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D���� D���� ��� A����1 Fri Film Night “The Choir” UVH 7.30pm 01946 8623001 Fri Youth Cafe Terrace Farm 6-8pm3 Sun APCM after 10.30 service Loweswater, St. Bart´s6 Wed Table Tennis YTH7 Thu Loweswater IT Group, LVH 10-12 noon10 Sun Mockerkin A walk – see back inside cover11 Mon Lorton School lunch 1.15pm. All welcome two courses for £4.50 Reserve your place by phone 01900 85919 or 07790 45906412 Tue Lorton WI, 5.30pm Tai Chi at YTH13 Wed Table Tennis YTH13 Wed Loweswater Ladies, Chimney Sheep at LVH 7.15 pm15 Fri Youth Cafe Games YTH 7-9pm15 Fri Jazz at the Kirkstile, from 7.30pm16 Sat Coffee and Cakes, YTH, 10am to 12.30pm17 Sun Mockerkin B walk – see back inside cove19 Tue The Melbreak Communities AGM, YTH, 7.30pm20 Wed Table Tennis YTH21 Thu Loweswater IT Group, LVH 10-12 noon21 Thu 77 Club at The Grange, 3pm, Tea Party21 – 23 Thu 3-day Beer Festival at Kirkstile 11 – 1122 Fri Deadline for Link Articles22 Fri UVH Garden Night 7.00 pm25 Mon Dementia Awareness, High Lorton, 2 – 3 pm28 Thu Spirituality Group Muncaster House 10am29 Fri Youth Cafe in Church 7-9pm

D���� D���� �� M��� ��� ��� F�����May4�� and 5�� Annual Parish meetings of Lorton and LoweswaterLorton School Lunch on the 9�� proceeds to school fundsLorton Gardening Club - Outing to Dallam Tower Milnethorpe on Tues 10�� at 2.00 pmDébut of Ciné North at Lorton, Tuesday 17�� at 7.30 pm YTH “lady in the Van”

JuneRoyalists and Republicans!Join together to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday with tea and cakes at theYew Tree Hall and garden, Sunday 12th June from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pmLorton School Lunch on the 13�� proceeds to school funds

Further details of these events to follow …

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WALKER’S WAY - Number 175

It may come as no surprise to learn thatfor more years than I care to admit, I havecollected diaries, notes and cuttings abouta host of aspects of the natural world.Flipping through the file recently I cameacross a piece I wrote long ago, which is asfollows:-

Thoughts on a March day - 1988.

Long months of Winter now do slowlyedge away, sure certain signs of Springabound. At first the welcome sight ofsnowdrops comes, full hardy stand theirpure white heads, and bob and ring theirpretty bells despite the far from finishedchill and wet of February’s reign. Sooncomes the celandine, in shining gold, itsbrilliant stars far brighter yet than shinethe sickly sun, through scudding mist andhugging clouds, through rain and stormsstill sweeping from the west. Coltsfootfollows, yellow too, and proudly shows itsroadside hue in such great haste it waitsnot for its leaves, but calls them after. Andwith such promise of the panoply to come,young plants in hedgerows and upon thebanks are waiting their due turn, ofcampion, herb Robert, foxglove and thelike, while still awakening in the soilbeneath are last year’s seeds of manymore, old Nature’s store of visual treats toguide the year along.

Meanwhile, in skies above, takes placeanother changing scene. Giant ravens havealready paired and built their nests high upamong the fell side crags, avian castled,stout and strong. And well they might,because for all the thrills the coal-blackcroakers give, when rolling, diving, playingoverhead, man still produces heartlessthieves who’ll rob them of their eggs andus of such delights, through selfishness

and greed. On high crags too, here standsthe bird supreme, the peregrine, or ‘bluehawk’ of long ago, the ultimate infeathered speed and fine agility. Tierceland falcon, the faithful male and femalepair who too will make their choice of nestsight on their accustomed crag on whichsuccessive generations raised their youngfor centuries past, in spite of desperateweather and again the ravages of man.The little owls are late. They too wererobbed a year or two ago and we musthope they will return despite this wickedact, so once again we may enjoy theircompany. Each ‘first’ does lift the heart,none more so than that heralder of Springthe curlew, whose rippling call wafts o’erthe greening lower fells and finds thebedroom window in the early light.

