News round up

We've started collecting local news articles which mention the work of Nurture Lakeland, projects and members. We'll upload everything we spot but if you see something we miss or have made the front page yourself then email a copy to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll add it to the collection.

Lakeland festival teams up with tourism charity

29 Mar 2011

The Keswick Mountain Festival has teamed up with a local charity that maintains over 40 conservation projects across Cumbria.

http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/news/lakeland-festival-teams-up-with-tourism-charity-1.1093396

Festival support for conservation charity

Friday, 25 March 2011

KESWICK Mountain Festival is supporting an award-winning conservation charity as its partner for the 2011 event.

http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/festival-support-for-conservation-charity-20110325368975.htm

Survey prize-winner

Friday, 25 March 2011

AS part of an evaluation of the Love Your Lakes campaign, which is being delivered by the sustainability charity Nurture Lakeland, members of the Keswick community were invited to take part in a survey to report back their experiences of the project.

http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/survey-prize%11winner-20110325368974.htm

Volunteer tree-planters spring into action

Friday, 25 March 2011

FIVE hundred trees were planted at Orton Community Woodland at the weekend.

http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/volunteer-tree%11planters-spring-into-action-20110325369263.htm

Green tourism prize for Mountain Goat

Friday, 18 March 2011

A LAKE District travel company has become the first minibus firm in Cumbria to be recognised for the environmental measures it is taking.

http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/green-tourism-prize-for-mountain-goat-20110318368799.htm

Nurture Lakeland in running for global prize

Friday, 11 March 2011

CUMBRIAN conservationorganisation Nurture Lakeland is through to the final round of another prestigious award scheme.

http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/nurture-lakeland-in-running-for-global-prize-20110311368516.htm

Cumbria's Nurture Lakeland in finals of international tourism awards

Cumbrian conservation organisation Nurture Lakeland is through to the final round for another award

http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/cumbria-s-nurture-lakeland-in-finals-of-international-tourism-awards-1.814995?referrerPath=home/2.2837

Last updated 4 March 2011

Windermere woman lands Lakes role

A LAKE District woman has won the chance to work for her favourite charity.

http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/windermere-woman-lands-lakes-role-1.820188?referrerPath=home/2.2837

Last updated 22 March 2011

New venture on fifth anniversary

http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/new-venture-on-fifth-anniversary-1.822550?referrerPath=home/2.2837

Last updated 29 March 2011

Bid for triathlon places

Keswick Mountain Festival is running a charity internet auction for places on its May triathlons.

http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/bid-for-triathlon-places-1.828442?referrerPath=home/2.2837

Last updated 15 April 2011

Fresh Air is Free – how will you travel to your next adventure?

UK sustainable tourism charity Nurture Lakeland has recently launched a new campaign called ‘Fresh Air is Free' to reduce car travel in tourism in the English Lake District. The campaign will provide local accommodation providers with free information to help their guests give their car a holiday during their stay.

http://www.muchbetteradventures.com/news/view/208/fresh-air-is-free--how-will-you-travel-to-your-next-adventure