The Carleton Directory : September 2009

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To advertise, ring Clive on

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Local IndexListing here is for regular advertisers (free) as well as for businessestrading in this area; a single line entry is only £4 per issue; a secondline (maximum number) is a further £1. Paid annually in advance; thenearest relevant heading should be used. Feature any mix of your adpage, phone, web or email contact details.

Bridal WearCountry Dreams Tel: 539500 page 10

Building & PlanningIndependent Gas T: 561222 page 11

or 07885 841584

Car RepairsCarleton Service Station (527287)page 14

ChildcareLouise English Childminder page 3Stone Eden Tel: 599400 page 16

CleaningCumbria Pro Wash 0759 055 8633

[email protected] / Tel: 672094

Coach & Mini Bus HireAlastair Cook Mini Bus Service page 2

Irvings Coaches (Tel: 521777) page 1

Community CentresPennine Way Tel: 607520

Complementary TherapyHelen Hodgson Tel: 01768 885967

Computer RepairPC Fixer (07984 441 329) page 2

CouncillorsNicola Clarke (Tel: 531126) page 11

Michael Richardson Tel: 016973 31512

Trevor Allison (Tel: 523923) page 12

DentistsAglionby Dental Practice Tel: 711272

Driving InstructorsRoland Lawson (Tel: 546010) page 14

Electrical Appliances/RepairsNorthern Vacuums (524065) page 16

ElectriciansGreg Metcalfe (01768 896241) page 16

Entertainment & LeisureSplitz Dancing Tel:562118

Financial AdviceFinancial Concepts page 16

Saint & Co page 11

FireplacesA Fireplace For You Tel: 597945

Funeral ServicesJohn Tremble (Tel: 594831) page 6Cumbria Memorials page 14

Hair & Beauty TherapyTopaz Beauty Tel: 529203 page 3

Health & FitnessBronze Tanning Tel: 531352

Carlisle Physio (see Physiotherapy) page 2

MarketingQIC Print, qicprint.co.uk Tel: 513 513

MenswearSteed Tel: 599555 page 9

NurseryStone Eden Tel: 599400 page 16

OpticianDolores Marshall (409404) page 16

Painters & DecoratorsIan Hodgson Tel: 541164 page 3

Decor 8 Tel: 594445 page 16

Photography

Paul Mortimer (016974 73430)

Picture U (01228 540 204) page 3

PhysiotherapyCarlisle Physiotherapy (592979) page 2

Piano TuitionAndrew Plant (Tel: 527116) page 1

PlumbingJohn Fisher Tel: 560791 page 11

David Howe Tel: 526338 page 11

PrintingQIC Print: qicprint.co.uk page 16

PropertyBulman Properties Tel: 819888

RestaurantsThe Conservatory Tel: 561888 page 10

Fantails (01228 560 239) page10

Botchergate Tandoori page 10

Vets & PetsCoomara Veterinary Practice page 4

Pet Sitting Tel:577470 page 2

Window Cleaning

Eric’s Cleaning Tel: 819099

Womanswear

High Society Tel: 792880 page 8

Useful DialsAccident Legal Line 0500 192939

BT Faultline 0800 800 151

Citizens Advice Bureau 01228 633900

Car Recovery 24hr 01228 527287

Carlisle City Council 01228 817000

Childline 0800 1111

Child Protect (NSPCC) 0808 800 5000

County Council 01228 606060

Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111

Cruse Bereavement Care 0870 1671677

Cuedoc 01228 401999

Cumberland Infirmary 01228 523444

Dalston Pharmacy 01228 541344

Debt Help 0808 808 4000

Drugs Helpline 0800 776600

Electric Emergencies (United Utilities)0800 195 4141

Environment Agency 0800 807 060

Fire & Rescue Service 0800 358 4777

Floodline 0845 988 1188

Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999

Highways & Potholes 0845 609 6609

Library renewals 607310

Neighbourhood Forum 606570

Police HQ 0845 33 00 247

Recycle White Goods 817200

Refuse Disposal 606708

RSPCA Cruelty Reporting 0870 5555 999

Sure Start Carlisle South 01228 625937

Train Times 08457 48 49 50

Traveline 0871 200 22 33

Legal Help 01228 345 4345

NHS Direct 0845 46 47Water Emergencies (United Utilities)

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DearNeighboursAS I’M WRITING this “The Ashes”

are on the radio. The quintessen-tial sound of leather on willow on aSummer afternoon betraying the factthat up here in Carlisle we are hun-dreds of miles away from the CreamTeas of Lords and drowning in yetmore Summer rain.

Never mind, there is always the hope ofan Indian Summer to hang on to. Asthe nights draw in and the holidayshave been left behind it may seem thebest of the year has been left behind,but there is still much to enjoy.

As the trees shed their leaves and con-tinue in their natural cycle so itappears the recession may also beturning, but this time for the positive.Never has it been a better time to sup-port your local businesses and keepyour pound local. So this month whilstyou enjoy your puzzles and articlesremember the advertisers who make itall possible. Its perspective whichmakes for a good year, and withFlintoff just running out Ponting andChristmas, Halloween and BonfireNight to come, 2009 still has a lot tooffer. Just like your local businesses.

Claire xx

Windfarm?The public enquiry is on 20th Oct at10am, at Civic Centre, Rickergate.

Written submissions have to be in by18 June 2009, quoting ref APP/E0915/A/ 09/2101659/nwf.

A guidance booklet is available fromthe Council (Tel: 817482). Inspectionof all applications is possible duringweekdays, and online.

Alastair CookMINI BUS SERVICES14 & 16 seater mini bus for hire

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Carlisle Physiotherapy& Sports Injury Clinic

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We specialise inthe assessment,treatment andcare of all softtissue, joint andspinal problemswith a variety of

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Dalston and Cummersdale Neighbourhood Forum

DROP IN SESSION

Join us at the Dalston & Cummersdale Neighbourhood Forum drop in session on

Wednesday 16 September 2009 from 4pm until 6.30pm at Creighton Rugby Club. This drop in

session is an opportunity for you to get involved inissues affecting your area.

Chris Hardman, Planning & Conservation Manager, Carlisle City Council.

Chris will be attending to talk about the development proposals for Parklands Village.

This will be a public drop in session open to all residents from the Dalston & Cummersdale Neighbourhood Forum area, which

includes the parishes of Burgh-by-Sands, Cummersdale, Dalston,Orton and St Cuthbert Without.

cumbria.gov.uk/neighbourhoodforums

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A Damp Squib

WELL THE SUMMER is officiallyover and unless there has been a

sudden burst of sun by the time thisarticle has gone to print then it hasbeen a pretty damp squib. Still, therewas enough sun for those of you whomanaged to get your peas and toma-toes planted this year. If you followedthe advice in one of our previous arti-cles hopefully you have enjoyed abumper harvest of peas just like me.Thoughts in the garden however nowturn to the spring and the associatedpreparation needed for 2010. For thisreason we have provided a little guideto what needs to be done in order toenjoy your garden in the hope that thesun makes an appearance next year.

