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Sedbergh & District
April 2020 Issue 386 Donation £1
They say that a week is a long time aware they’ll either be cancelled or
in politics, well, in a coronavirus crisis changed. The diary will return once
it’s a very long time indeed. things settle down.
There is no diary in this edition. If Double check any other dates you
you need to check planned dates come across too.
please check an old edition and be Stay safe and well. Ed.
SEDBERGH & DISTRICT COVID 19 SUPPORT
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Articles
A View From The Fells (Cartoon) 7 People’s Hall News 22
Art Society Report 44 Plan For Tomorrow, Live For Today 38
Changes At The Information Centre 20 Poetry Challenge 2 28
Child For Dorothy 25 Queens Gardens Update 21
Community Swifts 53 Red Squirrel Group 57
Coronavirus And Sedbergh 5 Sedbergh And District Community Fund 24
Coronavirus Shopping 13 Sedbergh Environmental Market 18
Councillor’s Corner 15 Sedbergh Golf Club…. 30 Years On! 43
Covid 19 Advice 9 Sedbergh Ladies N.F.U. 63
Dales Local Plan 60 Sedbergh Parish Council 16
David Bracken & Talking Lookaround 23 Sedbergh School News 46
Dentdale 1920 To 2020 68 Spring Cleaning 56
Dentdale Head To Foot 58 Spring Show - Cancelled 12
Dentdale Keeping In Touch 10
Ta-Ra For Now 20
Digging For Britons! 63
The Dementia Bus 40
Family Musings 61
Thorns Through Time 65
February Weather 62
Tim’s Column 14
Fellini’s Ambleside 52
Turning Paper Back Into Trees… 51
First Aid For Trauma 42
Village Voices Review 24
First Responders And The Virus 12
W.I. Dentdale 33
Frankie Cowin Tournament 24
W.I. Killington 36
Free ‘Safe And Well Visits’ 23
W.I. Sedbergh 29
Government Guidance 8
William (Bill) Corpe 23
Habitats Survey 50
Known Cancellations 10 Other Information
Markets To Supermarkets 67
Advertising In Lookaround 4
Nature Notes 55 Bed & Breakfast 75
Passover 60 Bus Time Tables 82
Car Parking Charges 69
Events Editorial 69
Dent Easter Sale (Cancelled) 14 Groups and Organisations 76
Grief Share 11 Lookaround Editorial Team 85
Medical Centre 23 Lookaround Information 73
Reflections Concert (Postponed) 5 People’s Hall Hire Rates 81
Sedbergh Market 9 Personal Messages 69
Spring Show April (Cancelled) 26 Places of Interest 79
Weekly Coffee Morning (Cancelled) 3 Public Information / Telephone Numbers 88
Puzzles 70
COVER PHOTO Religious Information 86
Oystercatchers—Killington Regular Meetings 78
Colin Cowperthwaite Train Times 84
Useful Phone Numbers 67
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Business Adverts
Able Memorials 50 Lakes Scaffolding 27
Andrew Allan 44 Laura's Loom 17
Anita Harris Hairdressing 49 Little Owls 63
Bannister Physiotherapist 59 Matthew Cook Stonemason 43
Black Bull 66 Middleton Mole Ploughing 57
Craig Chamberlain I.T. 62 MK Conversions Ltd 55
Cross Keys 39 Parkin And Jackson 53
Cumbria Stoves 8 Pennine Outdoor Fabrics 58
Dalton Burial Ground 52 Peoples' Hall 46
David Jermy Homes and Gardens 54
Red Squirrel 16
Dawsons Fuels 48
Richard Hoggarth Builders 25
Duncan Law Plumber 12
Robert Powell Web Design 15
First 4 Home Improvement 30
Royal British Legion Feb 18
Fritz Hyrnyk 60
Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks 24
Garsdale Design 40
Sedbergh and District COVID 19 Support 1
GJ Baines 19
Sheila Shuttleworth Dressmaker 45
H&M Craftsmen Kitchens 38
SK Decorating 22
Helping Hand 24
Smart Design 32
Ian Higginbotham Painter 20
Spanish and French Lessons 28
J.J. Martin Funeral Director 51
JE Wilkinson 33 Stephenson and Wilson 56
Jed's Gardening Services 21 Steve Hopps Handyman 67
JHS Joinery 22 Stramongate Press 41
June Parker Acupuncture 31 Temptations Craft Boutique 35
K.L. Venning Slaters Ltd 6 The Head At Middleton 29
Kay Whittle 11 Tooby's Electrical 34
Killington Marquees 36 Treadwell Flooring 42
KW Electricals 65 Valerie Hinde Architect 47
L.D. Taxis 13 Wools Of Cumbria 36
Weekly Coffee Morning St Andrews Church
Every Wednesday 9:30am to 12 Noon
CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BUT IT WILL BE BACK!
Groups who would like to run a Coffee Morning
please call Pat Allen on 015396 21545
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CORONAVIRUS AND LIFE IN ASSISTANCE—DENT
SEDBERGH See the article on K.I.T. - page 10.
Editorial ASSISTANCE -
In the light of recent government SEDBERGH AND DISTRICT
announcements and likely future COVID 19 SUPPORT GROUP
restrictions life will change radically By now we hope most people
for us here in Sedbergh. In order for within Sedbergh will be aware that
the town we love to come through the there is a local support for anybody
other side of this crisis in as good a who has a need for practical help
state as possible we, the population during the current crisis. Practical
of Sedbergh must act to preserve the help means help with shopping,
town, the life we have here and getting a newspaper or magazine,
ourselves. collecting prescriptions, or even just
SHOPS AND BUSINESSES having a chat with a friendly voice
The businesses that are permitted over the phone.
to remain open in town will be The Support Group started as a
struggling to adapt and we must help Facebook group, organized by a
them. Telephoned and emailed orders number of people including Judith
collected from outside the shop later Aston, Laura Reeves and Dawn
that day or the next is safer than Walling, and within a week or so has
going in. For those businesses that
are not permitted to open this is a
time of crisis so if you have ideas that
might help them adapt while still
'Reflections'
following government advice please
Saturday April 4th at 7.30pm
get in touch with them to make your In Tunstall Church
suggestion. Until the government
announces measures for the self Avelina Wright (soprano) and
employed we need to help these in Naomi Lidiard (mezzo soprano)
any way we can. This might include singing Purcell, Pergolesi, Bach,
Couperin and more in a
financial assistance if you feel able to
provide it.
