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HERE’s a lot to look forward to as the music festival season hits its heights – almost all in one weekend – and summer events are in full swing. Certainly, as I write, there’s glorious weather to match and we’re offering you some equally “hot” summer recipes to prepare… for outdoors or in.

This time we get a little gory and take look back at the murderous criminal career of the so-called “Monster Butler,” Archibald Hall, who killed his own half-brother and an accomplice / former lover in his holiday home in Allerdale, in the 1970s. Clockwork Orange film star Malcolm McDowell now owns the film rights and is considering making a movie about Hall although at present it’s on hold until a budget can be agreed.

The importance of pit ponies to the local mines is examined by mining museum curator, Pamela Telford, in our mines history series, and the Workington Heritage Group’s impressive efforts to gather together a Curwen Hall archive and ultimately organise a £10million Curwen Hall restoration are explained.

In our sport section there’s a look forward to the Rugby League World Cup games at Derwent Park, Workington, this autumn; an assessment of Workington Reds’ upheaval and the need to rebuild their team and John Walsh also examines the enormous potential of the Workington Comets’ speedway team.

So, lots to read and we hope you enjoy it.

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Contents: The Guide Magazine

July/August 2013

LOCAL Features

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Maryport Blues Festival Bernie Marsden and Ian Parker lead the way

18-19 Get a whole new Kitchen

from Genesis New store at Clay Flatts

26-27 Curwen Hall

Workington Heritage Group

LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY

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30-33 Forward Planning is

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the Secret Beauty by Bridget Foster

34-35 Walking Back To Bagginess Move over skinny jeans

FOOD

36-37 Fluffy Bunny Sundae

Recipe by Alan Spedding

Leek Sausages Recipe from Wild Zucchinis

42-43 Beetroot Burgers and

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MOTORING & SPORT

50-51 Anatomy of an Alvis

1929 Alvis 12/50 Sports SD Beetleback

Rugby League World Cup

58-59 World Cup Comes to Cumbria WHAT’S On

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Music, Theatre, Film, Comedy Whats On in Jul/Aug/Sept

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Maryport Blues Festival July 26-28 Ian Parker

Bernie Marsden

Bernie Marsden and Ian Parker lead the way

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ATURDAY main stage headliner at Maryport Blues Festival is Bernie Marsden the blues-rock guitarist, formerly of Paice, Ashton & Lord and Whitesnake.

Bernie has long been respected for his rich, blues inspired style. His impeccable talent as a guitar player has kept him active in the music world for over 30 years and allowed him to share company with a virtual “Who’s Who” of recording and touring musicians. In 2012 Bernie and PRS Guitars released his own signature Edition Guitar, the SE Bernie Marsden to critical acclaim and great success.

BB King once said of him: “Only two white men could play the blues. Eric Clapton and Bernie Marsden”.

Bernie supported by King King with their inimitable brand of multi-faceted blues rock and Babajack an acoustic blues/roots/fusion. But don’t be fooled by ‘acoustic’ - these guys rock! Their groove, rhythm and percussive upbeat sound is addictive and they have taken the tribal rhythm and sheer groove to a whole new level.

Earlier in the day Lucy Zirins, the Bare Bones Boogie Band and Jo Harman and Co entertain the afternoon crowds.

SUNDAY (6pm 10-30pm) sees Ian Parker top the bill. He’s a genuinely literate, songwriter… sometimes 8

Feature almost literary; an original craftsman. Expressed through a distinctive bitter-sweet vocal delivery, Ian’s songs hold nothing back. His ability and willingness to share with his audience, naked honesty and genuine emotion, is what sets him apart.

He’s supported on the programme by Blue Swamp, featuring Animals guitarist, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Williamson and ex Dr Truth vocalist and Pat McManus.

Aynsley Lister Blue Swamp have Photo by Walter Goyen enhanced their unique sound with the addition of a red hot rhythm section. Original songs, feature elements from a variety of genres while remaining rooted in blues.

Pat McManus began as a traditional Irish awardingwinning violinist, turning to rock music along with his brothers in the early 1980s. Pat has now been placed in the top five Irish guitarists of all time.

The outside stage features (10-30am until 11pm) on the Saturday and along with the Trail event features a host of other performers.

FRIDAY on the features The Solway Deltas, Lewis Hamilton Band, Blues ‘n’ Trouble and Aynsley Lister whose explosive natural ability collides with fiery, emotionally-charged compositions. He’s an incredible guitarist whose brand of blues-based rock delivers contemporary song writing, fuelled with the kind of heart and soul that’s missing from so much modern music.

The event is wristband entry only… both days. To know more see website: www.maryportblues.co.uk

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With headliners The Cribs, Wiley and Kids in Glass Houses joined by Gentleman’s Dub Club, Reverend and The Makers and Dreadzone on the new main stage it seems set for another sizzling success.

There are eight stages featuring the best collection of local, national and up and coming bands plus some brand new additions including a new food court with some amazing caterers, a new pub with a selection of real ales from local brewers, a comedy night with some brilliant comedians, a whole new set up for the Astral Circus cabaret stage with a tightly packed programme for the weekend including workshops, competitions, burlesque dance sessions and some great circus acts!

As usual there’ll be the Green Area, bar stage with a vast selection of beverages, the eclectic Tent 42, hosted by The Pit, Uber Dub chillout tent, The Session Tent hosted by the Backroom Project, the Gav McKew Stage hosted by Carlisle Music City; the festival circuit’s favourite JamBeater Reggae Tent;, The Dance Tent, hosted by the Tribe of Xanadu and more.!

There’s a new Thursday camping ticket so you can start your festival holiday as early as possible and there’s also a live in-vehicle pass.

Get into character for Cockrock

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aturday at Cockrock is officially fancy dress day and this year’s theme is comic book characters.

The organisers say there will be a splendid prize for the best-dressed character so go with the flow.

Tier 1 tickets have now sold out for CockRock 2013 but at the time of writing Tier 2 tickets were still available.

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Flogging Molly

Solfest anniversary line-up

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OLFEST has announced its headline bookings for this its 10th anniversary year.

It takes place August 22-23 and organisers have endeavoured to compile a richly varied and superb line-up that includes both the contemporary and the classic of the music world and runs the gaunlet from rock to roots and folk to dance.

Booked to appear on the main stage this year at Solfest are: Flogging Molly, Maximo Park, Afro Celt Sound System, Oysterband, New Model Army, Deaf School, The Joy Formidable, Twisted Wheel, our special guests, Alabama 3, plus Jakarta Club, Ahab, Delhi 2 Dublin, N.U.M.B, By The Rivers and Victorian Trout Conspiracy.

Elsewhere the dance tent hosts Krafty Kuts, the multi-award winning DJ/producer and the undisputed King of breaks, The Correspondents who throw a history of dance music from Blues to Jazz, Electro to Dubstep to Drum’n’Bass, then back again into the mix and also Utah Saints and

Maximo Park Eat Static both living legends on the dance scene and there’s much more.

Also appearing throughout the weekend are Irish punk pioneers, The Undertones, (currently seeing their song ‘Teenage Kicks’ as a smash top-selling mash-up courtesy of boy band One Direction), the brass meets folk of Home Service, fronted by John Tams (the actor who played Daniel Hagman alongside Sean Bean in ITV drama Sharpe).

There are also Solfest favorites Pikey Beatz plus DJ Yoda, The Jaywalkers, Bombskare, The Roughneck Riot, New Rope String Band and many more.

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BookLook

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Wainwright's Lost Tour 12

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HIS book is for or those with a love of the mountains but who can never get there – for whatever reason. It’s also a book for those who can…. as a reminder of what you are missing.

It can stir memories for those who have been to these places or longings for those who haven’t… but at the same time it is a story of what might have been… told in fantastic photographs.

Its central theme is of a journey – a walking tour that began on May 23, 1931; one which the weather put an end to, six days later, but it nevertheless spawned the idea for the Alfred Wainwright guidebooks which have become so well known.

It illustrates what a group of young men – one of whom was Alfred Wainwright – would have seen if they had managed to complete the tour. It had been the idea of Wainwright who had visited the lakes for the first time the year before and had wanted to see much more.

The tour – which involved three companions, Jim Sharples, Harry Driver and Eric Maudley – aimed to see every valley, mountain and lake, even though they might not actually be visited. It ended incomplete, six days later, but sowed the seeds of the guidebooks and began a life-long love story.

In 1991 shortly after Wainwright’s death Eric Maudsley the last survivor of the group made the details of the holiday available, having kept them for 60 years. It outlined the route over the high fells on six foolscap sheets of paper and the idea for this book was born.

Ed Geldard, from Durham, is the author of this book and is a nationally-recognised photographer who teamed up with Wainwright to produce the best-selling Wainwright in the Limestone Dales.

In it Wainwright described Ed as his “answer to a long-standing wish,” for someone who could show scenes the way he saw them, so the Lost Tour is like looking through Wainwright’s eyes.

It shows the peaks and features in all their glory and brings those distant and magnificent places to the forefront of the reader’s mind. Previously only available in hardback this paperback version at £12.99 from Amberley Books of Stroud, with 96 pages and 183 illustrations would be a wonderful addition to any Lake District lover’s library. C.B. ISBN 8888978-1-4456-1435-9 Email: orders@amberley-book.com Tel: 01453 847800 13

From HelL to Purgatory Sunday 25th August 2013

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N the wake of Hell on Harbour at Whitehaven there’ll be purgatory on the beach at St Bees in August.

The St Bees Beach Bash was born because Hell on the Harbour proved so popular so organisers set this as a fun event aimed more towards local people.

It takes place on the beach, at St Bees, on Sunday August 25 (10.30am).

Obstacles / challenges include the beach boot camp, sand-skiing, a beach ball pit, lobster pots and a fair

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Pictures from Hell on The Harbourside 2013

bit of crawling in the sand. The distance is three miles. Because it’s smaller it’s restricted to around 150 runners and is already more than 50% full. Entry cost is £20. There will also be a kids’ race like the Hell on the Harbour event.

