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h where has that beautiful sunshine gone? Hopefully the sun will be shining again soon! It was wonderful to feel the sun on your skin during that brief warm snap we had but I remain optimistic that the best is still to come and we have a summer like last year.

Next month sees the official start to summer with the pagan celebration of Summer Soltice on June 21, why not travel to Castlerigg stone near Keswick circle to experience the phenomenal sunrise. With spectacular views across to Skiddaw, Blencathra and Lonscale Fell it is the perfect place to celebrate and experience the natural spectacle of Summer solstice and it’s right on your door step.

Everything seems a bit more positive when the sun is out and things are definitely looking bright for Allerdale’s festival scene.

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The start of the summer sees the area come alive with the sound of music, Workington’s Castle Rock is back (June 27), Stanwix holiday park is the new venue for SSW (June 5-7) and the festival formerly known as Spyatstock – Aspatria Music Festival returns for its third year (July 17-19), not forgetting Cockermouth Live (June 26-28).

If music isn’t your thing then check out our out and about section, full of ideas for family days out. We really are blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world with so much to see and do – the start of the summer is an excellent time to get outside and start exploring.

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The Guide Magazine | Contents

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KEY FEATURES

8-9 Wonderful Workington More than just shops!

12-13 Memory Lane

Workington Transport Heritage

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15 Castle Rock With East 17

22 Madness

At Carlisle racecourse

Train Disaster A look back at the past 26 A life in letters 24

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at The Haig Pit Whitehaven

LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY

Bridget Foster Laying the foundations 38 Nelson Brown 28

Easy when you know how!

FOOD

40 Alan Spedding Recipe Curing Salmon

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MOTORING & SPORT

50 Honda Safety Award

9th year running

WHAT’S ON

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60-68 What's On Listings Music, Theatre, Film, Comedy, Other

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Feature| Wonderful Workington

Wonderful Workington

Danielle Murphy explores a different side of Workington.

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orkington has been my shopping hub for years; it’s a place I’ve often visited to find a new outfit, to listen to live music and, of course, to go to the Cinema. However, I have never gone off the beaten track and explored the town’s hidden gems and vast history, so on a hot, sunny day I did just that.

The Cumbrian town is the perfect combination of timeworn historic buildings and impressive new constructions.

Washington Square, is a bustling shopping centre any city would be proud to call its own with its futurist features like the hub, originally developed for shelter and to provide a sound system enhancing public performances, and the Sci-fi inspired clock,.

As I sat on the seats surrounding the clock taking in my surroundings I could have been anywhere, the only reminder of where I was was the sound of individuals greeting each other with the ever familiar West Cumbrian “Oreet lad” and “’ows it garn”.

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Washington Square is a far cry from the 19th century shopping experience in Workington; after experiencing the present day shopping centre I went in search of the old market place, a place I’ve heard of but never seen for myself.

The old square wasn’t what I expected, with the sun beaming down I felt as though I’d been thrown into a quaint European town in Italy or the South of France; the cobbled paths and stone buildings surrounding the old market place had a Mediterranean feel.

As I stood soaking up the atmosphere I found it difficult to imagine it with a bustling market until I looked up at the huge mural on the side of one of the buildings depicting how it may have looked on a market day. The painting depicts people selling bread and livestock and gave me an insight into how the market once looked.

Another place to cross off my list was Vulcans Park; I’d passed it but I’d never been in before and on such a glorious day it was impossible to resist the call of the park. As I walked around the huge park basking in the sun and the

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beautiful gardens, something caught my eye, it was a war memorial in the middle of the park. The memorial has four plaques on each side showing men in the mines and heading to war.

It’s a poignant reminder of the brave men that left their lives behind to fight.

Workers from the Workington steel works which were enjoying huge success at the time, were among those that went to war. Workington’s steel works helped define the town and was once one of the biggest producers in the country. It was a Workington man who made the revolutionary discovery that would change the method of producing pure metals across the world.

Henry Bessemer created the Bessemer process; a way of purifying molten iron by oxidising it. This process is still used now in most steel manufacturers. It was modifications like this that made Workington’s steel so desirable; the rails made in Workington were used all over Britain.

Keen to find out more about Workington I made my way to the Helena Thompson Museum; yet another of Workington’s hidden gems. As I walked through the Museum I was

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stunned at the amount of information there is about the town I’d previously only used for shopping, each room told a different story waiting to be uncovered.

One story that particularly interested me was that of Mary Queen of Scots. I knew that she’d spend some time in Carlisle Castle but I had no idea that she’d crossed the Solway Firth and headed to Workington where she stayed for the night in Workington hall. She thanked the Curwen family for their hospitality by offering them a small stone carved cup.The gift became known as the luck of Workington and is still in possession of the Curwen family today.

Another story from the Museum that blew my mind was how a little farm in Workington revolutionised the way we farm.The Schoose farm was built by John Christian Curwen in the 19th century as a model farm or an experimental farm.

He was one of the first people to implement science into his farming techniques he used chemistry to enhance his crops and inevitably allowed farming to evolve into what it is today. His ideas soon spread across Britain and allowed people to develop their farms to make them more economical and efficient.

By exploring Workington in a new and different way, my whole perspective of the area has altered. I’ve made discoveries about the area that astonished and amazed me. It made me proud to be from West Cumbria, knowing how much of an effect Workington had on Britain and its progress.

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Chambers | Feature

YOU WOODN’T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE

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ou could be a master joiner or a DIY connoisseur but if you’ve got a project involving wood in mind you should go to the team that has been working with wood in Workington for over 100 years.

Chambers have now reopened their Timber and DIY department in a new location next door to their joinery workshops and timber stores at Clay Flatts and with the same experienced staff at the helm and competitive quality on offer it really should be the first stop for anyone considering a bit of home improvement.

At Chambers their experience means they know what you want, be it a length of 3”x2”, a chunk of oak or skirting

for your living room. They know that if you want a door, you want the option of hinges, handles and locks too. And they understand you may want to see the flooring and backmoulds to match as well. They also provide an expert cutting and delivery service, which makes your job that little bit easier.

The timber available to the public is the same high quality timber that is used by Chambers’ own joiners. Using good quality timber can make a huge difference to a project and be the difference between a good job and a bad one.

Chambers Timber and DIY, Clay Flatts, Workington 01900 602222

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Feature| A bus ride down memory lane

A bus ride

DOWN MEMORY LANE

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ublic Transport is something, that for the past century, many people have relied on to get to where they needed to be. Workington transport heritage trust was founded over 18 years ago to celebrate local modes of transport and the Leyland bus manufacturing site at Workington.

view our collection and ask any questions.”

Although the Buses can’t be hired out for events, they do run free services for occasions like Boxing Day. They recently had a service at the Georgian Fair in Cockermouth were they ferried people from the car park to the main event.

The trust is run entirely by volunteers who Alistair Grey, Director for the Workington are enthusiastic about preserving the Transport Heritage trust, was one of the “The event will transport, this means maintenance, founders of the charity, he said:“When be held at the Energus drivers, fundraisers, organisers and we moved to Cumbria I was really site in Workington, as it was restoration is all done during their surprised to see that there wasn’t really anything set up to preserve the only place large enough! There free time. these vehicles. I found it even are vehicles coming from all over the “There are a few reasons we more astonishing considering that Workington was the base for place we have some from Scotland, give up our time,” said Alistair, “mainly it’s down to an interest manufacturing Leyland buses for the west Midlands, the north east and enthusiasm for vintage so many years, so me and a few and even further afield.” vehicles, but we also get a great others came together to form an deal of satisfaction from seeing other organisation to protect some of them.”

- Sunday July 19 people’s interest and curiosity. Some of our volunteers just enjoy restoring them The collection has just expanded and having a project.” over the last 18 years from one Leyland National to over 20 vehicles which are owned The vehicles come from all over and can take some by the trust and private owners. hunting down, but it’s not too difficult when you know where to look, Alistair said: “People often say, Alistair said: “We are temporarily based at the old ‘it must be hard to find them’ but actually it’s not that fire station in Workington where we have half of our challenging, there are magazines, and, of course, we collection and the rest are in a storage depot. For the have connections with a range of enthusiasts around past few months we have been having free open days the country.” at the fire station which allow the public to come and 12 | The Guide Magazine

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One of the oldest vehicles in the Workington Transport Heritage Trust is a 1949 double decker bus, Alistair said: “It’s brilliant having something so old in our collection, I think that each vehicle tells a story and can teach us something about that period of time.”

The ultimate goal for the trust is to open a museum to showcase all of their collections which include buses, fire appliances and other locally related artefacts like photographs.

Workington Transport Heritage Trust have a variety of fundraising events planned for the next few months, it is hoped they will be able to raise enough to open a museum.

With the upcoming ‘Built in Workington’ event happening on Sunday July 19 the trust are hoping to show people the impact Workington had on the transport industry.

“The event will be held at the Energus site in Workington, as it was the only place large enough! There are vehicles coming from all over the place, we have some from Scotland, the west Midlands, the north east and even further afield. Every vehicle will have been built in Workington and will vary in age.”

There will also be a beer festival at the old fire station on Saturday June 27 which will allow people to try a range of real ales and lagers, both local and further away.

TRAVELLING HERITAGE

WORKINGTON TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST

THE OLD FIRE STATION’S

FIRST & LAST BEER FESTIVAL

The Old Fire Station, King Street, Workington Saturday 27th June ‘15 - 2.00pm to 10.00pm • Real Beers and Ciders from near and far • Hot food from 4.00pm to 8.00pm • Evening live music • Only £2.00 entry with free glass www.wtht.co.uk • Call 01900 67389 for more

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Castle Rock| Feature

CURWEN PARK is ready to ROCK

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n Saturday June 27 the walled gardens of Curwen Park, Workington, will be transformed into a live music venue filled with 700 music lovers, all ready to relish in the atmosphere and - fingers crossed - the sun at this year’s Castle Rock festival.

The event was put together by a group of like-minded volunteers who thought: that Workington needed its own stamp. Just as Whitehaven had the Maritime festival and Maryport has its blues festival; Workington needed its own annual event.

The festival is a one day event, it may be shorter than other local festivals but it certainly doesn’t lack anything. With local bands on the line -up nothing will be sacrificed at this local micro festival.

Although Castle Rock was originally set up to celebrate local music this year welcomes 90s boy band sensation East 17; often remembered for their huge coats, soul patches and hats. The bands current line up is John Hendy, Terry Coldwell, Robbie Craig, and Anthony Mortimer they will be performing their hits, including their Christmas number one ‘Stay another day’ and some new material.

East 17 will join tribute acts the Hot Red Chilli Peppers,

Kings Ov Leon and Kaiser Monkey Killers and local groups The Authors, Collision and Capital, who will open the festival.

There’s no need to worry about the weather, If the sun doesn’t come out there will be plenty of places to take cover and places to purchase refreshments. So you can stand outside, listening to some great live music with a cold beer in your hand, soaking up the atmosphere - what more could you want from a festival.

Last year there were only 500 tickets available but following the success of the event this years capacity has been stretched and an additional 200 tickets, are on sale but they are selling fast. Tickets are £20 each Tickets are available from Rojos Bar and Grill, Hair work shop and Henrys Bar and Grill. The event is adults only, ticket holders must be 18 year old or over, there are plans for an event next year that will be for all the family.

The event will raise money for Hospice at Home West Cumbria and CFM’s Cash For Kids appeal.

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Feature| Woolfest

Friday June 26 - Sunday June 28

Another year LOOMS for WOOLFEST

By Adam Kirkbride

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fter celebrating 10 years last year, Cockermouth’s Woolfest returns on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27 to celebrate all things woolly.

During the two day event wool crafters, businesses and enthusiasts from all over the world will come together to

swap ideas, get creative and demonstrate their skills. There will be plenty of activities for visitors to get involved with.

Woolfest was set up 11 years ago to educate people about how versatile wool is, the ways wool can be used and inspire people to be creative with it. The festival has grown in popularity and the rise in the number of people picking up their knitting needles means that thousands of visitors flock to the event each year.

