June

The wettest place in England, they said…

This picture of the River Derwent shows the effects of weeks without rain at what is generally regarded as the wettest inhabited place in England.
June

Live wire

Michelle Castles creates mesh sculptures full of light and movement in her studio near Ullswater. She is renowned for her dynamic sports figures and her
June

Back to their roots

The Kendal-based writer and poet Harriet Fraser and her photographer husband Rob Fraser collaborate on creative projects about the natural world. Their latest work –
June

In the baggage area

Emma Redfern, who designs and makes bags from her home near Hutton Roof, has combined two of Cumbria’s greatest icons – Beatrix Potter and Herdwicks
June

Steaming ahead

Sarah and Colin Webb tell how they developed their Coniston bistro, Steam, from a pop-up venue to become the winner of the Cumbria Life Food
June

Make it anywhere

Twenty years ago, Marcia Reid Fotheringham swapped New York’s chic avenues for the cobbled streets of Brampton for the love of a local dentist. Now
June

‘A Carlisle notable’

John Kent was the son of a freed slave and the UK’s first black police officer – and a Carlisle lad. Now his story has
June

Wild at heart

In the June issue, meet Peter and Janet Cox who transformed an overgrown plot at their cottage in Long Marton into a haven for wildlife