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Hush on track
DON'T forget to check out up-and-coming band Hush at their CD launch this week at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. Hush will perform tracks from their new all original CD What's It All About tomorrow (Saturday, 4th May).
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Look at Nature by JM
Towards dusk, barely minutes after our arrival home, two Canadas flew low over the house. As always, they gossiped; as usual, this sounded like muted trumpets! Brought here more than three centuries ago (as a gift to Charles II), this large species is
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Bathing spots get a clean up
Work is continuing to ensure that three European designated bathing sites on Windermere meet stringent water quality standards this summer, writes Countryside Reporter Victoria Clark. This week the Environment Agency started its annual programme of water
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New exhibition opens Saturday
A temporary exhibition about the life of the famous explorer and secretary to the Admiralty, Sir John Barrow, is to go on display this weekend. The Ulverston Heritage Centre is staging the exhibition about the author of the report, Mutiny on the Bounty
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PrizeTime: Win Yin Yang Karma CD
As the pace of modern life increases more and more people are looking to alternative remedies as a way to relax. Tai Chi, yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and a plethora of other such practices have become everyday activities for a vast number of people
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School launches user-friendly web site
Lancaster Royal Grammar School celebrated the launch of its revolutionary new web site this week. John Fawcett, a former pupil of the school, who is currently a research student at the University of Cambridge, has developed novel website software together
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Voters left confused
LOCAL voters have been left confused by Government sponsored billboards across the district urging them to vote in the local elections. The poster campaign is aimed at voters across the country who went to the polls today (Thursday) but does not include
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Network Fund show
COMMUNITY groups and voluntary organisations in Kendal can take advantage of a road show that is coming to town to tell them about a new pot of money available. The Cumbria Community Foundation has been awarded £180,000 to its Local Network Fund, which
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Vote now for your fave eatery
The Westmorland Gazette Welcome has just launched 'First for Food', a special promotion in which we are inviting you, our readers, to vote for the best eatery of 2002. This is an opportunity to celebrate some of the region's finest cuisine and, if it
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New Wave
A WONDERFUL place to hold your wedding gift list is Wave. Situated in Kirkland, in Kendal, the store is a treasure trove of contempory and artistic designer chic for the home. It is a must to wander round and take in the individual pieces on display -
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Facing the big day
I love a good wedding and if it is to be forever why not make a fuss on the big day. OK, so how to achieve that natural, fresh, longer lasting make-up we all want for the perfect day..... Before the day - Look after yourself! You may be still at work
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Inspired by Ruskin
JOHN Ruskin is regarded as one of the most remarkable men of his time. Poet, artist, critic, and a pioneering conservationist - who way back in the Victorian age, clearly understood the damage that 'man' was causing to the environment - Ruskin was also
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Lakes artists to celebrate with a book
I THINK it's fair to say the annual Lake Artists bash is one of the best of its kind. Many look forward to the August exhibition at Grasmere and its top-notch mix of work. And I often dip into previous exhibition catalogues to reflect on some of my particular
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Sport: Upcoming fixtures
CRICKET is in full swing for the Bank Holiday. Kendal CC have their first home game in the Bay Northern League when hosts to Leyland at Shap Road on Saturday (1pm) while Netherfield go to Preston. ON MONDAY, it's Netherfield's turn to entertain when Darwen
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Gig Guide
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Beth Broomby on 01539-720555, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE, at least TWO WEEKS before
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Daltonbury will be live and unplugged
THE annual Daltonbury festival at the Cavendish Arms, Dalton-In-Furness will be going live and unplugged this year. In a bid to keep the neighbours happy, the venue is putting in more soundproofing but in the mean time the Cavendish has pulled the plug
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Eggs are on the menu
EGGS are on the menu at Kendal hip-hangout Eclectic. The South Lakeland group are a new voice to be reckoned with. Original in the extreme, Ruth Bell on keybords, Andrew Galvin on bass and Nig Summers on guitar scramble up lyrics ranging from the political
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Dent folk festival
TIME to get out the diary and make space for a long lazy weekend of summer music. As memories of foot-and-mouth begin to recede local music lovers have decided to beat a path to a brighter future starting with a three-day folk festival in Dent. On June
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Rare avocets nest at Leighton Moss
RARE avocets nesting at the RSPB's Leighton Moss reserve near Carnforth fell victim to the gales of last weekend. High tides, combined with strong wind, resulted in sea water surging onto the salt-marsh pools, destroying the nests of not just the avocets
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More birds help feather RSPC nest
The RSPB's Leighton Moss nature reserve survived the disastrous foot and mouth epidemic with increasing numbers of visitors pumping an estimated £1.2 million into the local economy. Last year the reserve attracted 93,463 visitors - a 3 per cent leap from
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Date for final concert
WINDERMERE Choral Society is to hold its final concert of the season on Saturday, May 11, at 7.30pm, in Carver United Reformed Church. The programme will be light-hearted with a selection of songs from the shows including Oliver, Cats and The Merry Widow
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Top tenor in church
WYNFORD Evans, regarded as one of Britain's foremost tenors, is appearing in two concerts at St Thomas's Church, Milnthorpe, next week. Wynford - who has performed with many of the country's leading orchestras and choruses and toured the world - performs
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Those 'good old days'
OLD Time Music Hall comes to the region courtesy of Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 9-11 (7.30-pm). Producer Steve Hall told me that at its peak music hall was the TV of its day with hundreds operating in London
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Bowing out...
HANDEL'S Zadok the Priest, Walton's Crown Imperial and Albinoni's Adagio for Organ and Strings are some of the popular classics in the programme for Queen Katherine School's Leaver's Concert on Sunday, May 12 (8pm). However, the main work, performed by
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Unemployment down
THE number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in Cumbria fell by 460 to 7,884 last month. During March the unemployment rate fell from 3.6 per cent of the workforce to 3.4 per cent, which is 0.1 per cent above the national rate.
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Auction for NY fire fighters
A LOCAL businessman expects to raise between £12,000 and £20,000 for the families of New York fire fighters when he auctions off a vintage fire engine. John Morphet, owner of South Lakeland Caravans, has agreed to sell the 1928 Speedwagon with the proceeds
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Bread from heaven
A VISIT to Windermere's Oak Street Bakery is nothing if not an education. Senior citizens call regularly to broaden the horizons of their tastebuds; youngsters like the surprises of the bakery's kiddy lunch boxes. For those of us 'in between' who simply
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Honeymoon heaven
AFTER the build up to the big day comes the wind down on the honeymoon - and what better gift for the bride and groom than a de-stressing, sun protecting DIY spa bag of goodies for them to throw in their suitcase and enjoy on their break. After all, a
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Looking Good news
JILL Clarke is back in the Lakes. The talented young beauty therapist has returned to set up shop in Bowness. To celebrate her return she is offering ten per cent off all treatments booked during May. As a trained make-up artist she is also offering ten
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Jobs for the gardener this week
- Sharpen up the edges of lawns with a spade or half-moon cutter. This will make cutting the edges less of a chore throughout the summer. - Sow peas, carrots, cabbages and broccoli. - Plant water lilies and aquatic plants.
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Hardy outing to Chelsea
THE Cumbria Group of the Hardy Plant Society is going to Chelsea Flower Show this year. Group members are not just going to look at the plants on show, they're building a display garden that will be seen and appreciated by the thousands of visitors who
