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Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

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Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

A dog had to be rescued by emergency services after getting stuck in quicksand. Fire crews, the coastguard and a specialist rescue team were called to Grange in Cumbria after the collie was trapped for more than an hour on Thursday. The dog’s owner also got stuck in the sand, but managed to free herself. […]

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FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL

6 October 2022

Grand Master, The Royal Victorian Order, will attend the Annual Evensong and Reception, Savoy Chapel, Savoy Hill, London WC2.

Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), will attend the Blues and Royals Club Annual Dinner at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

7 October 2022

Patron, Minchinhampton Surgery Charitable Trust, will attend a Reception at Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

8 October 2022

Patron, the Wooden Spoon Society, will attend the VetsFest Rugby Tournament at Moseley Rugby Club, Billesley Common, Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, Birmingham, West Midlands.

11 October 2022

Will visit the Lakes Distillery at Cockermouth, Setmurthy, Cumbria.

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit the Blairgowrie Group at Easter Rattray Farm, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross.

Will visit the International Fire and Rescue Association training facility at Strathore Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife.

12 October 2022

Patron, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, will hold a 50th Anniversary of Patronage Reception at St. James's Palace.

Will attend the Annual National Service for Seafarers at St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4.

Court Member, The Fishmongers' Company, will attend the Court Autumn Dinner at Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

13 October 2022

Patron, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, will attend a Reception at Members' Dining Room, House of Commons, London SW1.

Patron, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), will attend the Women in Logistics Annual Conference at Volvo Trucks UK and Ireland, Wedgnock Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire.

Life Vice President, National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, will attend a 90th Anniversary Dinner at the Farmers Club, 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1.

14 October 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will open new North Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Premises at Havard Stables, Dinas Cross, Newport, Dyfed.

Will open Haverfordwest High School at Queensway, Haverfordwest, Dyfed.

Will attend the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships Beach Sprints and open the Coastal Schooner Interpretation Centre at Saundersfoot Harbour Events Deck, Saundersfoot, Dyfed.

17 October 2022

Past Master, the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, will attend a Dinner at Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.

Gatcombe Park: Guardian, Give Them a Sporting Chance, will hold a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park.

Gatcombe Park: Guardian, The Chaffinch Trust, will hold a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park.

18 October 2022

Will attend the Clothiers Company 500th Anniversary of Ordinances Dinner, the Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, Worcestershire.

19 October 2022

Patron, Sense Scotland, will open TouchBase East Dunbartonshire, 59 Springfield Road, Bishopbriggs, Dunbartonshire.

Patron, Columba 1400, will attend a Reception and Dinner at Blair Estate, Dalry, Ayr and Arran.

Patron, Seagull Trust Cruises, will re-commission Canal Passenger Boat, 100 Southbank Road, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire.

20 October 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit Ashmount, Ruddington & Wenlo RDA Groups at Meadow School of Riding, Bowley's Barn Farm, Stanford Lane, Normanton-on-Soar, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire.

Will attend the Seven Seas Club Centenary and Trafalgar Night Dinner at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1.

Will visit Kays Scotland, 9 Barskimming Road, Mauchline, Ayr and Arran.

21 October 2022

Patron, Maritime UK, will launch the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon.

Will visit the Centre for Space Technologies at Cornwall Airport Newquay, St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.

Will visit Communications Facility, Goonhilly Downs, Helston, Cornwall.

1 November 2022

Will visit the restored Junk Yacht Boleh at Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hampshire.

Patron, The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, will open the Gosport Services Community Hub at Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire.

Will visit the restored Junk Yacht Boleh at Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hampshire.

3 November 2022

Will attend a Luncheon at Coutts, 440 Strand, London WC2.

Patron, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, will attend a Conference at Octavia House, 54 Ayres Street, London SE1.

President, British Olympic Association, will attend the TeamGB Dinner in Central London (venue tbc).

4 November 2022

Patron, Moredun Foundation, will attend a Conference at Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian.

5 November 2022

Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, will attend Scotland versus Fiji International Rugby Match at Murrayfield Stadium, the City of Edinburgh.

8 November 2022

Royal Fellow, The Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend a New Fellows' Dinner at Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2.

9 November 2022

Patron, Learning and Work Institute, will attend an 'Art for the People' event at City Lit College, 1 - 10 Keeley Street, London WC2.

