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Happy 40th to former Grange Now deliverer. Current colleagues of former paperboy, Pete Brierley would like to send him a message - “Special 40th birthday wishes from the team that always delivers.” Happy Birthday Pete!

Five speakers stood up to have their say at the SLDC meeting in Kendal on 18th December. This was part of the debate to decide on the way ahead for Grange Lido. Who knows, perhaps 2019 will now be a year of action, after many years of many words.Mrs. Lambert referred to swimming provision in South Lakes and explained how the ten competing swimming clubs of Cumbria are at a disadvantage because of the lack of an accessible 50 metre pool. George Parr referred to a lack of activity by SLDC which had led to further deterioration over the years. His main point was that from the Structural Engineers’ report the deterioration of the concrete pool is such that reinstatement of a pool would mean a complete rebuild at horrendous additional expense.Peter Endsor, Mayor and Chairman of Grange Town Council explained that there had been years of work to try to find a way forward and that it was the view of the Town Council, and many local residents, that they wished to see the site reopened, to be economically viable and to respect the architectural heritage of the site. To be specific, Grange Town Council supports the light touch proposal of SLDC. He stated that the SLDC refurbishment proposal was economically sustainable and the Town Council offered 100% support.Next speaker was Claire Logan, Grange town councillor and a director of Grange Lido CIC who referred to the holiday flats as proposed in the SGL business plan put forward and expressed concern that this paved the way for the facility to be private rather than publicly available to all. Phil Bradby, Chair of SGL then spoke and explained that the group were working to save the pool not only for the current but also for future generations. He emphasised that the group were not asking for money from the council but the chance to raise money independently and carry the project forward. He asked that consultants be appointed to see if the restoration plan and running

of the pool as a sustainable and self funding business was viable. He also explained that the SGL proposal involved no capital cost for local taxpayers and would provide a great facility for both locals and tourists.SLDC councillors all spoke highly of the Save Grange Lido group and appreciated the passion they had shown. Councillor Jonathan Brook proposed that the light touch proposal which would include repairing sea defences go ahead while simultaneously allowing SGL to develop their plans. This allows for the possibility of a future pool while allowing SLDC to get on with repair works now to enable the site to be repaired, cleaned and opened.Cllr. Tom Harvey, previous Chair of Grange Town Council proposed an amendment to give Save Grange Lido the site (I.e. hand it over to them) and give them the opportunity to go for a full pool refurbishment. His fellow Conservative councillor James Airey backed him up and suggested SLDC should encourage such an impassioned group as SGL and give them the chance.Giles Archibald, SLDC council leader stepped up to explain they were reluctant to hand over the site as it would restrict the council’s future ability to manage it. He emphasised the need to ensure that future financial obligations were not passed on or committed to as this would be irresponsible of current councillors. Various other councillors spoke but ultimately the original proposal of going ahead with a light touch restoration was voted on and carried while the amendment proposed of handing over the site to SGL was defeated.Let’s hope this marks the moment when something will actually happen to bring the Lido site back into use and to be an asset of value and pride to local people and their elected representatives.The proposed designs shown below and on the front cover will be going to cabinet on January 23rd and these are yet to be approved formally as the final designs.

2019 - The Year of the Lido?Happy New Year to all our readers!

Edwardian Festival set to continue?Good news for Edwardian Festival. Grange’s long running Edwardian Festival is likely to continue in 2019.Full details to appear in our February issue. The only difference will be the date. Grange Now understands it is likely to be held on Saturday 13th July. Stall holders will be notified before the end of January.

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Thank you for all your support and contributions during 2018. Let’s hope that 2019 is a great one for you and yours and our local area.Please get in touch with your contributions, ideas for features, letters, reports, adverts, news and events.Good luck with all your new years resolutions and plans for the year ahead. If you are planning something special in 2019, maybe running a marathon, writing a book, moving house or even starting a new career - whatever it is, best of luck.A huge thank you to Sharon, Sarah, Glenn, Liz and all who help to make this paper happen. It takes a huge amount of work and I am very grateful to every one of them.Best wishes and Happy New Year.The Grange Now Team

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By the time you read this article I hope all readers have had an enjoyable and relaxing festive break.2018 has proven to be an eventful year, to say the least! Amongst other things, we had terrific heat in the summer and the national football team fell agonizingly short in the world cup, losing in the semifinals.Politically, President Trump has taken many things to a new level, the use of social media included, and that will doubtless continue. Domestically Brexit continues to dominate our news and as I type the outcome could be anywhere within a wide range. We all have our own views on this.2019 is likely to be just as memorable and with Brexit certainly a historical year.May we wish each and everyone one of you a prosperous 2019.

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will still be supplying a wide range of frozen raw diet food along with wet food and a big selection of dried foods including James Wellbeloved and Burns. They also offer free, daily, local delivery.Sian said, “We will still have a wide range and variety of products and we also have friendly staff who have an extensive knowledge of animal management and nutrition”.Sian would also like to reassure customers that, “despite the change of name, loyalty cards and points will be transferred and you will get a new card”.

County MattersAt a recent meeting with Grange Town Councillors, myself and the County Council Traffic Engineer for our area discussed the parking and traffic issues residents have raised over the past few months.

The Engineer took on board all comments and did mention that some new and renewed lines and signs would be implemented shortly in the Town Centre.

After much discussion at my suggestion it was agreed that the County would put out speed monitoring tubes around the Town Centre in the Spring. This would enable us

all to ascertain the speeds on the roads at the sites we all agreed to and then look at any problem areas.

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elderly or vulnerable friends, family and neighbours.

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Thank you to everyone for their support and involvement This includes the villages of Lindale, High and Low Newton, the large Parish of Cartmel Fell and Grange.

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A helping hand with the treesThe Mayor, Cllr. Peter Endsor, would like to say a big thank you to Chris Plumb from Grange Now and his wife, Katie, for their help in putting up the Christmas trees in Grange. He would also like to thank Martin Ingle and Mark and James Walmsley for all their help too. Cllr. Endsor said “I couldn’t have done it without their help and I very much appreciate it”.


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Tim’s columnLooking back over 2018 I was really pleased that, despite the fact that Parliament has been incredibly distracted by EU exit debates, we actually managed to achieve quite a lot around here. Of course there was the stuff I do every year, advice surgeries, the Summer Tour, the young people’s football surgeries (not offering advice on football but getting together with young people to discuss their issues whilst kicking a ball around), etc. But there has been lots of other important stuff too. I can’t go into everything so I am going to focus on transport and health. We all know how bad the service on the Furness and Lakes Lines have been since Northern took over the franchise. I know it is small comfort but even with the endless cancellations on the Furness Line those of you who use it have actually been luckier than those using the Lakes Line. On that line the Transport Minister, Chris Grayling MP (someone who has definitely been distracted

by Brexit), went so far as to give Northern permission to cancel trains completely for several weeks. On the health front the campaign to get a radiotherapy unit continues. We have made some very positive strides this year with most recently an announcement that NHS England is conducting a feasibility study to look into building the unit which has to be good news. Much less good news was learning how badly served anyone experiencing mental health issues is around here. Particularly young people. A recent report on the service being delivered to our young people facing issues like eating disorders and self-harm found it to be “inadequate”.There’s no space to go into other issues like flooding, second homes and funding for our schools. But rest assured that I am working on them and will continue to do so during 2019.As ever thanks for your support, Tim Farron

In November, Grange held its first ‘Death Cafe’ at ‘Thyme Out’ cafe in conjunction with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and Grange and South Lakes Integrated Care Community. It was organised and supported by the South Lakes Specialist Palliative care team and led by the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Grange Area and she has written this article for Grange Now.“Death cafes were developed in Europe and brought over to the UK by Jon Underwood, where they have taken off successfully in London.“Their purpose is to try and demystify death and reduce the taboo by encouraging conversations in a safe social space such as a cafe. These conversations can be thought-provoking and give us a chance to think about what we do (and what we don’t) want to happen to us when, as mere mortals, it is our time. Studies about the death cafe concept have revealed that by acknowledging our own mortality we then are more likely to lead more fulfilling lives and not take things for granted. We are also more likely to make sure those important plans are in place long before they are

needed. “The cafe was very well attended and positively evaluated with attendees stating they felt it was an excellent and enlightening experience in a lovely, relaxed atmosphere which helped to ease conversation about a known negative topic. A key issue that came from the cafe was the need to give thought to what matters both to ourselves and our family and friends. As a result of attending, some had planned to get themselves more organised with future planning and others to talk to their families about their wishes.“We have been asked to put on more of these events so will be planning more in the New Year.” Many thanks to Emma Miller for writing this article.

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Electric Bikes are Fantastic!So say the determined trio who go out every decent day across the Cartmel peninsula on electric bikes. With a combined age of 221, Terence Hartley, Leonard Robinson and Georgian Hind take to the roads to explore the area and keep fit.

‘It always brings a smile to your face and gives a sense of achievement’ says Georgian (69).

All have bikes supplied locally from Reg at bespoke e-bikes in Flookburgh and the cycling friends regularly call in there for a natter.

The three all wear hi-visibility jackets and aim to travel around 15-20 miles on an outing. The main reasons they enjoy going out are fitness, enjoyment and camaraderie. So are there any downsides I asked? Well the occasional impatient driver might be an issue but mainly it is all positives.

So if you see the ‘three musketeers’ as Reg affectionately calls them, why not give them a wave, and if you fancy being a ‘fourth musketeer’ then Reg is the man to see.

A tidal wave of tourism?Look carefully at a few things happening locally, put them together and in the not too distant future it is just possible they could create a mini boom for tourism in our area.

Nothing is set in stone but the Eden Project North in Morecambe has unveiled its plans following a successful feasibility study. The original Eden in Cornwall has received over 20 million visitors since 2001. Morecambe now benefits from a vastly improved road access with the new Bay Gateway link to the M6, and the £60 million pound project would be a hugely popular attraction for the area.

What does this mean for us, I hear you say? Well only that it puts Morecambe Bay on the radar for people as a place to visit. The recent Morecambe Bay Cycleway has proved extremely popular and we may even see the estuary crossing.

The Government’s coastal revival fund of £1m has been awarded to 25 projects and happily one of those is the proposal for a walking and cycling route across the Arnside estuary. This would have a huge impact and would form an iconic link. It also neatly plugs a gap in the new 2,800 mile long English Coastal Path which is due to open in 2022.

Then, of course, there is the Lido which has been much discussed recently. Whatever happens there, it can only add to the attractiveness of this peninsula as a fabulous place to come and visit. There is evidence from other long distance walking and cycling routes that they provide a significant boost to the local crossing.

The feasibility study will consider design, cost, and safety for the estuary crossing but let’s hope it happens. A day out across the estuary from either side would be very attractive to many people

being exciting, traffic free and with lots to see and do at either end.

No doubt local groups such as Morecambe Bay Partnership who submitted the application for the feasibility study, The Arnside to Grange support groups and local councils will be pushing to make these studies turn into things that actually happen. Past experience with the Lido shows that the study stage can all that happens. But looking forward, there is such a fabulous opportunity here for the long-term well being of the area in terms of tourism, jobs and development by the various initiatives coming together at the same time.

Grange Now asked Morecambe Bay Partnership for an update on the proposed crossing of the estuary and they told us, “We want to use this to commission several studies, including the technical feasibility of getting on/of the viaduct at Arnside, and what would be needed to enable people arriving by train and car to access the viaduct bridge and village safely and sustainably. We want to make sure this will be a good thing for the residents and businesses of Arnside. We’ll also be looking at the potential impacts on the natural environment. We know that the estuary is a haven for birds.

“We have a small steering group of community members, local organisations and businesses and statutory bodies (CCC, SLDC, LDNP, Natural England) leading the work.

As you say in your article, there are a lot of opportunities for the area, anchored around the beauty of the Bay, to help regenerate coastal communities. These studies will help decide what the opportunity is for bridges over the viaducts, and hopefully pave a way for making it a reality.”

Doorstep sellers causing alarmMP Tim Farron has received a high number of complaints from residents about doorstep sellers. Men with north-east accents claiming to be former prisoners are trying to sell things door to door and in some cases have been very persistent, if not aggressive. This has understandably alarmed quite a few (mainly elderly) people in the town. The advice is to either get in touch with Tim’s office or with the police if you think there is anything illegal going on.


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Rise Against HungerGrange Now has already reported on the ambitious plan to pack 60,000 nutritious meals in a Rise Against Hunger. Grange Rotary is leading the campaign, supported by the Mayor, Peter Endsor, Grange Chamber of Trade, and twenty-six Rotary clubs across Cumbria and Lancashire. It’s a mammoth task which will culminate in two hundred and fifty, yes 250, volunteers coming together on Saturday 13th April to pack meals in a fun factory setting at Cartmel Priory School. There will be shifts (two or four hours), plenty of fun, laughter and upbeat music to keep you going. If you’re now thinking to yourself, “What about people who are struggling locally?” Grange Rotary has that covered and in conjunction with the packing event, volunteers are being encouraged to bring a suitable food item for distribution to local food banks. Fundraising events to cover the cost of providing and transporting these meals have been ongoing for some time with people already giving very generously. The next fundraiser takes place on Friday 25th January in our wonderful Victoria Hall and will be in the form of ‘A Night at the Musicals’, featuring a wealth of talent:

Danielle Louise Thomas Danielle was christened “The Voice of Liverpool” by the late Ken Dodd and is a highly accomplished mezzo-soprano who can switch effortlessly from ‘Ave Maria’ to ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ from ‘My Fair Lady’.

Michael And Julia Carroll Michael and Julia reside in Allithwaite with their two sons but hail from the Liverpool area. They are experienced and versatile performers of musical theatre, having played many leading roles for the prestigious Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Stephen Mannings Stephen is currently in his dream job of Assistant Choral Director and Choral Animateur at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Rachel Battersby Rachel is well known to many locally in her position as Headteacher at Cartmel Primary School. What is less well known is that in her previous life she was a professional actor, whose wide-ranging talent can extend from Shakespeare to the world of musicals. She has appeared more recently in

both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing at Cartmel Priory.

Dave Stockton Dave is a leading man performer in the Barrow area. So much so that early next year he will be playing the double bill roles at the Forum of the slick lawyer Billy Flynn in Kander and Ebb’s razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’ followed by the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s exciting rock musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’.

