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HILE Cumbria falls over itself in its attempts to try and bring the Tour of Britain cycle race back here next year it’s ironic that people in the Surrey town of Esher, want rid of the Tour… and all other similar events.

They claim that repeated cycling events are harming business and leaving residents feeling “pestered” and confined to their homes because of road closures. Ian Huggins the owner of a clay pigeon shoot there has launched a petition, “Stop Surrey being turned into a cycle track,” after claiming the races affect the income of local businesses and so far over 1,500 people have signed it.

Well, you can’t please all of the people all of the time but we’re pretty sure that as far as we are concerned, here in Cumbria, almost everyone would be more than happy to be in a position to pick and choose from the large number of events that Esher wants to see the back of.

The more high-profile events that our county hosts the better it will be for its promotion throughout other areas of the country… and abroad, as well as our local economy and particularly in the present economic climate.

So if anyone, anywhere, is listening from an area that hosts major national events which they wish to be rid of, then please get the organisers to re-route them through Cumbria… and we’ll be ready and waiting.

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Contents: The Guide Magazine

September/October 2013

Exclusive

12-13 The Feeling

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Want to come to West Cumbria

FEATURES

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The Tour of Britain All-weather German conquers Cumbrian mountains

10-11 TV antiques expert Elizabeth

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Talbot loves Keswick’s industrial art

LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY

26-28 Simple Fresh Day Looks

Beauty by Bridget Foster

Why you might need some one to plan your wedding

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Caramel Sauce Recipe by Alan Spedding

The best possible taste

36-37 Tast Cumbria Food Festival MOTORING & SPORT

48-49 Sierra RS Cosworth

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Cosworth dream to reality World Cup Comes to Cumbria Rugby League World Cup

WHAT’S On

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Music, Theatre, Film, Comedy Whats On in Sept/Oct/Nov

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All-weather German conquers Cumbrian mountains

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OT exactly a household name, MTN Qhubeka’s Gerald Ciolek took victory in The Tour of Britain’s Cumbria, the Lake District Stage which gave him 20 second lead in the race.

The German mastered horrendous weather conditions and a testing route to best Sam Bennett in the final sprint up the steep gradients of Beast Banks in Kendal to claim the stage victory.

“It was a hard day, rain all day so tough conditions.

There were some hard climbs today and then the hilly finish,” said Ciolek, 27. “The guys did a lead out from the bottom and I got in a good position. I had a problem in the last right turn, I slipped a little bit and had a little gap, but in the end it was possible for me to close it.

Ciolek was part of a front group led into Kendal by solo leader IAM’s Thomas Lovkvist, but a lead out from the AN Post Chain Reaction squad launched Sam Bennett up the final climb of Beast Banks, with Ciolek bridging across to pip the Irishman on the closing straight.

Behind Lovkvist did enough to finish third, ahead of Simon Yates, who moves into second overall, on the same time as Pole Michal Golas, and is the leading Under-23 rider.

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An early break led for much of the stage, helping Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox’s into the Yodel Direct Sprints Jersey and Angel Madrazo into the SKODA King of the Mountains jersey. It was the Movistar rider’s teammate who earned the biggest cheer of the day, following an attack by Garmin Sharp’s Dan Martin on the climb of Honister Pass, with the duo riding through the crowds braving the very worst of Lakeland weather to ride clear.

Sweeping up the breakaway, Martin and Quintana were joined by Madrazo with the trio passing through a crowded Keswick out front. Such was the danger a Sky led peloton brought them back following the day’s final categorised climb, only to prompt a flurry of further attacks from Garmin Sharp and Movistar.

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Lovkvist though was the only rider to edge away, despite a valiant effort near Crook by Mark Cavendish, with the Swede racing through Kendal with the slenderest of advantages, but to no avail, with the IAM rider slowing agonisingly on the final climb.

Victory for Ciolek comes in the same season that he took the honours at Milan San Remo in dreadful weather conditions, but it’s not something that man from Cologne wants to become known for.

He said: “I’m a bit scared that people will say in the future that I win always when it’s raining, but you have to be good in those conditions. It’s not that I really like rain and poor conditions, nobody likes to ride in this weather, but it looks like I’m always good when it is tough conditions.”

The German also praised the Cumbrian crowds of people who turned out throughout the 186.6 kilometre stage, the first Tour of Britain stage to be held entirely within Cumbria in the race’s 10-year history. He said: “It is great to see the people coming out in these tough conditions. We had to ride but they could have stayed at home and don’t need to come out and watch us, so it was great that people want to come out and see us.”

Garmin Sharp; 7, Martin Elmiger, SUI, IAM Cycling; 8, Marco Coledan, Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox; 9, Sergio Pardilla, MTN Qhubeka; 10, Julien Vermote, BEL, Omega Pharma Quick-Step.

IG Gold Jersey Overall Classification (after Stage Two): 1, Gerald Ciolek, GER, MTN Qhubeka, 11:05.30; 2, Simon Yates, GBR, Great Britain, + 0.20; 3, Michal Golas, POL, Omega Pharma Quick-Step, + 0.20; 4, Marco Coldean, ITA, Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox, + 0.23; 5, Sergio Pardilla, SPA, MTN Qhubeka, + 0.23.

Chain Reaction Cycles Points Classification: Gerald Ciolek, GER, MTN Qhubeka.

Yodel Direct Sprints Classification: Nicola Boem, ITA, Bardiani Valvole CSF INOX Squad.

SKODA King of the Mountains Classification: Angel Madrazo Ruiz, ESP, Movistar Stage Two Rouleur Combativity Award: Angel Madrazo Ruiz, ESP, Movistar

Photographer, Brian Sherwen, who was at Honister said: “I’ve never seen so much lycra in my life!”

Stage 2 Results: 1, Gerald Ciolek, GER, MTN Qhubeka; 2, Sam Bennett, IRL, AN Post Chain Reaction; 3, Thomas Lovkvist, SWE, IAM Cycling; 4, Simon Yates, GBR, Great Britain; 5, Michal Golas, POL, Omega Pharma Quick-Step; 6, Jack Bauer,

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Elizabeth Talbot

TV antiques expert loves Keswick’s industrial art

By Ross Brewster

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Keswick industry, steeped in the skills of local craft workers, has found itself an influential admirer in television antiques expert Elizabeth Talbot.

Elizabeth, who claims the distinction of having been Britain’s youngest female auctioneer, is a collector of work which was undertaken by craftsmen at the Keswick School of Industrial Arts.

And recently she visited Crosthwaite Church, to film for the BBC’s Flog It, Trade Secrets programme and to discover more about the background to the foundation of the School of Art, by Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and his wife Edith who initially decided the working men of Keswick needed a night class where they could practice their skills.

Canon Rawnsley, who was vicar of Crosthwaite parish for 34 years, was a founder of the National Trust and great champion of nature. He and Edith founded the School in 1884--it closed exactly 100 years later – and were great friends with John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter.

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The School of Art building was erected in 1893 and soon craftsmen from Keswick were exhibiting nationally.

Elizabeth Talbot’s early associations with Keswick were as a tourist. “Happy holidays to enjoy the scenery and tourist things,” she recalls. It was only later she discovered the fascinating industrial and artistic history of the School.

Her passion for antiques stems from a childhood love of history. She says family trips to stately homes and museums fired her enthusiasm for the way objects can tell a story about the people who made them and their lives in years gone by.

Elizabeth is particularly interested in Victoriana and the Arts and Crafts period of the late 19th and early 29th centuries, hence her own collection of Keswick School of Industrial Arts work. She’s also an honorary member of the Hornby Railway Collectors’ Association - though she does not have her own train set.

When she’s not appearing on Bargain Hunt and Flog It, mum of twin girls Elizabeth’s day job is as an auctioneer for a company in Norfolk which she joined in 1995 and now co-owns.

Her visit to Keswick was aimed at finding out more about the School of Art for BBC antiques fans.

She saw the magnificent altar panel in Crosthwaite Church which was designed by Edith Rawnsley herself and stamped with the initials of Keswick jeweller John Birkett who used to teach craft metal work at the School and also Rawnsley’s Bible with elaborate Keswick work on the front.

The Keswick craftsmen made articles in copper, brass, pewter, silver and later stainless steel and Elizabeth Talbot has been a collector for over 20 years.

She has been a TV antiques expert for several years, having appeared on Going For A Song, which was the precursor of today’s numerous antiques programmes which feed a growing appetite among viewers for older items and their value and history.

Her advice to would-be collectors of Keswick crafts is to look out for the KSIA stamp and never to polish the items.

Sadly Keswick School of Industrial Arts closed in 1984, a victim of cheaper imported goods, and before the surge of television interest in antiques which might just have given it a new lease of life.

However the building remains, along the River Greta, at High Hill, as a reminder of its golden era. It is now an Italian restaurant.

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want to come to West Cumbria

By Adam Glover

“I love it when you call, I love it when you call but you never call at all” goes one of their famous lyrics.

Well, I was rather looking forward to my call from Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of everyone’s favorite posh rock band, The Feeling. Thankfully, he did call and he told me all about his band’s new album, Boy Cried Wolf, and then he tried to fish for a slot at next year’s Whitehaven Festival.

What on earth have you been doing?

“We’ve been doing a lot of shows over the summer - it’s amazing that we haven’t even got a record out yet but we still got quite a lot of live work in - which has been great!”

The new album, released on October 7, definitely has a more “live” feel to it, and is probably not the album you will be expecting. It’s raw and stripped back but with so much drama and depth. It feels like it was recorded in a magnificent, old dusty theatre, not a converted pub in East London.

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Exclusive “I think it’s just because we’ve got better at recording our shows have always been fairly full on - people have told us that they’re bigger and grander than our recordings. To capture that and get it right is just down to our recording skills, I think. This album is bigger because we’re just better at engineering and producing because we’ve always done it ourselves.”

There’s a definite melancholy to their new sound, gone are any cheesy, pop aesthetics that might have once hung around them. But, as Dan attests, they feel like a band reborn - free from former label Island Records’ watchful eye.

“I’ve always had quite sad lyrics, even the pop songs had quite sad lyrics. Musically, maybe we’re a little bit more sophisticated than we were, but that just comes with age I think. That’s just what I’ve been inspired to write about recently; the more melancholy things in life.”

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It’s amazing that we haven’t even got a record out yet but we still got quite a lot of live work in which has been great!

