June - St Bees

St Bees Priory Church
Vicar - Rev Lars Nowen
Tel. (01946) 822279
Assistant Priest - Rev David Cox (Tel. 821601)
Lay Readers: Jim H Marshall
(Tel. 693511)
Tim Taylor
(Tel. 822255)
Chris & Charm Robson
(Tel. 822468)
Lois Howard
(Tel. 811446)
Churchwardens - (see inside front cover)
Services
Sundays
9.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
Weekdays
Holy Communion
Family Communion
Morning Prayer
Family Service & Parade
Evening Prayer
Survival to Revival
(1st, 3rd & 5th)
(2nd Sunday)
(4th Sunday)
See Calendar
Communion on Saints Days
N.B. This pattern may vary at particular seasons of the year. See magazine calendar.
The sacrament of baptism is administered at the main service and must be
arranged well in advance with the Vicar..
Priory Web Site - www.stbeespriory.org.uk
This magazine is free but production costs are about 30p per copy. Contributions
from the Parish Council and our advertisers, to whom we are most grateful, pay for
about 50% of the costs. However this leaves a substantial sum to be paid for by the
PCC. Donations to the Treasurer* or your Magazine Distributor are most welcome.
Circulation - 900 households in St Bees, Sandwith, Rottington, Linethwaite,
Coulderton, Middletown, Nethertown.
* - Treasurer - Dr G Burgess, 7 Abbey Farm, St Bees, CA27 0DY.
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St Bees Parish ABC
Area Visitor /
Good Neighbour
Scheme
Arts Society
The parish is divided into 30 small areas each with an official Church
Visitor whose task is to welcome and help people in the name of the
Priory. Co-ordinator - M Westhead (Tel. 822674).
meets every two months on the last Wednesday of the month at the
St Bees Management Centre at 8.00 p.m. Details from Dilys Brownrigg
(822584) or Alan Hawkins (822330)
Bellringing
The Priory has a ring of 8 bells. Those interested in ringing or learning to
ring, contact D Sim, 31 Main Street. Practice Wednesdays, 8.00 p.m.
Sundays, ring at 10.00 a.m. and Evensong by arrangement.
Bridge Club
meets on Tuesday at 6.45 for 7.00 p.m. & Friday afternoons at 1.45
for 2.00 p.m. in Bigrigg Hall. Grenville Matthews (Tel 694142).
Brownies
meet in New College Hall on Tuesday evenings. Details from Sarah
George: 822779; Vicki Neale: 824100; Clare Shaw: 590337.
Beavers
for boys aged 6 - 8 meet on Thursdays, 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. in the Youth
Centre. Details from Dick Beddows (Tel. 823288).
Cubs & Scouts
Cubs, for boys aged 8 - 10, meet on Thursdays, 6.45 - 8.15 p.m. in the
Youth Centre. Details from Ian Howard (Tel. 823626).
Scouts meet on Mondays in the Youth Centre. Details from
Mike Greene, Fairladies, 102 Main Street (824302).
Choir
rehearses on Sundays at 9.45 a.m. Details from Frank Bowler, the
Organist (Tel. 825307).
Churchwardens are leading lay Church members who will be pleased to help and
advise on church matters. They are John Haile (Tel.822463), John
Kennedy (Tel. 822297), Rosalie McAndrew (Tel.822326), &
Graham Brightman (Tel. 822652).
Cumberland
meet on alternate Thursdays in Hodgett's Club. Contact Neil Bettinson,
Morris Men
22 Main Street, for details of these and of the Traditional Mummers.
Electoral Roll
is the list of all church members qualified to vote at the Annual Parochial
Church Meeting. E.R. forms are available in church, to be returned to
Joan Finnemore, 19 Jubilee Gardens, Bigrigg.
Finance
The Church Treasurer is Dr Geoff Burgess, 7 Abbey Farm, St Bees, Tel.
824416, who will gladly explain our Christian Giving system.
Football
Contacts - Seniors Dale Jackson 823631 & Tony Barnett 590640.
Association
Juniors (U-12) - Alec Morton 823992 & Alastair Billson.
