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| Cowlingweb Update
Archive - April 2009 |
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death in the Cowlingweb family |
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Sadly
Cowlingweb's Iomega 500gb external
backup hard drive passed away in the
early hours of this morning.
It is a great loss but the good news is
having contacted Iomega they say they
will replace the drive due to it still
being under warranty! And it was only a
backup for our main hard drives.
But what would you lose if your drive
died?
Words for the wise - if you have photos,
video, documents or any other data that
could not be replaced, back it up!
Below are a couple of links to external
hard drives and also bulk DVD suppliers.
External Hard Drives.
(We would
recommend that you buy a external drive
that is bigger than the one inside your
computer)
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Amazon <
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EBuyer <
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PC World <
Bulk CD / DVD
(When
backing up important data to CD or DVD
we recommend that you do two copies)
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SVP <
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Big Pockets < |
Cowling Football Club v Clitheroe
(Northern Plant Hire Trophy Semi Final)
Supplied By: Jo
Jones -
Received Via Email |
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Cowling
FC are playing in the semi-final of the
Northern Plant Hire Trophy on Thursday
night at Cowling.
Kick off is 6.30 and they would love
everyone that can to come down and
support them against Clitheroe. |
Pinnacle Productions - FAMILY QUIZ NIGHT
Supplied By:
Angela Scott -
Received Via Email |
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Pinnacle
Productions are hosting our first..
FAMILY QUIZ NIGHT
Friday 15th May 2009, Cowling Village
Hall, 6.30pm
Who do you think has the best quiz team?
Sun Street or Acre Meadows?
Cowling Companions or The Moonrakers?
Middleton or Ickornshaw?
The Binn's family or The Green's?
We are throwing down the gauntlet to
EVERYONE in the village!
So forget the TV, grab a pen and pit
your wits against the
neighbours or family friends! Teams of 2
- 6 can be made up of all ages.
Bring your own drinks and nibbles and we
will provide the questions and prizes
Places can be reserved by phoning -
Angela on 01535 634936
Entrance £2 per adult & £1 per
concession/child |
Affordable Housing Public Meeting 20th
April - Report
Supplied By:
Darren Broadbent -
Received Via Email |
This meeting was
called by the Parish Council who was
eager to hear what the residents of the
village felt about the proposed
development of 19 affordable houses on a
Greenfield site.
The turnout of the meeting was somewhere
near to 140 people-a fantastic turnout
that the Parish Council and Villagers
alike should be proud of! It goes to
show how residents of a small village
can come together and have a really big
voice!
The residents were unanimous in their
opinion. When the Chair of the meeting
asked the residents to take a vote, 100%
were AGAINST the building of the
affordable homes on this Greenfield
site. This vote was taken via villagers
raising their hands - not one single
person raised one single finger in
agreement of building on this
Greenfield! Quite fantastic!
The residents of the village that
attended this meeting, have sent a VERY
clear message to CDC, Cllr Green, Cllr
Knowles-Fitton, Skipton Properties,
Firebird Homes, Manningham Housing and
the Parish Council that they DO NOT WANT
ANY HOUSES ON THIS GREENFIELD!!! 140
people’s voices CANNOT now be ignored
when this comes to the planning stage!
The CPRE also attended the meeting and
voiced their opinion of the proposed
development. They too are against it!
I feel that the residents of the village
were let down by the fact that CDC
failed to send a representative from
their Strategic Housing Team, despite
the fact that they told the Parish
Council via email that they would
attend. However, Cllr Knowles-Fitton
promised the hall full of people that he
would investigate as to why any
representative failed to attend.
Once again, without meaning to sound
patronising, the village should be proud
that they turned out in such numbers! I
now have confidence that this momentum
will continue! This may be the first of
many fights to save our green fields! |
Frozen Lumb Waterfall Photograph Added To The
Photo Gallery
Photo taken by:
Phillip Priestley - Scanned by:
Cowlingweb
Added to:
Photo Gallery |
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Affordable Housing Public Meeting 20th
April at Cowling Village Hall
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This
will be the second meeting that Cowling
Parish Council have arranged for
villagers to attend regarding Affordable
Housing in the village.
The meeting starts at
7.00pm at the Village Hall, Park Road
and anyone is welcome to attend.
Representatives from
Skipton Properties (The land owners)
Firebird Homes; (The developers)
Manningham Housing (The parent company
of the developers) and Craven District
Council have all been invited to attend
the meeting.
This is your change to
find out more about the proposed planned
development and also have your say about
what you think the village needs
regarding affordable housing. |
Cowling Pinnacle Photograph Added To The
Photo Gallery
Photo taken by:
Geoff Webster
Received via email from Scott Mirfield
Added to:
Photo Gallery |
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Demolition work starts on Carr Mill. |
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Joan Tindale Outside
Carr Mill.
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Demolition work started
this week on Carr Mill.
Carr Mill was built by Thomas Binns in
the 1890s as a weaving mill and was one
of the first mills in the area to use
its own electricity generator plant to
power the lighting. The mill was later
taken over by Thomas's brother John
Binns who also owned Croft Mill.
The mill was originally a three storey
building but was reduced to one storey
after it was damaged by fire in 1988.
The photograph to the left shows Mrs
Joan Tindale (Nee Binns) who is the
Great, Great, Great Grand daughter of
Thomas Binns.
Skipton Properties have planning
permission to build 14 houses on the
site and an agreement with Craven
District Council says that when 7 out of
the 14 houses are occupied a sum of
£8,500 will be given to the village to
improve recreational facilities.
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Cowling Toilets Are Now Closed! |
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The public toilets at
North End are now closed.
