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  • Joan Diamond stages exhibition

    KENDAL artist Joan Diamond is staging an exhibition of her artwork at the Ludus dance studio in Lancaster until February 15. The exhibition is about partnership, and entitled Two. Admission is free.

  • Review: Pay it Forward

    EVERYTHING in social studies teacher Eugene Simonet's life is in order - every shirt, every pencil, every person in its proper place. In contrast, Arlene McKinney is a single mother hanging on by her fingertips, working two jobs and struggling to raise

  • No more conveyor belt funerals

    THESE days weddings come in all shapes and sizes from traditional ceremonies in churches, tieing the knot in register offices, posh packaged hotel dos, to marriage vows exchanged on exotic white beaches in far flung places or mountain tops. Not a couple

  • GIG GUIDE by Beth Broomby

    TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Beth Broomby on 01539-720555, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE, at least TWO WEEKS before

  • Cherish the Child charity jazz coming

    PERFORMERS from some of the region's senior schools take to the Windermere St Anne's stage on Friday, February 2 (8pm) for a special Cherish the Child charity jazz evening. Footstomping students from Kendal's Kirkbie Kendal and Queen Katherine schools

  • Finger Lickin' follow up

    RIDING on the back of Finger Lickin' Records' visit to Lancaster Town Hall, where they were met with a packed house, break beats are making a return to the North in the guise of Renegade Soundwave and Dreadzone. Jane Randall, of Proper Records, Lancaster

  • What's Cooking by Gillian Cowburn

    KENDAL Farmers Markets have a new regular slot - the LAST Friday of every month. On sale in the blue and white marquee in Kendal Market Place will be quality local produce including - beef, lamb, pork and ostrich; fruit and vegetables; organic trout and

  • Premier Lake District Catering exhibition was a treat

    I LIKE catering exhibitions because there's always something to taste, and I love live cookery demonstrations because chefs always share some really useful tips. So you'll understand why I was in my element at the first Premier English Lake District Catering

  • Brantwood hosts Mowbray ensemble

    FOR those who favour a spot of Beethoven, Martinu and Gershwin, the Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood are hosting a concert by the Mowbray Ensemble tomorrow (Saturday, 7.30pm) in the Drawing Room of Brantwood. Formed in 1991, the ensemble is rapidly establishing

  • What's Cooking by Gillian Cowburn

    KENDAL Farmers Markets have a new regular slot - the LAST Friday of every month. On sale in the blue and white marquee in Kendal Market Place will be quality local produce including - beef, lamb, pork and ostrich; fruit and vegetables; organic trout and

  • New award for South Lakes leisure centres

    Kendal and Ulverston leisure centre staff gathered to congratulate themselves on their service to the public as they were presented with a major sports quality award. Leisure Centre managers of Kendal and Ulverston, Paul Stewart and Dave Ronald, both

  • Operation Radiator enters the crime fight arena

    POLICE have set-up a special unit to fight vehicle crime in South Lakeland as part of their 'Operation Radiator' initiative. Although car crime figures show that the number of reported incidents of vehicle crime in South Lakeland and Furness was 51 in

  • Gem of a studio discovered

    IN A QUIET backwater of a North Lancashire town lies an undiscovered gem. A place where art, floristry, and other creative pursuits come together under The Whitaker Studio roof. On Carnforth's New Street, the studio is the artistic home of Janet Ware.

  • Review: Pay it Forward

    EVERYTHING in social studies teacher Eugene Simonet's life is in order - every shirt, every pencil, every person in its proper place. In contrast, Arlene McKinney is a single mother hanging on by her fingertips, working two jobs and struggling to raise

  • Rumours on First Team production schedule

    The First Team Theatre Company has announced Neil Simon's fast-moving and witty Rumors as its next production. Kerry Willison Parry, Ian Booth and Julie Lloyd are among the distinguished players for dates at Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre (March 22-24,

  • Review - Old father time

    PANTO time in Burneside has once again inspired capacity audiences. However, this year's attraction was a panto with a difference, entitled Old Father Time, produced by Gordon Lawson. Normally, audiences know the story and can anticipate the events but