Alastair Rae Known to Grange audiences for his Monsignor in Grange Operatic Society’s ‘Sister Act’ last year, former Regimental Sergeant Major, Alastair served in the Armed Forces for 24 years and, on retirement, pursued his passion for theatre. He appeared in four series of ITV’s ‘Bad Lads’ Army’ as the Team Sergeant and is due to appear as Annas, the High Priest, in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Barrow Forum in March.

Tickets priced at £10, £5 (for 16 and under) are available at the Tourist Information Centre. There will be a bar, tea/coffee refreshments, and raffle on the night.

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To register in person there will be a registration morning at Grange Library on Friday 18th January

between 10am - 1pm.

Author, Neil Honeyman has put together a fascinating collection of photographs of ‘Old Grange-over-Sands’. Taken not only from his own collection but also from Peter Jackson, this book gives a rare look into days gone by. We have two copies to give away. If you would like win one, please send your name, address and contact telephone number to Grange Now Ltd, 2 Imperial

House, Main Street, Grange over Sands, Cumbria. LA11 6DP, with your answer to this question.

Why did the bandstand move from the prom to its current position?

Copies of this excellent book can be bought from: Brennands Newsagents, Daisyroot Books and the Tourist Information Centre.

Competition time: two copies up for grabs. A fascinating look back in time


50 years of Slimming World2019 will mark the start of 50 years since Slimming World was first started in the UK and since then many people have gone on to lose weight successfully, eating healthy meals that they can share with their whole family. Here in Grange over Sands the Wednesday groups have so far this year alone lost over 370 stone and 40 people have reached their Personal Target weight, with some of those losing up to 7 stone.

People decide to lose weight for many reasons for example Lisa, our latest Target member wanted to lose weight for her daughters Christening and succeeded whilst still breastfeeding her baby ; Judith joined on her Drs advice to lose 2 stone to help her reduce her Diabetics medication, she lost the weight, has been a target member now for 2 years and not only reduced the medication but is no longer on the at risk register and all the way along she has enjoyed healthy meals. Bob (pictured) also joined because his Dr. wanted him to lose weight and he decided to try to do a sponsored slim for charity. He’s now using Slimming Worlds new 12 week maintenance plan to help him stay at his target weight.

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Eden and its partners successfully completed a feasibility study in September and are now seeking funding to make the project a reality. Central to the vision is a series of pavilions inspired by mussels,

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Its vision of a seaside resort for the twenty-first century includes reimagined lidos, gardens, performance spaces, immersive experiences, and observatories. Eden is working with Grimshaw, the architecture firm who designed its world-famous Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes, to create this unique structure for Morecambe

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In our November edition, we told you about a charity Christmas fair which family-run car dealership, PV Dobsons & Sons, has been holding for over ten years. They empty all three car showrooms and fill them with Christmas goodies galore, all to raise money for Martin House, a children’s hospice in Yorkshire. This year’s event took place on Thursday 6th December and we are delighted to say that they managed to raise over £3,200 for the charity. PV Dobsons & Sons would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the event. For more information on Martin House please go to www.martinhouse.org.uk/About-Us

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The Cumberland has won the ‘Best Regional Building Society’ award at the Mortgage Finance Gazette awards, held in London on Thursday 15 November. The title was awarded to the building society offering the most consistently competitive mortgage rates over the previous 12 months, and this is now the seventh time the Cumberland has received the accolade. The award is the business’s second national mortgage award this year, having

been named Regional Lending Provider of the Year by Moneyfacts in June.

Des Moore, chief executive at the Cumberland, said, “To win this award for the fifth successive year is continued proof of our commitment to providing great value mortgages. As the award is based on the actual cost of a mortgage rather than the ‘headline’ rate it recognises the most competitive mortgage provider. Our aim

has always been to offer our customers consistently competitive mortgages and it’s fantastic to see this acknowledged nationally.”

The award marks the end of another successful year for the Cumberland, which saw the region’s largest building society

announce record mortgage lending figures, launch its pioneering ‘Research Hub’, offering people from the region the opportunity to help shape the future of its branch network, and introduce Freedom, the UK’s first current account for apprentices.

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I love adult colouring books - they take me back to a time when life was simpler, and the only pressure was to make sure I stayed in between the lines. Once they’re finished, it seems a waste to have the completed works of art (a phrase I use very loosely) sitting unobserved in the book, so I’ve started to combine them with another love – the art of letter writing – to make creative, quirky envelopes.

It’s so easy to do but adds a bit of hand-crafted charm; just pull the completed page from your colouring book and lay it flat. Next, get a small envelope and open it out completely – you’re going to use this as your template shape.

Place the envelope on top of your artwork, draw around it and then cut out the shape. Be careful to fold along the same lines as the original envelope (I place the envelope on top again to get it spot on) and then you just need to secure the folds closed with some paper glue or double-sided tape.Once you get confident with the colouring, you can start free-handing your designs onto standard envelopes. The magical world of ‘envelope art’ awaits.

Last year a friend bought me some Single Brush Pens – they’re a cross between a felt tip and a paintbrush – with a single colour per pen. I also love the Water Brush Pens, which you fill with water and use like a standard paintbrush with a small palette of watercolours, but without the mess. They’re perfect for doodling in front of the telly. Both are by MozArt and are available from Youdell’s Art Shop in Kendal.

If you’re looking for inspiration head online to Pinterest – my personal favourites are the artistic epistles of Naomi Bulger.

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Last month we reported that Jane Pape was the worthy winner of Grange Art Society’ Millennium Prize. She now has lovely plans for this painting which we would like to share with our readers. Jane told us, “I would love to sell the painting to raise funds for a family in Malawi. My late husband’s Grandfather, Rev. Charles Stuart, physically made the bricks to build the Church at Ekwendeni, and was remembered with affection and respect by some of the Elders still there when I got in touch after my husband died in 2000. As a memorial to him and my late husband, I was given the name of the widow of one of the Church’s Pastors, who had died suddenly of a diabetic coma, leaving his young wife with 5 small children and no income in one of the poorest countries in the world. Over the years I have been able to send small financial gifts, but recently heard that the eldest daughter cannot now afford to complete her final year in University, and they are struggling for the youngest child to finish his Secondary Schooling. Lusia’s battles to educate her children have been epic. How they Value Learning!“Lusia’s only income is from selling milk and calves from

her 5 cows and each time she has to sell one, e.g. to repair her roof, there is less milk to sell. I used to have a smallholding with goats and Jersey cows ‘Katy’ and ‘Amy’ so it seems a ‘natural’ for me to ‘buy’ a cow, which Lusia would then of course, keep! And if I can also use my gift of painting for someone else to enjoy, and to raise some money, it would be wonderful!“Brian Edgar will be framing the picture and The Beach Hut Gallery have very kindly agreed to display it for viewing after 6th January during their Friday and Saturday opening times of 10.30am – 4.30pm (www.thebeachhutgallery.co.uk )The price of a cow is £160.00 and that is how much I would love to sell the painting for.”Jane then plans to add her own financial contribution to cover fees.

Selling a painting to buy a cow


ART & MUSIC

The cast of Grange Amateur Operatic Society Youth Section’s recent production of ‘Robin Hood and Babes in the Wood’ recently led a Carol Service at the URC/Methodist Church, telling the story of the birth of Jesus through Bible readings, meditations and song.

Following the service, the youngsters presented £1,000 in cheques to the following charities: Jigsaw Children’s Hospice, Christian Blind Mission, Youth Trust Project Trust for Zoe Webster’s trip, Action for Children,

King George V playground at Allithwaite, Flookburgh Recreational Trust, and World Vision.

Fun and food followed the presentations with parachute games enjoyed by children and adults alike. The young people and the team involved with the Panto’, wish to thank all members of the public in Grange and surrounding district for their wonderful support. They wish you all a very happy New Year.

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Monday 14th January is the date the rehearsals begin for the Spring Term of Cartmel Choral Society. Registration will take place between 6.45 to 7.15pm at Cartmel Village Hall. The fee of £35 per term remains unchanged from 2018.

The Spring Concert will be held at the Cartmel Priory on Saturday, 16 April 2019 starting at 7.30pm. This year they will be performing Hiawatha`s Wedding Feast and a selection of English

Part-songs.

If you would like to go along new members are always given as warm a welcome as established ones. Why not make 2019 the year you give choral singing a try. The group is happy for anyone to go along and give it a try before committing themselves.

For further details about the group you can contact the Chairman, Jim Kitchen, on 015395 35306 or visit their website: www.cartmelchoral.co.uk

Cartmel Choral Society

Exciting news - Grange Drama is going on air for the local hospital listening network. The scripts of two mini playlets are now available for our use: Girl Fishing by Martin Chambers and The Skunk Block by Miles Blanch. Thanks to the generosity of both these playwrights, permission has been granted to record their work & Grange Drama’s Radio Project, in the form of three workshop/rehearsal nights, starts this month with the ultimate recording session following on in early February. These Thursday practice nights will range in style from the informal to the more microphone orientated formal occasion.

The workshop recording schedule will run as follows:

Workshop One: 7.30 pm Thursday 24 January 2019 at 7.30pm. This will be held at Grange Grange Institute, Main Street, Grange. Reading material, characterisation discussions, followed by the casting of ‘characters’ according to voice ranges required. Scripts will be handed out as casts need to familiarise themselves with the material in

advance of workshops Two and Three.

Workshop Two: Thursday 31 January 2019 at 7.30pm, again at Grange Institute.

Rehearsals based on expression and timing of lines for radio delivery.

Workshop Three: Thursday 7 February 2019 at 7.30pm this time at Victoria Hall, Main Street, Grange. Set up and assist the production team who will be working behind the scenes on the technical aspects and mechanics before the actual recording session takes place later the same evening.

Would you like to go ‘on air’? Please get in touch with Jim Robson or Bob Somerset if you are up for reading a part, want to join the ‘hands on’ players team or have previous experience of radio work, to let them know of your intentions in advance. Contact 015395 32879 or email [email protected]. Website: www.grange-drama.org.uk

Many thanks, as ever, to Margaret McDonagh for supplying this column.

On the Grapevine...

Robin Hood and Babes in the WoodWell done to everyone who took part in this year’s fantastic show. Look out for the full panto review next month by Barbara Brown but for now here is just a snapshot or two (or 3 even).


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Market review and forecast

2018 is behind us so let us take a moment to review the past year and look to the next. The property market can divide opinion and potential uncertainty can have a detrimental effect. However, there are encouraging signs that the property market is, and will continue to be buoyant.At Poole Townsend, we found the last twelve months to be especially productive and successful, selling a total of £105.7 million worth of property. The local market trends showed an increase in the number of new properties to the market but a decrease in the number of property sales completions when comparing this year to 2017. With Poole Townsend leading the sales charts in every location in which we have sales offices means that we have been responsible for 27% of all completions in the South Lakes and Furness areas within the last twelve months.Obviously, the need to instruct the right agent to sell your home is still of paramount importance. You want to know that when your property comes to the market there is a higher chance of it selling. The local average for other estate agents converting new instruction numbers to sales numbers has been recorded at 54.8%. Poole Townsend have achieved an average instruction to sales ratio of 81.4% in the same period, meaning you are 26.6% more likely to sell your property if you choose to market with Poole Townsend.Choosing the right agent is also important when it comes to the perceived pitfalls in the property market. The B word is creeping into more and more conversations and

the overriding question is ‘How is Brexit going to affect the property market?’ As far as we are concerned the signs for the upcoming year are positive. Both financial and property experts are forecasting significantly different impacts dependant upon the area of the country you are in. RightMove are predicting property prices to drop in the London and surrounding commuter belt area by up to 2%. However, in a reverse of fortune, there are expectations that asking prices in the North will increase between 2-4%.RightMove director Miles Shipside also went on to say about the coming year that “Whilst uncertainty traditionally deters some discretionary movers, particularly at the high end of the market, there are many would-be buyers and sellers who will be getting on with their livesand will be keeping the market moving.”Looking back at the last twelve months average marketing prices and average sales completion values we can certainly agree with these sentiments. Poole Townsend have seen a 3% increase in both average asking prices and average sales prices, maintaining our 97% offer agreed to asking price ratio. This further cements the fact that the local property market is alive and well.There will be plenty of scaremongering in the upcoming months but once again the Great British public have carried on with life regardless. The signs of an active market and a productive 2019 are set in front of us and Poole Townsend for one are prepared to make the most of these exciting times. Please feel free to speak with one of our property experts if you have any questions about the past year or coming months.


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What’s On in JanuaryTues 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Cartmel Health Walks from Cartmel Racecourse grandstand entrance at 11am. Contact Ewen Cameron on 07929 833528 for information. Thurs 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Grange Health Walks from Grange Age UK superstore main car park at 11am. Contact Ewen Cameron on 07929 833528 for information.

Tues 8th,15th,22nd,29th - Sequence Dancing at Lindale Village Hall every Tuesday 7.30 to 10pm. New members and beginners welcome. Visitors to the town looking for an evening’s dancing guaranteed a warm, friendly reception. Enquiries to Chris on 33219.

Thurs 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st – Singing for Memory at Allithwaite Community Centre run by Grange Soroptimists. For people with memory or speech difficulties or dementia. Ring Isabel on 36378 or Sheila on 33422 for information and booking.

Tues 15th/22nd/29th - Circle Dancing. All welcome. No partner or dance experience needed. Allithwaite Community Centre 2.15 - 4.15pm. £7 per week. Helen Brooks 015395 35022.

Fri 4th - Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (RCTS) - Furness Lakes & Lune Branch. 7.30 pm at the Station Hotel, Carnforth. A Video and film show on: Ancient Scottish Diesels, Cumbrian Pullmans and Modern Hamburg by Colin Kennington. All welcome. Small contribution requested.

Tues 8th - Allithwaite and Cartmel W.I. – Judy Clay will be speaking about ‘Fraud Protection’ at 2pm. Allithwaite Community Centre.

Tues 8th - Grange Lecture Society - The British Monarchy, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Dickie Arbiter - 7.15pm Victoria Hall.

Fri 11th, Grange and District Natural History Society ‘Westmorland Dales Geology Project’ presented by Sylvia Woodhead , URC Hall, 7:30 pm

Mon 14th - Grange Probus Club meets at 12.30 for 1pm at the Netherwood Hotel for a talk by Ken Kay on the Spanish Civil War Luncheon. Contact Derek Jackson on 015395 59086 or Ewen Cameron on 32319 for information on membership and events.

