Name: | The Reverend Lewis H. How | City: | Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada | Comments: | Your Parish Churches are wonderfully typical of our "goodly heritage." But what a joy to read of your "aspiration to be Bible-based, Christ-centred, Spirit-led and mission-minded." How I wish I could apply to be your minister! But alas, we of the Commonwealth are not able to enter England so readily as in the old days. Such a shame. Keep to your Evangelical cause for therein we are all called of our Lord in the great Commission. The Lord bless and keep all the souls of your in the cure of your living. | | #47 | Date: Wed 5th Aug 2009, 5:07am BST |
Name: | Olly & Mona | City: | Carlisle | Comments: | Loving all the new additions to the website and especially the PDF's for us out of towners! xxx | | #46 | Date: Sun 5th Jul 2009, 10:24pm BST |
Name: | Edward Argyle | City: | Williams, Australia | Comments: | Greetings to all of you. What a terrific website. Your parish looks and sounds lovely, and seeking to be faithful to God's calling. God bless your search for a new priest. If I was closer I would definitely be looking! | | #45 | Date: Fri 3rd Jul 2009, 3:38am BST |
Name: | Ann Gray | City: | Australia | Comments: | Greetings for 2009
we have family from Croglin 1820
Wetheral 1845-1934
Warwick Bridge 1890-1975
Castle Carrock 1700-1900
Family names include Watson, Thompson, Waddell.
Looking for cemetery indexes for these places.
Visited Castle Carrock and Wetheral 1905. Hoping to come back this year and finish our searching. Found some Watsons and Thompsons in Castle Carrock Cemetery. St Peters. | | #44 | Date: Fri 9th Jan 2009, 1:13am GMT |
Name: | JUNE WILLIS | City: | chester | Comments: | what a lovely site I have found when I found yours. The alter in your church made me realise how great my God was after having a terrible day. Thank you for sharing | | #43 | Date: Wed 15th Oct 2008, 10:41pm BST |
Name: | Oliver Thorne | City: | Carlisle | Comments: | Big welcome back to Colin after his sabbatical! And just wanted to say how much we are enjoying the new 'Just for starters' bible study programme which started this week. See you all soon in church xxx | | #42 | Date: Thu 2nd Oct 2008, 9:47pm BST |
Name: | Lin Chaplow | City: | hampshire | Comments: | My great great grandfather was born in Scarramnwick, Croglin about 1820. Hope to visit next year. Thanks for a lovely site | | #41 | Date: Fri 26th Sep 2008, 4:38pm BST |
Name: | Dr Alice Short | City: | Ponteland, UK | Comments: | A lovely website.
God bless you all
Alice | | #40 | Date: Sat 16th Aug 2008, 10:17am BST |
Name: | Jeffery Thompson | City: | Sacramento, California, USA | Comments: | I am visiting this parish in August to research a known relative of mine - Seth Delano Wetherell born in the early 1800's near Wetheral. If there is anyone that can help, please email me! Thank you! | | #39 | Date: Wed 2nd Jul 2008, 6:58am BST |
Name: | Lucy (Taylor) Adamski | City: | Billings, Montana, USA | Comments: | Love to visit your site, reminds me of my home in Little Corby and all the lovely Sunday services I spent with you at either Holme Eden or the dear little church in Warwick.
Best wishes to all who know me and I'll be back in Cumbria for a couple of weeks later this year, hope to see you then.
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Name: | Frank Milburn | City: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Comments: | I loved visiting your site as it brought back memories of when i visited the Croglin church back in 1988. My son also visited late last year. My father was Isaac Milburn whose family lived in the house on the eastern side of the church (graveyard). He was born ion 1901 and left his family behind to emigrate to Australia in 1922. The Milburns continued to live in their house until about the late 1950's. Both my grandparents rest in the churchgrounds so I feel a real connection to the place. | | #37 | Date: Mon 10th Mar 2008, 4:01am GMT |
Name: | Oliver & Ramona | City: | Carlisle, UK | Comments: | Hi everyone - just seen the new Bible Reading Plan on the website - really good! We're starting the Christianity Explored sessions on Monday & really looking forward to that. Hope to see you all in church soon xxx | | #36 | Date: Wed 16th Jan 2008, 3:02am GMT |
Name: | Jenny and Neil Ferrier | City: | Thursby, Cumbria | Comments: | What a most beautiful church. We are hoping our daughter may be married here in October! | | #35 | Date: Wed 9th Jan 2008, 6:33pm GMT |
Name: | Jeremy Dixon | City: | Wilmslow, Cheshire | Comments: | Hello
I am a direct descendant of Peter Dixon, and delighted to see this new website. I'm also pleased to see that the church is thriving.