Marion Woolcott, one of the event’s organisers, said: “Woolfest is always good fun. It allows you to meet likeminded people and inspires you to do things you otherwise wouldn’t have ever thought about doing.”

As always there will be plenty on offer including demonstrations and a vast array of stalls selling wool-related products, from raw materials to wool crafts. Every year brings a new range of stalls to Woolfest and, of course, new visitors who bring their own ideas with them.

Marion said: “One of the great things about Woolfest is that you can try new equipment that is used when working with wool; you get the extra benefit of experiencing the equipment rather than just looking at a description online.

It’s also better to look at different wool products in real life instead of online.”

This year at Woolfest will see exhibitions from Sheepfest and there will be more breeds of sheep at the event.

Woolfest will be held at Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre in Cockermouth on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27.

One day tickets are £8 and two day tickets are £14.

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Feature| What’s in a name

What’s in a name?

MARYPORT

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aryport sits at the furthest point of the Solway coast, known for its roman history, aquarium and its blues festival it’s one of the west coasts best kept secrets. The town has gone through many changes which have been reflected in its changing names.

What was once a quiet fishing town that went by the name of Ellenfoot grew into a competitive port that became known as Maryport. The man responsible for this change was Humphrey Senhouse. Inspired by the transformation Whitehaven had undergone Senhouse moved to do the same for Ellenfoot by having an Act of Parliament passed granting him powers to create a planned town, built on a grid, with major improvements to the harbour and the erection of a lighthouse. He aimed to exploit local coal reserves and to build ships, his ventures were successful and he succeeded in turning the small fishing town into a bustling harbour and market town.

Just as Lady Lowther left her own mark on Whitehaven in the form of the “Candlestick” chimney at Wellington Pit, Mary Senhouse’s mark was also left on the town. Humphrey Senhouse changed the name when he began developing the town as a port in the late 18th century and named the new town after his wife Mary.

The change of name by Senhouse was not the first change of name for the town. The town was first established in AD 122 as a Roman fort and is believed to have been called Alauna, which has been translated to mean shining water. This translation suggests that the name of the fort was inspired by its coastal position and view over the Solway.

The Roman fort site was owned from the sixteenth century by successive generations of the Senhouse family. The Senhouse name now lends its name to the Roman Museum that stands on a site near the fort, it was John Senhouse, Lord of the Manor of Ellenborough, who started collecting inscribed stones from the Roman fort and civilian town lying along the coastal ridge above the Manor House in 1570.

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NEW FESTIVAL FOR

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hitehaven harbour will be bustling again this summer with the town’s first film festival,Friday June 19 - Saturday June 20, as the harbour is transformed into a film buffs heaven.

The film festival will be showing films for all ages in pop up cinemas along the historic harbour, Gerard Richardson of The Whitehaven Festival Co. said: “There will be several screens erected around the harbour in Marques and one in the beacon. The films which are to be played were chosen by myself and five others. We have shortlisted all the ones which appeared on several lists. The Cinema’s will be available to wrist band holders. And with limited seating it will be first come first served.”

Some of the films in the listing include classics such as Back to the Future, Breakfast at Tiffanys, and some more recent movies like Avatar, Night at the Museum, and Chicken Run. There will be a film to suit everyone’s preference.

The film festival will be a festival in every sense of the word,

not only will there be a variety of films played throughout the course of the two day event, but there will be between 140 and 160 market stalls and live music!

70’s rock band The Sweet will be playing some of their most famous hit songs on Friday June 19. During their best years the band were firing out hit after hit including numbers like Wigwambam, Little Willy and Ballroom Blitz.

The Commitments will be taking the stage on Saturday June 20th. The band evolved from popular 1991 film The Commitments, playing all the classics from the film including the hit Mustang Sally.

The air show this year will happen during the film festival.

We will see a return from the popular air force aerobic team the Red Arrows, who will be colouring our skies with their impressive displays.

Gerard said: “The event will be a bit like the old Maritime festival, there will be lots of entertainment, over 100 stalls ranging from food to clothes and The Red arrows and Red Devils will also be providing some entertainment.”

“We decided to bring the Air show into the events of the film festival because not only does it add something extra to the festival but people can still enjoy the stalls and our other events whilst waiting for the air show.”

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Feature| Professor of Adventure

A Professor of

ADVENTURE T ourists have been attracted to the Lake District for hundreds of years. Every year thousands of people still visit the county to soak up the beautiful views, walk, camp and partake in the numerous activities the Lake District has to offer.

Millican Dalton was the original adventurer; he loved the Lake District so much that he gave up a mundane existence as an insurance clerk in London to live in the wilderness in a Borrowdale cave.

Dalton, who was born in Nenthead, a small village on the edge of Cumbria in 1867, made his first step towards a less than conventional way of life when he traded in his terrace house in London for an acre of land in Billariki, Essex.

He moved into a tent, lived off his land and began to live the simple life he craved; it was a daring move, especially during a time where social status was everything but it wasn’t enough for Dalton. He later built a hut in a forest in Buckinghamshire and lived there during the winter months, spending the summer in a tent in the Lake District, climbing and cycling through the beautiful scenery.

It wasn’t long before Dalton began offering people the opportunity to join him on his adventures; his trips were very popular and many enjoyed the freedom and relaxation they felt with him.

A self-confessed professor of adventure, Dalton spent the best years of his life amongst nature, he had unlimited freedom and was seldom unhappy. In a newspaper interview in 1941 at the age of 73 he said: “I don’t sleep much, and while I am awake I lie and listen and think. There’s a lot to think about just now, isn’t there? All the sounds of the nights, the roar of the mountain stream, the barking of our dogs and foxes, the cries of the birds, how can I be lonely with such company?”

Even as a child Dalton craved adventure, he would experiment with ropes and taught his friends how to climb trees, to the horror of their mothers.

At the age of 36 Dalton travelled to the Swiss Alps where he trained in mountaineering and learnt new skills. When he returned he continued to lead adventure trips and opted for a more permanent home in the Lake District; it is thought that this was the moment he moved into his cave.The old quarried cave made the perfect home; the inside was enormous offering two rooms and a constant supply of fresh water.

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Dalton was well known for his eccentric outfits and extreme lifestyle, he grew his own food, made his own bread and he made his own clothes and camping gear. He was always on the lookout for discarded material, like canvas, sail cloth and oil skins, which he could fashion into clothes or camping equipment. His name, his spirit of adventure and his passion for the Lake District lives on through the Millican brand who took inspiration from his naturalistic view on life to create bags, clothing and camping gear.

Despite living a, largely, self efficient life there were a few home comforts that Dalton couldn’t live without, he would often visit Keswick to stock up on cigarettes and coffee.

Dalton was a revolutionary in more ways than one; his attitude towards women was also ahead of his time. He loved people and he enjoyed friendships with women, he taught them how to rock-climb and even allowed the more experienced to lead the way on climbing excursions and treated them as he would have treated any man.

Millican’s cave still exists and is often visited by explorers, Dalton left an inscription on the wall of the cave that reads: “Don’t waste words, jump to conclusions”, it is thought that this refers to a fight he had with a friend. An inspirational man that many base their journeys on, he brought a new way of thinking to people and taught a philosophy based on self reliance and efficiency.

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Feature | Madness

CARLISLE RACECOURSE

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t’s not just the horses and the jockey’s that will be raring to go at Carlisle Racecourse on Saturday July 4.

Madness are ready at the starting gates to kick-start their new tour Grandslam Madness. Carlisle Racecourse is one of 20 outdoor gigs that Madness are embarking on this summer, Suggs said: “It’s great to do something new; something not done before. And it really feels like a tour of the people in places where they can have fun – where we can have fun.”

“Touring for years on end is what drains the lifeblood out of a lot of acts that I see. We try and make each tour unique and special. This one’s special as no one has ever done something like this – as big as this – at sporting venues like this. It’s a Madness madcap idea and we know people will respond to it.”

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played a few in the past where there have been a few races and then you get a bit of Madness. It’s an unbeatable combination.”

Despite looking forward to the Racecourse gigs betting is not a game that Suggs has ever been particularly good at, he explained: “I have a few flutters every now and then and have a bit of luck on the horses. I’m not a gambling man generally but I like it when you can see the steam coming out of the horses’ nostrils and that whole thing in front of you. I do like it but I’m a terrible loser which has been my saving grace as far as gambling is concerned. It’s stopped me getting too involved.”

“I did wake up with a greyhound in my bed once. We had been to a charity auction at Walthamstow dog track and there was an auction for the greyhound and we won. I came home with a greyhound, which my wife was quite thrilled about. He did alright actually, we called him Nutty Boy and he went on to win quite a few races. That was quite a nice time and the nearest I ever got to be an Alex Ferguson-

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esque race horse owner. Turning up at the track as a dog owner was quite an experience.”

Madness aren’t as young as they used to be but there shows still have a tremendous energy Suggs said: “It’s like preparing for war, a war of fun y’know? A war of fun and frolics but, unlike the Romans, we are going to unleash heaven. I have a suspicion that if I didn’t have a few tequila shots before I went onstage I wouldn’t be quite as lubricated in the joints.

Tequila and orange juice is the secret of keeping those limbs loose! I suppose our rituals are now so ingrained that I don’t notice what the rest of the band are doing!”

After 25 years together Madness show no signs of giving up, they’re not releasing as much music as they used to but they’re connecting with younger audiences, so what’s their secret? Suggs said: “I think the reason we endure is that we genuinely do enjoy ourselves. From the very beginning you could see the joy in the early videos we made and hear it in the records.”

Anyone who has ever heard a Madness song knows that they are about having fun and there'll be no shortage of that when they perform at Carlisle Racecourse, Suggs said: “We can change the setlist nightly if we wish. The main thing is to keep it exciting for yourself, that’s the way to ensure the audience is kept excited too.”

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Feature |Quintinshill Rail Disaster

Wartime pressures lead to home soil disaster

QUINTINSHILL RAIL DISASTER 22 MAY 1915

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n Saturday May 22 1915, just outside Gretna, the quietness of the local countryside was shattered by a major rail accident. In total, five trains were involved with approximately 230 people were killed and 246 injured, it was the biggest loss of life in a rail accident in British history. The resulting fire burnt for over 24 hours.

More trains were using the railways due to the pressure of wartime. It was early morning, when the signalman shunted a local passenger train onto the south bound main line to enable the scheduled express trains to go past. Two goods trains already occupied the passing loops. At 6.42am, a message came from the neighbouring signal box requesting the acceptance of a late running troop train from Edinburgh.

The signalman accepted the request. But as the train approached Quintinshill the driver saw the passenger train in front of him. Too late to apply the brakes, the troop train ploughed into the back of the local train.

The old carriages of the troop train was crammed with soldiers from the 7th Battalion,The Royal Scots who were heading

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to Liverpool to embark for Gallipoli.The impact of the crash reduced the length of this train from 197 metres to 61 metres, trapping many soldiers. Those that fought to get out of the wreckage, stumbled onto the neighbouring rail track. Less than a minute later a second express train from Carlisle ploughed into the wreckage. The escaping gas from the lighting system on the troop train started a fire that spread quickly, killing many who had not died in the crash itself.

The crash was heard as far as Gretna. In the aftermath there was shock and confusion, which led to a delay in the arrival of the Carlisle fire brigade. Local people immediately rushed to the site and began to help the injured and dying. Medical assistance was sent from Carlisle and Glasgow, and Border Regiment soldiers from Carlisle Castle were drafted in to help.

The injured were taken to the Cumberland Infirmary.

Of the 485 soldiers involved in the crash, 212 men of the Royal Scots died and many were injured. The 58 soldiers who attended roll call were sent to Carlisle, then onward to Liverpool the following day to continue their journey to Gallipoli. Many were too traumatised by their experiences,

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declared unfit for duty and sent back to Edinburgh to recuperate. There were 2 casualties on the local train and the crew of the troop train were also killed. The crewmen are buried in Stanwix cemetery in Carlisle.

The two signalmen who were on duty that morning were charged with failing to adopt vital safety measures, found guilty, and served a prison sentence for their part in this disaster. With the Country in the throes of war, this horrific loss of life is often hidden by other tragic events on the battlefield. With soldiers dying on the Western Front and the Gallipoli peninsular, this event is all the more tragic for occurring on home soil.

