Post on 06-Aug-2015
Cumbria in Bloom AGM ‘The Silloth Experience’
17th November 2014
Winner ‘Coastal Town’ Silver Gilt Award Runner Up ‘Town Centre’ Award
Runner Up Special Category ‘Community Garden’Level 4 Thriving ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’
Background: Carlisle to Silloth Bay Railway and Silloth Docks opened in 1856, playing a key part in Silloth’s planned growth over the
next years
From the 1860s Silloth developed as a ‘well to do’ Victorian ‘Spa Town.’ Well planned buildings & broad
cobbled streets lined by trees
Silloth Green – 45 acres – situated between cobbled streets and the Solway Firth
Silloth Baths on the Green provided opportunity to bathe in sea water without getting cold. Gallons of water were pumped out of the sea at each high tide by a steam engine.
Note the newly planted avenue and the modesty carriages which would be drawn by donkeys to take Victorian ladies to bathe in the sea
However, over time, the condition of heritage buildings on the Green and the old much loved
Paddling Pool deteriorated
Funding bids for renovation were succesful. After refurbishment Silloth Green was re-opened in 2012
Support and funding
Heritage Features eg. Edwardian Toilets and Victorian Pagoda were refurbished and broad accessible paths
created
Beautiful Sunsets
Spectacular views over the Solway Firth to Scotland
Dedicated local volunteers work hard to ensure Silloth is a great place to live and an attractive coastal
destination for visitors.
Silloth Green Day 2014 now an Annual Event. Celebrating Heritage; Showcasing the town
and forthcoming year’s events
1860s - danger to seafarers in the Solway Firth was recognised. and a lifeboat station for the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was opened to the West side of Silloth Green.
RNLI Silloth Display 2014. People in Silloth are proud of the local team, who risk their own lives to save
others
RNLI Display Carnival Day 2013
Silloth Golf Course – Renowned worldwide
The Silloth course overlooking the Solway was founded in 1892 by the North British Railway Company as a natural extension of the town as a port and holiday destination
Silloth Town Council
Silloth Town Council and their Parks Committee have responsibility for the Green
Officers areParish Clerk, Wendy Jameson.
Email townclerk@silloth-on-solway.co.ukWebsite: www.silloth-on-solway-tc.gov.uk
Community Engagement Officer, Anna Malina.
Email: anna.malina@silloth-on-solway.co.uk Website: www.sillothgreen.co.uk
Silloth Green Maintenance Team
The Green is well maintained by a dedicated team
Green Manager plus two full time and one part-time staff
Multi-skilled
Accommodating (to meet needs of various events)
Children’s Designs for Community Garden fed into the final design
Some priorities suggested by children at workshop
2015 – Bee, Butterfly and Insect project plans
60 youngsters from Nursery, Primary School and Community College each adopted and planted a plant in the Community Garden
Oak story telling chair carved with heritage icons by local woodcarvers led
by Clive Firth
Story teller Tim Barker May 2014