Issue 7: April 2016

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Issue 7: April 2016

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I wonder how many of those who read our late
March edition, like anagrams? Some can be
quite surprising, such as how ‘Morse Code’ can
become ‘here come dots’ or ‘eleven plus two’ can
read ‘twelve plus one’!
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Our story about wine producer ‘Flora-Poli’ who produces
‘True Walls’ wine was a case in point. I hope our failure to
identify the exact location of the country’s most northerly
vineyard didn’t upset your ‘mother-in-law’, the anagram for
which is ‘Woman Hitler’!
There are no April Fool articles in our latest edition and there
is nothing make believe about our competition in last month’s
edition to win a case of Laithwaite’s English sparkling wine.
There is still time to enter as the closing date is 22 April. The
winner will be announced next month.
It’s great to hear that high speed internet access has reached
Glenridding and Patterdale. Local businesses need this kind
of service. Prince Charles’ high-profile visit to the area, to help
boost recovery, is described in our piece on Rookin House,
where he met George, George and George!
This month we celebrate the outstanding results of Penrith
Building Society, ‘hear’ our octogenarian reminisce about
festivities before the war, and describe how rusty vehicles at
Appleby are transformed back into gleaming trucks. Try your
hand at making a Viking sun compass or, now that a bridge is
back at Pooley Bridge, take a walk to Dalemain to meet ‘Jimmy
the Bird Man’ and from there go that extra mile for a pint at the
Horse and Farrier in Dacre.
Finally, put on your tin hat and dancing shoes and go to the
Wartime Weekend at Brougham Hall 5-8 May.
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The good lord saved
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Footloose: Dacre Castle
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Signs of Spring at
Eycott Hill
That’s the tree for me
Free landscape
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Prince Charles and
Charlie the Dales Pony
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CONTRIBUTORS
Penrith’s Community Plan
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Plans progressing for
children’s play area at
Carleton Park
New measures to help
eradicate bovine TB
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Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Plans progressing for children’s
play area at Carleton Park
W
hilst it is
never child’s
play raising
funds, it is children who
will benefit at Carleton
Park in Penrith if an
ambitious scheme to
expand a play area goes
ahead. This exciting
project needs the support
of businesses, individuals
and grants to succeed.
An earlier edition
of Penrith Today drew
attention to a survey to
find out what the local
community would like
to see included; and a
questionnaire, distributed
by volunteers to more
than 500 houses, was also
completed online.
The response was
impressive and the
information collected
has helped Carleton
Park Recreation Group,
with valuable assistance
from Ian Parker at Eden
District Council, to draw
up and tender a design for
the new play facilities with
three companies.
today
Despite a petition with nearly 4,000
signatures opposing changes to the cost
of parking in Keswick, Allerdale Borough
Council has confirmed increases in
charges across the area. Day time charges
in Keswick are increasing by as much as
29%, with the largest increase targeting
visitors who stay longer in the town. There
is also a new £1 overnight charge.
A campaign to clear up Britain in time
for HM the Queen’s 90th birthday, which
will be celebrated in June, has got off to
a good start. So far, 20 local groups and
parish councils across Eden have signed
up to this national litter pick, with 200
volunteers taking part, a quarter of whom
are children. Over half a tonne of rubbish
has been picked up from verges, footpaths
and open spaces.
There are now two aims:
• To obtain the views of
local residents on the
proposed design.
• To raise £40,000 to
fund the project.
Plans can be viewed on
Facebook and at Penrith
Library and the Cross
Keys Inn. We have shown
one version here. If you
live in the Carleton Park
area please take a look
at all three and respond
Long-serving member
and ex-Team Leader,
Dave Freeborn MBE, has
been appointed Honorary
President of Patterdale
Mountain Rescue Team.
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The cost of parking in Keswick
Clean for the Queen
to the contact details.
Suggestions are welcome
as, of course, are donations
to help fund the scheme.
The group is contacting
as many businesses and
organisations as possible
that might be willing to
provide financial support
and is also completing
applications for grant
funding.
Facebook (Carleton Park
Recreation Group)
Patterdale Mountain Rescue honours long-serving member
“We’ve only had one
person in this role in the
past,” said Team Leader,
Mike Blakey, “and that
was our founder, Dr
James Ogilvie. Dave was
completely taken aback by
the announcement, which
is typical of his modest view
of all he has done for the
team over the 35 years that
he has been a member. We
wanted to mark and honour
his contribution and, as I
think he suspects, keep him
IN BRIEF
Dave
Freeborn
MBE
Emergency response
Following the imminent closure of the
Careline emergency response service in
the Carlisle area, Eden Independent Living
(EIL), based in Penrith, has stepped in to
extend its own service to 4,000 Careline
clients, most of them elderly. EIL is
offering its emergency response service to
all Careline clients at no extra cost.
www.eil.org.uk 0800 038 3161
Closure of Police Station?
Cumbria Constabulary is proposing to
build a Strategic Command Centre to
train for and respond to a wide range of
potential civil emergencies. The project,
in its early stages, includes applying for
outline planning permission for a new
building on the site of some of the old
police houses near Kemplay Roundabout.
It would also involve relocating the
Neighbourhood Policing Team from
inadequate facilities at Hunter Lane. This
to be off-set by running daily ‘police
desks’ in the centre of Penrith, so that the
community does not lose face-to-face
access to policing services.
Shop becomes homes
as involved as possible for
many years to come!”
Dave joined the team
in 1981, became Team
Leader in 1990, and served
almost 17 years in that role
before stepping down in
2008. His contribution was
recognised in the 2010 New
Year’s Honours List with
an MBE and he continues
to be an active member
of this, one of the busiest
teams in the country.
Eden Housing Association has created
four new one-bedroom apartments in
a former shop on the Pategill estate in
Penrith, thus freeing up much needed
family homes elsewhere in the town.
The shop had been vacant for some
time, despite great efforts to try and find
someone to take on the business.
Penrith’s Community Plan
Last month we described
the thinking behind the
Penrith Community Plan,
which has six main themes.
The consultation process
behind the plan was lead
by Penrith Partnership.
Here are the topics that
people identified as the
most important:
Buildings and Heritage
The top concern is that new
housing should be driven
by need, rather than by
what developers want to
build. Better promotion
of Penrith’s heritage, via
signage and websites is
considered essential, along
with changing empty pubs
in the town into spaces that
could be used by the public.
Economy and Jobs
Bringing back a thriving
market to Penrith is
important, including
encouraging independent
businesses, dealing with
empty shops and reducing
business rates.
Leisure - events and
amenities
The highest priorities are
the provision of more
indoor facilities, such as a
skate park and a community
arts venue or attraction to
draw people into the town.
Improving Castle Park,
supporting cycling, and
having more events and
festivals were in the top five.
There should be an audit
of existing facilities to help
identify gaps.
Town Environment
The overwhelming priority
was pedestrianisation to
make the town centre a more
attractive and pleasant place.
Addressing litter and dog
fouling are high on the list,
as is the need for an audit of
historic and empty buildings.
Transport
On transport, the highest
priority was promoting
community transport
schemes that already
exist. A transport card
was proposed, similar to
London’s Oyster scheme.
Young People Provision
For young people, space to
hang out and meet is top of
the list, along with the need
for a coordinated strategy
for people aged 20 - 30
years old, including housing
and jobs. It was recognised
that more consultation
needs to be done among
young people and their
parents to understand their
needs.
Each of these themes is
teased out in more detail in
the plan.
To find out more go to:
penrithpartnership.org.uk
Jimmy, a retired game keeper
who celebrated his 81st birthday
this year, has lived at Dalemain
for 40 years. As he has quietly
gone about his work on the estate
and in his garden, he has always
had a handful of broken peanuts
in his pocket and, whenever there
was a quiet moment, he starts to
whistle and hold out his hand,
One of the most important
decisions facing the United
Kingdom, but can you vote?
Whatever your views on the
European Union, you will only be able
to vote in the referendum on 23 June
if you are on the electoral register. If
you don’t vote don’t complain about
the outcome!
The method of registering to vote
changed two years ago. Under the
‘Individual Electoral Registration’
(IER) system each person is now
required to register to vote individually,
rather than by household. Also, Postal
and Proxy voters must be registered.
If you are not IER registered then you
cannot have a postal vote and you
cannot appoint a proxy to vote on your
behalf who is not IER registered.
If you don’t have a letter from Eden
District Council showing that you are
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is easy to do!
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CHIRPY
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Visitors to Dalemain cannot
quite believe their eyes when
small birds, totally fearless,
alight on the hand of the Bird
Man of Dalemain, Mr Jimmy
Day. When he walks about a
cloud of them flutter after him
waiting for his ‘tell tale’ whistle
as his hand dives into his pocket
for titbits.
In or Out?
remaining perfectly still. Robins
were, of course, the first to make
his acquaintance and generations
of blue tits and coal tits now
perch quite happily on his hand
pecking at the food. Redstarts are
not quite so brave, but very much
in attendance, all flocking to see
what he has for them.
To help celebrate International
Dawn Chorus Week, set your
alarm clock - and on Monday
2 May join a Dawn Chorus
amble through the grounds and
gardens at Dalemain, followed
by a bird-lovers’ breakfast. For
more details and to book contact
[email protected] or call
017684 86450.
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Crumbs from my plate!
PENRITH TOWN COUNCIL
A full agenda in and out of meetings
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Shaky bottles - a conversation
about customs before the war
As I joined the coffee table, they were reminiscing.
“Isn’t it amazing how ancient customs have
survived to the present day, although not to the
extent that they were practised even 100 years ago.
New ones have crept in. The Easter bunny is new
to me,” said Mary.
“That’s true. We made pace eggs, with the shells
coloured red and orange by wrapping them in
onion skins when they were boiled. We then rolled
them down grassy banks and tried to see whose egg
would last longest when tapped against each other.”
“I recall my mother crying out with pleasure as
we drove along Botchergate in Carlisle one Easter
Sunday, on seeing children with large baskets going
from house to house to collect eggs to take to the
local hospitals, saying that it was a custom that she
thought had died out.”
“Soon after Easter came the May festivities.There
are still May Queens in some villages and dancing
around May Poles. On Whit Sunday we went to
church in white ankle socks and dresses. That was
to do with the Ascension of Christ, of course.”
“I recall two fairs in Great Dockray, known as
Big WhIt and La’al Whit, about two weeks apart.
They were known as ‘shows’, and farm workers
stood about Devonshire Street, waiting to be hired
by farmers. I can only just recall this before the
war, but never after it. There were umpteen stalls,
roundabouts and swings. Going home from school
took a long time!”
If you want a job doing, give it to a busy
person - in this case, David Whipp wearing two Penrith hats, Mayor and
Chairman of the Town Council.
At Penrith Town Council’s meeting
on 21st March Cllr Whipp reported
that since January’s meeting he had
undertaken 23 activities: from opening
H&H Kings Estate Agents in Devonshire
Street and the Op Shop in Angel Lane,
to Stone Soup Day with the Salvation
Army and talking to an audience of
80 at the Evergreen Club. Add to this
meetings with Eden District Council to
transfer assets and a visit to Ast Signs
to see the latest in local and national
graphics technology, he is a busy man!
Penrith Town Council’s (PTC) meeting,
was equally packed with information
to consider. Apart from the good news
that Eamont Bridge would open the
following evening and that Cumbria’s
fire stations were no longer under threat
(this year), councillors got into the nitty
gritty of road closures for maintenance
work, training for the Town Clerk,
the scrutiny of decision-making, and
support for Eden Flood Volunteers.
Cllr Whipp expressed concern that
there does not appear to be wholehearted support within Eden District
Council to transfer assets progressively
to PTC. He reported that it is dispiriting
to hear some District Council officers
make comments along the lines of
“never whilst I am working here”. Assets
earmarked for potential transfer are
listed in PTC’s Business Plan.
Given the vulnerability of Eamont
Bridge to damage, the County Council
will review the status of the A6 as an
emergency relief road in the event that
traffic needs to be diverted from the
M6. Salkeld Road will be closed from
20 May for up to four weeks for drainage
work, from Beacon Edge junction to
Green Lane; and yellow lines would be
implemented soon in Norfolk Place.
Some councillors, questioned the need
for a qualified and experienced Town
Clerk to attend ongoing training events.
It was reassuring to hear, however, that
the majority of councillors saw wisdom
in ensuring that Mrs Tunnadine to be
kept up-to-date with legislation and able
to share good practice with colleagues, in
the best interests of the town.
County Councillor Carrick reported that
the new status of Eden Flood Volunteers
as a fully constituted organisation with a
project plan had made it easier to support
their ability to remain in the previously
disused premises at Skirsgill, at least until
June, and possibly for longer in line with
current needs within the community.
This was supported by PTC.
Future dates include:
18 April: Annual Town Meeting,
including refreshments from 5.00pm.
Hear about and question the work of the
Council from 6.00pm.
16 May: Annual Town Council meeting
at 6.45pm (being the next meeting of
Penrith Town Council).
“We must have used the heavy old pennies to roll,
not that we could afford to lose more than a few,
unless one was lucky enough to land on a number.
I think I would have had just a shilling or so, for
rides on the carousel and swing boats.”
“May is when, as children, we made liquorice
water in bottles containing a piece of liquorice and
made sure to shake it regularly, keeping it in a dark
cupboard to make it stronger. Do you remember,
Thelma?”
“Yes, Mam said it was good for us, but we didn’t
take our bottles to the local wells and spring ponds,
to shake them before drinking, as they still did
in the 19th century. Lads and maids would go in
groups to Skirsgill, Eden Hall (Whin) Pond, and
other wells. I wonder why?”
“Maybe it was an old fertility rite,” mused Mary.
“Can I offer anyone a Liquorice Allsort?”
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Prince Charles
and
Charlie the Dales Pony
L
ow cloud and a hint of drizzle did
nothing to detract from the Prince
of Wales’ visit to Rookin House in
Matterdale, as part of his whistlestop tour of the north Lake District. A
star turn by Charlie, a pony that is used for
logging, was matched by a constellation
of young farmers as they learned off-road
driving skills.
The youngest onlooker was probably Isaac
Rebanks who, with his mother, Helen, met
the Prince of Wales. His family farms at
Racy Ghyll, across the valley from Rookin
House. James Rebanks is author of ‘The
Shepherd’s Life’ and Helen, a fine arts
specialist, has been involved in decorating
a life-size model sheep as part of the ‘Go
Herdwick’ Calvert Trust Public Art Trail,
which the Prince visited later in his itinerary.
As I arrived I glimpsed the tail end of a
vehicle disappearing over what looked like
a near vertical drop. Closer inspection
revealed a well-controlled descent down
a 45o slope - a test of nerves and part of
a challenging course to enable Cumbrian
young farmers to get to grips safely with
driving off-road. They had also been
introduced to hitching, manoeuvring and
reversing trailers, and driving through water.