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Of course I wanted to ask Dan about any advice he might have for young artists in Cumbria.

“Well, maybe two years ago I would have said get yourself to the nearest big city and hook up with people there because you’ve got much more chance of connecting with people. But now I think that’s changed, because we’re connected by the internet. If you’re creating things that are good – and you can get it out there online – people will discover it and it doesn’t matter where in the world you are.You can even be collaborating with people all over the globe via skype or email – I know people who have made records with their drummer on a different continent!”

Reckon you’ll be playing round these parts any time soon?

“We’d love to, it’s always hard to get out to places like Cumbria, because it’s so hard for people to get the gigs together - if there’s a way of getting to a place we haven’t been to we always love to; we’d always do it.You know what, If ever you speak to someone involved with the Whitehaven Festival, tell them to give us a call!”

I’ll be sure to pass the message on, Dan… To find out more about the band; where you can watch them this year and to listen to Boy Cried Wolf, check out www.thefeeling.com

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Charity Fashion Show

6th October, Hundith Hill Hotel

Toggi and Hoggs of Fife Cockermouth Country Clothing offers the best quality products at great prices.

Cockermouth Country Clothing will be hosting a Charity Auction and Fashion Show at the Hundith Hill Hotel, Cockermouth on Sunday 6th October 2013 at 7pm. Tickets are £5 each and are available from the shop at 12a Market Place, Cockermouth.

All profits made on the night will be donated to the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Ticket availability is limited so book early. Contact Sarah on 07879 470983 or call at the shop.

ROM Wellington boots to woolly F hats there is something for everyone at Cockermouth County Clothing.

Catering for all ages and all budgets, Cockermouth Country Clothing offers the highest standard of customer service through a good understanding of individual customer’s needs and a more traditional and friendly style of customer service.

There is a large selection of wellington boots available in store in all Colour’s, Short, Tall and often quirky designs. A choice of Tweeds to suit the whole family, Country, Jodhpur and Riding Boots Including Ariat Windermere, Trent and Grassmere Boots, Men’s and Women’s country and polo shirts, wax jackets and quilts, fleeces and waterproof coats, Jumpers, gilets, and Jodhpurs, Children’s clothing, Caps and hats, welly socks and walking socks, accessories and gifts. All squeezed in to this wonderful little shop. As approved stockists of top quality brands such as Hunter, Joules, Jack Murphy, 14

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Annie’s animal magic

By Chris Breen

Animal sculptor Annie Kendal

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HINGS are taking shape for Cockermouth animal sculptor Annie Kendal, who is fast making a name for herself, with her stunningly lifelike and remarkably textured works which are made entirely from old wire.

Annie, who works out of a shed at home – with the emphasis on ‘out of’ because she prefers natural light – creates her sculptures from barbed wire, pig-netting and even old electrical wire. She readily admits that she has no formal art credentials; has never had any formal art training and cannot draw to save her life. Such was her artistic talent at school that they made her do Divinity instead.

Her tool kit consists of four pairs of pliers a pair of wire cutters and an uncanny ability to twist the wires just the way she wants them.

“I have lived all of my life with dogs by my side, various other animals at home and wildlife just a short walk away. After years of watching them in their everyday habits and poses I have etched, 16

deep into my mind, split second glances of stances and movements that now just flow through my hands into the wire I hold.

“Like an artist uses differing thicknesses of lines in a drawing Annie uses carious thicknesses of wire to achieve her desired effects. Don’t ask me how I do it because I can’t give you an answer, other than

Feature because people were talking about my work I decided to try and make it my career”.

So she undertook an enterprise coaching course through WISE, Ways into Successful Enterprise, at Workington and then launched her own business.

Now she’s getting regular commission work; is currently exhibiting at the Quirky Workshops Gallery, at the Greystoke Cycle Café, as part of C-Arts Cumbria’s annual festival (Sept 14-29) and some of her works are being sold through Number 15, at Kirkgate, Cockermouth.

Annie has been invited to exhibit at the Fountain Gallery artists’ co-operative, at Wigton, which was visited by Prince Charles last year, and she recently gave a demonstration day at Solway Ceramics, Newton Arlosh. they just take shape; I surprise myself sometimes.”

Like Moses it was a bush that changed the direction of Annie’s’ life, but in Annie’s case it wasn’t burning just and ordinary gorse. She has worked much of her life in kennels, caring for dogs and was managing a kennels when she noticed a lifelike shape in the bush.

And where does all the old wire come from? Wherever she can find it… local farmers, the Forestry Commission; and private landowners all are happy to donate and even rustiness isn’t a problem…the colour’s excellent for red squirrels.

Website: www.annieswireworks.co.uk

“I glanced at it and immediately saw what looked like a greyhound, running. So I decided to work on it with some scissors and it all started from there. I then made a hare from some old wire lying around and that was it… I began making dogs, hares and other animals, just for myself at first, and I would put them around the fences. Customers and others admired them so I gave some away and even began to sell the odd one and people began to give me commissions to make various animals.

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After that Annie began to enter them in local agricultural shows and a hedgehog she made from barbed wire became the best overall Arts and Crafts exhibit in the Chertsey Agricultural Show.

Following the closure of the kennels she managed in Surrey, due to the owners’ retirement, Annie returned to her home town of Cockermouth.

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Keswick

Community Land Trust Officer Andy Lloyd (left) with Bill Bewley, Chair of Keswick Community Housing Trust

Homes for the community… and by the community

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OUR years ago a group of ordinary Keswick residents met to discuss the critical shortage of local affordable homes in their town. Since then they have been so successful they now want to help other Cumbrian communities.

Amazingly in October the Keswick group will complete an 11-home scheme of affordable homes worth around £1.2m to the benefit of the town.

The group formed as a result of a Churches Together consultation and invited Community Land Trust (CLT) Officer, Andy Lloyd, from Cumbria Rural Housing Trust (CRHT) to advise them on setting up a trust for Keswick, and the Keswick Community Housing Trust (KCHT) began.

Andy says he is “very proud” to work with such determined volunteers. He helped them produce a business Plan; to access funding from the CLT Network and the Homes and Communities Agency; engage with the Cumberland Building Society, and arrange project management from Impact Housing Association.

The Trustees made all the decisions and with professional support from Day Cummins architects, Donley’s QS and Atkinson’s Construction, have created a development of high-quality, energy-ef18

ficient and very affordable homes for local people - and now they plan to develop more homes on the CLT model.

The trustees are passionate about housing and justly proud of their first energy-efficient, very high quality development appropriately named The Hopes. They have also shown great imagination by successfully raising £60,000 towards the cost of the scheme from their own community via a share issue.

Now the Keswick trust wants to help other communities who may see advantages in locally-owned affordable homes.

Their chairman, Bill Bewley, told the Guide: “It’s an issue for many communities. It affects families, employers and employees, and results in crazy situations in which even people on reasonable middle incomes spend large chunks of their time and money travelling back from places of work – as happens with teachers at Keswick School. It’s common sense to see that new secure affordable homes will have a stabilising effect on the whole community. So we are very keen to help others achieve what we have”.

In mid-September the trust offered tours of the new scheme to interested bodies or groups.

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try to find presents for the guests and ensure that there is enough food to go around. Alternatively, you might get a call after school one day.

An alcoholic parent has forgotten to pick up his or her children (again) and they need somewhere to stay for a night – or two, or three – while the natural parent sobers up. Sometimes a child turns up in the middle of the night for what is intended to be a few hours’ stay, and several years later he or she is still there.

Giving a child it’s

lost childhood Cumbria County Council’s children’s services have recently been appealing for more people to come forward as foster parents… so we sent Sarah Briggs along to find out why people do it.

T’S Christmas Eve. The shops are Ipresents about to close for several days; the are ready under the tree;

celebration food waits in the kitchen.

The phone rings. It’s Social Services: a family of five children needs a foster family. An hour later they arrive, and your quiet family Christmas has doubled in size. Your resourcefulness is put to the test to

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Whatever the background to foster children’s arrival, one thing is almost certain: they will be apprehensive, or even scared; confused and possibly angry.

They do not know who to trust: the social workers who are meant to be protecting them may seem like ‘the enemy’ by removing them from their parents… however troubled that home life may be. One foster carer tells of an angry girl who was meant to stay with them for three weeks but who lived there for six years, transforming along the way into a happy and confident young woman. Her foster parent says: “Seeing her smile was a huge reward,” and that is the pay off, as other foster carers will tell you.

They don’t do it for the money – which often does not cover their costs. Many foster carers grew up surrounded by foster children because their own parents and relatives fostered but they all have one thing in common – they love having lots of people around.

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The main difference between fostering and adoption, however, is what happens when the child become 18 years old. Theoretically, overnight the child becomes “an independent adult”. But many foster children are emotionally immature and any conscientious foster carer would want to remain in contact and continue their support, especially if they have been with their foster parents a long time.

Priscilla was fostered for several years as a teenager and though she has moved to Glasgow she still comes ‘back home’ on a regular basis, and is even considering going into business with her foster parents.

And all the foster carers I spoke with said the good points outweigh the negative, but Barbara’s comment about her own children sums up the fundamental, sharing-nature of fostering. She said: “The natural children of foster parents are amazing.

They share everything with every child who comes through the door… even their parents”.

Interested in fostering and perhaps changing a child’s life? Contact Cumbria County Council child placement service at 15, Portland Square, Carlisle CA1 1QQ. Tel: 01228 221408 email: fosteringcentralplacement@cumbriacc.gov.uk. Website:www. fosterforcumbria.org A major campaign to recruit more foster carers will see all households in West Cumbria receiving a leaflet through their door, alongside advertising on radio, Facebook and Twitter and video on the council’s website. A drop-in event will also be held on September 28, at the council offices in Workington, where people can go and have an informal chat.

Social Services has now introduced what it calls the ‘Pathway,’ – intended to be a structured road to independence, which starts at age 16 but I can’t help feeling that foster carers who wash their hands of a child as soon as he or she becomes nominally an adult are rather insensitive and potentially might add another scar to those the child already bears. Conversely a long-stay child leaving, never to be seen again can, in the words of Barbara’s two natural children, “seem like a death in the family but without a funeral”.

