ISSUE 78 JUNE 2015

THE

OVER KELLET VIEW

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Price £1.00 (but free of charge to every household in Over Kellet)

For the next (July/August) issue, the closing date for news, articles and advertisements is 15 June 2015. All contributions should be sent to the email address: OKView@overkellet.org

Editorial Board: Liz Brewster, Angela Huck and Chris Pogson

Advertising: Jane Meaden

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairs ex-officio of the Parish Council and Parochial Church Council

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THE JUNE VIEW

June already—and perhaps we can hope for a few weeks of warmer weather. As I write in early May with temperatures struggling to get into double figures and still with

frost warnings at night, this feels a bit unrealistic, but things can change very quickly when they have a mind to.

So, although for our younger residents exams still loom large, for many thoughts turn to holidays. Just a day outing to a local garden, house or well-known beauty-spot can seem as spiritually restorative as a long journey to remote places. Indeed, you may well think that the hassle involved in air travel is now something to be avoided if possible. [This

may be the main reason why holiday advertisements are increasingly featuring train travel, as far as to Italy and Spain.] Even if we stay at home this summer, Over Kellet always has the wonderful views over the Bay and round as far as Ingleborough—invigorating enough! To borrow from W H Davies, perhaps we should find some time to ‘stand and stare’.

Chris Pogson

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are very grateful to those who allow us to use their photographs in our magazine. This month, we thank Carol Berney from Ontario in Canada for the photo of the ducklings and, as before, Bob Escolme for more information about our village.

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LETTER FROM THE VICARAGE

St Cuthbert’s Church

Over Kellet

June 2015

Dear Friends,

‘Is it UP or OUT for you?’

The famous statue ‘Christ the Redeemer’ overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is a model of Christ, arms outstretched so that His body forms the shape of a cross. Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa designed the statue. He wanted the citizens of Rio to see it as the first image each dawn; at eventide he hoped they would view it with the sun setting behind it.

The lesson for each of us is to keep our eyes on Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Job (19: 25) says:

‘I know that my redeemer lives, and he shall stand at last on the earth’

As I write this, news is coming of yet another earthquake in Nepal, terror attacks, starvation and drought in so many parts of our world—what is happening?

The Lord Jesus Christ is returning soon! Are you ready to meet Him? Don’t take my work for it, read Matthew 24: 6-8. Let me tell you how to be ready (for we do not know when He will return):

‘Believe, (trust in, commit your life), in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved’ (Acts 16: 31)

When the Lord Jesus Christ returns, some readers will be caught UP, others will be caught OUT!

Which group will you be in? Your friends

The Rev Ken and Sue Clapham

Pastoral Care

If you know of any parishioner or visitor to our Parish who is ill or in need, please notify the Rev Ken. This pastoral care is 24/7. Contact 734189 or 07633 796659.

Welcome

To our newly elected Churchwardens for 2015/16, Eric Butler and Frank McLachlan. Also thanks to our retiring wardens, Joan Shaw and Mike Morris. Do introduce yourselves to Eric and Frank. Also welcome to our newly elected Church Council.

Any Questions

If anyone has any questions or issues regarding the Church, Parish or Services, please feel free to discuss these after any service in Church or privately with Rev Ken, Eric Butler and Frank McLachlan.

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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SIR DAVID LEAN CBE

Exhibition in the Bateman Gallery, Carnforth Station Heritage Centre

July 1 to December 31 2015; 10am to 4pm Daily—Free admission

David Lean was one of the leading film makers of the 20th Century. He directed only 16 feature films, in a forty year career, yet many of these appear regularly in critics’ and filmgoers’ polls of the greatest films of all time. Five of his films appear in the top thirty of the British Film Institute's Top 100 Films, voted for by the film industry in 1999—Brief Encounter at number 2, Lawrence of Arabia at number 3 and Great Expectations at number 5.

This exhibition draws together information, photographs and film documentaries from the David Lean Foundation, the British Film Institute, the BBC and most importantly David Lean’s son and grandson who have provided some special photos from their personal collection, including some which were picked up on the cutting room floor and are previously unseen. In addition, all 16 films will be shown in the Centre during the exhibition and it is hoped that a programme of special showings in the evening can also be arranged.

As David Lean said:

“The moments you remember in movies are not often dialogue. They are images—pictures with music and sounds that move you. It is emotions, not spectacle that make a picture big, and the most important thing of all is to find a story that you can fall in love with”.

And for many people around the world, that story is Brief Encounter—partly filmed at Carnforth Station 75 years ago this year.

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PARISH COUNCIL—ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The May meeting of the Parish Council incorporated the Annual General Meeting.

