So ends the second week of our One Million Steps challenge and oh my word, have we got the steps in?? The week has gone well on my part and I've managed to get over the target every day. At one point I was projected to finish mid November (but that was thanks to a … Continue reading One Million Steps Week 2
I'm proud to be part of a group of people who's job it is to plan and deliver social impact in and around West Cumbria. We share some amazing ideas and projects and one day during our morning meetings, another was presented - One Million Steps. The idea is that you commit to walking one … Continue reading One Million Steps begins
Hello all - I've been out and about recently and realised I never wrote about my long walk round the Back O Skiddaw - so I best had catch up on my writing. It was 20th May (a whole month ago!) when I set off to the lesser visited area around Uldale. Having been in … Continue reading All the Summits
Since my last blog I have been out a couple more times with the FTF team - here's an update on my progress so far. I went on my first Work Party day out, meeting the team at Dunmail Raise and headed up by Matt who works for the National Trust but is in charge … Continue reading Fix the Fells Volunteering Continues…
As part of my drive to get out in the beautiful Cumbrian landscape more, I filled in the form to volunteer for Fix The Fells. For those of you who aren't aware of them, they are a charity set up by the National Park with the aim to maintain the footpaths that criss cross all … Continue reading Volunteering with Fix The Fells
Yesterday I decided to get back on the horse and go for a walk up a fell I'd never been before - onwards to the Jaws Of Borrowdale! It seems a bit of an ominous title and yeah, some parts did look a bit like the set from a movie, but for the most part … Continue reading Castle Crag
Oh it's been a while - half term then the glorious sunshine over the Easter weekend is not conducive to sitting inside and writing. But the weather is turning so a little time to sit down and tell you all about our walk in Rannerdale. We did this walk over two weeks ago on a … Continue reading Rannerdale Knotts
Yes it definitely has been a while. I feel like I've not really done much to write about but kind of feeling the urge to do it anyways so below is a little update on what's been going on since my last post. I've been to the season opening up meeting for the National Trust … Continue reading It’s Been a While…
Thanks to my wonderful husband (he'll expect me to write that), I was able to go on another volunteering day with the National Trust while he took the day off to look after the pooch. I was excited to get back out and about, spending a whole day doing something in the outdoors. For this … Continue reading Volunteering Day 2
Hello. It's been a while and the title above suggests why - yep, I caved and we got a dog. Connor came into our lives a little over two weeks ago. Named after our daughter's Uncle (her suggestion that got picked out of the hat), he's a Miniature Schnauzer and about 3 months old. He's … Continue reading And the dog makes 4
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