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The nights are beginning to draw in and the air is beginning to take on that distinctly autumnal chill that it tends to possess at this time of year.

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But, just because summer is beginning to simmer out does not mean that the curtain is closing on 2016 just yet, as there are still plenty of fantastic festivals and excellent events extending themselves well into autumn.

Our region once again plays host to the Tour of Britain this September, showcasing not only the finest cycling talents in the world but also thrusting our historic border city and beautiful scenic countryside into the gaze of the globe.

Although steeped in history Carlisle is again proving itself to be a truly modern and progressive city with another rendition of Cumbria Pride set to fill the city’s streets with fabulous fun and festivities in September.

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Autumn also brings with it the ghastly ghouls of Halloween - of which you will learn within these very pages - the crackling of bonfires and the taste of toffee apples for which we have included a fantastic and simple recipe.

Or if none of that tickles your fancy then how about hitting the streets with our handy Pokémap in hand on the hunt for some of those pesky Pokémon that are now cohabiting Carlisle with us all.

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Yes, the sun of summer is beginning to set but the fun hasn’t finished yet for Carlisle, just remember to bring a coat.

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A brand new two day music festival featuring some of the biggest names is hitting Carlisle this September. Niall Spence spoke to Danny Maudling and Liz Cannon from event organisers The Mighty Boof Promotions about Milecastle66 the latest addition to Cumbria’s burgeoning festival scene.

Milecastle66 will have more than five stages featuring some big name acts including: Feeder, The Enemy, Pigeon Detectives, Reverend and the Makers, and The Ordinary Boys plus many more.

With support from Carlisle City Council, Milecastle66 will take over the city’s Bitts Park on September 23 to 24. Organiser Liz Cannon said: It’s great to see that the city wants this to happen, they want a strong live music scene in the city and it’s nice to be able to bring some new stuff to the Cumbrian festival circuit.”

CEO Danny Maudling said: “I’m excited to be bringing this event to Carlisle having worked at The Old Fire Station bringing artists there I’m looking forward to bringing larger acts in to Carlisle. There is a huge array of local talent here too so we are spoiled for choice.

It’s pretty sweet to be able to organise a festival in the grounds of Carlisle castle, it is breaking new ground for the area which is really exciting and I’m really looking forward to it. I just like putting something on, you see people enjoying themselves and that gives me a real buzz that’s my personal highlight, more so than any particular band. I’m really lucky I get to do all the fun stuff like booking bands but I have a great team behind me and I couldn’t do it without all their help.”

Welsh rock superstars Feeder formed in Newport in 1992 as Reel; since then they have released eight studio albums, three compilations, two EPs, and 34 singles with their most well known being the air guitar slashing: Buck Rodgers, Just the way I’m Feeling and Just a Day and are still going strong to this day visiting Carlisle on the back of their latest album release.

The Enemy however come to Carlisle at the end of a fantastic career spanning the last ten years. Tragically Carlisle will be one of their last live shows ever as they are splitting up at the end of 2016. The Midlands indie rockers were propelled into household name status in the Noughties with their hit singles: Live and Die in These Towns, Away From Here, Be Somebody and Had Enough.

Also headlining are Reverend and the Makers emerging from the Noughties rock haven of Sheffield – The Yorkshire steel town also spawned world famous rockers The Arctic Monkeys. The band is fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed “The Reverend”. McClure – a close friend of Alex Turner – has Cumbrian links having played at Cockrock and Whitehaven.

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Hardwicke Circus | Colt 45 Mylittlebrother | Cuban Heel Chadelics | Reptillians The Fiction | Audioclub The Postcard Band Little Triggers | Willow Robinson Hidden Charms | Red Faces Ivory Veins | Blind Fiction The Unsung | Alex Brown 30HZ | Stolen | Emily Reay Christian Moss | Eleven DJs | Sonny Wharton House Meanz House Matt Hinde | Dan Askew Phil Clarke | Jonathan Todd Squizza | Eden Dunn Ryan Stanger | Chris Lockie Andy Dent | Luke Stanger David Blacklock | Al Lockie Dan Lock | Russ Shipley

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Danny said: “I’m just a music fan I don’t sit down and say I want this band or I want that band it just kind of develops naturally, the headliners all kind of have an indie feel to them because when we started promoting that was kind of the ‘cool’ thing to have on. It’s a tried and tested method and with it being the first Milecastle66 I didn’t want to push the boundaries too far, you just go with your gut and things fall into place.”

The Reverend isn’t the only Cumbrian link to Milecastle66 though as hailing from all over Cumbria, a number of local acts are also set to play at the new musical event including Reptillians, Colt 45, My Little Brother and a whole host more. There are also more than 15 DJs booked for the gig with the likes of Sonny Wharton, Matt Hinde, Dan Askew and David Blacklock hitting the decks.

Danny said: “Liz comes from the darker roots of music so we might try some emo stuff next year as well; the beauty of Milecastle66 is that it is in Bitz Park and we could expand it three times, it really is a great venue.”

With such a range of fantastic acts Milecastle66 is one festival you don’t want to miss.

Tickets for the event are available from The Kings Head in Carlisle, Threads in Whitehaven and Alauna in Cockermouth or online at: www.milecastle66.com.

Adults: Friday £20 | Saturday £30 | Weekend £4 Young Adults: Friday £15 | Saturday £25 | Weekend £35 Children: Friday £5 | Saturday £5

Liz said: “This is a test event and we may move the dates next year more into summer but the reception has been so good this year already that it looks like Milecastle66 could become a regular addition to Cumbria’s festival scene.”

She added: “Milecastle66 is unique because it’s an inner city festival. I don’t think Cumbria has ever had anything quite like this you can have a great time and get to sleep in your own bed. It’s within 10 minutes walk of the city centre so you can carry on the party in all the city’s pubs and clubs when we close down for the night. It’s really offering the full package to Cumbria.”

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Team GB’s gold nosed plane has touched down to jubilant scenes as our Olympian’s have collected their greatest ever medal haul and once again won over the nation’s hearts.

Both of Tom’s parents used to be athletes. His father David was a steeplechaser and his mother Jennifer was a high jumper. His parents now own and run Stone Eden Nursery School in the city.

Niall Spence talked to our local Olympic hero Tom Farrell on his life within the sport and what it is like to be back on home soil.

Tom said: “I grew up on a red surface; I spent a lot of time on the track as a kid. My mum and dad were both involved with the Border Harriers and when I was about nine or ten I started training a bit more seriously with the Border Harriers and it all snowballed from there.“

Runner, Tom recently represented Great Britain in the 5000m heats alongside household name Mo Farah.

Although often in the United States with his team Oregon Track Club Elite, he is now enjoying some well earned downtime in his home city of Carlisle.

Tom said: “The reception back home has been excellent, I haven’t met up with that many people just yet apart from my close friends and family but I’ve had loads of nice messages from people on social media. I had a chance to meet some children from Stone Eden Nursery School in Carlisle and they were the ones who kind of welcomed me home and gave me a really positive response; even though all they knew was that I had been to the Olympics and I had been on the TV. Everyone has given me a really positive response and a few people have been giving me a slap across the face and telling me not to be disappointed with my performance and to remember that I got to perform at the Olympics.”

One of the aims of the Olympic Games is to encourage young people to take up sport. Tom believes that a love for the sport is the key for any aspiring young Olympians out there.

Tom claims: “It is all about enjoyment. You have to enjoy the sport. We only do this sport for the enjoyment. You need to decide early that it is what you want to do and then you need to be dedicated, extremely patient and prepared for any setbacks as they only make you stronger as a person and an athlete. It is important to realise that it isn’t always a smooth road.”

Speaking about the best part of his life as a runner Tom said: “Being able to do what I love as a job means the world to me. I’ve made a lot of friends in the sport, it is fantastic being able to meet new people from all over the world, and you make a lot of friends but when you’re all on the starting line together that goes out the window. It’s a dog eat dog world.

“Being able to do what I love as a job means the world to me”.

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© ITV “The hardest part is the amount of hours you have to put in. it really hurts some days but you just have to battle through it. I’m weird like that though, I actually enjoy the training as well as the competitions.

“It is hard though getting up on a Monday morning in the middle of winter knowing you have just put over 100 miles in last week and trying to tell your body that you’re going to do it all again. My body breaks some mornings but I just grab my coffee, get out the door and after a couple of miles it starts responding again.”

Looking to the future Tom is going to continue with the sport he loves looking towards the next Olympic Games in 2020.

Tom said: “Tokyo is definitely on the horizon but that really is a long term goal - although looking back at how quick the last four years since London has gone it will be probably come round sooner than I expect. My short term goal is to qualify and compete in the World Championships in London in 2017. I competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow back in 2014 and that was pretty special but to compete on a World Championship level representing my country in London will be something else.”

He continued: “I’m always massively proud to represent my country whenever I race and to compete and represent Great Britain on the world stage is something that really honours me. I’m lucky enough to be one of those people that people can watch from home and feel proud to be British. It’s such a huge honour.”

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Ghostly Secrets Within The Walls

At almost 1000 years old Carlisle’s imposing castle has had a violent and turbulent history due to its pivotal border location.

The opening of the Scottish lady’s final resting place must have stirred her spirit as from then on her ghostly figure has begun to show herself within the castle.

Throughout the years the castle has changed hands multiple times passing between Scottish and English control many times during its extensive history.

One notable occasion was in 1842 when a guard of the castle completing his night watch duties, was approached by an unusual woman. He began shouting at the woman to warn her she was trespassing, when the lady did not respond he began shouting for his fellow guardsmen. The lady still remained unfazed by the guard’s screams.

Today the castle is maintained by English Heritage and is home to both the Cumbria Museum of Military Life and the county headquarters of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

Although our castle’s illustrious history will not come as much surprise to our local readers, they may be surprised to hear that nestled between the cold sandstone walls of the castle walks a resident well over 200 years old.

During the 1830’s whilst the castle was still under military use, it undertook some extensive construction work in order to build the regiment a new barracks and parade ground. During this work various walls were demolished.

Within one of the felled walls workmen uncovered the skeletal remains of a Scottish lady.

Only identifiable by the tattered remains of her tartan clothing and three rings still lodged onto her bony fingers, those who found her were convinced that she had been the victim of a form of brutal immurement, literally bricked into the walls whilst still alive and left to starve to death.

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“She was bricked into the walls whilst still alive and left to starve to death.”

Now panicking the guard raised his bayonet and charged straight at the woman, however when his bayonet hit her she simply vanished into thin air. The guard overcome with fear at this sight collapsed into a heap on the floor. The other guards who had heard the commotion came to his aid and managed to revive him although after recounting the story he died a short time later, perhaps shocked to death by his encounter with the Scottish lady that fateful night.

This is an adaptation of a story recounted in Richard Jones’s excellent book: Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland

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Carlisle Pride

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Prepared for Pride

Cumbria Pride is back for its seventh year running and this year it promises to be bigger, better and more fabulous than ever before.

Despite being held on a slightly later date than previous years due to the flooding, the event offers up the usual fantastic mix of shows, stalls and support on September 17.

Cumbria Pride founder, Pam Erland, said: “The planning is coming along really well and it is now just a case of dotting the Is and crossing the Ts. “It’s only the second year we have held the event in the city centre, but every year it is getting more and more support.”

The atmosphere in Carlisle City centre should be electrifying as live acts perform on a stage in the heart of the city.

Stalls and other attractions will also be spread through the city centre. The entertainment will continue long into the night with an official Pride after-party being held at The Regency.