Not to be outdone, The Prince had a
go at off-road driving and in doing so
helped to mark the renewal of a threeyear partnership between The Prince’s
Countryside Fund and Land Rover, and the
launch of its latest bursary scheme. This
offers five young people from across Britain
a Land Rover Discovery for 12 months to
support their rural careers. This might, for
example, involve taking food products from
farming enterprises to local markets. The
only cost to bursary holders is fuel, enabling
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them to fund other aspects of their fledgling
businesses.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) was
established by the Prince of Wales in 2010
and exists to improve the prospects of family
farm businesses and the quality of rural life.
As well as its grant giving programme, which
has distributed £6.7 million to date, the PCF
operates an Emergency Fund to help rural
communities in times of crisis. The PCF is
seeking applications in its latest round of
grant funding.
Meanwhile, five year-old Charlie and his
brother George remained unimpressed by
Land Rovers trundling around the offroad course. They are two Yorkshire Dales
ponies owned by George Newton from
Haverthwaite, who was presented with
The Prince of Wales Perpetual Trophy for
Woodland Management.
George, the person not the pony, is
a former drystone waller who, in his
early 40s, after seeing a horse logging
demonstration decided to switch to this
effective eco-friendly method of recovering
logs from otherwise inaccessible copses
and woodlands. Horses can manoeuvre in
restricted spaces and on slopes or across
boggy ground that would be impossible or
inappropriate to access by vehicle.
George Newton took one year and
thousands of hours of repetition, under the
tutelage of George Read (the name George,
I decided, must go hand in glove with
horse logging) to train George and Charlie
to become working ponies. The ponies
respond to voice commands and Charlie
delighted His Royal Highness, who has been
Patron of British Horse Loggers since 2004,
by collecting and dragging logs to order.
On arriving in Penrith HRH
Prince Charles and Rory Stewart
MP toured Ullswater Community
College - in particular its applied
learning centre, which runs a range
of vocational courses, including
hair and beauty, motor vehicle
engineering and construction. They
chatted with staff and students in
the training salon before visiting the
on-site garage and workshop. The
school’s 1,400 pupils filled the yard
to greet the Royal visit.
The Prince and Rory Stewart then
moved to Pooley Bridge, where
they met and chatted with business
owners, residents and visitors to
the village, celebrating the opening
of a temporary bridge. Members
of Penrith’s Town Band, pupils
from Yanwath School, and civic
dignitaries welcomed the visit.
Later, Rory Stewart joined a private
meeting with Prince Charles,
organised by the Foundation for
Common Land, to discuss upland
flood mitigation.
Top award for Mountain Guide
FETTLING FOR FUN
A 91-year old woman
from Eamont Bridge has
received a prestigious award
for her contribution to
mountaineering.
Writer, former mountaineer
and rock climber Gwen Moffat
has been awarded honorary
membership of the British
Mountaineering Council
(BMC) in recognition of
her achievement in 1953 on
becoming the first female British
Mountain Guide. During a
high-profile mountaineering
career Gwen claimed several
first female ascents across
Europe and, with her honorary
membership of the BMC, has
now joined figures such as Sir
Chris Bonington.
Gwen was a Mountain Guide
for 20 years. From writing books
on mountaineering, including
her autobiography, ‘Space Below
my Feet’, she moved on to crime
novels - in particular the Miss
Pink series, featuring Melinda
Pink, a middle aged magistrate
and climber.
The Banff Mountain Film
Festival will be based at
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick,
27-30 April. On 28 April the
programme includes ‘Operation
Moffat - The story of Britain’s first
female mountain guide’.
28 April 7.30-10.30pm.
www.banff-uk.com
Drinking has gone to the dogs
As I waited my turn at the bar
at The Beehive Inn at Eamont
Bridge, my eye was caught by
the local brew - for dogs.
At 0% alcohol, Snuffle may not
knock the socks off dog owners,
but it certainly goes down well
with their four-legged friends,
making the Beehive a great dogfriendly pub on a walk.
Talking of four legs, I
discovered that the Beehive is
run by a former jockey, Chris
Callow, who in a previous life
was based at Nicky Richards’
racing horse stables at Greystoke
- where he also learned the art
of running a pub, by helping at
the Boot and Shoe. From Co
Amagh in Ireland, Chris worked
his around the world, taking
in America, New Zealand,
Australia and France, before
settling on Cumbria.
Whilst Chris mans the bar and,
perhaps, gives the odd racing tip,
Dave Hope is the chef behind
the scenes, producing everything
from cottage pie specials to
‘home’ cooking for curry nights
on Wednesdays and steak nights
on Fridays, with the emphasis on
local produce. With good food,
a large beer garden and kids’ play
area this pub is worth a visit with or without Fido.
www.beehiveinnpenrith.co.uk
A Viking sun compass
Mini-projects that take only a couple of
hours to get interesting results
For hundreds of years Vikings pioneered the art of long
distance travel. Not only did they colonise the Penrith area
they created routes that reached into the Southern Europe,
North Africa, the Ural Mountains and Central Asia. They
even beat Columbus to North America.
When it came to seafaring, they did not simply follow
coastlines, but often discovered new lands by accident,
perhaps driven by storms or unfavourable winds, followed
by voyages of exploration. They became skilled at making
careful observations of stars, currents, changes in water,
wave patterns, migration routes of birds and marine
mammals, landmarks, sounds and even the smell of land.
Much was passed on as oral memories, as they had no
tradition of producing charts or maps.
Such feats of navigation required an accurate knowledge of
direction. To undertake latitude sailing Norsemen used two
tools: one, a shadow board, was used to ascertain latitude
to know where to turn west or east on a return passage; and
the other was a form of ‘compass’. Not magnetic, but a sun
compass - essentially a sundial, in ‘reverse’.
Based on archaeological examples, imagine a circular
wooden disk about 4” in diameter. From the centre rises
a thin post or gnomon. When the sun is out, the gnomon
casts a shadow on the disc - which must be kept level (at
sea, floated in a bowl of water).
If you mark on the disc the position of the tip of the
shadow each half an hour and then connect the points, you
will create an arc. This is a record of the sun’s height during
the day, at that time of year, at that latitude. If you then draw
a line from the centre of the gnomon to the point on the arc
closest to the gnomon, you will have defined True North on
the sun compass. From there you can mark out the rest of
the 32 points of a compass.
To use the compass you must know whether it is morning
or the afternoon (has the sun reached or passed its highest
point in the sky?). Hold it level and then rotate the disk
about its axis (the gnomon). There is only one point where
the tip of the shadow cast by the gnomon touches the curve
you drew. The compass is now oriented. Now look at the
compass marks to determine the direction you want to go.
A modern Viking could use a wrist watch! Rotate your
watch so that the hour hand is pointing in the direction of
the sun (keeping the watch flat). A line halfway between the
hour hand and 12 o’clock points due south.
9
NEWS
IN BRIEF
Lowther Estate to invest £1m
Lowther Estate is continuing to invest
in a 25 year plan to restore Lowther
Castle and re-discover the gardens
after 70 years of abandonment. One
aim is to revive and expand the gardens
to become a centre of horticultural
excellence. This summer will see
a woodland play area to enchant
children. Plans are in place for 2017
to establish a Rose Garden and a
new exhibition telling the history of
Lowther Castle.
Disabled access at Station
£3.5m is being invested in a new
footbridge with lift access to both
platforms. Work has started and is
due to be completed in the autumn
when passengers will be able to use the
footbridge over the West Coast main line
and new lifts on platforms 1 and 2.
Wanted - energy champions
Cumbria Action for Sustainability
(CAfS), a charity that promotes energy
saving and reduced use of fossil fuels,
is setting up a network of Energy
Champions who can help vulnerable
people to be warmer and reduce fuel
bills. Energy Champions will spend about
two hours a month helping people. No
specific skills or knowledge are required,
although experience of dealing with
household energy bills would help.
01768 210276 www.cafs.org.uk
Going once,
going twice
…. SOLD!
I
t would be difficult to find a more
eclectic collection of items: from a
Bowie knife inscribed with the name
of the 1st Georgia Infantry, to Rupert
Bear annuals, and from pipes, scythes
and rugs to rocking horses and a set of
fencing clothes and foils. However, it
was the ram that took the biscuit!
To be more precise, a ram’s head table
snuff ‘box’ that had been presented to a
Masonic Lodge in 1906, destined for PFK’s
Fine Art and Antiques Auction. Not
everyone’s ‘cup of tea’, but certainly one of
the more unusual objects Michael Roberts
has handled since taking over as Saleroom
Manager in November.
Michael recalled other interesting
points in his career as an auctioneer: at
a house being cleared in Gravesend, a
blue and white container being used as a
waste paper basket fetched £64,000; and
on another occasion a piece of Chinese
porcelain that had been bought for £50 in
the 1950s, was sold to the previous owner
for £150,000.
At this point I was tempted to terminate
our conversation and dash home to look
through the attic ….. which is exactly
what Michael would like people to do.
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PENRITH
today
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Penrith and the Eden valley, he said,
have great potential. He and his team
provide free valuations. Anything from
Leica cameras, grandfather clocks,
Dinky and Corgi toys, period clothing
and vinyl records, to much bigger items,
including vintage cars and bikes. Indeed,
the auction room has aircraft hanger
proportions. Don’t be embarrassed to
come forward with objects … almost
anything goes!
Looking back in time, the present PFK
Saleroom at Skirsgill opened in 1997,
having moved from Castlegate. In 2003
the company hived off livestock auctions,
across the way from the saleroom, to be
run by Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart.
Earlier than this, however, Michael grew
up amidst antiques, as his parents were
dealers in Dorking. He studied English
at Nottingham University, worked for
Winterton Fine Arts Saleroom in Stafford,
and then took a second degree in Fine
Arts, followed by 10 years in Canterbury
where he rose to become Director and
General Manager of the saleroom.
With a face already familiar to
watchers of TV’s Bargain Hunt, when
Michael moved north be brought a
range of ideas that are boosting sales.
PFK was the first saleroom in the area
to offer online bidding, which means
that the audience is now worldwide.
Added to this are telephone bidding and
Michael’s move to make auctions more
customer-friendly.
Despite the high profile of antiques on
television, going to an auction may still
appear daunting.
“People shouldn’t worry,” laughed
Michael. “It is not a case that if you
scratch your nose, you buy something
by mistake!” Indeed, for some, a visit
to the auction is a fun day out. “As
we are not on the high street, we have
to attract an audience, and we offer
homemade refreshments - tea, coffee and
sandwiches. People often spend the whole
day at our sales.”
PFK holds Specialist Fine Art and
Antiques sales (the next are on 10 August
and 23 November) and fortnightly
Victoriana and later furnishing auctions
every other Wednesday.
Find out more at www.pfkauctions.co.uk
NEWS
By popular demand and
after the great success of
the first Penrith Colour
Run in 2015, the event
returns to Frenchfield on
Sunday 17 July.
Hospice at Home
welcomes the community
to join 1,000 participants
in a summer extravaganza,
an opportunity to enjoy
a crazy, colour occasion
for all ages and a perfect
afternoon for family, friends
and work colleagues.
Whilst walking, jogging or
running the 5km route you
can enjoy being dowsed by
volunteers with an array of
rainbow neon colours!
The entry fee is £15 per
adult, £7 per child, under 5s
free and £35 per family (max
2 adults and 2 children). This
includes funky sunglasses,
paint at four colour stations,
individual colour pouch,
entertainment, warm up
routines and a well-deserved
medal and refreshments
at the finish. We ask
participants to commit to
raise minimum sponsorship
Penrith Colour Run
Supporting a vital charity with fun and colour
HOSPICE AT HOME
funds which will provide
crucial care to patients,
families and carers who are
enduring difficult times.
The Charity would like to
thank Cartmell Shepherd
Solicitors for sponsoring the
orange colour station on the
day. Without this generosity
the event would not be able
to take place. If any other
local businesses wish to
sponsor a station and have a
presence at the event, please
contact Julie Blundell 01768
210719.
Don’t miss out on this
fabulous summer event
and join Hospice at Home
for a spectacular and
entertaining afternoon. As
places are limited, please
register ASAP online at
www.hospiceathome.co.uk.
Alternatively an entry form
can be collected from the
Hospice at Home Shop in
Little Dockray, Penrith.
Hospice at Home covers
1,500 square miles from the
Scottish Border to Stainmore
and Allonby to Alston.
During 2014-15 the clinical
team cared for and nursed
585 patients whilst also
supporting their families and
carers. These figures represent
an increase of 28% on the
previous year. The charity
is vital and needs to raise
£16,558 each week to continue
to provide this service.
Designs on your Garden
Garden Designer Bea Ray shares some design tips on how
to get the most out of your garden in 2016.
Do you feel like changing the
layout of your garden, but don’t
know where to start? Working
out what you want from your
garden is the first step to
creating a new design.
I usually go through a checklist
with my clients: What do
you want to use your garden
for? Who will use it? How
much time do you have for
maintenance? These all help to
focus on what you want and to
create realistic goals.
Once you have a list of things
you would like, try to work out
the best locations. Take into
account conditions such as light,
shade, wind, water runoff and
such like.
Then, sketch an outline of
your garden area, using different
colours. Swap these around to
explore options, including how
you would move round the space.
Do you need paths, gates or
walls to link and define different
areas? There’s never just one
solution - keep going until you
are happy with your result. Here
is an example of a rough sketch
of layout ideas that eventually led
to the finished design of a small
town back garden.
BY: BEA RAY
GARDEN DESIGNER
For help with your garden contact Bea,
017684 86253 www.bearaygardens.com
11
An hour in the life of
Amyn Fazal
Chief Executive of Penrith Building Society
A
ppropriately, the view from
one window of Amyn Fazal’s
office is towards an estate agent
and the other window faces
the length of King Street along which,
traditionally, much of the trade and
wealth entered Penrith.
These thoughts were in my mind as
Amyn showed me to a seat to speak about
his life, present role as Chief Executive, and
the recent financial performance of Penrith
Building Society. It is tempting to start
with the financial results, as the Building
Society, the smallest in Britain, has just
announced an excellent year, but this good
story starts at the very beginning.
Penrith Building Society has its roots in
the 19th century, when co-operative savings
groups got together to build houses. Each
person carried on paying into the project
until every member of the society was
housed. From such ad hoc beginnings,
Penrith Building Society became a
permanent institution in 1877, but not at its
present location. In 1914 it traded from the
offices of solicitors Cant and Fairer in Bishop
Yards. Its present ‘home’ was occupied
previously by a bank and later by chemist
Charlie Dixon - to whom my father was
articled before qualifying as a pharmacist.
Although Penrith Building Society is
rooted firmly in the local community, it
has a much wider customer base - with
borrowers and savers as far afield as the
Home Counties and Scotland, and a strong
following in Lancashire. Whilst we were
talking one of the 21 staff with whom
Amyn Fazal works brought in ancient
records from deep within the basement.
We looked at dust covered minutes from
meetings in 1896. Handwritten entries
were briefer in those days, but touched on
PENRITH
today
similar subjects. For example, the approval
of a loan of £500 towards a property in
Pooley Bridge costing £705. This sense of
continuity in purpose was reinforced when
Amyn stated that he was only the 8th Chief
Executive of Penrith Building Society. One
of his predecessors, John William Smith,
took up the post in 1896 and served the
Society for 59 years!