There will be a talk about The Quintinshill Rail disaster by Gordon Routledge on Tuesday May 19 at 6pm, Cumbria’s Museum of Military life.

Local people immediately rushed to the site and began to help the injured and dying. Medical assistance was sent from Carlisle and Glasgow, and Border Regiment soldiers from Carlisle Castle were drafted in to help.

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L History | A Life in Letters

A Life in letters

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By Pam Telford

SOLWAY ROAD, KELLS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 9BG

The very first exhibition to be presented in the newly refurbished Powerhouse at Haig Pit showcases the life and work of Tom Fleming – A Life In Letters.

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om Fleming has been one of the North East’s leading calligraphers for over 50 years and played a major part in promoting both the practice and understanding of calligraphy through his teaching and his work with the Society of Northumbrian Scribes, of which he was a founding member, former Chairman and President.

After attending school in West Lothian, between Edinburgh and Glasgow, Tom Fleming started work at United Collieries in Armadale in 1935. He quickly progressed from a job as a dispatch clerk into the Drawing Office and set out on a career as a mining surveyor combining his professional duties with calligraphy.

Fleming joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1940 and started a seven year stint during the World War II in the Middle East, North Africa and from Normandy to Berlin, where his work for his commanding officer included producing maps and adding names to the simple crosses that marked the resting places of so many of his comrades.

Arriving back in Scotland after the war he returned to, what is now, the National Coal Board in 1947 and worked

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in West Lothian, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire before moving to Northumberland in 1953. Tom studied calligraphy in Newcastle upon Tyne alongside his colliery work and devoted himself to it his retirement in 1979.

Tom’s work is represented in the collections of HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM King Harald V of Norway, Trinity House in Newcastle, US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, local authorities, army, naval and air force units as well as families across the country and further afield.

Now in his nineties his work as a letterer and calligrapher is being celebrated in the newly refurbished Powerhouse exhibition gallery. The exhibition forms part of Tom Fleming’s first major retrospective touring exhibition.

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A Life in Letters | History

The exhibition will include works produced from the mid-1930s - 2000s and includes drawings from World War II and work produced while Tom worked as a Mining Surveyor in Scotland.

It will also include his popular calligraphic maps; wedding invites and anniversary congratulations; scrolls recording the freedom of towns to army, air force and naval units, town twinning scrolls, testimonials, and his unusual lettering on shells and stones, which is sometimes so small it is amazing that he even managed to write on them at all.

You will also be able to see works created for Trinity House, Newcastle upon Tyne, Catherine Cookson, Northumberland County Council and Morpeth Town Council; work made as example for Tom’s students; his Holy Island map (see the original at the Lindisfarne Heritage Centre) as well as a print of his map of Mull; a design to celebrate the Church of England’s Durham Diocese’s Millennium in 1993.

Copies of some of his maps and other works as well as an illustrated publication about Tom Fleming and his work will be for sale as will his War Diaries from 1940-46.

Visit the exhibition and be inspired to try calligraphy for yourself. The exhibition is on now and will run until the end of June and is open daily from 10 am to 4.00 pm and the last admission is at 3.00pm (Access is through the mining museum).

Tickets costs are: Adult - £5; Child - £3; Senior - £4.50 ; Family - £12.50 (Groups & Schools Tel: 01946 599949). A ticket allows access to all of Haig Pit. For further information about the Tom Fleming show at Haig Pit contact the Operations Manager, Pamela Telford 01946 599949 info@haigpit.com KEEP UP WITH US ON www.haigpit.wordpress.com

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Health & Beauty | Bridget Foster

BRIDGET FOSTER TELLS US

how to...

LAY THE PERFECT FOUNDATIONS

FOR your LOOK

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he fresh glowing skin and fresh lashes of the Spring Summer 2015 catwalk show that make-up is minimal and simple this season. So I’ve put my eyeliner to one side and replaced it with glowing skin, groomed brows and fresh open eyes.

I have written many articles on skin and foundation, but it seems to be an ongoing and universal problem.

Everyone wants "the perfect foundation" and "the perfect skin" but finding a foundation isn’t like finding love; there isn’t just one foundation for everyone. There are loads to choose from, I change mine according to season and occasion. Creating a good complexion requires the four basics.

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1.

You can use a primer with a glow or tint, blusher and highlighters to define your look.

Social media is flooded with images of flawless make up; photographs are enhanced and the acceptance of the “selfie” means the pressure to look perfect is much more demanding. These strongly contoured looks and beautiful use of colour are great for ideas and inspiration, Good skin prep but remember they have been (skin care) enhanced and are not always real.

2. Concealer (cover) 3. Base (balance) 4. Setting products (stay in place)

Premium brands such as Laura Mercier and Charlotte Tilbury include beautiful glowing foundations and tinted moisturisers. If you ever get an opportunity to visit a larger city they are worth having a look at. Premium brands in the county include Channel Pro Lumiere £34 foundation, a beautiful glowing foundation for all ages and skin types and YSL BB Cream £39 which is

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stunning alone or underneath make up.

Updating your foundation doesn’t have to be expensive. If you’re happy with your current foundation, update it with an illuminating primer. Some have colour some don’t but one with a tint will help your foundation blend into your summer tan.

Try to use less foundation or opt for a tinted moisturiser.

Your concealer should cover any flaws and your base should balance out your skin tone and give a finish to your skin.

Not one flat mask.

I have been using Clarins Concealers £21, it gives a great coverage and doesn’t sink into wrinkles or dry skin.

TopShop have been a breath of fresh air with their “ All Over Glow” liquid illuminator £10 add as subtle hint of colour and glow. You can wear this alone or mix into your make up base.

Make sure you set your make up during the summer with a powder as it can melt into your skin.

Divide your blushers, highlighters, bronzers and eyeshadows into liquid and powders.

It’s up to you as to what you prefer for your skin. Dry skin is usually better with creams however, powders tend to work best in the summer heat. If you have oily skin you can add a glow by using powder highlighters or if you have dry skin use a cream highlighter.

I discovered L’Oreal mattifing Primer £7.99 through a client who had very oily skin. She was a product junkie and insisted in using it to hold everything together. I had to agree it worked very well for her. It doesn’t appear white in photographs so I bought it for my kit, remembering all the hot shoots I had last year.

When it comes to eyebrows there are more options available then just pencilling them in; I’ve recently started tinting my own eyebrows and love how much more natural they look - you can see the actual hairs rather than a block colour. My bargain must-have is MUA £1 Brow pencils from Superdrug. Most of my clients want their eyebrows either left alone or painted in. I always think something in between looks much better.

In my last article I talked about adding colour into your make up as we approach the warmer weather. Your plum

lip or your smokey eye will only look chic and modern if the skin is fresh. Terry Barber, MAC Make Up Artist once said: “Anything involving colour only looks modern when you take away the skin coverage." (In other words, go easy on the foundation) Let your sun kissed freckles show though your make up this summer or add them in as they create a youthful appearance to all skin.

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Health & Beauty | A-Head of the rest

A-HEAD

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ith the start of race season and with numerous weddings and garden parties to attend this summer it’s definitely time to start searching for the perfect hat.

Whether it’s an extravagant brimmed hat or a feathery fascinator, a head accessory is arguably the most important part of any outfit this season. Finding the right shape and style that suits you and your outfit isn’t always easy so we asked Susan Dowes from Genevieve, Carlisle for some advice on finding the perfect piece of headwear.

The role of a hat or fascinator should never be underestimated, Susan explained: “Accessories are really important when it comes to formal events; they can make an outfit, so it’s important to find the right one for your outfit.”

“You can take a plain outfit, and bring it to life with the right hat. But you have to find the right one, a bad match can do the opposite and kill a look.”

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had difficulty getting an outfit that matches. So get your outfit first, and then you’ll have some idea of colour and size.”

When looking for your ideal piece of headwear it’s worth considering how you want to wear your hair on the day, it is possible to have a bit of an up-do and wear a hat but this can change the way your hat looks.

With so much variety in head wear it can be difficult to choose which one is right for you, Hatinators are the perfect 'half way house' between a hat and a fascinator and they’re becoming increasingly popular, Susan said: “I recommend Hatinators because they are more secure than a hat, but can be just as big and just as brilliant as any hat or fascinator.

They are also extremely elegant and flattering.”

Whether you feel more comfortable with an extravagant hat or a subtle fascinator this season it’s all about lace, Susan said: “Lace is so popular right now, I think it’s because the Duchess of Cambridge is in the media so much, and people look to her for inspiration.”

Everybody wants to stand out from the crowd when they’re at formal events and a hat is the perfect way to do that.

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Feature| Health & Wonderful Beauty| Beauty Workington Stop

Beauty

STOP Jeanette Nicholson of Amethyst, Cockermouth

shares her beauty tips with us.

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eauty & Holistic Therapist Jeanette Nicholson shares her beauty secrets with us.

Jeanette, owns Amythyst, Station Street, Cockermouth and has worked in the beauty industry for 15 years. Jeanette worked for some of the best Spas in the area having worked at Armathwaite Hall and Oxleys at Underscar before she opened her own salon. She is also a trained Holistic Therapist.

My best beauty bargain is...

Extra virgin coconut oil. I love coconut oil, it is natural and has so many beneficial uses. I use a lot at the moment because i’m pregnant and it’s really good for stretch marks.

The secret to a good skin care routine is…

Make sure you remove make-up properly and efficiently and exfoliate regularly as this will help create a smooth surface for anything you may put on top.

My top beauty tip is…

Something I’m guilty of not doing, drink plenty of water; it hydrates the skin and the goodness it does on the inside reflects on the outsides.

The product I can’t live without is…

Probably my Jane Iredale foundation it’s a mineral based product which we sell in the salon, and it covers all imperfections.

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The most expensive thing in my make-up bag is...

Elmis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream which retails at £8090, it’s one of their best sellers; it’s a super little cream, it hydrates the skin and is great for anti-aging. It’s worth every penny.

My favourite treatment is…

Back, neck and shoulder massage. The work that we do is quite physical so a massage can relieve quite a lot of tension.

Quick fire:

Fake tan or sun beds?

Fake tan French tips or Shellac?

Shellac Waxing or Laser?

Wax Massage or facial?

Massage File and polish or Minx?

File and polish Tweezers or threading?

Tweezers Spa Break or City Break?

Spa Break

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Beer Garden Season | Feature

SHED THE WINTER LAYERS

IT’S BEER GARDEN

SEASON

BY ASHLEIGH PANTHER

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he sun is starting to shine, which means beer gardens, more nights out and less layers!

Whether you’re going out for a few with the lads or you just want to dress up a little bit for work now that the sun is cracking the flags, we’re here to let you know where the trends are heading this summer.

BUTTONED UP SHIRTSSmart casual is a hard one, especially for men. If you don’t want to wear a t-shirt and look underdressed, but feel a full suit is just a little bit much, try a colour block long sleeved buttoned shirt. It’ll look classy, but laid back, especially if you choose a nice bright colour. Button the shirt all the way to the top to look smart, or leave the top two buttons undone to show off a little skin and give it that effortless cool look.

SKINNY JEANSLet’s face it, unless you’re Richard Hammond, bootleg jeans or straight leg just aren't stylish. If you’re going for smart casual your best bet is a pair of skinny jeans. Don’t be put out by the fact that they’re going to be tight. You’re not going to look like a 14 year old boy filled with teenage angst.

They’re just going to make you look slim and trendy.

The best colour to go for, especially if you’re going to be wearing a colour block shirt, is black jeans. They’ll look effortless and cool, but will add a level of sophistication to your outfit.

Topman have a range of ‘stretch skinny’ jeans, which give you the skinny look but aren't as restrictive.

Shoes are an easy one! Trainers are a no go if you’re going for smart casual, and again it’s not the time to break out your finest Italian leather dance floor sliders. Find the inbetween and get yourself a pair of suede or leather brogues.

The best colour would be brown, you can choose any shade and they’ll still fit right in with your look.