EXERCISE
Lent concert
in aid of the Tower repairs.
We are blessed with an abundance
of paths and access land to walk on Tickets are £15 to include a glass of
but there will be tendency to frequent wine and refreshments and can be
well known routes and paths at purchased at
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routine times. This will increase the
chance of encountering other people or Nick Gillibrand 015242 71231
at kissing gates, stiles, gates, fenced
paths etc. Try to vary your walk times Beautiful voices
and choose less frequented routes. in a beautiful
Now is the time to explore and find church ! Don't
new ones! miss it!
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nearly 200 members. It provides a make contact with them by ‘’phone or
focus for the community effort in online and check they are okay on an
helping all those who need practical ongoing basis.
help in the current crisis. Sedbergh LOOKAROUND
Parish Council and Sedbergh School Like everybody else at the moment
both support the group with resources we at Lookaround have little idea
and personnel. what the coming months will bring. As
At the moment the Facebook group you can see we have managed to
(Sedbergh and District COVID 19 publish the April edition, but May will
Support Group) has over 200 be more problematical. We’ll need
members, and is providing a useful articles to publish. Much of our
forum, both to obtain help and to post content is reports from all the groups,
information. For those not on-line a organisations, clubs, and social
phone Help Line is available (07872 activities that contribute to our
017730) and those who prefer to use community, and right now, they are all
email rather than Facebook can closed down. So if you have an idea
contact the group on for an article, please write it and send
cvs@sedbergh.org.uk it in to us. Or if the muse strikes you,
However please continue to ensure write a story or a poem. Make up a
that your neighbours or friends and quiz (I’m getting pub quiz withdrawal
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symptoms right now). Any of these and advertising. Many businesses are
would be more than welcome. unable to function normally, so
Lookaround does have a reserve, naturally, requirements for advertising
which means that we will be able to will change. Normally we get a
publish a print edition, at least for the turnover of advertisers, old ones stop
moment. As long as we can get it advertising, but new ones replace
printed. If we can’t get it printed we’ll them. How much that will continue
post it onto the website and make it during the current situation is hard to
available immediately. As with know. We are continuing to publish
everything, we’ll have to take the advertisements, but I’m sure you’re
current circumstances into account, aware that many local businesses,
and work within those constraints. But our advertisers, are closed or working
if it remains possible, and we have under severe restrictions. Because of
the content, we will continue to this any current adverts will continue
produce Lookaround. free of charge, and, once the crisis is
Of course, Lookaround is going to over we’ll return to a chargeable
suffer financially. We have two basis and publish as many
sources of income, from donations advertisements as were due.
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT of time spent out of their homes and
GUIDANCE FROM 23RD MARCH should keep two metres (6ft) away
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE from people they do not live with.
HM Government The government is also stopping all
People should only leave home for social events, including weddings,
one of four reasons:1. Shopping for baptisms and other ceremonies - but
basic necessities such as food and funerals will be allowed.
medicine. Shopping trips should be Businesses that will not need to
as infrequent as possible. close include:
2. One form of exercise a day • Restaurants, cafes and work
such as a run, walk, or cycle. This canteens - but only for food delivery
should be done alone or only with and takeaway services
people you live with. • Supermarkets and other
3. Any medical need, or to premises selling food, including
provide care or to help a vulnerable market stalls
person. This includes moving children • "Health shops" such as
under the age of 18 between their pharmacies
parents' homes, where applicable. • Petrol stations, garages and
Key workers or those with children car rental businesses
identified as vulnerable can continue • Bicycle shops
to take their children to school. • Home and hardware shops
4. Travelling to and from work, • Launderettes and dry cleaners
but only where work absolutely • Pet shops
cannot be done from homeEven • Newsagents and post offices
when following the above guidance, • Banks
people should minimise the amount Other premises including libraries,
non-essential shops, playgrounds,
outdoor gyms and places of worship
Cumbria Stoves Ltd have been ordered to close.
Parks will remain open for exercise
Supply and installation of but people are not allowed to gather
Wood, Multifuel and Gas Stoves in groups.
Community centres can remain
Flue and Chimney
open but only for the purpose of
Lining Services "hosting essential voluntary or public
Inglenook Specialists services" such as food banks or
Fully Qualified and experienced service for homeless people, the
Hetas engineers guidance says.
01539 821061 Hotels, hostels, campsites and
www.cumbriastovesltd.co.uk caravan parks must also close unless
SHOWROOM: key workers need to stay there, or if
34A Main Street, Staveley, other people staying there cannot
Nr Kendal return to their primary residence.
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COVID 19 CORONA VIRUS 6. Learn how to self-isolate.
ADVICE Guidance can be found on the NHS
Deborah Waller website: https://www.nhs.uk/
10 ways you can protect yourself, conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-
your loved ones and your community: isolation-advice/
1. Meet with household 7. Create a list of local
members, other relatives, friends and organisations that you and your
neighbours to discuss what to do if a neighbours can contact in the event
COVID-19 outbreak occurs in your that one of you need access to
community and what the needs of information, healthcare services,
each person will be. support, or resources. Consider
2. If your neighbourhood has a including organisations that provide
website or social media page, mental health or counselling services,
consider joining it to maintain access food, and other supplies.
to neighbours, information, and 8. Create an emergency contact
resources. Alternatively, share phone list of family, friends, neighbours,
numbers and email addresses healthcare providers, teachers,
particularly with those who are employers, the local public health
isolated or vulnerable. department, and other community
3. Consider establishing a resources.
‘buddy’ system within your community 9. Learn about the emergency
to ensure everyone stays connected operations plan at your child’s school
to COVID-19 related news, services or childcare facility, and your
and can receive support safely, such employer’s emergency operations
as essentials deliveries. plan.