Freemasons
St Bega Lodge meet 7:00 p.m. On 2nd Wed of each month, Village Hall.
Details: 01946 64275 or www.cumbwestmasons.co.uk
Friends of
assists in the conservation of the Priory and encourages interest in its
the Priory
historical and architectural heritage. Contact Philip Barratt or Tom
Rice, Treasurer, Green Ghyll, Greendykes, Egremont.
Funeral Directors
Garden Society
Guides
Internet Web Site
Library
Local History
Methodist Church
Over 60's Club
Parish Council
Parochial Church
Council
Pre-School
Playgroup
Prayer Group
Priory Fellowship
Priory Singers
Sunday School
Toddler Group
Village School
Association
Village Hall
Village in Bloom
in the Village are Malcolm Reid (Tel. 822217) and Brian Edwards
(Tel. 822500).
Details from Neil Todd, Gosforth (Tel. 019467 25519). Flower Show
is held on the 3rd Saturday in August.
meet in New College Hall on Mondays from 6.45 - 8.30 p.m. For
further details please contact Lucy Scott (Tel. 821755).
Information for inclusion should be sent to Ian McAndrew (822326)
or [email protected] Address is http://www.stbees.org.uk
is at the Village School (Tel. 822219), Tuesdays from 1.30 - 6.00 p.m.
& Fridays from 1.30 to 4.00 p.m.
Research on the Priory and the village continues. Details from History
Group (Ian McAndrew - Tel. 822326 or Chris Robson Tel. 822468).
Sunday Service & Sunday School is at 11.00 a.m. (9.45 on the first
Sunday of the month. Family Service on the second Sunday.
meets in Hodgett's Club on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each
month: 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. Details - Mrs M Brannon Tel. 822541.
The Clerk to the Council is Mrs Jane Donaldson, East House,
Coulderton. Tel. (01946) 822560, who will answer queries on
civil parish matters.
meets 10 times a year. Elections for 20 members are held in March
at the A.P.C.M. Its task is to spearhead the mission and ministry of
the church in the Parish. PCC Secretary - H Taylor, Tel. 822255
meets in Youth Centre five mornings a week from 9.00 - 11.30 a.m.
Contact Pam Glover at Pre-School, 823880.
meets on Thursdays from 2.00 - 3.00 p.m. in New College Hall . All
denominations welcome.
meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 8.00 p.m. in New College
Hall. Details from Gill Richardson, 822394.
rehearse in Old College Hall, Mondays at 8.00 p.m. Details from Hugh
Turpin (Tel. 822611).
for ages 3 - 11 meets during Morning Service New College Hall, at
10.30 a.m. Contact - Rosalie McAndrew (822326).
meets every Thursday, in term time only, from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. in
Adams Recreation Centre. Details from Marisa Rossi (Tel. 822169).
exists to raise funds for the school and to foster links between school
and community. Secretary - Audrey Agnew (via School - Tel. 822392).
Management Committee administers Hodgett's Club (Tel. 823254).
For details and booking contact Phil or Valerie Turpin (Tel 823772).
Details from Eileen B Todd, Chairman, 14 Main Street. St.Bees
(Tel 822522).
Calendar for June
St Bees News
1 Trinity II
2 Monday
8 Trinity III
From the Vicar
10.30 a.m.
7.30 p.m.
10.30 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
4.30 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
Family Communion
PCC Meeting, NCH
Mattins
Chapel Anniversary Service, Methodist Chapel
Friends Festival: Choral Evensong in the Priory
FriendsAfternoon Teas, NCH and open air
Magazine Copy Date
10 Tuesday
7.30 p.m.
History Group, Fernbank, High House Road
14 Saturday 3.00 to 5.00 p.m.
Strawberry Tea, Methodist Chapel. Breast Cancer
Fund raiser
15 Trinity IV
10.30 a.m.
Family Communion and Father's Day
16 Monday
7.30 p.m.
Parish Council, Village Hall
18 Wednesday
7.30 p.m.
St Bees School Summer Concert in the Priory
19 Thursday
2.45 p.m.
Ladies Priory Fellowship Summer Outing
21 Saturday
1.00 p.m.
