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OUR annual West Lakeland pensioners’ party on Saturday, April 14, at the Calder Bridge Village Hall got off to a great start and continued through the afternoon; approximately 85 pensioners attended.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Moor Row Jubilee Club

CHAIRMAN John Allonby welcomed members. A thank you card was read from Dave and Val Maudsley for the gifts, cards and good wishes on the occasion of their golden wedding.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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West Cumbria U3A

TREVOR Green gave a fascinating talk entitled ‘A Sign of the Times’, on April 17, a history of pub signs from the wayside taverner of Roman Britain to the present day.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Whitehaven Flower Club

WE did not have a meeting at St Begh’s this month, instead we all went out for lunch to Armathwaite Hall for the 50th anniversary of the flower club.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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THE Whitehaven & District Local History Society held its April meeting with a talk and pictures by Tony Calvin on the subject of pots, bottles and plates etc. All found by digging up the past on rubbish tips at places such as North Shore, Marchon and the White School.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Whitehaven Rambling Club

WHITEHAVEN Rambling Club recently held the last Wednesday evening social event of the winter season.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Whitehaven Probus Club

AT our meeting in the Civic Hall on April 26, attended by three colleagues from Workington Probus Club, Mandy Pfleger gave a talk and presentation on the work of the Cumbria Advice Network (CAN.)

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Decorative and Fine Arts Society

WHAT is the feminine equivalent of “Old Master”? That was the question posed by Leslie Primo at the beginning of his talk to the Cumbria Decorative and Fine Arts Society about Angelica Kaufmann (1741-1807).

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Waberthwaite WI

THE 40th birthday party in March was a very happy event with present members welcoming former members and members of WIs from the Esk group.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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Lamplugh WI

BRENDA welcomed a guest to the February meeting, Rita Lee, who is hopefully going to become a new member to our club.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Woodend WI

PRESIDENT Eleanor Graham welcomed members to our March meeting, opening with Jerusalem.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Moresby WI

MRS Hartley began by welcoming everyone to our February meeting, the second in our new venue.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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U3A

IT’S surprising, on looking back, what a variety of subjects have been tackled by U3A speakers over the past few weeks.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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SW Cumbria History and Archaeology Society

OUR last event of the winter season, at an appropriate venue nearby in Captain Shaw’s School Bootle, was a talk on the history of Seaton Priory and its estate.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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Millom & District Flower Club

THERE was a good turn-out of members and visitors at the recent meeting of the flower club.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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Whitehaven Probus Club

AN illustrated talk on the subject “Tower Bridge an Engineering Icon” was given by Philip Wilson at our meeting in the Civic Hall.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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History Society

THE Whitehaven and District History Society were given a talk by Alistair Herd, In And Around Egremont.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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Cumbria Mining Weekend

THE breakthrough into the 25th year of Keswick Mining Museum happened the other weekend.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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Whitehaven Flower Club

OUR president Vivienne Postlethwaite opened the meeting and this month’s demonstrator was Ros Harrison from Ulverston.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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Moor Row Jubilee Club

OUR club was opened by our chairman John Allonby who had good news for us all – the application to the West Copeland Neighbourhood Forum, which is financed by Cumbria County Council and Copeland Borough Council, was granted.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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