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Issue 67

October 2016

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INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE

CKDCF An exclusive with Francis Dunnery. Pages 4 & 5

Music Monthly A voice for Lily and storytelling muso’s. Page 8

Crab Fair is back!

Crab Fair, field fun, dancing in the street and, of course gurning Pages12, 13 &14

Calzaghe knocked ‘em out Review by Rachael Grealish HE may be the idol to many men in the audience that night – but his smooth Welsh voice left the women (or at least this editor) wanting more.

The undefeated super middle weight champion, Joe Calzaghe MBE, made his Cumbrian debut at Whitehaven Golf Club, on Thursday September 15.

It was highly anticipated evening for the area and the golf club was packed with an excited audience for ‘an evening with Joe Calzaghe MBE’.

Hosted by John Lebbon, it was an evening that promised humour alongside an evening with the Welsh former-boxer – and it did not disappoint.

The evening kicked off with the cheeky humour of the MC, John Lebbon.

He warmed up the audience easily – being able to have quirky jibes at audience members he knew.

Up next was Manchester comedian, Big Lou – filling in from previously-billed Greg Cook.

Big Lou may have been partial to the odd line of blue language – but his humour was of a classic, storytelling style that was relatable to many members of the excitable audience.

Continues on page 22

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#thisgirlcan

Inspiration was brought to Whitehaven with TedX. Page 2

They hit like a girl in the #thisgirlcan cricket. Page 22

Gurning has a new face!

Report by Rachael Grealish FOR the quirky fair with international fame ugly is beautiful and this year there was a new winner of the mugmangling competition.

The Crab Fair World Gurning Championship, which took place on Saturday September 17 in Egremont Market Hall, had a new champion: Adrian Zivelonghi from Coventry.

Tommy Mattinson – who’s won the gurning 16 times – was in to win after being beaten by Gordon Blacklock in 2015.

But Tommy was placed 2nd and Gordon didn’t place overall in this year’s competition.

Adrian drives up from Coventry each year to take part, but had never won – until now.

He said: “I just never thought it would happen, I never thought I would get here and win.

“And to beat such legends I’m just absolutely made up, it’s brilliant – so chuffed.”

Contestants had came from all over the UK: including London and Scotland to take part in the tradition.

Read more inside

Pull out special from page 11

A face a mother could love: The 2016 Gurning World Championship winner: Adrian from Coventry -photo by Robert Haile

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Hello from our editor, Rachael

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The Great North Run

Crab Fair bucket list

It’s funny - when I signed up for the Great North Run part of me never thought I’d make it to the start line.

Fast forward six months and there I was in floods of tears as I crossed the finish line – I wasn’t crying because I was injured or hurt, but because that part of me that never thought I would do it was in shock - I’d gone and done it!

I wasn’t the only girl to do it for charity or for family and I wasn’t even the only Cumbrian – in fact hundreds of Cumbrians made their way over to the North East to complete that 13.1 mile run. And I admire all of them!

It’s said the Crab Fair is on the ‘bucket lists’ of must-attend events, but for me it was entering the gurning that was on my bucket list and in September I did it.

It was nerve-wracking, but so much fun and I have a new-found respect and admiration for anyone who takes part.

Though the gurning makes national newspapers, I don’t think they ever quite capture the true community spirit and support that can be experienced by actually attending and taking part in the event.

So I encourage you all to practice your gurns and look to 2017 for the 750th anniversary,

Read all about it on page 9.

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Don’t forget to fight the flu!

Influenza (flu) is a viral infection that usually strikes between December and March. It can affect people of all ages. It’s much more than a heavy cold.

The first signs are headache sore throat and runny nose, aching muscles, fever and shivering.

You can catch flu by inhaling the virus or by handling items touched by an infected person. The symptoms start to develop one to four days later.

Most people who get flu recover after two to seven days, but some develop life-threatening complications. You are more likely to be at risk from the complications of flu if you are one of the ‘at-risk’ groups.

What are the ‘at-risk’ groups? ● You are aged 65 or older. ● You’ve had a stroke of transient ischaemic attack. ● You have reduced immunity. ● You are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person. ● You have chronic heart disease. ● You have diabetes. ● You have chronic kidney disease. ● You are pregnant.

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TEDx speakers inspire Whitehaven

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by Rachael Grealish SEVEN speakers dug deep to give inspirational and powerful, separate talks with one common theme: human connectors.

TEDx Whitehaven returned for its second year, at a new host of the recently opened Gaiety Cinema, Whitehaven, on Wednesday, September 7th.

The independently organised event – organised by mother-and-son team Dianne and Luke Richardson – had the aim to not only put on a great event but showcase Cumbria as a great place to live, work and thrive – and in this editor’s opinion, it did just that.

The event comprised of seven speakers - some from Cumbria and some from further afield – each with seven different talks, but all of which had one common theme: human connectors and making human connections.

The day kicked off with project management specialist, Brian Wernham.

Brian’s talk was about making projects ‘human again’ and the best way to handle not only business projects, but life projects.

He said: “We need to keep a childlike sense of wonder with projects.”

He also advised about working with others and being willing to change direction, when needed.

Next up was Laura-Jane Rawlings, CEO of Youth Employment UK CIC. Her talk was about the pressures and labels that are put on young people during school years.

Inspiration personified: The speakers gave a set of inspirational speeches - all on different subjects with one common theme -photo by Robert Haile Her talk started with the story of a girl, one who in today’s world of academics would be labelled ‘not good enough’.

She said: “A challenge for young people is they don’t have the chance to experience life without pressure – let’s give young people the opportunity to be young professionals and not put a lid on their aspirations.”

Next was Richard Morgan and even his brief moment of forgetting his lines didn’t stray away from the though-provoking talk on society being at the dawn of another industrial revolution.

He said: “Education isn’t keeping pace with technology changes.”

After lunch, Sally Fielding, CEO of Sally’s Cottages, gave three points that give a business a ‘positive buzz’.

These were: integrity – always aim for a win-win, confidence, taking responsibility and facing things, and creativity – being curious, and enthusiasm for new things.

The theme of youth, personality and business moved smoothly into Andrew Bernie Bernard’s talk on engineering random opportunities for young people.

He spoke not only of his work with the young people on the Dream Placement scheme, but advised everyone: If it’s there, give it a go and if you’re offered an opportunity, take it.

Tara Vallente gave an emotional talk about the most recent floods of 2015, and how the community of

Cumbria had to pull together to support residents affected by the disaster.

Her talk was truly about the human connections we make and how important it is to share stories in order to keep them going.

The last speaker of the day was Egremont 2Day’s own Ken Powell.

Dresses in a ‘lungi’ – tradition Bangali dress worn by a man – his talk was about ‘how do we perceive other cultures and how do we struggle with them.’

He shared his experiences of living in Bangladesh and encouraged the audience to be more ‘globallyminded’.

He said: “In a global-minded world there is no ‘them’ and ‘us’ – there is only ‘us’.”

His inspirational talk about embracing other cultures and other people was the perfect way to tie together the theme of ‘human connectors’.

Each speaker gave a unique take on the day and left the audience though-provoked and inspired.

Dianne Richardson said: “We were absolutely delighted with the event, our speakers did us proud.

“There was such a variety of talks, yet at the same time there were golden threads running throughout the day reflecting the power of human connectors.”

The event was not just personally inspiring but truly showcased the opportunities and culture that are on offer in Cumbria.

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School celebrates with new mural ST BRIDGETS primary celebrated the start of a new school year with a new library and mural.

School governor, Mark Andrews, spent 25 hours, of his own free time, during the school summer holidays, creating a mural in the school’s new library.

Mr Andrews said: “It was great being able to to do that for the school and seeing all the teachers and children like it was amazing.”

Mrs Smith, the head teacher, said: “Our new library is such an inspirational space; the children love it already.”

She gave particular thanks to Andrew Livingstone, site manager, who has worked throughout the summer holidays with Mark Andrews and to all the families and friends who supported the fundraising events that made this venture possible.

There was plenty to C-ART!

Ground 3 C-ART piece by Carolyn Marr that featured at Florence Arts Centre

Celebrate reading: the new mural took 25 hours over the summer by school governor Mark Andrews -photo by Robert Haile Cumbria's county-wide Arts Festival returned with new art, free workshops and more.

This year over 79 venues and 110 artists, designers and independent galleries opened their doors to the public.

In West Cumbria, Florence Arts Centre was a gallery hub and hosted a new exhibition of work from nine local artists using natural materials.

The Ground 3 show opened on Saturday September 10 and ran until Sunday September 25. This year's artists were Phil Bradley, Mark Gibbs, Rachel Gibson, Carolyn Marr, Jenni Payne, Irene Sanderson, Angela Strange, Richard Wood and Tim Wood.

To complement the exhibition a fortnight of free workshops including willow weaving, making pastels using the Egremont Red pigment from Florence Mine and felting, working with ink, wax and stencils.

There was also an opportunity to fire your own pot using Japanese raku techniques, when Miles-Moore Ceramics hosted a free demonstration of the process on September 15.

the vast view extended all the way to the Isle of Man. Such was the amazing clarity of light we could see the varied colours of individual fields rising towards the blue-violet heights of Snaefell.

Ironically, the very next day marshaled in 3 straight months of gales - where I counted 4 still days out of 90!

All that changed was the direction and ferocity of the wind.

Nevertheless, in quantifying what kind of harvest four years of living on a westerly beach brings - the rewards are many.

I feel an immensely stronger and more practical person than the “townie” who arrived there - blown in Judith at her former Braystones blue wood cabin on a rainstorm on 5th November 2012.

Photo by Alan Cleaver It becomes possible, in a spiritual wall in winter - must qualify as an sense, to discern a gift of some sort in extreme environment! - Autumn almost any kind of adversary.

By Judith Wildwood becomes “winter - prep” time.