Amyn Fazal was born in Mombasa in
Kenya and, at the age of 14, attended a
boarding school in Canterbury followed
by a degree in politics at Reading
University. He nearly accepted a job in
film production, reflecting his on-going
interest in media and communications, but
instead chose to work for the Nationwide
Building Society - presently the biggest in
the country. On coming to Britain Amyn
found that his personal values of honesty
and fairness align closely with British
values and those of building societies. He
commented: “I have always seen great
merit in helping people to buy their own
homes and of offering services that are
tailored to individual needs, not just a tick
box process. Staff here have acquired a
great understanding of farmers’ accounts,
which can be highly seasonal, and small
businesses, which are typical of the area;
and through this knowledge they seek to
enable customers to satisfy themselves that
the loans they obtain are affordable”.
Amyn used a brief spell at the Furness
Building Society as a stepping stone to
Penrith where, as the incoming Chief
Executive, he saw great merit in the highly
experienced staff who, due to the size of
the organisation in one building, have a
great awareness of the whole business. His
approach has been to empower people,
to enable them to do a lot more, and to
build on the obvious strengths of the
Society. “People don’t want a quill pen
approach. The Building Society has to be
relevant to today’s world. It has to look
and be modern, but we have achieved this
by building on strong traditional values
that are representative of the honesty and
warmth that I find across Penrith”.
Four years on from Amyn’s arrival
Penrith Building Society certainly is
modern behind the scenes, and has
pioneered the introduction of software that
is now used in other building societies.
As Amyn and I pored over building
society league tables I didn’t have to be
financially literate to realise that it is
performing well. Amyn explained, “we
differ from banks in that we borrow short
and lend long. By doing so effectively, we
have acquired an enviable reputation
on controlling arrears”. The Building
Society’s free capital ratio, that is gross
capital against reserves, is one of if not
the highest in the sector at 12.07%. Many
are much closer to 6%. “It’s a good exam
result,” said Amyn.
Indeed the results being announced at
Penrith Building Society’s AGM on 20
April are very good and for the first time in
its history its assets have exceeded £100M.
See page 14.
Amyn’s leisure interests include walking,
cooking, media and film, but with his
other business commitments ‘spare’ time
is probably in short supply. He recently
handed over the reins as President of Penrith
Chamber of Trade and so I hope he takes
the opportunity to enjoy the Eden valley,
where he is clearly very much at home.
BUSINESS
Adding value to our community
Fighting fit for work
M
any of us know
people who have
served in the Armed
Forces and, based on that
and probably scenes that we
have seen on TV news, we
have formed stereotypes in
our minds. This can colour
attitudes to recruiting former
service men and women.
The trouble with stereotypes is that
they are often wrong, and civilian
employers risk ‘shooting themselves
in the foot’ unless they make a
point of finding out more about this
valuable ‘human resource’ - to use
employment jargon.
Take a couple of myths. There
are those who think that that
servicemen blindly follow orders
and manage their staff by shouting
at them. There is also a view that
servicemen don’t need to think
for themselves - that it is all done
for them.
This might apply to a few, as is the
case in many work environments,
but in today’s military there is little
room for those who do not show
initiative and who do not possess
the ‘soft skills’ needed to lead
rather than push people. In the
Armed Forces, if someone relies
on the discipline act to manage
staff he or she has got it wrong
and won’t progress far. There are
few born leaders and you will find
very few organisations that invest
in leadership and management
training to the extent that this is
done at all levels in the Services.
Now for a few facts. Service
people are not work shy. They are
accustomed to being punctual
(there is a five minute rule in the
Armed Forces - meaning that you
arrive five minutes early, not late),
and they may need to be reminded
that there really is a knocking off
time and that they should not
expect to be in the workplace every
weekend! In other words they tend
to have a very good work ethic,
on top of which they demonstrate
a high degree of loyalty - because
teamwork and working together
is what it is all about in the service
environment. They also change job
regularly, which means that they
need to be adaptable.
Don’t just take my word for it,
listen to people like Helen Jordan,
HR Manager for Cavendish
Nuclear, who recruits people into
the nuclear industry and who
spoke at last month’s ‘Soldier into
Society’ event at Rheged. “When
we recruit former servicemen
and women we get ready made
employees with the soft skills that
are difficult to teach; and they have
experience that is transferable.
They don’t, for example, need to
have a nuclear background to work
in the nuclear industry. A project
manager, mechanical engineer or
administrator can be effective in
many work environments, added
to which they know how to get the
best from and work with other
specialists”.
Lieutenant Commander Paddock,
a former submariner who works
{WARTIME WEEKEND}
You don’t need a tin hat to enjoy
yourself at Brougham Hall, but
in May if you choose to wear one
it won’t look out of place. If you
enjoy vintage military vehicles
and the food, fashions and fun for
the 40s, this is the place for you.
For military ‘buffs’, Brougham
Hall has a special connection
with the war as it was the secret
wartime home of part of 79th
Armoured Division and where the
Canal Defence Light Tank - one of
‘Hobart’s Funnies’ - was developed .
A special REME display will
feature alongside the memorial.
The Northern World War 2
Association’s 61st Reconnaissance
and Phantom Regiments will
display a Daimler Dingo and
other exhibits include US
War Photography, Life on the
Homefront, a Plymouth Staff Car,
and a collection of Jeeps that show
just a few of the many roles that
this versatile vehicle performed in
the war.
Bettyann’s Tea Parlour will be
serving a themed menu and there
will be period costumes and
dancing. Military vehicles ‘move in’
on Thursday 5 May and will be on
display until Sunday 8 May.
www.broughamhall.co.uk
with Service leavers and businesses,
helps to create opportunities
for men and women to “sell”
themselves to potential employers
He said: “People who leave the
Armed Forces are ‘work ready’
with a ‘work mentality’. This is
instilled in them. They don’t clock
watch, but they may undersell
themselves - not realising just how
much they can offer. For example, a
young corporal, in his or her early
twenties may take the three month
leadership course for granted, but
the equivalent would be worth
perhaps £20,000 in ‘civvy street’”
It cannot be denied that some
service ‘veterans’ do face problems
and some find the transition to
civilian life difficult. In practice,
however, they are the thin end of
a very large wedge of people who
are some of the most employable
people in society.
5th, 6th, 7th - 8th MAY 2016
PERIOD VEHICLES AND DRESS,
WARTIME DISPLAYS, MUSIC AND DANCING
BROUGHAM HALL IS 1 MILE SOUTH OF PENRITH - CA10 2DE
13
BUSINESS
Adding value to our community
Does AST Signs have it in ‘The Box’?
Functional on the outside
- perhaps. Innovative and
exciting on the inside definitely!
P
enrith Building Society
set a new record when, in
2015, its assets exceeded
£100 million. It has also reported
a new record level in its mortgage
‘book’ and increased profits year
on year. Added to this, there has
been another rise in membership
and there is a new attractive office
environment.
Penrith company Ast
Signs is one of six finalists
to be shortlisted for a
regional Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors
(RICS) Award within the
North West ‘Commercial’
category for ‘The Box’ - its
unique headquarters and
manufacturing hub.
One of the UK’s leading
branding companies, Ast
Signs is a high-growth
digital-media and advanced
manufacturing business,
specialising in commercial
signage and transport fleet
branding for a range of
clients including Eddie
Stobart, Royal Mail, Tesco,
Muller Wiseman and train
companies. It also designs
and produces bespoke
wall wraps and art for elite
corporate settings such
as hotels, airports and
restaurants throughout the
UK. No job, however, is too
small. It even made the door
sign for Penrith Today!
Ast moved into ‘The
Box’ from three premises
on Gilwilly Estate. The
new building received the
attention of the judges for
its creative solution when
consolidating operations
and management into a
single space in order to drive
better communication and
efficiency and to enable
growth.
The winning entries will
be unveiled at a prestigious
ceremony on the 22 April in
the Rum Warehouse at The
Titanic Hotel in Liverpool.
www.astsigns.co.uk
Papering over the cracks in the digital age
In the past few weeks The
Independent newspaper ceased
to be printed and has become a
digital only site; and ‘New Day’
was launched as an entirely
new national daily newspaper.
These two media developments
appear to be contradictory
and reflect uncertainty on how
best to reach out to the public online or on paper?
At national and regional
levels, newspaper sales and
advertising within newspapers
have declined. Nevertheless,
six million people still buy daily
newspapers and advertisers
spend £2.1 billion on print
How does
this picture
translate to the
Eden Valley?
A County
Council
survey in 2014
indicated that:
PENRITH
today
21%
A milestone
year at Penrith
Building Society
advertising, which is more
than five times the amount on
internet advertising.
‘New Day’ is a 40-page, 50
pence news digest, whose editor,
Alison Phillips, says that readers
have only 30 minutes available
each day and so ‘New Day’
provides what they need to know.
Her view is reinforced by Mirror
Group Chief Executive Simon
Fox, who said: “Newspapers
can live in the digital age if they
offer something different”. The
message behind these comments
is that there is a market for
newspapers providing they hit
the right note with readers.
29%
of people don’t use
the internet.
40%
of people do not use
the internet daily.
of residents in Pategill
in Penrith do not access
the internet daily
58%
of people don’t possess
mobile phones for
internet access.
Internet usage is linked
strongly to age and gender. As
might be expected, the contrast
between younger and older age
groups is significant. 99% of the
two youngest age groups (16-24
and 25-34) use the internet,
whereas only 37% of adults age
75+ do so. Other age groups
fall between these two extremes.
Men are more likely to use the
internet than women, with
gender differences being more
pronounced within older age
groups: for those age 75+, 47%
of men versus 30% of women.
How many people use the
internet to find plumbers and
electricians, to look for local
teashops and craftspeople, to
find out about small emerging
businesses, or to tap into council
news and community groups?
There is still a place for locally
focussed publications. They
reach people who do not use the
internet as well as those who do.
Providing editorial content is well
written, interesting and engaging,
then advertisers can be confident
that their message will be seen
and appreciated by readers.
These outcomes reflect the success
of a transformation strategy over
the past three years, despite a very
challenging and competitive market.
A major refurbishment has resulted
in easier access for customers,
with faster service and new private
interview positions.
Key financial highlights include:
• Record assets of £100.08 million
• Gross mortgage advances at
£18.12 million – our second
highest ever
• Profit before tax increased 34.94%
over 2014 and stands at £200,724
• Mortgage assets have increased
by 7.19% to a new record level of
£74.62 million
• Increased reserves to £10.66
million or 11.94% of shares and
amounts owed to other customers
• Net interest receivable of £1.55
million has increased from £1.44
million in 2014 on the back of
improved margins
Speaking about the building
society’s annual results, Amyn Fazal
chief executive said, “We are very
proud about this performance and
we are especially pleased that our
customers have taken to our new
look so well. Passing £100m of assets
is a reflection of Society’s standing
locally and we would like to thank
all our members for their continuing
support and loyalty.”
Vote for your local building society
Penrith Building Society has been
shortlisted for the What Mortgage
Awards 2016 in the ‘Best Local
Building Society’ category. The final
stage is an online vote.
Show your support at:
www.whatmortgage.co.uk and click
on 2016 mortgage awards under the
awards button.
New members
bring fresh work
to The Wool Clip
New Wool Clip cooperative
members, Ema Allcock (left)
and Emma Redfern (right)
The Wool Clip cooperative
has two new Eden-based
members, Ema Allcock and
Emma Redfern, both with fresh
new woollen designs on sale at
Priest’s Mill in Caldbeck
Ema Allcock (37, Plumpton)
is a huge crochet enthusiast and
already trades as The Crochet
Shop online. She has also built
up a reputation for her crochet
courses and workshops. Emma
Redfern (42, Hutton Roof) has
brought her Hole House-branded
bags and other woollen creations
to The Wool Clip.
The Wool Clip’s shop is open
every day from 11.00am - 4.00pm.
www.woolclip.com
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Tuesday nights
Lunchtime
Meal Deal
Wednesdays
2 courses for £9.95
Fridays
Monday - Thursday 6pm-7pm
Pie Day and Quiz
Curry Night
Steak Night
Tweeting as the clouds lift from Cumbria
In an effort to reverse some of
the damage done to Cumbrian
businesses a local group of
Twitter friends and outdoor
enthusiasts created their own
storm – on social media.
Alex Charlton
@KeswickBootCo and Gary
Redmond @StanPalmerHonda
roped in fellow tweeters Paul
McLoughlin
@Glocky9, Rod Harrington
@CumbriaWeather and Beth
Pipe @CumbrianRambler who,
between them, have nearly 50,000
followers. They poured their
collective Twitter expertise into
@NotJustLakes – an account
created and managed by the five
of them to promote and support
all local Cumbrian businesses.
Any local businesses including
#NotJustLakes in their tweets
are guaranteed a retweet. Things
started to move fast and they now
have 7,000 followers.
What makes this alliance
unique is that the group of five
have never been in the same
room together. They connected
via social media through their
shared love of Cumbria. There
is no money involved, no
political agenda to push and no
meetings to attend. The group
is driven solely by a desire to use
its expertise to do something
positive for the county where
they live, work and play. That’s
digital power for you!
Are you being paid the correct amount?
The government introduced a
new ‘living wage’ from 1 April
and the minimum rate of pay for
those aged over 25 is now £7.20.
More than one million workers
should benefit from this increase
and many on a full-time wage will
see their annual pay rise by up to
£900.
If you think this applies to you,
go to www.livingwage.gov.uk and
use the online calculator to find
out how much extra you should
be paid - then check your payslip
after 1 April to ensure that you are
receiving the correct rate.
Too few people check pay slips
and so errors can go undetected
for long periods. It is good
practice to check that rates of pay,
hours worked, Income Tax and
National Insurance, and any other
entitlements or deductions match
your expectations.
Monday - Thursday
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Rusty Trucks
I was greeted warmly as I stepped from a workshop with
fridge-like qualities into the ‘control room’ of Rusty Trucks –
tucked away on the edge of Appleby. Having struggled to find
the building, I should have realised that a row of dilapidated
vehicles at the back of a small industrial estate was probably the
best advert for this unusual and highly creative business.
At first glance they could have been
scrap, and indeed most people would
probably have condemned the old
chassis and cabs to the yard around
the corner, but appearances can be
deceptive. The bits of old vehicles, once
they disappeared inside the industrial
unit, would emerge weeks, months or
even years later as if they were straight
off the production line!
What is behind this novel and highly
re-creative company? A determined
young woman, for one thing, plus an
enormous amount of skill, patience,
attention to detail and good humour.
Paul Brook established Rusty Trucks in
2010 and now runs the business with his
daughter, Debbie . As I listened to what
they do – transforming vintage vehicles
back to their original state – I was taken
on a journey that had started, for Paul,
practically in the next valley. His story,
had twists and turns that he certainly did
not plan.
