 and BUS PASSES are accepted. Tim Farron MP has thanked Windermere Councillors Dyan Jones and Colin Jones for securing £1,500 to pay for the ongoing costs of the 597

bus. Tim also paid tribute to Windermere Town Council who last year provided funding to keep the bus service going. The bus is a vital lifeline for people on estates in Windermere and takes them to Booths supermarket and the health centre at Goodly Dale. Tim has again written to Booths to ask them to support the service financially, as they do for services elsewhere.

Welcome Mayor Leith Hallatsch

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Windermere Town Council recently elected a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. New Mayor, Cllr Leith Hallatsch, is a South Lakes man, born in Kendal, bred in Ambleside and living in Windermere. He has served on the Town Council for nine years and represents the ward of Bowness South. Married for 41 years to Christine, his family all live locally, including his son, Gareth, and daughter, Victoria, and their partners and five grandchildren - all boys under the age of 7. Leith worked for South Lakeland District Council for 23 years, but may be known better to some as the Disco King, having operated his mobile disco in the area for 30 years. Leith’s hobbies include caravanning, gardening and playing guitars. father was a

German prisoner of war who married Mary, Leith’s mother, a land girl from Ambleside. His grandfather, Leonard Bowe, was a famous Hound Trailer from Ambleside. Leith Hallatsch is supported by new Deputy Mayor, Cllr Lisa Greasley.

If running a gruelling 110km in 22 hours and 30 minutes was not enough, Chris Ramwell has managed to raise over £2,200 for the charity Arrhythmia Alliance - with more still to come! Chris, who is the Bar Manager at Hawkshead Brewery’s Beer Hall in Staveley, said: “The race was amazing, the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I especially enjoyed the night section… standing on top of Nan Bield Pass looking back down the route in complete darkness, seeing a trail of head-torches meandering their way up the valley. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that view. I

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managed the first 60km in eight hours, then my knee ‘blew up’, the next 20km was a painful run

before the last 30km became a slow shimmy! Next year I’ll be much faster!”

Shortfall puts Park infrastructure at risk

During Budget Week, the Friends of the Lake District, called on the Government to ensure that National Parks are resourced effectively. FDL Director Douglas Chalmers said: “Earlier this year the Lake District National Park Authority faced severe criticism for putting some of its properties on the market. Although they should have given more reassurances that this land would be protected into the future, we can understand why they felt that they had to sell. National Parks have to balance their

budgets, yet since 2010 the Lake District’s funding has fallen from £7.3m to £4.5m – that’s a drop of 38%”. The National Park has faced a “double whammy” with some revenue streams also falling during the same period. For example, property rents fell by £100,000 between 2012/13 and 2014/15 due to the sale of the Blencathra Field Study Centre. Shortfalls would have been greater except that the NPA has been able to offset some reductions by increasing commercial income.

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Douglas Chalmers continued: “We like our Parks. 90% of us think they are important, and 96% of us want our children to experience them, yet public spending on them is now far less than £1 per person per year; putting their very infrastructure at risk. They are national assets, providing economic, environmental, health, social and cultural benefits. Government must recognise this and the value we all put on them, and resource them properly”.

Local hero honoured Dr Geoffrey Bowen of Skelwith Fold, Ambleside, was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list to receive an MBE for services to Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team. Geoff Bowen served the people of Ambleside for over 30 years as a GP, from the late 1960s until his retirement in 1997, during which time he helped to establish Ambleside Health Centre, which remains a thriving hub of healthcare for the community today. In the early 1960s Dr Bowen became a volunteer member of the Ambleside Fell Rescue team, and was a founder member when this group formed the Langdale Mountain Rescue Team in 1970. He was instrumental in its formation and served as Chairman 1972-80. At the outset the team was was sparsely equipped, but

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For the past few months dog owners have been able to get their pets microchipped free. There are two more occasions left in the calendar. All day on Wednesday 29 July at North Lonsdale Show, Ulverston, and again on Thursday 10 September at Westmorland County Show, Crooklands. The procedure involves trained staff injecting a tiny microchip into the scruff of the dog’s neck. Each has a unique code which is entered into a national database linked to the owner’s details. Any dog found straying can be scanned and returned to the owner. The new regulations form part of South Lakes District Council stray dog enforcement

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Bright spark!

Former Windermere School head boy Richard Flint has completed a four-year degree course at Imperial College, London, graduating with First Class Honours in Physics. Richard, who played hockey for England’s Under 16 team, spent his third year studying at Lausanne in Switzerland and plans now to undertake a one year post-graduate degree.

If you are running an event or activity which you think may qualify, visit the Friends of the Lake District website at: www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk or contact jan-darrall@fld.org.uk

If you’re organising an event this year, it may qualify for a ‘Discover Cumbria’ grant. The landscape charity Friends of the Lake District and Natural England have created a joint scheme enabling organisations, schools and groups to run innovative events or

activities that encourage people and communities to get outside, discover and enjoy something new about the natural environment. Funding has already been taken up by several groups who have benefitted from Individual grants of up to £500 for their events

and activities across Cumbria. A footpath opening between Skelton and Unthank, a day out to Tindale to rediscover its industrial past and a Small Blue Butterfly count are just a few of the activities supported with funding from the scheme. Jan Darrall, Policy

Officer at Friends of the Lake District said: “We’ve already funded a diverse range of activities this year and I’d encourage anybody organising events to visit our website to find out more about their eligibility and how to apply for funding. We’re really interested in those that focus on landscape, flora and fauna, land management, or those celebrating our fantastic cultural heritage. “ Events must be free to attend and can run anytime until December 2015. Grant money is available, but limited, and so funding is being offered on a rolling basis. Events must be new or have a funding gap and will not be funded retrospectively.

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The National Housing Federation (NFA) has highlighted in great detail a problem long-known to residents in South Lakeland. Research has revealed that Eden in Cumbria is the most difficult place in the North West to get a first step on the property ladder, followed closely by South Lakeland, Trafford and Fylde. These are the top areas in the North West where average wages, house prices and limited ability to save for a deposit collide to price out would-be homeowners. House prices are now more than seven times the average wages for first time buyers in over half of all local authority areas in the NW, with demand far exceeding supply. This, and the problem of second homesin the Lake District, in particular, has driven up house prices and caused home ownership to fall to a 29 year low. In South Lakeland the lowest quartile average house price is £137,500 and the lowest quartile average income is £12,241, resulting in an affordability ratio of 11.2. Given that planning requirements within the National Park understandably constrain the ability to build new houses, which might be a solution elsewhere, the supply of affordable homes for young people will only be manipulated in their favour if there are more effective restrictions on absentee ownership.

FREE water safety sessions The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and RNLI Lifeguards are running FREE improver swimming tuition and water safety advice sessions. Locally, children age 7-14 years can attend Brockhole Visitors Centre until 7 August for beach safety advice by the RNLI, including 30 minutes of inwater tuition. This invaluable advice will help to keep youngsters safe during the summer holidays when open water and beaches are attractive destinations on hot days (should we get any more!) Log on to swimming.org/swimsafe for full details and to book a place.

Going for Gold

Along with the arrival of visitors, better weather and the occasional garden gnome, Lakeland’s summer months are marked by the sight of groups of students tramping the fells. Loaded with rucsacs, often looking tired, referring to maps (or wishing they had done so earlier), and with an air veering between dogged determination and despair - they are not holiday-makers. The chances are that they are taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The Lake District is the most popular DofE expedition venue in Britain. There are three levels of award - Bronze, Silver and Gold - and if going for the latter each group will be taking part in a self-sufficient expedition, over four days, camping, carrying out a simple project en route, and must give a presentation at the end. The expedition is the visible end of a much larger system of youth development launched in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh. For young people, a DofE programme is a real adventure from beginning to end. It doesn’t matter who they are or where they’re from. They just need to be aged between 14 and 24 and realise there’s more to life than sitting on a sofa watching life pass them by. An Award

Windermere School: Practice paddling on the Kendal-Lancaster canal and a Lakeland walking expedition is achieved by completing a personal programme of activities in four or five sections: helping people or the community, getting fitter, developing skills, going on an expedition and taking part in a residential activity (Gold only). Back to that expedition. Groups are supervised and assessed at “arm’s length”, and although in the Lake District walking expeditions are most common, alternative modes of transport could be canoes, kayaks, bicycles and even travelling on horseback. Motorised transport

is not allowed, and they must not receive outside assistance - so when you pass a group, offer encouragement, but not a lift! The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award grew out of the efforts of three men HRH Prince Philip, Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist, and Lord Hunt, leader of the first successful ascent of Everest. Prince Philip’s involvement in the scheme continues to this day, as Patron. Prince Edward now attends Gold Award presentations in the UK and overseas on behalf

of his father. Statistics: In the UK about a quarter of a million young people start the programme and 100,000 achieve a DofE award each year. Globally, the figures are very much higher. Voluntary activities are worth about £20 million to local communities across the UK each year. It is impossible, however, to put a value on the benefit to individuals. With more than seven million people having taken part across the world since 1956, this is a pretty strong recommendation!

Something to look forward to

A scene from this year’s race in the Lake District. Photos: Steve Ashworth/ MovieIt

excitement among triathletes. Competitors will swim twice round Seamew Crag island in Windermere, and then cycle all the Lake District passes on the route of the Fred Whitton challenge, some 112 miles. The marathon run of 26 miles will take the athletes out and back to the top of Scafell Pike via Elterwater and Great Langdale. The total ascent on the cycle and run routes is 5,150m, the highest in the world, with a projected winning time of four hours longer than Norway’s Norseman extreme race. Proceeds from entry fees will support YHA’s bursary fund for disadvantaged young people, Breaks for Kids. Entries are now open www.wasdalex.co.uk

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The world’s toughest extreme triathlon is moving to central Lake District. Triathlon X, staged this year at Wasdale, will start and finish at YHA Ambleside at the head of Windermere next June. The event, with steeper ascents than any “ironman” triathlon anywhere in the world, this year attracted 133 competitors, of whom 98 finished. The race was won by Ryan Brown from Effingham in Surrey in 13 hours and 51 minutes. The first four athletes finished within seven minutes of one another. In a new partnership with YHA (England and Wales), organiser Mark Blackburn has created a route which is already generating

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In a move to develop Fell Foot Park, on the shore of Windermere near Newby Bridge, the National Trust has submitted a planning application for a £1 million facelift, complete with new watersports centre. The plans include changes to some of the Grade II listed boathouses, near which South Windermere Sailing Club has been based for 50 years, joined recently by Lakeland Rowing Club and Sleeker Swim open water swimmers. On Saturdays, Fell Foot also hosts a weekly Parkrun. Much of the lake shore is owned privately and so one of the aims of the National Trust is to improve access, with improved boat storage, more passenger services via Windermere Lake Cruises, and better club facilities for watersports. These, to be followed by a new tearoom

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Power mad? It is easy to forget that Britain’s largest nuclear power complex is only 22 miles due east of Ambleside. Residents on Cumbria’s west coast, between the Furness peninsula in the south to Carlisle in the north will soon, however, become acutely aware of its presence.

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View from the Grade 2 listed Victorian boathouse at Fell Foot

on the site of the old house, where it will not be vulnerable to winter floods, leaving the existing building to be turned into an indoor play area. The Trust wishes also to put 18 wooden camping pods for “posh” camping amongst the trees and to add 72 more car parking spaces, accessed via

a new, safer entrance. Letters of support for the watersports facility have been matched by objections, mainly from residents worried about the effects of moving the main entrance opposite residential houses at Atkinson Court, together with noise and increased traffic.

Giant pylons will be constructed to link Moorside, the new 3.4 GW nuclear power station that will be built near Sellafield in West Cumbria, to the rest of the country. Following five years of discussions and consultations, the National Grid has settled on an overland route to the south of Sellafield, passing near Ravenglass and across the head of the Duddon Estuary. From near Rampside the route crosses Morecambe Bay to Heysham. Work will now start on planning the exact line of the pylons within the corridor and will see some existing power lines replaced with higher capacity versions. An offshore route favoured by Friends of the Lake District, as having least environmental impact, was ruled out due to obstacles on the sea bed and concerns about the use of technology that has not been used previously to connect a nuclear power station (this, despite the fact that the new route does go beneath the sea to cross Morecambe Bay). National Grid Project Manager Robert Powell is reported as saying, with respect to a west coast offshore option:

“The sea bed in this area is already congested with cables, gas pipes and wind turbines. There are thousands of rounds of unexploded ordinance out at sea from the Ministry of Defence’s Eskmeals firing range. Also, if an offshore cable develops a fault, it can take up to six months to repair.” National Grid has started to consult landowners and communities along the corridor and aims to submit an application for consent to build the new connection to the Planning Inspectorate in 2017. A decision will then be made by the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. If approved, construction work is expected to start in 2019 to provide Nugen with the first connection by 2024.