Even a vicious gale rewards with All the households, irrespective READERS of the Egremont 2Day may an abundance of driftwood to warm of how modern the actual building is, remember an article about winter for you. start stockpiling fuel, examining their residents of Braystones Beach, which My wonderful coal and gasman boundary walls, checking out their appeared last March.

Mr Gainford from Calderbridge 4x4s for when the shingle beach road It was based on an informal saved my bacon more than once! will be fetched out by high tides, interview with me, Judith Wildwood, Having heard bad weather was backed by the westerly gales which one-time resident of a quirky blue coming in he would make it his characterise The Beach in winter. wooden cabin on “The Beach”. business to come a day early so that I But let us give Autumn its own Having sold my extraordinary wasn’t short of fuel or in case the due; on a good year there can be a basic dwelling in August, I share with temporary beach road would be glorious Indian Summer through you the following observations from impassable to his intrepid little truck.

October and into November. that experience.

Such kindness harks back to a time I can remember entertaining It was observed in September’s now mostly gone; certainly a far cry issue of E2D that summer is over when friends from away in mid-November from the kind of life I lived in a city two years ago. the kids go back to school. for 35 years.

We sat out in my beach-garden The full implication of that is felt Would I then recommend living lunching in t-shirts and shorts with so much more deeply on The Beach. in wooden shack on a beach without warm sunshine, no wind and an When you live in an extreme electricity and lashed annually by three exquisite sense of stillness as the tide environment - and living with the or four months of gales? Absolutely!

Atlantic Ocean just beyond your garden simply whispered across the sands and

All in the end is harvest

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West Cumbria View

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Society Dunnery talks charity, marks 150th music and community anniversary ahead of CKDCF weekend

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HIS year the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a variety of events and talks.

EACH month photographer Cliff Grimes kindly shares one of his pictures with Egremont2Day and this month’s is a shot of two rare sights in Cumbria: the Cumbrian flag and a fell pony!

Cumbria Life magazine recently carried a letter from a reader suggesting the county has its own flag!

Well, it has, but we agree it’s not flown enough to register in the public conscience.

This picture was taken at Black Combe Country Fair during the Fell Pony Display team. Our thanks to Cliff and if you want to see any more of his pictures (or buy them) then head over to www.iscancumbria.co.uk

Mystery picture solved

WE asked last month for your help in locating this mystery picture and we’re glad to say that at least one reader thinks he has solved it.

Kendall Bruce points out that to the right of the picture is Knockmurton, then Middle Fell and Blake Fell, so it must have been taken from some point in Lamplugh. Our thanks to Bruce for helping sort this one out!

The CWAAS has four affiliated groups in Carlisle, Penrith, Kendal and one here in Egremont.

The one in Egremont has existed since about 1958 and since 1993 their winter talks meetings have been held in the upstairs Supper Room of the town’s Market Hall.

On Saturday 19th November the local group will welcome Dr. Angus Winchester, who is Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University, and will talk on the history and achievements of the CWAAS in the researching and reporting of all aspects of Cumbria’s history and archaeology, publishing an immense body of works, particularly in its annual Volume of Transactions.

Dr. Winchester is a native of Cockermouth and during his career has been foremost in research into landscape and environmental history of Cumbria, especially of the upland areas, and has produced many books and articles on the history of Cumbria, resulting from his archival studies.

He is also Director of the Victoria County History (Cumbria) which aims to compile a digest of all the townships of Cumbria.

The meeting will take place in the Supper Room of Egremont Market Hall at 2pm and is open to members (£1) and visitors (£3).

Future meetings can be found on the website cumbriapast.com or from the secretary, Len Watson Tel.

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At home with friends: Francis feels at home in Egremont and will be performing his ‘Gully Flat Boys’ album in memory of the late John Lynn (Right) -photo by Robert Haile

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E put Egremont on the music-scene map last year with his annual weekend and hopes for another spectacular this year – that’s right, FRANCIS DUNNERY is back another year and talks to RACHAEL GREALISH about his love of charity, music and heading home.

Though he emigrated to warmer climates of America, Francis Dunnery makes a yearly trip home to host his world-famous Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF) charity weekend, on Friday October 21 and Saturday 22.

2016 will be the charity’s 14th year and each year Francis has one hope for the charity weekend: for everyone to have a nice time while making some cash for charity.

He said: “I just want for everyone to have a nice time.

“We will raise as much money as we can but I think it’s important that we understand that life is more than money.

“I think the experience and friendship of the weekend is important also. So I hope we can achieve some special feelings and raise some cash at the same time.”

The CKDCF was set up 14 years ago, in memory of Francis’ parents, and donates thousands of pounds to numerous charities in the community.

Francis said: “We are trying to make a difference in the community

and let people know that there are people who give a damn about them.

“I think the biggest mistake that people make is to presume it only benefits the people who are receiving the money.

“I believe the people who give to the charity are the biggest benefactors.

I feel great about the things the CKDCF and all its supporters have been able to contribute. It’s a great privilege to have an outlet for giving and contributing to other people’s lives.”

The CKDCF is not only a way of remembering Francis’ parents, but also late supporters of the charity.

Each year the CKDCF includes a walk around one of the lakes. In 2015 it was named the ‘Peter Watson Joy in the Rain Walk’ due to Peter Watson’s (Egremont 2Day’s late editor) dedication to the charity.

He said: “Peter Watson was a staunch supporter of the CKDCF since its beginning. I loved Peter. He was a very misunderstood man in the community. He had such a warm heart and a passion for his work.

“He was also brilliantly smart and I always enjoyed my conversations with him.”

This year Francis is honouring the memory of John Lynn who passed away last year.

Francis said: “I will be performing the ‘Gully Flats Boys’ album in honour of my good friend John Lynn who passed last year.”

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Joy in the rain: The annual sponsored walk takes on a new route around Loweswater for 2016 -photo by Simon Hogg These days the former ‘It Bites’ front man is an honorary American – but will always keep his hometown at heart.

He said: “I love Egremont. I love all the characters there. I love the accent, the pies, the cream cakes and the scenery - I’m very comfortable with my Cumbrian background.

“I realize that we ‘Cumbrians are a little weird but generally speaking there is an ordinariness that I can relate to. “ I never felt authentic in Hollywood, its much easier for me to walk down Egremont main street and grab a meat and tatie pie and a newspaper at 9.00 am.

“Whether they like it or not, the Cumbrians are my people. I’ll be buried here when I die.

“It’s my home. In about thirty or forty years you’ll find my gravestone in Egremont cemetery with the words ‘Here lies Francis Dunnery, a fat bloke with a bald head’.”

The CKDCF weekend comprises of a welcome dinner on the Friday evening, the sponsored walk on Saturday morning and the concert in the evening.

But why choose a sponsored walk and a concert?

Francis said: “I think we just do what we can to get people to come. We use the skills we have. I can play guitar and I can walk, so that's about it.

“If I could magic people to stop smoking or give up drinking then I would do a sponsored stop smoking and drinking. I can’t do much else. No one wants to see me naked and I’m about as much fun as a caravan site.”

Last year Francis brought the biggest name to Cumbria since It Bites made the charts: Robert Plant.

Each year Francis draws musicians and artists from all over the world to perform and this year he

promises a quieter event – but still ‘Robert Plant-sized’ surprises with line-up.

The Kings Arms Quintet are set to headline – alongside the man himself – with an interesting array of music.

The four-piece has Mike McVeigh on bagpipes, Les Fearon on bass, Paul Varah on guitar and big Tony Nolan on lead vocals.

Francis said: “I think this year will be a quieter event. I haven’t had the time to organize anything out of the ordinary so we may even have local acts play – but that’s great – and I will be performing the ‘Gully Flats Boys’ album in its entirety.”

Francis may be the frontman of the charity – but he couldn’t do it without the volunteers that help make it happen each year.

Francis said: “Everyone who takes part in the event do so because they are giving people.

“In life there are givers and takers and the people at the CKDCF are all givers.”

Francis’ true desire is get more local people of the community involved in the charity.

He said: “I would love for more local people to get involved in the charity. That’s the one thing that I would hope to achieve before I hand over the reins to someone else.

“We are not supported by enough locals, even though the local communities get the benefits of the charity. I’m not sure why.”

Once local that’s been involved since day one is Francis’s schoolfriend, Mark Andrews.

Mark explained: “ I got involved originally, because my mam and his mam were friends – so I went to his mam’s funeral and he knew I had raised £2,500 for the Special Care Baby Unit through a charity auction of signed memorabilia.

“So I started just doing the auction, then over the years, ended up doing more and more.

“I now love meeting all our friends from all over the world in October – it’s a real feel-good atmosphere.”

The CKDCF charity weekend will kick off with the welcome dinner on Friday October 21 at the Seacote Hotel, St Bees.

This year’s ‘Peter Watson Joy in the Rain’ sponsored walk will be a different route – now around Loweswater – on Saturday 22 – and the benefit concert will take place in its usual venue of Egremont Market Hall on Saturday 22 at 7pm.

Francis said: “I would love for any locals to join in with our sponsored walk and also come to our concert on Saturday night.

“Everyone is welcome and everyone will be made to feel a part of the special weekend.” ● Tickets available from: www.ckdcf.org

Rocking out: Francis brought big-name Robert Plant to Egremont for the annual CKDCF benefit concert in 2015 -photo by Robert Haile

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NEWS IN BRIEF START

Lowes Court on the road LOWES Court has held its first ‘popup’ exhibition. The Egremont gallery took over Santon Bridge Village Hall on a weekend in August to take the paintings, drawings and sculptures normally in the Main Street gallery to a wider audience. The event attracted over 150 visitors and £200 in funds being raised for the gallery.

Keeping an eye out YOU can take part in a whale and dolphin watch at St Bees on Sunday, October 2. The event will run from 11.30am to 2pm and is organised by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. You don’t need any expertise, but take binoculars if you have them and a packed lunch to enjoy while scanning the sea. Booking is required, call 01539 816300 or email mail@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk.

