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This week in history – August 21

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31 January 2023
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The Duke of Edinburgh at Lowther Horse Trials - 1996
The Duke of Edinburgh waits patiently to compete in the class for teams of four ponies at Lowther horse driving trials in 1996.

25 years ago – 1996 

Lazonby

An ascent of Ben Nevis turned into a double achievement for work colleagues Colin Johnstone and David Hind.

For they not only reached the summit of Britain’s highest mountain, they also raised £800 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust at the same time.

Colin, of Orchard House, Lazonby, and David, who lives at Highbankhill, Kirkoswald, both work for Cranstons the butchers. 

Penrith

At 7am on Monday, 12th August, 1946, 14-year-old Sidney Tyson found his way into the unfamiliar printing works of the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald behind King Street, Penrith, and lit the gas heated metal pots of the Linotype typesetting machines.

Mr. Tyson recalled that fist morning of his working life when on Monday he completed half-a-century with the newspaper and the occasion was marked by a celebration and presentation. 

Glenridding

Isaac Thompson, who died this week after a short illness, was one of the heroes of the Greenside mine tragedy in the early 1950s.

Mr. Thompson, od Castlehill Road, Penrith, was then a miner at Greenside, near Glenridding.

He volunteered to go underground to the aid of trapped men. However, he was overcome by gas and had to be helped out. Four men died from gas poisoning in the tragedy. 

Ullswater

John Harrison, the new huntsman with the Ullswater Foxhounds, will lead his first hunt with the pack on Saturday, 31st August, from the Kirkstone Top Inn.

Mr. Harrison was born in Wet Sleddale in 1961. In 1963, his parents moved to farm at Dowthwaite Head, Dockray, where they stayed for 23 years.

He has worked for a number of packs, including the Toronto and North York Hunt, in Canada, where he was huntsman for five seasons. 

Great Salkeld

Animal husbandry enthusiasts Tim Blundell and Pat Kitson, Great Salkeld, were extremely surprised when their two Vietnameses pot-bellied sows gave birth to a total of 14 piglets.

“The boar’s previous owner said it had been castrated and all the outward signs showed this to be the case,” said Pat.

“In fact, we were hoping to breed from the sows and had been thinking about getting another intact boar for this purpose.” 

Lowther

More than 50,000 people flocked to the 24th Lowther horse driving trials and the accompanying country fair at the weekend to enjoy three days of spectacular events.

Penrith’s George Bowman, a multiple Lowther winner, and Mark Winder, Tebay, triumphed in individual classes in events which attracted entrants from as far afield as Gloucestershire, Wales and Warwickshire. 

50 years ago – 1971 

Penrith

A Penrith Air Cadet has just returned from an “unbelievable” three weeks in America – unbelievable in its diversity of interests, ranging from meeting contestants in the “Miss Universe” contest to a Cessna light plane and, most important of all, standing jsut three miles away as Apollo 15 blasted off from Cape Kennedy to the moon!

He is Cadet Flt. Sergt. Andrew Shepherdson, Lowther Street, who was selected to visit the U.S.A. in an international air cadet exchange scheme. 

Ray Thornton, defensive stalwart of Penrith soccer since the Alan Ashman era of the early 1960s, has scored occasional goals – but few have been more important than his 45th minute header, from a Brian Williams corner-kick, which put the Southend Road team into the lead over visitors South Bank on Wednesday night.

Thornton’s goal paved the way for a 2-0 Penrith victory victory which means that with only two games played they have three points to their credit in the Northern League. 

Shap

The Jungle Cafe, once a haven for lorry drivers on the A.6 road over the Shap Fells, has been put up for sale by liquidators.

The cafe and nearby filling station have closed down because of lack of business since the opening of the M.6 motorway in Westmorland. 

Sebergham

History was made at Sebergham Women’s Institute’s 23rd flower show by Mr. John Simpson, Roedene, Sowerby Row, who became the first man to win a trophy at the show, in this case the Cumberland cup for most points in the horticulture section.

With thirty years’ experience of flower shows, Mr. Simpson just about “cleared the decks” with his ten exhibits. 

100 years ago – 1921 

Edenhall

The Edenhall Estate has been offered for sale by auction at the Crown and Mitre, Carlisle, where the Luham, Sceugh and Langwathby farms were sold.

Eden Hall, which has been in the possession of the Musgrave family for over 500 years, received no offer and it was withdrawn, a reserve of £95,000 being declared.

The Luham farm was sold to the present tenant, Mr. W. Mounsey, for £7,000 plus £283 for the timber; Sceugh Farm made £3,900 to Mr. T. H. Hodgson, Penrith; and Langwathby Farm was purchased for £11,200 by Mr. T. B. Nelson, Langwathby. 

Bolton

The annual fete for the funds for a new memorial hall for the village of Bolton was opened by Lady Holmes, wife of the Director of the National Gallery, Sir Charles J. Holmes.

Last year’s sale raised about £150. Mr. William Graham gave a site on which were some cottages and the committee also bought a small farm, partly for the sake of its buildings which will be useful for the general scheme.

It cost £600 and there is still £60 in the bank. 

Lowther

Lord Lonsdale has invited the members of the Australian cricket team to stay at Lowther on their way from Scarborough to Whitehaven to play a team from the pick of Cumberland and Furness cricketers. 

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