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Morgan Prescott, 28, from Temple Sowerby near Penrith, was due to join other amateur riders from across the UK to race thoroughbred horses on York racecourse, as part of Macmillan’s ‘Ride of Their Lives’. However, after completing six months of intense jockey training and fundraising before the prestigious event, on 15 May 2022 she had a fall on the gallops near Penrith.

‘It was a Sunday morning and we were on the gallops, the horse got keen and jumped out of the end of the gallops and then we both hit the floor. I couldn’t move my legs but could wiggly my toes so knew it could be much worse. It took just seven minutes for the critical care team from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to fly from their base in Langwathby, Penrith to the scene of the incident. The paramedic Lee Salmon and the team had identified my collection of injuries within minutes of arriving on scene and within 30 minutes I was at The Cumberland Infirmary where they confirmed the broken hip, bruised lung and kidney, sprained thumbs and shoulder damage. I have since visited GNAAS’ base in

Langwathby and met paramedic Lee Salmon before witnessing the team being called out to an incident. I am in complete awe of this team and the service they provide to our community! I am therefore holding a ‘Bonkers Bingo’ fundraising evening on 25 March at Holesfoot in Penrith all in aid of GNAAS with party Bingo, Charity Auctions, Raffles and many more surprises with the aim to fund a mission for the charity.’

Auction and Raffle donations will be gratefully received. To book tickets please call or text: 07769271863

07769271863

I’m currently going through the process of selling my own home. Despite working at an estate agency and being a Property Valuer myself, this hasn’t meant that I am exempt from the stress that comes with the home selling process.

No matter how perfect the house, the buyers, the chain, the estate agent, the solicitors, it isn’t always plain sailing.

Here’s my top three tips for selling your home:

1. Price it right: The most important factor in selling your home is its price. It’s essential to price it competitively, taking into account the current market conditions and comparable sales in your area. A knowledgeable estate agent can provide you with a professional valuation and help you determine a fair asking price and manage expectations.

2. Prepare your home: Clean and declutter your home to make it appealing to potential buyers. Stage your home to show off its best features and create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

3. The power of marketing: Aim to make a lasting first impression with your property listing. Stunning professional photography can make your home stand out. Consider filming a video walkthrough for advertising your property on social media to reach a wider audience.

With these tips in mind, you’ll be on your way to finding the right buyer and closing the deal on your home.

By Lee Quinn

But what does it really cost and can you help?

As someone in the community and a reader, getting your feedback is always important. Ideas shared are always good, just like problems. You’ll see two articles in this edition based purely on feedback. We like to use constructive feedback, and we leave negative feedback to the service providers in the Newspaper World! As it is free, you don’t really want negatives posted through your door. In some cases, facts aren’t always what you want to hear, but a better knowledge in understanding helps.

I’ve mentioned many, many, times that we do deliver to all accessible doors, safe doors and economically viable doors. Also mentioned in previous publications, there are so many properties now in the areas that are no longer accessible, and in rural areas, and even in towns and villages there many properties with very long drives that do not have a letter box at the end of the drive. These properties are not financially viable to deliver to.

At the time of print, to post a letter first class costs 95p, and a secondclass letter costs 68p. By 1st April this could rise again. From a delivery point of view, it costs the same for Royal Mail to deliver a letter first class to a terraced house in Castletown as a rural property up a 1-mile drive without a post box at the gate.

For businesses, charities and groups wishing to advertise in the Eden Local, it is a fine balance and budget that allows up to 13,000 properties to receive an Eden Local. You can estimate the cost of doing this, but also whilst a letter is a letter, a magazine is 32 pages, and the cost of printing it is equal to its delivery cost.

Unfortunately, as a small business, to sustain the business and keep up with the growth of new developments in the areas we cover, it’s not as simple as getting more advertising and adding more pages. During January, we reorganised a number of delivery routes - we have over 35 routes. Sadly, we have lost DEADLINES

Help deliver Eden Local Call 01768 862394

May Book by 22nd March info@cumbrianlocal.co.uk

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