Clearly you have to be strong and sensitive to be a foster carer, have a huge amount of love to give; be resourceful, patient and, at times, also treat it as a professional job and luckily there’s excellent, free training provided. You might also have to put up with damage to your home and with social workers who may not know the children as well as you do and who won’t necessarily tell you everything you need to know. Nevertheless the satisfaction is enormous.

Kath and Graham only bean fostering once their own children were well into their teens because Kath and Graham wanted them to be old enough fully to understand what was happening. Kath said: “The best thing is giving them a childhood… the two little ones we are currently fostering have pulled the family together, and given our teenagers an excuse to go out on scooters without being uncool!”

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Carlisle BLUES AND ROCK festival November 8, 9 and 10

Ian Siegal

Carlisle BLUES and ROCKfestival to get bigger and better HE best of the blues scene returns T to Carlisle in November when what is hailed as one of the best Blues and Rock Festivals in the UK takes place at the Swallow Hilltop Hotel.

Now into its seventh year, the Carlisle Blues and Rock Festival, is on November 8, 9 and 10 and this year’s line-up promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Having been successful since its inception, the lineup this year is another step-up in quality and sees some of the younger sons of US legends venturing here to entertain.

Bernard Allison, the son of Luther Allison – “The Bruce Springsteen of Blues” according to the Chicago Sun-Times in 2000 – will headline the Friday night. Inspired by his father and the likes of Muddy Waters and Albert King, who he met growing up; Bernard’s sound is one that incorporates the essence of classic blues records.

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Saturday sees the always-touring, critically acclaimed, Ian Siegal, head the night. He was described recently by MOJO as “One of the most gifted singers and writers in contemporary blues”.

He will once again perform with the Mississippi Mudbloods who this year will feature Duane Betts, son of the legendary Dickie Betts one of the founders of the incredible Allman Brothers.

On Sunday, the Royal Southern Brotherhood will be the main attraction. Having released their debut album last year to great reviews, this will be one gig NOT to miss. The band features another son of a music legend – Devon Allman, whose father is Gregg – and a Grammy Award winning drummer in Yonrico Scott.

Other reasons to check in at the Hilltop Hotel include The Stumble, Steve Nimmo Trio & Jon Amor on Friday. The Saturday’s headliner will be ably backed up by Ryan McGarvey, Jo Harman, Ian Parker, Steve Roux and The Brass Knuckle Blues Band, Blue Swamp and the legendary Slack Alice.

The final day will see Dave Migden and the Dirty Words and The Deluxe, among other guest appearances.

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Royal Southern Brotherhood

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ding yet every couple dreams of the perfect wedding.

Gone are the days of parents footing the bill for the wedding, in fact four out of five couples now pay for their own weddings, but there are many things you can do to have your dream wedding without breaking the bank.

But be prepared for the hard sell! Every vendor out there just loves it when a newly-engaged girl walks into their store – they start seeing the pounds signs!

Make sure you shop around and get at least three quotes for each service – you will be surprised how much they vary.

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ONGRATULATIONS! So now that you both have agreed to take the big step and get married – the excitement of a long and happy life together lies ahead for you both.

But you need to set your budget carefully and stick to it. If you overrun, even a little, it could cost you…. big time.

Set your budget very carefully – nobody wants to spend every last penny they have on their wed-

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AND do not be afraid to negotiate. If you find a florist you just love but they are more expensive then talk to them. Maybe tell them you just adore their work but they are a little too expensive – ask them what they could do to make the price fit your budget.

And never tell them what that sum is or somehow they’ll all miraculously quote a matching figure. Ask them their price first. If they try to tell you they have many packages ask them what their most popular price point is. It also doesn’t hurt to let it slip that you will be visiting some of their competitors too!

Finally don’t forget this is supposed to be FUN! There may be some hiccups, but it will go off wonderfully if you just apply planning and common-sense.

Why you might need someone to plan your wedding

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HE primary reason for hiring a wedding planner is to dramatically cut stress.

Every wedding, even the best planned one will have hitches. But, when the bride and/or groom are the ones trying to handle all the problems as well as everything else, they feel completely overwhelmed and suddenly, the enjoyment of wedding planning has disappeared.

A professional planner will oversee everything associated with your wedding event so that you no longer have to worry about the small (or big) stuff. Everything from the delivery of the flowers, to the setup of the cake, to the limos arriving on time will be taken care of.

A good wedding planner will have been in the business for years and will have coordinated hundreds of weddings and can introduce ideas to share with you.

For all weddings, there are so many small details that often things get overlooked. One of the frustrations for the bride and groom is trying to maintain all of those details so the wedding goes off without a hitch.

An experienced wedding planner would sit down with the bride and/or groom and go over each aspect of the wedding so nothing is missed.

They know who is best at what and can provide you with several top choices. It means that precious time isn’t wasted making phone call after phone call, only to walk away frustrated and empty-handed.

And, believe it or not, hiring a wedding planner is an excellent idea if you want to save money. That’s because they have connections with all types of people and can typically pass on excellent discounts that won’t affect the quality of the service, just the price.

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MUA Blonde pencil £1

Photography by Paul Mc Greevy

Urban decay eye primer potion £15 on the lid

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Maybelline painting liner on the top Uban decay eye shadow under brow, £31 Naked Palette Max factor 2000 calories £6.99 in black on top and built up on the bottom lashes Dior BB cream all over skin £41 Set with Laura Mercier mineral powder £31 Laura Mercier secret camouflage £31 Rimmel blush Santa Rose £3.99 B range Superdrug Bronzer light £6.99 Barry M Lipstick tapped on with Elizabeth Arden eight hour balm on top.

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Make Up & Hair Artist Bridget Foster

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eah is a bubbly energetic girly girl who comes along with 07929 a big, big smile.

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www.bridgetfoster.co.uk She has a quick, fresh day look that’s fun and carefree. It’s perfect for her.

Brows are lightly groomed with the cheap and cheerful MUA pencil in blonde which is my new bargain buy, the wax pulls the hairs in the right direction and a darker shadow can be applied on top, to set it off, bringing out a stronger brow.

Fre sh n pretty

Maybeline cake liner should be in every make up

Max Factor 2000 Calories! Yes I have used it for over eight years and I still carry it in my kit and for personal use. I have spent time layering mascara on the bottom lashes to create a doll-like wide-eye effect.

Skin is of course concealed to cover and a Dior BB cream to balance and create a “finish” to Leah’s skin. Leah only wears bronzer day to day, so the BB keeps her looking groomed but not caked. BB cream is great for an oily skin, or someone worried about over-shine.

Bringing the colour back into Leah’s skin with a B Bronzer which is contouring and defining Leah’s bone structure and emphasising her beloved tan.

I popped a subtle colour on Leah’s cheeks, Rimmel santa rose; then a dab of pink by barry M on the lips. These are a great stain as they hold a lot of pigment. Dab on with fingers and then apply a balm on top to let the lips glow.

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bag. It goes with me on nights out and is in my kit in all colours. It stays put on the outer lashes and even on the inside. I swear by it. I have done a very tight line on top of Leah’s lashes for this look.

Use Maybelline cake liner in the inner rim of eye in black, blend a bit on the outer lower lash to balance and open the eye again. I use Mac paint pot on top on MUA blonde pencil (£15), to strengthen the eyebrows, frame the face and keep Leah looking groomed and fresh.

When creating a smokey eye that’s a bit “lived-in”, the skin needs to be perfect. When I say perfect, I don’t mean a mask of heavy duty foundation but time spent concealing around the eyes and nostrils.

Photography by Paul Mc Greevy

Create a natural glow on the skin, allowing freckles to pop through. As much as Kim Kardashian has amazing sculptured make-up that would be stunning for a wedding or special occasion, trust me… I have done it on many brides and they look beautiful... perhaps intimidating over a vodka tonic in town? So keep the skin natural but polished.

Sunset nights

To create a modern smokey eye, the key is to keep the darkness around the lash line and blend outwards. Try not to be too perfect either and do yourself a favour and do the eyes first. Clean up all the edges later. Be patient and keep building and blending. I did add a bit of contouring on the eye with Urban decay to create depth and darken the eye. However, I blended it towards the lash line rather than outwards.

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Lips were pushed back and became nude to keep focus on the eyes. Again, nothing ridiculous or white on the lips. Keep a bit of colour in a nude lip to avoid blanking them out completely or looking like you have drunk a pint of milk.

Revlon Matt lipstick is great to dab on with fingers and then apply a dewy, transparent lipstick on top.

Dior Addicts are great for women who “don’t wear lipstick”. Dewy lipsticks that “complete” a look, is the best phrase to use when looking for a lipstick.

I have again kept away from the false lashes because we would be moving into a completely different look. Keep it lived-in and effortless. Instead for a bit of fun, I added a gold glitter along and around the lash line, subtlety! Think Ibiza closing parties. Fun and optional. Leah loved the glitter and said if she was out locally she would easily wear the glitter… with the right outfit.

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Where’re the Fairs?

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O help you make those all-important choices there’s a series up forthcoming wedding events in the region and these take place at the following locations.

CARLISLE AREA – Wedding Fayre, Crown and Mitre, Sunday January 19. 11am-4pm, Crown and Mitre Hotel, English Street, Carlisle. Tel 01228 525491 Wedding Fayre, Sunday October, 20, Houghton Village Hall, Houghton, Carlisle, 11am-4pm T. 07725 830 522 PENRITH AREA - Wedding Venue Launch, Saturday October 26, 11am-4pm, Askham Hall, Askham, near Penrith. Contact: Marie Louisa Tel: 01931 712350 or 01931712348.

Email: enquiries@askhamhall.co.uk Winter Wonderland Wedding Fair – Sunday November 10. Noon-4pm, Inn on the Lake, Glenridding, Ullswater. Tel 017684 82444

KESWICK AREA – Keswick Wedding Fair, Sunday October 2, 11am-4pm, The Skiddaw Hotel, Tel: 017687 72071 or 0776 904066; Wedding Fayre Sunday October 13, 12pm-4pm, Lodore Falls Hotel, Borrowdale, Keswick.

