Just ten years ago, Lowther Castle – the great Gothic castle that sits just outside Penrith – was a sorry ruin. While various bodies including English Heritage had helped start the castle’s recovery programme, there was nevertheless a great deal to do. The masonry of the building itself was dangerously unstable. The gardens were overrun with undergrowth.

While the castle’s journey towards its current position – as an award-winning tourist destination – has had many ups and downs, one of the major factors in its rehabilitation has been the input of volunteers.

Without the help of volunteers, the Countess Garden would not be the oasis of green calm that it now is but would still be full of poplar trees; the shapes and formations of the Japanese Garden would still be under thickets of brambles; the Rock Garden would be barely visible. Volunteers were responsible for the great swathes of narcissi that visitors now enjoy every spring in the Patte d’Oie (in 2012, a world record was made there when over 600 volunteers planted 106,652 daffodil bulbs in just under three hours). They were also responsible for the planting of the 28,000 Camassia bulbs which are now blooming in the wildflower meadows.

Of the many people who have made a remarkable contribution to Lowther Castle’s regeneration, husband and wife team Tony & Lynne Rumsey have been among those involved for longest. Tony began his professional life in 1968 as a photographer with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. For 35 years, Tony travelled the country photographing historical sites and buildings including Royal Palaces and Residences, Stately Homes, Private Estates (like Lowther), Cathedrals and Churches, ruins of all sorts, Industrial Complexes, Prisons, Military Establishments, Archaeological sites, Farms, Barns, and Beach Huts and all other Listed Buildings as per the Statutory Lists.He also helped the RCHME and later English Heritage to preserve their collection of over 10 million images.

Tony retired from this job – the only job he held in his life! – in 2011 and moved to Cumbria.

“Lynne and I spent all our holidays in the Lake District. We fell in love with the area around Penrith and the Eden Valley and promised ourselves we would move here one day. We first found Lowther Castle when we brought our children to the Lowther Wildlife Park on one of our holidays. We were hooked from this point on, were always driving through the park and taking walks around the Castle walls wondering what lay beyond. Our cameras were always clicking.”

On arrival in the Lakes, Lynne became a garden volunteer at Lowther and has been a regular on an almost weekly basis for over eight years. Tony meanwhile kept clicking and was eventually persuaded to set up a website www.rumseyphoto.co.ukso that visitors and other interested parties could enjoy his photographs. The website now contains over 17,000 images charting the changes at Lowther Castle since 2011. It is a remarkable photographic record.

Jim Lowther, owner of Lowther Castle, said this week: “Volunteering is frequently cited today as an excellent contributor towards a sense of personal well-being. We are hugely indebted to our volunteers for their remarkable contribution to us. We are proud to be part in this way of the Penrith community and look forward to many more decades of collaborative effort. Three cheers for volunteers!”

If readers would like to volunteer at Lowther Castle – either in the gardens or at one of our flagship events such as Hallowe’en or Fireworks Night – please contact Ben Melling on 01931 712192 or send an email to [email protected]

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Further press enquiries including image requests to Charlotte Fairbairn [email protected]
Claire Logan-Stephens [email protected].

Tel: 01931 712192

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It will be given by Jane Brimmer, a resident of Martindale, on the subject of:

‘ 6 Writers in Martindale’  – A Shepherd’s Guide, Three Poets, a Novelist & a ‘Traveller, Orientalist and Man of Letters’

Thursday June 6th, 19.30 – 20.30, Watermillock Village Hall.

The talk is Free. There will be some refreshments

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Please mark in your diary our next FOUW ‘Understanding Ullswater’ presentation on:

‘Muskets or Riflers ? A Patterdale Militia’,  which will be given by Janet Wedgewood at Parkin Memorial Hall, Pooley Bridge on Thursday, July 4th at 19.30

For information on future talks, please download the timetable here.

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The decision to make the bikes available to pre-book online on every day of the year but Christmas Day follows an enthusiastic response from locals and visitors alike to the soft-launch of the cycle hire in August 2018. Lowther’s off-road cycleway network takes in the gorgeous views and vistas that have captivated visitors since the Middle Ages. Each junction is signposted with destinations and distances for ease of navigation. Easy routes meander around the Castle while longer routes take in Askham Fell, Howtown, Pooley Bridge and Haweswater.

