Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Pupils launch tree scheme

thoirnhill tree plant

PUPILS of Thornhill Primary School, near Egremont, started a massive tree-planting programme in Cumbria by planting 10 established cherry trees on the A595.

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Mixed reaction to bluetongue battle

nuttmw CUMBRIA has become part of the bluetongue protection zone – but Scotland has still to decide when to introduce a vaccination policy over the Border.

Rain, mud and lots of support at show

ceenner06 VISITORS braved the rain and mud to go to last week’s Ennerdale Show.

Dates and venues for Cumbria's 2008 agricultural shows

show GET your diary out. You don't want to miss any of Cumbria's wonderful agricultural shows. Here's a list of those coming up.

Pentalk Rural Archive: Ploughing by John Barnes

Ploughing THE Pentalk Archive is encouraging farmers to capture digitally the farming year to create a unique archive of photographs. We will feature the pictures here

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