Chancellor, Harper Adams University, will attend a 'How do we achieve Net Zero in Farming and Food?' discussion at Rabobank, Thames Court, One Queenhithe, London.

Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St. John Ambulance, will hold a Young Achievers' Reception at St. James's Palace.

10 November 2022

President, World Horse Welfare, will attend the Annual Conference at Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Patron, Wetwheels Foundation, will attend a Reception at Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.

11 November 2022

as President, Royal Yachting Association, will chair the Annual General Meeting, attend awards ceremony and luncheon at One Great George Street, London SW1.

15 November 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit the Maisemore Group to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary at Hartpury College and University, Hartpury, Gloucestershire.

16 November 2022

Patron, St Margaret's Chapel Guild, will attend an Annual Service at St. Margaret's Chapel and subsequently attend the Annual General Meeting, Queen Anne Room, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh.

will attend a Service to mark the nine hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Priory at Dunfermline Abbey, St. Margaret Street, Dunfermline, Fife.

24 November 2022

Chancellor, University College of Osteopathy, will attend the Graduation Ceremony at Bridge Theatre, 3 Potters Fields Park, London, SE1.

will attend a Biennial Reunion Reception of the Association of Royal Yachtsmen at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

25 November 2022

Colonel in Chief, Intelligence Corps, will take the salute at a Passing Out Parade at Chicksands, Bedfordshire.

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Senior Advisor - Pensions (Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service)

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service are looking for a Senior Pensions Advisor Please note role is shared across both Services Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full time | Salary: £44,428 - £45,441 plus £10,000 additional market supplement | Advert End Date: 10/06/2024 23:59 |  http://dlvr.it/T7pRc8

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Events 2.23 (after 1940)

1941 – Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. 1942 – World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. 1943 – The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook. 1943 – Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece. 1944 – The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia. 1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. 1945 – World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies." 1945 – World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces. 1945 – World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces. 1945 – World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers. 1945 – American Airlines Flight 009 crashes near Rural Retreat, Virginia, killing 17. 1947 – International Organization for Standardization is founded. 1954 – The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. 1958 – Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. 1966 – In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist. 1971 – Operation Lam Son 719: South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering campaign. 1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst. 1980 – Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. 1981 – In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies. 1983 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri. 1987 – Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 1988 – Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. 1991 – In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. 1998 – In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people. 1999 – Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. 1999 – An avalanche buries the town of Galtür, Austria, killing 31. 2007 – A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents. 2008 – A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. 2010 – Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster. 2012 – A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured. 2017 – The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL. 2019 – Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board.

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Cumbria Fire Service urges public to think twice about garden fires Cumbria County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service is asking householders in the county not to burn garden waste during the Coronavirus pandemic in order to avoid accidental fires. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/04/14/cumbria-fire-service-urges-public-to-think-twice-about-garden-fires/

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Windermere Fire Station

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David C. Weinczok @TheCastleHunter's Scottish Wonders AtoZ.

G is for Glasgow Cathedral. 

St. Ninian came from Whithorn in Galloway in the 5th century and dedicated a Christian burial ground at Cathures (later Glasgow) in the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

To this spot in the following century came Kentigern, popularly called Mungo. He was born tradition says on the shore in Fife near Culross where the ruins of St. Mungo’s chapel are supposed to mark the spot. At Culross he was brought up by St. Serf and trained for the priesthood.Mungo left St. Serf and came to Carnock in Stirlingshire from where he accompanied the corpse of a holy man, Fergus, which was carried on a cart by two untamed oxen. They stopped at St. Ninian’s burial ground in Cathures where Fergus was buried. The Blacader Aisle in the Cathedral, may mark the site.

Kentigern was chosen by the King, clergy and people to be their bishop, and he founded a monastic community and built a church where, reputedly, St. Columba came to visit him. From here Kentigern travelled to Cumbria, to the Lake District, and as far as St. Asaph in North Wales.

The date of his death is given as 13th January, 603. His tomb is in the Lower Church of the Cathedral where there is a service held every year to commemorate his life.

There is little known about the church buildings which stood on the site of the present Cathedral until the early part of the 12th century.