MAINTENANCE

It can all begin with the general tidyingup of your garden and the collecting ofleaves for your compost. And if you didindeed plant those peas then the bestthing you can do is leave the roots inplace to help increase the fertility ofthe soil. Continuing with soil, break itup nicely ready for the crops of nextyear. If you enjoyed fruit this year thenremove your old fruited raspberrywood and prune your raspberries andgooseberries. Tidy up your strawber-ries and keep on top of the new shootsfor even more delicacies to accompanyyour ice cream and Wimbledon.Remove your withered annuals and ifappropriate shrubs can be removedand replanted if you take up enoughroot. For that extra kerb side appealdon’t forget to get your hedges andramblers trimmed. As well as a greattime to maintain your shrubbery it isalso a great time to plant.

LAWN CARE

For next years bowling green lawn con-tinue to kill your weeds and make sureyou aerate well, if needed dress areaswith a good sharp sand. For barepatches or where there is disease, nowis a good time to remove the offendingarea and sew or lay new turf.

PLANTING

For those of you that like that bit ofcolour now is the time to plant whichever bulbs have taken your fancy. Ifpossible move your pot plants to thegreenhouse and continue with thebulb planting. Make sure you get agood firm bulb and plant anytimebetween now and November – but forthe best flowers get them in now!

This year after tasting home growngarlic, I will make an attempt at grow-ing my own which means I need to getthem planted now. As well as the gar-lic, early vegetables can be sewn.There is a good deal of work to bedone in these non productive monthsbut remember preparation is the keyand it will all be worthwhile nextsummer – if we get one!

The Daffodil – The sure sign thatspring has sprung

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Savings &InvestmentsBy Darren Turnbull CFP,DMS,MCIBS Certified Financial Planner

01228 597986

[email protected]

http://www.financialconcepts.co.uk

What to donext?

MANY INVESTORS who last sum-mer managed to lock away their

savings in one yearterm deposits havehad a temporaryrespite from thedifficulties ofincome generation.They will be verypleased they made thedecision to lock in yields of 5% andmore when they could. They will alsobe wondering what to do when theseinvestments mature as safe yields of5% or more are no longer on offer andthey will join the rest of us who aremaking do with a very miserly returnon their savings. It is unlikely thatinterest rates will rise much anytimesoon and it is imperative that peopletake independent financial advice inrespect of where to go next.

Presently for UK equities the averagehistoric dividend yield relative to cashis close to a record high and suggestsgood equity value but before clientsconsider other asset classes in order toincrease their income or potential cap-ital growth, it is strongly recommend-ed that they take IndependentFinancial Advice to ensure that anyinvestment meets their risk profile andthat they fully understand the greaterrisks involved with Equities, property,fixed interest and commodities. A bigconcern is those retired people whohave seen a drop of over 75% in theinterest rates on their savings and wewould urge these clients to find a goodindependent adviser and ask for areview.

Please remember that other forms ofinvestment carry a greater degree ofrisk and that the value of the invest-ments can fall as well as rise and it isimperative that you seek advice priorto investing.

Advertise in your localcommunity magazines:

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Bus TimesWhilst every effort is made to check that thesetimes are accurate at print time, we cannotaccept responsibility for errors or later changes.

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More Handles

... a little insight into runningtheir own local business, byMike and Stephanie Hunt,Carolyn and Paul Rheinbach

What did you do before MoreHandles?

Paul & Carolyn have both worked forour major supplier Carlisle Brass formany years, Mike worked at BarclaysBank for 15 years and Stephanie helpedto run local printing firm QIC Print.

Why did you decide to give thisup to specialise in door handlesand window furniture?

The growing trend towards people feel-ing confident buying online opened upthe opportunity for a good business insupplying door furniture over the inter-net. We also felt that we could providea more specialist choice to local tradethrough the showroom.

What can you tell us about a reg-ular day?

The day starts with processing all theinternet orders and phone calls, order-ing and collecting stock and then pack-ing and despatching the orders. Weaim to get as many orders out the sameday as they are received – which givesus a very unique position in the market,but also makes for a very busy environ-ment.

How has life changed in a year?

We just keep getting busier, and ournew websites MORE LOCKS andMORE SWITCHES will be online thismonth allowing us to expand our range.We have recently doubled the size ofour premises to cope with the growth intrade, and now have 6 people workinghere.

Why are you so much better thanNational DIY stores?

We’re a specialist company and thatmakes all the difference. Our productrange is huge which means we can cater

Spotlight on a local business for all styles and budgets, and we aregenuinely interested in helping cus-tomers find the right products. As wedeal directly with the manufacturersour prices and quality are always bet-ter.

What’s the furthest your onlinesales have reached?

We try and keep sales to the UK mar-ket at the moment, but we have senthandles to Europe, USA and Thailand.

Being responsible for your busi-ness, is it difficult to switch offonce the doors to the store havebeen locked?

There’s always work to do and youcould work 24/7, but the benefit withan internet business is even whenwe’re closed we’re open!

What is the biggest project youhave helped out on?

We’ve had all kinds of interesting cus-tomers; Ancient Castles, HistoricHouses, Film Studio work, ChelseaFlower Show projects, Museums,Hotels, Motor Yachts, and through ourinterior design clients some houses ofthe rich and famous!

How much would it cost to refitthe average house?

That’s a bit like how long is a piece ofstring – but using some good qualityhandles, latches and hinges 10 doorscould be completely renovated for£100 - £150.

Where do you source yourstock?

We have over 20 different suppliersthat we deal with regularly, and manymore that we can also call on, includ-ing bespoke manufacturers. Therereally isn’t anything we can’t handle!

There was a snake called Nate.His purpose in life was to stay inthe desert and guard the lever.This lever was no ordinary lever. Itwas the lever that if moved woulddestroy the world. Nate took hisjob very seriously. He let nothingget close to the lever.

One day off in the distance hesaw a cloud of dust. He kept hiseye on it because he was guardingthe lever. The dust cloud contin-ued to move closer to the lever.Nate saw that it was a huge boul-der and it was heading straight forthe lever!

Nate thought about what hecould do to save the world. Hedecided if he could get in front ofthe boulder he could deflect itand it would miss the lever. Nateslithered quickly to intersect theboulder. The boulder ran overNate, but it was, in fact, deflected,leaving history to conclude that iswas better Nate than lever.

"Almost" is the longestword in the English lan-

guage with all the lettersin alphabetical order.

"Rhythm" is the longestEnglish word without a

vowel.

Earth is the only planetnot named after a god.

Last week Carl Fitton went to thecinema up town to see "SlumdogMillionaire" but because of twowomen loudly chatting togetherwho were sitting in the row infront of him, Carl was unable tohear the dialogue clearly.

Carl leaned forward and said in astage whisper, 'Excuse me ladiesbut I can't hear.'

'I should hope not,' stormed thewoman, 'this is a private conver-sation.'

A man boasts to a friend

about his new hearing aid,

“It's the most expensive

one I've ever had, it cost

me £1800”

His friend asks,

“What kind is it?”

The braggart says,

“Half past four.”

have been organised by our problemsolver PC Fordyce for the whole sum-mer term, and these have beenwarmly received. The kids in generalbeing very enthusiastic and funseemed to be had by all!. The localpolicing teams want to encourageand support local children and youngpeople to participate in all events,giving us ideas of what they wouldlike to do in the area and helping tomake this happen. We will continueregular foot patrols in the area toensure that young people are safewhen playing outside and also notcausing problems to the local com-munity.

