Wasdale MRT Auction Set For July

Thanks for the article Jon , very much appreciated :)

Thought I would fill everyone in on what's happening on the weekend.

First things first , what is it all about?

Well the Kern Knotts fundraising weekend is a bi-annual event that we organise in order to raise much needed funds for the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. All the events will be aimed at this and all the money raised will go direct to the team

Where is it?

The weekend is held in a marquee at the side of the Wasdale Head Inn. There is plenty of parking, plenty of camping and loads of hotels and B&B's. For more information on the area visit The WasdaleWeb

Finaly the important bit - What is going on?

Well lots ! the weekend events start of Friday night when there will be a live band playing in the Marquee and a chance to meet some of the team, have a look at the kit we use and need to replace and get some back ground.

Saturday is the main event and will comprise of :

A shop and mrt display in the marquee. The shop will be selling outdoor gear kindly donated to us, everything is donated so 100% of the gear goes to the team.

There will be a flight simulator next to the marquee for those wishing to get a feel for the low flying jets that you see in the lakes, again donations to use and all funds go to the team

There will be a treasure hunt laid out around the valley with prizes for the people who get the most checkpoints done in the shortest time.

11.00am is the annual Lingmell Dash fell race. A listed event which sees fell runners going to the summit of Lingmell and back to the marquee. Prizes for all classes, entries on the the day very welcome.

Afternoon will see a dog handlig display and surgery for behavoir from some tame dog handlers !

A RAF Seaking helicopter is planned to make a visit and pop in to say hello ! so get your cameras ready

The evening sees the main event an auction of outdoor equipment in the marquee followed by more live music and a disco if time permits.

I think thats about it? any questions please do email me

Posted: 14/06/2006 at 17:26

Oh and a final scrounge, if anyone knows of anyone who has any kit lying around that they dont need, new or used then please give them a poke to send it to us to sell in the shop or auction.

We can normaly sell most things as long as they are in good order and have sold everything from footbeds, to bikes and alpine courses in the past auctions. The shop during the day has seen honey, socks and hats being sold , so if you can please do help.

If you do have any kit that we can use then please email me for details, either through the site or on info@wmrt.co.uk

Posted: 14/06/2006 at 17:28

I should also say a big thank you to those who have helped us so far

Trail Magazine
Outdoors Magic
Cicerone press
Lowe Alpine
Alp Kit
DMM
Outdoors Scene
Open AIr cambridge
Anquet Maps
Suunto
Leki Poles
Keela
Speelo tec
Lyone Equipment
Princeton
North Cape
DB Outdoor
Burton McColl
Himalayan Kingdoms Ltd.
Pacer Poles
Puddlehunters
Original lizard
Rockfax
YHA England
Climb Magazine
Whitby and Co

and of course everyone who donated some money in the pledge a pound on line :) hopefully many more to add tot eh above as well as time draws on

Posted: 14/06/2006 at 17:40