Tues 22nd - Grange Lecture Society - Storm-Tossed Lady by Sue Hickson-Marsay - 7.15pm Victoria Hall.

Thurs 24 Jan – Grange WI. RC Church Meeting Room, 7.30 pm. Craft evening with Valentine’s theme. Contact Margaret on 36735 for more details.

Fri 25th, Grange and District Natural History Society, AGM and subscriptions followed by refreshments and short presentations, URC Hall, 7:30 pm

Thur 31st - Open Mic Night at The Crown Country Inn at High Newton, South Lakes, LA11 6JH. An evening of music and entertainment from 9pm onwards. See arts pages for more details.

What’s On at the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands: Jan 2019Tues 8: Lecture Society: Dickie Arbiter: The British Monarchy Yesterday, today & Tomorrow 7.15pmFri 11: Social Dancing (not sequence) 7.30pmTues 15: U3A monthly meeting 10.15amTues 22: Lecture Society: Sue Hickson-Marsay: Storm Tossed Lady 7.15pmFri 25: Rotary Rise Against Hunger Concert: A Night at the Musicals 7.30pmSat 2 Feb: Young Farmers Drama Competition time tbc

REGULAR EVENTS:(Classes begin again week commencing Mon 7th Jan)Silver Swans Ballet Classes:Weds: 10.15am Thurs: 6.15pm Dance Lessons with James Reeder:Wednesday from 7pmFun with Natural Singing Workshops:Wednesday 1.30 – 3pmYoga Classes: Term time onlyMondays 2.30pm (Sitting yoga Rm 4)Thursdays 10am (Backstage rooms)Light Up Lives: (Room 4)Kind Set Café (formerly Cygnus Café) 3rd Friday of the month 12.30pmPlayday: New venture for mums/dads with small childrenFridays 9am from January 11th

VICTORIA HALL SUPPORT GROUP EVENTS - all proceeds to Victoria HallSat 12: Film Night: Mamma Mia 7pmTues 15: BINGO night 7pmFri 18: Quiz Night 7.30pm

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Forthcoming events for VHSG (Victoria Hall Support Group)VHSG have some exciting fundraising events planned for 2019. January sees the return of the popular Quiz Night (Fri 18th) with supper. Sign up your teams of 6 via the Information Centre. Numbers will be restricted to 15 teams.Other dates for your diaries are:Fri 22 February: Celtic Extravaganza & CeilidhSat 30 March: Fundraising concert with Flookburgh Band & the Bay Community Singers


SCHOOL REPORT

The noblest art is that of making others happyThese are the words of PT Barnum and the pupils of Cartmel Priory School achieved this in spades with the performers and audience alike delighted by the latest production, The Greatest Show. Barnum invited you to The Greatest Show and promised you would ‘Come Alive’! PT Barnum (played by Holly B-B) guided you through the story of how he created his first attraction, from the moment when he was a young boy (Michael W) and met his future wife, young Charity (Nerissa B).Then with the support of his sidekick, O’Malley (Tom S), wife Charity (Martha R) and children Caroline and Emily (Libby E and Emily-Kate U), and Phillip Carlyle (Max B and Joe W), the ‘Million Dreams’ looked like they could come true. The strange collection of brave and bruised oddities played by Faye H, Amos R, Luke F, Thomas P , Lucy G, Jake R, Euan A, Becca M, Austin H, Darwin H, Alicia C, Joe J, Isabel W, Lara C, Alex R and Becky McC rightfully claimed every word of ‘This Is Me’.The songbird, Jenny Lind (Keresa W) wowed everyone with a beautiful rendition of ‘Never Enough’. Even Jameson (Corey B), the local thug, tried his best to bring an end to this story but with the help of the supporting cast (Ellie D, Charlie R, Tate J, Douglas McC, Matthew O, Katie P, D’arcie F, Lily D,

Emily P, Sophie J, Rachel G, Alice K, Paige B, Evie R, Kama D, Libby H, Grace L, Clara McD and Ella R-T), this was not the case.As Barnum himself said “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else” and it was a joy to see the variety of talents brought to this production from those on stage to the backroom crew. You were amazing. Thanks to everyone for putting this fantastic show together. May we also take the opportunity to wish our school community a Happy New Year and all the best for 2018! And as for next year...who knows?

It was standing room only at Cartmel’s beautiful Priory in mid-December as children from the school performed their entertaining version of the Nativity story ‘in the round’. All pupils had parts to play, contributing to a wonderful performance directed by teachers and supported by parents, who produced some very creative costumes! The Nativity kicked off our Christmas celebrations, which also included class parties, Christmas Jumper Day, a special festive lunch and Christmas storytelling with Reverend Nick Devenish. We were also delighted to win a prize in the Priory’s superb exhibition of decorated angels: thank you to everyone who voted for our entry, which was brilliantly designed by three of our older girls. Earlier in December, our hard-working ‘Friends’ group organised the first ever Santa Dash: 2km and 5km races through the woods around Cartmel. It was a great success despite lashing rain and low temperatures, and produced the magnificent sight of dozens of people jogging in Santa hats and coats! Runners warmed up again afterward with mulled wine and cake. The Santa Dash raised more than £300, which will be put towards valuable school activities, and we now hope to make it an annual event.

The Christmas season has been a busy and exciting time. The children have made all the decorations for their 7ft Christmas tree, enjoyed wearing Christmas jumpers and are looking forward to their Christmas Party.Through a variety of activities, including staging a Nativity Play, the children have learned the Christmas Story. They will be performing their Nativity play for the residents at Boarbank Hall

and again for their families and the pupils at CartmelPrimary.The children were invited to and much enjoyed Cartmel Primary’s excellent Nativity “Straw and Order” which was performed in The Priory.We have also taken time to think about those less fortunate than ourselves and have added contributions of food to the food bank at the Priory. We wish Grange Now readers a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

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This month at Allithwaite it has been all about celebrating our skills and talents. We have enjoyed a Christmas music concert in St Mary’s Church where we listened to our children performing guitar, flute, and keyboard. It was incredible to see the children’s progress since our last concert. Some children performed solos and even when they made a mistake, each child had the courage to carry on and finish their pieces. Resilient learners. Smiles all round.Christmas really began this week: Our younger children – aged 3 to 7 years old – performed their Nativity ‘A Tale of Two Birthdays’ for an enormous audience. It was a production with an abundance of variety. We watched excellent acting, incredible dances, and wonderful singing. Each child, even the very youngest, had the confidence to get up on stage and do their part and we are all so proud of them. The spectators wrote some heart-warming comments which the children have enjoyed hearing and the older children made celebrative cards which they presented to their Buddies today. So important to take time to stop and celebrate the special moments and not get caught up in the rush of life. Next month we will have our KS2 production of ‘Oliver’ to tell you all about!

Allithwaite Primary

Staff and Pupils at Grange C of E School would like to thank the kind and generous volunteers who have helped in many ways over the year; we wish them a Happy New Year! We are lucky to receive such great support from our community and we very much appreciate it. The end of term was an exciting one with our Reception/KS1 Nativity Play ‘Prickly Hay’ helping to show the true meaning of Christmas. The catchy tunes and carefully chosen words helped to explain the story and gave all our children the chance to shine. The school band performed for a variety of audiences including the Blind Society and the Lunch Club at Thornleigh, enjoying the opportunity to meet new people and share their talents.Our school hall looked beautiful

with a lovely tree; thanks to Holker Hall for their donation. The Y3 children have enjoyed making designs for stained glass windows to represent the Christmas Story.

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Lindale Primary School finished the term with our whole school production of Robin Hood the musical. The children rose to the occasion with very enthusiastic singing, great acting, and some word-perfect lines. The youngest children entertained us all with their woodland animal scene. Parents had also made some wonderful costumes for all the characters. Friends of Lindale School provided the refreshments and held a raffle. This was generously supported by local businesses. We also held our annual Nativity Service in St. Paul’s Church; this year combining it with learning about Christingles. Pre-school Nursery also held a Christmas singalong for parents and everyone in school– they were amazing and joined in brilliantly. They have been creating their own Nativity display and re-telling the Christmas story. Nursery also had a lovely time when Nic from Barrow Owl Sanctuary came to visit and as part of outdoor learning have been hunting for dragons. We look forward to the new term with exciting new topics and things to learn.

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“It’s that most wonderful time of the year”Local youngsters across all the schools put on fabulous performances to bring the Nativity story to life in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Congratulations and well done to all the staff, pupils and helpers.

Clockwise from top right:Allithwaite Primary Cartmel PrimaryGrange PrimaryLindale PrimaryFlookburgh PrimaryAcorn Montessori

December was all about Christmas! Our children have performed two very different festive productions: our Early Years / KS1 Nativity and the KS2 ‘Primary School Christmas Musical’. We held our Nativity in the church, and it was fantastic to see so many parents and extended family members supporting us. The children retold the arrival of Jesus brilliantly, and even the bits that didn’t quite go to plan only made us smile and laugh more! The KS2 production was all about what could go wrong in a school play, so of course, all the mishaps were intentional (honest!).

To celebrate the end of our whole term learning theme of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’, we held a Winter Market in our hall to sell lots of crafts we have been making across the term. We had calendars, candles, snowmen, cookery books, wreaths, plants and many more items on sale, the vast majority of which were snapped up by impressed parents!

We also had a special visitor in December: Tim Farron MP joined us to officially open our extended teacher-led Nursery provision, starting in January 2019.

Before we broke up, we also managed to squeeze in our annual Stories around the Christmas Tree, a whole school trip Panto trip to see Snow White, Christmas parties and our end-of-term Carol Service.

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NATURE & GARDENING

The cold and dark of January can be as miserable as any hangover, but it brings lengthening (hopefully warmer) days and you should try and harness that New Year’s resolve and knock out a few jobs at your allotment. Anything you’ve overlooked or fallen behind on now’s the time to get on top of it. It also helps that January is seventeen times as long as all the other months in the year put together.It’s a great time to prune apples and pears; I like to wait until after a couple of good frosts so that you can be sure the tree is dormant and the worst of the lurking bugs and diseases have been killed off by the cold. If you need to get up a ladder make sure one of your allotment buddies is about to ‘foot’ the ladder or worst case scenario catch you!

Onion seeds can be planted in the greenhouse or on a windowsill now, to be planted out later on in the year.

Whether you dig or just mulch it’s a good month to get on with it.

The work will keep you warm and maybe an early start on getting your body ‘beach ready’. Wait for a dry frost-free day as working in these conditions can damage soil structure, you can minimise this by working on boards or running wheelbarrows along planks of wood, cut some grooves into the surface so they don’t get too slippy.

You could also try making a Bean trench, this will accommodate your runner beans when it’s time to plant them out. Runner Beans love rich soil which you can provide by digging a shallow trench a spit or so deep and filling it with shredded newspaper and rough compost and items that you’d generally put into your compost heap, vegetable peelings, leafy weeds etc. It’s worth throwing a bit of manure in there as an activator as well, then when it’s full, cover it over and the trench contents should break down in time for when you plant your runners out in May.

Check your tools, when starting out on an allotment there can be a tendency to accumulate tools and for people to hand them on to you, scrutinise your tools honestly if there are any that you haven’t used this year consider whether you really need them. Consider pooling things that you use infrequently with other allotmenteers, swap ideas, chat, save a few quid, and start the year positively.

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January is one of the most important months for me. Not because of the New Year celebrations, but, to me, it is like a clock that needs re-setting or winding up. For the younger ones I mean change the batteries or re-boot!

It’s a sort of re-start for the countryside, as dormant seed start to split and put out their first exploratory roots out to try and get a foothold on life itself. Buds begin to swell in anticipation of warmer, longer and brighter days. Small signs of future life can be detected for those who notice, giving hope of new life and the possibilities it may hold. We still do have dark mornings and miserable weather, but in secret, life is getting ready to emerge as new. Another season waiting to burst into life. The birds are a little more vocal as they start to look into finding a mate and a territory to raise their young. The occasional butterfly can be seen on a warmer day as it emerges from its winter bedroom in search of some

sweet nectar.Once again life and death will play out day by day, month by month until once again the signs show themselves and things start to slow down as we near another autumn, and eventually giving way to winter. Unstoppable, unpredictable, but the cycle of life once more comes around for many, and eventually for all. I look forward to a new season and what it may bring. But will miss what has passed before. The sights smell and sounds of last season. But they will not be forgotten.It is just as well I write these articles in the hope they might inspire to take a little closer look at nature and the wider environment. Basically, it is a written record and who knows? Possibly a whisper into the future.Happy New Year to all.Tony Saunders, Hon. Reserve Manager, Brown Robin.

January on the Reserve

It’s always great to buy locally produced goods

On the last Saturday of each month in Newton in Cartmel Village Hall, from 10 am till noon, residents from the local community - including outlying districts such as Field Broughton, Ayside, Barber Green, High Cark as well as High and Low Newton, bring things they’ve made or grown to sell.

A spokesperson for the group told Grange Now, “We encourage everyone to at least take their expenses or more and just give a small donation to Hall funds. Some folk have their own stall, others contribute to a communal stall. The emphasis is on it being a community event, rather than fundraising. People come together to browse the locally produced goods and enjoy a cuppa, and some homemade cake - again, just for a small donation.

“The amount of talent shown in the range of goods is staggering: bread, all manner of cakes and biscuits, wood turning, eggs, sewing, chocolates, bird boxes, painted rocks, pickled eggs, chutneys, jams, granola, decorations and wreaths, soups, greetings cards, honey, warm sausage rolls fresh out of the oven (meat kindly supplied by Airey’s Farm Shop!), locally caught trout, pate, curries, aoli, ‘plants, vegetables, fruits and mushrooms...to mention just a few!

“Everyone pitches in to serve teas and coffees and, of course, wash up! Essentially the event runs itself and the atmosphere

is delightful each time. The population has grown a lot since we started a year and a half ago and we now have around 70 - 80 regulars. We welcome everyone. If anyone would like to have a stall, best let us know beforehand so we know how many tables to lay out!”

If you would like a table, contact Wendy Welburn on [email protected] otherwise just go along and enjoy some locally produced goods.


NATURE & GARDENING

Walk of the Monthwith Grange Ramblers

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A. From Birkrigg Common (Grid Ref: SD 284 741) cross the road and follow the wall to the corner. Turn left and follow the track to the road, cross the cattle grid to a short track on the right.

