10 YEARS AGO

St Mary's Church, Walney, was holding events to mark its centenary, including an exhibition and a special service.

A detached house in Furness Park Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £279,950. A semi-detached house at Piel View Grove, Barrow, was £135,000.

Cumbria Tourism set out its plans for the future, which included promoting Furness as a place for adventure sports, such as sailing and kite surfing.

Wheelie bins in Barrow could be halved in size to encourage more people to recycle.

25 YEARS AGO

An appeal for £1m was to be launched towards the cost of Barrow's new Dock Museum. The appeal was to be organised by the Furness Maritime Trust.

Former Barrow vicar, the Reverend Peter Smith, was appointed as chaplain to people with impaired hearing by the Carlisle Diocese.

A terraced house at Orion Terrace, South Walney, was offered for sale at £35,000. A semi-detached house at Newton Road, Dalton, was £44,999.

50 YEARS AGO

Ulverston Townswomen's Guild presented a bench for the new Ulverston Rose Garden. It replaced a garden demolished two years earlier to make way for the route of the A590 near Trinity House and Tank Square.

Grange and District Art Society opened its 21st exhibition at the Crown Hotel.

Lindal Moor Cricket Club was to seek a complete survey of its ground following the appearance of a 10ft hole.

Around 160 people were at the North Lonsdale Licensed Victuallers' Association banquet at the Grand Hotel, Grange.