Tel: 017687 77285 South Lakes area: - Wedding Fayre, Riverside Hotel, Sunday October 6, Riverside Hotel, Stramongate Bridge, Beezon Road, Kendal LA9 6EL. Tel 01539 734861 Sunday October 6 Wedding Fair, Carus Green Golf Club, Burneside Road, Kendal, LA9 6EB 01539 721097. Email: info@carusgreen.co.uk Sunday October 13, Wedding Open Day - 1pm to 3pm at The Castle Green Hotel, Green Lane, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6RG Tel: 01539 734000 Sunday October 20 Wedding Fair, 11.30am 3.30pm, Langdale Chase Hotel, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LW. Tel 015394 32201

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Business Start-up and Enterprise Event Tuesday 29th October

Are you thinking of starting your own business, in the process of starting your own business or in your first three years of trading? Come along to our Business Start-up and Enterprise Event at Lakes College from 9am to 4pm and take advantage of free training, seminars and much more.

TraininG 9am to 12noon

Social media for business

with Kaylee Clark of Cherry Tree Social Marketing

Thinking of setting up your own business Facebook and Twitter accounts? Find out what they can do for you and how to do it.

OR

Steps to grow & develop your business

with Sue Coulson, of Coulson Associates Ltd Take a step back from your business and see what you are doing well or what needs to be changed. Designed to help you and your business develop and grow at a pace that is realistic to you.

1pm to 4pm

Bookkeeping and credit control

with Tony Ferguson of Dodd & Co Accountants

Why keep records, different types of business vehicles, different bookkeeping requirements, deadlines and dates (keeping the tax man happy), maximising tax reliefs, recording transactions, recording for VAT purposes, looking after your finances, credit control pointers.

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Marketing tips that don’t cost the earth

Simple marketing tools and tips that won’t require a huge marketing budget and should bring success.

Seminars 9am to 10.30am

Protecting your Business

with Tracy Stainton and Alistair Mason, of Burnetts Legal issues that new business owners should consider to protect their business against potential problems, including intellectual property, business structures, contract terms and conditions, premises, data protection and more.

10.30am to 12noon

Pricing for Profit,with Denise Conroy, of Inglewood Hospitality Associates

How to develop your pricing strategy to deliver profit.

2pm to 3.30pm

Search Engine Optimisation, with Ray Cassidy, of Consulting Cumbria Ltd Turning your website into a genuine lead generation and sales tools.

To book your place contact Lesley Robinson on 0845 226 0040 or email lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk This event is made possible through funding from the European Regional Development Fund and is in partnership with Britain’s Energy Coast.

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by Alan Spedding

Roasted pineapple with caramel sauce have been so cheap Pineapples recently you really should use them.

They’ve recently been in the shops for £1 each and considering the journey they`ve been on then they`re an amazing buy.

Pineapples contain a digestive enzyme called Bromelain and they always play their part in most diets these days... however I`m sure that these healthy properties will have long gone after this recipe – two hours slowly roasting away and caramelising in the oven while being gently bathed in a sweet and sticky citrus scented sugar glaze!

This recipe really is so easy that anyone can make it and peeling the pineapple is the most difficult part of the process. The rest is child’s play....have a go... even better try it with two pineapples as one simply isn’t enough. It really is a stunning dessert for those of you with a sweet tooth.

For the Caramel sauce 200g caster sugar.

50g unsalted butter Pineapple trimmings.

30ml dark rum.

For the Roasted Pineapple

1 large pineapple, peeled and eyes removed (Keep all the trimmings but not the skin) 200g caster sugar 2 limes - zest only 1 lemon - zest only 1 orange - zest only Vanilla extract to brush over the pineapple.

10 mint leaves, roughly chopped

Method

1. For the caramel sauce, melt the caster sugar over a medium heat in a small saucepan and then cook to a golden-brown caramel (being very careful not to burn yourself or the sugar.) Add the butter and trimmings from the pineapple, add 200ml/7fl oz of water and the rum and bring to the boil. Skim and then simmer for 10 minutes. Sieve and then reserve.

2. For the roasted pineapple, preheat the oven to 170C/325f. Mix the sugar and citrus zests on a tray. Brush the prepared pineapple with the vanilla extract and roll in the citrus sugar. Reserve the remaining citrus sugar.

3. Place the pineapple upright in a small ovenproof frying pan and spoon some of the caramel sauce over the fruit. Roast in the oven for two hours, basting with the caramel sauce every 15 minutes.

It`ll get more golden and caramelised each time you baste it.

4. To finish, mix the chopped mint and the remaining citrus sugar and roll the roasted pineapple in this. Leave to cool slightly before carving.

5. To serve, cut the pineapple into quarters or thick slices not forgetting to remove central woody core.

I plated mine up with vanilla ice cream, cheesecake biscuit base, lime curd with toasted coconut and oven dried pineapple sunflower crisps. I garnished it with wood sorrel leaves which have a really nice citrus flavour. They grow in damp areas in most of the woodlands throughout Cumbria.

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The best possible taste…

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HE very best of Cumbria’s food and drink producers and top chefs are gearing up to converge on Cockermouth for Cumbria’s annual food festival this month.

The Taste Cumbria Food Festival, now in its fourth year promises to be the best yet, showcasing the talents of a whole host of local chefs including; Ryan Blackburn from Cottage in the Wood, Whinlatter, Peter Sidwell from Simply Good Taste, Keswick, and @Rheged Café, Ian Swainson from The Samling, Windermere, Scott Fairweather from the Punchbowl Inn, Crosthwaite, Nick Lawler from Winder Hall, Lorton, and Patrick Moore from More Artisan, Staveley, to name just a few.

The celebrity chef guest list includes; Simon Rogan of the two-Michelin-starred L’Enclume, Cartmel, which also has just achieved top spot as Waitrose Good Food Guide’s Best UK Restaurant, 2014.

Also there will be Paul Rankin, the first chef in Northern Ireland to gain a Michelin star, and is best known for being one of the longest-standing and most successful chefs on Ready Steady Cook and Aldo Zilli, a multi award-winning chef and restaurateur who specialises in Italian, vegetarian and seafood cuisine.

And Lakes-based chef Steven Doherty the first Brit to head chef a triple Michelin starred restaurant, who currently works with First Floor at Lakeland, Hawkshead Brewery and Askham Hall, Penrith.

The centrepiece of this year’s event will be the Main Street producers’ market where festival-goers can discover the best produce from around Cumbria available at over a 100 stalls. The food court on Market Place will be the perfect place to refuel during the day, with food and drink and family activities to sample.

Both these areas are free.

There will be a series of master classes – a programme of 14 hands-on demos with chefs, butchers, bread makers, and other producers - held at the Riversmeet venue.

Cumbria’s seafood is also being highlighted this year at the festival’s first ever ‘Seafood Experience’, with celebrity demonstrations and master classes showcasing the very best of Cumbria’s coastal produce sponsored by North & West Cumbria Fisheries Local Action Group. Local chef Ryan Blackburn will demonstrate preparation methods and discuss how best to cook some of the delicious local seafood and fish caught off the Cumbrian coast that appears on menus

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at Cottage in the Wood, including; lobster, crab, scallops, turbot, plaice, mackerel, flounder and sea bass. Steven Doherty will showcase some tasty seafood treats such as three ways with scallops, cold and hot crab and salmon cooked two ways in parcels, enough to make your mouth water thinking about it!

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Simon Rogan, whose restaurant L’Enclume, in Cartmel, was awarded two Michelin stars last year, is returning with his pop-up restaurant, promising: “It should be even better than last year.” The pop-up has changed venues this year and will be in a new glassfronted venue next to Mitchell’s auctioneers, with stunning views of the fells.

There will be three sittings of Rogan’s restaurant on the Saturday, plus a Sunday lunch sitting.

Also new this year is three evenings of entertainment at The Trout Hotel, where a marquee will feature cabaret comedy on the Friday, with a tasty pie and peas supper; a Soul, Whisky and Gin night on Saturday; and the Taste Cumbria festival finale ‘Have I Got Food for You’ panel show on the Sunday featuring the celebrity chefs.

The Taste Cumbria Beer Festival is at the Jennings Brewery. On the Friday evening and throughout Saturday, festival-goers will be able to sample the beers of Cumbria’s brewers.

For further info see:

www.tastecumbria.com

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Yes, it’s cauliflower and chocolate

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HIS is a bit of an unusual one (to say the least) as very few of us have ever tasted cauliflower risotto, let alone cauliflower and chocolate risotto.

Now don`t be put off by the thought of this, or the photo here, because first and foremost it`s gorgeous and secondly I`ve tarted up the magazine version with all of the extras just for the photograph.

Here`s a simple version of a basic Cauliflower Risotto and to add the Chocolate taste then simply sprinkle over some quality cocoa powder. You`ll have to trust me on this one; it really does work so try a little sprinkle on a spoon first and then you`ll see for yourselves.

Anyway, King Heston can`t be wrong and that is where the original version was born.

Be as adventurous as you dare. The version in my photo consists of The Cauliflower Risotto, Cauli Veloute cream, chocolate jelly cubes and disk, frozen discs cut from the stem of the cauliflower together with Cauliflower crisps... labour intensive but O.M.G...

It tasted divine!

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Ingredients - Serves 4 1 head cauliflower (about 2 lb)

Words and Photography by Alan Spedding

RisottoWhatto?

3 cloves garlic.

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp salt 10 fl oz (300ml) of vegetable or chicken stock 1 large minced shallot or 1/4 Onion.

7oz (200g) Arborio rice 8 fl oz (250ml) dry white wine 4oz (110g) grated Parmesan cheese Fresh double cream to taste... a nice “glug” will be perfect.

Finely chopped fresh chives (a generous handful) Add cocoa powder and a sprinkling of mild curry powder to taste.

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Preparation Trim the cauliflower and then cut into small florets.

In large bowl, toss together cauliflower, garlic, 2 tbsp of the oil and 1/4 tsp of the salt. Roast on a greased baking sheet in 400°F (200°C) oven until golden, caramelised and tender, roughly 35 to 45 minutes should be fine. Mash the garlic with a fork.

Meanwhile, in small saucepan, bring the stock and (425 ml) water to boil; reduce the heat to low and keep warm. In large saucepan, heat remaining oil over medium heat; cook shallot / onion and remaining salt, stirring occasionally, until golden. This should take about 3 minutes.

Add the rice, stir to coat and toast the grains. Add the wine then cook, stirring, until no liquid remains, for about 1 minute.

Add more stock mixture a ladle at a time and keep stirring after each addition until most of the liquid is absorbed before adding more. This should take about 18 to 20 minutes in total. (The rice should be loose and creamy but not mushy, and still slightly firm to the bite (Al dente) in the centre of the grain. Stir in the roasted cauliflower, garlic, Parmesan, cream and chives.

