THE Coroner for South and East Cumbria will start walking from Alston to Barrow next Sunday, May 17, to raise funds for a charity project in cyclone-hit Burma.
Reunited: Appleby GS’s class of ....’59 9:39am Wed 14 May 08 THE class of 1959, the first to attend Appleby Grammar School after the abolition of the 11-plus examination in the town, was reunited at the Tufton Arms Hotel.
A NEW type of health clinic which could see hundreds of GP surgeries closed is not likely to be introduced in Cumbria, according to the county's health chiefs.
CRICKET: Cumberland returned to Shrewsbury for the second year running in the hope of winning their first Minor County Trophy game for two years against Shropshire. But, after restricting the home side run-making, they, in turn, fell 64 runs short with 181-9 in reply.
HOCKEY: Kirkby Stephen Hockey Club celebrated its 21st season with a mass gathering at the Shap Wells Hotel and an unexpected song by club founder Jeanette McWhirter.
FOOTBALL: Appleby FC celebrated a memorable cup double last week with their first team beating Kendal County 2-0 after extra time in the final of the Westmorland League's High Sheriff's Cup, at Penrith, while the second team beat Endmoor KGR 2-0 in the Peter Daws Memorial Shield final at Kirkby Stephen.