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FRESH WATER

"the world’s biggest challenge" I was surprised to find, on glancing through a report of the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA), that the Duke of Wellington is a Vice President. My surprise, on the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, might equal that of many people who simply do not realise that the FBA is based next to the ferry on the west shore of Windermere.

To enter the FBA is to enter a different world – one of Latin names, lab equipment, breeding tanks, infectious enthusiasm and a sense of purpose. The FBA dates back to 1929 when it was established at Wray Castle. Later, it moved to The Ferry Landing, and in 1966 it became a charity. There are 22 staff, four of whom work by a chalk stream at the River Laboratory in Dorset. It is a membership organisation which promotes the sustainable management of freshwater, and provides independent scientific opinion, information, and training, together with high quality research. A key objective is to expand its membership well beyond 1,200 and to draw on members’ professional and amateur expertise. It is renowned for its publications, including guides to freshwater animals and plants. This renown is truly global, with conference keynote speakers and research staff visiting from many parts of the world.

"Competition and conflict between countries and communities for water will become more acute." When I arrived to take a look, a group was setting off in freshly decontaminated wellies (a legacy of the Duke!) to study the habitats of caddis flies. Not, I found out later, all scientists, but including anglers learning about the life cycle of caddis flies. The FBA, as part of the Riverfly Partnership, and Environment Agency benefit from the vigilance of anglers and other enthusiasts to provide early warning of problems in freshwater locations. Perhaps pollution, changes in species, or other indications that all is not well. In the lab Dr Melanie Fletcher showed me examples of caddis flies. There are some 200 species of caddis in Britain alone, many of which are noted for building “houses” out of tiny fragments of vegetation and gravel. Melanie, in

her role of Science Manager, explained to me how the FBA is engaging with the public, not just academics. From schools through to universities, and from land-owners to enthusiastic amateurs, the aim is to help explain the importance, variety and vulnerability of freshwater environments so that these are understood and managed better. Try going to one of the FBA’s moth nights or, if an angler, to a Riverfly event. A unique breeding programme, underway since 2007, helps to put another aspect of the FBA into context. Rows of tanks in a secure compound contain a mixture of fish and the freshwater pearl mussels, a critically endangered species. Eloy Benito Reyes, who has worked at the FBA for three years and is originally from Seville explained how pearl mussels need a specific host fish (salmon, trout or Arctic char) to complete their life cycle. The larvae attach themselves to the gills of the fish and spend 10 months there before dropping off as juvenile mussels. This process is replicated in tanks using the relevant fish species and mussels The presence of freshwater pearl mussels, with their long, complicated life cycle, are indicative of a healthy aquatic environment. Currently they are the subject of a national river restoration project funded by Biffa Awards among others and managed by the FBA. If we can get it right for the mussels it will have knock on effects of wider benefit. They will be reintroduced into their respective native rivers when conditions are thought to be right. Chief Executive Bill Brierley, who had given me a warm welcome on arrival, showed me the library. It contains a unique range of literature and data that is gradually being digitised so that it can be accessed more readily worldwide. Digitisation and diversification are common themes. Green energy systems are being introduced and additional staff are being employed. Old shore-side buildings are to be adapted to accommodate conference visitors, and a more upmarket holiday conversion will help to generate income for the FBA. A public information centre is envisaged to explain the purpose

TOP: Dr Melanie Fletcher studying caddis flies MIDDLE: Main entrance to the FBA at Ferry Landing BOTTOM: Project Officer Eloy Benito Reyes with fresh water pearl mussels

of the FBA and the value of freshwater environments. As the FBA adapts to the 21st century it does so against a backdrop of fresh water becoming an increasingly precious resource. Analysis indicates a gap worldwide between supply and demand for fresh water of 40-60% by 2030 (competition and conflict between countries and communities for water will become more acute). In offering high quality well-informed advice and informing and influencing decisionmakers, the FBA is determined to retain its impartiality. This puts it in a strong position and at the leading edge of freshwater conservation organisations in the UK and across the world. Next time you cross Windermere on the ferry take a second look at the 1960s building tucked behind luxury flats in the former Ferry Hotel. It would be difficult to find a more dedicated group intent on protecting aquatic environments and sharing their knowledge with others. It is a perfect setting for a perfectly worthwhile cause. For more information go to:

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Woolly Thinker Tread lightly for charity

Woolly Thinker applauds people who give to charity. Sometimes, however, people and charities lose sight of the consequences of their actions when fundraising. I am talking here about how, in the interests of personal challenges to raise funds or companies seeking to raise their profiles, damage to the environment and nuisance to others should be just as important to avoid as it is to reduce poverty, improve health and support others.

"Some organisations take positive steps to minimise damage and disruption"

Take, for example, the national Three Peaks Challenge, where at about this time of the year it is estimated that more than 30,000 people, sometimes in groups of several hundred and often in the name of charity, attempt to climb the three highest summits in Britain – Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon - in the fastest possible time. The usual route is to start in Scotland and head south. If seeking to complete the route within 24 hours, which is a popular target, Scafell is often climbed in the dark.

I have no problem with cardboard boats on Windermere, marathon runners circumnavigating the lake, cyclists braving mountain passes and beds being pushed the length of Britain – all to challenge participants, break course records or draw attention to good causes. I take issue with mass “unpoliced” events that, by their very nature, create noise, erosion and litter. Rather than attracting the right sort of attention they can alienate local people and leave a legacy of entirely the wrong sort.

Wealth of work completed in Wasdale Wasdale is looking spruced up after 71 volunteers and 28 leaders and staff descended on 4 July for Friends of the Lake District’s Wasdale Fell Care Day. After a day of hard graft, fuelled by copious amounts of cake, the results make impressive reading:

There are horror stories about participants barging their way up, dropping litter, food waste and worse along the route. As they

move between venues, competing against the clock, this increases the risk of road accidents and adds to carbon emissions and pollution from inefficient driving. All this occurs at very antisocial times in Wasdale, disturbing local communities and ecosystems. Ironically, as a result of ignorance about the impact of mass events, this particular charity event can cause work and distress for others.

To their credit, some organisations take positive steps to minimise damage and disruption, making this and other events less of a race and operating to environmental codes, including using guides and limiting group size. This,

however, misses the point. Why are some challenges, and those who undertake them, by their very nature “uncharitable”? Woolly Thinker wonders how much more genuine good could be achieved by channelling the equivalent energy into refurbishing hostels for the homeless, boxing up emergency relief supplies and equipment, and repairing lengths of footpath - all in record time and numbers. It is not wrong to challenge oneself, nor to support charities. It is simply a question of how this can be done so that people and the environment gain maximum benefit without adverse effects.

nn 11 bags of rubbish from Scafell Pike and Wastwater, plus a wheel rim, 6 feed buckets, 2m of drainpipe and a keg of Heineken! nn 15m of dry stone wall repaired. nn 2,023 square metres of Rhododendron cleared (equal to 1½ Olympic swimming pools in area) nn 15km of upland paths cleared and maintained (equal to a trip from Kendal to Windermere) nn 100m of upland path repaired. nn 3 bridges built and replaced. The event was run in partnership with the National Trust and Lake District National Park who led tasks including Fix the Fells drain runs, upland path repair, a litter pick all the way to the top of Scafell Pike and the replacement of three bridges over Fog Mire Beck.

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From pillar to post Although the history of the letter box is fascinating to only a few people, we all use them - and they “pop up” in some of the most unexpected places.

The earliest known surviving posting slot was placed in the wall of a Wakefield post office in 1809. When, in 1840, the Uniform Penny Post was introduced, this revolutionised the way in which the postal system could work. As its use multiplied rapidly across the country, so did the need for changes in the ways in which letters were collected, sorted and delivered.

Before the introduction of letter boxes there were two ways of posting letters. Senders would either have to take them in

Win tickets to Magna Carta 800 This is your chance to win a day ticket worth £15 (2x U16s free) to the Magna Carta celebration. To enter, simply answer the three following questions. 1) In which year was Cartmel Priory founded? 1168, 1189, 1215 2) Which English king sealed Magna Carta? Henry II, Richard 1st, John 3) How many years ago was Magna Carta sealed? 700, 800, 900

person to a Receiving House (an early Post Office) or await the Bellman - who wore a uniform and walked the streets collecting letters from the public, ringing a bell to attract attention.

The well-known author Anthony Trollope, who had family connections to Penrith, is credited with the introduction of post boxes into Britain. In the 1850s he worked as a Surveyor’s Clerk for the Post Office. When travelling in Europe he saw road-side letter boxes in use in France and Belgium and on his recommendation in 1853 a trial was agreed on the Channel

With each new King or Queen, the new Royal Cipher is used on new letter boxes, although preexisting boxes remain in service. A quick calculation shows that we have had six monarchs since letter boxes were introduced. If you wanted to see examples of them all, you would be looking for dozens of types, due to changes in design.

Islands. Later that year boxes began appearing on the British mainland and by 1857 horizontal, rather than vertical, slots were standard and, as villages did not need the volume of a pillar box, smaller letter boxes built into walls were introduced. Another variation, lamp boxes, were so-called as they were generally attached to lamp posts. They first appeared in 1896 as public gas lighting was being introduced and although they had their origin in urban areas, nowadays they are found mostly on telegraph poles in the countryside or built into rural walls.

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Who can find the oldest or perhaps most quirky letter box in this area? Send a photo to editorial@windermerenow.co.uk To whet your appetite here is a picture of a post box somewhere in southern Lakeland.

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Intriguing “snippets” discovered by chance are one of the attractions of using the internet. Whilst searching for references to Bren Gun Carriers being stationed in Windermere during WW2 I came across an extract from a book by Karim Buksh: “A Magic Life – an autobiography”, published in the USA in 2006. Of Indian origin and part of an itinerant family of entertainers, Buksh was brought up first in Liverpool and then spent part of his boyhood in Nuremburg, during the rise of Nazi Germany. Buksh writes: “The looming war cloud meant that we had to leave Germany. Ten marks each was the maximum cash we could take with us. My parents lost a lot of money over that. But my mother was right. It was an educational experience. I never used my German for 6 years. When I was called up into the army, I was sent to Lancaster university to refresh my German. Once again, I never used it until I was posted to Windermere, in the North of England’s Lake District. I was learning to drive a jeep, a bren gun carrier, a motor cycle and to fire everything that could be fired.” “One day I was told to report to Windermere railway station. I was issued with a Thompson sub-machine gun and told to patrol the station which had been temporarily closed to the public. To my astonishment the station filled with hundreds of German officers and their batman. I did not know they were being moved from their internment camp in the Grizedale Forest to another place because there was fear – I learned later – that paratroopers would land, arm the prisoners and cause chaos. As I patrolled the platform, some officers made disparaging remarks about monkeys being used in the British army. They were gobsmacked when I told them off in fluent southern German. You could see the shock on their faces. That was the only time I used my German. I was eventually posted to India, Malaya and Hong Kong.”

Back to Bren Gun Carriers. In recent postings on the Facebook site, “Bowness, Windermere and the Lake, in bygone days”, Donald Lowis said: “I remember the Carriers well. They were parked all the way along the back of Limethwaite and Oakthwaite. Three NCOs used to bathe in our house, for which we got an extra coal ration. 70 years on I can still remember their names Sgt Johnson, Sgt Lambert and Cpl Patton... I remember them tearing about in Droomer Farm fields making a hell of a mess. I think the farmers (the Thornbarrow brothers) were paid compensation. The unit was The Reconnaissance Corps and they were billeted in Heathwaite Drill Hall.” Does anyone recall further details of German prisoners at Grizedale Hall in Satterthwaite (Special Camp No.1, known as the “U-Boat Hotel”) or of the Carrier Training Centre in Windermere? 10

Anyone taking the “rat run” between Burneside and the A6, to by-pass the north of Kendal, will have glimpsed an imposing medieval building not far from the road. Not big enough to be a castle, but definitely more than just a fortified house, Burneside Hall is a large pele tower steeped in local history. Defences at Burneside Hall are a reminder of a period when Scottish border raids penetrated deep into Cumberland and Westmorland. Local landowners had to fall back on their own resources to repel or at least take refuge from attacks. Documentary records for Burneside Hall go back to 1290, when a property was owned on the site by Gilbert Burneshead, the Under-Sheriff of Westmorland. Richard Bellingham, a member of an influential Northumberland family, married Burneshead's daughter, and Burneside Hall, as we see it now, was built in the second half of the 14th century by the Bellingham family. At its heart was a pair of medieval pele towers, linked by a large, open hall. One tower still remains, three

The Battle of Waterloo took place in Belgium 200 years ago on 17 June 1815. A survivor of that battle, Captain Mark Beaufoy of the Coldstream Guards, is buried in St Martin’s churchyard, Bowness. He died on 31 May 1854, age 60, having lived in Windermere for nearly 30 years. The son of a famous astronomer and physicist and member of a family whose wealth was based on the production of vinegar in London, Beaufoy was a graduate of Corpus Christi college in Cambridge and retired from the army in 1825

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MAIN: 'Burnshead Hall' 1835 INSET: Burneside Hall today

storeys high, but badly ruined. This tower was originally the buttery and pantry, forming the service end of the castle. The second tower was similar in height, but narrower; and was rebuilt in the 18th century.

