CONTACT The local news of Hornby-with-Farleton Delivered in Hornby, Farleton, Claughton & Gressingham No. 513 February 2015 “Love means nothing in tennis, but it’s everything in life” 2 B4RN Broadband for Hornby & Farleton & Claughton B4RN for Hornby and Farleton B4RN for Hornby and Farleton is a community project that is working to bring the hyperfast B4RN broadband service to Hornby and Farleton. The team is continuing to finalise details of the core routes around Hornby. Earlier in January some volunteers helped to deliver duct for the houses on the top estate and for the route North to link up to Melling. Digging started at the Melling end before Christmas, and we will get started on the top estate as soon as the ground is dry enough. The core route has been agreed in principle from Wray to Farleton, and on to Claughton. The team is continuing to work on the details of the rollout in Farleton itself. If you wish to receive regular updates about the roll-out in Hornby and Farleton, please sign up for our newsletter here: http://tinyletter.com/B4RN-Hornby If you are interested in a B4RN broadband connection, are thinking of investing, wish to get involved or would like any other information about the project, please email: [email protected]B4RN for Claughton The cabinet for Claughton is due to be delivered before the end of the month and a pre -existing site for it has been agreed with the landowner. Maps for the actual route of the ducting with positioning of chambers have been prepared and are being distributed to those involved in the installation. A crossing of the A683 near to the cabinet will be necessary and the best method of achieving this is under consideration. The wet weather has held up mole ploughing to the east of the village. The complete route is planned to run from just west of Stock Bridge, near Farleton Crossing to Hole House Farm on the road to Caton Green. More information on the Claughton scheme is available from: [email protected]Missing Equipment Appeal Hi to all customers old and new, and welcome to the first ones in Caton. Amongst you are the stalwart volunteers who have built the network. Amongst those volunteers are two forgetful people who are no doubt very busy and have a lot to remember. Unfortunately, Person 1, Brian the farmer, has forgotten who he lent his cat scanner to last summer. All he can remember is that it was someone he knew and trusted, and they called round in their white van. (He lives in Wennington) Person 2 is the man in the van. If you are that person who has forgotten to return the
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CONTACT The local news of Hornby-with-Farleton
Delivered in Hornby, Farleton, Claughton & Gressingham No. 513
February 2015
“Love means nothing in tennis, but it’s everything in life”
2 B4RN Broadband for Hornby & Farleton & Claughton
B4RN for Hornby and Farleton
B4RN for Hornby and Farleton is a community project that is working to bring the
hyperfast B4RN broadband service to Hornby and Farleton. The team is continuing to
finalise details of the core routes around Hornby. Earlier in January some volunteers
helped to deliver duct for the houses on the top estate and for the route North to link
up to Melling. Digging started at the Melling end before Christmas, and we will get
started on the top estate as soon as the ground is dry enough.
The core route has been agreed in principle from Wray to Farleton, and on to
Claughton. The team is continuing to work on the details of the rollout in Farleton
itself.
If you wish to receive regular updates about the roll-out in Hornby and Farleton, please
sign up for our newsletter here: http://tinyletter.com/B4RN-Hornby
If you are interested in a B4RN broadband connection, are thinking of investing, wish to
get involved or would like any other information about the project, please
when Julia Pigott will give an illustrated talk on
“Bumblebee Identification”.
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17 ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH , HORNBY,
(with OUR LADY’S, CATON, and ST JOSEPH’S, KIRKBY LONSDALE)
Parish Priest: Canon Luiz Ruscillo
Telephone: 015242 21246
Weekend Mass Times
Saturday Vigil Mass at 6 pm – Our Lady’s, Caton
Sunday Morning Mass at 9 am – St Joseph ’s, Kirkby Lonsdale
Sunday Morning Mass at 11 am - St Mary’s, Hornby
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Fridays from 5 till 6 pm in St Mary’s
- a hymn, a short reading and then a peaceful silence in the presence of
God
Details of weekday Mass times, and other services and parish news can be found in the weekly Parish Newsletter displayed in St Mary’s porch.
St Mary’s Garden is always open for a gentle walk, for peaceful meditation or for a
seat in the sun. All are welcome.
