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elcome to November’sIssue of The Pinfold.

This month we startto have some fantasticevents as we lead upto Christmas withgreat opportunitiesto do some localChristmas shopping.

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Contents..

5 Winter Holidays

7 Brantwood Winter Craft Fair

9 Deputyship Orders

10 Ulverston Business Centre

12 Lakes Creative

14 Winter Warmers and Little

Black Dresses

16 Ulverston Scrap Store - Funfill

not Landfill

18 A week in the life of a Pashmina

21 Taylor Made Training

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Hello everyone, and so it seems it’s time to say ‘Hello Autumn’.The clocks have fallen back an hour and the night’s are drawingin, but hasn’t it got off to a beautiful start? I hope you too havebeen out and about enjoying our beautiful Cumbriansurroundings. Let’s make the most of it.

Well, another busy month has passed, infact my busiest to date,and I’ve seen a lot of people booking for Australia. A popularescape from our traditionally cold and dark winters, the startof 2013 will see many of my customers off down under to enjoythe warmth and everything Australasia has to offer. A variety ofstopovers are being booked, Bangkok, Singapore and HongKong being the most popular but I’ve just arranged a trainjourney between Thailand and Malaysia too.

However, I think it’s fair to say that naturally, peoples firstthoughts when they think of winter holidays, is snow. 2013 skiholidays have been ‘on sale’ for months and families and groupsof friends were booking 12 months in advance to secure theirfavourite resorts, ensure their children were booked into skischool, and get their first choice secured, but I am anticipatinga surge in enquiries soon once people see the snow has begunto steadily fall across Europe.

But, for something a little different, our special offers this weekfeatured Winter in the desert - a 4 night break in Las Vegas, a 4night break in Dubai and a reliable favourite, Canary Islandsunshine.

Winter holidays really can come in all shapes and sizes.Hope you all enjoy the celebrations for Halloween and bonfirenight, and next month I will be telling you all about safaris…until then,

Happy Holidays,

Sharon.Don’t forget, if you’d like to receive my weekly offers, just emailme to let me know. Email: [email protected]

Winter Holidays

he Craft Fair is an annual event forBrantwood and over the years hasdeveloped a name for quality crafts.

The event is an opportunity for crafts peopleto showcase the very best in Cumbrian artand craft. Over 30 stalls will be situatedthroughout the house including jewellery,textiles, pottery, woodwork, photography,cards, baskets, bowls, pots, and clocks as wellas homemade baking – to name but a few.

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A very special eventwhen Brantwood’shistoric rooms are fullof crafts people sellingand demonstrating thebest in Cumbrian crafts

Craft demonstrations include wood turning, spinning, trug making, rag rug making, and fly tying.There will be plenty of ideas for unusual and unique Christmas presents and handmade objectsfor the home, with an opportunity to make your own gifts. Mulled wine is available in theSevern Studio to put you in a festive mood.

Jumping Jenny restaurant will be open throughout with freshlyprepared meals and snacks, as well as a fantastic range of their ownhomemade cakes. A great way to visit Brantwood is via ConistonLaunch, which operates regular sailings to Brantwood’s jetty fromConiston boat landings.

Doors open at 10.30am on 10th and 11th November, closing at 5pmon the Saturday and at 4pm on the Sunday. The special entry price of£2.00 per adult and free admission for children means that this is notan event to be missed, whether you are familiar with, or a newcomerto the extraordinary house and grounds. A Park & Ride mini-busservice will be running between Brantwood and Machell’s Coppice carpark (just south of Brantwood) throughout the weekend, providingample car parking throughout the event.

For further information contact:Brantwood, Coniston, LA21 8AD, Cumbria. Tel: 015394 41396. Email: [email protected]

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The Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula is holding its annual

Trolley Dash at Asdaon Walney Road Barrow in November.

Tickets at £1 each will be sold at thestore on Friday 2nd Saturday 3rd andSunday 4th November.

The first prize is £250 worth of groceriesof the winners choice and the dash will take place on Sunday 25th November,and there are runner up prizes.The proceeds are to the Rotary Youth Project.

The Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula

The Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula is holding its fourth

Christmas Fayreat The Custom House, Abbey Road, Barrow in Furness

on Sunday 18th November from 11am to 3pm.

There will be a variety of stalls selling seasonal fancy goods, cards, ideas for gifts,and locally produced foods, also charity stalls and fundraising competitions

Children are invited to visit Santa in his Grotto when they can tell him about their dreampresents, and receive a gift from him.