Sightings of local wildlife are common and Sarah Graham, owner of Arragon’s Cycles, said: “In the first Summer alone, customers reported seeing herons, deer, red squirrels – and one customer even watched a kingfisher – so the unspoilt landscape is a wonderful way to spend a few hours.”

Husband-and-wife team Phil and Sarah Graham are trusted locally and nationally for their cycling expertise and specialist advice. Arragon’s Cycles was voted North West winner of the Cycling Weekly ‘Britain’s Best Bike Shop’ award (and third overall nationally) – and Phil Graham is a First Class Honours Mechanical Engineer, who has worked as a member of the Neutral Services Mechanics at the 2012 London Olympic Games and as a mechanic for world-record-breaking teams in the Race Across America and Race Across Europe.

Commenting on a successful launch at Lowther Castle, Sarah Graham said:

“The opportunity to showcase some of our bikes to hire on the exciting new trails in the parkland at Lowther has been a great extension to our business, allowing us to offer a unique experience, something that more and more people are seeking out. We’ve been humbled at the way we’ve been welcomed into the Lowther family and look forward to working with the team to expand our offering, both in terms of bikes on offer and the ever-growing network of trails and routes.”

Arragon’s have just launched guided electric Mountain Bike tours from the Castle, while expanding its hire offer to include more types of bikes based on feedback from visitors – including gravel bikes and a range of child trailers, all of which are bookable in advance at www.arragons.com/hire

Head of Marketing and Events Claire Logan-Stephens said: “It’s great to have the chance to collaborate with such a wonderful local business to offer a whole new way for visitors to enjoy Lowther Castle and the Lowther Estate. We are delighted with the response from customers to the soft launch and we are delighted to confirm the cycles are now available to book online all year round.”

Lowther Castle is a favourite destination for days out and winner of the 2018 Cumbria Tourism award for Best Large Visitor Attraction – and visitors ‘making a day of it’ can park free of charge at the Castle and combine a roving cycling trip with a visit to the Castle and Gardens. Hungry cyclists will be pleased that the cycleways return to the Castle’s courtyard café for a well-earned hot drink and home-made cake. The Castle also offers a 10% discount on entry fees to cyclists.

Lowther Castle is open to the public every day except Christmas Day. The Castle offers group visits and tours for schools as well as an imaginative programme of events and exhibitions throughout the year.

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Colin Hindle, owner of
Granny Dowbekin’s

increased capacity of this much-loved tea rooms to 100 inside and a further 100 over a number of pretty terraced areas.

This latest project is the culmination of several years of investment to the tune of £750,000 and expansion resulting in six new full time positions.  In late 2013, the team undertook to improve facilities in the existing building including installing a professional kitchen followed shortly after in April 2014 with a dedicated bake house where the talented ‘Granny D’s’ bakers had free reign to devise tempting, fresh bakes that the place is so famous for.

Further extension in 2016 and a rebrand resulted in a lighter and brighter tearoom where customers could enjoy the best vantage point in the village from which to watch the installation of the new temporary bridge. And the results speak for themselves – in 2017 Granny D’s served a whopping 80,000 meals!

Owner, Colin Hindle said:

“We are delighted that the beautiful new Garden Room and Terraces provide a setting for our customers in keeping with the world class scenery that surrounds us.”

At Granny Dowbekin’s, situated right by the river in Pooley Bridge adjacent to the bridge, the most commonly asked question is “What’s happening with the new bridge?”  And the answer to that is – design and planning is moving on apace with initial concept designs suggesting a stunning single-span bridge whose design incorporates a nod to the 18thcentury stone bridge that was so dramatically destroyed by Storm Desmond in December 2015, while using the very best in 21stcentury engineering and materials to create a structure that will undoubtedly generate conversation and comment for years to come.

Sarah Jackson Fowler – the longest serving member had the honour of cutting the ribbon.

This latest addition to Granny Dowbekin’s is the most recent development in the regeneration of Pooley Bridge as a destination for both tourists and locals.