B. Follow the track to the end and cross the stile. Turn left, follow the wall/hedge through two gateways to a stile, cross it, turn right to a gate in the corner, turn left along the wall to a gate

onto a road. Turn right and go 300 yards then turn left.

C. Join the Cistercian Way towards Little Urswick passing between farm buildings to a road. Cross the road and village green. Between the houses look for a way sign on a gate. Here the path is a bit indistinct but head upwards through a gateway, bare slightly left and up to the top corner of the field to cross a stile with steps. Walk up the field to a gate and stile in the wall. Walk slightly left ending on

the top of Little Urswick CragsD. Cross rough ground to a gate in the corner.E. Turn right down the track to a stile on the right.F. Cross the stile and walk to the corner of the wood, over a stile to another stile on the far side of the wood.G. Turn left down the field to a stile and a building. Cross the road then go through a gate, cross the field to the stile opposite and up a slight incline

to meet a path. Turn right.H. Turn left through a gate then right to a stile in the corner of the field. Cross the field towards Urswick heading for the gate in corner.I. Go along a track to houses leading to a road. Turn left towards the Derby Arms Pub then turn right.J. Go through the village and up the hill to Birkrigg Common and the trig point at the top.K. Turn right back to the start.

WALKS IN JANUARY3rd – New Year first mile, Haverthwaite, Low Wood, River Leven, 3 miles, Easy, pub lunch?

10th – Loughrigg via Lily Tarn, Loughrigg Terrace, Rydal Cace and Fox How, 6.2 miles, 1150ft ascent, Medium. **Please note this is a changed walk from programme due

to some path flooded.*

17th – Kirkby Lonsdale to Whittington, 5 miles, 200ft ascent, Easy 22nd – Ulpha Park, Frith Hall,

Duddon Valley, 6 miles, 400ft ascent, Easy.

30th – A circuit from Grange to Cartmel via Hampsfell, 7.5 miles, 1000ft ascent Easy/moderate.

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Wainwright Animal Shelter needs a new home Over the past 18 months, Trustees of Animal Rescue Cumbria have gone through a process of strategic planning and options appraisal in relation to capital investment in the land, buildings, and facilities which the charity holds as assets in pursuit of its main charitable objectives.

The charity has a strong and loyal following both in the South Lakes and the wider county and has been fortunate to receive legacy income in recent years. Amanda Hall, General Manager said, “Top of our Christmas wish list is a new property from which to run the shelter. We aim to make Wainwright’s shelter sustainable and accessible so that we can continue to support pets and their owners in the county, as well as offering innovative educational opportunities to our community.” For more information, you can contact Amanda by emailing amanda@animal rescuecumbria.co.uk or by ringing 07789 117401.www.animalrescuecumbria.co.uk/how_you_can_support_us/donations/

As Grange and surrounding villages welcomes more and more new families with young children, it became obvious to new mums Nicola and Emily that there needs to be more activities to do with little ones that doesn’t involve a full day out. Welcome to Fri-play - an end of the week stress reliever for mums and children. Mum can choose to unwind with a coffee whilst her child safely bounces around a soft play area to burn off some energy or she can get the endorphins flowing by getting involved in a fitness class whilst her children play. Starting on Friday 11th January, Fri-Play will be held at Victoria Hall from 9:30am - 3:00pm. Emily Turnbull will be running 2 fitness classes throughout the day. A soft play area and toy

and craft section will be open all day and anyone can come and use throughout the day. Prices for using the facility are £1.50 for one child over 1 £2.00 for 2 children over 1 and £2.50 for 3 or more children. Exercise classes are £8 (play included in this price). Refreshments are for sale throughout the day Come along and join other like-minded mums - you’ll be made to feel very welcome.

New Mums are welcome


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Homemade cakesAfternoon Tea, Light Lunch.Sunday Lunch served at 1pm

Celebrating our 50th year

URC and Methodist ChurchWe were blessed with youth-led services at the joint URC and Methodist Church service on Sunday, 16th December. In the morning, the Toast Church held their nativity production. They showed the differences of the Christmas story in the gospels of Mark and Luke, acting out the story, with a very persistent donkey, determined to get in on the act. The play was written and produced by Paul Rand, husband of the Methodist minister. The congregation played the multitude of angels, and all sang the familiar Christmas carols, with gusto.

In the evening, the children of the Grange pantomime group led the service, with the familiar bible readings, and comments of the main characters, interspersed with wellknown appropriate carols. Afterwards, everyone was invited to a buffet supper. During this time, cheques were distributed to various charities. ie, Christian Blind, Eden Jigsaw hospice, Action for Children, and others, totalling £1.000.

Then the children and young people had an exciting time playing games, using a WW2 parachute, and then were all presented with a box of chocolates, donated by a lady who has been a long time supporter of the group.

United Reformed ChurchHere we are at the beginning of another year. Whatever happened to the last one? Well, we certainly celebrated Christmas, with Nativity plays, carol singing, special services, Christmas cards and parties. All to remember the birth of Christ at Bethlehem.

Now we start on a journey through another year, with new experiences and new hopes. May they all be joyful!

Our Women’s Guild start their new year with a devotional meeting led by Mick Malkin on Jan 9th at 2.30pm. Further meetings will take place each Wednesday. Everybody welcome.

All the Best for 2019.

Tottlebank celebrates 350th birthday In 2019, Tottlebank Baptist Church will be celebrating 350 years since its founding in 1669!! Charles 2nd was on the throne, it was a time of great religious upheaval and dissenters from the Established Church of England were not allowed to meet inside a 5mile radius of a Parish Church. Hence the remote rural setting of Tottlebank Chapel. (LA12 8HY) One possible meaning of Tottlebank may be ‘The Lookout bank’.

We plan to hold a series of special events throughout the warmer months and would love you to celebrate with us, be you of any denomination or just interested in the story of this, the oldest Baptist Church in the historic County of Lancashire, the ‘Church beyond the Sands’. Details will appear in Grange Now in due course. www.Tottlebank.org.uk

St Paul’s ChurchOur Christmas Fair was a great success, despite the terrible weather. Some 350 people visited the various stalls and ‘café’ and helped us to raise almost £2000 for church funds. Our thanks to everyone who supported the event.

The opening of the Christmas Tree Festival was a joyful occasion. The church was full and it was wonderful to see all ages gathered together and to hear the excited chatter of the children. After Tim Farron MP’s opening address, the school choir performed three songs and, following refreshments, the Bay Singers also contributed three songs. The whole congregation joined in a number of popular carols. Around 300 people visited the Festival during the first week. Donations from visitors are being split between the church organ restoration fund and Bay Rescue.

We will be celebrating our Patronal Festival with Eucharist at 11.00 am on the 25th January. The service will be followed by lunch in the social in church.

Festival of angelsNone of us could have imagined in January 2018 when Charlotte Mitchell had what she describes as a ‘bonkers idea’ and found herself the beneficiary of great generosity in the form of Jaap Klijn, the village carpenter, willing to make 2 metre high figures, that her Festival of Angels would take on a life of its own. From Backbarrow to Beckside, individuals, businesses, family groups and communities utilised their creative powers to produce a host of angels - out of this world!

Grandpa’s old curtains, Auntie Janet’s pearls, lots of sweetie wrappers, stained glass, (what else?), anything sparkly and an ocean of glue were added to cotton wool, pencil, paint and other creative materials to produce the colourful and imaginative ‘Angelic Host’ on display for ten days in the Priory Church. A magnificent 3 metres high paper-sculpted angel, made by Helen Lawler from The Marshal’s Theatre Company based in the Priory, reigned on high from a transept pillar as a modern-day Gabriel and, with several other angels, has remained in situ over the Christmas period.

Thousands of people from far and wide flocked to view the fifty one angels placed in the newly created open space of the west end, and to vote for their favourite five; and what a difficult task that was, unless, of course, you were one of the pupils from the Montessori Nursery, the Primary School or the Priory School where there was strength in numbers!

The following were declared ‘winners’ at the closing thank you

party after Choral Evensong on 9th December, but, as Charlotte was at great pains to stress, each participant had shown skill, flare and commitment to the project, working together as ‘community’, and bringing to life the words of the angel in the carol: ‘Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men, begin and never cease.’

Best Junior entry: Cartmel Primary School - Might oaks from little acorns grow.

Best Individual/Family entry - Crabtree Creatives - Halfway to paradise.

Best community group entry - Up hill and down dale.

Best business entry and best overall entry - The Mallard Tea Shop - Christmas Quacker

It was a wonderful few days and all profits will be shared equally between Barrow Food Bank (which we support throughout the year) and the Priory Church.

And as for next year...who knows?

Many thanks to Mary Iveson for writing this article.


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Although contributions to our Low Sizergh Barn crop for the shop scheme inevitably slow at this time of the year, we do still receive in-season vegetables from local growers who find themselves with a surplus of winter crops. Jerusalem artichokes, in particular, seem to thrive in Cumbrian soil, so we’re sharing a lovely gratin recipe that makes the most of root vegetables. Perfect as a side dish, it could easily be the main feature if served with a generous chunk of artisan crusty bread and Kendal Creamy cheese.

Jerusalem artichoke boulangère

55g/2oz unsalted butter2 onions, finely sliced1 clove garlic, finely diced1kg/2lb 3oz Jerusalem artichokesSalt and freshly ground pepper285ml/½ pint good chicken or vegetable stock

Preheat the oven to fan 180˚C/gas 5 and lightly butter a gratin dish. Melt 30g/1oz butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and gently fry until soft and golden. Remove from the heat.Peel and finely slice the artichokes. Mix into the onions and season to taste. Arrange the vegetables in even layers in the buttered gratin dish. Add enough stock to reach just beneath the top layer. Dot with the remaining butter and bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until meltingly soft.

BookshelfHappy New Year to all our Library users! The Library will re-open at 10 am on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.Our first event of 2019 is a Falls Prevention Drop-in with Age UK from 10 to 12 on Monday 7th January. If you want advice on how to avoid falls, please come along. There will also be a free Slipper Swap available, please note there will be a variety of sizes available, but a particular size cannot be guaranteed and there will be more choice in men’s slipper sizes. The Friends of Grange Library are holding a meeting on Monday 14th January (10.30 am) to discuss plans for the forthcoming year. All library users are welcome to come along and find out more. Storytime for pre-school children returns at 10.30 am on a Tuesday morning (term time only) on 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th January. Come along with your little ones and enjoy some lovely stories. Independent Living Service of South Lakes Housing will be

starting a new monthly Drop-In at the Library which offers support for elderly people who wish to continue living at home safely. The first Drop In will be from 10 am to 12 noon on Thursday 17th January. The Age UK’s monthly drop in to help you use your phone, iPad or laptop will be held on 31st January from 2 to 4 pm. If you want some help then bring your technology with you! Do you enjoy reading but now find it difficult to get to the Library? We have a monthly home delivery service where a selection of suitable books can be delivered to your home and collected the following month. If you would like to receive this service, phone the Library on 32749 with details of what types of books you like (favourite authors, genres, fiction or nonfiction) and format (regular print, large print, audio book) and we will do the rest. If you have lots of stamps after Christmas, deposit them in the stamp recycling in the Library porch as they are collected to benefit St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston.

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‘Get out my kitchen!’ A diversion tactic in the palace I use often Candlelight dinner or state reception, below stairs my power reigns But it is not a talent for cooking I possess -‘the rats’ do that. The skivvies who graft and scurry, toil and bake from morning to nightfall Easy pickings for me, tasty bites, sometimes hot, or spicy too. Fresh every day and free Unless I get caught, with the stick or blue poison, I answer to no-one and eat like a king. Who invented this welfare state To exploit and make me fat? The ‘rats’ did that.


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Grange Cancer Drop-in The group meets every Friday 2- 4pm in the Father Magner Room, St Charles Church, Kents Bank Road, in Grange. Do you or a family member/friend suffer from cancer or a life-shortening illness? Are you caring for someone or are you recently bereaved? St Mary’s Hospice Friendship and Support Group are here for you. Please drop in for a friendly chat, to make new friends, and/or just to enjoy time together. All are welcome. For more information contact Marie on 33279.

Grange & District Art SocietyAt our Christmas Social, the Society members said their goodbyes, thanks and good wishes to Jan Burgess our hard working treasurer who is moving out of the area. They also welcomed Gwendoline Bellamy who has kindly agreed to be co-opted into the role.Following suggestions from the membership, our spring programme looks very different. Our meetings will be a little longer to give people more time to work on their pictures. The meetings will be slightly less frequent but we intend to have a longer season so our members will actually spend more time painting with sessions running through into May.The full programme will include an increase in the number of in-house workshops, which is something that the members have been asking for.For those who wish to get an early start on painting their entries for the Miss Garrett Competition on 21 March 2019 the four challenging topics are: Wind/Machinery/Reflections/Food.

Grange Lecture SocietyOn 20th November Calendar Girl Tricia Stewart told the story of the famous Alternative WI Calendar: the sad circumstances in which it came about, and how it led to a film, a stage play and a musical and to the raising of over £5 million for Leukaemia Research. Sporting the Girls’ trademark sunflower Tricia had her large audience in fits of laughter with her humorous anecdotes and hilarious delivery. Mountaineer Alan Hinkes’s well-received lecture on 4th December focused on his feat in climbing all fourteen of the world’s peaks over 8000 metres, some of the most dangerous mountains on the planet. Alan’s Yorkshire wit permeated the talk which was illustrated with some spectacular film and photography.On 8th January Dickie Arbiter, one of HM The Queen’s former Press Secretaries, will talk about the history of the monarchy from the Hanoverian Georges to the present Elizabethan age and beyond. On 22nd January in ‘Storm Tossed Lady’ Sue Hickson-Marsay, Britain’s only woman pilot launch coxswain, will speak about her job operating the launch that takes the Humber pilots out to the ships they guide into port.

Lectures begin at 7.15pm in the Victoria Hall.

Allithwaite & Cartmel WIUnfortunately, the programme for the December meeting had to be changed owing to unexpected circumstances. Instead, members enjoyed a quiz arranged by the President and the Treasurer with a small prize for the winners. Following tea and mince pies, prettily wrapped Christmas gifts were handed to everyone. As the next regular meeting date falls on New Year’s Day, the January meeting will be at 2pm on Tuesday, January 8th. New members welcome, please contact Wendy Graham – 015395 32792 or Carol Lamb 32876.