Following the decision of John Crewdson to step down from the Parish Council and the recent elections, the first item on the agenda was the election of a new Chair and Vice-Chair with Cllr Nick Ward and Cllr Graham Agnew being elected unopposed to those posts respectively.

A number of other appointments were then agreed which reflected the range and diversity of the Parish Council’s work. These appointments included representatives to the Quarry Liaison Committees (Cllr Nick Ward), Village Hall Committee (Cllr Rebecca Lauder), Planning Committee (all councillors), Lancashire Association of Local Councils (Cllr Graham Agnew) and the Allotment Association (Cllr Stephen Atkins) as well as the agreement of responsibilities for finance (Clerk Michael Watson), footpaths (Ron Oswald) and liaison with the lengthsman (Cllr Margaret Fowler). Trustees for the Thomas Withers Charity were also appointed.

John Crewdson’s parting duty was to present the Chairman’s report, through which he highlighted the Council’s contributions to the community in 2014/5. Describing the past year as challenging and demanding, he outlined the Council’s leading role in several projects including:

reflecting the views of the Parish in its strong opposition the proposed housing development off Kirkby Lonsdale Road and the Birkland Barrow turbine appeal;

securing two Speed Indicator Devices (SPIDs) for the Village to help reduce speeding; and

meeting the costs of the Remembrance Day commemorations which he described as a “special community event”.

Finally, he thanked the quarries for providing funds for the Christmas tree and he paid tribute to his former councillor colleagues for their “conscientious” and “outstanding” work.

The Parish Council accounts were also presented and agreed. The largest items of expenditure from the £8,000 budget were the Parish Council Clerk’s salary, lengthsman and the Over Kellet View. The Council’s accounts were in credit.

Clerk to the Trustees David Mills reported on the activities of the Thomas Withers charity and explained that 16 grants, totalling £3,821 had been made to young people in the Parish for help with educational expenses.

Clerk Michael Watson reported, on behalf of the Twinning Association, that there had been a successful host visit to Bussières which had included two new families from Over Kellet, but that a return visit had had to be cancelled.

The full minutes of the AGM, and the Parish Council meeting which followed, are available at www.overkellet.org and on display on village notice boards. The next Parish Council AGM will take place on 11 May 2016. Next month's Parish Council meeting will take place on Tuesday 9 June at 7.15pm at Wilson's Endowed C of E School. All Parish Council meetings are open to the public.

Angela Huck

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WILSON’S ENDOWED SCHOOL NEWS

Map Challenges

As part of our whole school topic on mapping, pupils from our Year 5 and 6 class have taken on the challenge of making a relief map of Over Kellet. Paint, tissue paper and straws were among the materials used to create 3D maps of our village. The children have also been researching key natural features and manmade structures around the world, identifying them and then finding them on a map. Easter Island has been a particular favourite, being so far off the coast of Chile! Follow this link if you wish to have a go for yourself!

http://www.wilsonsprimary.org.uk/starnet/media/office/Where_in_the_World.pdf

Residential at Lakeside YMCA

School Council petitioned the school governors to introduce a residential visit for adventure sports. The Monday after the annual SATs had been completed found all of Years 5 and 6 canoeing, sailing and abseiling at the YMCA outdoor centre on the shores of Windermere. We filled two lodges, which also housed staff accommodation, and were ready for hearty meals after 3h sessions on the lake and in the woodland. New challenges gave the children the opportunity to develop greater confidence and learn new skills. The weather was even kind!

Staff Changes

Our much-loved reception class teacher, Mrs Askew, has decided to retire. (Next month’s edition of the OK View will have a special feature on Jean, marking her 27 years of teaching at the school.) It’s a big change for the school and there are farewell celebrations planned. As a result, the reception-class children have been intrigued by the many different faces of prospective candidates coming through their classroom over the last few weeks. There were five lesson observations leading up to the interviews and the children were absolute stars, with the candidates commenting on how well-behaved they were and even describing them as ‘delightful’. Mr David Kelly will take over from Mrs Askew in September.

Jo Williams, Headteacher

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NATURE NOTES

By the time this reaches you, the orchids on the Top Green may well be coming into flower. Certainly the rosettes of leaves were in evidence at the start of May. Rather surprisingly, these are Southern Marsh Orchids (left), one of our more sturdy native species. In Over Kellet we are more or less on the line below which the Southern species predominates, and above which the Northern species becomes more common. So both can be found within not too many miles of here.

Orchids can come up unexpectedly in gardens—I have a Common Spotted Orchid which has been in a pot with a Hosta for three years and shows no sign of dying back; lucky people may find the unusual and interesting Bee

Orchid in their grassy areas. This is not too surprising because orchid seeds are so tiny that the wind carries them far and wide. They only germinate, however, when they encounter the right fungus in the soil which can provide the nutrition that the dust-like seed lacks for growth. So it’s a bit hit and miss.