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Forget about

the price tag

Health & Beauty| Forget about the price tag

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ur resident fashion columnist Ashleigh Panther tells us why we shouldn’t be afraid to treat ourselves every now and again.

We live in a society that is completely controlled by the digits we see in our bank accounts. Before payday even comes around, we’re stressing about where our money will go, which bill we will pay first and who out of all the people we owe money to, we will pay back first?

It’s easy to forget that we work for our money; that it

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doesn’t magically appear in our bank accounts. The majority of us have a day job that we don’t particularly love, and even the lucky few who do have off days sometimes.

When that money comes through, we forget that we earned it. That we deserve it. So, this month, after payday, I treated myself to an expensive jacket. I panicked afterwards, especially since it was just after payday.

But, I hardly ever do something for myself and as soon as that lump sum appears in my account, I automatically assume that it should be in somebody else’s pocket.

Yes it is important to pay your bills, pay off any debts that

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you have but if you have money afterwards to spare, don’t just think ‘I’ll save it just incase.’

Get out there! Go and buy that top in the window you’ve been walking past for weeks. Get those shoes you’ve been staring at online for months. Or just buy yourself a cosy pair of pyjamas that you can snuggle into one night and feel like you earned it.

Looking through expensive fashion magazines and lusting over dresses, bags and coats that cost more than a small car is hard but just because we can’t afford to buy those clothes, doesn’t mean we can’t go into our local high street and find something just as good.

Our high streets are full of amazing bargains, even charity shops have a few hidden gems that will be even better for your bank account and you’ll feel like you’ve got something that’s really unique!

There is nothing wrong with treating yourself once a month and we should! It will give you a lift every now and again and give us something to look forward to every month.

Happy spending!

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Health & Beauty| Nelson Brown

NELSON BROWN (Hair) // KATIE DYET (Fashion) // ABBIE SNEDDON (Makeup) // KERRY CLARK (Photography)

www.BrownsTheStylists.com

www.Facebook.com/brownshair

IT'S EASY

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rowns Lockerbie and Dumfries, have an online booking platform at www.brownsthestylists.com

When you KNOW HOW!

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oose waves are the ultimate summer hairstyle. Here, Dawn Anderson, Salon co-ordinator at Browns Lockerbie and Dumfries, shows us how to achieve effortless waves with a bit of a twist!

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Before you start blow-dry the hair so it’s smooth, then spray the hair with a surf spray – this will leave it with a dry texture.

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Once the whole head has been tonged, loosely grab hair randomly towards the back.

2

Bend the hair round a 32mm tong reversing each subsequent section the opposite direction, one forward one back, holding the tong vertically, without closing the end of the tong.

4

Braid the gathered area together loosely, this can be done twice or three times for different looks.

NELSON BROWN (Hair) // KATIE DYET (Fashion) // ABBIE SNEDDON (Makeup) // KERRY CLARK (Photography)

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Food & Drink | Alan Spedding

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CURING SALMON

IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

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ave you ever thought about having a go at curing your own salmon but then thought it might be a little too complicated or expensive? Well this is a really easy recipe and method you can do at home. It can be done with as little as one salmon steak from the supermarket fish counter costing no more than £3.00. If it`s not to your liking then simply poach the salmon and have it on a salad, with scrambled eggs or in a creamy pasta dish.There`s no excuse not to try it, so give it a go and I can guarantee you`ll be totally thrilled at how good it actually tastes.

Ingredients 1 Piece of salmon fillet up to 450g 1 Tablespoon of chopped fresh dill 1 Tablespoon of fine sea salt The grated zest of half a lemon 1 Tablespoon of caster sugar

METHOD

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repare the Salmon at least 12 hours in advance but don`t leave it in the marinade for more than 12 hours. After this time wash and dry the fish and then keep it in the fridge wrapped in Clingfilm.

The first job is to remove the skin of the salmon with a sharp knife (or simply ask at the fish counter and they`ll do this for you). Place the fish on to a piece of Clingfilm large enough to wrap the fish completely.

In a bowl mix the dill, salt, lemon zest and sugar together and then gently rub all of the mixture into both sides of the Salmon. Seal everything up in Clingfilm then place the little parcel on a plate in the fridge for 12 hours.

Once the marinating time is over you`ll see that the parcel is full of water.This is what the marinating mixture has pulled

out of the fish…..Congratulations, your salmon is now cured.

Wash the fish under plenty of cold running water, washing the mixture off then pat the fish dry with paper towels.

The fish is now ready to slice, dice and serve.

The salmon can be accompanied by a Dijon mustard crème fraiche with a few turns of black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Brown bread and butter and a nice cold glass of Chablis or Champagne.

Can a recipe get any simpler than that?

Words & Photography by Alan Spedding Follow Alan at: www.alanspedding.co.uk www.cumbriafoodie.wordpress.com www.theguidemediagroup.co.uk

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The Sally | Food & Drink

Enjoy CUMBRIA’S scenery with a REAL CUMBRIAN PINT

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he Sally is a traditional country inn that has an idyllic location in the centre of the picturesque village of Threlkeld, just 4 miles east of Keswick in Cumbria, for over 300 years.

Built in 1600’s and situated beneath Blencathra, with stunning views looking over towards the Helvellyn Range, this traditional Lakeland Inn offers a warm Cumbrian welcome to all its customers. Mellow Lakeland stone, traditional architecture and such a peaceful setting makes the Inn the perfect place to enjoy a quiet pint, delicious food or a short break “away from it all”.

With superb Lakeland walks on your doorstep including Blencathra and Skiddaw and the Cumbria Way, we’re ideally situated for walkers.

Our Menu is well known locally for the quality and imagination of the food and our Bar serves some of the best Jennings real ale in the Lake District. Together with our well-appointed en-suite bed & breakfast Accommodation, this really is somewhere special to spend some time.

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Food & Drink | Greek Spring Lamb

GREEK SPRING

LAMB INGREDIENTS

• 1 garlic bulb, separated into cloves, half peeled and sliced, half unpeeled • 8-10 fresh bay leaves • 3 lemons, cut into quarters lengthways • 2½ kg leg of lamb • 50ml Greek extra virgin olive oil, plus 4 tbsp for the potatoes • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 1kg Cypriot potatoes, peeled and quartered lengthways (if you can’t find these, any large, waxy variety is fine – try Desirée) • 140g Greek Kalkidis olives (or other large pitted green olives) • 125ml red or dry white wine

METHOD

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Arrange the unpeeled garlic cloves, 3 bay leaves and the lemon quarters in a large roasting dish and cover with 200ml cold water. Sit the lamb on top, drizzle with the olive oil and rub it in all over.

Using a small sharp knife, cut small incisions in the lamb skin, then tuck the remaining peeled and sliced garlic and bay leaves into these slits.

Season the lamb well and sprinkle over the cinnamon.

Cover tightly with foil and place in the oven. Immediately reduce the oven temperature to 150C/130C fan/gas 2.

Leave to cook for 4 hrs, skimming the fat from the juices and removing the foil for the final 30 mins of cooking.

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After 1 hr, put the potato wedges in a large roasting tin, coat them in 4 tbsp olive oil and season well. Roast in the oven with the lamb for 11/2-2 hrs.

Transfer the cooked lamb to a large piece of foil, wrap tightly and leave to rest for 20-30 mins. Check the potatoes are cooked (if you need to, turn the oven up to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 to finish cooking). Add the olives and wine to the pan juices, simmer them and keep warm until ready to carve.

Serve the lamb thickly sliced with the olives, potatoes and Tahini & lemon sauce with the meat juices poured over at the last minute.

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Food & Drink | Pop-up restaurant

Cumbria’s QUIRKIEST pop-up restaurant?

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op up restaurants are quickly becoming an alternative to traditional dining out, as the name suggests, pop up restaurants (or underground restaurants) are literally eateries that pop up from nowhere, often at an unusual venue but what about in a living room?

Sharon Watson who owns The Briar Bank Bed and Breakfast in Cockermouth has set up her very own pop up restaurant in her living room.

The Briar Bank Supper Club opens four times a year, more specifically when the season changes, as Sharon uses only seasonal and organic ingredients. Sharon said: “All the food I use is organic, I’ve been using organic produce for the past 20 years, I’d like people that come to my nights to realise that really good quality local produce is the best tasting food you can get.”

Artichoke, slow roast shoulder of Askerton Castle Estate organic lamb, broad beans, peas, summer cabbage and strawberries are among the list of ingredients that can be found in the planned five course meal on the summer menu.

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has worked closely with over the last 20 years, she said: “I visit the farms on a regular basis and I get to see how all the animals are kept and I see the fruit and veg grow over time.”

Now in her third season Sharon is excited for the next event which will take place on Saturday June 20. There are only 10 places available and they must be pre-booked.

As well as raising awareness about the unbeatable quality of buying locally produced food Sharon wants her guests to enjoy good food, make new friends and have a wonderful dining experience, she said: “The idea came after I watched a programme where Jamie Oliver went to a supper club in New York, I thought the idea of bringing strangers together around really good food was something perfect for this area.”

This quirky little event demonstrates the best that Cumbria has to offer and shows not only how good our food is but how friendly and welcoming the people are.

A vegetarian option is available. To find out more and to register visit the website: www.bbhsupperclub.co.uk

Akash Bhaji | Food & Drink

AKASH ONION BHAJI METHOD T he Onion Bhaji is an Indian dish that we Brits can’t resist. Whether it’s with a hot Vindaloo, or a mild Korma, the Onion Bhaji compliments any meal. And it doesn’t have to be an Indian dish that your Bhaji’s can make special, they go beautifully with a Salad! So why not have a go yourself?

INGREDIENTS (Makes 4)

• 2 onions finely chopped • 100g gram flour • 1 tbsp vegetable oil • ½ tsp turmeric • ½ tsp cumin • ½ tsp chilli powder • ½ tsp fenugreek leaves, chopped • ½ tsp salt • ¼ tsp fennel seeds • 1 egg • 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped • Small bunch of coriander, chopped • Vegetable oil, to cook

Mix all dry ingredients together, then add the tbsp of vegetable oil, egg and garlic. Once the consistency is of a light batter add in the chopped onions until they are well coated. Then mix in the coriander last.

Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large pan on around 190C. Once the oil is up to temperature, shape mixture into medium sized balls. Drop into the oil, then stir carefully to stop them sticking. Cook for about four minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden.

Can be served with chutney or pickle.

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Feature | Jimmy Latta

From the golf courses of EUROPE to CARLISLE

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anielle Murphy speaks to local golfing celebrity Jimmy Latta about his career as a golfing technician, making golf clubs for some of the world’s top players on the European Tour.

The lighter nights are finally here and for many of us this means one thing……Golf! While the majority of players have to wait until they finish work before they can hit the course there are a lucky few, who have forged a career out of the sport. When Jimmy first picked up a golf club at the age of 20, he never dreamed it would lead to a career, he said: “I just started going with my mates and having a bit of a laugh but it quickly became a passion for me.”

“I love golf because it’s different; it’s a sport that most people can have a go at.”

In 1992 Jimmy was lucky enough to go on a European tour as a caddy, he said: “I am fortunate to have been able to embark on such an experience. It was amazing working with so many great men of the sport.”

Jimmy’s career has taken him to some amazing places, having travelled the world he has played on hundreds of courses across the world: “Some of the courses I have been to have been amazing like Australia; that was beautiful. However, I have also had some awful experiences, there’s a course in Madeira that is so difficult that it has caused several people fatal heart attacks.”

Jimmy also took on America and worked with Ben Hogan in Texas for five years:“America was fantastic, it’s these experiences that I look back on and realise how lucky I have been.”

Hogan is, arguably, one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, Jimmy said: “The golfers I have worked with were big in the golfing world but to me they were just like everyone else; really down to earth, genuine men. Of course there were words to be had, sometimes, but we never fell out, I did my job and I did it well so there was nothing to be sore about.”

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Jimmy Latta| Feature

Golf is unlike any other sport. It isn’t like football or rugby, it requires physical stamina and a lot of brain work.

