Lot

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(NB all from Threlkeld unless indicated otherwise)

1.      1

Blooming good start

Two large hanging baskets, ready by early June

Mr and Mrs T Stevens

2.       

Any port in a storm

A bottle of port

Ken Hebson

3.       

A drop of the hard stuff

A bottle of whisky

Fred Robson

4.       

For the more refined

Two bottles of wine – one white, one red

Booths Supermarket, Keswick

5.       

Get set

Cut and blow dry OR cut and set

Sally's Hairdressers,

Keswick

6.       

Get it together

3.6v Cordless Screwdriver Kit

Millbank Garage,

Keswick

7.       

Some like it hot

10 bags of firewood

Tony Singleton

8.       

Do it himself

4 hours of general house maintenance, DIY – trailer available for a garage/loft clear out etc

Steven Oldfield

9.       

Five loaves (no fishes)

Organic wholemeal bread, home made (not by machine). A loaf a week for five weeks

Jane Roberts

10.    

Loosen up

A shoulder massage (ladies or gents) from an experienced shoulder masseuse

Jo Alberti

11.    

Reet good stuff

Two bags of stable manure

Ros Shirreff

12.    

Drinks all round

Bottle of Leader Scotch Whisky

Bottle of Martini Extra Dry

Bottle of Belnor Sparkling Perrry

E and J Todhunter

13.    

Go to work on an egg

Two packs of half a dozen fresh free range eggs,

weekly for 10 weeks

John Hulme

14.    

Pressed for time

Four hours ironing (probably 2 x 2 hour sessions)

Christine Gott

15.    

Go for a cruise

Voucher for a full family return on Ullswater Steamers (except Bank Holiday weekends)

David Stanger

16.    

Strictly for the birds

A joiner made bird table

Harry Wilson, Scales

17.    

How does your garden grow?

Half a load of farmyard manure delivered locally

(Two separate lots)

Harry Robinson, Gateghyll

18.    

Fourth Musketeer?

Learn how to swordfight from an accomplished historical re-enactment performer

Tim Wilson (Blencathra Centre)

19.    

Yo Ho Ho

Two bottles of rum

John Hodgson

20.    

Pie-eyed

12 savoury pies

The Pie Mill, Blencathra Business Centre

21.    

Stay smooth

A Ladyshave

Packhorse Steel

22.    

Get your five portions here

A basket of fruit

Morrisons, Penrith

23.    

A clean sweep

A complete litter pick of both Threlkeld Village and Threlkeld Quarry

Threlkeld Youth Club

24.    

A doggy bag?

A bag of lamb dog food

A bag of rice dog food

Stan Mattinson

25.    

Put your glasses on!

Two sets of Lakeland Slate coasters

Blencathra Stonecraft, Keswick

26.    

The Mediterranean Experience

A big tub of garlic and herb stuffed olives (2kg approx)

Mediterranean Imports, Blencathra Business Centre

27.    

Tell me a story

Ellie Winter and her Mum promise to read the best bedtime story ever

Ellie and Gill Winter

28.    

Parliamentary Privilege

A bottle of House of Commons Whisky

The Rt Hon David Maclean MP

29.    

The wholefood experience

A meal for two (or more) up to the value of £30 at

Lakeland Pedlar Wholefood Cafe, Keswick

Lakleland Pedlar

30.    

Forest Park

A car park pass for the Whinlatter and Grisedale Forest car parks for 12 months plus a map of the walks from them

Forestry Commission

31.    

Climb up the wall

A climbing lesson for a group of four people

Keswick Climbing Wall

32.    

Soft landing

A handmade cushion

Betty Stevens

33.    

More Port

A bottle of port

Margery Mattinson

34.    

Two's Company

A meal for two with wine at the Salutation Inn

Salutation Inn

35.    

The Laal Ratty experience

A voucher for a family for unlimited travel for a day on the Eskdale and Ravenglass Railway. Not Bank Holiday weekends.

David Stanger

36.    

Tea Time

Afternoon tea for two

Treeby and Bolton, Keswick

37.    

Tee Time

A round of 18 hole golf for up to four people (valued at £112)

Keswick Golf Club

38.    

A load of ......

A box of 12 Titleist golf balls

Ian Raw

39.    

Flower power

A guided walk to interpret the flora round Threlkeld

Blencathra Centre Staff

40.    

Dog tired

I will take your dog on the best and longest walk of its life

Luke Winter

41.    

And when it gets back.......

A pet basket with assorted items

Podgy Paws Pet Shop, St John's Street, Keswick

42.    

This will keep you in the dark

Cinema tickets to the value of £22.00 (four Circle seats, any show)

Alhambra Cinema, Keswick

43.    

Knit picking

Learn to knit or brush up your knitting skills.

3X1 hour sessions which will aim to teach basic stitches and to follow a pattern.

Kate Smalley

44.    

Cakes

Five cakes in five months

Eileen Witherington

45.    

Go Green

A £25 Garden Centre Voucher

Little Dodd Garden Centre

46.    

A portrait for posterity

Have your portrait painted by Jonathan Trotman. An individual portrait in oil. The bidder needs to be able to do sittings of two hours at a time for at least two or three sessions. Here is selection of Jons work

Jonathan Trotman

47.    

Get a life

I promise to do someone's ironing so that they can do something much more exciting

Gill Winter

48.    

Something much more exciting

An hour (approx) of tandem paragliding, time and date to be arranged by the buyer.

Cumbria Soaring Club, Portinscale

49.    

Little Chef

A Microwave

Packhorse Steel

50.    

Festival Films

Two passes for the final two days of the Keswick Film Festival, 12-13 April (see programme at www.keswickfilmfestival.org). It should be possible to see about 10 of the 18 films on offer at the Alhambra and the Theatre by the Lake.

Ron and Jean Horne

51.    

Beef up

A meat voucher for £25

Thomason's Butchers, Keswick

52.    

Computers made easy

Two two-hour sessions of introduction to working on a computer, from a local computer professional – setting up and organising files an folders, using email,getting going on word processing, internet access etc.

Helen O'Brien

53.    

Haute Cuisine

Dinner with wine for a party of up to six people at Powbeck, Portinscale, Date to be arranged.

John & Ruth Knowles, Powbeck,

Portinscale

54.    

It's curtains for you

Two new pairs of fully lined glazed cotton, pencil pleated curtains. Quality material, floral pattern. With hooks, two pairs of tie backs/ wall hooks. Size width 102” (260cm), length 84” (214cm)

Ruth Taylor

55.    

And curtains for me

I am willing to make curtains if you simply give me the material and required sizes, or from scratch with just the window measurements - working out what material and lining you need, taking into account repeats etc, showing you how to go about curtain making.

Marion Cresswell