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Lake District

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Locations Cumbria
England
Highest point Scafell Pike
Passes Honister Pass
Whinlatter Pass
Gatescarth Pass
Did you knowFilm 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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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.

Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest

Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest
Dec 4,2023 1:01 am

... One of the apparent cover-ups was in a World Heritage Site in the Lake District...

Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills

Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills
Nov 9,2023 4:31 pm

... " 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

New search technology leads to discovery of body in Glen Etive
Nov 3,2023 4:31 am

... The technology has been developed by Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA)...

Rescue mission for UK rainforests' weird treasures

Rescue mission for UK rainforests' weird treasures
Oct 20,2023 8:51 pm

... 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

Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
Sep 24,2023 5:31 am

... 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

Woman finds her 40-year-old message to dad in book bought online
Sep 19,2023 1:21 am

... 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

Northern Lights: England's skies glow in aurora spectacle
Sep 13,2023 8:11 am

... The natural phenomenon was captured by photographers in the Lake District and in Northumberland on Tuesday evening...

Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies

Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies
Sep 9,2023 12:40 pm

... Chris Lewis, a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District, fell 500ft (150m) in 2021, severely damaging his spine...

Gateshead school fined for field trip which ended in mountain rescue

Sep 3,2023 10:51 am

A school has been fined £30,000 for taking a group of teenage pupils on a dangerous mountain hike.

Staff from Gateshead Cheder, an Orthodox Jewish School , led 13 boys up Helvellyn in the Lake District in March 2020 amid ice and snow.

Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard Some Boys were in school shoes and trainers.

A Mountain rescue team eventually found The Group In Darkness and led them to safety after one boy slipped On Ice and another had become separated.

The Group of year 10 pupils, aged 14 and 15, were on an organised trip led by A Teacher and a teaching assistant.

Before setting off, supervisors reviewed the Lake District Weather Report , which stressed the dangers of ascending above The Snow line, but decided to press ahead, The Court heard.

Cut steps in snow

The adults had no formal qualifications in mountain leadership or experience in wintery conditions and were relying on a smartphone app for guidance.

During The Ascent , at least two members of The Public warned the teaching staff to Turn Back , but they carried on and reached the 3,117ft (950m) summit.

However, as they made their descent they lost their way and ended up on steep terrain which included vertical rock faces with drops of 20 metres, the hearing was told.

One of The Boys fell several metres On Ice and sustained minor cuts. Another teenager " panicked" ran off and was eventually guided down by a member of The Public .

The Group was eventually found After Dark by the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team who cut steps in The Snow to get them back to The Path .

The School , in Sunderland Road, Gateshead, admitted health and safety breaches and was fined following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

It was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £181 and pay costs of £4,547.

Stephen Garner of the HSE, said: " On this occasion, none of The Party came to serious harm, however, The School was aware of The Weather and ground conditions, but decided to proceed without the appropriate planning, equipment, or suitably trained leaders.

" Those taking part in The Trek That Day were placed in Serious Danger and there was a clear failing by The School to adopt sensible precautions to ensure their safety.

" Excursions into mountains, particularly in winter, need to be led by people with the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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