By now the frog has largely had his ‘say’his raucous call of croaks to his moreweakly vocal mate and clumps of spawnwere seen as February neared its end. Thevital drive to procreation follows hardupon some months of suspended life, offasting, totally subdued with heartbeatticking over as the merest throb. And then,while Winter’s tail hangs on each femalemay deposit eggs to number a hundredscore. Despite its ancient lineage the frogdoes not invariourbly select good siteswherein to lay its eggs but sometimeschooses but a temporary puddle which willsurely dry in but a day or two, leaving thespawn to fail. These are but some markersof the Seasons change, a glimpse no moreof Nature’s vast machine in changing pace.As days do lengthen and the winter chillretreats, before warmth returns and snowfalls back towards the highest peaks, allNature stirs awakening once more to formthis bounteous joy, this miracle, thisSpring.

We hope everyone had a WonderfulEaster. With the approach of May we aregetting ready for Christian Aid week - May15th to 21st. At a time when everyone isfeeling the pinch in these times ofausterity, it is vitally important that wesupport the efforts of the Christian Aid.Christian Aid is the official relief anddevelopment agency of British churchesand works to support sustainabledevelopment, alleviate poverty, supportcivil society and provide disaster relief inSouth America, the Caribbean, the MiddleEast, Africa and Asia, Afghanistan.Christian Aid is an internationaldevelopment charity working with people,of all faiths and none, in around 45countries, to eradicate poverty. ChristianAid's essential belief is summed up in thestatement "We believe in life beforedeath". If you pay income tax, may I askyou to consider making your donation giftaided to enable the charity to reclaim; forevery £10 you give, they can claim anextra £2.50, making your gifts worth moreto the communities Christian Aid supports.THANK YOU.

Lent Lunches in Loweswater – Village Hall,thanks to everyone who made thedelicious soups and provided the tastyassorted cheeses and breads and to allwho worked so hard in ensuring thesuccess of the event. To all who came andhad a good craic with friends, many thanks,we made a profit of £331.00 a splendidachievement. Sincere thanks are due to,Lorna & Keith Meadley of The Grange. Andto Jan & Gwyn Evans of Palace How whoraised £290.00.

A reminder that, The Annual Vestry &Parochial Church Meeting is on 3rd Aprilafter the 10.30 service.

CTiC - The March issue of CTiC a four pagedocument is placed at the back of Churchfor everyone to view, if you would like toreceive an email copy please let me know.

The Flower Rota is now available at theback of the Church, please help us fill inthe gaps, Thank you.

Jan Collins-Webb

NOTES FROM ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S

April : 7.4.16 & 21.4.16 at 10.00 –12.00amIf you would like to come along and gethelp with IT or are unsure and would likemore information please contact me.

We meet at Loweswater Village Hall, withrefreshments of coffee/tea and cake at £3a session.Please ring me to confirm attendance JanCollins-Webb - 01900 85609.

Loweswater IT Group

A date for your diary - Ciné North is coming to Lorton in MayIn an exciting new venture, Yew Tree Hall, supported by Cine North, will be showing ‘TheLady in the Van’ on Tuesday May 17th at 7.30pm. This great film stars BAFTA-nominatedMaggie Smith amongst an ensemble of British character actors. Entry will be £5 withtickets available on the night or in advance. More details will be in April’s Link, but in themeantime, PLEASE put this date in your diary. It promises to be a lively, entertaining andsociable evening.

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On 15 March we heard a talk by JohnButcher on the history of the Thirlmerescheme to supply water to Manchester.John was full of admiration for this superbfeat of Victorian engineering, and his talkwas accompanied by some fascinatingphotographs taken during the constructionof the dam and the aqueduct.

The next meeting will be a tea party at 3pmat The Grange on  Thursday 21 April tocelebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. Weneed to know numbers for catering, so ifyou didn't sign the list on 15 March, pleasephone me on 01900 85030 by 18 April.

Date for your diary. Tuesday 17 May.Coffee evening LVH 7pm. There will be atalk by James Moore on antiques.

LORTON NOTES Easter is associated with spring and as Iwrite these Notes and Easter isapproaching the sun is shining, thedaffodils are coming into bloom and springpromises to be on the brink. We all knowthat winter often has a sting in its tail, butit does seem we have reasons to beoptimistic.