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Loweswater’s curiously shy signpost that can be found near the Kirkstile Inn. It tells you there is no road to the lake to the left, and no way through on the right. But that’s all it tells you! A shame it doesn’t tell you where you can go.

The route around Loweswater including the Corpse Road. © Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey Media 089/14

A Halloween walk along the corpse road!

By Alan Cleaver Alan is usually guiding people down the county's lonnings but this month he's encouraging Egremont2Day readers to be brave and wander down Loweswater's Corpse Road.

Sounds a bit scary!

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ORPSE roads conjure up an image of ghosts, boggles or even zombies jumping out and scaring you half to death. But don't worry, it's simply the name given to a particular type of country path - and the one at Loweswater is one of the nicest.

Corpse roads – as anyone will tell you – were used to carry coffins or corpses from a village to the mother church in the days before every village church had its own graveyard. But, being a cynical journalist, I'm not too convinced by this oft-repeated legend.

It raises too many questions and, at the end of the day, I am still to find any contemporary documentary evidence that details the corpse roads.

That said, you can easily find a dozen or so corpse roads recorded in modern folklore books or village histories and they all make for a good, bracing walk.

Loweswater is one of our local ones and one that offers grand views – and a liquid lunch or dinner at the Kirkstile Inn afterwards.

If the Loweswater corpse road starts anywhere, it is from Fang’s Brow.

Stand by the lake at Loweswater and you can clearly see the corpse road looping around the fell towards this

corner of the valley. The presence of a holy well – dedicated to St Ninian – at this location also makes sense in this context: a spot to stop for fresh water and spiritual solace, perhaps even a prayer for the deceased.

The road is wide – a feature that is typical of many of the corpse roads in the county.

Even the height of the road, halfway up the hill, might be seen as a typical feature of corpse roads. That would be one of my cynical journalist's questions: why didn't they take the easier route through the valley? But the height does at least offer glorious views of the lake and the surrounding fells.

If you don't want to start at Fang's Brow, then you can park in any of the lay-bys around the lake and walk up through the forest (it’s steep, mind) or do the corpse road in reverse so you have a more gentle ascent.

The path has a slowness and gentleness all of its own, the occasional Herdwick sheep being the only company you are likely to meet. Take a packed lunch to eat when you reach a spot where the trees don’t block the view. I think I'm right in saying that

one of the scenes of the film Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger, was shot here and it’s easy to understand why.

As the path heads west it gradually descends into the valley. If you were following the corpse road all the way to St Bees then it would take you via Lamplugh – there’s even a large stone (a coffin rest) still existing in one of the gardens.

But for a gentler walk, bear left and come through the farmyard back towards the village. The walk through the village takes you through Maggie's Lonning; it is now a tarmac road leading to the impossibly small car park. Who was Maggie? No one knows but probably a previous resident of the farm.

In the village you will find the Kirkstile Inn of blessed memory. And have you ever noticed the curious sign post beside it? – it tells you where you can’t go, but not where you can!

Time to stop here for some refreshment before returning to your car via the road on the south side of the lake. At the end of the lake you can take a footpath back to Fang’s Brow.

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Artist dreams of honour for fell runner Joss Fell-running legend Joss Naylor has been presented with a painting by Frizington artist Ray Nixon - a painting Ray had a dream about.

Ray, who is a member of Gosforth & District Art Society, dreamt one night about painting on the fells and meeting Joss.

He didn’t know much about Joss but, on waking, decided he would paint a scene of Joss on the fells.

Ray said: “I looked him up on the internet and was amazed at everything he had achieved.”

Having completed the picture he contacted Joss and asked to present it to him at Gosforth Art Society’s annual exhibition at Gosforth Village Hall on August Bank Holiday Monday.

Joss and his wife Mary duly turned up and the picture was presented to him by Society chairman Trevor Partridge.

Trevor reeled off Joss’s considerable achievements adding: “He is a very modest man - and an incredibly generous one. He received

his MBE for services to sport and to charity - he is a patron of the Brathay Trust.”

Joss himself was delighted with the painting and said: “It’s a magical painting. We will get hours of pleasure looking at that.”

And of course he immediately identified the fell he was pictured on Buckbarrow - and then reeled off then 10 or 11 fells in the background!

At the age of 80, Joss still goes fell running and revealed he had been out on the fells that morning. He said: “I still do it because I enjoy it. The countryside is so beautiful. This morning I saw a sheep under a crag with Scafell in the background and it was just beautiful.”

The exhibition included dozens of paintings by artists and friends of the Society. There were also demonstrations of painting for those who wanted to learn more about how to paint.

JOSS FACT BOX: ● At age of 50 completed the Wainwrights in seven days ● At age of 60 ran 60 Lakeland tops in 36 hours

By Robert Haile

Learning new skills: Isabelle Ostle and George Ostle enrolled in drone school -photo by Robert Haile

Gallery welcomes back an old friend

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RTIST of the month for September at Lowes Court Gallery, Egremont, is Gareth Harrison, long-standing painter and photographer based in Seascale.

Most of Gareth’s work is landscape based, much of it inspired by the Wasdale area. Taking much of his inspiration from the moods and colours of autumn and winter, he continues to add more exploratory techniques to his working methods, alongside the more traditional approach.

Gareth trained and worked for a number of years in photography and computer graphics before turning fulltime to his own artwork.

He has been involved with Lowes Court for a number of years, and also exhibits with the Art in Irton Group, based in Santon Bridge.

His range of work includes paintings using oil, acrylic and mixed media, prints from selected works, landscape and colour derivations in photography, plus a wide variety of cards.

● At age of 70 ran 70 fell tops in under 21 hours ● At age of 80 ran from Caldbeck to Wasdale ● Awarded the MBE for services to sport and charity (Brathay Trust) ● He’s still running today!

Artists honour: Joss Naylor (left) with Ray Nixon (right) with the image Ray dreamt up to honour Joss.

The drones have landed - in Egremont!

THEY took flight and landed, without mercy, as Drones came to Egremont.

Abandon Normal Devices Drone School made its way to Florence Arts Centre, on Sunday August 2, for merger of old and new technology at the mine.

The free session was well attended, with people of all ages taking the opportunity to see up close the controversial drones – and have a go flying them themselves.

There was no controversy here, as Drone School had set up a small course of hoops at different heights for the Nano drone to fly through.

Craig Carruthers, Florence Arts Centre marketing manager, said: “It was a brilliant drone school went down a treat.”

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Blengdale Dusk and (inset) Autumn Squares by Gareth Harrison

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E2D MUSIC MONTHLY Rock and Roll to raise money for Lily

Cumbrians at heart: John and Wayne wow audience members with heart-felt original compositions -photos by Robert Haile

Review by Rachael Grealish

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ROCK and roll gig raised over £1000 to help give a little girl a voice.

A fundraiser was held to raise money for a Voice for Lily, at Moor Row Working Men’s Club on Friday September 9.

The event, organised by Mama Sang and the Robot band frontman Ryan Burns, was to raise money to purchase an eyegaze for Lily Tyson who suffers from Rett Syndrome.

The gig was kicked off by the Plastic Paddys – who took to the stage when the full Mustangz band were unable to perform.

The duo were an instant hit for audience members, playing Irish

country hits such as Belle of Belfast city.

Up next was John and Wayne – showing that Francis is not the only talented Dunnery brother from Egremont.

The group’s array of original compositions, such as: Cumbrian at Heart, Millom Zoo and Nearly Killed Keith were sure crowd favourites – they were songs that told relatable stories about life, living and working in Cumbria.

John and Wayne were a hard act to follow – but South Quay were up to the challenge.

The powerful vocals of their lead singer and sheer skill of their guitarists meant for passionate and exhilarated rock and blues performance.

Before Mama Sang and the Robot took to the stage a charity raffle, auction and even a drink coin-toss game were held by co-organiser; Garry Bedford.

Along with thanking all the volunteers who helped and the companies that donated prizes, he said: “I had a disabled daughter myself, so I know how Lily’s parents must be feeling and I wanted to do anything I could to help out Ryan.”

Headliners, Mama Sang and the Robot, were their usual high-calibre of rock and roll as each song oozed passion and enthusiasm.

The band played a mix of covers and original music – playing to all audience tastes – never once faltering on difficult guitar riffs or while playing a complementing tribute to rock classics.

Overall the evening raised £1109.25 for a Voice for lily.

The money will go towards an eyegaze – a communication device which can cost up to £12,000 – for Lily Tyson.

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Rising muso’s and song-writing talents entertain intimate venue at Florence

Sue and Lisa Chapin-Wickwar at Florence Arts Centre -Photos by Robert Haile

Review by Robert Haile

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HAPIN-WICKWAR held an intimate concert in the gallery at Florence Arts Centre on Saturday August 27.

Guitar hero: Mama Sang front man, Ryan Burns, lit up the stage

The local duo of Sue and Lisa Chapin-Wickwar were supported by Crispin Halcrow from Kendal.

The night was split into three sections, with Halcrow setting the night off with a selection of his own songs and a majestic cover of a Billy Joel song.

Then Chapin-Wickwar took to the lamp lit stage playing songs old and new in their two sections, with songs from their album If featuring.

Many of the songs were about hiding sexuality such as Afraid of Love and Purple Love.

Both artists are rising talents and a must see.

In support: Crispin Halcrow

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Anthony talks poetry for the talking newspaper

Anthony’s skills were picked up in the USA where he got the opportunity to be part of the audible local ledger.

The Talking Newspaper is a lifeenhancing aid for those whose sight is impaired.

Recently Anthony Payne from St Bees, a volunteer reader with the

Whitehaven Talking Newspaper, had the opportunity to read for a similar organisation in the USA. He and his wife were holidaying during the summer with their son’s

parents-in-law in Popponesset in Cape Cod. This was a family get-together for everyone to meet their new grandson, when he was invited to read for the Audible Local Ledger in their studios in the town of Mashpee.