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The Directoty of Eating Out

Restaurants/Pubs/Takeaways in your local area

Quick Find

Yankees Bar 37 Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AX T. 01900 65644 The Coffee Kitchen 40 Challoner Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9QU T. 01900 824474 Fyne Fish 11 Station Street, Cockermouth.

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Flavour 23 Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AW T. 01900 268151

Purple Cherry Bistro 26 Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BB. T. 01900 871752

Hundith Hill Hotel Lorton Vale, Cockermouth, CA13 9TH. T. 01900 822092

Katies Kitchen 22 Jane Street, Workington, CA14 3BS. T. 01900 62242

The Waterfront The Golf Hotel West Strand, Whitehaven, Criffel Street, Silloth-on-Solway, CA7 4AB. T. 016973 31438 CA28 7LR. T. 01946 328184 Tuck In Stanley’s 38 Curzon Street, Maryport Central Square, Workington, T. 01900 815077 CA14 3BG. T. 01900 268646

The Castle Bar 14 Market Place, Cockermouth T. 01900 829904

Hundith Hill Hotel - Celebrating 30 Years in Business

Providing a fantastic venue for all your special occasions

Try something different… The Hundith Hill family-run country house hotel is known locally as the area’s premier venue for weddings and celebration dinners. They are now pleased to welcome you to join them for fantastic bar meals and evening dinners. The hotel’s Sunday lunches are very popular and great value, reservations can be made to avoid disappointment. Being set among some of the most beautiful scenery in the country makes dining at Hundith Hill a real experience, dining out just got better. Bookings now being taken for weddings Lorton Vale, Cockermouth, CA13 9TH. Tel: 01900 822092. www.hundith.com

Tuck In -

great guide to eating out

Café/Restaurant Newly established Licensed Café/Restaurant. Serving Big Breakfasts, Homemade Food. Daily menu including beer battered cod, chips and mushy peas and also our own made quarter pounder burgers. 3 Course Sunday Carvery £8 All you can eat NEW All You Can Eat Breakfast - Saturday Mornings £7.50

Full Afternoon Tea only £12 for two. Takeaway option available for all of our meals. All meals homemade, available for private functions, birthday Parties, funeral teas and Christmas Parties.

38 Curzon Street, Maryport. T. 01900 815077

The Castle Bar

A beautiful 16th Century building, combining stylish contemporary decor, offering a warm and relaxed atmosphere. Three floors of bespoke lounges, gastro-dining, sports viewing room and vibrant bar, sun facing landscaped terraced beer garden.

Bookings available for CHRISTMAS PARTIES, Weddings, Parties and Christenings. National CAMRA award winning bar and restaurant.

Open Monday - Thursday 11am - 11pm, Friday - Saturday 11am - 12pm, Sunday Noon -11pm Food served Monday - Friday 11.30am - 2pm and 5.30pm - 8.45pm.

Saturday 11.30am - 2.30pm and 5.30pm - 8.45pm. Sunday Noon - 2.30pm and 5.30pm - 8.45pm NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR CHRISTMAS! The Castle Bar, 14 Market Place, Cockermouth Tel: 01900 829904 Bookings: 07765 696 679 castlebar14@hotmail.co.uk

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Get your car on track Offering tips on insurance, trackdays abroad, and circuit driving techniques, this guide covers everything you need to know get the most from your trackday, no matter what your budget.

David Hornsey has long been involved in track days and motorsport, both as a participant and as a driving coach. He has prepared and assisted in the production of a number of track and race cars. Starting out in club motorsport at a young age, David and his late father taught themselves the skills of car preparation to allow them to compete on limited budgets – skills that have been honed to give a good understanding of the important things

Make your car faster, safer and more reliable •

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ANT to go on a trackday, but don’t know where to start?

From the most suitable type of car to buy on your budget, to how to target modifications to make your car more fun, safer, and faster on the track, Trackday Car Preparation is the perfect place to start.

Taking you step-by-step through the process of upgrading your car, whilst keeping a keen eye on your wallet, this book starts with cheap or even free mods that improve your car’s speed and reliability, and progresses up to the ‘big-buck’ upgrades that can give you the ultimate track thrill. It also looks at the pros and cons of using an ex-race car on trackdays.

Fully colour illustrated, and showing modifications installed and in action, this guide also gives advice on the different trackday companies around and what they have to offer.

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Categorises upgrades by cost, importance and relevance Covers all budgets, from ‘bargain basement’ to top-line race cars Explains why and how specific upgrades work Looks at the pros and cons of using an ex-race car Covers the key points of track driving techniques Shows the best order in which to perform upgrades Details different trackday providers Investigates insurance and its benefits Looks at the best cars to buy on various budgets

SPECIFICATION V4483 • Paperback • 25x20.7cm • £14.99 • 96 pages 90 colour pictures ISBN: 978-1-845844-83-7 UPC: 6-36847-04483-1 You can view sample pages and sample text on the website - www.veloce.co.uk T. 01305 260068 E. info@veloce.co.uk

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Micra gets more than a new look N

issan has significantly updated the Micra with a round of changes that go well beyond what usually constitutes a mid-term facelift.

As well as a new look front and rear - complete with sheet metal changes – the New Micra has been given a substantial interior makeover. There is new technology, a new centre console, new trim and new finishing touches.

Depending on trim level there’s an all-new communication centre with the latest state-of-the-art touchscreen navigation system now with a larger screen. On the exterior, additions include two bold new colours and new 15-inch and 16-inch alloy wheels.

Nissan has also expanded Micra’s choice of personalisation options designed to allow an owner to create their own unique Micra. The changes, allied to the model’s acclaimed performance and handling, should help boost and broaden its appeal.

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How does your car insurer rate?

The Top 20

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HE best and worst of car insurers have been revealed by a recent survey.

Auto Express magazine has identified insurers in both categories. Over 46,000 motorists were asked to judge car insurers and brokers in five areas: communication, speed of settling a claim, helpfulness, valuefor-money and the overall service.

Best was NFU Mutual, originally set up by farmers for farmers; second was specialist insurer for organisations and trade unions LV= Frizzell. Adelaide IAM Surety were third with Royal & Sun Alliance fourth and SAGA fifth.

NFU won by a country mile with a score of 89.09%, giving great customer service through very attentive staff. NFU’s efficiency shone when asked to provide information on a policy and when it came to sorting a claim.

They scored top marks in four out of the five judging

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NFU Mutal LV= Frizzell Adelaide IAM Surety Royal & Sun Alliance SAGA LV= Liverpool Victoria John Lewis RIAS Groupama Co-op Insurance Service Ageas NatWest Nationwide M&S Sainsbury’s Allianz Prudential Adrian Flux Lloyds TSB Direct Line

89.09% 88.27% 87.94% 85.01% 83.03% 82.95% 82.57% 81.15% 80.45% 80.18% 79.75% 79.73% 79.13% 78.59% 78.55% 78.54% 78.34% 78.18% 77.97% 77.78%

categories, rather than the ‘value for money’ section but even so more than 97% of those surveyed said they would renew although NFU were not the cheapest alternative...in fact they were close to the bottom on price alone.

By contrast Diamond, which provides car insurance for women, came last in the survey; Swiftcover were second from bottom, followed by Highway (38th), Hastings Direct (37th), Chaucer (36th) and the AA (35th).

Diamond were bad across the board and drivers were disappointed by errors on policies and the length of time it took to settle claims and one person surveyed said they had to wait two years!

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Pink Floyd veteran on the run

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ITH its unique atmosphere and camaraderie, the London to Brighton Veteran Car commemorates the Emancipation Run, on November 14, 1896, which celebrated the Locomotives on the Highway Act. That Act of Parliament raised the speed limit for ‘light locomotives’ from 4 to 14mph, and abolished the need for these vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag. The Run was first re-enacted in 1927 and has taken place every November since, with the exception of the war years and 1947, when petrol was rationed. The Royal Automobile Club has managed the Run with the support of the Veteran Car Club since 1930 and if you ever get the chance to see it you should; seeing veteran cars in a museum in one thing but seeing them working, functioning (or malfunctioning, as the case may be) is quite another The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is a remarkable homage to the dawn of driving, attracting entrants from around the world, to the world’s longest running and greatest motoring celebration.

It’s always staged on the first Sunday in November –.

For anyone involved, though, it’s a rare opportunity to experience a ride in one of these extraordinary pre-1905 automobiles on the 60-mile run from Hyde Park, in central London, to the seafront in the Sussex resort of Brighton.

down to Brighton.”

Nick has a pretty good record of completing the course, too. He told the Guide: “I think we’ve now finished 17 out of 20 times; we actually had a couple of failures earlier on mainly due to punctures and a faulty wheel but once we sorted that the car has been pretty reliable, touch wood.

“It’s actually a very good ‘old’ car with some very advanced things for the period such as a steering wheel rather than a tiller! It’s also got a big engine and is terrific in terms of power considering its age. It was almost certainly originally built as a race car. So, when other people are struggling up the hills, on a good day we can have five passengers aboard and just go for it.”

The Panhard, which Mason found in an American museum where it had been on static display for a long time, also has other major attractions. “It has this wonderful three piece suite mounted on it which is fantastic for carrying people,” he said, “but it’s always arriving at Brighton and the feeling of achievement in getting the car there which is the biggest thrill.”

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, is one famous face who has become a Run regular. Indeed, the Pink Floyd drummer and renowned car enthusiast is so keen that he acquired his very own pre-1905 veteran car specifically to take part with the 500 other early.

“It sounds bizarre getting up at the crack of dawn on what’s usually a really rather cold November morning but it’s great to run these old cars,” explains Mason who drives a 5-litre 1901 Panhard. “It’s a real thrill to get these old machines working and to get them 47

Shaun turns his dream into reality

By Shaun Foster, Workington

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HAVE been into fast Fords since the 1980s before I could even drive.

A friend and neighbour, Gary Taylor, bought a Sierra XR4i I fell in love with. He had previously owned other performance cars but nothing compared to this. So my passion for Fords was born and my first car was a Mk1 Fiesta‌ although I ultimately aimed, to own a Cosworth.

My chance to do so came about in 2007 when I was browsing on ebay and saw a Sierra RS Sapphire Cosworth for which the owner was looking to do a deal involving a Yamaha R1 motorbike.

Guess who owned an R1 (no prizes)?

