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_____Forestry Work at Watendlath
Volunteers are needed to help with an urgent forestry task to help stop Ash Dieback spread at Watendlath on Wednesday 21st November (moved from Tuesday due to weather) Please ring Bowe Barn if you can make it along.
We’ll meet at Bowe Barn, Keswick at 9am. Please wear warm & waterproof clothing, and boots with a good grip as the ground is very steep and uneven.
Tuesday 20th November
9am at Bowe Barn, Keswick
Contact: 017687 74649
Volunteer Christmas Meal
A reminder about the end of season/winter warmer for all volunteers as a thank you from the Trust in November/December. Don’t forget to book your place!! (existing volunteers only)
Tuesday 4th December 12-2.30pm
Lunch at Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth
To book a place contact [email protected] or tel 017687 74649Photo-stalking wild deer at dawn
Bring your camera for a dawn trip to see Red and Roe deer in the wild.
£30. Booking Essential
Where: Borrowdale
When: Wed 24 Oct, 7am – 9am
Key Contact:
Spooky Stories for Hallowe’en
Come for a spooky walk in the dark and hear hallowe’en stories, plus make a traditional besom witches’ broom. Adult £1, Child £3. Booking Essential
Where: Beckfoot Barn Ennerdale
When: Wed 31 Oct, 6pm-9pm
Key Contact:
Bonfire Night
Join us for a big fire by the sea with stunning views over the harbour.
Where: Coast Guard Station above Whitehaven Harbour, Grid Ref: 968 182
When: Sat 3 November 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Guided Woodland Walk from Maurice Pankhurst, Woodland Ranger - Wed 7th November
As a follow-up to the successful site visit to the Colourful Coast in June, Maurice Pankhurst - our very knowledgeable Woodlands Ranger, has offered to lead a guided woodland walk for countryside volunteers on Wednesday 7th November. Details will be confirmed closer to the date, but the plan at present is to meet at Bowe Barn office outside Keswick at 10am and bring a packed lunch - perhaps we might find our way to a pub too?
To book, please email [email protected] or telephone 017687 74649
http://www.ntlakesoutdoors.org.uk/our-team/rangers/maurice-pankhurst
Force Crag Mine Open Days
Where: Force Crag Mine
When: Sunday 1 July, Sunday 30 September
What: Open Days at Force Crag Mine, with a guided tour of the intact mine buildings
Action Required: Contact Penny if you would like to train to become a guide
Key Contact Penny Webb
Ancient Borrowdale
400 million years in 4 miles! A guided walk with our ranger over Lakeland’s “most beautiful square mile”. Free, Booking Essential
Where: Borrowdale
When: Thurs 13 Sept 10.45am – 3pm
Key Contact:
Weave willow spheres on the Farm!
Workshop with basketweaver Phil Bradley to create a beautiful willow sphere sculpture take away, held at High Snab Farm high in the Newlands Valley. Adult £30, Child £20. Booking Essential
Where: Newlands Valley – High Snab Farm
When: Wed 26 Sept 10am - 4pm
Key Contact:
Photo-stalking wild deer at dawn
Bring your camera for a dawn trip to see Red and Roe deer in the wild. £30. Booking Essential
Where:Borrowdale
When: Wed 22 Aug, 5.30am – 8.30am
Key Contact:
Archaeology with Altitude
500 years ago the Newlands valley was a mining Klondike. Explore a fascinating world of adits and leats, spoil tips and “t’owd men”, of fortunes won and lost. 400m of ascent, some steep and rough ground. Free, booking essential
Where: Newlands Valley
When: Thurday 28 June 10asm-3
Weave willow hens on the Farm!
Workshop with basketweaver Phil Bradley to create a sculpture of a willow hen or cockerel to take away. Meet the real live hens while you’re there! Adult £30, Child £20, booking essential
Where: Newlands Valley – High Snab Farm
When: Fri 29 Jun 10am - 4pm
Key Contact:
Unearthing the past at Buttermere
Guided walk to explore the hidden histories of Buttermere and its archaeology.
Adult £3, Child £1
Where: Meet at Force Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref: 215 151.
When: Sat 14 July 10am – 4pm
Key Contact:
Go Wild in the Great Wood!
Climb trees with our foresters and see them fell trees, make charcoal and fire their deer rifle.
