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CARLISLE CHRISTMAS

NOEL FIELDING INTERVIEW

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Motoring & sport

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Aspiring homeowners could find they only need a fraction of the average first time buyer deposit to secure a brand new home in Carlisle, with Help to Buy. Although according to the Halifax, first time buyers typically put down a deposit of almost £30,000 last year, customers at Lovell’s Parkside development will only need 5%, thanks to the Government-backed equity loan.

The borrowing boost of a 20% equity loan, is interest free for five years and is available on homes at the stunning development, where prices start from £104,995 for a two bedroom Beckton home, with a deposit of £5249.75.

Help to Buy, combined with the benefits of energy savings from a new home, mean the stylish properties at Parkside are a cost effective way for young professionals, to get on the property ladder, alongside young families.

Clare Noakes, regional sales manager for Lovell in the North West, said: “The homes at Parkside are designed for a modern lifestyle with up to date layouts, energy-saving technology and low maintenance.

“With contemporary kitchens and bathrooms and double glazing, they are a chain-free alternative to older properties which are costly to bring up to the same standard.

“Help to Buy is the icing on the cake and provides buyers with the chance of owning their own home in an established residential area.”

Parkside, on the edge of Heysham Park, features a total of 44 new two and three-bedroom homes. It is the next stage of a large-scale development, which will eventually bring over 500 new homes to the site off Wigton Road.

Opposite the homes, a mile-long stretch of parkland provides residents with playgrounds and sporting facilities on their doorstep. The homes also benefit from easy access to Carlisle and the M6.

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22 Edward Boyle Close, Carlisle CA2 7FB Email parkside.sales@lovell.co.uk *Selected plots only, please ask for current availability. **Help to Buy based on a 75% mortgage with a minimum 5% deposit contribution. It is not available in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Help to Buy is available on selected properties in England, on homes up to £600,000. Subject to terms and conditions. Lovell cannot give you any financial advice but can refer you to an Independent Financial Advisor. The maximum Equity Loan will be 20% of the purchase price. Prices and information believed to be correct at time of going to press and are subject to change without notice. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY DEBT SECURED ON IT. All offers are subject to our standard terms and conditions which are available on request.

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Christmas is coming!

If you’re anything like me then the distant sound of sleigh bells ringing and the sight of lanes glistening fills you with joy and excitement.

There’s no denying that Christmas is fast approaching and things are about to get a whole lot more festive as Christmas lights in and around Carlisle get turned on in the coming weeks. Christmas shopping doesn’t feel like Christmas without a whole host of twinkling lights illuminating the streets. I am, however, not so delirious with Christmas cheer to forget that many people find Christmas a stressful time of year but don’t panic you’ve picked up The Carlisle Guide and we are here to help.

This edition is full of everything you need to know to get you geared up for Christmas and a list of Christmas events and light switch-ons in and around Carlisle to organise your Christmas shopping around. Plus we’ve got the very best of Christmas shopping in Carlisle.

On top of all this we are celebrating our fourth Birthday! Hurray!!! I can honestly say that working at The Carlisle Guide is a pleasant nightmare, it’s a joy to be part of a little start-up company that has grown into one of the largest media companies in the county. I get to meet and talk to some fascinating people both local and less local, build relationships with our wonderful advertisers and I get a genuine pleasure when someone finds out where I work and they say how much they enjoy reading The Carlisle Guide.

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All of us here at the Carlisle Guide wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

See you in 2016 Ali xxxxxxx

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Global Bazaar

Pam and David Joy have taken over the lease of the former Globe Inn, Caldewgate, Carlisle (next to Sainsburys) and will be developing two new businesses there, Global Bazaar and Therapies at the Globe.

Global Bazaar brings you unique, unusual, colourful and funky furniture, furnishings and gifts. The store opened at the beginning of October after previously trading in Carlisle Market.

The business was created because Pam and David used to love seeking out quirky independent shops whenever they visited other towns but couldn’t find anything similar locally. The ethos of the shop is to source unique one off items that appeal to the individualist. The stock will constantly be changing so if you like it, grab it quick as it might not appear again.

If you have a theme or an idea in mind, talk to them and they will source complementary items and suggestions. A lot of Global Bazaar's stock is responsibly sourced, ethical and fairly traded, providing a good income for artisans in the third world, helping them to support themselves, their families and communities.

They are also supportive of the local arts community and have a collection of work from MadArts and hope to hold a monthly exhibition from the New Year, featuring the work of local artists and craftspeople. Watch their Facebook page for more details.

Global Bazaar offer a savings scheme to enable customers to spread the cost of their special purchase to suit their budget. Ask in store for more details.

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Therapies at The Globe will be a brand new three roomed therapy centre offering a range of holistic treatments and therapies.

The centre will consist of a meeting room large enough to accommodate up to 12 people around tables or as a venue for small yoga / mat work groups; a hands on therapy room and a talking therapy/one to one room.

All rooms are fully equipped and can be booked on their online system by visiting therapists on an ad hoc basis, no contracted hours or block bookings necessary.

Prices are very competitive and discounts are available for four and eight hour bookings.

Pam Joy is a qualified Nutritional Therapist who has completed three years training and 200 observed clinical hours with the College of Naturopathic Medicine.

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She is also completing Wellbeing Coaching training which is accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management. Pam will be offering one to one and small group sessions promoting a healthy lifestyle, helping people to reach their potential and their life goals.

Pam will specialise in the management of chronic exhaustive conditions and fibromyalgia and is looking for other therapists to join her in making Therapies at The Globe an centre of excellence in working with people with these multi faceted debilitating conditions.

For more information visit: www.global-bazaar.co.uk

A new furniture shop based in Carlisle and online providing unusual, offbeat furniture and curios to satisfy the individualist. www.global-bazaar.co.uk

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6 Bridge Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle Tel 01228 739840 globalbazaar Next to Sainsbury’s The Carlisle Guide

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Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding is about to embark on his first solo tour for five years. The comedian, who thanks to his work on The Mighty Boosh, Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, has an enormously loyal following, is starring in a new show, simply entitled, “An Evening with Noel Fielding” at the Carlisle Sands Centre on Thursday December 3.

Fans can expect an inimitable blend of Noel’s stand-up, animation, music and appearances by some of his best-loved characters, including The Moon,The Dark Side of the Moon and Fantasy Man. As Noel himself puts it, “You’d be a fool to miss out. Come along, bring your Nan. Fancy dress optional.”

The five years away from the live arena have only whetted Noel’s appetite for stand-up. He can’t wait to get back in front of an audience.The performer, who has spent the last few years occupied by the meticulously produced, semi-animated E4 show, Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy, said that nothing beats the rush generated by live work. “The problem with TV is that it takes years to make, and after a while you can’t remember what it’s like to tell a joke and get a laugh from it.”

“The great thing about live comedy is that it cuts out the middle men - all those TV producers and directors. It takes out everything that gets in the way, so it’s just you and the audience. It’s a really pure set-up.”

Thursday 3rd December Noel’s original and innovative comedy can divide Tickets available people but he thinks that the infectious nature of his from the stand-up show can help to win over non-believers, Sands Centre he said: “Some people might think they’re allergic to you, but if they come to a live show and see everyone is laughing, it’s hard to say that it’s not funny. It was the same with the Boosh. Sceptics were convinced when they came to our shows.”

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“Michael and I used to go drinking. This time we’ll have to go to mazes and local markets and drink peppermint tea.”

Noel, who for many years has been a highly popular team captain on BBC2’s widely-loved and very long-running pop quiz, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, is also relishing the prospect of touring the country. “It’s great,” he said, “You get to visit all these nice places you’ve never been to before. When you arrive at a lot of towns, you just go, ‘Wow!’” During “An Evening with Noel Fielding “ Noel will be joined on stage by the loose stylings of his brother Michael Fielding (best known as Naboo and Smooth from The Mighty Boosh) and the physical lunacy of Tom Meeten (who plays Andy Warhol in Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy).

“The first half is set in a cabaret club,” Noel reveals, “then I get kidnapped from my own show, and in the second half the rest of the characters have to find me. I’ll be playing other characters during the second half. It becomes like a play. It’s a sort of farce.”

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Noel, who is hopeful that he will one day find the time to make a longplanned movie, continues that, “There are certain things that you just know will work. At one point, I play a herbal tea bag. I knew that would strike a chord because everyone has tea.

“The comedian attempts to sum up the style of the show.: It’s so abstract. It’s like you turn the radio dial, and something random comes on.You’re not quite sure what it is, but you warm to it.”

The only drawback about touring as far as Noel is concerned is that, “You’re buzzing with adrenaline when you come off stage.

You have to do something with that, and it’s very hard not to go and get drunk. In the old days, we’d give the Rolling Stones a run for their money with our after-show behaviour. But now I’m in my forties, I have to find new ways to calm myself down. After the show, Michael and I used to go drinking.This time we’ll have to go to mazes and local markets and drink peppermint tea.”

Unable to resist one last gag, Noel concludes: “It’s the Peppermint Tea Tour. I should have called it that!”

The show promises a typically uplifting variety of disparate elements, Noel explained: “That’s why I’ve called it ‘An Evening with Noel Fielding’, because it’s not something I’d usually do. It’s more like something Barry Humphries would do.”

The evening will also feature music that Noel has composed with Serge Pizzorno from Kasabian and some characteristically entrancing stand-up routines. “I touch on turning 40 and my Peter Pan complex. Because I’m now 40, I try to do a bleak bit, but of course it soon becomes completely fantastical. I attempt to go gritty, but I can’t help going fantasy.”

Noel’s comedy is always richly imaginative, but can he tell if he’s gone too far? “No!” laughs the comedian, who has also acted in The IT Crowd, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace.

“Locked away in North London for years making Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy, we’d think, ‘Let’s do something based on William Blake’s painting,The Ghost of a Flea.’That could be very selfindulgent.”

“But it could only exist on telly. Doing stand-up, you’re edited by the audience. If you take too mad a line, you’ll lose people. But on the other hand, if something is getting big laughs, it’ll never leave the show.”

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City Centre Christmas Spectacular

Carlisle’s favorite boy band, Collabro, will headline at the city’s Christmas light switch on event on Sunday November 15.

The five piece boy band who won Britains Got Talent in 2014 includes local lad Matt Pagan.

Cllr Anne Quilter, Portfolio holder for Culture, Leisure & Young People, said: “We’re delighted that Collabro will headline our Christmas Lights switch on event. We’ve got a great line up this year and I’m pleased that there will be a mix of top performers and local talent. The ‘stars of the future’ line up will be an opportunity to showcase up and coming entertainers. The event is not to be missed!”

Carlisle’s Christmas light switch on will be a day of musical entertainment and family activities. Lucy Spraggan, former 2012 X-Factor contestant will also take to the stage. Lucy won over the audience with her original and humorous songs, she pulled out of the X-Factor due to ill health but has made a full recovery 10

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and has been gigging all over the country. Iin 2013 her album ‘Join The Club’ reached number seven in the UK charts.

Old Men Grooving who appeared on this year’s Britain’s Got Talent will also perform at the event. The comical group were described by Judge David Walliams as ‘Making dad dancing cool’.

The switch on has been organised by Carlisle City Council and will be a day packed full of family entertainment. The stage will be outside the town hall and there will be a variety of acts performing throughout the day including local artists Emily Reay, Dan Mason, Liam Moorhouse and many more.

For the first time the afternoon performers include a line-up of ‘Stars of the future’ including, Michael Suttakorn, Tarkan Basara, The Waiters and Lee Hutton sings Michael Buble.

The lights will be switched on at 5pm by the Mayor of Carlisle Cllr Steve Layden. This will mark the beginning of Carlisle’s countdown to Christmas.

YOUR UNIVERSITY IN THE HEART OF YOUR COMMUNITY CALL 01228 616234 VISIT www.cumbria.ac.uk

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Christmas Lights

It’s that time of year again, dark nights, woolly hats and of course the colourful glow of our towns as the Christmas lights start to illuminate the streets.

This year Brampton will light its streets on Sunday November 22 at 5pm. The celebrations will start at 3pm and will include entertainment from Cheeky Charlie, Brampton Silver Band, Brampton Primary School Choir and much more until the events big finale at 6pm.

The procession will set off from the Showfield car park at 4:45pm and will include Brampton Primary School nativity group complete with Mary riding her donkey and the three

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kings upon their Camels. Father Christmas will make an appearance along with his trustee Reindeer.

Following the light switch on at 5pm Father Christmas will be in his grotto eager to meet all the children with an early Christmas present for each child!

There will be free refreshments available in the Moot Hall as well as a raffle.

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Wigton Christmas festival weekend is fast approaching and it is an event not to be missed. The celebrations will commence on Saturday November 28 and run through until Sunday November 29.

The beautiful market town will be bustling with excitement and, no doubt, squeals from delighted children as they see and learn about Meerkat’s, Snakes, and creepy crawlies at a miniature zoo. Children will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with either a guinea pig or a rabbit. There will also be face painting and a chance to reach new heights with a climbing wall. There will also be several markets throughout the course of the weekend including an indoor market on Saturday at Wigton’s Market Hall and a street market on Sunday, each will be selling a range of products from food to crafts.

No Christmas festival would be complete without some special guests, which this year includes Frozen’s very own Elsa and Olaf and Santa is taking some time out of his busy schedule to meet the children of Wigton in his grotto at the youth station, pop in and say hello and let him know what you would like this year. If all that isn’t enough the weekend will conclude with the switching on of the lights at 5pm on Sunday November 29.

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Flying the Cumbrian flag this Christmas

St John’s Church Bothergate

StagedRight Productions are bringing something special to Carlisle this Christmas; their fourth annual show: The Carlisle Christmas Spectacular which will take place from Thursday December 17 to Saturday December 19.

Despite the fact tickets have only recently gone on sale the production is almost a sell out already, David McNeill, principle and director of StagedRight said: “The event has been extremely popular, I think it’s great to see how eager people are to support events like this one.”

“We are delighted that only a handful of tickets remain.”