4. Plan ways to care for those 10. Practice everyday preventive
who might be at greater risk for actions including regular hand
serious complications. washing.
5. Choose a room in your home • The NHS provides guidance on
that can be used to separate sick how to wash hands: https://
household members from those who www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-
are healthy.
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body/best-way-to-wash-your- key points above have been sourced
hands/. from: https://www.cdc.gov/
• The World Health Organisation coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/
provides guidance on basic home/get-your-household-ready-for-
protective measures: https:// COVID-19.html.
www.who.int/emergencies/ Regards and keep well,
diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/ Central Support Team at
advice-for-public Neighbourhood Watch
• The Centre for Disease Control NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
and Prevention provides guidance NETWORK | Building Safer and
on handwashing for families Stronger Communities
https://www.cdc.gov/ Email: enquiries@ourwatch.org.uk
handwashing/handwashing-
family.html KEEPING IN TOUCH-DENTDALE
Please note: whilst we encourage Sarah Woof
you to follow advice from UK Myself, and others who have
Government we are also sharing links offered to help are setting up’Keeping
to organisations such as the Centre in Touch’ (KIT).in Dent and Dale - or
for Disease Control and Prevention wherever you live.
an agency which works 24/7 to If vulnerable people and people
protect the safety, health, and who think they might have the
security of America from threats here Coved19 virus are to self-isolate help
and around the world. Some of our will be needed. We can help with a
range of tasks including collection of
prescriptions/ food and household
items for someone who "is staying
home " at the moment. Or offer
support by perhaps phoning them
every day or a few times a week,
deliver a cake to the doorstep, walk
the dog, and so on. While a lot of
people have family to help out, in
some cases they will also be 'self-
isolating' too or live far away!
Please contact me, Sarah Woof on
015396 25212 and leave a message
if I don't answer, or text/ring
07837988438 (no message facility)
and along with others who have
offered to help we will do what we
can. I am not sure what we do when
money is involved but we will work it
out when needed.
Don't be lonely, don’t be worried,
we care. Remember KIT.
Page 10KNOWN CANCELLATIONS DUE
TO HEALTH RISK 07498
Myles Ripley 870267
SEDBERGH FESTIVAL 07498 870267
Sedbergh Festival 3-14th June
2020 is CANCELLED in accordance Tuesday drop in coffee mornings
with ongoing corona virus are currently suspended.
recommendations and our concern
for public safety. You may imagine In the meantime we will be offering a telephone
service; please call the Grief Share number above
our sadness and despair after years if we can help
of planning. Our hearts go out to so
many musical ensembles who will be
suffering all over the UK and beyond -
Stuart Manger VE DAY
AGE UK The commemoration of VE Day will
Age UK are cancelling all the take place in a different format based
activities they organise, including the on current Government advice.
lunch club and dancing, until late Garsdale VE Day Barn Dance
April, at which point they will decide postponed.
what to do next. GRIEF SHARE
DENTDALE CHOIR Sedbergh Grief Share - Tuesday
The Dentdale Choir is sorry to drop in coffee mornings are currently
announce the postponement of its suspended.
concert, which was planned for May ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
3rd. We hope to reschedule the Along with the rest of the country,
concert for October. All being well the 75th Anniversary of VE Day
both Peter Van Hull and John organised by the Sedbergh Branch
Cunningham, our very special guest on Friday 8th May has been
soloists, mentioned in the March Postponed to a later date to be fixed.
Lookaround, will still be able to join The proposed Poster Displays will
us. Choir practices have also been still appear in Leightons Hairdressers
suspended until further notice but will and the Dentist Windows as planned
resume as soon as possible. At least, from mid April(ish) to 8th May. It is
during these very strange times, we hoped to have a Display/Exhibition in
can all keep singing! St Andrew’s Church at the same time.
COFFEE MORNING These will obviously be subject to
Coffee Mornings in St Andrews conditions and restrictions issued at
have been postponed for the the time.
foreseeable future. The Coffee Morning in March was
SEDBERGH GALA cancelled and the April one will be
Owing to recent government too. Thank you to everyone for their
announcements in response to the support and we look forward to the
Coronavirus the Sedbergh Gala will Country getting back on its feet in due
be postponed until further notice. time.
Page 11working on entries, we will keep the
same subject categories in 2021. We
would like to thank the Sedbergh
Plumbing & Heating Engineer District Community Trust for a grant
to buy new table clothes, which will
Bathroom Suites & Tiling be used to improve the displays next
Central Heating Systems year and for many years after that.
General Plumbing Also, a big thank you to Chris
Whitehead, who has made us a new
Mob: 07796 544596 yellow box for entry forms
Tel: 015396 20930
SEDBERGH FIRST
RESPONDERS AND CORONA
FLICKS IN THE FELLS VIRUS
Many thanks to those of you who Myles Ripley
voted for our next film. The winner Your Sedbergh First responder
was Mrs Lowry & Son.Unfortunately team are still active and will respond
with the current Coronavirus to any calls that we are alerted to via
pandemic we've decided that we're the North West Ambulance Service
going to postpone the screening until (NWAS) ie the 999 people. However
the situation improves. Rest assured
that we'll be showing the film (we've
already bought the disk!) as soon as
we can in St. Andrews Church. HCPC Registered
In the meantime, keep yourselves
healthy and try to stay positive. Look Kay Whittle
after each other, and we hope to see MSSCh DipPodMed MBChA MInstChP
you all soon.