Headlining the free event is 90s euro dance legend Whigfield. Best known for her 1994 hit Saturday Night and its infamous dance routine, the Danish singer will be carving out the carnival atmosphere.

BBC’s The Voice finalist Jordan Gray will also be making a guest appearance at the event, the transgender singer wowed audiences whilst on the show with her performances of Dancing in the Dark and Woman’s Work.

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Also featuring is Danny Beard, Danny is one of the UK’s premier drag artists and reached the finals of Britain’s Got Talent 2016.

Cumbrian acts are also well presented with Cumbrian singer Jolan – also of the voice fame – performing at the event along with a score of local talent.

Cumbria pride aims to promote equality, diversity and to protect the future of LGBT communities of Cumbria, give a strong voice for Cumbria’s LGBT community and to promote equality and diversity for the public benefits and counter discrimination against LGBT people across Cumbria. The event also aims to provide a safe environment to engage communities in the celebration of their sexual orientation.

In the run up to Cumbria Pride; Sticky Bits Café on Fisher Street is hosting Ginfest Reloaded on Saturday 3 September to raise both awareness of the services available at the LGBT HQ and money for Cumbria Pride.

Ginfest is an evening of entertainment at the cafe with a performance from singer Tom Stevens. Doors for Ginfest Reloaded open at 8pm.

NICKI FRENCH SWEDE DREAMZ MATTHEW PAGAN CATARINA PEREIRA JORDAN GRAY (from the voice) DANNY BEARD STEVIE D JOLAN (from the voice) CHARLIE HEALY ROBERTS & ASHCROFT BANGSHEES FEMALE DRUMMERS NORTHERN PRIDE VOICES CHOIR CAZ HEYES-SMITH LISA HART (as Madonna) CHRISTOPHER HALL ROSS ALEXANDER featuring ZOE FULLER TOM STEVENS COURTNEY O’NEIL ALLAN JAY & DANCERS KATIE BOYLE ALESHA (as Whitey) AMRICK CHANNA (from the Voice)

Anyone wishing to donate to Cumbria Pride can do so by texting LGBT20 followed by your donation amount to: 70070

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Poppy Bus Veterans, servicemen and dignitaries are invited to jump aboard the Poppy Bus for a tour of Cumbria as the 2016 Poppy Appeal is launched on Thursday October 27.

Last year saw another memorable and poignant Cumbria Poppy Appeal Launch at the Lanes Shopping Centre and this year is set to be no different.

This year’s county launch will begin at the Museum of Military Life and will be a little bit different to previous events; Cumbria Classic Coaches will be lending out two double decker buses which will be decorated with paper poppies before embarking on tours of the county as part of the official Cumbria Poppy Appeal Launch.

Community Fundraiser for Cumbria and the Isle of Man Royal British Legion, said: “We have kindly been lent two buses from Cumbria Classic Cars. There will be two routes; one will go south to Barrow, and the other will set off from Carlisle, passing through Wigton, Workington, Cleator Moor, and Keswick before both buses meet at Penrith.”

Prior to each buses departure, there will be introductions and speeches before the very first poppy is pinned to each bus.

Members of the public are invited to join organisers, veterans, service men and local dignitaries at the starting point to pin as many poppies as possible to each vehicle.

Alan said: “We have invited a lot of dignitaries, including mayors. The event is an announcement to say that the Poppy Appeal is open and to remember those who have fallen.”

The buses chosen for the job are a 1955 AEC Regent 3 double decker and a 1959 Bristol Lodekka.

Will Hamer, partner at Cumbria Classic Coaches, said: “We are very much looking forward to the day; we look forward to every job we do. It’s for a very important cause and I think Alan was looking for a unique way to launch this year’s appeal and this is a very unique way of doing it.”

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Each year, the city goes to great lengths to put on an event worth remembering. The 2015 appeal featured entertainment from the youngsters at StagedRight Youth Theatre Company who wowed the audience with a collection of classic wartime songs such as Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, alongside other dramatic performances.

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From Saturday October 29 until November 12 a poppy shop will be erected in The Lanes Carlisle selling items which normally can only be bought online.

If you would like to organise a fund raising event for the Cumbria Poppy Appeal and need help with banners, materials or collection tins, please contact Margaret or Colin on 01228-537304.

Dates For Your Diary Laying of the Crosses – Carlisle Cemetery – Thursday November 10 – 10:45 am Armistice Day Service – City Memorial, Green Market – Friday November 11 – 10.45 am Remembrance Sunday – City Centre Parade – Sunday November 13 – 10:30 am onwards.

County Remembrance Event – Rickerby Park War Memorial – 2 – 2.30 pm

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Monday 17th - Friday 21st October 2016

A range of tour times are available for all areas of the School: Pre-School, Junior School, Senior School and VI Form.

Call Admissions on 01228 550760 to book a tour slot. www.austinfriars.co.uk

Scholarships For September 2017, we are seeking candidates with flair, commitment and dedication throughout their school life. The scholarship scheme seeks to recognise and reward the contribution to school life by remarkable individuals.

Scholarships may be awarded in the areas of: Academic, Art, Music, Sport, Theatre and as an All Rounder.

Individuals are eligible to apply for entry to 1st Form (Year 7), 4th Form (Year 10) and Lower Sixth (Year 12). Full details of the Scholarship programme can be found on our website or alternatively, call the Admissions Office for more details.

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Infinity Print Solutions It’s a necessary part of all businesses, but do you know the true cost of your business’s printing? The truth is that many companies just don’t know the real cost of their printing bill. Fortunately there is a solution. Infinity Print Solutions have developed software which can alleviate this problem and save you money.

Their Business Ink package is available in both A4 and A3 options and offers customers a fantastic deal compromising of: a business rated multi-function printer, unlimited ink cartridges - delivered next day - and full printer maintenance – if it happens to break they will fix it. Business Ink starts from just £14.99* a month which is just 41p* per day.

With over 30 years experience in print solutions the Carlisle based company are in good stead to solve any issues. Using their Print Auditing software they can monitor a company’s print usage through real-time data gathering techniques. The guys at Infinity Print can then tailor make a print package to fit your company’s specific needs, ultimately saving you money.

For business customers looking for a laser printer without a long contract IPS offer their Pay As You Go Packages which includes a free multifunction printer and offers colour printing from as little as 3.2*p per page.

IPS also offers Family Print, this is perfect for when the kids go back to school and is available for just £9.99 a month. *Plus VAT

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The Borderlines Borderlines Book festival is back for its third year this October and organisers promise it will be bigger and better than ever.

Organised by a team of volunteers including representatives from Bookends Carlisle, the County Library Services, Tullie House Museum and Carlisle Cathedral, this year’s festival will see a range of authors from all over the country head to Cumbria to tell their tales.

Councillor Ian Stewart, Cumbria County Council Cabinet member for libraries, said: “This is only the third Borderlines Book Festival but it’s already well established in the literary calendar. More than 1,900 people from Cumbria and beyond came to festival events across Carlisle last year and this year’s festival promises to be even bigger and better.”

The popular event aims to establish and sustain an annual celebration of the written and spoken word in Carlisle. This year’s festival features high quality writing workshops, with subjects as diverse as journalism, scriptwriting, cartoons and writing for children and author Antonia Hodgson will be offering a masterclass in writing historical fiction.

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There is plenty to appeal to all tastes and interests including talks by labour favourite politician Alan Johnson, the Queen of Crime herself, Val McDermid talking about killing people for fun and profit, and OBE Hunter Davies who will be discussing his life with his wife Margaret Foster who passed away earlier this year.

Celebrity authors booked for this year include novelists Salley Vickers and Anna Pavord; playwright Jimmy McGovern; language guru David Crystal; standup comedian and writer Susan Calman; historian, Alison Weir and Carlisleborn poet and novelist Sarah Hall.

Last year saw almost 2000 ticket holders turn up to listen to national and local authors talk about their books, inspire others to write, and open people’s minds to dialogue and discussion.

Beginning on Thursday September 29 the festival spans 11 days, meaning there is sure to be something for everyone.

The event will kick off with Alexander McCall Smith, followed by a week of events, with the main festival taking place during the weekend of October 7 – 9.

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Roald Dahl: 100 Years Oompa Loompas, gobblefunk, and Miss Trunchbull are just a few of the inventions that were born from the imagination of one of the world’s most beloved children’s author.

September 13 marks 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, the man who gave us The BFG, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach amongst many other classics. Creating memorable characters, peculiar creatures and meaningful plots, Roald has provided nothing but hours of fun through his imaginative narratives.

With so many memorable books to get stuck into, children and even adults are being encouraged to read as many as possible. Carlisle Library will be lending out all the classic Roald Dahl books including: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, The Witches and Fantastic Mr Fox as part of the Summer Reading Challenge. The Big Friendly Read, which began on July 9, is free to all children between the ages of four and 11 and is designed for all reading abilities.

Library assistant at Whitehaven Library, Syndra Stockton, said: “Roald Dahl really is timeless. My son is 35 now and he loved reading all the Roald Dahl books, they are amazing.

The way he writes is with such an appeal, especially with all the different languages. His stories are just enchanting.”

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Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff in 1916. A novelist, poet, screenwriter and RAF fighter pilot, his stories have gone on to sell more than 200 million copies worldwide.

Known for their unexpected endings, Dahl’s stories played with unsentimental, macabre and often darkly comic content, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His tales always championed the kind-hearted, with characters including Matilda and James and the Giant Peach capturing our hearts from the very first pages.

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The release of the blockbuster movie The BFG in July has evoked all kinds of memories and people of all ages have been flocking to see the fantasy adventure film based on the 1982 novel. In the film, an orphan human girl befriends a benevolent giant, dubbed the “Big Friendly Giant”, who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop man-eating giants that are invading the human world. Sophie, the main character in the book and film is actually based on Roald’s granddaughter, Sophie Dahl.

“His stories are just enchanting.”

Referred to as ‘one of the world’s greatest storytellers of the 20th century’, Roald was awarded for his contributions to literature, including the 1983 World Fantasy Award For Life Achievement , and the British Book Awards’ Children’s Author of the Year in 1990, shortly before his death at the age of 74.

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Roald Dahl co-wrote the script for classic children’s fim Chitty Chitty Bang Bang... and it was he who came up with one of the scariest characters in children’s literature, The Child Catcher.

Matilda was Roald Dahl’s last long children’s book.

Although he wrote several shorter stories and poems in the last few years of his life - including Rhyme Stew, Esio Trot and The Minpins.

It has been said that Roald Dahl created more than 250 new words. Many of them appear in The BFG. Roald Dahl wrote many of his books in a shed in his garden, sitting upon an old battered armchair. He balanced a specially designed writing board on his lap and wrote with an HB pencil on yellow legal pads.

Although, during his school days, Roald was never seen as a particularly talented writer with one of his English teachers writing in his school report, “I have never met anybody who so persistently writes words meaning the exact opposite of what is intended.” He captured the hearts of millions of children and adults alike, Roald Dahl’s ability to create such strong characters that resonate in a way in which we feel like we have known them forever, is likely what has made people return to his books year after year.

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Garden & Home

‘Cash In’

The Attic

Ever wondered what hidden treasures are collecting dust in the back of your garage? Ever stumbled across a hideous looking collectable in your attic which made you wonder how you even came about owning it?

Well, often enough, the nick-knacks packed away in the back of the shed are worth a staggering amount of money.

This month’s golden finds at H&H Auctions include a dragon shaped gryphon that was found on a shed roof, an early 19th century miniature that was found in a sock drawer. Painted by hand on ivory, these were typical of the period and were kept as mementos kept by lovers throughout Europe if they were ever apart.

