Look the. As a 1000 voices with angel voices ever singing. Good morning welcome to the Sunday regular show on b.b.c. Radio Cumbria it is of course the 1st Sunday of Advent 1st proper day of winter as well the meteorologist would tell you as you might detect Richard is not here this morning so I'm Helen Milliken sitting in through until 9 normal service a pa is there on what is shaping up to be a crisp clear and very cold Sunday morning perfect Advent conditions and over the next 93 hours we will be delving into the meaning behind several of our most revered and loved Advent customs symbols and him as as well as being treated to a glimpse behind the scenes of the Nativity play. Will be looking at the pros and cons of religious leaders becoming embroiled in politics will find out how to churches can play their part in getting children out of the gang culture that will celebrate the advent of a new mission community for the county. Also discover how and perhaps why our cathedrals are rising up to recently table. 1st though we'll find out how a joint Church Initiative which began life in Colorado is being called Page in all the parts of the county. And of course you can get involved in this morning's program would love it if you would at Dobbins here with me this morning Betty to answer telephones and so if you have a thought for Advent maybe a that you'd like to share all maybe a prayer that you'd like to share with us for somebody all something that you very welcome to phone in. Of the number to call 800 trouble 14950 Alternatively you can do this. Text away Cumbria then your message to am on 3 double 3 a text will be charged and you'll stand that message rate c.l. Prema see notice at b.b.c. Don't kowtow u.k. Slash local radio premisses. Here it's me. Calling my. Mom. Who. Swears. And love will heaven song. Since I was a little boy. And not a. Prince for his long run. Me me come on. Understand. Raise. The pre. War. Power of a prayer. Matthew s. Power of a proud this is the show on b.b.c. Radio compare is a quarter past 6 if you'd like to add your prior to ours in the program today will be doing for the week and up half of the week as normal sort of between quarter to 7 and then it got a little bit later on so if you would like to add your own proud all thought to those you can either phone on 0800 trouble 14950 and Don is taking your calls this morning or you can text starting with the word can be a joke at a 2 h. 13 to pull 3 now while we are very proud to live in Cumbria we're all a bit like this our way there is usually something that we'd like to say improved in our area well liked a bit twine about something anyway that's why I give a day to the city was set up by some of the churches in Cali. 5 years ago to help volunteers coordinate their efforts and make a difference and it's been so successful it's now being copied in other parts of the u.k. B.b.c. Radio. Has been finding out about one of the projects that took place in Carlisle over the summer. So here we are this is Portman Square and this park had been neglected for too long from drop it to delightful historic square in Carlisle has been restored to its former glory to see somebody coming with a pressure washer then somebody else came with a brush then my dad he's 72 years old but he's got the strength of a j.c.b. He came with a hoe and he cleared all these paths are about 50 volunteers helped out across a single week and July among the most daunting tasks was repainting a cast iron fence around the park's perimeter and f. And Sandra are from Stone shellac Associates a nearby business that got involved we came down just to help paint Israel in stone here so I was test with painted on the back parts and then there was some of the team coming behind us that were painting the gold bits on the top just finishing off we did have a couple of funny moments where people break the redistricting pin everywhere on your agenda or pin all over your face but no you would say it was just and I will say it's nice to speak to people that live locally as well they were walking past and telling us what a good job we were doing what you have a place I love me you feel. Maybe I did it proud because I was I was doing something for the city this fall than teaching scheme has been running annually in Carlisle for the last 5 years since its inception it's helped coordinate dozens of projects making Vinton has taken part in more than one I was involved here in Portland square and I was also involved in a project at a petrol bike primary school where some young lads from trying to there basically the project was to rebuild a fence the kids were a skiff a boat bought our heart and that was that we got on our 2 yards to spend with young lads who were being tired has been the naughty boys the bad lads and so we just give them the courage or encourage them to have the courage to be who they see themselves as being insane because in the tree sense of who they are he was inspired to help by adults who had a