The first stone building was consecrated in about 1136 in the presence of King David I and his Court. Destroyed or severely damaged by fire, this cathedral was succeeded by a larger one consecrated in 1197, during the time of Bishop Jocelyn to whom Glaswegians owe the institution of the Glasgow Fair in July, which is still observed as an annual holiday.

In the early 14th century,  the Nave was extended and completed. The south-west door and the entrance to the Blacader Aisle and the walls of the nave up to the level of the sills of the windows belong to this period.

The next major rebuilding came later in the 13th century with William de Bondinton who was responsible for adding the Quire and the Lower Church. The doorways of the sacristy (Upper Chapter House) and of the Lower Chapter House date from the mid-13th century, and the whole church may have been completed before the end of the 13th century.

Most of the Nave above sill level probably dates from after 1330, and the West Window from the later 14th century. The Pulpitum and the Blacader Aisle were added in the fifteenth century.

After the Reformation a wall was put across the nave to allow the western portion of the nave to be used for worship by a congregation which became know as the Outer High. This congregation worshiped in the nave from 1647 until 1835.

The Lower Church was used by another congregation, the Barony, from 1596-1801, until a new church was built just across from the Cathedral.

When the Lower Church was no longer used for worship, soil was brought in to a depth of about five feet and it became the burial place for members of the Barony Congregation. The visible parts of the pillars were coloured black with white “tears”, the graves were enclosed by railings four feet high, with two narrow passages for access. The Lower Church was cleared before the middle of the 19th century.

The congregation which used the Quire was for a time called the Inner High. The pulpit was placed between pillars of the south aisle and the King’s Seat was on the north aisle. In 1805 a major reconstruction saw the pulpit removed to the east end. Galleries were inserted between the pillars on three sides, and the King’s Seat was removed to the western gallery in front of the Pulpitum or Choir Screen.

This brief history has been taken from “A Walk through Glasgow Cathedral” written by a previous Minister of the Cathedral, the late  Very Revd. Dr. W. J. Morris.

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Show of support to firefighters all shout to Laura Herdman and all her team currently @ Winter Hill, Part of Padiham Fire Station all Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. Show of support to all stations from around the country mobilised to the moors in order to control it, and the military in support; its hot out never mind in full PPE. Thoughts with you. And Thankyou for your service and hard work. 💯❤️🌠🇬🇧😇

Lincolnshire Fire Service :- Saddleworth

All those on standby and inbound for monumental work Thankyou

We know you’re massively stretched Thankyou

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Stay safe

2 major events currently, Saddleworth Moor and Winter Top.

Winter top many thanks to Lancashire FRS Greater Manchester FRS Cumbria FRS Lincolnshire FRS Tyne and wear FRS west Midlands and Wales

Saddleworth - 4th Battalion Regiment of Scots (over 100troops-with detached mil personnel alongside) and the main fire service dealing with it is Greater Manchester Thank you All

Stay safe all 💯❤️🌠🇬🇧😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

JULY 4, 2018

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Prince William on making his mark on father's Duchy of Cornwall legacy: 'I’ll never know as much as he does, but I’ll try my best'

by: Hannah Furness

A royal visit is a curious thing. Jittering excitement, weeks of preparation, and a last-minute panic about how exactly to pronounce “ma’am” are par for the course, while a wise man once observed the Queen may well believe the world smells of fresh paint.

As Prince William arrives in Newton St Loe, Somerset, on a picturesque summer’s day, the atmosphere is a little different. Not because staff aren’t excited, of course, but because his presence in the Duchy of Cornwall is no longer a remarkable novelty.

Quietly, over the last year or so, the Duke of Cambridge has become a feature of Duchy life, as father and son enter a period of gradual transition which has seen them work closer than ever before. After 50 years at the helm of the Duchy, Prince Charles has left a legacy of a business worth nearly £1bn, with his own passion of farming at the heart of it. The Duke, as he puts it, must now find his own way, taking the best of his father’s expertise and taking it on for a new generation. 

If he is conscious of the countless tenants relying on the Duchy’s success - not to mention the small matter of one day being Prince of Wales and then King - Prince William wears it remarkably lightly.

Joined by the Daily Telegraph for a day of Duchy work, he issues warm greetings and self-depricating jokes to staff old and new, moving seamlessly into a cheery “jambo!” for Kenyan charity workers joining them briefly via Skype. Under sunny skies, it is not hard to see why his father is so fond of his rural estate, with its whitewashed cottages, wildflower gardens and rolling countryside as far as the eye can see, and why William too has fallen for its charms.

