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02/28/2008

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Find Your Perfect Getaway: Explore Used Static Caravans for Sale in Cumbria

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Conclusion: Discover the joy of owning a used static caravan in Cumbria with Hanley Caravans. With their extensive collection of pre-owned models and prime locations, you can find the perfect holiday home tailored to your budget and preferences. Embrace the tranquility and beauty of Cumbria while enjoying the flexibility and comfort of your private retreat. Whether you're seeking a relaxing getaway or an investment opportunity, Hanley Caravans has the expertise and options to make your dreams a reality. Start your journey to a blissful holiday lifestyle in Cumbria today.

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Disappointment For Fans As League Two Crisis Club Fails To Meet Requirements

League Two crisis club Morecambe have been forced to cancel their pre-season friendly against Workington AFC due to not being able to field a team, according to Workington AFC’s official Twitter account. The Shrimps, who were relegated from League One last season, have stated that a number of their players have minor injuries and that they didn’t want to fulfil the fixture so they could avoid any…

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Lord Ashburton foundering in a hurricane off Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, 19th January 1857 by Joseph Heard (1799-1859)

The full-rigged Lord Ashburton was built at Workington in 1854 for Girvin & Co. of Liverpool and measured at 897 tons, length 155ft & beam 30ft. During her short life she traded out of Liverpool to North America, mainly the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

On 20th February 1845 having caught fire in Charleston port she was scuttled to extinguish the fire and then refloated

She was however in Gibraltar in December 1856 from where she sailed for Toulon to load a cargo for Saint John, Newton. 19th January 1857, when nearly at her destination, she was caught in a savage hurricane off Grand Manan Island, in the Bay of Fundy, just a few miles out from Saint John, and sunk after being driven onto cliffs at the headland now known as Ashburton Head. Only eight of twenty-nine crew saved, all her officers died with their ship.

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Locals there have indicated that they will not give up the keys. “Are you kidding?” said the mayor of the small town of Workington. “There’s now a bunch of warm tropical isles right here and you want us to give that up? Get lost, mate.”

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On May 2nd 1568, Mary, Queen of Scots, escaped from Loch Leven castle and revoked her abdication.

Mary was imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle following her surrender to the Protestant nobles at the Battle of Carberry Hill on 15th June the previous year. It was there that she is said to have miscarried twins fathered by James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, a man who had been linked to the murder of, Lord Darnley.

On the 24th July 1567 she was forced to abdicate, and her son became James VI of Scotland with Mary’s illegitimate half brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray, acting as Regent.

This was her second attempted escape, in March, disguised as a laundress she had been recognised by the boatmen taking her across the loch and so was returned to her prison.

Her next attempt, on this day in 1568, was successful. This time, she was helped by sixteen-year-old Willie Douglas, a page in the castle. He sabotaged all the boats at the jetty except one and signalled to Mary, who had swapped clothes with her lady, Mary Seton, when the coast was clear and everyone was busy with May Day festivities. Willie rowed Mary across the loch where they were met by George Douglas, younger brother of the Laird of Lochleven and a man who had been determined to help the queen after witnessing her forced abdication.

Mary and her supporters suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Langside on 13th May 1568 and Mary fled to England. She landed near Workington in Cumberland on the evening of 16th May and was placed in protective custody in Carlisle Castle under the orders of Elizabeth I. Little did she know that she was to spend the rest of her life as Elizabeth's prisoner in England and that her life would end on the block on 8th February 1587.

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Land Army Uniform from Carlisle, England dated to 1939 on display at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle, England

This uniform belonged to Ann Penrice to work on the farms in the Wigton area during the Second World War. She was born in Workington and live in Carlisle. Ann was a "Land Girl" in the Women's Land Army for many years and the bands mark her length of service.

The Women's Land Army was set up to support the agricultural industry in Britain while many men were fighting in the Second World War. They worked all over the country and in all weathers and conditions with little training or preperation for these tasks. Despite ensuring the steady supply of food and the maintenance of natural resources like forests, they were paid much less than men and had to pay for lodging as well. Many also worked with prisoners of war from Italy and Germany.

