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Craving for the hills “There is something primal about cooking in the outdoors.” My name is Harrison Ward, perhaps better known as Fell Foodie. I’m an outdoor cook and can often be found creating restaurant style dishes, in my local Lake District mountains, on minimal equipment. Creating different variants of food has been a lifelong passion after being introduced to it via my Grandma. Despite having never trained it has become a mainstay of my life with skills being honed during many years working in the hospitality sector, studying cookbooks and practising at home. When a new craving for a...

I recently found out that an ex colleague and friend of mine, Milo, took his own life at the age of 27.  Milo was smart, funny, sporty and seemed to live a very healthy and fulfilling life with his best years still ahead of him.  He loved sports, especially lacrosse and was vice captain of his university team. He secured an impressive job at the prestigious Oxford Biomedical and was embarking on his career as a scientist.  From the outside, everything was ticking along very nicely. However nobody knew what he was going through, none of his friends, family or...

The Lakes Plastic Collective..   The Lakes Plastic Collective was formed in May 2020 as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions began to ease. One area on the shores of lake Windermere, close to Ambleside was litter picked daily during a good weather spell and a high influx of people in the area, the findings were heartbreaking for such a small space. We then saw similar scenes across several parts of the Lake District..So the collective was formed and the message is: see it, bag it, bin it.      We work full time at our busy day jobs and live within the Lake...