Jimmy now works at Ultimate Golf in Carlisle which is the official fitter for Orka golf clubs in the North of England and Scotland. He makes Custom made clubs for some of the best golfers around, he said: “I really enjoyed what I used to do, but it’s my career now that I truly love. I love making clubs specific to different people. It not only gives me a challenge, but it means I am never making the same thing twice. It also means that the clubs people are playing with are unique to them.”

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Motoring | Honda

HONDA Named UK’s Most Reliable Car Munfacturer 9 years running

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onda has once again retained its crown as the UK’s most reliable used car manufacturer, scooping top spot in research conducted

by What Car? and Warranty Direct for the ninth consecutive year.

The independent research analysed 50,000 live Warranty Direct policies for cars between three and eight years old, to give a Reliability Index of 37 car manufacturers. The index takes into account failure rates, age of car, mileage and cost of repair to give an overall score for reliability.

The achievement further underlines Honda’s reputation as a trusted and dependable manufacturer; with low failure rates and lower than average repair costs compared to competitors. The research also reveals the Honda Jazz to be the most reliable used car on the UK market today, the second such accolade for the Jazz this year, and one of many that the ever-popular supermini has won over the years.

Jim Holder, Editor of What Car? magazine, said: “Honda’s success in the Reliability Index is chiefly down to low failure rates. However, when things do go wrong, the cars are also relatively cheap to fix. Reliability is always one of the key attributes buyers look for when considering a used car purchase, so manufacturers that consistently demonstrate durability will always do well with the consumer.”

Philip Crossman, Managing Director of Honda UK, said: “To be named most reliable manufacturer by such authorities as What Car? and Warranty Direct is a real achievement, and to take the title for the ninth consecutive year is fantastic.

Our success is built upon the trust that customers have in our brand to keep them on the move with great products and great service.”

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Sport | Workington Reds

TRIUMPHANT SEASON COMES TO A DISAPPOINTING END WORDS: JOHN WALSH

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orkington Reds’ finale to the 2014/15 season was something of an anti-climax but that didn’t detract from what has been a terrific campaign.

A tremendous run of form had carried Reds from 17th in the table in October through to second place in the final League ladder.

It meant a home game in the play-off semi-final against Ilkeston, a team that Reds had beaten home and away in the previous three weeks.

But at Borough Park the Reds went down 1-0 and their season ended there and then infront of 1,400 fans.

Ilkeston, who had finished fifth in the League, were unable to see it through as they also lost 1-0 in the final to Curzon Ashton who joined champions FC United of Manchester in promotion.

In their last game before the play-off semi-final Reds had beaten FC United 1-0 in front of 2,600 fans at Borough Park.

Just twelve months earlier Reds had slipped with hardly a whimper out of Conference North when the thought of 4,000 people watching the last two home games would have seemed completely impossible.

As well as finishing second in the table Reds won more matches than any other team in the League. They were only two points behind the eventual champions and if they had made only a slightly better start.

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Chairman Glenn Heathcote said: “We wanted to consolidate after going down and getting into the play-offs first time round was a huge bonus. Gavin has done an outstanding job and we are delighted that he is keen to get started and try to go one better in the League.”

Skelton, in his first managerial role, not only steered the side to second in the table but he won the club’s Player of the Year award chosen by the supporters.

He said: “We were all a bit deflated by the play-off defeat but I feel immensely proud of the group of players that we have at the club.

“It’s been a pleasure to share a dressing room with them all as they have responded superbly to what we asked them to do.”

Skelton was appointed 12 months ago on a two-year contract and he has already met chairman Heathcote to discuss player recruitment and pre-season friendlies.

He will undoubtedly want the vast majority, if not the whole squad, back again for pre-season training and will be hoping to add three or four new faces who can help turn his team into champions.

But competition will be keen. Salford City, backed by former Man United heroes Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs have earned promotion along with Darlington, intent on restoring the Quakers to former League standing.

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town aim to defy the bookies WORDS: JOHN WALSH

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alfway through the Championship programme Workington Town find themselves next to bottom in a relegation place.

It’s a position no-one connected with the club possibly envisaged after such a great effort last year under Coach Phil Veivers.

The team visibly improved, matured and responded to Veivers’ coaching skills to make the play-offs and the fans in particular were dreaming of continued progress this time round.

But with half the games played Town have only won two out of 11– a superb 40-0 destruction of local rivals Whitehaven and an outstanding second-half display to see-off Doncaster 33-6.

Town conceded over 70 points at Bradford and went down to over fifty from unbeaten leader Leigh, but the real lowpoint came at the start of this month when they crashed 72-0 at Featherstone.

Rovers hadn’t won a home game up to that point but they ran riot with 14 tries blowing away the west Cumbrian opposition.

Veivers admits to being bitterly disappointed by some of his players this season who, in horse-racing terms, ‘haven’t trained-on.’

the rugby league world for available talent. I have people looking for me in Australia and France, as well as the UK trying to identify potential acquisitions.

“We can’t keep going with the numbers we have at the moment because it must be the smallest squad in the Championship.

“Dual registration isn’t enough and we certainly need to strengthen in the pack, while another half or outside back would be great. I just hope we can come up with somebody quickly.”

It all seems a far cry from Good Friday when Town hammered and nilled Haven at the Zebra Claims Stadium.

Since then Haven have gone above Town in the table and at the half-way point of the season are two points better-off.

“We just keep on making the same old mistakes over and over again. In some cases this season other teams haven’t beaten us, we’ve beaten ourselves.

Trouble is there are no real gimmees in the Championship.

Games at Doncaster, Whitehaven and Hunslet would seem to offer the best hope of points on the road, but it won’t have gone un-noticed that all the top teams still have to visit Workington.

“I thought it was a case of having new faces in the squad and taking time to gel but that should have happened well before the half-way point,” he said.

It really is time for the real Town to stand-up and be counted, for what we have seen so far has mainly been a pale shadow of the team that feared no-one last year.

It hasn’t helped that efforts to bring-in a half-back playmaker have been thwarted time and time again.

Veivers compared his pursuit of half-back David Farkas as appearing longer than the classic read War and Peace.

Of Hungarian origin he has not been able to sort out visa clearance.

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Sport | Comets

Comets cursed by injury WORDS: JOHN WALSH

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he wretched luck over injuries, which has plagued Workington Comets since they reformed in 1999, has struck again.

Popular Australian Rusty Harrison suffered broken ribs, a fractured shoulder and a punctured lung after a horror crash against Edinburgh Monarchs after he clipped the safety fence.

Instead of ending-up in the fence Harrison was catapulted ono the track, which caused the severity of the injuries.

After almost a week in The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, initially in intensive care, he was released and is currently looking at around eight weeks out of the saddle.

That will take the season up until around the end of June and Comets team manager Tony Jackson says the promoters are looking at the

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possibility of bringing in a short-term signing.

That would only be done if the right rider became available, while protecting Rusty’s team place.

Jackson said: “Running with rider replacement for that length of time is not ideal for many reasons. As well as leaving the team stretched, it is also not great for the supporters, who understandably want to see seven riders representing their club wherever possible.”

Another Workington rider was worryingly hurt when Nicki Barrett crashed awkwardly on the opening lap of the first heat against Berwick Bandits at Shielfield on May 2, a week after Harrison’s smash.

He picked up an injury to his upper right arm that prevented him riding in the rest of the meeting, but hopefully he was going to be ok to resume pretty quickly.

Incidentally the match at Berwick ended early after 11 heats because of a serious injury to the Bandits’ Alex Edberg. The Comets were in front by two and although the result stood they were looking to increase that advantage over the four

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The win at Berwick, effectively achieved with just five riders, has set-up the Comets for the start of the Premier League season.

Ricky Wells has been in cracking form for the Comets so far and he recently made progress in the Grand Prix qualifier, getting through a heat in Lonigo.

unraced heats to collect a fourth point which would have kept them in League Cup contention.

That hasn’t happened and the Comets will miss-out on the semi-finals. Although the rained-off home match with Berwick is therefore now a dead runner; it will be fitted in on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25.

Wells finished last season impressively and it represented a piece of good business by the Workington management team when they re-signed him for 2015.

He has been riding well, chalking up the points in the Elite League, and is likely to be a key rider for the Comets as they bid to land that elusive first Premier League tile win.

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Puzzles | Take a break

Catch-Words

Test your knowledge and complete the catch-phrases

Please see p70 for puzzle solutions ALPHA SUDOKU Place a letter from A to I in

each empty cell so every row, every column and every 2x3 box contains all the letters A to I.

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Across 1. A little ___ is a dangerous thing (9) 5. Like two peas in a ___ (3) 7. Left on the ___ (5) 9. ___ and spills (7) 10. A hole ___ ___ (2,3) 11. The best things in life are ___ (4) 14. Out of the ___ ___ into the fire (6,3) 16. ___ of the bunch (4) 18. Adam's ___ (5) 22. A tight ___ (7) 23. On the ___ (5) 24. ___ or no (3) Down 1. ___ and tell (4) 2. A drop in the ___ (5) 3. Blind ___ (4) 4. Trial and ___ (5) 5. Keep a finger on the ___ (5) 6. One good turn ___ another (8) 8. ___ dress (5) 12. A ___ of justice (8) 13. All good things must come to an ___ (3) 15. ___ over the cracks (5) 16. It never rains but it ___ (5) 17. Talk is ___ (5) 19. Straight ___ (5) 20. ___ and tear (4) 21. Ireland, the Emerald ___ (4)

SUDOKU Place a number from 1 to 9 in each

empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains all the numbers 1 to 9.

Ginger & Mint

medicines

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edical Herbalist Jackie Cooper interprets the medical uses to which various herbs and plants can safely be applied. She’s a medical herbalist, working from her clinic in Hethersgill, near Carlisle and a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.

Ginger Ale – Ginger is used by herbalists as a 'transporter' in cases of cold.You can make a simple ginger ale tonic drink by chopping a medium size piece of ginger, simmer in 2 litres of water until the water becomes a strong dark yellow colour, cool and strain, adding honey to taste. Also add sparkling water and cork. It will keep for a few days at least. One should take care using Ginger in signs of heat (eg. ulceration) or weakness, anti-coagulant medication and in pregnancy.

Mint Inhalation for Nasal Congestion – There may be as many as 30 species of mint, although peppermint is preferred medicinally in the West. In the 12th century Wilafried of Strabo said of mint 'If any man can name… all of the properties of mint, he must know how many fish swim in the Indian Ocean”.

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You can add two or three drops of Mint Essential Oil to a saucer of water and leave in a bedroom overnight to reduce some types of nasal congestion.

Mint oil should only be used infrequently however and is never used by herbalists for long periods, or never on babies, because it can irritate mucous membranes.

•For further information contact Jackie Cooper, Fairways, Moss Edge, Hethersgill, Cumbria CA6 6HJ. Tel: 01228 675042.

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Out & About | Keswick Midsummer Festival

SUNDAY JUNE 21 - 28

ABBA FANS Will Be Having SWEET DREAMZ ABOUT KESWICK FESTIVAL HEADLINERS

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OOK out those glittering 70’s Abba costumes and get ready to relive the glory days of pop music’s all-time best selling band.

Headlining the final evening of Keswick’s Midsummer Festival this June will be Cumbria-based Abba tribute band, Swede Dreamz.

It’s a two hour free show in the Market Square on Sunday June 28, starting at 5 30. And it’s a chance to dance and sing along to all of Abba’s most famous music, songs like Eurovision Song Contest winner Waterloo, Fernando, Thank You For The Music, SOS, Dancing Queen and Take A Chance On Me which helped make the original group one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop.

Swede Dreamz, the group based in Brampton, gave its first performance in a local bar in Keswick ten years ago.

Nowadays they travel all over the UK and have established a reputation as one of the leading, most authentic tribute bands.

The group gave what was intended to be a one-off Boxing Day performance in Keswick, so it’s fitting that they are returning after ten “fabbatastic” years.

Abba’s music has never really left the spotlight, although it has enjoyed an even bigger revival thanks to the release of a Greatest Hits album and the musical Mamma Mia. Paul Titley, one of the Midsummer Festival organisers, said: “It should be a fantastic finale to the week. On the Sunday we have Committed to Rock and a Cumbrian rock band on stage and Swede Dreamz are our headline act. They have 15 costume changes so come along in your Abba tribute costumes if you wish and join in the excitement.”