Paul was born in Kendal and attended
primary school in Ravenstonedale.
Like so many in the 1970s, when he
left school he turned his back on the
north – and on the rural legacy of
foot and mouth disease and the lack
of opportunities. In Paul’s case, it was
to Sandhurst and a career in the Royal
Corps of Transport (later the Royal
Logistic Corps), in which he served to
the rank of Colonel. This reflected his
Every day is a
school day and
my bed-time
reading is a
manual for a
Scammel truck!
Debbie Brook on
making sure she
doesn’t get rusty
interest in vehicles from a very early age,
but he was a logistician not an engineer.
At least, that was his day job. As a young
officer his garage was littered with vehicle
parts and even an old motorised bath
chair in which his three young children
would take rides.
After spells in Bosnia, Iraq and
elsewhere, Paul had no plans on retiring
from the Army to return to the cold, wet
north, but after a chance visit he and his
wife Jennifer found themselves buying a
house in Warcop – where, on the day he
moved in, he was greeted by the dinner
lady who remembered him from primary
school! Almost as unexpectedly, after
a chance conversation with a military
vehicle restorer, he found himself setting
up Rusty Trucks.
Six years and many vehicles later, he and
Debbie have refurbished and recreated an
extraordinary range of vintage vehicles.
Under wraps at the back of the workshop
is a fully functional steamroller. To
the side of this, a part-restored late 30s
Humber truck used by the Scots Greys
when they landed at Anzio in WW2.
Outside, a dilapidated tank transporter
rubs mudguards with a ‘dust cart’, probably
the last 1950s tipping refuse wagon of its
kind, built in Old Kent Road, London.
From my perspective, it was easy
to think that a pile of ‘junk’ could not
possibly be transformed into working
vehicles, but this could not have been
further from the truth. By the time Paul
and Debbie had finished with them they
would be immaculate in every detail,
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smell and feel of the upholstery. Owning
a classic vehicle was clearly, for many
enthusiasts, all to do with reliving the
authenticity of the experience.
Whilst undertaking administrative
roles Debbie, now in her 30s, started to
help her father one day per week. After
a part-time welding course, she found
sitting behind a desk insufficiently
challenging and three years ago she
joined Paul full time. This was by no
means a foregone conclusion, as Paul
does not carry passengers in his truck
business, but he admits that she is now
better at welding than him. Perhaps
this is not surprising, as many women
did similar work to a high standard
in wartime Britain, constructing and
servicing the same vehicles that they now
restore. Debbie joked: “Every day is a
school day and my bed-time reading is a
manual for a Scammel truck!”
Paul soon realised that he is working
at just one tip of a large industry, hidden
iceberg-like in garages and workshops,
and seen only when vehicles are out on
summer days. Across Britain, some £5bn
turns over each year in vehicle restoration
and involves skilled people in a wide
range of businesses, from cottage-size
to major companies. Although Paul is
multi-skilled, when necessary he passes
work to specialists, many of whom are
local to the area – from upholsterers to
glass cutters and engine specialists to
joiners (wooden frames are common,
dating back to the days of carriage
construction).
Paul’s order book is full for the next
seven years. For the business-minded, it
is worth noting that his initial customers
were attracted via his website, into
which he invested most of his effort, and
now Facebook is his main shop front.
He has no need to advertise. This is a
measure of both the size of the market
in which he and Debbie operate and
the level of skill that they bring to their
work – all of which is obtained through
recommendation.
Half of their clients are commercial
customers, typically haulage businesses
wishing to restore vehicles associated
with their companies. The other half
is made up of enthusiasts who spend
weekends restoring and driving vintage
army vehicles, trucks and tractors. Paul
has even restored a 1903 Oldsmobile,
belonging to a gentleman in his 80s. This,
featured in the London to Brighton run,
before being sold at Bonhams.
Nothing comes cheap. Paul explained
that an enthusiast is probably best off
buying a wreck for pence and then doing
as much self-restoration as possible, or
buying a vehicle that is close to fully
restored. As a rule of thumb, every £1
spent is worth 40p in capital value, as a
proportion of the sum invested.
Work undertaken at Rusty Trucks is a
fine example of traditional skills coming
together with advanced technology.
Items can be scanned and analysed for
metal content and then recreated using
traditional techniques. Moulds can be
made using 3-D printers. I sensed also
that two other types of culture come
together in the workshop. On the one
hand, enthusiasts who would count every
rivet on a Land Rover, and businessminded realists in the shape of Paul and
Debbie, who need to explain to customers
the cost of recreating all those rivets!
Whilst Paul keeps putting his own
projects on hold, to work for customers,
he restored and owns a fire engine that
belonged to Windermere Fire Brigade,
and his brother owns another that was also
based in Windermere. Every boy’s dream!
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Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
What’s On
Tuesday 26 April: 10:30 - 12:30
Guided walk
Enjoy stunning views of Blencathra and the northern
fells while you learn about the wildlife, habitats, and
geology of this special site and our plans for the nature
reserve. FREE (donations welcome)
Wednesday 27th April: 10:30 - 16:00
Skills course: an introduction to Sphagnum species
A one day course that provides an introduction to Sphagnum mosses with time
on the nature reserve and indoors at Mungrisdale Village Hall. FREE (donations
welcome)
Friday 6th May & Friday 13th May: 10:00 - 15:30
Conservation work party
Help to make a difference at this fantastic upland nature reserve. New volunteers
always welcome to help with practical maintenance.
Saturday 7th May: 10:00 - 16:00
Write in nature
A creative writing workshop in an inspirational setting led by Geraldine Green.
Time outdoors and gentle writing prompts will help you craft poetry and prose
inspired by the nature reserve. FREE (donations welcome)
Saturday 14th May: 10:00 - 15:00
Photography workshop
Join professional photographer Andrew Heptinstall to
learn how to get the most from your digital camera and
capture the wonderful wild flowers that brighten the
nature reserve in the spring. FREE (donations welcome)
Booking for all events essential
For more information and to book:
01539 816300
[email protected]
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on
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ENVIRONMENT
Wildlife and nature
orange-tipped butterflies
that lay their eggs among
the cuckooflowers. Again,
despite the name, the
females are black and white,
only the male butterflies
have orange wing tips.
Signs of
spring at
Eycott Hill
L
ighter evenings
and the occasional
bright spring day
mean more time for
exploring the outdoors
and enjoying wildlife. At
Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s
Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
wildflowers are starting
to emerge, migrating
birds are returning for
the summer, and early
emerging butterflies and
dragonflies will soon make
an appearance.
In the wetlands, the fluffy
flowers of cotton grasses
look just like balls of
cotton wool and are almost
Over the next twelve
months, people will be
encouraged to nominate
their favourite trees in the
county. Cumbria’s Top 50
Trees Project Leader, Iris
Glimmerveen, launched
the official website in front
of the 400-year-old ‘Jack’s
Yak’ (oak) tree on the
Lowther Estate.
Lowther Estate Forestry
Manager, Ian Jack, was on
hand to nominate Jack’s Yak
which he has looked after
for the last 34 years: “Jack’s
Yak is a valued old friend
and its shape and age give it
so much character,” he said.
“Older trees, which we call
veterans, have been through
a lot and need our help to
survive and thrive.”
“There will be so many
reasons why someone holds
a tree in their heart,” said
Iris. “Maybe they planted
impossible to mistake.
Although the name suggests
otherwise, these distinctive
plants are actually part of
the sedge family. Large
red damselflies and fourspotted chaser dragonflies
will be on the wing from
late April over the mires
and becks.
The star-shaped flowers
of wood anemone, shortly
followed by pale lilac
flowers of lady’s-smock (aka
the cuckooflower), have
been a welcome sign of
spring for generations. Look
out for them in drier areas,
and see if you can spot the
Roaming with
the Ranger
Another early visitor
is the wheatear. These
handsome birds spend
the summer at Eycott
Hill after migrating from
Africa. With the weather
on their side they start to
arrive in late March and
stay until September. Look
out for these beautiful
birds running or hopping
along the ground or you
might catch a glimpse of
the male’s tail pattern in
flight: a black T-shape on a
white rump.
We would love to know
about your springtime
wildlife spots. You can
share photographs or
sightings on our Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/
cumbriawildlifetrust)
or send a tweet to @
cumbriawildlife on Twitter
(#EycottHill).
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CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST
That’s the tree for me
H
ere, around Ullswater, we
have wonderful areas of
wood pasture. These are
usually old deer parks dating back
to the 16th century. Gowbarrow
Park and Glenamara Park are fine
examples, with a long history of
grazing animals, first by deer and
subsequently by cows and sheep.
Gowbarrow and Glenamara have
an abundance of spectacular old
trees. These veterans have lots of
dead wood and cavities that provide
important habitats for wildlife, such
as nesting birds, bats and all sorts
of bugs and beetles.
Grazing is an important part of
wood pasture. Our farm tenants
graze these areas with cattle, which
should allow trees to regenerate and
eventually to become the fine old
trees of the future.
it as a child and watched it
grow over the decades. It
could be a tree they climbed,
gathered conkers from,
sheltered under or even fell
in love beside.”
Whatever people’s stories
are for loving particular
trees in Cumbria, the project
team wants to hear them.
Members of the public are
urged to nominate their
favourite tree via the website
cumbriastop50trees.org.uk –
a top 50 will be selected by
a special panel. The public
will vote to find the top ten
and ultimate winner.
At the moment we are conducting
a tree survey of the valley and at
the latest count we have identified
over 200 ancient trees, they will be
recorded and mapped for future
management.
A good place to see some of our
magnificent 300 year old oak trees is
along the off-road footpath from Aira
Force to Glencoyne Bay.
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NATIONAL TRUST RANGER
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ENVIRONMENT
Wildlife and nature
New measures to help
eradicate bovine TB
Free landscape learning for leaders
The Friends of the Lake District has announced a packed
and varied programme for its highly successful ‘Leader’s
Landscape Training’ sessions for 2016.
The training, aimed at outdoor
practitioners, is designed to
enhance knowledge of the
variety and importance of
Cumbria’s upland ecology and to
provide a clearer understanding
of some of the ways in which
outdoor users can impact on the
landscape, wildlife and habitats.
The sessions are also accredited
by Mountain Training
Association as Continuous
Professional Development.
Ruth Kirk, Friends of the
Lake District programme
organiser said: “Last year,
100% of those who attended
a session said they would do
so again and 100% said they
would recommend them to
other outdoor practitioners.
We have got a fantastic range
of options on offer this year
including ‘Rewilding – The Wild
Ennerdale Project’, ‘Fix the
Fells’, ‘Flooding and Climate
Change Impacts’ and ‘Cumbria’s
Most Unwanted! - Invasive NonNative Species’”.
“We know there’s a great
appetite for knowledge and
information amongst those
who lead people in the outdoors
to enable them to give their
clients and deeper and more
meaningful experience.”
The next session, ‘Fix the Fells,
Flooding and Climate Change
Impacts’, will be held on 27
April. Places are allocated on a
first-come, first served basis.
To find out more or to book a place, visit
www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk or
contact [email protected] .uk
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From 6 April 2016, new
legislation requires farmers
in the Low Risk Area of
England to arrange for postmovement testing of cattle
coming from the rest of
England and from Wales.
With more than half of
new bovine TB infections
in the Low Risk Area
linked to cattle purchased
from higher risk areas, the
introduction of compulsory
post-movement testing is
intended to provide greater
confidence that the Low Risk
Area can become and remain
officially TB-free.
The introduction of new
measures takes place as the
Government eradication
strategy enters its third year
of full implementation.
This includes tighter
cattle measures, improved
biosecurity and badger
control in areas where
the disease is rife. The
approach of dealing with
the disease in cattle and
wildlife has worked overseas
and is supported by the
Government and Defra
chief scientists, the Chief
Veterinary Officer and
leading vets.
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Following consultation last year, three additional
measures have been introduced:
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• Tighter movement restrictions. All herds in the
High Risk Area of England affected by a new TB
breakdown will need to pass two strict tests before
movement restrictions are lifted.
• Government-funded pre-sale testing. Free pre-sale
TB tests will be available to many herd owners in
the Low Risk Area selling twenty or more cattle in a
single purchase.
• The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) will
start offering the option of private Interferon Gamma
blood tests to diagnose TB under certain conditions
and subject to prior approval from APHA.
Herdwick: the taste of over-regulation?
Jay Rayner, reporting in
the online edition of The
Guardian in March, made
this comment in an article
on ‘food protectionism’ and
EU laws:
“Then there’s the Lakeland
Herdwick issue. Herdwick is
a hardy breed of sheep native
to the Lake District. In 2013,
the name Lakeland Herdwick
received protection. To get
the label the animal must be
born, raised and slaughtered
in Cumbria. But there are
now too few abattoirs in
the county, due to closures,
so significant amounts of
Lakeland Herdwick are
slaughtered elsewhere.
Thus it can’t be called
Lakeland Herdwick even
though essentially it is. An
attempt to protect a form of
farming merely reduces the
product’s supply.
In the end, food should be
measured by one criterion
and one only: does it taste
nice? Everything else is
irrelevant”.
FARMING
Links to the land
DIVERSIFY
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On the track to Crookabeck Farm in Patterdale,
two Hercules aircraft flew low down the valley.
They were the only sound apart from an
occasional bleat from Mary Bell’s Herdwick
flock, grazing placidly and expectant - waiting
to lamb in early April. On arrival Benny Bell,
Mary’s husband and fellow farmer, directed me
to Mary’s shop - a woolly emporium.
M
ary’s best selling line is
hard-wearing mohair socks.
I was attracted, however,
to her Herdwick hats,
complete with Herdwick face on the
front, made ‘famous’ by Countryfile’s
Matt Baker. Herdwick wool and Angora
goat mohair are sent to Cornwall to
be spun. Herdwick hats are then hand
crocheted in Penrith and blankets are
woven at Farfield Mill near Sedbergh,
made from a subtle blend of natural
colours - dark fleeces from young sheep
and light grey from the ewes. Mohair is
dyed a beautiful range of colours.
Mary Bell has been at Crookabeck
for 40 years, 20 of which she has run
her shop. Access to the internet has
been vital in accessing a viable market,
and there have been noticeable peaks in
sales linked to Ian Lawson’s book and
exhibition - Herdwick: A Portrait of
Lakeland - and the publication of James
Rebanks’ books.
For a Lakeland farm to pay it is
essential these days for people to turn
their hands to a range of activities.
Mary’s husband is excellent at building
in stone, and their son, Adam, runs
B&B in an adjacent cottage. His wife,
Charlene has a studio on the farm and
owns Beyond Imagination Photography,
specialising in weddings and people.
Mary’s daughter, Hazel, and her partner
Eddie also run guest accommodation
in the original farm cottage, and Hazel
operates Natural at Heart, offering
holistic treatments and massage. Many
of Hazel’s customers are visitors enjoying
a break or, as Crookabeck is close to the
coast-to-coast route, they may be tired
walkers! Then there is a 17th century
cottage in Hartsop to let.
