 Here are the most recent news pages to find the latest and most up-to-date information about the Lake District and Cumbria via the BBC live feed, the current issues and discussions within the OFC itself as well as the most recent developments explored in detail which directly affect our members. Come back regularly to stay au fait with all things Lakeland. As always the content will be very much related to fellwalking.
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Written by J Hoye
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
 Following the recent launch of Mark Richards' new book Great Mountain Days in the Lake District, publishers Cicerone are contributing a proportion of the profits from this book and the soon to be re-released Lakeland Fellranger titles to the Lakeland footpath repair organisation Fix the Fells. Is this the beginning of a new trend? |
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Written by J Hoye
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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 Well known climber and guide book author Al Phizacklea was airlifted to hospital following a slip on Wallowbarrow Crag on Sunday.
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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 Mark Richards writes....'The Lakeland Pathfinder bus hit the road yesterday (last day of March 2008), Lakeslink 555 service. This comes complete with a monotone image of AW studiously scribing with his crow quill on the rear, together with his life-line along the lower side panels. For good measure Kendal Museum gets a mention (with its Wainwright exhibition) and the Mountain Rescue Council logo features, recording that this is the 75th anniversary of the foundation of this all important service in Cumbria.'
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
 Woodland trails and family steamer rides, romantic lakeside and waterfall walks, energetic hikes and remote peak ascents - come join us for a week of live music, entertainment and informative guided walks to suit everyone, ranging from gentle scenic strolls to more experienced mountaineering..... |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
 The Birmingham NEC was the venue once more for The Outdoors Show in 2008. I had never attended the exhibition before and I was pleased to go. When I walked away I was already planning the OFC stall for next year - any volunteers? If you'd also like to win a prize, please read on.... |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Friday, 25 January 2008 |
 Recent poor weather and gales in Cumbria have left its toll on the small church of St. James in Buttermere. A small leaded window in the south wall of the nave has been battered by recent winter gales and has ended up in a poor state of repair. The window, which has a memorial plaque to Wainwright beneath and a lovely view towards Haystacks, AW's resting place, has been boarded up and is awaiting the affection of Albion Glass. |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Friday, 25 January 2008 |
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 A talk was held on Saturday 19th January at Staveley Village Hall, Cumbria. The presentation was given by Julia Bradbury who presented the BBC4 series, Wainwright Walks.
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Saturday, 27 October 2007 |
 An 11-year-old boy has died after falling 200ft (60m) while walking with his family on Snowdon. He suffered severe head injuries after falling close to the summit of Crib y Ddysgl ridge, about 3,000ft (900m) up. Bad weather and poor visibility had made it difficult for an RAF helicopter to reach him on the mountain. |
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 As a child growing up, I was always proud to be Lancastrian. On one of my earliest trips to Lakeland I remember stopping at the summit of Wrynose Pass in my friend's Volkswagon camper. I guess the year must've been about 1979, but it was the monolith of limestone near the summit of the motor road that caught my interest. Seeing LANCASHIRE emblazened across it was obvious to a child, but it was the L, W and R embedded in the grass that had me intrigued. "They stand for Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland", I was told by my friend's father. With hindsight, it's the first recollection I have of taking note of that word. I'd been to Kendal and of course driven through the old county of Westmorland on many an occasion, but this piece of limestone at the summit of the infamous pass has become somewhat of a pilgrimage point for me - a kind of qiblah whilst I'm exiled in London! |
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Scratch & Co. The Great Cat Expedition, known latterly to only the keenest Lake District and Wainwright aficionados, is now available once again for readers to enjoy. For years the rare, classic mountaineering novel was only appreciated by those with enough spare funds, with some copies exchanging hands for several hundred pounds.
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