Refreshments and light snacks will be served,and admission is £1 for adults, payable on the door, with children free.

n September’s issue we examined theLasting Power of Attorney. That Article

has had great feedback but followingpublication I have been asked one questionmore than any other; What happens if youdon’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney?

If you or a relative loose the mental capacityto make decisions for yourself and you donot have a Power of Attorney appointingsomeone to make those decisions for youlife can be very difficult for those left to dealwith the situation.

Once a person looses the capacity to makedecisions for themselves, if they have notappointed an Attorney, it is up to the Courtto make decisions for them. This means thatif a suitable applicant wishes to have thelegal authority to make decisions on behalfof the person who has lost mental capacitythey must make an application to the Court.

The applicant has to apply for what is calleda Deputyship Order. This is an Order that thecourt can make to appoint a Deputy for theperson who has lost mental capacity. Likethe Attorney the Deputy can be appointedto deal with either Health and Welfaredecisions or Property and Financial Affairsdecisions or both.

The application process for a DeputyshipOrder is necessarily complex and longwinded taking on average three months toprocess. The complexities also makeobtaining the Deputyship Order veryexpensive, compared to the Lasting Powerof Attorney process. Any person canprepare their application to become a

Deputy themselves by downloading thedocuments from the following website:www.direct.gov.uk

Lakes Legal Limited offers a comprehensivepackage to help all prospective Deputiesthrough this application process. All LakesLegal Limited services are conducted for anagreed fixed price- so you know exactlyhow much it is going to cost you from theout set. If you need any help or would liketo talk to someone about the optionsavailable please call 01229 47 18 71 and askto speak to Hannah, remember the firsthour is free!

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The UlverstonBusiness Centre,situated downone side of NewMarket Streetabove the shopsbetween theMarket Hall and

the Post Office, is probably one of the town’s secretbusiness gems, as from the street, it is only anentrance doorway, but inside and upstairs, it is a vastcomplex of various affordable office suites andmeeting rooms. UBC is owned by John Muldoon andSteve Johnstone and managed by Archie Workman,the latter is a well known local business mentor andcurrently chairman of the Ulverston Business Alliancewww.ulverstonbusinessalliance.ning.com“We have a range of affordable offices at the momentthat start at around £50.00 per week + VAT, however,due to the current economic climate and repeatedrequests for incubator space in Ulverston, we havecreated a series of “Buddy Offices”TM which willhalve this cost for two companies sharing the sameroom” says Archie.

In the Business Hub, which has free Wi-Fi, we have theflexibility to use one of our meeting rooms as abusiness incubator space with “hot desks” for buddingyoung entrepreneurs or olderpreneurs to work fromto develop their business.

Archie also manages the website “Cumbria Jelly”TMwww.cumbriajelly.ning.com for homeworkers inCumbria to network together and is hosting“Ulverston Jelly” on the 1st Friday morning of eachmonth, when homeworkers can meet up for themorning and work together in the Business Hub withtheir lap-tops.

A small cover charge (inc VAT) for this includes tea &coffee, ‘doughnuts’ and the room hire. Meeting roomscan be hired by the hour, half day and full day atcompetitive rates.

There are not many places in towns where you canwalk in off the high street and have a confidentialmeeting, have a cosy office, be supported by a businessmentor and network with like minded businesses.

UBC will be hosting a series of training workshops in2013, which will be relevant to small businesses.

Contact; Archie on 07554 117 925 for details.archie@ulverstonbusinesscentre.co.ukwww.ulverstonbusinesscentre.co.uk [email protected]/UlverstonBusinessCentreUlverston Business Centre is owned by Ulverston PropertiesLimited, Company Registration No. 6444618

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akes Creative is a video productionand digital services company based inUlverston, specialising in video

marketing content for the web. It can boastof a client list that includes the Lake DistrictNational Park Authority, LakelandKitchenware, BAE Systems, the ConnexionsGroup in Carlisle, Lakeland Radio and theBeech Hill Hotel in Windermere.

“The common misconception about videoproduction is that it is beyond most people’sbudget” says Managing Director, JohnMcKeown. “In fact when clients see theresults they realise how cost effective it is.”

Barrovian John, started as a cameraman atTyne Tees Television in Newcastle in 1995,working with the likes of Ant and Dec at thestart of their career and working on a rangeof studio shows, outside broadcasts,

documentaries and news, before going on towork on TV coverage of the Premier League,Champions League and World Cup Finals.

