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SETTLEBECK HIGH SCHOOL
Grounds
You cannot fail to have noticed the recent improvements to Settlebeck's entrance and drive but are you aware of similar work taking place behind the school?
Paul Wilkinson, our YDNP ranger, has been working this year with students from year 10 on the footpath behind the primary school and the wooded area leading down to Settlebeck's fields. A new fence has been erected, steps have been made down to the fields and all the undergrowth in the woodland tidied up to prepare for some replanting. The area will become a nature reserve and we are looking to develop disabled access at the back of the pavilion. This initiative continues the excellent work which Paul has done in recent years with successive year 10 groups, planting trees, mending walls and slowly upgrading the appearance and sustainability of our site boundaries.
The work on our entrance and drive has been planned for several years but we always lacked the funds. Recently we have benefited from capital funding from the government for small-scale projects and we were finally able to replace the fencing, re-tarmac the drive and provide proper pedestrian and disabled access, keeping people separate from vehicles. The old Settlebeck gate has been stored away for the moment waiting for an opportunity to reinstate it elsewhere on site. Any ideas anyone?
All that remains now is to fit the new school sign.
FAMILY MUSINGS
Grandma Woof told me recently that I must be on my best behaviour for elder daughters wedding day to which my brother replied "What and break the habit of a lifetime?!" Now Just a minute folks, I can "behave" when I have to, I firmly believe it is possible to have fun and still be efficient in fact I am probably more efficient because I am "relaxed" among it all. It's a know fact that I am a little, ok, a lot, out of synk but because I am I can get along-side others who are a bit "off the norm" which is very useful in my job. Growing old is something I can do nothing about, I am 48 now and 50 next year and already planning my celebrations, but growing up is optional. You remember that!
Seeing hubby and son in "Black Tie" garb recently was quite something and once T had had to go to work I was sat at a table with six very dapper gentlemen, my powers of persuasion failed to entice them onto the dance floor, son looked quite pained at the idea but as a sweetener promised me a dance at the wedding, hubby however did find his dancing shoes but that was more because he thought it better to try a dance with me than be swept off his feet by someone more competent!
Reading an article about "How to stay Young" I found that I do/eat/drink most of the suggested options, so why do I feel so old at times? The article went on to explore the different types of people we all are and I found out that members of my family do not see me as I see me, for example I think I am very adaptable (they don't) to me I am forward thinking (too much so they think), and I am happy to listen to others opinions etc, (do I actually have any choice?) they not too sure! Ah! well, life is a learning curve, sometimes a very long curve!
Here the countdown has begun to elder daughters wedding, the house and garden will, during the next 6 days under-go a transformation that has probably not been seen for 25yrs. The farm will also be a place of great activity, I think the toilets
will arrive first which is quite fitting, then the Marquee then the crockery/cutlery/glasses/etc and hopefully a willing group of helpers to set the stage for the wedding celebrations. I can hardly wait and one task I must do is bath Cleo, so visitors can smell the flowers and not the dog. She is such a love, wonderful welcome homes for me and she will eat anything anyone leaves around, today it was crisps left out by daughters that were her pre-b'fast snack. So, I have to behave myself.. .does that mean that when the Minister pronounces J and D man and wife I cannot jump up and down and shout "YIPPEE" ? ? You enjoy your celebrations as we will ours.
Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy, as opposed to traditional Yoga, is a new complimentary health discipline in the West. It is a synthesis of ancient Eastern experience and current medical practice. In India, it is offered routinely in conjunction with modem health care treatments.
Training for Yoga Therapists in the UK is provided by the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London and is recognised by the Institute of Complimentary Medicine and by the NHS. Clinical trails, which demonstrate the efficacy of yoga therapy in the treatment of Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Low back Pain, have already been undertaken by the Trust in conjunction with London Teaching Hospitals. Trials for Diabetes and for IBS are pending.*
Yoga therapy is applicable to a wide range of conditions including anxiety, hypertension, heart conditions, hyperventilation, asthma, C.O.P.D., irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome and fybromyalgia. Yoga Therapy can also promote positive health for pregnancy and childbirth; reproductive health in women and men and, for the elderly, it brings overall improvements in mobility and general wellbeing.
Yoga Therapy can be practised in conjunction with any medical treatments and in tandem with other complimentary therapies. Whilst all trained therapists are qualified and experienced yoga teachers, their additional clinical training and continuing professional development enables them to work safely with health problems resulting from injury, organic disease or functional disorders. After an initial consultation, it is always recommended that a decision to embark upon a course of treatment be discussed with other health professionals involved in patient care.
Yoga Therapy is a self-help practice and provides the tools and understanding enabling individuals to take increasing responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. It has a two thousand year anecdotal track record of benefit, which is now becoming both evident and measurable thanks to advances in scientific research and technology.
Specialist classes with a qualified yoga therapist are now available locally with Laura Clare.
Laura has been teaching Yoga in and around Sedbergh for the past 15 years. Her original qualification is with the British Wheel of Yoga in 1992 and she subsequently extended her training, in affiliation with the Royal College of Midwives, equipping her to teach yoga for pregnancy. More recently, Laura studied for two years with the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London.