That’s it for this month, but as I saidLaura and myself are on foot everyshift so don’t hesitate to stop for achat and to air any queries orproblems you may have in yourcommunity.

Goodbye for now.

Please contact:

PCSO 5163 Shona [email protected]

PCSO 5253 Laura Woods [email protected])OR0845 3300 247

PC1908 Lewis Powell

Police Community Support OfficersWelsh Road Police StationCarlisleCA1 3BB

Telephone 0845 3300247

Inspector Bell contact details:[email protected]

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“..the mother of AndrewJohnston..”

Even with worldwide support Carlislecan not be forgotten. Morag sees ourcommunity as home and with the wholeworld to choose from it is nice to hear ofthe support we have given the family.

Morag’s support is the result of the loveof a son and this is something we can allrelate to. She believes that if you have apassion or dream it can not be left,

dreams have to be followed.Morag is a big believer in

praise where it is neededand also that talent is some-times just not enough, work

needs tobe put

in.

W h a thas been

Morag’sf a v o u r i t emoment sofar…well his

first audition infront of the TV cameras will not be for-gotten but the event that really spoke ofthe culmination in all that Andrew has

Who’s WhoYou can send in an article and photo of any person living in themagazine distribution area; send to [email protected]

Morag Brannock

WITH THE LATEST series of tele-vised talent competitions cur-

rently on air it seems a great time tospeak to someone who has witnessedthe experience a little more closely. Forthat reason we focus on Morag; themother of Andrew Johnston whoput Carlisle on the map in 2008.

I catch Morag on a Wednesdayafternoon; Andrew has beenpractising on the piano andthey are both resting theblisters having justreturned from support-ing friends in theCumbrian Way CharityWalk where they werehelping to raise moneyfor the RadiotherapyUnit at the CumberlandInfirmary.

Initially theirexperience maynever have hap-pened. Having sent through an appli-cation in the same year as Paul Potts,he was unsuccessful. The followingyear Morag filled in another form,again thinking nothing more from itother than her son had a talent. Thistime however Andrew got to sing forthe producers and was selected to singfor the Judges. Morag has always givenAndrew her honest opinion and this issomething he still appreciates today.Together, they just wanted the chanceto hear Simon Cowell’s honest opinionof Andrew’s voice. Simon heardAndrew’s voice and the rest is history.

Since the recording of his debut CD‘One Voice’ Morag talks of how notmuch has changed. As a family theystill do the same things with the onlyreal difference being they now have anadded parallel life. Andrew’s story andvoice have touched people worldwideand with the running of his websitewww.andrewjohnstonmusic.com andthe comments from as far afield asBahrain and Argentina it is easy to seehow Morag’s decision to fill in thatform has made a difference.

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worked for and enjoyed was when hesang in the Albert Hall. It is not diffi-cult to feel the emotion when shespeaks of her son in his comfort zonein his spiritual home.

Her son’s voice may now havechanged but her favourite tracksfrom the album, Pie Jesu and AgnusDei will now serve as a permanentreminder of a voice gone forever. Thisthough is not a bad thing, there willbe much more to hear of fromAndrew; with Morag hoping to hearhis versions of Abide with Me andAmazing Grace and with Pavarottiand Andrea Bocelli currently influ-encing Andrew, we hope it won’t belong until we get to hear his richerdeeper tones.

Morag tells of her own musical back-ground as a not so good singer in a

Gaelic choir when she was young.But with Andrews album entitled

“One Voice”, to follow in the sentiment of the lyrics

we hope Morag realises her voice is just

as strong. “If you look around you’ll find there

is more than one voice singing in thedarkness”.

Hello Again,

Since last month’s entry in the CarletonDirectory, we have been involved withissues raised with us by residents at theCarleton end of the Dalston ward.

Proposed development at Carleton Clinic.

Despite being held at Stoneraise School,the July meeting of the NeighbourhoodForum was well attended by residents fromParkland Village and Carleton Grange. Themain Item on the agenda was a presenta-tion by the City Council’s Local PlansOfficer on the Development Brief for a largehousing scheme at the Carleton Clinic. Thesignificant number of attendees from theestates encouraged us to organise a drop-insession at a more convenient location foryou, The Creighton Rugby Club.

At the time of writing the session is still tobe held, but if it is successful, as I am sureit will be, we hope that there will be otheropportunities for similar drop-in sessions.It is an opportunity for residents to havesome input into the development ofschemes before they are formalised in aPlanning Application.

School Travel

The lack of a free school bus service toCaldew School, Dalston is a longstandingissue in the estates. Despite our bestendeavours, up to now your Councillorshave been unable to resolve this issue, eventhough there is a School bus service fromCumwhinton with spare seats. We are con-tinuing to have dialogue with the LocalAuthority on this issue.

In the meantime, Cyril Webber, Councillorfor the Harraby area and Trevor Allison forthe Dalston ward have jointly put out a‘Referral’ letter to parents who have chil-

dren at the School inviting them to partic-ipate in a separate school bus, using anapproved carrier. If there are sufficientnumbers, then we are optimistic that wecan arrange a bus at a reasonable cost. Ifyou are a parent with a child at CaldewSchool and have not received one of these

letters please let either Cyril or Trevorknow. You can use the Pre-Addressed,Post Paid card, which has recently beendistributed with our Focus Newsletter.

Local Capital Projects Fund

Trevor as County Councillor has fundingallocation of £12,000. The sum allocatedto this side of the ward in St. Cuthbert’sWithout Parish is relatively modest, pro-viding for a number of bollards to prevent‘illegal’ parking at Carleton. This hasbecome a real issue for residents in a par-ticular locality since Traffic Ordersrestricting overnight parking wereimposed on lay-bys on the A6. We areworking with the Highways Authority toresolve this problem. As for the nexttranche of funds, if you have any ideas ofprojects you would like to see in your area,please let your Parish Council knowdirectly or, you can contact Trevor asbelow. This could be supplemented bymatched funding from other sources.

CONTACT US on any issue or concerns at:

Trevor Allison, 17 Gilbert Road,Cummersdale, Carlisle. CA2 6BJ.01228 [email protected]

Steve Tweedie, Birkthwaite House,Wreay, Carlisle. CA4 ORZ 01228 [email protected]

DALSTON WARD www.carlislelibdems.org.uk

Cllr. Trevor Allison Cllr. Steven Tweedie

CerebralPalsyGILL WYKES of Cumbria Celebral

Palsy has passed us some newswhich she would like anyone interestedin the new development at Parklandsto hear about.

“The meeting that we held with some ofthe residents in the Rugby Club atParklands on 27th January seems a longway in the past. It was a meeting whichgreatly heartened us and on behalf ofeveryone at Cumbria Celebral Palsy Ishould like to thank you for your posi-tive support and encouragement for ourbuilding project in your lovely village.

In the intervening months much hasprogressed. You probably know thatplanning permission for our develop-ment was obtained and negotiationsand preparations have continued. TheLister Court site has now been clearedand it looks as if building will com-mence on that site in the beginning ofAugust. Parklands site will begin devel-opment about three months later. Weare hoping that both sites will be readyfor occupation at the same time in 2010.

In the meantime we do hope that thoseof you who expressed a desire to visitScalesceugh Hall will do so –the resi-dents will be very pleased to meet you.