Seven years ago, John returned to the areafrom Newcastle with his family and decidedto extend his skills into all areas of videoproduction. Soon after, he was gaining workwith BAE Systems in Barrow and hascontinued to extend his list of clients eversince.

“Video communicates faster and moreeffectively than any other medium and canliterally bring your business to life. It is 'the'social media and once you add it to YouTube,it is easily shared on your social networkingsites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc.”

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(who owns it) then you should seriously beconsidering including your business on it,whether you're a bed and breakfast in theLakes or a large company in the servicessector.”

“A video we produced for The Beech HillHotel, Windermere on their luxury holidayhome was viewed 1,300 times within twoweeks on YouTube and Facebook leadingdirectly to bookings thanks to a wellorchestrated Social Networking campaign.”

As well as producing engaging video contentfor the web through a range of flexiblepackages for business, Lakes Creative nowoffer websites and social media managementfor start up companies too.

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John with Cumbrian celebrity chef PeterSidwell, producing short recipe videos for

Lakeland Kitchenware.


Good morning, Well it's cold here in the lakes and I'm thinkingabout all those lovely winter stews andwholesome casseroles topped with dumplings,mmm. How many of you think that if you are ona diet they are a no-no?You could be wrong, they are an amazing way towarm up and fill up on all of those vitamin richvegetables and protein and fibre rich beans andlentils, add to that a large helping of amazingtomatoes and rosemary and you have a recipefor success. Pop them in a slow cooker and youhave fast easy meals just waiting for you to comein the door from work.

If you had been following my 12 week course orliving life in balance your little black dresswouldn't be a problem. A recent study found that1/4 of all women who buy a "christmas partydress" buy it a size smaller in the hope that theywill lose a few pounds to wear it, the reality isthat with all the extra eating and drinking theyoften don't get to wear it at all and tend to puton not lose weight in the run up to Christmas.

Long term health and weight control are notachieved over night or even in 12 weeks, they

are a result of long term good habits. So whatare the secrets to Good Health? Next month we’ll look at super foods for greathealth to add to your diet.

Oh dear which one to choose, they all fit!!!!!

My clients have strategies to cope with this and a couple of secretweapons to lose weight and limit the damage over the festivities.

1. The formula 1 shakes and F2 vitamins to keep up their energylevels and cut right back on calories (approx 210 cals per meal)and on those party days remember to have an extra shake before leaving so you don't attack the buffet with gay abandon with an appetite of someone who hasn't eaten for a week!

2. The cheaters delight or fat buster!! - Fibre bond it does exactly what it says it bonds fat to the fibre and allows it to pass through your system without being absorbed, no unpleasant side effects, just removes some of the unwanted fat and can be used as and when you need it.

3. Don't forget to drink water or your thermo herbal beverage to keep you feeling great, full of energy!

There are three pillars to good health andWellness…

1. Plenty of Water –between 1.5 and 2.5 litres per day

2. Regular Exercise – 30 to 45 minutes 5 times per week

3. A Balanced Diet – containing the right levels of nutrients, vitamins and minerals and a balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fibres.

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What a great use of waste!That’s what Corrin Hanlinthought when she first cameacross a Scrap Store. Thereare now over 100 in the UK,they’re becoming reallypopular. She was so impressedthat she decided to set one upin Ulverston. In 2010 USS(Ulverston Scrap Store) wasfounded as a small charity.What’s a scrap store you mayask? An Aladdin’s cave ofthings that businesses andpeople throw out or nolonger need. So it couldbe things like paper,cardboard, fabrics, wool,manufacturing or retailoffcuts, samples, damagedgoods or end of lines. Itcould be office supplies,wallpaper and fabricsample books, brightlycoloured cellophanethe list is endless. Tohelp people knowwhat USS can usethere is adownloadable list onthe website, but if whatyou have is not onthere, please contact

us and we’ll let you know if we canuse it. You’d be amazed at what a bitof imagination can do to transformwaste things into somethingwonderful.

For businesses it’s great to be ableto donate clean, safe waste materialsas helps with cutting down the wastethat goes to landfill, as well asbenefiting the local community. Forindividuals who donate, you know

that by donating items you nolonger want, one of USS’smembers will be delighted touse them.

