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Contents Skelton Show 2015

Pages 2 - 3

Introduction

Pages 4 - 7

In the Booth

Page 8

The Planning Branch

Page 9

Wainwright Upate

Page 10

Get your affairs in order

Page 11

Not just a takeaway

Pages 12 -13

What is the Vision for Penrith

Pages 14 - 15

Cumbria Oak

Pages 16 - 17

An Experience shared at Eden FM

Pages 18 - 19

Behind the Doors of New Squares

Pages 20 - 21

Talk the Walk

Pages 22 - 23

Thackawatch July 2015

Pages 24 - 25

Hospice at Home Colour Run

Pages 26 - 27

Cumbrian Local Sport

Pages 28 - 31

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Welcome to the July edition of your Cumbrian Local Amid distractions of being at home, with the music of an ‘almost’ now 16 year old sharing her taste in music from the top floor of the house to the bottom, whilst my youngest daughter amuses the family springer spaniel with a newly acquired space age bubble gun that has a noise not of this planet (I have been reliably informed that springers love bubbles), it’s the Sunday after the Skelton Show. Following a minor operation on a big toe mid week, with instructions to rest my foot, manning the Eden FM radio stand at the Skelton show from the morning and getting home just after 6pm, with the said toe inflamed and in pain means elevated foot today, but it was worth it for the great day out and the opportunity I had to meet and catch up with so many people. I have part summarised the day with a few lines and pictures on the opening pages.

So with the hum and buzz of lawn mowers around, as everyone prepares for a forecast of unpredictable weather and temperatures halving in the week that follows, here we are over half way through the year and already on the July edition. As a family business, we’ve all met a lot nice people out delivering again this month, covering those regular areas, but in addition Kirkoswald, Catterlen, Armathwaite, Great Salkeld, Little Salkeld, Eden Hall and Motherby to name just a few.

My thanks to the five new members of the delivery team who joined this month and those new members of the team who will be delivering this edition.

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areas, this might now be reduced to collection points and not all properties being covered, however, Penrith, most of Appleby and over 80 villages will still receive door to door distribution and on this note, we also welcome new readers and businesses this month.

In this month’s edition, we have a positive spin from Scott Jackson on the vision of Penrith on pages 14 and 15. This article supported by an invitation from Scott to write back with your views. This 4th July I was reminded that it was the day that it was press released by Eden District Council that I agreed to commence the petitioning for Penrith to have a town council and so I started the process of knocking on doors to collect 1600 signatures, joined by Margaret Collins, Grattan Bowen and Robin Howse, which one year on was voted ‘yes’ as you may recall by the people of Penrith. The Town Council is now up and running. At the Skelton show this July, one year on from Eden FM switching on its transmitter on 107.5 FM and launching the first and only Penrith and Eden Valley Monopoly board game at the Penrith show, the team were selling the last of the remaining Penrith and Eden Valley Monopoly boards. Based on the 2000 printed of this limited edition game, we are now down to under 200.

On what was one of the most colourful occasions that has appeared in the local events this year, we celebrate the success of the Hospice at Home Penrith Colour Run featured on pages 26 and 27. My thanks to John France, a gallery of photos expressing the day and for the many photos, featured regularly in our sport articles collated

by Ben France from pages 28 to 31 and our Thackawatch updates on pages 24 and 25.

As many of you may or may not be aware, with many of the GCSE, A level and many other exams taking place, a lot of students in June and some early in July participated in work experience. It was a great opportunity to open the Eden FM radio doors to Emily Dyer from Queen Elizabeth Grammar school, who had a week behind the scenes, which was followed up with her sharing her experience of this on pages 18 and 19.

Thank you Emily for really getting involved at Eden Fm and for your article.

In a round and about way, I also did a bit of a refresher in some ‘work experience’, but it was a project. Whilst in some ways it took me back to times when I worked in shops, my 7 days looking after one of my customers businesses who opened in the Penrith New Squares development two years ago, was one I enjoyed and found very rewarding. This is featured on pages 20 and 21.

We may have our highs and our lows, but one high is how I’ll finish this month’s opening.

Following a great day at the Skelton show, it was time to celebrate my nan’s 91st birthday! More than a milestone in age, we almost lost her back in December 2013. Maybe the Cumbrian air refreshed her life? But like a new lease of life away from her birth place, where she had lived in a city for 89 years, the population then 125,000 had grown to 273,000 during her life there and it’s set to rise another 40,000 in the next 15 years.

Nan always reflects on how nice people ‘were’ when she was growing up, likened to how nice people are here in her new home, how respectful they are, simple but traditional ways, like queuing at the bus stop, the closeness of the community

A huge thank you to all our advertisers, volunteer writers, photographers and the team that is Cumbrian Local and Eden Fm from design to delivery.

