SOCIETY RAISES OVER £4,000 FROM SELL-OUT SCOTT/BONINGTON LECTURE
 The Wainwright Society “Scott/Bonington Lecture” took place on Monday 1 Feb 2010 at Rheged before a full house, all 262 tickets having been sold within 2 weeks of the event announcement. [details]
This year's challenge takes place from Saturday 1 May to Sunday 23 May 2010. click here for details
 CUMBRIA FLOOD APPEAL
The Wainwright Society committee has decided to have a special fundraising effort to give something back to the place that was at the heart of Wainwright's work. [details]
SIGNED WAINWRIGHT SOCIETY CALENDARS
The few remaining unsold calendars were signed by the legendary mountaineers, Sir Chris Bonington and Doug Scott, at the Wainwright Society event at Rheged on 1 February. [details]
 A COMPETITION WORTH WALKING FOR
The long established family brewery Daniel Thwaites, is hosting a golden competition this spring to get people walking. [details]
 PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION 2009
There were 65 images entered this year by 27 members containing
many stunning entries. The late December snowfall encouraged a number
of our photographically minded members to get out and take pictures.
... [results]
EVEN MORE NEW MEMBER DISCOUNTS
We've now arranged another selection of discount offers for Society Members and these are shown in detail on the Member Discounts section. Our new discounts now include Bed and Breakfast; Hotels; Self-Catering houses, Cottages and Apartments; Meals; Gear Shops; and Lake Cruises/ boat hire, and are at many locations in the National Park. Have a look at the total list and see what you can save in 2010.
 BORROWDALE SHOW 2009
After the Keswick Show was washed out, the Borrowdale Shepherds' Meet & Show,
on Sunday 20th September, gave us the opportunity to try out our new
marquee. [more]
AN EVENING WITH ALFRED WAINWRIGHT
A dramatic presentation of the life and works of AW was presented by Wainwright Society Press & Publicity Officer John Burland at the Wildman Theatre at Ilkley Playhouse as part of the Ilkley Literature festival on Thursday 15 October [more]
 THE WAINWRIGHT LETTERS
Our Society Patron, Hunter Davies, is looking for hand-written replies received from AW by people who wrote to him ...[details]
THE SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of the Wainwright Society was held on Saturday
21st March 2009 at Staveley Village Hall, Cumbria. [more]
ANIMAL RESCUE CUMBRIA OPEN DAY
Animal Rescue Cumbria, the charity long associated with Alfred and Betty Wainwright held an open day on Sunday 3rd August 2008. [more]
WAINWRIGHT 214 COMPLETERS REGISTER
The Society is now compiling a register of Society members who have climbed all
214 fells described in the seven volumes of A. Wainwright's "A Pictorial
Guide to the Lakeland Fells". [more]
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