The Audible Local Ledger is the Massachusetts equivalent of the Talking Newspaper.

It has a purpose-equipped studio complex in the centre of Mashpee with four high-tech recording studios.

In the studios the volunteers record material in half-hour and onehour slots from a wide variety of local and national newspapers and periodicals.

Director Sherry Bergeron said: “Everything is recorded in advance and nothing goes out live.

“It is broadcast via dedicated radios to some 1800 listeners in the Eastern Cape and the islands (for example, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island).

“The material is then available over the internet, and I know that I have at least one listener in Australia.”

The programme runs for 24 hours a day.

Largely the content is drawn from such publications as the New York Times or the Boston Globe.

There are also items such as the Fiction Hour or the African American Hour, and articles from high-end publications such as the Smithsonian Magazine and the National Geographic.

From Monday to Friday up to ten hours of content is provided by local

sources, including special offers at the local supermarkets.

Anthony said: “I recorded two half-hour programmes of my humorous verse.

“It was a rather different set-up from the one in Whitehaven, as I was reading into a computer-operated recorder entirely alone in the studio.

“It is very exciting to think that I will be heard by such a wide audience.

“I was very pleased to be able to help, as I was told by Sherry that the lady who usually does poetry-reading has had to withdraw for health reasons.

“At the Talking Newspaper we receive so many messages from people saying how much they appreciate the service, and that makes it all the more worthwhile.”

This is the second time Anthony has recorded his poems for the Audible Local Ledger, and he has been invited to make a repeat visit in the future.

Cumbrian’s take on the heat for the Great North Run aching and exhausted – I was crying, but not because of those things, but because that part of me that never thought I’d do it was in shock that I’d actually gone and completed the GNR.” Rachael raised £420 for the BHF, she said: “I’m so proud of myself – and, exhausting as it was, I can’t wait to sign up for my next big run.”

The iconic half marathon drew in thousands from all over the world to compete in the elite – including Mo Farah – and to compete #HeartRunners: Our editor gave it her all against the clock. and ran from the heart for the BHF. Ian Robertson, from Photo by Robert Haile Whitehaven, took on the 13.1 miles for the fourth time this year and beat his previous

By Robert Haile records, coming in at 1 hour 56 AMONG the 57,000 runners there were minutes. superheroes, jedi, penguins and even a This year Ian ran for the man with a fridge.

Egremont charity Danica’s Dream But they weren’t the only ones – Fund. among those 57,000 runners were He said: “It felt really good to hundreds of Cumbrians who had made cross the finish line knowing that I their way to Newcastle to take on ‘the have raised some money for Danica’s world’s favourite run’ on September 11 Dream Fund.

– the 13.1 mile 36th annual Great North “I'd say all of it is the best Run (GNR). moment, from start to finish, the For some athletes it was about atmosphere and support from the beating their record time and for others, spectators is amazing. This isn’t my like our editor, it was about raising first time, I’ve ran in 2013, 2014, money for charity.

2015 and this year, but it’s my second Rachael Grealish, Egremont time for Danica’s Dream Fund.”

2Day’s editor, completed the GNR, in Next year Ian hopes to complete 2:33:04, for the British Heart it in under an 1 and a half hours.

Foundation (BHF) - in memory of her Other Cumbrian charities late mother. included: Hospice at Home West She said: “I started running in Cumbria, Calvert Trust and the November 2015 just to get fitter and national charities: Teenage Cancer healthier and because I’m very Trust, Mind, among others. conscious of keeping your heart healthy A common theme noted on the – since my Mam died of a heart day was the heat as temperatures condition in 2013. soared above 20 degrees Celsius.

“When I signed up for the GNR Next up for many runners is the part of me never actually thought I’d Great Cumbria Run on Sunday make it to that start line, so when I, October 2. eventually, crossed the finish line – legs

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Keep calm and choose the right secondary school

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Equally, a school which didn’t do well in a previous report should, have worked hard to make significant changes since the date of inspection.

Open Days/Evenings

Confused over school decisions? Well, fear not! Choosing a school for your child needn’t be a daunting process!

By Colin Cartmell-Browne PARENTS of children in Year 6 have until the Monday October 31 to chose a secondary school to send their children to.

As this is a really big decision it’s worth getting right and considering all the options available.

So, to make it feel less daunting, here are a few tips for choosing the secondary school best for your child:

Nearness Choosing a school should not be just about how near it is.

There can be good reasons for sending your child to the school nearest your home, but the nearest might not be the best choice.

Your child is unlikely to be in many of the same classes as their

primary school friends and will quickly make new friends anyway.

Schools have particular catchment areas in which to recruit from but this doesn’t mean that schools further away can’t be applied for.

Both Keswick and Cockermouth Schools have children from the Egremont and Whitehaven area and it is possible to get into these, very well thought of, schools.

The quality of the teaching, how well resourced the school is and the ability of the school to look after your child are more important than whether the school is close to home.

OFSTED The school’s OFSTED report will provide judgements on various aspects of the school, including the quality of

teaching, progression of children and behaviour management.

The reports should be published on the school’s website or can be downloaded from reports.ofsted.gov.uk.

There are a few things to consider.

Firstly, an OFSTED report reflects the politics of whichever government is in power.

Secondly, standards in education are changing all the time and while a report may have been accurate at the time of it was written it may no longer be true.

Schools get inspected approximately every four years, so if the report is three years old then the school is likely to be due another inspection soon. It is also not unheard of for a school which achieved a very good OFSTED report three years ago to be requiring improvement in the next report.

NEWS IN BREIF Jazz is heading to Lamplugh village

Most schools will soon be having open evenings.

This is your chance to view the school and get a feel for the place. But There’s going to be some jazz coming to Lamplugh Village Hall in October. remember – the school are trying to Jazz in the Village will see advertise themselves so will only want skilled musicians Ian Millar to show you the good bits.

Science Departments in particular (saxophone) and Dominic Spencer (piano) take to the stage on Saturday, seem to love showing off explosive October 1. experiments during open evenings.

The duo are based in Scotland Go with an open mind and be and have been playing together for prepared to ask lots of questions about many years. how they teach, what science subjects They play high quality, they offer, how do they monitor pupil sophisticated, melodic jazz with the progress etc. emphasis very much on improvisation.

A good, enthusiastic, teacher will Tickets are £10 in advance from be prepared to answer any of these 01946 861493 or email questions, and more. bookings@lamplughvillagehall.or Other things to note would be g.uk. It starts at 7.30pm for 8pm. whether the school looks well maintained, how well stocked the library is or does the school seem to have enough computers for the number of children in attendance?

As you look around the school, ask yourself what the school has got out of this arrangement and what LOWES Court Gallery holds its benefit to the children this has had. popular annual open exhibition from If you do miss the open day then October 4 to 29. contact the school and ask to visit – If you wish to submit work, you any Head Teacher should be willing to must return a form to the Gallery by consider this request.

Friday, September 23 and then all Once you have made your choice work must be delivered to the Gallery you just need to complete the online between September 27 and October 1 application form on the Cumbria between 10am and 1pm.

County Council website.

Entry forms are obtainable from You should have received a letter detailing how to do this. Around March the gallery or email lowescourt@btconnect.com. you should be informed of which school your child has been allocated to.

You don’t need to accept this decision. If you feel the school is not in the best interests of your child there is an appeals process.

Further information on the admission process is available online at JOIN other Cumbria Wildlife Trust www.cumbria.gov.uk volunteers at Clints Quarry, near Egremont and help them care for this wonderful natural environment.

They will be there on Friday, October 7 from 10am to 3.30pm. You will need to book by phoning 01539 816300 and you should wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear.

Take a packed lunch too.

The nature reserve is just off the A5086 on the Egremont to Moor Row road.

Lowes Court to hold open exhibit

Give nature a helping hand

The Irish Sea’s wildlife explored OUR Irish Sea will be the subject of a talk to Cumbria Wildlife Trust on Wednesday 19th October at Seascale Methodist Church Hall (7.30pm ).

A marine graduate from the Cumbria Wildlife Trust will describe the wide range of species to be found in our neighbouring sea.

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Egremont showed its dancing skills

Egremont as reserve. On the run up to the fair there was a variety of other activities, such as the darts competitions, clay pigeon shooting and the 6km multi-terrain race.

Leading up to the weekend itself the main worry for committee was the weather getting out nice – since the flash-floods and raining in previous weeks – but luck was on their side and the sun was shining, with high-temperatures on both festival days.

Friday Night Thrills and spills: Youngsters loved the excitement of the

Reigning strong: Maddison Robb won the crown from dozens of talented young girls.

By Rachael Grealish Photos by Robert Haile, Colin Cartmell-Browne and Alan Cleaver STUNT shows, live music, a greasy pole, terriers, ponies, pipe smoking and, of course, the World Gurning Championship returned for the world’s oldest fair.

Thousands flocked to Egremont on

Electrifying: Kitty stole the show with an electrifying performance before technical difficulties arose.

the weekend of Friday, September 16 and Saturday 17 to be part of the 249th Egremont Crab Fair.

Celebrations for the fair kicked off with the crowing of the Crab Fair Queen, on Friday September 9.

Dozens of young girls danced and tried their hardest to compete for the role, but Egremont 12-year-old, Madison Robb, nabbed the crown – with Leah Milton, age 12, from

CRAB Fair truly kicked off on the fairground ride Friday evening with the annual wheelbarrow race.

This year’s race had fewer competitions than last, with two adult teams, but four youth teams.

Each team had to race down Egremont main street, starting at Egremont Rugby League Club.

Each team had to stop for a drink at each pub on the way – beer for the adults and orange juice for the children.

Mathew Bewsher and Wayne Rayson retained their title as threetime winners of the race.

Matthew said: “I wasn’t sure we were going to do it for a minute, but Running for the win: Jake Burgess and Jack Wright soared we made it.” down Egremont Main street for the wheelbarrow race.