“There aren’t any other beach obstacle races in the UK but they’re very popular in America and Australia,” said Samantha Fletcher, spokeswoman for the organisers.

Entries for Hell on the Harbour have opened for

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next year – Sunday 25 May 2014 – with just over 70 people already entered.

There will also be the Lighthouse Trail Challenge, a nine mile trail race or challenge from the harbourside to St Bees lighthouse and back on Saturday October 12 at 1pm. There’s a race is for those who want to do it as quickly as possible, the challenge is for those who want to plod along and enjoy having a go.

There’s a three mile version for people who just want to have a go and a short kids’ race More info see Facebook: www.facebook.com/HellOnTheHarbourSide

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Silloth Fire Station

Today’s Silloth Firefighters

Keeping Silloth safe

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HAT goes around comes around and over the past 100 years, Silloth Fire Station has played a significant role in the community.

From the late1930s to the 1950s the firefighters were also the town’s lifeboat men. Tragically, on the night of December 10, 1956, four firefighters drowned after launching the lifeboat on a very stormy night. Nowadays the fire and rescue still effects water and flood rescues and the station has continued to maintain its lifeboat connection over the years, with some firefighters acting as volunteer crewmen on what is now an RNLI lifeboat.

The fire station was built in 1943 and to compliment the two appliance bays was altered in 1969 to incorporate a drill yard and tower. It is staffed by firefighters employed on the retained (on call) duty system, who provide crewing for two fire engines. One pump is based on a Land Rover, which is needed to gain access to remote rural of difficult locations, which traditional fire engines can’t reach.

In addition to residential risks, there are four elderly people’s homes, and seven holiday camps, which during the summer months can considerably increase the population of the town.

There is also a small, but busy dock, which apart from accepting small fishing vessels, also handles thousands of tonnes of imports and exports during the year, which bring their own inherent dangers.

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Like all other fire stations, Silloth retained firefighters are involved in a wide range of community safety activities, such as carrying out home safety visits and providing road awareness training to local schools, as well as taking an active part in community life in the town.

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Get a whole new kitchen from Genesis

The New Genesis, Clay Flatts Store

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EW built-in appliances can sometimes highlight the inadequacies of your existing kitchen and it’s that anomaly which finally persuaded Genesis – one of area’s leading household appliance suppliers, to extend their excellent reputation into the field of kitchen refurbishment.

To co-incide with the arrival of new appliances many people consider having improvements carried out, to give the busiest room of the house a new, fresh look.

“Our customers kept asking us if, for convenience, we could possibly change their units at the same time, to get the work done all at once. It meant that

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they could then change their kitchen units while changing their appliances.

“A typical example might be a customer who wants to change from a single to a double oven and give the kitchen a facelift at the same time.

“In the end it seemed the logical route for us to follow,” said John, “so now we can not only give your kitchen a first class facelift but even make it look brand new, with new doors, new worktops, new sinks, and new appliances. The extent all depends on the customer’s budget and what exactly they might want to change.”

John started the business 14 years ago and it has

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been a family-run business ever since. With over 27 years’ experience in the industry he takes a particular pride in service and reputation – second best simply isn’t good enough.

“We have many repeat customers who are given the best service at the best prices. Each year we have grown and are now the largest independent retailer in the area and we are part of one of the biggest buying groups in the UK so we have the backing of all the major manufacturers.

Genesis offers: • Fast, free local delivery • Service & repairs • A full installation service

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Stocking of all leading appliance brands Prices guaranteed to beat our competitors 4000+ available products to order Multiple package discounts to add extra value Trade Discounts available for repeat customers

Genesis Home Appliances Ltd is at Clay Flats Industrial Estate, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 2TQ. Tel 01900 61767 81, Senhouse St, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 6BU Tel: 01900 810900 and 5-6, New St, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7DS Tel: 01946 690890 Email: sales@genesishomeappliances.co.uk www.genesishomeappliances.co.uk

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Hall’s 1999 Autobiography book cover

It really was the butler who did it

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AVING watched Downton Abbey on TV I fancied having a butler like Carson.

Having learned about Newton Arlosh’s infamous Archibald Thomson Hall, I’ve gone right off the idea.

Hall became known as the Monster Butler after committing five murders across the length of the country… two of them at his rented cottage in Newton Arlosh, north-west of Wigton, near the Kirkbride airfield, in late 1977. He was so named because he committed the five murders while working in service, to members of the British aristocracy, as a butler.

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by Chris Breen

Hall, also known as Roy Fontaine, was a Glaswegian thief and confidence trickster with numerous convictions and prison sentences by the time he committed his first murder, that of an ex-cellmate, whom he shot and buried after an argument over some jewellery stolen from Hall’s employer. But it was late in life that he turned to murder.

Born into extreme poverty, in Glasgow in 1924, Archie Hall had multiple personalities and shed his working class Partick origins to become a social climber.

Shop thefts and housebreaking helped pay for his

Feature was often jailed. During one sentence, he refined his character and voice to such an extent that he could convincingly impersonate the English aristocracy. He got rid of the final traces of his Glaswegian accent, learned etiquette and became an antiques expert - so he knew what was worth stealing. He and an accomplice sometime posed as wealthy Americans and were on one occasions even feted by the Mayor of Torquay and invited to a civic reception (see picture).

Between the 1940s and the 1970s, he toggled between jail or living as a butler and would-be aristocrat.

Freed from prison in 1977, he got the job of butler to Lady Margaret Hudson, at Kirtleton House, near Lockerbie, in Dumfriesshire.

DONALD HALL: Archibald Hall’s half-brother who was murdered by Hall and Michael Kitto in Hall’s holiday cottage at Newton Arlosh, soon after being released from Haverigg prison, near Millom. His accomplice Mary Coggle, a prostitute and Archie Hall’s lover was also killed there after she became too much of a liability.

taste for expensive clothes and fine dining, but he did long stretches in prison first being sent there aged 17.

A bisexual, Hall became the gay lover of famous entertainer Vic Oliver, who had been working in Glasgow, and he attended London parties with composer Ivor Novello and friends, including Lord Mountbatten and playwright Terence Rattigan.

He also adopted the alias Roy Fontaine, inspired by Joan Fontaine, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rebecca. Hall and many younger men were used as waiters and later as partners for the gay guests.

While living in London, he continued thieving but

Hall had no record of violence until then but he murdered David Wright there, a man he had met in prison. Wright became an odd-job man at Kirtleton Hall, then scrounged money from Hall, and threatened to tell Lady Hudson they’d met in prison if Hall refused to pay.

Wright then stole a valuable ring but Hall made him return it, saying he wanted to go straight. That night, in retribution, after drinking six bottles of champagne, Wright discharged a firearm as Hall slept, the bullet ending up in the headboard. The next day, when out shooting rabbits together, Hall counted the rounds as Wright used up his ammunition, then shot him in the back of the head and buried the body on the estate.

Writing later of the cataclysmic change he underwent, Hall advised: “I would say to someone who is thinking of killing; DON’T. Whatever it is that’s released, you don’t want set free.”

After his true identity was revealed Hall moved to London later that year and became butler to the wealthy ex-Labour MP, Walter Scott-Elliot, 82, and his wife Dorothy, younger by 20 years, in Sloan Street, and started stealing from them. She was of hugely rich Anglo-Indian stock and took a shine to Fontaine who she introduced not as her butler but as “my friend Roy”.

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THE HIGH LIFE: Archibald Hall - second left back row, joins a society group civic reception held by the mayor of Torquay, after talking his way in.

Hall brought a crook pal called Michael Kitto, to the flat, thinking the old man was asleep and that his wife was away at a clinic, but she was in fact there, and caught them discussing their plans to steal, so Kitto choked her to death and her body was hidden.

Hall’s lover, prostitute ‘Belfast’ Mary Coggles, dressed as the dead woman, and went to city banks looting the couple’s funds. They kept Scott-Elliot drugged, told him his wife had gone to visit friends in Scotland and that he was to join her by road. Then they took Coggle and fled to Newton Arlosh, with the body in the boot.

Mrs Scott-Elliot was taken north and, at Braco, in Perthshire, while old man was sleeping, they buried her by the side of a quiet road. Scott-Elliot was then taken to a lonely spot near Glen Affric, in Invernessshire, and beaten to death with a spade after Hall’s failed attempt to strangle him.

One night after drinking to excess at the Joiners Arms, Newton Arlosh, a row developed over Coggles wanting to keep the dead woman’s mink coat which directly linked them to the crime. So, at their hideaway, Kitto held her while Hall killed her with a poker, later found in a roadside verge near Wigton. They dumped the body in a stream between Glasgow and Carlisle and spent a quiet Christmas with Hall’s family.

In January 1978 Hall’s half-brother Donald, a child molester despised by Hall, was freed from Haverigg Prison, near Millom and went to stay at the Newton Arlosh cottage. But he began asking too many questions, and Hall pressed a chloroform-soaked cloth into his face until he died – the first known ‘chloroform murder’ in Britain.

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Again they put the body in the boot and headed north. But having stopped at a hotel for the night, at North Berwick, near Edinburgh, when the weather became too hazardous for driving, Hall and Kitto were caught when the hotelier, became concerned that two suspicious-looking guests might not pay their bill.

He called the police and they were arrested over false number plates on the car and then the body was found in the boot. Under questioning, later Hall confessed to the five murders and led police to the bodies.

After trials in London and Edinburgh, Hall received four life sentences and Kitto three, with one judge recommending that Hall should never be freed.

He died of a stroke in 2002 in Kingston Prison, Portsmouth, in 2002. He was 78. Three years earlier, he had published his autobiography.