Village School Parade and Fete
7.30 p.m.
West Lakeland Orchestra Concert in the Priory
22 Trinity V
10.30 a.m.
Confirmation in the Priory with Bishop Graham
23 Monday
Priory Singers Concert, Priory
25 Wednesday
St Bees School Cricket Festival (until Friday)
27 Friday
7.00 p.m.
Friends of St Bees School: Hog Roast, Mem Hall
28 Saturday 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. Beached Art Festival, St Bees Beach.
29Trinity VI
10.30 a.m.
Family Service and Baptism
School Sports Fixtures at home
10 Tuesday
6.30 p.m.
17 Tuesday
2.00 p.m.
24 Tuesday 2.00 to 4.30 p.m.
25 Wednesday
11.30 a.m.
26 Thursday
11.30 a.m.
27 Friday
2.00 p.m.
28 Saturday
10.00 a.m.
All spectators welcome.
School Cricket v Eskdale
U15 XI v St Benedict's
Junior Sports Day
Cricket Festival 1st XI v Giggleswick
Cricket Festival 1st XI v Durham Pilgrims
Cricket Festival 1st XI v Whitehaven GS Old Boys
U15, U13 and U12 XIs v Chetwynde
July AugustEditor
The July/August 2008 issue of St Bees News will be edited by Geoff Burgess, 7
Abbey Farm, St Bees who would appreciate all contributions not later than
Sunday, 8 June please.
E-mail - [email protected]. Tel. 824416
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June 2008
Life in a monastery may not sound
attractive to many of you (depending on
your week) and for most of us a life in a
monastery is not possible anyway.
However, we can find a framework in
which we can integrate all the various
activities of our lives and demands made
upon us. The Priory church used to be a
monastery, and so we have initiated a way
that may help people who are interested
to find integration of all the various
aspects of their life into a coherent act of
Christian worship. It's called The Order
of St. Bega.
The Order of St. Bega is simply an
opportunity for Christians to craft a rule
of life that gathers up the whole of their
existence and then offer it in genuine
worship to God. It involves being
reflective regarding how we do things and
not just what we are doing. It is an
opportunity to be conscious and
intentional regarding our life of the heart
and the mind. It is a way to live life with
no regrets. It doesn't matter how old you
are, or what “style of church” you may
prefer, what is important is that we don't
coast through life. The idea of the Order
is to help some people gain traction in
their faith and move forward in
understanding and application of what
God has done for us through Christ. If
this is something that may interest you,
you c a n vi si t the w e bsi te
www.orderofstbega.org . Alternatively,
you can pick up a brochure at the back of
the Priory Church, or contact me. I'll
gladly have an informal conversation
with you regarding the Order of St. Bega.
Lars Nowen
One of the common complaints of our
time is about how “fragmented” our lives
are. The pace and demands of our society
are such that many people have a hard
time integrating all their various roles and
activities into a coherent whole. We may
have one part labelled family, another
labelled work, another labelled friends,
another labelled hobbies, but we are
unable to approach these various activities
with an understanding of how they all fit
together. Many people are looking for a
way to piece all these aspects together to
find a “meaning” for the whole.
The great monastic traditions had a
coherent view of all of life. Their time,
that is to say, the various activities of their
day, waking and sleeping, were all
dedicated to the worship of God. This
involved a lot of church services and
formal prayer, of course, but it also
involved gathering up all their friendships
and day to day activities of work and
leisure, and viewing them all as one
coherent act of worship. Worship is not
simply “going to church”.
The Christian faith believes that humanity
can find its meaning only in genuine
worship. Genuine worship must gather
up the whole of our lives and offer them all
back in relationship with our Maker (the
source of all good gifts) who covers all our
shortcomings and failures with grace. It
won't surprise you to read that I think
church attendance and the support of the
church at home and abroad are important,
but everything we do should be worship,
work and leisure, relationships with
family and friends, and everything about
us.