Photographs taken by myself 2023

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Lucky Patrick Curtis (Teen: 1975-1981)

DOB: November 11th 1962 Age: 62 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Luck, Luke S/O: Nicole Alderman Kids: Sarah, Vincent, and Xavier Best Friend(s): Dennis Morrison and John Delve Aesthetic: Lucky was a pretty wild child. He had his father’s energy and optimism that Sarah loved so. His parents were extremely young when he was born, 14 years old, and it was difficult to grow up along side them. Lucky would tag along with his mama when she went to school (something she dreaded) and eventually to work once she graduated. Sodapop didn’t want her to drop out like he had, wanted to see her make something of herself. Sarah Jane did not want to stay, stating that if he was dropping out to support the family, so could she. She didn’t drop out. Lucky was the only child for 4 years and when his little sister Magnolia was born, it was safe to say he was in love. He followed her and their mother around daily, wanted to help in anyway he could. Lucky was a good, kind hearted boy all away around. When he was in high school, he became the popular guy. Luck was always going to parties and getting wasted on the weekend with the boys. It stressed his mother out to no degree, but he always knew how to charm his way out of trouble. When he was 16 he got his now wife pregnant. His parents chewed him out, expecting him to learn from their “mistake”. When his little girl, Sarah, was born he turned his life around. He was beginning to get good grades, got back into the graces with his teachers and coaches. He became a big New York lawyer later on, total 80s wall street yuppie.

Magnolia Anne Curtis (Teen: 1979-1985)

DOB: February 19th 1966 Age: 58 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Mag, Maggie S/O: Alec Vaughn Kids: Anneliese and George Best Friend(s): Carrie Workington, Louisa May, and Sofia Palome Aesthetic: Magnolia was always seen as super mature for her age. It may be due to her young parents, or her father’s enlistment, or her older brother’s advice instilled. No one knows where it came from, definitely not her parents. She was very smart and even skipped a couple grades. It was her father’s job to help with homework while her mother cooked dinner. A lot of nights crying at the table, not from her though. Magnolia used to distance herself from her family. She was very independent and never wanted help from her parents. It didn’t help that she resented her parents from being so young. The kids in her grade would whisper about her, that she was weird, a shotgun baby. She despised her parents. Sarah Jane constantly tried to talk to her baby about this, but it was difficult to get anything out of Maggie. Stubborn as a nail she was. Soda began taking his girl out for daddy daughter dinners, which consisted of strawberry ice cream and McDonald's burgers. His wife wasn’t even upset of these outings, praying that it would work. Magnolia eventually opened up on one of those daddy daughter dates. Maggie cried, Soda cried, and even Sarah did when she got the re-telling at bedtime. It worked though, and Maggie grew closer to her parents and siblings. She even still goes out with her daddy for dinners every Thursday.

Forrest David Curtis (Teen: 1982-1988)

DOB: February 9th 1969 Age: 55 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Woody S/O: Natalie Berryman Kids: Oliver and Aurora Best Friend(s): Isaac Brooks Aesthetic: Forrest was a very easy baby. He rarely cried and was easily as good if his older brother was there in the room with him. He was obsessed with Lucky, thought he hung the moon. When he was in high school, he became friends with Isaac Brooks, and became involved in some not good things. He started smoking with him after school and whenever he could. His father once caught him and asked for a hit, but told him that he wouldn’t tell his mother. Woody thought that his dad would lose his mind over the recreational drug use, being a veteran and all that, but no. Sodapop told him that he used to smoke this stuff in the war, to “relax”. It became a regular thing for the two. Going out every couple of nights to smoke on the porch or in a random parking lot (do not smoke and drive!) and simply just talk about everything and anything. This was their bonding experience. He won two tickets to a pearl jam concert when he was seventeen and the first person he asked was his dad. They went and came back reeking of the drug and Sarah Jane had grounded them both, how she grounded her own husband, no one knows. Woody and Sodapop were each others best friends.

Romeo Preston Curtis (Teen: 1985-1991)

DOB: December 31st 1972 Age: 52 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Ro, Rome, Romey S/O: Rachel Carter Kids: Cassandra and Dylan Best Friend(s): Joseph Matthews and Aaron Curtis Aesthetic: Romeo was extremely quiet. He barely spoke, in fact didn’t speak one word until he was two years old. His first word was “no lux” when his older brother, Lucky, was tickling him to no ends. Romey was as shy as they come, Soda found him so hard to understand his young son, being certainly eccentric and outgoing himself. He loved his birthday, he got extra presents (as much as his parents could afford) and he got to be cocky to his siblings. He was his mother’s favourite, adoring her quiet Christmas present. He reminded her so much if Sodapop, not exactly with his personality, but his attitude and looks. He was very handsome and very polite and respectful to others, something Sarah Jane admired in both her boys. One Thanksgiving, Soda’s family came over and as the women were cooking dinner and gossiping, the boys were playing tackle football in the yard. Rome watched from the kitchen window with his mother until his Aunt Katherine encouraged him to join the brother’s outside. Romeo learned how to play football with his dads and uncles and quickly became involved with the sport on school teams. His family went to every game until he decided to change over to lacrosse instead. He excelled at lacrosse much more than he ever did football. He was very popular with the girls, but he didn’t notice it. He was overall a very polite and athletic kid.