Pedi-Care House, Howgill Lane,
SPRING SHOW HAS BEEN Sedbergh LA10 5AD
CANCELLED
Marion Wood Tel: 015396 22122
Sadly, the Spring Show has been
cancelled for this year. The
committee has decided to do this, as
there would be a large number of
people in a confined space, at what is Open 09:00 - 4:30
predicted to be the peak period of the
coronavirus epidemic in this country. Please phone for appointments
We intend to hold the next Spring Closed on Mondays
Show on Saturday 20th March 2021
Supplier of
so, please, put the date in your diary. “Softop”
HJ Hall sockssocks
“Softop”
For those of you who have been Argan oil & cream; Arnica gel & Aloe Vera
Page 12we will not be called out to any CORONAVIRUS SHOPPING
patient who is known to have the The Editorial Team
virus or showing symptoms of the Martin Powell would like to inform
virus. If we go to a call and find that customers that they are welcome to
the patient is showing clear open an account and use telephone
symptoms then we are advised to ordering in order to assist with social
alert 999 and to withdraw to a safe distancing during the forthcoming
distance. We do not have full months. Please telephone orders
protective clothing. So heart attacks, after 9-30 AM in order to avoid the
strokes, and many other 999 type ‘rush hour’. A list of commonly
situations will still be covered. While ordered items is available on
we hope that we never have to see demand. Contactless card payments
you (!) we have now responded to are welcomed or even preferred for
over 200 calls in the community and the same hygiene reasons. Other
hope to continue to serve you. businesses in the town may wish to
If anybody would like some general follow this example which will also
first aid training do get in touch as we help with getting supplies to those
are more than willing to do CPR, who are self isolating and whose
defibrillator familiarisation sessions. friends, family or neighbours are
helping with essential shopping.
Page 13TIM’S COLUMN Coronavirus is already quite long and
Tim Farron no doubt by the time you read this it
I am feeling really nervous as I will be much longer.
write this. I hope by the time you get The elections for South Lakeland
to read it we are all feeling a bit more District Council in May have been
confident about what is going on in postponed until May next year so you
the world. But at the moment we are won’t be seeing me on your doorstep
seeing the cancellation of all sorts of quite as much over the coming weeks
events where lots of people were due as you might have hoped (actually
to gather. Rather ambitiously I had you might be a bit relieved about
entered myself in both the Dentdale that!).
Run and the Coniston 14 races and Mind you, even without the election
both have sadly had to postpone or cancellation I am far from sure it
cancel for this year. would be wise for us to go around
There is talk of elderly people self- knocking on people’s doors at the
isolating for several weeks, I have moment.
had a text from my GP’s surgery Clearly this is going to have a big
telling me that they are closed for impact on our economy. We depend
face to face appointments. The list of so much on tourism around here.
things being affected by the Events like the Dentdale Run bring
St. Andrew’s Dent
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Page 14lots of visitors to the area, if they COUNCILLOR’S CORNER
aren’t happening then fewer people Suzie Pye
will be around staying in our hotels The official advice around Covid-19
and guest houses, eating in our is changing almost hourly. It is very
restaurants and buying things in our difficult to offer any solid information
shops. Even if people are not which will still be valid at the time of
planning to take part in rather hilly publication. I recommend staying
runs I worry that they may just plan to connected to the official government
stay home and avoid as much human information via reputable news outlets
contact as possible. I suppose you and www.gov.uk
could argue that if you want to avoid At the time of writing, people with
human contact then walking across suspected coronavirus symptoms are
the Howgills is as good a way to do beginning to self-isolate, and the over
that as any, but I am not sure people 70’s have been told to prepare to stay
will see it like that. Added to which we at home for an extended period in
have a lot more older people living order to protect themselves from the
around here and they are the people virus. Everyone is advised to avoid
more vulnerable to this virus. And yet non-essential contact with others and
currently Cumbria only gets £36 per unnecessary travel. Everyone should
head public health spending start working from home where they
allocation when the national average possibly can. People should avoid
is £63 per head and many parts of pubs, clubs, theatres and other such
London are getting £100 per head. social venues
Something I challenged the Secretary This is going to be a marathon, not
of State for Health to sort out urgently a sprint (to quote the Health
during questions on Health and Secretary). Most of us will face the
Social Care in the House of prospect of fighting off the
Commons the other day. We shall coronavirus at some point. But there
see what action the Government will also be wider, longer lasting
takes when they announce their new implications. Some will experience
local authority public health grant poverty, perhaps for the first time.
allocations. Small businesses will suffer, some
I shall keep pushing the
Government to ensure we receive as
good a care in this part of the country Robert Powell
as anywhere else. In the meantime if
you have any issues you need my
help with, don’t worry the team are Website Design &
still working away. Just drop me an
email at tim@timfarron.co.uk or give Management
us a ring on 01539 723 403.
Thank you for your support and Tel: 20482
please try to stay healthy
Tim. www.robpowell.co.uk
Page 15people’s mental wellbeing may SEDBERGH PARISH COUNCIL
decline, families will face lengthy Janey Hassam
childcare dilemmas and some of us This report covers items from the
will, sadly, become bereaved. Parish Council meetings held in
The next few months are going to February and March 2020. The next
test our resilience - both as monthly meeting is planned to be
individuals, and as a nation. But I am held on Thursday 9th April 2020 at
convinced the thing that will get us 7.30pm. The meetings will be held in
through the other side is community. the Committee Room, Sedbergh
The support network of friends, People’s Hall, Howgill Lane,
families, and neighbours will be Sedbergh.
crucial. Groups are starting to appear Coronavirus
in each parish, made up of volunteers Members discussed the current
offering their services to those in concerns over Coronavirus and
need: help with shopping, dog considered ways in which the town
walking, prescription services, and could facilitate help and assistance if/
offers of chats on the phone. In times when stricter measures are
of crisis, communities like ours really implemented by the Government. A
do pull together to look after the most short presentation was also given by
vulnerable – thank you to anyone the Principal of Sedbergh School,
involved in helping in this way. outlining their current plan/
We are gregarious creatures, us contingency arrangement in the
humans - we aren’t designed to thrive school community. Members are
in isolation. Therefore even if we aware that the situation remains fluid,
need to keep physical distance nationally and locally, and will be
between us, we can still regularly seeking advice and guidance from
communicate, be it over the phone, relevant authorities, as and when
video calling, emailing, or pigeon required at this unprecedented time.
post. I am hoping the weather will be Maryfell play area/paddock
on our side, so that at least we might Members have requested South
be able to chat over garden fences. Lakeland District Council to consider
By the time this is printed, including the paddock at Maryfell play
everyone should be aware of how to
access various help and advice,
whether that is through the Sedbergh
community volunteers, SLDC, CCC,
or Tim Farron’s office. However, if you Red Squirrel Group
are not sure where to access help, Local conservation
please do give me a call or drop me a for your red squirrels.
