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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...

WE LOVE BEING OUTDOORS. WE LOVE CAMPING AND ADVENTURING. AND WE LOVE FEELING GREAT.   “If it’s not good enough to eat at home, it’s not good enough to eat on the mountain.”   Jess Szekely TentMeals founder   For the past 5 years, TentMeals have been crafting delicious meals that don’t compromise on anything. They’re healthy, high energy, nutritious, and take up just half the space of traditional freeze-dried meals. No faff, no hassle, no nasty additives - just high energy health when you most need it.   In precise 800 kcal and 500 kcal packs with heaps of...

Hello! I’m Matt, graphic designer, photographer, outdoors guide and journalist and I venture out across the country, no matter the weather leading individuals, groups or testing equipment for brands. So, I live a busy and varied lifestyle which all revolves around being creative and the outdoors.   For the last decade I have worked with the Scouts Organisation and Duke of Edinburgh Award as an outdoors leader. This has taken me across the country with the units, teaching them navigation, camp craft, cooking and equipment which has been incredibly fun and rewarding to help younger generations experience the outdoors, safely....

This time of lockdown has been difficult for so many.  We are all dealing with it in different ways I guess.  Some love to be on permanent duvet days, some are enjoying the time to do the things they never had time for, baking, painting, spring cleaning.  While I can see some good in all of those things I still feel like a caged animal, longing to break free and run!  All these activities are things that distract my mind from dwelling on the fact that I cannot just put my walking boots in the back of the car and...