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where everyone says hello or good morning.

Nan is out every day on the town bus, apart from our shopping day. But in keeping with tradition of old, we celebrated with the taste of a good curry, one of her favourites that goes back to when her father was in the Army in India, attending a military school, taken from his passion of Indian food.

My final thought, which is covered in more depth on pages 12 and 13; if you find a good takeaway or a restaurant, do you judge it on price, service or the quality and taste? We had five thumbs up around the table that Saturday night, followed by some vintage James Bond from the 60s.

I’ll look forward to sharing more local stories and promoting more local businesses with you next month, but you can always join me on the Saturday morning breakfast show on Eden FM 107.5 from 9am to 11am.

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PENRITH BRANCH The last 2 months have been quite eventful for you local RAFA Branch. In May, two Penrith RAFA committee members attended a reunion at the former RAF Gutersloh in Germany. The station was handed over to the Army in 1994 and will see a full closure in July 2016 when it is handed back to the German authorities. Whilst there, a collection was made in aid of RAFA as well as a raffle for a Harrier painting, raising over £300 on the day. We also had the presentation of a new strip to the local football team, Castletown Rovers, following their appeal for a strip donation.

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The month of June has also brought two events. The Chairman attended the annual raising of the Armed Forces Day flag at the Townhall marking the start of the recognition nationwide for the work and sacrifices made by our armed forces. We were also kindly permitted by Morrison’s to have a table in the store collecting donations for RAFA on 27th June – Armed Forces Day. We would again like to thank the Eden folks for their generous donations.

In July, we will be at B&Q on the 18th with a merchandise and cake stall, then on the 25th, we will be at the Penrith Agricultural Show with our marquee.

Come and visit us and share your memories of the past, or if you would like to join us, assisting with future fundraising events, give Gordon a call on 01768 840988 Alternatively, come along to one of our meetings in the Royal British Legion which are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 19:30.

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Caroline Nichol (organiser of the Charity Challenge) (left) presents the cheque for £750 to Kevin Whalley (Chairman of the Trustees of Animal Rescue Cumbria) and Tammie Ashton with her dog, Amazon. Photograph Š Derek Cockell

The Wainwright Society’s annual Charity Challenge raises £1500 for Animal Rescue Cumbria and the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Association

Members of The Wainwright Society raised a total of £1500 during the annual Charity Challenge, which took place during three weeks in May. Members visited 86 tarns and waterfalls that featured in Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.

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A group of Society members met at High Sweden Bridge near Ambleside on the final day of the Challenge with representatives of the two charities that are the main beneficiaries being supported by The Wainwright Society in 2015.

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by Wainwright during his lifetime and his donations were used to purchase Kapellan near Grayrigg, where the Wainwright Shelter was set up in 1985 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

The Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Caroline Nichol (organiser of the Charity Challenge) (left) Association (formerly the presents the cheque for £750 Search & Rescue Dogs to Dog Handler, John Leadbetter Association (SARDA)) is a with his Rescue Dog, Skye. vital part of the emergency Photograph Š Derek Cockell rescue service staffed by volunteers who turn out in all weathers to rescue lost and injured walkers and climbers in the Lake District.

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At the beginning of this year we suggested you make sure your private and legal affairs are in order. On your essential ‘to do’ list should be making a Will or updating/ reviewing your current Will.

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Power of Attorney (which replaced the old Enduring Power of Attorney) is a legal document whereby you (while you still have mental capacity) can nominate a trusted friend or relative to look after your affairs if you ever lost capacity. This doesn’t mean that you are losing control, you are just planning ahead and can chose whether it can be used before, or only if, you lose mental capacity.

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Not just the new takeaway in town

By Lee Quinn

Are there such expressions as ‘just another roast dinner’ or ‘all roast potatoes taste the same’ or ‘all joints of beef or lamb are the same’? It’s strange, but when we describe a curry, for a dish with so much passion, personality and origin blended into it, we know and understand the difference between one chilli, two chillies and three chillies, however, how many times have you ordered a curry either in a restaurant or a take away and really noticed the difference as you would in your mam’s roast potatoes, compared to those at the pub or in a restaurant?

When it comes to Asian food, Indian, Thai, Chinese and others, I’ve discovered a variety of ingredients and in looking at authentic dishes, I have looked at how these have had ingredients substituted over the years. What are your views, for example, on your nice orange carrot in with your bean sprouts and water chestnuts? I’ll come back to this next month.