I last visited some years ago when passing through but Rev Casson was not in. I must make the effort to come along again soon, as I've not actually been inside the church; it would be wonderful to do so and meet the parishoners and the curate.
very best wishes
Jeremy Dixon | | #34 | Date: Sun 2nd Dec 2007, 3:16pm GMT |
Name: | Olly & Ramona | City: | Carlisle | Comments: | Wow - thank you all for making us feel so welcome in church today! We'll be at the service at 7.30pm on Wednesday & hope to meet you all again then xxx
P.S. This website is fabulous Colin! | | #33 | Date: Sun 2nd Dec 2007, 1:38pm GMT |
Name: | Avryll Sixtus | City: | TAKAKA | Comments: | Hello, just browsing through the beautiful photos of Wetherall Church. The photography is just excellent, and the windows have such a vibrancy. Seems rather large for a smallish rural hamlet.....look forward to seeing it next year
Kind regards from New Zealand
Avryll | | #32 | Date: Sat 24th Nov 2007, 9:20am GMT |
Name: | Fielda Kemp | City: | Cumrew | Comments: | Malcolm, I've been looking at the photos of various events - hadn't seen them all when I checked the site before. Thank you for the excellent work you do! | | #31 | Date: Mon 1st Oct 2007, 11:54pm BST |
Name: | Alfred Beard | City: | Cheadle, Staffordshire, England | Comments: | AVRYLL SIXTUS
You and I have a common ancestor. Alfred Edward Smith
known as Alfred Edward [Rodomont] Smith from Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, twice married 1st to your line, Rhoda Derret and then to my line Hannah Rudman. If you would like to make contact this is my e-mail address (email address withheld)
Many regards
Alf Beard | | #30 | Date: Tue 21st Aug 2007, 10:11am BST |
Name: | Ross & Alison Dawson | City: | Kawakawa Bay (nr Auckland, New Zealand) | Comments: | Greetings from the other side of the world. We had the pleasure of visiting the Croglin Church a few years ago. Alison's gtgt(etc) grandfather John Wallis DD was vicar? at Croglin c 1760 and married Esther Mulcaster. Their offspring served with distinction as officers in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and by various twists and turns their bloodline came down to the Wallace Gill family (Alison's father) in New Zealand! (Wall'is' became Wall'ace' some time in the 18th century) We didn't spot the Rev Wallis's grave but did note a number of Mulcaster names on the stones. What a pretty area. We stopped at the village for refreshments and took several photos.
We wish all God's blessings for your ministry at Croglin and for the village and residents also.
Ross & Alison Dawson
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Name: | Avryll Sixtus |
City: | Takaka, Golden Bay, New Zealand |
Comments: | Hello, Greetings from New Zealand. Will look at your churches in a minute. My Gt. Gt. Gt. Grandfather James Stewart lived in Wetheral in 1861, with his wife Mary, born in Beaumont, and probably worshipped at the Wetheral church which i shall look at in a moment. One of my joys is knowing that he designed such enduring church buildings, Gilsland, and Rockcliffe which are quite near you.
I shall be visiting these churches and other landmarks including Wetheral next year when i come to sing for a friends 90th birthday, plus of course chasing up my Brown heritage as well as my Stewart line, which I have pretty well documented. Cumbria is just such a stunning part of England, and when i once puffed up Hellvellyn, I never knew that I was viewing so many places where my ancestors had been born and raised. Great website, and so easy to get around. We do not have villages here in New Zealand and I feel quite homesick, admiring the pretty villages of Cumbria.
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| #28 | Date: 6/08/07 11:01am |
| | Thanks for your comments, Avryll. Please let us know when you come and visit and we can say Hello in person! Regards, Phil.
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Name: | Malcolm McIvor |
City: | Deep River, Ontario, Canada |
Comments: | Wonderful website, especially the welcome page from your parish priest. I was hoping for a list of tombstone inscriptions but I guess that would be a big undertaking. A number of my ancestors were married/born and were buried in Wetheral but the whereabouts of where John McKiver and his wife Mary are buried in the 1820's or early 30's is still a mystery.