Valuer and auctioneer, Stephen Farthing said: “We ‘discover’ items for customers all the time, sometimes in the skip or on the drive when we go to clear a house of contents. We ask everyone not to throw things away until we have been but invariably as a part of tidying up, people throw potential money away.”

Also snapped up was a mirror made for Liberty of London which was a 21st birthday present for a lady in Kendal. It sold for twice its estimate at £1100 and the first ever Border TV Times magazine.

Stephen added: “The TV Times is the first ever for the border region. Dating to 1961 this is a great snapshot in time with some of the well-known programmes still running, such as Coronation Street It sold for £20 and was snapped up by a local enthusiast.”

Auctions are held every Monday at 10:30am with viewing days taking place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The catalogue with each ‘lot’ to feature in Monday’s auction is published on H&H Auction Rooms website - www.hhauctionrooms.co.uk the preceding Thursday.

Sold for: £1,100 Liberty Of London Mirror

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Croft View Construction Local family builders Croft View Construction are going from strength to strength. The Carlisle based firm who has previously been showcased on the Channel 4 programme Grand Designs are building on their already successful business.

Croft View Construction has recently announced that they now offer a full design and build package. Their new package incorporates every aspect of a project from the very initial thought right through to the finished product.

The team at Croft View now have a Chartered Building Surveyor on board, who enables them to take your project on from the very beginning, providing: plans, design ideas, surveys and much more. This enables them to help you to achieve your dreams with the maximum skill and finish quality, but minimal effort and fuss for you.

Founded in 2006 and owned and run by Adam Pate, Croft View Construction offers a huge range of services including: garage conversions, extensions, renovations and much more. The whole team at Croft View Construction takes huge pride in their work. They create a very high standard of workmanship and finished product, along with making the whole process as easy and stress free as possible for their clients.

The growth doesn’t end there as Croft View Construction are currently looking for an experienced joiner to become part of their team. Ideal candidates must be trustworthy, take pride in their job and have a very high standard of workmanship.

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What the mind can conceive, Croft View Construction can achieve.

If you have a project idea that you want to get off the ground or if you are an interested applicant please do not hesitate to contact them in any of the following ways: by email at nfo@croftviewconstruction.com, calling on: 01228 511100 or through Facebook Messenger at @CroftViewConstruction Interested applicants should send their details including a CV and cover letter explaining what they feel they can bring to the expanding team.

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Geltsdale Windows Transform your home and save money with Geltsdale windows. Their incomparable reputation teamed with their 15 year guarantee, means they should be your first port of call.

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in supplying a range of double glazing. Whether you are looking for something contemporary or more traditional, Geltsdale can help.

Based in Brampton, they work across Cumbria ensuring people receive the highest quality service and they won’t be beaten on price. Having been in the trade for 30 years Antony Moore, owner of Geltsdale Windows has an influx of knowledge meaning he is the go to man for trustworthy advice.

If you dream about opening patio doors onto a beautiful garden, gazing through French windows or enjoying the light breeze from a fitted skylight in your conservatory, Geltsdale are experts and are on hand to transform your home.

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Having recently opened a brand new showroom, their huge range of windows are available to view, so pop in and discover how Geltsdale Windows could change your home.

If you would like a quote get in touch today and enjoy a straight to the point service which is quick, efficient and friendly.

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Protecting yourself and your family from the flu Although it may seem a little soon to be talking about Flu jabs, you might be surprised to know that people should start getting their jabs in September, so now is the time to be thinking. Even if you’re not eligible for a flu jab on the NHS you can still protect yourself and those around you from the virus at Dalston Pharmacy, 2 Vickers cottages.

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

Eligible people • 65 years of age or over • pregnant • certain medical conditions • very overweight • living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility • if you receive a carer’s allowance, or you are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill • front-line health and social care worker. It is your employer’s responsibility to arrange vaccination for you In 2013 131 million working days were lost due to sickness which can have a drastic effect on a business.

Employers are often encouraged to vaccinate their staff against the flu to prevent sick days, further spread of the virus and by extension protect the family of staff.

You may also want to consider being vaccinated if you have young children as influenza can lead to other complications including infections, pneumonia and bronchitis.

Each year around 600 people die in the UK due to the complications of Flu. At Dalston Pharmacy you can be immunised for just £10. This season they have a buy one get one half price offer so you can take somebody else along with you and get them immunised for £5.

Dalston Pharmacy offer both private and NHS flu jabs.

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It has been a busy summer for Carlisle business Well Done Solutions. The mobility company has moved around the corner from their old premises on Lowther Street to their new base on Earls Lane in the city’s bus station complex.

The move into the larger premises comes three years after the company started trading in the city and has allowed Well Done Solutions to expand their successful business by increasing their stockroom size meaning that they are able to stock an even larger range of products and offer a wider selection to their customer base.

The timing of this couldn’t be better as Well Done Solutions have recently announced that they have established new partnerships with leading mobility companies: Acorn Mobility Services and Autochair.

Company Director Wayne Donoghue is also in the process of establishing a support and networking group for dads and brothers of disabled people, the group will eventually utilise the new meeting and training room at the store and will offer people a chance to get together socially and meet new people they may not have met before.

Wayne said: “I always wanted us to be more than just a mobility company, we look for the solution to the problem and try and figure out what is really going to make a difference. We also offer support and advice; we do a bit of everything. It’s about making a difference in people’s lives and helping them to find their independence.”

For more information on Well Done Solutions visit them on their website: www.wdsmobility.co.uk on Facebook at: @wdsmobility or contact them on: 01228 540 537

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By Nelson Brown

Nelson Brown Over the last few months hairdressing students across the UK have completed their training and are now being sent out into the big wide world to find their own employment route.

As the guest inspirational speaker at the recent graduation event at Newton Rigg College, I felt greatly humbled to offer my hand and knowledge to the next generation of hairdressers.

My advice for all that are now looking to pursue a career in hair is; do not for a second think this is the end of your learning, this is when your real education begins.

Remember to go back over everything you have learned so far and find a mentor to look up to and learn from in the future.

In my life, my mentor was clear. But as I have grown in experience, my mentors constantly change as I look for other challenges and reasons to grow and build my career. All this is a natural part of finding your feet and happens to us all.

So, what’s next?

Whilst handing in CV’s and looking for jobs and opportunities on job sites and social media make sure to look for a job that offers you a real career growth plan.

This job should preferably include knowledge being drip fed to you for the next three years or so. In hairdressing we learn every day as it changes every day.

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LIGHT SHINE: Natural shine comes from within, but most hair needs a little extra help. Developed in Neil Moodie’s world of editorial styling, where he needs to add instant shine and glamour to models’ hair to get them camera-ready.

Light shine has a weightless quality, creates natural polish, and is suitable for any hair type. The spray could be used on the ends of hair to create piecey texture.

This non-water based formula works magic without altering the hair texture in any way.

NEIL MOODIE’S NOTES:

I wanted a shine spray in the range because: · I always use a shine spray on shoots whether it be to enhance shine in the hair under the lights, · Or, to create a slightly wet looking texture without the hair looking greasy in anyway. · I sometimes use it to spray on the ends of hair to make it look piecy and to break up the solidness on the ends. · I really wanted it to be a non-water based formula so it could be used on hair that has been blow-dried from curly/wavy to straight, without the spray making the hair damp in anyway (i.e. the hair could revert back to its natural texture).

For example, Brown’s new stylists, follow a training plan, tailored for them individually. Our latest trainee Anne Leigh, who passed her level 3 at Brown’s in conjunction with Newton Rigg college, has developed salon skills in consultations, communication skills and of course techniques all of which were witnessed by her mentors in the salon.

She is now blossoming into a real hairdresser with a career and a full time job. We are all delighted with her progress and are proud to welcome her to the team.

One of the newest and coolest products Anne Leigh will be using is Light Shine, as we’ve just added this spray to our existing styling range from Windle and Moodie. This ground breaking product offers shine, with a weightless finish. Brown’s first order was sold out within days and goes on to champion the stylish range.

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As summer is fast approaching it’s time to start thinking about our summer beauty regimes. Our beauty guru, Bridget Foster has ompiled a list of the top summer essentials to make sure your H EALT H AND kin is glowing over the sunny season. B EA U T Y

Balm SPF 20 - Blush / lips : Stila Aqua Glow watercolour blush £20 5 Shades or Stila Convertible dual lip and cheek colour in 14 shades £16) Bronze: Bronzing Duo SPF15 Mineral Powder Compact - This is a great two-in-one product to target shine.

Two shades allow you to blend the colours to suit your own skin tone. I often like to use bronzer as a shade in the eye socket as well as an eye shadow.

WHAT IS THE BEST FOUNDATION?

Exfoliate & Cleansing the Body

ike our faces, the rest of our skin needs careful looking after. xfoliating is a great way to achieve super soft skin by removing any ough and dry patches.

Remember to moisturise your skin afterwards to enhance your low even more; skin will appear smoother when it is more ydrated. Olay Spa Exfoliating Body Scrub is great for sensitive skin nd can be used as a daily scrub.

Burt’s Bees Sugar Scrub £12.99 or Sanctuary Sugar Scrub £11 are my current favourites but its best to only use them a few mes a week.

Eyes: Maybeline Painting Liner £ 7.99 - Try to get a retractable liner for lips, eyes or brows.

It saves on taking a pencil sharpener and messing up your make up bag; ideal for travelling. Maybelline Brow Satin £5.99, should be enough to define your brows naturally on holiday especially if you get them tinted.

Revlon Colour Stay Lip-liners are brilliant and long-lasting at only £3.98.

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Within the 11 years of working as a make-up artist, this question is still my most popular.

I’ll be completely honest, I do find it a rather broad question. The variety of brands is so vast and most are now globally accessible that it can be overwhelming, making it difficult to make a decision on which will be best for you.

Social media and the internet is constantly pushing “the flawless look” across our screens and can cause people to have a false belief that foundation alone can achieve this, however this is something that only the luckiest of us can get away with. There are three essential products needed to achieve this:

CONCEALER One of the first question I ask is, “do you use a concealer”?

Concealer has several functions. It can work as a highlighter depending on shades, or the traditional use, which is to cover up any imperfections.

My favourite two at the moment is the Nars Radiant Concealer £22 and Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer £17.50.

There are plenty of shades to choose from in both brands. Perfect to sculpt the skin. Even sharpening round the brows. Both are light defusing giving a smooth fresh skin appearance.

BASE / FOUNDATION / TINTED MOISURISER The primary use of foundation is to balance and even out your skin-tone. I truly do agree with this rule regardless of the contouring and full make up looks which are popular at the minute.

I love to make the most of what a client has rather than re construct their face. It’s often nice to see freckles and to create a contoured skin with a natural appearance.

For special occasions such as Bride to be make up, my favourite products are:

Normal to oily skin

Both give more matt finish and thicker in texture.

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Lancome Teint Idole £30 ( Amazing for bridal)

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Dior Forever £26

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NEW TO CARLISLE Stand Out From The Crowd Normal to drier / sensitive skin

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Both of these foundations feel like nothing on the skin but great coverage •

Urban Decay Naked £31

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EX1 Invisiwear from Lookfantastic.com £12

SETTING POWDER Setting powders are essential to set your make up and if you’re not using one, this is probably where you are going wrong. Even if you hate a matt look or have dry skin, the correct setting powder along with technique will not affect your skin or make you completely matt and crusty.

• Applying with a puff is the traditional way, by pressing into the skin.

• Buff you would do when using a more mineral coverage powder.

• Baking or setting with a sponge is key for a truly long-lasting look. Ideal for a full coverage and contoured skin.