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Keeping tradition alive! For several years John Wilson of the Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Association has been working with local schools to introduce this great local tradition to children. Headteacher, Johanna Goode of Grasmere School said: “Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling is now a key part of what we offer children within our PE provision. We are so grateful to John for the time and effort he puts into this for us and our children. The children love it!” “The determination and strength shown by some of our children would put some `professionals` to shame” he said. “Perhaps we have a future champion right here in Grasmere”.

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IRON BOAT Can the latest technology solve a mystery…. the location of the first iron boat? Some years ago a passing reference in Arthur Ransome’s autobiography put local residents Jim and Judy Andrews from Storrs on the trail of John Wilkinson and his revolutionary barge made entirely from iron. This was said to have sunk at the edge of Helton Tarn near Cartmel. There is plenty of evidence for an iron barge, often regarded as the first iron vessel, that was built by John Wilkinson (1728-1808) at Coalbrookdale and launched in 1787 at the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution. The spectacle attracted large crowds of sceptical and interested spectators, many believing that a boat made from iron could not possibly float. It did, and The Trial, was used to transport iron castings. Cumbria’s John “Iron Mad” Wilkinson, was the greatest ironmaster of the late 18th century. He was involved in the construction of the famous Iron Bridge that crosses the Severn and manufactured everything from cylinders for steam engines to naval canons. The plot thickens! Wind back the clock over 30 years to tie in with a tradition in Cartmel district that the first iron boat was built near Lindale. If so, it must have been made by Isaac (John’s father) and/ or John Wilkinson in about 1750 at Wilson House on the Castlehead estate, where they lived before John based himself in Shropshire. An iron boat was seen in about 1800 by several people, abandoned at or close to Helton Tarn through which the River Winster flows. Wilson House was equipped with an early blast furnace and forge where father and son Wilkinson developed the process of making flat sheets of iron, and to which they transported peat as fuel in barges from Lindale Moss. John Wilkinson is recorded as having mentioned a small iron boat that he built at Wilson House and Helton Tarn is, itself, the result of peat being taken for fuel. In 1979 the Windermere Steamboat Museum commissioned a search at Helton Tarn. A proton magnetometer was used to see if an iron object was present beneath the tarn or in the surrounding area that altered the earth’s magnetic field, but nothing was found. This might mean that the boat, if it had been there,

did not survive (perhaps cut up by thrifty local farmers to reuse the iron) or that it is elsewhere down the River Winster towards Wilson House. Jim Andrews calculated from early references that the Helton boat was probably about 6 feet wide, with a length between 20 and 26 feet. So, where are the boat’s remains, if they still exist? Jim speculates that if the boat lay abandoned, before sinking under the weight of accumulated water, it is possible that it would have drifted first towards outflow at the southern end of the tarn. All that is known for sure is that the boat remained ‘just visible’ in the mud, either in Helton Tarn itself or possibly in the river somewhere immediately downstream. Unless the boat was hauled out, with very considerable difficulty, then it is a mystery why the survey did not find some evidence. The tarn has, however, shrunk considerably and so the boat may be embedded in sediment some distance from the river. A search during a dry spell

"Remote sensing technology has moved on considerably in the past 40 years" might be more productive and it might be possible to extend this towards Wilson House, about two miles below the tarn. Remote sensing technology has moved on considerably in the past 40 years. Ground penetrating radar has been used with great success around Stonehenge and other options might include more sensitive, wide-ranging magnetic survey techniques and conductivity meters. In the absence of television’s Time Team, which is no longer making films, can anyone add to the mystery of the missing iron boat or help fund a survey? Imagine finding the world’s first iron boat …... in Cumbria!

MAIN: Early tub boat at Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum TOP: John Wilkinson, painted by L F Abbott (Wrexham County Borough Museum) MIDDLE: Helton Tarn BOTTOM: Wilson House

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Can your business afford the down time? Put yourself in the shoes of a criminal and think how you would break into the premises – then act!

As part of an on-going attempt to improve services to victims the Police and Crime Commissioner, Richard Rhodes, has launched a new information website.

Security advice from our local Police Community Support team.

Lock all entrances and exits securely overnight. nn Strengthen doors and windows. nn Protect valuables by using a good-quality safe. nn Keep expensive items hidden out of public view. nn Consider secure cages in your stockroom. nn Install a burglar alarm, using an approved installer. nn Consider CCTV. It works best when combined with other security measures. nn Consider anti-graffiti paint or plastic coating on windows. nn Consider installing grills or shutters to prevent break-ins. nn Secure your boundaries, restricting access to flat roofs, etc. nn Make sure any dark corners are well lit. nn

Several business premises in the area have been burgled recently. If only one or two of the above steps had been taken, the thieves may have been deterred from trying. If you see anything suspicious, please report it to Cumbria Police on 101 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. visit www.cumbria.police.uk for more information.

'Cumbria Together' is an information portal for victims, witnesses and their families or friends, to access information covering a wide range of crimes.

The website was one of the recommendations of the independent report called 'Care and Consideration - A voice for victims' that highlighted the need for information for victims to be readily accessible in one place.

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Now Patricia has been recognised with the region’s highest honour at the Cumbria Tourism Awards, winning the Sheila Hensman Award for Outstanding Customer Service only three years after arriving from Spain knowing only a few words of English. Patricia, 22, who comes from Santander, has worked at the Cedar Manor for two years where she is regarded as a valuable member of staff, general assistant and waitress.

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Bluebells that carpet woodland floors in May are more than just beautiful plants – they are signposts to an ancient past. Their presence, however, is just one of several clues that can help to pick out our oldest woods. Dating woodland is far from a precise science and has much in common with a crime scene. It is necessary to look for small but valuable clues, take nothing at face value, and examine plant species in the context of historical information, including ancient tracks and boundaries. Start first by taking a look at an old map. Maps dating from about 1600, around the time of the death of Queen Elizabeth I, coincide with the first reasonably accurate estate maps and first known widespread tree-plantings. Does the map show woodland that survives now, that is irregular in shape, following land features rather than artificial boundaries? On steep slopes woodland was often left, perhaps to be coppiced for fuel and other uses, as the ground could not be cultivated. This is not a solid clue to woodland being old, but it is a start. Clearer clues to the age of woodland are the diversity and abundance of plants that flower in spring before the leaf canopy blocks too much light. It is a useful rule of thumb that the older the habitat, the more species it will support. Ancient woodland flora typically include, amongst other

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species, wood sorrel, ramsoms, wood anemones, pale yellow primroses and bluebells - on which the bell-like flower heads of the native variety all droop on one side. These species spread slowly and so if plentiful are another sign that a woodland may have a long history. Where native bluebells occur in the open they may mark where old woodland has been cleared, but they have clung on. Woodland may be more mature than it appears at first sight. In the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular, trees were often cut for timber as soon as they reached maturity, or cut when much younger for coppice wood, perhaps every 10-20 years. Thus, the oldest trees may be only about 200 years old, whereas the woodland itself, with a

very well established flora, may be much older. Remember, when exploring woodland, to tread carefully and to be mindful of the fact that it is an offence to pick wild flowers and to remove bulbs. Most damage to bluebells is, however, caused when the plant is trampled. This is not a problem with respect to the flowers, but if the leaves are damaged the plant can die due to lack of food. Sadly, one of our gurus of landscape history, Dr Oliver Rackham, died in February. However, his book “The Illustrated History of the Countryside” is a good starting point if you wish to research woodland and other landscape features - field patterns, deserted settlements, ancient routes and much more.

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Pupils at Grasmere School celebrated the opening of their brand new sports field. With plenty of space, a running circuit and a sprint track their annual Sports Day has been transformed. Hot weather and a glorious setting added to the occasion, as the new field was pronounced open by former 1,500m Olympian John Kirkbride - who also coaches aspiring runners at the school.

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Local lady Sarah Burton is seeking support: “One of my old friends, Abby Burton, has a little boy, Leo, who has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. He is only nine months old and has already undergone chemotherapy and surgery, has suffered pneumonia and septicaemia, and is travelling to the US for proton beam therapy.” “Leo's parents, Abby and James, have until now managed without asking for financial support, but have finally decided to set up a fundraising effort both to fund Leo’s medical needs and also to repay the charity that has supported them wonderfully through this difficult journey: CLIC Sargent.” “I have pledged to undertake a sponsored 45 mile hike around the Windermere Way in 24 hours. This walk is usually done over 4 days, so it will be quite a challenge, as I have never done anything like this. Fingers crossed, I can make it!” As Windermere Now went to print Sarah was raring to go. Please take a look at Leo’s webpage www.handsonforleo.com for more information, to find out how Sarah did, and to help if you can.

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Adventurers seeking the highest thrill – the ascent of Everest – have been reassured by an Ambleside-based company that they will continue to organise climbs to the summit of the world. Stuart Peacock, from Adventure Peaks, said despite much publicised tragedies in Nepal, there was still a strong demand for trekking and climbing in the Himalayas. The deadly avalanches in October last year and the earthquake in April this year that killed 19 Everest climbers have not dampened enthusiasm for such expeditions. “There are always going to be people who want to climb the world’s high mountains,” said Stuart. “The key thing, of course, is to make the climbs as safe as possible.” Stuart, 42, is one of a trio of Adventure Peaks people to have followed in the footsteps of Hillary and Tenzing and stood on the 29,029ft (8848m) summit of Everest. Owner Dave Pritt, 56, and Carrie Gibson, 43, have both made successful ascents from Tibet via the north ridge that claimed the lives of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924. Stuart has been to the top of Everest three times by this route, as well as getting to within 1,000ft of the summit in 2008 via the South Col route that was used by the first successful climbers in 1953. It’s not just Everest that is a popular destination,

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EVEREST TRIO. From left, Dave Pritt, Stuart Peacock and Carrie Gibson outside the Adventure Peaks store in Lake Road, Ambleside.

said Stuart. “We arrange trips to the seven summits, the highest point in each continent, as well as many other mountains all over the world - including the Lake District. We do guided tours up many of the fells, even Wansfell”. Adventure Peaks was started by Dave Pritt in 2000 and now employs 21 full-time staff. In 2005 a retail arm was formed when the business opened a shop in

Market Place. This is now Little Walkers, owned by Adventure Peaks, as is the nearby Walker’s Shop and the Marmot store on the site of the former Homes of Football at the junction of Kelsick Road and Lake Road. Next door is the main Adventure Peaks store, incorporating a climbing wall and a cafe, in the building occupied formerly by Youngs Furniture, which was converted in 2010.

gruelling mountain passes: Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott and Wrynose. Top riders can complete the circuit in just under six hours, but 11 hours or more are not uncommon for average sportive rider. This ultratough route, probably the hardest in the UK, is run in honour of Fred Whitton, who died aged 50 in 1998, and who was an extremely popular member of the Lakes Road Club. The organisers have a

long list of thanks on what is perhaps the busiest weekend of the year for sporting events in the Lake District: from the marshals who stood in the rain for hours, cheering cyclists on and boosting their morale, to bell ringers, big and small, who stood at Whinlatter or at the finishing line. Grasmere School provided supporters and riders with snacks, Results Base managed, despite the dodgy mobile 3G service in Grasmere, to capture all the results; the emergency services stood by waiting and ready; and RAYNET set up radio reception points in remote places. 200+ volunteers served refreshments around the course, placed and removed signs, and helped to set up and take down the site at Grasmere. A special thanks to the ‘Good Samaritan’ who found a rider’s bike that had fallen from a roof rack, so that this was returned safely to its owner.

