Community Articles

0March 2, 2013
Never Put Up with Second Best

Alan Alexander Governance now there’s a word to bring on a yawn. But every one of the organisations you or I deal with has got its philosophy and the way…
0March 2, 2013
Chindits Rise to Blind Veterans Challenge

Peter Watson It was the first time that any team from Cumbria had entered the Cadet and Youth Challenge and, against UK wide competition, the Chindit Company of army cadets…
0March 2, 2013
Let Slip the Dogs

By Alan Cleaver Hound Trailing remains a favourite sport in Cumbria and the 2013 season will start at the beginning of March. Hounds follow an aniseed trail for a up…
0March 2, 2013
A New Start

Robyn Donnelly It is around this time of year that every book on the shelves, every magazine and newspaper columnist touts the idea of the “New Year, New You”. The…
0March 2, 2013
Protecting Orgill from Floods

2012 was one of the wettest years on record, with communities in Egremont and across Copeland experiencing the heartache of flooding, The Environment Agency and the Lead Local Flood Authority…
0March 1, 2013
Full Steam Ahead for La’al Ratty

By Eliot Andersen Spring is finally upon us, as the staff and locomotives at the La’al Ratty are gearing up for another busy season ahead, with the Easter holidays just…
0February 5, 2013
Ryan’s Graphic Record of Mineshaft Collapse

A fifteen second video captures the full horror of the collapse of the mineshaft on Howbank Road. It was captured on a closed circuit camera which Ryan Rickerby himself has…
0February 5, 2013
Can you help E2D to keep going?

If you are interested in E2D and feel that you can do something to help it survive don’t miss the meeting which Alan Cleaver is convening at Florence Mine. Unless…
0February 5, 2013
Music while you eat at Farmers, Craft and Fairtrade Market

So lovely to be greeted by live music on our visit to Egremont Farmers, Crafts and Fairtrade Market on the third Friday in January. Susan Lambert was wistfully invoking the…
0February 5, 2013
Bob’s Model Way to Help the Credit Union

Alan Cleaver Bob Wood has come up with the model way to promote the credit union: a model boat he built himself. Bob, 61, is a volunteer with Whitehaven, Egremont…
0February 5, 2013
Windscale’s Shining Example of Grassroots Football

By Alison Cowen It’s a hard game football, you have to be able to take the rough with the smooth and thankfully at Windscale Football Club things are, for the…
0February 5, 2013
Acupuncture and Headaches

by Dianne Allan It was in the news recently that the most common cause of daily headaches is over use of medication. This was published in the NICE (National Guidelines…
0February 5, 2013
New Gloss on Paint At Florence Festival

By Alan Cleaver The humble medium of paint is going to be celebrated at a special event at Florence Arts Centre.All aspects of paint will be given a gloss of…
0January 1, 2013
Kids Make Egremont’s Christmas

Edna Branthwaite What a difference a year, a dedicated group of people and local school children makes! The Christmas tree that stood in the Market Place last year, dark and…
0January 1, 2013
Egremont Switches On Its Lights

What a turn out! Over 2,000 people attended Egremont’s Christmas Event held on Sunday 2nd December and they weren’t disappointed. The dedication of the Town’s crib was followed by the…