News for Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria, part of South Lakeland District Council

£100,000 bequest puts new life into William Wordsworth's former home at Grasmere

9:00am Monday 1st April 2013

NATIONAL Trust workers at a former Lake District home of William Words-worth were left open-mouthed when a surprise benefactor turned up with a cheque for £100,000.

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Will Clark appeal tops £100,000

10:40am Thursday 14th March 2013

A CAMPAIGN to raise £250,000 to help a paralysed Grasmere man to continue living in the village where he grew up has broken through a milestone barrier.

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Iron Maiden singer competes in Grasmere fell race

11:30am Thursday 30th August 2012

MEMBERS of heavy metal giants Iron Maiden partied for three days in the Lake District and ran for the hills as part of a traditional event.

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Animal sculpture carved from tree

8:20am Wednesday 29th August 2012

A WOOD sculptor has spruced up a holiday home garden in Grasmere with a new carving.

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Gallery: Record entry for 'blue riband' fell race at Grasmere Sports

6:43pm Sunday 26th August 2012

A RECORD number of  runners took part in the senior guides race at Grasmere Sports today.

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GALLERY & VIDEO: Grasmere celebrates traditional Rushbearing ceremony

5:15pm Monday 23rd July 2012

GRASMERE villagers held their traditional Rushbearing ceremony yesterday.

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GALLERY - Olympic Torch: Grasmere turns out to celebrate

9:12pm Thursday 21st June 2012

CHILDREN from Grasmere Primary School welcomed the Olympic Torch to the village this evening to the sound of cheers and rhythmic drumming.

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Diamond Jubilee: Beacon at Silverhowe, near Grasmere

8:34am Wednesday 6th June 2012

About 50 people climbed to the summit of Silverhowe, near Grasmere,to light a Jubilee beacon on Tuesday night at 10.20pm.

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Jubilee fever grips South Lakes

9:30am Thursday 10th May 2012

An outpouring of patriotic fervour is to be unleashed across South Lakeland as residents gear up for a host of Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Writing on the wall! What would Wordsworth say?

8:40am Thursday 3rd May 2012

William Wordsworth’s old home has become a base for ‘literary grafitti’ after owners opened up the building with distinctly liberal house rules.

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Grasmere man to swim two miles in Windermere in father's memory

2:55pm Wednesday 29th February 2012

A Grasmere man is to swim two miles in Windermere to raise money for charity in memory of his late father.

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