Dior skin nude loose powder £39 comes in a variety of colours including a pink tone and a yellow tone and has a slight glow to them. Great for setting under the eyes and highlighting down the noise. Expensive but loose powders don’t run low until at least 6 months.

Fusing minimalism with femininity, HITO ROOMS brings unique handpicked pieces for your wardrobe.

Inspired by the beauty of simplicity and clean silhouettes for a stylish every day, Hito Rooms in Cecil Street, combines pre-owned items that are in new condition with surprisingly reasonable prices (including coats and shoes).

Owner Lenka Hranaiova, said: “HITO ROOMS aims to introduce the people of Carlisle to the minimalist approach to the theory of fashion. The idea is well represented by Vivienne Westwood quote: ‘Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity.’ ”

Dior forever setting powder which is translucent £28.

This is definitely a matt finish and comes with a little bush to buff into skin. The powder simply diapears into the skin without spoiling the liquid or concealer application.

However I’m still using my Bourjois rice powder which is only £9.99 if you remember from my previous article.

Get these three items correct and you will never have to worry about it coming off or looking worn and tired part way through the day. Adaptable to your desired look and techniques.

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The 90’s Comeback

by Ashleigh Panther

BY; JESSICA LEARY Moving with the seasons, changing every so often, coming back to revisit our high streets, fashion has been in our lives for as long as we have lived, and will continue to be.

From the full skirts of the fifties to the oversized blazers of the eighties, you really would think we have seen it all.

Maybe that’s why the fashion crazes of today seem to be mirroring the old favourite and not so favourite trends.

The flared sleeves and maxis of the seventies have showed up once or twice in the past decade, and women all over the UK can’t get enough of the summery bohemian style that seems to be taking over festival attire. Even the eighties have turned up again with bomber jackets completing the casual look for both lads and ladies across the UK. But what seems to be made a fuss of today, complete with Doc Martins and teeny tiny braids, is the 90s.

Dark Make-up Blues, browns and nudes were the go to colours of the nineties when it came to eye shadow, today being not that different. From the millions of pallets on offer, neutral nudes and browns are the sort after shadows of today, just like the nineties, giving our eyes a smoky and sophisticated look.

Not only has the eye shadow made a return, berry lips are back in, making a statement out of lipstick.

Denim Everything The nineties loved denim, whether it was denim jackets, denim shorts or denim dungarees. The love of jeans has never really disappeared, but the denim dungarees and jackets that are so easy to style have evolved and are being loved more than ever. If Britney Spears and Kourtney Kardashian can relive the decade of fun with denim, then I think its time we all had a little denim in our wardrobes.

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Chokers A change from an average necklace, chokers certainly fill a gap in an eye- catching way. Chokers have been given a modern twist and come in all sorts of different styles, some plain, some wide and some with intricate embellishments.

Then and now, chokers are a simple and easy way to finish off an outfit.

The Slip Dress Slip dresses are one of the most versatile items of clothing there is going; it is not a bit of wonder they are back. You can wear them with almost anything, they are comfy, and to top it all off, they make both the perfect day dress and can be dressed up for ideal evening wear.

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The Old Bank City Pub and Chop House Step inside The Old Bank City Pub and Chop House in Fisher Street, Carlisle and you might think you have gone back in time.

Having recently undergone a complete overhaul in just eight days, the quirky chop house serving up classic British cuisine has been attracting attention since it opened its freshly painted doors last month.

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On his very first business venture, Matt said: “The response since we opened has been really good; people are really taking to it and have been saying what a great idea it is.”

The interior of the new restaurant has been cleverly thought out, with a number of original features adding to the overall feel.

Matt added: “It was a long eight days and obviously I don’t have a lot of experience with refurbishments but it went really well. It takes a long time to paint an old building but it did only take eight days so I think that’s quite an achievement.”

Described as good homely food, with craft ale and wine served in a relaxed atmosphere, it sounds like The Old Bank is set to become a firm favourite among locals.

Housed in a stunning grade II listed building, the city’s first modern chop house has been said to serve ‘the best fish and chips ever tasted’ according to one review.

Serving dishes including Eggs Benedict, Beer Can Chicken, and an ample selection of steaks, The Old Bank is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and also serves Sunday lunches from 12 until 6pm. Cooking up treats such as treacle cured topside of beef, and maple and mustard glazed ham, The Old Bank could become a firm favourite with roast lovers.

Classic British grub never gets old and that’s what prompted 26-year-old Matt Rayson to makeover former eatery, No.34 by injecting his own culinary style on to the centuries old building. Buying the business last month, Matt with the help of his friends and family took on the huge task of revamping the restaurant to what it is today.

Matt continued: “The idea behind the restaurant is very much city pub food taken to the next level and the interior gives off that chop house feel with its high ceilings and old coving; it is exactly what we wanted it to be.”

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This restaurant is definitely one for the dessert lovers out there; matches made in heaven include Matt’s banana, rum and toffee bread and butter pudding as well as dark chocolate ale cake with muscovado and milk ice cream will ensure everyone leaves room for pudding.

Before being inhabited by restaurants, the building was once home to the Carlisle and Cumberland Bank in 1839 and still retains some of its original features, including an old vault and safe door downstairs.

The Old Bank and Chop House is open seven days a week and so far has received nothing less than five star reviews.

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Toasty Thai Pumpkin Soup The nights are closing in, the air feeling brisker, we are undoubtedly encroaching further and further into autumn.

Pumpkins have long been associated with the change in the seasons; the flickering lanterns are as much a part of the season as fallen leaves or blazing bonfires. This is a warming pumpkin soup with a twist, the addition of a lemongrass, ginger and coconut milk giving it a more oriental soup. Here is how to make this Autumnal classic – gone east.

Ingredients

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½ kg of pumpkin (peeled and chopped) 4 teaspoons of sunflower oil 1 sliced onion 1 tablespoon of grated ginger 1 bashed lemongrass 3-4 tablespoons of Thai red curry paste 400ml of coconut milk 850ml of vegetable stock lime juice and sugar, to season 1 sliced red chilli (optional) pumpkin seeds to garnish

Method • Preheat oven to 200C, throw the pumpkin, seasoning and half the sunflower oil into a roasting tin and cook for 30 minutes.

• Whilst the pumpkin is roasting, toss the rest of the oil, ginger, lemongrass and onion into a pan and soften for 10 minutes. Once softened, stir in the curry paste for 1 minute before adding the now roasted pumpkin, 350ml of the coconut milk and all the stock.

• Simmer and continue to cook for 5 minutes before fishing out the lemongrass.

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Allow to cool, and then blend until smooth.

• Return to the heat and warm through whilst seasoning with salt, pepper, lime juice and sugar.

• Drizzle the remaining coconut milk, scatter with chopped chilli and pumpkin seeds and serve.

A Taste of the U.S. at The classic flavours of America can now be found in the heart of Carlisle as new restaurant The Script @ No 4 opens its doors.

Opening in August The Script @ No 4 is perfect for brunch, a light bite or a family meal out.

“The idea for the American theme came after my wife and I travelled across the Atlantic, visiting states such as Las Vegas, Hawaii, New York and San Fransisco. The response since we opened has been amazing; you just have to look on Trip Advisor at some of the reviews.”

Located next to La Baguette, which Chris also owns, the restaurant employs 10 staff members and is housed in the former pharmacy, which led to the name The Script, shortened from ‘prescription’.

Whipping up fluffy American waffles, oven-baked mac and cheese and west coast mussels and chorizo, The Script at No 4 fuses fresh local produce with the best of America’s culinary classics.

And if that isn’t enough to get your nose twitching, they also serve a selection of US inspired desserts including Key Lime Pie, Rockslide Brownie and New York Cheesecake.

Hoping to create a relaxed, informal atmosphere, owner, Chris Archibald, said: “The ethos behind the restaurant is local food with a New York state of mind, bringing the customer service that you receive in America to our restaurant, but still keeping it very local.

The restaurant is open from 9am daily. For more information or to make a booking please call 01228 593929 or email bookings@scriptno4.co.uk.

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Ennerdale Brewery There’s little better than finishing off a hot summer’s day on the fells or traipsing around the lakes than by falling wearily into one of the areas many pubs and bars and taking the first refreshing sip of ale. Cumbria has a huge range of breweries ready to quench that thirst, one in particular is Ennerdale Brewery.

Founded in 2007 as Whitehaven Brewing Company, the brewery’s humble beginnings belong on a patch of farmland in Crowsdale in the Ennerdale valley.

Using untreated Lakeland spring water from –you guessed it – Ennerdale, they produce three, year round cask-ales - a blonde, a bitter and the darkest.

Founder and Brewery Director, Barry Roberts explains “We were born of conversation in an office in Sellafield, since then we’ve come a long long way and learned the hard way. I’ve always been a big fan of real ale and I’ve developed a real taste for it after 40 years of drinking it.”

The 10-barrel plant’s first ever beer, Ennerdale Blonde, was produced in-line with Barry’s personal tastes.

As well as their range of popular casks, head brewer Marc Myers also brews several seasonal beers. This season’s beer is the Ennerdale Pale Ale, a paler and lighter drink than the Blonde it’s perfect for summer days in the beer garden. Also popular this summer has been the English Pride, an Indian Pale Ale that they produce in time for major sporting events such as the six-nations and the Olympics.

After the initial success of the cask ales, 2013 saw the brewery start bottling their beers for the firstMurphy time as a

By Danielle way to break into the market. Barry explained: “It’s a way of getting the beer into people’s houses and developing a taste for it. A lot of people aren’t going out as much anymore but still enjoy a drink at home and so we thought if the mountain won’t go to Mohammed then Mohammed must go to the mountain.”

“I’ve always been a big fan of real ale and I’ve developed a real taste for it after 40 years of drinking it”

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Hoping to build on their current success Barry said: “We seriously have to consider getting bigger now we’re going from strength to strength. Personally I don’t want us to get too massive although my son-in-law Paul might disagree with me, but we are aiming to get our beer out of Cumbria, we have to start moving it out of Cumbria to move upwards, we are currently in the process of having talks with national companies and Wetherspoons have started to stock our beer in Cumbrian branches. We’re going to get out of Cumbria and then the world!”

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The Old Fire Station is reopening with a bang after rescheduling blues legend Danny Bryant for Thursday 22 September.

Danny Bryant is supported by neo-prog-blues band The Mentulls.

Like Danny, The Mentulls have also recently released their new album Reflections.

The national blues treasure was due to play the venue in February before The Mentulls are known for their December’s floods forced its closure. highly unique progressive blues sound and have been wowing audiences across Europe on their latest His latest tour Blood Money cointour. cides with the release of his latest album of the same name. Blood Money features tracks such as Slow If music be the food of love Suicide and Just Won’t Burn and sees then at the Old Fire Station Danny return to his roots paying you can get both,the venue will homage to those that inspired him. now offer premium tickets for The album also sees Danny draft selected events, which will include in guitar legends Walter Trout and entrance and a two course meal Bernie Marsden. with a glass of wine at McGrew’s Bistro. Premium tickets will be available for a £15 supplement from October 18 for The Man Who Would Be King.

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Home Made Pizzas Homemade pizzas are the way forward– healthier, cheaper and so much more fun than sitting waiting for the doorbell to ring. There are so many different toppings to choose from, the kids will love designing their very own pizza.