Colin and the team are all very excited and looking forward to welcoming both regular and new customers plus groups of up to 40 for private parties (daytime or evening) as the festive season approaches.

Colin commented:

“Granny Dowbekin’s has been a mainstay in the village for over 100 years and despite the dark days of ‘Desmond’, the media spot light that subsequently lit up Pooley Bridge spurred us on to create a more resilient business.  Those difficult months made me in particular realise that as a small business owner, I have to do everything I can to protect the jobs and the livelihoods of my team and keep responding to visitors’ ever growing demand and interest in our beautiful Ullswater valley.”

Granny Dowbekin’s is located just beside Pooley Bridge itself. The Tearoom is open daily from 9am – 5.30pm serving breakfast, fresh bakes, sandwiches, hearty lunches and traditional afternoon teas.  For more information visit www.grannydowbekins.co.uk

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In addition, its long and colourful history has been brought to life through a new website designed to highlight its fascinating architecture and connections that span both the millennia and the globe. Located between the villages of Tirril and Pooley Bridge, Barton Church is a popular and much-loved local place of worship that has played a part in the lives of thousands of locals over the centuries. Dating back to the 12th century, it has celebrated the key moments in the year for the local community together with births, marriages and deaths of generations of Barton parishioners as well as families from the Penrith area and much further afield.

Barton Church – Photo by Steven Barber

In addition, it is home to many points of architectural interest and significance.  From the highly unusual Norman double arch at the heart of the church to the 13th century bust of Edward Longshanks, the Canadian connections commemorated in the maple leaves found in the stained glass windows to the Washington family coat of arms – a precursor to the ‘Stars and stripes’ found at various points around the church, it is a true melting pot.  Thanks to this project, visitors can now learn in detail about the church’s heritage and architecture via a new dedicated website – www.barton-church-ullswater.uk

Back in the real world, however,time and weather have taken their toll on this historic building.  The last three, five-yearly, inspections have highlighted the progressive deterioration in the pointing of the exterior walls, particularly to the tower, and to the roof ridge stones and gable copings.  Now that the complex and extensive scaffolding is in place James Innerdale, the specialist Conservation Architect who is advising the Parochial Church Council, is now able to better assess the extent of the remedial work required.

Henry Pitt, Churchwarden and Project Team Leader commented:

“It was always understood that the full extent of the work would only become clear once the scaffolding was in place.  We are pleased that we have been able to place the contracts for the scaffolding and the stonework with experienced local contractors; Eden Scaffolding and Lake District Lime respectively and are confident that the fabric of the church will be repaired and improved so that generations to come can enjoy this remarkable building.”

L to R James Innersole Henry Pitt Jayne Potts Cyril Wilson Bill Pretswell Rev David Wood – Picture by Steven Barber

There are several ways that visitors can support the church.  Despite the work onsite, the church remains open every day to visitors from all over the UK and beyond. Regular Sunday services are held (details can be found on the website).

However, perhaps the very best way to show support is to enjoy a guided tour lead by academics and volunteers this September.  Barton Church Heritage Open Days will be held on Friday 7, Saturday 8 (10.30am and 2.30pm both days) and Sunday 9 September (11.45am and 3pm) followed the week after on Friday 14, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September at the same times as the previous week.  Tours are free and last approximately 1 hour.  Why not bring a picnic to enjoy in the grounds before or after a tour?

Barton Church is located between the villages of Tirril and Pooley Bridge, a 15 minute drive from Penrith and the M6 motorway and is open to visitors at all times.  This heritage project has been funded thanks to pledges from the local community amounting to £15,000 plus grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Headley Trust, the Wolfson Trust, AllChurches, Jill Franklin and Alan Evans Memorial Trusts.  For further information visit www.barton-church-ullswater.uk

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Competitive sailors from all over the region will be taking part in the Daffodil Regatta on the weekend of 14 & 15 April, Ullswater Yacht Club’s first major event in its 60th anniversary year.

It all started in 1958 when friends Harold Couzens and Joe Harrison, who both enjoyed spending time on the lake decided it would be a good idea for Ullswater to have its own club. They placed an advert in the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald on March 4, 1958, inviting anyone interested to write to them.They were delighted with the response and eighty people turned up at the Queen’s Head, Tirril, on April 10, 1958, to officially form the Ullswater Motor Boat and Yacht Club.

