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Arts Realism and imagination
REALISM and imagination come to together in the penultimate event in the popular season of Wordsworth Trust readings next Tuesday at 6pm with wordsmiths Anne and Peter Sansom. Ann's reputation has blossomed since her first, full-length book of poems was
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Gig Guide
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Kathryn Kittley 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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Lake district course now available
APPLICATIONS are invited for Lancaster University's postgraduate diploma course in Lake District Studies, which starts next month. The course, which was launched last October, explores the making of the Lakeland landscape, tourism, conservation, hill
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Petrol power on the Internet
The petrol crisis is not going to go away - as witnessed by recent activities. It appears to be on the political and public agenda for at least the next two months. So, how can the Net help you get mileage on this issue? The first place to start is news
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Virgin lifts threat to sue Railtrack
VIRGIN Trains has lifted its threat to sue Railtrack over delays to West Coast Main Line services. The train operator had issued a warning that it would take action unless Railtrack dealt with delays caused by modernisation work on the London-Glasgow
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Schoolsnet launches art competition
Schoolsnet (available on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk), is promoting the launch of the Civic Art competition for secondary schools, to be run in conjunciton with Honda. Pupils are invited to express their creativity by producing a drawing or painting
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From Beatrix Potter to Astronomy - bid for them all on FSauctions
Fancy getting your hands on a rare first day cover or commemoration sets in mint condition? Then click no further than the FSauctions on our website. Whether you are a postal history buff, a single country, topical or souvenir stamp collector, the Collectibles
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Prize Time - Competition of the Week
AS THE temperature starts to drop, thoughts turn to preparing for the cold weather. We put antifreeze in the car, but what about preparing our own bodies to fight the colds, chills or aches and pains that plague us throughout the winter months. One of
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From Beatrix Potter to Astronomy - bid for them all on FSauctions
Fancy getting your hands on a rare first day cover or commemoration sets in mint condition? Then click no further than the FSauctions on our website. Whether you are a postal history buff, a single country, topical or souvenir stamp collector, the Collectibles
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Dylan review
DYLAN is beginning to look his age now, the hair is still curly but thinning and grey. His shirt collar looks two sizes too big for him and he is wearing a tie with a dark suit. He has always had a habit of starting his concerts with almost throw-away
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Gardening
IN A short while it will be time to order the seeds for next year's tubs, baskets and bedding displays, so now is a good time to take stock of the plants that have done well in your garden this year. At Brockhole, we have had good success with French
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SQUASH: Winning start by women
THE TRADITIONAL start to the squash season is September, but Kendal Squash Club are still awaiting the arrival of the fixture list for the Cumbria Men's League. The women's league matches started on Monday with Kendal at home to North Lakes and winning
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FOOTBALL: New training pitch
WELCOME news for Kendal Town is that first team players will soon no longer face a 90-mile round trip to Preston for training. A South Lakeland District Council decision to allow the use of land at Aikrigg for training mean the players will not have to
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Country Life - Fall fruits
POETS have written much of autumn and the glory of its many fruits. The Mountain ash, bright with scarlet berries, is typical, a Northern symbol of this season. One noted by the Russian Alexander Blok, in his Autumn Love: "When rowan leaves are dank and
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Reach Out! The Biggest Motown show ever
A FEAST of Motown Magic, including the legendary sounds of Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and the like, is promised at Barrow's Forum 28 Theatre on Friday, October 6 at 8pm. Musical extravaganza Reach Out! stars Tops n' Temps providing the vocals, while
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Prize Time - Competition of the Week
AS THE temperature starts to drop, thoughts turn to preparing for the cold weather. We put antifreeze in the car, but what about preparing our own bodies to fight the colds, chills or aches and pains that plague us throughout the winter months. One of
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Quilt fit for a Queen
IT HAD been a magnificent work of art, the silk embroidered bedspread which adorned the Queen Mother's honeymoon bed at Glamis Castle. But in a mystery befitting of Agatha Christie, the quilt disappeared half-a-century ago, never to be seen again. The
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POUR AND EXPLORE
NOT all the stars of sunny California strut their stuff on celluloid - others prefer to reveal their sought-after talent in a glass. And it's not just the grapes that are the celebs here in the golden state - certain winemakers became household names
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Norweb expansion brings high bandwith to Cumbria
NORWEB Telecom has announced a £6 million expandison plan which will bring high-bandwidth communications services to hundreds of Cumbrian businesses. The company, part of United Utilities, is expanding its services in Kendal, Barrow, Penrith and Carlisle
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On the beach
GRANGE Amateur Dramatic Society's latest theatrical soiree is set in a seaside resort somewhere in the North of England. Written by television scribe Bob Larbey, Sand Castles was commissioned by BT and will be premiered by more than 85 other am-dram groups
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Schoolsnet launches art competition
Schoolsnet (available on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk), is promoting the launch of the Civic Art competition for secondary schools, to be run in conjunciton with Honda. Pupils are invited to express their creativity by producing a drawing or painting
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Arts Diary
ANNA Ridding conducts The Regent Singers, of Morecambe, when the ensemble joins forces with the Carlton Male Voice Choir, of Nottingham, in a fund-raiser in aid of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary Macmillan Unit at The Dome, Morecambe, tomorrow, Saturday
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ORIENTEERING: New park courses
WILLIAMSON Park in Lancaster has introduced a new orienteering map. It features eight courses suitable for beginners and intermiediates, and also a course for wheelchair users. Orienteering was intrudced into the park five years ago. The new map incorporates