It’s only pain! 112 miles long, climbing 3,950 metres, a maximum gradient of 30% (after 98 miles), two feeding stations and tea at the end - and it hurts! Yes, it’s the annual Fred Whitton Challenge held on 10 May. Sixteen years ago it attracted 80 riders. This year 2,000 took part, and a further 1,000 would-be’s were turned away due to lack of capacity. The Fred Whitton Challenge is one of the most popular “sportives” in the UK ranked by riders alongside European events such as the Marmotte in terms of difficulty. Not only that, it hit a milestone with an overall charity total, raised since the challenge began, of over £1 million. This is a huge achievement, on top of the trade and profile the event brings to the area. The route starts in Grasmere and takes in a string of

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Summer in the Lake District is competitive! Pots of jam jostle to be judged the winner; dogs and runners breast finishing lines; vintage tractors are polished to perfection; and wrestlers get to grips with their opponents. Less dramatically, fellwalkers challenge mountain summits and whitewater canoeists test their nerve. Happily, some of us are content to sit back and enjoy the scenery or to amble through stone-walled lanes. Whatever your preference, enjoy it!

A TRADITIONAL LAKELAND EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED.

isitors to this year’s Rydal Show on Thursday 13 August are sure of a great day out in the beautiful setting of Rydal Park, between Ambleside and Grasmere, in the shadow of the Fairfield Horseshoe. Show Secretary, Mrs Sarah Hoggarth, told me that at this year’s Rydal Show visitors will be able to enjoy watching many more talented sheep dogs, all performing under the guidance of their expert handlers. Last year the Rydal Show clashed with a national event, which attracted a number of key competitors. Not this year! Trials start at 9.00am and run continuously; plus there are lots of other events and attractions to keep visitors of

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all ages engaged and entertained throughout the day: Beagle and terrier shows, exhibitor and trade stands, teas and cakes, burgers and sausages (Cumberland, naturally) and, of course, a beer tent. There are the trail hound events too. Keep your eyes peeled for these most athletic of dogs as they appear over the fell, perhaps one by one or in a group, bumping and barging as they race down into Rydal Park. For 30 minutes they will have been on the trail of a 10 mile smear of aniseed and paraffin scent, dragged across the fells a short time earlier by a fit, but now very tired person. What a wonderful sight to see and hear as handlers encourage their happy hounds home with lots of yelling and whistling and a bowl of their favourite food. Admission to Rydal Show is £6.00 for adults and £2.00 for children. Parking is free or it’s a short walk from Ambleside. The 555 bus stops at the entrance to the showground.

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GRASMERE LAKELAND SPORTS AND SHOW at the end of a day, for which they removed their outer clothing. The Guides were the men who lead Victorian tourists up the fells. At its third home, the Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show is held in the Sports field at Stock Lane, on August Bank Holiday Sunday (this year on 30 August, starting at 10.00am). Together with marching bands, featured highlights include World Championship Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling, hound trailing, and the Senior Guides Race. An entertaining mix of sports and leisure, traditional “bellman” to start the proceedings, and stalls. It is a great family day out, with an all-day programme on one of the most picturesque fields in England. www.grasmeresports.com

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he Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) is promoting Miles Without Stiles. 42 routes which, with some variations in access level, are suitable for people with limited mobility including accompanied wheelchair users, pushchairs, motorised scooters, and the visually impaired.

The complete Miles Without Stiles publication with much fuller descriptions, illustrations and maps, is available for £6.99 from Information Centres and many bookshops, and can be viewed on the LDNPA website: www.lakedistrict.gov.uk

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ore than 150 years ago Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling and Guide Racing were the ‘fun’ part of the September Hiring Fair held on the first Tuesday in September. During Victorian times these two elements separated and whereas the Fair stopped, the Sports moved to the field at Pavement End, using Silver Howe for the Guides’ Race. Around the turn of the 20th century the Sports moved to Broadgate Meadow. Huge bandstands were erected, the programme expanded to include the long leap and high leap, and the great and the good attended. With the costume of tights and decorated breeches, wrestling had its origins in farm hands wishing to let off steam

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less physically able. Free to use, although the National Trust welcome any donations, the Trampers are proving very popular and it is essential to book in advance, especially at this time of year. Call 015394 41456 to reserve your slot. There are also free guided walks taking place during summer at Tarn Hows, every Wednesday at 11.00am and 1.30pm. These are lead by a National Trust countryside volunteers whose knowledge and passion for the heritage, history and ecology of this area will help you discover more about this special place. Find out more at nationaltrust.org.uk

wild time Take up the challenge of our ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’from den building to making mud pies, from hunting bugs to building sandcastles. Visit Sizergh, Wray Castle, Fell Foot, Allan Bank, Derwentwater Foreshore, Acorn Bank, Sandscale Haws, Wordsworth House and Garden and the Whitehaven Coast plus many more places. nationaltrust.org.uk/nwsummer #wildtime #50things

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f you have paddled the River Rothay through Ambleside, take the time to finish off with a quick descent of Stock Ghyll. Next to the park in Ambleside, about twenty meters before entering the River Rothay, this short but sweet blast is well worth doing. It needs a good downpour of rain to swell the beck before taking it on. William Tranter, Freelance Outdoor Instructor: willtranter@gmail.com Picture: Will Tranter taken by Kayleigh Furby

CANOEING & KAYAKING.

anoeing (in open canadian-style boats) and kayaking (in covered boats using double-ended paddles) are great ways to explore the Lake District’s waterways.

There are many opportunities, from fast flowing rivers to placid lakes. All, however, can vary considerably. The larger lakes, in particular, can become rough, with winds funnelling along their length or tumbling off the mountains; and rivers can rise quickly after heavy rain, over-hanging branches can snag paddlers, and there are weirs with dangerous plunge pools. What might thrill and challenge experienced paddlers may well be extremely dangerous for novices.

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It is important to stay within your capability and, if taking on a new level, use the experience of more accomplished paddlers.

If a complete beginner, a good way to start is with the help of a specialist company. These are located around Windermere, Coniston and Ullswater and several are listed, along with additional advice, at: www.lakedistrict.gov.uk

he number of swimmers now seen in Cumbria’s lakes is evidence that open water swimming is a fast-growing past-time. It is easy to see why. For those who like swimming, nowhere has a better selection of lakes and tarns. A few lakes (Ennerdale Water, Thirlmere and Hawswater) are out of bounds to swimmers, some such as Windermere and Ullswater are busier than others, and some are much quieter, such as Rydal Water and Grasmere. With the right precautions and choosing sensible routes, open water swimming is a great sport.

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NATURE & WILDLIFE

Nature reserve restoration wins top award Cumbria Wildlife Trust is celebrating winning an award for its restoration of Foulshaw Moss and Meathop Moss Nature Reserves near Witherslack.

David Harpley, Conservation Manager for Cumbria Wildlife Trust said, “I’m delighted when we were announced as winners. The other finalists were the Great Fen project and Kilnsea Wetlands Creation Project in Yorkshire, so we were up against other really great restorations. This is a really big deal for us and I need to thank Natural England for all their help and support during the last 19 years it’s taken to restore Foulshaw Moss and Meathop Moss, they’ve never been anything less than 100 per cent helpful, supportive and positive.”

Holehird Gardens in August are a blaze of colour. Visitors to the gardens will pass the beds of hydrangeas suitable for Lakeland conditions as they drive or walk up to the gardens, with flowers in pink, blue or purple shades. In the field just next to these beds is an overflow car park, often open on Wednesdays, when many volunteers come to Holehird to tend to the beds they look after, meet friends, talk to visitors and answer questions. Volunteers in reception will answer queries when there are no gardeners about.. Many visitors in August head straight to the National Collection of Astilbes, planted in large numbers, to enjoy the vista of red, white, pink and purple flowers. It is always a magnificent sight. On the way they pass large Hydrangea asperas planted behind the grass bed with striking purple flowers. Further along, past the astilbe beds, are the rose beds, still in flower in late summer. Placed at intervals are obelisks covered with clematis as well as climbing roses.

creating a buzz David Harpley (middle) of Cumbria Wildlife Trust receiving the award

Finally restored last year and on their way back to full health, Foulshaw Moss and Meathop Moss Nature Reserves cover 443 hectares and are the two remaining peat domes of a coastal lowland raised mire system that once stretched seven miles inland. Wildlife here declined due to 300 years of peat cutting, agricultural reclamation, drainage and conifer plantations. Cumbria Wildlife Trust removed trees and rhododendron, restored the hydrology, and allowed peat-forming vegetation to recover. The latest work at the nature reserve has been to create 40 hectares of reedbed and fen which could attract bitterns, water rails, and reed warblers. The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environment Management’s prestigious 2015 award for Best Practice for Large-Scale Nature Conservation recognises the highest standards of ecological and environmental management practice.

Not to be missed in August

The chance to try something completely different is a treat and that is exactly what I got from a weekend’s beekeeping course at ‘BeeEd’ in the Lyth valley. Julia and Martin took us through the basics from anatomy and life cycles to feeding and care. Then it was time to get suited and

Astilbe bed. Photo by Pat Murphy

In the walled garden there are impressive plantings of dahlias of all colours, some of which have dark foliage to contrast with bright red flowers. There are red, orange and yellow crocosmias, orange heleniums, pink and yellow lilys, plus of course cooler colours in the borders. Here blue agapanthus can be

found, although the best display of agapanthus is found in the paddock where they grow against a stone wall. The best views of the fells can be seen from the paddock, the highest point in the garden. Here too visitors can get glimpses of the sheep or cows in the fields that adjoin it.

protected, ready for some hands on experience. There aren’t many things that demand total attention and where you really do have no opportunity to be distracted. It’s impossible, to take a mobile phone call whilst holding 3,000 bees in your hands! We learnt that bees can be trained within minutes to identify explosives and once trained can be very accurate. They work to co-exist in a way that is inspiring with their collective

required. Aside from training and teaching, the weekend was also memorable for the food, which was terrific.

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A group of enterprising business owners has latched on to the geometry of Windermere’s shopping area. Close to Elleray Square, eight new and existing outlets, together with their neighbours, are adding style to a triangular-shaped shopping and social scene. Newcomers include Richard Metcalfe and Jane Legge, who hit the ground running with the immediate success of their artisan coffees, teas and delicious food at Home Ground. From day one the café has been buzzing with satisfied customers, including celebrities who “pop in”. Across the road, having opened at Easter, try Agnes and Cat for scented candles, handmade by Cheryl and Andy McPherson in their factory at Gatebeck (which supplies 1,000+ shops throughout Britain). Cheryl plots customers’ countries on a world map, from the USA, to the Middle and Far East. They also run an internet shop, which is as busy as the “real thing”.

Beyond the "apex", Daisy Roots is run by Russell and Cheryl Cannon, who sell attractive toys, jewellery, cards and much more. They moved to their shop, a former bakery, from Staveley a year ago. The Grade 2 listed building is like Dr Who’s Tardis, with far more display space and choice upstairs than might be expected. The most unusual premises is run by Peter Hall & Son – bespoke furniture makers, wood

Cumbria’s positive economic trends

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sculptors, restorers and interior designers. This opened in May. The Hall family history is as inspiring and as exciting as their products. The company was founded in 1972 by Peter Hall from New Zealand, an “ace” wartime RAF pilot who flew reconnaissance missions over enemy territory. His son, Jeremy, now owns the business, and third generation William has joined the team, following a degree in Furniture and Product Design at Edinburgh. To talk furniture with William is to gain a fascinating insight into the

During the period February-April there were 5,545 “job postings” in Cumbria, 1,312 more than in the previous quarter, 18.7% of which were in South Lakeland. In addition, there were 613 business start-ups in Cumbria between January and March, 41 more than in the previous quarter. The highest number of start-ups, 177, were in

employment), a fall of 117 (2.3%) from the previous month. The combined rate of JC/UC claimants in April 2015 in Cumbria was 1.6%, which was unchanged from the previous month and is 0.4 lower than the national rate of 2.0%. For updates on Cumbria’s economy type “Cumbria Intelligence Observatory” into your web browser.

Britain alongside other regions, cooking and demonstrating local produce.

English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues has appointed highly experienced chef Nick Martin to run the vibrant kitchen at its Waterhead hotel near Ambleside.

Scratch the surface of Windermere and you will find that quality is far more than skin deep!