Mothers & Others4th December - Members enjoyed a Christmas quiz followed by mulled wine and mince pies. A secret Santa concluded another pleasurable evening.11th December - Some members are attending the Christmas gala at Victoria Hall. This is arranged by the Cartmel & District Flower Club and Mark Entwistle will demonstrate Christmas displays.Our next meeting is on 8th January 2019.

Cartmel Choral Society Rehearsals for the Spring Term 2019 begin on Monday, 14th January 2019 at the Cartmel Village Hall. Registration will be from 6.45 to 7.15pm. The fee of £35 per term remains unchanged from 2018.The Spring Concert will be held at the Cartmel Priory on Saturday, 16 April 2019 starting at 7.30pm. This year we will be performing Hiawatha`s Wedding Feast and a selection of English Part-songs.New members are always as welcome as established ones. Please come along and give choral singing a try. We are happy for anyone to come and give it a try before committing themselves.Please visit the website: www.cartmelchoral.co.uk for further details. Alternatively, call our Chairman, Jim Kitchen, on 015395 35306

Grange SoroptimistsMembers marked International Day for the Abolition of Slavery by joining Regional colleagues for a march in Preston raising awareness about Modern Day Slavery. The club also mounted a display on Slavery in the library and members had a quiz and awareness raising at the December club meeting. Members helped with the Christmas Food Bank collection processing a large amount of donations. Members raised £173 for charitable funds with a stall at the Victoria Hall and the following day collected bedding and other items for Barrow Women’s Centre. Thank you to all Grange residents who donated so generously. 8 members wrote over 90 letters for the Amnesty International Write for Rights campaign. After all their hard work the members enjoyed an evening

of good food, relaxation, and fun at the Christmas party at Hampsfield House hotel.Singing for Memory recommences on 10 Jan at Allithwaite on a Thursday morning. Ring Isabel 36378 or Sheila 33422 for further information and to book. Anyone interested in joining the club or getting further information on events or our work/ Singing for Memory sessions see our website www.sigbi.org/grange-over-sands/

Grange Garden SocietyAt a lively AGM on Nov.16th, members were agreed that the 2018 programme of speakers and events had been most successful, and thanked the Committee accordingly. Formal business was followed by a sociable Jacob’s Join and light-hearted ‘gardening’ quiz.To round off the year, members enjoyed a festive Christmas luncheon at the Cumbria Grand Hotel on 7th December.Members old and new are invited to attend

the first meeting of 2019 on Friday 18th January at 2pm in the URC Hall, Kent’s Bank Road, when there will be an opportunity to renew their Society membership. For details please contact Liz Armitage on 92309.

Grange ForumWe were introduced to the Great Little Trains of Wales at Shrewsbury(!) by David Alison - a busy junction with a signal box with 191 levers. A few are used by local people to go shopping or to transport children to school. We ended on the Snowden wrack and pinion train surrounded by glorious mountain scenery.Maurice Steele presented a wonderful tour in pictures of a route at times hugging the Pennine Way. ‘It all ended in fire’, was revealed on arrival at Allendale where the tradition of marking the death of God Balder takes place by burning barrels of tar on New Year’s Eve.Liz Berners Lee, Age UK, highlighted the dangers which exist in homes and gardens. Tiredness and lack of concentration are the main reasons for accidents. The last talk of 2018 was about a trek to Bhutan by Boyd Harris, a journey of 130 kilometres through this incredible land. We were introduced to the people and lifestyles of the country of 750,000 population. We re-open our programme on 8th January with the Great American Road Trip part 2. Our 71st Anniversary Lunch at Grange Hotel on 29th January at 12 noon for 12.30pm.New members are most welcome. Details from Paul and Pat on 015395 36547.

Grange NSPCCThank you to all our friends and supporters who have attended our events and helped us in many other ways; we wish you all a Happy New Year. Our recent Christmas coffee morning was a very successful and happy morning and raised £576 for the children of Cumbria.

Witherslack WIThe December meeting began with welcoming visitors from neighbouring WI’s to join us in celebrating our Christmas Party. The Buffet was made up of a selection of savouries, sandwiches followed by a tremendous variety of cakes and sweet items. It was all so beautifully presented. The evening then continued with us being entertained by the Bryce Street Strummers who played a variety of tunes and renditions on their ukulele banjos and other instruments. This was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone and it encouraged all to sing along to their tunes. The evening then concluded with the Business Section of the meeting being held with our President Caroline Blee going through all that has been happening since

we last met and what we can look forward to in 2019. Our Annual Christmas evening meal will take place at the Woodlands Hotel in January date to be confirmedNext meeting is to take place on the 8th January 2019 and our Speaker will be Judy Clay on “Fraud Protection” should be a very interesting subject. Guests are welcome.May we at Witherslack WI wish you all a very happy, healthy and joyful Festive Season.

Lower Holker WIAt the lower Holker wi meeting in December, we had a wonderful afternoon making Christmas table displays under the guidance of Joan Bentley who made it both enjoyable and interesting where members and visitors took home their displays to decorate their Christmas tables. We do not have a meeting in January but will be back in February details to follow in next edition

Newton & Field Broughton WI Newton & Field Broughton WI held its Christmas party in Lindale Village Hall and were treated to a delicious buffet prepared by the Committee. Following this, Joan Bentley demonstrated seasonal flower decorations with her usual flair. The decorations were later raffled, and the evening ended with carol singing. The next meeting on the 9th January will discuss the six resolutions suggested by NFWI, and after voting. one will be put forward for discussion at the WI Annual Meeting in June 2019. If time allows, members will play Beetle! Meetings start at 7.30 pm and new members are always welcome.

Grange Probus Club. Grange Probus Club’s held its Christmas Luncheon at the Netherwood Hotel followed by a talk and tasting by Church Mouse Cheeses of Barbon. The club’s next meeting will be on Monday January 14th when Ken Kay will talk about the Spanish Civil War. Grange Probus welcomes retired men and women as members and meets on the second Monday of each month from 10.30am till noon at the Netherwood Hotel. Contact Derek Jackson on 015395 59086 or Ewen Cameron on 32319 for information on membership and events.

Lower Holker Village Hall200 Club: 1st £40.00 5 Graham Wood, 2nd £25. 00, 88 Margaret Linklater, 3rd £15.00 16 Paul Jenkison, 4th £10.00, 73, Jessie Crowe. Bonus x 5 Christmas £10.00 each, 21 Helen Rhodes, 144 Alan Salisbury, 179 Jack Taylor, 111 Paul Jenkison, 92 Jukes Evans. Christmas Bingo made a profit of £814.00. Thanks to everyone who came and those who provided prizes.AGM is Thursday 10th January 2019, 7.00 pm start. All welcome.

Cartmel Flower ClubOn December 11th Cartmel and District Flower Club held it’s Christmas Gala, in the Victoria Hall. A wonderful evening demonstration by “Mark Entwistle “ Cheshire, entitle “Christmas “ an entertaining evening, fantastic flowers, fun, and laughter enjoyed by a very appreciative audience.

The flower club has been working over the year to raise money for our charity St Mary’s Hospice Ulverston. We were delighted Charlotte Windle from the charity could join us to receive a cheque for £1000. Presentation photograph from the left The mayor of Grange-over-Sands, Peter Endsor, Charlotte Windle, Margaret Turner and Alethea Wilson from Cartmel Flower Club.


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Ulverston Victoria High School Swing Band Saturday 27th April 2019. Thursday is Table Tennis and Badminton Day. Table Tennis from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm. Badminton from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm and 3.30 pm to 9.00 pm. Cost £1.00 per person unlimited access within time specified. For playing on other days contact the Hall. Bring own equipment for Badminton. Hall number is 015395 58304 for all enquiries. Tai Chi available Wednesday’s 7.30 to 9.00 pm. Sewing group now at the Hall on Friday mornings 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Plenty of free parking/disabled access. We have rooms available for hire at reasonable price.Follow us on Facebook at lowerholkervillagehall. North Lonsdale Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild The group held their monthly meeting on Tuesday 11th December. The members enjoyed the annual Jacobs Join and Christmas Festivities. Looking forward to the New Year Stella Adams-Scholfield will be our guest tutor when she will be inviting us to explore design, using several different mediums, to create our own inspiration for future stitching. The first meeting of the New Year is on Tuesday, January 8th and new members and visitors are most welcome. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month and if interested please contact the Secretary, Anne Covell on 01539 737049.

Grange WIThanks to all who visited our stall in Victoria Hall on 1 December – we had a very busy day both on the stall and tombola. Our special challenge to guess the number of chocolates in a tin of Quality Street proved interesting with a wide range of guesses. The actual number was 79 and two ladies – Jean and Rose - had the closest guess with 75. Our tree at St Paul’s Xmas Tree Festival was decorated to reflect the carol ‘While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night’. We resisted the temptation to add a line of socks but we couldn’t resist the addition of a sheepdog to give it a more Lake District feel. All the trees look wonderful and the opening service was a real treat with the children’s choir and Bay Community Singers performing. We finished a busy and eventful year with a festive meal at Hampsfell House and are looking forward to 2019 with a craft event in January on a Valentine’s theme.

Grange RotaryFundraising for our huge Rise Against Hunger Charity Meal Pack event at Cartmel Priory School on April 13 continues apace. To that end the Mayor, Peter Endsor and Chamber of Trade kindly donated the proceeds of their Christmas raffle to the cause. Peter helped us sell raffle tickets at his stall on St Paul’s car park on 1 December as part of the Christmas in Grange celebrations.The Draw took place at the Hampsfell House Hotel on 12 December with three wonderful hampers being the prizes on the night. A tremendous sum in excess of £600 was raised for Rise Against Hunger and a huge thank you is due to the Mayor and Chamber.The Club had a successful stall in the Victoria Hall for the Christmas Fair, the sale of a range of knitwear and attractive stain glass proving popular.On 5 December our RotaKids from Grange Primary School made their annual visit with teacher Sian Jamieson. A happy atmosphere prevailed when carols were sung around the piano, accompanied by Ray Booth.The following week we enjoyed our Christmas Lunch and, as usual, the Netherwood did us proud. John Kaye kept us all on our toes with his inimitable Chorley raffle.

Grange over Sands Golf ClubOur 2019 Centenary Year Captains, David Bushell, and Pauline Smith have taken up

their duties following our Annual General Meeting held in November. Details of our seven Open Golf Competitions are available on the Club website, www.grangegolfclub.co.uk as are all categories of membership and details of our Quiz nights and other social events. The winning quiz team in December, “We must have beer” was Peter Robinson, Katy, Alan Dunn, and Maurice Wright.Winter golf competitions are being well supported, weather permitting. The Pro’s Open Competitions on December 29th attracted a full field. Following the dry summer our greenkeepers have kept the course in great condition which is much appreciated by members and visitors.The Junior Christmas party was held on Saturday December 15th, 20 juniors and parents played a variety of golf games and challenges in the golf studio. This was followed by a festive feast accompanied by Father Christmas and his helpers.The Christmas lunch was well received by the 75 members and guests who attended, the draw for the Christmas Hamper was made, winner to be announced in the next publication.Festive greetings to all and we look forward to seeing you in our Clubhouse in 2019.

Lindale Bowling ClubA history of Lindale’s ‘new’ Bowling Green. Local historians argue that the present day should be recorded as tomorrow’s history. It was to this end that Sylvia Woodhead started to write. In the 1990s Lindale didn’t have much provision for leisure. But after a meeting in the Top House a few people decided to see there was interest in making a bowling green in Lindale. A public meeting in 1992 showed enough support, so a team of people investigated where a bowling green could be built, not an easy job in a steep village like Lindale. In the end a small group of hard-working individuals constructed the green themselves; a tremendous achievement by. Some of them spent every weekend for three years on the work parties. In 2006 the Bowling Green was officially opened by Tim Farron. Illustrated with photos of the green and its constructors, details of the fundraising events, such as the Grand Auction of Promises and the Fashion Show, this book, complied by Sylvia Woodhead and designed by John Shippen, is on sale for £5 from either Lindale Bowling Association or from Lindale Stores

A snow covered Grange-over-Sands’ bandstand was at the centre of the winning picture when South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) Chairman, Councillor Eric Morrell selected the winning entry on 22 November. The artist of this entry into the exclusive competition to design Councillor Morrell’s official 2018 council Christmas card was Brenda Craven. Eric Morrell said,“Brenda’s painting really captures the essence of Christmas and has such fantastic detail, when I first saw the entries it was the one which really stood out.” He added, “Overall the quality of the paintings was exceptional.”

Grange Art Society member designs Christmas card

Grange over Sands Golf Club’s outgoing Lady Captain, Dot Macaulay was delighted to present a cheque for £1,700 to volunteers Anne and Peter who collect for North West Air Ambulance. The money was raised from donations, various fundraising activities throughout the year and also from ‘fines’ from Lady

members landing in the Charity ditch on the 9th hole!Sara Thompson, fundraising organiser for North West Air Ambulance, said of the donation, “We are absolutely delighted with the support from Grange over Sands Golf Club. As a charity, we rely on support of this kind to ensure that we can continue to provide our lifesaving service across the North West and be there for people when they need us the most”.

Fines from lady golfers go to charity


Open for businessAt South Lakes Mobility in Kendal and Grange-Over-Sands, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for all your mobility needs.You are sure to receive a warm welcome and a thoroughly professional service. This family-run business first opened 15 years ago and we have now added to our shop at Unit 6 Library Road, Kendal (nr Marks & Spencer) with a brand-new store in Grange-Over-Sands.At the new Grange premises, located at the Post Office Chambers on Main Street, you will find a fully stocked mobility showroom along with trained professional staff including two qualified engineers for any repairs and servicing requirements.From the moment you come through the door until you are back in your own home, everything will be taken care of. For those who can’t make it to the shop, we are happy to carry out a home visit to demonstrate our range of equipment - just give us a call to arrange a time. At South Lakes Mobility, you always come first, and you can be guaranteed to receive all the advice or guidance you need. We realise that after care is just as important, so if you require any additional help, we are just a phone call away.