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the Dog Friendly Town.

“It was outstanding last year,” said Mr Titley, “people came from all over the north and some have even said they are planning their holidays to go to Scruffs.”

On the Monday and Tuesday evenings Keswick’s popular Street Theatre group will be staging a play about St Cuthbert and St Herbert’s Island, at the Friars Crag beauty spot beside Derwentwater. Monday’s performance is for schools, Tuesday’s is open to the public.

Wednesday sees a Prom in the Park which is designed to begin after work so that local people can come along to Fitz Park with their blankets and deck chairs and enjoy an evening of light classical music which includes a brass band and small orchestra and a tenor and soprano. The concert, at the rear of Cafe West, is free and will finish up in rousing fashion with Prom favourites Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and Land Of Hope And Glory.

“It’s Glyndebourne comes to Keswick,” said Paul Titley, “we want this festival to appeal to locals. Visitors are most welcome, but it’s not the usual Gore-tex offer. The aim is to provide something everyone can get some pleasure from with a particular emphasis on the local element.”

Keswick School’s I-Perform group take the town centre stage on the Saturday, another free event, and there will be a steam engine in Fitz Park on Sunday before the final countdown to the Abba tribute show.

Mr Titley said: “Keswick Town Council has run a festival committee for the purposes of administration, and we hope the festival will grow. We have had phenomenal support from businesses and there must be something during the week that everyone can enjoy.”

It’s a packed programme of events and organisers are hoping that, come the Sunday night, people will simply say to them “Thank You For The Music!”

SSW | Out & About

STANWIX GETS SOULFUL

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SW Summer Weekender is back to celebrate its fifth year with a new venue and some of the world’s top DJ’s on the bill it’s set to be a big one. The event kicks off on Friday June 5 – Sunday June 7.

Yogi Haughton promoter of the event said: “It’s like an indoor festival for people who don’t like the mud and camping. Those who like their home comforts and the music we play love our weekender as an alternative to an outdoor festival.”

The event celebrates music like soul, funk and deep house.

With some of the world’s top DJ’s such as Jose Padilla of Café del mar. Jose will be DJ’ing at the pool party during the event, a far cry from his usual venue in Ibiza.

“It’s a bit bonkers when you think about it. One day Jose will be playing at a pool side in Ibiza, then the next he’s going to be right here in Cumbria doing the same thing at our pool party! It’s crazy.”

Along with Jose Padilla, there will be Robert Owens, Sandy Rivera, and Late night tough guy.

Stanwix Holiday Park is the new venue for the event but Yogi said that during the event you won’t know where you are: “We want people to understand that it isn’t going to be a holiday park during the event, it is essentially one

huge club. We will be putting up lighting, building tunnels and having large screens that will completely alter the appearance of Stanwix Park.”

With a unique sound system that is only found in one other place in Britain, let’s hope the ceilings are strong, Yogi said: “The speakers will be projecting sounds from some of the best unknown records; we will be playing some of the rarest records you can find, some worth up to £30,000. It’s so exciting.”

There will be four separate rooms, each will have its own genre and play a variety of music. The Shrine room will be playing the really smooth soul along with some Funk and disco. Then there’s the Pressure Point, which of course will be playing the best from House music.

One room which is particularly interesting is the Gold Mine room. This room is almost like an open mic night room.

Anybody can take to the stage as long as they put their name down and play to an audience. It is a good platform for new artists.

Finally there is the VIP room which will have acts singing some modern R&B, soul and funk. There will be over 60 DJ’s and performers throughout the weekend, making it a huge event not to be missed.

Tickets can be bought through the website: sswevents.com

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WHAT’S ON

MUSIC / THEATRE / FILM / COMEDY / OTHER

27th June Castle Rock Workington - Curwen Hall

//MUSIC Thurs 21st May Beartooth, The Color Morale & Dead Harts Brickyard --------------------------------------------Friday 22nd May Out on Bail Vine Bar, Workington --------------------------------------------Friday 22nd May Inspiral Carpets Old Fire Station Carlisle --------------------------------------------Sat 23rd May A dead supreme Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Sat 23rd May Lucia Lipscombe The Filling Station Cafe Bar Keswick --------------------------------------------Sat 23rd May Letz Zep Carniege Theatre Workington --------------------------------------------Fri 29th May The Wild Murphys 62 | The Guide Magazine

Old Fire Station Carlisle --------------------------------------------Fri 29th May Inspiral Carpets Old Fire station --------------------------------------------Thurs 28th May Milkshake Live Carnegie Theatre --------------------------------------------Saturday 30th May 80’s night Crown and mitre hotel, Carlisle Sat 30th May Guns N Roses experience] Brickyard --------------------------------------------Weds 6th June Dirty/DC Brickyard --------------------------------------------Sun 7th June Thaty’ll be the day Sands Centre -------------------------------------------------Tues 9th June THE STRYPES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS Brickyard --------------------------------------------Thurs 11th June Patsy Cline and friends Carnegie theatre, Workington --------------------------------Fri 12th June Diversify Maryport Labour club --------------------------------Sat 13th June Norhern Soul night Carlisle Ukrainian club --------------------------------Sat 13th June Elvis Costello Sands centre

--------------------------------------------Sat 13th June Essential Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash The Wave Centre, Maryport --------------------------------------------Sun 14th June Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr Theatre By The Lake, Keswick ------------------------------------------Fri 19th June No Soap No Radio Old Fire station --------------------------------------------Sat 20th June Ann Breen Carnegie Theatre Sun 21st / 28th June Keswick Midsummer Festival Keswick --------------------------------------------Thurs 25th June New Rope String band Old fire station --------------------------------------------Fri 26th June The Jeremiahs Old fire station --------------------------------------------Sat 27th June

Sat 13 June Elvis Costello Sands Centre, Carlisle

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MUSIC / THEATRE / FILM / COMEDY / OTHER Chris While and Julie Matthews with Kellie While Threlkeld Village Hall, Keswick --------------------------------------------Saturday 27th June The Jeremiahs The Kirkgate Centre --------------------------------------------Sun 31st June Young Guns & Nothing But Thieves The Brickyard --------------------------------------------Fri 3rd July Millbeck Wind Quintet Theatre By The Lake, Keswick --------------------------------------------Sat 4th July Madness Carlisle Racecourse --------------------------------------------Wed 15th July Roots in Cumbria Theatre By The Lake, Keswick

//COMEDY Fri 22nd May Sex in Suburbia

The Sands Centre -----------------------------------------Sat 30th May Cumbria live comedy club Old Fire Station Arts Centre June Mon 8th - Tues 9th Michael McIntyre Warm Up Show Sands centre --------------------------------------------Tues 16th Jun Danny Bhoy Old Fire Station --------------------------------------------20th June Terry Christian Old Fire Station Carlisle --------------------------------------------Tue 30th June Comedy Night Gary Delaney / Ray Peacock/ James Arcaster The Venue --------------------------------------------Fri 10th July Lez Hammersley The Old Fire Station Carlisle ---------------------------------------------

Summer Festivals 2015

SSW WEEKENDER 5, 6, 7 June

STEPPING STONES 12 to 13 June

CASTLE ROCK 27 June CARLISLE MUSIC CITY 17 to 19 July MARYPORT BLUES 25 July KENDAL CALLING 30 July to 2 August SOLFEST 28, 29, & 30 August

NEW! ASPATRIA FESTIVAL 17 to 19 July NORTHBOUND 7 to 9 August

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MUSIC / THEATRE / FILM / COMEDY / OTHER

Tues 14th July John Cooper Clarke The Old Fire Station, Carlisle ---------------------------------------------

//THEATRE Thurs 28th May Chess the musical Stanwix Theatre, Carlisle ------------------------------------------Thurs 28th May to Sat 30th May Sweet Charity Stanwix Theatre -------------------------------------------------20th June Razzamataz: Lights, Camera, Action Sands centre --------------------------------------------Sat 23 May to Wed 4th November Suddenly Last Summer Theatre by the lake Keswick Sat 30th May to Sun 31st May Sister Act The Sands Centre Sun 7th June That'll Be The Day

Sands centre --------------------------------------------Fri 12th June The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Carnegie Theatre z Fri 12th June The New Jersey Boys Sands centre -------------------------------------------Sat 13th June - Fri 6th Nov The Lady of the lake Theatre by the lake --------------------------------------------Fri 19th June Alan Bennett’s Talking Head Threlkeld Village Hall, Keswick --------------------------------------------20th June Razzamataz: Lights, Camera, Action Sands centre --------------------------------------------1st/2nd July The Ladyboys of Bangkok Carnegie Theatre, Workington -------------------------------------

July 1 The Ladyboys of Bangkok Carnegie, Workington

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26-28 June Wool Fest Cockermouth

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Mon 29th May Cabaret Threlkeld Village Hall, Keswick -------------------------------------------------Mon 1st June Atilla Marcel Tullie House ------------------------------------------------Thurs 4th Jun White Shadow Tullie House ------------------------------------------------Sat 6 June The Lunch box (PG) Brampton Community Centre, Brampton --------------------------------------------Mon 20th May The Theory Of Everything Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Thu 25 June Live Broadcast Comedy of Errors Keswick Alhambra

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//OTHER Sat 23rd May Sing-A-Long-A Frozen Sands Centre --------------------------------------------Sun 24th May Silloth Green Day Silloth --------------------------------------------Mon 25th May National Trust: Get cooking in the kitchen Wordsworth House and Garden Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Wed 27th May Wainwright: A Love Letter to the Lakeland Fells Keswick Museum and Art Gallery

--------------------------------------------Wed 27th May 2015 to Thurs 28th May Block Printing Worksshop Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Sat 23rd May Cruise in company to Kirkcudbright Whitehaven - Kirkcudbright --------------------------------------------Fri 29th May National Trust: Become a natural artist Wordsworth House and Garden Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Sat 30th May Wainwright: A Love Letter to the Lakeland Fells Keswick Museum and Art

Gallery, Keswick --------------------------------------------Sun 31st May Hell on the harbourside Harbourside --------------------------------------------Mon 1st Jun Evening Flat Racing Carlisle Racecourse --------------------------------------------Fri 5th June Keswick Beer Festival Keswick Rugby Club , Keswick --------------------------------------------Fri 5th June Classic Car and Bike Meeting Keswick Museum and Art Gallery --------------------------------------------Sun 7th June CockFrock Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth

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--------------------------------------------8 June Seaton Carnival Seaton ---------------------------------------------Sat 13th June Workington in Bloom Family Garden Day Former Granite Outdoors Shop Workington --------------------------------------------Mon 15th June Afternoon racing Carlisle Racecourse, Carlisle --------------------------------------------Thurs 18 June Tuition workshops - Illustrating and painting landscapes with Margaret Eggleton The Pencil Museum, Keswick --------------------------------------------Fri 19th - Sun 21st Whitehaven Film festival Whitehaven Marina/ Harbourside --------------------------------------------Wed 24th June Carlisle Bell & Cumberland Plate Carlisle Racecourse, Carlisle

--------------------------------------------Fri 26th June Maria Frances School Of Dance Sands Centre --------------------------------------------Fri 26th June Woolfest Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Friday 26th June Felicity Aston MBE: Alone In Antarctica The Kirkgate Centre --------------------------------------------Fri 26th June Keswick Midsummer Festival Keswick --------------------------------------------Sat 28th - Sun 29th June Welcome to Your Colourful World Tullie House --------------------------------------------Sun 29th June 3 peaks yacht race Arrival at Whitehaven ---------------------------------------

Tues 30th June Wainwright: A Love Letter to the Lakeland Fells Keswick Museum and Art Gallery --------------------------------------------Thurs 4th July Antique & Collectors Fair United Reformed Church, Cockermouth --------------------------------------------Fri 10th July Lez Hammersley The Old Fire Station Carlisle --------------------------------------------Fri 10th July Whine tasting evening Marina Office --------------------------------------------Wed 15th July Wainwright: A Love Letter to the Lakeland Fells Keswick Museum and Art Gallery --------------------------------------------Sat 18th July Friendship Race and BBQ Whitehaven ---------------------------------------------

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AMF | What's On

ASPATRIA puts itself on the music festival map C

umbria’s Festival season is fast approaching and they’re popping up all over the county.