With our best wishes

Gill Wykes, Vice Chair,Cumbria Celebral Palsy

Ed: see invitation on page 2

Ghandi walked barefoot every-where, to the point that his feetbecame quite thick and hard.

Even when he wasn't on ahunger strike, he did not eatmuch and became quite thinand frail. He also was quite aspiritual person. Furthermore,due to his diet, he ended up

with very bad breath. Hebecame known as a super-cal-loused fragile mystic plagued

with halitosis.

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Hello All,

THE LAST FEW WEEKS have beenvery busy out in the ward; not least

in Parkland Village. I have had a greatmany enquiries regarding ParklandVillage and have approached and dis-cussed with residents some of theissues that are giving them cause forconcern, and me also. Like you I tooam cross about the slow progress withthe adoption of this area, and theapparent lack of appreciation that peo-ple are struggling to pay council tax,mortgages, child care and school travelwhile coping with a recession and allthe hardship that comes along with it.

I will be organising meetings with var-ious officers and members of theCouncil this week, to have face to facemeetings to investigate a way forward.While I applaud all the new ideas andthe willingness to promote the city in anumber of innovative ways, it is impor-tant that the people who have investedtheir money, time and energy withinour new housing developments shouldnot be neglected or forgotten about inthis ‘cavalier manner’. While we needto support and ‘hug’ any developer whowants to invest in our lovely city, theday to day business of providing ourservices needs to be addressed anddelivered in a way that can satisfyeveryone. I am aware and have loca-tions of drains that need to be cleared,trees that need to be pruned onPennine View, areas that flood, litterbin relocations, vandalism to trees andshrubbery and their locations, a gap ina hedge which needs to be addressed,lighting issues and drains that still rat-tle when driven over, the lack of weedspraying, even a small amount of graf-fiti plus much more. Despite all of thisParkland Village is still a lovely resi-dential area and the reason for this isbecause you, the residents, take a greatdeal of pride in it and look after it, youare to be commended for all yourefforts. I have been approached bysome, to support the idea of a residentsassociation for the area – this can bedone fairly easily and would take a lit-tle organising, a small amount of com-mitment and a couple of volunteers. Ithink it would be worth looking into. Ifyou would like me to investigate thispossibility and you would like to volun-

teer your support then pleasereturn the slip at the bottom ofthe page to my home address

4 Uldale Road Carlisle CA2 4PPor email me [email protected] [email protected].

In the wider part of the ward I havesimilar concerns at Stockdalewath,Gaitsgill Dalston Village and Carlton.Please be assured that I tour the wardregularly and pick up on lots of issueson my own, but its essential and I relyon your good will to contact me if youwant me to look into somethingimmediately. I now have a websitenicolaclarke.net which I blog regu-larly – it has some good links – I amstill adding info to the site but it is upand running. On a completely differ-ent subject I was recently invited byMike Mitchelson, Leader of theCouncil to accompany him to the twintown visit to Slupsk, as part of theCarlisle delegation. Believe me thiswas no ‘Jolly’, only four of us attend-ed, however, we had a rather heavyschedule to complete. I was accom-panied by my colleague Cllr AnneQuilter, a democratic officer MrDixon and the Leader, CllrMitchelson. The town twinning is ofgreat importance to both Slupsk andFlensburg as they are able to accessfunding through the European Unionto help develop and re-build theircities. Some areas of Slupsk are stillbadly scared by the Second World

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War as are many of the older genera-tion of the city who can still rememberquite vividly, the time of occupation bythe Germans and then the Russians.Their desire to both express their feel-ings and their generosity of spirit isoverwhelming. We all did a hugeamount of networking. CllrMitchelson was adamant that he need-ed a dynamic approach to the visit withcontinued input and progress from thedelegation, once we had returned toCarlisle. I will write about this in moredetail and maybe include some photosfor the next issue.

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AWARM WELCOME from myselfaand Laura to our first ever

Carleton Directory input. As you areaware your previous Police commu-nity support officer, Ange Busby, isnow training to become a Police offi-cer. She is doing well and is enjoyingit, but says she does miss patrollingher “patch”. She will be back beforewe know it!

I am aware Ange has given you a lit-tle information about us, but just toclarify things, Laura has been work-ing the New Harraby area for nearly ayear now, and I have just transferredto the area after working nearly threeyears in Upperby/Currock. We areout and about on every shift andplease do not hesitate to stop us for achat.

Just to keep you updated on what weare doing in the area, we have started

Chef’s NotesWith new Head Chef Paul Taylor at theCrown Hotel Wetheral.

This month our wild mushrooms areperfect for a great main course, whynot try this—

Wild MushroomRisotto withParmesan & WhiteTruffle Oil

Serves 4

300g Arborio Rice3 Shallots1 Celery Stick3pts Vegetable Stock100g Butter50g Girolle Mushrooms1pkt Dried Porcini Mushrooms50g Brown Cop Mushrooms50g Oyster Mushrooms2tbsp Grated Parmesan2tbsp Marscapone CheeseSea Salt & Pepper1Tbsp Chopped Chives

1/ Bring the stock to the boil and keepsimmering.

2/ Heat half of the butter in a deep heavybottomed pan, add the chopped shallots,chopped celery and sweat off until soft.

3/ Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutesthen add a ladel at a time of the stock.Stir all the time until the liquid has allabsorbed.

4/ Empty the contents of the dried mush-rooms into a bowl then just cover withboiling water until soft, drain and keepboth mushrooms & water aside.

5/ In a frying pan sweat off the mush-rooms until golden brown along with theporcini then add to the risotto.

6/ Add the porcini water to the risotto, atthis point the risotto should be firm tothe bite, add salt & pepper.

7/ Stir in the marscapone chees giving acreamy moist texture, check the season-ing and divide between 4 warm plates.

8/ Scatter the parmesan and chives overand serve.

Enjoy!

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another speedwatch project and evenin the short time this has been ongo-ing it has been a success already. Thescheme aims to share responsibilityfor addressing speed related offencesbetween the community and thepolice. Schemes consist of activemembers of the community joiningtogether to monitor speed at selectedlocations with the speed gun. Thespeed of the offending vehicles arerecorded and passed to the localpolice. A “letter of caution” is thengenerated and sent to the registered

keeper. We are seeking volunteers totake part in the scheme. The lastcampaign was very successful, somuch so that it has been requestedagain. If you are interested pleasecontact myself or Laura.

Anti-social behaviour over the lastsummer holidays has been lowerthan anticipated which is always agood sign. Local football matches

Continued on page 13


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Fall intoWinterSADLY THE TIME is upon us

when we have to say goodbyeto the last of the summer rays.Mornings and nights are becom-ing darker and there’s a distinctchill in the air. So it’s time to putour summer clothes away and digout our winter warmers.

Whether it’s a total renewal or justa couple of key pieces you requirefor your winter wardrobe let take alook at a couple of “LOOKS” onoffer as we fall intoAutumn/Winter!!

COLOUR – we have a pot-pourriof colour this season - teal, applegreen, bright red, heather and variousshades of pinks from fuchsia to moresubtle berry shades.