So who uses a scrap store?These are some of the types ofgroups that could use USS, I’msure there are many more.Adventure playgrounds, Afterschool clubs, Art groups, Arttherapists, Breakfast clubs,Brownies/Guides, Carehomes, Children’s Centres,City farms, Communityartists, Community centres,Community groups, Childminders, Crèches, Churchgroups, Day care centres, Daynurseries, Dance groups,Drama groups, FE College

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courses, Festival workshops, Gardening clubs,Home educators, Lunchtime clubs, Musicgroups, Nannies, Out of school clubs,Parent/carer & toddler groups, Pre-schools,Playgroups, Play schemes, RACs, Schools,Scouts/Cubs, Uniformed groups, Woodcraftfolk, Workshop providers, Youth Clubs,individuals and families. So quite a lot ofpotential users! Anyone can become amember and access cheap and interestingmaterials.

We also run workshops, under the nameScraptastics! USS employs workshop leadersto create really fun sessions for families usingthe scrap materials from USS.

Our next workshop will be at the DickensianFestival on Saturday 24th November. This willbe run as a drop in adult and children’sworkshop, between 12-3pm. After that wehave a Christmas Magic themed one onSaturday 8th December running between 2.30to 4pm and a cheer up January one onSaturday 27th January 2013 on between 10.30to 12.00.

Further details and booking information areon www.scraptastics.co.uk and on our Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/UlverstonScrapStore.

We’re located at The Old Library, 17-19 Cavendish Street, Ulverston LA12 7AD.Contact USS for more informationwww.ulverstonscrapstore.co.ukor call Corrin on 07770 722254


hristian Dior was right, everyone loves a scarf! Notonly do they keep you warm but they can

transform your outfit in an instant. Scarves are loved bywomen of all ages and make the most wonderful fashionaccessory. There are countless ways to tie your scarf,stole or pashmina, depending on what you are wearing,where you are going and what way out you feel. Allscarves are a wonder but pashminas are special.If you’ve never tried a pashmina, you will likely wonderhow a colourful piece of fringed fabric can be consideredsuch a phenomenon and often costs more than a coat.However, the passion for pashmina is well worthconsideration and there are good reasons why thecelebrity of scarves often comes with its show off price tag.Pashmina wool is found on the underbelly of the CapraHircus mountain goat which survives extreme weatherconditions 1200ft high in the Himalayas. This shortundercoat of hair is six times finer than human hair andkeeps the goat warm in the coldest of conditions.Pashmina is possibly the softest and finest wool in theworld and can only be spun by hand. Once woven withsilk it gains strength and durability and has often beendescribed as the fibre of Kings.The art and science of making pashminas is thought tobe as old as 3000 years BC. The skill was perfected by theNepalese and for the longest time, production wasprotected and remained solely in Kashmir, the region oforigin. Despite today’s worldwide demand for pashminafabric, most pashminas are still hand woven in Nepal.

A WEEK IN THELIFE OF APASHMINA“Scarves can give the final touch to yourfrock…..and a scarf is to a woman what aneck tie is to a man, and the way you tie it ispart of your personality.”

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Once you put a pashmina on you really won’t want totake it off. It is soft and warm, elegant and bright, not onlythat it has charisma. Pashminas have been worn forcenturies by Kings and Queens and Nobles for goodreason since no matter how you tie it or wear it, it willstand proud on your head and neck and shoulders. Youcan drape it, wrap it or tie it then you can stuff it into atiny space in your handbag and when you bring it backout it will still be fabulous.

Pashmina scarves are available at every price pointdepending on their pashmina content and what they aremixed with. Those blended with viscose or manmadefibres are less expensive than those mixed with silk andthose that are pure pashmina. They are all brilliant,however, if you are looking for the real thing you can feelassured you’ve found one if you can pull the entire thingthrough a man’s sized wedding ring.

The real thing is at Two by Two Ulverston. Our pashminasare produced by Cocowai, a cashmere company based inDevon which works truly ethically with their partners inNepal. Our pashminas are hand woven, in 70% cashmereand 30% silk in our specified size which works perfectlyas both a scarf and a shawl. We have about 30 differentgorgeous colours to choose from which can present a bitof a problem when it comes to making a choice. They docost £65 but you will adore it and you will be as warm asa Himalayan goat.

Pop into Two by Two anytime for scarf tying 101. More fashion frolics found atwww.thefashionfruitcake.co.uk

1. ‘The Fisherman’s Friend’ a great everyday scarf2. ‘The Lifejacket’ wrap yourself in sophistication 3. ‘The Captains Knot’ elegant and sharp4. ‘The Jolly Rodger’ brilliant for a bad hair day5. ‘Lost at Sea’ channel your inner Audrey Hepburn6. ‘HMS Two by Two’ use 2 pashminas in extreme

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