line. Report sightings of
Suzie.pye@southlakeland.gov.uk reds or greys,
07584 528 462. Stay well! or to Join / donate at
sedberghredsquirrels100@gmail.com
www.sedberghredsquirrels.org.uk
Page 16area in their Public Spaces Protection Please note that members of the
Order, due for review in 2021. This public are invited to our monthly
would prohibit dogs in the paddock, Meetings where, as always, they are
and provide an extended safe place able to comment or ask questions.
for children/young people to play. Public Participation is at the
Queens Garden beginning of the Agenda and should
There were hopes to introduce anyone wish to speak, they would be
some new trees to the garden, with a welcome to attend.
desire to work towards creating an If you have any thoughts/views on
Arboretum in the future. This would any of the above, or wish to contact
see the introduction of some smaller Sedbergh Parish Council, please
species of trees, such as Acer and email me at
Maple trees. clerk@sedberghparishcouncil.org.uk
Other Matters Various other Please also note that a full
matters were discussed: including reference copy of all documents
Planning items, Amenities and relating to meetings is held at 72
Finance. CCTV provision had been Main Street in the Parish Council
declined in February, due to costs Office, with agendas and minutes
and uncertainty over location of the available online at
camera. The Wednesday Market was www.sedbergh.org.uk
discussed, due to a change effective
from the 1st April, whereby the Parish
Council will commence administration
for the market. However, gazebo/
table hire will remain with the
Information Centre. Grants were
agreed in support of Hells Fells
Family Festival and the Royal British
Legion’s VE Day commemorative
event for the town. Ongoing projects
were also discussed, including
Jubilee Fountain, Loftus Hill (lease
renewal) and Joss Lane (plans to
resurface) car parks, and ongoing
plans for the future permanent repair
of Millthrop Bridge, notably
highlighting the Parish Council’s
concern over appropriate traffic
management measures being in
place when the bridge is closed.
Sedbergh Parish Council is seeking
a new Internal Auditor. If you would
like to know more please do get in
touch, via the email below, in the first
instance.
Page 17SEDBERGH ENVIRONMENTAL wicks, with dyes and fragrances all
MARKET eco-friendly. Scents include French
Michelle Hartley Vanilla, Arabian Oud and Sage and
On the 29th February the Sedbergh Sea Salt. Owen Jones and Jane
Environmental Network had our Bradley showed off their basketry
second Eco Market which was weaving skills, cutting and shaping
another great success! Despite the various sustainable wood products
horrific weather of Storm Dennis the which they grow, coppice and harvest
proceeding week, all but two of the themselves. The granola made by
stallholders came and had a Beans n Lentils were great flavours,
wonderful time. with many of the ingredients organic
There was Always Rustic who or locally sourced, all with the added
makes wonderful wooden creations bonus of biodegradable packaging.
including novel animal coat racks and Providing information on the
hooks, fantastical bird houses and environment was the Woodland Trust,
practical small furniture all from a fantastic woodland conservation
reclaimed wood materials. The organisation protecting sites all over
Penrith ENJO representative came Cumbria and the UK, including the
and explained the fantastic climate nearby Hebblethwaite Hall Woods.
neutral and zero waste cleaning Frankly Cotton, as the name
products. The cleaning system suggests, makes a fabulous range of
requires no harmful chemicals just reusable cotton products to replace
water and the innovative ENJOtex ones that would be thrown away,
clothes. Gabe’s Vegan Cakes had an while other items are made from
incredible selection of organic and upcycled fabrics. Paul from Eden e-
vegan cakes, some baked and some Motion came with his extensive
raw, but all delicious! Even the knowledge of different electric bikes
packaging was eco-friendly, with the and their positive impact on the
cake boxes made from sugarcane. environment. Also on display was an
Howgill Handmade Candles original Sinclair C5, a battery electric
brought a beautifully scented range of velomobile from the 1980s.
soy wax candles made with natural
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
If you or yours have ever served in any of our armed forces
and you feel that the Royal British Legion can help you in any way,
please call 0808 802 8080 (free phone).
Your local Sedbergh Branch meets on the second
Thursday of every month in the White Hart Club at 7:15pm and
needs new members in order to keep up its good work.
You do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to be a member.
Membership costs £17.00 - call 20964
email: dmparratt@gmail.com for a form.
For more information, visit our website:
http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/sedbergh
Page 18Sedbergh Primary School sold pre-
loved bric-a-brac and collected plastic
waste for recycling. Just another way
the school is trying to be more
environmentally friendly. Charcuterie
free-range meats were sold by
Stonehouse Smokery who believe in
using every part of the pig so there is
no waste. Preventing waste also
includes their packaging with paper
wraps and biodegradable vacuum
bags. Robin and Wren had a lovely • Project Management
selection of macramé crafts using
recycled and biodegradable cotton, • New Builds
upcycled jars, pre-loved plant pots • Extensions
and mineral based paints.
Delicious and creamy vegan fudge
• Roofing
was sold by Mariner’s Fudge. A • New Fitted Kitchens
former submarine chef, this ex- • Ground Works
military man now makes fudge such
as Chocolate Orange, Irish Cream • Plant Hire
and Strawberry Smoothie. • Drains
Sedbergh’s very own Westwood Unblocked/Cleaned/Repaired
Books brought a fabulous selection of
second hand and eco books, with Contact George on:
plenty more available at their store. Tel: 015396 21287
Alongside the books were beautiful Mob: 07977514229
paper creations, flowers, boxes and Email: info@gjbainesandson.co.uk
bows made from upcycled paper. Web: www.gjbainesandson.co.uk
Kidz on Trend, an eco-shop,
brought along a wonderful range of
products, including bamboo cups, times a year! If you were unable to
bowls and lunchboxes, loose leaf come to this market, keep an eye out
teas and accessories, solid bar for future events, or if you would like
shampoos & conditioners and Klean to get involved in the next market or
Kanteen water bottles. Lunch, served the Sedbergh Environmental Network
by Feed of the Sun, was delicious contact us at
organic plant-based foods. The menu sedberghecomarket@greencobweb.c
included sweetcorn & pepper fritters o.uk. There are so many ways to help
in a tortilla wrap and Moroccan spiced the environment, please visit our
chickpea & aubergine stew, along Facebook page for information, tips
with loose-leaf herbal teas. and learn about other eco events
With such a great turnout we are nearby!
