2010 Objectives Fine Tuned
Two guests who have been to a recent meeting attended again this month. It is good to have new interest, which is always welcomed.
In the last month we received an invoice for website hosting. Enquiries were made about a Berry Bottoms standing stone. A request was made by the Village Hall committee for a Moonrakers display board at their celebration of 125 years on April 10th. They also said that they may hold another event in the Autumn, as a further celebration. Notification of the possibility of repairs to Ickornshaw Beck Damstones was received. A request for payment for a replacement key for the village hall was received.
At the meeting the group agreed to pay £35 for Internet web hosting for another year. It proves a worthwhile form of communication with people interested in Cowling history, worldwide. It was reported that enquiries by a member regarding the missing Berry Bottoms standing stone have drawn a blank. No one seems to know where it has gone. The request for a display board by the village hall committee was turned down, due to the time schedule being short and members were busy over the Easter weekend. It was agreed if more notice was given of an Autumn event then we would try to be involved. The group asked to be kept informed about Ickornshaw Beck Damstones but the group has no official view on the subject. It was decided that as the group had never asked for a key for the village hall and did not need one then no payment should be made for keys.
There then followed an in depth discussion regarding the objectives set for this year. It was suggested it was time to narrow these down to achievable objectives. It was felt that a ‘Nostalgia Afternoon’, a ‘Where Do You Think You Are Afternoon’ and a ‘Book of Old Pictures’ would be best left until members with the knowledge and technical know how were once again available.
It was decided, one, that the Philip Snowden Cairn and Sign renovation could go ahead, in conjunction with the Parish Council. A site visit was agreed for the next meeting night on 6th May.
It was agreed that, two, one walk should be the first aim for the summer. The one to Ickornshaw, Cock Hall and Winkholme was chosen. A planning trip will be held on June 3rd. It was decided that, three, a recording of historic sites, with photographs and grid references could commence on this visit. Other recording trips may be undertaken later in the summer.
Finally a member offered, four, to draft an outline of the proposed history leaflet for B&B’s and campsite guests, using computer programme Microsoft Publisher. This would be shown to the group in May.
This was a good meeting’s work. The four objectives (numbered in bold) selected can be noted as fulfilling the groups agreed aims – To record and share as much as possible of Cowling’s rich past and announce its place in history through our website and other forms of communication.