positive impact on him growing up as a teenager I was a boy 1415 at the time there was quite a bit during a culture a drug culture and then growing up in a quite a like gangs and Parma lotteries and things like that and you just end up getting involved in things that was never your heart so I had a headmaster in my school back in Ireland he when I was at the lowest point where I thought there was no future for me he came along saved me showed me the things that I was good at and said Ask me the question what are you most passionate about what's in your heart because if you begin the impact that if you begin to pursue the earth then you can make it the 1st give a day to the city is never tracting attention from across Cumbria and beyond and the feed in of church has been helping others to set up their own projects I mean the guys in the novel Island they've been doing something like give a day for the last few years we feel from Aberdeen and Kendall and Copeland Oxford and in Cardiff I think they're going to come up next year I did it feel to know youth inspired all those people I think when I look at give a day and I see pitches from the years gone by. I'm just. Moved to see the different people taking their own passion and saying I want to change the story in this city and they've made it happen so this is not about me this is about Realize ation it takes a whole city to love a whole city. From the venue. And in that report from b.b.c. Radio as you and me Vicki war on b.b.c. Radio Cumbria fast becoming my favorite place if you never read it in full Have kings performed at the b.b.c. Radio Cumbria bakes a. B.b.c. Radio Cumbria. Oh it's pop today as you might imagine 1st day of Advent. Festival of cribs and flowers is open at All Saints Church from 10 until 5 today which sounds rather lovely and while nary a cause for Christmas it sent Mary the pickens out to this afternoon with refreshments in the parish hall after the concert in Grange of a son's today at the Methodist church there's an Advent carol service at us at Ball bank at Huff past 3 while impaired to bridge the afternoon teas with Advent carols hymns and ratings that starts at half past 3 in the parking hall looking ahead to tomorrow in fact from tomorrow through until Friday in Penrith diocese mothers Union have arranged for the Souls of all shoes exhibition to raise awareness of domestic and gender abuse sent hundreds. That will be open from 10 on 2 for every day Monday to Friday this week on Thursday which will be the 5th of December in Dalton at the Community Church on Wellington streets will be a short chair based exercise class followed by our Lady of the Rosary school choir singing and that's from 2 to 4 while in Penrith this is on Thursday again at Christ Church on drove his lay a general election hostings event is happening from 7 on till 9 doors open at quarter to 7 and that's hosted by churches together in Grange over sands on Thursday sent poles church Christmas Tree Festival opening is at 7 o'clock with Grange primary school and the Bay Community singers it will be open for viewing from 10 until 4 from Friday the 7th right through until Friday the 27th of December only closed on Christmas Day On Boxing Day and also on Thursday said Michael's Church in stunning at the Solway singer's Christmas concert will be taking place with carols for the audience to sing along. At half past 7 on Friday in borrow at the Trinity Church center on a road there's a concert by Ian Wardlaw and his new electronic keyboard that search 3 admission 4 pounds including with fresh mint looking ahead to next Saturday in Colorado at the whipped and road Methodist Church the Christmas coffee morning is on from 10 on till 12 at West Newton sent Matthews Church Christmas fair is opening being opened at 2 o'clock next Saturday in the village hall back to college Christmas concert by Carlo community quiet begins at 7 in St Cuthbert's church in a few evening do this for you next Saturday night in Apple Bay There's a Christmas concert at 7 in cent Lawrence's church tickets 10 pounds for hospice at home Carla North Lakeland doll stood not far from Austin parish church so wasting as Christmas concert is taking place next Saturday evening again carols. For the audience to sing along as well if you like a bit of audience participation that starts at half past 7 and finally in Ca and next Saturday a concert by the city of Kahlil orchestra starts at Huff 7 thus in St John's Church on London Road. To be seen Radio Cumbria. Is nice to think the. Sun retains. A. Sun. On c. C. And. I. Scully's dish still. Is for. This money. Sure the sun Stupid town and there is a oh. It's just tough to half past 6 in time for a summary of the p.p.c. Radio companion news the government is reviewing the license conditions of every convicted terrorist who has been freed from prison in the wake of the attack at London Bridge 2 people were fatally stabbed on Friday by a man who'd been jailed in 2012 for his role in an al Qaeda inspired plot 