For the Pizza Dough (enough for two 12 inch bases): 550g of strong white flour 7g of dried yeast (usually one sachet) 1 tsp of table salt 1 tsp of caster sugar 320ml of luke warm water Pepper to season 2 tbsp of olive oil

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For the Pizza Base Sauce: Tin of chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp of tomato Puree 1 tbsp olive oil Pepper to season Coarse salt to season 2 cloves of garlic (crushed or finely chopped) 1 tsp of basil 1 tsp of oregano 1 tsp Thyme For the Toppings: Grated cheddar and mozzarella Toppings of your choice

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Method Sieve the strong white flour into a large mixing bowl, add the salt and pepper. Add the water, yeast, sugar and olive oil into a jug and leave for 3 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.

Slowly pour the wet mixture into the mixing bowl while stirring using a wooden spoon until everything is roughly mixed. Then, using your hands, further mix and knead the dough until it is elastic and slightly tacky but not over sticky. Place the dough in the mixing bowl and cover with a damp tea towel and leave for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.

Take the dough and knead it for a few minutes to take some of the air out. Split it into two equal parts. If you are only wishing to make 1 pizza then you can freeze the extra dough.

For the sauce, put all sauce ingredients into a blender for 30 seconds until you are left with a thick, light red sauce.

Flour a work surface and using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is roughly the size of the pizza tray you are using. Place the rolled out dough onto the tray and using your fingers, work the dough until it fills the tray.

Brush the surface of the dough with olive oil and then add enough sauce mix to cover the base spreading evenly. Sprinkle on the grated cheese followed by your topping choice.

Cook the pizza in preheated oven at 200C for 20 minutes and then serve.

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26-year-old Matt Rayson is the owner and head chef at The Old Bank City Pub and Chop House in Carlisle. He has been working in the catering industry since he was just 13-years-old and has climbed the ladder to eventually owning his own restaurant.

•What is your favourite ingredient and why?

That is a hard question but I think I will have to say chocolate. Everybody loves chocolate and there’s so much you can do with it. But, on a savoury note local lamb and beef is up there with my favourite ingredients.

Having recently opened the doors to his new eatery after an eight day refurbishment, we spoke to Matt on his love for baking, his food pet peeves and how he managed to get Marco Pierre White’s phone number.

•What would be your last supper?

I would say the biggest T-bone steak you could find. I love T-Bone; it’s a bit of everything. And I would have to have it with proper homemade chips done in beef dripping.

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•Who is your favourite celebrity chef and why?

Marco Pierre White, not only do I think he’s an absolute god, but I actually have his phone number in my phone. My uncle used to work for Virgin Atlantic and he was on one of the flights he was working on. He got chatting to Marco and told him all about me working as a chef, so he offered up his phone number to offer some advice. I’m actually blowing up a picture of him smoking in a kitchen and putting it in the restaurant. I just love him.

•What is your idea of food hell?

Definitely microwave meals and pre-packaged veg. I am a strong believer in making everything fresh and from scratch.

If you are going to do it, do it properly.

•What’s the strangest ingredient you have ever cooked with?

A lot of pig – pigs head, pig’s ear, that was a recent one, cooked it up into these pork scratchings. I’ve also done cow’s feet. It’s mainly pig orientated it seems.

•Who does all the cooking at home?

It is mainly me; I like to cook roast dinners and whatever I can get hold of mainly. I also do a lot of fish.

•What is your favourite cuisine?

It has to be British – we are a British restaurant, and it is what we are based on. My favourite British meal is probably toad in the hole. I love Yorkshire puddings and it just has to be a Cumberland sausage.

•What is your first memory of the kitchen?

I used to cook a lot with my nanna, we did a lot of baking together. I also remember going to my nanna and granddad’s on a Thursday and she would cook proper chips in beef dripping.

•What is your ultimate comfort food?

Ice cream. If it’s not local ice cream then it has to be Ben and Jerry’s Cookie dough.

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Plates or Slates

By Emma Hazzard

From steaks served on slate slabs, desserts growing out of plant pots and drinks being poured from a watering can, it appears the food industry has gone completely mad.

Gone are the days when your food would be served on a good old fashioned plate. But thankfully there seems to be a backlash cooking up against these gimmicks.

Diners across the world have expressed their frustration at this new trend by speaking out on social media and have made pleas for the return of the simple white plate.

They have seen their food being served on all sorts of obscene objects which quite frankly serve no place in the kitchen. Is there really a need for a salad to be served on a gardening trowel, chips to be placed in a miniature trolley and fish to be laid on a wooden board? Surely it is easier to clean a plate than it is a wooden board.

Not only does it sometimes feel as though you have unexpectedly dropped into the mad hatter’s tea party, it is becoming increasingly difficult to eat your food with every new fancy invention restaurants come up with. Cream poured on a slate slab is a recipe for disaster and cutting meat on a wooden board is just a slippery mess.

Plates helped to keep our food all in one place and still managed to make it look presentable.

Restaurant fans can forget a relaxed dining experience, as trying to eat off a shovel or out of a shoe is not the easiest thing to do. This pretentious way of presenting food is getting out of hand and chefs need to know that everyone is calling for the return of the plate. Otherwise the trend will spiral out of control and soon they will be scrapping knives and forks.

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All served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes Christmas Pudding Served with Brandy Sauce Chocolate Fudge Cake Served with Chantilly Cream Baked Newyork Cheesecake with Fruit Compote Petit Fours

“Is there really a need for a salad to be served on a gardening trowel?”

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Served up! What time is dinner? Tennish.

The only thing this trend is good for is adding a bit of style and glamour to your social media accounts and showing your Facebook ‘’friends’’ what unnecessary fancy lunch you had today.

Although not everyone is on board with the latest craze you can see how it could appeal to young children, especially those who are picky eaters. But for us adults, the message for restaurants is loud and clear: Bring back the plate!

All decked out. Who ordered the Sakte....board?

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Top Tow Award for Cumbrian Favourite Land Rover have been producing rough and ready 4x4 vehicles since the 1940s and Cumbria’s rough and ready farmers have been putting them through their paces ever since. Land Rover’s latest accolade cements what many Cumbrian’s have known for some time.

The timeless British brand has amassed three honours at the annual Tow Car Awards. The Land Rover Discovery was crowned as ‘Tow Car of the Decade’ at the awards ceremony.

For the seventh year in succession and the ninth time overall in the awards’ 10-year history, the Discovery once again demonstrated why it is consistently the most capable vehicle when it comes to practicality and effortless towing ability.

The award comes a day after the Discovery Sport was put to the ultimate towing test; pulling a 100 tonne train.

The Discovery Sport was praised by the expert judges for its stability at speed while the vehicle’s efficient new Ingenium turbo-diesel engine was also praised for its strong performance.

David Motton, Tow Car Editor of Practical Caravan magazine, said: “Quite simply, the Land Rover Discovery is the best tow car of the past ten years.”

The Land Rover Discovery is available with several intelligent technologies to aid and enhance the towing experience. Trailer Stability Assist detects the presence of a trailer and, monitors the trailer and activates selective braking of the appropriate wheel or wheels on the car to help correct any problems. Towing Assist predicts the trajectory of vehicle and trailer, providing guidance when coupling a trailer and a predicted path for the vehicle on the touch-screen when reverse is selected.

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It is also available with the optional Surround Camera System to give the driver a 360-degree view of the exterior displayed on the central dash-mounted touch screen.

Jeremy Hicks, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover UK, said, “We are delighted to accept these awards and they prove what we’ve known all along – that the Discovery Family is one of the world’s most capable and versatile premium SUVs ranges available. Both Discovery and Discovery Sport offer customers the perfect blend of luxury, versatility and technology and have been designed, engineered and built in Britain for people and families who enjoy an active lifestyle.”

Such is its popularity that over 123,300 customers have already purchased a Discovery Sport in the first year of sales since it was launched.

Land Rover customers can specify the Discovery Sport with an electrically deployable or detachable tow bar and coupled with the optional Surround Camera System makes hitching a trailer or caravan a simple task.

The level of practicality afforded by Land Rover means the Discovery Sport is a perfect partner to any tradesperson, agricultural worker or simply anyone who needs their vehicle to be able to transition between practical heavy duty work-horse to comfortable family cruiser day in day out.

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Will United’s “Great Expectations” Turn A Project into Promotion?

By Ross Brewster

Photography by Mark Fuller

Curle has had another summer to re-mould his squad and, on early evidence, he has conducted some shrewd business.

No matter how temperate the United manager may be in predicting further improvement the fact remains that, for the supporters, the play-offs are a minimum requirement.

Statistics can be misleading, but there is one stat which United will be well aware of if they are to put last season behind them and raise their game further.

Last season’s games were full of excitement with four 3-2 wins, a 4-3 victory at Luton and a 4-4 draw with Cambridge to name just some of the thrillers and despite their defensive frailties the Cumbrians never suffered back-to-back league defeats all season.

It’s a measure of the sterner character imposed during the Curle regime that Carlisle’s record after losses was so resilient, particularly so when you consider the devastating impact of the floods on Brunton Park forcing them to play “home” games at neutral grounds, and the disrupting effect of injuries to pivotal players.

“A project.” “A work in progress.” These were words often ushered by Carlisle United manager Keith Curle last season when his side fell tantalisingly short of winning a place in the League Two play-offs.

However Carlisle will have to do much better against their top half rivals, if they are to stage an attack on promotion this year. Eight of their 13 league defeats in 2015-16 were against top-seven teams.

Frustrating for the fans, yes.

But in some ways United’s 10th place finish was about just, and it was a big improvement on recent struggles.

This is Keith Curle’s team now, crafted in his image after another summer of mass changes in personnel. The follies and failings of his predecessors can no longer be blamed if all does not go well.

“The aim of every club at the start of the season is to get promotion. I don’t have a problem with that and in fact I buy into it,” the United chief said.

It may have been a blessing in disguise that the Cumbrians were left facing another season in League Two because that team, for all their step up on their predecessors, was not ready for promotion.

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“I have got to aim to win the division first and foremost, but it’s a long season and we will look to finish it well. I’m here to raise expectations and to make the team perform. I like winning matches and I want those expectation levels to go up because it will mean we are doing well.”

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Of course the Carlisle manager believes there is more to come from his side, and it’s a long time until next May and a possible play-off scenario. If United could secure promotion outright so much the better, but consistency and a bit of good luck are needed at this level and sides who navigate major injury worries, or those with the biggest squads, generally rise to the top.

So who could turn out to be the signings that turn United from mid-table mediocrity into potential promotion possibilities.

Nicky Adams certainly has the right promotion pedigree at this level and, on his day, he can run the midfield and deliver the sort of passes and crosses that have strikers salivating with the prospect of adding to their goals tally.

Adams was part of Northampton’s League One promotion side last season. He was also part of Bury’s promotion team in 2014-15 and success can be a very welcome habit. Curle will be hoping that Adams can communicate those positive vibes to his colleagues.

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Carlisle have, for some time now, lacked a midfield player who can really make sparks fly. Curle’s close season work has concentrated on this department. Getting the blend right is key, and in Nicky Adams he may have found just the man to provide the erstwhile missing ingredient.

Curle has targeted players who performed well against Carlisle in the past--Shaun Miller and Jamie Devitt from Morecambe, Reggie Lambe from Mansfield, in the hope of adding pace and creativity to his mix. Mike Jones, formerly with Oldham, is an experienced campaigner who might just provide some of the protection that an at times suspect rearguard requires and, once fully fit, United fans look forward to seeing Shaun Brisley, the ex-Peterborough defender, in action.

So great expectations on the part of fans. Carefully managed expectations from Curle and a season to savour.

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Looking to revamp your house? Ceramic-Systems based on Kingstown Broadway in Carlisle can help achieve your dream look with their Exclusive range of quality Wall & Floor Tiles, imported directly from around the world.

