Members of Greystoke School’s squad which scooped the Skelton Sevens trophy 25 years ago. Left to right (back), are Steven Mandale, Alan Walton, Brian Horn, Iain Roberts, Simon Edmondson, Mark Davidson, Shaun Clarke, Edwin Ashburner and Gary Mole. At the front is skipper Michael Tweddle.

An unexploded wartime shell was found in Ullswater by a group of amateur skin divers. Members of the group, from the Lancaster area, found the 20lb First World War shell in the water about eight feet from the pier at Glenridding. They took their find back to Lancaster with them where it was found to be highly dangerous and destroyed. A Penrith police spokesman said that he had no idea how the shell came to be in the lake or if there were any more still there.

An unexploded wartime shell was found in Ullswater by a group of amateur skin divers. Members of the group, from the Lancaster area, found the 20lb First World War shell in the water about eight feet from the pier at Glenridding. They took their find back to Lancaster with them where it was found to be highly dangerous and destroyed. A Penrith police spokesman said that he had no idea how the shell came to be in the lake or if there were any more still there.

PENRITH

Penrith’s Tom Armstrong is to captain a five-man English team in an international bowling championship in Jersey. Tom, a building society manager and a member of the Castle Park Club, is a well known international player, having represented his country in world tournaments. The team will include another Cumbrian, Wigton’s John Bell.

TEBAY

Three Eden youngsters showed television personality Matthew Kelly that they were game for a laugh when he arrived at a Gaisgill (Tebay) farm. Matthew had brought along the cameras from zany children’s program Madabout. Richard Harrison, aged 16, and his 12-year-old brother, Andrew, from Tailbert Farm, near Shap, and Janet Mason, aged 15, showed their skill in handling sheepdogs to Matthew and his crew from Tyne Tees television. The film crew recorded the threesome running two dogs at Janet’s home, Raisgill Hall, Gaisgill, as part of a long-running feature looking at a variety of children’s activities.

GREYSTOKE

A team from Greystoke School captured the Skelton Sevens soccer trophy. Nine schools took part in the sporting competition, which was last scooped by a Greystoke squad three years previously.

50 YEARS

SHAP

Hollywood film star Cary Grant stayed at the Shap Wells Hotel having been on location, although not actually filming, in Scotland and the Lake District for the film Roar Like a Dove which is due to be made next year. Mr. Grant is directing and producing the film as well as appearing in it. On his visit to Shap Wells he was accompanied by the “stand-in” for Sophia Loren, who also appears in the film.

BROUGH

The bad luck which has dogged Brough racing driver Cliff Allison in many of his races this season continued when he drove in two races at the BARC meeting at Aintree. In the Formula II race for cars with engines up to 1,500cc his Lotus team car spun at a corner and the highest position he could manage was fourth. In the sports car race in which he was driving a Lotus Fifteen, powered by a two litre engine, his starter refused to work at the beginning of the race and he had to sit helplessly while the other cars shot past him. He was too far behind to have a chance of a place but he showed the paces of the new car and set up a new sports car lap record of 2 mins. 6.2 secs., equalling a speed of 85.58mph.

NENTHEAD

Members of Nenthead Women’s Institute celebrated their seventh birthday with a party in the village hall. Each member invited one friend for supper and after the president, Mrs. R. H. Welsh, welcomed all, supper was served by Mesdames F. Currah, J. Cuthbert, J. Edgar, J. Graham, T. W. Walton and Miss M. Richardson.

CALDBECK

When three fellside farmers were summonsed at Wigton Magistrates’ Court for allowing fell ponies to stray on to the highway, Mr. J. P. Hetheringon, defending, suggested that it was Cumberland County Council that should have been summonsed for its failure to erect a grid to keep the ponies from straying. He said it was agreed a grid should be erected at a cost of just over £500. The council had agreed to make a grant and the farmers affected would pay £35 16s each. His three clients had paid their share 12 months ago. The summonses were brought as a result of an accident involving one of the ponies.

LANGWATHBY

The unusual pet of a Langwathby brother and sister, Tony and Julie Baker, Tithe Cottage, is a wild green linnet which the children have christened Chippy. The linnet was found by Tony while out with a friend, Peter Forsythe. The bird had an injured wing and was hopping about the farmyard where the boys were playing. It was temporarily housed in Julie’s doll cot before a more permanent home, constructed from a biscuit box and mouse-guard wire, could be rigged up. The bird is beginning to respond to the kind treatment and move its damaged wing slightly, it has also refound its voice and trills quite happily.

100 YEARS

PENRITH

A horse drawing a trap crashed through the window of the shop of Mr. R. McVittie, bootmaker, Penrith, when after coming down the hill through Sandgate at a furious pace, it was unable to make the turn into Middlegate. The trap was being driven by Mr. Denison, who was accompanied by his two small daughters. All three fortunately escaped injury.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

The old-established business known as the Drapery Exchange, Kirkby Stephen, carried on successfully in the past by Mr. Isaac Bainbridge, has been transferred to Mr. W. Bowman, assistant to the late proprietor.

SHAP

At the Easter Vestry meeting of Shap Church, Mr. J. Wilkinson was nominated vicar’s warden and Messrs. M. Sarginson, C. Airey and R. Douthwaite, people’s wardens. The sidesmen appointed were Messrs. G. L. Topping, J. Hall, W. Simpson and J. G. Hudson.

CATTERLEN

County council medals were presented by Mrs. Lawrence, Newton Rigg, to the following children, who had made perfect attendances during 1907 at Catterlen School: Mary Graham, Mabel H. Ostle, Eleanor Edmondson, Annie M. Nelson, Laura Kitching, Annie Blackburn, John Hodgson and Joseph Hodgson. Cumberland Education Committee has decided that the present scheme for awarding medals for perfect attendance will be discontinued.