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The Christmas Spectacular will take place in St John’s Church, Botchergate, David said: “It offers unobstructed views of the specially built stage and is a beautiful setting for something like The Carlisle Christmas Spectacular. As usual we will offer a unique and traditional night out for Carlisle audiences.”

No Christmas show could go on without Christmas lights; the church will be lit up by sparkling Christmas lights and decorated with 30 Christmas trees, which will well and truly get you in the festive mood. Although the show is being staged in an unconventional venue the event promises to be as hugely festive as previous years. David explained: “There will be a variety of classic Christmas songs as well as some more modern music. And of

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course our famous finale will be unlike any other; we have added a bit of a twist this year but that will be kept under wraps until the big night.”

The finale is always one of the highlights of the production, last year it was performed by the StagedRight infants, this year the juniors will take the stage to conclude the performance. David said: “The whole production is performed by children and teenagers between the ages of 4 – 18 which is what makes it so special. It is a brilliant family event that is a perfect alternative to a pantomime.”

The whole production is put together by David and his wife; Sallie has 30 years of experience directing theatre productions and has worked on some of the largest shows in theatre like Cats, West Side Story, and even Le Misrables.

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“I have always wanted to do the Phantom of the Opera, that’s my goal; hopefully I will get the chance to do it sometime soon.”

But that’s not all; David is dividing his time between The Carlisle Christmas Spectacular and a production of Aladdin in Leeds which features boy band, 911’s, Lee Brennan. David said: “It can be difficult, one day I’m in Cumbria and the next I’m in Leeds, but I wouldn’t change it; I love what I do.”

On top of all this David is the creative director for the Liverpool One Christmas lights event which is predicted to be the biggest party Liverpool has ever seen – we doubt even Father Christmas is as busy as Dave over Christmas. David started his creative career as a window dresser and before he knew it he was directing shows for the Carlisle opera. Since then he has worked for some of the biggest production companies in Britain. One of the biggest productions, and David’s personal favourite was Les Miserables which he directed, he said: “I would certainly say this was a fantastic production to be involved with. It is such a fantastic show, I worked really hard to make it something special.”

Although David has worked on huge shows, there’s one in particular he’s eager to get involved with, he said: “I have always wanted to do the Phantom of the Opera, that’s my goal; hopefully I will get the chance to do it sometime soon.”

Tickets for Carlisle’s Christmas Spectacular are available in person or by telephoning Carlisle’s Tourist Information Centre in The Old Town Hall on 01228 598596

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Festive Fun Day

Carlisle’s Indoor market is getting festive this Christmas, as they prepare to hold their third annual Festive Fun Day on Saturday December 12.

The event will begin at 11am and run through until 3pm.

There will be a wide range of entertainment for children throughout the day, including face-painting and a chance to meet the man himself, Santa Claus. Entertainment will be provided by Astral Circus, stilt-walker Mike Angelo and Silly Gilly face-painters & balloon modellers.

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Carlisle City Council will also be holding their Christmas fayre on Saturday December 12 and Sunday December 13.

The event will include a crafts fayre, Christmas decoration workshops and performances from Pyjama Drama.

There will also be a variety of stalls including food, drinks, and much more. The event will take place in a marquee in the city centre.

Both events are FREE!

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It’s the time of year when those that are eligible get their annual Flu vaccinations. Even if you’re not eligible for a flu jab on the NHS you can still protect yourself and those around you from the virus at Dalston Pharmacy, 2 Vickers cottages.

Contrary to popular belief the Flu can affect anybody at any given time, not just during the winter, and it can have a detrimental effect on your health and wellbeing.

Eligible people • 65 years of age or over • pregnant • certain medical conditions • very overweight • living in a long-stay residential care home or other longstay care facility • if you receive a carer’s allowance, or you are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill • front-line health and social care worker. It is your employer’s responsibility to arrange vaccination for you In 2013 131 million working days were lost due to sickness which can have a drastic effect on a business. Employers are often encouraged to vaccinate their staff against the flu to prevent sick days, further spread of the virus and by extension protect the family of staff. You may also want to consider being vaccinated if you have young children as influenza can lead to other complications including infections, pneumonia and bronchitis. Each year around 600 people die in the UK due to the complications of Flu. At Dalston Pharmacy you can be immunised for just £10.This season they have a buy one get one half price offer so you can take somebody else along with you and get them immunised for £5.

Dalston Pharmacy offer both private and NHS flu jabs.

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Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder

Natalie, who lives in Carlisle, explained that the idea for her original art work came from her final year project at university which didn’t go as planned, she said: “For my final project at university I started making decorated skulls, to create shadow art which is where you make a big pile of junk to create something pretty on the wall. I started collecting and decorating the skulls to try and make the shadows but I just couldn’t get it to work, when I took it apart I was left with all these decorated skulls and it started there.”

When Natalie Williamson sees a skull or a decaying animal carcass she doesn’t see something unsightly or disturbing, she sees something that has the potential to be beautiful.

Her unusual sculptures and wall hangings are created using, largely, natural materials with skulls, antlers and skeletons as the main features.

They say that all art is subjective and this is certainly true when it comes to Natalie’s work. Last year she covered Bark House Mountain Base at Ashness Bridge with her skulls as part of C-Arts, this was her first exhibition since university but she got know what people thought of her work.

Skulls are not just a raw material, Natalie sees her work as a way of honouring and representing the animal that the skull belonged to, she said: “I always take photographs of things before I take them and strip them down and that’s how I get an idea of what I want to do with it; if I find it in a flower field I’ll cover it in flowers, if it’s near the water I’ll try and make it water or beach themed.”

“It’s my way of giving something that has died another life and, in my mind, trying to make death beautiful.”

Natalie only works with skulls which she has found or someone has told her about, none of the animals have been killed for her work. She said:

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Although it wasn’t until she studied textile crafts that Natalie started using skulls she’s always been fascinated by skulls and animals, stopping and examining road kill to see if she can use the animal in some way, she said: “Even as a child my parents were always telling me not to pick things up.”

Bone is not the easiest medium to work with and Natalie has spent years perfecting the process. All the skulls and bone that Natalie works with have been sanitised which, in itself has proved problematic. It’s important to Natalie that she keeps as much natural character of the skull as possible but bleaching them took too much colour out of them and turned them bright white.The peroxide in blonde hair dye has the same sanitising effect but leaves the colour.

That’s just one problem, she’s also had to find at glue that will hold things in place, learn to drill through bone and find the best way to strip the skulls – obviously naturally is best.

“I try and be Cumbrian based, I’m not a big walker but I know the kind of places that animals will go to die along walls, flat land, rivers. I have a lot of friends who will go out walking and pick things up for me or they’ll tell me where it is because they don’t want to touch it. I also know a lot of Farmers who tell me if they’ve got anything.”

“I also go to Scotland for two weeks every year and look specifically for deer antlers. I always go in April because that’s when they start shedding. It’s becoming a bit more difficult in Scotland now because of hunting laws but it just means that I have to find them naturally.”

“When hunters leave the skulls with the horns cut off it means that I can embellish them; it’s kind of like I’m picking up their rubbish and making it into something beautiful – that’s how I see my art anyway.”

It isn’t just antlers and deer skulls that make up Natalie’s collection, she also uses sheep, cows, mice, birds, hamsters and part of a whales skull has fallen into her possession, she’s also started experimenting with butterflies and taxidermy. While Natalie prefers to use solely natural elements to create her pieces she has started to introduce different elements including mirrors, beads and fake flowers.

Natalie’s potential has already been recognised and several pieces of her work have been sent to Dubai to be displayed in show homes, she said: “I have a very, very mixed response and I absolutely love that.”

“I will never ever stop doing what I do; I love going out and hunting for skulls and decorating them. If I can make a living from it then that’s great but if I can’t I’ll never stop because I just love it. I do it for myself more than for money.”

Natalie is working on commissions for Christmas.

Contact via www.beautifuldemise.co.uk for more details and upcoming shows.

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Brother s at War

Brothers at War

The Gilbanks Family of Great Orton

By Stuart Eastwood, Curator Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life

Richard was one of the 416 casualties.

In its collections Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life has several groups of objects, documents and photographs relating to members of the same family. One of these is the Gilbanks family whose descendants have donated material relating to three brothers who served in WW1.

The Rev. W. F. and Mrs. Gilbanks of Great Orton had four sons, three of whom served in WW1. Edward Francis Gilbanks (b. 1889) was commissioned into the Royal Scots and though his health prevented him serving in the front line he worked with Army Recruiting both in the UK and the USA. Philip Nelson Gilbanks (b. 1895) was commissioned into the Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry cavalry and later served with the Royal Army Service Corps in both WW1 and WW2. Richard Parker Gilbanks (b. 1892) was educated at Silloth, Carlisle Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Border Regiment in December 1914 and joined the 6th Service Battalion.

This Battalion was raised at Carlisle in August 1914 and was the first of the Border Regiment’s Kitchener or New Army Battalions. He was killed in action at the Battle of Chocolate Hill, Suvla,

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Gallipoli on 9th August 1915. Out of the 719 soldiers who went into action from the 6th Battalion on that day, The Carlisle Guide

On August 23 and 24 1915 telegrams from the War Office and Buckingham Palace, delivered from Thursby Post Office, brought the sad news to the Vicarage at Great Orton. Three days later his Memorial Service was held at St. Giles Church, Great Orton, conducted by Rev. G. Bell, Senior Chaplin of His Majesty’s Indian Service with Rev. Gilbanks assisting. A firing party from the Regimental Depot at Carlisle Castle attended and after the service fired a “Feu d’adieu” (farewell volley) in the graveyard followed by Last Post. Lt. Gilbanks has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial at Gallipoli, in the WW1 Book of Remembrance in the Border Regiment’s Chapel in Carlisle Cathedral and on Great Orton’s War memorial.

The Museum is grateful to various members of the Gilbanks family who have donated photographs, documents, medals, a sword and other artefacts relating to the three brothers.

Located in Alma Block at Carlisle Castle, the Museum tells the 300 year story of the soldiers of Cumbria’s County Infantry Regiment, the Border Regiment and its successors the King’s Own Royal Border & Duke of Lancaster’s Regiments through fascinating artefacts, new interactive features and audio/visual displays. The museum is open all year round. For more information go to www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org.

Address: Carlisle Castle, Castle Way, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR Photographs: Top: 2/Lt. R. P. Gilbanks shortly after being commissioned late 1914.

Bottom: The firing party “presents arms” while the buglers blow “Last Post” in St. Giles Churchyard, Great Orton after the Memorial Service 27th August 1915.

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Using its industry leading technology, Solway Communications run a fibre that leads directly from each house to the internet which means that the connection is incredibly high quality and clean. It’s future-proof.

The strength of the connection means that residents never have to see the dreaded buffering wheel on their screens even on a 4K TV. Solway Communications connected their first home to the internet on the Story Homes estate two years ago and, as usual with modern fibre, there have been almost no problems.

Question: What does Crindledyke Farm outside of

Carlisle have in common with Kansas City?

Answer: They have the world’s fastest broadband networks.

Crindledyke is a former military base turned new urban village outside of Carlisle which will soon have 880 homes, as well as a school, shops and a community centre, because of where it is Crindledyke residents would ordinarily be subjected to low internet speeds but thanks to local internet provider, Solway Communications, the opposite is now the case.

Nick Kittoe, Director of Solway Communications, has a burning desire to get Carlisle and the Solway recognised as the best Internet-connected area in the UK, he said: “We knew it was going to work we just has to get past all the legal implications. Story Homes believed in us and we’ve had great support from them.”

Nick hopes to connect more homes in and around Carlisle to the internet in the same way, he said: “There is nowhere better connected by rail, road (and soon air) than Carlisle, bang in the middle of the UK. We want to make Carlisle the best connected telecommunications city too.”

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Putting colour back into your life

She has always drawn local wildlife and said it seemed a "natural fit" for the theme of the book which is based on nature. Originally from Gosforth, Sarah went to Wyndham School in Egremont prior to studying at art college in the North East. From college she did a degree in photography before going abroad to work for a holiday company in the mountains of Austria. On returning to Cumbria she had her own graphic design and clothing company and later worked as a graphic designer for one of the region's weekly newspapers before establishing her link with Derwent as production manager developing new products.

Now Sarah is striking out on her own as an artist, she said: "Everything has fallen into place and it feels the right thing to do. I gave it a lot of thought because you can easily be pulled into the struggling artist role, so I know I have to work at it as a business.�

All getting a bit too much for you is it? Feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? The work-life balance a bit out of kilter maybe?

Well, let West Cumbrian artist Sarah Taylor bring some relaxing colour back into your life with a new book, produced in collaboration with the famous Lakeland brand of Derwent pencil makers, that reflects a fast growing nationwide trend with images that go back to childhood.

Yes, it's a colouring book, but a lot more than that. Sarah, who lives in St Bees, invites her readers to "Unwind In The Wilds" by colouring in a series of intricate designs while alleviating some of life's tensions at the same time. Sarah, who worked for Derwent for five years and has now set up as an artist in her own right, was commissioned to produce the book some months ago.

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"Derwent approached me a few months ago looking for someone to do the illustrations for a book. After seeing my test pages they went for it; it's the first time I have done anything like this."

The books could be for children, but the target market is adults, Sarah explained: "Colouring books for adults are a massive thing these days. When you get into painting a couple of hours can disappear in no time when your mind is concentrated elsewhere and that's what happens with colouring.

"People are getting into mindfulness and relaxation techniques. One lady I spoke to told me they use colouring books for people who have brain damage as it helps with their rehabilitation."

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Sarah is already looking ahead to another colouring book, possibly her version of a Jungle Book, and hoping that her initial project will spark off sufficient sales to begin a series.

Derwent product manager Esther Williams is in no doubt that Sarah's home-produced book will be a popular seller.

She said: "It's the first book we have commissioned. Colouring books are a peak trend at the moment as you can see when you look at Amazon's best sellers list. It's stress beating, but it's also nostalgia for something we enjoyed as children. We hope this will be the start of a series and you can buy the book alone or with a range of pencils which Sarah suggests you work with. There's also a tutorial in the book about matching colours and some history of Derwent."