For Prince William, the day is one of an increasing number spent on Duchy duties: listening to local farmers, liaising with senior staff on the latest developments and hearing how they hope to navigate the 21st century challenges they will face under his watch in years to come.

Off camera, William is refreshingly honest about his limitations compared with his father’s decades of experience, and the farmers who have been in the business their whole life.

“I know a tiny amount,” he says candidly of farming. “I’ve got the interest and the passion. The countryside is deep in my heart.

“I want to learn and know more about farming, but the countryside and the way of life and the best people in the countryside is what I grew up with. I’m not a London boy.

“My father knows so much about farming. He’s in that sector and knows it so well. My interest isn’t really appearing yet, but it will do in the future.”

Of how he has learned from the practical estate management of his grandfather Prince Philip, and the more romantic organic ideals of Prince Charles, he said: “My grandfather has done it one way, my father has done it another way and I’ll probably do a little bit of both.

”That’s not to say he won’t bring ideas of his own. His charity work on homelessness, mental health and the military will no doubt lead to new ideas about what the Duchy can do, particularly in urban areas where it owns swathes of land.

In the meantime, he has been to Sussex to learn about rewilding, to France to see how land left alone has become a haven for wildlife, and to Cumbria where hill farmers are deeply concerned about the uncertainty of Brexit.

While his father is steeped in the forensic detail of his key passions, William prefers to talk: to experts, to his patronages, to any member of the public he comes across. His day-to-day life sees him read and reply to two boxes of paperwork a day, mixing his father’s ink letters with texts, emails and calls to staff across the way at Kensington Palace.

The school run is sacred, palace insiders say, with William and Kate each dropping off or picking up Prince George and Princess Charlotte from Thomas’s school every day. He has frequent meetings with the Queen and now speaks to his father regularly about work, making them “the closest they’ve ever been in that sense” said a source. 

While Prince Charles had, as he puts it, a “baptism of fire” in inheriting the Duchy, William has been able to ease towards the next major transition of his adult life with his father, grandmother and grandfather on hand.

Those around him have noticed a deliberate period of “stepping up”, with words like “statesmanlike” appearing in coverage of his work and a clear plan of action about the projects he wants to make a lifelong cause.  If it seems like a never ending to-do list, from the art of international diplomacy to figuring out what people all over Britain want from the monarchy, well, it is.

But while other parts of the Royal Family hit the headlines, the Cambridges may be the firm hands at the tiller. The Duke’s relationship with his father, the next king, will become a new axis which will come to define the monarchy for the coming generations.

He doesn’t yet enjoy the limelight, instinctively shying away from being the star of any public engagement, but has reconciled himself to using his platform to make public statements about the things that matter to him.  Closer to home, the influence of the Duchess is clear as the steady, supportive backbone to the family life with three boisterous children he has always craved.

Next week’s tour to Pakistan will be another step yet: a massive diplomatic test under tight security to cement Britain’s relationship with the country and learn about world affairs on the ground.

"It's not a case of learning the ropes, it's mastering them," a source said. "This is about putting into practice what he's learnt now he's in his second year as a full time working member of the royal family.

"His work on the environment, the emergency services and supporting those who serve as well as the most vulnerable in society has been strong evidence of that."

For now, he is happy to give his father his dues.

“He really knows his stuff,” William says. “I’ll never know as much as he does, but I’ll try my best.”

For Prince Charles, who wants nothing more than to see the Duchy in safe hands, that will be quite enough. .

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The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge meet victims from Grenfell fire

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have met with Grenfell Tower and terror attack victims today as they visit personnel from across the emergency services. The Duke and the Duchess began their day at the launch of the National Emergencies Trust at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Central London.

The new independent charity will provide an emergency response to disasters in the UK, and has been set up after several terror attacks since 2017. In a poignant speech, Prince  William praised the ‘humbling’ 'resilience and strength’ of survivors and the communities who pull together in the wake of tragedy and disasters. He even praised the children who 'empty their piggy banks’ to help those in need. The Duchess was believed to be wearing a Women of the First World War poppy brooch the second year in a row. 