STYLES – there are so many to

choose from and it really is down tothe individual, whether you combinepieces from various trends and eras togive you a unique LOOK or you fol-low one of the various high street sto-ries; Country/English Heritage -Comfort & Casual – Chic & Sleek-whatever your style favourite here area few basics to follow:-

Urban Elegance with a hint ofHeritage inspired style – tweeds,knits, silk and leather in warmautumnal shades - look for quirkycuts which will make a statement orjust team a tweed jacket with a pencilskirt and silk shirt with a heavy knitthrow/wrap over.

CASUAL & COOL – ( which meanswarm and comfortable! ) great forlounging around –whether its a week-end away by a roaring fire or an infor-mal lunch date with friends aftershopping – look for soft tops, jerseyskirts and loose fitting high waistedtrousers. Accessories with oversizedscarves, trainers and a bowling bagand your all set – effortless, cool andrelaxed!

CHIC & SLEEK –– it’s mono-chrome – it’s tailored, classic,unfussy cleverly cut pieces - justthink Audrey Hepburn and you won’tgo wrong – this is a look that remainsin vogue season after season so itsdefinitely worthwhile investing in.

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hot Blues band. He will be appearing at

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The blues forms the basis for almost all

modern music and its history is a

strange but fascinating musical journey

across cultures and continents. It origi-

nated from the music played by Afro

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the southern states of America with

artists like Willie Dixon, Charlie Patten,

Muddy Waters, BB King etc enjoying

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bringing it to the attention of the

British public. This in turn influenced

the likes of Eric Clapton, The Rolling

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The Carlisle Blues Festival this year

showcases some American and a pick

of the best of British blues artists.

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ACCESSORIES – Bags it BritishChic - in tartan and chunky tweeds andfun furs, accented with faux patenttrim and chunky dull brass fastenings– from Shoppers and Kelly Bags tolager clutches

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Look for slim/thin belts in metallic orwith metallic detailing which willtransform your trousers and updateyour shift.

SHOES – we should not really gothere!! (a bit like handbags) however –

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Police PageHi Folks,

AWARM WELCOME from myselfaand Laura to our first ever

Carleton Directory input. As you areaware your previous Police commu-nity support officer, Ange Busby, isnow training to become a Police offi-cer. She is doing well and is enjoyingit, but says she does miss patrollingher “patch”. She will be back beforewe know it!

I am aware Ange has given you a lit-tle information about us, but just toclarify things, Laura has been work-ing the New Harraby area for nearly ayear now, and I have just transferredto the area after working nearly threeyears in Upperby/Currock. We areout and about on every shift andplease do not hesitate to stop us for achat.

Just to keep you updated on what weare doing in the area, we have started

Chef’s NotesWith new Head Chef Paul Taylor at theCrown Hotel Wetheral.

This month our wild mushrooms areperfect for a great main course, whynot try this—

Wild MushroomRisotto withParmesan & WhiteTruffle Oil

Serves 4

300g Arborio Rice3 Shallots1 Celery Stick3pts Vegetable Stock100g Butter50g Girolle Mushrooms1pkt Dried Porcini Mushrooms50g Brown Cop Mushrooms50g Oyster Mushrooms2tbsp Grated Parmesan2tbsp Marscapone CheeseSea Salt & Pepper1Tbsp Chopped Chives

1/ Bring the stock to the boil and keepsimmering.

2/ Heat half of the butter in a deep heavybottomed pan, add the chopped shallots,chopped celery and sweat off until soft.

3/ Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutesthen add a ladel at a time of the stock.Stir all the time until the liquid has allabsorbed.

4/ Empty the contents of the dried mush-rooms into a bowl then just cover withboiling water until soft, drain and keepboth mushrooms & water aside.

5/ In a frying pan sweat off the mush-rooms until golden brown along with theporcini then add to the risotto.

6/ Add the porcini water to the risotto, atthis point the risotto should be firm tothe bite, add salt & pepper.

7/ Stir in the marscapone chees giving acreamy moist texture, check the season-ing and divide between 4 warm plates.

8/ Scatter the parmesan and chives overand serve.

Enjoy!

To book at The ConservatoryRestaurant or Walton’s Bar

please telephone 01228 561888

Shona and Laura our local Community Support officers, with PC Lewis Powell

WinnerG Stevens, of Dalesman Drive

has won the Sunday Lunch for 2 with wine at Fantails,

in the June Crossword

—congratulations!

Would you like to host a cooking showin your home and have your friendsover for a great fun social evening.

Let me demonstrate a tasty dish that produces dramaticresults in no time at all, and show you our fabulous products.

Get yourself some FREE productsfor hosting a show

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another speedwatch project and evenin the short time this has been ongo-ing it has been a success already. Thescheme aims to share responsibilityfor addressing speed related offencesbetween the community and thepolice. Schemes consist of activemembers of the community joiningtogether to monitor speed at selectedlocations with the speed gun. Thespeed of the offending vehicles arerecorded and passed to the localpolice. A “letter of caution” is thengenerated and sent to the registered

keeper. We are seeking volunteers totake part in the scheme. The lastcampaign was very successful, somuch so that it has been requestedagain. If you are interested pleasecontact myself or Laura.

Anti-social behaviour over the lastsummer holidays has been lowerthan anticipated which is always agood sign. Local football matches

Continued on page 13


JOHN TREMBLE (Dip.F.D.)

Independent Family Funeral Directors37 Church Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle CA2 5TL

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MEMORIAL STONES AND ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTIONS

For 24 hour personal caring attention to ALL yourfuneral requirements call JOHN on01228 594831 (day or night)

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‘We care in your time of need’

LOCALRESIDENT

Hello All,

THE LAST FEW WEEKS have beenvery busy out in the ward; not least

in Parkland Village. I have had a greatmany enquiries regarding ParklandVillage and have approached and dis-cussed with residents some of theissues that are giving them cause forconcern, and me also. Like you I tooam cross about the slow progress withthe adoption of this area, and theapparent lack of appreciation that peo-ple are struggling to pay council tax,mortgages, child care and school travelwhile coping with a recession and allthe hardship that comes along with it.

I will be organising meetings with var-ious officers and members of theCouncil this week, to have face to facemeetings to investigate a way forward.While I applaud all the new ideas andthe willingness to promote the city in anumber of innovative ways, it is impor-tant that the people who have investedtheir money, time and energy withinour new housing developments shouldnot be neglected or forgotten about inthis ‘cavalier manner’. While we needto support and ‘hug’ any developer whowants to invest in our lovely city, theday to day business of providing ourservices needs to be addressed anddelivered in a way that can satisfyeveryone. I am aware and have loca-tions of drains that need to be cleared,trees that need to be pruned onPennine View, areas that flood, litterbin relocations, vandalism to trees andshrubbery and their locations, a gap ina hedge which needs to be addressed,lighting issues and drains that still rat-tle when driven over, the lack of weedspraying, even a small amount of graf-fiti plus much more. Despite all of thisParkland Village is still a lovely resi-dential area and the reason for this isbecause you, the residents, take a greatdeal of pride in it and look after it, youare to be commended for all yourefforts. I have been approached bysome, to support the idea of a residentsassociation for the area – this can bedone fairly easily and would take a lit-tle organising, a small amount of com-mitment and a couple of volunteers. Ithink it would be worth looking into. Ifyou would like me to investigate thispossibility and you would like to volun-

teer your support then pleasereturn the slip at the bottom ofthe page to my home address