Ceramic-Systems are importers, wholesalers and distributors of high quality, ceramic/porcelain tiles and mosaics from around the world.

At Ceramic Systems, we strive to bring you the latest in tile design and trends, tiles to suit every budget and offer excellent customer service. Our experienced staff are on hand to offer expert advice on how you can achieve your vision, without any pressure.

If you can’t imagine what your room will look like once tiled, then our NEWLY OPENED FULLY TILED BATHROOM SHOWROOM will give you ideas.

Ceramic-Systems Mosaics are available in a multitude of styles and colours, created from either glass, marble and stone or a mixture of all three some bright colours others in a more muted, natural shades. We have mosaics made up from 144 individual square pieces, some are made from 324 separate tiles, while some are created from a elongated pieces giving a new modern style.

Our Tiles are created from glazed porcelain and are available for either wall or floor. They are 600mm x 300mm size, with some being available in 600mm square. They are presealed and polished, or alternatively, some are in a subtle, modern matt finish, or we have one style in a traditional, high gloss marble finish.

The majority of products that are on display are in stock, ready to take away that day. Or alternatively, we can offer a free local delivery service. Our intention is to supply our customers with a varied range of products, offering high quality, value for money and excellent customer service.

Also available from stock, is a huge range of mosaics and glass tiles, as well as Adhesives,Grouts, Tools and Trims.

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Word search

Chicken, Cow, Donkey, Goat Horse, Pig, Rabbit, Sheep, Turkey

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Kids’ Sudoku

Please see page 79 for puzzle solutions

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Catch-Words

Test your knowledge and complete the catch-phrases

Across 5 Give someone false expectations (6,5) 7 Twist — creative media relations (4) 8 State of violent mental agitation (8) 9 Frame of bars supporting a fire (7) 11 Girl’s name — song thrush (5) 13 Male relative (5) 14 Excessively prim (7) 16 Encoders (anag) — made cuts (8) 17 Rough, bad-mannered person (4) 18 Set a limit on what’s allowed (4,3,4)

Down 1 Middle Eastern country (4) 2 Soothing to the mind (7) 3 Motor sport event (5) 4 Devotee of eating and drinking to excess (8) 5 Be responsible for the management of (11) 6 Come to nothing (like a cigarette?) (2,2,2,5) 10 Charm thought to bring good luck (8) 12 Vessel used to deepen a channel (7) 15 Overfamiliar through overuse (5) 17 Set a trap with food (4)

Answers on p79 ALPHA SUDOKU Place a letter from A to I in each empty cell so every row, every column and every 2x3 box contains all the letters A to I.

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

Pet Firework Safety B e l l e Vu e Ve t s

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Remember remember the 5th of November.

Us human’s can’t forget the firework fun that surrounds this date but for our furry friends it’s a time of terror.

• If your pup is more of a lone wolf, then it is also fine to leave them to their own devices unless they’re in danger of hurting themselves on their own.

A huge proportion of animals find fireworks frightening.

Almost half the dogs in the UK express signs of fear when they hear the explosions.

• Not punishing your pets when they’re scared. A petrified pooch can cause a frantic atmosphere in a household but by scolding them it will only make things more difficult in the long run. By kicking up a fuss your pet will pick up on the fact that you are also stressed and this will reinforce the fact that there is something to be scared of.

Do not fear, firework phobia is a treatable condition, by preparing in advance for Bonfire Night you can minimize the distress to your pet.

Top tips include: • Making sure your dog or cat has somewhere safe to bunker down when they’re scared. It is important that they can access their safe zone at all times. Small places such as under a coffee table or chair or in a cupboard make perfect pet protectors.

• Walking your pooch pre party-time. By walking your dog during daylight hours it minimizes the chances of them being spooked mid-walk and making a bid for freedom, also the walk can burn off some energy that would otherwise be used panicking over the loud bangs.

• Keeping your dogs and cats indoors when fireworks are being set off. Make sure all escape routes are blocked – having your pet micro chipped will keep tabs on Houndini if they do get out. When the night comes be sure to close all your windows, curtains and blinds and put some music or the television on to try and mask the sounds of outside.

• Comforting your pet by stroking or cuddling them when they’re panicking, some pets just need some reassurance that everything will be OK and there’s nothing to panic about.

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Listings

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Music / Comedy /Theatre / Film / Other Music

Tickets: £18.50

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Showaddywaddy Sands Centre

The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title for the last 4 decades!

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Music Live @Lunch Time - Adrian Self Carlisle Cathedral

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Showaddywadddy Sands Centre

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Danny Bryant The Old Fire Station

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Martin Simpson Kirkgate Centre , Cockermouth

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The Shanklins & Guests The Source Collective

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Freshers Cooling ( Coffee , Cake & Vinyl The Source Collective

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A b s o l u t e B o w i e : D a v i d B o w i e Tr i b u t e Lakes Cottage , Holidays, Carlisle

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The Selector C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Attica Rage Plus Support C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Bye Bye Baby Brickyard

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Experimental Jam/Open Mic Night The Source Collecive

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The Magic Of Motown Sands Centre

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Phil Exile’s Punk Extravaganza The Source Collecive

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Ke i t h J a m e s - T h e S o n g s o f L e o n a r d C o h e n The Old Fire Station

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Maiden UK C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Music Live @ Lunch Time J o h n G r e e n & H e n r y Wa l l a c e Carlisle Cathedral

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The LW Rock 4 Mcmililian Concer t Shepherds Inn,Carlisle

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UB40 Sands Centre

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Seduction Cranemakers,Carlisle

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Dr Feelgood The Old Fire Station

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Music Live @ Lunch Time - Roz Sluman ( Jazz ) Carlisle Cathedral

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Experimental Jam Night/Open Mic The Source Collective

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Limehouse Lizzy Brickyard

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T h e Tr a v e l l i n g B a n d The Old Fire Station

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The Elton John Story Harraby Community Centre

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Michael Darren Cranemakers, Carlisle

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The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience Brickyard

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The UnSung The Source Collective

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Classic Rock UK C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Yo u r S o n g s - T h e M u s i c O f E l t o n J o h n T h e a t r e B y T h e L a ke , Ke s w i c k

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Music Live @ Lunch Time - Feckless Fuddle & the League of Ukulele Gentlemen Carlisle Cathedral

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Ensemble 360 The Old Fire Station

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Jinski The Old Fire Station

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The Stefen The Source Collective

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Dogflesh C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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J’Adele Harraby Community Centre

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The Dante String Quartet T h e a t r e B y T h e L a ke , Ke s w i c k

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Music Live @ Lunch Time Eden Brass ( Tr u m p e t s , H o r n & Tr o m b o n e ) C o n c e r t Carlisle Cathedral

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Magical Mozart C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Tickets: £15.00

There’s Something About Gary

Kirkgate Centre

One of the most quotable comedians in the country and brings bags of infectious charm to his live performances.

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I s l e O f Wo m e n C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Romesh Ranganathan Sands Centre

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Ross Noble Sands Centre

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Gary Delaney Kirkgate Centre , Cockermouth

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Marcus Brigstocke Harraby Community Theatre

Scally Cranemakers, Carlisle

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Sean Lock Sands Centre

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D i s c o a t t h e Ta v e r n To u r T h e a t r e B y T h e L a ke , Ke s w i c k

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Comedy Night T h e Ve n u e

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Music Live @ Lunch Time Carlisle Community Choir (Choral) Carlisle Cathedral

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Mark Steel Harraby Community Centre

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Carlisle Folk & Blues Promotion Chris While & Julie Mathews The Old Fire Station

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N i s h Ku m a r Florence Mine, Egremont

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Z o n ke d O u t o n AC D O C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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S e a n n Wa l s h Harraby Community Theatre

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The Realm 100% old school presents DJ SY T h e Ve n u e

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Jeremy Hardy C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Lady Maisery T h e a t r e B y T h e L a ke , Ke s w i c k

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Chris James And His Band Carlisle Folk and Blues Club

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Chris While & Julie Matthews Old Fire Station, Carlisle

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S u n d ay A f t e r n o o n S o n a t a s - R e c i t a l O n e Harraby Community Centre, Carlisle

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Russell Kanel C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , Wo r k i n g t o n

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Joel Dummet Old Fire Station

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Listings

Music / Comedy /Theatre / Film / Other Independent Films

Theatre Septemember Elektra Running until 2nd November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick Dial M For Murder Running until 2nd November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick T h e Ve r t i c a l H o u r Running until 4th November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick Iron Running until 4th November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick The Rivals Running until 4th November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick Wa t c h i t S a i l i e r Running until 5th November T h e a t r e B y T h e L a k e , Keswick 25

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Scorsese’s iconic film about... The Band with an all star cast including Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Pop Staples abd the man himself Bob Dylan

September Ever y Sunday throughout Septmber to November 05 The Battle of Somme Film Carlisle Museum of Cumbria Life 05

Spotlight (15) Kirkgate Centre ,Cockermouth

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Sleep Furiously (U) Brampton FIlm Club

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W e s t E n d To B r o a d w a y Sands Centre

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Tr u m b o ( 1 5 ) Kirkgate Centre, Cockmermouth

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Jerusalem We s t Wa l l s T h e a t r e , C a r l i s l e 1 0 th t o 1 5 th

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F i l m N i g h t - T h e L a s t Wa l t z The Source Collective

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T h e M a n W h o Wo u l d B e K i n g The Old Fire Station

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Film Night - Pulp Fiction The Source Collective

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Ve r o n i c a ’ s R o o m The Old Fire Station

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Hail Caesar (12A) Kirkgate Centre

B i l l y E l l i o t - C o a c h Tr i p - B u s l e a v e s 8:30AM - SHOW TIME 2:30PM Edinburgh Play House Theatre coach trip from Sands Centre Ceilidh with Thrice Brewed Dirty Dancing S a n d s C e n t r e 2 4 th t o 2 9 th Family Ar ts Festival - Mavis Sparkle Marvis Sparkle - M6 Theatre Company The Old Fire Station

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F r o m T h e r e To Yo u , F r o m H e r e To M e The Old Fire Station

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The Last Waltz The Source Collective

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The Closet (15) Brampton Film Club

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Film Night - Dallas Buyers Club The Source Collective

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Film Night - The Godfather The Source Collective

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Suffaragette (12) Brampton Film Club

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Music / Comedy /Theatre / Film / Other Other September 08

Silloth Music and Beer Festival Silloth Green 8 th - 1 1 th

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Steve Golding T h e R e i v e r, C a r l i s l e

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Thursby Village Show Thursby Parish Hall

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G a l l i p o l i a n d t h e S o m m e B y P ro f . G a r y S h e f f i e l d C u m b r i a ’s M u s e u m o f M i l i t a r y L i f e

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The Pennine Artisans pop up galler y Wa r w i c k H a l l , C a r l i s l e - 1 0 th - 2 5 th

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Ta b l e To p & C o f f e e M o r n i n g Thursby Parish Hall

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Oktoberfest The Old Fire Station

R e m e m b e r i n g t h e G r e a t Wa r 1 3 B y Ta f f G i l l i n g h a m C u m b r i a ’s M u s e u m o f M i l i t a r y L i f e 17

Ta b l e To p S a l e & C o f f e e M o r n i n g Thursby Parish Hall

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The Three Half Pints Bad Guys The Old Fire Station

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Cumbria Pride Carlisle City Centre

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Ceilidh with Thrice Brewed Thursby Parish Hall

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Late Summer Dine & Disco Hallmark Hotel,Carlisle

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Family Ar ts Festival - Mavis Sparkle Old Fire Station

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Blood Moon Paranormal Investigators K i r k l n g t o n H a l l , C a r l i s l e 2 4 th a n d 2 5 th

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T h e B i g S o m m e D r aw C u m b r i a ’s m u s e u m o f M i l i t a r y l i f e

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New Jersey Boys T h e R e i v e r, C a r l i s l e

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Illustrated talk ‘Cattle Droving through Cumbria’ Peter Roebuck Thursby Parish Hall

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Halloween Party Night Cranemakers,Carlisle

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Food and History Evening with Stuart Eastwood and John Crouch.

