{"id":9,"date":"2021-08-17T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\/allonby-pc\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-11-26T17:59:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:59:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27b0f315 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"27b0f315\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:61,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\\\/allonby-pc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/slide1.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:36,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\\\/allonby-pc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Criffel.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:37,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\\\/allonby-pc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Dubmill-Point.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:38,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\\\/allonby-pc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Friends-meeting-house.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:39,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.valuewebdesign.co.uk\\\/allonby-pc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Snow-on-the-fells.jpg&quot;}],&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a47c0a\" data-id=\"65a47c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18a1e8c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"18a1e8c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b52bccd\" data-id=\"2b52bccd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f581b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f581b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Allonby Parish Council<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c56506d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c56506d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1334ac8c\" data-id=\"1334ac8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8f42b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8f42b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It is famed for its spectacular sunsets over the Solway Firth and Scottish hills, whilst inland can be seen the Lake District fells. The area around Allonby has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the sandy beach has won several Seaside Awards.<\/p><p>The current population is around 440, which increases to around 2000 in the summer months when the caravan sites are open.<\/p><p>Facilities are reasonable for the size of the village. There is a Church, a primary school, two hotels, several shops and food outlets, and a leisure complex attached to one of the caravan sites. A hall us available for public use. A mobile butcher visits on a weekly basis, and a mobile post office visits every Thursday morning. A bus service connects Allonby with Maryport and Silloth, but there is no evening or Sunday service.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"column\"><p>There are few employment opportunities in Allonby. Many of the resident population are of retirement age, and of the remainder most commute to one of the larger towns in the area.<\/p><div class=\"column\">Allonby history goes back many hundreds of years and there are several interpretations of the origins of its name. The most popularly accepted version connects the name with Alan, son of the second Lord Allerdale. Alan founded Holm Cultram Abbey and chose to live in what thus became known as Alan Bay as a retreat for peaceful meditation. Until fairly recent times Allonby, in common with most villages, had to be self-sufficient. The village contained several public houses and hotels, and a range of shops sufficient to support the inhabitants requirements. The main industries were herring fishing and weaving, with the cloth being laid out on the greens to bleach in the sun. The dependence on the herring shoals is shown by the fact that herrings feature prominently in the Allonby coat of arms. Farming has always played an important role in the village economy, and ship- breaking was another money-making enterprise. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, its fresh air and pleasant situation led to Allonby becoming a popular seaside resort. In 1835 the Baths, built by public subscription and containing a suite of hot, cold, and vapour baths with a ballroom above, opened.<\/div><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Despite its small size, Allonby has several other impressive buildings. The Reading Room was erected around 1862, funded partly by local donations and partly by Joseph Pease, a Quaker industrialist. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse who went on to become the architect for Manchester Town Hall and London Natural History Museum. Derelict for many years, it is now being restored as a private residence.<\/p><p>North Lodge was built around 1840 by Thomas Richardson of Darlington. The central section served as a summer residence, and at each side were three smaller cottages which were occupied rent-free by local widows or spinsters.<\/p><p>Two of Allonby most famous visitors were Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins who stayed at the Ship Hotel in 1857. Their visit is documented in Dickens Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices.<\/p><p>Allonby\u2019s most famous son is Captain Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), mariner, hydrographer, chartmaker and inventor. A large memorial to his memory is situated in Christ Church, Allonby.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"column\"><p>It would seem fitting to include some lines by Joseph J Heskett (1865-1951) \u00c2\u00a0Allonby\u2019s Shoemaker Poet. During his long and interesting life he wrote over 500 poems, and though he emigrated to Vancouver in 1911 he never forgot his Allonby roots.<\/p><p>From Allonby on a Summer Morning:<\/p><p><em>The surf-swept shingle beach with gentle rise Stretches along as far as eyes can scan.<\/em><br \/><em>The pretty white-washed village snugly lies, The fairest spot to me or any man.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bd51c9\" data-id=\"38bd51c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270b6de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"270b6de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-pic.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-pic-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-pic-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Allonby Parish Council Allonby is an attractive village situated on the Solway coast between Maryport and Silloth. It is famed for its spectacular sunsets over the Solway Firth and Scottish hills, whilst inland can be seen the Lake District fells. The area around Allonby has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/?page_id=9\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allonby-pc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}