Last week saw the last of our 2011 working-holiday groups arrive. They stayed in Isthmus Cottage which has the fantastic views down the lake that you can see in an earlier photo I posted. A nice surprise was that I recognized 8 of the 11 in the group – they had been on earlier working holidays.
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| Eleven workers in the hands! |
As usual with these groups, they did lots of great work. We started by completing work on an access-for-all path on the shores of Derwentwater. This has now opened up a new area for those with limited mobility to enjoy.
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| Lunch with a view. |
We then moved on to Millbeck Towers which is now a holiday-letting property owned by the Trust. This is an imposing building with spectacular views. In the 18th century it was a Carding Mill. It then became a private house and was eventually taken over by the Trust. There are several streams around the grounds that need maintenance to avoid flooding so we did some clearing there. The site has a fascinating history and you can read more here
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| Millbeck Towers |
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| Clearing a stream |
They completed their week in Seatoller car park where they installed stone strips to mark out the parking spaces – a labour-intensive job that needed doing to make the best use of limited but much in demand parking.
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| Marking out parking spaces |
Having so many people return shows just how much they enjoy these experiences and the Trust and indeed all who enjoy the area benefit enormously from their efforts.
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| The end of a busy day! |
I ended my week with a weekend at Abbey Falls on the Tees doing my Swiftwater Rescue refresher training. These are skills that can be used out in the hills during heavy rainfall conditions – we are better able to protect visitors, ourselves and colleagues. The Mountain Rescue team can also be called into action for flooding in towns as we were in Keswick, Cockermouth and Workington during the serious flooding of November 2009.
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