South Lakeland (29% of all start-ups) followed by Allerdale with 113 (18%) and Carlisle with 110 (17%). Job postings and business start-ups reflect positively amongst the county’s unemployment statistics. In April 2015 there were 4,872 people in Cumbria claiming either Job Seekers Allowance or Universal Credit (those not in

New head chef at Waterhead Boutique Hotel

Nick brings with him over 30 years’ experience in the hotel and catering industry, with a genuine passion for using fresh local produce and working closely with suppliers. In 2010 he was recognised with the AA North West Chef Award and placed in the top ten Hall of Fame by the AA. During his career, he has worked with

process – from locally sourced wood (including bog oak from Cartmel), through the science of seasoning, to the art of design, and the skill of cabinet makers. All this goes on in their workshop, which along with the showroom can be visited in Staveley. Visit National Trust properties and you will see their craftsmanship: restoring floors, woodwork and upholstery.

household names such as Jean Christophe Novelli and Keith Floyd, performing live cooking demonstrations for television and food events. He has represented the North West region for Made in Cumbria in Bologna, Italy, working with Food from

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“Waterhead is a great property, with a vibrant kitchen and boutique dining environment,” said Mr Martin. “I am really looking forward to this challenging new role and becoming part of a family run business in a wonderful area. My aim is to help motivate and inspire our kitchen teams to nurture their talents, develop skills and create the right environment for the highest quality food.”

Nick was head chef with Macdonald Hotels, working across all their properties in Cumbria including the 2 rosette restaurant at Leeming House overlooking Ullswater.

Tim’s column

As many know, one consequence of cutbacks in funding for buses by Cumbria County Council last year was that the 597 service in Windermere faced the threat of cancellation. This really useful “hail and ride” service runs in a loop along Droomer Drive, down to Goodly Dale Health Centre and then up to Booths. For elderly people who live on estates above Windermere and cannot drive it is a lifeline enabling them to get to the shops and doctor. When first under threat, Windermere Town Council stepped in to fill the funding gap. I was pleased to learn that the local District and County councillors for that area, Dyan Jones and Colin Jones, have this year stepped in and provided £1,500 from their local grants funds. This is exactly the type of commitment to the local area for which these funds were created. I have again approached Booths to ask them to provide some funding for the bus, something that they do for buses that serve other stores that they own. I will let you know what they have to say. I was pleased also to learn that the redevelopment of the Steamboat Museum is making progress again, albeit not as fast as hoped originally. I was proud to have had some involvement in helping them secure Heritage Lottery Funding that led to this development. The Lakeland Arts Trust, who are behind the development plans, estimate that when it is finished it will attract 100,000 visitors a year and create many new jobs in the area. Even without the Steamboat Museum we are doing well for jobs. The most recent figures that I have seen say that Westmorland and Lonsdale has the fifth lowest levels of unemployment of any constituency in the country, which is pretty impressive and a testament to the hard work put in by the local businesses to make this area such a success. We have also seen some benefit in the levels of earnings, with South Lakeland having the highest average income of any of the districts in Cumbria. we are, however, well below the national average. There is no room for complacency and I will continue to help attract new businesses to the area and improve the skills of our workforce with training schemes and apprenticeships. We have sorted out my surgery rota for the next few months and if you want to meet with me to discuss any issues I will be in the Marchesi Centre on the 6th August 10.00-11.00 am. You don’t need an appointment. Just pop along and we will fit you in. If you can’t manage this, then please contact me directly by emailing tim@ timfarron.co.uk or calling 01539 723 403. Thank you for your support. Tim

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Were you walking along the shore of Coniston Water near Peel Island, and thought you saw Moriarty lurking in the undergrowth; perhaps you were sailing on Derwent Water and wondered when a harbour master’s office appeared at the end of a jetty; or did you see someone walking the plank? Readers of Arthur Ransome’s books might, by now, have put two and two together and calculated that these glimpses add up to the making of a new Swallows and Amazons movie.

Filming started in June and the end result will knit together a patchwork of people, props and places from across Britain. A traditional river cruiser (a “Dunkirk Little Ship”) brought by lorry from the River Trent, becomes Captain Flint’s house boat. As in the 1974 production, film locations include several lakes and settings. The action moves to Yorkshire for interior shots and a remote Scottish loch for dramatic final scenes. The Walker and Blackett children are played by young breakthrough stars, including Dane Hughes as John Walker and a wild-haired Nancy by Seren Hawkes. They

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are backed by a strong cast of adult actors. Rafe Spall is Jim Turner (aka Captain Flint), Kelly Macdonald plays Mrs. Walker, Gwendoline Christie ('Game of Thrones') is Mrs. Blackett, Jessica Hynes (‘Shaun of the Dead’) is Mrs Jackson, and Harry Enfield is Mr Jackson. One theme is how appearances can be deceptive. Whilst adults can appear in a certain way, their appearances, the way they behave, and what we have been told about them are not necessarily true. The children have to learn this for themselves. In Swallows and Amazons Ransome based Jim Turner on himself - a “retired pirate” struggling to write his memoirs. The filmmakers behind this new adaptation have been inspired by Ransome's secret life and based

Turner on his real-life role as an agent for British intelligence in Russia. This background adds a sinister new twist to the storyline with which readers are familiar. In doing so it may appeal more to today’s generation of young viewers and, with luck, encourage them to read these and other Swallows and Amazons novels for the first time. As for Andrew Scott, who is Jim Moriarty in 'Sherlock' and soon to be seen as Denbigh in James Bond movie ‘Spectre’, perhaps he is the link in the story to Ransome’s secret past? For those, like the Walker children, dreaming of an escape from the tedium of a summer holiday this could be the film for you. You will, however, need to wait until Easter next year for it to be released.

Written by Charles Marowitz, a death threat is delivered to 221B Baker Street by the daughter of Sherlock’s arch enemy Moriarty, but this scarcely ruffles the feathers of the legendary Sherlock Holmes. A second threat still does little to shake the great detective’s nonchalance in the face of impending death - but he’s now intrigued. Employing his great powers of deduction, Holmes embarks on a bizarre and mysterious case that eventually brings him face-to-face with his avenger. Is this the end of the most famous detective in the world? The answer is elementary, my dear Watson.

True to the spirit of Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock novels, this black comedy has all the suspense and intrigue of a great detective story whilst poking gentle fun at the super sleuth’s eccentric personality. With humour and suspense in equal amounts, events lead to a stunning final twist which will surely take you by surprise! To book call 08445 040604 or visit www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk

Helping Nepal through the eyes of an artist

Namaste Nepal is a collection of pen and watercolour illustrations recording Sophie Martin’s impressions of this beautiful and inspiring country during her time there in 2014.

She spent three months as a volunteer with Art Refuge UK and time trekking in the Kathmandu valley. All of Sophie’s pictures were drawn on location - in the Kathmandu valley, Pokhara and the Annapurna circuit. Many of the places illustrated have very sadly been destroyed or changed dramatically as a result of this year’s devastating earthquake. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to help fund earthquake relief work in Nepal carried out by Nepalese charities as well as the work of Art Refuge UK. It is also available to buy in Kendal from the Museum of Lakeland life and Industry, Turning 22

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Point and Kendal Picture framers. You can find out more information about the work of Art Refuge UK at here www.artrefugeuk.org Sophie will exhibit some of her original illustrations of Nepal and India during a joint exhibition with her printmaker friend Louise Smurthwaite at the Josefina Gallery in Kendal in November. The book costs £5 and is available from Sophie's online shop at: www.sophiemartinillustration.co.uk or you can contact Sophie at sophie.a.martin@hotmail.com to buy a copy.

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Peat, Place, Science and Art

The title of Lionel Playford’s latest exhibition at the Coach House Loft, Brantwood, sets the scene.

Lake District Summer Music is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in August somewhere near you, with concerts in Windermere, Bowness, Ambleside, Hawkshead, Rydal and Grasmere, as well as from Kendal to Ulverston.

A packed fortnight from 1-14 August with 50 events in 15 venues. Ticket concessions of 50% for under-18s, students and jobseekers. Tel 01539 742621 to book or visit www. ldsm.org.uk . Tickets will also be available on the door at most events, but call the Box Office to avoid disappointment.

Françoise-Green piano duo Reflection

Inspiration from a Vital Spirit

Budding artists are invited to take inspiration at free drop-in sessions. Valerie Wood, an accomplished Lake District artist, is running a series of demonstrations at the Heaton Cooper Studio based on the current exhibition A Vital Spirit, which pays tribute to the life and work of Ophelia Gordon Bell. Valerie runs workshops and exhibits throughout the Lake District. Participants will learn how to use a wide range of coloured and graphite pencils, create beautiful drawings from the exhibition at the studio, find out about interesting products and exciting techniques, and pick up useful hints and tips. Ophelia Gordon Bell (1915-75), the wife of landscape painter William Heaton Cooper, was an extraordinarily talented sculptor who had a fascinating life. Born and brought up in London, she was equally at home in the Lake District where her maternal grandfather was vicar of Urswick near Ulverston. Perhaps her most celebrated work is the bronze head of mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary. She also

Lionel, who now lives in Alston, said: “This exhibition is an important milestone in an ongoing art and climate change collaboration with scientists and artists at Northumbria University. I completed a prestigious Leverhulme Trust residency with Prof John Woodward in the Department of Physical Geography, who …. was keen to continue working with me to develop the project’s ideas into a series of public exhibitions and talks. We want to invite members of the public to experience the artworks and an accompanying display of the associated science and then to attend talks we will be giving, which will explain what we’ve been up to in this unusual, but topical project” Unlike a typical public art exhibition the art works will be accompanied by a display of scientific research into past

Lionel Playford’s “Tees at Tynehead”

climates, some of which is undertaken on peat bogs here in the Lake District by Northumbria University. Lionel will be artist in residence at Brantwood during part of August where members of the public will see him at work and be able to attend art workshops. Go to www.brantwood.org.uk and www.lionel.playford.net for details.

Gospel singing in Lakeland

created many pieces portraying the characters of the Lakeland fells – shepherds, farmers and hound-trailers. Free drawing and sketching sessions will be held at 10.00am - 2.00pm on Mondays 10 and 24 August at the Heaton Cooper Studio. Drop in at any time. More details: 015394 35280 and www.heatoncooper.co.uk

Lakes Gospel Choir continues to practise on Monday evenings during term time at Lakes Christian Centre in Bowness. People are very welcome to drop in and listen. We will also be doing a free Summer Singing Evening at Lakes Christian Centre on Sunday 30th August at 6.30pm. All are welcome to enjoy a great hour of joyful gospel singing!

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SCHOOL REPORT

A sporty time in Langdale

We have had a very sporty June. Our mini-tennis team reached Level 3 in the Cumbria School Games Multi sport event in Carlisle. Congratulations to Archie, Jess, Emilie and Ted for reaching the final and representing Langdale School so well.

Children make an astonishing discovery

Six Year 6 children were invited to take part in the 4th Great North Swim School event at Ulverston Leisure Centre. Before competing against other schools, they met elite swimmers who were there prior to taking part in the Great North Swim in Windermere. They had a fantastic morning and swam really well. Daniel reached the final, and Mr Lunn and Mrs Garner entered the staff race, but were beaten

Tom and Molly inspecting the ermine larvae

Is it winter? We know it has been cold, but Grasmere School children were astonished to find that one of the local trees had turned completely white. It wasn’t frost or snow though – it was a curtain of web.

Getting to grips with traditional wrestling

“narrowly” by a two-times Olympic gold medallist!

More recently we held a sports week, which included football, climbing and swimming and culminated in a wrestling day. We were very lucky to have the use of the Langdale Hotel and Spa for

A prize celebration

The children went closer, to investigate: “It was like cling-film. Then, inside, outside, everywhere….. were caterpillars. They were wriggling, squirmy, big-eyed. One of them was bouncing up and down, and we couldn’t work out how. We held a twig in front of it, and it immediately covered it with more webs. “They were a bit freaky. Their eyes looked really huge...”

The caterpillars are believed to be those of the willow ermine moth. The budding reporters and investigators have sent their findings to Tullie House Museum, where data is being collected on the movement of species. Molly and Tom said: “We normally love caterpillars, but these were horrible. There were just too many!”

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Windermere School welcomed parents, students, friends and governors to their annual Prize Day. Four Year 13 Leavers were presented with engraved fountain pens. Isobel Barton, Grania Cookson, Matthew Harris and Anna Broomby had all attended Windermere School since Nursery or

Reception and between them spent nearly 60 years in the school. The King Constantine Medal, awarded to a student who has contributed extensively to the Service element of the Round Square IDEALS, was awarded to Anna Broomby of Kendal. Anna had taken part in numerous

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the swimming gala and the wrestling. Ambleside Sports provided the funding for John Wilson to work with the children for the day, teaching them traditional wrestling skills. It was a wonderful week and, we hope, memorable for the children. fundraising and service projects. Last summer, she conquered the Borrowdale Ten Peak Challenge in 10 hours, raising almost £1,200 for ‘Operation Smile’, which helps those who have been born with a cleft palate. She helped with the South Lakes Young Carers holiday, which has been held at the School for the last few years, played a vital role in the School’s service project in South Africa, volunteered in the Oxfam shop in Kendal,and helped marshal at the Great North Swim. The Headmaster’s prize was awarded to Lucy Yearsley who had done much at the school, but without formal recognition. Lucy is an accomplished athlete, who had worked in local primary schools, completed her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and contributed to the school in innumerable ways.