Orchids are often thought of as special among our native flora. But we miss a lot if we take no notice of more common plants found not far from the Village Green. This year the dandelions have been wonderful in their profusion and bright yellow flowers which seemed larger than usual, a consequence of the weather pattern earlier in the year. They are not all the same; in this country we have over 235 kinds of dandelion! Many of our woods have been carpeted with bluebells, always worth a trip to see. They are a common sight for us, but surprisingly are far less common in other countries; from a world perspective they are quite rare.

Chris Pogson

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WEATHER DATA FOR APRIL 2015

In last month’s article I expressed my disappointment with the weather we had experienced during March. However, the same could not be said of the weather in

April. Looking back at my weather diary I noted that we had two rain-free periods, the first from the 5th to the 10th and the second from the 17th to the 24th. The month of April is associated with showers but the rainfall for the month was below the 10-year average and we enjoyed above average sun-hours.

The weather becoming warmer was, however, the cause of some instability in the atmosphere. On the 12th between 9.00am and 11.30am there was a heavy shower of rain and the wind gusted to 52mph. Later in the month, on the 27th, at 9.55pm, there was a loud clap of thunder, and, on the 28th, the wind became much stronger, gusting to 46mph. From the 5th to the 7th we had periods of fog and mist some of which lasted most

of the day, a sure sign that the earth was beginning to warm up.

Now, what were the actual monthly figures for the month? The Village had 28 sun days and 2 no-sun days giving a monthly total of 194.7 sun hours, well above the 10-year average of 164.3h. The sunniest 24h period was over the 27th and 28th with 13.8 sun hours, but the warmest day was the 10th when the temperature climbed to a pleasant 19.2°C (66.5°F). The coldest night was that of the 27th when the temperature fell to –2.1°C (28°F). During the month we had 14 rain days and 16 no-rain days giving a total rainfall of 43.9mm, just below the 10-year average of 46.4mm; the wettest 24h period was over the 12th and 13th with 9.4mm.

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OVER KELLET NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Trading Standards has confirmed that roofing scams are on the increase. Some involve offers to clean moss off the roof—possible here because our clean air rather encourages growth of moss and lichen! Experts advise that moss on roof tiles is rarely a problem and only needs to be removed if it is blocking gutters, outlets and other drainage points on the roof. They also warn that techniques such as power-washing may cause damage to the roof, especially when combined with unnecessary and usually unprofessional walking on the roof. Another dubious claim is that ridge tiles need pointing or re-setting. This is possible, but we have expert roofers around us, and their advice is far better than that from casual callers.

Other ‘offers’ at the door include driveway work (cleaning and sealing or re-surfacing) and tree surgery, always for cash with no paperwork. Don’t be fooled—ask an expert. If you need help finding a reputable trader for home or garden improvements, ask your neighbours first for recommendations and then, if you are still uncertain, try the Safe Trader Scheme (www.safetrader.org.uk) or call Help Direct free on 0303 333 1111.

A new email scam, identifiable from its poor spelling and grammar, mentions the DVLA asking for information for claiming a tax disc refund. Scammers are now targeting mobile phone users. One consumer was downloading a file when it was blocked by a site claiming to represent the police saying that the consumer had performed an illegal download. The consumer was asked to pay a fine.

Chris Pogson

THE 200 CLUB

The result of the draw for April was:

1st (£25) Mrs S Johnson (76)

2nd (£15) Mrs B Platt (133)

3rd (£10) Prof J Crewdson (15)

Congratulations to all our winners. Liz Brewster

In the last issue of this magazine, there was an offer to pass police messages on to those who sent me their email addresses. This offer remains open—although there has been some response, it has not been overwhelming! You can be sure that, if you take this up, you will not be pestered with messages every day of the week or even once a week. I will filter what comes in from the police and only pass on material relevant to this village. The main purpose is to communicate the more immediate matters more rapidly than possible with a publication such as this. So, once more, all you have to do is send me a blank message with NHW in the subject line. I will then confirm receipt.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Feedback from readers is always very welcome, especially when, as this month, it is so positive! Send your comments, suggestions to okview@overkellet.org.

RE: OK VIEW ARTICLE ON SUNSHINE PROJECT

We were very pleased with the way this article came out. We passed a copy of the magazine on to one of the Charity’s directors. Not only were they delighted with the article, they were enormously impressed with the quality of the magazine in general! Your fame is spreading!

