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'Your post office needs you'
1:01pm Friday 18th April 2008
"YOUR Post Office Needs You" is the message being sent out to every household and more than 30 businesses in the Brough area, as the campaign to keep the local branch open steps up.
Chairman of Brough Parish Council David Yeadell has sent a letter calling on local people to write and let the post office know their objections to the proposed closure of Brough Post Office, before the consultation period ends on May 27.
And a poster and car stickers have been sent with the letter, which will be coming through the letterboxes of homes in North and South Stainmore, Brough Sowerby, Musgrave, Kaber, Baras, Church Brough and Warcop, as well as Brough itself.
Coun Yeadell said: "We are canvassing all residents, businesses and organisations seeking support for the campaign to save Brough Post Office. It is important that people write to Richard Lynds, Network Development Manager at Post Office Ltd who will make the final decision on the closures.
"The sub post offices throughout the nation are essential components in the communities, more so than schools, churches and pubs, which are important nonetheless. The post office in Brough is accessible five and a half days a week whereas the other establishments are accessible on a restricted basis for various reasons. The residents, businesses and organisations in and around Brough need the post office to remain open and we seek their support."
Post Mistress Pat Jones said: "We need as many people as possible to write to Richard Lynds. We also have a petition against the closure that people can sign in the post office and we are organising a Support March on Saturday, April 26. We want as many people as possible to display our Save Our Post Office posters and car stickers to get our message across."
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Prehistoric walk
The interesting brochure you can obtain from the car park at Foulshaw Moss says that more than several thousand years ago the Witherslack Mosses were part of an extensive wetland in what is now the Lyth Valley and on the flat ground west of the Kent Estuary. The Mosses - Meathop, Foulshaw and Nicols - are raised peat bogs brought about by sphagnum moss that draws up, acidifies, and holds water like a giant sponge, creating waterlogged conditions as it grows. Sphagnum grows from the tip, leaving the lower part to die. Waterlogging halts decay of these dead bits that build up and up over thousands of years, to form deep domed mounds of peat that are raised many feet above the surrounding ground. The Witherslack Mosses have dried out partly as a result of forestry and the invasion of scrub. Over time, drainage and peat cutting led to the loss of more wetland and now only significant fragments remain. Specialised peatbog flora and fauna have been unable to thrive because of the area being too shaded and too dry. Recently conifers have been removed and also masses of rhododendrons have been cleared. Hundreds of peat and plastic dams have been installed to bring about the ‘sponge’ effect of the peat. At Foulshaw, the remains of a 15ft to 16ft wide prehistoric trackway has been uncovered. This is believed to have been constructed in the mid-Bronze Age to allow people to cross the once huge wetland. Trunks of ash and birch were laid side by side and supported on logs. Foulshaw Moss is open to the public. Nichols Moss, a really squelchy one, is only suitable for a hundred yards or so before you encounter pathless very wet moss. It is a delight to stand and look ahead but as there is no walkway do not continue. Pause just on its edge from where you might spot red deer. Meathop is a lovely walk but only for those with a permit from Cumbria Wildlife Trust or if you are a member. The parking is difficult. After the first short grassy track, follow a wider track, left, that winds round right by a pasture and into fine conifer woodland. Beyond this a wide walkway takes you out some distance into the moss, from where you will spot all sorts of interesting lowly plants. To visit Foulshaw Moss, on the A590, it is best to approach the entrance from the direction of Kendal. If coming from the opposite direction continue on past the entrance and make use of the Levens underpass to make a U-turn and approach from the north. This avoids trying to make a right turn across a narrow section of the busy A-road. The entrance is not signposted until you have turned off the road. The entrance turn, a cart track, lies just before a large layby on a narrow section of the A-road. Just beyond the turn, stands a huge sign saying ‘Dual carriageway a mile ahead’. To approach the entrance, drive the dual carriageway at Levens until it ends. Continue a short distance along the two-way road and begin to signal your left turn. Watch out for the large sign ahead. If you reach the layby you have gone too far.
rough Post Mistress Pat Jones. Contributed Photo.
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