18 Hornby-with-Farleton Parish Council – December 2014 Meeting
Erica Sarney and Alayne Robin attended the meeting to discuss the two proposed sites for pollinator patches. These sites are the triangle of grass at the junction of Gressingham Road and Melling Road and also the grass verge outside the entrance to Strands Court. It was felt that the second of these sites would be the more suitable option. Erica and Alayne are requesting a group of volunteers to help them develop this further. Three separate planning applications were discussed with the most controversial being the demolition of the old hairdressers on Station Road and a dwelling erected in its place. Several concerns were raised with the main one being the fact that this site can never be safe for vehicular access. For this reason, the Councillors voted against this application. A request has been received for the Parish Council to help fund HVT on a permanent monthly basis going forward in the hope that it will save the Institute from imminent closure. The Clerk will investigate the viability of this request through LALC.
Hornby-with-Farleton Parish Council – January 2015 Meeting The precept for the forthcoming financial year was discussed, and it was agreed that this would be raised by 1.9%. HVT have requested a grant of £5,000 per annum to assist them with the running of the Institute, in the hope that this could help save it from closure. The Clerk agreed to look into what percentage of the precept we are allowed to donate in the form of grants. She was also asked to request an extra streetlight outside the Catholic Church as it was felt that the pavement in this area was particularly dark. More detailed minutes will be available in the folder in the Institute, once approved at the next meeting. The next Parish Council meeting will take place on Thursday, 12th February at 7:45pm in Hornby Institute. Anyone who wishes to attend would be most welcome. An agenda will be displayed in each of the Parish notice boards on Sunday 8th February 2015. Tizzie Massey (Clerk)
Hornby Village Trust Funding
The H.V.T. Committee have asked Hornby Parish Council for help with
funding the Institute and the services that it provides. We are asking for ap-
prox. £5000 each year (applied for annually) and this equates to approx. 29.5
pence per average household per week. Your Parish Council needs to know
that you are in favour of this.
Please come to a public meeting in the Institute on Wed. Feb. 11th at
7.30pm to learn more and BE COUNTED. Without this funding the Institute
is in serious danger of closing.
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F���� S�����: H�!"#$ C%&'�� Welcome all Hornby Contact readers to the Hornby Campus extract for
February 2015. We are once again excited to share our fun experiences we
have had over the last 2 months. We hope you enjoyed our singing at the
ins,tute and the Wenning Company Sale in December – Thank you for
your much appreciated support!
December was very busy with 1st-5th a ,ring exam week, 8th an awards assembly
on the 8th in which our previous year 13 students came in to collect their awards,
11th was the Wenning Company Sale, 12th we sung at the ins,tute. The last two
days of term were filled out with fun – 18th we had the poetry by heart compe,,on
and also an enrichment show which gave students a chance to show what they had
been doing over the last term and on the 19th we had the year 10 smoothie compe-
,,on and school song compe,,on. We then broke up at 12pm for a well-earned 2
week break.
We came back to school on Monday 5th
January, straight back into learning, here are
a few things that we have been doing: Mrs Hartley has begun to teach La,n to some
pupils in Year 7, 8 and 9 and they have made an excellent start. Year 5 and 6 Pupils
have been wri,ng a recount about their winter holidays and using their own success
criteria. In Maths they have been calcula,ng percentages and in Humani,es their
new topic is the Indus valley civilisa,on. Year 3 and 4 Pupils have been working on
problems using Roman Numerals and their new topic is Ancient Greece. Students in
Year 11 and 12 will be choosing their AS and A2 options over the next few
weeks. Parent consultation day is the 29th, students are not in school on the 30th
then we pass over to February which has many exciting things in store for you
20 Days for Girls – Uganda A further sewing session took place in Hornby Institute in early December and
though many were busy with Christmas, the usual stalwarts were there to help. De-
spite this session and the fact that a small collection of amazing people were like us
beavering away at home in the lead up to Christmas (and probably like us putting a
rather large strain on marital harmony!), we still had a substantial deficit of pads for
our kits, when we finally packed up three days before Christmas! However, an SOS
sent out via Guiding and village networks led to a hive of activity in Claughton Vil-
lage Hall on the 30th of December. It was brilliant; we had ironers, cutter-outers,
sewers, trimmers and waste collectors – from at least 7 different age decades and by
the end of the day our target was in site.