In 2005, British actor Malcolm McDowell and Hollywood screenwriter Peter Bellwood announced that they were seeking a director and funding for a film based on Hall’s life. In 2011 Malcolm McDowell stated the film was currently being made and would be named Monster Butler

Till and Counter Inside J.B Banks with Ken Day

Grate expectations

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HERE aren’t many shops with a genuine Wow Factor and indeed nowadays there aren’t many genuine old-fashioned ironmongers / locksmiths either.

So a hardware shop with Wow Factor, its own free museum AND a visitors’ book, is ultra-rare and astonishing... what’s more the visitor’s book comments reveal just how astonished visitors actually are.

J.B.Banks of Cockermouth has been in business in the same premises, in Market Place, since 1836. In their own words it’s “a traditional hardware shop that’s still a proper shop”.

also offers a full range of good quality modern products including Garden Trading enamelware, which is proving particularly popular.

The displays in J.B.Banks were all collected by the late Jack Jackson who spent a lifetime in the business and they will transport you to the sights and memories of former times and really are well worth seeing.

You can browse or buy… perhaps a bundle of four candles (Yes, they do sell them as such) or you could even get yourself a grate bottom but, either way, you won’t come out in a hurry.

J.B. Banks is at 13-14 Market Place, Cockermouth. Tel 01900 822281 See their informative website at: www.jbbanks.co.uk

They also specialise in repairing and sharpening your tools and they now sell high-quality second-hand refurbished hand tools too.

Owner Vanessa Graham scours auctions, car-boots sales and junk shops to source them and they’re restored by Ken Day a skilled and knowledgeable locksmith who has worked for the firm since 1963, when he was a young boy.

If you admire the quality and workmanship of the past then the beauty of J.B. Banks is that you can still go there and buy high-quality, refurbished tools.

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…Perhaps a letter from two happy parents about one very happy pupil, says it all: “Thank you, for making our child’s introduction to education a very positive and happy experience. I have never known a child so eager to get to school.

Recently she picked up a stomach bug so we had to keep her off, she became so upset at being told that she couldn’t attend, we had to tell her that school was closed for the day. Carry on the wonderful work! Many thanks”.

Moving forward together...

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E are all ambitious for our children to reach their full potential in a happy, healthy, safe, caring and vibrant school.

“At BROUGHTON MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL pupils enjoy lessons, saying they are ‘challenging and fun’. A new approach to reading gives them a wide choice of books and systematically develops their reading and comprehension skills.

Parents are pleased with the new approach.

Progress is now accelerating and achievement is rising” – so says Ofsted 2013.

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Head, Peter Dawson, says: “If you have not been in the school before then please feel free to drop in – you won’t be disappointed!”

Head, Peter Dawson, of Broughton Moor Primary School

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ou don’t have to leave Carlisle and head for the hills to learn how to climb.

Simply book an induction at the Eden Rock climbing centre on the Durranhill Industrial Estate, and you’ll soon be scaling new heights right here in the city!

From 3 to 103, there’s something for everyone. As one of the most highly regarded and advanced bouldering centres in the UK, Eden Rock has over 240 problems, a world-class competition wall, a circuit board, a dedicated training room and an area for both beginners and children to climb in a relaxed and safe environment.

Eden Rock have fully trained instructors who are qualified to teach children in a fun, structured way. Experienced members can bring up to two guests (children over three, or adults), or there are after-school and weekend kids clubs, The School of Rock, for the 5-to-14s.

So if climbing’s your thing… Get on down to Eden Rock, where they’ll have you scaling new heights.

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EDEN ROCKis at Brunel Way, Durranhill Industrial Estate, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 3NQ Tel 01228 522127.

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Mark Jenkinson, chairman of Workington Heritage Group, looks at a model of Curwen Hall as it was

Last bid to find fast-fading memories of Curwen Hall

By Phillip Cram

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CALL has gone out from Workington Heritage Group to uncover memories and memorabilia from the great days of Workington Hall – and that includes finding former ‘downstairs’ staff who looked after the ancestral home and served the Curwen family.

There are believed to be a surviving handful of elderly people with specific memories of the last days of life at the hall as the family home of the

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Curwens, who vacated the building (after 600-plus years of ownership) and its parklands in the 1930s.

The building now has English Heritage grade one listing.

Recollections of life ‘downstairs’ could be recorded to form a key part of a family archive planned for a new Curwen Room at The Helena Thompson (formerly the Helena Thompson Museum), which stands

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“We would welcome the return of any old artefacts from the hall and we would love to capture memories before it is too late,” said Helen Fowler, a board member of volunteer-led Workington Heritage Group which is driving an agenda that has already seen the museum metamorphose into both a progressive centre for the preservation of the area’s history and a vibrant community and business space.

And through a new body known as the Hall Group (chaired by Mark Jenkinson), Workington Heritage Group has launched a long-term project for the professional preservation and restoration of Workington Hall, for which funding in the order of £10million would be required over 10 years. Meanwhile, the re-development of The Helena Thompson Museum is moving rapidly – with between £60-£80,000 invested over the last 14 months.

With valued support and assistance from county councillor Joe Holliday, the re-fitting of the famous costume gallery is nearing completion – and this year has already seen bookings for weddings there increase by 40 per cent. The Jubilee Room has also been transformed and re-modelled to display the maritime history of Workington, both as a busy commercial port (which it still is), a fishing port and a ship-building centre in the days of sail.

The next big development phase at The Helena Thompson could be the creation of an Education Zone for school and University research into the Workington area’s famous past, including its pioneering developments of farming (through John Christian Curwen) and in the manufacture of iron and steel (Workingtonrolled railway track helped open up much of the free world).

The Education Zone could create two part-time posts and invite visits from 120 schools in a 20-mile radius. “We have had generous grants and sponsorship to modernise and to develop a building which has modern technology and a new focus to include business and conference facilities - without forgetting our community groups,” said Helen Fowler. “We aim to become a self-sustaining business – and if we fail then we may not have a future. There is real enthusiasm to preserve our heritage, which is unique.”

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Both Workington Hall (and much of its parklands) and The Helena Thompson remain the property of Allerdale Borough Council. The Helena Thompson, a former Georgian (built 1740) residence known as Park End, was bequeathed to the town by Miss Helena Thompson on her death in 1940. To contact Workington Heritage Group, Tel: 01900-64040/606155 or visit www.helenathompsonmuseum.co.uk 27

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Find the solution with abiTECH

Steve Gibbon

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un by Steve Gibbon, abiTECH Solutions, Workington, is a friendly, family run regionally recognised IT solutions and electronics repair company which specialises in repairs and maintenance for both home and business users.

They also specialise in EPoS (Electronic Point of Sale) and Cash registers for hospitality & retail business with over 12 years experience.

The firm provides support throughout Cumbria providing a full range of services to the area • PC & Laptop sales and repairs • Cash Register & EPoS System sales and repairs • Mobile Phone, Tablet and Games Console repairs • Printer Inks, accessories and consumables • Call out service also available abiTECH Solutions offers a highly professional service while remaining competitively priced and all repairs are fully back by either a 90 day or 12 month warranty. abiTECH is at Unit 8D New Yard, Clay Flatts Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 3YE Tel: 01900 268091

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Make Up & Hair Artist Bridget Foster

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bridget foster

is the secret of your

wedding day success OTHERS often know best… so M this is an article my mother suggested I should write.

I had been chuntering on about how I wished I had several more arms or the ability produce a double of me so I could get more heads done in a shorter space of time.

Although I have never been married I obviously spend mornings with lot of brides on THE day, so I am writing this just to help guide brides in their preparation and make them fully aware of all the implications.

Make-up and hair are integral and vital part of the day so good advice is invaluable to help make the day stress-free and enjoyable.

My advice to most brides when planning the big day is to imagine the day from the moment you wake up.

Where will you be? Who will you be with?

What type of atmosphere would you like to be in? What needs to be done before the set time – shower, breakfast, hair prep, make up, hair completion; a bit of Champagne / bucks fizz; arrivals of the flowers; arrival of gifts; getting into underwear and the dress.

The larger your bridal party the more organised you will have to be. I do make-up and hair, but I will only do a maximum of three for both hair and make-up, because, as one pair of hands doing both, it does take a long time.

You are best to book hair separately, if there are more than three of you getting ready; then there’s less waiting around and not such an early start.

When I plan my morning schedules for bridal parties I tend to allow about 20mins to half an hour per head for make up only. I don’t just do a quick job, it needs to be perfect and done well, however natural or glamorous.

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Forward planning

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Remember your flowers and if there’s a gift or note from your husband-to-be during the morning of your wedding. So open that gift or note before your make-up is done.

Photographers will also arrive to take photos of you getting ready, so that’s when you’re probably going to want to look nearly ready.

Finally make sure you have allowed time to get into your dress and attach the veil.

Hotels or guest houses are great to get ready in because they usually have space and light and food is prepared and provided and you are treated like a princess on arrival anyway. However it’s very much a personal choice. Perhaps if you’re getting married from home, you could prepare the rooms for getting ready in.

The day before should be more about pampering yourself and getting prepared and relaxed for the following day. One bride booked beauticians to come and paint nails and tans for her bridal party the night before, which I thought was an excellent idea.

Remember if your wedding is booked at noon your day doesn’t start at noon. It will probably have to start at 7am!

Make up tips

Keep a press powder and a lipstick/ gloss in handbag for touch ups.

During a trial with me a bride-to-be will have a rough idea in their head about what they want.

Some have pictures, folders and some just say “Whatever you think”. However, make up is endless

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Lifestyle and I often show them things they would never think off, so a trial beforehand is actually a fun and enjoyable experience.

I hear a lot of people getting anxious about their make up “looking good for photos”. However, a professional make-up artist will know what will work on camera and what wont and her kit will be packed full of products that will be suitable.

If you have chosen your photographer well and researched into their work then you will look great regardless of your make-up although the photographer will have less work if your make-up artist does a god job.