Adult £4.50, Child £3, Family £10 (2 Adults + up to 3 children)
Where: Meet at Great Wood Car Park, Borrowdale, Grid Ref:272 217
When: Thurs 9 Aug 10am – 2.30pm
Key Contact:Map Reading Made East
Learn the theory and put it into practice! Part of Keswick Mountain Festival, Free event
Where: Meet at North Lakes Office, Bowe Barn, Borrowdale Road, Keswick
When: Fri 18 May, 9am-4pm
Key Contact:
Millican Dalton Experience
Follow in the footsteps of Borrowdale’s very own “Professor of Adventure”. Experience on foot and by canoe the uncomplicated lifestyle of Millican Dalton. Adult £50, booking essential. Part of Keswick Mountain Festival
Where:
When: Saturday 19 May 9.30am-4pm
Key Contact:
Extreme Picnicking
Can picnicking be extreme? We like to think so. Combine your snack with a taster session on a power kite run by North West Kitesurfing. Adult £3, Child £3. Booking Essential. Part of Keswick Mountain Festival
Where: Borrowdale
When: Sunday 20 May 11am-5pm
Key Contact:
Party in the Woods
The indoors goes outdoors. Drop in to our “living room in the woods”, have fun making things with artists, and celebrate the centenary of National Trust founder Octavia Hill. Free
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Where: Borrowdale
When: Sunday 3-Wednesday 6 June, 10am-4pm
Key Contact:
Wildflower Walks
Meet at: The Hub, Whitehaven Harbour, CA28 7LR
Guided walk along the colourful coast to see the wildflowers at their best. Free
Where: Start at the Hub, Whitehaven Harbour
When: Saturday 9 June 1-3pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Family Nature Safari
Meet at: Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref: 215 151
Follow a trail (6km approx) to explore the wildlife of Lanthwaite Wood. Adult £0, Child £2
Where: Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref 215 151
When: Sunday 10 June 10.30am-4pm
Key Contact:
Have a go at Dry Stone Walling
Where:: Maggie’s Bridge Car Park, Loweswater, Grid Ref: 134 421, CA13 0RU
When: Sunday 18 June, 10am-2pm, Drop in any time.
Key Contact: Fireside Stories by the Lake
Come and join the Derwentwater Foreshore Project, storyteller Ian Douglas and friends for a very special evening of storytelling and music by the side of Derwentwater. Follow a guided lamp lit walk through the landscape and enjoy tales of magic and wonderment around our fire and you experience the lake shore by twilight. You can bring some cheering bonfire snacks to munch too!
Where: Meet outside the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
When: 6.00pm to 6.30pm for volunteers, event starts 7.30pm
Who to Contact: [email protected]
Whitehaven Coast: Low Tide Day
Rockpool safari and sandcastle building – come and join in.
Where: Beacon Museum, Whitehaven
When: Saturday 5 May, 11am-4pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Storytelling and Guided Walks training for volunteers
This training is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning some skills at interpreting the countryside through guided walks, using some storytelling skills, and would be interested in putting this into practice on the Derwentwater Foreshore in Keswick. Skills learnt on the day will be transferable to other areas in the Lake District.
It will be delivered by Ian Douglas, renowned storyteller, who has a wealth of experience in storytelling and theatre, and created the infamous Storytree at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. The day will be structured around devising an interactive ‘Tale Trail’ for visitors. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn new skills in storytelling and performance, presentation, voice and gesture in an outdoor environment. The day will take place in Keswick, at a location still to be confirmed and no previous experience is needed. Just bring your sense of humour and willingness to get involved. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
As a follow up to the day, we will be trying out some walks for real with the public on Wednesday 11 April. Don’t worry if you can’t make the second day! It’s not compulsory- it would just be a nice opportunity to try out some new skills in a group environment. If you would like to come but can’t make the date, let me know and we may well schedule in another session for April / May.
Where: Keswick
When: Wednesday 28 March 2012, 10.00am to 3.30pm
Who to Contact: The training day is free of charge but booking is essential. Contact Naomi Hewitt by email at [email protected] or by phone on 0774 772 1897 to book your place or for any more information.
