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needed to purchase an item the other day, and as I wasn't prepared to face the never ending demands of my personal information online, I headed into town. I was trying to purchase a coat for my daughter - a fairly straightforward task you would think. Typically, however, the size of coat in the style she wanted wasn’t available in store, so I asked the assistant if they had any more in their stockroom. “I’m sorry”, came the reply, "it’s just what’s out". Nothing can be said to be certain in this world, except death, taxes and the size of an item you want to purchase not being instore when you need it. "However", said the lady enthusiastically, "you can buy it from our online store and, if you do that, you’ll get a discount voucher to redeem in this shop”. "Great", I said, "can you go-ahead then and order it for me and I'll call back in and collect it?". Reasonable request I thought. "No, I’m sorry”, came the reply, "you have to order it. I'm not allowed to do that for you. You'll need the item code. I'm not allowed to get that for you, but it's the last bit after the three letters that preceed it". And, off she went. So left standing in the store I had wished to make a purchase from, I'm now forced to key in the never ending demands of my personal information to shop online! After what seemed like an age, going through many pages of verification and checking which windows had traffic lights in them to confirm I'm not a robot, I managed finally to order the item. Buying it was what I had hoped to achieve, but it seems that was a step too far. And what if I want to return this item? I'm forced to go somewhere even more time-consuming and crowded than the original store I wanted to purchase it from: the post office! How exactly this is supposed to improve shopping is lost on me. If online shopping is the future, no wonder it looks bleak. Congratulations to Millie aged 9 who found all the Winston’s from the last issue, and to Sophie who rescued Bear from Lowry Hill.

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he rainwater heads which can be seen on the front of Tullie House today show the date of construction as 1689. The plumber, John Carnaby, who almost certainly crafted these lived in Abbey Street. John was contracted by the Dean and Chapter for repairs to the cathedral and other lead roofs on 12 November 1687. A plumber then was a specialist who would have wealthy patrons, as few could afford the costs of leadwork. There was no running water that would require lead pipes, other than for rainwater and pump heads for wells. In addition to the normal roofing work which would require lead guttering and flashings, he would cast decorative rainwater heads, ornate garden cisterns, lead coffins, brewing leads and fishing weights.

1689 Tullie House rainwater head

A re-construction of how Carnaby's Folly and well ( left) might have looked in the Market Place.

John was probably also responsible for the very ornate rainwater head at the back of Eaglesfield House in Abbey Street (where the same moulds were used as at Tullie House) as well as a 1717 lead downpipe on the keep of Carlisle Castle. As a Guild member and Freeman he became a city councillor. Through Carnaby’s position as a councillor he carried favour with Carlisle Corporation and in December 1696 they ordered: “that John Carnaby in consideration of making two pumps for use in the well in the street and building four fish shambles there at his own charge......he have liberty to take up 40 acres of ground upon the Kingmoor on the east side”. He was thus being paid in kind for his work and materials. A condition of this agreement was that he was to maintain the

pumps during his life in “sufficient repair”. The well referred to was in the Market Place near the Cross and at the north end of the butchers’ shambles near the junction with Scotch Street. The building over the well became popularly known as Carnaby’s Folly. No views survive of the building constructed by John Carnaby over the well. Shambles were wooden stalls often protected by a slate roof. Castle drainpipe Railton Longrigg wrote in Hutchinson’s History of Cumberland that “at the north end of the shambles was a well over which was a building placed on pillars called Carnaby’s folly.... on the front of each side of this building was the fish market.” More about John Carnaby can be found in the book “Carlisle’s First Learning Centre – Tullie House” available from Tullie House, local booksellers and my website www.p3publications.com

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here are times when my memory is terrible. When it comes to remembering people and places from my childhood, remembering passwords etc there really is no hope! There is one area, however, where my memory is particularly good (I dont know why, its just one of those things) and that's finding a recipe that I have made before. Even if its ages since I made it, or have only made something once, I can usually remember exactly which cookery book it was in and go straight to it. Recently I had some cooked chicken to use up and was trying to think of a quick and easy meal to make. I suddenly remembered a recipe I used to make years ago, and I knew exactly where to find it, so off I went in search of my cookbook. Now there will be those of you of a certain age who will remember this series of cookbooks. They were called ‘Dairy Cookbooks’ and they are timeless. I thought my memory was playing tricks with me when