Skills for life-long learning I submitted my PhD in 2004 and spent the next eight years as a sessional tutor in the History and Geography departments at Lancaster University teaching undergraduates mostly first year students. I realised very quickly how unprepared the majority were for the huge learning curve they faced between sixth form and university study. I spent the first term of each year providing study skills: using the library, constructing academic essays, referencing and creating bibliographies. I have now set up my own business, The Learning Curve, to provide this

Ruth Hughes PhD support. This helps to build confidence, provides the skill sets needed for new students to integrate quickly into university, and to achieve their academic goals. Ultimately, to succeed in their future careers.

Life as a Forensic Scientist

for the footprint and finger printing. From this evidence, they were able to watch an arrest and interview between Sergeant Nolan and their prime suspect.

The students were then divided into two teams: the Prosecution and the Defence, each working on putting together a case to take to court.

In June, Year 10 students at Windermere School worked with undergraduates and lecturers from the University of Central Lancashire, and Sergeant Bill Nolan of Windermere Police. They were experiencing life as forensic scientists and were given the challenge of solving a murder mystery.

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Dressed in protective clothes, to minimise contamination, they set to work searching the ‘crime scene’, uncovering evidence which they took to their lab where tests began. They used chromatography to test the ink found on a letter, the KastleMeyer test for blood, and ESLA (electrostatic lifting apparatus)

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The investigation concluded with a trip to Kendal Magistrates Court. Evidence for and against the suspect was delivered (they had to imagine it was a Crown Court, as this is where a real murder case would be tried). All Year 10 students had a part to play and, after two hours, the jury were asked to deliberate and come back with a decision: not guilty! This was a fantastic insight for students into Forensic Science, and a pleasure to work with Sergeant Nolan and undergraduates and lecturers from UCLAN.

Where the Wild Things Are

Parents of children starting school in September are urged to remember to apply for free school meals, even though since last year all children in reception and Years 1 and 2 have been automatically entitled.

This is because if eligible parents do not apply, they miss out on a free school clothing grant provided by Cumbria County Council worth £25 (or £35 for secondary pupils) and their child’s school misses out on a £1,300 Pupil Premium payment from government. These payments allow schools to provide extra support help pupils to achieve their potential.

Windermere Library

Phone 015394 88945 for further details. Summer Reading Challenge 2015. Take part in our summer reading “Record Breakers”. Achieve your personal best and receive rewards for taking part. Reading Group. 17th August. 3.00pm, Discussing Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom. Free 1-to-1 computer sessions. Contact library staff for information. Baby massage Course. A wonderful way to spend time with your baby. Join us Friday afternoons at Windermere library from 1.00pm-3.00pm. Mind drop in. Every Tuesdays 1.004.00pm for relaxing afternoon of company, coffee, tea and talk. Age UK. Weekly drop in 11.00am12:30am. Searching for employment? If you are a library member we offer two hours free access to employment- linked websites. Library membership is free for any library in Cumbria. From Auschwitz to Ambleside Exhibition. First floor, open during library hours. South Lakes CAB: first floor of Windermere library. Opening times/ appointments contact 015394 46464.

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Musicians Kevin Hamel and Zozo visited Staveley School to work with all five classes on a wholeschool performance of 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak. Each class worked on their own section of the story, bringing together percussion instruments with African Djembe drums. We all had a fantastic day and the performance at the end of the day was a wonderful celebration of the children's hard work.

Children from St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School and Headteacher Peter Harrison hand over their latest collection to Windermere Foodbank project manager Magda Khan and Foodbank trustee Rosemary Nattrass.

A Windermere primary school has collected more than 100 kilograms of food to help support local families in need after the town’s Foodbank helped them answer the question “Is there enough food in the world?”

Magda, who was invited into a school assembly when she collected the latest batch of food, said: “It was wonderful to see how enthusiastic the

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Windermere and District Foodbank project manager Magda Khan’s visit to St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School triggered a commitment from each family to contribute one item of food to the foodbank each week for a whole year.

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children were to hear how their efforts are helping local people. We’re also grateful to their parents for vital support.”

The Windermere Foodbank is located in the basement of The Methodist Church, Main Street, Windermere L23 1DY, and is open between 1.00 and 3.00pm

every Wednesday and Friday. Telephone 015394 22569 or 07789 728 811.Food parcels are issued by the foodbank for vouchers distributed by a range of front line professionals, and include at least three days’ supply of nutritionally balanced non-perishable food.

5 August. Ambleside Library Reading Group from 7.15pm, discussing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. Friendly informal group, new members welcome. 12 August. Lakes Parish Council Meeting, 7.00pm. Latest planning applications to view from 6.30 pm. Tuesdays 10.00-Noon. Knitting & Craft Group. Get-together for knitting, chat, refreshments. A friendly social group to share ideas and knowledge. Beginners welcome. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month. Games Group.4.30-6.00pm. Informal games playing Cards, Scrabble, Chess etc. Everyone welcome. Ambleside Library also hosts weekly drop-ins with advisers from Age UK & South Lakeland District Council on Wednesdays 10:30 to 13:00. Lakes Surestart Children’s Centre Stay & Play and Ambleside Child & Baby Clinic, Thursday August 6th & 20th, 10:00 till 12:00. Junior readers Summer Reading Challenge on the topic "Record Breakers" continues through August. Free IT 1-to-1 sessions for help with using your Laptop, Ipad, Tablets, Smartphones etc. Book in the library. Public PCs available for internet, scanning and printing, free Wifi, visitors welcome to join. Ask staff for details of latest new adult learning courses for autumn. Contact the library on 015394 32507 or email ambleside.library.staff@cumbria.gov.uk for further information.

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SOCIETY ROUNDUP

Oxfam seeks volunteers

Oxfam is currently recruiting volunteers who can spare a few hours a week to help in their shop in Ambleside. We are in need of more assistance as we sometimes struggle to keep the shop open every day. You would be helping to serve customers, taking receipt of donations, replenishing stock in the shop and, if you have a particular interest in music, books or fashion, you can work in that department. You will be

joining a friendly team in the heart of the local community and helping to raise as much money as possible for people living in poverty around the world.

Phone the Oxfam shop on 015394 34487 or call in to Oxfam, 2-3 Old Hall Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU and ask for a volunteer form.

Volunteers needed to take off in Windermere

The Air Cadets in Windermere have been helping our community for years, and the the Committee that manages the cadets now needs volunteers. As a committee member you would be at the centre of supporting cadets as they develop and achieve qualifications to help equip them for the future. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme and other nationally recognised awards. Committee members co-ordinate fundraising and support activities. The commitment is one evening a month and four fundraising events, including stewarding

a local rally, selling programmes at the Grasmere Show, an evening boat trip around Windermere and a festive bag pack. The Committee has elected positions for Chair, Secretary and Treasurer or you can become a member, which is unelected. We enjoy the reward of watching young people move forward and there is something to interest everyone. If you have the time and want to help, please contact oc.1264@aircadets.org

Andrew Atkinson ‘smashes it’ at the Senior Open! Andrew Atkinson of Windermere Golf Club has secured second place at the English Seniors Men’s Open Championship. The competition, which took place at Worplesdon Golf Club (36 holes) and West Hill Golf Club (18 holes) saw 288 participants battle it out to take the top spot. Scoring rounds of 71, 75 and 73 to finish on a three round score of 219, Atkinson, who plays off a handicap of one and has been a member at Windermere Golf Club for 48 years, described conditions as ‘warm and windy’ - which clearly suited him. Despite a strong performance he missed out on first place by just three strokes. “Although I’m extremely pleased with my second place, I also feel slightly disappointed not to have won having played well, particularly in the

final round.” he said. “Of course, coming second stands me in very good stead for the Scottish and Welsh Championships, as well as the British at Royal County Down, taking place in August.” Atkinson is also seeking to secure his place in the England squad, which he adds would be “the pinnacle of my career.”

Rotary Club of Windermere

Mike Blackledge is the new President of the Rotary Club of Windermere for 201516. Mike, who is looking forward to his new role, has been involved heavily in a number of major local projects, including the Windermere Airshow and more recently the evolution of Bowness Bay Blues and LA23*NET*. Mike has taken over from Paul Harkness. Although being keen at sport is not a selection criterion, Paul has won a number of national sailing championships and Mike is well known locally as a keen cyclist. Mike‘s exploits have seen him riding a tandem from Lands End to John O’Groats and riding solo across the Pyrenees, taking in all of the major climbs en-route. Occasionally he swaps pedal power for a motor and has recently returned from an extended trip through Spain and Portugal on his 1600cc motorbike.

Mike Blackledge

During his forthcoming year in office Mike will be working on a number of fund raising projects. Bowness Bay

Blues will, as usual, be held over the weekend prior to Easter (18 -20 March 2016); a major charity ball in aid of St John’s Hospice is being organised on the 5 February 2016 at the Old England, and a new venture expecting to attract keen motorbikers from throughout the UK is planned for June 2016. Mike is keen also to develop links between business and local community interests, through developing the Business Network programme LA23*NET* and Rotary members’ own business links. Go to www. windermererotary.co.uk for more information.

Youth project goes from strength to strength Windermere Youth Project (WYP) had a vibrant atmosphere this term. Was it 25 kids congregating en masse around the Xbox One for a game of Just Dance? Was it the green jumpers of the Youth Engagement Service (YES) staff? The whirr of the smoothie blender in the background? Looking back, the Windermere Youth Project has enjoyed a fantastic year so far. After embarking on an exciting new partnership with YES,

WYP has strengthened its service to young people in Windermere and Bowness. Attendance at the junior club has doubled, new equipment (including the Xbox One) has widened the variety of activities and our trips out of the county (the latest was to Blackpool Pleasure Beach) continue to broaden horizons. As well as this, we've hired new volunteer Young

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As long, lazy summer days are finally upon us, youth club will be back in September. We have two age groups: our junior club is suitable for Years 5, 6 and 7, whilst our senior club is geared to those in Year 8 and over.

Anyone who would like to join should contact Sarah at youthengagementservice@gmail.com for more info.

A night on the tiles

Do you, like me, alternate between states of despondency and irritation about the incorrect use of English? I should, of course, not get worked up and accept that language is evolving and always has done, otherwise we would still be speaking “caveman”. This is presumably why, Hasbro, the makers of the board game Scrabble announced in May that a “shed load” of modern colloquialisms have been added to their official lexicon, the Collins dictionary. Is this a “vowel deed” or something less sinister that should be embraced? Players can now delve into a new arsenal of words, including ridic (ridiculous) slang expressions such as bezzy (best friend),

Leaders – who help to the run the youth club and gain vital leadership experience in doing so.

(used on Twitter to denote the topic of a post) and showrooming (looking at an item in a shop, using a smartphone to compare its price elsewhere, then buying it online).

lolz (laugh out loud lots), twerking (provocative dance), cakeages (charges in a restaurant for serving cake brought in from outside), lotsa (lots of), obvs (obviously) and shootie (a type of shoe that covers the ankle). For the more technically minded, try geocache (search for hidden containers using GPS as a recreational activity), facetime (talk with someone via the FaceTime application), hacktivist (person who hacks computer systems for political reasons), hashtag

Fear not. Traditionalists and oldies can fight back using words that are now out-of-date or obscure, and so largely unknown to younger players. For example: jo (a prostitute), muzjik (an old expression for a Russian peasant), cazique (a native chief), faqir (a holy man) quixotry (a visionary scheme or thought), jukebox (a coin operated record player) and zax (a single-edge sword of ancient Scandinavia and a tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slates). Thanx (thank you) to the Internet, Scrabble is increasing in popularity. Good luck with Q, X and Z on triple word scores!