Seriously it is a very impressive and professionally produced offering which is a pleasure to read. We would like to offer our congratulations and thanks to everyone involved for all their hard work and creativity, which can only make us even more proud of our village.

Best wishes, Rex and Pat Woolstenholme

FROM THE OWNER OF MAY’S FRONT COVER PICTURE

I have just had a look at the Over Kellet View and I am very impressed with the high quality of your newsletter which represents your village so well. Reading all the various articles and news really makes me want to go and visit Over Kellet and I feel rather honoured to have my picture featured on the cover. Congratulations on having such an effective publication which I’m sure will be much appreciated by the residents.

Best wishes, Janet Macleod

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THE DIARY Regular Weekly Events

SUNDAYS 0845 Every Week Holy Communion 1030 June 7; July 5 All Age Worship & Sunday School 1030 June 14; July 12 Morning Worship 1030 June 21; July 19 Morning Worship with Communion 1030 June 28; July 26 Morning Worship, Methodist preacher

MONDAYS 0900 Weekly (not July 27) Playgroup 2–4 Years 1330 Weekly Indoor Bowls 1930 Weekly (not July 13, 20, 27) Scottish Dancing

TUESDAYS 0900 Weekly (not July 28) Playgroup 2–4 Years 0900 Weekly (Schooldays only) Playgroup-Toddlers (School) 1400 Weekly (not July 7) Short Tennis

WEDNESDAYS 0900 Weekly (not July 22, 29) Playgroup 2–4 Years 1400 June 3, 17; July 1, 15, 29 Galloways Society 1930 Weekly (not July 8) Church Bible Study 2000 Weekly (not July 8) Badminton

THURSDAYS 0900 Weekly (not July 23, 30) Playgroup 2–4 Years 1930 June 11; July 9 WI

FRIDAYS 0900 Weekly (not July 24, 31) Playgroup 2–4 Years 1900 Weekly (not June 26; July 17) Fitness Class

REFUSE COLLECTION IN JUNE AND JULY

Grey bin: June 1, 15, 29; July 13, 27

Green bin and recycling boxes: June 8, 22; July 6, 20

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THE DIARY Monthly Calendar

JUNE

Sunday 7 1330 Village Walk—Cartmel Fell Tuesday 9 1915 Parish Council Meeting (School)

Thursday 11 1930 WI Meeting—Talk by Miss P A Clarke ‘A Cobbler’

Wednesday 17 0900 Walking Group—Muker

Wednesday 24 0900 Walking Group—High Force Sunday 28 1445 Cross-Bay Walk (Arnside)

JULY

Sunday 5 1330 Village Walk—Great Urswick Thursday 9 1930 WI Meeting—Talk by Pat Ashcroft ‘Visit to China’ Tuesday 14 1915 Parish Council Meeting (School) Wednesday 15 0900 Walking Group—Old Hutton

All events take place in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated

VILLAGE WEBSITE

Past and current issues of the Over Kellet View, including photographs in full colour, are available to download on the Village website at www.overkellet.org.

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OVER KELLET—THREE GENERATIONS POSTAL DELIVERY RECORD

This was the large headline in the Lancaster Guardian of Friday June 24 1960. The paper went on to report “A 67-year association with postal deliveries in Over Kellet

and surrounding areas ends tomorrow when Mrs. Minnie Pickles will deliver the letters on foot for the last time.”

Liz Brewster, in the recent article on The Gables in the February 2015 issue of this magazine, mentions that Mrs. Sarah Mary Townson (not Townsend) became Postmistress. She began to deliver mail in the parish and that included Withets, Addington, Swarthdale and Birkland Barrow. This was in 1893. She clocked up some 9 miles daily in her clogs. She did this for 43 years, covering some 120,000 miles.

Her daughter, Annie Townson, succeeded her in both capacities from 1936. When Annie became rather lame, a third generation stepped into the breech—Mrs Minnie Pickles, grand-daughter of Sarah Mary, took over the

postal round, still on foot, in 1959. She reckoned she needed a boat to negotiate the track to the farm and house then at Withets in wet weather (this still applies!). The three generations of women are estimated to have covered a combined total of 180,000 miles on foot.

Minnie (in the photo) was made redundant when the Royal Mail delivery became motorised and the now familiar red van appeared.

Bob Escolme

[This information and the photograph were supplied by Minnie’s son, Mr Bill Pickles of Church Bank. Thank you Bill!]

FREE TO A GOOD HOME

Table Football This once was used by the Youth Club but is now looking

for a new home. It is in good condition and will fit into a

car boot; phone 733877.