We also have reasons to be grateful for theway our services have been covered duringSheila's absence, mainly by Bob and Carole,but it is not right to impose on thegenerosity of time and effort of these andothers and during April there there will beno 8.00am service at St. Cuthbert's. Onthese Sundays we shall be made welcomeat Loweswater, and we shall be pleased tosee Loweswater folk at Lorton when thereis no service at their own church. Thisarrangement may well continue until

Sheila's return in July or thereabouts,although the possibility of alternativearrangements is being discussed.

Now that we are in the season of Easterand the church is decorated, it would beappreciated if names were entered on theflower rota. Flower arranging is rewardingand there is plenty of greenery in thechurchyard to work with. You don't knowwhat you can do till you try!

The Youth Cafe and Y-Club will be meetingas usual on the last Friday and secondSunday, which together provideopportunities for children of school age tomeet

Finally, make a note in your diaries for 6May. See the enclosed flyer for details ofwhat promises to be a most enjoyableconcert.

Loweswater Village Hall NewsWe had a capacity crowd in attendance for A Celebration of Simon and Garfunkel.Tim Chi and Ian Bailey are very talented musicians who took us through all the hits andsome of the less well known tracks. Thanks to all who attended and I think I speak for allwhen I say we had an excellent evening.We will let you know as soon as we do what is planned for later in the year. Until then wewill see you for the Sponsored Walk and Cream teas on the 29th May. P. Leck

LORTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTEM���� 2016 Meeting

President Kris welcomed 14 Members and1 visitor to the Hundith Hill Hotel tocelebrate the 94th Birthday of Lorton W.I.Apart from several members being onholiday, we were told that Judith B wasrecovering from her surgery performed theday before and that Elly had sustained a fallon holiday and had checked into HexhamHospital A. & E. on the way back fromNewcastle Airport. We expressed ourwishes that they would recover quickly.We were particularly delighted to welcomeback Sheila H. following her surgery andwished her well with her further treatment.

Kris reported that the Group DartsTournament, hosted by Lorton in the YewTree Hall, on March 1st had been a greatsuccess. The overall winners were Lorton Ateam and they will go through to the finalsat Wigton on 8th April. Unfortunately, 3 ofthe team of 5 are unable to play on thatdate. Volunteers who had not played on

the 1sttwere urgently needed.

Following our Celebration meal, ournewest member Christine W. cut thedelicious birthday cake cooked by Kris. Thecompetition was for items from 1922 (theyear of our Foundation). The evening wascompleted with a picture quiz provided byKris who sent us on our way following anevening of good food, good chat and fun.

The next meeting will a chance to learnabout and participate in a Tai Chi sessionled by Ros Smith on 12th April. If you wantto join in wear comfortable clothing.Please note the session will be at the YewTree Hall with a 5.30 start! Please bring alittle something for a Bring and Share Teaand a jar of Spring Flowers for theCompetition. If you haven’t been to W.I.before, come along and have an eveningout in convivial company. You will be mademost welcome!

Jazz Eveningat the Kirkstile Inn

Loweswater

An evening of Jazz, blues andballads with Stan Foster on piano,

sax and vocals.

Friday 15thApril 2016

from 7.30 pm

Telephone 01900 85219

Link ReadersSubscriptions are due, thanks to thosewho have already paid, an addressedenvelope has been provided for yourcontributions.

Minimum contributions are £5 per year(10 copies or £10 for postal delivery

There is a simple pleasure about a crispsandwich. I was eating a packet of crispsrecently and suddenly felt the need tomake a sandwich. There are criteriathough. I don’t think the type of crispmatters but the bread must be fresh.Although you are going to crunch it up thecrisps put onto the bread must be largeand whole or it just doesn’t work. I will letyou go off and debate whether Quaversor Wotsits are acceptable in a sandwich.

I am always surprised when I discoverthings that clearly gifted, intelligentpeople don’t know. Though in the caseI’m about to mention it probably hasmore to do with the circles people movein.

While watching Only Connect for SportRelief I heard Julian Lloyd Webber, he ofcello playing fame, question during themissing vowels round what deeleyboppers were.[Editor´s Note: I also didn´tknow and after clarification have addeda picture]How did heget throughthe eightieswithoutmeetingdeeleyboppers? Ican onlyassume it’sbecausethey are not a key accessory at any pointin the history of an orchestra.

