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Penrith man puts best foot forward to raise cash for suicide prevention charity Papyrus Fundraiser Cameron Stewart put his best foot forward to complete a 50-mile non-stop walk raising money for Papyrus, the UK charity for the prevention of young suicide. Cameron, of Penrith, began his latest challenge setting off from the town monument at 6am last Sunday, heading down to Lowther Park, on to Askham and alongside Ullswater to Glenridding, before taking on the gruelling Kirkstone Pass on the trac...

A MOUNTAIN rescue boss has expressed his gratitude after a fundraiser for an injured colleague surpassed the £1m mark.

A FUNDRAISER for an injured mountain rescue volunteer has officially surpassed the £1 million mark. After almost three months of fundraising, people across Cumbria and the rest of the country have contributed to the JustGiving page, donating hundreds-of-thousands to support Patterdale Mountain Rescue volunteer, Chris Lewis. The experienced team member suffered life-changing injuries after falling 150 metres while making his way to assist a camper on Red Screes above Kirkstone Pass on Feb...

A FUNDRAISER for an injured mountain rescue volunteer has officially surpassed the £1 million mark. After almost three months of fundraising, people across Cumbria and the rest of the country have contributed to the JustGiving page, donating hundreds-of-thousands to support Patterdale Mountain Rescue volunteer, Chris Lewis. The experienced team member suffered life-changing injuries after falling 150 metres while making his way to assist a camper on Red Screes above Kirkstone Pass on Feb...

More than £1 million raised for injured Patterdale mountain rescuer Chris Lewis Chris Lewis More than £1 million has been raised for the Patterdale mountain rescue volunteer critically injured following a 150-metre fall in February – but much more is still needed. Chris Lewis, 60, remains in hospital after sustaining life-altering injuries during a callout to a camper suffering from chest pains at Red Screes, near Kirkstone Pass, during lockdown. A fund set up by Lake District Search...

Chris Lewis of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team suffered life-changing injuries after falling 150 metres on February 6. The experienced team member was on his way to assist a camper on Red Screes above Kirkstone Pass. Chris has been in hospital ever since and sadly is likely to remain there for some time. Posting on Twitter, a spokesman for Patterdale MRT said: “Thank you to everyone who’s asked how Chris Lewis is doing. “There’s not a lot to report beyond initial assessment of...

A WOMAN has decided to run a marathon for a mountain rescue team after one of its volunteers sustained life-altering injuries during a mission. Kate Whittenbury, from Windermere, was inspired to raise money for Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team after team member Chris Lewis fell 150 metres from Red Screes earlier this month, after aiding the rescue of two campers who had broken Covid-19 regulations. The 26-year-old will be running the Windermere Marathon in May and has so far raised over £...

More than £780,000 has been raised for the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team member who was seriously injured following a 150m fall while on a callout. The total of the fund for Chris Lewis, who has been a member of the team for three years and is a trustee, stands at...

Chris Lewis An outpouring of donations and goodwill for Patterdale Mountain Rescue team member Chris Lewis ­— who remains in intensive care following a 150m fall, have been “humbling”, said the team’s leader. This morning, almost £740,000 has been raised as part of a fund set up for Mr Lewis, 60, who remains in a “critical, but stable” condition at hospital in Preston with a serious, life-changing spinal injury. As well as the “absolutely magnificentâ€...

Incredible fundraising effort for paralysed mountain rescuer after tragic accident The online campaign to raise cash for Chris Lewis recovery could hit £1m after he suffered life-changing injuries while rescuing a Liverpool camper in the Lake District Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team volunteer Chris Lewis, 60 (Image: Mike Blakey/PA Wire) A tumultuous time for our city - sign up for the Liverpool Echo newsletter so you dont miss the big storiesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again ...