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April 10 - Issue 2 GLARAMARA NEWS

75 years of the Glaramara Centre Features in Following on Leconfield Estate of the

this Edition: from 75 years of in 1934 and the Association, took Friends of the building was place on August • Anniversary completed in 14 of that year. Celebrations it is the turn of 1935. It was The „Host and in2010 Glaramara in known as the Hostess‟ „helped 2010. The „Association‟s organise evening • The Mines of largely treeless new Holiday gatherings in the the Lake land was Hostel and Youth Common Room District purchased by Guest House at (now the main the Co- Seatoller‟. The lounge) where • Meet our new Operative formal opening songs, games Activities Holiday before local and dancing Manager. Association dignitaries and were the order of (CHA) from the representatives the day.

Celebrations in 1960 and 1985……..

1978 and Morning celebrated at Index: coincided with a prayers were a successful tree Glaramara House Page 2 – Guided strong feature planting scheme and included of the daily organised walks, Walks/Mine Visits on the site (as routine. dancing, games an Page 3 - Recent there has been again in 2009). Easter Bonnet Events In 1960, the parade and a Page 4 – On Association Again, a formal opening followed Jubilee cake. location/JM Award celebrated the Silver Jubilee with a large Page 5 – marquee on the Mention must be Glaramara – its of Glaramara made of Revd. TA House with a field. people Leonard of the formal Event. CHA, the prime Page 6 – A tribute The current On Easter Monday 1985, mover behind to Chris Walker annex was building Glaramara. + Future Events erected during the Golden Jubilee was

Glaramara – Mine/Quarry Tours Page 2 of 6

Try a Guided Walk with a difference

Force Crag machinery and over Mine is situated buildings by the contaminants at the top end of National Trust was from the site are the Coledale as recent as 2004 having to be Valley, close to and the site now addressed by the Keswick, but can has English Trust, the seem 'a million Environment Heritage status miles away'. as well as being a Agency and other Abandoned in site of special interested bodies. 1991, it has a long scientific and interesting interest. With Contact us for history and has more the current information on a only recently been deterioration of half or full day accessible to the water quality in guided walk public. Bassenthwaite including a tour Restoration of Lake concerns of the processing (non-working) plant. An industrial landscape in the heart of Lakeland ence or quote from the Why not let via a tunnel feet in height, and story here.” Glaramara take hidden at the end is lit by two you on a visit to of a stream , via a windows off the Hodge Close steep scramble or main quarry. Slate Quarry for the more The area is well and the adventurous – an worth a visit and is Cathedral abseil down the a sharp contrast to Quarries at rockface. the surrounding Little Langdale. lake district The Hodge Close The Cathedral countryside. The area was worked quarry close by is drive from on a large scale a small network of Glaramara is also from the 19th inter-linked a pleasure. century to the quarries above early 1960s. Little Langdale. Contact us for Access to the The system is best more base of the main known for its main information quarry is gained chamber, which still stands forty

Page 3 of 6 Glaramara - Recent Events

You, Your Guest & The Environment

Glaramara hosted Bassenthwaite would like to run an Event in March Reflections, the more workshops in for members of Event included the future. The Keswick presentations on: workshop enabled

Tourism and the Love Your Lakes us to give free North Lakes practical advice on Accommodation Fix The how

Providers aimed The Osprey Project accommodation at giving hoteliers providers can help Energy Saving and guest house protect our lakes owners Sewage & Septic through the use of information on the Tanks phosphate-free ever increasing cleaning products Caption describing picture or Simple steps to graphic. need for ‘going green’ and help the environmental environment by awareness as part Head of the Love supporting “visitor of business. Your Lakes payback” campaign - Ruth schemes.” Organised by Kirk said, “We had Nurture a brilliant turn out Photo of delegates Lakeland and for the event and hearing a presentation on Two Awards within a month …. the Osprey Project awarded Bronze status by We are pleased to hygiene ratings for Business advise that we food businesses. Environment Network have been Glaramara won the Excellence recognised on two On a separate Award for this category. We are quite separate front we have „closing in‟ on Silver Status and fronts during been working very hope to confirm this Award in March. First, we hard over the past the next newsletter. were proud to twelve months to receive 5 Stars improve our Gareth, David & Paul from the Local environmental Authority as part performance. of the ‘Scores on From a long list of the Doors’ businesses

