Much of our time last week was spent with
our preparations for the Tour of Britain cycle event. This came over Honister, one of our high
mountain passes, through Borrowdale valley into Keswick and then continued south
through the Lake District National Park
We had borrowed a giant National Trust logo
that came as a massive jigsaw so we had a trial run at assembling it in the car
park beside our offices. Then with the
help of my volunteers, it was installed high on the fell-side near the top of
Honister. The weather forecast was not
good so I was quite concerned about the amount of wind it would need to survive
overnight. We roped it down and I went
back with some planks to weight it down.
On the day I removed those just before the tour came through.
Sadly, the helicopter that was filming the
event had camera problems so it didn’t appear on national TV coverage. However, it was seen by the thousands who
braved the cold, wet, windy weather to support that section of the event so it
was well worth doing.
I was in position beside the Rescue Team on
the descent from the summit where we saw some who were even cycling up there in
fancy dress! For those who arrived by
car, we opened up some of the fields in Trust farms and had Trust staff out
managing the parking so that everyone could be in a good position to see the
cyclists go through.
Despite the weather, there were thousands
of enthusiasts who were determined to enjoy the opportunity. We were all a bit wet (or even a lot wet!)
but it was a great atmosphere.
Hi, it’s Daisy here.
I’ve got a new friend Mia. She’s great.
She’s a Golden Retriever. She’s
younger than me and is just a puppy.
I’m
going to be on TV.
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