Tree (whip) planting in Raise Ghyll, Watendlath
Monday 26 March Thursday 29 March Friday 30 March
Help wanted urgently –
Please contact Maurice Pankhurst on 017687 81924 or 07747 461706
Or [email protected]
Practical Conservation Task Days at Derwentwater Foreshore
Join in and lend a hand on our monthly practical conservation task days on and around the Derwentwater Foreshore, starting from the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. It’s a great way to have fun, get outdoors and put something back into the landscape, and everyone is welcome! Come to as many or as few sessions as you like. Activities will include improving footpaths, managing trees, building fences, creating wildlife habitats and more, and you will get the chance to work alongside National Trust Rangers and learn some of their skills
Where: Derwentwater Foreshore, starting from the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick
When: Sunday 25 March between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Who to contact: Naomi Hewitt on 0774 772 1897 or at [email protected]
Countryside Volunteer Spring Meeting
What’s planned in the North Lakes for 2012? You’re invited to the Wheatsheaf Pub, Embleton on Friday 23rd March 2012 to find out.
Meet Alistair Starling, General Manager and other staff, hear results from the 2011 volunteer survey, and find out what projects are planned for this year, have a chat with other volunteers and have a chance to ask the burning questions you’ve always wanted answers to.
We’re meeting in the afternoon from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, tea & coffee will be provided on arrival, then there’ll be a cash bar.
There’s ample parking and the X4 & X5 bus stops right outside. Embleton is mid-way between Cockermouth and Keswick just off the A66.
Here’s how to find it: http://wheatsheafembleton.co.uk/location
Hope to see you there. Please can you confirm by Wednesday 21st March if you are planning to attend so we can confirm numbers with the pub, by replying to [email protected]
New Volunteer Coffee Morning
Wordsworth House volunteers needed, particularly for the café. This will involve taking trays to the tables, clearing tables, using the till and offering the friendly helpful welcome that WWH&G is so well known for!
Where: Wordsworth House & Gardens
When: Saturday 11 February 10am-12noon
Who to contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Countryside Team Christmas Party
What: We have now finalised our plans for the volunteer social event. We have booked the Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth for a lunchtime get together on Thursday 1st of December 12 noon - 2.30 pm. It will be a hot lunch of either a Steak & Jennings Ale pie or Roast Turkey lunch, which will be served in their bar / café area. This lunch is being provided by the North Lakes Countryside Team as a way of showing their thanks and appreciation for the commitment and hard work of all volunteers who turn out to support the Trust.
Where: Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth
When: Thursday 1st December, 12 noon-2.30pm
Who to contact: Liz Hather
Planting Wild Daffodil Bulbs
Where: Buttermere
When: 12 November
Christmas Clear Up: Friday 9 December 11am to 3pm
Come and help us with some outdoor conservation tasks on the Derwentwater Foreshore to spruce it up for the winter! We’ll be doing all sorts of practical tasks, including path clearing, shrub cutting, plaque cleaning and general tidying. Everyone is welcome to come and help- mince pies and hot punch will be supplied to keep up morale. Bring warm clothes and waterproofs. Note that you don't need to be an NT volunteer so do invite others if you know anyone who might be interested. Meeting place: outside the Theatre by the Lake main entrance at 11am. If you can’t make it for 11, you will find us if you walk along the shore towards Friars Crag.
When: Friday 9 December, 11am to 3pm
Where: Derwent Foreshore, meeting at the Theatre by the Lake
Contact [email protected]
We will be developing the above into the new year with a monthly task group so keep an eye out for our task days on the Foreshore between January and March...
Keswick Christmas Fayre: Sunday 4 December
We're looking for anyone who fancies helping out with a National Trust stall at this event. Last year was great fun (despite being a bit chilly!) and is a really nice event in the Keswick calendar. This year we will be selling some NT Christmas gifts, running the "Foreshore Roll a Penny" activity and chatting to passers by. Any help would be greatly appreciated- we will be there all day but even if you could just spare a couple of hours if would be useful.
Where: Keswick Market Square
When: Sunday 4 December
Contact [email protected]
National Walking Festival
Where: Various
When: October half term
Force Crag Mine Open Days
Where: Force Crag Mine
When: Thursday 28 April, Sunday 22 May, Sunday 19 June, Wednesday 21 August, Sunday 2 October
What: Open Days at Force Crag Mine, with a guided tour of the intact mine buildings
Action Required: Contact Penny if you would like to train to become a guide
Key ContactPenny Webb
Storytree Tale Trails
Where: Derwent Foreshore
When: Saturday 23rd and Tuesday 26th July
What: am emailing to see if any of you would be interested in volunteering to accompany Storytree on these walks as a National Trust representative. The role would entail helping Richard or Rosy, the Storytree storytellers by accompanying them on the walk and adding in some local information about the history, landscape and National Trust involvement in the land. It's not essential to have any previous knowledge because I have developed a "script"- the information I give people at the 4 stopping points along the route, after Richard and Rosy have told their story at each point.