3 people are still being treated in hospital. Boris Johnson has said he wants to introduce a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 years for serious terrorism offenses if the Conservatives win the election he says changes to sentencing to early release would have prevented Friday's attack the labor Jeremy Corbyn is to criticize cuts to probation and mental health services saying the public cannot be protected on the cheap. The family of the murdered Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Curry one a glitzy or have demanded the immediate resignation of the prime minister Joseph Muska the demand follows the laying of charges against the businessman York infinit who is allegedly linked to government ministers and top officials has thrown Malta into a serious political crisis Mr Fennis denies all the charges against him. A new type of our poll that's been in development for more than 2 decades will go on sale today in the United States the growers of the cosmic crisp say it has the perfect combination of crunch and sweetness and will last in the fridge for almost a year the red skinned Apple was bred by scientists at Washington State University which will get a royalty on all sales $12000000.00 trees have been planted and the variety will be restricted to farms in Washington state for a decade under a strict licensing system. In sport cricket 1st the England captain Joe Root and the opening batsman Rory Burns both made centuries on day 3 of the 2nd Test against New Zealand the tourists had reached 269 for 5 chasing New Zealand's 1st innings score of $375.00 when rain stopped play for the day in Hamilton England need to win to level the too much series in yesterday's local sport Barrow went 3 points clear at the top of the National League table as girls from Scot quickly Dior Angus and Patrick Patrick Bruff and Ali Dyson sealed a 4 nil away win at Maidenhead tonight change Meanwhile Carlo United will be in tomorrow night's f.a. Cup 3rd round draw alongside the Premier League big shot after 2 Nathan Thomas girls earned to all draw at Forest Green Motors and the 2 sides will replay the week beginning the 9th of December and in the n.p.l. Northwest Kendall town were beaten 41 at Marine Workington against brick house was postponed. They receive the real weather. How God just has it been yesterday oh my goodness was up Patterdale walk in a bull's water and the reflections in the way the mist it was utterly glorious though it has to be said rather chilly so if you are later on this morning head into church because they're full of sleepy parts because everything is white and icy this morning a very cold start so today will be another chilly day but with bright spells developing Most places will stay dry with gentle winds and a maximum temperature reaching between 2 and 5 degrees Celsius today that's 36 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit and then looking ahead to tonight dry and cold with clear periods although cloud cover many start to increase from the northwest later on it will be Misty in places with gentle to moderate westerly winds. And a minimum temperature getting down as low as minus 3 potentially 0 degrees Celsius that's $27.00 to $32.00 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow will see any hazy sunshine giving way to thickening cloud from the northwest part to light rain or drizzle is likely to develop in the afternoon but it does mean that the temperatures will go up somewhat maximum temperatures tomorrow 5 to 8 degrees Celsius that's 41 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit looking a little bit further ahead choose to dry any patchy Mistah for giving way to some bright or sunny period then a dry night on Tuesday but quite chilly Callao do at times and breezy on Wednesday as a chance of patchy rain but by Thursday milder windy with outbreaks of rain so a change of Fort as we go through the week The ensure waters forecast for great on head to the mall of Galloway for today the wind a variable force 2 or 3 becoming Northwest 3 or 4 and then backing Southwest force 4 or 5 later the visibility should be good occasionally moderate the weather drizzle for a time and the sea state slight occasionally smooth at 1st if you heading up on to the Fells today we're looking at the temperatures at $3000.00 fete around minus 2 to minus one Celsius $28.00 to $30.00 degrees Fahrenheit the winds above 1600 feet will be northerly 10 to 15 miles per hour gusts to 20 to 25 miles per hour initially and then the overall wind speed will increase to 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts of 25 to 30 miles per hour later on the cloud base well local mist and fog in the valleys may be slow to clear potentially lingering until the middle of the day today or the wise largely sunny with just a few patches of cloud at 1300 to 1600 feet mainly towards the penance and the. Freezing level in the valleys initially rising to around 1600 feet that's 500 make his in the afternoon and the visibility today should be generally excellent whosoever will rise because he hasn't yet by a long chalk still pretty dark at 812 is so in Rise time today sunset time just before 124-1549. 