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March 11 - Issue 4 GLARAMARA NEWS
Environmental Gold Award Features in national schemes as we this Edition: attempt to become ever more efficient. Gold status
We are pleased to means we must monitor and • Environment announce that audit on a regular basis Gold Award Glaramara has been across many areas of our
successful in achieving business. Particular thanks • Weekend its Gold Award goes to Dave Harris-Jones break ideas of CBEN who has been through Cumbria • Meet our Business Environment instrumental in our Management Network (CBEN). In two achievement. We would years we have recommend CBEN to other progressed from having local businesses no recognition to achieving Bronze, Silver then Gold Award. We
Index: will now consider
Page 2 – Weekend Ideas New dining room extension and outside terrace Page 3 & 4 – Recent & Our extended needed outside
Forthcoming Events dining room has seating area for Page 5 – Glaramara – its been completed. relaxing with a This will allow ‘cuppa’ or a drink people additional seating whilst taking in the Page 6 – Our of 18 and will give views of the Website/Videos diners more surrounding + Special Interest Breaks room to enjoy mountains. The their meals. With locally-sourced, floor to ceiling stone crafted walls glass features, the were undertaken room is now by Borrowdale much lighter. A craftsmen and the larger terrace, whole project was partly covered, undertaken by
provides a much local contractors.
Glaramara – weekend ideas Page 2 of 6
Family Friendly Camping Trips – Summer 2011
The Lake District allowing a lightweight having must be one of walk over the circumnavigated the best camping mountains between the Central
destinations in campsites. Cooking Lakeland Fells. the UK. We offer and eating takes fully supported trips place under cover. Please of up to 5 days. Other Activities can contact us if Using our Activity be undertaken along you would Store as a starting the way – including like more point four nights are Ghyll Scrambling and information spent under canvas Rock Climbing. In in different favorable conditions on this and campsites in the we can summit on wild National Park. Tents Scafell Pike, the camping and cooking highest mountain in trips which equipment are England before we run provided and returning to
transported by Glaramara Centre
Borrowdale Yurts - get close to nature with a bit of luxury
Saran means Stylishly and some outdoor ‘moon’ and Altan comfortably activities with your means ‘gold’ in furnished the yurts stay?
Mongolian and are contain wood More the names of a burning stoves, information newly established rugs, hangings, and contact Mongolian yurts at solar powered details at Seatoller Farm lights and a fully Campsite, close to equipped kitchen Glaramara. Each area with gas hob http://www.lakesy yurt sleeps up to 5 and grill. Bedding urts.co.uk/ people with a ,towels , firewood double bed and two gas. tea, ground single daybeds coffee, milk, juice which double as and biscuits will sofas together with all be all available space for a on arrival. camping mattress. Why not combine
Page 3 of 6 Glaramara - Recent & forthcoming Events
th A surprise 40 Birthday party
One of our booked in for a at Glaramara. suppliers came to winter weekend . If you are looking Glaramara in 2009 The ‘birthday for assistance with and he was so girl’, Susie, and wireless based taken Glaramara her guests heating installations and its setting that celebrated the please contact: he booked the occasion in style jf@heatsavetechn venue for his wife’s – with plenty of ology.com 40th Birthday party food, drink and – scheduled for dancing as well as 2011! So, family a walk up Scafell and friends from Pike. Thanks to all over the UK Jonathan for (and overseas) booking the party
Winter sports in Chamonix French resort of Chamonix as well as engaging in various tasks as part of the course itinerary. Feedback from both staff and students has been very positive. Glaramara organised a week If you feel long visit to France Glaramara for a group of could assist you Adventure Tourism and your group students in February. in arranging a Accompanied by winter our activities residential in manager, Graham the UK or Derbyshire, and overseas for Instructor, Tom 2011/12 please Ambrose, the group do not hesitate undertook various to get in touch. winter sports in the
Glaramara – Recent & forthcoming Events Page 4 of 6 Caving in the Yorkshire Dales A group of Wading through not reaching the lower Adventure Tourism fast flowing water system including Alum students recently was accompanied Pots and the took part in a by crawling and ‘Cheesepress’, the caving expedition squeezing through group ‘were acquainted to the White Scar some rather with ‘Doctor complex. The narrow gaps! As Bannisters descent began in well as advice on Handbasin’. the upper reaches the technical Reaction to the caving of Borrins Moor requirements, the experience was very before moving on group were given a positive from everyone to parts of Upper geological tour of Please contact us Long Churn. the system. Whilst if you would like Glaramara Fell Race 2011 to go Caving Well, it’s getting to commencing at
