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From Bluebird K7 Returns to Coniston Water
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From Highest Point Festival
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From Kendal Mountain Festival 2021
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From Put it to the People March
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From People's Vote March
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From BMC AGM Thoughts
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From The National Trust; For ever, for everyone
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From Caravan, Camping, and Motorhome Show at the NEC
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From Gowan Bridge - Open at Last!
Category: Events
Local events, for example demonstrations, carnivals, etc.
Last Monday was a big day for the story of Bluebird – the iconic water speed record jet engined boat returned to Consiton Water to be re-floated there for the first time since the fateful 1967 crash that killed Donald Cambell. Laetitia and I thought we’d make the trip to Coniston to witness this small …
It was a few weeks ago now, but in a brief weekend of hot summer weather we were lucky enough to get to go to Lancaster’s Highest Point music festival held in Williamson Park. We (thanks to Laetitia 😉 ) also had access to the VIP area based inside the Ashton Memorial. It seemed to …
The Kendal Mountain Festival is back after a little Cv-19 break last year…
Theresa May wants a third meaningful vote on her deal in the House of Commons in case MPs can be persuaded to change their minds now that they know more. I think we deserve the same opportunity. So last Saturday saw us at the Put it to the People march in central London – following …
Saturday was a first for me, direct action, demonstrating against Brexit! So, I got off my bottom and my keyboard and put my feet where my words are and joined seven hundred thousand (700,000*) other equally frustrated anti-Brexit demonstrators in London at the People’s Vote march. #peoplesvote #stopbrexit
I’ve never written anything quite like this before so bear with me for the ride… June 2018 was a tough AGM for the BMC The BMC has been going through a tough time for the past 24 or so months and because of that the 2018 AGM, held in Kendal on 16th June, was perhaps …
The bold proclamation of the National Trust – For ever, for everyone. It sounds great doesn’t it? The thing is, having spent six months of 2017 as a NT employee, I have a worrying feeling about the organisation that has motivated me to put these words together…
We’d snagged some complimentary tickets to the Caravan, Camping, and Motorhome Show at the NEC, and all we had to do for them was promise to write a report about the show on this site. Ha, as if that wasn’t going to happen! 😉 This is exactly the sort of thing we love to write …
At Last! Gowan Bridge was officially opened today.