Key Contact: Jean Braidwood
Countryside Volunteer BBQ and Meeting
Where: Dunthwaite House
When: Friday 5th August; meeting from 2-3, BBQ afterwards
What: We’re holding a meeting for countryside volunteers at Dunthwaite House on Friday 5th August 2011, to be followed by a BBQ. I’ll be providing beer, bangers and bread (and soft drinks beginning with B…) and if you’d like to bring anything else to share you’re very welcome but it’s not compulsory.
Please can you let me know if you’re planning to attend so that I can cater for the right number?
Key Contact: Jessie Binns (please contact to confirm your attendance)
Loweswater Show
Where: Loweswater
What: Recruitment and stall
When: first week in September
Ennerdale Show
Where: Ennerdale
What: Recruitment and stall
When: c.22-26 August
Guided Walk and Pond Dipping
Where: Ennerdale
When: 19 July
Key Contact: Mark Astley
Dry Stone Walling
Where:
When: 25 June
Key Contact: Geoff Medd
Wild Camp Weekend
Where: Ennerdale
When: 20-26 June
Whitehaven National Bike Event
Where: Ennerdale?
When: 18-26 June
A Walk with Alison O’Neill
Where: High Snab Farm, Newlands Valley
When: Friday 17 June 2011
What: Come and share the day and a few secrets with a Shepherdess, farmer, walker and hopeless romantic. Discover the real Cumbria; learn about the land, the people and the wild life.
A day’s walk from 1030am until 4pm (booking essential)
Key Contact: NT Events Guide
Derwent Island Open Days
Where: Derwent Island, Keswick
When: Cancelled
What: Open Days allowing access to Derwent Island and House
Action Required: Due to problems with the jetty on the island the open days have been cancelled.
Key Contact: Penny Webb
Volunteers are needed to help with an urgent forestry task to help stop Ash Dieback spread at Watendlath on Wednesday 21st November (moved from Tuesday due to weather) Please ring Bowe Barn if you can make it along.
We’ll meet at Bowe Barn, Keswick at 9am. Please wear warm & waterproof clothing, and boots with a good grip as the ground is very steep and uneven.
Tuesday 20th November
9am at Bowe Barn, Keswick
Contact: 017687 74649
Volunteer Christmas Meal
A reminder about the end of season/winter warmer for all volunteers as a thank you from the Trust in November/December. Don’t forget to book your place!! (existing volunteers only)
Tuesday 4th December 12-2.30pm
Lunch at Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth
To book a place contact [email protected] or tel 017687 74649Photo-stalking wild deer at dawn
Bring your camera for a dawn trip to see Red and Roe deer in the wild.
£30. Booking Essential
Where: Borrowdale
When: Wed 24 Oct, 7am – 9am
Key Contact:
Spooky Stories for Hallowe’en
Come for a spooky walk in the dark and hear hallowe’en stories, plus make a traditional besom witches’ broom. Adult £1, Child £3. Booking Essential
Where: Beckfoot Barn Ennerdale
When: Wed 31 Oct, 6pm-9pm
Key Contact:
Bonfire Night
Join us for a big fire by the sea with stunning views over the harbour.
Where: Coast Guard Station above Whitehaven Harbour, Grid Ref: 968 182
When: Sat 3 November 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Guided Woodland Walk from Maurice Pankhurst, Woodland Ranger - Wed 7th November
As a follow-up to the successful site visit to the Colourful Coast in June, Maurice Pankhurst - our very knowledgeable Woodlands Ranger, has offered to lead a guided woodland walk for countryside volunteers on Wednesday 7th November. Details will be confirmed closer to the date, but the plan at present is to meet at Bowe Barn office outside Keswick at 10am and bring a packed lunch - perhaps we might find our way to a pub too?