looking to have eco markets a few
Page 19SOME CHANGES AT THE TA-RA FOR NOW
INFORMATION AND BOOK Andi Chapple
CENTRE This spring is going to mess up a
Andi Chapple lot of people's plans, but if our plans
By the time you read this, we go as we hope, by the time you read
should have a new manager at the this Helen and I should have moved
info centre. Laura King lives in Dent away from Sedbergh.
with her family and we are looking We expect to be on Skye for the
forward to welcoming her. Good luck, spring and m ybe summer (get in
Laura! Please do drop in and say touch if you're up there!) and to land
hello. back in Lancaster towards the end of
That means that I'm moving on; I the year. I just wanted to take a
want to pay tribute to the two-dozen minute to say a heartfelt thankyou to
volunteer staff and directors who everyone in Sedbergh for your
make the work of the Information and warmth and welcome over the past
Book Centre possible, and who have 18 years.
made my job easier, and to say a big It's been a great place to live, I
thank you. have learnt so much about rural life
We have also bought a new printer and about life as it's lived anywhere,
– it's a colour laser and will do A4 and and I have definitely been changed
A3 size. Being a laser printer, its by my time here. I will think of you all
output looks a little shinier than what and the town with great fondness. My
we could do before, and getting the email will continue to be
print-outs wet is less of a problem andi@freakout.biz if you want to get
than it was. We've looked at what we in touch ever.
are charging and we have decided to Thanks again, take care, Andi
have our first price rise for a long time Chapple
to 20p for A4 and 40p for A3. Printing Lookaround would like to thank
is possible from web pages and files Andi for all his work over the past
on a USB stick or attached to an years and wish him and Helen all the
email to tic@sedbergh.org.uk and we best for his new life in faraway
can scan and photocopy too. Lancaster! Ed.
Page 20QUEENS GARDENS UPDATE
Ann Parratt JED’S GARDENING SERVICES
The YDNP Woodlands Officer has Regular gardening work
visited the Gardens and undertaken
recommended that we plant some Lawn mowing, strimming, pruning,
ornamental trees on both sides of the planting, weeding, etc.
central yew hedges (the glades), MANy yEARS’ ExpERIENCE
forming an Arboretum. The PC will Tel. Jed 015396 21480
apply for a grant from SLDC to cover Or email jed.fishwick@yahoo.co.uk
the cost of the trees and planting. The Fully insured. Refs available
recommended ornamental trees are
maples, birches and cherry trees. In
addition honeysuckle, hawthorn etc
would be purchased to enhance the grassy areas. A nature trail or similar
wildlife corridors on each side of the might be developed in the future.
Gardens. • BA4N has requested to lay a
• An audit of the steps has cable along the eastern boundary of
taken place recently and the PC will the garden, to allow connection to
be reviewing what needs to be done various points/property.
and going out to tender for the • Events. We are hoping to
necessary work. have another Songs of Praise event
• It has been agreed that a at the end of June, the planning will
regular inspection of trees should go ahead, but we will have to see
take place particularly after high how the present virus situation spans
winds, and a Tree Safety Policy is to out. We would also like to do another
be drawn up by the PC. If you have Music and Tea in the Gardens event
concerns about any tree and the later in the year…….we can only wait
safety of that tree, in the first instance and see what happens
please contact The Clerk to the • Working Party. Once the
Parish Council, Janey Hassan weather settles down it would be
clerk@sedberghparishcouncil.org.uk great for the Friends of Queens
• All walls and structures will Gardens to gather in the Gardens to
also be audited in the future. undertake some work. It will be up to
• A Child Protection Policy has individuals to decide if they would like
been sent to Sedbergh School as to take part or not, but we'll be in the
pupils help in the Gardens every fresh air, we don't have to work side
Thursday afternoon, clearing debris, by side and we can bring our own
moving cut branches for burning and refreshments. Anyone wishing to help
generally helping the PC gardner, who is not presently a 'Friend of
Mitch. Queens Gardens' would also be very
• Children are most welcome in welcome.
the gardens, including bikes on the Please contact Ann on 20964 for
perimeter tracks, but not on the further information.
Page 21The work should commence in
May. There may be some changes to
the access and some noise. We will
minimise these disruptions as far as
reasonably practical. We have never
closed yet during all the work we
have done since 2013. Should hirers
have any concerns please contact
me.
Notice of AGM: Sedbergh People’s
Hall
To be held on Monday 6 April 2020
at 7.30pm in the Committee Room to
receive the Chair and Treasurer’s
reports and elect the Trustees for the
following year.
All residents of the Sedbergh Civil
Stefan Kliszat Parish are invited to attend.
The Committee invite nominations
07971666785 to serve as Trustees.
015396 20524 Registered Charity (since 1956)
523829
Dr Gina Barney, Hon Secretary
PEOPLE’S HALL NEWS The meeting cannot take place due
Dr Gina Barney to current restrictions, a new date will
Re-roofing the Hall roof be announced in due course
Some will remember Denis doing a
barrel roll in 1982 to raise money to
re-roof the 1956 hall roof. Well it
needs doing again as it leaks in an JHS Joinery
erratic and irregular manner – wrong Qualified and Experienced Joiner
kind of rain, wind and whatever? The Providing a Quality Service
means to do anything with • Laminate Floor
decorating, lighting and heating will • Spindle Balusters
get spoilt. Denis has not been • Internal & External Doors
available to roll on this occasion. But, • Wall & Floor Tiling
fortunately, we have been awarded • Flat Pack Assembly
funding from the Sedbergh • Any small jobs considered
Community Fund, Sedbergh United Jim Speak
Charities, SLDC via Councillor Carpenter Joiner
Lancaster, Dulverton Trust, Strummer
Calling, the Hadfield, Garfield Tel: 07496 946204
Weston, and Sunley Trusts, whom we
gratefully thank. These funds plus our
Hall’s Reserve Fund will meet the jim.speak1949@gmail.com
£40,000 required.
