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Business leader tackles 214 Wainwrights for Lake District Calvert Trust A Cumbrian business leader is pulling on her walking boots to raise money for charity. Sue Howorth, founder and co-director of The Family Business Network, is taking on the Wainwright Challenge in aid of the Lake District Calvert Trust. The trust delivers challenging outdoor adventure experiences for disabled adults and children. The charity was one of many that was forced to suspend their activities as the country went into lockdown early last year. Sue said: “When I heard the Lake District Calvert Trust talk about how...

A CUMBRIAN company has handed over a cheque to a local charity after a long fund-raising campaign. The couple behind the Keswick Boot Company launched a Wainwright Challenge which raised stands at a whopping £5,440. The money will go to Cumbria Down Syndrome Support. The charity's chairman, Louise Hext, said: "We are overwhelmed and moved with the huge generosity and support that has been shown to our charity, we are truly thankful to each and every person that has helped raise this phenomenal amount of money. "We are a small charity and this is the largest single donation ever recei...

06/04/2021 A challenge set up by a Cumbrian business to raise funds for charity has smashed its original target. Keswick Boot Company’s Wainwright Challenge aimed to raise £1,000 for Cumbria Down’s Syndrome Support but has totalled  £5,440. The challenge was launched in March 2019 and saw supporters paying £10 for a KBC Wainwright Challenge badge which they then wore as they climbed the local fells, photographing themselves at the top. The coronavirus pandemic put the challenge’s finale on hold, but the final results have now been announced. Everyone who bought a badge was a...