Lake District
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| Area | 2362 |
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| Locations | Cumbria |
| England | |
| Highest point | Scafell Pike |
| Passes | Honister Pass |
| Whinlatter Pass | |
| Gatescarth Pass | |
| Did you know | Film director Ken Russell lived in the Keswick/Borrowdale area until 2007 and used it in films such as Tommy and Mahler. |
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| ID | 405871 |
About Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains, and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin.
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... One of the apparent cover-ups was in a World Heritage Site in the Lake District...
Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills
... " We will retain self-checkouts in two of our stores in the Lake District in order to meet the needs of our customers during very busy periods...
New search technology leads to discovery of body in Glen Etive
... The technology has been developed by Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA)...
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... Pockets of temperate rainforest are found to the west of Scotland and north Wales, as well as in the Lake District and south-west England...
Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
... She lives in an old cottage in the foothills beneath the Lake District peak and totally understands the mountain s appeal to walkers and climbers...
Woman finds her 40-year-old message to dad in book bought online
... Mrs Ford, who was brought up in the Lake District, told: " It was a book I thought about over the years, but I didn t recognise it at first because it had no desk cover...
Northern Lights: England's skies glow in aurora spectacle
... The natural phenomenon was captured by photographers in the Lake District and in Northumberland on Tuesday evening...
Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies
... Chris Lewis, a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District, fell 500ft (150m) in 2021, severely damaging his spine...
Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies
A Mountain rescue volunteer who was badly injured while trying to help wild campers who broke coronavirus lockdown restrictions has died.
Chris Lewis , a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District , fell 500ft (150m) in 2021, severely damaging his spine.
The campers, from Liverpool and Leicester,
The MRT praised Mr Lewis's " highly valued" expertise and " significant contribution" to The Rescue community.
It said Mr Lewis was admitted to Furness General Hospital on 2 September with a chest infection and pneumonia and died Two Days later.
Team leader Mike Rippon said he was " a lovely, genuine person" and his death was a " very sad loss".
" He was very knowledgeable and was a great person to have around in The Team , " Mr Rippon added.
" His expertise and companionship was brilliant for new team members. "
Mr Lewis, 62, was called out to Red Screes above the Kirkstone Pass near Ambleside in February 2021.
The Fall left him with multiple facial fractures and needing a wheelchair and round-the-clock care.
He continued to support mountain rescue teams in The Lakes and, in March, received the Inspiring Eden Award for his bravery and service to the community.
Mr Rippon said Mr Lewis had remained a trustee, still came to meetings, and was " very keen to be back on board" and to " make the best" of things.
" Chris was keen to continue putting as much back into this voluntary rescue service as he possibly could, " He Said .
The two campers in 2021 had called for help after one of them began having chest pains.
Some members of the MRT had just reached the pair After Midnight when Mr Lewis slipped.
The temperature was little above freezing and it was sleeting, members of The Team said at The Time .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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