Remember, you want to look like a flawless, natural version of yourself in daylight, for your husband-tobe, for the wedding guests, and for the photos, so let your make-up artist worry about that. If she is good she will know what she is doing and you will have been able to communicate what you want.

Photography by Stephen Yates ABIPP, AMPA Website: www.derwentphotography.co.uk

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Walkagginess

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As new lines hit down, Debenhams has seen customers react fantastically to the return of flares, with early styles selling more than 57% versus the same time last year.

Celebs including Jessica Alba, Katie Holmes, Nicole Richie, Kim Kardashian, Kate Moss and Rachel Zoe have already put their skinnies away and dared to rock a pair of flares. With the shape being so flattering it’s no wonder.

Michelle Dowdall, a spokesman for one fashion retailer, said: “With jean and trouser styles getting narrower and skinnier over recent years, I suppose there was nowhere to go but out!

“We often find that as soon as a celebrity picks up a new trend, it’s not long before customers react and follow suit. We’re backing wider leg and flared trousers to be one of the season’s big hits, and have a fantastic range of styles available in anything from crisp white to denim, and even some floral and printed styles for women wanting to make a bold style statement.”

The look is also a hit on the runways, with Betsey Johnson, Alice + Olivia and Anna Sui all showing models walk in wide leg or flared trousers in their

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OVE over skinny jeans – flared and wide leg trousers are back and are the biggest style hit of the spring summer season, says department store Debenhams.

No longer banished to fashion history books and seen only on the likes of Elvis and John Travolta, flares have returned to glory and are the best way to cut a fine fashion figure in the warmer months of 2013.

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Lifestyle shows. Even queen of the skinny jeans herself, Victoria Beckham, has been spotted wearing flared jeans with a pair of towering heels as a chic day look.

as soon as a celebrity picks “ up a new trend, it’s not long before customers react and follow suit.

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Worn in bold, block colours or denim and teamed with a cute printed tee or cropped top, the trouser shape hailing from the soulful 70’s will see you through the summer.

Michelle added: “If cut right, flares can be really flattering and a great shape for women – especially when worn with a pair of heels to elongate the leg. Flared jeans especially can slim the bottom and thighs, and the right pair can make you look like you’ve instantly lost a couple of pounds!”

The flare is one of summer’s most versatile shapes, and can be worn with anything from blouses to jackets or even sweatshirts.

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Fluffy Bunny Sundae for August Monday…

Words and Photography

by Alan Spedding

(Well, any time really)

F you’re wandering through Iyear the countryside at this time of a delightfully sweet-scented smell pervades the woodland air.

The aroma is Wild Garlic (Ramsons) the flowers of which come into full bloom about now and it’s a sure-fire signal that summer has arrived. Wild Garlic grows in its masses all over Cumbria and every part of this plant is edible, the bulb, leaves, stems and flowers have endless uses in the kitchen.

Normally I just blitz everything together to make a wild garlic and almond pesto sauce, for pasta, or the most amazing garlic butter that you’ll ever eat but I have decided to do something a little different with it this time and add it to mashed potato to make a “Pulled-Rabbit Sundae”... yes, a-la ice-cream dish… I do get dafter as the years go on.

add butter to the ratio of 60% potato to 40% butter… no, it’s not a typo... you want good mash don`t you?

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For my extremely unhealthy mash simply boil Maris Piper potatoes in water until cooked. Drain them, mash them finely, and then add butter to the ratio of 60% potato to 40% butter… no, it’s not a typo... you want good mash don`t you?

Blitz the wild garlic leaves in a food processor and then add the puree to the mashed potatoes as little or as much as you like the flavour of garlic. To make the pulled rabbit I used a fully-jointed rabbit. I added the spice mixture and then let them cook away, long and slow (eight hours) in a slow cooker until the meat simply lifts off the bones.

Once cooked then it was simply a case of removing the bones, shredding the rabbit with two forks and reducing the cooking liquid into a thick rich glaze to mix into the rabbit meat. I then layered everything together into my posh sundae glasses.

I used the wild garlic leaves and flowers as a garnish and oven-cooked crispy chicken skin as my wafers.

So bloomin’ unhealthy, but boy did it hit my sweet spot! You have to give this one a go.

If there`s any rabbit mixture left over, then simply pile it all into a soft bread bun, top with BBQ sauce and a spoonful of mash and enjoy one of the most delicious sarnies you`re ever going to eat.

Ingredients

2 large pinches of sea salt.

2 Tbsp. Honey A good grind of black pepper 2 Tbsp. Worcester sauce 330ml Cumberland Ale 2 Tsp. Smoked paprika 1 Tbsp. dark brown sugar 2 Tbsp. olive oil.

1/2 Tsp. cumin 1 Garlic bulb (crushed) 1/2 Tsp. cinnamon A small bunch of fresh Thyme A small bunch of fresh Rosemary. 1 good splash of BBQ Sauce

Follow Alan at: www.alanspedding.co.uk www.cumbriafoodie.wordpress.com www.theguidemediagroup.co.uk

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Help put Blue-Grey beef

back on our menus

C

umbrian celebrity chef, Peter Sidwell, is championing the cause of a native cattle breed which is in danger of extinction.

The Blue-Grey Cattle Group has launched a campaign to save the endangered Blue Grey, a long established traditional breed, native to northern England and the Scottish borders, and is asking people to support the Blue Grey’s superior and help avert its extinction.

Financial backing has been granted by the Solway, Borders & Eden Leader Programme, Northumberland National Park Authority, The Duke of Buccleuch and the National Trust, recognising the cultural and economic significance of the Blue Grey and its parent breeds, which are part of the fabric of the northern fells.

The traditional Blue Grey is a ‘native first cross’ meaning both its parents are pure native breeds of cattle; Whitebred Shorthorn sire and Galloway dam.

The Whitebred Shorthorn produces the Blue Grey and its survival depends on the commercial success of Blue Greys, but big decline in breeders has caused the Whitebred Shorthorn to be classified as critically endangered by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and placed on their Watchlist. It is the rarest commercially farmed breed of cattle in the UK A new campaign website educates consumers in the superiority of slow-grown traditional beef from Blue Greys, which is recognised for its excellent quality, succulence and traceability.

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Peter Sidwell who presented ITV’s Britain’s Best Baker’, is championing the Blue-Grey beef in his restaurant, Peter Sidwell @ Rheged Café. Peter also writes cookery books and runs a cookery school in the Lake District. It was his passion for local produce which led to his support of Blue Grey beef from his native fells. Peter will be sharing some of his own Blue Grey beef recipes on the website to encourage consumers to use it in cooking.

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The Blue Grey has almost disappeared from public consciousness through a lack of promotion.

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Karen Telford, Secretary for the Blue Grey Cattle Group, said; “The Blue Grey has almost disappeared from public consciousness through a lack of promotion. Consumers have the power to change demand and we hope to educate consumers about the Blue Grey; the quality of its slow-grown beef and where to find it.”

“We can only farm ourselves out of the current crisis and we can only succeed with the help of consumers. By choosing Blue Grey and requesting your local butchers and retailers to supply beef from Blue Greys, you are supporting the rural heritage of the border uplands and beyond and ensuring the existence of, the Whitebred Shorthorn.”

See www.bluegreycattle.org.uk to find out more.

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Beetroot Burgers

& Leek sausages

You’re hosting a BBQ and some of your guests are vegetarians... Your heart skips a few beats as you are unsure what you might serve as an alternative to meat. Fear not as these are very simple recipes and have always proved to be a great success. Even meat eaters love them! The beauty of these is that you can swap and change ingredients and make it your own.

For the Burgers

Ingredients (serves 6)

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1/2 cup of cooked brown rice (you can swap the rice with other ingredients of your choice such as bulgur wheat, quinoa, couscous etc.)

1 onion chopped 3-4 garlic cloves chopped 4-5 medium size beetroots (peeled and grated)

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1 tin of black beans (any other kind of beans or pulse can be used) Juice from 1/2 lemon 1 tbs of olive or rapeseed oil 2 tbs of plain flour (you can also use gluten free as an alternative) 1 tbs cumin seeds 2 tbs chopped fresh coriander Seasoning to taste

Method

First clean and get your rice cooking. Then peel and grate your beetroots (you might want to use gloves as they do stain), add your oil to a pan and sweat your onions for a few minutes then add the garlic and the beetroot. Let them simmer gently until nice and soft. In the meantime drain and wash your beans stick them in a bowl and mash them with a potato masher or fork. Once your rice and beetroot are cooked add them to the beans and mix with all your other ingredients. Pat into burger shape and voila!

You can gently fry them in a pan or wrap in slightly greased foil and put them on the BBQ! They go well with any cheese (we like feta) or with a bit of relish and sour cream. Bon appétit!

For the Sausages

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Method

In a pan, warm 1 tbs of the oil and sweat your leeks until soft, add your chilli if using. Put these in a bowl and mix with 1 cup of breadcrumbs, the cheese, the mustard, chives and 2 eggs. Put these in the freezer for 5 mins which will help pat them into shape. Place the remaining breadcrumbs in a shallow dish and do the same with your remaining egg (slightly beaten).

One by one dip your sausages in the egg mixture then in the breadcrumbs. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the sausages until nice and gold and cooked through. Serve with chutney (also lovely with chilli jam) and a nice salad of your choice. Again you can add your touch by mixing the leeks with chopped spinach or use spinach and onions and omit the leeks all together. Let the creative cook in you take the reins!

Ingredients (serves 6) 2 large leeks washed and finely chopped • 1/4 tsp fresh or dried chilli pepper (optional) • 2 tbs olive or rapeseed oil • 1 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs • 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese • 1 tbs of wholegrain mustard • 1 tbs fresh chives finely chopped • 3 free range eggs • Seasoning to taste

Wild Zucchinis @WildZucchinis Recipe by Manon Plouffe

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Sauteed Mushrooms Serves 4

This is very simple and easy way to make delicious SautĂŠed mushrooms.