It's thought the colouring-in trend started in France and crossed the channel where there is a growing interest in mindfulness and stress therapies as people become ever more disillusioned with modern life and all its pressures.

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The Mental Health Foundation says 59 per cent of adults in Britain are more stressed today than they were five years ago and Facebook groups are burgeoning as adult colouring fans share ideas in the quest for calm. "Unwind In The Wilds" is being stocked at the Keswick Pencil Museum next to the former Southey Hill pencil factory, it is also available on the Derwent website and online at Amazon.

Top book retailers are already spotting the growth market in colouring books for grown-ups. One of the major firms recently reported a 300 per cent rise in sales while another leading outlet said it was drastically increasing its shelf space.

And with the help of Sarah Taylor and her classy artistic designs, anyone feeling a bit stressed can soon put a bit of colour back into their lives and join a fast increasing network of other adults drawing on pleasant memories of a childhood hobby.

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Car lisle - a hotspot for music royalty

Tom Jones, the Kaiser Chiefs, Jessie J, Madness and now Rod Stewart; the list of internationally renowned acts making their way to Carlisle is growing and it isn’t showing any sign of stopping.

Carlisle is one of a kind; its prime location between Scotland and England, close proximity to Newcastle and surrounded by the famous Cumbrian landscape makes it an unparalleled city. With its prominent history side by side with the modern shopping area and its wealth of varied venues; it is no wonder that Carlisle is becoming a popular stop for some of the biggest names in the music industry.

For a long time it felt like The Sands Centre was the primary venue for big names but Carlisle’s potential as a venue for gigs was recognised and brought to the Nation’s attention in 2011 when it was chosen to host Radio Ones Big Weekend which saw the likes of Lady Gaga, The Foo Fighters, Black Eyed Peas and Bruno Mars take to the stage. This was just the start of the cascade of big names that have since performed in Carlisle. Carlisle now boasts a wide range of venues which cater for a variety of music tastes, artists and audience’s and is in part responsible for the host of big names heading for Carlisle.

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It seems there are lots of reasons to come to Carlisle, Stephen Dunn from Carlisle City Council thinks it’s down to the hard work people have put into making Carlisle a destination and not a bypass, he said: “After generations of frustration people have upped their game. The energy in Carlisle is positive and welcoming, after so long of being known as a passing place we are now picking our heels up.

Carlisle has lifted its head and people are now believing and being inspired by the cities potential.”

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The Old Fire Station is the most recent venue to have opened in Carlisle. The renovated Fire Station opened in May 2015 as an arts centre and has proven extremely popular.

Working in conjunction with Mighty Boof Promotions, Carlisle Council who are behind the venue has had resounding success in a few short months.

Household names such as The View and The Wild Beasts have already taken to the stage and 2016 will see rising stars in the comedy world tread the board’s including Romesh Raganathan and Chris Ramsey.

The Brickyard is another of Carlisle’s premier venues that has grown in popularity over the last few years having lent its stage to The Fratellis, Biffy Clyro, Foals and more recently, rising star Lucy Rose. In an interview with The Carlisle Guide last month Lucy Rose explained she had never actually been to Carlisle before and had requested to do more cities like Carlisle, she said: “I find that there is a different atmosphere in smaller cities, you can be more involved with the crowd.”

Another popular band which has previously played in Carlisle is OPM who rose to fame with the release of their hit single Heaven is a Halfpipe in 2000. In an interview John E Necro, lead singer of the band said: “We played in Carlisle about 5 or 6 years ago. We loved it, we got to know a promoter and he was just awesome. He took us out to an Indian in Carlisle and it was the best Indian food I have ever eaten anywhere in the world.”

We can only wait to see who else 2016 will bring to Carlisle, with big names already in the pipeline it seems Carlisle is going to continue as a destination for the stars.

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Shopping Locally

Look at it logically; £70 or more on fuel or train tickets to your chosen destination; £15 on munchies and magazines for the painfully dull journey; £10 to £30 on lunch depending on where you eat, and if you’re there long enough you’ve got lunch and tea to buy, not forgetting the £8 parking fee – so just how much are you willing to spend in search of a “bargain”?

The Christmas lights are about to be lit, Christmas Markets are imminent and rehearsals for nativity plays have begun, make no mistake Christmas is on its way.

Yes, the festive season is getting well and truly under way and while it’s tempting to do all your shopping from the comfort of your sofa, or in the nearest big city, you really should try thinking local first!

By contrast using local companies on your doorstep is more advantageous to all concerned; better customer service, better product knowledge, better aftercare, AND there’s no waiting nervously by the door, come Christmas week, for packages you didn’t order in time. Shop locally and support the local economy; It’s win-win all round!

From the national chains in The Lanes to the independents on the likes of Warwick Road, Church Street, St Mary’s Gate, the indoor market and Carlyle’s Court, Carlisle offers the best of both worlds and so there’s little need to shop anywhere else.

Carlisle is laced with side streets full of lovely little independents, treasure troves and gift shops, making it a fantastic place to go Christmas shopping.

The city centre and its surrounding towns boasts a healthy mix of multi-national chains and independents which include butchers; bakers; book shops; delicatessens; gift shops; interiors; clothes shops; shoe shops; cycle shops; music shops, toy shops and, much more. With all this Carlisle should be your first stop for Christmas shopping this year.

The small independents in Carlisle, Wigton, Brampton, Dalston and Longtown know their stuff, they hold sales throughout the year and new stock is constantly arriving.

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There are hair salons and beauticians… ideal for getting ready for your Christmas party or arranging vouchers and products as presents. And vouchers for the local restaurants and eating places would make a great Christmas presents while the eating places themselves are great for Christmas dinners and parties.

Christmas shopping isn’t just about presents, there’s the mammoth task of stocking the kitchen cupboards, with longestablished butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers and so much more, there really is little need to go outside the area.

Shopping locally is an experience not just a purchase; you leave feeling like a human, not like a battery hen.

Carlisle’s shopkeepers are our local Santa’s Little Helpers, so why not let them help you this Christmas?

They’re ready and waiting to deliver service with a smile and buckets full of product knowledge.

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ASHBRIDGE AND BROWN 8 Treasury Court, Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8RF www.ashbridgeandbrown.co.uk 01228 548812 Cath Kidston Zipped Handbag with detachable strap in Spray Flowers. £55

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ASHBRIDGE AND BROWN 8 Treasury Court, Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8RF www.ashbridgeandbrown.co.uk 01228 548812 Le Toy Van Honeybake Kitchen with FREE pots & pan set. £149.95

GLOBAL BAZAAR 6 Bridge Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle www.global-bazaar.co.uk 01228 739840 Child Rocking Motorbike Fair Trade, solid and hand made in Thailand.Years of fun for a growing family. £145

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Gifts for Her

By Ali Hipkin Christmas Shopping: Two words sufficient to strike fear into the hearts of the bravest of men.

The bad news is that it’s time to get shopping, the good news is that because you’ve picked this up you’re armed with an idiot proof guide to buying Christmas presents for the women in your life.

Follow the simple TLC rules and you should be fine.

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is for Time: Do not; I repeat DO NOT leave Christmas shopping until the last minute. Standing in the middle of a department store, in the gift section, during Christmas week is not a good idea, as it leads to panic buying. Whether you’re buying for your mother, your sister or your girlfriend/fiancé/wife the chances are she’s put a great many hours into thinking of what to get you, so return the favour.

Pre-plan, go out with at least a vague idea of what you’re looking for and if you start Christmas shopping early, you’re more likely to be able to find it.

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is for Listen: Girlfriends/fiancés/wives in particular (mothers are always a bit difficult) will be dropping hints over the coming weeks about what they would like to find in their stockings on Christmas morning. Take it from us, women rarely just come out and say what they mean, or what they want, so make little mental notes of their fleeting comments.

She might say something like: “My nails are a mess!” so buy her a voucher to have her nails done; she can take an hour out of her usually busy schedule for some ‘me time’ – some people think vouchers are a cop out, but I think they’re great as a present on the side. She will also have seen things that she likes when she’s out doing her own Christmas shopping so try to pay attention.

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is for Concentration: As well as making mental notes of what she’s saying pay attention to what she likes and what she uses. A perfect example of this is jewellery, look at what she likes, does she wear gold or silver? Does she wear sparkles or plain jewellery? Does she like in-your-face colours? Likewise with clothes and underwear find out what size she wears and what style she prefers, for example if she wears French-cut knickers or if she prefers a thong. It sounds simple but you’d be surprised how easy it is to get it wrong when you’re faced with a cabinet full of necklaces, or a rail of bras and knickers.

Follow this advice and you should be fine, now stop procrastinating and put what you’ve learnt into practise!

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Gifts for Him

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The men in our lives cause us no shortage of problems but there is nothing that compares to the dilemma we find ourselves with when it comes to what to buy them for Christmas.

We women are generally thoughtful creatures; we put thought into what to buy our friends and family. Our partners are generally easier to buy for, we know them, we know what they like, what they need but when it comes to our dads, sons, brothers it’s not quite as easy.

If you think about their pile of presents on Christmas morning it’s always much less inspiring than anyone else’s; socks, pants, chocolate, beer, toiletries, the occasional book. I have bought some fairly lacklustre presents for my dad and my brother over the years (this year I think I’ve got it right). So how do you find something a bit more imaginative? I believe that part of the problem lies in the fact that if men see something they like, need or want they will just buy it where as women are more likely to mention it in the hope note will be taken. But I also believe where there’s a will there’s a way.

Think about his interests If there’s a band he likes think bigger than their latest album, this doesn’t mean buying concert tickets but look around see if they’ve got a concert DVD out or some special edition merchandise. If he’s got a hobby look into the latest must have piece of equipment.

Go snooping If he’s got a hobby, be it fishing, golf, photography or just watching the football or the rugby find out about it. What kind of equipment does he use, what brand, what does he need, what do the people he plays with have, which team does he support? Find out and don’t be afraid ask in shops for advice.

Drink If all else fails turn to drink. I don’t mean fill up your glass I mean think about what he likes to drink, there are so many local alternatives to big brand names, like Cumbrian vodka, whiskey and gin, not forgetting the mass of real ales we have on offer so choose something that’s a bit more personal than a supermarket gift set. If Whiskey’s his thing find a specialist bottle and team it with a nice, cut glass, whiskey glass or even arrange a tour of a distillary.

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Make Up

A change in season means a change to your wardrobe, your make-up bag and your skin. It was a short lived summer this year but as we head for our heating and pop on our chunky knits we can already see the toll the colder weather is taking on our skin; pink noses and dry, pale, dull skin tightening on our faces and body.

Hot cloth polish cleansers are a great product, especially during the cold months, these are oil based cleansers that come with a muslin cloth which, when used with the cleanser polishes and exfoliates the skin.

Many premium cosmetic brands such as Liz Earl, Eve Lom and Emma Hardi are well known for their hot cloth polish cleansers. They are brilliant in the winter to balance out the skin without striping it of its natural oils.

It is also ideal for exfoliating and eliminating dry skin and plumping out wrinkles.

A good cleanser is essential all year round but an oil based hot cloth is perfect in the winter as the warm water combined with the cloth opens the pores and removes all the darker pigments of your winter make up. Exfoliating the skin is something I recommend to men as well as women as it will help them achieve a much closer shave and prevent any ingrown hairs.

My favorite bargain hot cloth cleanser is the NSPA Hot Cloth Cleanser from Asda at just £7. This is a lovely range which I wrote about when it was first launched.

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It’s also a good idea to invest in a good night cream at this time of year. A lot of people ask me why you should have a separate night cream as well as a day cream, it’s because night treatments can repair the skin; they contain mild exfoliates and higher retinol which aren’t used in day creams because they can leave the skin exposed to the elements which can cause damage.

I prefer to use a night oil rather than a cream; oils tend to sink into the skin’s deeper layers and the aromatic oils can help you to relax before bed. Oils are best used at night as they can be too greasy to wear in the morning, especially before make up. Clarins do a few night oils designed for different skin types which vary in price. Their Blue Orchid oil is for dehydrated skin so it’s suitable for people with combination skin. It is designed to balance and hydrate the skin, whilst protecting it against the elements. It smells amazing at £32.

A cheaper alternative is the new No.7 Youthful replenishing facial oil, which I think is a great product. You can use it alone or put a few drops on your skin before you moisturise. Always remember to apply it all the way down into your decollate as this is one of the first places that tells tales about your age.

Plus your skin around that area is thinner than that on your face skin. Both products are handy to have when skin needs that little extra.

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Make up Warm, dark coloured lips were a big trend last year and it’s set to continue this winter. This is probably due to the constant show of contoured skin and perfectly sculpted lips on social media. I generally think it’s best to highlight the skin rather than over contour it in the winter; adding a glow into your foundation or highlighting the cheeks will stop the flat dull dry skin look that I often see.

Try using a liquid highlighter such as Benefit High Beam which comes in a great Christmas gift set along with a Hola Bronzer and a few others, the colours are perfect for warming up and highlighting winter skin at £39.50. You could also try a powder highlight like the Sleek Highlighter Palette for only £9.99 from Superdrug. A strong lip looks stunning next to a fresh skin. Teaming a strong lip with a heavy foundation can border on Halloween make up and can reveal that you’ve spent hours in-front of a mirror.

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sheen; a colour crush lipstick, Damson in Distress from The Body Shop, £10 and I noticed it straight away.

Next to her beautiful skin it looked effortless yet chic. If you’re not quite brave enough to go dark or bold try lip liner to enhance the lip more and apply a little underneath.

Right: Body Shop Damson in Distress

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Desire It

The nation’s love of vintage has intensified over the past few years but it’s no longer just clothes that we’re interested in, we want everything to be original from furniture to toys and clothes to ironmongery, more and more of us want our belongings to have their own story.