Just recently, Dana Curry House opened its counter at 8 Dockray, Penrith. For those that might think it’s just another takeway, I urge you to think again. In keeping with traditional, like that first Curry House that opened in England in 1810, it brings traditional dishes and what I would describe as food with a personality behind it. This food carefully prepared with precision from the kitchen literally to your table.

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Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, curry grew increasingly popular in Britain owing to the large number of British civil servants and military personnel associated with the British Raj. Following World War II, curry became even more popular in Britain owing to the large number of immigrants from South Asia.

Curry has become an integral part of British cuisine, so much so that since the late 1990s, Chicken Tikka Massala has been referred to as “a true British national dish”. British curry derivatives include Coronation chicken, a cold dish, often used as a sandwich filling, which was created to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

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description on the menu is years of experience from three local lads, Gaish, Nuir and Raj. Raj not new to your taste buds, he has been a chef in Penrith for the last ten years. An established talent for your taste buds to follow and an unsung hero not necessarily known, but he has served you on many occasions. It takes years to develop a different taste, but it’s even harder to innovate classic dishes whilst making them still very original, but it’s a unique taste.

In commercial terms, if you cut out the overheads of a restaurant, have two ladies Sophie and Antonia on the desk taking calls and serving with a driver at their disposal, the man behind this project, Ditu doesn’t just understand the importance of service but also freshness. Ordering a

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takeway that has a kitchen serving a restaurant also takes quite a team. So the proof is quite simple in picking up the phone and giving it a go.

There is much more that I could tell you about the food, but I would need many more pages to describe what was a simple experience of a takeaway. In one word, it was ‘perfect’.

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As a resident of Penrith I have seen much change in the town of over recent years and expect to see much more in those to come. I have seen development in the centre and development of the outskirts, expansion East and expansion West and many more supermarkets. I believe in the power of growth and progress to benefit this town and I do think we must stride onward, for if one stands still while others go forward you are in fact slipping behind.

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That being said, unrestrained and ill-thought-out development is as damaging as no development at all and must be questioned and contested for the good of our communities. What is necessary then is a vision of what the town wants, what it needs and what it can sustain.

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First then, what do we want? Penrith is an historic market town and traditional crossroads between East and West as well as North and South. Yet our markets are diminished and our roads seem only a through route to other places. I for one think that even in the face of Penrith’s many supermarkets a more traditional street stall experience can survive and thrive, if it is only targeted a little better. I think we need to focus more on the unique local produce and crafts we have to offer, such as is offered by the farmer’s market every third Tuesday. I think we need to offer more indoor experiences as well as it is known to rain from time to time around here! Would not the old Wickes store have made an ideal bowling alley or ice rink?

Definitely something to keep the young ones occupied!

Culturally too, I think we should be looking to expand our museum and theatre offerings to make Penrith a destination in itself. On this point I’d like to share an anecdote: A friend of mine who regularly visits Pooley Bridge was conversing with some tourists and asked them if they had planned on a visit to Penrith during their holiday. Their response? No, there’s nothing to do in Penrith. Damning indeed.

What do we need? We need to attract people and businesses, we need to be a place of opportunity.

There’s certainly no shortage of shop space in Penrith but how affordable is it? If rents and rates are too high a business will flounder before it can establish itself. Consequently the character of the town, which is so important to tourism, is threatened. Do we have enough affordable housing to ensure the next generation can make Penrith their home? Do we have the job opportunities to make this their place of

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work? Situated where we are, we are in the position to take advantage of Sellafield’s new investment, to gain from the M6 Corridor and to profit from the enduring appeal of the Lake District. What we need then is a varied mix of housing; attractive business policies designed to entice and commit enterprise; and a pledge to maintaining and improving Penrith’s character and appeal.

What can we sustain? This is a key question in the growth of any community, namely what can we achieve without disproportionate cost? You will likely be well aware of the new housing developments to the North and South-East of the town as well as seeing much infill occurring already with new smaller projects putting up houses. These will have consequences that must be addressed, from increased traffic down Stricklandgate pushing up pollution levels to greater numbers of dog walkers.

From pressure on schools to pressure on social care services. It is incumbent on all parties to work together to strike the right balance.

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What do we do then? There are no shortage of groups in Penrith tasked with improving the town, including Penrith Partnership, the Business Improvement District and the Chamber of Trade; the Town Council, the District and the County. Excitingly though, there is the energy and will to work together, not just in consultation but also in collaboration, to pool resources and ideas and take projects forward with the input of the greatest number of stakeholders possible. The most important stakeholder of course is you. It is your input that will define this town for years to come. Penrith Partnership is creating a Community Plan and is asking for everyone’s thoughts. The Town Council will seek to set up a Neighbourhood plan to guide development and as a Member of it I encourage you to come to the meetings and ask the questions that need to be asked. This publication too is part of a stable of initiatives designed to foster and advance community spirit and business cooperation.

