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How parkrun changed our lives The start at Fell Foot parkrun Cumbrian parkruns feature in a new book about the Saturday morning event that’s been hailed as the greatest public health initiative of our time. How parkrun Changed Our Lives charts the personal stories and the academic research that proves the benefits of the free weekly 5k runs. Millions of people around the world had registered to do parkrun before lockdown, and they were still signing up throughout the past year when the pandemic called a halt to the events. Author Eileen Jones set out to see why parkrun is so widely loved...

The Mail’s talented Camera Club. GLOW: A picture of the sunset over Bowness taken by The Mail Camera Club member Dawn Handley If you would like to see your pictures published in print and online, along with your byline, join The Mail Camera Club Facebook group and submit your images. CROSSING: A sight of the Jubilee Bridge taken from North Scale, taken by The Mail Camera Club member Alan Willliamson Please include your name and a brief description of what the picture shows. STEEP: A view of Slag Bank towards Black Combe taken by The Mail Camera Club member Brian McGrevey

DAMAGE caused by a motorcyclist on nature reserve has been dubbed 'unacceptable' by Natural England. A woman saw a motorcyclist flying through the dunes of North Walney Nature Reserve and wants to see more people respect the area. The Walney resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "I was walking along the beach and there was a man on a motorbike racing through the dunes causing damage. This is a nature reserve and should be respected." The site is run by Natural England. GATEWAY: A gateway to natural beauty at North Walney Nature Reserve by The Mail Camera Club member Evelyn C...

It boasts miles of unspoilt beaches, panoramic views and a charming feel of times past, but Millom is a community on the move Workmen are busy on every corner and there is a buzz in the town, an awakening, a determined resolve to get on with life in a community renowned for self-reliance. There is much talk nationally of economic decline, redundancies and closures, but the 298 independent businesses that operate in and around Millom aren’t listening to the gloomy forecasts and are forging ahead – it must be the iron in their blood. Try and find an empty commercial property and you...

It boasts miles of unspoilt beaches, panoramic views and a charming feel of times past, but Millom is a community on the move Workmen are busy on every corner and there is a buzz in the town, an awakening, a determined resolve to get on with life in a community renowned for self-reliance. There is much talk nationally of economic decline, redundancies and closures, but the 298 independent businesses that operate in and around Millom aren’t listening to the gloomy forecasts and are forging ahead – it must be the iron in their blood. Try and find an empty commercial property and you...