Carlisle’s premier vintage store, Desire It, formerly Warwick Tower is a vintage-lovers dream. It already has a reputation for fabulous vintage clothing, some of which has appeared in ITV dramas Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge but now their branching out and have some amazing vintage furniture on offer, from an Edwardian hall cupboard to a Victorian davenport, a Monington and Western piano to a Chaise Lounge and exquisite four door folding screen.

Stuart Bruce-Gormley, managing director of Desire It said: “We want to bring a breath of fresh air to Carlisle. We have an extremely unique establishment and take pride in what we stock.

We decided we wanted to broaden our stock by bringing in home wear products.”

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As well as stocking some unbelievable vintage finds Desire It also have a range of upcycled items but they haven’t all been given a lick of paint, there are some truly unique finds like a meat mincer which has been turned into a lamp, feathered-filled cushions made with vintage fabric and filing cabinets that have been given a modern twist to name but a few.

Something that is proving particularly popular is their range of Icelandic sheep skin rugs - perfect for the cold winter nights, Stuart said: “The sheep skins have been extremely popular, and we’re not surprised they are beautiful and can really make a room.”

Desire It should be the first stop for anybody looking to furnish, accessorise or wear a one of a kind product, rich with history.

And with Christmas just around the corner, what better gift could you give than a remarkable and unique item that comes with its own story.

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A Leather y Mistake

Why You Should Never Shop Alone It’s that time of year again, time to find the perfect LBD for that all important Christmas party; it’s never easy to find.You’re looking for something that will make you feel amazing, glamorous and will shock all your work colleagues when they see you out of your everyday clobber.

You don’t have a moment to loose, but before you rush out to the shops take heed of this cautionary tale.

I recently decided to treat myself and go on a bit of a shopping spree. I love a good, self indulgent shopping trip but this one did not go as smoothly as I had hoped and it turned into one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, to date.

I was looking for a pleather (fake leather) skirt but I refused to pay £60 for one, so when I saw one for £30 I thought I may as well try it on. As much as I liked it I couldn’t decide what to wear it with or whether I needed a smaller size. Being on my own and with no changing room attendant in sight I decided to leave it and come back when I’d seen what else was on offer.

My next point of call was a department store where there were plenty more tops to choose from and the exact same pleather skirt I’d been looking at.

With my hands full I trotted off to the changing rooms. I’d found the perfect top to go with the skirt and on the advice of the changing room attendant I tried on one of the other tops I’d brought in with me; then disaster struck.

I turned round to check out the back of the skirt only to see that the zip had split.

I panicked but I thought: ‘It’s ok, just pull the zip back down and it’ll be fine when you do it up again’ – wrong.

The zip wouldn’t budge.

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I panicked but I thought: ‘It’s ok, just pull the zip back down and it’ll be fine when you do it up again’ – wrong.

“No,” I said with a whimper as the third assistant pulled at the zip.

“Right just wait there,” I was stuck in a skirt with a broken zip that was exposing my see through underwear, where did she think I was going?

I twizzled the skirt round and tugged – nothing. It was at this point that I realised I was going to have to ask for help.

I stuck my head out of the changing room and the assistant approached with a smile on her face, expecting me to show her the new top, “Actually,” I lowered my voice, “the zip’s burst and I can’t get out of this skirt.”

Her face dropped: “OK, let’s just go and have a little look.”

She followed me into the cubicle where she proceeded to pull and tug at the zip but it refused to budge: “I think we’re going to have to get someone else in here.”

(Oh yes please alert more people to my embarrassment.)

Another assistant came in and the two women pulled at the stubborn zip - nothing.

“I’ll go and get someone else, just sit down or something” said the flustered assistant number two - I was mortified.

“Are you ok there?” said this new person.

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Finally a fourth assistant came along, “are you ok there?”

“I’m stuck in a skirt!”

“Yes, they’ve sent me to cut you out of it.”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; not only had I been cut out of a skirt but no less than four, FOUR, sales assistants had seen my backside. My only saving grace was that I wasn’t doing anything embarrassing like wearing a thong.

Needless to say I left the store empty handed and with my dignity in tatters, knowing that the story was already halfway round the floor and that it will probably be one of those stories that gets told to every new members of staff when they start working in the changing rooms.

My point is this; take someone with you when you go shopping for that all important outfit, whether it’s your mum, your sister or a friend. Even if they can’t help you with a zip or help pull it over your head at least you’ll have someone to share your embarrassment with.

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Carlisle’s quirkiest gift shop has grown! Now not only in the existing 8 Treasury Court premises, but newly expanded into the adjoining shop in Fisher Street, Ashbridge and Brown has more than doubled in size and are stocking an even bigger range of new designer products.

Jayne and David Gardiner owners of the business opened the much loved store in Carlisle two and half years ago but its increasing popularity has persuaded Jayne and David to expand, he said: “We specialise in unusual and unique products. We pride ourselves on offering people a range of different products they wouldn’t find anywhere else locally.”

This gorgeous gift shop, hidden away in the centre of the city is one of Carlisle’s best kept secrets and with something for everyone Ashbridge and Brown is the perfect place to start your Christmas shopping. From homeware to handbags, jewellery to traditional toy’s and even gifts for the most difficult of men, you’re sure to find something you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Ashbridge and Brown is North and West Cumbria’s only stockist of the popular brand Cath Kidston, selling everything from pyjamas to mugs, baby clothes to the much lusted after Cath Kidston handbag.

But Cath Kidson isn’t the only popular brand that Ashbridge and Brown stock other names include Pips Studio, Ness, Emma Bridgewater, Frugi,Toby Tiger and many more.

As well as gifts and accessories Ashbridge and Brown also have a new baby and toddler range offering everything from nappy bags to the latest in extra cute clothes and accessories.

With such a huge selection of gifts Ashbridge and Brown should be your first stop when starting your Christmas shopping this year.

We are a Cath Kidston Stockist and Shabby Chic style Gift Shop packed full of different, gorgeous, quality gifts for all of your special occasions.

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We all know the yearly struggle that comes with trying to find the perfect winter coat to see you through the cold months; keeping you nice and warm and making you feel stylish at the same time.

If you’re anything like me you probably get fed up of trawling through rails and rails of coats and settle for any old jacket that you didn’t really like in the first place; it ends up making you feel frumpy and the opposite of stylish.

But you’re in luck, this year it’s easier than ever to stay on trend with your winter coat which means your shopping trip will be halved and you’ll be eagerly awaiting the cold days so you can show off the latest addition to your winter wardrobe!

There are some easy to follow trends for both men and women on the high street this season and they’re not too harsh on your pocket either.

The main trend for women, this year are long trench coats. They will keep you warm and with their effortless flowy structure, will make you feel like a supermodel! Nudes are the in colour palette for trench coats for a sophisticated look, but black and grey are also a top choice.

If you want to go one step further, you could even stretch to fur accents, which will add effortless glamour to the look.

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If you’re not one for fur team your trench coat with a checkered scarf, to complete a cosy, effortless look.

For women’s jackets, head to Missguided to check out their collection of longline wool coats with faux fur collars, or Topshop for their excellent selection of nude trench coats.

There are similar trends for men this season.

There are, obviously, a few style changes but the structure of the coat remains the same as womens coats. Midi length coats are extremely stylish on men this year. It’s all about colour choice, for men; dip into warmer colours like burgundy, dark browns and even dark blues.

Again, this might be a little bit out there, but fur accents are also extremely on trend for men’s jackets this year. Not only will they be nice and cosy on your neck, but it’ll give it a sophisticated edge.

For men’s jackets check out ASOS for their fur accented coats such as their reclaimed vintage military overcoat with faux fur collar, but Topman’s range of midi coats is sure to satisfy your taste.

Although these on trend jackets will be a tad pricier than some of the other choices out there, at least you know it’ll last you all the way through winter and with the cold weather already starting you’ll definitely get your wear out of it!

Natural Medicine

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The root of Echinacea purpurea, best taken in the form of tincture, is widely researched, and increases our white blood cell counts, which is part of the immune response. It is best used at the very start of a cold, and can be used by any constitution.

By Jackie Cooper Bsc(hons) MNIMH, Medical Herbalist In the immortal words of Monty Python, ‘We are all individuals’ – hence what works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for someone else. Each of us has our own unique blend of ‘being’, and for this reason in Alternative/Complementary medicine, we treat the individual not the illness.

Garlic on the other hand may not be suited to a hot constitution because of its already heating nature. A clove of raw garlic in a baked potato once a day will act as a powerful force against most viral and bacterial colds.

A tea of Elderflowers and/or Mint can cool a high temperature by opening the pores whereas Thyme tea can warm you up and provides an antiseptic action for a sore throat.

We look at the individual constitution as well as the symptoms. Always bear this in mind when you are self medicating, and you will get a much better response from natural medicine. I always treat my patients with a chronic condition in this way, and ideally acute conditions too.

Onion syrup is a wonderful cough mixture and very simple to make – add a tablespoon of honey to a chopped onion in a jam jar – leave overnight and in the morning strain off the onion pieces. The remaining liquid is the cough mixture. Take 1 tsp 3 times a day.

If our immune systems are strong we should be able to resist bacterial and viral invaders during the winter months. There is nothing wrong with catching a cold - in stimulating the immune system it is strengthened, but that little bit of extra support from nature is always welcome, and not just because we want to recover speedily. Good quality food (especially organic fresh fruit and vegetables) supplying us with the nutrients the body needs to repair itself, particularly Vitamin C and Essential Fatty Acids, avoiding refined sugar (which depletes the immune system) and ensuring that we have plenty of good sleep will all help to speed up our recovery.

Many remedies may be contraindicated in conventional medication, pregnancy etc, so if in doubt consult your local Medical Herbalist!

Jackie Cooper is a Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. She practices from her home in Hethersgill and from clinics in Brampton and Carlisle.

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Coconut Oil

Most of us will, by now, have discovered coconut water and its benefits but coconut oil is also starting to grow in popularity for its health and beauty benefits. Coconut oil is made up of a number of fatty acids and is full of powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties which make it an exceptionally versatile product. Once you’ve experimented with coconut oil and you’ve seen its effects you’ll never look back.

Make up remover: Mix with a small amount of warm water and apply all over the face and neck, rinse with warm water and a wet face cloth and the makeup will slide off, leaving your skin beautifully soft.

Moisturiser: Ever noticed how many body lotions contain coconut oil? There’s a reason for that; coconut oil is full of vitamin E which is essential for healthy skin growth and the repair of wear and tear, keeping skin smooth and protecting it against cracking.

Coconut oil is the perfect alternative to expensive shop bought moisturisers. Not only does it leave you smelling irresistible but it leaves skin with a luminescent glow as well as hydrating it.

Stretch marks: Most of us will have stretch marks, some are barely visible and some are more obvious, while there’s no definitive way to get rid of them women are relishing in the powers of coconut oil against stretch marks. The oil softens your skin, and it is also rich in anti-oxidants which can help repair scarred skin.

Lip Balm: There’s nothing worse than having dry peeling lips, rubbing a small amount of coconut oil into your lips will leave them looking glossy and juicy and tasting great.

Cuticles and nails: Forget your chipped, limp, weak nails.

Moisturising your nails and cuticles with a dollop of coconut oil every day will transform your nails into beautiful, healthy, strong nails.

Shaving cream: Ran out of shaving foam? Not to worry, coconut oil will leave your legs softer than ever, its hydrating and light reflecting texture will leave your legs LBD ready.

Highlighter: Can’t be bothered to wear make up? Try using a tiny amount of coconut oil on your cheek bones, cupids bow and chin to get a dewy, sexy glow that enhances your natural features.

Coconut oil is one of those rare products that covers all bases, take it on holiday and save room in your case or clear some space in the bathroom cupboard for this wonder product.

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Carrot Cake

This one really is the Bees knees and there simply is none better anywhere in the whole wide world and here`s the secret. The recipe actually comes from the Philippines .My good lady got the recipe from her tutor in culinary college in Manila and used it as her secret weapon to woo me with.

It worked very well and we`re now engaged to be married. This cake really can have that effect. The recipe has been tried and tested a few times now and every Guinea Pig hails it as the best they’ve ever tasted so go have fun and try it for yourself.

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by Alan Spedding

I`m a total sucker for a good Carrot cake and it always seems to tempt me away from the strictest of healthy eating plans. Wherever my travels take me, throughout the world I search the cafes and bakeries for the best Carrot cake and after finding the recipe a few years ago for what I thought was the `best of the best`, my amazing recipe for the “World’s best Carrot cake” has been well and truly destroyed by this new mind blowing version that I’ve done today.

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Ingredients

(This is the exact recipe without any tweaking , everything is accurately measured out in Grams) • 355g - Strong Bread flour • 115g - Plain Flour • 18g - Baking soda (1 Tbsp.)

• 7g - Cinnamon • 5g - Salt (1 tsp) • 240g - Rapeseed Oil (Aldi sell a good one) • 270ml - Buttermilk or (Milk and juice of ½ lemon) • 1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract • 685g - Sugar • 240g - Eggs (Approx. 5 medium Eggs) • 355g - Crushed Pineapple • 500g - Carrots (grated) • 180g - Chopped Walnuts.

Carrot Cake

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This one really is the Bees knees and there simply is none better anywhere in the whole wide world - and here`s the secret This recipe might appear to be a tad on the unhealthy side but as it contains fresh “Carrots”, “Pineapple” and “Mandarin” there`s 3 of my “5 a day” and in my own little world that sounds like an amazing excuse to get stuck in.

Method

Topping

1. Sift together the five dry ingredients and set to one side.

2. Combine the oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, sugar and eggs with a mixer.

3. Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients into the wet mixture.

4. Fold in the pineapple , carrots and nuts.

5. Pour the mix into a greased and lined cake tin.

6. Bake at 325 f. deg (160/170 c) for approximately 60 mins or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

(Just mix everything together with a hand mixer then spread over the cake) • 1 x 250g Tub of Mascarpone cream cheese • 3 x 200g Tubs of plain cream cheese.

• 6 Tbsp. of sifted icing sugar.

