25 Years Ago

June 9, 1978

Sewage smell

A NEW plea for action has followed the return to Kendal of a major problem the widespread stench of sewage.

The smell has sparked off strong objections from householders in the area and Kendal Town Council has added its weight to the protests.

One town councillor, Brian Todd, this week described the problem as, "the most awful nuisance imaginable."

The stench is said to be particularly bad in the Wattsfield area, which is close to the sewage works on the edge of the town.

It has sometimes spread over the River Kent to the Heron Hill estate and further north to Kirkbarrow and even as far as Highgate in the town centre. This is despite a number of attempts over the past few years to get rid of the problem.

The town council has decided to complain to the North West Water Authority about the smell and also about the state of the water in the river.

50 Years Ago

June 6, 1953

Patriotic blaze

THERE were many imaginative touches throughout Westmorland and the adjacent counties during Coronation Day Burneside's torchlight procession, an almost Olympian torch relay to light the Loughrigg beacon and the planting of an oak at Natland from Windsor Great Park. An unimagined and unrehearsed one, of course, was the unfortunate outbreak of fire at an Ambleside residence. After all, to have a Coronation day and a domestic conflagration on hand at the same time is too much of a good thing even if the latter is just what the local firefighters feared would happen to crown their day of rejoicing. Kendal regaled itself with a carnival procession, which was stated to be the best of all the borough has ever staged.

100 Years Ago

June 6, 1903

Splashing day

THE SUNDAY excursions from Barrow to Lake Side commenced on Sunday. A good many of the excursionists were conveyed to the head of the lake by the steam-yacht "Swift," which made its initial journey for the season on that day. On Monday a big crowd of people availed themselves of the excursions run from the different stations on the Furness line to Lake Side. The lake was very calm and the demand for boats could scarcely be met. The hotel business was brisk and the various refreshment caterers did very well. A juvenile amateur angler has reason to remember his trip to Lake Side on Monday for whilst fishing for minnows from one of the jetties he thoughtlessly stepped back and fell into the lake. He was pulled out of the water by a boatman no worse for his ducking and Mrs Caton, the station master's wife, kindly took him to her house where his clothes were dried.

150 Years Ago

June 4, 1853

Troops muster

WESTMORLAND and Cumberland Yeomanry Cavalry. On Friday the 27th ult., this efficient and spirited corps marched into Penrith for eight days' permanent duty, under the command of Col. Hasell. The Dalemain, Lowther and Edenhall troops mustered on the Race Course, where, during the service, the field exercises were performed and a little after one o'clock marched into town. At four o'clock the whole of the troops mustered at foot parade in the large field, called the foundry field at Netherend. The troops mustered each morning at seven o'clock in Great Dockray, thence to the Race Course where they remained till nearly two o'clock. They mustered each evening at four for foot parade, which continued till about half-past six. The officers messed each alternate evening at seven o'clock at Mr G. Dixon's, the New Crown Hotel, and Mr J. Galloway's, the George and Dragon Hotel, the band playing in front of the inns during mess, surrounded each night by a large concourse of people.

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