Following the race, local talent took to the stage to kick off the entertainment before the pipe-smoking competition took-place in front of the main stage.

Of the five competitors that took on the pipe-smoking challenge, one was disqualified for spitting out his tobacco.

But none were a match competition veteran Alan Johnston who won his 29th title.

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A community comes together

Keep calm and gurn on: 2016 World Gurning Champion, Adrian, finally takes the gold “I’m really proud of winning for my third time – entering and being part of it is just really fun and great to come down and take part. Clair won the title in 2013, 2015 and this year – only missing out taking part in 2014 as she has just given birth.

Kitty Brucknell made up for her performance getting cut short on Friday by performing an array of covers and originals to a crowded Market Hall along with judging the events of the evening.

She said: “It’s been lovely, the crowds and the audiences were great, it’s been so much fun just being here and being a part of a really traditional and old fair.”

History gained a new face for the ages as there was a new winner of the World Gurning Championships.

After taking part for over a decade and only ever making it to second place, Adrian from Coventry became the World Gurning Championship winner. Adrian drives up from Coventry each year to take part, but had never won – until now.

He said: “I just never thought it would happen, I never thought I would get here and win. “And to beat such legends I’m just absolutely made up, it’s brilliant – so chuffed.”

Tommy Mattinson – who’s won the gurning 16 times – was in to win after being beaten by Gordon Blacklock in 2015 – but Tommy was placed 2nd and Gordon didn’t place in this year’s competition.

Elegant equestrians: prizewinners riding the boundary

Gareth Cresswell raising funds for Blood Bikes

Ged Eccles placed 3rd again this year, the same as 2015.

Gurning is when contestants put their head through a braffin (horse collar) and ‘snarl like a dog, look savage, distort the countenance’.

Those with no teeth have a natural advantage in the contest, because they can move their jaws further up.

Some toothless gurners have even been able to cover their entire nose.

Contestants had came from all over the UK, including London and Scotland, to take part in the tradition.

Oscar Byrne had travelled all the way from London to compete.

He said: “Coming to the gurning is quite a family thing for a long time and it’s always been an ambition and I’ve always wanted to come and compete. It’s thanks to my girlfriend she made it happen and I’ve had a brilliant time.”

Ginge Fullen, who came from Scotland, took part in the gurning as part of a bid at a world record.

The Gurning World Championships was his 23rd time taking part in a world championship competition – his intention is to take part in all the ‘silly’ or traditional world championships in the UK.

Ginge currently holds a world record for climbing the highest mountains in 170 countries.

He said: “I heard of this and I really wanted to take part, all the competitions I take part in are silly, traditional or fun and this one has just been great.”

At the end of the evening Kevin Brown paid tribute to Arthur, a committee member who died this year and commended the hard work of all of the committee members – with a special note to Stuart Flemming aka Stella the Fella for making Dancing in the Street happen on Friday evening.

The Egremont Crab Fair has been going since 1267 and gurning itself has been a fixture of the event for centuries.

Callum Scott, Crab Fair committee secretary, said: “It’s been a really fun and a really great Crab Fair.

It’s seemed to have drawn in more crowds and that’s great.

“We’re just looking forward now to the 750th, which we want to be huge. We’re just hoping for more committee members to help us really celebrate the Crab Fair next year.”

Next year the fair will celebrate its 750th anniversary.

A new member? Paw Patrol joins in with Mokyfit

Barra-boys: Matthew Bewsher and Wayne Rayson won the wheelbarrow race for the 3rd time

Heading to new heights: James Cuthbert climbs the pole. Picture by Simon Walker

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Politics

Copeland MP Jamie Reed Here we go again.

The notion that our community should be prepared to allow consultant-led maternity services to leave the West Cumberland Hospital has never been more unacceptable. Yet it now appears as if the forthcoming consultation on the Success Regime proposals will not consult on retaining the consultant-led option.

We’ve been here before. The last time the Trust sought to remove consultant-led maternity services, a phenomenal community campaign, aided in part by health ministers who were prepared to listen to the case our

community made, ensured that common sense prevailed. The big difference between then and now? We had a Labour government than would listen to us. Now, we’re burdened with a Conservative government that refuses to listen to us.

There will now be an elaborate dance. Proposals will be made and consulted upon by the Success Regime. Those proposals will be put to the public.

The public will likely reject some or all of those proposals.

Cumbria County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee will ‘call in’ the consultation and it will be referred –

Copeland Mayor Mike Starkie We have at Copeland Council a Social Investment Programme which forms part of our Corporate Strategy.

Members and Officers are working to ensure that this programme is delivered effectively, with good outcomes, as we move forward.

Part of the programme tackles social isolation, which is prevalent throughout the UK, and in Copeland we have a good proportion of people who need help and encouragement in engaging with the rest of society.

It was interesting that, after the John Lewis Christmas advertisement last year, which showed the man on the moon living alone communicating with the little girl on planet earth, there followed a significant increase in awareness of the issue of social isolation.

Our Social programme looks to deal with this problem, particularly amongst our elderly residents, so that social well-being and quality of lives are improved.

I am sure all of us do not want a situation where people are staring at four walls and have little or no engagement with the outside world.

As your Council we will play our part in trying to tackle these and other social issues head on and I will give further details of progress at a later date.

In respect of progress reports, I am delighted to see planning permission has been approved for 5 Market Place, Egremont, which is the former Tom Kelly Shop.

Approval has been granted for a mixture of commercial and residential development, which is good news for the Main Street.

We will of course be pursuing the other dilapidated buildings in Egremont and throughout the borough, as part of Copeland town centres’ regeneration, with our ultimate aim of making sure we have town centres that are a great place to visit, stay, shop and invest. himself on the wrong end of a duel through no fault of his own.

Dial M for Murder is a classic murder mystery which was well put together and the murder itself ‘executed’ perfectly (pardon the pun).

A great one to use as an introduction to theatre for first-timeteenagers perhaps. It is Thomas Richardson in all three performances who scores overall ‘man of the season’.

In the more intimate Studio, the performances are more thoughtprovoking and challenging.

The Vertical Hour touches on the ethics of political and military involvement in Iraq but really looks at the inner ethics of private lives.

Elektra is a classic Greek play, covering the well-trodden plot of family revenge over the unjust murder of a father.

Theatre by the Lake Round-up by Ken Powell Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) have premiered all their six plays for the summer season now and all are in full flow.

In the Main House, the team put on two comedies and one murder mystery. Both comedies are great, with Watch It, Sailor! being a romp through a 1950s’ wedding day from hell, and The Rivals an equally hellish time for some, but set in Bath in the late 18th Century. Peter Rylands is the actor to watch in the former, as the downtrodden father who just wants a peaceful life with his ferrets.

Alex Phelps plays poor Bob Acres in the latter, with whom the audience falls in love as the hapless lad finds

eventually – to Jeremy Hunt, as the Secretary of State for Health, to make the final decision with regard to the proposals - the same man who refuses to meet local campaigners or visit the area to see the impact of his cuts for himself. To date, he has turned down repeated invitations.

Consultant-led maternity services at the West Cumberland Hospital are non negotiable. I've made this case for years. It's what our community, our families, our expectant mothers, their partners and their families want and need.

The NHS is in dire straits all over the country. This week the worst waiting times ever have been revealed.

Amazing people are working in incredibly difficult circumstances to try and avoid crisis, but the government isn't listening and it isn't acting. I've The recent flooding further south in the borough at Bootle and the Duddon highlighted once again the poor condition of our road infrastructure.

When you consider the A595 is our major arterial route throughout Copeland, it is shameful that closure in some cases means a one hundred mile detour to get from one end of the borough to the other.

I have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, and invited him to visit Copeland and see for himself the poor road and rail infrastructure that we have.

I want the Secretary of State to acknowledge that a lot of work needs to be done to ensure the A595 is fit for purpose.

I have initiated a petition and I would urge you to sign this by visiting petition.parliament.uk/petitions/1655 I attend many meetings regarding future investment into Copeland particularly as the Moorside nuclear project gathers momentum but, as I am sure readers will agree, we must have in place the right transportation infrastructure.

Finally, Iron looks at a daughter and mother re-finding each other many years after the mother murdered her husband.

It is hard to pick out the best of these superb productions - but, I would go for Iron- partly because of the challenging nature of the subject matter, but mainly because Helen Macfarlane as daughter and Elizabeth Marsh as mother give incredibly powerful performances.

But ‘woman of the season’ would go to Joanna Simpkins for her performances in the other two plays.

She is a striking personality, even before she opens her mouth, but when she does – oh my goodness! Simpkins is simply electrifying.

All plays are on n until November, tickets available from the box office on 017687 74411.

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told Ministers from the beginning that consultant-led services are nonnegotiable and it is at their door that this decision will land. Everyone recognises the difficulties facing the NHS; they were foreseen.

Our community cannot be expected to pay the price for the government's failure to plan and recruit - that is simply unjust. We know what we need and we know why we need it.

Common sense and justice must prevail, we need to retain consultantled maternity services.

Consultant-led services must be amongst the consultation options; it’s impossible to expect the community to have any faith in an already faltering process if they are not.

Finally, David Cameron has quit politics for good. As Prime Minister, he promised no more ‘top down’ NHS

reorganisations and to protect smaller hospitals. Both were lies. In June 2010, during our darkest hour as a community, I was with David Cameron at the West Cumberland Hospital when he told gun shot victims in their beds that services would be retained at the West Cumberland Hospital.

People of all political persuasions, and none, will probably be unsurprised by much of the duplicity and doublespeak that often passes for modern politics in our country.

For me, I will never forget what David Cameron said or the contrast between his words and his actions. You will draw your own conclusions.

Come what may, we will stand together as a community and fight, fight and fight again for the hospital services that we need, want and deserve.

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Autumnwatch reserve to be explored further LEARN about the Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Reserve at a talk on Tuesday 22nd November at St. Mary's Church Rooms, Gosforth CA20 (7.30pm).