To book, please email [email protected] or telephone 017687 74649
http://www.ntlakesoutdoors.org.uk/our-team/rangers/maurice-pankhurst
Force Crag Mine Open Days
Where: Force Crag Mine
When: Sunday 1 July, Sunday 30 September
What: Open Days at Force Crag Mine, with a guided tour of the intact mine buildings
Action Required: Contact Penny if you would like to train to become a guide
Key Contact Penny Webb
Ancient Borrowdale
400 million years in 4 miles! A guided walk with our ranger over Lakeland’s “most beautiful square mile”. Free, Booking Essential
Where: Borrowdale
When: Thurs 13 Sept 10.45am – 3pm
Key Contact:
Weave willow spheres on the Farm!
Workshop with basketweaver Phil Bradley to create a beautiful willow sphere sculpture take away, held at High Snab Farm high in the Newlands Valley. Adult £30, Child £20. Booking Essential
Where: Newlands Valley – High Snab Farm
When: Wed 26 Sept 10am - 4pm
Key Contact:
Photo-stalking wild deer at dawn
Bring your camera for a dawn trip to see Red and Roe deer in the wild. £30. Booking Essential
Where:Borrowdale
When: Wed 22 Aug, 5.30am – 8.30am
Key Contact:
Archaeology with Altitude
500 years ago the Newlands valley was a mining Klondike. Explore a fascinating world of adits and leats, spoil tips and “t’owd men”, of fortunes won and lost. 400m of ascent, some steep and rough ground. Free, booking essential
Where: Newlands Valley
When: Thurday 28 June 10asm-3
Weave willow hens on the Farm!
Workshop with basketweaver Phil Bradley to create a sculpture of a willow hen or cockerel to take away. Meet the real live hens while you’re there! Adult £30, Child £20, booking essential
Where: Newlands Valley – High Snab Farm
When: Fri 29 Jun 10am - 4pm
Key Contact:
Unearthing the past at Buttermere
Guided walk to explore the hidden histories of Buttermere and its archaeology.
Adult £3, Child £1
Where: Meet at Force Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref: 215 151.
When: Sat 14 July 10am – 4pm
Key Contact:
Go Wild in the Great Wood!
Climb trees with our foresters and see them fell trees, make charcoal and fire their deer rifle.
Adult £4.50, Child £3, Family £10 (2 Adults + up to 3 children)
Where: Meet at Great Wood Car Park, Borrowdale, Grid Ref:272 217
When: Thurs 9 Aug 10am – 2.30pm
Key Contact:Map Reading Made East
Learn the theory and put it into practice! Part of Keswick Mountain Festival, Free event
Where: Meet at North Lakes Office, Bowe Barn, Borrowdale Road, Keswick
When: Fri 18 May, 9am-4pm
Key Contact:
Millican Dalton Experience
Follow in the footsteps of Borrowdale’s very own “Professor of Adventure”. Experience on foot and by canoe the uncomplicated lifestyle of Millican Dalton. Adult £50, booking essential. Part of Keswick Mountain Festival
Where:
When: Saturday 19 May 9.30am-4pm
Key Contact:
Extreme Picnicking
Can picnicking be extreme? We like to think so. Combine your snack with a taster session on a power kite run by North West Kitesurfing. Adult £3, Child £3. Booking Essential. Part of Keswick Mountain Festival
Where: Borrowdale
When: Sunday 20 May 11am-5pm
Key Contact:
Party in the Woods
The indoors goes outdoors. Drop in to our “living room in the woods”, have fun making things with artists, and celebrate the centenary of National Trust founder Octavia Hill. Free
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Where: Borrowdale
When: Sunday 3-Wednesday 6 June, 10am-4pm
Key Contact:
Wildflower Walks
Meet at: The Hub, Whitehaven Harbour, CA28 7LR
Guided walk along the colourful coast to see the wildflowers at their best. Free
Where: Start at the Hub, Whitehaven Harbour
When: Saturday 9 June 1-3pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Family Nature Safari
Meet at: Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref: 215 151
Follow a trail (6km approx) to explore the wildlife of Lanthwaite Wood. Adult £0, Child £2
Where: Lanthwaite Woods Car Park, Grid Ref 215 151
When: Sunday 10 June 10.30am-4pm
Key Contact:
Have a go at Dry Stone Walling
Where:: Maggie’s Bridge Car Park, Loweswater, Grid Ref: 134 421, CA13 0RU
When: Sunday 18 June, 10am-2pm, Drop in any time.