At least that is only a small thing. I oftenwonder how some people have managedto get where they are and function. Ateaching student we once had asked me,in all seriousness, if the Gruffalo (the

children’s book character) was real and itwas just extinct. The same girl oncearrived in school rather damp as it wasraining and I asked where her car was as Icould see the carpark was only half full.The reply was amazing. Her car was in thegarage so they’d loaned her one. She’dhad to park up the top on the roadbecause she couldn’t bring it into the carpark as it she couldn’t turn it roundbecause it didn’t have a reverse! I don’tknow if she qualified.

I took a trip to Chester Zoo the otherweek. It is very good and well worth avisit, but I recommend roller skates. As wearrived not long after it opened and leftwhen it closed and didn’t quite seeeverything. And we weren’t hangingabout. If you do go, it can be worth payingthe monorail fee to get you to the otherside to start there. Give the boat ride amiss. You couldn’t see anything from theboat that hadn’t been seen walking to it.Do see the orangutan. They were giving itfull on King Louis form the Jungle Book.Swinging about and climbing all over theplace. And hiding in a sack. One had asmall baby which had the most amazinghair do. It looked like it had stuck its fingerin a plug socket. I was also surprised todiscover how old some of the chimps are.One of them was born in 1966.

If you do consider roller skates, lookcarefully at the floor. A friend of minebroke her wrist last week falling onskates. She had that awful occurrencewhere a small stone got under the wheeland stopped her dead. I remember it welland told her my knees and elbows weretingling in sympathy.

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We've had 2 very good talks to completethe winter season: Paul Nichol on fungiand Bob Sanderson on primroses.

Paul explained that fungi form a separateclass, distinct from plants and animals, buthaving some characteristics of both. Fungiare the fruiting body of a sometimes verylarge mycelium structure underground orout of sight. There are about 3500 varie-ties in Britain, of which, about 15 are real-ly poisonous. Avoid very white ones, andalways dig the whole fruiting body up ifyou are thinking of eating it, and discardany with a pronounced swelling on thebottom of the stem. About 50 or 60 varie-ties are good to eat. A fresh mushroommay give off 10 million spores an hour - ifthey weren't so particular about theirgrowing conditions, we would be overrunwith them! In a room with fresh samples,you will be in a spore soup - to whichsome people may be allergic. The symbi-otic relationship between fungus and hostis quite complex - the fungus gives thehost minerals and the host provides sug-ars for the fungus. The fungus can alsogive insect repellant qualities to the host.Paul brought many samples to pass round- curry smelling ones, turquoise wood eat-ers, King Arthur's cakes (burnt), and thehoney fungus dreaded by gardeners.

In March, Bob Sanderson, from Cath'sGarden Plants, gave us an expert talk onprimroses, with a splendid selection ofplants to buy. We're in a good area forprimroses: they like well drained soil,

plenty of leaf mould, and are happy undertrees. They don't mind rain either. Bobspecialises in hardy varieties, suitable forour area - particularly the Barnhaven se-ries. Florence Beilis developed the Barn-haven series of primroses in America inthe years following the Great Depression.Florence, pretty well down and out, wentto live in a derelict barn donated by afriend. It was cold and damp - hence thehardy varieties! Using traditional handpollination, she developed a range ofwonderful colours and forms. She didn'twant to sell to one of the big firms, and sothe Barnhavens came to the Sinclair familynursery in Brigsteer Cumbria, from 1966to 1990. The nursery has now moved toPlestin-les-Greves, in France, but Bob hasa wide selection available at Cath's Gar-den Plants. There was a bit of a buyingscrum before the talk, so that when Bobneeded a plant for demonstration purpos-es, he had to extract it from a member ofthe audience first!

You should have your Summer visits pro-gramme now - the first outing , is toDallam Tower Milnethorpe on Tues 10thMay at 2.00, entry £3.50

Large garden, rock garden, water garden,wood walks, shrubs, orangery. If you arecoming, please contact eitherFiona Lambrick 01900 85710fionalambrick @btinternet.com or NicolaLaws 01768 776483lawses@btinternet.com

New members welcome!

Message from Hugh RalphI would like thank everybody who has sent me good wishes, cards, goodies and evenpaid me visits during my month long stay in hospital and after. I hope to be muchbetter quite soon and back in circulation. Also, I wish very much to thank the membersof the First Responders team who have managed to rescue me two years in a row.I would also like to thank whoever took over my church cleaning duties. I am sorry Igave only about 3 weeks notice but it was becoming rapidly more obvious that I couldnot carry on. I would like especially to thank Anne Roberts, with whom I worked andhas put up with me all these years. Hugh

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Loweswater with Buttermere PCC100 Challenge Club

The prizewinners for the draw held for 1st March 2016No 60 1st prize of £25 John Scadding

No 57 2nd prize of £10 Rebecca Meadley No 67 3rd prize of £5 Irene Graham

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all our supporters.