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Sidespeople Rotas - June
9.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
1
Mr or Mrs J. Scurr
Mrs D. Brownrigg
Evensong
8
Mr G. Gilmour
15
Mrs B. Hewitson
22
Miss H. Cowman
29
Mrs E. Cotes
Mr J. Kennedy (P)
Mrs S. Kennedy
Miss J. Finnemore
Mr J. Warbrick (P)
Mrs D. Warbrick
Mrs D. Bowler
Mrs F. Wright (P)
Mrs J. Crooks
Mrs L. Hill
Confirmation
Dr G. Burgess (P)
Mrs G. Burgess
Mrs W. Mellor
Mrs J. Clarkson (P)
Mrs W. Westhead
Mrs F. Crawford
July
6
Miss S. Millburn
MrsA. Broughton (P)
Mr P. Broughton
Mrs M. Taylor
Mr R. Lamb
Evening Prayer
Mrs R. McAndrew
Evening Prayer
Mr or Mrs D. McGee
Holy Communion
Mrs D. Brownrigg
Evening Prayer
Mr R. Lamb
Evensong
From The Registers
26 April
Gail Kristin Graham, Beckermet and London, to
Daniel Joseph Mulcahy, New Zealand and London
Christian Burial
1 May
Adam ThomasAvery Wright, Manor Cottage, St Bees
Priory Flower Rota
June
1
15
29
July
6
Flower Fund
Miss E. Lamb
Flower Fund
OddfellowsArms
Brian Edwards
92a Main Street
St Bees
Sunday Lunches - 12 - 4.00
Steak night - Thursday
Small parties by arrangement
Tel. (01946) 822317
Joiner & Funeral Director
13 Sea View, St Bees.
Tel. (01946) 822500
Mobile 0771 058 0368
Sue Bruce
The Albert Hotel
Registered Childminder
NVQ3 Qualified
St Bees
(01946) 824780
Finkle Street, St Bees
Free House
B&B Accommodation available
Home made Sunday lunches
every week
(01946) 822345
Complementary Therapies
Fleatham House
Relaxing, Rebalancing &
Rejuvenating Treatments
including
High House Road
Offering the highest standard
of accommodation in a
beautiful setting
Tel. (01946) 822341
Local therapist Carolyn Nixon BSc., MICHT
Reflexology, Indian Head
Massage, Aromatherapy
0771 9921564 or 01946 821497
Love and prayers
8 Mrs S. Kennedy
22 Mrs J. Edgar
Our love & prayers for health and strength go out to all who are ill at home or in hospital.
We remember especially those recuperating from
operations.
We remember also Olaug Park, Margaret Atkinson, Nell
Turner, Karen Greene, Mandy Williams (nee Woods), Fay
Crawford, Audrey Broughton, Katy Taylor-Hamilton,
Scott Woods,Alan Thurlwell, and Barry Durber. May God
bless you all.
Mrs M. Atkinson
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St Bees Village School Fete - Saturday 21 June
The Fancy Dress Parade and Floats starts at 1.00 p.m. at the bus turning circle at the top
end of the village by Fairladies estate. Adults and children welcome to take part in the
Parade. Different categories, groups and floats. Judging of the Fancy Dress will be on
the school field. Also lots of stalls & sideshows and displays, including a 'petting zoo'
courtesy of Wetheriggs Zoo Educators - children will be able to have their photos taken
with the animals
Attractions - Inflatable slides and Bouncy Castles, Whitehaven Brass Band and Morris
Dancers, Teas in School Hall - also hot food,
Everyone is most welcome to join in this wonderful village event.
Farewell to Jonni Stratton-Brooks - and Skip
Farewell and thanks for the memories to Jonni Stratton-Brook who has now moved
away from St Bees, after many memorable years, to Bronte country - just over the hills
from Haworth, near Denholme,Yorkshire.
Jonni and her dear husband Skip who died recently, will be
greatly missed by all at St Bees - real village characters and
friends, full of enthusiasm and humour. Their “Country
Conserves” business is no more alas - we shall all miss
Jonni’s Jams and Chutneys, but hopefully still receive her
writing and poems, sometimes!