Page 22WILLIAM (BILL) CORPE
Rita Corpe
The family of the late Bill Corpe
would like to thank everyone for all
the kind cards and generous words of will be closed for Training Purposes
comfort they received on Bill’s death at 1pm on the following afternoons:-
in early February and all those who
managed to attend his funeral in St 2020
Andrew’s Church, Dent in spite of the Wednesday 22nd April
dreadful weather. Special thanks Wednesday 20th May
goes to all who took part in the Thursday 11th June
service, especially Roger Bush’s
superb playing of the organ and all
the professional support from Rev FREE ‘SAFE AND WELL VISITS’
Andrew McMullon. Rev Christine Dani Hall
Brown, Lay Reader Judith Bush, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
Brian Goad and Edward Waller. offers free ‘Safe and Well Visits’ to
Thank you, too, for the very generous help people live independently and
donations of over £1000 given in Bill’s deal with any potential fire hazards in
memory to the Sedbergh Medical their homes.
Centre’s Patients’ Fund and St During the visit, we will carry out a
Andrew’s Church, Dent. The superb home fire safety assessment, where
refreshments in the hall after the we can help you design a fire escape
service helped to make the whole plan so that you and your family will
occasion a wonderful tribute to him. know how to react and escape if you
Rita, Helen, Jennifer, Judi and have a fire.
Matthew We’ll provide you with a free smoke
alarm if you haven’t got any working
DAVID BRACKEN & TALKING smoke alarms in your property. We’ll
LOOKAROUND provide a health questionnaire with
Rosemary Handley simple questions on social wellbeing,
David who had recently retired from preventing slips, trips and falls at
teaching.stepped into the breach home, and advice on smoking
caused by the sudden death of cessation and reducing alcohol
Richard Thomas who had been our consumption and where to get further
recording technician since the support if you need it. We also
Lookaround started. provide atrial fibrillation testing to
With typical skill and thoroughness identify your heart rate and will refer
David had all the idiosyncrasies of the you to the GP if necessary.
system sorted in no time. His quiet To book a “Safe and Well” visit
manner and unflappability put even please contact Cumbria Fire and
the most nervous of readers at their Rescue Service on: Tel: 0800 358
ease. He was a real “pro” and we will 4777 Email: hart@cumbria.gov.uk
miss him.
Page 23stories. Helen Bromley is an
a helping hand extraordinary writer whose
Linda Greensmith monologues revealed 8 very different
characters to us.
07919 152526 The actors engaged our attention
lindagreensmith1@aol.com from the outset. There were some
very memorable performances. Their
A friendly and reliable service tales made us laugh but also touched
for older people us at times with their poignancy. The
final lines in the monologues were
Shopping : Transport frequently very surprising and
Companionship : Home Help
extremely funny.
FRANKIE COWIN DARTS SEDBERGH AND DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT COMMUNITY FUND
Diane Cowin Tony Reed Screen
Diane Cowin and family would like During the Financial year 2019 –
to say thankyou to Dean, Kate, and 2020 the fund made grants to twenty-
Diane for all their hard work in four organisations totalling £32,155
organising the Tournament at the the highest annual award since the
Club on Sat 14th March. Also all the Charity Shops formation.
people who donated raffle prizes. A We are extremely indebted to all
massive Thank You. It was our volunteers who have made this
unbelievable. Thank you also to the possible and would like to thank them
board sponsors. The total sum raised for their continued support.
was £608.15 which will be shared
between the Air Ambulance and
MacMillan nurses. Thank you once
again for all the support, and last but SEPTIC TANK EMPTYING
not least, “The Winner” Will Thexton. Fast efficient Service
Congratulations to him, well done.
You played a fantastic game. Very competitive prices
So hopefully see you all next year.
SKIP HIRE
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Spellbound Theatre
S.Cross builder's waste and stone
The People’s Hall felt like a village
fête on Friday evening with bunting, Ryan Simpson
beer tent, tombola, raffle, Bat the Rat
and a produce stall, complete with
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The scene was set for members of rysimpson@live.co.uk
the Spellbound Theatre to tell their
Page 24A CHILD FOR DOROTHY
Sandra Gold Wood
Last month we left Dorothy in an
RICHARD
excited mood after arranging to meet HOGGARTH
with a man she met at the garage RN & HE Hoggarth Building & Repairs
after helping him out by paying his
bill.
40 years experience
Dorothy was aware that the garage
staff were watching her as she
walked towards her own car. She All Types of Building Work
couldn’t have cared less, she was No Job Too Small
very pleased with herself and couldn’t Mini-Digger work undertaken
wait to get home and look for
something suitable to wear. Tel:
Sighing at the pile of clothes on her 015396 20805
bed Dorothy wondered why she Mob:
found it so difficult to choose an outfit. 07799 420433
She knew it would take about 20
minutes to drive to the Cherry Garden
restaurant so she would need to set boots finished her look and just on
off by twenty to seven. Abandoning 6.45pm she headed for the car. She
her search for something suitable to had never felt so daring.
wear she sat down at her dressing Arriving at the Chery Garden a little
table and started to put on her make- late Dorothy felt a surge of
up. excitement as if this was actually a
Tonight Dorothy did this with more date. The restaurant was
care than usual and was pleased with sympathetically lit and tables were set
the result. She brushed her hair away in booths for privacy. She scanned
from her face and used hair spray to the room for David Logan but he
keep it in place. All was well except wasn’t there. Feeling deflated she
she still hadn’t resolved what to wear. sighed and turned to leave and
Maybe the answer was the proverbial stepped straight into David’s arms.