These go great on top of steak, chicken, pork.

In the picture above it is topped with Parma hamm.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter 1/2 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley 1lb mushrooms (sliced) Salt & pepper to season

Method

Step 1: In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and melt butter.

Step 2: Stir in garlic and mushrooms add white wine then parsley.

Step 3: SautĂŠ for 5 min or until tender (Makes 4 servings) Served on grilled baguette.

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The Directoty of Eating Out

Restaurants/Pubs/Takeaways in your local area

Quick Find

The Purple Lunchbox T. 07794 132 117 Yankees Bar 37 Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AX T. 01900 65644 Taste of Eden The Dairy, Winskill, Penrith, CA10 1PB T. 01768 881221 The Coffee Kitchen 40 Challoner Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9QU T. 01900 824474 Flavour 23 Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AW T. 01900 268151 Stanley’s Central Square, Workington, CA14 3BG T. 01900 268646

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The Waterfront West Strand, Whitehaven, CA28 7LR T. 01946 328184

Woolpack Inn Hardknott Pass, Eskdale, CA19 1TH T. 01946 723230

Lakeside - Bar, Restaurant & Lounge Brayton, Aspatria, CA7 3PY T. 016973 21857

Low Wood Hall Nether Wasdale, CA20 1ET T. 01946 726100

Katies Kitchen 22 Jane Street, Workington, CA14 3BS T. 01900 62242 Hundith Hill Hotel Lorton Vale, Cockermouth, CA13 9TH T. 01900 822092 The Castle Bar 14 Market Place, Cockermouth T. 01900 829904 Purple Cherry 26 Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BB T. 01900 871752 Espresso Cafe 22 Market Place, Whitehaven T. 01946 691855

Ennerdale Country House Cleator, CA23 3DT T. 01946 813907 The Bridge Inn Santon Bridge, Holmrook, CA19 1UX T. 019467 26221 Bower House Inn Eskdale, Holmrook, CA19 1TD T. 019467 23244 The White Mare Beckermet. T. 01946 841246 Gosforth Hall Inn Gosforth, CA20 1AZ T. 019467 25322 The Brown Cow Inn Waberthwaite, LA19 5YJ T. 01229 717243

Hundith Hill Hotel - Celebrating 30 Years in Business

Providing a fantastic venue for all your special occasions

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

The Castle Bar

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

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

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Saturday 11.30am - 3pm and 5.30pm - 8.45pm. Sunday Noon - 3pm and 5.30pm - 8.45pm The Castle Bar, 14 Market Place, Cockermouth Tel: 01900 829904 Bookings: 07765696679 castlebar14@hotmail.co.uk

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Classic weekend at Dalemain T

HE 24th Cumbria Classic Weekend this year takes place over the weekend of August 17-18 at Dalemain House, near Penrith

Organisers from Wigton Motor Club are repeating their successful format with a package of two events.

The Rose and Thistle Challenge takes place on Saturday and visits some of the most interesting roads in England and Scotland. Sunday sees the Cumbria Classic Car Show staged in the spectacular setting of Dalemain House, Dalemain has featured in a number of TV series and films in recent years.

The show is again on a much larger area of the parkland which will allow it more room for displays and better movement around the show as it continues to expand. As well as the usual club stands, autojumble, and hundreds of cars there will be an arena action, autotests, motorsport display, children’s rides, a trade area, craft stalls, entertainment and toy and produce stalls.

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Photo by Andrew Wright, Penrith

The organisers have continued to expand the number of classes and now cover modified modern cars as well as the classics. This year there is also a “Cars For Sale” area affording anyone wanting to sell their classic car a rare opportunity in Cumbria to reach thousands of enthusiast in one go.

This year there will be feature displays on marques having significant anniversaries such as Aston Martin, Toyota, Morris and the Hillman Imp You can enter either as part of a club display, or on one of the special classes.

The £3 entry fee will give you two admissions to the show, the Dalemain grounds, gardens and exhibitions, a superb limited-edition attendance award amounting to a total worth of £24. www.wigtonmc.co.uk

Motoring products such as sofas, tables marking the collective imagination of Italy.

The ‘MEG 500 is evokes the historic connection between these two firms, who met for the first time in the 1950s, the era of mass motoring – the New Fiat 500 was presented in Turin in 1957 – but also of the development of “white goods” as household appliances. The result of that meeting was an agreement which led Fiat to expand its production to include refrigerators.

The ‘SMEG 500’ fridge can now be ordered directly on the www.fiat500design.com site.

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T isn’t often that fridges will feature in our motoring section but there is a first time for everything.

Just out is this, the ‘SMEG 500’ fridge, produced by Smeg and Fiat with the stylistic collaboration of Italia Independent, had its world preview in Paris recently.

Admittedly it entices the eye, raises a smile, and applies the passion of creativity to the use of technology which has further expanded the appeal of the classic lines of the iconic 1950s/60s Fiat 500 car, which has already graced a collection of

Technical details of the SMEG 500 - Refrigerator with temperature-regulated compartment • Energy class A+ • Total net capacity 100 l • Opening/closing with 2 sliding doors • 3 removable bottle holders • 1 dedicated shelf for cans • Adjustable thermostat • Automatic defrosting • Energy consumption 115 kWh/year • Climate class ST • Sound level 42 dB • Rated power 70 W • Dimensions: H83×W125×D80 cm (max. heightbonnet open: 150 cm) • Colours available: white, green and red

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Anatomy of an

Alvis

Terry Richardson

By Chris Breen

Terry’s car was first sold by Alvis main dealers Henley’s, via their Manchester branch, but he doesn’t know who to, so finding out is his next project. He’d like to know who had enough money in August 1929 for such a vehicle. It was just before the Wall Street Crash, (October) which led to the onset of the The Great Depression of 1929-34.

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Terry only knows the names of the two owners before him, having bought VU6717 in Seascale, in 1964. Thanks to a tip-off from a friend he arrived just in time to view it the weekend that its then owner was moving house and at the same time wondering what to do about the car.

Terry coaxed him to sell.

Terry carried out nearly all the work himself, apart from nickel-plating the brightwork, which complements the car’s beautiful back coachwork and which calls for specialist equipment.

The Alvis then sported various shades of red from orange to maroon. Terry put the car back on the road with the intention of running it for a year to assess the ultimate extent of restoration work necessary but ended up running it for 27,000 miles and three years as his only car, “Although I had a motorbike too,” he added.

N elegant and unique 1929 Alvis 12/50 Sports SD Beetleback has been brought lovingly back to its former glory

by West Cumbrian man, Terry Richardson, as a result of a seven-year restoration.

Terry, a former Sellafield instrument technician and team leader, even re-upholstered all the vehicle’s leatherwork and made replacement aluminium body panels to lighten the car, which unusually for this particular sports model was formerly steel bodied.

The Alvis cost £500 new, in August 1929, five times the price of an ordinary car such as the famous £100 Ford Model Y, which helped bring motoring to the masses, when launched in 1932. The Alvis cost more than twice the average annual salary.

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“By 1967 it was getting very tired,” he said “with low oil pressure in the engine; there was corrosion in the steel body and the ash-framed coachwork was coming un-glued.”

So it was then he decided to embark on a full restoration and sidelined the car, pending a start.

Three times after that he began the long restoration

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By 1967 it was getting very tired, with low oil pressure in the engine and there was corrosion in the steel body and the ash-framed coachwork was coming un-glued

process but after two false starts it was 2003 before he became an almost full-time garage hermit and maintained momentum until he and the completed car emerged from his garage, on to the road, in 2010.

So VU 6717 remains chiefly original, retaining its engine, gearbox and axles and despite being reds of many hues and then British racing green it is now back in its as-originally-ordered black coachwork, with green wire wheels and green leather upholstery, courtesy of information on its original works buildsheet information, which was uncovered by the Alvis 12/50 Register (owners’ club).

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Terry uses the car regularly over longer distances and has incorporated some very subtle updates – such as orange flashing indicators secreted in the front sidelights – so the car is more useable in modern traffic.

Later this summer it was due to go on a motoring tour of Normandy. It can reach 80mph and can return 29-30mpg from its 1496cc engine.

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

If so would you like it featured in our motoring pages?

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

One particularly fine feature – and a credit to Terry’s workmanship – is the car’s dashboard and refurbished instruments.

Only 151 SDs were ever built, of which there are 50 left in the world and 35 of these are in the UK –although all are not roadworthy. Add in several unique yet original features of Terry’s model and it becomes even more of a rarity. Terry is to be commended on ensuring than this fine, gleaming piece of living motoring history has been rebuilt and refurbished to a high standard that will see it good for at least another 80 years on the road, where it truly belongs. But it’s no museum piece.

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Motoring

Barnard moves up to second in national championship

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EST Cumbrian rally driver Richard Barnard (West Cumbria Motorsport Club) helped himself to a maximum haul of points in the Group N category of the REIS Get Connected MSA British Asphalt Rally Championship, In Eire this month.

Richard, from Cockermouth, was making his first trip to Ireland, to compete on the ALMC Stages Rally, a British National Tarmac Rally championship round, on July 7, Driving his Group N8 Subaru Impreza, supported by Whitehaven Accident Repair Centre, Richard had been seeded 55 in the 83 car field this tarmac event.

His main competitors were fellow national championship contender Chris Rice, in his new Subaru Impreza N12, who is currently leading the Group N championship and Rob Tout, in his Mitsubishi Evo, who lies third in Group N. With co-driver Jamie Foster, Richard’s team achieved their ultimate aim of getting as many championship points as possible. By the third stage Richard moved up to 49th place and as cars entered the first service area he was lying second in the national championship Group N positions once Chris Rice retired his Impreza, with engine problems.

The same three stages were repeated three times and after the second run through the County Meath lanes Richard’s RABrallyesport car returned in 48th place, still holding second place in the national category. And over the last three tests class leader Rob Tout drove his Evo into a ditch on stage seven, handing the class lead to Richard, a place he held over the remaining two stages to the Dublin finish.