The name was changed to Ullswater Yacht Club and it has developed over 60 years to become one of the premier sailing clubs in the country, winner of two Club of the Year Awards in 2017. This year a special calendar of events will mark the club’s Diamond Year with the Daffodil Regatta the first big open weekend of the season.

Joining the visitors, spectators and racers at the landmark event to help the club celebrate will be a special guest, herdy’s giant Great British erdyHerdy, a larger than life model Herdwick sheep. Lovable Lake District superbrand herdy was created by co-founders Diane and Spencer Hannah 10 years ago and will spread smiles and happiness across the event throughout the weekend as he watches the races along with other spectators and cheers the competitors on from the shore.

The Daffodil Regatta is open to all classes with racing split into two fleets. All fleets will sail seven races over the weekend with four taking place on Saturday and three on Sunday. Club racers will be joined by visitors from all over the county and beyond and the event is featured in the RS200 and Musto Skiff Travellers Calendar.

There’ll be daffodils galore at the prizegiving as UYC joins in Ullswater’s spring celebrations and Great British Herdy, will be bringing along special prizes for the fleet winners.

Diane Hannah said: “We’re really excited about the weekend of sailing and feel honoured to be asked to bring along herdy to join in the fun. We’ve worked hard to create a brand with real values and it is important to us to give back to herdy’s home as much as we can. Events like these are what Great British Herdy is made for and the kids just love him!”

UYC Commodore Rick Boyce added: “We are really looking forward to the first big event of our special year at UYC and delighted to welcome our first visitors – competitive racers and of course a giant sheep!”

More details about the Daffodil Regatta and other events at UYC in 2018 can be found on the club website at www.ullswateryachtclub.org

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Located between the villages of Tirril and Pooley Bridge, Barton Church is a popular and much-loved local place of worship that has played a part in the lives of thousands of locals over the centuries. Dating back to the 12th century, it has celebrated the key moments in the year for the local community as well as births, marriages and deaths of generations of Barton parishioners as well as families from the Penrith area and much further afield.

However time and weather have taken their toll on this historic building and its last inspection highlighted the need for some major re-pointing work to the exterior walls and particularly to the tower. The project is estimated to cost in the region of £40,000.

Undeterred by the potential costs, last year members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) initiated a project to secure the funds to undertake all the re-pointing work needed. To date, pledges from the local community total over £15,000 with another £8000 of funding having been secured from other grants including Headley, Allchurches and Franklin Trusts.

Thanks to National Lottery players, this funding has been a huge boost to fundraisers who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to get the project off the ground. As well as the repointing work, the grant will enable the PCC to develop a new leaflet, website and social media presence to help better engage locals and visitors alike with Barton Church.

Henry Pitt, Churchwarden, commented:

“We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has given us such significant support for our project. Their grant, together with the wonderful response to our appeal to the local community and the generous grants received from the Headley, AllChurches, Franklin and Alan Evans Memorial Trusts will enable us to proceed with the re-pointing work. Furthermore the HLF grant also includes funds for the wider dissemination and promotion of the architectural, historical and religious heritage of St Michael’s through the professional development of a new website, an illustrated information leaflet and other publicity activities.”

It is hoped that the repointing work will begin later this year once the weather conditions are more favourable. Members of the public can still make a pledge; please contact PCC Treasurer, Cyril Wilson by email or by phone on 01768 486990 for a Pledge form. Please note all pledges are made in strictest confidence.

Barton Church is located between the villages of Tirril and Pooley Bridge and is open to visitors at all times. Details of all regular services can be found here

For further information or images please contact Sam Bunting on
07866 492 891 or at [email protected]

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HOW ULLSWATER WAS SAVED:

COMMEMORATING LORD BIRKETT AND THE ULLSWATER PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

On Tuesday 29 August, a memorial is to be unveiled to celebrate the Ullswater Preservation society and Norman Lord Birkett QC who, in 1962, saved Ullswater from becoming a reservoir.