Charity Dove Curtis (Teen: 1987-1993)

DOB: July 7th 1974 Age: 50 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Char, Love, Lovie S/O: Damien Sinclair Kids: Ashley, Eric, and Loren Best Friend(s): James Winston Aesthetic: Charity was the IT girl in school. She was very proud of who she was the minute she was born. It didn’t help her ego that her daddy worshipped the ground she walked on, gave her everything imaginable. She was a cheerful and loving young girl, wearing the best dresses her mother could make with old scrap fabric. Charity Curtis was the best dressed girl in all of McAlester and everyone knew it. She loved performing in local beauty contests and was a debutante when she was 15. Her southern accent increased her charm, many people admiring this toddler with the heaviest accent in all off the south. Sometimes she talked too fast and it was hard to understand what exactly she was saying, all her words mumbled together. Her special talent was and will always be her cheerleading. She was captain of her cheerleading squad in high school (just like Sarah Jane mind you) and was her team’s fly girl. She later went on to win many more championships and beauty competitions, earning her the spot of Miss Southern, Miss U.S.A, AND Miss Universe respectively. Her parents couldn’t be more proud of their gorgeous sweet daughter. When she met Damien, it was love at first sight. Her daddy was sceptical of him, but when was he not? He just wanted to protect his little girl from the harm of the outside world, and that included boys. The two actually grew to like each other, but Soda would never admit to that.

Prayer Thomas Curtis (Teen: 1990-1996)

DOB: May 18th 1977 Age: 47 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Pray, PT S/O: Sophie Anderson Kids: Ryan, Ethan, and Brady Best Friend(s): Brandon Winston and Shawn Curtis Aesthetic: Prayer was a very helpful kid. He always offered to help his mother win any housework that needed to be done. Prayer was his parents go to babysitter per his own request. He love his little siblings and cousins and decided that if his parents or aunt needs a little help, why couldn’t he? Prayer would also walk his dad’s lunch to the garage on his way to school if his father forgot to pick it up before leaving for work. Sometimes Sodapop would let his son stay a little longer to talk to customers and encourage him to actually engage with the work itself. Prayer loved PB&J’s, he would eat it for every meal every day if his mother would allow him. When he was a teenager his mom told him that he was old enough to do his own chores like his older siblings and one of his chores was packing his own lunches. Every lunch was a PB&J. Every. Single. One. Maybe a side of lays and a soda. He ate terribly growing up but still stayed very fit, probably from all the running around he did, clearly from all the sugar that was in his sandwiches each day.

Cola Robert Curtis (Teen: 1993-1999)

DOB: January 23rd 1980 Age: 44 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Cole, Coley S/O: Amelia Boone Kids: Benson, Louis, and Elijah Best Friend(s): Kyle Randle Aesthetic: Cola hated his name. He knew that his family was known for their ridiculous names, but he thought he had the absolute worst of them all. Cola. How stupid is that he thought. He refused to be called Cola outside of his house (or even in it for that matter) only Cole was allowed. Cole was embarrassed by his name, his family, and his money. They weren’t exactly poor, but they weren’t rich by any means. He was very preppy and popular in high school, being on the football team and being an honour’s roll student throughout his academic career. Cole tried his damn best to separate himself from the rest of his family. His mother understood where he was coming from to an extent, in a way that his optimistic father could never. She knew how he could feel embarrassed by their finances and names. She knew she named her children uncommon and unique names, it was done on purpose, for her husband’s sake. She knew that when her and Soda got married, they were so in love she couldn’t tell that they were poor. Not until she ran into some old soc friends and they buried her alive with her new status in the world. Cole never truly recovered from the embarrassment and bullying he went through in his childhood, still tried to block out his past and family to the rest of the world.

Angel Love Curtis (Teen: 1993-1999)

DOB: January 23rd 1980 Age: 44 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Ange, Angie, Lovie S/O: Paul Mercante Kids: Daniela, Isabel, Ellie, and Rosalie Best Friend(s): Francesca Bough Aesthetic: Angel was a beautiful girl and she knew it. Much like her older sister, Charity, she was told often times told how gorgeous she truly was. Angie started modelling in 1992 when she was 12 years old. By the time she was 17 years old, she was booking jobs with Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, and Michael Kors. She had met Paul Mercante in kindergarten and he was her first boyfriend if you will. She started having play dates with him and best believe Soda and Steve had a field day trying to figure out this 5 year old boy. He took her to their first school dance in middle school and he ended up dancing with Rachel Burnes and Angel had come home sobbing. Her twin brother, Cole, was ready to punch a kid out. It was actually Sodapop who had been the one to talk the boy down while his wife was upstairs with his other daughters calming his youngest daughter. They got back together in 11th grade and ended up getting married when she was 22 years old. Angel, at her best, was modelling for Givenchy, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, and was even the spokesperson for Chanel. She got so famous and so excited that she had bought her parents a house when she was 25 years old.