4 Uldale Road Carlisle CA2 4PPor email me [email protected] [email protected].

In the wider part of the ward I havesimilar concerns at Stockdalewath,Gaitsgill Dalston Village and Carlton.Please be assured that I tour the wardregularly and pick up on lots of issueson my own, but its essential and I relyon your good will to contact me if youwant me to look into somethingimmediately. I now have a websitenicolaclarke.net which I blog regu-larly – it has some good links – I amstill adding info to the site but it is upand running. On a completely differ-ent subject I was recently invited byMike Mitchelson, Leader of theCouncil to accompany him to the twintown visit to Slupsk, as part of theCarlisle delegation. Believe me thiswas no ‘Jolly’, only four of us attend-ed, however, we had a rather heavyschedule to complete. I was accom-panied by my colleague Cllr AnneQuilter, a democratic officer MrDixon and the Leader, CllrMitchelson. The town twinning is ofgreat importance to both Slupsk andFlensburg as they are able to accessfunding through the European Unionto help develop and re-build theircities. Some areas of Slupsk are stillbadly scared by the Second World

Caldew CallingCouncillor Nicola Clarke

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War as are many of the older genera-tion of the city who can still rememberquite vividly, the time of occupation bythe Germans and then the Russians.Their desire to both express their feel-ings and their generosity of spirit isoverwhelming. We all did a hugeamount of networking. CllrMitchelson was adamant that he need-ed a dynamic approach to the visit withcontinued input and progress from thedelegation, once we had returned toCarlisle. I will write about this in moredetail and maybe include some photosfor the next issue.

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“..the mother of AndrewJohnston..”

Even with worldwide support Carlislecan not be forgotten. Morag sees ourcommunity as home and with the wholeworld to choose from it is nice to hear ofthe support we have given the family.

Morag’s support is the result of the loveof a son and this is something we can allrelate to. She believes that if you have apassion or dream it can not be left,

dreams have to be followed.Morag is a big believer in

praise where it is neededand also that talent is some-times just not enough, work

needs tobe put

in.

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Morag’sf a v o u r i t emoment sofar…well his

first audition infront of the TV cameras will not be for-gotten but the event that really spoke ofthe culmination in all that Andrew has

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Morag Brannock

WITH THE LATEST series of tele-vised talent competitions cur-

rently on air it seems a great time tospeak to someone who has witnessedthe experience a little more closely. Forthat reason we focus on Morag; themother of Andrew Johnston whoput Carlisle on the map in 2008.

I catch Morag on a Wednesdayafternoon; Andrew has beenpractising on the piano andthey are both resting theblisters having justreturned from support-ing friends in theCumbrian Way CharityWalk where they werehelping to raise moneyfor the RadiotherapyUnit at the CumberlandInfirmary.

Initially theirexperience maynever have hap-pened. Having sent through an appli-cation in the same year as Paul Potts,he was unsuccessful. The followingyear Morag filled in another form,again thinking nothing more from itother than her son had a talent. Thistime however Andrew got to sing forthe producers and was selected to singfor the Judges. Morag has always givenAndrew her honest opinion and this issomething he still appreciates today.Together, they just wanted the chanceto hear Simon Cowell’s honest opinionof Andrew’s voice. Simon heardAndrew’s voice and the rest is history.

Since the recording of his debut CD‘One Voice’ Morag talks of how notmuch has changed. As a family theystill do the same things with the onlyreal difference being they now have anadded parallel life. Andrew’s story andvoice have touched people worldwideand with the running of his websitewww.andrewjohnstonmusic.com andthe comments from as far afield asBahrain and Argentina it is easy to seehow Morag’s decision to fill in thatform has made a difference.

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worked for and enjoyed was when hesang in the Albert Hall. It is not diffi-cult to feel the emotion when shespeaks of her son in his comfort zonein his spiritual home.

Her son’s voice may now havechanged but her favourite tracksfrom the album, Pie Jesu and AgnusDei will now serve as a permanentreminder of a voice gone forever. Thisthough is not a bad thing, there willbe much more to hear of fromAndrew; with Morag hoping to hearhis versions of Abide with Me andAmazing Grace and with Pavarottiand Andrea Bocelli currently influ-encing Andrew, we hope it won’t belong until we get to hear his richerdeeper tones.

Morag tells of her own musical back-ground as a not so good singer in a

Gaelic choir when she was young.But with Andrews album entitled

“One Voice”, to follow in the sentiment of the lyrics

we hope Morag realises her voice is just

as strong. “If you look around you’ll find there

is more than one voice singing in thedarkness”.

Hello Again,

Since last month’s entry in the CarletonDirectory, we have been involved withissues raised with us by residents at theCarleton end of the Dalston ward.

Proposed development at Carleton Clinic.

Despite being held at Stoneraise School,the July meeting of the NeighbourhoodForum was well attended by residents fromParkland Village and Carleton Grange. Themain Item on the agenda was a presenta-tion by the City Council’s Local PlansOfficer on the Development Brief for a largehousing scheme at the Carleton Clinic. Thesignificant number of attendees from theestates encouraged us to organise a drop-insession at a more convenient location foryou, The Creighton Rugby Club.

At the time of writing the session is still tobe held, but if it is successful, as I am sureit will be, we hope that there will be otheropportunities for similar drop-in sessions.It is an opportunity for residents to havesome input into the development ofschemes before they are formalised in aPlanning Application.

School Travel

The lack of a free school bus service toCaldew School, Dalston is a longstandingissue in the estates. Despite our bestendeavours, up to now your Councillorshave been unable to resolve this issue, eventhough there is a School bus service fromCumwhinton with spare seats. We are con-tinuing to have dialogue with the LocalAuthority on this issue.

In the meantime, Cyril Webber, Councillorfor the Harraby area and Trevor Allison forthe Dalston ward have jointly put out a‘Referral’ letter to parents who have chil-

dren at the School inviting them to partic-ipate in a separate school bus, using anapproved carrier. If there are sufficientnumbers, then we are optimistic that wecan arrange a bus at a reasonable cost. Ifyou are a parent with a child at CaldewSchool and have not received one of these

letters please let either Cyril or Trevorknow. You can use the Pre-Addressed,Post Paid card, which has recently beendistributed with our Focus Newsletter.

Local Capital Projects Fund

Trevor as County Councillor has fundingallocation of £12,000. The sum allocatedto this side of the ward in St. Cuthbert’sWithout Parish is relatively modest, pro-viding for a number of bollards to prevent‘illegal’ parking at Carleton. This hasbecome a real issue for residents in a par-ticular locality since Traffic Ordersrestricting overnight parking wereimposed on lay-bys on the A6. We areworking with the Highways Authority toresolve this problem. As for the nexttranche of funds, if you have any ideas ofprojects you would like to see in your area,please let your Parish Council knowdirectly or, you can contact Trevor asbelow. This could be supplemented bymatched funding from other sources.

CONTACT US on any issue or concerns at:

Trevor Allison, 17 Gilbert Road,Cummersdale, Carlisle. CA2 6BJ.01228 [email protected]

Steve Tweedie, Birkthwaite House,Wreay, Carlisle. CA4 ORZ 01228 [email protected]

DALSTON WARD www.carlislelibdems.org.uk

Cllr. Trevor Allison Cllr. Steven Tweedie

CerebralPalsyGILL WYKES of Cumbria Celebral

Palsy has passed us some newswhich she would like anyone interestedin the new development at Parklandsto hear about.

