Cedar Manor is fundraising for the Lake District Foundation – in three languages
Cedar Manor is helping us to reach out to international visitors with fundraising material developed in Chinese, Korean and Japanese as well as English for guests staying at the hotel. Like many other accommodation providers in the Lake District, Cedar Manor is already fundraising for the Lake District Foundation through a scheme that adds a […]
Peter Rabbit inspires international donors to give over £100,000 pounds to the Lake District in eight years of Japanese visitor giving
Were she alive today, Beatrix Potter – an influential founder and avid supporter of the English conservation movement in her lifetime, as well as the artist who brought us Peter Rabbit – would surely be thrilled to see Peter Rabbit inspiring international as well as domestic visitors to care for the beautiful landscapes, rich wildlife […]
Lake District Foundation announces first wave of new grants
The Lake District Foundation has revealed the first five projects set to receive funding from its grant fund, sharing out £16,000 between five projects from across Cumbria. Funds had been raised through local businesses asking their guests for donations when they pay their bill, while further money was also raised by visitors, residents and others […]
Two weeks to go – three new rewards announced!
Hot off the press…. Earlier this month, we launched a massive crowdfunding campaign , with the aim of raising £17,000 to fix the well-trodden footpaths of Scafell Pike. The campaign has raised £5,000 so far and now with just over 2 weeks to go, we are pleased to announce three fantastic new rewards. Donate £150 […]
Moriyama high school students thank the Lake District for having them with a generous donation
Students from Shiga Prefectural Moriyama High School were back in the Lake District again this summer for a one week study programme as part of their Japanese Ministry of Education funded school project “To Realise a Sustainable Society”. We were delighted to be invited to their final presentation workshop and farewell party at the YHA […]
Youth Panel Member Recruitment
The Lake District Foundation is looking for up to 10 young people aged 14-19 to help us shape the direction of the charity. We want to better understand what young people value in the Lake District and Cumbria, what projects they feel are important to support and what life is like for them living in […]
The Lake District Foundation is 1!
Today, 9th August 2018, we celebrated 1 year since we were registered with the Charity Commission. To celebrate, we invited our trustees, volunteers, partners and corporate supporters to join us for a networking party (with cake of course) including a short presentation from the director, Sarah Swindley. Sarah highlighted our activities and achievements over the […]
Action for marine conservation in the Irish Sea
Last year we raised over £1,000 for the Living Seas project. We caught up with the project manager to find out how the project is progressing. How do you know this project is needed? Unfortunately, the UK seas are not Living Seas. Decades of neglect have left them damaged and degraded, a shadow of their […]
Fundraising success for the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path
The 6-month fundraising campaign to raise funds for the reconnection of the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path is now complete and we are pleased to announce that a total of over £102,000 has been raised. Local businesses, organisations, and residents turned out to celebrate the fundraising success over a scone and a cup of tea […]
Local Resort raises £20,000 for Lake District Conservation Projects
Hapimag’s Burnside Park Resort at Bowness on Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District, has reached a fundraising milestone by raising over £20,000 for local conservation projects. The business has worked closely with local charity The Lake District Foundation (formerly Nurture Lakeland) for over 10 years, raising funds for a variety of projects protecting […]