Valentine Waylon Curtis (Teen: 1996-2002)

DOB: February 14th 1983 Age: 41 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Val, Valey S/O: Aimee Bowen Kids: Camren, Aidan, Alyssa, and Hailee Best Friend(s): Ethan Cade and Matthew Winston Aesthetic: Valentine , being the second youngest, was very funny. He learned that he was never going to be as smart as Cola or Lucky and that he was never going to be as handsome as Prayer or Romeo. He decided to be the funny one. He knew how to make people laugh, had an interesting way of making conversation and storytelling. He could talk for hours and hours on end. He was always very cheerful this one. Val hated seeing anyone upset, it hurt him deep down to find a person crying especially his own family. Valentine was very good with his younger brother Blessing. Blessing was a whey baby, crying every 5 minutes, and it bothered his mama, which in turn bothered him. Val would run to his room, pick out the most ridiculous outfit and prance around in front of his baby brother's playpen until he would giggle. Growing up, he was always compared to his Uncle Two, people reminding him that he was funny and handsome, a new word used to describe him. As he entered middle school, he noticed that he might actually be attractive. Val didn't realise his beauty. He believed that he was the most homely looking out of all his brothers, but his mama always noted his relationship to his father, THE Sodapop Curtis. Girls then started to flock to him, but because of his inner insecurities, he never knew how to talk to them. He could make all the jokes he wanted, make a fool of himself, they would eventually turn the other way because they thought him weird. Val turned to his father for advice, which didn't work due to the massive age gap. There was one last option if Valentine would ever want a wife in the future…Prayer Curtis himself. He was embarrassed to ask for help, but Prayer was actually pretty chill about it. After the advice he received from his older brother, he started seeing Aimee Bowen and the rest was history.

Blessing River Curtis (Teen: 1998-2004)

DOB: August 20th 1985 Age: 39 years old Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Nicknames: Bless, B, Riv S/O: Casey Moss Kids: Connor and Bailey Best Friend(s): Erick Bishop, Kevin Parrish, and Clayton Ibarra Aesthetic: Blessing was exactly what his name says. His parents were told, due to their age, that they couldn't have children anymore. The two were okay with this, thinking they were done 4 children ago anyway. Sarah Jane, the woman she is, believed that God has a plan for everyone, and that all of her children are miracles in their own right. When she fell pregnant for the 9th time in 1984, she knew this was a sign from God. It was a tough and terrible pregnancy for the whole family involved. In fact, Katherine Curtis ended up making her way down to McAlester to help her younger sister-in-law through the journey of it all. When her son was born, she had already had his named picked out from the beginning, whether he be a boy or a girl. Blessing was her baby's name. This name, he hated. When he was in grade school, his name was brought up in many bullies conversations and teasings. Blessing was a girl's name and a weird one at that. Blessing became very isolated with everyone. He started going by River because River Phoenix made it cool somewhat. As he got older he was just used to being called Riv or River. That was until Casey Moss came up to him in history class and said "Blessing Curtis, right?". He almost had a heart attack. This when he got comfortable being referred to as Blessing. Yes, people still made fun of him, but it didn't matter anymore. Casey Moss knew his name. Sarah was ecstatic when she met the girl that made her come out of his shell. She was planning their wedding before the two even admitted their love for each other. Blessing was very athletic, finding himself juggling Football, Baseball, AND lacrosse all at once one school year. He got scouted in 2002, and he got a full ride scholarship to Colombia University on Football.

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Photograph by Daniel Meadows

Workington, Cumbria, 1974

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Long trip up to West Cumbria for me tomorrow to catch the preseason local derby Whitehaven v Workington. Been a wet few days so might end up being as muddy as this one!

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Dundrennan Abbey

Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland (1124–53), and monks from Rievaulx Abbey. Though extensively ruined (the transepts are the main surviving parts), Dundrennan is noted for the purity and restraint of its architecture, reflecting the austere Cistercian ideal. It is also built from very hard-weathering grey sandstone, so the original architectural forms and mouldings are well preserved.

