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Fire crew assists with car accident
3:14pm Thursday 17th July 2008
AMBLESIDE Fire and Rescue services attended a road traffic accident near the ferry landing at Far Sawrey this morning.
Comments (0)Rushbearing enjoys sunny interlude
2:53pm Friday 11th July 2008
DODGING downpours and thunderstorms, Ambleside Rushbearing enjoyed a brief but brilliant interlude of perfect sunshine on Saturday to reward everyone with the biggest and most colourful procession in years, reports Jane Renouf.
Top award for top event
9:57am Tuesday 8th July 2008
A TRADITIONAL sporting event has become the first in Cumbria to win a prestigious environmental prize.
Rushbearing Saturday
3:34pm Friday 4th July 2008
THE ANNUAL Ambleside Rushbearing Ceremony will take place tomorrow, Saturday July 5.
Waterhead alternative plans
2:08pm Friday 4th July 2008
THESE are the alternative plans to the redevelopment of Waterhead that have been offered as a compromise by a former civil engineer and local business owner.
Best in Britain
1:34pm Friday 4th July 2008
AMBLESIDE has been named the most scenic place to buy a house on a national television programme.
MP hears views on Waterhead development
9:48am Tuesday 24th June 2008
Tim Farron, MP was invited to hear the views of the local business people, residents and others concerned about the proposed redevelopment plans for Waterhead.
Chefs go head-to-head in cook-off
11:49am Monday 23rd June 2008
TWO ‘executive chefs’ will go head to head in a Hell’s Kitchen style competition at The Waterhead Hotel, in Ambleside, Friday.
Waterhead questions answered
3:45pm Tuesday 3rd June 2008
QUESTIONS about the Waterhead Feasibility Study can be put to town Centre manager, Paul Holdsworth, at a meeting of the Lakes Neighbourhood Forum next week.
Lakes hotel sells for close to £3.35 million
11:06am Thursday 15th May 2008
The 3-star Skelwith Bridge Hotel, near Ambleside, has been sold for a sum close to the asking price of £3.35m.
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Walters makes assisted suicide film
Updated 7:18pm Friday 18th July 2008
Julie Walters is to take on the factually-inspired story of a woman who plans an assisted suicide.
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A CUMBRIAN quest to find future Lewis Hamiltons has been adopted nationally.
Bay walks guide condemns route change idea
A REPORT looking into the possibility of changing the finish point of the ever-popular Morecambe Bay walks has been condemned by the Queen’s Official Guide to the Sands.
Prehistoric walk
The interesting brochure you can obtain from the car park at Foulshaw Moss says that more than several thousand years ago the Witherslack Mosses were part of an extensive wetland in what is now the Lyth Valley and on the flat ground west of the Kent Estuary. The Mosses - Meathop, Foulshaw and Nicols - are raised peat bogs brought about by sphagnum moss that draws up, acidifies, and holds water like a giant sponge, creating waterlogged conditions as it grows. Sphagnum grows from the tip, leaving the lower part to die. Waterlogging halts decay of these dead bits that build up and up over thousands of years, to form deep domed mounds of peat that are raised many feet above the surrounding ground. The Witherslack Mosses have dried out partly as a result of forestry and the invasion of scrub. Over time, drainage and peat cutting led to the loss of more wetland and now only significant fragments remain. Specialised peatbog flora and fauna have been unable to thrive because of the area being too shaded and too dry. Recently conifers have been removed and also masses of rhododendrons have been cleared. Hundreds of peat and plastic dams have been installed to bring about the ‘sponge’ effect of the peat. At Foulshaw, the remains of a 15ft to 16ft wide prehistoric trackway has been uncovered. This is believed to have been constructed in the mid-Bronze Age to allow people to cross the once huge wetland. Trunks of ash and birch were laid side by side and supported on logs. Foulshaw Moss is open to the public. Nichols Moss, a really squelchy one, is only suitable for a hundred yards or so before you encounter pathless very wet moss. It is a delight to stand and look ahead but as there is no walkway do not continue. Pause just on its edge from where you might spot red deer. Meathop is a lovely walk but only for those with a permit from Cumbria Wildlife Trust or if you are a member. The parking is difficult. After the first short grassy track, follow a wider track, left, that winds round right by a pasture and into fine conifer woodland. Beyond this a wide walkway takes you out some distance into the moss, from where you will spot all sorts of interesting lowly plants. To visit Foulshaw Moss, on the A590, it is best to approach the entrance from the direction of Kendal. If coming from the opposite direction continue on past the entrance and make use of the Levens underpass to make a U-turn and approach from the north. This avoids trying to make a right turn across a narrow section of the busy A-road. The entrance is not signposted until you have turned off the road. The entrance turn, a cart track, lies just before a large layby on a narrow section of the A-road. Just beyond the turn, stands a huge sign saying ‘Dual carriageway a mile ahead’. To approach the entrance, drive the dual carriageway at Levens until it ends. Continue a short distance along the two-way road and begin to signal your left turn. Watch out for the large sign ahead. If you reach the layby you have gone too far.
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