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Now is the time for vision, now is the time for cooperation, now is the time for ensuring the future is what we want, need and can sustain. Now is the time for Penrith!

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Work Experience Since a young age I have been interested in media, though I didn’t really realise I wanted to work in the industry until quite recently when I was asked by my school to arrange a work experience placement for a week. 6 months of major procrastinating followed this request as I still had no idea of what or who I wanted to be in the future once I’d left education. With two weeks to go until my application had to be handed in I called Eden FM, a community radio station I had discovered. Three months later I’m walking into the cabin that houses ‘Eden FM HQ,’ feeling incredibly nervous and shy. I needn’t have been, as from the moment I stepped into the studio on the first day, to the time I closed the door on my last day I felt accommodated and there was never a dull moment.

On my first day I met Pam and Dave who welcomed me onto their breakfast show without hesitation, which pleasantly surprised me as I’d sort of expected to just be sitting in the corner of the studio, observing quietly and not doing much. But no, by 11am I had recorded a weather report to be played throughout the day and night, helped host the breakfast show and given advice on which Foo Fighters song to put into a pre-recorded broadcast. I had also discovered how much I hate the sound of my own voice… At the end of the day I was told that tomorrow would be a bit more interesting and I would have some better things to do. Huh?!

Tuesday I was introduced to Myriad, the system used to play/find music etc, before I was allowed to do my own little thing for the second hour of the lunch time show. I was pretty nervous, so for the first 15 minutes I just played music and sat wondering what on earth I could talk about. Needless to say it was another situation in which I shouldn’t have been worried; when I finally plucked up the courage to speak into the mic I didn’t stumble over my words or anything.

Cool as a cucumber!

On Wednesday things went pretty quickly, though

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I wasn’t at the station all day as I went to have a talk with Lee Quinn who gave me a tonne of facts and figures relating to the world of media. It was a real eye-opener and showed me that there’s a lot more to radio than first meets the eye. Talking into a microphone and choosing songs is just the tip of a very, very large iceberg. It was also mentioned somewhere along the line that I would be given a two hour show the next day… Commence an evening of trawling the internet for ideas of what to include in that time.

Thursday arrived and I did the breakfast show with Pam. It was hilarious and I felt completely relaxed, a huge difference to my first day! Later on I did my show and that could not have gone any better. This was reflected on Friday morning when I was offered the lunchtime show, which I took without hesitation.

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My week at Eden FM was without a doubt one of the best things I’ve ever done. I learned some invaluable lessons and met some amazing people. The only negative was that I was there for just one week, not long enough at all (school please take note)!

Hopefully I will get the chance go back in the near future to learn more and just generally have more fun. Thank You for the opportunity Eden FM!

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Easedale Tarn Bowscale Tarn & Small Water Peaks & Pathways by Nick Wells

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After parking up in Grasmere village, we walked up Easedale road for about half a mile to a footbridge over the beck, which has a sign for Easedale Tarn. We followed Easedale Beck across some meadows, then headed up towards Sour Milk Ghyll, which derives its curious name from its white, swirling waters, flowing out of the tarn and descending through a series of waterfalls, which are impressive after heavy rain.

Soon we arrived at the tarn, en-closed by Tarn Crag, Castle How and Blea Rigg.

The Tarn fills a vast hollow which has the appearance of a crater, draining water from the surrounding hills.

Water lilies decorate the surface in some areas, on what is said to be 70 feet deep in places, and contains brown trout, perch and eels. This is a very busy place in the summer, due to it’s easy access for tourists with no equipment. Very much worth a visit, this was also a regular haunt for Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy.

For the more serious walkers, there is a trail that leads from the tarn taking you to Helm Crag (one of Wainright’s favourite fells), which I will be writing about soon.

We returned to Grasmere by the way we came. This walk is four miles in all, and takes about two and a half hours, I would recommend it as a great family walk and would rate it as easy.

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Bowscale Tarn Another great short walk which is easily accessable from Bowscale just north of Mungrisdale. Bowscale tarn is set in a fantastically remote setting, hemmed in by crags, its outfall, Tarn Sike. Much of the route is a bridleway built for gentrified Victorians which takes you along the side of the Caldew Valley with Carrock Fell on the other side and is very easy going. It will take the average walker about fourty minutes, if you havn’t seen the Tarn before the walk keeps you guessing until reached. Beautiful so say the least and is said to be about seventeen metres deep.

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This is a high level tarn, so the weather can be unpredictable, so checking the weather is advisable.