In our fully stocked showrooms, there is absolutely everything you could need from scooters to lightweight wheelchairs, power chairs, stairlifts, rise and recliner chairs, rollators, adjustable beds, toilet and bathing aids and daily living aids. You can rest assured, knowing that at South Lakes Mobility, we only stock the highest standard of equipment, including bespoke and made-to-measure.There is also a hire service available and, if you are waiting for repairs to be completed, courtesy equipment can be provided. South Lakes Mobility also offer a free pick-up and delivery service for most items in the Grange and Kendal area, while part-exchange options are available along with soon to be issued loyalty cards. For further information please check out the website www.southlakesmobilityshop.co.uk or call South Lakes Mobility on 01539 734600.


Open for businessAt South Lakes Mobility in Kendal and Grange-Over-Sands, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for all your mobility needs.You are sure to receive a warm welcome and a thoroughly professional service. This family-run business first opened 15 years ago and we have now added to our shop at Unit 6 Library Road, Kendal (nr Marks & Spencer) with a brand-new store in Grange-Over-Sands.At the new Grange premises, located at the Post Office Chambers on Main Street, you will find a fully stocked mobility showroom along with trained professional staff including two qualified engineers for any repairs and servicing requirements.From the moment you come through the door until you are back in your own home, everything will be taken care of. For those who can’t make it to the shop, we are happy to carry out a home visit to demonstrate our range of equipment - just give us a call to arrange a time. At South Lakes Mobility, you always come first, and you can be guaranteed to receive all the advice or guidance you need. We realise that after care is just as important, so if you require any additional help,we are just a phone call away.In our fully stocked showrooms,

there is absolutely everything you could need from scooters to lightweight wheelchairs, power chairs, stairlifts, rise and recliner chairs, rollators, adjustable beds, toilet and bathing aids and daily living aids. You can rest assured, knowing that at South Lakes Mobility, we only stock the highest standard of equipment, including bespoke and made-to-measure.There is also a hire service available and, if you are waiting for repairs to be completed, courtesy equipment can be provided. South Lakes Mobility also offer a free pick-up and delivery service for most items in the Grange and Kendal area, while part-exchange options are available along with soon to be issued loyalty cards. For further information please check out the website www.southlakesmobilityshop.co.uk or call South Lakes Mobility on 01539 734600.


AT South Lakes Mobility in Kendal and Grange-Over-Sands, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for all your mobility needs.You are sure to receive a warm welcome and a thoroughly professional service. This family-run business first opened 15 years ago and we have now added to our shop at Unit 6 Library Road, Kendal (near Marks & Spencer) with a brand-new store in Grange-Over-Sands.At the new Grange premises, located at the Post Office Chambers on Main Street, you will find a fully stocked mobility showroom along with trained professional staff including two qualified engineers for any repairs and servicing requirements.From the moment you come through the door until you are back in your own home, everything will be taken care of. For those who can’t make it to the shop, we are happy to carry out a home visit to demonstrate our range of equipment - just give us a call to arrange a time. At South Lakes Mobility, you always come first, and you can be guaranteed to receive all the advice or guidance you need. We realise that after care is just as important, so if you require any additional help, we are just a phone call away.In our fully stocked showrooms, there is absolutely everything you could need from scooters to lightweight wheelchairs, power chairs, stairlifts, rise and recliner chairs, rollators, adjustable beds, toilet and bathing aids and daily living aids. You can rest assured, knowing that at South Lakes Mobility, we only stock the

highest standard of equipment, including bespoke and made-to-measure.There is also a hire service available and, if you are waiting for repairs to be completed, courtesy equipment can be provided. South Lakes Mobility also offer a free pick-up and delivery service for most items in the Grange and Kendal area, while part-exchange options are available along with soon to be issued loyalty cards. For further information please check out the website www.southlakesmobilityshop.co.uk or call South Lakes Mobility on 01539 734600.Testimonial ‘I cannot thank Laura and Dave enough for everything they have done for my Grandad. After losing the confidence to drive he opted to purchase a mobility scooter to help him get around. They are patient, kind and caring and are truly concerned with providing a personal service with no pressure or obligation. I think this is especially important when dealing with the elderly and/or vulnerable. I would recommend to anyone! Thank you’ Amy Thomson

GRANGE-OVER-SANDS 01229 585009Post Office Chambers, Main Street LA11 6BAKENDAL 01539 734600Unit 6, Library Rd, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QBwww.southlakesmobilityshop.co.uk [email protected]

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Seniors’ Community Friendship ClubThe purpose of the club is to provide a regular series of fun and interesting events, run by volunteers for the senior community in the Cartmel Peninsula. In particular, we would like to attract seniors living independently in our community and those in our care homes who just can’t manage alone. The intention

is to encourage seniors to attend regular monthly outings which provide friendship, interest and fun.

Activities will span a wide variety of interests including exciting talks, drawing, singing, gentle exercise or just enjoying the company of others over a game of draughts. Naturally any other ideas are welcome! Friendship gatherings will be held at High Newton Village Hall, LA11

6JH, on the third Wednesday of the month from 10 am – 12.30 pm. A nominal charge of £1.50 per person will be asked to cover refreshments and room hire. Transport can be provided by arrangement. If you are a senior and interested in coming along, please Contact Tricia Calway on her mobile 07949 140108, or by email on [email protected] Equally if you are interested in

volunteering some help towards this worthy cause, no matter how often, please call Tricia too.

Full list of dates for the year: All Wednesdays - 9th January; 20 February, 20 March, 17th April, 15 May, 26 June, 17 July, 21 August, 18th September, 16th October, 27 November, 18 December 2019.

Tu-whit tu-whooThe head of the Grange over Sands based Arthur John Brogden Freemasons Lodge Chris Band along with lodge members Barry Saunders and Neville Chanin, popped into a meeting of the 1st Grange over Sands Brownies to present a donation of £700 on behalf of the lodge. Unit leader Barb Littlewood (Blue Koala), received the cheque on behalf of the local Girl Guides Grange and Cartmel District group. Barb said of the donation, “The money will be used to buy equipment for use by the district. All of the Brownies and Guides from ages 5-26 years as well as the helpers, are taught CPR. We will now be able to purchase a CPR manikin to help with the training of this important life skill. A projector for shared use is amongst the other

items on the shopping list. We are very grateful to the Freemasons of Grange for their support, it is much appreciated.” The donation was made from the proceeds of the annual fundraising evening held by Arthur John Brogden lodge. Organised by Barry, with support from charity steward Neville, the event this year featured a very well-received Simon and Garfunkel tribute act and an auction. Barry told Grange Now, “The evening has gone from strength to strength. We are committed to supporting local good causes from the funds raised. Last year we donated to St Mary’s Hospice and we will continue to target worthy endeavours in the area as the beneficiaries of the money raised at the fund-raiser. When you see the reaction of those who receive the money and know it is to be well spent it renews your energy and inspires you to start on organising

the next event.” As the Masons were quietly making their exit from the hall they were summoned back into the middle of the room. The Brownies formed a circle around them and expressed their gratitude by according them the highest honour

they could – the salutations of ‘Tu-whit tu-whoo’ which was followed by enthusiastic applause and completed with a flourishing bow.

Pictured from left to right, are; back row Barb Littlewood, Chris Band, Barry Saunders and Neville Chanin.


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Letters to the Editor are published on the understanding that they may have to be shortened to fit available space. Publication of a letter in no way reflects the views of Grange Now. All letters must be accompanied by a name and address even if the correspondent requests anonymity. In this case ‘name and address supplied’ will be added.

Dear Editor, We would like to send out heartfelt thanks to Matt and the family at Home Delivery Carpets in Grange. We own Elton Guest House on Windermere Road and after the recent flooding, again, they were kind

enough to let us have carpet for our lounge after ours was ruined in the flood. We can’t thank them enough. It was greatly appreciated. Happy Christmas to all. Liam & Lyn, Windermere Road

Dear Editor,The committee members of the Grange Branch of Cumbria Cerebral Palsy (CCP) were delighted when we were invited to be one of the three be beneficiaries of the Coop Community Fund. The Grange branch of volunteers raises funds locally to support the work of CCP which is a not for profit organisation working in Cumbria with people who have Cerebral Palsy and associated disabilities. The year-long donations by Coop members concluded on 1 November 2018 and a total of £12598 was divided between the three nominees. The Grange branch received £4195 which will be used in South Cumbria by the CCP professional support worker to purchase essential equipment for people who have Cerebral Palsy, and their families, to enable them to continue living confidently and safely in their own home for as long as possible Imagine our delight and surprise

when the Coop Community Fund team in Manchester contacted us last August to suggest we apply for a second time for the funding round that started last month. We feel privileged to have a second opportunity to raise money to assist the CCP support worker to continue her work in our locality. We would like to thank Grange Coop manager Gill White and her team, and the many Coop members who selected the Grange branch to be their beneficiary, for their ongoing support and generosity.

Jane Strawbridge, Chair, Grange Branch CCP

Branch committee members, Sheila Hayton, Jane Strawbridge, Kay Symons and Coop manager Gill White

Dear Editor,After some seven years working as the lead graphic designer for Grange now, It is with a heavy heart, I have to bid the good community of Grange over Sands a fond farewell. I take great pride in being a part of taking Grange now from being a black and white 16 page publication, to the full colour 32 pager it is today. This legacy will form the basis of many ‘a yarn’ I will share with my nine month old daughter, whom I am planning to spend more time with. Thank you to the people of Grange over Sands and the Cartmel Peninsula. You have always worked tirelessly for your community from raising funds and volunteering to just sharing a story about times past. This passion along with the never dwindling support from local businesses is what truly keeps the heart of Grange now beating. I must thank MaryAnn for hiring me to nurture your baby, I know I had some very big shoes to fill at the time. And to Chris, the current editor,

who trusted me a lot with taking the magazine forward. As for the rest of the team (past and present): Sharon, Sarah, Lorenna, Tom, Liz, Kerstin and Catherine, who, even during times of high pressure and seemingly non stop photocopy requests we always managed to enjoy ourselves and have a little giggle… This I will miss the most. Glenn.


ACCOMMODATION Comfortable, well-maintained, fully furnished Grange holiday apartments providing a pleasant place to stay during your house move, whilst re-furbishing your own home, or simply somewhere nearby to house visiting family and friends. Please ring 015395 34196 to discuss details.Luxurious 2 bed flat in central Grange. Fully serviced, available for short term and holiday lets etc. Phone 07902 388 863.One bedroom flat near Cartmel (Wood Broughton). Furnished or unfurnished. Rent £400 pcm. Available immediately. Phone 07570 784 941.

ACCOUNTS & SELF ASSESSMENTFOR HANDS ON ASSISTANCE with accounts, Self Assessment and VAT. Locally. Call 015395 58916.ANTHONY CLYNES ACCOUNTANTS Accounts, Self Assessment, PAYE/wages, Bookkeeping/VAT, Personal friendly service - Contact Tony 07778 485 475 (Grange)

Winster Accountancy Services LtdA complete service for all your accountancy & taxation needs

Phone: 07931 122 849Email: [email protected]

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUELOCAL TEACHER, 30 years experience, phone Michael 015395 31781 www.fmalexandertechnique.co.uk E-mail [email protected] (Home visits available)

APPLIANCE REPAIRS Domestic Appliance Centre. For all your Domestic Appliance Needs. One call takes care of it 01539 741241.

ARCHITECTSROGER ARMSTRONG ARCHITECT, Lindale. Design / Property Advice / Applications. Tel 015395 34314. [email protected]

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGDRAWINGS FOR EXTENSIONS , lo f t conversions, new builds etc. Phone B.J. Walker F.T.C. Building Science. 015395 52211. [email protected]

BOOKSDAISYROOTS BOOKS Collectable and contemporary books. Main Street, Grange. Open 9:30-4.30, closed Sun & Thu 015395 38817

BOOKS BOUGHT Single items or whole collections. Also ephemera, photographs and manuscripts etc. Will travel to view. Please contact 015395 35125 (Allithwaite)

BUILDERS / MAINTENANCEA B WILSON & SON

Over 35 years experience in building, roofing, joinery and general maintenance Also custom made decking, sheds, wood

stores and summerhouses. All jobs considered. No job too small. Contact Adrian on (015395) 58412 or

07904 119535BUILDING AND GROUNDWORKS UNDERTAKEN. All types of Joinery works, Repairs and Maintenance. Demolition/Stripout of offices, Warehouses, Garden Buildings etc. Based in Grange. Call John 07794 057 989. Free Estimates.

CARE SERVICESBay Home Care Ltd. Established 2014, fully registered professional provider of home care and community support services. Based in Grange Over Sands and managed by Grange residents we offer a full range of care services to adults within their own homes. This includes support with personal care, medication, shopping, cleaning, community transport and much more. For more information please call 015395 34987.

CHIMNEY SWEEPROB CHAMBERS

All types of chimneys and fluesMember of the

National Association of Chimney SweepsHETAS Approved. Fully Insured

Tel: 01229 588025 Mobile: 07881 921529ANDREW BACKHOUSE CHIMNEY SWEEP LTD 25 years of quality workmanship in your area Trading Standards Approved 015394 45117 or 07763 145 594

CHIROPODIST/PODIATRISTSUE LAWTON (S.R.Ch,D.Pod.M,M.Ch.S) HCPC Registered Chiropodist. Registered & qualified for 28 years. Home visits covering Grange, Ulverston &

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HEYDAYS CARE & SUPPORT SERVICES We go that extra mile. Providing the highest standard of care and support, helping you to maintain your independence in the comfort of your own home. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission, Cumbria County Council, & Primary Care Trust. Visit us at www.heydayscare.co.uk or contact Dawn or Kelly on 015395 52548HELP AROUND THE HOME. Cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring, ironing, window cleaning, gardening, companionship… whatever help you need around your home. Call Tom for a reliable and friendly service 07967 483 374.

CARPETSHome Delivery Carpets LtdOutlets in Grange, Kendal,

Ambleside & Barrow Tel: 07905 687 672

www.homedeliverycarpets.com

CARPET CLEANERSCARPET CLEANING UNLIMITED and upholstery too. Give Peter Jewell a ring on 01229 885685. Member of the National Carpet Cleaners Association.ULVERCLEAN Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists. For a true deep clean contact Lee Grundy on 01229 586703

Carpet CleaningChampion Carpet & Upholstery

Cleaning Grange over Sands call 015395 62390

CAT CAREGOING ON HOLIDAY?

Hospital Stay? Last Minute Departure? Whatever the reason I will take care of your cat(s) in their own home in your absence.