PENRITH-TODAY.CO.UK | 01768 868 808 Mary’s sheep do not live on the
high fells, but enjoy being ‘spoiled’ on
valley bottom grass. She has 35 ewes,
20 young females and a handful of
‘tups’ (rams), and selects sturdy, placid
show sheep from which to breed. After
being weaned the lambs are sold across
Britain as a ‘niche’ animal, particularly
to smallholders. For the record, they
are put to the tup in November, lambs
are born in early April, mature sheep
are shorn in July, lambs are weaned in
August and are added to the flock or
sold in September. The cycle is then
repeated. The goats are shorn twice each
year as their hair grows an inch a month
- much the same as humans.
After the Foot and Mouth epidemic
in 2001, Mary was instrumental in
establishing The Wool Clip, a cooperative based in Caldbeck. There are
17 members, linked to producing wool
products, and each does about three
days per month at the Priest’s Mill
shop. Mary is also a key member of
the annual Woolfest in Cockermouth.
This attracts farmers and craftspeople
and 7,000 customers from Britain and
abroad. This year, on 24-25 June, there
will be 30 varieties of ‘fibre producing’
animal products on display - from
sheep and goats, to llamas, alpacas and
angora rabbits.
I drove back through Patterdale,
with a Herdwick sheep hat and angora
scarf, past fences and walls wrecked
by floodwater. Several things were
clear to me: diversification is an
important strategy, with businesses that
compliment each other; as is a fighting
spirit that is not going to be defeated by
extreme weather. Oh yes, Mary has just
introduced a delightful Herdwick mug!
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ARTS & MUSIC
Imagination, inspiration and expression
M
y mother used to tell
me how, as a young
girl in the 1930s, she
used to play with her brother in
Cowrake Quarry on the side of
Beacon Hill.
Having read ‘The Pikeman
of Beacon Hill’ by A S Wilcock,
I wonder if she told me
everything? Certainly, her
knowledge of local history
is better than average. Did
she, like young Eden Nook,
encounter a badger-like creature
and discover more about Penrith
than she bargained for? I would
like to think so!
One of a child’s greatest assets
is imagination. The chance to
invent different places, to people
them with their own characters,
and have great adventures – and
to do things that modern life
seems to prohibit. Or does it
have to be in the imagination?
Perhaps, an ordinary boy in
The Pikeman of
Beacon Hill
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modern day Penrith really can
discover an opening at the back
of a garden on Beacon Edge
that is a mysterious portal to
Penrith’s past. Looking back
through history can be magical
– whether it is Reivers, Romans
or Richard III – but being there
is even better.
Once into the story, it does not
take a great leap of imagination
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to join Eden on an adventure
to familiar places in unfamiliar
times, all a stone’s throw from his
grandmother’s house in Penrith.
Use of Cumbrian dialect (with a
handy glossary) helps to bridge the
gap to earlier times and the story
also reveals why old bits of pottery
and coins are found in gardens!
Anthony Wilcock, who is a
teacher, lived in Penrith as a
boy and in this, his first book
(with a sequel on its way), he
takes Eden Nook and the reader
on an adventure to Penrith in
times when life was rougher
and it really was necessary for
beacons to be lit to warn people
of danger. I wonder if, in the
sequel which takes us on an
adventure with Yan, there will
be a brush with Bonnie Prince
Charlie’s rebel army or hardy
drovers? I can’t wait to find
out. First, however, whatever
your age read ‘The Pikeman of
Beacon Hill’.
Eden is 10 years old in the
book, and children age 8-12
years would be the ideal age to
enjoy an insight into Penrith’s
colourful past. ‘The Pikeman of
Beacon Hill’ should be on every
child’s bookshelf across Penrith.
I have certainly glimpsed it in
the New Hedgehog Bookshop in
Little Dockray.
On top of the World!
Joseph Mallord
William Turner,
Buttermere Lake,
with Part of
Cromackwater,
Cumberland, a
Shower, exhibited
1798 © Tate,
London 2016
The fuse is burning … ‘Lakes Ignite’ 2016 is a celebration of
artistic expression in its many forms, featuring a programme
of outstanding contemporary art experiences inspired by our
stunning landscape and a selection of music, art, comedy and
literary highlights.
This year’s instalment of
‘Lakes Ignite’ runs between 30
April - 22 May and aims to build
on the success of the inaugural
event held in 2015, which gained
coverage in local, national
and international media. This
momentum has encouraged
United Utilities to become
involved and sponsor this year’s
programme. 2016’s Lakes Ignite
theme is especially relevant water - in all its forms.
Distinctly different art
experiences are planned: a
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Museum of Water and water
bar; a series of nocturnal light
installations on the Lakes using
the latest LED technology,
paying homage to Turner’s
painting ‘A Shower, Buttermere’;
and opportunities to join one of
the UK’s leading digital artists
to create art using handheld
technology.
You can find out more about
what’s on during Lakes Ignite
2016, where and when by
visiting: lakesculture.co.uk
Derek Eland
Carlisle-based artist Derek
Eland is at the Everest base
camp, where he is spending
six weeks documenting
climbers trying to climb the
world’s highest peak.
A former paratrooper and
war artist in Afghanistan,
Derek is exploring what it
is like to “be human in a
different and difficult place”
recording people’s stories
in a ‘diary room’ in a tent,
through film, drawings
and handwritten postcards.
2016 is an important year
for Everest as it reopens to
mountaineers following the
2015 earthquakes that killed
at least 19 people on Everest
itself and thousands in Nepal.
Derek’s trip will culminate
in a major exhibition
at the Rheged Centre,
Penrith in Spring 2017,
featuring installation, film,
photography, drawings and
talks/presentations, before it
tours the UK and beyond.
Derek’s Everest project has
been made possible through
a broad collaboration with
many Cumbrian organisations
and people - Derwent Pencils,
the University of Cumbria,
Lyon Equipment, Rheged and
many others.
ARTS & MUSIC
Imagination, inspiration and expression
Ewe must go…
… to see The Shepherd’s Life
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available to humanity...’
Get these dates in your diary… Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd
July… as Sleddale Hall, near Shap, is once more set to become the
ultimate open-air cinema.
Fans of the classic film
‘Withnail and I’ will once again
be able to form an orderly
queue at Crow Crag to pay
homage to perhaps the most
quotable of quotable cult films,
when it is screened again by
Picnic Cinema at the location
where it was filmed.
MAIN: James (Centre) with his family at the premiere of ‘The Shepherds Life’
There is still just time to see
this remarkable production.
The first night’s showing,
on 26 March, was faultless,
true to James Rebanks’ book,
delivered by an adept cast
and captured the microcosm
of the life and culture of the
nation’s local hill farmer. Not
to be missed!
The Shepherd’s Life runs
until Saturday 23 April at
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
www.theatrebythelake.com
This is a camping only event
due to the remoteness of the
site. For those new to the
experience, you arrive at 5.30pm,
pitch tents, eat something (a
tasty meal is provided), drink
something (there is a bar on
site), play games, watch the film,
have a boogie, stagger around
trying to find your tent…. and
then buy tea and croissants in
the morning. More glamorous
camping options are also available.
Tickets: £38.00 (plus booking
fee per ticket of £1.00 + 4.5%
service charge per transaction)
include evening meal and one
night’s camping.
www.picniccinema.co.uk
Where will your
book take you?
The School Years
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
Huyton College evacuated
its junior girls to Blackwell
near Windermere in 1941
to escape the bombing of
Liverpool during the Second
World War.
With their lively and
creative Headmistress, Miss
Murphy, at the helm the
pupils’ time at Blackwell seems
idyllic. Summers were spent
helping local farmers, walking
on the fells and swimming in
the lake, and winters skating
on a courtyard rink created by
Miss Murphy with buckets of
water.
Huyton College re-opened
after the war, but continued to
use Blackwell as a preparatory
school until 1962. When they
left, Blackwell School was
formed and lessons continued
until 1976.
Many pupils have shared
their fascinating stories and
photographs to create this
permanent display about
school life at Blackwell.
The New Hedgehog Bookshop
19 Little Dockray, Penrith, CA11 7HL 01768 863003
23
HISTORY & LANDSCAPE
Passages through time
The good lord saved Ullswater!
Lord Birkett of Ulverston was
one of the most famous trial
lawyers and judges of the
20th century.
It was said of him by one of
his colleagues: “If it had ever
been my lot to decide to cut up a
lady in small pieces and put her
in an unwanted suitcase, I should
without hesitation have placed my
future in Norman Birkett’s hands.
He would have satisfied the jury
(a) that I was not there; (b) that
I had not cut up the lady; and
(c ) that if I had, she thoroughly
deserved it anyway!”
Whilst Norman Birkett’s career
included some of the sensational
trials of his day, it was not limited
to the criminal courts. His
reputation made him one of the
most fashionable lawyers of his
day: his counsel was sought after
by Lady Mountbatten and he
secured Wallis Simpson’s divorce.
In 1946 he was appointed as one of
the two British judges at the postwar Nazi trials in Nuremberg.
For those who love Ullswater
he is, however, remembered best
for saving ullswater for future
generations from becoming
one more reservoir to supply
Manchester with water, in
the wake of Thirlmere and
Haweswater. In 1957 Lord
Birkett addressed the House of
Lords for half an hour; and in his
speech he included the words:
FOOTLOOSE
“Under this Bill it can be taken
for certainty - everybody with
any experience of Lakeland
knows it - that these lovely
shores of Ullswater, where
people picnic, where the
ponies come down, will be just
sterile shores like one sees at
Thirlmere.”
Lord Birkett died four
days later. A plaque in his
memory, visible only from
the lake, is fitted to Kailpot
Crag near Howtown, and an
otherwise innominate fell, NW
of Helvellyn, was named in his
memory. The plaque reads:
He loved Ullswater. He strove
to maintain its beauty for all to
enjoy.
ArteFACT
Jonathan Charles Varty-Smith - Penrith’s ‘born collector,
antiquary, entomologist, botanist and connoisseur’
Dacre Castle
Enjoying Cumbria’s rich heritage
A
lthough privately owned by the Dalemain
Estate, and lived in rather than open to the
public, Dacre Castle can be seen easily from the
public footpath.
The tower probably replaced an earlier version
destroyed by the Scots in 1317. The second and third
storeys were given tall mullion windows in the 1670s,
and in the late 18th century it was used as a farmhouse.
Try including Dacre in an easy circular walk. Park
at Pooley Bridge and en route take in Dalemain House
and Gardens and the Horse and Farrier in Dacre. All
three places are great for refreshments!
5
MILES
PENRITH
today
By 1906 when the Museum moved
to the recently converted Penrith
Town Hall in Corney Square,
the role of Honorary Curator
had passed to Jonathan Charles
Varty-Smith (1850-1924).
His obituarist described
him as ‘possessed by taste and
knowledge far above the ordinary’
and a ‘born collector, antiquary,
entomologist, botanist and
connoisseur of old china and rare
and out-of-the-way objects of art’.
A man of means and leisure he
was a pioneer researcher on old
glass (the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge
being the beneficiary of his
collections in that sphere) and
especially, in spite of Ruskin and
Eastlake’s strictures on it being a
material worked in a ‘dishonest’
way, cut glass.
This was typical of his interest
in overlooked, unfashionable
or obsolete artefacts. He was a
frequent contributor to illustrated
magazines such as ‘The Queen’,
‘Country Life’, ‘Home and Garden’
and published two articles on
carved knitting sticks to ‘The
Connoisseur’. He made a number
of important gifts to the Museum
like the multure dishes featured
earlier in this series.
A keen photographer, he won
a prize offered by ‘The Studio
Magazine’ for his study of a
steam train at Shap - the medal
shown here being another award
for photography, He was also an
amateur artist and the museum
possesses his landscape in oils
pictured from the Beacon over
Penrith towards the western
Lakes massif.
He could privately command
much the same impressive view
from his imposing Arts and Crafts
style house ‘Nandana’, a high
secluded retreat on Beacon Fell,
ideal for cultivating his aesthetic
interests and researching his objets
de vertu and vernacular ‘survivals’ .
BY: DR SYDNEY CHAPMAN
CURATOR, PENRITH MUSEUM
WHAT’S ON
Contact Penrith Today
to add to this calendar
of events: editorial@
penrith-today.co.uk
On-going (Saturdays) “Penrith
Parkrun”. Free weekly 5km
timed run. All ages and abilities.
Frenchfield Sports Centre. 9.00am.
Register before first attending.
On-going (1st and 3rd Monday
of month) Traditional-ish music
session, Moo Bar, Penrith. 8pm c.11pm. Songs and tunes. All welcome
to perform, join in or just listen.
To 23 Apr ‘The Shepherd’s Life’.
James Rebanks’ autobiography
brought to life on the stage at Theatre
by the Lake. An ambitious and
exciting production. 017687 74411.
To 24 Apr ‘Local Hero’ (1983).
Rheged’s scottish inspired firm
season. An American oil company
sends a man to Scotland to buy an
entire village where they want to
build a refinery. Things don’t go as
expected. 2.00pm at Rheged,
To 15 May Harris Tweed: From
the Land. An exhibition that
brings the essence of art, culture
and landscape together through
photography and Harris Tweed.
Rheged, 01768 868000
To 1 June Cumbrian Wildlife.
Artist Peter Worswick working
under the name Ruby Keller
captures the character of Cumbrian
wildlife. Percy House Gallery
To 5June Mountain High. Recent
work by Jane Ward. Viridian
Gallery, Keswick.
APRIL
19 Apr Penrith Farmers’ Market.
3rd Tuesday each month MarchDecember from 9.30am-2.30pm. A
town centre tempting array of local
specialities, seasonal produce and
distinctive crafts.
19th Eden Singers Spring
Concert. A selection of Easter
and spring related songs. Guest
performers “Close Shave”
barbershop quartet. Barton
Church, Tirril 7.30pm. £5.
Tickets for both performance from
Penrith TIC, Styleline hairdressers,
The Lion Gallery or at the door.
www.edensingers.org
22nd Captain Morgan and the
Sands of Time. Two actors, 44
characters, a multi-instrumentalist
and a comedy time-travelling ride.
Soulby Village Hall, kirkby Stephen.
www.highlightsnorth.co.uk
23 Apr Exploring Newtopia!
Discover what’s in our pond:
activity 35 of “50 things to do
before you’re 113/4”, but all ages
welcome! Normal admission
charges apply. 11.00am-3.00pm.
Acorn Bank, National Trust,
Temple Sowerby CA10 1SP.
23rd Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Kendal Leisure Centre. www.
lakelandsinfonia.org.uk
24th 5K trail run. A free jog
along a signed trail at Watchtree
Nature Reserve near Wigton.
24th Spring Craft & Shopping
Fair. 30 stalls of crafts, gifts &
clothes. Refreshments/ home made
lunches.10.00am-4.00pm. Stalls
(£20) booked / paid in advance.