Compost Bins, plastic

plant pots

Two compost bins, without bases. Lots (and I mean lots)

of plastic pots of various sizes (but not including big

ones—sorry!). If you are interested, please email

chris@overkellet.org.uk in the first instance.

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OVER KELLET’S SUPPORT FOR THE FOODBANK

The Morecambe Bay Foodbank is very grateful for the generous support it continues to receive from the village.

The most recent drop-off to the distribution point in Green Street of donations collated from the boxes in St Cuthbert’s Church, the village shop and Wilson’s Endowed School, together with items given directly to us, amounted to almost 60kg of food, all collected over a 2-week period. This was very welcome indeed as stocks of some items had been depleted over the school holidays, a time when children are not receiving free school meals, and so more parcels are needed.

Items always needed are UHT milk and fruit juice, and tinned meat/fish/vegetables. Many of those needing to use the foodbank have no cooking facilities at all other than a kettle. A frequent difficulty for people in a financial crisis is that even if they have cooking facilities, they cannot afford the cost of the fuel to cook with. Items that can be heated simply by adding hot water from a kettle to the drained contents of a tin or to dry items in packets or pots (especially tinned potatoes and packets of mashed potatoes) are very welcome indeed. They also recently appealed for donations of children’s toothpaste as they like to include some in their parcels to help the fight against tooth decay that is a big problem in young children in the community. Soap and other items for personal hygiene are also gratefully received. Many thanks for your help.

Susan Johnson and Jenny Armer

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A PIPE ORGAN AT THE HELKS: 50 YEARS OF ORGAN PLAYING

Some of you may already be aware that, within The Helks, Over Kellet, lies a fully functioning pipe organ containing two keyboards, a pedalboard and 785 pipes. I suspect, however, that many are unaware of its existence. I have designed and built the organ myself to fit within one of our rooms allowing some space for a piano, sitting, storing of books, music and other archives.

The project was started early in 2003 when I was within five

years of retirement. It has been an excellent hobby for the past twelve years and provides somewhere for me to practice the organ and prepare for playing at church services which I undertake on a regular basis.

My Musical Background

I was born and brought up in Huddersfield and moved to Over Kellet in 1997. I began to study the piano at the age of seven, and, by eleven, I was assisting and playing the piano in Sunday School. One day I was asked if I could help by playing the organ for church services. I was fortunate to be able to observe and be coached by the regular church organist. Shortly afterwards, I took over as church organist and maintained the post for the next five years. I must admit to being intrigued by the workings of the organ from an early age and rarely missed an opportunity to view an instrument from the inside when the organ builder attended for tuning and repairs.

I soon began formal organ lessons and, as time progressed, I was gradually introduced to other church organs and to playing at other churches. I was excited by the sheer grandeur of these instruments, the enormous variety of sounds they could produce and the fact that it is very rare indeed to find two identical pipe organs.

Over the next few years, including my undergraduate training, I played and practiced the organ at various churches. This included playing for services, weddings and occasional oratorio concerts involving church choirs. This led to me being appointed Organist and Choirmaster at St. Mark’s Church, Longwood, a position I held for nineteen years before moving to St. Stephen’s Church, Lindley, Huddersfield as Organist and Choirmaster in 1996; I held this post until 2004 when I married and moved to Over Kellet.

Since this time, I have assisted at a number of churches in North Lancashire by playing the organ at services, funerals and weddings and currently have a regular playing commitment at St. John’s Church, Yealand and St. Mary’s Church, Borwick.

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A PIPE ORGAN AT THE HELKS: 50 YEARS OF ORGAN PLAYING

The Helks House Organ

After retiring from a full time career in teaching and lecturing in 2008, I was able to devote much more time to organ building. Consequently, the project began to progress at a much more rapid rate and the instrument was finally completed in March 2015.

The organ has been uniquely designed and constructed to fit under an eight-foot ceiling in a west-facing room at The Helks. It consists of two manuals and pedals with mechanical action throughout and has been built from scratch using a variety of wooden and metal components. The instrument has fourteen speaking stops and three couplers and includes two fine ivory and ebony keyboards in excellent condition dating from 1939 from the redundant pipe organ at Hathersage Methodist Church, Derbyshire.

The nine ranks of new metal pipework have been made by F. Booth & Son (Voicers) Ltd of Leeds. The organ also contains a remodelled and re-voiced Oboe rank made by the organ builders Harrison and Harrison of Durham; this rank serves well as a Trompette on the lower manual (lower keyboard). There are three wooden ranks of pipes on the organ: two are new and have been made by David Leach of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire; and the third is the Pedal Bourdon which comes from the organ in St. Stephen’s Church Lindley, Huddersfield following restoration work and tonal changes in 2002. The wind in the organ is produced by a specialist organ blower with a half horsepower electric motor manufactured by British Organ Blowers of Derby. The wind pressure for each section of the organ is controlled by three small single-rise bellows which act as pressure regulators.