Craven District Councils Policy
Committee on 17th February made the
decision to close not only the Cowling
Public Convenience but also ones in
Glusburn / Crosshills, Settle (Ashfield
Car Park), Skipton (Coach St Car Park),
Burnsall, Gargrave, Bentham and
Ingleton.
Cowling Parish Council were offered to
take over the day to day running of the
toilets which would mean an increase of
25% precept for the village. The Parish
Council does not have that money this
year, and will ask the villagers for
their decision before next years
precept.
So the toilets are now closed for the
foreseeable future. |
Cowling Football Club 3 Earby Town 0
Supplied By: Jo
Jones -
Received Via Email |
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Cowling secured their
first silverware in over a decade,
taking the First Division title with a
3-0 home win over Earby Town. Laying a
point behind league leaders Rolls Royce
before kick-off, the home side needed
only a point from Saturday’s game to
finish top of the table.
It was an assured first 45 minutes from
the home team, who enjoyed the majority
of possession and goal-scoring chances.
Playing with a strong wind at their
backs Cowling pressed Earby deep in
their own half and were rewarded by a
goal after 25 minutes play. Rhys Thomas
scored his second of the season stabbing
home a loose ball from a yard out after
a goal-mouth scramble.
Cowling’s second followed almost
immediately and had an element of
fortune to it, with Lee Barker blocking
a clearance on the edge of the box which
rebounded past the stranded Earby
‘keeper. Barker’s second and Cowling’s
third came from a set piece; Adam Smith
laying the ball into the path of Ali
McEwen, whose low cross was finished
inside the six-yard box.
With the wind behind them in the second
half, Earby pressed forward and created
a few chances of their own, but the
Cowling defence stayed strong to see out
the game with a clean sheet. At the
other end a few good Cowling chances
were foiled by the impressive Earby
‘keeper.
A run of seven successive wins has
propelled Cowling to the title,
overtaking both Settle and Rolls Royce
in recent weeks, and is testament to the
levels of commitment and team spirit
shown by all the players throughout the
year. Recently injured Kyle Willis was
first up to receive his winner’s medal
and club captain James Complin lifted
the trophy to the delight of his team
mates. The ever-improving young
midfielder Matt Lister received the
man-of-the-match award after another
assured display in the centre of the
park.
All the other news about Cowling FC can
be seen at
www.clubwebsite.co.uk/cowlingfc
Cowling FC would be
delighted to hear from anyone interested
in sponsoring them next season.
There are all sorts of opportunities
available from kit sponsor to trophies
and match balls |
Cowling Cricket Club News & Request
Supplied By: Bob
Richardson (Club Secretary) -
Received Via Email |
The Cricket Club
outdoor nets should start, weather
permitting on Tuesday evening, April
14th. We hope that as many players as
possible will be there, because the
cricket season is almost on us!
If there are any locals, male or female,
old or young, who fancy playing cricket
in Cowling, please do come along.....you
will be warmly welcomed.
The juniors will meet on Friday evenings
and if the weather is OK then we should
start on Friday, 17th March. If you are
over 9 years of age then do come along.
The club are really in need of people to
umpire at matches. If anybody would like
to have a go at umpiring, please get in
touch with our chairman, David
Nicholson, Tel 01535 634730. |
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Yorkshire Post Tribute to David Hoyle. |
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Although
this is not really a Cowling related
item it is something for over 10 years I
have always been interested in due to an
interesting story that Ray Thornton a
local walker told me of a memorial stone
on Pinhaw Moor showing the place were
beacon man Robert Wilson was found dead
in 1805.
Well a big thank you to
Ray for taking the time out to re-visit
the stone and this time he had his
digital camera with him and emailed me
the photographs below.
The stone reads.
Hear was found dead the
body of Robert Wilson one
of The Beacon Gards who
Died Jan 29 1809 Aged
59 years |
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Pinnacle Productions is
Cowling’s very own amateur
dramatic group, formed back in
1998. We stage two performances
per year now, normally one in
last spring/early summer and one
in late autumn/early winter.
Last year, as well as putting on
a play, we performed an
ambitious pantomime for the very
first time, and it went down a
storm with 3 out of 3 full house
performances.
At the moment we perform at St
Andrew’s Hall in the village,
but with the building of a new
Village Hall we hope to make
that our main performance venue.
We have members from their teens
to their seventies from all
walks of life. Some act, some
direct, some help out backstage,
with costumes, scenery, front of
house, lighting, sound and more.
Every month we meet at a
member’s home for a play reading
evening – comedy, tragedy,
suspense, horror…. and that’s
before the reading even starts!
Everyone is welcome to come
along to these evenings, but you
don’t have to read if you don’t
want to. Just come along and
listen if you prefer. Light
refreshments and drinks make the
evening somewhat of an
anticipated monthly social
event. The play readings are
advertised in the Craven Herald
(village section), the village
newsletter and on Cowlingweb. So
if you want to meet new people,
pursue an interest or just widen
your horizons, you will be made
most welcome.
Pinnacle Productions also stage
fund-raising and social events
throughout the year. With these,
any member is always welcome to
either organise one such event
or just to come along.
In 2007 we even went back to
school! Well, OK, not quite
school, but we took part in
theatre workshops run by a local
professional actor and director.
We all enjoyed it immensely and
hope to do some more soon.
So… if all that whets your
appetite for joining our band of
merry thespians, costumiers,
props makers, lighting and sound
techies or even producers and
directors, you will be made most
welcome.
If you’d like to find out
more please call:
Bill (Secretary) on 01535 637083 |
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