Negotiations began but I was in Cumbria and car owner Jason was in Torquay, Devon. We arranged a rendezvous at a services near Birmingham. It was love at first sight (the car not the services) a deal was struck and to this day Jason regrets parting with it.

After getting the car home I found the car needed work, but nothing serious which was ideal for me as I wanted something to put my stamp on. The Sierra is in a rare colour of Crystal Blue of which there are few left.

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petrol tank just to make sure that there was no hidden rust. The under body was given a layer of stonechip paint and all parts were powder coated.

I later found that there was a crack in the engine block; this took me on my travels to the other side of Birmingham for a fresh block, new pistons and crank so that the rebuild could begin. I filled the boot of our Focus ST with the new engine parts and travelled to the North East to a well known Cosworth engine builder called Gordon Scott.

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In the meantime I completely stripped out the engine bay and got it painted ready for the new one arriving.

The new engine was fitted and is being run in at the moment.

The rest of the work was mainly cosmetic; this included fitting a stainless steel oil breather and header tank; rocker cover, which was powder coated in blue; upgrading to blue hoses and a brand new engine loom was fitted. I also decided to replace the cloth interior with a leather one which was a bigger job than I thought.

Since the day I got the car I could not even think about never owning a Cosworth again. The next step up for me would be a Moonstone Blue, 3 door Sierra Cosworth so watch this space!

HAVE you an interesting or rare motor vehicle or motor-cycle?

Would you like it featured in our motoring pages?

If so, please talk to me, Chris Breen on 01946 816715 or email me at: chrisbreen@theguidemediagroup.com

The Sierra was then taken to MP Auto Detailing, in Cockermouth, for a full detail. Over the winter I will be taking it to Motorsport Developments, in Blackpool, for a dyno rolling road setup.

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Morgan’s Comets reach play-offs in her first season

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ORKINGTON Comets have made the Premier League play-offs, but will have to wait to see who their group rivals will be.

There are still a number of League fixtures to be completed before the final positions are clear, but first and second hold the key to the make-up of the groups.

Workington are almost certain to finish fifth, although their last scheduled home meeting was rained-off after only two heats against Edinburgh, one of the teams vying for top spot.

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The formula is that the top two get to choose who they want in their respective groups. The League winners will get first pick, the runners-up second choice and then they will do one more selection each.

Workington Comets owner, Laura Morgan, said: “It’s out of our hands of course but our season’s target was always to qualify for the play-offs.

“We have done that and I’ll be interested to see who picks us and who else we will have in the group.

Anything can happen at this stage of the season.”

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Workington have had their injury set-backs during the campaign but are running with their own seven riders at present – something that hasn’t happened very often at this stage of the season since the Comets re-opened in 1999.

Workington made sure of their Top Six place with a 45-45 draw at Rye House, their best result at the Hoddesdon track since they won there in 1974.

“To be honest we should have won because we should have had a second place when the referee only awarded us third,” said team manager Tony Jackson.

A freeze frame of the video recording of the match, featuring the controversial heat eight, shows Rusty

Harrison well ahead of Ben Morley on the line. That was given as a 5-1 to the Rockets when a 4-2 advantage to the home side would have meant Workington actually shading things ion the final analysis.

Skipper Richard Lawson, back at number one, and Rene Bach, the man he replaced, both scored 11 points and a bonus which were crucial scores on the night.

“We would have been gutted to lose; were pleased to get a draw but felt disappointed that we hadn’t actually won the match. The fact that we got the points which ensured our Top Six place took away a lot of the pain,” said Morgan.

It’s been a decent first season for Morgan after she bought the club last year from Keith Denham. Crowds have held up well, the management have been full of new ideas and the team has actually led the Premier League for several weeks of the season.

She will be revealing her plans for next year when she attends the club’s annual presentation night which this time is being held in the Trades Hall Club, Brow Top on Friday, October 25.

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Reds aim to link up with Rangers Words: John Walsh. Photo: by Steve Durham

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ORKINGTON Reds boss Darren Edmondson hopes to forge a link north of the border with fallen giants Glasgow Rangers.

Reds’ summer sponsorship-deal with Baker Tilly could open-up doors at Ibrox and provide the west cumbrians with players.

Two Scots, based in Hong Kong, have been behind the five-figure amount which provided vital new cash to the Borough Park club. One of them has a strong association with Rangers.Edmondson explained: “I have been in contact with one of them through e-mails and we have corresponded quite a bit. He is a friend of Ian Durrant, one of the coaching staff at Ibrox and suggested that I might be able to get someone in on loan from Rangers reserves or Under-21s. At the first opportunity I’m going to watch them in action and just see who might be available.”

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there was hardly a season when the club didn’t boast at least one Scot in the squad.

Actually they have a Scot again turning out this season as Dominic Kennedy, who played for St.Mirren, has joined the Cumbrians for 2013/14 and travels down from Glasgow each week to play.

Kennedy is one of a number of newcomers in the squad as Edmondson had to re-build following the departure of several established players. Gari Rowntree, Arran Taylor and Mark Boyd joined free-spending Celtic Nation; Jordan Connerton and Niall Cowperthwaite linked-up with Kendal; Gareth Arnison switched to Barrow and skipper Dave Hewson announced his retirement.

Sport Workington Reds 2013/14 squad

Edmondson has just passed a milestone – six years in charge – making him the longest-serving Workington manager, taking over from his predecessor Tommy Cassidy.

“I’m honoured to be manager of this football club. It can be difficult trying to sign new players but we have some talented youngsters in the latest arrivals. I’m asking for patience from the fans while they settle in and I’m sure they will gel and take us forward,” said Edmondson.

On top of those major setbacks Jonny Wright left the club after five games to start a new life, working in London. Wright had taken over the captaincy from Hewson and has always been a key player.

“I’m happy with the players we’ve brought in because they have all shown ability. They are good footballers who work hard and I don’t think results have reflected how well we have played,” said the manager.

The four points from the first six games were earned from a 1-0 win over Stalybridge and a 1-1 draw over Stockport. But in their four defeats Reds have been in contention and particularly in the 1-0 defeat at Guiseley could consider themselves unfortunate after dominating the game for long spells.

As well as full-back Kennedy, the new arrivals are David Lynch (midfielder, ex Burscough), Joe Jackson (forward, ex-Burnley), Ross Wilson (forward, ex-Burnley), George Conway (ex-Huddersfield) and Scott Allison (forward, ex-Penrith).

In addition goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell has re-joined on loan from Newcastle while Steve Hindmarch and Conor Tinnion have also re-signed after spells in New Zealand football.

Workington Reds Gavin Skelton

“Putting the ball in the back of the net has been the problem. Some of the young lads have been too anxious in front of goal,” admitted Edmondson. Consequently Edmondson has been trying to bring in an experienced forward in to boost his young guns. Unfortunately it’s an age-old problem as far as a Workington manager is concerned – they don’t want to travel.

James Dean opted to stay local and sign for Chorley while Steve Abbott changed his mind and also decided to stay nearer to his St. Helens home.

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Elliot Miller - Town vs York

Resources ran out – but Town did the job... and more’ Words: John Walsh. Photos: Jim Davis

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ORKINGTON Town exceeded expectations in reaching the Championship play-offs, even though they were heavily beaten in the end.

In their first season in the Championship the Derwent Park side finished eighth, which earned them a trip to

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Declan Hume scores against York Batley. Unfortunately they went down 68-28 but had excuses for the heavy defeat.

Workington joint coach, Gary Charlton, said: “We only had 16 fit players because the last six weeks or so have really drained our resources. We have made our feelings known to the Rugby League about the way we

Sport were asked to play so many games in such a short space of time.

“At one point we played three games in eight days and soon after were asked to play four in 12 days. It’s just not fair asking teams to do that. Rugby League is a hard enough game once a week but when you are asked to play as quickly as we were... it’s just impossible.

“I would have liked rugby league officials to see our dressing room after we had completed our hectic schedule. Lads were lying around all over the place. They had put their bodies on the line and had felt the effects.

“I don’t think it was any surprise that we got heavily beaten at Batley. It was definitely a game too far for us.

I could not question the lads’ commitment and effort; it was there in every game and even at Batley, but there’s only so much you can give.”

At the beginning of the season the Workington aim was survival and consolidation, and in reaching the play-offs the club exceeded that target. They will be looking to move things a step forward next year. At the moment, however, there’s speculation about the ins-and-outs, both in the coaching team and the players.

It’s that time of the year when the rumour mill cranks into overdrive as officials start talking to players about new contracts, or joining from other clubs. In Workington’s case quite a number of players are still under contract for next season, but officials want to tie-up the majority of those whose deals have now expired.

Retaining the bulk of the squad which took Town to eighth is a major priority and then hopefully there will be two or three experienced players, currently at other clubs, who may be persuaded into joining the Cumbrians.

Jamie Thackray, who scored a hat-trick in his man of the match performance, at Batley, has talked openly on social networking sites about trying his luck in Australia next year. Fellow prop Jamie Acton, who proved an excellent recruit from Oldham, is being linked with a move to Leigh.

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Town officials intend to keep supporters fully informed and for the first time in quite a few years, organised a fans’ forum at Derwent Park, on Friday, September 20.

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onroe’s Bar at Workington’s Carnegie Theatre is about to re-open following a £220,000 refurbishment.

It has been transformed into a bright contemporary venue, perfect for the management team’s plans to put the building back on Cumbria’s music circuit.

Owners, Allerdale Borough Council, have been restoring the Grade II listed building. And this is the second phase of the theatre’s transformation – £250,000 was spent in 2012 on the main theatre space. The building’s large windows (bricked up several decades ago) have been opened up. The old doors, fixtures and fittings have been ripped out and the old stage has been replaced with a new, improved version at the opposite end of the room. New LED lighting has also been installed which can be altered to change the ambience of the room, depending on whether the venue is hosting a private party or a band night, and a bespoke bar has been fitted making better use of the venue’s space.

Mark Fryer, Allerdale Borough Council’s Executive Member for Economic Growth, said: “Decent arts, leisure and sports facilities are hugely important and we want to make sure that they thrive – and that means we need to attract the biggest audiences possible”. The new season of events in the theatre has something to appeal to most tastes – and now that Monroe’s is back, brighter and better, we can start expanding our music too, and attract an even wider audience.”