The Duchess of Cambridge arrives for the National Emergencies Trust launch at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London today

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the launch of the National Emergencies Trust at St Martin-in-the-Fields today

The Duchess of Cambridge wore Princess Diana’s glittering earrings at the engagement, pairing the dazzling diamond and sapphire drops with a cobalt blue dress.

In his speech, Prince William said: 'Just now and on previous occasions, it has been humbling to speak to survivors of the London Bridge and Manchester attacks, the Cumbria floods, the Grenfell Tower fire and other disasters here in the UK. Their stories are as heart-breaking as they are inspiring. Their resilience and strength are deeply humbling.' 

Duke of Cambridge praises the resilience and strength of survivors at the launch of the National Emergencies Trust

In a speech delivered at the launch of the National Emergencies Trust today, The Duke of Cambridge said: 

“Catherine and I are very pleased to be here today at the launch of the National Emergencies Trust. The UK is one of the most generous countries in the world in helping those in need and giving to charity. We all know the important role that the Disasters Emergency Committee plays in channelling the British public’s extraordinary generosity to respond to disasters overseas. It is therefore only fitting that a new, national charity is able to fulfil the same function when tragedy strikes at home. You have heard first hand from Thelma today about her experience in the 7/7 bombings in 2005.

Just now and on previous occasions, it has been humbling to speak to survivors of the London Bridge and Manchester attacks, the Cumbria floods, the Grenfell Tower fire and other disasters here in the UK. Their stories are as heart-breaking as they are inspiring. Their resilience and strength are deeply humbling. In talking to survivors, I’ve always been inspired to hear about the help they were offered by people and organisations acting on their own initiative with immediate and heartfelt compassion. 

This empathy is both natural, and remarkable.

Whenever and wherever disaster strikes here in the UK, this country has a unique way of pulling together. From the people who donate their blood, to the children who empty their piggy banks, to the families that set aside a bedroom in their home. The way that local communities support those affected shows the very best of our values and human nature. But in the wake of tragedy, managing and channelling the public’s desire to help can prove tricky. I saw this for myself on the ground in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. I therefore fully support what you are doing here today.

I’m impressed about how willing the charity sector has been to learn the lessons from previous responses, and to ensure that the quickest and most appropriate support is offered to those affected. I commend the Charity Commission for initiating this work, and all the charities in the voluntary and community sector for coming together so successfully. Your cooperation is admirable. The result is an organisation that you helped to design, that draws on all your strengths, and is warmly welcomed.

I am very pleased that the National Emergencies Trust now stands ready to provide a structured, organised response to help people right across the UK in the event of a domestic disaster.

Many thanks to the whole team behind the Trust for all their hard work ahead of the launch. We all dread the day when you are needed. But I know that, like everyone here, I am glad that you now exist.”

The Duchess of Cambridge seemed particularly taken by a dog trained to help people in emergencies 

The Duchess spent time at the launch today to chat with people about the National Emergencies Trust

The charity is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and will hear a speech from William after he meets crew members, former patients and other supporters. The Duke was joined by his grandmother, the Queen, during a visit to the Grenfell site shortly after the blaze in June 2017. 

In the evening, Prince William will attend the London Air Ambulance charity gala in central London. The Duke worked as a pilot for the East Anglia Air Ambulance, and became a patron of the London organisation in January.

The Duke of Cambridge meets a team of firefighters during a visit to West London in June 2017 following the Grenfell fire

Queen Elizabeth II meets firefighters during her visit to the Westway Sports Centre in West London in June 2017

 a Grenfell memorial 

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Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

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Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

A dog had to be rescued by emergency services after getting stuck in quicksand. Fire crews, the coastguard and a specialist rescue team were called to Grange in Cumbria after the collie was trapped for more than an hour on Thursday. The dog’s owner also got stuck in the sand, but managed to free herself. […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/AEgwd #DogNews

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Saint of the Day – 13 January – Saint Kentigern of Glasgow (518-614) Founder and Archbishop of Glasgow, Missionary, Miracle-worker, known as “Saint Mungo”, (also known as Cantigernus or Cyndeyrn Garthwys) was the apostle of the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century and the Founder and Patron Saint of the city of Glasgow.   Born in c 518 at Culross, Fife, Scotland and died on 13 January 603 in Glasgow, Scotland of natural causes.   Patronages – Glasgow, Scotland, Penicuik, salmon, those accused of infidelity, against bullies.

