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A
Glimpse of Nepal and its High Mountains |
as
seen by Ronnie Auld on his recent
trip to trek and climb in Nepal |
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It
is intended that the talk will cover
more than just treking. It will
be about a country which has fascinated
western visitors from the days when
it was closed to everyone, through
the turbulent period in its history
when its trading lifeblood with
Tibet was cut-off, almost over night,
to the present day when tourism
has replaced the Tibetan trade and
thousands of people travel there
each year attracted by its great
icons. |
This
should be an evening full of variety,
pictures and some interesting anecdotes.
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Saturday
4th February 2012 - Victory Hall,
7.30pm, refreshments. In aid of
St Michael's Church Development
Fund |
Adults
£5; Children £2 |
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Or
by purchasing from the Bakery, Building
Society or the Post Office, or paying
at the door on the night. |
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THE
REVEREND ROBERT & a hearty Cajun
supper |
Saturday
18th February at Thursby Parish Hall |
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Come
to See the Lovely Decorated Christmas
Trees |
In
St Michael's Church from Thursday
15th December 2011 |
Several
of the businesses and organisations
in our great village have either decorated
their own tree or have sponsored the
decoration of a tree. These are now
on display in St Michael's Church.
The display has now been dismantled
but we will leave the pages here for
a bit longer so that you can have
a look if you missed them. |
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Country
Kitchen |
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St
Michael's School |
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Rose
Castle has had a reprieve |
The
Church Commissioners have decided, in principle,
to sell Rose Castle, which was the residence
of the Bishops of Carlisle until it was
declared unsuitable as a See House in 2009.
The Commissioners will now begin formal
consultations with the Diocese of Carlisle
and English Heritage to discuss the nature
and terms of the proposed sale.
The
Commissioners have also decided to delay
the marketing process until Autumn 2013
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Dalston
White Bridge Repaired and open to the public again |
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If
you have any pictures of your own and would like
to add them to the archive, then please send them
to the
webmaster |
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Dalston
Annual Parish Meeting 2011 |
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Dalston
Cemetery / Churchyard Management Consultation |
The
Dalston website has been asked by
the Parish Council to carry out a
special consultation on the management
of Dalston cemetery. The cemetery
and churchyard are of great importance
to the people of Dalston but recently
the PC has been asked to consider
changing the type of managment which
it uses whereby an area of the churchyard
is left unmown until the autumn, primarily
for the consultation of wildlife.
Futhermore,
part of the central area is not cut
as intensively as the new cemetery,
again as an aid to wildlife.
Some
residents have commented that the
old churchyard looks untidy and would
prefer for it to be cut with the same
frequency as the closely mown cemetery
area. |
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| Waxwings
visit Dalston again in November 2010 |
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There
were around 200 in the village on 6th November
feeding on rowan berries at the school and
Barras Close. On Saturday 6th November single
flock of 125 were seen feeding on Station
Road Dalston. Pictures by David Hickson.
Click
here to view David's 2008 pictures.
Click on the above pictures to enlarge.
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An
Opportunity for a Volunteer
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There
are currently one billion people
living day after day without clean
water.
A
mother dies every minute of every
day in childbirth because the healthcare
systems are not there to save her
life. These are just two of the many
injustices that exist across the world
that Oxfam is working to end. But
we can’t do it alone, and our
work cannot continue without the support
of communities throughout the UK.
Oxfam
are looking for a dedicated volunteer
to join our team and manage fundraising
collections across North Cumbria which
will support the world’s most
vulnerable people.
If
you would like to make a real and
lasting difference, please get in
touch today and find out more. Call
Harriett on 07787 180 194 or email
hchristie@oxfam.org.uk |
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Dog
Fouling is becoming a Major Problem
in Dalston on The Green, the Churchyard
and the Railway Path |
Allowing
your dog to poop without scooping
the result and safely disposing in
a bin or taking it home with you is
both irresponsible and dangerous.
Even worse, some people are throwing
bags of dog muck from the railway
path over onto the railway. This is
a major health hazard for children.
This habit can potentially expose
young children to Toxocariasis
(click the link for more information
or the image to see what the worm
looks like). Maximum fine £75. |
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Do
you have some good snow or weather pictures?
Email them to webmaster@dalston.org.uk and
we will put the best of them on the website. |
| Click
here for snow pictures submitted by Stuart
Hudson |
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DALSTON
LADIES CHOIR - NEW WEBPAGE |
We
are always looking for more content for
the Dalston website and are happy to carry
pages for local organisations. Click
on this link to view the page for
the Dalston Ladies Choir.
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**
WARNING ** |
This
collection may not be as charitable as it
sounds |
This
collection has been reported to the Police,
who followed it up and discovered that
it is NOT a charity, but a bogus company
known to Trading Standards and have even
been mentioned in Parliament. The registration
number apparently means nothing and the
phone no leads nowhere. Evidently clothing
is a lucrative business these days!
If you read it carefully you will see
that they only SUGGEST that you will be
contributing to a charity. The Police
do not believe this to be the case.
These
collections are being made quite regularly
in Dalston, so beware.
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Read
the Parish Council's progress report on
traffic and parking issues in Dalston |
This
report has been written by Liz Auld in an
attempt to summarise the progress (or lack
of progress) made by the Parish Council
in recent years. Many attempts have been
made to aleviate the growing crisis in Dalston
and it was thought helpful to publish a
summary of the current postion. Click
here for Liz Auld's report. |
| At
last the Carlisle Northern Development Route
is going ahead. Click
here to view video. |
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Caldew
- Brampton Neighbourhood Policing Team |
You
can have a look at the Caldew Neighbourhood
Police webpage by clicking
here.
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