Lazonby Village Hall, Lazonby,
01768 870824. www.lazonbycumbriacraftfairs.co.uk
24th From Fleece to Cloth. Join
local weaver Marion Woolcott in a
short informal workshop to explore
the different processes involved in
making woollen cloth. 10.30am12.30pm at Rheged, Penrith. All
materials provided. £19.50 per
person. To book call 01768 868000.
24th Colin Caygill Antique
Fair. Stands bursting with home
furnishings, collectors items,
vintage jewellery, clothes, antique
tools, militaria, watches, etc..
10.00am – 4.00pm. £1.20 entry.
Rheged nr Penrith.
25th Shap Local History Society,
‘The Cumbrian Monasteries’ talk
by Harry Hawkins. 7:30pm Green
Room, Memorial Hall, Shap.
Visitors welcome £3.00.
26th Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
- guided walk. Enjoy stunning
views of Blencathra and the
northern fells whilst learning about
wildlife, habitats and geology and
plans. FREE (donations welcome).
10.30am – 12.30pm. Booking
essential.
19th Penrith Farmers’ Market. A
tempting array of local specialities,
seasonal produce and distinctive
crafts, within the heart of town.
9.30am-2.30pm. Market Square.
26th - 3 May Ride2Stride
Walking Festival. A week long
festival of walks, talks and music
along the Settle-Carlisle railway
line. Events and activities along the
length of the line.
20th Eden Singers Spring
Concert. A selection of Easter
and spring related songs. Guest
performers “Close Shave”
barbershop quartet. Penrith
Methodist Church. 7.30pm. £5.
27th From Fleece to Cloth. Join
local weaver Marion Woolcott in a
short informal workshop to explore
the different processes involved in
making woollen cloth. 10.30am12.30pm at Rheged, Penrith. All
materials provided. £19.50 per
person. To book call 01768 868000.
- skills course: an introduction
to Sphagnum species. One day
course providing an introduction
to Sphagnum mosses. FREE
(donations welcome). 10.30am4.00pm. Booking essential. www.
cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
28th Music sessions at Nateby
Inn, Kirkby Stephen 4.00pm as part
of Ride2Stride Festival. 017683
71588. www.nateby-inn.co.uk
28th An evening with the War
Horse songman. Bob Fox, the
folk favourite, performs hits War
Horse and pieces from 40 years of
songwriting. Theatre by the Lake.
30th Stoppen On. Sketch
written in the 1940s about the
work of hired hands. Presented by
Lakeland Dialect Society. Theatre
by the Lake.
30th-22 May Lakes Ignite.
Series of arts events in Cumbria.
lakesculture.co.uk
MAY
2nd International Dawn Chorus
day at Dalemain. See page 5.
2nd Annual May Day event
in central Penrith. Featuring
entertainment and grand carnival
parade, plus much more family fun.
5 Apr Airfield Walk at Hutton
in the Forest. 11.00am – 1.00pm.
www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk
6th Eycott Hill Nature Reserve –
conservation work party. Help to
make a difference at this fantastic
upland nature reserve. 10.00am3.30pm. Booking essential.
6th Lowther Castle and Gardens
- Join Head Gardener, Martin Ogle
for a guided walk of the gardens.
£10.00. 01931 712192 or email
[email protected]
6-8 May 1940s Wartime
Weekend. Vehicles, music, food,
hair and fashion. Brougham Hall,
near Penrith. Military Vehicle Trust
South Cumbria & North Lancs.
7th Keswick to Barrow Walk.
50th charity walk.
creative writing workshop led by
Geraldine Green. Time outdoors
and gentle writing prompts will help
you craft poetry and prose. FREE
(donations welcome). 10.00am
– 4.00pm. Booking essential.
8 May Meet the Gardener at
Hutton in the Forest. 11.30am
www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk
8th Fred Whitton Challenge.
112-mile charity cycle ‘sportive’.
www.fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk
8th Our Harris Story. A talk by
shepherdess Alison O’Neill and
photographer Ian Lawson share
their personal stories of the outer
Hebrides and their love of Harris
Tweed. 11.00am and 2.00pm. 45
mins + 15 mins Q&A • Tickets £6.
Rheged, Penrith.
9th The First Roman Map of
Britain. Talk by Dr Bill Shannon.
2pm CWAAS, Friends Meeting
House, Drovers Lane. 01768 864939.
11th Eric Ravilious: Designer;
Wood Engravings, Ceramics
and Lithography. Lecture by
James Russell. 11.00am. Market
Hall, Appleby. Coffee 10.15 am.
Members free. Visitors welcome £8.
017683 54020. www.wmdfas.org.uk
12th-15th Keswick Jazz Festival.
www.keswickjazzfestival.co.uk
– conservation work party. Help to
make a difference at this fantastic
upland nature reserve. 10.00am3.30pm. Booking essential.
14th Fell Pony Society - Stallion
and Colt Show, Dalemain, 14th
The Low Wood, No Wood
cardboard boat race at the Low
Wood Hotel, Windermere.
- join professional photographer
Andrew Heptinstall. Learn how
to get the most from your digital
camera and ‘capture’ wild flowers.
FREE (donations welcome).
10am-3pm. Booking essential.
14 May Orchard Day, Sat 14
May. Join us for practical advice
on orchards and apple growing.
Focussing on a different aspect
each month. Today - Blossom.
11am-3pm. Acorn Bank, National
Trust, Temple Sowerby.
14th-15th The Cumbria
Photography Show. Photographer
Rod Ireland, Penrith and District
Camera Club and leading
photography brands offer a
weekend dedicated to all things
photography. 10am-4pm. Rheged.
15th Plant and Food Fair,
Hutton-in-the-Forest.
15th Life of a Mountain:
Blencathra - a year in the life of the
people’s mountain. Film Premiere
with Terry Abraham. 3.00pm
Introduction, film, Q&A. £10 adult,
£8 conc. Booking essential: 01768
868000. Rheged, Penrith.
15 May Plant & Food Fair at
Hutton in the Forest. 10am – 4pm.
15th Belshazzar’s Feast.
Traditional folk, classical, jazz,
pop and music hall, topped with
lashings of wry humour. 7.30pm
Shap Memorial Hall.
www.shapcumbria.co.uk
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COMMUNITY
Club, Church and Society news
Off the Shelf
Libraries are more than just books!
Baby Bounce & Rhyme
20 minute session of songs and rhymes
with a story. Tuesdays during term time.
10.00-10.30 and 11.00-11.30. Thursday’s
during term time 10.30-11.00
Vintage Tea Party
Join us to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday
on Thursday 21st April 2.30-4.00pm.
Author event - Annie Weir: Judith
wants to be your friend.
Thursday 19 May at 2.30pm. How far would
you go to make a friend? Annie Weir
explores the darker side of friendship in her
first psychological thriller.
May is Local History Month
Who do you think you are?
Ancestry taster sessions available by
appointment. There will be a display of local
interest. More details next month.
Author event - Alan Gandy: Lakeland
- walking with wildlife. Wednesday 15th
June at 2pm. A book for all lovers of the
great outdoors.
Books new to Penrith Library
Belles & Whistles Journeys through
time on Britain’s trains by Andrew
Martin (Available in Large Print). Andrew
Martin recreates famous train journeys by
travelling aboard their nearest modern day
equivalents.
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag: The
hold your breath new Kovac & Liska thriller.
Lover by Anna Raverat: Lover is a novel
about marriage, family and work – an
unforgettable account of having the strength
to find one’s place in the world.
Ten Days by Gillian Slovo: “Ten days of
tension, trouble and tough truths. A cracker”
A Girl’s Guide to Moving On by
Debbie Macomber: How do you move on
after your life has fallen apart?
Penrith Library
St Andrew’s Churchyard, Penrith
01768 812100 - [email protected]
PENRITH
today
A school that is out of this world!
S
hap School was
certainly over the
moon to be invited
to communicate direct
with astronaut Tim Peake
onboard the International
Space Station.
This demonstrated two
things: Shap and its school
are not as remote as some
might think and it is
always worth having a go.
The school had applied at
the last minute to enter the
Space Station competition,
and with nine others
was selected from 4,000
schools, for all ages, that
entered. In the words of
Headmistress Mrs Anne
Maud: “It was our best
visit, we will never top it!”
Apart, briefly, from
having a catchment that
extended to ‘inner space’,
the school takes pupils
from as far as Bampton
and Tebay; and it shares
training and other
opportunities with schools
at Lowther, Clifton and
Kirkby Thore. This is a
measure of the access that
is enjoyed by people in
Shap. The M6 motorway
is only a few minutes away
and the school, with its
excellent facilities, is easy
to reach. Added to this,
it has some of the best
‘wild country’ to explore
and is almost next door
to the highest outdoor
heated swimming pool in
the country. Every child
has swimming lessons
and there are no transport
costs to get there.
Anne Maud is in her
fourth year as Head,
having previously been
a senior teacher at
Allerthwaite for 12 years.
Each week she teaches the
Year 3-4 class for two days,
and at some stage teaches
most classes – which
means that Anne is very
much in touch with the
97 pupils in her care. Her
ideal size for a primary
school is 80-150 and so
Shap lies well within this
bracket - and there is room
for more!
One of the school’s
strengths, and I suspect
a strength of Shap as a
village, is the sense of
community. There are
strong links between the
school and the church,
local farmers (pupils have
collected eggs and taken
them to the local café and
used local ingredients to
make bread), and Second
Chance, the charity
shop operated by Shap
Community Enterprise.
Year 6 pupil Ella Bindloss
designed the logo for the
shop, and proceeds from
sales are fed back into a
community ‘pot’ – which
helped fund the school’s
minibus.
There are even links with
the local quarries. On
one occasion the school’s
pupils took a large model
of a Viking longship to a
quarry pond at the Hanson
site where they, and four
of Hanson’s men, had great
fun witnessing a ‘Viking
funeral’ as it burned
on the water – “which
proves”, said Anne Maud
“that if you manage the
risk anything is possible”.
Speaking of ‘risk’, sledges,
snowballs and snowmen
are the order of the day
when it snows - as they
should be.
I soon realised one of the
many strengths of Shap
School – behaviour. This
was rated by OFSTED as
outstanding, and certainly
the pupils are, without
exception, polite and
welcoming. Something
which is self-perpetuating
throughout life at the
school.
On the sporting front,
the Olympic legacy has
been used wisely and lives
on in an unusual way – as
the school is due to attend
the North of England
Lacrosse Championships.
Mike Orme, a former
member of the GB
Lacrosse squad, helped
support the team.
For busy parents, there
is an after school club
every evening for their
children, 3.30-5.30pm,
which includes activities
such as making bird boxes,
cookery, sport and Hi Viz
Whizz, on scooters. Anne
concluded: “Shap School is
always sunny on the inside,
despite the weather!”
LOCAL DIRECTORY
At your fingertips
Moving house with money in
mind: Renting v Buying
If you’re thinking of moving
house, a big decision is whether
to rent or buy.
Thinking about renting? Costs
will include deposit, application
and referencing fees, etc. These
vary between properties,
landlords and letting agents.
For more advice about deposits:
www.gov.uk/tenancy-depositprotection/overview
The best thing about renting?
When your sink springs a leak,
you know you won’t have to
shell out for a plumber. Check
the contract to see what else is
included in the rent or if there are
additional costs.
Some landlords can be picky.
Some won’t accept tenants on
housing benefits or with pets.
Some won’t allow applications from
students or tenants with children.
What about Buying? Check
out moneysavingexpert.com for
some good advice and a mortgage
calculator to help you visualise
what it could cost. Don’t overlook
buildings insurance, mortgage
insurance protection (in case
of redundancy) and property
maintenance.
There are several different
options to help you buy a house,
but you’ll need a deposit. It’s
usually 5% of the property price,
but before you give up, visit www.
helptobuy.gov.uk
The great thing about buying a
place is that once you have paid
off your mortgage, the property
will be yours.
In a nutshell, renting is a more
cost-efficient and less stressful
option for a shorter term. If
you’ll be living in the property
for longer than five years, buying
becomes more attractive. This,
of course, depends on individual
circumstance, so be sure to set
out your budget and do your
research to avoid hitting trouble
in the future.
Still not sure which option
is best for you? Head to www.
moneyadviceservice.org.uk
If you’re struggling to save due
to unmanageable debt, Christians
Against Poverty offers free advice
regardless of age, gender, faith or
background. You can call them
on 0800 328 0006 or visit www.
capuk.org for more information.
BY: JON COOK
CARE AND COMMUNITY
Please let Penrith Today know if you
wish your organisation to be added
to this Directory, updated or deleted.
Contact: [email protected]
We understand that this information
is accurate when written. It is liable,
however, to change without our
knowledge. Penrith Today cannot be
responsible for the consequences of
any inaccuracies.
ANIMAL CARE
Charities and organisations offering
practical support.
Action for Blind People
01228 595121
Adult learning
For assistance with adult literacy
and numeracy.
Alston: 01434382536
Appleby: 017683 53350
Penrith: 01768864120
Affordable Warmth Advisor
Eden Housing Association
01768 861463
Eden Animal Rescue
01931 716 114
RSPCA General enquiries
07718 065 995
RSPCA National Cruelty line
0300 1234 999
VETS
Advertise in Penrith Today and
automatically get your business included
in the directory, or we can include you
here for £10. 01768 868 808
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Age UK Carlisle and Eden
Carlisle: 01228 536 673
Eden: 01768 863 618
British Red Cross
Missing! families separated as a
result of WWII. 0191 273 7961
Cruise Bereavement Care
07071 780761.
Debt Advice (free)
Eden District CAP Debt Centre
0800 326 0006 (to book)
Alcoholics Anonymous.
Confidential 24hr helpline:
0845 769 7555.
Alzheimer’s Society
01768 899633
CENTRE MANAGER, EDEN
DISTRICT CAP DEBT CENTRE
National Dementia Helpline:
0300 222 1122
Bipolar Support Group Penrith
Music is in the running at Hunter Hall
Cumbria Business Growth Hub
& Rural Growth Network
0844 257 8450
www.cumbriagrowthhub.co.uk
For a small school, Hunter
Hall School puts in strong
performances. Malvern
School in Worcestershire saw
1,000 competitors from over
80 schools take part in the
prestigious IAPS National
Preparatory Cross Country
Championships, with over 300
runners in each category.
The runners from Hunter
Hall included Eve Mckeown
and Olivia Corbishley in the
girls’ race and Lewis Elliott and
Harry Ewbank in the boys’ event.
They competed against David
and Victoria Beckham’s son,
Romeo, who attends Wetherby
Preparatory School.
Carlisle and District Music
and Drama Festival, has been
a significant event on the
Hunter Hall School calendar for
many years, with pupils from
Reception to Year 6 taking part.
A successful event was topped
by Grace Addison and Yolanda
Wilkinson being awarded an
‘outstanding performance in the
acting class’ for their duologue,
‘Selfies’ by Gerrie Benzing.
Useful public information to point
you in the right direction.
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce
08452 260040
www.cumbriachamber.co.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau
2 Sandgate, Penrith: 01768 863 564
Mon, Tue, Thurs 10.00am-3.30pm.