Fully insured and excellent references. Kennel Maids Professional Pet Care.

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surrounding area. 015395 83625DAVE HEMMINGS M.Inst.Ch.Pod.HCPC Registered.Qualified 1982. Home visits Grange & Surrounding areas. 07736 448 702 or 015395 35487.CHIROPODY CLINIC Milnthorpe. Ground floor clinic/parking available, Bridge End Business Park, Park Road, Milnthrope. HCPC registered/degree in Podiatric Medicine. Over 20 years NHS/private experience. www.judithswift.co.uk 015395 64303Dr Anders - Podiatrist. Expert treatment and advice for all foot problems. Dr Judith Anders PhD is a highly trained degree qualified Podiatrist with over 20yrs experience. Tel: 07584 301653. www.dranderspodiatry.co.uk

CLEANING SERVICESCLEANER. Quality cleaning and laundry services. Reasonable rates. Hours available. Call Joan on 0770 622 1466 / 07979 127 318 or e-mail [email protected] Cleaner. Covering all areas of cleaning. Kinga 07568 549 035.

CLASSIFIEDSlineage 28p per word + VAT, Semi display from £10 + VAT COLOUR HIGHLIGHTED LINEAGE 38P PER WORD + VAT

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Grange and District U3AU3A is firmly committed to the idea of keeping both mind and body active. We also like to have fun, be creative and experience new activities. Keeping the mind active and challenged can be achieved by taking part in games. We have several groups which are based on games and the oldest of these is “Countdown”.The British version of the Channel 4 game-show “Countdown” dates back to 1982 and is based on the French version,”Des chiffres et des lettres” (Numbers & Letters), which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, was originally produced by Yorkshire Television and is one of the longest running game shows in the world. Contestants are challenged to make the longest word possible from nine

randomly chosen letters; use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and be the first to solve the conundrum, (a nine-letter anagram).

Just as Countdown was the first programme to be broadcast when Channel 4 was launched, so one of the first groups to be set up when Grange U3A was formed in 2000 was Countdown. Interested U3A members contacted the programme’s producer, Damian Eadie in Leeds, who gave helpful advice about the numbers and letters. The teapot in our photograph will be familiar to people who have watched the television programme at some time as the prize given to winning contestants. The U3A group could not afford to buy one but wrote to Yorkshire Television to ask where one of the mugs given to other contestants might be purchased. Imagine their surprise when a large box arrived at the co-ordinator’s house containing a teapot with the compliments of Yorkshire Television.

So for almost 20 years, a Countdown group has met each month to play the game in Grange, sometimes in members’ homes, currently in The Institute on each first Friday of the month at 2pm. Regular meetings have not much of a competitive element; players keep a record of their own score based on the length of words they make from the selection of 9 letters chosen randomly whilst the Countdown clock beats out 30

seconds and, as in the programme, there are games with numbers and a so-called “conundrum” displayed at the end of each round. Discussion of the meaning and validity of words offered, and frequent laughter as rare or ribald words are produced, are regular features - along with refreshments of course. Each year end a “Championship” is held to determine an overall winner who will take the “Winner’s Teapot” home for the next 12 months. New players are always welcome and can just turn up at The Institute, or contact Maureen Gardner on 33055 for directions, or talk to members at the monthly U3A meetings.

More details of U3A’s many activities and groups can be found on the Grange and District U3A website at www.u3asites.org.uk/grange, at Grange Library and on posters around the town.


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Cartmel Cleaning Services. Locally based cleaning services. Reasonable rates for holiday lets. Call Dawn 07980 972 780 or 015395 58508.

LITTLE MISS MOP & BUCKET - Cleaning, household jobs, gardening - grass cutting , weeding & hedges, help with shopping and all other small jobs. Contact Kelly: 07810 415 406.

CLOCK & ANTIQUES RESTORERHANDYMAN SERVICES Clock, Barometer, Furniture Repair and restoration undertaken also minor domestic household repairs. No job too small. Tel: (015395) 33664 ask for Tim e-mail: [email protected].

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPYComplementary Therapist offering a wide range of therapies to ease stress, aches and pains. Contact Angela on 015395 35119 / 07810 070 288 or [email protected] Appointments available in Allithwaite and @Merlewood HPB www.angelapollardtherapies.co.uk

COMPUTER SERVICECOMPUTER HELP AT HOME. For computer problems or tutorials in plain English. Call Graham Brook a certified computer engineer on 015395 60868

COUNSELLINGCounselling / EMDR Louise Tych BACP Accredited, BUPA Provider 07775 610 480 www.southlakescounselling.co.ukCounselling and psychotherapy BACP reg + NCFED eating disorders & obesity. Appointments in Ulverston. Rebekah Bailey 07871 842214 www.2ndchancept.co.uk

CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGSCurtains, Roman Blinds and soft furnishings made for you, also clothing alterations. Call Joanne Airey at Sew’n’Sew on 015395 34215

DENTISTAvondale Dental Practice, Kents Bank Road. Est 1904 Accepting New NHS Patients 015395 33166

DOG BEHAVIOUR/TRAINING ONE-to-ONE DOG BEHAVIOUR and Training Solutions. Martin Gleadow 015395 63567 dogtrainingcumbria.com.

SPECIALIST IN RESCUE REHABILITATION & SOCIALISATION

Wendy Senior - Kennel Maids 015395 52099

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CARTMEL CANINE CLUB Puppy & beginner dog training classes

Cartmel Village Hall Wednesday evenings.

Please contact Robert or Charlotte 07946 318264 [email protected]

DOG GROOMINGJude’s Groom Room based in Kents Bank. C&G qualified. Comprehensive grooming service, hand stripping a speciality, Natural Shampoos. Contact: Judith Mallinson, Professional Dog Groomer on 07914 644 852. www.judesgroomroom.co.uk

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WE DO NOT BOARD OUT DOGS TO THIRD PARTIES

We are mature professionalsHaving worked as a team for more than 10yrs

We can provide fully checkable references and are highly recommended by our local Veterinary Practice

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IRONINGIRONING by Lisa 015395 35422 or 07976 512487

JOINERS/BUILDERSBB Wilson & Son

All aspects of Joinery and Building from Ground Work to Slating Landscaping,

Conservatories Loft conversions, Extensions. Established 50 years, no job too small Free

estimates. Tel: 07972 811 706 - 015395 58340

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SHAMPOOCH Bowness On Windermere

£5 off 1st Appointment Fully insured. Est 1990.

www.studiok9.co.uk Tel: 015394 48387

DOG WALKINGKENNEL MAIDS Professional Pet Care EST 2000 Dog Walking, Day Care, Socialisation,Puppy Steps and Other Services available 015395 52099 WWW.P4WS.CO.UK SEE US ON FACEBOOKLOVE OF PAWS DOG WALKING Solo or group walks, home visits, socialisation & puppy training. Fully Insured. Please call Katie - 07471 944500.

DRESSMAKER/ALTERATIONSJOLLYMOSH DRESSMAKING

clothing alterations, soft furnishings & curtain making.

Large selection of fabrics available. Joanne on 58804 / 07850 087 099

or [email protected] IN TIME. Sewing repairs & alterations. Maureen Maddock 58436.

DRY CLEANINGLINDALE POST OFFICE. Offers available. Call in for details. Tel: 32231

ENGRAVINGENGRAVING/TROPHIES Kendal Trophies 01539 740217 www.kendaltrophies.co.uk

FURNITURE RESTORERSJM RESTORERS. Antique, Modern furniture, Porcelain, Paintings. Est 41 Years 015395 68915

GARDENINGGRANGE GARDENERS

for GARDEN MAINTENANCE & DESIGNExtensive plant knowledge

We maintain gardens all year roundCall Michael and Liz Thornborough 015395

32118 mobile: 07796 674 861www.grangegardeners.com

FERNLEIGH GARDEN SERVICES all aspects of maintenance, lawn care,

complete clearances, tidy ups, planting, tree work, painting, hedges, pressure washing,

waste removed. College trained, call George 0779 686 7762 or 015395 35716

GARDEN SERVICESDJ DIXON OF GRANGE

Gardens maintained to the highest standards, mowing, hedges, trees,

pressure washing, overgrown gardens cleared - no job too big. Fully insured. For a high quality service with an outstanding

reputation. Mobile: 0771 320 3609.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE, grass/hedge cutt ing, weeding, pruning, treework, dry stone walling. James Hawksley Ltd Tel 07980 354 651P R O F E S S I O N A L , E F F E C T I V E , EXPERIENCED and reliable Gardening Services for larger gardens/grounds. Small, large and difficult grass areas cut. Trees, hedges and shrubs beautifully pruned. Renovation projects undertaken. Call Hamish Foulerton. Tel 07747 788 370 or 01539 730501.C O P E L A N D L A N D S C A P E S , stonewalling, patios, tree work, hedge cutting, fencing, etc. Established 1980. 01524 730 022 or 07815 955 961

Leah Saunders QUALIFIED MOBILE DOG GROOMER

07853170864 [email protected]

GARDEN SERVICES CONT

M.T.HOWARTHGarden maintenance carried out to a highstandard incl mowing, hedges, tree work,

fencing and pressure washing.Overgrown gardens cleared and rubbish

can be removed. All jobs considered large or small.

HOME: 015395 32188 MOBILE: 0789 4737 069

PATRICK GARDENS. Reliable & diligent - complete gardening services and DIY help. Outstanding reputation for high quality service. Tel 015395 33872 or 07748 642 463A.R. DICKSON Countryside Services Ltd. Fencing, Walling, Landscaping, Gardening, Tree & Woodland Work, Fire Wood and Kindling For Sale. 0782 4736 255 [email protected]’S GARDEN SERVICES Friendly and reliable service for all your garden requirements. Our services include Grass Cutting, Garden Maintenance, Patios Jet Washed, Fencing and hedge cutting. Telephone 07815 313 828 or 015395 58664Hedge trimming, General garden maintenance & Clearance. Also DIY. Local & Friendly. Call Simon on 07950 912 212 or 015395 34640.

HAIRDRESSERMICHELLE 34904CHARLOTTE Mobile Hairdresser and Gel Nails. Grange 32989 or 07966 543223Phillipa freelance hairdresser/barber Tel 07979 077 411 for an appointment. Email [email protected] & GENTS HAIR AT HOME 25 Years experience in the Grange over Sands area. Contact Joanne 015395 35279 07717 836 926.TANYA BARTON MOBILE HAIRSTYLIST. 22 years experience 015395 59276 or 07814 639 869.

HANDYMAN/WOMANI’m your local, friendly handyman. Specialising in painting and decorating. Also DIY and general repairs around the home. All jobs considered. Call Simon on 07950 912 212 or 015395 34640. Handyman Services, Local, Affordable and Reliable. All jobs considered: Painting & Decorating, Garden Maintenance, Guttering, Shelving, Flooring, Fence installation and more Call Trevor on 07810 717 450.Handyman. No job too small. Cartmel & surrounding areas. Call John 07552 045 017.Handyman. Prompt, quality service. Reasonable rates. Contact Chris 07486 060 088.

Experienced Handywoman. Hardworking, friendly and trustworthy.

Specialising in household repairs, decorating (including tiling), wooden

floor laying and stone floor repairs/deep cleaning. Qualified gardener. Call Sarah

on 07776 499 783.

HEARING SERVICESSt Johns Hearing Centre, Main Street, Grange. Comprehensive Hearing Service. Free home consultations. Full aftercare service. Hearing tests, Repair service, Batteries and Accessories. Gentle Wax Removal Service. 40 Years experience. Tel 015395 36391

HOUSE CLEARANCESHouse Clearances, Houses, Garages,

Shedscleared and all contents removed.For prompt reliable and confidential service contact Graham Walkden.

Tel: 015395 32793/62378

WA House Clearance & Removals WE PAY CASH FOR

HOUSE CLEARANCES! Garages, sheds etc

07528 049 516 / 015395 59469

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIALRegular, builders, spring cleans,

Holiday change overs, End of Tenancy

Helen 015395 35277 or [email protected]

Mark Walmsley

Mark offers a complete Builder & Joinery service

Mark 32126

- Renovation - Extensions -- Loft Conversions - Doors -

- Kitchens - Staircases - - Windows -

Building & Joinery

Tel 07845 [email protected]

Pawel OrawiecKitchens, Bathrooms, Tiling,Plastering, Structural repairs, General Building Construction and Maintenance

Building & Engineering

LANDSCAPINGHARD LANDSCAPING fencing, walling, block paving, flagging, paths, patios, driveways, ponds. Free estimates, all work guaranteed. Call Martin Eland 015395 59472, mobile 07821 260 730.

Bradley Reeve Landscaping, stone walling, patios. Tel 015395 36938 or 07788 688427


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LOCKSMITHSLOCKS EXPRESS the only Locksmiths based in Grange. 24 Hour Callout. All Lock Problems Solved. Locks Repaired & Fitted. Trading Standards Approved & Police (CRB) checked. Domestic & Commercial work. Eden Mount Road, Grange. Freephone 0800 783 1104. Mobile 07886 831336.

NURSERY SCHOOLACORN MONTESSORI Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:45 - 3:15. Monday & Friday 8:45 - 12:00. Contact Melanie Knight 015935 35629 / 07971 828 797.

OPTICIANSLAKELAND OPTICAL

Main Street, Grang e 015395 32951.

Independent Optician Eye Examinations & 500 frames in stock.

“See better, look better, feel better!” www.lakelandoptical.co.uk

OSTEOPATHYSTATE REGISTERED OSTEOPATHS Jolyon and Val Wardle, caring and experienced practitioners, are available weekdays at Em J’s hair salon on Kents Bank Road, Grange to treat a variety of conditions. 015395 58647

PATHS & PATIO CLEANINGJohn Nottingham 34904

PAINTING & DECORATINGLee Logan Ltd.