that time of year 1.00pm. more information again. For all you Organised by on the mountain budding fell Borrowdale Fell http://en.wikipedi runners, it’s time to Entry is only £3. a.org/wiki/Glaram get out the running See if you can beat ara. For more kit and get training! the course record information on One of the shorter of 44 mins! entering; fell races in the Dinner, Bed& http://www.borro calendar (5m), it Breakfast wdale-fell- takes place on 22 available at runners.org May, Glaramara. For
“ WATER CONFERENCE Lakeland, as well as pledges from local business and individuals. We Glaramara is hosting an are hoping to gain more support, th event on 7 August, financially or otherwise, especially to titled ‘Better Water allow more less advantaged students Better Life’. This is an from West Cumbria to come. If you exciting project know of anyone or an organisation involving young adults who you think may be interested from Russia, Turkey, Italy and Malta, as Please contact us for more well as a contingent information or look at from West Cumbria. Organised by the www.bwbl.co.uk Yorkshire charity, Go Away and Learn, the project has gained support from Lakes College, the National Trust, Nurture
Page 5 of 6 Glaramara – its people
The Boss Man
Anyone who has direction of the Industry, he spent a Visitor to visited Glaramara or business so that it short period Australia, where had any now has an working in Kelso in he has family and involvement with it, established name a similar role. friends, will almost certainly not only as a What limited spare have had contact favoured holiday time he gets, David with David destination but also likes to get out Oglethorpe . As a as a well respected walking on the fells. founder of the provider of a whole His favourite short business in 2000, host of outdoor walk is Latrigg, the he has dedicated the activities. fell which overlooks last 10 years to the David was born and Keswick. We think development of bred in Keswick and he is going for the Glaramara. From after spending his record of most David Oglethorpe its beginnings as early working life in ascents! hostel style West Cumbria as a ‘PLEASE NOTE Further afield, accommodation, he THAT GIFT management David is a regular has dictated the accountant in VOUCHERS ARE
AVAILABLE BOTH FOR OUR The ‘welcoming face’ of Glaramara OUTDOOR Many of you will shop and is the joined Glaramar in ACTIVITIES AND know Trish person behind 2005. ACCOMMODATIO N. SO IF YOU ARE Dixon, one of our Married to Nigel, our duty merchandising. LOOOKING TO with 4 children, GIVE SOMEBODY managers. Often, She also looks Trish manages to A TREAT WITH A the first point of after a whole juggle her hectic DIFFERENCE contact for guests variety of staffing work life with arriving at issues including bringing up a YEAR PLEASE GET IN TOUCH Glaramara, Trish recruitment and family. Living close offers efficiency, training. Having by in the village of organisational grown up in Rosthwaite, Trish is skills and Stoke on Trent, unofficially ‘on-call’ customer care in Trish moved with day and night in abundance. She is her family to the case of emergency keen on Lake District some – something which developing our years ago. She she loves! Trish Dixon
REDESIGNED WEBSITE/YOUTUBE CHANNEL Check out our anything to say or tweet us. revamped website. about Glaramara Similarly, if you We continue to or just generally have any
add items to our want to engage photographs which Youtube channel with other like you feel our Flickr
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IfEvents you havein 2011 at Glaramara Admontes Limited
GPS & Digital Map Courses - whether you are a complete Glaramara Seatoller novice just thinking that GPS may be a useful navigational tool, Borrowdale someone who has never managed to get to grips with the Keswick technology, or a GPS user who just wants to learn more, our CA12 5XQ residential courses should suit you. Try either GPS for beginners or Hillwalking with GPS - £195 pp. – 9th
September + 11th November PHONE: 017687 77222 Wine, Food and Guided Walk Weekend with a professional experienced wine educator. It is aimed at those with only a FAX: limited appreciation of wine and will also feature walking under 017687 77198 the supervision of our Outdoor Instructors – price on request
E-MAIL: Borrowdale’s Industrial Heritage Revealed in partnership with Honister Slate Mine, this weekend involves visits to both the [email protected] Plumbago wad mine at Seathwaite and the Slate Mine at Honister
as well as presentations from local experts combined with winter guided walks. - £195 pp We’re on the Web! We have not set dates for either of these Events but if you are a group organiser and feel they may be of at: interest, please contact us for more details.
www.glaramara Activity Schedule – we have released dates for April. Each .co.uk activity session will be on a first come, first served basis so don’t hang around! There will be a range of activities on offer including ghyll scrambles, Via Ferrata and high level walking. Details on the website. AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE
Hire our Training Suite –, the facility is wi-fi enabled and is suitable for teaching and training as well as providing a venue, with a difference, for meetings, presentations and discussion groups. Contact us for more details.
Please see the Venue Hire page on our website for examples of
what the Glaramara Centre can do for you. From Wedding Receptions to Birthday Parties to Business Meetings.