Key Contact: Fireside Stories by the Lake
Come and join the Derwentwater Foreshore Project, storyteller Ian Douglas and friends for a very special evening of storytelling and music by the side of Derwentwater. Follow a guided lamp lit walk through the landscape and enjoy tales of magic and wonderment around our fire and you experience the lake shore by twilight. You can bring some cheering bonfire snacks to munch too!
Where: Meet outside the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
When: 6.00pm to 6.30pm for volunteers, event starts 7.30pm
Who to Contact: [email protected]
Whitehaven Coast: Low Tide Day
Rockpool safari and sandcastle building – come and join in.
Where: Beacon Museum, Whitehaven
When: Saturday 5 May, 11am-4pm
Key Contact: Chris[email protected]
Storytelling and Guided Walks training for volunteers
This training is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning some skills at interpreting the countryside through guided walks, using some storytelling skills, and would be interested in putting this into practice on the Derwentwater Foreshore in Keswick. Skills learnt on the day will be transferable to other areas in the Lake District.
It will be delivered by Ian Douglas, renowned storyteller, who has a wealth of experience in storytelling and theatre, and created the infamous Storytree at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. The day will be structured around devising an interactive ‘Tale Trail’ for visitors. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn new skills in storytelling and performance, presentation, voice and gesture in an outdoor environment. The day will take place in Keswick, at a location still to be confirmed and no previous experience is needed. Just bring your sense of humour and willingness to get involved. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
As a follow up to the day, we will be trying out some walks for real with the public on Wednesday 11 April. Don’t worry if you can’t make the second day! It’s not compulsory- it would just be a nice opportunity to try out some new skills in a group environment. If you would like to come but can’t make the date, let me know and we may well schedule in another session for April / May.
Where: Keswick
When: Wednesday 28 March 2012, 10.00am to 3.30pm
Who to Contact: The training day is free of charge but booking is essential. Contact Naomi Hewitt by email at [email protected] or by phone on 0774 772 1897 to book your place or for any more information.
Tree (whip) planting in Raise Ghyll, Watendlath
Monday 26 March Thursday 29 March Friday 30 March
Help wanted urgently –
Please contact Maurice Pankhurst on 017687 81924 or 07747 461706
Or [email protected]
Practical Conservation Task Days at Derwentwater Foreshore
Join in and lend a hand on our monthly practical conservation task days on and around the Derwentwater Foreshore, starting from the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. It’s a great way to have fun, get outdoors and put something back into the landscape, and everyone is welcome! Come to as many or as few sessions as you like. Activities will include improving footpaths, managing trees, building fences, creating wildlife habitats and more, and you will get the chance to work alongside National Trust Rangers and learn some of their skills
Where: Derwentwater Foreshore, starting from the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick
When: Sunday 25 March between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Who to contact: Naomi Hewitt on 0774 772 1897 or at [email protected]
Countryside Volunteer Spring Meeting
What’s planned in the North Lakes for 2012? You’re invited to the Wheatsheaf Pub, Embleton on Friday 23rd March 2012 to find out.
Meet Alistair Starling, General Manager and other staff, hear results from the 2011 volunteer survey, and find out what projects are planned for this year, have a chat with other volunteers and have a chance to ask the burning questions you’ve always wanted answers to.
We’re meeting in the afternoon from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, tea & coffee will be provided on arrival, then there’ll be a cash bar.
There’s ample parking and the X4 & X5 bus stops right outside. Embleton is mid-way between Cockermouth and Keswick just off the A66.
Here’s how to find it: http://wheatsheafembleton.co.uk/location
Hope to see you there. Please can you confirm by Wednesday 21st March if you are planning to attend so we can confirm numbers with the pub, by replying to [email protected]
New Volunteer Coffee Morning
Wordsworth House volunteers needed, particularly for the café. This will involve taking trays to the tables, clearing tables, using the till and offering the friendly helpful welcome that WWH&G is so well known for!
Where: Wordsworth House & Gardens
When: Saturday 11 February 10am-12noon
Who to contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Countryside Team Christmas Party
What: We have now finalised our plans for the volunteer social event. We have booked the Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth for a lunchtime get together on Thursday 1st of December 12 noon - 2.30 pm. It will be a hot lunch of either a Steak & Jennings Ale pie or Roast Turkey lunch, which will be served in their bar / café area. This lunch is being provided by the North Lakes Countryside Team as a way of showing their thanks and appreciation for the commitment and hard work of all volunteers who turn out to support the Trust.