The memorial is the seventh addition to the Ullswater Heritage Trail – a series of sculptures and installations along the Ullswater Way commemorating key moments in the lake’s (and the valley’s) history and masterminded, fundraised for and delivered by the Friends of the Ullswater Way.

In the early 1960’s Manchester Corporation Waterworks proposed the building of a weir on the river Eamont at Pooley Bridge, effectively creating a reservoir and increasing the level of the lake by some 3ft.

There was an immediate and vociferous public outcry – local residents formed the ‘Ullswater Preservation Society’ and quickly organized a petition of over 500,000 signatures.

Following the rare initiative of a Petition to the House of Lords, the proposal was debated on 8 February 1962. Passionate speeches from all sides of the House and most notably by Lord Birkett QC resulted in the proposals being thrown out.

Richard Inglewood whose father, the first Lord Inglewood, played a leading role in the campaign, commented: – “Lord Birkett’s powerful speech, “deeply felt and eloquent”, is rightly considered one of the finest in modern Parliamentary history and undoubtedly saved the lake “for all people for all time”. He died of a heart attack a few days later”

Miles MacInnes, whose late father Gurney was Treasurer of the Society added: – “This is a great David and Goliath story and one which should not be forgotten.  We are very grateful to United Utilities who have generously sponsored this impressive memorial.  We are delighted that Lord Birkett’s Grandson, Thomas Birkett is joining us in this celebration”

The Memorial has been carved on local slate by well-known lettercarver Pip Hall; it has been erected on a popular view point near the Ullswater steamers pier in Pooley Bridge.

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For further information or images, please contact Miles MacInnes
on 07718 523047  or at [email protected]

Note for Editors.

1. INVITE TO PRESS: The memorial is to be unveiled on Tuesday 29 August at 2.00pm. Map reference: NY 467 243.

2. Quote from Lord Birkett’s speech:-

“Thus far and no farther. Go away. Come again another day, if you will. But in the meantime, do that which ought to have been done before. Produce the hydrological data on which the House can come to a proper decision. Until that is done, you have no right whatever to invade the sanctity of a National Park”.

3. An inscription on the memorial -‘Si Monumentum Requiris Circumspice’ is taken from Christopher Wren’s monument in St Paul’s Cathedral and translates: – ‘If you seek his memorial – look around you’

It was chosen as being particularly appropriate by Richard, Lord Inglewood, whose father, William Vane MP (later the first Lord Inglewood) was instrumental in ensuring the success of the campaign.

4. In 1965 a revised and much reduced scheme was approved following a Public Enquiry. Water is now taken from Ullswater by tunnel to Haweswater under strictly controlled conditions which prevent abstraction when water levels fall.  A huge underground pumping station at Parkfoot Holiday Park is largely unnoticed.

5. Lord Birkett is also commemorated in the Ullswater Yacht Club’s ‘must do’ annual Birkett Trophy and a plaque on a lakeside cliff in Hallin wood.

6. For details of Pip Hall’s work see piphall.co.uk.

7. This memorial is the seventh in a series of installations supported by the Friends of the Ullswater Way (FOUW) which was founded in March 2016, and involves all 5 parishes around Ullswater. It has raised almost £20,000 during the last year to finance art and heritage installations on the Ullswater Way Heritage Trail.

Full details on the work of FOUW can be found on their website (http://www.ullswaterway.co.uk).

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The eagerly anticipated opening of Another Place, The Lake is here.

From the team behind Watergate Bay Hotel, Another Place, The Lake is the first of the new hotel collection. On the shores of Ullswater and set in 18 acres of Lake District national park, Another Place is a home from home. It’s all about being active, getting outdoors, then relaxing, eating and drinking well with friends and family back indoors.

The new hotel houses 40 bedrooms within the original Georgian building and a new contemporary wing, including a number of family suites and dog friendly rooms. This blend of old and new results in rooms that showcase existing features, like the building’s original four-poster beds, as well as fresh, contemporary spaces with views over Ullswater and the fells beyond.

Gathering spaces are woven throughout the hotel and grounds and include a Library, a cosy escape in the original Georgian building, complete with fireside sofas, board games and floor-to-ceiling windows.