Thursby Parish Hall

North Air Ambulance annual Air Angles 24 Charity Band Crown & Mitre Hotel,Carlsle Ministry of Science Live 25 Sands Centre October

Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival 07 Locations include the Crown & Mitre H o t e l , C a r l i s l e Tu l l i e H o u s e a n d C a r l i s l e C i t y L i b r a r y.

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Mucmara Mind, Body & Spirt Fair 08 Hallmark Hotel

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Sunday Afternoon Sonatas - Recital One Harraby Community Centre

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Your Vinyl Resting Place

Music lovers in Carlisle have vinylly found what they have been looking for. The newly opened Vinyl Café in Carlisle is an independent record shop and café.

Situated in the city’s beautiful historic quarter they have both new and used vinyl music to suit everybody’s tastes.

Owner of Vinyl Café, James Brown said: “We are a record shop and small café; we have an eclectic mix of vinyl.

There is no specific genre here, it is a bit of a mix and a melting pot of music.”

“There is no specific genre here, it is a bit of a mix and a melting pot of music.”

The Abbey Street shop also houses an interesting café serving a delicious blend of refreshments to relax and slow down in a refreshingly different musical environment.

“It’s a place that people can browse, listen to music, relax and chill out in an unhurried environment”.

Vinyl Café offers those browsing their collection the added bonus of being able to test play used vinyl before they purchase it.

James added: “Music on vinyl gives the listener a more tangible experience bringing them closer to what the artist originally intended for their sound.

This sometimes gets lost in the transition from studio to mastering to release in other listening formats.”

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Head For The Hills

Head For The Hills By: Steve Robson

Surely one’s enjoyment of walking the Lake District’s mountains should not come down to a dash to complete them?

Nick, my fell walking buddy, would often take two weeks off work to tick off as many of the Wainwright’s as possible.

Unfortunately for him the weather was often poor. Thus he would toil up featureless slopes to pea-soup summits, link another couple of peaks in and trudge straight back down again.

Julian, another fell walking pal, would sometimes go with him, at other times with me, as we ticked our way through the seven pictorial guides.

The final top for Nick was Lingmell on a day I shall never forget. The weather was atrocious - actually, atrocious may be understating the conditions we had to endure.

“Soaked to the skin, lost in the mist, every track a stream, every watercourse a raging torrent”, records my journal.

“My waterproof cagoule- wasn’t, my fast drying techno – trousers, didn’t. My feet were sloshing in my boots...” I’m sure you get the picture.

As 2014 came along Julian was just ahead of me in the race for peaks, when all of a sudden something got a hold of me.

Was it a burning desire to beat him? This wasn’t exactly fair, he had been helping me with some of my final tally- but I suddenly realised I had only about 20 more to do.

It was a great summer too, plenty of fine clear weather. The earliest start was when I set off at half three in the morning to climb two fells above Crummock water.

I had been lying in bed, looking out of the window at the clear night sky, drumming my fingers on the mattress, when I thought ‘what the heck, I’m going!’... I was back at home by 8am. The family were still asleep!

Occasionally though a fell would be rather boring, Ullscarf springs to mind. I climbed that one with my brother, who struggled with the distance, and after admitted that his rucksack felt like it was full of stones had said that by the end of the walk he could hardly put one foot in front of the other. My wife gave me a telling off when I got home, saying that I could have killed him with over – exertion!

All the housekeeping money was going on petrol to and from the Lake District. With every fell felled I’d text Julian with a name and altitude as I conquered more and more of the summits. His responses were often rather rude.

The great day came for me on 24th August 2014 when I stood on top of Haycock high above the Ennerdale valley and drank a pint of beer. I couldn’t help but mention that it was my final one to some other walkers. Julian rolled his eyes. He completed his Wainwright fells the following spring.

No hard feelings.

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How do you get young people interested in their history?

How many children can say that they have held in their hands a real Roman object? We would like to see more and more young people having this opportunity to make contact with their heritage.

However they loved their day at the dig, they talked to the archaeologists who showed them the latest finds and then they had a chance to handle some of the finds for themselves.

However it can be difficult for people to connect with the way people lived two thousand years ago. The objects we see excavated out of the ground by archaeologists and displayed in museums can be very alien and unfamiliar, and most of them are broken.

One of the star objects for the children was a fragment of a floor tile which, while it was drying in the sun two thousand years ago, a small child had pressed their hand in into the still-wet clay. Their handprint is still preserved in the surface of that floor tile. Our children were able to fit their fingers into that ancient handprint and make a connection with a Roman child just like them.

One of the really fun projects we at the Museum were involved with recently was the Discovering Derventio project at Roman Papcastle. This three year, HLF funded, community excavation led by Grampus Heritage and Training was an opportunity for many local people to have a go at the real world of archaeology as volunteers.

The Senhouse Roman Museum got involved in the project when we were asked to provide the schools service. Over the three years of the project nearly 400 local school children visited the excavation and had a go at the processes involved in the discovery of Papcastle and Cockermouth’s Roman heritage. This was followed up with activities in the Museum and classroom that brought the world of the Romans in Cumbria to life and demonstrated that they were not so different to us today. The children learned about a Roman bath house, Roman houses and shopping, the food the Romans ate and Roman religion.

The memory that I will take away from the whole project will be the day that we took one group of quite young children to the excavation on a very wet October morning. It had been raining for days and the site was really wet and muddy. The children had their wellies and coats on but it was very cold.

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Carl Fogarty, better known as ‘Foggy’ is probably the most successful superbike racer in the history of the sport. He quickly transformed from a young Blackburn lad to a legend when he won his first world championship at the age of 23. Carl will be bringing some of his stories on 30th September at the Solway Hall when he holds an Evening with Carl Fogarty.

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“You have to decide, do you want to do it because its fun, or do you want to be the best?”

Our editor, Danielle Murphy caught up with Carl, who was understandably exhausted after a huge trek across Iceland for the NSPCC, luckily he was in good spirits and cracked away about his upcoming appearance.

Having visited cumbria on several occasions, Carl was looking forward to coming back, he said: “I have some friends in Whitehaven who have already booked tickets, claiming they’re going to be doing some heckling! I don’t mind though, hecklers make it more exciting.”

Anybody that knows of Foggy, knows that this man is full of determination and his successful career reflects this drive, he said: “I have always loved bikes, it was a hobby for my dad but I wanted more.

I wanted to be the best, and I would tell people, one day I will be world champion. My teachers used to laugh or roll their eyes, well I proved them wrong!”

There are two things that are an obvious passion for Carl, one is motorbikes the other is having a laugh. And if you don’t know Carl for his motorbike career, you’ll certainly know him from his appearance on the 2014 ITV series of ‘Im a celebrity get me out of here’ a show which he won. It was clear from the start that Carl just loved a laugh and we all fell a little bit in love with him, He said: “I like banter. Im hoping that when I come to Whitehaven we can have a night filled with a few laughs, a bit of banter and good people!”

Although Carl spent a lot of years racing, and was very successful you might be surprised to know that by the end he wasn’t enjoying what he was doing, he explained: “Im much happier now that im not racing for a job.

It was a lot of pressure and I really wasn’t enjoying getting on the track, I love it now though. I can just get on my bike, get on the road and I can enjoy the freedom, it is more fun now.”

After his racing days, Carl is still a busy guy, and when he was asked for the second time to take part in Im a Celebrity get me out of here, he thought why not. So he packed up and headed for the land down under, he said: “It was amazing. I was apprehensive at first, thinking ‘can I really deal with the people? What if they do my head in?’ but I decided I would get through to the public votes, and everything after that was a bonus.”

He continued: “I hate being hungry, I get annoyed easily with people so my main goal was not walking out.

However, I found I actually really enjoyed it. I made a great friend out of Jimmy Bullard and I won! I couldn’t believe it. I was so overwhelmed. It was a real experience.”

Carl finished off with some last minute advice for all aspiring motorcyclists looking to persue a career in the sport, he said: “You have to decide, do you want to do it because its fun, or do you want to be the best?

I started because it was fun and then the passion grew and I wanted to be the best. You have to push yourself, enjoy it but also be careful. Determination, dedication and passion will get you to where you want to be.”

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Thank you so much to everyone who has continued to support us online and from home. I look forward to no longer being reduced to trading in the streets and cannot wait to get settled into our new shop premises!

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Take 2!!... Cockermouth Country Clothing has moved again after the floods to 33 Station Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9QW. So having listened to our customers we moved to a more prominent location on Main Street and then got washed away…it’s fair to say we will not be listening to you guys ever again!!! Although no one could have predicted what was to come. After the misery and chaos of the floods and now feeling a bit like incy wincy spider we have moved again! We are now located above water level at 33 Station Street, opposite the Co-op.

It wasn’t quite the mammoth task of moving like last time as most of our stock had been lost in the flood but this time we had a lot of work to do on the new premises. Our crack team consisting of local painter Colin Hewitt, Chris Nixon of Nixons of Maryport, Ast Signs of Workington, friend and neighbour Will Nixon, hubby Phil and long suffering ‘Supermum’ Rosie, that some of you will already know from working in the shop, once again we managed it in record time. We moved in on Tuesday 1st March 2016 and we opened the following Friday in time for Easter!!

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Cockermouth Country Clothing “For all your country attire…”

Charity Auction and Fashion Show in aid of The RDA West Cumbria Branch Sunday 9th October 2016 7pm at The Hundith Hill Hotel.

Ticket’s are £5 each and selling fast!!!

Get your’s now from Cockermouth Country Clothing

Tel: 07879470983 Web: www.cococlothing.co.uk 33 Station Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9QW

Aim-Point

A new Cockermouth businessman is aiming for the top. Shop owner Mark Wilson has shot onto the Cockermouth scene all guns a blazing with his new shop Aim-Point Air Rifles and Accessories.

Aim-Point Air Rifles and Accessories is a fully licensed air rifle and pistol stockist. The new business situated in the Old Kings Arms Lane offers expert help and advice on all things shooting and offers a huge selection of guns to suit everyone from total beginners to experienced shooters.

He currently shoots for Team Air Arms - the Sussex based hunter field target and promotional team that competes in events across the UK. Sharp-shooter Mark will be joined at the new shop by his brother Allan who will run the business alongside him.

Any fellow or budding shooters can pop into the shop or get in-touch with the team at Aim-Point on: 01900 825 511.

Aim-Point stock both new and pre-owned rifles and pistols and will consider part exchange options on your chosen purchase. If that is not enough, they will endeavour to source your chosen product for you if they happen not to stock what it is you are looking for.

Owner, Mark Wilson said: “We will soon be providing online sales options as well as an installment payment scheme, with many more exciting things still to come from Aim-Point Air Rifles and Accessories.�

They will carry a fully comprehensive range of accessories, including: optics, rifle slips and cases, air rifle and air pistol ammunition, cleaning equipment, knock down targets and much, much more.

Aim-Point Air Rifles and Accessories will also be an authorised service and repair centre, the skilled staff at Aim-Point will make sure that your shooting equipment operates to its optimum performance levels.