Quality Painter & Decorator + Tiling. Reasonable rates. Tel: 07708 213079

STEVEN T WELSBY EST. 1979Your Local Painter & Decorator

City & Guilds Advanced Full Technology Certificate

Fully Insured GRANGE OVER SANDS 015395 34499

Des Irwin, Painting and Decorating Grange over Sands . Experienced ,time served decorator available for all aspects of decorating.Competitive Prices . Please call for quotation 015395 36288 or 07771 636 842.Wayne Dawson painting and decorating. Over 10 years experience. All aspects of decorating undertaken. For free quotation contact 07557 902 229 or 015395 58630 Email [email protected] Or via FacebookJ.R Dixon Painting & Decorating. Highly skilled and qualified painter and decorator with over 10 years experience. Covering all aspects of interior and exterior decorating. For a free quote contact: 07902 025 716 [email protected]

PERSONAL TRAINERFITNESS AND WELLBEING Personal Training with Elaine in the comfort of your own home. Specialising in rehabilitation and re-introduction to exercise including exercise for heart conditions and COPD.07855 135714

PEST CONTROLTOWN & COUNTRY Pest Control Over 30 years experience. Most up to dates methods. 24 hour service. All aspects covered including Cluster flies. Wasps, Fleas. Rats, Mice, Moles. Tel. 015395 62795. Mob 07887 977 085. www.tandcpestcontrol.co.uk

PLASTERINGNJR PLASTERING all plastering work considered. Free quotes. Contact Niall on 015395 58221 or 07917 458911

PORCELAIN RESTORATIONPorcelain, Ceramics, Paintings restored. JM RESTORERS. 015395 68915.

POWER WASHINGDUE TO POPULAR DEMAND ULVERCLEAN can now offer a true deep cleaning to those dingy looking areas. Contact Lee 01229 586703 or 07858 757 215 for free quotation.

SITUATIONS VACANT

POWER WASHING CONT

POWER WASHING - We use water to clean your paths, Patios, Driveways, Decking, Fencing etc. Free estimates. Based in Grange. Call John 07794 057 989.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCEBUILDING SERVICES stone facing, water mains and drainage. Pressure washing, painting. Free estimates, all work guaranteed. Call Martin Eland 015395 59472, mobile 07821 260 730.

PLUMBING & HEATINGRICHARD WYATT PLUMBER From bathrooms to ball valves no jobs too small. Daytime 0777 260 2506, evenings 015395 35653.ADRIAN A TURNER LTD Plumbing & Heating, Gas Safe Registered, Vaillant Accredited Tel; 015395 34775, Mob 07821 813 062

A. TYSON PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas Central Heating

Worcester Accredited Installer Gas Safe Registered

015395 32761 - 07967 384 114JOHN RHODES

Plumbing & HeatingGas Safe Registered

Working locally for 35 yearsNewton in Cartmel 015395 31585

07810 881910 TAYLOR

Plumbing & Heating EngineersGas Safe Registered, LindaleDarren Taylor 07778 394 206

WARDGROUP PLUMBING & HEATING Gas safety checks and boiler ser 01229 811222. www.wardgroup.co.uk/plumbing

PICTURE FRAMINGPicture Framing Service at the Beach Hut Gallery - Kents Bank Station. [email protected] 015395 35959.

REMEDIAL THERAPYMASSAGE and Craniosacral therapy for back, neck and shoulder pain. Meg Henderson 015395 36298 www.meghendersontherapy.co.ukMINDFULNESS

The next 6 week Introduction to Mindfulness courses begin again in February - Monday evenings & Thursdays afternoons. Gentle Mindful Yoga: Tuesdays 7 - 8:30pm URC Hall, Thursdays 10 - 11:30am Victoria Hall, Wednesdays 7 - 8:30pm & Fridays 10 - 11:30am High Newton village hall. Everybody and every mind welcome. Contact Tracey: 015395-36170 or 07969-447545, [email protected] (Experienced, qualified & insured)

MONUMENTAL MASONSABLE MEMORIALS - Monumental Masons. Time served masons with over 30 years experience. New memorials, Second inscriptions, repaints, regilds and renovations. Free estimates and home visits given. 1 Wildman Street, Kendal LA9 6EN. Phone 01539 735583 or 01524 784920.PARKIN and JACKSON-Monumental Masons. New memorials, second inscriptions, repaints, regilds and renovations. Visit the showroom on 14 Appleby Road, Kendal LA9 6ES. Telephone 01539 722838. Free estimates and brochure on request. www.parkinandjackson.co.uk

MOTORHOME HIREAndrew Backhouse 4 berth Motorhome hire. 015394 45117 ... 07763 145 594 abcmotorhomehire.co.uk

REMOVALSSteele`s Removals ltd

Local * National * International Secure Self- Storage 24hour access

+ Self-Drive Removal vans Storage facilities in Flookburgh

www.steelesremovals.co.uk [email protected]

01229 820 777

STONE WALLINGBRADLEY REEVE Landscaping, stone walling, patios. Tel: 015395 36938 or 07788 688427.

STORAGEGENERAL/CARAVAN/BOAT STORAGE. Lawler 34136.

TAXIS Estate Cars 6-seater Hackney/Private hire. Local/Long Distance. John Keith owner/operator. Flookburgh based contact 07974 111543

TREE SURGEONOH TREE SERVICES - Qualified and insured arborists/tree surgeons. Please contact Oliver on: 015395 30756 or 07904 698 794 www.ohtreeservices.co.uk

Acorn Tree Services in Grange. 07771 680 919 or 015395 34299

TUITIONPIANO & THEORY TUITION. Experienced, patient teacher has vacancies for pupils of all ages, from beginners to Advanced. Contact Jean Kitchen ALCM. DipMus(OU). CT ABRSM. Tel 015395 35306Primary mathematics and English tuition Early help leads to continued success. Retired Primary Headteacher and Ofsted inspector. Enhanced DBS. References available. Please contact 07717 848 080 for initial chat.Teacher of French and German. Over 20 years tutoring experience. Exam specialist GCSE/A level. Enhanced DBS. Contact Emma Wattam MA (Oxon) P.G.C.E 015395 38882.

All Lock Problems Solved• Trading Standards Approved • Locks Opened, Repaired & Fitted• Domestic & Commercial• UPVC Door Lock Specialists• Police (CRB) Checked• 24 Hour, 7 Day Service• OAP Discount

Eden Mount Road, GrangeFreephone: 0800 783 1104

Mobile 07886 831336www.locks-express.com

The only Locksmiths based in Grange

L A K E WO O D- Lock & Safe Co -

Locksmith & Safe Engineer

Edward Lenihan 07407 192270

Locks and safes, opened, supplied, repaired and fitted with over 30 years experience

Meathop, Grange-over-Sands


CLASSIFIEDS

SKIP HIREROOFING

JOINERY & BUILDING CONTRACTORS

Joinery & Building Contractors nComplete roofing services; natural slate, tiling, leadwork, chimneys & velux installation nExtensions & renovations nLoft Conversions nRefurbishments nConservatories, windows & doors in uPVC or Timber nHardwood Flooring Specialists

All high quality Bespoke Joinery. Extensive local

experience in holiday homes & second

homes since 1999.

IGLS. 29 Greengate, Levens, Cumbria. LA8 8NF

Tel: 015395 60673Mob: 07810 602999

email: [email protected]

W.G.BROWNLIELtd.

K2 ROOFING LTD

Specialists in all aspects of roofing• Slating• Tiling• Pointing • Lead work• Flat roofing

• Chimney repairs• Fascias, Soffits• Guttering, cleaned

and sealed

Windermere: 01539 897 892

Chris ShawcrossReplacement Double Glazing Units,

Windows, Doors, Conservatories, Fascia Boards & Gutters in uPVC. Free Estimates

Tel: 015395 58214Mob: 0789 969 0259

REPLACEMENT UPVC

IAN BUCHAN WINDOWS

quality workmanship guaranteed

Covering the South Lakes25 years experience in upvc

015395 32593 07971 698 541

SUPPLY & INSTALL UPVC WINDOWS, DOORS, CONSERVATORIES,

FASCIA SOFFITS ETC.

REPAIR & REPLACEmENT DOUBLE gLAzINg

CALL DANIEL ON 07748 338 797

- IDEAL FOR SPOIL, RUBBLE & STONE -- GREAT RATES -

- HOLDS MORE THAN AVERAGE SKIP -- DIGGER HIRE AVAILABLE -

- COVERING SOUTH LAKELAND - AND BEYOND

BIG SKIP HIRE

Advertise in the Classifieds section Prices start from as little as 28p per word +VAT

015395 35453

We are pleased to be relocating our offices to Unit 1a Station Yard, Grange-over-Sands and would be delighted if you could visit, or give us a call, should you require a FREE quotation for any size decorating project.

T: 01539 735960 | E: [email protected] | W: www.differentstrokes-kendal.co.uk

WANTEDWanted - TOOLS, gardening, joinery, engineering etc. Garages cleared. Tel 32793Old suitcases, trunks, leather bags, wooden boxes, wooden tool boxes, wooden ladders, galvanised / enamel buckets, watering cans, old kitchenware, TG Green ‘blue and white’ Cornishware, Sewing machine cast iron stands Peter 07539 290 879 or [email protected]

TUITION CONT

Piano Tuition Stephen J. Wood Classical and jazz, beginners to advanced, all ages. Enhanced DBS. Tel: 015395 33593 or 07817 019 063. www.stephenjwood.co.uk for full details.

WINDOW CLEANINGSKB WINDOW CLEANING

Cleaning of all glass, frames, sills, doors, solar panels, gutters, conservatories.

Fully insured. Call Simon 015395 62852 or 07783 802 192 www.skbwindowcleaning.co.uk

Deadline 18th January 2019, subject to space. Single items max £200, in writing to our office or e-mail [email protected], include your name and address.Solid wood storage telephone table with shelf and drawers £60 Edwardian wooden 2 tier oval side table £50 Thane Wonder Core Smart Exerciser with exercise guide, DVD and non slip mat £65 Kenwood Multi Pro food processor, unused. £50 Royal Doulton Vanity Fair 6 place dinner service, 36 pieces, exc. cond. £95 Tel:35751.

Beyerdynamic microphone stands £20 each or £35 a pair 59394.Unused Raleigh Evo 7 speed folding bike, air light frame, 20 inch wheels, £100. Tel:34587.

FREE FOR SALE

PAINTING & DECORATING

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It’s about the clubs you go to, the schools your children attend, your church, high street and your neighbourhood. The advertisers are the local firms and trades people who are based here and employ local people.

It’s a great way to spread the word and to find out what’s going on.

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DRIVING SCHOOLS

SEPTIC TANK

JOINERY & BUILDING JOINERY & BUILDING CONTPLUMBING & HEATING

TAXIS

TREE SURGEON


STORAGE

DB DrivingDeborah Black ADI, Dip DI

•Friendly, patient, lady instructor•Tuition tailored to your needs•Confidence building & pass plus

Tel:01539 722777 Mob:07977 542853

Wareing & HodgsonPlumbing & Heating

Engineers

No Call Out FeePrompt, friendly service

Tel: 35425 or 83904

Locally established with over 40 years

experience.

CAR SERVICING & REPAIRS

LOCKSMITH

All Lock Problems Solved• Trading Standards Approved • Locks Opened, Repaired & Fitted• Domestic & Commercial• UPVC Door Lock Specialists• Police (CRB) Checked• 24 Hour, 7 Day Service• OAP Discount

Eden Mount Road, GrangeFreephone: 0800 783 1104

Mobile 07886 831336www.locks-express.com

The only Locksmiths based in Grange

• New Builds• Renovations• Extensions• Loft Conversions• uPVC & Timber

windows & doors• Kitchens• Bathrooms• Tiling

Mob: 0787 602 5976E-mail [email protected]

GRAHAM FAULKNER Ltd.

Kitchen & Bathroom Installation Service30 years experience

A complete service from plans to paintwork

Established local firmFree estimates and advice

Extensions - Renovations - Conversions - Alterations

015395 33241 / 077535 74538

DAVID ROCKLIFFEGENERAL BUILDING

All aspects of building work undertaken.Extensions, plastering, tiling etc.

Over 30 years experience. No VAT on labour(015395) 33530 or 07754 439 694

07772 602 506 / 015395 [email protected]

015395 33515Alnat Business Park, Lindale

• MOT’s• Servicing & Repairs• Diagnostics for all vehicles • Tyres & Exhausts

Brand new designated bay for Cars, Vans & Campervans up to 4 tonnes

Contact David for a free quotation07931 258 752 or 07732 362 186

l 18 years experience l Internal and external


T: 015395 35201M: 07900 435 409

www.hodgson-builders.com

Your local choice for all building &

roofing work

For all your Building & Roofing workHODGSON BUILDERS

ACCOUNTANCY, TAXATION AND BUSINESS ADVICE

ESTABLISHED 2004AC

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S l Year End Accounts l Cash Flow Forecasting l Business Planning l Company Formation l Tax Returns

l Bookkeeping l Periodic Accounts l VAT Returns l Payroll l Auto Enrolment

015395 36163 www.bfmsltd.co.uk3 Lowther Gardens, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7EX

Full Building & Joinery services

New builds, renovations, extensions, bathroom’s,

kitchen’s, windows, groundworks

Joinery & Developments Ltd.

Ian 07765 513 412 / 015395 36316 (Cartmel)

A.TYSONPLUMBING AND HEATING

• HIGH QUALITY • FRIENDLY SERVICE •• REASONABLE RATES •

30 years experience

FREE ESTIMATESTel: 015395 32761

Mob: 0796 7384114

Gas Central Heating

Tree Surgeon Covering all aspects

of Tree Surgery

07771 680 919 / 015395 34299www.treesurgerycumbria.co.uk

015395 [email protected]

2 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, KENTS BANK ROAD

PLUMBING AND HEATINGENGINEERS - GAS SERVICE

AND REPAIR - NG/LPG

5423

AccreditedI n s t a l l e r

Est. 1968

Moor Lane, Flookburgh

SECURE SELF STORAGE

www.southlakesstorage.co.uk

07764 609 387

185147

TB Shepherd & Son LtdPlumbers & Heating Engineers

OIL - GAS - LPG

Family business trading in Grange since 1952

5421

DAVIDGRAHAM

OFFICE

07810 835 23607810 646 568015395 33109

CALL DANIEL ON 07748 338 797

- FAST EFFICIENT SERVICE -- BEST RATES IN AREA -

- OPEN 24/7 -- COVERING SOUTH LAKELAND -

AND BEYOND

SEPTIC TANK EMPTYING & INSTALLATIONS

Ring Paul or Joan Tel: Flookburgh 58901

ECONOMICAL TAXIS LTD

P & J BUSHELL

SEAPORTS AIRPORTSReliable and prompt

service4, 8 & 16 seaters available

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