George Sharp, a long time volunteer at Caerlaverock WWT (which hosted BBC's Autumnwatch last year) will describe the extraordinary wildlife to be seen there including the flocks of barnacle geese and swans and the work of the site and volunteers. There is no formal fee but it is suggested that a donation of £2 is made.

Time for a snooze: But watch out for those fleas that decide your cat or dog is also a walk-by snack bar Picture: Ian Livesey

It’s not just cats who are cuddling up for winter

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S the summer disappears and the autumn fast approaches we all tend to like to sit by the fire and while away the evenings. Sadly, this isn’t just true of ourselves but also those annoying little creatures: fleas.

So many people come into the surgery with their itching pets and are surprised when I tell them that they have fleas. They are also surprised when I tell them that the fleas spend most of their time in the house, in the shadows, NOT on the animal, and only hop on when they are hungry. These parasites don’t even mind if a passing human leg provides the food, which is why many people get bitten on their ankles when sitting on the sofa.

Cats in particular are very susceptible to the flea saliva and can very quickly break out in scabs and sores. Recently one poor cat came in that had virtually licked itself raw over most of her belly. Once the flea had bitten, the cat had started licking and, because cats’ tongues are like sandpaper (have you ever had a lick from a cat?), once they start overgrooming they can very quickly remove a lot of their fur.

After a couple of injections, she (and her owners) was a lot happier and soon the fur began to re-grow. If only it was that simple for humans! Autumnal flea infestations are becoming such a common problem that we have had to stock new flea treatments - Broadline for cats (which also worms them so I don’t get my fingers chewed trying to

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put a tablet down the throat of an uncooperative moggy) and Nexgard for dogs (which avoids the problem of the dog swimming or going out in heavy rain - on the rare occasions we get it in West Cumbria! - and the spoton product being washed off).

We also have a fact-sheet that gives helpful tips on treating the house, which is available free from the surgery. In fact because we, as vets, are so concerned about the year-round problem of fleas, most surgeries have Practice Plans which allow owners to spread the cost of the annual vaccination, wormers and flea treatments into smaller monthly direct debits. Most of these Plans now include the newer wormers and flea treatments, so it’s worth considering and asking about when you next pop in. * Talking about popping in, I want to thank everyone for their patience during the summer, when we had to shut the practice for refurbishment. We did consider working around the builders but there really was too much dust. Now we have settled in, feel free to drop in and have a look or pop along on Friday 7th October between 7pm and 9pm, when we are having an Open Evening. That’s if you’re not too comfortable sitting beside a roaring fire, either on your own or with a few uninvited fleas for company.

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Online bid to reinstate former railway An online petition has been launched to reopen the railway from Whitehaven to Moor Row, Cleator Moor and Rowrah.

The railway was ripped up in 1965 and the old track way is now used as a cycle path and is maintained by the green charity, Sustrans. It is popular with cyclists and ramblers, offering a quiet route through the region, without the distraction of traffic and noise. The former rail lines linked up towns like Egremont, Cleator Moor and Whitehaven.

But enthusiast Henry Allum of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, wants to get the railway reinstated.

He said: “Reopening the railway to Rowrah, with intermediate stations at Moor Row and Cleator Moor, would help these towns and villages to have a reliable public transport link to Whitehaven and the rest of Cumbria.

“A DMU could shuttle from Whitehaven, calling at Corkickle on the Cumbrian Coast Line before branching off at a reinstated Mirehouse Junction to Rowrah.

“The town of Cleator Moor has a population of nearly 7,000; with a reopened railway a significant amount of traffic could be taken off the local roads.”

To sign the petition go to www.change.org.

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Crossword

- Jane Mitchell

Our Crossword compiler has prepared a trick or treat for a difference for you: A Halloween Crossword but with a £10 prize for the first correct entry out of the hat! Send your entries to Egremont2Day c/o Lowes Court Gallery, 12 Main Street, Egremont CA22 2DW ACROSS 1. Besom buddy for high fliers this Halloween (10) 6. Northern century removed from witches' group at end of month (4) 9. Hitchcock's enthralling work (10) 10. Lichen betwixt Joel and Obadiah?! (4) 12. Rise in octave having no stomach for it (12) 15. Faustus’ mischief (9) 17. Necessary in bread making (5) 18. Undo in pun (5) 19. Marred lad offers more stability for high climbers (6,3) 20. Alter nil very quickly, it doesn't matter (12) 24. Unlike 10, found in New, making play (4) 25. Ancient Chianti quartered without right queen (10) 26. He goes against current trends (4) 27. Eric's subtle intimidation (4,6)

DOWN 1. Something fishy in the string section (4) 2. No closure for coffin lid this Halloween (4) 3. Maliciously I leave men forcibly (12) 4. Oui; three meet again (5) 5. Opposed to descent (9) 7. Sucker for 6 across?! (7,3) 8. Eerily insidious for Rigsby (6,4) 11. A glad chuckle from Halloween hag (7,5) 13. Determined to settle (10) 14. Evade Pat or vanish into thin air (10) 16. Even lined for shake up (9) 21. Amid inferno I see hubbub (5) 22. First dip in the cauldron recipe (1,3) 23. Tide turns for final cut (4)

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Don’t forget: Check you have permission to use any artwork you supply with your adverts (No, you can’t just ‘nick’ something off the web!). We can advise on copyright-free images if you don’t have anything yourself. Illegally using copyright material is ethically wrong and can be very costly.

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An evening extravaganza in Egremont

Do the time warp: Simpie Simpson really got into the role -photo by Robert Haile

Review by Robert Haile Egremont Market Hall hosted Whitehaven Theatre Group and friends’ latest Showcase Extravaganza on Saturday September 10.

As the lights went down, Rachel Denwood opened the night with The Rocky Horror Show performing Science Fiction/Double Feature through the audience, setting a high standard for the rest to follow.

The night’s host, Shaun Donald, performed admirably in his duty, not only announcing the acts but also

promoting the Christmas pantomime, Cinderella, and next musical, Our House.

It is hard to pick a favourite performance from the night, as Copeland’s theatrical arts are well and truly alive and kicking, though in need of increased participation, especially in the seniors.

Stage Stars’ performance of their award winning Jersey Boys medley and later on Mary Poppins medley proved to be a hit with the audience.

Think of me, from Phantom of the Opera, performed by Jasmin Smith, wowed the crowd into silence as each note was eagerly anticipated.

The first act belonged to the youth the second was the senior performers act, as it opened with 42nd Street Tap. Kayleigh Cullen and Beth McGarry’s duet of Who Wants to Live Forever, from the Queen musical We Will Rock You, took everyone’s breath away with the soaring notes and powerful voices.

As the night headed to a close, after a brief visit to the Little Shop of Horrors, Whitehaven Theatre Group’s 2016 musical, Chris Simpson took to the stage as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, to close the night with two songs from The Rocky Horror Show, the melancholy I’m Going Home and then the lively Time Warp.

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All it would need is for me to trip over a step and go sprawling or stumble over my words and accidentally say something rude and that would be saved for the whole world to see.

I can cope with making a fool of myself but my talk was much about how wonderful Bangladesh people are and the last thing I wanted was to let them down.

Well I’m glad to say it went really well and nothing untoward happened during my presentation.

A fair amount of the ease I felt on the day was definitely due to the amazing, professional and simply just lovely team at TEDx, Whitehaven, who looked after all seven of the speakers.

I don’t think I’ve worked with such a gentle, understanding and accommodating crew before in the past.

I hope they get to put it on next year, as they did last year, but if they do, any speakers the team invite to speak will be very lucky indeed. They made it all feel easy. Believe me, it wasn’t.

Life after Ted OPINION BY KEN POWELL

UNLESS you follow my blogs, tweets and perhaps know me well enough to see my Facebook posts too, you probably can’t imagine how terrifying the last few weeks have been for me as I prepared for giving my talk at TEDx Whitehaven on Wednesday September 7.

What was odd about this was that I’m very used to public speaking. So why the nerves with TEDx? Firstly, there was the timing issue.

TEDx talks are meant to be around the 15-minute mark, though the back catalogue of talks ranges from as short as 5 minutes to as long as 25, I believe.

I know my propensity for verbosity (or, if you like, I talk a lot!), so I did my best to keep it down to 16 minutes. It was, quite honestly, impossible. Even after stripping it down to the bare minimum I was finding myself hitting 20 minutes.

Eventually I managed 16 ½ minutes on one run-through, but I never saw that time again I’m sorry to say.

Secondly, there was the tradition of TEDx talks speaking more or less without notes and all from memory (or fancy auto cues). No way I could manage that.

I have a memory like a sieve. I had to work from notes, even if just in case I got lost.

And lastly, there was the fact that TEDx talks are recorded and go onto the internet and generally speaking are watched many thousands of times – Ken talking with inspiration and tens or hundreds of thousands if they ease to an eager audience prove ‘virally popular’.

-Photo by Robert Haile

Wine with Gerard…

NOT all girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice, some girls are made of sarcasm, wine and everything is fine.

If there’s one country that has completely transformed its image in relation to alcohol in recent decades it is, without doubt, Australia.

They have moved a long long way from the 70s’ image of lager swilling Kangaroo shooting hard men, where the guys all drink from the bottle and the Sheilas get a sweet sherry.

At that time, Australia was largely unknown outside their own continent as wine producers, except for their port -style wines, which had a cracking reputation for their smooth soft finish and depth of fruit.

Ironically, now the country is renowned for fine wines, men who hug kangaroos and Crocodile steak but their fabulous ports are now almost forgotten.

One of the reasons was the legal victory by the producers in the Douro to stop the nasty foreigners (not just the Aussies) from calling their products Port.

In fact, this helped to put whole swathes of the wine world into disarray and saw sales decline; I mean, who wants to search the shelf for a sweet fortified wine or a rich sticky after – dinner drink?

