VACCINE: New jab on the scene December started off positively with the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine. The first patient in Cumbria to receive it was 80-year-old Agnes Hardy, from Kells in Whitehaven, closely followed by Pat Lumb, 84 in Barrow. By the end of the month, with infection rates rising, news broke that the new and more contagious variant of the virus had reached Cumbria.
HOPE: Walney resident Pat Lumb gets her first Covid-19 shot from Dr Arun Thimmiah In other news, forecasters announced a cold snap over the festive period with predictions Cumbria could have a White Christmas. Jeremy and Mandy Voakes, of Cark-in-Cartmel, certainly had the Christmas spirit.
Three young girls, who took it upon themselves to help clean up Kendal have now been recognised and rewarded for all of the hard work that they put into their campaign. Sisters Lola Walker, eight, Jessica Clarke, six, and Nicole Clarke, four, decided to go out litter picking after watching a Netflix TV series called Down to Earth, which features actor Zac Efron exploring ways we can live sustainably now and in the future. Accompanied by their parents, the youngsters picked up people’s rubbish around the Sandylands area and along the River Kent. And last week Kendal’s mayor, Alvin Finch, and Councillor Eamonn Hennessy said they were delighted to meet with the sisters to personally thank them and present them with awards.