LETTERS

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

Dear Editor

Having been demolished, Windermere’s Steamboat Museum is already a memory, replaced temporarily by open views across the lake. It is to be the site of new buildings with a fresh name, Windermere Jetty. Is the view across the site as worrying as looks at first sight? Esperance (1869), known well to Arthur Ransome who used it as a model for Captain Flint’s houseboat in Swallows and Amazons, sank at its moorings (fortunately in shallow water) at the turn of the year; and was craned out at great expense. It is now open to the elements and rusting badly. Raven (1871) is still in the water and looks in a sorry condition, with small trees sprouting on the upper deck and its boiler lying ashore in the open. The old ferry, Mary Anne (1870), is also uncovered. I am concerned why these precious vessels are not protected from the weather - rain and frost earlier in the year and recent blistering heat. TOP: Esperance and Mary Ann ashore, but unprotected. Boat restoration specialist, BOTTOM: Conservation? plant life or boats Adrian Stone, who has done fine work over several years, is no longer involved in the project, and appears to have left without replacement. There are rumours too that the new museum may be suffering from underfunding. Rumours have a habit, of course, of gaining their own momentum. It would be good to be reassured that these impressions are unjustified and that all is well. Is Windermere’s unique boat museum on track to be replaced and are historic vessels that are in the queue to be restored being cared for adequately? Touch wood - a fine nautical expression - all is well. Yours faithfully, Paul Flint, Windermere The Lakeland Arts Trust, which is responsible for the Windermere Jetty museum project, was invited to respond to these concerns and did so with the following statement: “'Lakeland Arts completed the enabling works on site at the end of 2014 and further site investigation in the spring. We have secured the funding we need to proceed and we are in discussion with our preferred contractor. We are confident that we will start construction work this summer and the new museum facilities will be ready to open for the 2017 season. The museum will re-open as Windermere Jetty: Museum of Steam, Boats and Stories.” “We are continuing to conserve the boat collection and prepare the vessels for display in the new museum, in the exhibition galleries and on water in the boathouse. The new museum will include the conservation workshop where visitors will see boats being restored and maintained.” “Our pop-up display Windermere Jetty: Just Visiting continues at Brockhole Visitor Centre until September 2015. Lakeland Arts is running regular activities for families and adults to engage with the historic boat collection. Events taking place over the summer also include Windermere Weekender at Blackwell and a series of activities for Heritage Open Day in September across various venues in Bowness. More information about all of our activities can be found on our website www.windermerejetty.org”

Dear Editor

Just a note to thank you for your magazine which we really enjoy reading. We have a home here in the Lakes which we visit every 4 weeks and your magazine is great to catch up on local news as well as seeing adverts and offers from local businesses. We are firm believers of "support local". Kind regards, Mr Denys C Shortt OBE Chairman & CEO

Dear Editor

Observations regarding the current bid for Lake District World Heritage (WH) status, (Windermere Now , June/July 2015, p11), are subtitled 'what's in it for me?' Despite the area's notorious low-wage / high housing cost economy; rightly highlighted in your article - it's time to stop navel-gazing and get that international and national recognition that the area richly deserves. The Lakes is, first and foremost, a landscape that's - paradoxically - past it's sell-by-date. The people who altered it since the Neolithic some 5000 years ago can't manage it now without the kind of clout that status of the WH kind would give. Various agencies and organisations have taken on the roles that farmers, charcoal burners, iron-makers, foresters, miners and quarry owners once individually - had. The businesses of the past and the present have to defer to the greater good. The forces of the market actually dictate local economic opportunities and the cost of housing - not strategies designed by committees and business leaders. Local efforts to pump-prime initiatives to regulate or bring benefits in these areas badly need WH status; every bit as much as a farmer in Langdale scratching his head over a crumbling drystone wall. Yours faithfully, Steve Dickinson, Ambleside

Dear Editor

I would like to make readers aware of the power of working with local business, as in the response of our Rotary Club and Hayes Garden World, to the Nepal Earthquake disaster. Recognising that in emergencies it is crucial that people not only have shelter, but can access safe water, our Club used its emergency reserve to purchase an Aquabox and a Shelterbox for Nepal at a cost of £840, immediately after the earthquake struck. As more fund raising would be needed we spoke to Hayes and were immediately invited to use their premises over the holiday weekend and following week. We were offered several static collection points and facilities for Rotarian volunteers to demonstrate the contents of these boxes including an Aquapump that filters polluted water into clean drinking water, a shelter tent, cooking utensils and a range of other equipment to meet emergency needs. Over £4,000 was raised in the first five days and we made interim payments to buy further Shelterboxes and Aquaboxes. Rotary's close connection with these organisations can reassure you that resources get to where they are needed. We are most grateful to Hayes Garden World and all those who contributed. Your readers may wish to check Hayes' facebook page at facebook.com/hayesgardenworld . Andy Gilchrist, Club President

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WHAT’S ON Please e-mail your events to info@windermerenow.co.uk by the first of the month - with contact details if you wish. Coffee mornings, club meetings, sports events etc. All welcome. Now to 27 Aug “Rucksack of Rhymes”. Every Thursday 10:30am at Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere. An hour of singing, stories and playtime for children 0-5. £3.00 per child with accompanying adults free. Now to 25 Aug “Family Fun”. Every Tuesday, 2.00pm at Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere. Two hours of family fun with sessions based around Wordsworth, War & Waterloo exhibition. All activities suitable for children age 3+.£3.00 per child with accompanying adults free. Now to 31 Aug “Climatic Variations”. Exhibition of the artwork of Dan Cooper. Brantwood, Coniston. 015394 41396. Now to 2 Sep “Wild Walks on Wednesdays” at the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere. 2.00-3.00pm (weather permitting). Led by member of education team. Learn about the wild landscape of the Lake District. £3 per child with accompanying adults free. Now to 2 Sep “Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition”. Art of the highest quality. www.lakeartists.co.uk Now to 6 Sep “Heroes & Villains Summer Trail” at Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere. Find heroes and villains from the Napoleonic wars and win a prize! Trails free with admission to the Wordsworth Museum. Now to 7 Sep “A taste of Lakeland”. A display where you can feast your eyes and learn about food traditions. Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, Abbot Hall, Kendal. Now to 7 Sep “Glen Fender Meadows”: photographs by John Ford. A remarkable documentary of the diversity of an unimproved hay meadow on the edge of the Cairngorms. Brantwood, Coniston. 015394 41396. Now to 28 Sep “Peat, Place, Science and Art”. An unusual art-science collaboration between Cumbrian landscape artist Lionel Playford and climate change scientists. Brantwood, Coniston. Now to 31 Oct “Bring a Picnic- guided walk”. Sizergh, nr Kendal. 11.30am every Sat in June, Sep, Oct. Meet on the veranda. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ sizergh Now to 1 Nov “Wordsworth, War and Waterloo”. The first-ever exhibition to present William Wordsworth and other writers of the Romantic period as ‘war poets’, on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere.

Now to 4 Nov “The 39 Steps”. A classic but hilarious thriller presented by 4 actors playing 139 roles. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. www. theatrebythelake.com Now to 4 Nov “Suddenly Last Summer”. By Tennessee Williams. The steaming heat of New Orleans is the perfect pressure cooker for a battle of wills. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. Visit www.theatrebythelake.com for the full summer season programme. Now to 6 Nov “Abigail’s Party”. How polite drinks and nibbles can descend into anarchy! Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. www.theatrebythelake.com Now to 8 Nov “Wainwright: a love letter to the Lakeland fells”. Exhibition at Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. Now to 29 Nov “Taste of Townend”. The Brownes' family recipe book, from meaty mince pies to medicines dating back to the 17th century. The National Trust will be cooking all afternoon at Townend, Troutbeck to recreate some of them. Every Thursday 1.30-4.00pm.

JULY 28 & 30 Jul “Wild Art” at Wray Castle. See the Rangers make charcoal in their own kiln, then make your own charcoal masterpiece! 10.00am4.00pm. Normal admission applies. 29 Jul “Ulverston and North Lonsdale Agricultural Show. Urswick. 30 Jul “Ambleside Sports”. Rydal Park, Ambleside. amblesidesports.co.uk 30 Jul “Early aviation on Windermere”. Ian Gee, a director of the Waterbird Project and qualified pilot, presents a fascinating illustrated talk. 7.00pm at Boathouse Cafe, Fell Foot Park, nr Newby Bridge. Buffet supper included in £10 ticket. Places limited to 100. Booking essential. Tickets from Adrian Legge: adrian. legge@hotmail.com 015394 45252.

Museum Talks & Demos Every Wednesday at 2.00pm, free with admission. An informal look at the museum or a specific piece of the collection. On alternate weeks there is a craft demonstration by resident rag rugger, Polly, who continues to work on her own projects, but is keen to share her skills and expertise, and perhaps get visitors bitten by the rag rug bug themselves. Jul 29 - Talk: TSSY Esperance Aug 5 - Polly at the MOLLI Aug 12 - Talk: Farming on the Fells Aug 19 - Polly at the MOLLI Aug 26 - Phonograph Demonstration

30 Jul-2 Aug “Kendal Calling”. Elbow, Snoop Dogg, Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines, James, The Levellers, Embrace - and more. www. kendalcalling.co.uk 31 Jul “Latterbarrow to Wray Castle Walk”. LDNP walk starting 10.30am. 6.2 miles, 5.5 hours. Boots and packed lunch essential. Meet car park at Hawkshead.

August 1-14 Aug “Lake District Summer Music Festival”. (See Art and Music). 1 Aug “Coniston Regatta”. Swallows and Amazons themed fun at Bank Ground Farm, east shore of Coniston. Boat service from Coniston boat landings. www.conistonregatta.co.uk 1 Aug “Family Day with Dorothy Wordsworth”. Drop in for a fun day of seed-bombing, writing, drawing and exploring. Ideal for children 5-12 years and families. Tickets cost £5 per child with accompanying adults free. 11.00am-3.00pm. 3-15 Aug “Windermere Art Society - Annual Art Exhibition”. Lady Holme Community Centre, Lake Rd, Windermere. 10.30am - 5.30pm. Free admission. Refreshments. Free parking.

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Music for a Summer Evening A season of concerts in the beautiful setting of Hawkshead Parish Church. All performances start 8.00pm, with the exception of 23 August, which starts at 2.30pm. No admission charge. Retiring collection for charities. 4 Aug John Longley - pianist. Tapestry of music from sacred, folk, & jazz traditions. 11 Aug Lake District Summer Music Concert. 18 Aug Charles Edmonson & Chris Andrews. Organist and trumpeter. 23 Aug Colne Orpheus Glee Union. Probably England’s longest established Male Voice choir, singing many favourites from a wide repertoire. 25 Aug Emmanuel Vass - pianist. Part of his water themed “Sonic Waves” national tour. 5 Aug “Cartmel Show" cartmelagriculturalsociety.org.uk 5,12, 19 Aug “Discovery cruise on Windermere”. Run in partnership with Windermere Lake Cruises. Free commentary from National Park Ranger (boat fare required). 12.20pm for 3 hours. Meet at Bowness Bay Steamer Pier. 015394 43360.

A bun in the oven for the first time in 70 years Never before had visitors to the National Trust’s Townend farmhouse been greeted with the smell of freshly baked cakes wafting through the rooms. This year that has changed. The original kitchen range has been restored to working order, thanks to a whopping £5,000 raised through raffle ticket sales in 2014. Every Thursday afternoon staff and volunteers will be recreating recipes from Elizabeth Birkett’s 1699 recipe book. The collection of recipes includes meaty mince pies, a sweet spinach tart and a yeast raised fruit cake. Townend is open to the public Wednesdays - Sundays, 1.00-5.00pm. More information, including special events at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/townend

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Gondola events Join the National Trust’s steampowered vessel on Coniston Water Walkers’ Cruises (every weekend until end October) Cruise to Lake Bank at the far southern tip of Coniston or Parkamoor on the eastern shore and either amble or ramble back. Downloadable trails available from the website or pick one up on board. Departs Coniston Pier 11.00am. Showcasing the World of Swallows and Amazons In partnership with Cumbria Tourist Guides. Sat 15 Aug, Sun 16 Aug, Sun 13 Sep, Sun 11 Oct. All bookable online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/gondola Tel 015394 32733 7-9 Aug “Lake District Folk Weekend”. Centered around Hawkshead Brewery's 'Beer Hall' in Staveley. www.thelakedistrictfolkweekend.com 8 Aug “Steamboat Bill Jnr”. Silent film at Royalty Cinema, Bowness, starring Buster Keaton and accompanied by Paul Gregson. 5.00pm. 8 Aug “Cross Bay Walk - Boxes of Hope”. Cedric Robinson, the Queen’s Guide, will take a group of supporters across the sands of Morecambe Bay to raise funds. Departs at noon from Arnside Promenade. Further information at boxesofhopecumbria@gmail.com and www.boxesofhopecumbria.co.uk for the required forms. 8 & 22 Aug “Navigation skills for beginners”. Run by Lake District national Park Authority . Map and compass provided. Boots and packed lunch essential. Must Book. 0845 272 0004. Start 10.00am at Stock Lane car park, Grasmere. 5 miles. 6.5 hours. 11 Aug “Nicola Farnon Trio”. Kendal Jazz Club at Staveley Brewery and Beer Hall (next to Wilf’s Cafe). 8.00pm. Tickets £10 non-members (payable at the door).