The event which was originally known as Spyatstock will return its third year and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. With over 50 local artists the event is set to be another excellent platform for Cumbrian talent to showcase their work on.

The event kicks off on Friday July 17 and will run through until Sunday 19. The festival was set up in 2013 by local musician Damon McRea and Matthew Turnbull to raise money for CDH UK and it continues to be a non-profit event that raises money for various charities.

will there be food and drinks to go round, there will also be stalls selling some fabulous clothes and other little nick nacks.”

“What we really want to achieve is for people to realise that there are things going on in Aspatria. We want to be recognised as an area for events like this.”

Tickets for the festival can be bought through the website. www.aspatriamusicfestival.co.uk

Matthew said: “We are really looking forward to this year’s event. We are hoping for a good turn out as we want to raise as much money as we can. We also want people to come and experience a really local, intimate festival and see what Aspatria has to offer.”

With two stages and over 50 performers the weekend event promises to deliver everything you could want from a local festival. There camping isn’t permitted this year but don’t worry, Aspatria is teamed with some wonderful accommodation so if you don’t fancy going home, stay the night in a comfy bed.

The line up includes local bands The Fiction, Konitiki Suite, The Authors and Youth Salute as well as London based band Joan ov Arc, Doctor and the Medics, Soul City walkers and many more. Matthew said: “The festival is a great opportunity for local musicians to showcase their talents and music. It acts as a platform for new artists aswell.”

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What's On | Cumbria Pride

Saturday June 20, from 12-7pm at Carlisle city centre

Promoting Equality and Diversity

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he countdown is on as Cumbria Pride 2015 prepares to return for its sixth year and it promises to be bigger, better and glitzier than the previous years.

There will be live acts on stage in Carlisle city centre and stalls throughout the city centre followed by an after show party at The Regency in the evening.

After the success of 2014 the free event has had its running time extended by one hour and will now run between midday and 7pm before moving onto the official after party.

Not only does the event have a longer running time than last year but there will be more stalls in the city centre, a pink fire engine and some big name acts.

Marc Almond from 80s synth-pop duo Soft Cell is set to headline the event; this will be his Pride gig in the UK this year.

ter discrimination against LGBT people across Cumbria. The event also aims to provide a safe environment to engage communities in the celebration of their sexual orientation.

In the run up to Cumbria Pride Sticky Bits Café, Fisher Street, is hosting a Pink Weekend Friday May 29- Saturday May 31 to raise money and awareness of the services available at the LGBT HQ that support the LGBT and wider community.

Great Value For The Whole Family!

Prince Charles’ favourite band the Three Degrees are another big name on the bill. Known for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns, and fabulous stage shows they are still touring, an incredible fifty years later, they’ll be performing some of their best known hits like “When will I see you again” and “Take Good Care Of Yourself ”.

More than 20 bands or solo artists are included in this year’s line up. Euro-trance singer Kelly Llorenna is among them. Kelly is sure to get the crowd moving and is headlining Spain’s main Pride event later this summer.

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It’s all here on site! Swimming Pool, Gym, Jacuzzi, Sauna & Steam Room. Family Entertainment & Adult Cabaret. Plus Tenpin Bowling, Soft Play, Cafe, Shop, Sky & BT Sport.

Day Visitors Welcome

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Mike Craven| Book Look

It’s MURDER on the A595

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umbria, with its beautiful scenery, has been the inspiration for many literary works but the latest author to take inspiration from the county has stepped away from clichés about the fells and the lakes and used them as a backdrop for a murder.

Cumbrian crime writer Mike Craven’s forthcoming book, Born in a Burial Gown, promises to be a gripping read that you can’t put down.

Mike’s series focuses on Detective Inspector Avison Fluke as he solves crime and fights an illness that threatens his career.

Mike released Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything earlier this year; a collection of Avison Fluke short stories which provides the perfect introduction to the series. The book follows Avison all over Cumbria and, even parts of Africa as he tries to solve a series of different cases.

Born in a Burial Gown takes us along the corridor of the A595 after a murder on a Cumbrian building site. Mike said: “The Lake District is an obvious draw but I also wanted to feature the lesser known areas.”

The action takes place at different stops along the A595 corridor, Mike said: “Born in a Burial Gown brings an extremely complex murder that the fictional police have never been faced with before.”

Mike has 16 years of experience as a probation officer which has used to give his novel a sense of authenticity, Mike said: “I’ve been writing since I was a boy and have always liked to read crime stories. My job also helps me understand the motivation behind crimes which is what makes the stories seem authentic.”

“I never have any trouble coming up with the ideas - it’s the separating the dross from the good material that can be difficult. I haven’t yet been cursed with writer’s block.” Mike said “It’s bound to happen eventually but right now I tend to have the complete opposite: writer’s fury. I always seem

to be getting new ideas everywhere I go so I’m constantly scribbling things down on sticky-notes, random bits of paper, on the back of receipts…sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and scribble something down only to wake up in the morning and think ‘What on earth was that about?’”

Mike has not only used his experiences of working as a probation officer in his latest book, Avison also faces an illness that Mike experienced years ago. Avison’s experience of the illness is almost identical to Mikes; the treatment is the same and takes place in the same place but the side effects of the treatment are different.

Mike explained: “Avison has to fight a blood illness that gives any wound the potential to be fatal. If he reveals this problem he wouldn’t be able to do his job due to the risk factor, which obviously causes conflict. His illness and treatment also play an integral part in the plot that I hadn’t anticipated when I started writing.”

Mike recommends the book to anyone who likes to read crime stories but suggests that the reader should be 15 or over because of the book’s dark themes and language. Mike has nearly finished writing the next book in the series, Body Breaker, which will likely be released next year. Mike said: “Body Breaker is set in a totally different part of Cumbria, and the book after that in another place again.”

Born in a Burial Gown will be released on the Thursday June 11.

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Feature | A day in the life of a Country Vet

A day in the life of a Country Vet

Our Fabulous

Feline Friends.

With Caroline Jahnsdorf

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omebody once told me that you own a dog but a cat owns you. In my experience I have found this to be true, even in the consult room a cat is very different to any other species. Some people see cats as small dogs but they require a totally different approach to handling and treatment.

Vaccines: The main conditions we vaccinate against are: Feline panleucopenia: a severe and frequently fatal cause of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis (Bloody Diarrhea). Vaccination against this virus is highly effective and has a critical role in protecting cats against infection, especially as the virus is highly contagious and can survive in the environment for a long time.

Feline herpes virus and feline calicivirus: these two viruses together are the main causes of ‘cat flu’. Cats show sneezing, eye and nose discharge and nose and mouth ulcers. They are transmitted by sneezing and close contact and because infection is so common and can often be quite severe, vaccination is considered important for all cats.

Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV): this can be spread through fighting, through mutual grooming, and through the sharing of bowls and litter trays. Kittens may also acquire infections from the queen before birth. FeLV is a serious disease causing a wide variety of problems in persistently infected cats including immunosuppression, anemia, and lymphoma and most cats will die as a result of their infection.

Always make an appointment to see your vet if you are worried, as early intervention will hopefully mean we can start to treat the condition and keep our favorite feline friends with us for as long as possible.

These diseases are all preventable, but what happens when your cat is not feeling right?

See you next time, Caroline

Next time we will talk about parasites, as (hopefully!) the weather gets better they increase in numbers.

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Solution to Sudoku

Solution to Alpha Sudoku

THE GREEN

FINGERED

ROMANS

By Jane Laskey

S

pring has finally sprung and many of us are busy in the garden. Two thousand years ago the Roman occupiers of Britain would also have taken advantage of the longer and warmer days to nurture their plants, both useful and decorative.

The Romans were known to have enjoyed gardening and introduced many well known plants to Britain for a variety of uses. These plants would have been grown in gardens near the house or in a formal courtyard in the centre of the house, known as a peristyle. Even in very small, humble houses space would have been found for planters of herbs for cooking or ritual use. A separate vegetable garden provided vegetables including lettuces, onions, beans, cabbages, turnips and parsnips, one of Emperor Tiberius’ favourite vegetables.

The Romans enjoyed flavouring their food, both savoury and sweet, with spices and herbs. They introduced onions, garlic and chives to Britain and used them extensively in their cooking. The resulting odour was counteracted with parsley. Mint was used for flavouring wine and was popular for settling an upset stomach or sweetening the breath (possibly after eating more onions). A bay tree, grown in a sheltered corner of the garden, would have provided leaves for flavouring savoury dishes and single leaves were placed under sweet cakes.

Bay was also one of many sacred plants, associated with victory in battle, sprigs were placed on altars dedicated to Jupiter. Roses were a popular garden plant and were used to adorn statues. The Romans watered them with hot water to encourage early flowering and Cleopatra is reputed to have seduced Mark Antony while he was knee-deep in rose petals. Garlands and crowns, worn for banquets, were plaited from rosemary. Sage was another sacred plant whose name comes from salvere, to save, and was used to staunch and clean wounds, the Roman believed that it should never be cut with an iron blade. Viola Odorata (sweet violet), a plant dedicated to Venus, was one of the most important decorative flowers and was used for crowns, wreaths and garlands. The walnut tree was introduced to Britain by the Romans and the nuts were thrown at the happy couple during weddings.

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Out & About | Fun for all the family

Fun for all the family S ummer is just around the corner but we’ve already been experiencing some brilliant sunshine so when Steff and I had the chance to get out of the office and into the water we jumped at it.

On a glorious, calm day we met up with Anthony Pike Bowye from Border Kayaks on the bank of the River Esk at Rockcliffe to try our hands at Kayaking.

Having never done kayaking before I thought I be wearing a helmet and lots of a waterproofs but due to the calm water there was no need for it. All we needed were clothes that we didn’t mind getting wet and a buoyancy aid (the equivalent of a lifejacket).

In December last year I tried my hand at paddle boarding - one of the many variations of Kayaking - with this in mind I was pretty sure I’d take to kayaking like a duke to water, especially as it takes as little as 15minutes to become a paddle boarding expert. For a fleeting second I thought my hunch was right.

As our Kayaks glided into the water and I started paddling I’d manage to make my way into the middle of the river, I was thrilled. But it wasn’t long before I found myself going in a big circle taking me back to shore and crashing into Antony’s kayak in the process.

My main problem was that I was paddling unevenly and was putting more effort into paddling on the right side than the left. When I finally figured out how to start rowing in a line I looked up in horror to see that Steff, who I had brought along on the premise that she would make me look good, was already much further up the river.

With Steff in my sights I started to put what I thought was more power into my strokes to narrow the gap, but the harder I tried the less ground I seemed to cover. I looked ahead to see Steff somewhere in the distance and on the opposite side of the river I put down my paddle in a defeated manor and asked Anthony, rather pathetically: “Why is she all the way over there and I’m back here?”

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I was somewhat relieved when Antony explained that I was on the side of the river with a stronger current but that meant making a conscious effort to get away from it. Even when I made it to the weaker current I still didn’t seem to speed up and no matter what I did my ability to stay in a straight line didn’t improve. I felt a bit better when Antony told me that it took him a good 10 years to perfect a good forward technique.

On the way back down the river when I didn’t have to fight the current and I was far ahead of Steff, I started to enjoy myself much more and I was beginning to understand why

someone would take up kayaking as a hobby.

While I could feel I was rowing against the current on the way up the river I couldn’t help feeling disappointed by the calm conditions.

We’re surrounded by water; there’s a fantastic coastline, lakes, rivers and white-waters right on our doorstep so get out and make the most of them!

Rivers are graded one to six; one being calm and six very dangerous. As beginners we were on a grade one. I’d expected something more adventurous with white spray but that is the beauty of the sport, it can be as challenging or calming as you want it to be. From sit on tops to sea touring and white water to paddle boarding.