Karen Thompson, Manager of the Carnegie Theatre, added: “I knew Monroe’s in its heyday, and how famous it was on the national music circuit. That’s the reputation I want to restore – as well as giving people a new and different venue for their own parties and celebrations.

Joe Brown - Set to play Monroe’s Bar, Workington on Tuesday October 22

“We’ll soon be announcing our new gig guide, bringing some great bands to Workington.

September performances this month include Ruby Turner, on 26 September 26, and a musical extravaganza hosted by the Mayor of Allerdale on September 28.

Box office tel: 01900 602122 or book online at www.carnegietheatre.co.uk

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GETTING READY: Tonga players are preparing themselves

West Cumbria all set to welcome World Cup

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HE Rugby League World Cup comes to Workington this autumn, - when two group matches are to be played there.

On Tuesday October 29, Scotland, who will be based in the region, tackle Tonga in the first of two games to be staged at Derwent Park (8pm kick off) and Town’s refreshed ground will also host the Scots’ clash with Italy, on Sunday November 3 (4pm).

The Scots will complete their group matches against the USA, at Leigh, Lancashire, on Thursday, November 7.

In preparation Derwent Park has been given a major refurbishment funded by £350,000 from Nuclear Management Partners through Britain’s Energy Coast plus £100,000 from Allerdale council.Dave Bowden, the competition’s local representative, said: “The games are extremely affordable with a two-match discount meaning an adult can see both games for only £22.50.”

The 2013 World Cup has also sparked a community and educational projects including a schools rugby league tournament in West Cumbria, involving more than 1,000 youngsters.

Marnie Jackson, Workington Town RLFC’s community manager, said response had been outstanding with more than 52 primary and secondary schools taking part in two tournaments in the run up to the cup games.”

Allerdale councillor, Mark Fryer, who is also a Workington RL director, said: “the children’s tournament is the icing on the cake… it’s an example of the community benefits that being part of this tournament can bring.

It is hoped that the World Cup will help to create a legacy around sport, healthy living and ambition in West Cumbria.”

Fourteen countries will be contesting the World Cup when it opens on Saturday, October 26 in various venues in England and Wales to the Irish Republic and France. New Zealand are defending champions, having defeated Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup final. It is Italy and the United States’ first World Cup.

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Your guide to all that’s best in West Cumbria, Keswick and Carlisle for

Music Theatre Film Comedy Other

Lets Play Whos Coming to Cumbria

Broken English Cockney Rejects Colt 45 Deacon Blue DRENGE Ed Byrne

Emily Reay Focus Har Mar Superstar Jack Dee Paul Weller Professor Green

Showaddywaddy Skinny Jeans Terry Reid The View Wheatus

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What’s On For September/October/November

Your guide to all that’s best in West Cumbria, Keswick & Carlisle from

Music Theatre Film Comedy Other Music

The Doors Alive Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Thur Sept 26 Ruby Turner Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Sat Oct 5 Sing-A-Long-A Grease The Sands Centre, Carlisle

Fri Sept 27 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Ibiza Closing Special Monthly Deep House Night hosted

by Sesque Music Dj’s Dean Whitehead & Andrew Dale + special guests. Exquisite House Music every month Yankees, Workington Sat Sept 28 The Coal Porters The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Live Music with the Wardrobe Monsters Woolpack Inn, Eskdale Boomin The Globe, Cockermouth

Music Extravaganza Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Wed Oct 9 Paul Weller The Sand Centre, Carlisle Fri Oct 11 Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra The Sands Centre, Carlisle

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Leading British Folk singers The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Temples The Brickyard, Carlisle

Sun Oct 27 Peatbog Faeries Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Fri Oct 18 Claustro, Aeroplane Flies High The Brickyard, Carlisle Showaddywaddy The Sand Centre, Carlisle

Wed Oct 2 Drenge The Brickyard, Carlisle

Soundfest The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Fri Oct 4 Dervish Magical Celtic music and magnificent vocals from leading Irish Folk band with an international reputation The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Sat Oct 19 La’al Big Band’s Special Guest Night Featuring trumpeter Jamie Brownfield and Mike Smith on the saxophone The Seacote Hotel, St Bees

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Tue Oct 22 Joe Brown In Concert Carnegie Theatre, Workington Fri Oct 25 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Ibiza Closing Special Monthly Deep House Night hosted

by Sesque Music Dj’s Dean Whitehead & Andrew Dale + special guests. Exquisite House Music every month Yankees, Workington

Tue Oct 8 Scholars, plus local support The Brickyard, Carlisle

Sun Oct 13 Karine Polwart Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Fri Oct 4 Dervish

Sun Oct 20 This is the moment Supporting The Altzheimer’s Society, West Cumbria, Workington Branch Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Tue Oct 29 Isla St Clair - Eyes Front Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven Fri Nov 1 DJ Paul Seath “Generation Game” Woolpack Inn, Eskdale The Demon Barbers UK’s No1 Folk and hip-hop dance extaraganza The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Sat Nov 2 The Brickyards Halloween Soiree: Motown and Soul Night The Brickyard, Carlisle

Whats On Drystone Sessions An evening of Folk/Jazz songs and stories The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Dominic Kirwan Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Sun Dec 8 Aurora Wind Octet Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Mon Dec 9 La’al Big Band concert of Big Band Favourites Village Hall, Gosforth

A Variety Evening Presenting Local Talent!

Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Mon Nov 11 Professor Green The Sands Centre, Carlilse Wed Nov 13 Elias String Quartet - The Beethoven Project Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Mon Nov 11 Professor Green Sun Dec 15 Keswick’s Own Christmas Proms Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Tue Dec 17 The View The Brickyard, Carlisle

Fri Nov 15 The Sex Pistols Experience The Brickyard, Carlisle

Sat Dec 21 Kirkgate Christmas Ceilidh The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Sat Nov 16 Mallory Knox The Brickyard, Carlisle

Sun Dec 22 La’al Big Band Christmas Big Band Christmas Special, all your usual big band favourites along with a selection of seasonal classics The Seacote Hotel, St Bees

The James Brothers The Kirkgate, Cockermouth The Blues Band Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Sat Nov 23 The Whiskey Dogs Good time Americana music of 1920s-30s The Kirkgate, Cockermouth The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra Carnegie Theatre, Workington Sat Dec 7 Alec Dankworth’s World Jazz Trio Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Fri Oct 18 Head in The Clouds Interactive play for babies, toddlers and families The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Keith Lodwick - The Art and Practice of Staging a West End Show Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Wed Nov 6 - 9 Workington Musical Festival Carnegie Theatre, Workington Fri Nov 8 - 10 Carlisle Blues and Rock Festival Swallow Hilltop Hotel

Mon Oct 7 - 12 Whistle Down The Wind

by Workington AOS Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Sat Oct 19 Aliens Love Underpants The Sands Centre, Carlisle We Will Be Free!

Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven Tue Oct 22 - 26 The Rugby - Playing For The World Theatre Royal, Workington Sun Oct 27 The Nutcracker - Ballet The Sands Centre, Carlisle The Elephant Bridesmaid Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Theatre Tue Sept 24 Curtain Up Theatre Royal, Workington Tue Sept 24 - 28 Blood Brothers Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven Sat Oct 5 Morgan & West The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Winston on the Run Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Mon Oct 7-12 Whistle Down The Wind Sun Nov 3 La Boheme Carnegie Theatre, Workington Fri Nov 8 Aida Chisinau National Opera, from Moldova in Verdi’s Aida The Sands Centre, Carlisle

For the latest news on gigs, events, shows and performances go to theguidemediagroup.com

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What’s On For September/October/November

Your guide to all that’s best in West Cumbria, Keswick & Carlisle from

Music Theatre Film Comedy Other Theatre Wed Nov 13 - 16 Last Tango in Whitby Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Sun Nov 24 Muncaster Festival Midnight at the Boar’s Head 1pm at The Boot Inn or 7pm at the Pooley Bridge Inn

Mon Oct 7 A Hijacking (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Mon Dec 9 Easy Money (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Mon Oct 14 Mud (12A) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Sun Dec 22 The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Its a Wonderful Life (U) Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

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Fri Dec 6 Remember When at Christmas Carnegie Theatre, Workington Sat Dec 7 Who’s Been Sitting In My Chair?

Goldilocks - Themed play for 3 to 7s The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Mon Dec 9 - 10 Aladdin - Schools Performances Carnegie Theatre, Workington Tue Dec 10 - 14 Blackadder Three episodes by Workington Playgoers Carnegie Theatre, Workington Sat Dec 21 - 30 Jack & The Beanstalk Carnegie Theatre, Workington

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Sat Oct 19 Vikki Stone The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Fri Nov 1 Ed Byrne - Roaring Forties The Sands Centre, Carlisle Sun Dec 22 The Muppet Christmas Carol Mon Oct 21 Populaire (12A) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth Mon Oct 28 Behind the Candelabra (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Thur Nov 7 Jack Dee The Sands Centre, Carlisle Sat Nov 9 Ken Dodd The Sands Centre, Carlisle Fri Nov 15 Julie Madly Deeply Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Mon Nov 4 Therese Desqueyroux (12A) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth Mon Nov 11 Summer in February (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Mon Sept 23 I’m so excited (15)The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Mon Nov 18 Before Midnight (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Mon Sept 25 Byzantium (15) Plaza Cinema, Workington

Mon Nov 25 The Act of Killing (15) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Sat Nov 16 Luisa Omielan: What Would Beyonce Do? Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Mon Dec 2 Blancanieves (12A) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth

Tue Nov 19 Andrew O’Neill is Easily Distracted Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Mon Sept 30 The Great Gatsby (12A) The Kirkgate Cinema, Cockermouth 66

Thur Nov 7 Jack Dee

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Your guide to all that’s best in West Cumbria, Keswick & Carlisle from

Music Theatre Film Comedy Other Comedy Sat Nov 30 Lili La Scala - Songs to Make You Smile Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Other Fri Sept 20-21 Egremont Crab Fair Egremont Town Centre Fri Sept 27-29 Taste Cumbria Food Festival Cockermouth Town

Sun Oct 27 Antiques and Collectables Fair Greenhill Hotel, Wigton

Sun Nov 17 Cockermouth Christmas Big Switch on Party Cockermouth Main Street

Tue Oct 29 Business Start-Up and Enterprise Event Lakes College, Lillyhall

Carlisle Christmas Lights Switch On Carlisle City Centre

Thur Oct 31 Ghostly Galleon at Halloween Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding Sat Nov 2 Carlisle Fireshow Bitts Park, Carlisle

Thur Oct 10 -13 Red Beer Rut Cruises Ullswater Steamers

Thur Oct 17 - 19 Workington Beer Festival Oktoberfest Carnegie Theatre, Workington Thur Oct 24-26 Cumbria’s biggest ever-beer festival Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) 200 ales from 80 breweries Beer Hall, Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, Kendal Sat Oct 26 - 30 Forest Foray Week Woolpack Inn, Eskdale

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Thur Nov 21 - 24 Woolpack Wine Festival 4 days - over 70 wines to taste!