Richard now moves into second place overall in the national standings just two points behind leader, Chris Rice.

Next Richard’s team tackles the Otterburn Range roads, in Northumberland, on the Tyneside Stages Rally, on August 11.

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Comets

ooze potential Words: John Walsh Photo: Paul Robinson

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ORKINGTON Comets’ half-term report will emphasise the potential in the side which has been put together by the new management team.

Midway through their first season in charge owner Laura Morgan, her brother Steve Whitehead and team manager Tony Jackson can point to a team riding high at the top of the Premier League.

Unfortunate to miss-out on a semi-final place in the Knockout Cup and hampered by injury in the Premier League Fours, the Comets have been competitive on all fronts.

One of the main talking points in speedway has been the news that clubs have to install safety fences for the 2014 season.

The decision will materially affect nine current Premier League clubs, including Workington, with an estimated £20,000 to fork out.

Laura said: “We have been exceptionally pleased with how the team has been performing and to sit at the top of the table half-way through the season is very pleasing.

“Our aim was always going to be to make the play-offs and get as far in the Cup competitions as we could. I also have to say that we have been very pleased with the way the crowds have been holding-up during the season.

That has been very encouraging.”

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Proud to support Workington Comets during the 2013 season

Sport There have already been some strong views expressed by promoters, concerned that it will put many of them at risk.

Morgan, who bought Workington speedway during the winter, and promotes the Comets with brother Steve Whitehead and team manager Tony Jackson, has now gone on the record herself.

“As a new promotion, whereas we fully subscribe to the FIM ruling and reasoning that air fences or similar become compulsory, we find ourselves in a position where we need to find thousands of pounds within a totally unrealistic time constraint. We have begun looking at various ways of raising funds. However even with the most innovative of ideas it’s a case of approaching the same people the whole time. You’re either hitting on your supporters or your sponsors. Either way it feels like we’re just going to be robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

But the Comets have officially launched their fund to install a safety fence at Derwent Park and it was given a high profile start, too, when locally-based fan Dick Hewitt went onto the centre green at a recent match to present the owner with a cheque for £500.

The Workington promotion has still to decide whether they opt for an air fence or one made from polyfoam but whichever they decide it will cost about £20,000.

“We have discussed the pros and cons of the two installations and although we haven’t made a definite decision I think the air fence is the likely route for us. “We will liaise with our supporters club because they have already suggested a number of initiatives to raise money. We had a Comets stand at the recent Distington Vintage Rally and a supporter came up to us and made an anonymous donation for the fence fund.

“He tells us that a number of people who stand on the first and second bend, where the majority of our serious crashes have been, are also going to come forward with donations.”

A number of fund-raising events are being planned and one has already been popped into the diary – Saturday, August 3 starting at noon. It’s a sponsored cycle ride for kids, as many times round the track as the youngsters can in an hour.

Laura said: “I am going to have a go myself and see if I can get round the track a few times in my wheelchair.”

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Words: John Walsh. Photo: by Jim Davis

Action from recent friendly match vs Carlisle United, which was a 1-1 draw

Re-build time for RedS

T’S been a traumatic summer so far IEdmondson for Workington Reds manager Darren and the Borough Park club.

Eight players have left, for various reasons, and for a short while it looked as though Reds might even struggle to start the season after boardroom resignations.

But gradually there’s been changes behind the scenes, new sponsors and a generous donation from a fan so that financially the club has survived a critical phase.

The club will never be in clover without a Sugar Daddy and it’s always going to be a battle to survive but the Reds have been punching above their weight for years in the Conference North and success for Edmo and co this season will be survival at that level.

The manager’s biggest task will be re-building his squad after the departures. Gari Rowntree, Mark Boyd and Arran Taylor have joined free-spending Celtic Nation; Niall Cowperthwaite and Jordan Connerton are playing for Kendal; Gareth Arnison has signed for Barrow; Phil McLuckie has decided to finish semi-professional football and play on Sundays 56

while Dave Hewson has retired after 10 years with the club.

“I’m disappointed, of course, it’s a big hole to fill but we just have to get on with it. I have a number of trialists

Sport lined-up to play in our friendlies and hopefully there will be talent among them to come in and do us a good job,” said Edmondson.

Reds started the pre-season friendlies with a 2-2 home draw with Annan and a very good 1-1 draw with Carlisle United. They weren’t so good, though, in a 4-0 home defeat by Gateshead.

New skipper Jonny Wright scored both against Annan while Dave Hewson marked his last game for the Reds before retirement with a penalty against Carlisle which earned a very creditable draw.

The new League season doesn’t start until August 17 so there’s time for Edmo’s new-look squad to be assembled and to gel, but with several of the trialists open to offers from other clubs, preparation time is likely to be limited.

One man who has committed to the Workington cause is Gavin Skelton, who had a short 18-month spell with the Reds before enjoying a very good career with the likes of Gretna, Kilmarnock and Barrow.

The combative midfielder is relishing added responsibility, too, at Borough Park as he’s the club’s player-coach – Edmo’s voice on the field.

Skelton is also taking on a key role with Reds by going into local schools, promoting the game and the club. It’s an area in which the football club has been very lax over the years, falling well below the standards set by the town’s rugby league and speedway clubs.

It’s an opportunity to develop relationships with the schools which can produce future players and supporters for Workington Reds. It might even create more Workington strips in the school-yards, replacing the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd. Reds face a long trip on the opening day of the season when they visit Telford, just demoted from the Conference Premier.

There’s another relegated team next-up for the Reds as Stockport County – a Football League club until recently – are the first visitors of the season to Borough Park on Tuesday, August 20.

“It would have been nice to play Stockport on a Saturday because I’m sure they would have brought a lot more support than they will for a mid-week contest,” said general manager Alec Graham.

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World Cup comes to Cumbria Words: John Walsh. Photos: Jim Davis

When the World Cup recently toured West Cumbria

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EST Cumbrian rugby league fans have had the opportunity to get-up close and personal to the World Cup.

The trophy was in the county recently to promote the Rugby League World Cup which is being played in Britain, in October, with group matches in Workington.

Marnie Jackson, community manager at Workington

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Town, was heavily involved in seeing the trophy go round the area after it had been displayed at Derwent Park ahead of the Championship game with Leigh. “We were delighted to have the trophy at the game and then we toured the area, heavily involving the schools. “Last year we were involved in a special mini-Olympics at Derwent Park and for the Rugby League World Cup we are organising a competition for youngsters.

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Dave Bowden, the former Workington Town chairman who has been promoting the tournament on behalf of the Rugby League, said: “I think figures like that put into context the magnitude of this tournament which is going to be an exciting spectacle for those who can see the games live, and also for the huge TV audience.”

The World Cup visited a number of schools in the Workington and Maryport area but an important stop was as Beacon Hill School, Aspatria, which was one of the first local schools to participate in the RLWC2013 Young Leaders programme.

The trophy also dropped in at the Lake District Wildlife Park, Keswick, when the visit was used to highlight to prospective visiting rugby league fans, what varied and beautiful attractions Cumbria has to offer.

Shaun Lunt

The La-al Ratty miniature railway and Muncaster Castle were also on the visit list when the trophy moved into Copeland.

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“It’s all building nicely towards the competition and we feel very honoured at the Workington club to be able to host two of the matches,” she said.

Fourteen countries will be contesting the World Cup when it opens on Saturday, October 26.

Scotland are being based in West Cumbria and their two matches in the group stage are being played at Derwent Park – against Tonga on Tuesday, October 29 and then with Italy on Sunday, November 3. The Scots will complete their group matches against the USA, at Leigh, on Thursday, November 7.

The last tournament, in Australia, had a global audience of 19 million and the expectation is that it will be 40 million this time.

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opened the shop and have worked very close with them ever since.

fter four years in West Cumbria A we have decided to move on and take our pet expertise to a whole

new audience. From the end of July you’ll find us in Lancaster city centre under the name of “Yappy Dog”.

So I would like to take the opportunity this month to thank everyone who has helped us along the way, this includes all our loyal customers who we wouldn’t have thrived without. Also we would like to thank the pet charities we have worked alongside, who have been an inspiration and we wish them continued success.

I would especially like to thank Stephen and all the staff at “The Guide Media Group” for inviting us to share our advice in all of their magazines over the last few years.

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My final advice to you is always get your pet supplies from a local independent shop as they are pet specialists with the knowledge and expertise to help keep your dog happy and healthy.

If there is one thing I have always emphasised through my articles it is to always feed your dog on the best food that you can afford, after all you are responsible for making this decision for them and we are a nation of pet lovers after all.

Thanks everyone Wayne You can still buy your pet food and treats from us online at www.yappy-dog.com and we are offering free delivery if you live in Cumbria until the end of August 2013.