MARCHESI CENTRE Regular group meetings

NHS Blood Service visits 1.30pm - 5.00pm on Thursday 30 July and Tuesday 18 August.

Monday:

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

Tuesday:

Exercise class for older adults 1.30pm Alzheimers Society, Dementia Cafe - 2nd Tuesday of the month 1.30pm Trefoil 2nd Tuesday of the month 2pm

Wednesday:

Yoga group 2pm U3A Reading Group 1st Wednesday of the month 2pm Weightwatchers 5.30pm Windermere Bridge Club 6.45pm

Thursday:

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

Friday:

CAMEO Day Centre 10am U3A Bridge 2pm Windermere Bridge Club 6.45pm

Saturday:

Coffee Morning 4 July 10.00am, held by the Marchesi Art & Yoga Groups and Saturday 1 August 10.00am, held by the Trefoil Guild.

CHURCH NEWS

Churches Together in Windermere and District

Christian Aid Week - May 2015 The House-to House collection in Windermere and Bowness for Christian Aid raised £3,195. Thank you to all who helped with the collection and all who gave donations. Carver Uniting Church On Saturday 27 June the sun shone for Carver’s Festival of Flowers. The theme for the day was Summer Time and Wimbledon. Local friends and visitors came to look round the church, view the arrangements and partake of the excellent refreshments. £250 was raised and will be shared between local charities: First Responders and the Sandgate Hydrotherapy Pool in Kendal. Events and activities for August Coffee@Carver. Every Wednesday 10.00-11.30am. Drop in for coffee, tea and a chat. All welcome. Wednesday 19 August 7.15pm. Carver Open Fellowship. ‘Mary KelsoSome Holiday Memories’. Sunday 23 August 9.00am: ‘Church with Croissants’. Join us for coffee, croissants, worship, music and discussion at this informal service.

13 Aug “Rydal Sheepdog Trials & Hound Show”. Rydal Park. rydalshow. co.uk 14 Aug “1-day graphite & watercolour art workshop with Patrick Corbett”. Learn techniques in watercolour, graphite chisel points, pen and ink. Suitable for all levels. All materials and refreshments provided. 10.30am4.30pm. £55 pp. Brantwood, Coniston. 015394 41396. 15-16 Aug “Lowther Show” www.lowthershow.co.uk 16 Aug “Lakeland Country Fair”. Torver, nr Coniston. lakelandcountryfair.co.uk 18 Aug “Lunchtime organ concert”. Royalty Cinema, Bowness. Played by Mark Laflin, the 1927 Wurlitzer organ is the only one of its kind in a working cinema in Europe. 12.30-2.30pm. Tickets £5 on the door. 18 Aug “Hawkshead Show”. www.hawksheadshow.co.uk 18 Aug “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Performed by Illyria in a lakeside meadow. Bring own seating. Gates open 6.00pm, show starts 7.00pm. Contact Brantwood, Coniston for more details. 20-23 Aug “Cartmel Antiques Fair”. Cartmel Village Hall. 10.00am-5.00pm. 01229 583495 and 07908 839252. 21 Aug “Portrait painting with Sally Bamber”. One day practical workshop starting with a charcoal sketch, followed by painting in oils. Beginners and experienced artists welcome. All materials and refreshments provided. 10.00am-5.00pm. £65 pp. Brantwood, Coniston. 015394 41396. 29 Aug “Cartmel Cup Day”. Cartmel Races. entertainment from 10.00am. First race 2.05pm. Last Race 5.30pm. www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk 30 Aug “Grasmere Sports and Show”. www.grasmeresports.com 31 Aug “Caves, Falls and Fells”. Free Lake District National Park Authority guided walk. No booking required. Meet at Tilberthwaite Quarry car park near Coniston at10.30am. 6.2 miles, 5 hours. Boots and packed lunch essential. events@lake-district.gov.uk 31 Aug “Cartmel Races” Bank Holiday racing. Entertainment from 10.00am. First race 2.15pm. Last race 5.45pm. www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk

As a church family at Lakes Christian Centre, we love to hang out together socially and so this year we launched a new ministry called F3.

Fun, Family and Friends!

This is headed up by Phil and Janette Dixon. F3 stands for Fun, Family, Friends and is all about having fun as a church family and we welcome anyone in our local community to come along.

We meet once a month, and since April we’ve enjoyed rounders and chocolate fountains, team-building games and smoothies with something sweet, a church picnic with ball games, and earlier this month we had 'The Masters' at the Glebe Clubhouse with a friendly game of putting followed by some delicious pudding! We

have plenty more great events planned, so please check out our F3 Ministry webpage via www.lakeschristiancentre.co.uk

Guzzling in Grasmere Record numbers are expected at Grasmere’s 9th ‘Guzzler’ Beer Festival, 4-6 September.

Held in the grounds of Tweedies Bar and Dale Lodge Hotel, the beer festival, which started in 2006, offered 8 craft ales and received 100 visitors, will this year play host to more than 4,000 visitors, with 100 craft ales

or contact the Church Office on 015394 88298 for details. You are more than welcome to join us.

and ciders on offer, and almost 30 musical acts set to perform. Other forms of entertainment, including readings from poets from the Wordsworth Trust. Stilt characters will add to the carnival atmosphere. The event is free, with entertainment for kids and adults, great food and a unique selection of craft ales. www.dalelodgehotel.co.uk or call 015394 35300.

A thought-provoking exhibition in Windermere The first floor of Windermere Library in Ellerthwaite Square is the venue for an exhibition related to Windermere’s wartime legacy. ‘From Calgarth to Windermere' tells the story of a “township” that grew up during WW2 at Calgarth close to the Sunderland flying boat factory at White Cross Bay, and describes what happened to the inhabitants after the war. Droomer Estate in Windermere grew

out of the need to rehouse the workforce and Lakes School was built on the Calgarth site. This exhibition

contrasts with the story of 300 orphaned Jewish children, the Windermere Boys, who were survivors of Nazi

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death camps, brought to Calgarth in 1945 to recover from their ordeal and to start new lives in Britain. They were accommodated in huts that had housed the Sunderland workforce. Opening times: 9.30am-5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as well as 10.00am1.00pm on Saturdays. For details contact Trevor Avery on 07876433490 or email hello@anotherspace. org.uk

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BATHROOMS

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BOOKS

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Credit Unions are saving and borrowing co-operatives that offer to all members of the community, including those who are excluded from traditional banking services, an easy way to save and to access reasonably priced loans. They differ from banks and other financial institutions in that those who have accounts in a Credit Union are its members and owners, and they elect their board of directors in a oneperson one-vote system regardless of their amounts invested. In addition, after meeting the costs of running the Credit Union, all interest on loan repayments is either reinvested or is paid as a dividend to savers. Nothing leaves the community. Whilst much of Cumbria already has access to such organisations, currently a group of volunteers is seeking formal approval from the Bank of England for the creation of a Credit Union which will serve the whole of South Lakeland. This process is now well advanced and it is likely that services will come on stream towards the end of the summer. Initially, the operation of the Credit Union will be centred on Kendal, with a phased roll-out across the district over the following couple of years. An employed manager will oversee and coordinate the operation of the Credit Union, but for much of its day to day work, from running the management committee to working directly with customers, it will rely on volunteers. If you would like to know more about the Credit Union or to be kept in touch with its progress, or indeed if you might like to join the group of volunteers, please contact Chairman, Stuart Pate (stuartpate.kendal@ btinternet.com) or Secretary, Peter Bowker (bowker.p@gmail.com).

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BUILDERS

GH Builders General building, Roofing and Plastering.Tel: Gary Hindle 07583282116.

CARPETS

Home Delivery Carpets Ltd Outlets in Grange, Kendal, Ambleside and Barrow. Tel: 07905 687 672 www.homedeliverycarpets.com

CARPET CLEANERS

CHAMPION CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Carpets, 3-piece suites & rugs cleaned to a high standard Great prices & free quotations For a professional, friendly & reliable service Call 015395 62390 or 07977 021002 www.championcarpetcleaning.co.uk

CATERING

Having a dinner party? Wedding? Special Event? Let Lucy’s Inside Out Catering iron out all those culinary creases and supply you with a suitable feast that will ensure you ‘dazzle in the dining room’ rather that ‘frazzle in the kitchen’ Call us on 015394 32288 to discuss your requirements

CHIMNEY SWEEP

Rob Chambers All types of chimneys and flues National Association of Chimney Sweeps HETAS Approved. Fully insured. South Lakes & Windermere Tel: 01229 588025 Mobile: 07881 921 529 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

CHIROPODIST

CLEANING SERVICES OVEN CLEANING SERVICE South Lakes.....Est. 2003 the local, professional and safe solution for deep cleaning of your oven, stove, hob or cooker hood etc CALL 01539 739622 www.ovencleaningservicesouthlakes.co.uk CLEAN CHOICE high standard cleaning. Holiday let management, reputable and reliable. Please call Emma on 0779 544 1324 or e-mail cleanchoice@live.co.uk

CONSERVATORIES

COOKERY CLASSES

Whether you’re a creative cook or a complete novice, LucyCooks Cookery School will point you in the right direction to develop your skills and increase your repertoire. It’s a great day out for all the family or as a little culinary treat. Take a look at the website to find out more. www.lucycooks.co.uk or call us on 01539 822507

COUNSELLING

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

Studio K9 Dog Grooming Experienced groomer presenting over 40 Champion show dogs. Personal attention,Easy Parking. Flexible Appointments. Studio K9 at Brantfell Place, Off Brackenfield, Bowness-OnWindermere, LA23 3FJ.Tel.015394 48387. Holidays for Dogs – in dog friendly homes throughout Cumbria. No kennels or cages, your dog lives as part of the family. Top Dog Sitters 015395 28858 Dog Behaviourist Travels to you. All aspects covered. From pulling to leadership issues, Martin Gleadow. Tel: 015395 63567

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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 Glass Panels - Four glass panels, polished edges, suitable for table tops. 1941mm (6’ 4.5”) x 950mm (3’1.4”). £150ono each, Trade cost £365 each. Will sell separately. 015394 44110 Walling - Selected walling stone, Elterwater Green. 1.25 tonne £220ono. Trade cost £423. 015394 44110

FURNITURE REUPHOLSTERY SITTING PRETTY Antique traditional and modern furniture re-upholstered locally by time served craftswoman. 20 years experience. Lesley Fursey 01229 480 638 www.sitting-pretty-ulverston.co.uk ANDREW POWELL UPHOLSTERY. Trading locally for 17 years in all aspects of antique, traditional and modern furniture restoration 015395 33284. ajpupholstery@yahoo.co.uk

GARDEN SERVICES Tree Stumps Removed GET A QUOTE ONLINE or call Peter on 01539 720441 stumps1066@gmail.com www.Tree-Stumps-Removed.co.uk

THE LAWNMAN Specialist in fertilisation, weed and moss control, hollow tine aeration and scarification available. The Lawn Man 015395 38949 PAUL GIBBONS pruning, grass cutting, strimming, weeding, planting. Tel 015395 58492 Mob 07908 843 714

GROUNDWORKS

S & A HODGSON Ltd Excavation Contractors. JCB and tracked excavators with operators. Site clearance, water mains and land drainage. www.sandahodgsonplant. co.uk 015395 52458 / 07836 782 707

HANDYMAN HOUSE CLEARANCES

House Clearances, Houses, Garages, Sheds cleared and all contents removed. For prompt reliable and confidential service contact Graham Walkden. Tel: 015395 32793

JOINERY

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

LANDSCAPING 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.

MASSAGE

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TUITION

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

VETENARY SERVICES WANTED

Wanted - TOOLS, gardening, joinery, engineering etc. garages cleared. Tel 015395 32793 Hi-Fi, stereo, separates, record desks etc wanted 0797 690 8005

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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 MASSAGE and Craniosacral therapy for back, neck and shoulder pain. Meg Henderson 015395 36298 www.meghendersontherapy.co.uk

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

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AUTOBODY REPAIR

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

TIMBER GARDEN BUILDINGS

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STATIONARY STORAGE

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STEVEN T WELSBY EST. 1979 City & Guilds Advanced Full Technology Certificate Fully Insured SOUTH LAKES 015395 34499 D. LOGAN Ltd Painting & Decorating, Cleaning out gutters. Great prices for interior work or external staining. Discounts for OAPs. Tel 07732 362 186

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