You’ll find formal gardens, fields, a private lakeshore, jetty and a vegetable patch. A number of paths and trails around Ullswater are easily accessible from the hotel.

Food and drink is important at Another Place. The Lake has two restaurants both with spectacular views. The Living Space is a large, airy bar leading onto a terrace. Proper coffee and cocktails are served alongside a casual lunch and dinner menu. Rampsbeck Restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner. Its menu is British focusing on great tasting Cumbrian produce.

Swim Club has a 20-metre lake-view swimming pool, outdoor hot tub, sauna, cardio room and three treatment rooms.

Open-water swimming, sailing, stand-up paddle boarding, cycling, walking, even skiing, allow you to explore the stunning location – a place that has shaped so much of this hotel, from the colours and textures of its interiors to the active, laidback living it inspires.

For more information or to book please visit: www.another.place/the-lake

Pricing:

Doubles (B&B) will be available from £160 and family suites (B&B) from £270

Groups of friends, couples, families and dogs are all welcome.

New two night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast break – Escape to the Lake:

Stay for two nights, mid-week (Sunday to Thursday), at Another Place, The Lake including breakfast and dinner at The Living Space and Rampsbeck Restaurant. From £169 (winter) to £199 (summer) per room, per night.

Information about the series of active breaks on offer is available on request.

About the Another Place hotel collection:

Another Place is a new evolving hotel collection from the team behind Watergate Bay Hotel – which is lending the collection its relaxing, active and social ethos.

While each Another Place hotel will share this defining philosophy, they will reflect their distinct, always exceptional location. Whether by the coast, in the countryside or the city, each hotel will derive inspiration from its particular

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Last year marmalade makers responded enthusiastically to the first Australian Marmalade Awards, which was launched acrossSouth Australia using the hugely successful model of the Marmalade Awards here in the UK. The winning recipe was reproduced by Beerenberg, an iconic Australian producer of jams and condiments.

Following on from this success, a call has gone out to the thousands of home-made marmalade makers in Australia’s suburbs and country towns to get busy in the kitchen for the second Australian Marmalade Awards, a preserve making competition and festival celebrating all things marmalade.

The international awards have been held at Jane Hasell-McCosh’s historic home (Dalemain Estate) in Cumbria since 2005, attracting huge crowds and raising significant funds for charity. In 2017 an Australian, Dr Lachlan Shackleton-Fergus from theYarra Valley in Victoria, won the top award for his grapefruit with a ‘hint of honey’ marmalade, winning a contract with the famous Fortnum & Mason store to stock his marmalade.

The Australians are on the hunt for a champion who can lead them once more to victory in 2018, and the Australian Marmalade Awards are the perfect place to showcase their talents. Jane Hasell-McCosh will be travelling to Adelaide for the judging.

Jane said: ‘I am so delighted that the Australian Awards have been such a tremendous success. Australians have always entered phenomenal marmalade into the World’s Original Marmalade Awards, owing in part to how fresh their fruit is. I am looking forward to trying some incredible flavours, and can’t wait to find a winner.’

Entries for 2017 are open until 28 August, with separate categories for home cooks and artisan small producers.

The winner will be announced at the second Australian Marmalade Festival to be held in the home of South Australian citrus, the Riverland, on 3 September.

It’s the first such festival to be held outside England, and last year attracted more than 250 people.

ENDS.

More information:

https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/marmalade/

Florence Lindeman: [email protected] 017684 86450

www.dalemainmarmaladeawards.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ovh2BTi2I

Editor’s Notes: What are the Awards?

The quirky World’s Original Marmalade Awards were founded in 2005 to help to preserve, grow and widen one of the most British of customs – marmalade making.

The Awards have humour and a life of their own and have inspired people from all over the world to get involved. In 2017, over 3,000 jars of marmalade were sent from countries as far away as South Korea, Greece, USA, Australia and the Philippines, while the Artisan Marmalade competition has helped to promote small producers around the world. Judged by a small panel of experts, Dalemain roundels denote marmalade of exemplary quality.

At the heart of the Awards & Festival is Dalemain Mansion, a Georgian stately home lived in by the same family for over 300 years and the holder of a rich archive of early marmalade recipes.

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