We have produced over 100 draw string bags, 200 shields and 800 pads. We have
collected enough soap, flannels and knickers to not only assemble the 100 kits we
wanted to take to Uganda but also to supply other members of the community in the
areas being visited and to have a stock ready to use as we set up a regular ‘Days for
Girls’ sewing group.
It was fantastic to gather at the house of Juliet Burd (one of the Uganda group lead-
ers), on the 3rd of January to assemble each kit in its unique bag. They looked so
pretty and several of the people packing were actually going to be there in Uganda to
distribute them.
The following day the kits were packed into everyone’s spare suitcases along with the
medicines, mosquito nets and other important items.
This has been a brilliant example of community involvement, embracing a wide net-
work of people of all ages from personal friends and family to neighbours, to church
members, to people from our village and several other Lune Valley villages Guiding
folk from across North Lancashire, a WI group from Preston and staff at St.John’s
Hospice where I work.
We waved Alice off on a coach from Kirkby Lonsdale at 04am on Saturday morning
and the group arrived safely in Uganda late that night. They started their clinics their
today, the 12th of January.
I am sure there will be lots of photos to show on their return and I hope you will
come and hear all about the distribution of the kits and the wider work of the group a
little later in the year.
In the meantime we want to say a huge ‘Thank you’ to each and every person who
helped and to HVT and Claughton Village Hall for supporting us.
and oh........ I did have a dining table on Christmas Day – just!
Please Note - There will be a meeting to discuss the setting up of a regular Days For
Girls Sewing Group & Network at my house on Tuesday, the 17th of February at
2:30pm. Please telephone 21047 to register interest.
Rose Roberts
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The Hornby Art Group No. 1 exhibition of Interesting architectural features of buildings in the Hornby area, together with examples individual projects and the No. 2 exhibition of either A winter scene or a design for a Christmas card. can be seen in the gallery on the first floor of the institute. The group will meet on Wednesday afternoons between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on
February 4th. 11th. 18th. and 25th. For further information regarding the group please contact either Ann Nash on 015242 22595 , or Kath Helme on 015242 21845
Prize Raffle of two original watercolours of Hornby The Art Group would like to thank all those who bought tickets for the two paintings, kindly donated by members Avril Scoffin and Ann Nash and who purchased hand painted cards donated by Rosemary Moore.
The tickets were drawn on December 19th. at the Castle Inn
Winner of the blue ticket was Joan Hay Winner of the pink ticket was Tony Jones
A grand total of £863 was raised in aid of the
Hornby Village Trust
TO BOOST FUNDS AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR A WORTHY CAUSE WE INVITE
YOU TO A COFFEE MORNING
Date: SATURDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2015 Time: 10am to 12.00
Hosts : Kate and Geoff Hind
Address : 16 HORNBY HALL CLOSE,HORNBY
ADMISSION £1 to include coffee or tea and biscuits
RAFFLE,CAKE STALL ETC . Donations much appreciated
ALL PROCEEDS TO GO TOWARDS THE APPEAL-CHILDREN OF HOPE IN UGANDA
ALL WELCOME
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23 Drop-In Service for Hard of Hearing People
Free ear-mould cleaning and re-tubing service. NHS batteries exchanged on production of record book. Information about amplified telephones and other equipment is available.
For further information, please contact Elaine Oxley on 01229 870349
MARK WATSON
HOME & GARDEN
MAINTENANCE
Digging, fencing, hedge
trimming, mowing, paving,
planting, power washing
spraying, strimming, turfing,
gutters cleared
Loft insulating, pointing, rendering, painting
No job too small, reasonable rates,
estimates given.
Coffee Morning & Poetry Reading
Interested in popular verse or just like to meet for a chat?
Alternate Wednesdays 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, starting 9th April
at Heysham Library, 396 –398 Heysham Road
£1.00 to include light refreshments
07759680938
07759680943
Low Bentham
015242 62038
J Wright & Sons
Building, Joinery & Roofing Contractors
For all your building and joinery requirements. Free estimates.