Health Centre, Appleby:
01768 891503 (appointments)
Tues 1.00-4.00pm
Cumbria Dyslexia Association
Eden Ladies Business Network
01539 742 632.
[email protected]
(find on Facebook)
Diabetes - advice
0345 123 2399 www.diabetes.org.uk
01768 867118
www.enterpriseanswers.co.uk
A confidential support and information
service to carers.
The Office, Mardale Road, Penrith
CA11 9EH: 01768 890280
Enterprise Answers
Pupils returned to Hunter Hall
with certificates and trophies
including The Austin Friars
St Monica’s Trophy, The Ena
Knowles Memorial Cup and The
Spoken Word Challenge Shield.
Head teacher, Mrs Donna
Vinsome, commented: “Many
accolades have been won, which
of course is marvellous, but
the experience of competing in
such events is the true reward.
Being able to present yourself
confidently to an audience,
hold their interest and get your
message across are life skills that
will hold them in good stead in
later life”. www.hunterhall.co.uk
08454 349880.
Federation of Small Businesses
www.fsb.org.uk/lancs-and-cumbria
Invest in Eden
Economic Development,
Eden District Council,
01768 817817
www.investineden.co.uk
Local Enterprise Partnership
(includes The Edge in Cumbria)
www.cumbrialep.co.uk
Penrith Chamber of Trade
and Commerce
www.penrithchamberoftrade.org.uk
The Farmer Network
01768 868 615
www.thefarmernetwork.co.uk
Eden Carers
Eden Independent Living
Alarms, emergency response,
gardening, care handyman services
01768 890 657
Eden Mencap Society
Ullswater House, Duke Street,
Penrith CA11 7LY 01768 892014
Carlisle Eden Mind
13 Angel Lane, Penrith 01768 840679
Eden Voluntary Society for Blind
Age UK Resource Centre, Sandgate,
Penrith 01768 891 724
Farming Community Network
Practical and pastoral help for the
farming community. Confidential
helpline: 0845 367 9990
www.fcn.org.uk
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LOCAL DIRECTORY
At your fingertips
HIV and AIDS
Cumbria Support Group:
01228 591 986 (confidential
helpline).
Hospice at Home
01228 603208 (nursing),
01768 210719 (fundraising)
Let Go Domestic Violence
01768 892179
National Breastfeeding helpline:
0300 100 0212
Neighbourhood Care
Independence Practical support
for independent living.
Cumbria County Council
08449 671885
North Cumbria Community
Transport
Monday-Friday mornings. 01228
633642. Also answerphone.
Penrtih & District Local
Branch of Diabetes UK
07714 973074
Penrith Breastfeeding Group
Tuesdays 1.00-3.00pm at Penrith
Leisure Centre
Relate
Talking Newspapers
Anti-Terrorist Hotline DENTISTS
Veterans Association
Crimestoppers
Strickland Dental Practice
01768 863546
Help and and advice for ex-Forces
personnel: 07434 730620
Volunteer Centre Eden
33 Sandgate, Penrith. 01768
866966
YOGA for Healthy Lower backs
01768 353350
SUPPORTING CHARITIES
Air Ambulance
01325 487263 / 07887 414326
(Steve Hucker)
Penrith Lions Club:
01768 865757 (Ian Edgar)
Penrith Mountain Rescue
Meet at Moo Bar, Penrith (3rd Tue of
month) [email protected]
Penrith Rotary International:
017684 86424 (Mike Hunter)
Penrith Soroptimists International
[email protected]
0800 789 321
0800 555 111
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90
Homelessness - Out of hours DOCTORS
Environment Agency
Penrith Health Centre, Bridge Lane
Penrith CA11 8HW 01768 214620
0345 717 1100
Damage or danger to the natural
environment, pollution, poaching,
wildlife/fish in distress, illegal dumping
0800 80 70 60
Floodline (flood warning)
0345 988 1188
Royal British Legion
Musgrave House, Middlegate,
Penrith, CA11 7PG.
Penrith Library first Friday of the
month 10.00am-1.00pm.
Rural Wheels
Ravenghyll, Kirkoswald
Penrith CA10 1DQ 01768 898560
No water or dirty water
Shap Health Centre, Peggy Nut Croft
Shap, Penrith CA10 3LW
01931 716230
Kirkoswald Surgery
0800 195 4141
Shap Medical Practice
0345 6723 723
ENTERTAINMENT
A transport scheme for people in
rural areas. 0845 602 3786
Safeguarding Adults
Are you worried someone is being
abused? Tell someone!
01228 606060 (Adult Social Care)
080 8808 8141 (Action on Elder
Abuse Response Line)
Mike Head01768 606627
EMERGENCIES,
SECURITY, SAFETY
Shelter UK
01434 381113 / 01524 782 418
Sound Advice Cumbria
Age UK Resource Centre, Sandgate,
Penrith 01768 895 553
Survivors of Bereavement by
Suicide (SOBS)
National helpline: 0844 5616855.
Paul: 07869 703757.
John: 07572 975 721.
www.uk-sobs.org.uk
Zeffirelli’s
THEATRES
Penrith Players
The Playhouse, 1 Auction Mart Lane,
Penrith CA11 7JG 07505 314420
www.penrithplayers.co.uk
Theatre by the Lake
Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ
Tel: 017687 74411
www.theatrebythelake.com
HEALTH
0344 515 1945
SSAFA Forces Help
Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema
Compston Road, Ambleside LA22 9AD.
015394 33845 www.zeffirellis.co.uk
Penrith and North Lakes U3A
Penrith Police Station
Hunter Lane, Penrith:
0845 330 0247
Appleby Medical Practice
The Riverside Building, Chapel St,
Appleby CA16 6QR
017683 51584
Caldbeck Surgery
Friar Row, Caldbeck, Wigton CA7
8DS 016974 78254
Shap Medical Practice
Orton Branch Surgery, Market Hall
Orton, Penrith CA10 3RJ
01931 716230
OPTICIANS
TIM ROEBUCK Opticians
4 KING STREET, Penrith
01768 899944
[email protected]
BAGOT OPTICIANS
19 Great Dockray, Penrith CA11 7DE
01768 864 641
Fire, Police, Ambulance,
Coastguard, Mountain/Cave
Where life is at risk
999 or 112
None urgent enquiries
101
Court Thorn, Low Hesket, Carlisle
CA4 0HP 016974 73548
Glenridding, Penrith CA11 0PD
017684 82297
017683 53350
www.applebyheritagecentre.org.uk
01931 716447 www.shapcdc.org.uk
Court Thorn Surgery
Glenridding Health Centre
01768 812 175
www.caumbriaadulteducation.org
Penrith Learning
Temple Sowerby Medical
Power cuts and emergencies
(Electricity North West)
47 Middlegate, Penrith CA11 7PT
01768 862400
www.penrith-alhambra.co.uk
Appleby Heritage Centre
Penrith Health Centre, Bridge Lane
Penrith CA11 8HW 01768 214345
0800 111 999
CINEMAS
Cumbria Adult Education
The Lakes Medical
Linden Park, Temple Sowerby
Penrith CA10 1RW 017683 61232
Marriage and relationship guidance:
01642 882822
Young people and parents,
neighbour disputes, etc: 01900
603229
Birbeck Medical Group
Gas Emergencies
(if you smell gas)
EDUCATION (ADULT)
Resolve Mediation Services
Stricklandgate, Penrith CA11 7NH
01768 865 744
www.stricklandgatedental.co.uk
DENTAL TREATMENT
Advertise in Penrith Today and
automatically get your business included
in the directory, or we can include you
here for £10. 01768 868 808
For emergency treatment:
PHARMACISTS
To register with an NHS dentist:
Southend Road, Penrith CA11 7FG
01768 245808
01228 603900.
01539 797855.
Sainsbury’s Pharmacy Your Dental practice here.
Your message and contact details
displayed here for £125p/m
Call 01768 868 808 to find out more.
PENRITH
today
LOCAL DIRECTORY
At your fingertips
Boots Unit 3 Angel Square, Penrith CA11 7BT
01768 862735
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Penrith Methodist Church
Bolton
Penrith United Reformed Church
Brunswick
Penrith and surrounding areas are
governed by three or four tiers of Local
Authority, depending whether you
live within or outside the Lake District
National Park:
Wordsworth Street, Penrith
01768 862787
8 Middlegate, Penrith CA11 7PG
01768 862695
Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road,
Kendal LA9 7RL: 01539 724555
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk
Salvation Army
Brunswick Road, Penrith CA11 7JU
01768 862055
Northern Office
Old Station Yard, Threlkeld, Penrith,
CA12 4TT 017687 79771
Penrith Hospital, Bridge Lane
Penrith CA11 8HW 01768 864761
The Courts, Carlisle CA3 8NA.
01228 812381: www.cumbria.gov.uk
11 Boroughgate, Appleby CA16 6XF
01768351410
Town Hall, Penrith, CA11 7QF.
01768 817817: www.eden.gov.uk
Joseph Cowper Limited 49-50 King Street, Penrith CA11 7AY
01768 862063
The Co-Operative Pharmacy Morrisons Pharmacy Penrith HC Consortium Ltd Boots PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
Absolute Physiotherapy
Orchard View, Catterlen, Penrith
CA11 0BJ 07851 228 805
HOSPITALS
Penrith Hospital
Bridge Lane, Penrith, CA11 8HX
0345 988 1188
Alston Ruth Lancaster James
Hospital
Alston CA9 3QX, 01434 381218
Cumberland Infirmary Newtown Road, Carlisle CA2 7HY
01228 523444
Lake District National Park
Cumbria County Council
Eden District Council
Cumbria Association of
Local Councils
017684 83293
St Andrew’s Church (CofE)
St Andrew’s Place, Penrith
01768 863 000
Drovers Lane, Penrith,
01768 862 273
017684 83293
St Patrick’s Church, Patterdale
017684 82209
01768 812663 www.calc.org.uk
Penrith Town Council
01768 899 773
www.penrithtowncouncil.co.uk.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
& BELIEF
POST OFFICES
Greystoke
Church Road, Greystoke, CA11 0TW
Pooley Bridge
Pooley Bridge, CA10 2NP
Penrith
Crown Square, CA11 7AA
Burrowgate, Penrith
36/40 Burrowgate, CA11 7TA
All Saints’ Church, Penruddock
017684 86220
Meditation and Modern Buddism
Penrith Library
Penrith Library Meeting Room
01228 319344
Shap Library
01768 862787
www.pmcyouth.co.uk
St Andrew’s Churchyard, Penrith,
CA11 7YA. 01768 812100.
Bridge Youth Cafe
The Old Courthouse, Main Street,
Shap CA10 3NL 01931 716644
Christ Church (CofE)
Bolton Memorial Hall, Bolton,
Appleby 01768 812103
Church in the Barn
For information about libraries at
Alston, Appleby and Kirkby Stephen,
and mobile library services, phone
01768 812100.
St Andrew’s Church, Greystoke
St Kentigern’s Church, Mungrisdale
All Saints’ Church, Watermillock
Henderson Buildings, Lazonby,
Penrith CA10 1BG
Tel: 01228 227310
Friends Meeting House, Penrith
01768 892 513
Local (community, neighbourhood,
parish, village and town) councils
are the first tier of local government,
serving electorates in small rural
communities and some towns.
017684 83293
Lazonby Library Link
Society of Friends (Quaker)
LOCAL COUNCILS
Burton Rd, Kendal LA9 7RG
01539 732288
Bolton Book Drop
1 Hunters lane, Penrith
01768 866 732
St Catherine’s Church (Catholic)
Westmorland General Hospital
LIBRARIES
Lowther Street, Penrith
01768 361439
Plumpton
Plumpton, CA11 9NS
Hesket Newmarket
Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, CA7 8JG
Caldbeck
Caldbeck, Wigton, CA7 8EA
Langwathby
Langwathby, CA10 1LW
Keswick
4 Bank Street, Keswick, CA12 5JY
Lazonby
Drovers Lane, Penrith,
01768 862 867
Penrith Co-op, Lazonby, CA10 1BG
Bridge End, Clifton, Penrith CA10 2EA
07701 011 004
[email protected]
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS
Greystoke Primary School
Greystoke, Penrith CA11 0TP
017684 83572
High Hesket CE
High Hesket, Carlisle CA4 0HU
016974 73386
Langwathby CE
Salkeld Road, Langwathby CA10 1ND
01768 881295
Lazonby CE
Lazonby, Penrith CA10 1BL
01768 898458
Orton CE
Orton, Penrith CA10 3RG
015396 24268
Penruddock Primary School
Penruddock, Penrith CA11 0QU
01768 483278
Plumpton School
Plumpton, Penrith CA11 9PA
01768 894 247
Shap Endowed CE
Shap, Penrith CA10 3NL
01931 716274
Stainton CE Primary
Stainton, Penrith CA11 0ET
01768 840673
Yanwath Primary School
Yanwath, Penrith CA10 2LA
01768 242153
STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Queen Elizabeth Grammar
Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG
01768 864621 or 01768 890923
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG
01768 210206 or 01768 210211
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Austin Friars St Monica’s.
Etterby Scaur, Carlisle CA3 9PB
01228 528042
Lime House
Hutton Hill, Penrith CA11 8EN
01768 840868
O P T I C I A N
Culgaith, Penrith CA10 1QL
01768 88655
Beaconside CE Primary
The Play Station, Huntley Avenue,
Penrith 01768 892360
TIM ROEBUCK
Culgaith CE
Hunter Hall (preparatory)
01768 881245
King’s Church Eden
Brunswick Road, Penrith CA11 7LX
01768 213200
Appleby Primary
Station Road, Appleby CA16 6TX
017683 51431
Humanists
Bolton, Appleby CA16 6AW
017683 61511
Frenchfield, Penrith, CA11 8UA
01768 891291
Holm Hill, Dalston, Carlisle CA5 7BX
Tel: 01228 710225
01768 899944
[email protected]
4 King Street, Penrith, CA11 7AR
29
LOCAL DIRECTORY
At your fingertips
Sedbergh
Station Road, Sedbergh LA10 5HG
Tel: 015396 20535
Sedbergh Preparatory
Casterton, Kirkby Lonsdale LA6 2SG
Tel: 015242 79200
Weight Watchers
Penrith Cricket Club: 0345 677 7788
weightwatcherslocal.co.uk
SPORT, FITNESS, LEISURE
WHEELCHAIR SPORT
Cumbria Wheelchair Sports Club
Based a Penrith Leisure Centre
07827 447274 (Ray McBride)
www.cwsc.webs.com
TOURIST INFORMATION
Windermere
Patterdale Road, LA23 1NW
015394 46164
Windermere Preparatory
Ambleside Road, Windermere LA23
1AP 015394 43308
SOCIETIES & GROUPS
Penrith Friars Bowling Club
017684 83214
Children’s Orchestra (7-14 year olds)
Penrith Music Centre,
North Lakes School, Penrith CA11 8NU
07766 057315
Circle Dance
Penrith Parish Centre
01768 866144 (Anne-Lise Kryger)
Cumbria Rural Choirs
01697 343351 (Margaret)
01946 823167 (Paul)
www.cumbriaruralchoirs.org.uk
Eden Valley Guild of Spinners,
Weavers and Dyers
www.edenvalleyguild.btck.co.uk
Penrith Air Cadets
www.penrithaircadets.co.uk
LEISURE & SPORTS CENTRES
Penrith Leisure Centre
Cumbria Tourism:
Appleby Sports Centre
www.eden.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture
017683 52957
Appleby Swimming Pool
017683 51212
Penrith Probus Club
Membership Secretary
01768 863 463
Penrith Ramblers
01768 863155
www.penrithramblers.org.uk
Penrith Scottish Dance Club
01768 428872 [email protected]
Penrith Youth Club (ages 11-19)
01768 861655
www.youngcumbria.org.uk
“Singing for the Brain”
Weekly, 1.30-3.30pm Wednesdays at
Penrith Parish Centre.
