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Upcoming Events
- Mosedale Coffee Shop | Open now - Thursday 1st July to Sunday 5th September Click Here
- New Minibus Launch | Saturday 17th July Click Here
Village Agents
- Village Agents | The launch events were a great success. For details on the Village Agents, Click Here
Northern Fells Group Raffle Results
Added: July 2010
- No 1720 1st PRIZE £100 - James from Millhouse
- No 1866 2nd PRIZE £52 (value of cancelled Brampton Live tickets or Tickets for Ireby Festival May 26th 2011 - Elkie Brookes is coming!) - Jennifer from Anglesey (a regular visitor to Denton House – Hesket Newmarket)
- No. 0134 3rd Prize £25 - Caroline from Manchester
- No. 0209 4th Prize £20 - Alan from Peterborough (a visitor to Ireby Festival)
- No. 0459 5th Prize £15 - Mr Berry - a local lad
Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you so much on behalf of the Trustees to all the participants who have increased the funds of the Northern Fells Group to £386. Thank you to all the volunteers who so generously gave their time to sell 761 tickets. Well done everyone!
Sue Clarke - Group Co-ordinator
Launch of the Village Agents Project 15th and 16th June
Added: June 2010
The Launch Events all went very well and each venue was well supported. Caldbeck Village Hall was the most popular venue, with approx 40 visitors over the space of 2hours. In total over the 4 venues approx 120 people visited. We gave lots of information out about the new project with our portable display boards proving very useful as well. We had a variety of people taking an interest, from Caldbeck School Headmistress to a Community Police Officer, from Citizens Advice Bureau, a Department of Work and Pensions representative, neighbourhood forum representatives, local councillors, some hikers, and most important of all a good number of local residents.
Thank you to everyone for your support. Everyone seemed to enjoy the friendly atmosphere, the chat, and the fantastic refreshments of coffee, tea and cakes.
Anne Burgess, Village Agent Co-ordinator
Mosedale Coffee Shop
Added: May 2010
Would you enjoy running a coffee shop for a day (or two!) Or baking cakes, scones, or making soup, for a good cause?
The Northern Fells Group is planning to rent the Mosedale Meeting House again, as we have done for the last four years, for Thursdays to Sundays from July to September, to run the Coffee Shop there.
Please ring Antoinette Ward on 016974 78220 if you can volunteer to help. A few half days, or full days if you prefer, running the Coffee Shop with other volunteers, or doing some baking or soupmaking would be very gratefully received. Thank you very much!
Auction of Goods and Promises, 27th February 2010 in aid of Northern Fells Group Replacement Minibus
Added: March 2010
Thank you to everyone who helped in any way to raise the magnificent total of £5,057.68 towards the new Minibus!
| Takings on the Night: | £ |
| Auction Sales | 3536.00 |
| Catalogues and Admissions | 283.10 |
| Drawing | 307.00 |
| Cake Stall (+ kindling and sundries) | 281.20 |
| Café | 27.35 |
| Bar | 100.00 |
| Subtotal: | 4,534.65 |
| Auction Related Takings: | |
| Minibus Outing in Aid of Auction | 70.00 |
| Old Crown Quiz Night | 78.00 |
| Domino Drives, Oddfellows Arms | 255.00 |
| Personal Donations on and around the date of the Auction | 325.20 |
| Subtotal: | 728.00 |
| Total Takings for Replacement Minibus: | 5,262.65 |
| Expenses: | |
| Allerdale Temporary Event Licence for the Bar | 21.00 |
| Printing costs (Catalogues and Promise cards) | 98.97 |
| Sundry costs | 10.00 |
| Caldbeck Parish Hall hire | 75.00 |
| Total Expenses: | 204.97 |
Profit from Auction related fundraising for the Minibus:
£5,057.00
THANK YOU ALL!
New Group Co-ordinator
Added: December 2009
I arrived in Ireby 16 years ago with my husband after a 10 year plan to settle here. I have two boy, both now married. I am a Parish Councillor and have involved myself in village life taking on many issues i.e. “Saving the bus”, obtaining funds for Ireby Youth, fund raising for the needs of all ages within the Parish and taking part in most village events. For relaxation I am an oil and water colour painter.
I have a strong background in secretarial and communication work with fund raising my main interest. I am looking forward to working with you all.
Sue Clarke
Northern Fells Christmas Cards 2009
Added: December 2009
The 2009 Christmas Cards are now available.
- Winter photo by Colin Smith | Happy Christmas
- Fells in Winter photo by Keith Bridges | Happy Christmas
- Squirrels photo by Fraser Shaw | blank
- Summertime photo by Colin Smith | blank
£1.50 for 5 cards of a single design
Available from Sue Clarke: 016974 78094
sue.clarke@northernfellsgroup.org.uk
10th Anniversary Celebration
Added: December 2009
On November 1st 2009 The Northern Fells Group celebrated 10 years since the start of the Northern Fells Rural Project. About 80 of the approximately 150 volunteers who are or have been involved with the Group’s activities over the last ten years gathered in Caldbeck Parish Hall for a tea party and a lot of chat and reminiscences. The Chairman, Malcolm Threlkeld, thanked everyone for their help for the Group, reminding us that without the volunteers the Group’s activities would just cease!
Northern Fells Group Minibus Service and Christmas Celebrations
Added: September 2009
Don’t forget that we can take groups of up to 8 people to evening functions.
To enquire or book: please ring 016974 78787
Doug Scott Lecture
Added: September 2009
The Doug Scott Lecture on 9th September was a great night enjoyed by all. £672 was raised for the Northern Fells and £1,268 for Community Action Nepal (Doug sold some of his pictures and goods too).
My thanks to everyone who put in such an effort to make the evening a success especially to Doug for his inspiring lecture and to Andrew Ward for setting-up the technical equipment on the day.
With my best wishes, Margaret | Northern Fells Group
The Northern Fells Group: £3,800 raised at Mosedale Coffee Shop Over the Summer
Added: September 2009
Thank you to everyone who has helped in any way with the Coffee Shop at Mosedale Meeting House this summer.
Between us all, the sixty eight volunteers who either ran the coffee shop and/or did all the baking and soup making, the twenty four artists, authors and craft workers who added interest and colour, not to mention additional funds, and all the many many visitors from near and far who came to enjoy the good homemade food and the wonderful peaceful atmosphere of the beautiful Quaker Meeting House, we raised approximately £3,800 for the Northern Fells Group and its activities!
The famous Bric-a-Brac in the barn raised £568 towards that total!
Bric-a-Brac Stall at Mungrisdale 2nd May
Added: May 2009
Thank you very much to everyone who donated Bric a Brac for our stall at the Mungrisdale WI Fair on 2nd May. It raised an incredible £121 for Northern Fells Group funds and we are very grateful for your support. We also sold £16.50 worth of NF Christmas cards.
Antoinette Ward and Joyce Woodcock