Where: Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth
When: Thursday 1st December, 12 noon-2.30pm
Who to contact: Liz Hather
Planting Wild Daffodil Bulbs
Where: Buttermere
When: 12 November
Christmas Clear Up: Friday 9 December 11am to 3pm
Come and help us with some outdoor conservation tasks on the Derwentwater Foreshore to spruce it up for the winter! We’ll be doing all sorts of practical tasks, including path clearing, shrub cutting, plaque cleaning and general tidying. Everyone is welcome to come and help- mince pies and hot punch will be supplied to keep up morale. Bring warm clothes and waterproofs. Note that you don't need to be an NT volunteer so do invite others if you know anyone who might be interested. Meeting place: outside the Theatre by the Lake main entrance at 11am. If you can’t make it for 11, you will find us if you walk along the shore towards Friars Crag.
When: Friday 9 December, 11am to 3pm
Where: Derwent Foreshore, meeting at the Theatre by the Lake
Contact [email protected]
We will be developing the above into the new year with a monthly task group so keep an eye out for our task days on the Foreshore between January and March...
Keswick Christmas Fayre: Sunday 4 December
We're looking for anyone who fancies helping out with a National Trust stall at this event. Last year was great fun (despite being a bit chilly!) and is a really nice event in the Keswick calendar. This year we will be selling some NT Christmas gifts, running the "Foreshore Roll a Penny" activity and chatting to passers by. Any help would be greatly appreciated- we will be there all day but even if you could just spare a couple of hours if would be useful.
Where: Keswick Market Square
When: Sunday 4 December
Contact [email protected]
National Walking Festival
Where: Various
When: October half term
Force Crag Mine Open Days
Where: Force Crag Mine
When: Thursday 28 April, Sunday 22 May, Sunday 19 June, Wednesday 21 August, Sunday 2 October
What: Open Days at Force Crag Mine, with a guided tour of the intact mine buildings
Action Required: Contact Penny if you would like to train to become a guide
Key ContactPenny Webb
Storytree Tale Trails
Where: Derwent Foreshore
When: Saturday 23rd and Tuesday 26th July
What: am emailing to see if any of you would be interested in volunteering to accompany Storytree on these walks as a National Trust representative. The role would entail helping Richard or Rosy, the Storytree storytellers by accompanying them on the walk and adding in some local information about the history, landscape and National Trust involvement in the land. It's not essential to have any previous knowledge because I have developed a "script"- the information I give people at the 4 stopping points along the route, after Richard and Rosy have told their story at each point.
Key Contact: Jean Braidwood
Countryside Volunteer BBQ and Meeting
Where: Dunthwaite House
When: Friday 5th August; meeting from 2-3, BBQ afterwards
What: We’re holding a meeting for countryside volunteers at Dunthwaite House on Friday 5th August 2011, to be followed by a BBQ. I’ll be providing beer, bangers and bread (and soft drinks beginning with B…) and if you’d like to bring anything else to share you’re very welcome but it’s not compulsory.
Please can you let me know if you’re planning to attend so that I can cater for the right number?
Key Contact: Jessie Binns (please contact to confirm your attendance)
Loweswater Show
Where: Loweswater
What: Recruitment and stall
When: first week in September
Ennerdale Show
Where: Ennerdale
What: Recruitment and stall
When: c.22-26 August
Guided Walk and Pond Dipping
Where: Ennerdale
When: 19 July
Key Contact: Mark Astley
Dry Stone Walling
Where:
When: 25 June
Key Contact: Geoff Medd
Wild Camp Weekend
Where: Ennerdale
When: 20-26 June
Whitehaven National Bike Event
Where: Ennerdale?
When: 18-26 June
A Walk with Alison O’Neill
Where: High Snab Farm, Newlands Valley
When: Friday 17 June 2011
What: Come and share the day and a few secrets with a Shepherdess, farmer, walker and hopeless romantic. Discover the real Cumbria; learn about the land, the people and the wild life.
A day’s walk from 1030am until 4pm (booking essential)
Key Contact: NT Events Guide
Derwent Island Open Days
Where: Derwent Island, Keswick
When: Cancelled
What: Open Days allowing access to Derwent Island and House
Action Required: Due to problems with the jetty on the island the open days have been cancelled.
Key Contact: Penny Webb