‘little black dress’ always a winner. It ‘Oh ye of little faith, he laughed
was then she caught sight of a dress noting the surprise on her face, I was
still hanging in the wardrobe. She across the road waiting for you. I
remembered that she had brought it didn’t want to sit in here and look like
on a whim and Howard had I had been stood up if you didn’t
disapproved of it so she had never come.’
worn it. Now she slipped it on ‘Oh I see, said a flustered Dorothy,
enjoying the feel of the soft jersey feeling his warmth and closeness
material against her skin. It fitted her acutely.
beautifully and the deep burgundy ‘You look ravishing by the way, I
colour suited her skin tone. Earrings, would have come across the road
jacket and some nice little ankle straight away but I so enjoyed
Page 25watching you walk, said David his Dorothy held her breath; he was
arm around her waist and his smile married of course. The food arrived
twinkling. Dorothy felt her heart flutter and David did not refer to the
at the sound of his words. She ‘something’ he should tell her instead
realised that she was in danger of he talked of trivial things. During the
making a complete fool of herself. meal Dorothy told him she was a
Well she thought, if that was the case widow partly hoping it would prompt
she was going to enjoy every minute. him to reveal his marriageable status.
Settled in the cosy booth they In her mind she imagined herself
ordered drinks and choose from the telling him all that she had learnt
menu deciding to share a variety of about Howard since his death.
Chinese dishes. Dorothy felt so at Thinking again she decided not to
ease; While they waited for the food spoil a good evening
to arrive David made her laugh by re- The bill came and he pushed it to
counting everyday incidents in a one side asking if she would like a
comic way, when suddenly he coffee. She said yes not wanting the
announced; evening to be over.
‘Dorothy, there is something I ‘Dorothy I said early I had
should tell you.’ something to tell you, well it’s like
this.’
2020
Spring Show
Saturday 25th April 2020
CANCELLED
Date next year
20th March 2021
Page 26‘Oh David, there is no need for you it’s not what you think. Yes, I was
to say, I guessed, its quite alright I am married and that is why I am in the
enjoying the evening I’m not position I’m in now which is totally
expecting anything more.’ penniless. What I am trying to tell you
‘What have you guessed Dorothy’ is that I can’t pay you back and I can’t
‘Why that you are married of pay the bill here either.’
course, no one as charming as you, I Dorothy looked at his face and saw
mean you must be,’ the moment she that he was telling the truth and she
said it she could see that he didn’t started laughing and as David’s
know what to say and then she expression turned from surprise to
noticed that his shirt looked in need of disbelief she laughed even harder.
an iron and his cuffs were a frayed, ‘Well I didn’t expect that’, she said
‘Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to pry, trying not to laugh again.
look, really, I have been making David explained that his business
assumptions, just give me what you partner had embezzled the life out of
owe me and I’ll be on my way,’ she his company leaving him to pay off all
added sadly looking down at the table the creditors. While his wife had not
in front of her. been prepared to suffer a drop in
‘Dorothy, Dorothy, he said reaching status so had divorced him and gone
for her hand across the table, No, no to join her brother in America. He
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Page 27went on to tell Dorothy that his house back and hand it in to Sleepy
had been re-possessed and that he Elephant, 41 Main Street, Sedbergh
now rented a small flat. by the end of April.
‘Oh David I’m so sorry.’ There will be several places around
‘Well, it’s not all bad news, as you town where the poems will be
know that I went for an interview displayed (no contact details will
today and I got the job! I start next appear), so your work will be
week.’ available to everyone to read.
They both started laughing at this. We will chose a subject each
The weeks and months went by month which applies loosely to
and Dorothy and David spent most of Sedbergh life and hope at the end of
their evenings and weekends the year to have a collection of
together. Their friendship had quickly poems that can be published.
deepened as they shared their Here is April’s Subject - LEARNING
sorrows, their hopes and their Please write about LEARNING in
dreams. One evening as they sat on the form of a TRICUBE
the sofa sharing a brandy. David leant A TRICUBE is a modern form of
over and kissed her then slipping off poetry that has 3 syllables per line, 3
the sofa on to his knees with a grand lines per verse and 3 verses in each
flourish he pulled out a ring box and poem. The poem may rhyme or not
popped it open and smiling at her he as you chose.
said; Example of a Tricube.
‘You know this is a lovely house but RESIST
it lacks something’. I avoid
‘Oh and what’s that’, asked Dorothy dead end streets
smiling broadly and wondering how like the plague
he was going to word his proposal. because I
‘Firstly, some newlyweds and in a don’t enjoy
little while how about some children.’ backtracking
The End. but the plague
is a street
POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 2 with no end
Carole Nelson PLEASE HAVE A GO, its good fun
Over the next year Sedbergh and if you write a poem each month
Literary Trust is challenging YOU to you will have a little book of your own
‘make Sedbergh and district more work at the end of the year, how good
poetic’. Each month we will explain is that?
an aspect of the formal ‘rules’ which
poets use to build their poems.
We are asking YOU to write a
Spanish & French lessons
poem based on the ‘rule’ explained
in Sedbergh.
that month. Print it out or write it out
Beginner, intermediate & advanced.
very neatly, add your name and a Alan Marcus 07 3754 26095
contact number and/or email on the
Page 28SEDBERGH WI REPORT the history of the famous voyage and
Moira Folks talked, too, about its Cumbrian
What do the words ‘Mutiny on The connections.
Bounty’ conjure up for you? For me, The ‘Bounty’ was commissioned by
it’s the vision of a three-masted the Royal Navy in 1787 to sail to
sailing ship with huge sails billowing Tahiti to collect breadfruit plants to
in the wind, plunging through choppy take to the West Indies, where they
tropical blue seas and white foam, or would be grown as a cheap and
battling against massive waves, nutritious crop to feed the slaves on
fighting its way around the globe with the British plantations. Unfortunately,
Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and because of delay in fitting out the
Richard Harris valiantly trying to keep vessel to carry cargo in tropical
control, in the 1962 Hollywood film. conditions, it set off west on
Well, we didn’t see any moving December 23rd, several months later
pictures on March 11th in the than planned, and hit terrible winter
People’s Hall but we saw a large storms at Cape Horn, the tip of South
number of colour slides taken by our America. It was forced to turn back,
speaker and ‘Bounty’ fanatic, Peter striking east via South Africa, and
Logan from Morecambe, who told us reaching Tahiti on 26 October 1788.
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