Thank you
Malcolm McIvor |
| #27 | Date: Wed 22/11/2006 10:41pm |
Name: | Don Jary |
City: | Carlisle |
Comments: | Excellent site. Like the introduction, Colin! |
| #26 | Date: Wed 08/11/2006 6:42am |
Name: | Allen Sadler |
City: | Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain |
Comments: | Nice to see the churches. I was born and brought up in Warwick on Eden. My mother's parents and one of my cousins are buried at Holme Eden. |
| #25 | Date: Sun 06/08/2006 3:42pm |
Name: | Revd Dr Trystan Hughes |
City: | Llantwit Major, South Wales, UK |
Comments: | Your churches really do look most beautiful... one day I hope to visit... Many blessings on your parish and on your work! |
| #24 | Date: Wed 26/10/2005 6:09pm |
Name: | Alan Prime |
City: | Stoke St. Mary, Somerset, UK |
Comments: | Thank you for this website which I browsed with particular interest in Holy Trinity, Wetherley. 'Faith' is beautiful. '...Whoever sows generousy will also reap generously' 2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV. |
| #23 | Date: Wed 26/10/2005 7:55am |
Name: | Fielda, David and Aunt Janet !
| City: | Cumrew, Cumbria, UK |
Comments: | Aunt Janet is amazed at the technology.
We think the photos were excellent - of the Rector and of the Ceilidh!
Keep up the good work! |
| #22 | Date: Wed 19/10/2005 10:00pm |
Name: | Jeff & Brenda Thiessen |
City: | Hamilton, ON, Canada |
Comments: | Lovely new site! We look forward to seeing friends and family at Holme Eden at Christmas. God bless... |
| #21 | Date: Wed 19/10/2005 2:21pm |
Name: | Colin Randall |
City: | Somerset, UK
| Comments: | Just to discover what my namesake looks like, from a different Diocese! |
| #20 | Date: Mon 17/10/2005 8:22pm |
Name: | T and A Randall |
City: | Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK |
Comments: | Congratulations Phil on an excellent web site.
We are Colin's parents, living in Gloucestershire, and your site seems to bring us so much nearer to Colin and family.
Keep up the good work.
Tony and Audrey. |
| #19 | Date: Sun 16/10/2005 4:25pm |
Name: | Helen Ball |
City: | London, UK |
Comments: | Well done to all concerned for this site. My dad Tony Hesketh directed me to it and I've left it feeling more enlightened about the church I attended for many years,and a little emotional seeing so many familiar places and faces,[especially our Harry].thanks again. |
| #18 | Date: Wed 12/10/2005 8:13pm |
Name: | Jon Hammond |
City: | Wetheral, UK |
Comments: | Well, I live in the Parish of Wetheral, so perhaps some positive comments might be expected. But I think I still have to say that I'm very impressed by this web site. It's easy on the eye, easy to navigate and informative both to residents and visitors. Thank you. |
| #17 | Date: Sun 9/10/2005 2:25pm |
Name: | Monica Lawrence |
City: | Liverpool, UK |
Comments: | What a treat to see the photos of Wetheral and Warwick churches - although it left me rather tearful!
God Bless |
| #16 | Date: Thu 6/10/2005 5:36pm |
Name: | Heather Erridge |
City: | Chorley, Lancashire, UK |
Comments: | Having seen the photo 'From the vicar's window' I presume the Rev. Randall has now decided not to leave the bath running while he is on the phone to parishioners!
Are you now fully dried out and restored to sanity, or is it a question of waiting for the wind to continue to do it task? |
| #15 | Date: Mon 26/09/2005 12:15pm |
Name: | Tony Hesketh |
City: | Little Corby, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Congratulation to all concerned, a superb site. This will bring honour to God and will be a means of fulfilling his good purposes in this place I'm certain. |
| #14 | Date: Mon 22/08/2005 6:46pm |
Name: | Phil Walton |
City: | Sunderland, UK |
Comments: | What a lovely website, not in the least what I'd expected. I was directed to this website from Kevin's profile on the Christian Connection website.
May God continue to bless and enrich you as you seek to proclaim the message of His Gospel in your part of Cumbria.
