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HIGHLIGHTS RURAL TOURING TEAM
Cocktails & Candles with Frankly Sinatra
On the 6th October the Peoples Hall was transformed into a bar in downtown Las Vegas as the Frank Sinatra tribute singer Jo King hit town. "Frankly Sinatra" was the latest concert from the Highlights Rural Touring Scheme, brought to the town by Sedbergh CDC. With the kind help of Sandra Gold Wood we laid out the hall with tables in true cabaret fashion. By the light of candles we watched and listened while Jo did a superb impression of a young Frank Sinatra singing some of his best-known songs. Dancing was ably provided by members of the audience!
Our cocktail menu was enthusiastically received, and consumed! Special thanks go to Rebecca Clark, Abbie Mason and Rosie Wood who did a brilliant job as waitresses, and to Marion Wood for her sterling support.
Motus O - not to be missed!
The next Highlights event is on Friday 24th November when we will be hosting Motus O, a modern dance group known for their lightning quick action, grace, raw energy and humour - trademarks of their unique style which has earned them rave reviews in their native Canada and beyond. They will be performing Variations in Love, a series of energetic and humorous short works exploring the emotion of love. If you thought dance shows were boring then think again! Tickets from Sedbergh Tourist Centre tel 015396 20125
Just to remind you - the Highlights Rural Touring Scheme is sponsored by the Arts Council and other organisations to bring professional productions to small rural venues in the North East and Cumbria. We aim to continue to host four events per year and we would welcome further volunteers to help us to do this. It's great fun getting involved. Rosie Dent & Chris Wood
SETTLEBECK HIGH SCHOOL
Year 7 Residential to Derwentwater
The annual 4-day residential trip to Keswick with the year 7 students, in the 3rd week of their life at Settlebeck, was a huge success once again this year. There were many interesting and challenging activities for students and staff. The atmosphere throughout our stay was extremely positive and everyone enjoyed their time even on the one very wet day when my group was miles away from civilisation. My thanks go to everyone who made the trip so successful. Janet Oughton
I enjoyed the night hike because it wasn't raining and at the top we all turned our torches off and we could hear different noises and on the way down Kristina got her boot laces tangles and fell over. Natalie Milburn
I really enjoyed the Ghyll scrambling because we had also to climb up some small waterfalls. Emma Capstick
On Thursday group 2 and I were supposed to go Ghyll scrambling but it was too wet. So we went orienteering. I was in a group with Becky and Matty, we found all of the numbers but one we were looking everywhere and we couldn't find it. Becky went into some bushes and I followed her. I stood right on top of a wasps nest and I never knew until I got stung on the leg and turned around to see what had happened I looked and all the wasps were buzzing around and then I saw Matty coming he stood right in the middle of the wasps and he ran straight out when Becky ran out she found she had a rash on both arms. She told Mr Trull and he said it was poison Ivy. Samantha Haigh
On Friday we went to Keswick on the Launch to go swimming. It was really fun, the wave machine was excellent. Jordan Iveson
I liked the big walk we went on Wednesday and it was 10 kilometres long. I liked it because of the beautiful views, but unfortunately it rained for us. We had a packed lunch to eat for dinner. The exciting bit of the walk was that we had to find clues everywhere. Half-way through the walk we stopped at the shop to have a hot chocolate. We were soaked at the end of it but it was very good. Rosie Mason
I really enjoyed raft-building because I had never done raft-building before. Louise Jennings
I liked climbing although the best bit was getting to the bottom and have a rest. Tom Bainbridge
School Kitchen
Jamie Oliver and School Meals
Has it worked?
I guess most of you have heard all sorts of stories about how school dinners have been affected since Jamie Oliver made his appearance on television, so I thought you may be interested to hear how Settlebeck School canteen has been affected.
Much to my relief, the pupils and staff have taken to the new regulations really well. The menus have all been changed to fit in with the new regulations and rotate on a 3 week cycle and will change totally on a regular basis. The students and staff are encouraged to come up with suggestions for different meals and ideas on how they would like their canteen to be run and hopefully some of the ideas I may be able to use. All the fruit, vegetables, and meat are bought from local suppliers in Sedbergh and free range eggs are used in the baking/salads. All meals are made fresh in the kitchen everyday, which keeps us all on our toes as we never know how many people will be coming for their lunch, and as I explain to the students and staff alike, if we have run out of the 2 main meal options we always have other meals available. Our aim is to provide fresh meals made daily and not to have to use some meals two days in a row. The students/staff are able to pre-order certain meals in advance to save them waiting for their lunch and to guarantee the meal that they want, for example: sandwiches, salads, jacket potato with various fillings, pasta salads, fruit salads. There is a choice of two cooked meals every day, which range from Curries, Pasta Bakes and Salads, Roasts, Homemade Burgers, Meatballs and Fishcakes, Lasagne and Salad, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Macaroni Cheese, Cauliflower Cheese, to list but a few, followed by a range of hot pudding, fresh fruit and yoghurt. You may be wondering which meals chips come with but they have been removed from the menu altogether. Pat Eccles (Catering Manager)
ENTERPRISING YEAR 9 STUDENTS
On 6th February 2007, Year 9 students will be going to Zrece in Slovenia for a 7 day cultural exchange trip. The trip will include traveling on plane, this is a new experience for many of the students as well as traveling by coach. The trip will include two days of skiing activities and sporting activities with many of the young people from Zrece. The purpose of the trip is to develop links with local young people as it is hoped 15 students from Zrece will come to Sedbergh later in the year.