24 hour clock wise high tides today in Silis high tide will be reached at just after half past 2 to $30.00 wanted a reaching height of $8.00 mate is in Mary poll out the high tide will be reached out to 18 this afternoon 7.8 metres will be the height reached same height in Workington but 3 minutes later at 221 this afternoon and White Haven High tide will be out to 6 with a height of 7.4 metres and high tide today in Barro is at quarter past to reach new heights of 8.6 meters. And China like the Sun This isn't a bad quiz show on the 1st Sunday in Advent on b.b.c. Radio Cumbria I'm Helen sitting in for Richard with you through until 9 and I will be doing as usual for the week and prep for the week at a round about 10 to 7 this morning if you would like to your thoughts all press to those then please give us a call Daryn we'll take calls on 0800 trouble 14950 am or you can text and if you start with a word Cumbria and on h 13 double 3 it doesn't have to be upright could just be a full out an observation a kind of Advent type message salute if any of those things please feel free. To praise today author of hock the biography of Christmas Paul Kuranda explains the meaning behind several Advent customs and symbols including advent calendars wreaths and candles and he also explains the but ground to the words of the Advent Carol Colm Emmanuelle. So Advent is from the Latin adventurous which pretty much means coming soon you know it was celebrate. From at least the 5th century and for a while it was a time of fasting ahead of feasting and even started as early as November the 11th . By the 20th century Advent become less a time of abstinence a more a time of reflection and preparation and of course the old munching of chocolate. And of course one of the most popular Advent customs is the use of wreaths particularly since $839.00. And like so many great modern day Christmas customs these came from Germany so many recent course do have a evergreens the holy the ivied the mistletoe particularly being those Christmas Eve flavors this is a symbol of life after death of the Everlasting Life of triumphing over nature. So nowadays the traditional Advent recently the advent candles includes for each of the Sundays in Advent some different churches have different colors so many for example have purple as a sign of penitents building up to a pink candle which is the color for rejoicing. Now as for Advent calendars we can trace them back to at least 850000 German households the very popular beginning his pictures hung on a wall before they became miniaturized and it was thanks to get hard Lang who's a German who particularly enjoyed the advent calendars that his mom used to make him as a child with with sweets in a box and sometimes cookies a little Bible verse and some pictures so he mass produced them from the very start of the 20th century the chocolate only was added after the 2nd World War after rationing and things like that had that stopped. Well true advent of course is about what it is that's coming soon it's Gold's tangible intervention here on Earth it's a beautiful song Advent Carol rather than a Christmas carol technically a calm Emmanuelle and it's based on the great old misses the code of these and to films these words of praise that all sung in prayer in Vespers traditionally and that's when they go a wisdom old oh Emmanuelle they're crying out saying God with us we need you here we need you intervening with us here on earth until you are here we're going to keep lighting the candles and counting the dice. Thank us. Such a beautiful him. Church Choir Time now for thought for the week which today comes from the reverend. From college something great is coming today is Advent Sunday traditionally the start of a new year for the Christian church this is one of my favorite times of the year a time for the membrane and a time hopefully of great anticipation jury an adventure nacho cheese and daily readings we remember the times before Jesus was born on the stories of the Old Testament and the times of major Libby father birth of Christ in the New Testament . These weeks before Advent give a space and an important time to remember and reflect upon God's saving work throughout history with its emphasis on God's love and presence in our affairs its champion of justice and peace it's also a time to remember the culmination of God's saving work in the coming of the birth of Jesus the Messiah remembering the real reason for the coming season celebration of the birth of Christ I was listening to a conversation the other day between a minister and his young daughter who was looking ahead to Christmas and wondering about all the traditions we've built to pour over time she just had to had why do we celebrate Christmas around a tree perfectly good question I suppo