  • 21st century Cinderella

    QUESTION: What are the ingredients for a tasty recipe for a 21st century version of Cinderella? Answer: Two portions of Ugly Sisters, reincarnated as broker's men, Reg and Ron Knuckle (played by the on-form duo of Dan Blenkharn and Paul Nelson complete

  • DJ dreams to reality

    DO you dream of mixing and scratching your way to the top? If so, a series of DJ showcase sessions, scheduled to be held in shopping centres this spring, could be right up your street. DJ-ing has come a long way over the last ten years - so far in fact

  • Cumbria way initiatives

    DRAINAGE work, more waymarking, a colour leaflet and other initiatives recently completed will help improve and promote the Cumbria Way long-distance walk. South Lakeland District Council has taken steps to divert leaking water, which was pouring down

  • Rinteln-Kendal celebrate 10th anniversary

    NEXT year will be the tenth anniversary of the twinning of Kendal and Rinteln, in Germany. Friends in both towns are already thinking of ideas to celebrate the bond, and one suggestion is to stage an event to coincide with Kendal's Torchlight Procession

  • Holocaust Memorial Day Memories by Karen Barden

    THE war was all but over when a train pulled into Oxenholme Station carrying 300 Czechoslovakian orphans. Numbed by six years of bitter conflict and bloodshed, Westmorland's war weary quietly took in the children without asking too many questions. They

  • Fall in car parking income

    REASONS for a big fall in car park income in South Lakeland's tourist areas were considered by councillors. The strength of the pound, poor weather, more people taking holidays abroad and the withdrawl of traffic wardens leading to a lack of effective

  • Tthe world's a stage for Mark

    MARK Skinner is used to a spot of drama. Time spent as a criminal lawyer in London no doubt prepared him for future performances on a different stage. Although, it wasn't until appearing in Dennis Potter's Blue Remembered Hills in 1998 for the Brewery

  • Rare manuscript performance

    A RARE manuscript written in Ravenstonedale has been discovered in a north Lancashire attic and music lovers will not only get the chance to hear a first class choir perform it - they can have a go at singing it too. The manuscript features Raddensdale

  • review - Firefawn

    SHAP Memorial Hall was packed for the performance of The Dawn of the Firefawn, a production by NTC Theatre. The Shaun Prendergast play explores the legend that deep in the hills of Northumbria, the gifts of the magi-gold, frankincense and myrrh lie hidden

  • Gardening by Sue Tasker

    AS A horticultural student, I can remember learning the name of Hoppophae rhamnoides along with others in lists of plants that have good berries and that will grow well in coastal areas. When I came to Brockhole I planted a small specimen by the lakeshore

  • RUGBY: Bowman starts

    MARK BOWMAN makes his first appearance in Kendal's starting line-up this season against West Hartlepool at Mint Bridge tomorrow. Bowman came on as substitute against Wharfedale and Fylde after missing all last season with groin trouble after returning

  • CRICKET: Star role for Strydom

    SOUTH African Test player Pieter Strydom, who was appointed Netherfield's new professional last November, has been skippering Border in State games and he returned an eye-catching 6-23 with his slow left-armers recently., Strydom, 31, better known as

  • RALLYING: Route changes to Wilson Rally

    THE ROUTE of the 26th Malcolm Wilson Rally on Saturday, March 3 has been changed this year. Logging in the Lake District forests has created several potential 'short-cuts', so the route has been altered for safety reasons. Organisers say the changes will

  • Kendal Town preview

    BLACKPOOL are taking a long hard look at Kendal Town's attacking midfielder Mike Garrity. The Third Division side have twice given him a run out in the Reserves, against Sheffield a fortnight ago and on Wednesday night against Darlington. If the Nationwide

  • Kendal Town preview

    BLACKPOOL are taking a long hard look at Kendal Town's attacking midfielder Mike Garrity. The Third Division side have twice given him a run out in the Reserves, against Sheffield a fortnight ago and on Wednesday night against Darlington. If the Nationwide