Mary, Queen of Scots, after the Battle of Langside, spent her final night in Scotland here, in 1568. From neighbouring Port Mary, she crossed the Solway Firth to Workington, and shortly after was imprisoned by the English.

In 1587, following the Scottish Reformation, the land passed to the Crown. The site fell into ruin after it was subsequently used to house livestock. Historic Environment Scotland maintains the site today as a scheduled monument.

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Day Sixty-three

9 week mark!

Woke around 3am desperate for the loo in my nice damp copse of trees by Gretna Green, and was unable to get back to sleep. Oh well!

With the forecast predicting heavy rain beginning from around 7ish, I took the opportunity to have a slow start to the day getting breakfast made and everything packed down before the weather worsened.

Whilst I usually have no set distance to aim for each day, today is a little different with an important goal in mind, so an early start is no bother!

Off we go! our from Gretna Green it's a ride down next to the motorway, across the River Sark, and it's back to England!

Scotland has been amazing as ever, and with this being my third and certainly longest visit up to the Highlands, I have a great affection for the place. But I'm definitely looking forward to dealing with fewer steep hills as well as fewer ticks!

Back to it, the road tracks along next to the M6 for a fair ways, giving a very noisy backdrop to the countryside rolling past, before entering in to the north edge of Carlisle. It's a pit stop here to top up on water, as well as grab some snacks as the weather for the day looks to be quite inimicable to on-the-go cookery.

Around Carlisle I follow the A689, which has an excellent set of cycle paths alongside it, which lead southwest over the River Eden and into NCN Route 72 around the Solway Coast AONB.

The wind today is strong but for once is coming in from the north east, giving a very decent tailwind that should help out a lot.

It's some nice but busy country lanes as the ride leads west, with a few climbs involved (which I should have seen coming with place names like Monkhill) but soon the road hits the tidal flood plains and gives some great long stretches of flat terrain to get the legs going.

The flood plains also afford a lovely view back over the water to Scotland and the ride of yesterday, with the hills further inland framing the sky.

Up the hill at Bowness-on-Solway and there's some more beautiful views across the water, though the rain is also starting to intensify.

Past Cardurnock it's a swing back east to get around the Channel of River Wampool, and as I turn into the wind it's some vicious work with the rain stinging into my face until finally crossing over the river at Whitrigg and heading back coastwards ince more.

Navigating around the various rivers here, it's a quick breather at Abbeytown before riding on to the coast at Silloth.

The rain is hammering down now and there's little to do but keep my head down and keep moving. The wind means setting a decent pace, but combined with the rain means I'll get cold quickly if I stop for long, so best to keep active and keep the muscles generating warmth.

With Route 72 doing some meandering up over the coast from here, I really don't need extra mileage on a day with this kind if weather, so I decide to deal with the traffic along the coastline on the B5300.

Whilst getting some good views back over the Solway Firth, I get pleasantly surprised by the appearance of some decent cycle lanes next to the road as I zoom along. Getting out if the traffic always makes riding better, and with the wind at my back I make some excellent speed along the coast, with the rain beginning to lessen into a steady drizzle.

The mountains of the Lake District are ao surrounded by unending grey that they are barely visible, with only the occasional dark shadow on the horizon indicating their presence.

Before long the path heads on to a short promenade section before arriving into Maryport, which offers a bit of shelter to have a quick break at.

Past Maryport, the B road becomes a busy A road, which I'd rather avoid. So, I head to rejoin the cycle route at Flimby, which takes me on a needless ride up some steep climbs before dumping me back out at the A road again. Oh well!

On the approach to Workington the busy A road does at least feature more decent cycle pathing, but as this ascends up through the parkland it becomes a warren of alternative and unsignposted trails, with the trees lining the paths making it feel like a bit of a maze.

With some numerous checks of the GPS, I gradually make my way out the ither side of town and up some steep inclines before a nice ride down into Lowca. The rain is finally letting up now, and whilst the skies are still grey there are some nice views to be had of the Isle of Man off the misty horizon.

Lowca features a steep descent down past some pretty cliffs and along the rail line, before the route comes around to Whitehaven and its marina.

I get the GPS guidance going for the final mike up some busy roads here before arriving at Dan & Claire's place!

I'm exceedingly grateful to them both for offering me a soft bed and an opportunity for some very needed R&R after some very tough going. I've had a fantastic hot shower, been well fed, and have some laundry on the go, and will have a good bit of time to get some other essential maintenance sorted out whilst getting the aches and pains some time to heal up.

Will see you all in a few days for the next leg! Time to jump in the hot tub!

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