• 1 tsp Vanilla extract.

• Finely grated zests of 2 Mandarins (or Tangerines) • 4 Tbsp. soft Butter.

The realistic Carrots are simply Marzipan coloured with a few drops of Orange food colouring and Parsley stalks pushed into the Carrot.

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R a g o u t o f Ve n i s o n

Starters

Ingredients - Serves 4 • 600g diced venison haunch • 100g diced pancetta or streaky bacon • 2 carrots, 1 large onion, 2 celery sticks, 1 medium swede, 1 large leek – roughly chopped into 2 cm pieces, • Zest and juice of 1 orange • 100 ml port • Chicken stock • 2 bay leaves • A few sprigs of fresh thyme • 1 tbsp of tomato puree • A good handful of stoned black cherries (tinned will do if you can’t get fresh)

Method: • • •

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Toasted sourdough, plum chutney, damson gin Coat the diced venison in a couple of spoonful’s of salt & Szechuan pepper squid - £7.25 plain flour (put it all in aCrispy freezer bag and shake!!)

Sesame stir-fried vegetables, dipping sauce Brown the venison in a frying pan, then transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish.‘P.L.T.’ – Plaice, lettuce & tomato - £6.95 Toasted muffin, prawns, thermidor mayonnaise In the same pan colour the vegetables and pancetta, transfer to the casserole dish.Baked camembert- £6.50 Toasted ciabatta soldiers, grape chutney

Tip the port, orange zest andSunjuice into the frying pan and bring dried tomato pesto, goat’s curd, beetroot puree, balsamic to the boil scraping all the ‘bits’ from the bottom of the pan.

Shredded ham hock hash cake– £7.50 Add to the casserole alongCrispy with 2 bay leaves, a few sprigs of fried duck egg, radish & watercress, waterfront brown sauce fresh thyme and a tablespoon of tomato puree.

Cover Breast of wood pigeon - £6.95 with hot spinach & pancetta salad, truffle mayonnaise chicken stock and cook in a Carrot, pre-heated oven atcobnuts, 130C for about gravadlax of salmon - £7.95 3 hours or until the meat is tender.Cured Remove from the oven and Smoked mackerel Scotch egg, celeriac remoulade, wasabi stir in a good handful of stoned black cherries. Serve with a crispy oven baked jacket potatoe or roast potatoes.

Carrot, courgette & chive scone - £5.95

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Cocktails at Belted

You will need: • A boston shaker • Strainer • Tea strainer • Mesel • Tongs • Chopping Board

Nothing says Christmas soiree like cocktails.

Anyone, I am definitely guilty of this, can throw some spirits in a jug with some fruit juice and call it a cocktail but making a good cocktail is a skill; it requires thought, time and measuring your ingredients.

With this in mind and our Christmas party just round the corner Danielle and I paid a visit to Belted, Warwick Road, to learn how to shake it like the best of them.

Nathan Sutherland, deputy manager was our tutor for the day, but before we got started he gave us some basic tips for concocting the perfect cocktail. They seem obvious but you’d be surprised at the difference they make and they may prevent you from getting carried away and acting like you’re Tom Cruise in Cocktail.

Nathans top tips:

Use fresh ingredients where possible for more intense flavours, make suse you have plenty of ice in the freezer, whether you use it to chill a glass or in the cocktail you’ll be going through it. Finally to get the best out of your cocktails you should always use the correct measures so you don’t ruin the flavours.

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Mojitos are a timeless favourite but they’ve come a long way from their original mint and lime flavours. After a bad experience with some pre-mixed mojitos they’ve never been my favourite but this raspberry variation was enough to change my mind.

Cosmopolitan is my drink of choice, I don’t know if the Sex and the City connection, the sophisticated martini glass it’s served in or the fine line it walks between sweet and tart but there’s something about a Cosmo that I can’t resist. It’s such a simple drink but it can be tricky to get just right.

Serves 1 • 4-5 fresh raspberries • 1 shot Chambord and 1 shot raspberry syrup • Sugar • Lime juice 25ml • 8-10 fresh mint leaves no stalks • Ice – preferably crushed and Soda water

Serves 1 • 1.5 shots Absolute vodka Citron • 1 shot triple sec • 1 shot fresh lime juice • 1 shot syrup • 2 shots of cranberry juice • Wedge of lime to finish

Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large glass with the raspberries. Clap the mint leaves in your hands, to release the flavour, before you add them. Add the sugar. Use the muddle to break up the raspberries and the mint. Fill 3/4s with ice and top with soda water.

Shake and serve with raspberry and mint leaves.

Chill a martini glass with cold water or Pour all the ingredients into cocktail shaker and shake.

Pour the ice out of the martini glass and double strain the cocktails into the glass, finish with a slice of lime of the rim. For a Cosmo with a twist switch the triple sec Chambord.

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Cocktails at Belted

Serves 1 With Christmas on our minds we asked Nathan to come up with a festive cocktail; he created a cocktail then and there that was so Christmassy we could practically hear carol singers and smell the Christmas tree. It was like Christmas in a glass and we were in awe of his mixology knowledge.

• 1 shot of Vodka and 1 shot of Kahula • 2 shots of full-fat milk • 1 shot of gingerbread syrup • 2 shots of double cream Chill the glass with ice and put to one side. Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well and pour into the chilled glass. Top with a few chocolate sprinkles.

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Pumpkin and Chorizo Soup

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Serve this soup with a walnut foccacia

Pumpkins have been popping up on every isle in the supermarket recently, this vegetable is one of the last few seasonal products so while they are about make sure you use it in every which way you can, here is a great recipe using the pumpkin and some fantastic local chorizo sausage.

Ingredients • 1 white onion peeled and chopped • 1 tsp of ground cumin • 4 cloves of garlic • 2 pints of vegetable stock • 1/4 pint of double cream • 100g of good quality local chorizo if you can get it • 1 tbsp olive oil

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place the pan onto the heat and start to cook, you want to get some colour onto the pumkin add the vegetable stock and and simmer for 40 minutes using a stick blender and blend until smooth add the cream and taste for seasoning when you are ready to serve heat a small frying pan, dice or slice the chorizo sausage as it does not matter which, then add the the frying pan and cook gently for a few minutes until the fat start to melt out of the sausage Ladle the soup into bowls and top with some of the chorizo and the oil

The Method • • •

Find yourself the biggest saucepan you have in the cupboard peel and de seed the pumpkin and chop it into chunks about 2/3 cm should be ok add the chopped onion, olive oil, cumin and garlic

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Cutting the cost of Christmas

BUYING the ingredients needed for that perfect Christmas dinner can be very costly, but if you use some of these little tips you might save yourself time and money.

Check your cupboards!

Before you go out on the food shop, look through your food cupboards for the ingredients you know you’ll need. You will be surprised at what you already have. This quick check will save you doubling up unnecessarily.

Write a list.

Sit down and work out how many guests you will have, then all you have to do is work out portion sizes. A Christmas dinner does not need to be huge! Remember portion sizes can save you those all-important pennies. Go shopping with your partner or someone who will be attending the meal, going Christmas dinner shopping with a friend often ends in you buying things they have bought ‘’just in case’’ take your list and stick to it!

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Cutting the cost of Christmas

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“Christmas can be a doddle as opposed to a season of running around manically. An easier and happier Christmas is in the palm of your hands.”

You don’t need to pay a fortune for good food. Not all the best food is expensive; supermarkets often have deals on their turkeys and other foods, don’t be a snob., you will regret it when you get to the till. Shopping in cheaper supermarkets always helps to keep the cost down as you are not tempted into the false deals put on by the major supermarkets.

Christmas doesn’t have to be all about money. There are lots of little ways you can save yourself and other people money and stress and collection of tips is one way of achieving that.

By using clever little ideas, you will realise Christmas can be a doddle as opposed to a season of running around manically. An easier and happier Christmas is in the palm of your hands.

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K i t c h e n R e - Po r t e r

We find out if Crown and Mitre Chef Liam Woolston can handle the heat Liam Woolston, Chef at The Crown and Mitre has been working in the kitchen for six years now. He started as a kitchen porter and worked his way up. Despite aspiring to be an electrician when he left school, Liam has discovered a love for cooking and has continued to pursue a career in the kitchen.

What is your first memory of the kitchen?

Hard work What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever cooked with?

Liver, it may not seem weird but it’s so gooey; it’s awful.

What is your favourite type of cuisine?

Fish, I love to cook fish it’s so delicate.

What is your favourite restaurant to eat at anywhere in the world?

Italian restaurants are my favourites, I love Italian food.

Who is your favourite celebrity chef?

It’s got to be Gordon Ramsey hasn’t it?

What are you most likely to cook at home?

Proper homely meals like cottage pie.

Do you spend a lot of time in the kitchen at home?

Yes, I make a point of being in the kitchen What is your ultimate comfort food?

Ice cream, keep it simple vanilla and raspberry...you can’t beat it What is your idea of food hell?

Salmon, I hate the stuff, it smells, it feels gross and I just don’t like it.

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Le Gall

Anyone with a dietry requirement knows the difficulty of eating out, nervously scanning a menu to see what you can eat and sinking into your seat when you see how limited your options are.

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Le Gall is one of a very few restaurants in Carlisle that offers a Gluten Free menu. Denise Wood, owner of the restaurant, is Gluten Free herself and understands how difficult it can be for people with gluten intolerance to eat out, she said: “We want to give people, whatever their diet, a variety of good foods to choose from, instead of your standard salad or Jacket potato.”

The fact that Denise has her own experiences of the dietary requirement means she understands the importance of keeping gluten free food completely separate from non-gluten free food.This means a separate fryer, toaster and a variety of other kitchen appliances so there is no risk of cross contamination, it also means you can enjoy a wider range of foods.

Le Gall Lounge Bar and Restaurant, Devonshire Street, Carlisle is a dream come true for anyone with a Gluten Intolerance.

All the menus at Le Gall are set to be changed in the New Year, which means you can look forward to an even wider variety across both menus. Le Gall’s current menu includes food that is usually off limits to those with gluten intolerance, like bread rolls, Cumberland sausage, deserts and sauces.

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Diamond in the Rough

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hen motoringenthusiast Gary Hunter approached the garage to investigate the car he had been looking at, he fell instantly in love. What appeared to be the shell of a vehicle was the body of a 1989 Ford Escort RS series 2.

Gary from Workington, previously owned a mercury grey Ford Escort RS turbo, which he used as his everyday car for five years, Gary said: “I had the RS for five years, but I had always wanted a red series 2. So when I found one for sale I was over the moon.”

When he first set eyes on the car he had always wanted it was a mere shell and it had been that way for quite a while, he said: “The car was sitting on axle stands as a bare shell and had been for around four years, the complete

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underside had been stripped bare and was ready for primer and paint. Nearly every part that had come off the car had been refurbished in one way or another and were wrapped up in boxes ready for assembling. The engine was sitting on a stand untouched as was the gearbox. I saw past all the work that needed to be done and saw the potential of the car.”

Due to the incomplete state of the car and its shell form, Gary knew he had a lot of work ahead of him, he said:

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ferent shows and second in one, he also won the Gold Cup trophy for winning the Novice class at the last show of the season in Whilton Mill, Northants which meant that Gary accumulated the most points throughout the season this year.

“My overall build took around nine months to complete, but I finally got it running and MOT’d in July 2012.”

Once completed Gary couldn’t resist and jumped in his nearly refurbished S2 and took it out for its first drive in over four years and it’s fair to say it went well, Gary said: “The very first journey I did in the car was a 600 mile round trip to Silverstone to the Ford Fair, the RS did it effortlessly without any issue at all!”

Despite the success of its first journey the car was then used mainly for shows in the years that followed, apart from odd weekend drive when the weather was good.

Gary has been showcasing his car in various car shows up and down the country and success has not fallen short for Gary and his beloved S2, he has now come first in five dif-

The success of Gary’s first season has been fantastic, reflecting on his first full year of competitions he said: “Looking back, I have really enjoyed myself, cleaning and preparing the car for the shows, improving the car after each, competing against different cars, picking up tips and getting plenty of advice off people. I was really apprehensive before I started, not knowing what was involved or if my car was even up to scratch to enter. I have enjoyed every minute of the show season, all the miles (I don’t really want to add up how many), the expense and time have all been worth it, meeting up with everyone at all the shows and also meeting lots of new people along the way.”

Gary’s car is now off road and resting up this winter, as for next season, Gary isn’t sure what he will do, but he won’t be parting with his R2 anytime soon, he said: “Now the car is off the road and having a well-deserved rest over winter, I’ve got a few jobs I want to do with it and try to constantly improve it but I’m a bit undecided what to do next year regarding showing it again or what class I want to show in if I do decide to enter again. It hasn’t been too bad of a journey from when I bought the car in October 2011. It didn’t even enter my mind to enter Concours back then with it.”

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Winter Motoring Tips

With winter fast approaching, it’s more important than ever to take extra care of your vehicles, and in turn yours and other road user’s safety. Wictor Klamut of Chip-It Performance has some tips to keep people safe this winter.

Visibility is important all year round, however in winter visibility is generally lower due to the dark mornings and evenings, fog, rain and sometimes snow. It is important then that you make yourself seen, and make sure you have a significant view of the road in front and behind. Check all of your external lights.They should be in good working condition and efficiently aligned.

Wiper blades should be examined and in a good condition.

Inefficient wipers can be detrimental during the winter months.

Under the bonnet: check you have sufficient anti-freeze, this will protect your car from frost damage. Make sure you have screen wash.You need to make sure you have enough screen wash and some spare in the car just in case you run out.

Always be prepared. Have a scraper in your car, not only for frost, but if it does happen to snow you MUST remove all the snow from the roof of your car. If there is any remaining, and you break it can slide onto your windscreen and obstruct your view.

Most importantly CHECK YOUR TYRES when it gets colder, your tyre pressure drops.They may have been the correct pressure in the summer but it’s a different story in the cold weather so make sure you re-inflate them to the vehicle manufacturers’ recommendations.The road surface also becomes more treacherous during the winter so your tyres should be up to a legal standard with the correct tread depth, if there are any bulges, punctures or scratches the pressure from the cold air can cause serious damage.