This walk is about two and a half miles long and I would rate it as easy.

Small Water This short walk takes us to Small Water, one of the most dramatically placed of the Lake District’s tarns, nestling at the base of a circle of crags. This is also one of the more isolated parts of the Lakes, with the only road access being along the side of Haweswater.

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We start this short walk from the car park at the far end of Haweswater at Mardale Head. Be aware that this is quite a small car park, and there is no alternative parking, so try to arrive early on busy days.

Take the only path that leaves the car park, heading south west, running alongside a wall. At the end of that wall the path splits into three. Take the middle path, running diagonally across the middle of the field (the left branch heads to Gatesgarth Pass and the right branch to the head of the lake).

Follow this path all the way to Small Water, always keeping the line of the beck to the right (Mardale Beck at first and then Small Water Beck for the rest of the walk).

At Small Water the path runs around the right hand side of the Tarn, then continues on up to Nan Bield Pass leading to High Street if you fancy a longer walk.

This walk is slightly more demanding than the other two, probably about two miles to the Tarn and back, but is well worth it.

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Behind the Doors at New Squares

by Lee Quinn

I have had a few hands on experiences like many of you.

I’ve worked in a workshop, in the yard, on the shopfloor and during 20 years in retail, I served from behind a number of counters, as a butcher, a baker and as a delicatessen assistant.

A recent experience is now one I share with you which started on a Friday morning in June. I was given the opportunity to refresh an old experience that started with the unlocking of the door of a local retail business, switching on the lights, then completing those early morning tasks you might have to do before opening the doors to your customers. Well it certainly brought back memories from the past! From the time of unlocking the doors at Dream Doors, Penrith in the New Squares, it was to be a unique experience. Owners John and Sue Anderson were to take a well earned 8 day break, so I was going to cover their business during that time.

John and Sue first commenced advertising with the Cumbrian Local back in December 2013. The campaign was to build up to the opening of their new showroom in March 2014, becoming one in a shortlist of businesses to take on a brand new unit in the New Squares development. In order to get the advertising right and get behind the marketing of a business, I believe you have to understand the product, the service and the processes behind that business.

Whilst I have experience in the marketing of kitchens, from behind the scenes there is so much more to market but you simply can’t fit it all in an advert.

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surrounded by empty units, but on positive note as I observed, you can see a lot from the inside of the shop looking out. The amount of people that walked through New Squares, probably attributed to the 3 hours free parking at Sainsbury, the footfall was staggering some days.

Working closely with businesses on roads in and out of the town over the years, I picked up many comments on what supermarkets are doing to small businesses.

Well, supermarkets primarily are after your money and they will open every hour necessary, offer 1000’s of products, offers and a variety of services, including free parking to extract as many pounds and pennies as they can.

They’ll never be able to deliver the blood, sweat and tears service of an independent trader, but from the time that the doors are closed of the independent, they will mop up every penny outside of those hours.

In the seventies, a Sainsbury’s store used to be closed on Monday

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as it was cleaning day. Generally Tuesday to Friday, it opened at either 8am or 8.30am depending on where it was sited. On Tuesday it closed at 6pm and it closed on Wednesday for a half day at 1.30pm. Thursday and Friday late night trading, as it was known then, was until 8pm and Saturdays it closed at 4pm, in order to empty freezer cabinets and fridges for cleaning on Monday morning along with many other displays across the store. An average sized store was about 12,000 sq ft denoted by checkouts, one per 1000 sq ft. They moved away from counter service. All meat, many cooked meats and cheeses were prepared upstairs in prep-rooms and they didn’t sell fish. There were no bakeries and as for green grocery, produce nowadays, the fruit and veg were subject to seasonal availability. Most of it came in a bag up to 2lb or in a tray of 4. Out of season fruit and veg was only available in a tin 4oz up to 15oz.

Tuna was only available in a tin and thanks to Vesta meals we got to sample curry and rice!

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By the mid nineties, many Sainsbury’s stores were open from 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8am to 8pm and Sundays 10am to 4pm.

The counters were back in force as you see them today. Traditional businesses, many of these family businesses unlike Arkwrights ‘Open All Hours’ took the hit, as shopping habits changed. The dynamics of family life changed and store trading patterns set the standard for new shopping habits. A shift in Friday trade of 28% down to about 15% in the space of 20 years with Sunday being the busiest day, much of this assisted with the aid of long life products, large freezers and fridges developed in the 80’s. Who remembers Bejam’s before they were acquired by Iceland?