Woolpack Inn, Eskdale Thur Nov 28 Derek Acorah Medium and psychic of TV’s “Most Haunted” Carnegie Theatre, Workington

Sun Oct 6 Great Cumbrian Run From Carlisle Castle

Wed Oct 16 Talk – Birds of Spain. 7.30pm Given by Neil Hutchin, committee member of the local RSPB group Gosforth Methodist Church Hall

Thur Nov 21 World’s Biggest Liar Competition Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge

Sun Dec 1 Traditional Christmas Fayre Keswick Town Centre Thur Oct 17-19

Workington Beer Festival - Oktoberfest

Fri Nov 8 - 10 Roger Albert Clark Rally Finishes at Brampton Sat Nov 9 La’al Big Band - Strictly Ballroom The Seacote Hotel, St Bees Wed Nov 13 Talk – Why Manage Deer?

By Laurie Walton who has more than 40 years experience as deer manager with the Forestry Commission Seascale Methodist Church Hall

Sun Dec 8 Antiques and Collectables Fair Greenhill Hotel, Wigton Thur Dec 12 - 13 - 14 Turkey, Tinsel and Retail Therapy One hour winter cruise followed by a two course lunch at a traditional Lakeland Inn Ullswater Steamers, Departs Pooley Bridge 11am Sun Dec 15 Santa and his Happy Elves One hour winter cruise followed by a two course lunch at a traditional Lakeland Inn Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding

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N intimate venue for audiences both local, and from further afield together with the development of a varied music scene, is the aim of Workington’s new .

Lounge 41

Lucy Aiston, events manager, and manager Graham Wishart, are aiming to develop a varied scene and are not just sticking to one genre of music.

Along with Graham, Lucy is hoping to build the reputation of the lounge and best of all, all gigs will be free of charge, which is a rarity these days!

The idea is to have national bands to be supported by local ones, giving them the opportunity to make connections, and to help boost their on-stage CVs. Their autumn and winter calendar is full of bands hailing from all over the country – bands destined to raise the roof. Over the next few months you’ll be able to catch: Peterborough’s White Clouds & Gunfire; local band Oven; Forever After, from Essex; Wolverhampton pop-punks Maycomb; Workington’s Stormcrowe; The Ghost Riders In The Sky; and Sunderland’s rising purveyors of thundering death metal, Nexilva.

Lucy first started booking bands when she was aged 15, before moving to Manchester and working there as a tour booker for bands across Manchester and Oldham, and it was this experience that led Graham to offer her the job at Lounge 41. To find out a bit more about their venue and what they have planned for the rest of the year, visit Lucy’s promotions page at: www.facebook.com/thecumbrianmusicconnection

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Seating 1 Seating Area

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

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

Parking 1 Parksafe

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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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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

Attractions Carnegie Theatre Eclipse Bowling Helena Thompson Museum Theatre Royal 1 2 3 4

Sports Grounds 1 Rugby League Ground 2 Workington Comets 3 Workington Reds Football

Information 1 Visitor Information

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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

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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

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local produce market First Saturday of every month

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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

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Playgrounds 1 Children’s Playground

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Handy Map

Supermarkets 1 Booth’s Supermarket

Information 1 The Moot Hall (Tourist Info.)

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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

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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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Explosion killed

15 at Lowca pit

Photography by Russell W Barnes, Harrington No 10 Colliery

HAIG Mining museum curator, Pam Telford continues her series on the history of local mining and the true price of coal and looks back at the mines in and around Lowca and Harrington

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HE onset of nationalisation of the coal mines spelled disaster for Harrington No 10 colliery, near Lowca.

On December 9, 1946 an explosion occurred at No. 10 Pit which claimed the lives of 15 men only three weeks before the pits were nationalised. The then owners of the mine were the United Steels Company, of Workington.

At the time the pit was producing about 3,000 tons per week from the Main Band seam and about 770 people were employed.

Some 240 (30 of them women) worked on the surface; 195 at the coal face and 335 elsewhere below ground. The Main Band in the No. 2 District where the explosion occurred was 12 feet thick, of which

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the lower 9ft 6ins was being worked. This was 1 1/2 miles from the shaft.

The district was worked by roadways 15 feet wide by 10 feet high using a combination of short-wall coal cutters, explosives and Duckbill loaders to win the coal. The district was very wet, and water fell from the roof.

The explosion occurred about two hours after the start of the day shift on a Monday morning. Normally there were about 250 men underground but on this day only 208 were at work.

This level of absenteeism was common for a Monday morning and was known to have saved more than one man who had not turned in. Had the explosion happened the following week the death toll could

Photo by Richard Burgess, Gt. Clifton. Centre, Middle, is where Harrington No 10 Colliery once stood

History The 10 and their lifespans were: No. 1 pit – never completed due to flooding; No. 2 Pit (not known); No. 3 Pit – 1867 to 1879; No. 4 Pit – 1871 to 1879; No. 5 Pit – this was the old Micklam Pit re-opened; No. 6 Pit – 1871 to 1874; No. 7 Pit – 1874 to 1901.

The No. 8 Pit – 1872 to 1874 was only 65 feet deep and flooded due to the sea breaking in. The men at work at the time had a lucky escape, climbing the ladders in the shaft as the pit flooded in under an hour

have been higher because it was “Bull Week,” when men worked as many shifts as possible to earn extra money for Christmas.

That the explosion was one of firedamp is without question but the source of ignition remains a mystery as all but one of the men in the district were killed.

The No. 9 Pit – sunk 1880 and by 1901 only pits 5, 7 and 9 pits were working and by 1905 only No. 9 pit remained and it eventually became the upcast shaft for No. 10 Pit. No. 10 Pit – sunk 1910-11 was the “Lowca” Pit which closed in 1968. The colliery was taken over by the Workington Iron and Steel Company, an amalgamation of four companies including the Harrington Company, in1909.

No. 11 Pit was sunk in 1916 and worked until 1963 and No. 12 pit was sunk 1921-2 and worked until 1932. The No. 5 Pit was re-opened and worked until 1980, although by this time it was only a small operation producing mainly fireclay for the furnace linings at Workington Ironworks.

They were: William Hoodless, 41 an overman; Thomas Addison, 44 a face worker; Robert Henry Brown, 31, service engineer; Charles Sharpe, 26, face worker; John Tolson Hill, 39 face worker; Daniel Largue, 43, face worker; William Henry Ennis, 54, face worker; Harrison Fidler, 37, a demonstrator to face workers; Ronald Pflaumer, 32, bricklayer; John Fox, 34, bricklayer; Wilfred Chapman, 42, face worker; Robert Maurice Burney, 44, face worker; John Wright Bird, 46, timber drawer; Thomas Bird, 31 timber drawer; Thomas Austel Miller, 41, deputy.

Stone-worker John McMullen, 54, was injured but became the only survivor.

EARLY collieries around Harrington and Lowca were originally owned by the great local landowners, the Curwen family, of Workington Hall. In 1673 Henry Curwen owned collieries in Harrington and Lowca. In 1783 Harrington Colliery consisted of seven pits named McCall, Tarn, Dyke, Lowes, Lonsdale, New and Lonsdale Second.

Between 1783 and 1792 John Christian Curwen sank a further 11 pits – Drape, McMillan, Hodgson, Old Baskett, Natty, Bella, Udale, Fox, Laybourn, Henry and John. By 1812 only Hodgson, John and Henry were still working and in 1847 only the first two were left producing 25-30,000 tons a year.

In 1865 the colliery was taken over by Bain, Blair and Paterson of Harrington Ironworks, who were to eventually sink 10 pits.

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Wildlife of The Solway Firth

The Angler Fish, or Monkfish Lophius piscatorius By Mark Vollers

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ROM almost any viewpoint this is an extraordinary beast, as it literally ‘fishes’ with a highly evolved dorsal spine that folds forward dangling a ‘lure’ in the form of a skin flap to entice prey near enough to be snatched by it’s cavernous mouth.

These fish, females in particular, can grow up to two metres long and weigh 50kg and are found all around Britain at depths of up to 200m. They have a preference for muddy, stony seabed as this improves their chances of being mistaken for just another rock by their unsuspecting prey.

A fringe of skin flaps hanging down around their perimeter looks exactly like seaweed, further enhancing the illusion. Rows of small, backward-facing teeth mean escape for prey becomes impossible and they have been known to swallow fish almost their own size!

Angler fish, or Monkfish as they are sometimes called, used to be a low value by-catch for trawlers, even being used as a ‘cheap’ substitute for scampi but, thanks partly to recommendation by celebrity chefs ( they have always been a gourmet seafood abroad) they are now on the list of fish species being unsustainably caught.

We currently have an example of this amazing creature in our display system at The Lake District Coast Aquarium (Ring first and ask to avoid disappointment) but they are very difficult to catch and keep successfully. www.coastaquarium.co.uk 76

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n Saturday 27th July Haig Colliery O Mining Museum held a family fun day to celebrate the museum’s

closure for 15 months to complete the £2.4 million refurbishment project.

The fun day was a huge success seeing several hundred families enjoying the sunny afternoon activities.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse opened the afternoon which was attended by Hartley’s Ice Cream, Sweet Disposition, Sarah Sweetreats, Slimming World, Herbalife, Crackin Bouncy Castles and Norah’s Ark. The fire engine also made an appearance.

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The museum staff and volunteers created family orientated activities, face painting, tombola and raffles.

There were lots of people taking photos of the museum and grounds as it is now.

The museum is now closed to the public, and will re-open in phases of the new visitor centre in June 2014, followed in September by the newly refurbished museum building in time to celebrate the pit’s 100th birthday.

Staff remain on the site and are available for outreach visits, research and community talks.

Keep up with us on www.haigpit.wordpress.com

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