BIRD lovers will be given an opportunity to spot a unique bird that nests on the banks of the river Kent this weekend.
Armed with telescopes and binoculars, staff and volunteers from the RSPB will be along Kent Place, Kendal, showing people dippers between 10am and 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Christina Turtle, people engagement officer for [...]

BUSINESSES in Bowness and Windermere are to be given permission to grab a slice of the action at one of the Lake District’s most lucrative events.
On a one-year trial basis only, traders will be allowed to set up stalls and outdoor seating on the Glebe during the two-day Windermere Airshow. Windermere town councillors voted to [...]

A CONTINENTAL-style cycling endurance event will be running through North Lancashire and South Lakeland to raise money for charity.
The 112-mile Wrynose or Bust cyclosportive takes place on Sunday, April 25, and will prove a testing challenge for experienced cyclists.
Cyclosportives are hugely popular events – which originated in mainland Europe – that see hundreds, or thousands, [...]

THE Lake District’s new fell top assessor’s prediction that an avalanche was imminent on the fells has come true.
As warmer wet weather entered Cumbria on Friday, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist three climbers struck by an avalanche in Hind Crag Gully, Seathwaite, Borrowdale valley.
Jason Taylor, the Lake District’s fell top assessor, recently [...]

GREEN-fingered Cumbrians helped raise more than £56,000 for charity this year by opening their beautiful gardens.
Visitor numbers were also up by 50 per cent on 2008, as 13,000 enthusiasts had a look around those taking part in the National Gardens Scheme (NGS).
More than £23 million has been donated to charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support, [...]

Entries have opened for the 2010 British Gas Great North Swim to coincide with the launch of the Great Swim TV series, which will be shown on Channel 4 this winter. The swim will return to Windermere on Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5. People can enter online at www.greatswim.org .
The British Gas Great [...]

THOUSANDS of outdoor enthusiasts braved the stormy conditions to converge on Kendal for its annual mountain festival.
Despite the weather, legions of festival-goers descended on the Brewery Arts Centre for the four-day gathering. Event organisers were delighted with the response: “We opened on Thursday night, which of course was when the storm hit,” said Clive Allen, [...]

ORGANISERS of Ambleside’s community Christmas lights have “reluctantly” been forced to cancel the event because of the floods.
Thousands of people converge on the town each year to see Santa arrive by Windermere Lakes steamer and the lake shore is flooded with light from lanterns made by visitors. But with Rothay Park submerged in water members [...]

THIRSTY adventurers who down a pint at Kendal Mountain Festival will help swell the coffers of the local rescue team.
Festival organisers have commissioned a special ale from the Hesket Newmarket Brewery entitled Kendal MRT Special, and for every pint of the top tipple sold Kendal Mountain Rescue Team will benefit by 20pence.
“We wanted to find [...]

MOTORBOATS sped their way across Coniston Water during the annual Records Week time trials this week.
The five-day event featured racers travelling at speeds of more than 150mph to set new world records in different eng-ine classes.
The 39th year of the time trials saw choppy conditions early in the week, while heavy downpours had submerged the [...]