Owner and operator Mark has over 20 years shooting experience with more than 10 years at a competitive level. Mark competes in shooting competitions throughout England and Scotland and was selected to represent team England in the 2015 World Hunter Field Target Championships.

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Calling Castle Collectors

One of the UK’s leading cancer charities is turning its focus to Carlisle. The Roy Castle Foundation is calling for potential volunteers to become ‘Castle Collectors’ in the city.

The charity tirelessly raises money to fight the battle against lung cancer. They have a fight on their hands as lung cancer claims the lives of over 35,000 people in the UK alone every year. The foundation helps to support people living with lung cancer and raises money to fund research into early diagnosis and treatment for the disease.

Castle Collectors are individuals with a unique knowledge of the local area with responsibilities such as: contacting local businesses to arrange collection can points, emptying collection cans, banking money on behalf of the company and actively promoting and acting as a point of contact for the charity in the region.

The Roy Castle Foundation was created as collaboration between Professor Ray Donnelly and TV personality Roy Castle of Record Breakers fame who sadly succumbed to cancer in 1994.

Anyone wanting to lend a helping hand can do so by getting in touch with the foundation at: www.roycastle.org/collectors

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Set to Leave an Impression

This September, Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake will be welcoming two musical stars and showcasing the finest in acoustic folk music and alternative rock.

Songstress and favourite Cumbrian folksinger, Elaine Davidson and her band return on September 4 to perform traditional classics and new album material in Roots in Cumbria, followed shortly afterwards by Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble and band celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his hit solo album My Secret Is My Silence.

Based in Wigton, Elaine’s voice has been described as “hopeful and ethereal” and “unique” by fans and has received much critical acclaim over her expansive career.

Country music lovers and traditional folk fans alike will be captivated in this one-off evening which also sees Elaine play music from her latest album, Can’t Tell the River, recorded in Los Angeles in 2015 by award-winning producer Warren Huart.

Following shortly afterwards is Roddy Woomble, familiar to most as the frontman to Scottish rock band Idlewild, but who has since forged a reputation as one of Scotland’s finest songwriters and performers. He is celebrating the tenth anniversary of his first solo album, My Secret Is My Silence with a special UK tour and will bring his distinctive melodic alternative rock, with acoustic and folk influences to Keswick on Sun 18 September at 7.30pm.

The album debuted at number one in the UK folk charts back in 2006 and was highly praised, even winning a coveted five star review in The Sunday Times. Since that time, what started as a low key album release has taken on a life of its own, and through word of mouth and a growing reputation, has become something of a cult classic.

The band will play two sets, firstly playing My Secret Is My Silence in its entirety. The second set will be a mixture of material from other albums and a few Idlewild favourites.

The album will also be re-issued on vinyl for the first time in conjunction with the 10th anniversary tour and a limited number of Roddy’s new book Instrumentals will also be available to buy.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear one of folk music’s most hotly anticipated tours in years perform live in Keswick this autumn. Tickets are £15, £10 and for students and under 16s, £7. You can book online at www.theatrebythelake.com or telephone the Box Office on 017687 74411.

11/12/13 November 2016

Retro Music Weekend 4

Line up includes: Evolution Duo, 2 Rude, Absolutely, 2 Rude do Madness, Four D’s, The Magic Of Motown, Graham Brown, Juke Box Jets, Soul City Walkers Gordon Hendricks as Elvis.

The Magic Of Motown SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINER The biggest touring Motown show in the UK! Usually reserved for theatres, we are lucky to secure for RMW4.

Weekend Tickets: £55pp

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Corporal William Stoddart with his wife Mary

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“Voices from The Somme - 24th June to 20th November 2016” the exhibition at Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life in Alma Block at Carlisle Castle continues to attract a lot of interest. Members of the public continue to donate or loan items for the exhibition and the Museum’s collections.

William Stoddart enlisted in November 1914 and John the following May, both serving in the 11th Lonsdale Battalion of the Border Regiment. They went to France in November 1915 and both served on the Somme. William was wounded on 1st July 1916 (gun-shot wound face) and recuperated at hospital in London.

Two groups of material, including medals photographs and documents, relate to two brothers from Fletchertown, William and John Stoddart, who were miners at All Hallows Colliery and lived at 7 North Street and a near neighbour of the Stoddarts, William Steele, another coal miner, who lived at 20 Front Street. The men from this small mining community were amongst those to volunteer for Kitchener’s New Army in 1914 and 1915.

While there he received a postcard from A.W. Bowes, a friend who lived in Baggrow, near Fletchertown. ‘If you tell me exactly what is the matter, I could break the news to your mother, for she thinks you are keeping something back from her’. On returning to the front, William, now a Corporal, was wounded again in June 1917 and eventually discharged from the Army in January 1918, because he was no longer physically fit for war service. He received a disability pension because of the injuries to his face and leg.

William and his wife went on to have six children.

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His brother John, who became a Sergeant, was wounded in 1916, returned to serve with the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment in 1917 was wounded twice and finally was posted to the 5th Battalion. He was mortally wounded in October 1918 and died in hospital on the 24th; he is buried at St. Sever Cemetery in Rouen.

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In 1916 John had written home after the events of 1st July 1916. Three other “Lonsdales” from Fletchertown were killed on 1st July 1916, the Stoddart’s neighbour William Steele of 20 Front Street, William Hodgson Moore of 5 West Street and Joseph William Rumney.

John Stoddart wrote home to the parents of William Moore and Mrs Annie Clemetson the stepmother of William Steele.

A fourth “Lonsdale”, James Brown Elliott was killed at Beaumont Hamel on 18th November 1916. All are commemorated on the War memorial at All Hallows Church. At least four other men from Fletchertown and the surrounding are, Christopher Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Thomas William Rumney (Joseph’s brother) and John Greenall joined the Lonsdales.

Nearly all those named were coal miners.

If you have any information, items, documents or photographs relating to soldiers who served on the Somme and during the First World War and who came from Cumbria and/or served in the Border Regiment, Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry and the Cumberland Artillery, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life, Alma Block, The Castle, Carlisle Cumbria CA3 8UR tel. 01228 532774 email enquiries@cmoml.org , or visit the website at www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org

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A company of actors with learning disabilities will be performing their play TLC: Tales of a Long Conflict which commemorates the lives and tells the stories of real men who fought in the battle of the Somme.

The play is collaboration between the Cumbria Museum of Military Life, Prism Arts and Studio Theatre and follows seven men of the Border Regiment who fell in combat. TLC takes the audience through a journey of how the battle affected families from all walks of life.

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Ocean Film Festival Making Waves This Autumn @ Rheged A popular film festival celebrating the mystery and magic of the ocean is set to open as part of a world tour.

After last year’s highly acclaimed tour, The Ocean Film Festival is returning to theatres this autumn.

To be held at the Rheged Centre in Penrith on Saturday 17th September, Cumbrian audiences will once again be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without even getting their feet wet.

Tour operator, Hilary O’Connor: said: “Every year the festival is getting bigger and bigger and is attacting more people, it’s very much a popular event.

“This year’s films celebrate the raw power and beauty of the ocean featuring adventurous female British kayakers and courageous surfers, as well as the rare and unique marine life of the majestic underwater world. Protecting the environment is the ethos behind the event and it’s trying to get across a really important message.”

Showcasing over two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface, this year features an exceptional and diverse programme of films capturing the raw power and beauty of the ocean, whilst celebrating the surfers, kayakers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; chase the crests of waves; and marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.

Inspiring and thought-provoking, the Ocean Film Festival World Tour is filled with incredible cinematography, touching interviews and insightful narrations that will captivate and mesmerise audiences.

Featuring awe-inspiring underwater scenes and fastpaced wave sequences that have been captured from unbelievable vantage points, each of the festival’s films also convey a deep respect and appreciation for the world’s oceans and the creatures that call them home.

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One film in particular which is sure to have an impact on viewers is a story labelled as one of the greatest, as yet undone, technical sea kayak expedition in the world.

British explorers Justine Curgenven and Sarah Outen set out to paddle 2,500km along the Aleutian chain of islands in Alaska.

Alone for 101 days and at the mercy of one of the windiest, roughest places on earth, the two women are swept away from land by unknown currents, pounded by rough seas and approached by bears.

“Every year the festival is getting bigger and bigger”

Experiencing an edge-of-your-seat journey, they gain a rare insight into themselves, the rich wildlife and this harsh yet beautiful landscape.

With Curgenven named as one of the UK’s top living explorers and Outen awarded an MBE for services to rowing and conservation, these adventurers will need all of their strength and determination to survive the treacherous expedition.

Hilary added:”The festival really is inspiring and the screenings would appeal to anyone with a love of the ocean and with a spirit of adventure.”

Tickets are on sale now. To find out more about the festival, to view the trailer and to book tickets, visit www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk.

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The Native Oyster Ostrea edulis By Mark Vollers

For some lovers of seafood there is nothing to compare with a plate of fresh oysters washed down with champagne , Guinness or another tipple of choice.

They could certainly be described as an acquired taste and because supply is limited they are also relatively expensive, giving them the reputation of a food for the wealthy gourmet.

This never used to be the case, in fact so plentiful were oysters in the past there were byelaws restricting how many times in a week they could be served up to factory workers!

They were particularly plentiful on the Scottish side of the Solway Firth and even today Loch Ryan has the region’s only commercial oyster fishery.

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However, a nationwide combination of overfishing, disease and water quality issues led to greatly diminished availability and today even if supply is recovering the public taste has not grown back to what it was.

The Oyster is a filter feeder, favouring sheltered estuarine waters that are rich with phtyo plankton many months of the year.

They are left undisturbed during months with an ‘R’ , in part to allow them to recover from spawning and to help ensure the next generation establishes.

The native oyster is slow growing and may be ten years old to reach market size, the age being calculated by counting the growth rings which are clearly visible on the shell.

For this reason most oysters on the market today are the imported Pacific variety which grow in our waters more than twice as fast as the natives, but rarely breed as the water temperatures here are too low.

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

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Parks

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

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1 Central Library 2 Market Hall 3 Skate Park

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1 Carlisle Castle and Border Regiment Museum 2 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery 3 Guild Hall Museum 4 The Pools 5 LaserQuest 6 VUE Cinema

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3 BED HOMES Available from £147,500 (Just £118,000 with a Help to Buy: Equity Loan* )

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A FRESH approach to new homes in Carlisle

NEW ACRES A FRESH approach to new homes in Carlisle

PLUS Brand name appliances, ceramic floor tiles and premium finishes included as standard, means your money goes even further with Lovell Homes.

to Carlisle City Centre Brand New Kitchen • En-suite to Master Bedroom • Front and Rear Gardens • Downstairs WC • Bay Window • Driveway

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CGI of The Holly exterior

Parkside showhome interior

Parkside showhome interior

To find out more contact our sales advisor on 01228 371 637 or visit www.lovellnewhomes.co.uk NEW ACRES 22 Edward Boyle Close, Carlisle CA2 7FB Email newacres.sales@lovell.co.uk Marketing Suite open Thursday to Monday 10am - 5pm * Move in with just a 5% deposit and 75% mortgage. Those looking to buy with a Help to Buy: Equity Loan require a 5% deposit as the government will provide up to 20% of the value of the property in an equity loan, allowing buyers to access mortgages of up to the remaining 75%. The equity loan is interest free for the first five years, and can be repaid at any time or when you sell your home. Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme available on selected properties in England, on homes up to £600,000. Lovell cannot advise you on a mortgage. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP YOU REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY DEBT SECURED ON IT. Subject to terms and conditions. Please ask for further details.