So if you have nightmares about a bad experience where you were trapped upside down in a kayak you can try a sit-on-top or a paddle board but if you want something a bit more adventurous there’s white water and sea kayaking; the possibilities are endless. If you’re interested in taking up kayaking Anthony advices getting to grips with it on still calm water, like we did, with a local group and then branching out.

Border Kayaks is the perfect place to try out equipment, to get advice and chat about paddling. It has everything you could possibly want if you want to take up kayaking or try a variation of Kayaking. Antony has over eight years experience and has built up a great knowledge of paddle sport equipment; he will answer your questions or advise you on the right equipment for what you want to do, whether it’s which Whitewater kayak is best for you or what’s the safest way to get out and enjoy yourself on the water.

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Out & About | Happy Campers

Happy Campers

W

hether it’s a camping holiday, a weekend away in a secluded area of the Lakes or a trip to the latest festival, camping is an experience that you love or you hate.

For dedicated campers there’s a type of freedom you don’t get with other holidays and being in the middle of nowhere allows them to let loose, and they’re quite happy to bare messy hair and no make up for a few days.

For some it’s a chance to get away from modern life and live more simply, for others it’s about getting together with friends and having a few cans and for some the idea of spending a night in a tent is simply unbearable. But camping has been somewhat revolutionised, with so many different options it can be adapted for even the fussiest person. And with the increasing number of festivals more and more young people are becoming accustomed to tent life.

But whether you’re camping or glamping there are a few essentials you will need: “A tent is, obviously, a must,” said Stephen, “You will also need cooking equipment, plates and cutlery, torches and other battery powered lights, sleeping gear and don’t forget your toothbrush!”

Stephen Shepherd from Shepherds Views Holidays said: “Everybody should go camping, at least once just to try it.

Some people fall in love with it and will persevere through rain, wind and snow, others plan ahead for the fair weather, some people hate camping but will happily go ‘glamping’.”

Glamping is the trend taking over festivals and is essentially camping, but without sacrificing anything that you would normally do at home. So you have a shower, a comfy bed, electricity for your phone charger and hair essentials.

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Camping can be a cheap holiday, and it’s a great activity for all the family to get involved with. There’s nothing nicer than sitting around a campfire with your family around you!

But there are some risks that come with camping, especially at festivals, Stephen said: “Camping can be quite dangerous if you’re not careful. You need to know the dos and don’ts.

A big DON’T is NEVER, under any circumstances, use your gas cooker or a barbeque in the tent, just cook outside.”

Other than that the only things you really need to worry about is making sure you’ve got plenty of layers and you’ve pegged your tent down properly.

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Train Times | Transport

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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-

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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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Wildlife of the Solway Firth | Common Prawn

WILDLIFE OF THE SOLWAY FIRTH

NUMBER 36

THE COMMON PRAWN (PALAEMON SERRATUS) By Mark Vollers

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ockpooling is a popular activity for children living or taking holidays by the coast and it’s almost certain that a crustacean will have ended up in their hand nets!

Crustations favour rockpools with seaweed and rock overhangs that offer shelter from predators, but are also found below the tide mark down to 40m. This is the largest British prawn, growing up to 10 cm long at two years old.

Related to crabs and lobsters, the front two pairs of legs are equipped with small claws which enable scavenging for all manner of plant and animal matter brought their way by tidal currents.

Long sharp serrated spurs projecting from the head provide

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a measure of defence against predatory fish, and even longer antennae provide an early warning system even in the dark. This is also the easiest way of distinguishing them from shrimps, which have a blunter head more suited to burrowing around under the sand.

The prawns tend to move inshore in the summer; in the early autumn masses of small prawns can often be seen in the rock pools. Winter storms drive them offshore where on some Western coasts they are numerous enough to sustain a small commercial fishery, using baited pots, which exports them live to the continent.

At the Lake District Coast Aquarium they are popular and easily kept species.

Tide Tables | Info

TIDE TIMETABLES MAY 2015

WORKINGTON

JUNE 2015

WORKINGTON HEIGHTS ARE ABOVE CHART DATUM

HEIGHTS ARE ABOVE CHART DATUM High Water Date

Morning

High Water

Low Water

Afternoon

Morning

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Afternoon

Low Water

Afternoon

Morning

Afternoon

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m

Time

m

Time

m

Time

m

M TU O W TH F

10 31 11 08 11 45 00 04 00 44

7.6 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.3

22 50 23 26

7.9 8.1

12 25 13 07

8.0 8.0

04 43 05 21 05 59 06 38 07 19

1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0

17 02 17 39 18 17 18 55 19 37

1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

6 7 8 9 10

SA SU M TU  W

01 26 02 11 03 02 03 58 05 03

8.2 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4

13 51 14 40 15 35 16 36 17 45

7.9 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1

08 02 08 49 09 41 10 39 11 45

1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6

20 21 21 09 22 05 23 08

1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0

2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1

11 12 13 14 15

TH F SA SU M

06 12 07 22 08 27 09 25 10 16

7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.0

18 55 20 02 21 01 21 53 22 40

7.1 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.1

00 17 01 29 02 36 03 36 04 29

2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2

12 55 14 04 15 07 16 02 16 51

1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1

16 21 17 08 17 52 18 35 19 17

0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9

16 17 18 19 20

TU  W TH F SA

11 04 11 48 00 06 00 48 01 28

8.1 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.1

23 24

8.2

12 32 13 13 13 54

8.1 7.9 7.7

05 17 06 03 06 45 07 27 08 07

1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2

17 35 18 18 18 58 19 38 20 16

1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6

0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.3

19 59 20 40 21 22 22 09 23 06

1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.7

21 22 23 24 25

SU M TU W  TH

02 07 02 48 03 30 04 18 05 13

7.9 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.6

14 35 15 17 16 03 16 56 17 56

7.4 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.4

08 45 09 24 10 06 10 55 11 52

1.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5

20 54 21 33 22 18 23 12

1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7

11 50 00 14 01 26 02 28 03 20

2.5 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2

12 59 14 04 14 58 15 44

2.5 2.4 2.1 1.9

26 27 28 29 30

F SA SU M TU

06 17 07 24 08 25 09 17 10 02

6.5 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.4

19 02 20 04 20 57 21 42 22 24

6.4 6.7 7.0 7.4 7.8

00 17 01 26 02 31 03 26 04 14

2.8 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.8

12 57 14 03 15 01 15 51 16 35

2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6

04 03

1.9

16 24

1.6

Time

m

Time

m

Time

m

Time

m

F SA SU M O TU

09 54 10 29 11 01 11 34

7.4 7.6 7.8 7.9

22 15 22 48 23 19 23 51 12 07

7.5 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.0

04 04 04 39 05 13 05 46 06 20

2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1

16 25 16 59 17 32 18 04 18 38

1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

W TH F SA SU

00 24 01 00 01 38 02 21 03 11

8.1 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.5

12 42 13 20 14 01 14 48 15 44

8.0 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.2

06 55 07 32 08 12 08 56 09 49

1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.7

19 13 19 50 20 30 21 17 22 15

1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1

11 12 13 14 15

M  TU W TH F

04 11 05 23 06 39 07 49 08 50

7.2 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.8

16 52 18 09 19 24 20 28 21 23

6.9 6.9 7.1 7.5 7.8

10 53

1.8

00 44 01 58 03 01

2.2 1.9 1.5

23 27 12 07 13 22 14 30 15 29

16 17 18 19 20

SA SU M  TU W

09 43 10 31 11 17

8.1 8.4 8.5

00 22

8.5

22 11 22 56 23 39 12 02 12 47

8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.3

03 56 04 45 05 31 06 16 07 00

1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7

21 22 23 24 25

TH F SA SU M 

01 05 01 48 02 31 03 17 04 08

8.3 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.0

13 31 14 16 15 01 15 51 16 48

8.1 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.5

07 44 08 27 09 11 09 57 10 49

26 27 28 29 30

TU W TH F SA

05 08 06 16 07 25 08 25 09 12

6.6 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.1

17 53 19 03 20 06 20 56 21 37

6.3 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.3

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09 53

7.3

22 15

7.6

1 2 3 4 5

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Time Zone UT (GMT)

Time Zone UT (GMT) Time Zone UT(GMT)

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Seating 1 Seating Area

Shop/Retail 1 Retail Park 2 Washington Square 3 Steve’s Tiles 4 5 6 7

4

Lister’s Furniture Steve’s Paints Matalan B and Q

Parking 1 Parksafe

Parking

Handy Map

The Workington

Supermarkets Tesco Store Marks and Spencers Morrisons Asda Superstore

Points of interest Old Town Hall Council HQ Workington Library Law Courts Territorial Army Curwen Hall The Old Brewery

Sports Grounds Rugby League Ground Workington Comets Workington Reds Football Workington RFC “Zebras” Attractions Carnegie Theatre Eclipse Bowling Helena Thompson Museum Theatre Royal

Fast food 1 Mc Donalds

Parks 1 Curwen Park 2 Vulcans Park

Bus 1 Bus Station

Rail 1 Workington Railway

Places of worship 1 Our Lady and St Michael’s Church 2 St John’s Church 3 Parish Church of Workington

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

Information 1 Visitor Information

1 2 3 4

The Maryport Handy Map

1 2 3 4

Points of interest Candlestick Lighthouse Harbour Marina Office Memorial Park Gardens Public Library

Attractions The Lake District Coast aquarium The Wave Centre Maryport Maritime Museum Senhouse Roman Museum

Marina 1 Maryport Harbour and Marina

1 2 3 4

Sports Grounds 1 (to) West Coast Indoor Karting 2 Rugby Ground 3 (to) Maryport Golf Club

Rail 1 Railway Station

Places of worship 1 Our Lady and St Patrick’s Priory

Information 1 Tourist Information

Local Amenties 1 Co-op 2 Chemists 3 Chemists

1 Post office

1 Fire Station

Parking

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Saturday 1st February Saturday 1st March

Cockermouth

local produce market First Saturday of every month

Handy Map

The Cockermouth

Attractions Wordsworth’s House Castlegate House Gallery Percy House Gallery The Kirkgate Centre Jennings Brewery

Eat/Drink Bitter End Micro Brewery Trout Hotel The Fletcher Christian The Castle Bar Points of Interest Mayo Statue Cockermouth Castle Mitchells Auction Room Lakeland Livestock Centre

Shop/Retail Lakes Home Centre Oakhurst Garden Centre Limelighting Billy Bowman’s Music

Sports Grounds Cricket Ground Leisure Centre and Pools Cockermouth Rugby Union FC

Information Tourist Information

Supermarkets Sainburys Aldi Supermarket

Local Ameneties 1 Police Station Parking

Car sales 1 Lloyd Motors

Accomodation 1 Travelodge

Business 1 Lakeland Business Park 2 Derwent Mills Commercial Park

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 41

1 2 3 4 7

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4

Churches 1 St John’s Church

Playgrounds 1 Children’s Playground

The Keswick

Handy Map

Supermarkets 1 Booth’s Supermarket

Information 1 The Moot Hall (Tourist Info.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Points of Interest Rawnsley Centre Library Keswick Convention HQ War Memorial Museum Square Packhorse Court

Attractions The Pencil Museum Mini Golf Theatre by the Lake Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema Peter Rabbit and Friends Keswick Brewing Company Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Keswick Ferry Landing

Sports Grounds 1 Rugby Ground 2 Cricket Ground 3 Keswick Leisure Pool

1 2 3 4 5 6

Camping 1 Derwentwater Caravan/Camping 2 Lakeside Caravan Park

Parks 1 Crow Park 2 Hope Park 3 Fitz Park

Shop/Retail 1 Spar Convience store 2 Derwent Frames Ltd

Local Ameneties 1 Post Office 1 Police Station Parking

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM ACCOUNTANTS TO SCAFFOLDING

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SCHOOLS St Joseph’s RC Secondary School, Workington Stainburn School & Science College Netherhall School Cockermouth Secondary School Southfield Technology College Keswick School

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THEATRES & CINEMA Carnegie Theatre & Arts Centre Kirkgate Theatre, Cockermouth Plaza Cinema, Workington Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven Theatre by the Lake, Keswick The Wave, Maryport

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