“The meeting that we held with some ofthe residents in the Rugby Club atParklands on 27th January seems a longway in the past. It was a meeting whichgreatly heartened us and on behalf ofeveryone at Cumbria Celebral Palsy Ishould like to thank you for your posi-tive support and encouragement for ourbuilding project in your lovely village.

In the intervening months much hasprogressed. You probably know thatplanning permission for our develop-ment was obtained and negotiationsand preparations have continued. TheLister Court site has now been clearedand it looks as if building will com-mence on that site in the beginning ofAugust. Parklands site will begin devel-opment about three months later. Weare hoping that both sites will be readyfor occupation at the same time in 2010.

In the meantime we do hope that thoseof you who expressed a desire to visitScalesceugh Hall will do so –the resi-dents will be very pleased to meet you.

With our best wishes

Gill Wykes, Vice Chair,Cumbria Celebral Palsy

Ed: see invitation on page 2

Ghandi walked barefoot every-where, to the point that his feetbecame quite thick and hard.

Even when he wasn't on ahunger strike, he did not eatmuch and became quite thinand frail. He also was quite aspiritual person. Furthermore,due to his diet, he ended up

with very bad breath. Hebecame known as a super-cal-loused fragile mystic plagued

with halitosis.

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More Handles

... a little insight into runningtheir own local business, byMike and Stephanie Hunt,Carolyn and Paul Rheinbach

What did you do before MoreHandles?

Paul & Carolyn have both worked forour major supplier Carlisle Brass formany years, Mike worked at BarclaysBank for 15 years and Stephanie helpedto run local printing firm QIC Print.

Why did you decide to give thisup to specialise in door handlesand window furniture?

The growing trend towards people feel-ing confident buying online opened upthe opportunity for a good business insupplying door furniture over the inter-net. We also felt that we could providea more specialist choice to local tradethrough the showroom.

What can you tell us about a reg-ular day?

The day starts with processing all theinternet orders and phone calls, order-ing and collecting stock and then pack-ing and despatching the orders. Weaim to get as many orders out the sameday as they are received – which givesus a very unique position in the market,but also makes for a very busy environ-ment.

How has life changed in a year?

We just keep getting busier, and ournew websites MORE LOCKS andMORE SWITCHES will be online thismonth allowing us to expand our range.We have recently doubled the size ofour premises to cope with the growth intrade, and now have 6 people workinghere.

Why are you so much better thanNational DIY stores?

We’re a specialist company and thatmakes all the difference. Our productrange is huge which means we can cater

Spotlight on a local business for all styles and budgets, and we aregenuinely interested in helping cus-tomers find the right products. As wedeal directly with the manufacturersour prices and quality are always bet-ter.

What’s the furthest your onlinesales have reached?

We try and keep sales to the UK mar-ket at the moment, but we have senthandles to Europe, USA and Thailand.

Being responsible for your busi-ness, is it difficult to switch offonce the doors to the store havebeen locked?

There’s always work to do and youcould work 24/7, but the benefit withan internet business is even whenwe’re closed we’re open!

What is the biggest project youhave helped out on?

We’ve had all kinds of interesting cus-tomers; Ancient Castles, HistoricHouses, Film Studio work, ChelseaFlower Show projects, Museums,Hotels, Motor Yachts, and through ourinterior design clients some houses ofthe rich and famous!

How much would it cost to refitthe average house?

That’s a bit like how long is a piece ofstring – but using some good qualityhandles, latches and hinges 10 doorscould be completely renovated for£100 - £150.

Where do you source yourstock?

We have over 20 different suppliersthat we deal with regularly, and manymore that we can also call on, includ-ing bespoke manufacturers. Therereally isn’t anything we can’t handle!

There was a snake called Nate.His purpose in life was to stay inthe desert and guard the lever.This lever was no ordinary lever. Itwas the lever that if moved woulddestroy the world. Nate took hisjob very seriously. He let nothingget close to the lever.

One day off in the distance hesaw a cloud of dust. He kept hiseye on it because he was guardingthe lever. The dust cloud contin-ued to move closer to the lever.Nate saw that it was a huge boul-der and it was heading straight forthe lever!

Nate thought about what hecould do to save the world. Hedecided if he could get in front ofthe boulder he could deflect itand it would miss the lever. Nateslithered quickly to intersect theboulder. The boulder ran overNate, but it was, in fact, deflected,leaving history to conclude that iswas better Nate than lever.

"Almost" is the longestword in the English lan-

guage with all the lettersin alphabetical order.

"Rhythm" is the longestEnglish word without a

vowel.

Earth is the only planetnot named after a god.

Last week Carl Fitton went to thecinema up town to see "SlumdogMillionaire" but because of twowomen loudly chatting togetherwho were sitting in the row infront of him, Carl was unable tohear the dialogue clearly.

Carl leaned forward and said in astage whisper, 'Excuse me ladiesbut I can't hear.'

'I should hope not,' stormed thewoman, 'this is a private conver-sation.'

A man boasts to a friend

about his new hearing aid,

“It's the most expensive

one I've ever had, it cost

me £1800”

His friend asks,

“What kind is it?”

The braggart says,

“Half past four.”

have been organised by our problemsolver PC Fordyce for the whole sum-mer term, and these have beenwarmly received. The kids in generalbeing very enthusiastic and funseemed to be had by all!. The localpolicing teams want to encourageand support local children and youngpeople to participate in all events,giving us ideas of what they wouldlike to do in the area and helping tomake this happen. We will continueregular foot patrols in the area toensure that young people are safewhen playing outside and also notcausing problems to the local com-munity.

That’s it for this month, but as I saidLaura and myself are on foot everyshift so don’t hesitate to stop for achat and to air any queries orproblems you may have in yourcommunity.

Goodbye for now.

Please contact:

PCSO 5163 Shona [email protected]

PCSO 5253 Laura Woods [email protected])OR0845 3300 247

PC1908 Lewis Powell

Police Community Support OfficersWelsh Road Police StationCarlisleCA1 3BB

Telephone 0845 3300247

Inspector Bell contact details:[email protected]

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A Damp Squib

WELL THE SUMMER is officiallyover and unless there has been a

sudden burst of sun by the time thisarticle has gone to print then it hasbeen a pretty damp squib. Still, therewas enough sun for those of you whomanaged to get your peas and toma-toes planted this year. If you followedthe advice in one of our previous arti-cles hopefully you have enjoyed abumper harvest of peas just like me.Thoughts in the garden however nowturn to the spring and the associatedpreparation needed for 2010. For thisreason we have provided a little guideto what needs to be done in order toenjoy your garden in the hope that thesun makes an appearance next year.

MAINTENANCE

It can all begin with the general tidyingup of your garden and the collecting ofleaves for your compost. And if you didindeed plant those peas then the bestthing you can do is leave the roots inplace to help increase the fertility ofthe soil. Continuing with soil, break itup nicely ready for the crops of nextyear. If you enjoyed fruit this year thenremove your old fruited raspberrywood and prune your raspberries andgooseberries. Tidy up your strawber-ries and keep on top of the new shootsfor even more delicacies to accompanyyour ice cream and Wimbledon.Remove your withered annuals and ifappropriate shrubs can be removedand replanted if you take up enoughroot. For that extra kerb side appealdon’t forget to get your hedges andramblers trimmed. As well as a greattime to maintain your shrubbery it isalso a great time to plant.