Jonni left St Bees feeling “rather frayed at the edges” after
Skip’s death and their house clearance, but she reports from
Denholme on regaining her strength and inspiration. She
sends this message “Thank you for the wonderful present what a lovely surprise!” This was the Trevor Green portrait
of her and Skip in their home, seen in Cumbria Life and at
the first History Festival. She feels “cossetted and
reinvigorated” - no more jamming, bottling and labelling but visiting gardens, tearooms, picnicking on the hills and
enjoyingher creative writing.
for all your photographic
needs
Julian Needham ABIPP
Professional Photographer
6 Priory Road
St Bees CA27 0HB
01946 821993 / 07751 999464
[email protected]
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family and children portraits in
your own home
prints, canvas wraps, photo books,
framing
corporate, PR, architectural
Alan Armstrong
St Bees Post Office
Carpentry & Joinery
Main Street, St Bees
All Joinery Work undertaken
Newsagent, groceries,
Off-licence, gifts, etc.
Car Tax & Lottery
107 Main Street, St Bees
Tel. (01946) 822107
Mobile 0781 132 4171
Tel. (01946) 822343
East Road Garage
E Moorhouse & Son
East Road
Egremont
Ford Dealers
Tel. (01946) 820266
Fax. (01946) 823980
Suppliers of St Bees
Red Sandstone
Tel. (01946) 811152
The Manor House
Platform 9
Railway Station, St Bees
Main Street
3
course
fixed price menu - £19.95
St Bees
A la Carte & Bar menu also available
Home Cooked meals 7 days a Open every day 12 -3 & 4.30 - 9.30
week, Including traditional
Tel.(01946) 822600
Sunday Lunch
*If you live locally, call in to find out
about our privilege card*
Tel. (01946) 822425
Margaret Lamb writes: Harriet moved to St Bees from Liverpool in 1992. She
began to study the violin and the piano at the age of seven then asked if she could learn
the harp a year later following a concert of celtic harps. After three years studying with
Jean Altshuler on the clarsach, she gained a place at the junior RNCM and began to
study the pedal harp with Eira Lynn Jones. Performing both harp and violin, Harriet has
had some wonderful opportunities as part of the Young Sinfonia, the National
Childrens' and Youth Orchestras and various chamber ensembles around the country
but she has chosen to take a career in medicine and to keep music as a serious hobby.
Harriet will finish her time at St Bees School performing The Lark Ascending by
Vaughan Williams as part of the school's Summer concert on June 18th in the Priory
followed by the Rodrigo harp concerto (originally written for guitar) on June 21 with the
West Lakeland Orchestra.
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News from the Village School
John Rooke (1807-1872)
Football Matches - We recently played games against Gosforth Primary School.
The triangular fragment of engraved
sandstone which has been placed against
the wall of the old graveyard by the path
from the lych gate and the new gate into
the Abbey Farm complex, is of John
Rooke, Art Master of St Bees School.
Born in North Shields, he moved to
Akebank near Wigton in 1833 to the
family farm. In 1841 he moved to
Whitehaven and earned his living as an
artist, land surveyor, music precentor,
organist, portrait painter, all this from a
variety of trade directories. In 1844 he
obtained the post of Art Master of St Bees
Grammar School. He attended each
Saturday, during term time, for the next 28
years.
The Y5/6 team ran out victors by 6 goals to 2 and the Y3/4 team were also victorious
winning 6:4. We entertained teams from St Patrick's, Cleator Moor and hope their
success continues.
Science Day - Two of our Y6 children, Ben Carhart and Daniel Roberts, were selected
to take part in a Science Day at the Crosthwaite Centre at Keswick. They had a really
good time and it was nice to have a school represented.
VSA Events - At the recent Race Night organised by the VSA, there were not a lot
there, but it was an evening full of fun and raised over £300 for the VSAfunds.
Thanks to all who supported this event and the recent coffee morning which made a
further £100. The cakes were delicious!!!!
Tag Rugby - Some of our children recently took part in the Tag Rugby Tournament at
Whitehaven. There were around 50 schools taking part: it grows in popularity over the
years. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and played really well.
Visits - Our Y4 children recently visited Yottenfews at Sellafield studying 'Habitats'.
This is a valuable resource which we always enjoy throughout school.