Lorton Parish Council:Notes from the meeting held on Wednesday2nd March 2016The Chair, Cllr. Poate, welcomed everyone tothe meeting.Cllr. Poate informed themeeting that there was still a considerableamount of gravel left on The Pound after therecent heavy rain. After some discussion itwas agreed that the views of the groundsmaintenance contractor should be soughtbefore deciding what the best way forwardshould be. Additional works required includethe trimming of the trees on the site and thenumber of mole hills that have appeared.Cllr. Armstrong will visit the site and try toremove the moles.A written report from the Police identifiedfour incidents in the Parish reported to themsince the last meeting. These included tworeports of fallen trees blocking the highway,a burglary that occurred in the Lorton areaduring which a quad bike, a strimmer and aleaf blower were stolen and a road trafficcollision.Councillors discussed the recentspate of road works, and associated roadclosures, that had been undertaken in thearea during the preceding weeks. Concernswere expressed that local residents were notgetting the information regarding roadclosures and there followed a discussion asto what would be the best method ofinforming people.It was agreed that an article in thenewsletter asking people if they wished tobe informed and receive the road closurenotices, together with the associated maps,then they should let the Clerk have theiremail addresses. The Clerk's email address isdavidsmith@tinyworld.co.uk if you wouldlike to receive these email warnings of roadworks and road closures.The next meeting ofLorton Parish Council is the Annual ParishMeeting and is on Wednesday 4th May 20167.30pm in The Yew Tree Hall. All arewelcome.

Loweswater Parish Council:Notes from the meeting held on Thursday3rd March 2016The Vice-Chair, Cllr. Leck, welcomedeveryone to the meeting. The Clerk informedthe meeting that confirmation had now beenreceived from The Land Registry thatLoweswater Parish Council is the registeredland-owner of the triangular shaped piece ofland at Thackthwaite in which the ParishCouncil notice-board stands. A copy of theofficial Register of Title, together with a mapof the land, has been received.

Cllr. Annison, the Borough councillor,reported that Allerdale BC had agreed anincrease in the Council Tax of 1.9% for thecoming financial year. He also stated thatBorough Council officers were closelymonitoring the situation at Mockerkin Halleven though the owners were proving to beboth elusive and unhelpful.The Clerk reported that Cumbria Highwayshad explained to him that extensive workshad recently been undertaken in the Parishcutting back vegetation along the highwaysnetwork. There had also been someresurfacing work undertaken on Fangs Brow.However, work on the various blocked drainsand pot holes reported at the last meetinghad yet to be completed but was in line toundertaken during the coming weeks.Allerdale BC reported that the road-sweepervehicle had visited the Parish some threeweeks earlier as requested by the ParishCouncil. Cllr. Leck reported that yet anothervehicle had ignored the sign at the Mosserend of the impassable Old Mosser Roadover to Loweswater and had become stuckrequiring rescue.The Annual Loweswater Parish Meeting ison Thursday 5th May 2016 at 8.00pm inLoweswater Village Hall. All are welcome.Full report available at:-www.melbreakcommunities.org.uk

Parish Council Reports

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Loweswater LadiesOur speaker for our March meeting waslocal lady, Chris Poate. Chris has beeninvolved with Mental Health for manyyears, as a Social Worker and now as anAssociate Mental Health Manager underthe auspices of the Cumbria PartnershipTrust. The later incorporates groupsconsisting of psychiatrists, psychologists,social workers, occupational therapistsand psychiatric nurses and has differentteams offering help to differing agegroups. This help is accessed through theGP system under a scheme called FirstSteps, but there are also crisis teamsavailable around the clock. Chris’s roleincludes safeguarding patient’s rightsunder the Mental Health Act of 1983.Chris’s résumé promoted a gooddiscussion about the changing attitude andapproaches to mental health. As 1 in 4people are affected with mental problemsat some time in their life, it is a pertinent

and sensitive subject and one thatgenerated many questions andcontributions from our Ladies. Thank aredue to Chris for an interesting andstimulating talk and subsequentdiscussion.

We enjoyed tea and a light supper withour guest and the raffle was drawn. Thistime it was a night of “Ann’s”, the twoprizes of potted hyacinth bulbs presentedby Ann Hayton were won by Ann Kyle andmyself, Ann Hiley !

