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RARE items given to a South Lakes family, by Alfred and Betty Wainwright are up for auction this month with 1818 Auctioneers.

Alfred Wainwright sketches set to go to auction A Wainwright sketch of Bowness Bay, signed by Wainwright about 40 years later, is up for auction with 1818 Auctioneers, and estimated to make £1,500-2,000 Rare items given to a South Lakes family by Alfred and Betty Wainwright are set to go under the hammer this month. Estimated to make over £4,000, they include a thank you card, a set of Lakes and Lune Water Board illustrated accounts for 1973 and a pension form. There is also a Wainwright sketch of Bowness Bay – signed almost 40 years later by Wainwright and given by him to Mike Duff, a s...

A walker was talked to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge on Helvellyn. The man, in his 40s, suffered a panic attack near the Bad Step while traversing the ridge, and was unable to continue. Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team shortly before 2.15pm on Sunday. A team spokesperson said: “The team duty leader contacted the man and his partner by phone and provided reassurance and suitable advice. “The couple were eventually able to continue and ascended onto Helvellyn summit. “They remained in contact and were monitored whilst they descended onto Lower Man then down to ...

Helicopter rescues 60-year-old from Helvellyn after slip A 60-year-old man from the North East slipped whilst traversing Striding Edge, injuring his ankle A 60-year-old who slipped and injured his ankle on a Lake District mountain was rescued by helicopter in an operation lasting about four hours. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to Striding Edge on Helvellyn at 2pm on Saturday to help a man from the North East who had slipped and injured his ankle. Sixteen team members from the mountain rescue team responded. A spokesman for Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said: “Due to the remot...

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by Cumbria Police at 2pm on Saturday  To assist a 60 year old man from the North East who had slipped on Striding Edge, he sustained an injury to his ankle in the fall. The team deployed 16 lifesavers responded who made their way up to the scene. Due to the remoteness of the location, the team decided to request the assistance of the Coastguard and a rescue helicopter was scrambled from Prestwick.  The casualty was assessed by a first aider who put a splint on his ankle. He was winched from Striding Edge by the aircraft and flow...