Musical Open Day at The Helks, Over Kellet

To mark the completion of the organ we are planning a musical open day at The Helks on Saturday 12 September 2015 from 11.00am to 5.00pm. This is intended to be a relaxed and enjoyable day with a number of organists and other musicians taking part. Refreshments will be available and all funds raised will be split between St. John’s Hospice and St. John’s Church, Yealand. For further details or information, please email me at: pgee@gmark.f9.co.uk

Paul Gee

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AROUND THE CLUBS—OKDHS

Over Kellet and District Horticultural Society is the first to be featured in our new series introducing clubs and societies in Over Kellet and Capernwray.

Club name: Over Kellet and District Horticultural Society

Date founded: 1943

Contact for further information: Kath Escolme (732246)

Website: See the clubs and organisations section of www.overkellet.org

Number of members: About 130 households.

When and where do you usually meet? We organise several talks / coffee mornings / trips each year and the Annual Show. Most events take place in the Over Kellet Village Hall.

How much does it cost to join? £2 per household. This includes free entry to talks as well as a discount scheme for local garden centres.

Main purpose of the group? To promote horticulture by organising talks, trips and the annual show. It is a good way to meet people and make gardening even more economical!

Highlight of the club's year? The annual show.

What is the reason most people join? Interest in gardening and sharing gardening experiences with others.

In three words, how would you describe your club: Sow, Grow, Show.

If you would like your club / organisation to be featured in the Over Kellet View, please email okview@overkellet.org.

MORE ON THE PLOUGH INN

Having seen this picture featured in last month's OK View, Bob Escolme writes:

The house to the right (with the two children in front) is the earlier Plough Inn. This ceased trading as an ale house in 1834 when the move to the building next door was made.

From 1890, the original inn was called Greenlea Cottage (now spelled Green Leigh) and was occupied by the village clogger, Thomas Howarth. The sharp-eyed will have noted the sign top left of the cottage—which proclaims in Latin, Greek, French and English that Tommy Howarth lived there. The sign was erected by the Rev. C. T. Fisher, Tommy’s

next-door neighbour. Allegedly, Fisher brought his clogs for repair and sat and waited for them—his only pair?

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OK VIEW—5 YEARS AGO

2010 was apparently a good year for ducks; the June View included a picture of two mother ducks with a shared brood of more than 20 ducklings.

Following a delay to the arrival of an ambulance, a map of the Village had been produced by Peter Thomas, the aim being to ensure that there was agreement between Lancashire County Council and residents on the names of main roads through. Elsewhere in the OK View parish councillors stressed the importance of everyone adopting the same road names to prevent any further delay to emergency services.

In Village News, thanks were given to everyone who had donated plants and helped with the Horticultural Society's Annual Plant Sale.

Lead had been stolen from the roofs of churches in Over Kellet and Capernwray.

Children at Wilson's Endowed School were enjoying the regular visits of a dance teacher, thanks to a partnership with Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale.

A red kite had been seen flying over the Village towards Capernwray.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

For free announcements of engagements, marriages, births and deaths contact the OK View at okview@overkellet.org

MOBILE LIBRARY

The Mobile Library now comes to Over Kellet every three weeks on a Thursday. The dates are shown on the inside of the back cover of each issue of the Over Kellet View. It is free to use, you can order books from the main library and there are no ‘overdue’ charges for pensioners. If we don’t use it, we lose it! The times are:

Village Green 1.20–1.50

Greenways 1.55–2.10

Winder Garth 2.15–2.30

Village Hall (Playgroup) 2.40–3.00

School, then Village Hall 3.05–3.40

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CARNFORTH CARNIVAL

After a long break the Carnival will return on Saturday 4

July—starts Dunkirk Ave around 1.00pm! The Carnival will commence with a procession from Dunkirk Avenue, through Carnforth, finishing on the High School field.

The field will be packed with entertainment and things to do—dance shows, tug of war, craft stalls, funfair and much, much more. The Bay Radio will be there with their stage and they will also be broadcasting updates prior to the event.

There are fundraising events coming up in the next few weeks which are open to all:

Saturday 13 June 7.00pm: Race Night - Carnforth High School

Friday 26 June 6.00pm: Kids’ Disco - Carnforth Cricket Club

To keep up to date visit our website www.carnforthcarnival.co.uk or Like us on Facebook Carnforth Carnival 2015. If you want to get involved please contact us through the website.