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What’s On For July/August/September

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

Music Theatre Film Comedy Other Music Thur July 18 - 21 Music On The Marr The Marr Village Green, Castle Carrock Fri July 19 - 21 Cockermouth Rock Festival Wellington Farm, Cockermouth

Fri July 26 Open Mic Night Foxes Cafe Lounge, Carlisle Fri July 26 Ex Lepers The Vine Bar, Workington Fri July 26 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Monthly Deep House Night hosted

by Sesque Music Dj’s Dean Whitehead & Andrew Dale + special guests. Exquisite House Music every month Yankees, Workington Fri July 26-27 The Wickerman Festival East Kirkcarswell, near Dundrennan, South West Scotland

Fri July 26-28 Maryport Blues Festival Fri July 19 Superfly The Vine Bar, Workington Sat July 20 The Lucid Dream, Kontiki Suite, The Dead Indians, Holy are You, Johnny Thieves The Brickyard, Carlisle Thur July 25 The Afterparty, Avosetta, Leopards The Brickyard, Carlisle Thur July 25 Carlisle Jazz Club Every Thursday Evening 8.30pm 11pm. Everyone welcome, different bands every week. Tel: 01228 596767 Carlisle Jazz Club, Carlisle Rugby Club, Off Warwick Road, Carlisle

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Fri July 26 - 28 Maryport Blues Festival Various venues in Maryport Fri July 26 - 28 Kendal Calling Lowther Deer Park, Near Penrith Sat July 27 Lost In Music 9pm The Brickyard, Carlisle Monday 29 July 7:30pm - 10pm Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra featuring GILSON LAVIS with special guest ROLAND GIFT - the voice of Fine Young Cannibals and guest vocalists RUBY TURNER & LOUISE MARSHALL! The Sands Centre, Carlisle Thur Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Carlisle Jazz Club Every Thursday Evening 8.30pm 11pm. Everyone welcome, different bands every week. Tel: 01228 596767 Carlisle Jazz Club, Carlisle

Rugby Club, Off Warwick Road, Carlisle Sat Aug 3 Die No More - E.P. Launch Party, Blue Origin, The Blacklist Saints, Heartbreak Remedy The Brickyard, Carlisle Mon Aug 5 The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ultimate Ladies’ Night Featuring a live concert from Ronan Keating Carlisle Racecourse Sat Aug 10 Motown and Soul Night The Brickyard, Carlisle Tue Aug 13 Tragedy - All metal tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond The Brickyard, Carlisle Fri Aug 16 Lau - 8pm The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Fri Aug 23 - 25 Solfest 2013 Tarnside Farm, Near Aspatria Fri Aug 23 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Monthly Deep House Night hosted

by Sesque Music Dj’s Dean Whitehead & Andrew Dale + special guests. Exquisite House Music every month Yankees, Workington Sat Aug 24 UBER Presents: Sasha English Gate Plaza, Carlisle Sun Aug 25 Indie Night 10pm - 2am The Brickyard, Carlisle

Whats On Tue Sept 3 Gordie Mackeeman and His Rhythm Boys The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Thur Sept 5 - 8 Silloth Music and Beer Festival The Green, Silloth Fri Sept 6 Jane McDonald The Sands Centre, Carlisle Fri Sept 6 Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Sat Sept 7 Dirty/DC 8pm The Brickyard, Carlisle Sun Sept 8 Deacon Blue The Sands Centre, Carlisle

guests.Exquisite House Music every month Yankees, Workington Fri Sept 27 The Coal Porters The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Fri Oct 25 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Ibiza Closing Special Monthly Deep House Night hosted

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

Theatre Mon Aug 19 - 24 Boeing Boeing West Walls Theatre, Carlisle

Fri Sept 13 Gaz and Daz’s Vinyl Spintacular 9pm The Brickyard, Carlisle

Fri Sept 13 Heritage Open Days - Two Free Lectures Dorothy Wordsworth 10am-11am Discovering Derventio 11.30am -12.30pm The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Film Mon July 15 Song For Marion (PG) The Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth Tue July 16 Cinemamas: The Other Boleyn Girl (12A) The Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth Wed July 17 - 18 Star Trek: Into The Darkness (12A) Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven Fri July 19 The World’s End (15) Vue Cinema, Carlisle

Thur Sept 19 Wheatus - Plus Special Guests The Brickyard, Carlisle Fri Sept 20 The Glen Miller Orchestra - With Strings!

The Sands Centre, Carlisle Fri Sept 27 Sesque Nights @ Yankees Ibiza Closing Special Monthly Deep House Night hosted

by Sesque Music Dj’s Dean Whitehead & Andrew Dale + special

Fri Aug 30 Postman Pat Fri Aug 30 Postman Pat The Sands Centre, Carlisle Thur Sept 12 Eddie and the Gold Tops The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Fri July 19 The World’s End

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Sat July 20 NT Live: Macbeth (12A) Vue Cinema, Carlisle

Sat Sept 7 Cissie and Ada The Sands Centre, Carlisle

Mon July 22 Lad: A Yorkshire Story (12A) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Sat Sept 21 Marcel Lucont The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Fri July 26 Brampton Film Club: Shell Brampton Community Centre

Sat Aug 10 Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (U) Vue Cinema, Carlisle

Sat Aug 17 Brampton Film Club: No Brampton Community Centre Mon Sept 2 Robot and Frank (12A) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Fri Sept 6 Brampton Film Club: Song for Marion Brampton Community Centre Mon Sept 9 Trance (15) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Tue Sept 10 Cinemamas: To Rome With Love (12A) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth Mon Sept 16 In The House (15) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

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Sun July 21 No Ego (Carlisle Urban) Challenge Sheepmount Athletics Stadium & Fields, Carlisle Sun July 21 Penrith Ale Festival You can sample various beers from local micro breweries. Free entry, with £10 voucher books available on the door if you want to try the ales.

Penrith Town Centre

Mon July 29 Globe on Screen: The Taming of the Shrew (12A) Vue Cinema, Carlisle

Tue Aug 13 Cinemamas: Muppets (U) The Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Sun July 21 RSPB Nature Trail Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

Fri Nov 1 Ed Byrne Fri Nov 1 Ed Byrne - Roaring Forties The Sands Centre, Carlisle

Other Sat July 20 - 21 Silloth Kite Festival The Green, Silloth Sat July 20 - 27 Eden Food & Farming Festival Penrith Town Centre Sat July 20 Penrith On A Plate A day of food tastings, demonstrations, a local food market and celebration of food. There will also be entertainment and activities.

Penrith Town Centre Sat July 20 - Oct 13 George Howard (Exhibition) (1843 - 1911) 9th Earl of Carlisle. It charts Howard’s development and patronage through 100 art works.

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle

Tue July 23- 25 Festival of British Archaeology Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle Thur July 25 Fell Gatherer Roadshow. 10am to 3pm The show will educate people about hill farming in the Lake District and the history of breeds, bringing native breeds of sheep, including Herdwick and Swaledale. The Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association will host a stand displaying shepherds’ sticks and demonstrate wool spinning.

Crow Park, Keswick, CA12 5DJ Sat July 27 Penrith Show Brougham, south of Penrith Sat July 27-28 Cumbria Steam Gathering More than 1,300 exhibits, Vintage vehicles of all sorts; lawnmowerracing, demonstrations AND the Dibnah family are driving Fred’s steamroller there from Bolton on a three-day journey. His famous Land-Rover will also be there Cark Airfield, Flookburgh, near Grange-Over-Sands Sat July 27 World Owl Trust at Dalegarth Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

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Sat July 27 Penrith Agricultural Show Brougham Hall Farm, Near Penrith

Sat Aug 10 - 11 Lowther Game and Country Fair Lowther Estate, Penrith

Sun July 28 Family Fun Raceday Carlisle Racecourse, Carlisle

Mon Aug 12 - 16 It’s Time to Up-Cycle!

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle

Sat Aug 2 Made in Cumbria Farmers Market Carlisle City Centre

Tue Aug 13 Afternoon Flat Racing Carlisle Racecourse

Sat Aug 3 Cockermouth Agricultural Show The Fitz, Low Road, Cockermouth Sun Aug 4 Antiques and Collectables Fair Greenhill Hotel, Wigton Sat Aug 10 Alice In Wonderland Tea Party Heartbreak Productions and Carlisle City Council’s open-air production of Alice - An Extraordinary Adventure, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Join Alice on an enchanted journey that leads her to a chaotic underground world.

Bitts Park, Carlisle

Wed Aug 14-15 WorldHost Principles of Customer Service Workshop at Energus The Principles of Customer Service (1 day) Customers with Disabilities (1/2 day) Service across Cultures (1/2 day) Booking - 01900 605 665 or katerhodes@energus.co.uk Energus, Lillyhall, Workington Thur Aug 15 - 16 Family cycle tour from Maryport Start/Finish. The Wave Centre, Maryport

Sun Aug 25

Sat Aug 10 Dalston Agricultural Show The Showground, Dalston

Sun Aug 25 The St Bees Beach Bash St Bees Beach

Fri Sept 20-21

Egremont Crab Fair

Wed Aug 28 Afternoon Flat Racing Carlisle Racecourse Sun Sept 1 Beads Up North Carlisle Racecourse

Thur Aug 15 Lakes Alive On Tour 6pm Cleator Moor Square

Fri Sept 6 Made in Cumbria Farmers Market Carlisle City Centre

Fri Aug 16 Lakes Alive On Tour 12.30pm Whitehaven Harbour

Wed Sept 11 Afternoon Flat Racing Carlisle Racecourse

Sat Aug 17 Carlisle Pageant Carlsile City Centre

Sun Sept 15 Derwent Railway Society Open Day 10am - 4pm Phoenix Court, Cleator Moor

Sun Aug 18 Cumbria Classic Car Show Dalemain House, Penrith

St Bees Bash

open highway, followed by a 5km run over two laps of fields nearby Based at Penrith Leisure Centre

Thur Aug 22 - 26 International Market Carlisle City Centre Sun Aug 25 Penrith Sprint Triathlon Involving a 400m swim in the Penrith Leisure Centre pool, a 22km bike loop out to Great Salkeld on the

Sun Sept 15 Antiques and Collectables Fair Greenhill Hotel, Wigton Mon Sept 16 Tour of Britain 2013: Stage 2 Carlisle City Centre Fri Sept 20-21 Egremont Crab Fair Egremont Town Centre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The pit pull ‘terriers’ were well protected

Mining West Cumbria

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By Pamela Telford

HE Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1887 contained the first national legislation to protect horses working underground.

The section referring to the horses was minimal but it allowed mines inspectors to investigate the treatment of horses and consider whether haulageway roofs were high enough to prevent injury to the horses’ backs.

Unfortunately injuries to pit ponies were common, and frequently they had to be put down because of broken legs and their feet getting stuck or damaged in the points in the tub rails.