Supermarket wars will always be there in some shape or form, but at New Squares, Sainsbury’s, whilst they will battle with other supermarkets, whilst premium products are sold by supermarkets that taste different in order to taste as they should, or have to be matured longer in the food chain to taste as they used to, we need to realise that much of where they may be heading, we have already got and have had long before supermarkets offered it.

At Dream Doors, it has much to offer. It’s not food, but it is a service which rather than walk past is worth a look in. Just like FIVE, the gift shop, that needs you to go in and look around and if you’re thinking of booking a holiday, pop into Worldwide Travel, don’t walk past it.

To summarise my time at Dream Doors, I simply suggest you go in and have a look. You might want a new kitchen, fitted cupboards or wardrobes in other areas of your home. Of course you might just want new doors, but you have to go in and open a few doors to explore the ideas, discover ways of creating more space, better storage, safer and easy access ideas, which I only learned about by being in the showroom.

As an offer to any retailer who is open on a Sunday, in August and September Cumbrian Local would like to hear from you so we can spread the word. My thanks to John and Sue for their support to Cumbrian Local and for their trust and for the opportunity of really helping their business.

A picture paints a thousand words, but a showroom visit opens so many doors. As for the New Squares development now in its 3rd year, I’ll be coming back to this........

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More good news at Thacka Beck Nature reserve with Moorhen, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Reed Bunting all producing young during June.

A Grasshopper Warbler was also present for two days calling from the reeds at the south-east end of the reserve, its call sounding like the continuous ratchet of an old fashioned fishing reel. It also has the ability to throw its voice, so actually locating this bird visually can be a challenge! This bird species averages 1 bird for about a day every 2 years at Thacka Beck.

Swifts can still be seen during July catching insects in flight, and swooping down over the water to drink. The Swift is an amazing bird, spending all its time in the air. The only time it lands is to nest! They sleep on the wing by reducing their number of wing beats, and are known to pair for

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Swift

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life, returning to the UK during May to breed, then departing late July and August back to their African wintering grounds. 87,000 pairs are thought to breed in the UK. A Roe Deer has been seen twice at Thacka in recent weeks, and I was amazed to see a Newt sunbathing on the pathway which runs around the reserve!

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During July watch out for family parties of Bullfinch.

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Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland were delighted by the huge success of their first Penrith Colour Run at Frenchfield on 28th June. Over 700 members of the community walked, jogged, skipped or ran the 3mile route and enjoyed 8 colour stations where they were enthusiastically showered with vibrant powdered paint.

Music from Mobile DJ Cumbria, Andy Neen of Eden FM, a performance by Stars Cheerleaders and an energising warm-up by Karen Rathbone and Helen Dawson were enjoyed by all, before a countdown to a magnificent mass colour throw which wowed the crowd.

Many spectators lined the route and cheered the runners through the colour stations, which added to the happy atmosphere of the afternoon.

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Julie Blundell, Fundraiser said, “This was such an exciting day for the Charity. We appreciate the support of all who entered the first Penrith Colour Run and made the event so fantastic. The funds raised will

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OuTSide And undeR COveR, OuTdOOR dininG And ReLAxinG. Arbours, Arches, Companion Seats, Picnic style benches outdoor furnishings and lights Come take a seat at the Pot Place this summer

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help us to continue to provide high quality end of life care for local patients and support their family and carers. With such supportive feedback we now look forward to organising a bigger and better event for Penrith in 2016”.

Hospice at Home would like to thank the Colour Stations Sponsors: Atkinson Building Contractors, Metcalfe Plant Hire, Jenkinson Forest Products and Jameson Properties, and Cumbrian Homes for sponsoring the banners. Thanks are also given to the companies who donated products, Mobile DJ Cumbria, Stars Cheerleaders, Karen Rathbone and Helen Dawson, Eden District Council for their vital support, our wonderful volunteers, The Lions Club and Park Run marshals and Eden FM 107.5 Community Radio for promoting the event.

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Wigton Motor Club: Lake District Classic Rally June 28th

By Graeme Forrester

Wigton Motor Club ran their Lake District Classic Rally for the 27th time on June 28th in the Penrith area over 19 special tests on private land. Victory went to John Bertram and Andrew Fist in their Escort Mexico from a hard charging Colin Rose and Bob Shearer in their MG Midget.

The day started rather dull but the weather improved steadily during the day and the marshals were in shirt sleeves in the afternoon. The Historic Rally and the associated Targa Rally for modern cars was based at the excellent facilities of Penrith Truck Stop where three of the tests were held on the lorry park. The other tests were held on the local auction site, around the buildings on local businesses and on farm roads.

The rally proved to be a clear win by over twenty seconds for the Escort of John Bertram and Andrew Fish from the MG Midget of Colin Ross and Bob Shearer who have progressed a lot to bone of the fancied crews in the last year.

