Letters Articles

  • Jonni Stratton-Brook Sir, I enjoyed Alan Cleaver’s article on the demise of calligraphy and the great efforts of the St Begh’s School children to make sure that good handwriting will...

    Demise of Calligraphy?

    Jonni Stratton-Brook Sir, I enjoyed Alan Cleaver’s article on the demise of calligraphy and the great efforts of the St Begh’s School children to make sure that good handwriting will…

  • Mick Croft Sir, Have you ever wondered what people did to pass the time on dark winter nights? They were restricted to the amount of activities they could pursue. There...

    Spar Boxes

    Mick Croft Sir, Have you ever wondered what people did to pass the time on dark winter nights? They were restricted to the amount of activities they could pursue. There…

  •       Sheltered Housing? Sir, In response to an article regarding Florence House in January’s edition of Sir, Can we please stop being so self congratulatory about Florence House,...

    Sheltered Housing

          Sheltered Housing? Sir, In response to an article regarding Florence House in January’s edition of Sir, Can we please stop being so self congratulatory about Florence House,…

  •       Thornhill’s First Responder Sir, The people of Thornhill are very fortunate to have Katie Henderson living within their community. Why? Well Katie has just completed her training...

    Your Letters

          Thornhill’s First Responder Sir, The people of Thornhill are very fortunate to have Katie Henderson living within their community. Why? Well Katie has just completed her training…

  • Imagine Egremont and district without its swimming pool, Lowes Court Gallery, the Market Hall, Cleator Moor Bowls Centre, the Beacon, play parks at Brisco Mount and Orgill, flower beds and...

    The Services We Could Lose

    Imagine Egremont and district without its swimming pool, Lowes Court Gallery, the Market Hall, Cleator Moor Bowls Centre, the Beacon, play parks at Brisco Mount and Orgill, flower beds and…

  • Sir, In a time of new builds, the academy and the proposed nuclear repository, many are failing to look back at our wonderful historical buildings. some are currently in a...

    Preserve Our History

    Sir, In a time of new builds, the academy and the proposed nuclear repository, many are failing to look back at our wonderful historical buildings. some are currently in a…

  • Rescue Abbey before It’s Too Late Sir, I’m not sure who wrote the article in August’s E2D on Calder Abbey but I just wanted to say thank you and well...

    Your Letters

    Rescue Abbey before It’s Too Late Sir, I’m not sure who wrote the article in August’s E2D on Calder Abbey but I just wanted to say thank you and well…

  • Rosehill Theatre Sir, On behalf of the Rosehill Theatre Board may we thank you for the very kind and informative article about Rosehill which was recently published in Egremont 2Day....

    Calculating Road Safety

    Rosehill Theatre Sir, On behalf of the Rosehill Theatre Board may we thank you for the very kind and informative article about Rosehill which was recently published in Egremont 2Day….

  • Sir, I have just spend a distressing day with a very sick cat. Tilly was just over 12 months old, I rescued her and her brother 12 months ago this...

    Cat Poisoning

    Sir, I have just spend a distressing day with a very sick cat. Tilly was just over 12 months old, I rescued her and her brother 12 months ago this…

  • I came across your website ‘Egremont’, and having spent time living there at the end of the 60′s I took some time out to read many of the articles both...

    Letter – Rediscovering Egremont

    I came across your website ‘Egremont’, and having spent time living there at the end of the 60′s I took some time out to read many of the articles both…

  • Greetings all Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operatives Alliance was in Australia in February as part of a world tour participating in events relating to the 2012 UN...

    Email from Colin Clague – Woman’s Day

    Greetings all Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operatives Alliance was in Australia in February as part of a world tour participating in events relating to the 2012 UN…

  • Welcome to Dave’s Cartoons Dear Editor, The arrival of cartoons from Dave Bradley is just brilliant. When he describes himself growing up (last issue) it was cartoons here, there and...

    Your Letters – January 2012

    Welcome to Dave’s Cartoons Dear Editor, The arrival of cartoons from Dave Bradley is just brilliant. When he describes himself growing up (last issue) it was cartoons here, there and…

  • Sir, I’m always intrigued by the connections we discover under “it’s a small world”, and Egremont has its place in our version. My wife June and I live in Fort...

    A Small World

    Sir, I’m always intrigued by the connections we discover under “it’s a small world”, and Egremont has its place in our version. My wife June and I live in Fort…

  • Sir, We have recently installed a solar hot water heating system into our house in an attempt to do our little bit towards conserving energy and using naturally renewable sources....

    Joined up thinking?

    Sir, We have recently installed a solar hot water heating system into our house in an attempt to do our little bit towards conserving energy and using naturally renewable sources….

  • Sir, I wonder how many tenants in Copeland were thrilled with their Prime Minister’s announcement that he was going to allow Council tenants to purchase their houses with enhanced discounts,...

    Right to Buy?

    Sir, I wonder how many tenants in Copeland were thrilled with their Prime Minister’s announcement that he was going to allow Council tenants to purchase their houses with enhanced discounts,…