Next month, on Wednesday April 13th at7.15pm in the Loweswater Village Hall, weshall be entertained by Sally Phillips whowill be speaking on the topic of “ChimneySheep”… yes “Sheep”

Wynne will be presenting the raffle andsupper hostesses will be Christine, Loes,Margo and Nancy.

Ann Hiley

Garden NightFriday 22ⁿ� April

7.00 Plant sale7.30 Talk by Neil Hutchin RSPB8.15 Homemade Buffet Supper

Tickets £6.50 including supper01946 862300

Loweswater with Buttermere PCCSummary of Meeting 18th February at The Grange, LoweswaterRevd Sheila being on sick leave, themeeting was chaired by the Rural Dean,Revd Wendy Sanders. Martin havingresigned as Secretary the Minutes weretaken by a temporary Secretary. TheMinutes of the previous meeting wereapproved and signed after two minoramendments. Under ‘Matters Arising’Lorton’s suggested increase in organists’fees for Sunday services was agreed.

The Treasurer’s Report and Accounts wereaccepted unanimously together with avote of thanks; the Fabric Report forButtermere included an increased leak inthe porch roof and ongoing woodwork;the Loweswater Fabric Report coveredrenewal of heaters in the sanctuary, aschedule of churchyard maintenance putout to tender and progress on thetendering for work on the church.

Fund raising included progress of the 100Club (103 entries to date) and a futurewine tasting at the Village Hall. Lentlunches are being held at The Grange,Palace How and the Village Hall.

There were reports and discussion onMission, Churches in Cockermouth,Mission Communities and the DeanerySynod. It was agreed to share a MelbreakCommunities coffee morning with Lortonat the Yew Tree Hall on September 10th.

Under AoB items included: the Youth Caféwould provide posies for MotheringSunday; Revd Wendy would provide a rotaof service takers; flower arranging forLoweswater. Lorna was thanked for theuse of The Grange.

The APCM and Vestry will take place afterthe 10.30am service at Loweswater onSunday 3rd April.

Linskeldfield Farm, Isel

Cumbria Woodchip

Supplying premium gradewood fuel, including force-dried wood chips to anyspecification. Premium qualityENPlus A1 pellets, in bags orlarger loads.Dried hardwood and softwoodlogs alsoavailable.Phone Jonathan:-07713088135

www.cumbriawoodchip.co.ukWe also supply bird seed and petsupplies.

8�� LoweswaterBeer Festival

at the Kirkstile InnApril 21st to 23rd 2016

Open 11am – 11pm

20 real alesFree entry, everyone welcome!

Tatie Pot and Hop BreadAvailable

See www.kirkstile.com for moreInformation and updates

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Buttermere NotesIn one of our communion services duringLent we heard the story of Jesus when hehad been invited to dinner at the home ofLazarus, the man who had been dead forfour days and Jesus had brought back tolife. Lazarus’ sister Martha served the mealbut his other sister, Mary, demonstratedher love of Jesus in a much more famousway, pouring expensive perfume on hisfeet. The house became filled withperfume and we were invited to imaginethis event. This was made more realistic tous in church as we made our way to thealtar to take communion, past aromaticcandles, towards the stained glass windowdepicting Mary and Martha above thealtar.

Judas criticised Mary for wasting moneythat could have been spent on the poorbut was reminded that the poor wouldalways be with them but they would notalways have Jesus. The chief priests wereeven making plans to kill Lazarus as well asJesus because so many people werefollowing Jesus because they had heard ofthe miracle of the raising of Lazarus.

We hope that the love of Jesus, shown indifferent ways by Mary and Martha,enters our daily lives and that the joy thatEaster brings extends beyond our valley tothe wider world.

Jan and Gwyn Evans

Youth CaféThe youth café has been running for nearlya year now. We started with just 3 peopleand the numbers have gradually increased,so we currently have over 20 peoplesigned up and coming every time. Wenormally meet twice a month and alsoparticipate in church services. At some ofthese we put on plays, which always relateto the subject of the service, and areusually written by James, one of thefounder members. We've done one atChristmas, Mothering Sunday and now weare doing one for Easter.

At the youth café itself we hang out, havefun and relax. At the first meeting in themonth we are in the village hall, whereyou can play table tennis, board games ordo whatever you want. There is a chargeof £2 this covers the hall rental and thetable tennis equipment.