The Pre Historics class went to the Austin Healy Sprite Mk 1 on John and Andrew Park while the Historics under 1500cc was a clear win for the Mini Cooper S of Darrell and Nicky Staniforth, the biggest historic was taken by the lovely Volvo 122 of John Fenwick and Doug Carmichael. The winner of the Post Historics was Brian Hodgson and Stuart Egglestone in a Hillman Imp in a class that contained some interesting cars such as David Heirs Saab and Colin Wilkinson’s Ginetta G15.

The larger post historics saw David Marsden/Mike Garstang win in their recently built Escort Mk1. The later Mk2 Escort of David Short/Roy Heath won the classics class.

The Targa Rally saw a win for the Place brothers in their Peugeot 205 from the Ford Puma of Andrew Graham and Michael Holmes.

Penrith AFC

By Karl Collinson

A new Northern League Division 1 campaign is almost upon us and the club have been very busy during the summer break.

Manager, Matt Henney has recouped 6 new players who’ll bring extra quality and depth to the squad while off the field we’ve had a very successful music festival. We’ve also started work on extending the clubhouse and the club will be announcing some very big news very soon, so keep an eye on the local press.

The new season kicks off on Saturday August 8th at home to league new boys Seaham Red Star, kick off is 3pm.

Our friendlies start with Carlisle United visiting Frenchfield Park on Saturday 11th July, kick off 3pm. We also have fixtures with Lancaster City, Gretna and Kendal to name just a few.

All upcoming fixtures can be found on our website/Facebook and Twitter.

We look forward to seeing you down at Frenchfield Park some time throughout the season.

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The inaugural Nunwick 8’s Tournament

By Adam Collin

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© Alan Roberts On Sunday 7th June the Nunwick oval played host to the inaugural Nunwick 8’s Tournament. This was a brand new 8 a side cricket tournament played in 10 over matches between 6 Eden Valley league teams.

At 10am the gates opened and the teams and spectators started to come onto the event site, and with the smell of the bacon and sausage from the barbecue in the air and the music blasting out over the PA system Stainton sixers and Appleby Arrows got he tournament under way. Around the pitch there was a host of activities going on with the Eden vintage tractor clubs display of tractors, birds from field falconry, football zorbs, two hot tubs, exotic creature display and rodeo bull, bouncy castle and gladiator joust and face painting the spectators and children were treated to a great family fun day.

The whole day would of not been possible without all our wonderful sponsors who we thank very much and due to the success and positive feedback we have received we now plan to make this an annual event so keep an eye out for next years date as plans are already under way for the 2nd Nunwick 8’s Tournament which will be even bigger and better than 2015. So from everyone at Nunwick cricket club thanks very much to everyone who supported the day, we will see you all again next year.

Once the morning group had finished there was a 30minute break while the afternoon teams arrived and set up, this was filled by the first live set from the band Blue Flames who performed another 1 hour set before the final was played. The band were on top form knocking out hits from Bon Jovi to Adele to James Bay and Johnny Cash and many more to keep the viewing public very well entertained.

Throughout the day people came and went but with a large amount of people making a full day of it the atmosphere was superb and with the sun deciding to shine for once in June, the people on the hill next to the bar had bright red faces!!

The final was played out between the Caldbeck Cavaliers & Staffield Ravens, with Caldbeck coming out on top in a very close final and been crowned the very first winners of the tournament and lifting the ASTsigns Nunwick 8’s cup whilst also collecting a £200 winners cheque.

The day was rounded off by Caldbeck spraying champagne and the fireworks going off in the background.

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United look towards next season Article written by - Andy Hall

said: “Every bit of work we’ve done has been with the first game at Mansfield in mind. We’ve spoken to a lot of players and their representatives and the good part for us all is when it comes together and the player signs his contract.

It’s been a busy few months for Carlisle United, on and off the field, with the seemingly quiet ‘off season’ of May and June giving way to pre-season training sessions and a flurry of signings as the Blues gear up for the coming campaign.

An impressive list of additions - Derek Asamoah, Dave Atkinson, Bastien Hery, Jabo Ibehre, Luke Joyce, Jason Kennedy, Tom Miller and Michael Raynes - have lifted spirits following last season’s scrap for survival and the feeling is that the club is in a much better position to compete having been through that tough League Two

introduction last time round.

“We can’t settle for just finishing above where we ended up last season,” manager Keith Curle said.

“I want everyone to be focused and clear on what they need to do when they come through our doors.

“We’re a professional football team and I want to see a winning mentality in everything we do.