Glaramara – on Location Page 4 of 6

Activity Holidays in Snowdonia

Royal VictoriaHotel Why not let finish off your day. District there are Glaramara arrange You will be based others to enjoy, as a visit for you to in the fine setting detailed below. In North Wales of Llanberris in the evening you where you have a the foothills of have a choice of choice of superb Snowdon. hotel or hostel outdoor activities, As well as the accommodation. and a variety of Activities which Please contact

bars and we run in the Lake us for more Llanberis restaurants to details

High Ropes, White Water Kayaking, Coasteering… High Ropes - once kayaking - down takes place within on the top of the fast-flowing rapids easy distance of highest outdoor and rivers. Llanberis activity tower in the Snowdonia is very including the west UK. you are faced popular with white coast of Anglesey, High Ropes with aerial challenge water enthusiasts, in the Trearddur courses including with a range of Bay area. Why tight rope walks, rivers at all grades not get out of your balance beams and of difficulty. boat and cliff jump swings jumps. Coasteering and swim! White water (sea kayaking) -

And why not include an Award programme as part of your visit to Glaramara “ whilst at Glaramara. Believe us, it is We are running the offer the Award very simple to set John Muir Award at Scheme as part of up and it may be Glaramara in 2010. our activity This award is open programmes we are something slightly to individuals of all happy to provide different for your age groups (not just information, group members. youngsters) with contacts and further detail on resources for you to Please contact our website. run the Scheme us for more through your own information. Whilst we generally self-led activities

Page 5 of 6 Glaramara – its people

New Activities Manager for 2010

Graham qualifications in previous ‘I am very Derbyshire comes both experience. pleased to join with a great deal of Mountaineering Glaramara and experience as well and Caving (MIA Graham is a family look forward to as technical and CIC) and is a man living close to working with knowledge , member of their Penrith and is its highly skilled having worked in relevant Professional making a great and experienced the Outdoor Associations. impression on both outdoor Activity industry As an approved his colleagues and instructors. I since 1982 as an our customers. hope I can Trainer/Assessor Instructor and Graham provides bring a new Independent dimension to training and Activity Provider. assessment for the the Activities He holds LCMLA scheme. available to professional level Guided Caving both our loyal instructional Trips are available customers as

for those with some well as new ones’ – Graham

Derbyshire Joanne ‘notches up’ 10 years at Glaramara

Not only have we or a mucky or family, Joanne is owned Glaramara unpopular job to born for a decade, it‟s do, Joanne is your and bred but now the 10th woman! Able to lives in „the big anniversary for, „turn her hand‟ to city‟ - Keswick - our only original almost everything, with her partner member of staff, she has had a Mike and their two Joanne Weir. I varied career at children. don‟t think Joanne Glaramara – Glaramara is very would mind us bedrooms, kitchen, grateful to Joanne saying that she has dining room, bar, der’s attention, place an for her long service interesting sentence or a niche role in the grounds and and here‟s to quote from the story business – if there „everything else in another 10 years here.” is a problem to sort between‟. From a for both the Centre around the Centre local farming and Joanne!

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Christopher Walker – A Tribute CONTACT DETAILS mere 29 years. still managed to It is impossible to Chris only worked gain the complete this Admontes Limited with us for a short prestigious MIC Newsletter period but was qualification. He Glaramara Centre without Seatoller extremely popular will not be mentioning our with our guests as forgotten. Borrowdale friend and Keswick well as our staff. A colleague, Chris „free spirit‟, he CA12 5XQ Walker who very enjoyed life to the sadly died in an PHONE: full. He travelled avalanche in Glen to many of the 017687 77222 Coe on 24th worlds February, aged a mountaineering FAX: hotspots and, yet, 017687 77198 Future Events in 2010 at Glaramara

E- MAIL: 23rd May (1.00pm) – the Annual Glaramara Race – both [email protected] runners and spectators welcome. Entry available on the day. Wine, Food and Guided Walk Weekend

with a professional experienced wine educator. It is aimed at those with only a limited appreciation of wineand will also We’re on the feature walking under the supervision of our Outdoor Instructors. Borrowdale’s Industrial Heritage Revealed Web! In partnership with Honister Slate Mine, this weekend involves

visits to both the Plumbago wad mine at Seathwaite and the Slate at: Mine at Honister as well as presentations from local experts www.glaramara combined with winter guided walks. We have not set dates .co.uk for either of these Events but if you are a group organiser and feel they may be of interest, please contact us for more details. Activity Schedule – we will shortly be revealing dates for Spring and early Summer. Each 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 cave exploration. Details on the website.

Hire our facilities: Hire our Training Suite – set in a building separate from the Centre, the facility is wi-fi enabled and the first floor is suitable for teaching and training as well as providing a venue, with a Training Suite difference, for meetings, presentations and discussion groups.

Contact us for more details.

Please see our 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 we can meet your needs.