At the church, which is the second placewe meet, there is table football and gymmat, these are also at the Village hall.There is a tuck shop at both where you canbuy sweets and drinks etc. but sandwichesare provided for free. At the end of everyyouth café we have a three minute talkabout God.

We have a number of events planned forthe summer, including a trip to WalbyFarm Park and a sleepover at the church.

None of this would have been possiblewithout the support of Sheila (who we arereally missing), Barbara, Jane and Martin.They are the best leaders and always makesure we have a good time while stayingsafe.

If you are interested and would like tocome along, please do, new people arealways welcome. Lexie Dickson

This month’s news from The MelbreakCommunities:

The AGM will be held on Tuesday 19thApril at Yew Tree Hall starting at7.30pm. All are welcome!

The Steering Group met on 24th Febru-ary joined by the top tier contacts on thetelephone tree to discuss the EmergencyPlan following December’s extremeweather events. You can read the min-utes of the meeting on the MelbreakCommunities’ website:

https://melbreakcommunities.wordpress.com/

The Steering Group is having initial dis-cussions about a proposal for a localcommunity energy project. If you wouldlike to get involved please contact GlenisPostlethwaite glenis@borderhyro.co.ukor call her office number 01900 85616.

The Melbreak Communities has funds ofits own to donate! If there is a charity orlocal cause you would like us to supportplease contact the Acting Chair, ChrisPoate at chrispoate@gmail.com or callher on 01900 85265.

Requests from younger members of thecommunity for funding for volunteeringopportunities are especially welcome.

An Action Plan for the 4 Parishes of Buttermere,Loweswater, Blindbothel and Lorton

Another chance to come to the DEMENTIA AWARENESS SESSION

-if you've missed it before.

MONDAY 25th April 2-3pm

Everybody is invited to attend this -*free*, *light-hearted*,*onehour*session

planned by The Alzheimer's Society and delivered by Ann Peck.Your knowledge and understanding can help people live well with

dementia creating dementia friendly communities.

Join the next session in High Lorton. Booking is essential.Do be in touch whether you can attend this date or not -other dates can be

arranged.Ann 0190085236 annrogerpeck@yahoo.co.uk

THE MOCKERKIN MOB(founded by Alan Gane MBE in 1989)

Walk 306

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The Melbreak Communities - an Action Plan for the four parishes ofButtermere, Loweswater, Blindbothel and Lorton

www.melbreakcommunities.org.uk

Real Coffee & Home Made CakeHosted byCumbria Centre of the Caravan Club

(in aid of Cancer Research UK)

Sat 16th April Yew Tree Hall, Lorton 10.00am – 12.30pm(Including book & DVD Exchange)

A Walk

Sunday 10th April 2016Intended for experienced walkers

Meet: 10am Roadside layby (½ milealong Orthwaite Rd from A591)GR: 235309Route: Ullock Pike, Carl Side,Skiddaw, Broad End/Bassenthwaite CommonEstimated Time: 5½hrs (Strenuous)Leader: Richard Easton 01900 85708

B Walk

Sunday 17th April 2016

Meet: 10am Foulsyke, Loweswater

GR:142215Route: Low Fell, Darling Fell,Loweswater Lake via Hudson Place

Est. Time 4hrs(Easy/Moderate)Leader: Andy Burrr 01900 85980

Walkers participate at their own risk. We welcome new walkers: if you are interestedphone Joan, 01900 85637 or Judy, 01946 861555.

Please send your articles by e-mail to lolobulink@gmail.com by the 22ndApril 2016. Link can also be read at www.melbreakcommunities.org.uk

The United Benefice of Lorton and Loweswater with Buttermere

Church Services April 2016

3rd April 2nd Sunday of Easter 10.30am Holy Communion Loweswater CW

& APCM 6.00pm Evensong Buttermere BCP

10th April 3rd Sunday of Easter 10.30am Matins & APCM Lorton BCP 10.30am Club Lorton Tennis Club 6.00pm Holy Communion Buttermere CW

17th April 4th Sunday of Easter 10.30am Holy Communion Loweswater CW 6.00pm Evensong Buttermere BCP

24th April 5th Sunday of Easter 10.30am Holy Communion Lorton CW

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compressions (but only if you know how) …▪ Have clothes and any medicines ready in case the person needs to

go to hospital.Advice supplied by Lorton First Responders