The last event for the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path fundraising campaign will be on Thursday 21st June in Fitz Park, Keswick.
There are over 500 ducks to be launched between 6pm-8pm on the longest day of the year with the support from local Keswick Scout groups, Keswick Anglers, Lions and Rotary.
Prizes include:
- First Prize: 2 nights in a Hobbit Hole at The Quiet Site, Ullswater
- Second Prize: Dinner for two at The George Hotel, Keswick
- Third Prize: £100 voucher for Travel Chapter
- Spot Prizes:
- Afternoon tea for 2 at The Gaddum, Brockhole — Set of signed books from Sean Conway
- Family Pass for the World of Beatrix Potter, Windermere
- Discovery Pass for Whinlatter Forrest
- My Cumbria Card
Ducks are £5 and can be bought online here until midday on Thursday 21st June, at Love the Lakes, St John’s Street Keswick, or on the night.
The funds raised will go towards reconnecting the Keswick to Threlkeld railway path, some parts of which were severely damaged during the floods in 2015.
Two of the old railway bridges that crossed the River Greta were washed away and one bridge left at risk of collapse and around 200 metres of the path surface disappeared into the floodwaters.
In December 2017 the LDNPA were delighted to announce a major funding boost to the project – a £2.5 million grant from Highways England and a partnership with the Lake District Foundation to jointly fundraise the shortfall of around £3 million.