Y2 children visited BNFL to study 'Electricity': this a very popular 'hands-on' day which
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Diary Dates
2 June
22 - 25 June
2 July
7 July
8 July
9 July
16 July
18 July
Return to school
21 June Fete Day - 1 00 p.m. Parade
Barcaple Residential Visit 26 June New Starters' Evening
Junior Concert
3 July Junior Concert
Sports Day (weather permitting!!)
Sports Day (reserve date)
Rcp/Y1 Trip
15 July VSAend of term disco
Y4 Trip
17 July Leavers' Evening
End of term Early Finish @ 1.30pm. NoAfter School Club.
St Bees Lifeboat News
April 14 - Help police to search for a possibly distressed woman on the cliffs between
Whitehaven and St Bees. The woman was reported to have returned home safe and well
during the search.
April 19 - The Lifeboat was involved in a search for a missing 10-year-old boy between
Coulderton and Braystones. The boy was found by a member of the public in the
Coulderton area.
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Another of his great-grandsons, of his
eldest daughter Maria, was an Old Boy of
St Bees School, John Rooke Johnstone.
He was at the School 1913-1916, when he
left to join the Black Watch. After the War
he became a District Commissioner in
Tanganyika. He returned to England in
1945 and was a dedicated Old Boy: when
he died in 1984 he left a bequest to the
School in his will.
An article published in the Old St
Beghians' Bulletin for 1892 by a retired
teacher who had been at the School
between 1856 and 1870, reads: “Mr
Rooke, who attended every Saturday,
with such praiseworthy punctuality, an
original character, full of enthusiasm, no
mean talent, a good artist, a painter in
watercolours. He left a collection of
drawings and paintings from nature. One
last request was that he might be buried
opposite the School in view of the clock
which so often bore witness to his
regularity”.
He moved from Whitehaven to a large
house called Troughton House outside
Cleator Moor. In 1857 he was appointed
Headmaster of a new school, built for the
children of the workers of the Haematite
Iron Company (the building is still there,
opposite the old Co-op). There were about
120 pupils of both sexes. Two of his
daughters were his assistants in the first
instance. He continued with his artistic
work and teaching music. He also drew
architect's plans; one for the new school at
Beckermet, built in 1868, is still extant in
the Whitehaven Records Office. A large
folio of his paintings of marine animals
and fishes was sold at Christie's in 1975 by
one his great-grandsons, of Lydia, his
youngest daughter. He lives in South
Devon and came to St Bees in 2001. I felt
shame when I showed him the remains of
his ancestor's memorial being used as a
paving stone on the path along the wall
which faces the Priory.
Access to two of his diaries, for 1833 and
1858, gave a real insight into a really
engaging character.Akindly husband and
father of nine children: three died in
infancy, and his only son Edwin died
aged 20 in 1858. Five of his daughters
outlived him. Elizabeth, his wife, died
two months after him.
Chris Robson kindly arranged for the
rescue of the stone. The present site of the
memorial does not, it is true, face the
School clock, but in this imperfect world
one cannot have everything.
R.E.O.Pearson
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Grassroots
Grassroots
Tomlin Seat with a view: Do enjoy
Fleswick Bay litter collection: The
the new memorial bench sited on the
footpath at the start of the headland walk.
The seat is in memory of Maenne and
Hanna Koebner who lived at The Retreat,
High House Road, for over 40 years and
was placed there by their son Robert and
daughter Marian. The seat has a fantastic
view over the St Bees valley and beach,
and is a popular rest point.
latest and most ambitious chapter of the
clean-up of the St Bees environs beach
areas has been accomplished. A small but
determined international task force (three
American and three English) made a huge
difference to the Fleswick Beach area,
removing over twenty bags of plastic and
polystyrene rubbish. Main thanks to these
volunteers and thanks also to the Telfer
family at Tarnflat Hall for moving the
bags to their farm for collection. Any
funds donated to sponsor this massive
improvement will be donated to the St
Bees Lifeboat appeal. Hopefully litter
levels are now low enough that everyone
who visits our beaches will take away a
little? When there is a need for further
beach cleans, Andi Mackay has agreed to
organise them. If you might be interested
in helping please contact her on
07844575010 or [email protected]
St Bees School Summer Concert
will be held in the Priory on Wed. 18 June
at 7.30 pm: all welcome to come along for
a delightful concert by talented sixthformers.