I attend a Pentecostal church in Sunderland where God continues to bless us in many different ways. |
| #13 | Date: 19th August, 2005 |
Name: | Graham Dugdale |
City: | Brisbane Australia |
Comments: | I am trying to track down a dear friend's godmother who lived in Station House How Mill. She is Diane Weir and was godmother to Barbara Laidlaw who was born in a Hongkong POW camp in 1942. If anyone can help please contact 'gdugdale at bigpond.net.au' (replace at with @) |
| #12 | Date: 15th August, 2005 |
Name: | Judith Hetherington |
City: | Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | I was brought up in Great Corby ( my father Tom Campling is actually in the photo taken at Wetheral Station), & it is lovely to see such a well produced site which will benefit local parishioners as well as giving opportunities to ex-locals to find out news about the local churches & see some wonderful photographs.
Well done to Phil & Malcolm. |
| #11 | Date: 8th August, 2005 |
Name: | David Johnson |
City: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
Comments: | Very interesting and well put together website. Tom Campling put me on to it as his grandson Christopher Collihole is getting married in our church on 13-08-2005 and we have been emailing about this and that. Please make sure you appreciate the depth of history and Christian heritage you have in England. I am originally from Liverpool and sometimes miss the beautiful churches there, as most of ours are very modern.
I will visit this site more and enjoy reading about the different churches. God's blessings to you all, Dave Johnson. (deejayz1@msn.com) |
| #10 | Date: 31st July 2005 |
Name: | Robert Patterson |
City: | Heads Nook, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Congratulations to you, Phil and Malcolm on the new website. This is my second visit in a week! I look forward to further developments - no doubt Colin will be alerting the district to this news in the next 'Focus On Eden'. (Incidentally, re the item on the Parish Magazine in the Curacy bit, the present 'Focus on Eden' is Wetheral's former 'Star of Eden' and Holme Eden's 'Focus', very successfuly welded together by Colin in 2000) |
| #9 | Date: 17th July, 2005 |
Name: | Nigel Holmes |
City: | Great Corby, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Dear Phil, I met Malcolm today and he alerted me to the site. It is a huge improvement bearing comparison with the best church sites I've seen. I'll alert our Diocesan Communications Officer to suggest others model theirs on this format.
I hope you will come here and take a bow! Well done. |
| #8 | Date: 15th July, 2005 |
Name: | Eileen Clark |
City: | Wetheral, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | A very good start carry on the good work. I notice there is no contact for the Luncheon Club. |
| #7 | Date: 14th July, 2005 |
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Thanks Eileen. The Contacts page was copied from the details in the last Parish Magazine. If you can send me the details for the Luncheon Club then I will include them for you. Regards, Phil |
Name: | Rachel Mac B |
City: | Three Holes, Norfolk, UK |
Comments: | Links are brilliant - thank you. The site is pretty good too, easy to use and informative. The photos are really good and come through very clear.
I'll add it to my favourites and avoid learning history this way too! |
| #6 | Date: 14th July, 2005 |
Name: | Alan Maguire |
City: | Scotby, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Wow! This is so easy to navigate and the information so clear. Phil, you're a hero - where's Malcolm in all of this? You've given the Eden Churches something they can be proud of. |
| #5 | Date: 12 July, 2005 |
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Alan, Malcolm has been titled 'official photographer' (busmans holiday!!) so hopefully he will get lots more pictures of the churches to go on the site. |
Name: | Robert J Henry |
City: | Great Corby, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Well done Phil, great to see our churches 'open to all' on the web site.
Hope this encourages more visitors and worshippers because people won't get a warmer or more understanding welcome than at our churches. |
| #4 | Date: 12 July, 2005 |
Name: | Kevin Capelin-Jones |
City: | Wetheral, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | What an improvement (no disrespect, Colin!) Looks great, easy to use and now I actually know what I've got to preach about on Sunday! - no excuses! |
| #3 | Date: 12th July 2005 |
Name: | Colin Randall |
City: | Warwick Bridge, Carlisle, UK |
Comments: | Many thanks, Phil, for getting this site up and running! (I thought I'd test the guest book) |
| #2 | Date: 6th July, 2005 |
Name: | Phil Steels |
City: | Stalybridge, Cheshire, UK |
Comments: | Welcome to the Guestbook. Please feel free to click on the SIGN GUESTBOOK link on the lefthand side, and leave your own message. |
| #1 | Date: 6th July, 2005 |
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