COVER PICTURES

We are always looking for photographs to feature on our front cover. Photographs

of local scenes, flora or wildlife are especially welcome and all will be credited in

the magazine. Send your pictures to okview@overkellet.org

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WHAT’S ON?

What’s coming up in JUNE?

MUSIC: An excellent programme of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, the Larghetto from his Serenade for Strings and Beethoven’s Eroica played by the Haffner Orchestra, lures one on Saturday 20th at 7.30pm to the Ashton Hall, Dalton Square. The soloist for the Elgar is Megan Rolf with a free pre-concert talk by her at 6.30pm. Tickets may be bought from The Lancaster Visitor Centre at The Storey, Morecambe Tourist Office, online at www.haffnerorchestra.org or ring 582394.

ART: There is still time to catch The Lunesdale Arts Trail on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th. This is an invitation to visit the studios and workshops of artists and creative individuals based in the Lune Valley. James Hake lives in the village and makes a range of ceramic stoneware, thrown at the potter’s wheel, and it is exciting to have access to his and so many other artists’ completed work and work in progress in the area. For further details about the studios taking part visit www.lunesdalearts.co.uk

Also on Saturday 6th from 10.00am to 3.00pm, Art on Platform 1, an exhibition by local artists at Carnforth Station. Phone 735165 for details.

The Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail is on Friday 26th from 1.00pm to 8.00pm and Saturday and Sunday 27th and 28th from 10.30am to 5.30pm. This is a community event organised by volunteers and showcases the work of amateurs and professionals within the AONB; it aims to bring a wide range of arts and crafts within everyone’s experience. See www.silverdalearttrail.co.uk for more information.

GARDENS OPEN FOR CHARITY: Since its foundation in 1927 the National Gardens Scheme has donated over £45 million to nominated beneficiaries (all nursing and caring charities) of which nearly £23 million has been donated within the last 10 years. In addition, individual gardens have given away more than £4 million in small donations directly to local charities of their choice. On Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st, from 11.00am to 4.30pm, there will be a new group opening in Warton of 3 gardens spread across the village: 2 Church Hill Avenue; 111 Main Street; and Tudor House at 137 Main Street. See www.ngs.org.uk for more details.

CATCH THE WIND KITE FESTIVAL (Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th):

This is Morecambe’s annual festival on the seafront, and all afternoon on both days the skies are full of the most spectacular shapes and colours and people come from all around to join in and watch this free event. In addition to the kite-filled skies there are stalls, workshops and arts activities plus a variety of live music. For more details call 01524 831997 or visit www.moremusic.org.uk/kite-festival

FINALLY: The Reel Cinema, Morecambe is showing a Royal Opera House live transmission on Wednesday 10th at 7.15pm of Puccini’s La Boheme. Anna Netrebko and Joseph Calleja are Mimi and Rodolfo, so sit back and enjoy a glorious evening of magnificent music. For The Reel, phone 413935.

LOCAL SERVICES OVER KELLET Village store and Post Office, The Green Last post collections: weekdays 1700, Saturday 1100

733207

The Eagle's Head Public House, Nether Kellet Road 732457Mobile fishmonger, David Goldspink, Wednesdays 0900-1100 07706 585933Mobile library Thursdays—June 4, 25; July 16 0300 123 6703 CARNFORTH Doctors Ashtrees Surgery, Market Street 720000 Out of Hours Service 111 Park View Surgery, 21 New Street 732830 Out of Hours Service, CHOC 03000 247 247Dentists Anne King, Council Buildings 733867 Viva Dental, 29 Market Street 735431Pharmacies Boots Pharmacy, 24 Market Street 732955 Ashtrees Pharmacy, Market Street 727877Vets Alison Lee, 2 Queen Street 735249 Burch Tree Vets, 39 Lancaster Road 720002Opticians Philip Jones, 15 Market Street 730055 S & K Butterfield, 46c Market Street 732724Library Lancaster Road (Mon, Wed & Fri 0930-1300 & 1400-1800;Tues & Sat

0930-1300)

0300 123 6703

BUS TIMES: OVER KELLET TO LANCASTER (Note that these are a guide only—do check!)