The players we’ve signed are here because we feel they will make us better. We’ve taken our time in getting them over the line, in some cases, because it isn’t just about ability. It’s about me knowing that I will be able to work with them.”

Head of recruitment Lee Dykes

“We’re now very happy with where we are, but we never stop. We always have the next target in sight and we’re always looking for the next player who can help to push us on even more.”

Next up for Carlisle is a string of local friendlies with Blyth, Workington and Penrith completing a line up of three games in just five days, at the beginning of July, during which every player is due to get pitch time.

Meanwhile off the pitch talks with an as yet unnamed billionaire continue as the current board of directors look to secure the new investment the club so badly needs. A swift and successful conclusion to that would most definitely be just what the doctor ordered.

Penrith Squash & Racketball Club

By Richard Utting

As we all know squash was a massive sport in the 70’s and 80’s with huge numbers engaged at local and national level. However, since the beginning of the 90’s the sport suffered a decline with many turning to other sports and youngsters turning to the curse of the X-box.

However at Penrith Squash, as with many clubs throughout Cumbria and beyond, the popularity of the sport is returning particularly since its appearance at last year’s Commonwealth Games.

At Penrith we have a strong membership not only made up of the ‘golden oldies’ of the sport and those wishing to return after years of absence but with a growing number of juniors.

Every effort is being made to encourage youngsters from 4 upwards into the sport by engagement with CumbrianLocal

local schools and other clubs. This, to date, has seen a degree of success with a greater involvement in the clubs junior coaching set up.

There are many opportunities to play at Penrith with open nights on a Thursday evening as well as the normal leagues and competitions.

Penrith Squash has also seen the introduction of Racketball to the club which has attracted many new members, particularly those who used to play competitive squash but who now find that hard on the joints etc.

In addition the club has seen the introduction of biomass heating, the first in the country to do so.

All in all Penrith Squash & Racketball is going from strength to strength and we continue to look forward to welcoming old and new members to the club.

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Red and White Stripes Aiming High

By Stu Forrester

The club are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2015 campaign.

Following the restructuring of the Westmorland League, the first team will remain in the first division, whilst the reserves have avoided relegation and will remain in the second division.

Adam Collin shows his support for the Pinks at Nunwick 8s

Carleton Banks ready to dazzle division two in Pink

By Josh Briggs Carleton Promoted Twice In One Season...But How? Last season, Carleton Banks were playing their football in Division 4 of the Westmorland Football League but will begin the new season in Division 2 of the Westmorland Football League, not Division 3. Two promotions in one season!?

The gentlemen at the Westmorland FA decided on Wednesday 1st July that the Westmorland Football League would only contain 3 divisions, not its usual 4. Under the ‘Four Divisions’ basis, each division had roughly 9 teams within it, meaning that one full season lasted only 16 games. There had been rumours towards the back end of the season that the Westmorland FA had planned to do this for a number of reasons, one being that such a short season finishing in early April for some teams simply wasn’t competitive enough. However, the ‘Three Divisions’ rule has increased the capacity of teams to 14 or 15, lengthening the season to a much more competitive 28 games, excluding trophies and cups. The decision sees both promoted teams from last season’s ‘Division 4’ leapfrog a number of teams in ‘Division 3’ to appear in this season’s ‘Division 2’, as opposed to remaining in the bottom flight.

More football, more competition and a longer lasting season.

What’s not to like for all football fans and players? Perhaps the 610 miles of travelling that Carleton will have to endure for their away games this season could be a detriment to our miniscule away support. To put that into perspective, 610 miles is the journey from Penrith, through the Channel Tunnel, through Paris, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany and to the final of destination of European giants, Dortmund. Champions League football isn’t that far away, is it?

As always, manager Dave Ryding’s first team will be aiming for silverware, and to challenge for the league title. Last season we were probably not as clinical in front of goal as we should have been, and didn’t really have a prolific striker in the side, which cost us points. Hopefully with the new additions to the squad, this shouldn’t be an issue in the new campaign, and we can get off to a solid start.

The young reserve side will be looking to improve on last seasons disappointing campaign, and will be hoping for a solid mid-table finish under new manager, Liam Brown. Player availability let them down last year, but it’s looking like we’ll have a much larger squad to choose from this year, so that shouldn’t be an issue.

There are plenty of very talented young players coming through the club, and with a solid pre-season training campaign well underway, and a variety of very talented coaches putting the team through their paces, there is no reason why the club can’t return to winning silverware, something the club has become very used to in seasons gone by.

We are always looking to attract new players, and anyone (over the age of 16) is welcome to come down training (Castletown Rec, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 6.30pm) and give it a go. We are a very sociable club, and everyone is made to feel very welcome.

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