If possible change your tyres to the winter baring type, they can withstand the cold air and frost much better than your standard tyres.

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When it comes to birthdays 18 years is definitely a landmark to celebrate so when a business reaches its 18th birthday it definitely time to celebrate. Since it opened in 1997 Portland Snooker Club has been a popular place for pool and snooker enthusiast and they are welcoming more member as the new season begins.

Steve Davis has also heard about the reputation of this local club and he’ll be playing there in February next year.The club on Currock road, Carlisle was opened by Ronny Wilson and Mary Cavanagh. Ronny said: “We are lucky to have such a great membership. We want more people to come and get involved in all we do here, no matter what your skill level.”

The popular club has gone from strength to strength since it opened and now has an army of around 600 members, 15 Snooker tables, six Pool tables and the only two American Pool Tables in Carlisle.They also have nine dart boards and a stage for big tournaments.

Portland Snooker Club is popular for its county tournaments for Snooker, Darts, Pool, Billiards and Poker. It will also be the central venue for the Northern Smoothie Darts competition later this year which marks 25 years of the competition and will be open to everyone.

Portland Snooker Club isn’t just for amateurs though, it has attracted big name snooker stars like Dennis Taylor.

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Stuart, who runs his own business ‘QD Golf’, will also provide members and non-members with what many regard as a Club Pro’s service i.e. Coaching, Retail, Club Repairs - something which Seascale has missed since the departure of its last PGA Professional in 2006.

Seascale Golf Club’s new secretary/manager, Stuart Hemmings, has recently embarked on a new journey for the club and himself.

Seascale Golf Club followed in the footsteps of numerous other clubs up and down the country, by employing a manager to oversee the running of the Golf Club, Stuart who is also a PGA Professional, used to be the director of golf at St Bees School. Having worked all over the world in countries such as, US, Canada, Australia and Asia, Stuart has a wealth of knowledge and experience that will no doubt enable Seascale Golf Club to develop as a club.

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The “Tinkerman Of League Two” Has Carlisle United Moving Forward

By Ross Brewster

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Curle admits that Carlisle had lost the “winning mentality” and it has taken a pretty major overhaul of the Brunton Park playing strength to restore that, at least in part.

“We’re continually taking forward steps because this is a club which had lost its winning mentality. That affects confidence, but we’re starting to get that back. We now have a good environment and a good team ethic, and we want to build on that as much as possible,” he remarked recently.

Curle is a tinkerer, there’s little doubt about that. Just as Claudio Ranieri, in his time at Chelsea became known as the “Tinkerman” so you could call Curle the Tinkerman of Two-League Two in this case.

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Is that a good or bad thing? You could argue that it rarely produces a settled side. In their glory days, Liverpool would go through an entire season using no more than 13 or 14 players.

However, Curle, and his recruiter in chief Lee Dykes, have done a good job in producing a better quality, numerically better adapted squad this season.

One thing for sure, Curle will keep people guessing with his selections. Rarely has a Carlisle team remained unchanged under his guidance this term. He is a manager unafraid to change a winning team if he feels he can choose different personnel and different tactics for the next game.

When Curle arrived at Brunton Park Carlisle was a team in decline. The trapdoor to the non-league was already more than half open. He did the first part of the job by avoiding the drop. Now he’s improved the squad and got them playing better football even if, from time to time, they over-

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It has been a confusing time for fans, what with the collapse of the Lapping deal, the mystery billionaire and continued uncertainty over where Carlisle are likely to be plying their footballing trade in years to come.

There is a sensitivity in the boardroom about perceived criticism at a time when things do seem to look brighter on the pitch. Mostly supporters just want to be in the loop.

It’s of no benefit to anyone, fans, local media, those who run the club, to have a failing team or an atmosphere of uncertainty.

A Carlisle team looking towards the play offs would lift a lot of the pressure in the second half of the season. Right now it’s delicately balanced. A promising points tally, continued inconsistency, football that has been worth watching, a couple of dodgy home performances and some solid away efforts. Goals in the side going forward, but bad goals still being conceded. play and create problems for themselves defensively.

But better that than the dull, predictable stuff supporters had grown accustomed to in the depressing pre-Curle era has gone. At long last United do seem to be on the rise, albeit with a few setbacks along the way. But as Curle issues his regular reminder, it’s still a work in progress.

The manager gives me the impression that a pen and notepad are never too from his side as he tries to improve the team and be an innovative leader.

Keith Curle is realistic enough to know this Carlisle team is not the finished article. Still a fair way off it.

There have been times, I will confess, when I’ve wondered at some of his team selections. But football is results driven, and the results under the present manager have been more than satisfactory compared to some of the stuff that went before.

Curle has put his stamp on United. It’s vital that his position is secured for that longer term progress to be maintained.

There are some important decisions to be made before Christmas over players with short-term contracts. Curle is always looking out for ways of improving the squad. If some players have to leave it will presumably only be if potential newcomers have already been identified as having the ability to compete straight away for places, players who are part of a constant process of bettering the squad.

Carlisle’s medium term finances also look more secure, with the sale of two promising young home bred products in the summer being followed by the economic boost of the Liverpool game.

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Helping your furry friends to cope with fireworks

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Keep all doors, windows and cat flaps secure to prevent them running out of the house if there is a sudden scary noise.

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It is best to walk your dog during daylight well before the festivities if you can.

If you know your pet is likely to really hate this time of year do see your vet for advice. There are various remedies to help with their nerves from over the counter calming herbs to sedatives; your vet will be able to discuss these with you.

The nights are drawing in and we are entering fireworks season. This for most people is fun filled, but for us pet owners it can be a nightmare. These days fireworks do not just involve the major events but seem to go on for weeks then start again at Christmas and New Year, making it difficult to organise suitable supervision and care for your animals.

Good luck everybody, see you next time Caroline

Fireworks can be a terrifying ordeal for our dogs, cats and other household pets. The poor things have absolutely no idea what is going on and can show signs of extreme stress including harming themselves in more serious cases.

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Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey’s fans are in limbo no longer, as their favourite comedian is embarking on a nationwide tour of his new show, “Limboland”, which sees him perform at The Sands Centre, Carlisle on Thursday November 26.

Bill effortlessly blends laugh-out-loud routines with very thought-provoking moments and wondrous musical segments. “Limboland”, which has already toured Down Under, has just had its national run extended by 39 dates.

The show does not disappoint – unlike life!

Bill sighs about a world that constantly falls short of our expectations. He regales us, for example, with the very funny tale of a catastrophic family trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights. He also considers the true nature of happiness. He said: “It’s about not living up to our own expectations.

We have a vaulted idea of what we imagined we’d achieve and then we realise the reality is somewhat different. The show explores the gap between the two.”

Music plays a huge role in the brilliance of Bill’s show; it adds an element to the show that very few other standups possess. For instance, he performs a stunning Reggae version of the Downton Abbey theme tune that once heard will never be forgotten and serenades the audience with his own peerless version of a protest song, a heartfelt Country and Western ballad performed on a Bible and a marvelously downbeat rendition of “Happy Birthday”.

Bill, has had great success with his BBC2 show and live tour of Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra and has found a way to incorporate music into his show, he said: “I love playing different instruments. Acts where everything comes together can be transcendent.They are greater than the sum of their parts. Music can take things to a higher level.”

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After some time away from the live arena working on other projects, Bill is very happy to be back on stage. He said: “I always get a surge of adrenaline before a show. It really gets the heart pumping in a way that a TV recording doesn’t.”

“A TV recording can be stopped and you can go again until it’s funny. Producers say, ‘We’ll cut that bit out.’You can’t do that with stand-up.”

Bill goes on to recall a seminal live performance, he said: “I always remember that after I was nominated for the Perrier Award in 1996, I was asked to do a show at a major theatre in London. It was the first time I’d done such a big show. Just before I went on stage, I remember thinking, ‘There is no going back.You can’t stop it now.’ It’s like stepping off a diving board.

But it’s a tremendous thrill that I still get at every gig.”

“I love the fact that every gig is different because every audience is different. I get great energy off the audience. It’s like catching a wave when you’re surfing.You think, ‘I’m not going to fall off the board, and it’s going to be great!’”

Despite spending a lot of time working on other projects, Bill hasn’t lost his rapport with his audience: “They say to me, ‘We didn’t feel the show was dumbed down in any way. It respected our intelligence as an audience.’That’s very important to me. I never underestimate an audience. If you challenge them, they’ll respond. If you’re a half-decent comedian, you should be able to get laughs every time.”

“But if, at the same time, you can slip in a bit of something else – a historical appraisal of how different musical modes reflect different cultures, say – as well as keeping it funny, then audiences react very favourably.The first priority is to make them laugh, but the second priority is to make them think.”

For example, in “Limboland”, Bill invites us to contemplate what it means to be English, he said: “The idea of English-ness now has a stigma attached to it,” said Bill, “I want to say, ‘No, I’m proud of my English-ness’. We have good qualities that get lost in the mix of nationalism.”

Bill is always busy. As well as his thriving comedy career, this keen wildlife enthusiast has a flourishing sideline presenting natural history programmes, such as Wild Thing, I Think I Love You, Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza, Baboons with Bill Bailey, and Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero. But will all this activity ever get too much for him? Would this sublime stand-up ever think about retiring from comedy? “I don’t think I’ll ever retire,” Bill concludes. “As l long as I can still stand up and play instruments, I’ll carry on.”

What an uplifting piece of news to end on!

If you were to describe Rock music as a gun…then bands like Nazareth are the bullets.

The Rock legends Nazareth will play a gig in Carlisle at the end of their world tour in support of local charity Gig2Give on Saturday December 5 at The Venue, English Gate Plaza, Carlisle.

This will be the ultimate night of rock music with support from The White Coast Rebels, who have appeared on ITVs hit show Benidorm and are coming all the way from Spain, Hammer Jack from Gilford, Crimson Witch Project, featuring Carlisle vocalist Emily Rea and Black Cat Bones from Liverpool.

Gig2Give aims to raise awareness and offer support to families effected by Muscular Dystrophy and Strokes.

Jim Ferguson, Managing Director of the Charity, said: “The band has great empathy with our cause as the bands vocalist Dan McCafferty has had a few health problems recently, including a stroke.”

The early bird tickets have sold out and people are travelling from all over for the gig, including Edinburgh, South West Scotland, Barrow in Furness and all of West Cumbria. So get your tickets while you still can.

Tickets are available from the gig2give office at 140 Botchergate or online at www.gig2give.org/events Future events for 2016 include The Buzzcocks with The UKSubs, Hawkwind, Big Country, Toyah, the TRex Band, and many more.

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David Morales at Uber

There are just four things you need to know about Ubers latest event: Uber 9th birthday, David Morales, In Carlisle to 300 people Uber are pulling out all the stops for their 9th birthday with one of House music’s biggest names; internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer David Morales.

Morales, who made him name in NYC in the mid-80s, DJing at The Paradise Garage before being invited into the legendary Record Pool will put on a four hour set for fans on Friday November 20.

The Record Pool was the first network for DJs to exchange early house music, but this was the most exclusive of clubs, containing the likes of David Mancuso, Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles, and only a handful of others.

It wasn’t long before Morales got to the top of the tree and then outgrew it, creating his own collective, Def Mix. It was Morales who came up with the name ‘Def Mix’ in the first place and it went on to shape the worldwide career of the great Frankie Knuckles among many others.

It was one particular Def Mix party at Pacha in Ibiza in 2004 that planted the seed for Uber, organisers explained: “It was just timeless house music from two maestros. Knuckles built the mood and Morales came on and it just changed everything.

We were never the same again. ‘One day we’ll have him in Carlisle,’ we vowed.”

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For over 30 years Morales has been a master producer and remixer. Jamiroquai owes him a career because of his remix of “Space Cowboy”, and every single member of the Uber 300 crowd will remember Morales for his legendary smash “Needin’ U”… just imagine the reaction when he drops that?

But beyond his musical achievements, what makes David so special is his un-swerving generosity towards the scene. Just like the sadly departed Frankie Knuckles, he has never forgotten where he came from. He’s done it all when it comes to being a DJ, manager, producer and remixer, but most importantly, he is a true ambassador for the club culture we all live for. He could go off and play in a big venue in a big city for a big fee, but he hasn’t - he’s come for a party with Uber.

Tickets available from www.skiddle.com and Peter Tyson HiFi The event will run from 9pm-4am at The Brickyard, 14 Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8RN

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C A RO L S I N T H E PA R K C h a n c e ’s P a r k - 6 . 3 0 p m

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A C H R I S T M A S C A RO L PA R A D E S t C u t h b e r t ’s C h u r c h - 6 . 1 5 p m

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M A R K E T H A L L F E S T I V E F U N D AY Carlisle Market Hall

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C F M C H R I S T M A S F AY R E Old Fire Station, 9.30am - 4.30pm

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A C H R I S T M A S C A RO L Old Fire Station - 2pm

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16th - 29th Dec ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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C H R I S T M A S R E M E M B R A N C E S E RV I C E Crematorium Chapel - 3pm.

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R O YA L B A L L E T P R E S E N T S THE NUTCRACKER – LIVE SCREENING The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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C A R L I S L E C H R I S T M A S F AY R E 12th - 13th Dec Carlisle city centre - 10am - 5pm

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C H R I S T M A S F U N FA I R Carlisle City Centre, 17th - 24th Dec

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All three sisters have studied music and are multi-instrumentalists.The Henry Girls often sing in harmony and their sound has been described as a mix of traditional Irish folk music and Americana.