To help with the money towards the trip many students have been doing Enterprise activities such as bingo nights and domino drives, there are still some more to come and we hope you will support these as you have already. Members of Year 9 would like to thank you for your support and hope you will continue to support many of them in the coming events. Tom Coates
We did a cake sale and a bingo night. Lauren MacKereth
Thank you for all the people who sponsored us for doing the sponsored walk and the people who came to our music quiz. Alex Lavery-Hoffe & Rose Bannister
Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me for who successfully cycling 43 miles. I have raised about £200 thanks to generous donations from the people of Sedbergh and the surrounding areas. Cai Roberts
Thank you Richard Gladstone
We were surprised and delighted at Settlebeck with the kind and generous bequest of £5000 from the late Richard Gladstone.
Richard clearly wished to contribute to the education of children in our community and the governors of Settlebeck will ensure that his gift is directed to enabling our students to gain the very best of their education in their local school. Dave Smith
DENT PARISH COUNCIL
Dent Car Park
At its last meeting, the council reviewed arrangements for the use of Dent Car Park by residents and others and agreed to operate the following policy with effect from 1st January 2007:
The car park will charge for parking from 8am to 6pm. From 6pm to 8am parking will be free for private vehicles. (At present, there is no free overnight parking)
Private vehicles of permanent residents of Dent parish, which display a valid permit, will be allowed to park without charge. (This continues the present practice)
Employees of businesses and organisations based in Dent whose vehicle displays a valid permit will also be allowed to park without charge. (New concession)
As overnight parking is free, no special permits or other arrangements will be made for holiday cottage owners, owners of second homes or bed and breakfast guests. (New arrangements to replace the holiday cottage permits)
Commercial firms that use the car park as their normal parking place are required to buy an annual permit, the rate to be fixed annually. (As at present)
Minibuses up to 17 seats will be charged the same rate as cars. (As at present)
Coaches of 18 or more seats will be charged £8 per visit. (As at present)
Vehicles displaying disabled stickers will be allowed to park without charge. (At present, vehicles with disabled stickers are required to pay)
Motor bikes will be allowed to park without charge. (As at present)
YDNPA Car Parking permits and Sedbergh Car Parking permits will not be valid in Dent Car Park. (New policy as reciprocal arrangements with YDNPA and Sedbergh no longer exist)
Residents permit badges, similar in design to the old YDNPA ones, are currently on order and will be available from the beginning of December. More details about how to obtain them will be given in Dent and in Lookaround when the permits become available.
The council has deferred a decision on car park charges for 2007 until the November meeting, in order to consider it in the context of the whole council budget and parish precept, but when a decision is made it will be publicised in Dent and in Lookaround.
Stonehouse Bridge
By the time you read this, the repairs to Stonehouse Bridge may be completed - as I write, the scaffolding is being put up and hopefully work will start within the next few days. However, this doesn't deal with the longer term issue of restricting the traffic that uses the bridge - but unfortunately the County Council does not accept that there are any measures it can take which will help to resolve the problem. The parish council disputes this, and is continuing to argue the case with Cumbria CC.
The parish council has been so frustrated by the way Cumbria CC have dealt with the whole matter, that a referral is being made to the Local Government Ombudsman in the hope of preventing a similar situation arising in future.
Finance
The council's accounts for 2005-06 have been approved by the external auditor.
As a result of running the Car Park, the council is now faced with more complicated accounts than previously, and at its last meeting the council agreed to take a number of factors into account when setting the precept. These included:
the growing cost of running the council (in 2006-07, excluding the car park, the council's income was around £7,000 and its expenditure over £12.000)
the projected income and expenditure for the car park
the effect on the Council tax of any change to the precept
the need to plan the spending of any reserves
comparisons with other similar parish councils
Footpath widening
The council approved a request from the YDNPA to upgrade a short length of the footpath that runs east from Church Bridge alongside the playing field so that it is suitable for disabled use. This will involve a new surface on the path from the road to the end of the playing field and a slight re-alignment of the boundary fence. Work is expected to start in the next few months.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on at 7.30 on Monday 6th November in the Sedgwick Room, when the public are invited to attend as usual. If anyone has any matter that they would like to raise with the council in the meantime, please let us know. Jock Cairns, Chair, Dent Parish Council
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