Route 55A via Carnforth (journey time approx. 40min; Sch = schooldays)

Depart OK: Mon-Fri: 0719, 0733 (Sch), 0747, 1605 (Sch), 1650, 1735 Depart Lancaster: Mon-Fri: 1520 (Sch), 1610, 1655

Route 51 from OK Green via Village Hall & Nether Kellet (journey time 22min)

Depart OK: Mon-Fri: 0919, 0939 then hourly to 1539 (not Sch), 1826, 1913, 2038, 2138, 2338

Saturday: As above but with 0839 (not 0919) and 1544 (not 1539). Sunday: 0938,1138, 1338, 1538, 1738, 1938, 2138, 2338

Depart Lancaster: Mon-Fri: 0910, hourly to 1410, 1510 (not schooldays), 1740, 1910, 2010, 2210, 2400 (Fri only, rly stn)

Saturday: As above but with the addition of 0810, 1613 & 2400 Sunday: 1010, 1210, 1410, 1610, 1810, 2010, 2210

BUS TIMES: OVER KELLET TO CARNFORTH (journey time 10min) This service is Route 51 above with the bus from Lancaster travelling on to Carnforth after Over Kellet, so add 22min to the departure time from Lancaster to get the departure time from Over Kellet. Similarly subtract 10min from the Over Kellet departure time for Lancaster, to get the departure time from Carnforth. See also Route 55/55A above which goes to and from Lancaster via Carnforth.

LOCAL AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES VILLAGE HALL

COUNTY COUNCIL Chairman Chris Pogson 732892

Councillor Susie Charles 751200 Secretary Liz Brewster 733877

The Stables, Ellel Grange, Lancaster Treasurer Helen Thomas 735504

DISTRICT COUNCIL Bookings Sec. Lesley Gee 07754850532

Councillor Roger Mace 733801 Licensee Liz Brewster 733877Maintenance Helen Thomas 735504WI Sylvia Cooper 733524

PARISH COUNCIL Bowls Lindsay Angus 734964

Meet at 7.15pm on 2nd. Tuesday of month Parish Council Rebecca Lauder 733084Chairman Nick Ward 733947 OKDHS Mike Bater 732380Vice Chair Graham Agnew 733407 Church Lindsay Angus 734964

Steven Atkins 720605 Playgroup Rachel Metcalfe 07884171920Margaret Fowler 720578 Organisers of Activities

Rebecca Lauder 733084 Badminton Geoff Fretwell 736771Clerk Michael Watson 734624 Blind Welfare Sheila Roseman 850875

Bowls Lindsay Angus 734964Scottish Dancing Maureen Haynes 733431

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Short Tennis Joan Shaw 736503

Police Station, Lancaster 101 THOMAS WITHERS CHARITY

PCSO Paul Shepherd Secretary David Mills 732194

Paul.Shepherd@lancashire.pnn.police.uk OK & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

PC Rob Barnsley, Community Beat Manager Chairman Arie Klijn 727692

3573@lancashire.pnn.police.uk Secretary Kath Escolme 732246

Coordinator Chris Pogson 732892 Treasurer Margaret Garlick 730667

Asst.Coordinator Alison Lloyd Williams 734363 WOMENS INSTITUTE

Area Coordinators: Joint Presidents Christine Bolton 735030

Central Rex Woolstencroft 733965 Sylvia Cooper 733524

Kirklands Tony Wells 733848 Secretary Lindsay Angus 734964

Western Bev Carling 736393 Treasurer Sheila Cooper 733787

Eastern Jane Meaden 732456 WALKING GROUP

Far Eastern Chris Pogson 732892 Contacts: David Hasted 733039

Northern Eric Greenough 734479 Ron/Lorna Oswald 736523

Southern Alison Harper 734372 PLAYGROUP

Northeast Ray Garlick 730667 Leader Jackie Bassinder 730904Capernwray Ken Aldred 07786803235 TWINNING ASSOCIATION

QUARRIES LIAISON OFFICER Chairman: Frank Simpson 732323

Nick Ward 733947 COMPUTING OK WEBSITE:

FOOTPATHS and TREE OFFICER www. overkellet.org

Ron Oswald 736523 Updated info. to: Gordon Galloway 720872

PARISH LENGTHSMAN OK VIEW

Mike Ashton - report problems to Cllr Fowler okview@overkellet.org

St. CUTHBERT'S CHURCH Editors Liz Brewster 733877

Vicar Ken Clapham 734189 Angela Huck 733784

Treasurer John Glaister 733606 Chris Pogson 732892

Secretary John Halsey 732972 Advertising Jane Meadon 732456

Lay Reader Alan Hutchings 701095 200 Club Liz Brewster 733877

Church Warden Eric Butler 730487 EAGLE’S HEAD PUB

Church Warden Gary & Helena Torch 732457VILLAGE SCHOOL VILLAGE STORE AND POST OFFICE

Headmistress Jo Williams 732097 Craig & Tracy Burns 733207

OVER KELLET DIRECTORY

12, Ashmeadow Rd, Nether Kellet

Frank McLachlan 734160

mjow.nkc@zen.co.uk

www.maceonline.co.uk

Downderry, Halton Rd, Nether Kellet