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THE DRIFTERS The Sands Centre

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SKIP ‘LITTLE AXE’ MCDONALD AND KING SIZE SLIM The Old Fire Station

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T E X T U R E S TO U R - M A R K P O N T I N G RO U P T h e Ve n u e

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RO Z S L U M E N A N D S M AC H B A N D Carlisle Rugby Club

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SKIP ‘LITTLE AXE’ MCDONALD AND KING SIZE SLIM The Old Fire Station

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O N E N I G H T O F Q U E E N W I T H G A RY MULLEN The Sands Centre

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LIZ LOCHEAD The Old Fire Station

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ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN The Sands Centre

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D I RT Y / D C Brickyard

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W I L L I A M H O WA R D M U S I C I A N S Carlisle Cathedral

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BRIAN CARRICKS AND ALGIERS S TO M P E R S Carlisle Rugby Club

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ISLANDS IN THE STREAM A D O L LY P A RT O N A N D K E N N Y R O G E R S TRIBUTE The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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T H E H E N RY G I R L S The Old Fire Station

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C L A S S I C C L A P TO N The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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OPEN MIC NIGHT John Peel Theatre, Wigton

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T H E M AV E R I C K Club Britannia

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THE DOORS ALIVE Brickyard

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C L A S S I C C L A P TO N The Bucchleuch Centre, Langholm

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WEAREHOUSE PRESENTS LUNA Botanica, Carlisle

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MIKE DENVER Brickyard

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T H E R A G A Z Z E Q U A RT E T The Bucchleuch Centre, Langholm

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T H E PA R L OTO N E S The Old Fire Station

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B U F F A L O PA RT Y Club Britannia

T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L S TA R S A N D S VA N N A H J A Z Z M E N Carlisle Rugby Club

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PRAGUE SYMPHONY The Sands Centre

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A DA M T E A S DA L E The Brickyard

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L A N G H O L M T O W N B A N D I N C O N C E RT The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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C AMMY BLACK The Brickyard

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V I N Y L N I G H T W I T H J O H N M O N T G O M E RY Thursby Parish Hall

L A N G H O L M C O N C E RT O R C H E S T R A I N C O N C E RT The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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OPERA BOHEMIA PRESENTS A M A H L A N D T H E N I G H T V I S I TO R S The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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C H R I S T M A S S P E C I A L - E N R I C O TO M A S S O A N D T H E S T E V E A N D R E W S Q U A RT E T F E AT U R I N G R O L LY V E I T C H Carlisle Rugby Club

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GHOST TRAIN - STEVE STEINMAN’S VA M P I R E S RO C K The Sands Centre

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S I LV E R B E L L E S The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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THE CHAPLINS The Old Fire Station

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VIN GARBUTT The Old Fire Station

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CARLISLE MUSICAL SOCIETY PRESENT T H A N K S F O R T H E M E M O RY The Sands Centre

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11th - 12th Dec SCOCHA! The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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A B B A - T H A N K YO U F O R T H E M U S I C The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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JULIE GOLD Club Britannia

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SWEDE DREAMZ ABBA TRIBUTE Outrageous Cabaret Bar

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ROY C H U B B Y B RO W N The Sands Centre

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H I G H DY N A M I C S Club Britannia

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S O U L C I T Y WA L K E R S The Old Fire Station

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ANYTHING GOES SILENT DISCO The Brickyard

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THE KING AND I Club Britannia

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LANGHOLM FOLK The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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B O DY A N D S O U L Club Britannia

29

RO OT M U S I C P R E S E N T S L A U The Sands Centre

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RU E & T H E RO C K E T S ( N E W Y E A R S E V E PA RT Y ) Great Orton Village Hall

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T H E B A N D O F H . M R O YA L M A R I N E S The Sands Centre

D E C EM B E R 02

S T A G N E S F O U N TA I N Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton

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T H E L O N E VA L L E Y J A Z Z M E N A N D RO S I E HARRISON Carlisle Rugby Club

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M AT T H E W P A G A N : W H E R E I T B E G A N The Sands Centre

04

T H E R AT P A C K V E G A S S P E C TA C U L A R T h e Ve n u e

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C O LT 4 5 The Brickyard

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S P OT L I G H T D U O Club Britannia

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RO C K N RO L L T E L E P H O N E : N A Z E R E T H , T H E O L LY A L C O C K B A N D, W H I T E C OA S T R E B E L S T h e Ve n u e

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Cinderella The Sands Centre

Come and join in the festive fun as The Sands Centre and Enchanted Entertainment bring the world’s best known and most loved pantomime to life.

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R U S S I A N S TAT E B A L L E T - D O N Q U I X O T E The Sands Centre

22

VA M P I R E S RO C K G H O S T T R A I N The Sands Centre

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30th NOV to DEC 12 J A C K & T H E B E A N S TA L K We s t Wa l l s T h e a t r e

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3rd - 8th Dec M OT H E R G O O S E PA N TO M I M E John Peel Theatre, Wigton

03

3rd DEC to 5th DEC VERNON GOD LITTLE Stanwix Theatre

03

3rd DEC to 5th DEC SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF T H E C H R I S T M A S C A RO L Stanwix Theatre

03

3rd DEC to 5th DEC CHILDREN Stanwix Theatre

07

3rd DEC to 5th DEC VERNON GOD LITTLE Stanwix Theatre

10

10th DEC - 12th DEC THE SEARCH Stanwix Theatre

11

11th Dec - 31st Dec CINDERELLA The Sands Centre

12

Sat 12th Dec A C H R I S T M A S C A RO L The Old Fire Station

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National Theatre: Of Mice & Men Vue Cinema

James Franco and Chris O’Dowd star in the hit Broadway production Of Mice And Men.

N O V EM B E R 02

TIMBUKTU (12A) Tu l l i e H o u s e

15

R O YA L O P R A H O U S E L I V E : C A R M E N QUADRUPLE BILL Vu e C i n e m a

19

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E : O F M I C E A N D M E N Vu e C i n e m a

26

K E N N E T H B R A N A G H T H E AT R E C O M P A N Y : T H E W I N T E R ’ S TA L E Vu e C i n e m a

D E C EM B E R 06

16th - 29th Dec ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

T H E B O L S H O I B A L L E T : T H E L A DY O F T H E CAMELLIAS Vu e C i n e m a

08

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E : J A N E E Y R E Vu e C i n e m a

20

20th Dec H E W O R E A R E D H AT The Old Fire Station

10

R O YA L O P R A H O U S E L I V E : C A V A L L E R I A / PA G L I A C C I Vu e C i n e m a

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R O YA L B A L L E T P R E S E N T S THE NUTCRACKER – LIVE SCREENING The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

12

MET OPERA: THE MAGIC FLUTE ( E N C O R E ) ( M O Z A RT ) Vu e C i n e m a

27

27th - 29th Dec S L E E P I N G B E A U T Y PA N TO M I M E Brampton Community Centre

16

R O YA L O P R A H O U S E L I V E : T H E NUTCRACKER Vu e C i n e m a

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Bill Bailey: Limboland The Sands Centre

The gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are is the subject of Bill’s new show ‘Limboland’.

N O V EM B E R 06

M A D E I N C U M B R I A FA R M E R S M A R K E T Carlisle city centre

20

F E S T I VA L O F T H E S P O K E N N E R D The Old Fire Station

20

F E S T I VA L O F T H E S P O K E N N E R D The Old Fire Station

21

M O N T E V E R D I TO L E S M I S E R A B L E S Morton Community Centre, Carlisle

22

CHRISTMAS BINGO Thursby Parish Hall

26

BILL B AILEY: LIMBOLAND The Sands Centre

26

SEAN HUGHES The Old Fire Station

D E C EM B E R 03

NOEL FIELDING Sands Centre

05

C H R I S T M A S P A RT Y N I G H T Carlisle Racecourse

05

CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING AND TA B L E T O P S A L E W I T H S A N TA Thursby Parish Hall

06

C A R L I S L E B E E R F E S T I VA L Hallmark Hotel

06

P A D DY M C G U I N N E S S The Sands Centre

05

J O C A U L F I E L D , N I C K D O O DY, M C R AY B R A D S H AW Cumbria Live Comedy club

07

JASON COOK, MARKUS BIRDMAN, MC JUSTIN MOORHOUSE Carlisle Comedy club

11

C H R I S T M A S P A RT Y N I G H T Carlisle Racecourse

08

L ’ S O O - 2 0 1 5 L A U N C H A N D O P E N D AY The Old Fire Station

11

C H R I S T M A S P A RT Y N I G H T Carlisle Racecourse

05

5th to 7th NOV C A R L I S L E B E E R F E S T I VA L Hallmark Hotel

12

12th to 13th Dec CHRISTMAS FUN WEEKEND Tu l l i e H o u s e M u s e u m & A r t G a l l e r y Tr u s t

13

S W I N G DA N C E C L A S S E S N e w Wa t e r t o n H a l l

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C H R I S T M A S F A M I LY F U N D AY Carlisle Racecourse

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F A M I LY C E I L I D H W I T H T H R I C E BREWED Thursby Parish Hall

14

PORCELAIN CHRISTMAS DECORAT I O N S W I T H C A RO L I N E N A S H Tu l l i e H o u s e M u s e u m & A r t G a l l e r y Tr u s t

FE B R U A R Y 07

L A U G H YO U R S E L F B E T T E R W I T H C O M E D I A N P AT R I C K M O N A H A N Crown and Mitre

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Panto Season

The festive season is awash with pantomimes but no Christmas would be complete without a visit to one; we’ve collated a list of the brightest local pantomimes. So take your pick, remember to act like a child, enjoy adult silliness and laugh out loud at the innuendos and hairy-legged dames.

Brampton Brampton Players present Sleeping Beauty at Brampton Community Centre – Monday December 27 - Wednesday December 29 and Saturday January 2.

Join the Brampton Players for a magical evening as they take to the stage to perform their production of the magical fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty with a modern twist.

Princess Aurora is entrusted to a group of fairies for protection from a dreadful spell, but these fairies are not your regular fairies these fairies are Spice Fairies and full of sass. Baby spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice and Posh Spice are led by the head fairy Sugar Spice. The traditional fairytale has been given a comic make-over, Joanne Bates, co-director said: “This is going to be one of our funniest productions; the humour will be as hilarious for the grownups as well as the children!”

Tickets are available from Bramp Tan, 016977 42113 or you can ring 01228 525773 adult - £7.50, children - £5, under 3 – FREE

Wigton John Peel Theatre presents Mothergoose: John Peel Theatre Wigton – Saturday December 1, Monday December 3 – Saturday December 8.

The John Peel Theatre group have something special in store for you with this year’s Christmas Pantomime. They will be performing an original show which has been written by the members of the group and the children involved. Mother Goose is set to be a fun, family friendly show.

Tickets are available from Christies, Wigton 016973 43618 or Winters, Silloth 016973 31323

Carlisle The Sands centre: Cinderella Friday December 11 – Thursday December 31 Get taken into the world of fairytales. Join Cinderella on her quest to find her happy ever after and escape the grasp of her evil step mother and two ugly sisters. With the help of her friends, Fairy Godmother and Buttons played by Robbie Dee, can she make her dreams come true? Be amazed as a pumpkin is transformed into a magnificent carriage. Join in the Festive Fun as the Sands Centre along with Enchanted Entertainment create a night of magic, comedy and dance routines, this is a pantomime you do not want to miss.

See the Sands Centre website for tickets.

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WH A T ’ S O N

Will said: “Our influences and the bands we really enjoy listening to don’t come under one category or genre. I believe there are two kinds of music, good and rubbish”

M

y Little Brother aren’t your typical local band. The unique group have been performing all over the country for two years and with their distinctive and individual sound they are instantly recognisable.

The band, which comprises of eight Cumbrian musicians, was formed by lead singer Will Harris, he said: “I started out on my own, spending a lot of time recording in my bedroom. I was aired on BBC Radio 6 and that’s when I decided that I’d like to have a band behind me.”

Despite two years together My Little Brother are always working to improve their sound, Will said: “We are always progressing and evolving, which is important for any band.

I think we have gone from being a fairly decent local band to just a good band, which is progress in itself.”

All their music is original and is written by Will, sometimes at the most random of times, he said: “I don’t really need to be in a particular mood to write, in fact a lot of the time songs come to me while I’m driving, I then get home and have to write it down as soon as possible.”

With eight members it’s no surprise that influences for the band vary massively, from the chilled folk sound of

Fleet Foxes to the upbeat feel of 90s pop. It is this mix of influences that make up My Little Brothers own unique sound. Will’s musical journey started with piano lessons as a child but, as he explained, it didn’t have anything to do with a love of music, he said: “I actually started piano lessons when I was six because my older siblings played and I wanted some attention, so I decided I wanted to do it as well.”

The name My Little Brother was also influenced by Will’s older sister, he said: “I’ve always used the name when I’ve done music because that’s how my sister always introduced me, none of her friends knew my name, because she would just say “Oh that’s my little brother” but I think it works.”

My Little Brother launch their new EP, “We’re All Gonna Die!” last month, Will said: “This EP is really special because it is literally me and a producer. The producer being the special bit, his name is Scott Bennet and has actually worked with the likes of the Beach Boys and Billy Joel.”

My Little Brother’s music is available to buy and listen to from most platforms, including Spotify, Itunes and Band Camp.

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Solway Fir th

Wildlife of The Solway Firth Kelp Laminaria sp By Mark Vollers

In previous articles we have looked at some of the fish and invertebrates that are found in the Solway Firth, but plants are also an essential part of the ecosystem, not just at the microscopic plankton level but in the form of highly visible large algae (seaweeds).

The initial impression of the Solway could be of a vast sandy basin, but there are plenty of reefs too.These allow seaweeds like Kelp to gain a foothold from the low tide mark down to about 8 metres, where clear water allows more light penetration. There are about five species of Kelp, some with fronds up to two metres long that can form quite dense and beautiful forests where conditions allow.

Divers can observe for themselves the huge increase in biodiversity this allows, with shelter for young Pollack and Cod and permanent homes for numerous Wrasse species.

Sea Urchins browse on the fronds and their root-like holdfasts provide nooks and crannies for a bewildering variety of crabs and worms. Dogfish tie their egg cases to the stems (called stipes) and so do Cuttlefish.