I thought we’d bought this book off the milk man, but it’s true, we did. I think there were a few different editions but the one I have got is called ‘The Dairy Book of Family Cookery’. My book has lost its front and back covers, but the recipes are still all there and I really enjoyed looking through it again. It is one of the best cookbooks for soups, and has lots of other great recipes, all of which contain some sort of dairy product, obviously! So here is the recipe I went in search of. It is called ‘Cheesy Chicken Fricassee’. It is a great midweek recipe and one children will love. It also uses up cooked chicken which is always a good

recipe to keep to hand. Melt 50g butter in a frying pan and gently fry one finely chopped onion until tender but not browned. Add 225g button mushrooms which have been wiped and sliced, and fry until just cooked. Drain. In a separate pan melt a further 50g butter and stir in 40g plain flour and cook for 1 minute stirring. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in 1 pint milk. Return to the heat and bring to the boil continually stirring. Season with salt and pepper then stir in 275g cooked chicken, which has been cut into 2inch pieces, a small tin of sweetcorn, 1tbsp chopped parsley and the musrooms and onion. Cook for three to four minutes then remove from heat. Finally add 200g grated cheddar cheese and stir until the cheese melts. Serve with some plain boiled rice. Delicious! Jane ferguson

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’m going to try and allay any concerns you might have about solo travel. People travel solo for lots of different reasons. Before I met my husband, I travelled on my own quite regularly on small group adventure holidays. Some people prefer to travel on their own; it’s quite liberating, not having to think about someone else all the time. Others travel solo because their partner doesn’t share the same interests, or sadly, some travel on their own because they have no choice, and they feel more secure as part of a larger group. Whatever the reason for travelling solo, it’s a growing trend, and there are specialist operators out there who only sell holidays for solos, such as Just You. Some tour operators offering escorted tours recognise this growing need and have dedicated dates for solo travellers; Wendy Wu, Titan Tours amongst others. So what kind of holiday can you do as a solo traveller? Almost everything that you might do with a partner or friend; culture, adventure, activity, relaxation, wildlife, wellness, food, cruising. Why not just dip your toe in the water and join a group holiday just for a few days? You won't really be on your own. You'll get your own room, or on some more adventurous holidays, if you're prepared to share with another person of the same sex, you'll get a reduction

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guidance from the professional personal training team. One to one personal training sessions are available at just £25 per hour. The hotel has also announced the addition of ten new bedrooms, with bright, modern décor and extra touches to offer the most luxurious stay. Our popular Walton’s Bar is introducing a Dog Menu, launching next month. Menu items include a doggy roast dinner, bacon & eggs, dog-friendly ice cream desserts & you can even order your fur-friend an 8oz ribeye steak! With £1 made from every dish going towards Oaktree Animal Charity, we are so excited to support this excellent local cause & welcome more four-legged

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y first fell, the summit of which I attained when I was only seven or eight years old, was Catbells. It is also at the time of writing my most recent conquest. With not very much daylight available at the tail end of December last year, Mike and I opted for a peak not too high and not too distant. Catbells is just shy of 1500 feet, but has one of the most recognisable shapes of any mountain in the Lake District. It more or less compels a person to climb it, rising up above Derwentwater in two great leaps. The natural line of ascent is from a cattle grid above Hawes End. Typically, we didn’t take route and opted for a steep climb up the North East slope instead. As we always say, fitness is assessed by recovery time, i.e. how quickly you stop panting and gasping and how soon your heartbeat stops pounding, once you stop moving. Happily, despite my advancing years, my recovery time is still fairly quick. Stopping also gives you a chance to admire the view, of course, which from Catbells is quite splendid in all directions.

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