It’s a shame for the industry in Australia, but for a while it was also a bonus for buyers, as prices were low to attract sales. That end of the business is righting itself now, but they are still far from the first country you think of when buying Port.

I’ve been promoting them for years now, with a different favourite each season. Last year’s was the ultra swanky Tawny from d’Arenburg in the Mclaren Vale region, but in its very slender tall bottle it was more of a novelty to most folk.

This year I’ve gone back to a vineyard I’ve fallen in love with over the years and, as you know, true love never dies. It’s the Bethany estate and their fortified wine is almost beyond words in description. The one I’m pushing this year is the Old Quarry Tawny, made from Shiraz and Grenache and, thankfully, bottled in a more traditional dumpy style bottle.

While on the subject of bottles, a common question I get asked is why do some bottles have a dimple in the bottom, and the answer is to break up the wave when pouring and hence leave as much sediment as possible in the base.

Many producers use them, even though their wines really don’t throw sediment because customers associate them with fine wine. But don’t be fooled.

It always makes me chuckle, watching shoppers diligently fingering their bottles before deciding whether to buy!

Anyway, enough for now. But do try an Aussie Fortified wine this season, as they will surprise you, especially with a lump of smelly soft cheese and a nice log fire. Pip Pip for now.

By Gerard Richardson MBE

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Don’t panic!There’s fewer than 100 days to go!

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ACH year, September 16 marks the start of a very special countdown.

The summer months fade into a distant memory and as the air gets colder and the evenings get darker, the reality is it’s only 100 days until Christmas.

The cash conscious adult masks the excited child in us, and the “to buy” list seems to grow as the days tick by…

But don’t panic, we’ve got you covered. Christmas may drain your energy but it doesn’t have to drain your bank account.

We have put together some top tips to make January a little more manageable, whilst still achieving the magic of Christmas.

Julian Berkeley of Christians Against Poverty kindly reminds us that Christmas is not far away. But he has some good news for those on a budget…

1. D.I.Y – Everyone knows the Christmas bill would be much smaller if everything were handmade.

However, in reality – we aren’t all Christmas elves and our everyday jobs aren’t put on hold just for the festive period.

We suggest batch making presents, and then personalising them slightly for friends and relatives.

Some popular ideas are festive chutneys and biscuits - this way the gift will be truly appreciated and a quarter of the price!

2. Christmas cupboard – Allocate a storage space in your home and collect festive treats and goodies.

Smile! And join in the Macmillan Coffee Morning Picture: John Connor

Something to make you smile T HE Macmillan Cancer Support charity hosts each year the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and you can join in this year, raising money for a good cause and also seeing inside one of our newest art venues.

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning takes place on Friday 30th September and one of the organisations supporting this year’s campaign locally is the Rotary Club of Whitehaven, which is teaming up with Florence Arts Centre in Egremont to stage the event.

“We are delighted to be working in partnership with Florence”, said PastPresident Anthony Payne, who is current chair of the Club’s Community and Vocational Committee.

“It is an ideal place to drop in with friends for a coffee and a piece of home-made cake, and you could take some home from the cake stall. There is plenty of parking, and the wildlife garden, which we have also supported, will certainly be worth a visit.”

Florence is also a C-Art Hub between 10th and 25th September, and so this will be an excellent chance to see the exhibition of work, which runs until 27th October, produced by the nine artists taking part at this particular

THE first ever Coffee Morning happened way back in 1990. It was a rather small affair with a simple idea: guests would gather over coffee and donate the cost of their cuppa to Macmillan in the process. It was so effective, Macmillan did it again the next year – only this time nationally.

Since then, Coffee Morning has raised over £138 million for Macmillan. One in three of us will face cancer, and the money you raise will help make sure no one has to face it alone.

venue. More information is available at www.florencemine.com Not only will there be food and drink, but there will also be a “Bring and Buy a Book” stall, featuring books at 50p - so search through your bookshelf and see if there are any of your books that are in need of a new home! There will also be a plant stall, so come and restock your garden!

Rotarians have a long history of helping those in need, and they hope to raise a substantial sum for this good cause.

Grabbing one or two items from each weekly shop leading up to December will dramatically reduce the size of your lastminute Christmas Eve shopping list.

3. Don’t rely on the December income – Work out in advance what you can afford to put aside in September, October and November, then add this to your December fund and your Christmas budget will stretch much further.

Don’t forget you’ll still have bills to pay in January.

4. Book in advance – If you’re planning on travelling for Christmas, whether it’s coming home from University or a getaway to visit relatives, booking ahead is the key to the getting the best price.

Train tickets, flights and accommodation will rocket in costs around the festive period, so do your research now and steal the deals. Check out Martin Lewis’s moneysavingexpert.com site for cheap rail tickets and split ticketing to save you £££s and also cheap flights/packages.

5. Don’t buy things that don’t get eaten – Resist the temptation as you stroll the supermarket aisles to pick up everything that is mildly related to Christmas.

Things like Christmas cake may be traditional but they aren’t everyone’s favourite. If they’re likely to end up in the bin, don’t waste your money!

6. Don’t procrastinate! – It’s tempting to ignore the fact that Christmas exists until it’s staring you in the face; get ahead of the game now and start your prep early.

Team up with family members and plan in advance; you could group your funds together to buy a big present for a member of the family that you wouldn’t be able to buy alone.

For more information about CAP’ s services, or to find a CAP Money Course or CAP Debt Centre near you, check out capuk.org or free phone 0800 328 0006. Living with unmanageable debt can be debilitating; you don’t have to do it alone.

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f the backup solutions discussed last month an external USB Hard drive is the most efficient for backing large amounts of data. These are easily obtainable from any computer shop, although the choice of which one to buy can seem a little scary. Although there is not much to chose between each brand it is worth buying the largest (in terms of memory not physical size) that you can afford, which can hold at least 1TB of data. This will allow you to backup the entire hard drive of your computer several times.

Connecting the USB drive to your computer is simple enough. Just plug in the all the cables (power and USB) and you’re ready to go. To backup your files you can either manually copy across a selection of files from your old hard drive to the new or use the Windows Backup facility. Of the two it is the backup facility which is the most efficient. To do this: 1) Click on the Windows icon [Right] and click ‘Control Panel’.

2) Click ‘System and Security’.

Click Backup your computer [Figure 2].

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Computing for Beginners: Backup up your files using a USB Hard Drive

5) You now have two choices [Figure 5] either let Windows choose which files to backup or make the choice yourself. Click one of the options and click next.

Figure 3: Click on ‘Set up backup’

3) Click Set up Backup [Figure 3] If your external hard drive is plugged in and working properly the windows backup procedure will now start.

4) Click the manufacturer’s name of your hard drive (mine is a Hitachi so that name appears in my list) [Figure 4]. Click next.

Colin Cartmell-Browne talks us through how to backup your important files using a USB Hard Drive

Figure 6: Tick the folders you want to archive as in Figure 7 below

Figure 5: Do you want Windows to choose which files to backup or Do It Yourself?

Figure 2: From the Control panel, click System and Security Figure 4: Click on your chosen hard disc drive and then click ‘Next’

6) If you choose to select the files yourself you will now see this screen [Figure 6]. Clicking the small arrow next to ‘C’ will show you all the folders of your hard drive. Those with other arrows means you can open up other folders. Put a tick next to those folders you want to backup. In Figure 7 I have ticked Files and Photos. This means when the backup is run all the files/photos in those locations will be backed up but no other data. Click next.

7) The summary screen [Figure 8] shows what you are about to backup. If you are happy with this, click ‘Save Settings and run backup’, the backup will now start.

Also on the summary screen is the ability to set a regular backup day/time. Personally though I never bother with this as the backup slows down the computer and I’m either working and don’t want to be interrupted or the computer is not switched on at the required time.

Anyway, I prefer to set aside my own time to make the backup when it is convenient for me.

The backup will take a long time.

You could leave it running over night and come back the next day but if, like me, you worry about something going wrong you are probably better off starting the process earlier in the day and ‘baby sitting’ the computer as it works.

Next month: Backing up your files by copying them to a CD/DVD.

IF you have any computerrelated queries you would like Colin to answer through his column, email egremont2day@gmail.com

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Spot The Landmark Competition

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ONGRATULATIONS to all those who recognised last month’s mystery location, which was the Millennium Jetty at Seascale (pictured right). First out of the hat was Mary Garner, of Wyndham Place, Egremont, and £10 is in the post.

at. Send your entry to Egremont 2Day, c/o Lowes Court Gallery, 12 Main Street, Egremont, CA22 2DW. Closing date is Wednesday, October 12th. First correct entry out of the hat wins £10.

This month’s picture (below) is another challenge for you to have a go

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HE rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box. Have a go and send your completed coupon to Egremont 2Day, c/o Lowes Court Gallery, 12 Main Street, Egremont, CA22 2DW. Closing date is Wednesday, October 12th. First entry out of the hat wins £10.

LAST MONTH’S WINNER: Congratulations to Jackie Brough of Branthwaite who won last month’s Sudoku competition.

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What price peace of mind?

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E undertake Inheritance Planning, largely to create a degree of ‘Peace of Mind’ for ourselves and for our families, that the bulk of our assets will reach our intended beneficiaries ‘come what may’.

There are lots of differing levels of Inheritance Planning and what is appropriate depends on your age, state of health, financial circumstances and on simply what degree of financial security you wish to create. To do anything you have to be fully ‘compos mentis’.

Inheritance Planning uses the law of the land to enable people to safeguard

ADVERTISING FEATURE their assets. Be sure that anything we do has long since been done by our Lords and Masters….what has changed over the years is that the cost of undertaking extensive protective planning has dropped significantly so ‘ordinary people’ can now benefit from the sort of planning that in the past was only open to the very well off.

Planning a long time ahead pays dividends, be it actions to mitigate Inheritance Tax or the placement of assets, such as a property into Trust, whilst you are still fit and well. In fact the bulk of asset protection needs to happen well ahead of any decline in

fitness. Furthermore, Wills only control what assets a deceased person actually has at the time of their death… What they may have had five years earlier but has subsequently been swallowed up is then irrelevant.