For more information on local classes or to book an initial consultation please phone 015396 25 572
* For further details of published and ongoing research contact Dr. Robin Monro PhD Yoga Biomedical Trust. Email:
enquiries.yogatherapy@virgin.net or www.yogatherapy.org
RECYCLING NEWS
Paper is one of the easiest waste products to recycle in South Lakeland. There are paper banks at 37 of the Recycling Centres and over 31,000 houses have a blue box to recycle paper at the kerbside. Each month in South Lakeland we recycle the equivalent of over 850,000 newspapers.
There are two main uses for the paper collected, it can be used to make more newsprint or recycled as household paper products such as kitchen roll or tissues. Both products have quality control guidelines that affect the types of recycled paper that can be used. This means that some paper products such as envelopes and non-paper products such as cereal boxes cannot be accepted in the South Lakeland collections.
Envelopes are a particular problem as the window sections are made of a non-recyclable material and the glue used is oil-based and can cause the paper to split during processing, a major problem if it happens during newspaper production. The manufacturers of household paper products also require their products to be strong enough for the jobs they are used for.
If you would like to make some use of your envelopes you can tear off the window and glue sections before using them in your home compost bin. You can also reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by registering with the Mail Preference Service, telephone 0845-703-4599. If you would like more information about paper recycling visit www.wasteonline.org.uk
If you have any questions about recycling please contact us either through the Customer Contact Centre on 0845 050 4434 or by emailing us at recycling@southlakeland.gov.uk or come see us at North Lonsdale or Cartmel Show this summer.
SOUTH LAKELAND CARERS ASSOCIATION
One aspect of our work supporting unpaid carers is to arrange Support Groups where carers can get-together to share experiences or just enjoy tea and cakes and something different. Sometimes we arrange for someone to come and talk to us about help available or about their experiences of caring or of other aspects of their lives, other times we just have a right good chat.
We have these groups in Ambleside, Grange, Windermere, Milnthorpe,
Arnside, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal and Sedbergh and carers are always welcome, past carers are also welcome as are people interested in volunteering with our charity.
The Sedbergh group has met at the Health Centre but is on the move and from its September meeting will have a new venue at Thorns Hall. We will continue to meet on the first Tuesday in every month except January, although the time may alter. Please contact our office on the number below (a new number) before you come to check the time and to help us with the catering.
If you are looking after a relative or friend and would like more information about the help we can give, which is free, please get in touch. One of our staff will arrange to see you at home or in our office in Kendal and can make sure you know about / are getting all the benefits you are entitled to, help with identifying further support and letting you know you are not alone with your caring.
We do not undertake personal care ie bathing/washing/toileting/getting people up etc.
We arrange meals out and outings, our "Friends" group arranges fund-raising events and would be really pleased to welcome new members, please contact the office.
Young Carers are also supported by our organisation and our Young Carers Worker arranges outings and away-days and a monthly club. Our work is very varied and over a wide area but we are very concerned to identify and help "new carers" and are about on Wards 1, 8 & 9 at WGH every week hoping to help carers with the "going home" aspect of caring. Do get in touch with us via; 01539742602 without any obligation SLCA or if you prefer to write; Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4PU.
Sarah E Woof. Support Worker.
POLICE NEWS
Congratulations to everyone who watched the World Cup Football in the town's licensed premises. There was only one reported incident of youths pushing over the barriers of the road works, which was annoying but caused no damage.
Please note that the telephone number for the Police has changed to 0845 33 00 247. This still puts you through to a Call Centre but the cost to you to make the call is reduced.
Last month, I gave a talk and a Guided Tour of the Police Station to 3 year olds. The children were very well behaved and listened intently, especially when I blew my Police Whistle. Many aspects of safety was given. One was to stop at the Zebra Crossing , look and listen before you crossed the road then keep looking and listening. As we were about to start to cross, a car approached and never stopped giving credibility to the advice given. I was very forceful in explaining to the children about the wearing of seat-belts in cars and said that their parents should never move off unless they were strapped in. A number of parents have spoken to me about this since to say that their children are insisting that they are strapped in before moving. At least it has worked on the children, I must now work on the adults!! Of the Seat Belt legislation, ALL PERSONS IN VEHICLES MUST WEAR SEAT BELTS unless there is an exemption. All Children must wear seat belts suitable for their size and the driver is responsible for those under 14 years of age and liable to be fined. However, the Law is changing in September so have a look at the Web Site www.childcarseats.org.uk/law which explains things a little more. See also the Settlebeck report on Page 58.
Over the last year, the Police have endeavoured to keep Main Street free of people parking 'just to pop into the shops' warning them that action will take place. Drivers have not heeded and there is now to be severe action taken as outlined in the report on Page 67. You were warned, you will now suffer the consequences, so please do not complain if you receive a ticket!
Speed is the other problem. Slow down otherwise we will have Fixed Speed Cameras fitted which attract an automatic £60 fine and 3 Penalty Points. Again, you have been warned!
D J W
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
The Coffee Morning held in the U.R.C. rooms on 19th July produced a sum of £236 for Legion funds.
I would like to thank all who contributed to the stalls so generously and to the many people who served the coffee and biscuits both inside and in the car park.
Colin Weir.
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