According to the “Life of Saint Mungo” written by the monk, Jocelin of Furness, in about 1185, Mungo’s mother was Princess Theneva daughter of Loth, the King of the Gododdin, who ruled an area centred on today’s East Lothian.   After an illicit encounter with her cousin, the young King Owain of North Rheged, now part of Galloway, Princess Theneva fell pregnant.   Her irate father had her tied to a chariot and launched off Traprain Law. It miraculously landed softly, hurting neither Theneva or her unborn child.   The King, now believing Theneva also to be a witch, then cast her adrift in a coracle without oars on the River Forth.   She drifted up-river and came ashore at Culross in Fife, where Kentigern was born.

St Mungo’s Birthplace

Kentigern was given the name Mungo, meaning something like “dear one”, by St Serf (c 500—583), who ran a monastery at Culross and took in both mother and son.   St Serf then oversaw Mungo’s upbringing.   At the age of 25, Mungo began his missionary work on the banks of the River Clyde.   Here, he was welcomed by people previously converted to Christianity by St Ninian (c 360–432) and here Mungo built his church, close to the confluence of the River Clyde and the Molendinar Burn.   Since the 1200s the site of this early church has formed part of Glasgow Cathedral.

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Mungo worked on the banks of the River Clyde for 13 years until the anti-Christian King Morken of Strathclyde drove him out in about 565.    He then made his way through Cumbria to Wales, where he spent time with St David (c 500-589), possibly founded a cathedral at St Asaph and even found time for a pilgrimage to Rome.

But in the 570s King Rhydderch Hael of Strathclyde, having overthrown Morken, invited Mungo to become Archbishop of Strathclyde.   Mungo initially based himself in northern Galloway.   In August 584 Mungo is said to have converted the bard Merlin to Christianity near the site of a church he later founded – Stobo Kirk.

Mungo later returned to the River Clyde, where his church became the focus of a large community that became known as Clas-gu or “dear family.”   From these beginnings emerged the modern city of Glasgow.

It was at Clas-gu that Mungo was visited by Saint Columban (543-615), who at the time was working as a missionary in central Scotland.   It was here, too, that Mungo died, apparently in his bath (or while giving a baptismal service – interpretations differ), on Sunday 13 January 614.   He was buried close by his church and today his tomb lies in the centre of the Lower Choir of Glasgow Cathedral, probably on the actual site of his grave.

St Mungo was said to have preformed many miracles but four of them have been remembered in this sweet verse, which children in Scotland sing and recite:

Here is the bird that never flew Here is the tree that never grew Here is the bell that never rang Here is the fish that never swam

In the first, he is said to have restored life to the pet robin of St Serf, which had been killed by some of his fellow classmates in Culross, hoping to blame him for its death.

In the second he used branches of a tree to restart a fire at St Serf’s monastery that had gone out, because Mungo had fallen asleep, while he was meant to be watching it.

The third relates to a miraculous bell he brought back with him from Rome.

And the fourth involved the story of Queen Languoreth of Strathclyde being accused of infidelity by her husband, King Riderich, who alleged she had given her wedding ring to her lover when, in reality, the king had himself thrown it into the river. 

Facing execution, the Queen appealed to St Mungo, who ordered a servant to catch a fish from the river.   When the fish was cut open, the ring was found inside, demonstrating the Queen’s innocence.

St Mungo High Street, Glasgow

Today the bird, tree, bell and fish form the four elements of the Crest of Glasgow City Council, see Crest below.   St Mungo is also responsible for the motto of his city, based on his original prayer:  “Lord let Glasgow flourish through the preaching of Thy Word and praising Thy Name.”   Sadly and pathetically, since 1699 this has been shortened to “Let Glasgow flourish.”

St Columban’s Life here: https://anastpaul.com/2018/11/23/saint-of-the-day-23-november-st-columban-543-615/

St Ninian’s Life here: https://anastpaul.com/2018/09/16/saint-of-the-day-16-september-st-ninian-c-360-died-432-apostle-to-the-southern-picts/

St David’s Life here: https://anastpaul.com/2017/03/01/saint-of-the-day-1-march-st-david-of-wales/

St Mungo Statue at Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Saint of the Day – 13 January – Saint Kentigern “Mungo” of Glasgow (518-614) Saint of the Day - 13 January - Saint Kentigern of Glasgow (518-614) Founder and Archbishop of Glasgow, Missionary, Miracle-worker, known as…

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Social care cuts coming in the middle of the pandemic

By Adam Lent

A couple of weeks ago it almost looked like the government was going to start taking social care seriously. With a steady stream of stories about the rising number of deaths in care homes and lack of PPE for care workers, it pledged to address the challenges and promised quick injections of cash. Hell, they even brought out a new badge for care workers.