The above legislation was not enough and protest groups such as the National Equine Defence League and the Scottish Society to Promote Kindness to Pit Ponies, put a lot of pressure on the government resulting in a Royal Commission Report in 1911.

This report resulted in major protective legislation.

The Pit Ponies’ Charter brought in mandatory rules about: • The condition of stables’ daily records had to be kept and a competent horse-keeper was required for every 15 horses.

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eventually went blind underground but in fact the use of blind ponies was expressly forbidden by law.

Later, in 1949 and 1956, further legislation was introduced to regulate working conditions for ponies and rules governing their welfare. Then, by law, ponies could only work a maximum of 48 hours a week, except in exceptional circumstances. This meant that a pony employed to carry supplies, or on repair work, frequently worked no more than three or four hours in a shift. A pony was not allowed to work for more than two shifts in 24 hours or more than three in 48 hours.

A shift was limited to seven and a half hours or less.

Each pony had its own driver and he might work with the same pony throughout its working life.

Every pony leaving the stables had to be recorded in a book. The Chief Horse-keeper had to sign the book each day before sending it to the surface to be initialled by the Colliery Under-manager and manager.

Although life in the coal mines has never been easy for men or ponies few working horses were given better care and. The miners also respected the sixth sense that the ponies seemed to have for danger. Many were saved from death or injury because their ponies stopped and refused to go on, then suddenly the roof collapsed in front of them.

The task governed the breed and size of the ponies used. Ponies of up to 1.7 meters high or 16 hands were used close to the shafts, where many tubs

History trainers time to observe the ponies and weed out unsuitable ones before going underground. Once underground, ponies pulled empty tubs or carried materials such as pit props into the workings then brought back tubs full of coal to the shaft. The ponies were expensive and in the interests of the pits’ continued uninterrupted work they needed to be kept strong and healthy.

Their stable conditions were vital too and they were kept as comfortable as possible, which lengthened their useful working lives.

In 1913 records show that in the UK 70,000 horses were working – the peak of employment for horses underground. After that, as mechanical coal cutting and haulage systems became more efficient their use declined.

had to be kept moving and the roofs of the haulageways were higher. Ponies up to 1.4 meters high or 13 hands were used in the main haulageways, with their higher roofs and ponies around 1.2 m meters high or 11 hands tended to be used near coal faces.

Horse transport couldn’t keep pace with the new coal-cutting machines and they began to be replaced by locomotives, then conveyors. By the end of the 1930s pony numbers fell to about 32,000.

When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947 there were 21,000 by 1952 there were only around 15,500. In 1962 there were just 6,400 and by 1973 it was 490. In 1984 there were a mere 55.

Some stallions were used but geldings were preferred, while mares were very unusual underground. Both Shetland and Welsh ponies were common, as were Dale horses but breeds varied considerably throughout the coalfields.

During times of high production and pony shortages very high prices could be demanded for good animals, meaning that ponies could be imported from as far away as the USA, Iceland and Russia.

For preference the pony had to be between four and five years old; certainly no more than 14 years old. He had to be sure-footed, strong, low set and heavy limbed, to cope with the heavy, relentless work, and he needed a low head to cope with low roofs and steep roadways.

Temperament was important too. A good pit pony had to be even-tempered and kind; livelier horses were a danger to drivers and could cause injuries and death to others underground. Nervous, timid or shy horses took too much time and expense to break in.

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Wildlife of The Solway Firth

The Dover Sole Solea solea

By Mark Vollers

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he Dover Sole, so named because Dover was its main port of landing in the 19th Century, is found on sandy muddy seabed around all the coasts of Britain down to a depth of 150 metres.

It has a flattened body shape (its name is derived from the Latin for sandal/shoe) ideally suited to hiding and actually burrowing in search of prey such as worms or shrimps. Maximum size is recorded as 70 cm or 2ft, with a lifespan of 20 years or more, but the probability of finding a fish this size is remote as they have a very high commercial value and will almost certainly not evade capture for long enough.

now some accredited safe sources (Fleet fishery, Hants) and some supply is from fish farms.

Those on display at the Lake District Coast Aquarium at Maryport have been bred in captivity and are often visible during the day whereas those in the wild are nocturnal hunters, remaining hidden under the sand surface at other times to avoid predators. Sole spend the first two or three years of their life inshore before migrating to deeper waters, and the Solway Firth has long been recognised as an important nursery area helping provide for the commercial fisheries of the Irish Sea. www.coastaquarium.co.uk

They are currently red listed as a species very likely to be from an unsustainably fished source, but there are

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Haig Colliery Mining Museum has recently registered as an Arts Award Centre, having a trained Arts Award assessor for all five levels of the award. Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it’s creative, valuable and accessible.

Arts Award can be achieved at five levels, four accredited qualifications and an introductory award.

It’s a framework for learning new skills and sharing them with an opportunity to develop creativity and leadership skills and is a link between young people and creative arts professionals.

The Award Levels Are: Art Award Discover This award is a non-accredited introductory award open to young people aged seven plus.

To achieve Discover, young people discover the arts around them, find out about artists and their work and share their experiences with others. Arts Award Discover will usually take about 20 hours to complete..

Arts Award Explore This award is accredited as an Entry Level 3 qualification. It is the perfect stepping stone from our introductory award, Arts Award Discover, to the Level 1 qualification, Bronze Arts Award. Anyone aged seven to 25 can take part. Young people collect their arts experiences in an Explore arts log as they

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go along, recording what they find and enjoy.

Arts Award Explore will usually take about 25 hours to complete.

people aged 11 to 25. It will take young people around 60 hours to complete their Silver award.

Arts Award Bronze Young people get involved in the arts and share their skills to achieve Bronze, a Level 1 national qualification, young people take part in an arts activity they enjoy, go to an arts event, research their arts hero/heroine and share their skills with others. Bronze is available to young people aged 11 to 25. Young people need to plan their work with an adviser, and keep a record by creating their own Arts Award portfolio. Their portfolio might be a folder, sketchbook, video diary or a website – it’s up to them.

Bronze will usually take young people about 40 hours to complete.

Arts Award Gold Drives young people’s personal development in the arts. Gold Arts Award is the highest level at Level 3, and develops young people’s creativity, communication, planning, teamwork and leadership skills. The award is also recognised on the UCAS Tariff (35 points).

Gold is available to young people aged 11 to 25. Young people need to plan their work with an adviser, and keep a record by creating their own Arts Award portfolio. Young people can pick their own style of portfolio – this could be a diary, video, website blog – or something different altogether.

Gold has two units – Unit 1: personal arts development and Unit 2: arts projects leadership. It will take young people around 90 hours to complete, working with their adviser and independently.

Arts Award Silver Young people challenge themselves and build creativity. Silver Arts Award, a Level 2 qualification, has two units – Unit 1: arts practice and Unit 2: arts leadership. Doing Silver involves achieving an arts challenge, reviewing arts events, researching artists and arts organisations, and delivering an arts leadership project with other people.

Young people need to plan their work with an adviser and keep a record by creating their own Arts Award portfolio. Young people can pick their own style of portfolio – this could be a diary, video, website blog – or something different altogether. Silver is available to young

Employers, universities and colleges know that Arts Award is a qualification that shows young people’s level of commitment and progress in the arts, and in developing new skills.

For more details contact Pamela at Haig Colliery Mining Museum

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01900 706170

Theatres & Cinema

Go Ape! 0845 094 9623

Carnegie Theatre & Arts Centre

01900 602122

Kirkgate Theatre

01900 826448

Plaza Cinema

01900 870001

Rosehill Theatre

01946 692422

Theatre by the Lake

017687 74411

The Wave

01900 811450

Museums, Attractions & Activities

Lake District Weather 0844 846 2444 82

Eclipse Bowling

01900 872207

Helena Thompson Museum

01900 64040

Jennings Brewery

0845 1297185

Lake District Coast Aquarium

01900 817760

Senhouse Roman Museum

01900 816168

The Beacon

01946 592302

The Rum Story

01946 592933

Museums, Attractions & Activities Continued Name

Phone

West Coast Indoor Karting, Maryport

01900 816472

Wordsworth House

01900 820884

Cumberland Pencil Museum

017687 73626

Lake District Wildlife Park

017687 76239

Clip ‘n Climb, Maryport

01900 811450

Sports Indoor & Outdoor

Lake District Coast Aquarium

01900 817760

Cockermouth Sports Centre & Pool

01900 823596

Keswick Leisure Pool

017687 72760

Workington Sports Centre & Pool

01900 61771

Derwentwater Marina

017687 72912

Go Ape!

0845 094 9623

Tourist Information Maryport

01900 811450

Workington/Silloth

016973 31944

Cockermouth

01900 822634

Keswick

017687 72645

West Coast Indoor Karting 01900 816472

Travel & Weather Bus Timetables

0871 200 22 33

Train Timetables

08457 48 49 50

Lake District Weather Service

0844 846 2444

Medical 03000 247 247

James Street Group Practice

01900 603985

NHS Direct

0845 46 47

Oxford Street Surgery

01900 603302

West Cumberland Hospital

01946 693181

Workington Community Hospital

01900 705000

Castlehead Medical Centre

017687 72025

Keswick Cottage Hospital

017687 67000

Clip ‘n Climb, Maryport 01900 811450

If you would like your service listed here, please call: 01946 816 716

Cumbria Health on Call (CHOC)

Vets Galemire (Gray St, Workington, CA14 2NQ)

01900 602138

Millcroft (Curzon St, Maryport, CA15 6LN)

01900 816666

Millcroft (Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR)

01900 826666

Greta Bank Veterinary Centre, Keswick, CA12 4NSV

017687 72590

Cumberland Pencil Museum 017687 73626

Schools St Joseph’s RC Secondary School

01900 325020

Stainburn School and Science College

01900 325252

Netherhall School

01900 813434

Cockermouth Secondary School

01900 898888

Southfield Technology College

01900 325260

Keswick School

017687 72605

Plaza Cinema 01900 870001 83

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