Spring 'es sprang. I trust the's hed a barrie Easter und trunnelt th'pache eggs, alang wid the trip t'Kirk.
We hed oor fust git togidder ovt'eer ower in Greystoke. Tek a deek ut News pyage furt'wreet up.
If the's a member thu'll hev got yer Journal throo'pyost. Non-members can order a copy. Details are on the Journal page.
We hev oor AGM ont'4th May ower ut' Lowther Parish Hall. Jean has served the Society as secretary for over 25 years and would like to hand over to a volunteer. If that's something that would interest you we have more details on our News page.
Divvent fash the'sell if the's kem ovver to tek a deek ut oor featured Easter Ledge Puddin' recipe. Tu mek rum fur a Tyale ovt' Abbey Holme az this months feature, avh put t'Ledge Puddin' wid t'other recipes on oor Recipes pyage.
Featured - 12th April 2024
Find out why th'shud, 'Nivver boil a sheep's heed an' a puddin' togidder', with oor tyale fra t'Abbey Holme.
News - 12th April 2024
We have a Can You Help? section, as our Secretary Jean looks for a volunteer to take over as society secretary.
Sue Wilkinson is also looking for any information people may have on the Grassmere Dialect plays.
Diary - 3rd January 2024
Our next meeting is our AGM on the 4th May. All this years meetings are on the Diary page.
Recipes - 12th April 2024
We've updated with the Easter Ledge Pudding.
When I update the website I'll put a note out @Workytown on Chunter (Twitter / X). Next update is due for the 10th May.
Formed in 1939, the Lakeland Dialect Society came about out of a series of "Merry Neets", entertaining get-togethers at which town and country folk talk, sing and recite poetry, in the dialect of the Lakeland region: Cumberland, Westmorland and the Furness district of Lancashire, now all in the modern county of Cumbria in the English Lake District.
The first Lakeland Dialect Society committee met at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle on June 10, 1939.
Members agreed that the aims of the society would be to preserve and celebrate the ancient speech of the region.
From the outset the Society was dedicated to the academic study of the Cumbrian dialects and to fostering the dialect speech and writing.
The constitution states: The objects of the Society shall be to encourage interest in the writing of Dialect Verse, Prose and Drama; to stimulate the publication of Dialect Literature and the production of Dialect Plays; to study the origins and history of Dialect, Folk-lore, Folk Songs and Local Customs and Traditions. The Society shall endeavour to bring together lovers of dialect so as to develop interest therein. If possible it shall make tape recordings of the various dialects within the area. These remain our aims today.
Despite difficulties in the years following 1939, the Society got established and flourished. Membership is currently around 250. Members live not only in the Lake District but also throughout the UK, and the rest of the World—all united in a love of “oor mak o’ twoak”!
The Society meets at roughly quarterly intervals, on Saturday afternoons at venues throughout Cumbria. Prospective members or casual visitors are always warmly welcomed, and a good “crack” is always guaranteed! A church service conducted in dialect is held biennially and there are occasional public performances. A Journal, published annually, is free to all members.
To join, contact a member of the society at the email address below, or telephone.
I'll tell the'
We're nut stuck up er prood i't mooth
Fer t'main on us was bred in't fells,
We're nobbut wiet, yammly, fwoak
Off t'seeam switch as yersels.
An' like yersels, we clag tight tull
0't bits o'country ways an' looar;
We like ta hod a crack aboot
T'auld dale-fwoak' at hev gone afooar.
Mi fadder, (an' nea doot he's reet),
Sez t's main o't' fell fwoak er o't seame
They "Hawk tagidder" on a drag,
Till Foxy's brush is hung on t'beame.
He sez 'at t' interest (like t' auld Fox)
Is rousan 'noo fer thee an' me,
Soo join, yersels, an git yer kin
Ta join oor own Society.
From The Works of Lance Porter - Lakeland Treasury
Compiled and edited by Ted Relph and Published by the Society
Have a look at our latest programme - we'll be meeting around the county from March until November and we'd love to see you there for some discussion and enjoyment of dialect and our rich heritage.
Secretary: Mrs Jean Scott-Smith, Gale View, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3NH. Phone: 01931 716386
Email: lakespeak.jean@gmail.com
Journal Editor: Mrs Louise Green, Overdale, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 1EQ. Phone: 01697371710
Email: louise.green2608@gmail.com
Website: Phillip Gate
Email: pg-cumbria@gmx.com
Secretary: Mrs Jean Scott-Smith, Gale View, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3NH. Phone: 01931 716386
Email: lakespeak.jean@gmail.com
Journal Editor: Mrs Louise Green, Overdale, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 1EQ. Phone: 01697371710
Email: louise.green2608@gmail.com
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