Yet here we are just a few days later and the part of the public sector responsible for delivering social care has been thrust into its most serious financial crisis in decades.

Like other public services, the pandemic has made huge financial demands on councils. At first, the government promised to cover whatever extra costs councils incurred. Then they rowed back from that, providing only £3.2 billion when the estimate for the shortfall is closer to £9 billion. Now, remarkably, the secretary of state for local government has publicly admitted that councils will not get the full funding they need.

The consequences have been immediate. Two major councils, Liverpool City Council and Cumbria County Council, have announced that they are now close to effective bankruptcy. To put that in perspective, when Northamptonshire County Council declared bankruptcy last year, it was seen as a once-in-a-generation occurrence.

There are also early signs that councils are having to launch fire-sales of assets to the private sector just to keep their head above water. There can be no doubt that for many other councils, unwilling to face bankruptcy or without lucrative assets to sell, the only other option is cuts. All this as the prime minister states that he has no intention of returning to the days of austerity.

For the government to allow this crisis to swirl out of control in the middle of a pandemic would be an act of the most spectacular political vandalism. The people most at risk from covid – the elderly and those with underlying health conditions – are exactly the same people who receive social care.

A sudden round of redundancies amongst care workers, reduced working hours or lower quality thresholds will have real, immediate impacts. It will mean home workers with dwindling time or support to wash hands, surfaces and equipment. The infirm in their own home getting fewer visits from carers to check on their health. Those with dementia and learning disabilities receiving less support to look after themselves.

These and a million other tiny steps backward are precisely the things that not only increase the vulnerability of the already-vulnerable but make a new spike in cases among the wider population more likely.

The uninformed might think councils could slice off chunks from their other areas of activity to protect social care. They should think again. Councils have lost around a third of their revenue over the last ten years. As a result, many already dedicate the vast majority of their budgets to social care. The harsh laws of accountancy mean new cuts will inevitably scythe into care.

And even where it is possible, further cuts in those other areas might not look so smart post pandemic. Public health work might prove slightly handy during a public health crisis. Economic development has its uses during a recession. Controlling pollution to keep lungs healthy seems like a good idea. And it's probably wise to have some people around to deal with the sudden rise in need from abused children, victims of domestic violence, evicted tenants and those with untreated illnesses that will occur when lockdown ends.

One of the most puzzling features of this impending crisis is the politics of it all. Because there is not nearly enough money to go round, the government has had to make arbitrary decisions about where the money does flow. And not much of it flows northwards - at least in the latest tranche of funding.

Some of the areas that are now most at risk of financial crisis are precisely those that returned Tory MPs for the first time at the last election. They are the same areas that have been noisily promised a great levelling-up by the PM. The government might as well just hand Keir Starmer rocks to throw at Boris Johnson during PMQs.

This is not yet a full blown crisis. And there are some signs that Conservative MPs recognise the profound risk in the current situation. But we are getting perilously close to the stage where councils will be forced to take desperate measures to stay afloat. And while it will be the vulnerable who bear the brunt of that most immediately, it will not be long before the whole country feels the consequences.

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Man and two children seriously injured in Deanscales crash Police are investigating a serious injury road traffic collision on the A5086 at Deanscales involving a car travelling towards Cockermouth Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/10/30/man-and-two-children-seriously-injured-in-deanscales-crash/

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Windermere Fire Station

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Starlink installations Kendal.

Here is a starlink fitted today in Kirby Stephen outside Kendal in the lakes.

Customer again suffering from poor services from BT and 4 g mobile and made it difficult working from home.

Fitted dish at customers request didn’t use stack as a couple of open fires on it so not ideal.

Within 15 mins of starting up customer had 250 meg so one very happy customer of Elon Musk starlink system.

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www.spaceinternetsolutions.com/starlink-installation-cumbria

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