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The fronds provide a base for smaller algae and invertebrate species that in turn are a food source for others. When Kelp becomes detached in quantity it can be harvested by man as an excellent soil fertiliser or sold to pharmaceutical companies for incorporation in numerous popular products.

Kelp plants that break away from reefs still attached to stones drift with the currents and can over time build huge banks of cobbles where they finally strand and decompose.

NOVEMBER 2015

SILLOTH

DECEMBER 2015

HEIGHTS ARE ABOVE CHART DATUM High Water Date

Morning

High Water

Low Water

Afternoon

Morning

Date

Afternoon

Morning

Morning

Afternoon

m

Time

m

Time

m

Time

m

TU W TH  F SA

02 55 03 43 04 40 05 45 06 57

8.2 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.9

15 13 16 06 17 07 18 16 19 24

8.3 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.2

09 46 10 28 11 19 00 14 01 18

1.8 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3

22 27 23 16

1.8 2.0

12 22 13 33

2.6 2.6

6 7 8 9 10

SU M TU W TH

08 03 08 56 09 41 10 19 10 54

7.1 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.6

20 25 21 16 21 58 22 36 23 11

7.4 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.5

02 20 03 14 04 02 04 45 05 25

2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4

14 36 15 32 16 19 17 02 17 44

2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.4

1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3

11 12 13 14 15

F  SA SU M TU

11 29

8.9

00 21 01 01 01 43

8.8 8.9 8.8

23 47 12 03 12 39 13 19 14 02

8.8 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0

06 05 06 45 07 24 08 02 08 43

1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3

18 25 19 06 19 47 20 28 21 09

1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3

21 16 22 00 22 53 23 59 12 31

1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2

16 17 18 19 20

W TH F  SA SU

02 27 03 17 04 14 05 21 06 35

8.5 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.6

14 49 15 42 16 44 17 52 19 03

8.8 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.1

09 24 10 08 11 01

1.5 1.7 1.8

00 44

1.8

21 52 22 41 23 38 12 03 13 14

1.4 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.0

1.8 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.8

13 48 14 57 16 01 17 00 17 53

2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.8

21 22 23 24 25

M TU W TH F O

07 46 08 51 09 47 10 36 11 22

7.9 8.2 8.6 9.0 9.2

20 12 21 13 22 08 22 58 23 45

8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.2

01 56 03 05 04 09 05 07 05 58

1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0

14 26 15 38 16 40 17 38 18 30

1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9

0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.4

18 43 19 31 20 16 21 01 21 42

0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4

26 27 28 29 30

SA SU M TU W

00 27 01 10 01 51 02 30

9.2 9.0 8.8 8.4

12 05 12 46 13 28 14 06 14 45

9.3 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.5

06 46 07 30 08 10 08 47 09 21

1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6

19 18 20 02 20 44 21 21 21 56

0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5

31

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03 10

8.1

15 28

8.1

09 54

1.9

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1.8

m

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m

Time

m

Time

m

SU M TU  W TH

02 29 03 18 04 16 05 26 06 45

8.9 8.2 7.5 7.1 6.9

14 48 15 40 16 44 17 59 19 15

8.6 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.2

09 29 10 11 11 01

1.4 1.8 2.3

01 07

2.3

22 01 22 53 23 55 12 09 13 28

1.4 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.6

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

F SA SU M TU

07 58 08 56 09 40 10 17 10 49

7.1 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.6

20 20 21 12 21 54 22 30 23 04

7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.6

02 16 03 15 04 04 04 46 05 22

2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3

14 36 15 34 16 20 16 59 17 35

2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5

11 12 13 14 15

W  TH F SA SU

11 20 11 51 00 07 00 38 01 14

8.9 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.6

23 35

8.8

12 22 12 57 13 33

9.0 9.0 8.8

05 57 06 32 07 05 07 40 08 17

1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3

18 10 18 46 19 23 19 59 20 38

16 17 18 19 20

M TU W TH  F

01 52 02 35 03 27 04 31 05 47

8.4 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.4

14 13 14 59 15 56 17 05 18 23

8.5 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.8

08 54 09 32 10 18 11 18

1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2

21 22 23 24 25

SA SU M TU W O

07 06 08 14 09 13 10 04 10 51

7.6 8.1 8.5 9.1 9.4

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01 15 02 26 03 33 04 33 05 26

26 27 28 29 30

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Solution to Alpha Sudoku

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The

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Attractions

1 Carlisle Castle and Border Regiment Museum 2 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Guild Hall Museum The Pools LaserQuest VUE Cinema

3 4 5 6

Points of Interest

1 Central Library 2 Market Hall 3 Skate Park

Local Ameneties

Tourist Information Public Toilets Police Station Citadel Station Parking 24hr Petrol Station The Lanes Shopping Centre

Places Of Worship

1 Our Lady and St Joseph’s Catholic Church 2 St Cuthbert’s Church 3 Carlisle Cathedral

Colleges/University

1 Carlisle College

Parks

1 Bitts Park

Sports Grounds

1 Swifts Golf Course and Driving Range

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Summary of train times between Sunday 17 May – Saturday 12 December 2015.

Barrow-in-Furness - Whitehaven - Carlisle Mondays to Fridays Barrow-in-Furness Askam Millom Ravenglass Seascale Sellafield St. Bees Whitehaven 0624 Workington 0642 Maryport 0650 Wigton 0711 Carlisle 0733

0546 0558 0620 0642 0651 0656 0707 0718 0739 0749 0812 0833

0651 0701 0719 0737 0744 0751 0801 0812 0831 0839 0900 0925

0759 0809 0826 0844 0850 0857 -

0904 0922 0930 0951 1013

0920 0930 0947 1005 1012 1019 1029 1038 1056 1104 1126 1149

1010 1020 1037 1055 1101 1108 1118 1128 1146 1154 1216 1238

1138 1150 1212 1234 1243 1248 1259 1310 1332 1342 1405 1428

1236 1246 1303 1321 1328 1336 1346 1356 1414 1422 1443 1506

1331 1341 1358 1416 1422 1428 1440 1454 1513 1522 1544 1606

1437 1449 1511 1533 1542 1547 1601 1612 1634 1644 1707 1729

1643 1653 1710 1728 1734 1740 1751 1800 1818 1826 1847 1910

1731 1743 1804 1826 1835 1840 1903 1915 1936 1946 2010 2031

1934 1952 2000 2021 2043

1830 1840 1857 1915 1921 1925 1934 1944 2009 -

0546 0558 0620 0642 0651 0656 0707 0718 0739 0749 0812 0833

0655 0705 0724 0742 0749 0756 0806 0816 0834 0842 0904 0926

0741 0751 0808 0826 0832 0839 -

0906 0924 0932 0953 1015

0845 0857 0918 0940 0949 0954 1008 1019 1040 1051 1114 1137

1010 1020 1037 1055 1102 1108 1118 1128 1146 1154 1216 1238

1138 1150 1211 1233 1241 1246 1257 1308 1329 1340 1403 1426

1239 1249 1307 1324 1330 1336 1345 1355 1413 1421 1442 1505

1350 1400 1417 1435 1441 1447 1457 1507 1525 1533 1555 1617

1452 1502 1519 1537 1544 1550 1600 1610 1628 1636 1658 1719

1533 1543 1600 1618 1624 1630 1646 1656 1714 1722 1744 1806

1732 1744 1805 1827 1836 1841 1900 1913 1934 1944 2008 2029

1934 1952 2000 2021 2044

2030 2048 2056 2117 2140

Saturdays Barrow-in-Furness Askam Millom Ravenglass Seascale Sellafield St. Bees Whitehaven Workington Maryport Wigton Carlisle

2030 2048 2056 2117 2139

2151 2211 -

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-

-

1633 1651 1659 1718 1741

1933 1951 1959 2018 2041

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-

-

1910 1927 1947 1959 2020 -

2110 2127 2147 2159 2220 -

Sundays 0622 0640 0648 0709 0731

1233 1251 1259 1318 1341

1433 1451 1459 1518 1541

Additional trains operate between Barrow-in-Furness and Millom - please see Northern timetable guide 6 for full details.

No Sunday service between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven.

Carlisle - Whitehaven - Barrow-in-Furness Mondays to Fridays Carlisle 0515 Wigton 0534 Maryport 0558 Workington 0609 Whitehaven 0631 St. Bees 0641 Sellafield 0652 Seascale 0657 Ravenglass 0706 Millom 0727 Askam 0750 Barrow-in-Furness 0805 Saturdays Carlisle 0515 Wigton 0534 Maryport 0557 Workington 0608 Whitehaven 0630 St. Bees 0640 Sellafield 0651 Seascale 0656 Ravenglass 0705 Millom 0725 Askam 0748 Barrow-in-Furness 0803

0646 0704 0724 0732 0742 0746 0753 0812 0829 0845

0737 0755 0816 0827 0847 -

0901 0904 0911 0930 0946 0959

0842 0901 0925 0935 0956 1007 1018 1022 1031 1052 1115 1132

0938 0956 1017 1028 1048 1055 1108 1111 1118 1136 1153 1208

1054 1112 1133 1144 1205 1212 1223 1226 1233 1252 1308 1325

1208 1226 1247 1258 1318 1325 1335 1339 1345 1404 1420 1437

1252 1310 1331 1342 1403 1410 1421 1424 1431 1450 1506 1523

1435 1454 1517 1528 1549 1600 1611 1615 1624 1645 1707 1724

1513 1531 1552 1604 1623 1631 1644 1648 1655 1715 1733 1749

1631 1649 1710 1721 1741 1752 1804 1807 1814 1835 1853 1910

1737 1756 1820 1831 1852 1902 1917 1921 1930 1951 2014 2031

1814 1832 1853 1904 1925 -

1915 1933 1954 2005 2025 -

0735 0753 0814 0825 0845 -

0905 0908 0915 0934 0950 1005

0842 0901 0925 0935 0956 1007 1018 1022 1031 1052 1115 1132

0938 0956 1017 1028 1048 1055 1108 1111 1118 1136 1153 1208

1054 1112 1133 1144 1204 1211 1222 1225 1232 1251 1307 1325

1156 1215 1239 1251 1315 1325 1336 1341 1350 1411 1434 1449

1252 1310 1331 1342 1402 1409 1419 1423 1429 1448 1504 1521

1433 1452 1515 1526 1547 1601 1612 1616 1625 1646 1708 1723

1525 1543 1604 1616 1636 1643 1654 1657 1704 1723 1739 1755

1636 1654 1715 1726 1748 1755 1808 1811 1818 1837 1853 1911

1740 1758 1819 1830 1850 1859 1911 1914 1921 1939 1956 2013

1814 1832 1853 1904 1925 -

1900 1918 1939 1950 2010 -

2015 2032 2052 2104 2125 -

2037 2200 2055 2218 2116 2239 2127 2250 2147 2310 Sundays 2145 1410 1710 2203 1427 1727 2224 1447 1747 2235 1459 1759 2255 1520 1820 -

Additional trains operate between Millom and Barrow-in-Furness - please see Northern timetable guide 6 for full details.

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FE A T U R E

Council & Other Services Carlisle City Council Cumbria County Council (out-of-hours service) Cumbria County Council Carlisle Post Office (Scotch Street) Carlisle Library (Globe Lane)

01228 817000 01228 526690 0800 1218 800 01228 525017 01228 227310

Medical / Support Services Emergency Police/Fire/Ambulance Police (non-emergency) Fire & Rescue General Enquiries Cumberland Infirmary Accident and Emergency NHS Direct West Cumberland Hospital National Blood Service Dental Emergency Cumbria Health on Call (CHOC) Domestic Violence Support Samaritans OutREACH Cumbria LGBT Helpline

999 101 01228 593350 01228 523444 01228 814411 0845 46 47 01946 693 181 0845 7711711 01228 603900 03000 247 247 07712 117 986 08457 90 90 90 0800 345 7440

Museums, Attractions & Music Venues Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Walby Farm Park The Old Fire Station The Brickyard Guildhall Museum Carlisle Indoor Market Hall Carlisle Cathedral AMF Bowling Brunton Park Carlisle Castle Cumbria’s Military Museum The Lanes Shopping Centre, Carlisle Gretna Gateway Outlet Village Carlisle Racecourse

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At home, at the office, at school if you need a computer you need...

Fiona and Paul Gordon opened, their family run business in a small but perfectly formed council workshop in 2004. Now the largest Independent PC retail, repair and servicing company in Carlisle, with their own premises on Port Road, @Homepc has gone from strength to strength.

Managing Director Paul is also head sales and marketing, and is a qualified Apple Associate. Fiona, originally trained in elderly care and is now a qualified accounts technician and head of all things financial. The rest of the team consists of Dougie Kerr, senior technician who can basically fix anything and recent additions Tom Brown and Ben Haugh heading up the rest of the technician based sales team.

The @Homepc family extend beyond their staff with Darren Kierman of Kierweb heading up development of the website/ online store and Les Cooper, educational Guru who looks after several local schools with technical and hardware support.

Coloured Laptops From £289.00 The company supplies local individuals and businesses, national concerns, over 20 local authority schools and nurseries with quality PC’s, Laptops, Tablet PC’s, Apple Products, Software and solutions. The store also carries out well over 3000 servicing and repair jobs per year including Same Day servicing, virus removal, screen replacement in fact any electronics that need attention. @Homepc’s State of the art workshop facilities are well equipped to carry out PC/Laptop repair on any make or model, on a “no fix no fee basis”, with free assessment and a 3-month warranty on all repairs with SMS/Text updates at each point of the repair. The large and bright air conditioned premises carry a full range of ready to go laptops and desktops for the everyday home user, business or gaming enthusiast. @Homepc provide both Windows and Apple products with staff trained in both.

The Home of ‘The Same Day Service’ Repairs from £10

Desktops in all shapes & sizes From £249

Gaming Desktops From £529

Laptops From £229

All product images are part of the current Acer range & @Home PC are an Authorised Acer Sales & Service Centre

@Home PC & Acer recommend Microsoft Windows 10.