Fix The Fells Gets Book Cheque

Good news for the Fix the Fells project which will be presented with a sizeable cheque by guidebook author Mark Richards and his publisher Cicerone Press on Saturday.

Mark has pledged 10 pence from the price of every copy of his best-selling ‘Great Mountain Days in the Lake District’ - right -  to Fix the Fells and with almost 6,000 copies being sold in its first year of publication, the charity is set to receive a cheque for £595.70.

The money will be presented at the 75th birthday celebrations for Friends of the Lake District Fitz Park in Keswick, at 3pm this Saturday 20 June. Mark and Cicerone have also kindly donated a couple of books that will be prizes at the event.

Mark says “My love of the Lakeland fells means I felt moved to give a proportion of the royalties I receive to the Fix the Fells project through The Tourism & Conservation Partnership. My publisher Cicerone Press similarly gives a percentage of their profits to the same cause. We hope we will inspire readers of my guides to make a small donation to toward caring for a landscape we all dearly love and enjoy.”

Text Donations To Fix The Fells

And just to make donations easier, from this Friday 19 June, you'll be able to donate via mobile phone and help to keep Lakeland footpaths in shape.

All you have to do is text FIX to 81400 and almost £1 will go to Fix the Fells. Even better, the Heritage Lottery Fund will treble the donation to almost £3, so it's a trebly good way to make a donation.

More about Fix the Fells at www.fixthefells.co.uk