Sponsored Beach Clean: Rosy
Borwell writes to say a big thank you to
everyone who made a donation, especially
to the local businesses and the Parish
Council. A group of nineteen of them
spent four hours cleaning the beach and
collected over 120 binbags. Also, so far
they have raised around £1000!!!!
A big thank you to everyone who
entered The Bees Knees Easter
competition, all the entries were fantastic
and congratulations to Amelia Tyson for
winning! Please enter our “Village in
Bloom” unusual c ontainers
competition.........This is what you have
to do.........Make your front doorstep fun,
put a plant in something other than a plant
pot and let judges from the “Village in
Bloom” committee choose the winner!
The prize........ Win your house an
outdoor planted arrangement.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust invites you
to join them at St Bees beach on Saturday
28 June. 11a .m . - 4 p.m. The day will
provide a range of exciting activities to
accommodate all ages, including: a sand
sculpture competition, artist workshops,
rockpool rambles, porpoise spotting, and
many more. It is your chance to learn
about Cumbria's fantastic marine life,
whilst enjoying a fun packed day at the
seaside. All activities are free, except for
the sand sculpture competition (£1 entry
fee per person). For more information or
to register for the sand sculpture
competition, please phone 01539 816305
or 01931 711022 or visit
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
Priory Singers Concert - Monday
June 23 in the Priory: time to be
announced. The Priory Singers will
perform “Requiem” by Fauré and
“Beatus Vir” by Monteverdi.
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Welcome (belatedly!) to Mr and Mrs
Trevor Park - If you missed Trevor
K. Kennedy and daughters Jane and
Abbie who have moved into their newly
built house at No 1 Johnston Close,
Sandwith.
Park's lecture at the launch of his book on
St Bees College at the end of April, copies
of the book are now available from the
Priory Church on Sundays, or from
Michael Moon's Bookshop and the
Cornerstone Bookshop in Whitehaven. If
you want a signed copy you can get it from
him direct (Tel: 821799).
Welcome also to Stewart and Emma
Pearson and daughters Jade and Imogen
in their new home at No 4 Johnston Close,
Sandwith; also to Martin and Beverley
Rossiter and sons Michael and Matthew
in their new home at No 5 Johnston Close,
Sandwith; also to Shaun Burns and Joyce
Tumelty and Amy who have moved into
No 1, Newtown Barn, Sandwith; also to
Terry and Elaine Ferguson, Barry and
Dean, who have moved into Grovewood
House, Sandwith.
The Friends of St Bees School are a
group of parents who have joined together
to promote communication and social
events at the school. After a very
successful wine tasting evening our next
endeavour is to celebrate the founding of
St Bees school 425 years ago We are
having a hog roast and ceilidh with a live
band and licenced bar on Friday 27th
June starting at 7 p.m. until late to be held
in the Memorial Hall. Past pupils,
relatives and friends are welcome. Price
£12 adults, £6 students. Tickets are
available from school reception or phone
reception on 828000 or Joyce Jennings on
822214.
Fundraising for Breast Cancer We are holding a Strawberry Tea on
Saturday, 14 June from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00
p.m. at St Bees Methodist Church to raise
funds for Breast Cancer Care.
Come along and enjoy some strawberries
or other goodies, have a chat as well as
raising money for a worthy cause.
The West Lakeland Orchestra will
St Bees First Responders welcome
be performing a concert in the Priory on
Saturday 21 June at 7.30 pm. Tickets at the
door cost £9, programmes £1 and
accompanied children
are free. The
programme is: “On
hearing the first cuckoo
in Spring” (Delius);
Harp Concerto
(Rodrigo) played by
Harriet Lamb;
Symphony No 104 in D
(Haydn). All welcome.
the newly setup Nethertown group which
has joined with us as our areas overlap.As
a result our number of Responders has
almost doubled and we now cover from
Sandwith down to Nethertown, with
emergency kits located in Sandwith, St
Bees and Nethertown.
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