VICTORIA INSTITUTE, CATON FLAT FOR RENT The flat above the Institute will be available for rent from mid February. Two bedrooms, self contained, part furnished, and with car parking space. Rent is £550 per month paid in ad-vance. Deposit and references required. For further details, and to arrange a viewing, please contact Benita Smith on 01524-771943, or Barbara Dearnley on 01524-770085. IT COURSES Several people have shown interest in the workshop for IPads and Tablets, and our IT Tutor is producing programme outline which should be available soon. Please contact Judy Powell (details below) for more information. PHOTOCOPYING AND INTERNET SERVICES The IT Room and Drop In services are available in the Victoria Institute. Opening times are 9.30 – 3.30 weekdays. We have computers with Internet access, and a ‘multi-function’ printer which also serves as a photocopier and scanner. Paper sizes A4 and A3 can be printed or
The first draw took place on Sunday 12th January and the total prize money for this
month was £92.75.
1st Prize £53.00 - No 12 - Winner lives in Wray
2nd Prize £26.50 - No.20 - Winner lives in Tatham
3rd Prize £13.25 - No.35 - Winner lives in Millhouses
The next draw will take place on Saturday 21st February at our concert with the St
Laurence Singers when the prizes will be even higher due to a large increase in members
during January.
If you would like to join our 100 Club and swell the prize money even further, please
contact Sue Wood on 015242 21170 or pick up a leaflet in Wray Post Office or the
Church.
Many thanks to all who have supported us so generously.
Diary Date
Saturday 21st February - Concert at Lower Tatham Church with St Laurence Singers
performing " Love is in the air .... " 7pm. Tickets £12.50 includes hot supper and wine.
Draw for the 100 Club. Tickets from Barbara Harrison 015242 21101 or Sue Wood
015242 21170.
Require any gardening tools re-sharpening?
Please contact Rachel on 07706115328
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QUICK GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY 2015 Hornby Institute telephone number 015242 22227
Fuller details for most events are included within this issue of CONTACT. Would societies which meet weekly or monthly please inform the Editor of the day and times they meet so that update information is available. Thank you. Reading Group – last Wednesday of each month at 2.30pm. Pensioners: Monthly meeting Second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. Dancing every Tuesday night 7.30 – 11pm. Hornby Occasionals 7.30pm on Fridays, September to March. Hornby Swimming Pool, Mondays, 6-7pm, Adult Beginners/Improvers.
February
Church services – please see separate notices inside
2 Lunesdale Probus Club; Hornby Institute
3 Prayer Group; 4:15 pm
9 Castle Probus Club; Scarthwaite Hotel
10 Hornby Pensioners; AGM: 7.00 pm; Hornby Institute
12 Parish Council Meeting; 7.45 pm ; Hornby Institute
14 Hornby District Ramblers; Wray; 9.30 am
14 Hornby Pensioners; Whist & Dominoes; 7.00 pm in the Institute
18 Mothers’ Union: 2.00 pm; Hornby Institute
19 Flower Club: 7.30 pm; Hornby Institute
20 Countryside Society: 7.45 pm; Hornby Institute
21 Children of Hope Coffee Morning; 10.00 am to 12.00 pm ; Hornby Institute
21 Snowdrop Weekend; Hornby Castle
22 Snowdrop Weekend; Hornby Castle
28 Hornby Pensioners; Whist & Dominoes; 7.00 pm in the Institute
16 Lunesdale Probus Club; Hornby Institute
23 Castle Probus Club; Scarthwaite Hotel
17 “Days for Girls” Meeting: 2.30 pm
11 HVT Public Meeting: 7:45 pm; Hornby Institute
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Other Group meetings this month:
Art Group: Wednesdays; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th from 2.00 to 4.00 pm; Hornby Institute
Guides: Tuesdays; 3rd, 10th & 24th from 7.00 to 8.30 pm; Hornby Institute
Brownies: Thursdays; 5th, 12th & 26th from 6.30 to 7.45 pm; Primary School
Scouts: Wednesdays; 4th, 11th & 25th from 7.00 to 8.30 pm; Primary School
Rainbows: Wednesdays; 4th, 11th & 25th from 4.30 to 5.30 pm; Primary School
Beavers: Fridays; 6th & 27th from 6.00 to 7.00 pm; Primary School
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