Where options are apparent, I will always provide written guidance as to what the choices are and, specifically, what they cost to implement. Typically, instruction to signing is about three weeks and all work is fully insured with free lifetime storage of documents. I am now in my twelfth year of specializing in this type of work.

Richard Johnson 01900 828641 or 07745 225 491 richard@wills-in-cumbria.co.uk www.wills-in-cumbria.co.uk

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Egremont shows #thisgirlcan in Cricket

An evening with Joe Calzaghe MBE continued…

#ThisGirlCan: Egremont Cricket Club showed that girls can play just as well as the men -photo by Robert Haile EGREMONT Cricket Club hosted a girls’s only cricket camp with Lindal Moor’s Australian Georgia Hendy, Lancashire Thunder’s Laura Marshall and Cumbria’s Kirby Linton on Monday August 22 as part of the drive to increase participation in the sport.

The small group were put through their paces with batting, bowling and fielding drills before a quick game of off-side cricket.

The girls played a game of diamond cricket before facing the ‘Lobster’.

The Lobster is a machine that sends balls out at a set height and speed, each girl faced up to three balls ran round a set area before having to send the bat down the line and when a batter was out the bat was removed.

After the girls, it was the women’s turn on as ladies descended on Egremont for the first Prosecco Cricket match.

The 15 women were split into two teams, given t-shirts and the cricket began with the fielding team rotating so everyone got a chance to bowl and the batters coming out in pairs to face four overs before the next pair came out.

After the first match the Prosecco was brought out for over-18s and the barbecue was opened.

Before a shorter two overs each game was started in which the coaches couldn’t resist joining in.

It was a success, inspiring great ideas.

Speaking of his dad he said: “He always believed in me and encouraged me to follow my dreams.”

He explained his dad was a true hero of his.

He talked about his youth being robbed of competing in the Olympics and about some of the most prominent fights in his life; such as fighting Chris Eubank and his mind-games.

Eventually he spoke of the Hello there: Big Lou’s blue language didn’t offend but moment he decided to retire. smoothly went with his comedy - photos by Robert Haile He said: “And 27 years, I just knew it was the right time to stop.”

The audience was truly on the edge of The Welsh Stallion was cheered their seats when Joe Calzaghe came and adored by the boisterous out ‘eye of the tiger’. audience - especially when he stood Interviewed by John Lebbon, Calzaghe talked about how he got into for autographs and photos for his fans. boxing and his first dream of being a John Lebbon said: “It was great footballer. to get to interview him, he’s a top He explained he wasn’t a very bloke really friendly. good a footballer, but his dad started “I thought it went well everyone training him as a boxer. seemed to enjoy it.”

Number one: Calzaghe spoke of his youth, his dad and his favourite fights

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Callum’s Gardening Corner…

WELL here we are in October and we have the delights of Autumn. These include ripening berries, beautiful coloured leaves falling and all different kinds of fungi.

This is the month when I like to prepare the garden for winter.

Perennial plants which have finished flowering can be pruned down to ground level and cleaned up.

Any perennial plants which have become too big can be lifted and divided and then replanted which will do the plant much good. Dividing perennials is also a good way for creating new plants which can be used in other parts of the garden.

Any summer flowering shrubs which have finished flowering can be pruned back and tidied up.

Remember when pruning to use sharp secateurs or loppers to prune out any dead, damaged and diseased wood, and prune back to a good set of buds.

It’s good idea to keep on top of fallen leaves by raking and sweeping them up, a net put over a garden pond will stop any leaves falling in and causing problems.

Lawn mowers do a good job of vacuuming leaves up when they are set up for a slightly higher cut and also give a neat trim to the grass doing two jobs at once.

Summer bedding can be cleared away now including tubs, containers and baskets. Any plants which have corms or tubers can be saved and put in a shed or greenhouse to dry out before being stored away for the winter.

Winter bedding can be planted now including tubs and containers; use fresh compost. Planted now, the plants will have time to settle in and anchor themselves before we move into winter.

In the vegetable garden continue to harvest vegetables as they mature and any vacant ground can be dug over rough for winter rains and frosts to work their magic.

October is also a good month to buy all types of spring flowering bulbs which can be planted between now and November.

It’s also a good time of year to treat all fences, sheds and garden buildings including outdoor furniture with a good quality wood preservative and inspect fence posts which may need replacing.

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ROBERT HAILE gives us the latest sports round-up with Rugby League, Rugby Union and cricket.

Rugby Union THE 2016/2017 Rugby Union season got under way with a Cumbria Cup match away at Carlisle Crusaders and a 17 28 win after an injury stricken opening minutes.

Egremont’s league campaign got off to a difficult start with a trip to promotion tipped Whitehaven.

Last season’s Cumbria 1 runners up looked to put the 48 - 5 defeat behind them as they faced Windermere on Saturday September 17.

After a difficult start with a player send to the sin bin in the opening minutes they did just that.

Running in 8 tries to win 50 - 5.

Up next is an away trip to Carlisle on Saturday 24 then Cockermouth visit Egremont Offload: Egremont attacking the Windermere line in the first home game of the on Saturday October 8. season -photo by Robert Haile

That’s a try: Matthew Bewsher scores a try after a good Egremont Rangers build-up Photo by Robert Haile

Rugby League EGREMONT Ranger’s bid for survival was handed a boost as they beat York Acorn 19 - 6 at home to move level on points with Lock Lane and then above them when Lock Lane were hand a 2 point deduction for fielding an ineligible player, though Lock Lane are appealing the decision.

The other Cumbrian teams in action on Saturday September 3 saw Kells beaten by Siddal 46 - 6 and Wath Brow Hornets were beaten - 32 in a close home match with Wigan St. Patrick.

Saturday September 10 round of matches left only two games left, Kells hosted Leigh Miners Rangers and won a close 30 - 28 match.

Rangers travelled to top of the table Siddal and lost 36 - 12 while Wath Brow suffered back to back defeats with a 36 - 6 loss at Rochdale Mayfield.

As the Crab Fair distracted many, Rangers didn't take their eye of the task at hand with a 28 - 14 home win over Pilkington Recs.

It was Kells who in beating Lock Lane 12 - 15, condemned the hosts to

Division One and ensured two more local derbies next season.

Wath Brow boosted their confidence with a 26 -24 win over West Hull heading into the play-off matches.

In a season that saw a run to the national village cup quarter finals, Cleator managed to claim third -photos by Robert Haile

Cricket The hosts finished their final match off by bowling Dalton out for THE 2016 season finished with very 129 in 32 overs. few matches being played in the final The Premier Division was won by weeks.

Workington 1st's with Cleator finishing Egremont 1sts won the Marsden Cup on Sunday August 28 after setting third.

The First Division was won by Cockermouth 2nds a target of 226 and Carlisle 1st's with Seascale finishing then bowling them out for 187. fifth.

Saturday August 20 saw all The Second Division was won by matches abandoned.

Play resumed on Saturday August Vickerstown 1st's with Egremont 1st's finishing second and Cleator 2nd's 27 with Cleator 1st hosting Wigton, third.

Seascale travelled to Carlisle, The Third Division was won by Egremont 1st were at Hawcoat Park Windscale 1st's with Egremont 2nd's and Cleator 2nd faced a trip to Lindal finishing fourth.

Moor.

Cleator 1st were bowled out for 154 which Wigton reached with 6 wickets to spare.

Seascale’s trip to Carlisle got off to a good start with Carlisle bowled out for 213 however the home team replied by bowling Seascale out for 112.

Hawcoat Park won the toss and put Egremont into bat and then bowled them out for 64 which Hawcoat then made within 20 overs.

Cleator 2nd's beat Lindal Moor by 7 wickets after bowling them out for 131.

Saturday September 3 saw all matches abandoned while only a hand full of matches survived on Saturday September 10 with Cleator 1st's hosting Dalton 1st's.

Cleator won the toss and elected to bat setting Dalton a And breathe: In an up-down season target of 189.

Seascale finish 5th

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Great Cumbria Run Archaeology in the Lake District at Keswick Theatre.

Contact theatre for details 10am to 5pm Cumbria’s Affordable Vintage Fair, Reghed, Penrith

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Every Wednesday: 10am to 2pm: Computer Drop In, at De Lucy Centre, Egremont.

Every Wednesday: 10.30 to noon. Singing for the Brain dementia group at Ss Mary and Michael’s Church, Egremont

Every Monday 10am to noon: Age UK Link Up & Craft, at De Lucy Centre Egremont. £3

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7.30pm: Every Wednesday Scottish Country Dancing at Windscale Club, Seascale

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8.30pm Cory Spedding at Fox & Hounds, Ennerdale

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Every Thursday: 6.30pm to 8.30pm: Florence Art Group meets at Florence Mine. All levels welcome.

SAT 7.30pm Jazz in the Village at Lamplugh Village Hall

Every Friday, 11am to noon: a walk with Egremont Amblers, meet at the De Lucy Centre

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Wasdale Show

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9.30am to 1pm: Farmers Market at Egremont Market Hall

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5pm to 9pm Mexican menu at Fox & Hounds, Ennerdale

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10am - Autumn 5k Cleator Moor

8pm - Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversay Performance, The Gaiety Cinema, Whitehaven

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2am - Put your clocks back one Hour - It’s the End of Summer Time!

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7pm to 9pm: Drop-in open evening at Whitehaven Archive Centre, Scotch Street

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7.30pm: Open Mic Night at Florence Arts Centre

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7.30pm: Flo Jazz Night at Florence

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7.30pm: Education in Whitehaven - a talk to Lamplugh Heritage Society at Lamplugh Village Hall

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7.30pm Classical guitar concert with Ed Heslam at Lamplugh Village Hall

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Charlie Dunnery sponsored walk and concert

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