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Dalton in Bloom

There will be no Dalton in Bloom competition this year due to dwindling numbers of entries over the last few years.

Police Surgeries

will be held at The Drill Hall

on Nelson Street on the following dates in June

Dalton Surgery 2-4pm

Due to staff holidays there will only be one drop-in this month

30th June

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Dalton's New Mayor

Councillor Sam Ronson will be your Mayor for 2018/19. Sam joined the Council in 2016 and has grown up in Dalton and works at BAE. His deputy this year will be Councillor Nick Perie.

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Citizen of the Year

Dalton's Citizen of the Year for 2018/19 is Clayton Noble.

We all appreciate the effort that Clayton puts in to keep our streets clean and tidy.

Congratulations!

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Vacancy for a Councillor

Anty Cross & Newton Ward

The Town Council has one vacancy for a Councillor to represent the Anty Cross & Newton Ward of Dalton in Furness.

An election to fill this vacancy has not been requested within the specified time limit and the Town Council can now co-opt a candidate into the position.

If you are interested in filling this vacancy, please write giving details to:

The Town Clerk

Town Hall

Station Road

Dalton in Furness

LA15 8DT

^{by Monday 25th June 2018}

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Lest We Forget

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As their tribute

to the local men who fell during the Great War

Dalton and Newton Town Band

will be sounding the Last Post at 7pm

the War Memorial, Station Road

on the

100^th anniversary of their deaths, which will fall between Armistice Day 2017 and 2018.

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1918-2018

January

January 1^st - William Coulthard - age 37 - Dalton

January 3^rd - Thomas Benson Lowther - age 28 - Newton

(Last post at Newton War Memorial)

January 4th - Fred Graham - age 32 - Dalton

January 12th - Herbert Edwin Snell - age 26 - Dalton

January 14th - Wilfred Park - age unknown - Dalton

January 18th - Norman Gibson - age 32 - Dalton

January 23rd - Robert Thomas Tyson - age 23 - Dalton

February

12th February - Myles Harvey Clark - age 19 - Dalton

14th February - Robert Longmire - age 47 - Dalton

16th February - Thomas Arthur Christian - age 23 - Dalton

18th February - Isaac Mawson - age 22 - Dalton

19th February - Robert Riley - age 38 - Dalton

27th February - Samuel James Bell - age 40 - Dalton

March

2nd March - John Gillard - age 18 - Dalton

3rd March - Alfred J Barr - (age unknown) - Dalton

4th March - Edward Gawith - (age unknown) - Dalton

10th March - Gerrard Huck - age 25 - Dalton

17th March - James Bowfield - age 21 - Dalton

23rd March John W Phizaclea - age 25 - Dalton

23rd March - Thomas Bickerdike - age 37 - Newton

26th March - Albert Johnson - age 29 - Dalton

28th March - James Dawson - age 20 - Dalton

April

6th April - Henry Q Towers - age 28 - Dalton

7th April - William T Barnes - age 19 and William E Burrow - age 23 - Dalton

9th April - Fred Holden - age 23 and James Holland - age 35 - Dalton

10th April - John E Steele - age 23 - Newton

11th April - Willie T Clark - age 23 - Dalton

14th April - Thomas W Bower - age 26 - Dalton

18th April - Harry Simms - age 19 - Dalton

19th April - James Blackwell - age 37 and Harvey S Werry - age 27 - Dalton

21st April - William L Butler - age 22 - Dalton

25th April - John A Watterson - age 25 and James M Wilkinson - age 19 - Dalton

26th April - Edward Baines - age 30, Frederick Bowker - age 24,

William H Taylor - age 32, Joseph Williams - age 19 - all Dalton

28th April - Robert Helme - age 20 - Dalton

29th April - Edward Cowley - age 24 - Dalton

30th April - Robert B Singlehurst - age 32 - Dalton

May

1st May - John Dawson and George Thompson - Dalton

2nd May - Robert Barrow - Dalton

3rd May - Charles Mateer and Herbert Roberts

4th May - Norman Roberts

8th May - Benjamin Kelly - Dalton, Henry Boulton - Newton

12th May - William Bottoms - Dalton

15th May - Geoffrey Butler - Dalton

17th May - Robert Radcliffe - Dalton

18th May - Ernest Johnson - Dalton

27th May - Thomas Mashiter - Dalton

June

5th June - Frederick Scott and Mark Simpson - Dalton

6th June - Thomas E Preston - Dalton

9th June - John Postlethwaite - Dalton

15th June - Thomas Bell, Thomas Blake, John T Brocklebank, Wilfred Clark, Joseph H Hall,

Joseph Lamb, Richard Newsham, Edward Nicholson, Frank Postlethwaite,

Richard H Prisk, George Quayle, Philip C Roberts

(All Dalton)

17th June - Thomas E Noble - Dalton

22nd June - John Denny - Dalton

25th June - James FG Ashworth - Dalton

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The Environment Agency is offering a new Flood Warning Service to residents in Dalton in Furness for flooding from Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck.

Residents within the flood warning areas should have received a letter through the post inviting them to register for the service, you can do this by filling in the form which came with the invitation
or
by phoning the Environment Agency's Floodline on 0345 988 1188
or
online at https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings

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Could YOU be Dalton's New Ale Taster?

Dalton with Newton Town Council are seeking to recruit a new Ale Taster for the 2018/19 year.
This historic honorary position is for a twelve month period commencing in July 2018.

The successful candidate will be required to visit each public house taking part and sample their finest ale on two separate occasions throughout the year. Only pubs in Dalton and Newton must be judged.

A free half pint of beer (NOT Lager!) is provided at each visit, at the end of their term of office the Ale Taster must submit a report to the council with a comment about each pub visited and also award a first and second place.
If you are interested in being the the official Town Ale Taster, please write giving details to:

Anne Lane,
Town Hall,
Station Road,
Dalton in Furness,
LA15 8DT,

marking your envelope Ale Taster

or alternatively by email to admin@daltoncouncil.org.uk

The closing date is 30th June 2018

Phone: 01229 464000

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