Over 55 Christmas lunches were prepared, cooked and delivered to the community of Glenridding and Patterdale yesterday afternoon after Inn on the Lake hotel and several guesthouses from the two villages joined forces to spread some Christmas cheer. Normally, the elderly community from the Ullswater valley are invited to the.
A CUMBRIAN mountain rescue team has hit its £85,000 fundraising target for a new Land Rover Defender. The total was reached after an exceptionally generous donation was made in memory of a departed family member to the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team - because of their love of the Lake District. Chris Sanderson, chair of trustees, said: “Recent activities such as the sales of our Ullswater Valley calendar and an online auction associated with the new Terry Abraham Helvellyn film had taken us to the half-way stage. “Now this tremendous support from one family has enabled us to meet our target in full, a year ahead of schedule.