Swing Dance, Penrith
07769 296529
www.swingdancecumbria.com
Tai Chi
Penrith Parish Centre
01228 710898
townandvillagetaichi.weebly.com
Watermillock Painting Group
Meets Wednesday afternoon at
Village Hall
01768 840357 or 01768 862431
Eden District Council
National Park Authority
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk
ANGLING
Penrith Anglers Association:
Alston T.I.C.
01768 88294 (Mr A Dixon)
CANOEING & KAYAKING
Penrith Canoe Club
www.penrithcanoeclub.org.uk
FOOTBALL
Penrith AFC
GOLF
07505 314420
www.penrithplayers.co.uk
www.cumbriatourism.org
TOURIST INFORMATION
CENTRES (T.I.C.)
Penrith Art Club
Penrith Players
For a wide range of information:
Southend Road, Penrith, CA11 8JH
01768 863450
www.northcountryleisure.org.uk
Frenchfield Park, Penrith
www.clubwebsite.co.uk/penrithafc
Programme Secretary:
01768 863366.
Penrith Golf Club
Salkeld Road, Penrith: 01768 891919
www.penrithgolfclub.co.uk
Penrith Golf & Driving Range
Redhills, Penrith: 01768 892167
www.penrithgolf.co.uk
HOCKEY
Penrith Hockey Club
Penrith Leisure Centre 01768 863 450
RUNNING
Penrith Parkrun
Weekly free 5km timed run 9.00am
every Saturday
Frenchfield Sports Centre
www.parkrun.org.uk/penrith
Eden Runners, Penrith
www.edenrunners.co.uk
RUGBY
Town Hall, Front Street, Alston
01434 382244
Appleby T.I.C.
Moot Hall, Boroughgate, Appleby
017683 51177
Ullswater T.I.C.
Main Car Park, Glenridding
017684 82414
Upper Eden Visitor Centre:
Market Square, Kirkby Stephen
017683 71199
Penrith T.I.C.
Robinson’s School, Middlegate,
01768 867466
Pooley Bridge T.I.C.
The Square, Pooley Bridge
017684 86135
Rheged T.I.C.
A66, off M6 Junction 40 01768 86003
USEFUL INFORMATION
Cumbria Community Messaging
www.cumbriacommunitymessaging.co.uk
Weatherline
0844 846 2444
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/weatherline
In winter includes a fell-top condition
report from Helvellyn.
Penrith Weather Station:
www.penrithweatherstation.com
Traffic News
Penrith RUFC
To report an incident to BBC local
radio: 01228 592 444
SQUASH AND RACKETBALL
To report problems on the roads:
0845 609 6609
Winters Park, Penrith: 01768 863151
Highways Hotline,
Penrith Squash Club
www.penrithsquash.co.uk
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ARCHITECTS
BABY WEAR/ ACCESSORIES
Penrith Army Cadets
01768 866 859
ANTIQUES
The Brunswick Yard Antiques and
salvage, oriental carpet specialist.
Bruswick Road, Penrith, CA11 7JV
Tel: 01768 867741 www.bruswickyard.co.uk
Kiddies Corner
Pram travel
systems, buggys, cosytoes and baby
accessories. 32 Devonshire Arcade,
Penrith
01768 744178 / 07503
150799 [email protected]
BICYCLES
Arragon’s Cycle Centre For all your
cycling needs. 2 Brunswick Road
Penrith CA11 7LU 01768 890344
www.arragons.com
BOOKS
BOWLING
Penrith Friars Bowling Club
Friargate Penrith CA11 7XR
New members always welcome
Flat Green and Short Mat Bowling
Contact Anne Hunter
017684 83214
[email protected]
BRIDAL WEAR
Kabeaux Bridal Bridal wear and
accessories. Elite Venus Bridal
stockist. 6 Angel Lane, Penrith CA11
7BP
Book appointment:
01768
744200
Finesse Bridal
Pre-loved and
immaculate. Over 400 dresses.
40 Middlegate Penrith CA11 7PT
[email protected]
01768
866799
BUILDERS
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE
This advert costs only £6.30+VAT
with your www.website.co.uk and
[email protected] call 01768 868
808
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Business
support,
advice,
development, planning, marketing.
Kellie
Bradburn-Sims,
advising
since
2010.
KBS
Business
Consultancy.
07906
477
931
[email protected]
CARAVANS
Wordsworth Caravan Servicing
Quick, reliable mobile service for
caravans and motor homes. 01768
866887 or 07789 711287
CAFE
Langwathby Station Cafe CA10
1NB
Coffees & lunches. Home
baking. Friendly welcome Tue-Sun
10am-5pm. Tel: 01768 881151/ 07767
602687
CARPENTRY
Lakeland Cabinet Makers Bespoke
handmade furniture.
Gamblesby,
Penrith, CA10 1HY Tel: 07917 608090
www.lakelandcabinetmakers.co.uk
TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN PENRITH TODAY!
CLASSIFIED
Small ads are a big help
CARPETS
FOOT HEALTH
JOINERY
PROPERTY
FELLSIDE CARPETS & FLOORING
Supply and fit an Extensive Range
of Quality Carpets, Vinyls and Rugs.
Our own qualified dedicated fitters.
Call Christine or Michelle
for a free quotation.
Sandgate House
(Opp Penrith Bus Station)
01768 868 674
[email protected]
Eden Happy Feet - foot health care
in your own home. Please contact
Charlotte Tweddle MCFHP MAFHP on
07759 572 563
B GRISEDALE JOINERY All aspects
of carpentry and joinery undertaken.
Free quotations. 07787 562 871
[email protected]
FOR SALE OR RENT APPLEBY Two
bed unfurnished cottage with ch. dg.
garden and parking, ast. EPC rating C.
07919 082324
Thiefside Carpet Binding Edge your
carpet off cuts to make door mats,
runners & rugs. 01768 885 677 or
07789 543 734
CHIROPRACTOR
Eden Bodyworks Chiropractic And
Massage for a Life in Motion. Contact
Ceris [email protected] or
www.edenbodyworks.co.uk
CHIMNEY SWEEP
CLEANING
CLOCKS
FOR SALE
Objects and items upto the value
of £200 are free to advertise in this
section call 01768 868 808
FRUIT & VEG
Starfruits Family run, long established.
Locally sourced fresh produce delivered
daily. 9 Angel Square, Penrith 01768
890255 www.starfruits.co.uk
The
Market
Fruiter
Providing
consistent better value. 35 Devonshire
Arcade, Penrith CA11 7SX 07938
GARDEN CENTRE
The Pot Place Garden centre and
farm shop. Station Yard, Plumpton,
Penrith, CA11 9PA Tel: 01768 885500
www.thepotplace.co.uk
CLOTHING & FASHION
Adlib Ladies fashions. New Spring/
Summer collection now available. 9A
King Street, Penrith CA11 7AJ Tel:
01768 210234
GARDENING
June’s Gardening Service All aspects
of garden maintenance & grass cutting.
01768 885 677 or 07789 543 734
GARDEN DESIGN
CURTAINS & BLINDS
APOLLO BLINDS CUMBRIA Quality
Venetian, Roller, Vertical, Roman,
Pleated, Intu, Curtains and Shutters.
Free fitting. 01768 629109 www.
apollo-blinds.co.uk/cumbria
DENTIST
NICOLL’S
DENTAL
PRACTICE
WITH DENTURE LAB Emergency
drop-in service and denture
repairs. new patients welcome.
www.nicollsdentalpractice.co.uk
01768 867 399 Rowcliffe Lane (behind
Cowper’s chemist) Penrith CA11 7BA
DISCO
Touch of Class Disco for memorable
parties and weddings. Professional
service in and around Penrith. 01768
868759 www.touchofclassdisco.co.uk
DOGS
Posh Paws Grooming
And microchipping.
Nervous dogs welcome.
Fully qualified, experienced & insured.
Grooming lecturer and tutor.
07725 043 789
ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICIAN
ELECTRIC BIKES
Eden-e-Motion
Electric
Bike
Specialists.
Rediscover
cycling!
Showroom, private demos, service
and repair. www.eden-e-motion.co.uk
07483 901529
FENCING
Masterfencers Bespoke fencing and
decking. Smithy cottage, Unthank,
Skelton, CA11 9TG Tel: 07778 297
778 www.masterfencers.co.uk
FLORISTS
Green
Wheat
Flowers
&
fika.
Fabulous florist and cafe.
01768 744240 or 07977 594140
www.greenwheat.co.uk
GIFT SHOP
The Lion Gallery
Quality gifts,
jewellery, cards, original paintings
, bespoke picture framing. 5 Little
Dockray, Penrith CA11 7HL 01768
867299
The Unicorn Unusual gifts, prints,
wooden toys, games, soft toys,
candles, home accessories. 9 Little
Dockray, Penrith 01768 891193
HAIRDRESSERS
Beautique Hair and Beauty Salon 38
Great Dockray, Penrith CA11 7BN Tel:
01768 866653
HATS
Bags of Style Hats & fascinators
now in stock. 10 Devonshire Arcade,
Penrith CA11 7SX 01768 891006
HEALTH STORE
Natures Health Store Wide range of
health products for all the family. 1 King
Street, Penrith CA11 7AR 01768 899262
[email protected]
HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
Two holiday apartments deep
in the countryside on the edge of
Windermere. Perfect for a weekend
break [email protected]
LAUNDRY SERVICE
Coach
House
Launderette,
Duvet specialist, service washing,
service ironing. Friagate, Penrith,
01768 867 878.
LIVESTOCK
Calves, sheep and all classes of
livestock supplied to order. Dennis
Thwaites, Kirkby Stephen 01768
372484 or 07989 886489
MOBILITY
Cowper’s Mobility 34 King Street,
Penrith CA11 7AY Scooters, Rise and
Recliners, Stairlifts and Daily Living
Aids. 01768 867555
REMOVALS
SANDBLASTING
Lakeland Gritblast for all your
sandblasting
requirements
from
Abrasives to Nozzles. Please call 017684
MUSIC
Lakeland
Music
Instruments,
accessories, tuition and repairs.
Extensive range of instruments.
Knowledgeable staff. 20-21 Little
Dockray Penrith 01768 864024
PAINTING & DECORATING
Steve Waterman Painter & Decorator,
30 years experience. Free estimates.
Tel: 01768 840310 mob: 07590 282317
Painting and decorating. Wallpaper
and coving, flat pack building, any
odd job around the house. Tel: 01768
891701 or 07784 409269
PETS
Large or small we groom them all at
K9 Grooming Salon, Gilwilly, Penrith
01768 862 734.
PHARMACIST
J Cowper Ltd Dispensing chemist.
Modern healthcare in a traditional
setting.
49-50
King
Street,
Penrith CA11 7AY 01768 862063,
www.cowperspenrith.co.uk
PICTURE FRAMING
Robin Sealby Picture Framing
Personal attention to detail. 15 Cold
Springs Park, Penrith CA10 8EY Tel:
01768 891925
PLANNING
Kate Bellwood Associates Planning
Applications,
Objections,
Barn
Conversions, Houses, Listed Buildings
etc. I can help. 07702 172700
www.katebellwood.co.uk
PLASTERING/BUILDING
Gareth Dargue Plasterer / Building
Contractor.
Damp-proofing,
renovation, pointing, weather-proofing,
flat roofing, chimneys, landscaping.
01768 354115 or 07921 618273
PUBS
The Beehive Inn Eamont Bridge,
Penrith CA10 2BX Tel 01768 864355
w w w. b e e h i v e i n n p e n r i t h . c o . u k
Everyone welcome.
MOTORCYCLES
INTERIOR DESIGN
Finesse
Jewellery
Antique,
collectables. We buy-sell and partexchange. 43 Middlegate, Penrith
CA11 7PT
www.finessejewellery.
co.uk 01768 895244
PRIVATE HIRE
M&A Private Hire 6 and 8 seater
cars. Weddings, local tours, station
and airport runs, corporate work.
017684 82372 / 07770 444159
For quality used motorcycles visit
penrithmotorcycles.co.uk Call at Unit
9, Cowper Rd, Gilwilly Ind Est. Phone
01768 891 300
NINA’S DECO&DESIGN LTD
Complete one-stop interior
design and decorating service.
Whole house: kitchens, bathrooms
soft furnishings, décor.
From the lady with passion!
07736 073 071 or 01768 210 259
JEWELLERY
PRINTERS
PLUMBING
G Oliver Plumbing & Heating for all
your plumbing services throughout
Cumbria. 07921 771757
Eden
Plumbing
Services
Ltd
Covering all Eden District.
Bathroom fitting our speciality. Free
quotations.
Call 07950 901180
[email protected]
SITUATIONS VACANT
SELF EMPLOYED ADVERTISING
SALES SPECIALIST
To sell advertising space on behalf of
Penrith Today on a commission basis.
Contact Paul Flint at
[email protected]
or 01768 868 808.
TAXIS
Lakeland Taxis
1A Sandgate,
Penrith, CA11 7TP 01768 865 722
Crown
Inn
Taxis
Pooley
Bridge
Tel:
07785
222588
[email protected]
TILING
Garry Simpson Tiling Services
Design, supply or just fitting. Please
call Garry on 07817 662969 for free
advice and estimates.
TOOL REPAIRS
Deb’s Garden Machinery & Power
Tool Repairs. Is your lawnmower &
garden machinery ready for spring?
Tel: 07795 516 465
TO LET
TREE SURGERY
Morland Tree Services Professional
fully
qualified
tree
surgery
and
woodland
maintenance.
www.morlandtreeservices.com 07909
92382(day), 01931 714064(evening)
Heartwood Enterprises. Everything
to do with trees. Rosgill Hall, Rosgill,
Penrith, CA10 2QX 01931 716195
www.heartwoodenterprises.co.uk
TUITION
VETS
Rowcliffe
House
Vets
Ltd
Consultations by appointment. 24
hour emergency service. Opposite
main post office, Crown Square,
Penrith. 01768 865661
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ensure our offices are one of the first ports of call for clients across Cumbria.
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