LAWN CARE

For next years bowling green lawn con-tinue to kill your weeds and make sureyou aerate well, if needed dress areaswith a good sharp sand. For barepatches or where there is disease, nowis a good time to remove the offendingarea and sew or lay new turf.

PLANTING

For those of you that like that bit ofcolour now is the time to plant whichever bulbs have taken your fancy. Ifpossible move your pot plants to thegreenhouse and continue with thebulb planting. Make sure you get agood firm bulb and plant anytimebetween now and November – but forthe best flowers get them in now!

This year after tasting home growngarlic, I will make an attempt at grow-ing my own which means I need to getthem planted now. As well as the gar-lic, early vegetables can be sewn.There is a good deal of work to bedone in these non productive monthsbut remember preparation is the keyand it will all be worthwhile nextsummer – if we get one!

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What to donext?

MANY INVESTORS who last sum-mer managed to lock away their

savings in one yearterm deposits havehad a temporaryrespite from thedifficulties ofincome generation.They will be verypleased they made thedecision to lock in yields of 5% andmore when they could. They will alsobe wondering what to do when theseinvestments mature as safe yields of5% or more are no longer on offer andthey will join the rest of us who aremaking do with a very miserly returnon their savings. It is unlikely thatinterest rates will rise much anytimesoon and it is imperative that peopletake independent financial advice inrespect of where to go next.

Presently for UK equities the averagehistoric dividend yield relative to cashis close to a record high and suggestsgood equity value but before clientsconsider other asset classes in order toincrease their income or potential cap-ital growth, it is strongly recommend-ed that they take IndependentFinancial Advice to ensure that anyinvestment meets their risk profile andthat they fully understand the greaterrisks involved with Equities, property,fixed interest and commodities. A bigconcern is those retired people whohave seen a drop of over 75% in theinterest rates on their savings and wewould urge these clients to find a goodindependent adviser and ask for areview.

Please remember that other forms ofinvestment carry a greater degree ofrisk and that the value of the invest-ments can fall as well as rise and it isimperative that you seek advice priorto investing.

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Bridal WearCountry Dreams Tel: 539500 page 10

Building & PlanningIndependent Gas T: 561222 page 11

or 07885 841584

Car RepairsCarleton Service Station (527287)page 14

ChildcareLouise English Childminder page 3Stone Eden Tel: 599400 page 16

CleaningCumbria Pro Wash 0759 055 8633

[email protected] / Tel: 672094

Coach & Mini Bus HireAlastair Cook Mini Bus Service page 2

Irvings Coaches (Tel: 521777) page 1

Community CentresPennine Way Tel: 607520

Complementary TherapyHelen Hodgson Tel: 01768 885967

Computer RepairPC Fixer (07984 441 329) page 2

CouncillorsNicola Clarke (Tel: 531126) page 11

Michael Richardson Tel: 016973 31512

Trevor Allison (Tel: 523923) page 12

DentistsAglionby Dental Practice Tel: 711272

Driving InstructorsRoland Lawson (Tel: 546010) page 14

Electrical Appliances/RepairsNorthern Vacuums (524065) page 16

ElectriciansGreg Metcalfe (01768 896241) page 16

Entertainment & LeisureSplitz Dancing Tel:562118

Financial AdviceFinancial Concepts page 16

Saint & Co page 11

FireplacesA Fireplace For You Tel: 597945

Funeral ServicesJohn Tremble (Tel: 594831) page 6Cumbria Memorials page 14

Hair & Beauty TherapyTopaz Beauty Tel: 529203 page 3

Health & FitnessBronze Tanning Tel: 531352

Carlisle Physio (see Physiotherapy) page 2

MarketingQIC Print, qicprint.co.uk Tel: 513 513

MenswearSteed Tel: 599555 page 9

NurseryStone Eden Tel: 599400 page 16

OpticianDolores Marshall (409404) page 16

Painters & DecoratorsIan Hodgson Tel: 541164 page 3

Decor 8 Tel: 594445 page 16

Photography

Paul Mortimer (016974 73430)

Picture U (01228 540 204) page 3

PhysiotherapyCarlisle Physiotherapy (592979) page 2

Piano TuitionAndrew Plant (Tel: 527116) page 1

PlumbingJohn Fisher Tel: 560791 page 11

David Howe Tel: 526338 page 11

PrintingQIC Print: qicprint.co.uk page 16

PropertyBulman Properties Tel: 819888

RestaurantsThe Conservatory Tel: 561888 page 10

Fantails (01228 560 239) page10

Botchergate Tandoori page 10

Vets & PetsCoomara Veterinary Practice page 4

Pet Sitting Tel:577470 page 2

Window Cleaning

Eric’s Cleaning Tel: 819099

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High Society Tel: 792880 page 8

Useful DialsAccident Legal Line 0500 192939

BT Faultline 0800 800 151

Citizens Advice Bureau 01228 633900

Car Recovery 24hr 01228 527287

Carlisle City Council 01228 817000

Childline 0800 1111

Child Protect (NSPCC) 0808 800 5000

County Council 01228 606060

Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111

Cruse Bereavement Care 0870 1671677

Cuedoc 01228 401999

Cumberland Infirmary 01228 523444

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Debt Help 0808 808 4000

Drugs Helpline 0800 776600

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Environment Agency 0800 807 060

Fire & Rescue Service 0800 358 4777

Floodline 0845 988 1188

Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999

Highways & Potholes 0845 609 6609

Library renewals 607310

Neighbourhood Forum 606570

Police HQ 0845 33 00 247

Recycle White Goods 817200

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DearNeighboursAS I’M WRITING this “The Ashes”

are on the radio. The quintessen-tial sound of leather on willow on aSummer afternoon betraying the factthat up here in Carlisle we are hun-dreds of miles away from the CreamTeas of Lords and drowning in yetmore Summer rain.

Never mind, there is always the hope ofan Indian Summer to hang on to. Asthe nights draw in and the holidayshave been left behind it may seem thebest of the year has been left behind,but there is still much to enjoy.

As the trees shed their leaves and con-tinue in their natural cycle so itappears the recession may also beturning, but this time for the positive.Never has it been a better time to sup-port your local businesses and keepyour pound local. So this month whilstyou enjoy your puzzles and articlesremember the advertisers who make itall possible. Its perspective whichmakes for a good year, and withFlintoff just running out Ponting andChristmas, Halloween and BonfireNight to come, 2009 still has a lot tooffer. Just like your local businesses.

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Windfarm?The public enquiry is on 20th Oct at10am, at Civic Centre, Rickergate.

Written submissions have to be in by18 June 2009, quoting ref APP/E0915/A/ 09/2101659/nwf.

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Chris Hardman, Planning & Conservation Manager, Carlisle City Council.

Chris will be attending to talk about the development proposals for Parklands Village.

This will be a public drop in session open to all residents from the Dalston & Cummersdale Neighbourhood Forum area, which

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