But of course, Keswick is more than just a ‘venue’ for an event or a place to come for a holiday. It is a proud community. We live and work here all year round and advocate for the place and our people. I have a heartfelt request of you during your stay, please do respect the people that live here, by parking considerately in our car parks, please avoid parking close to residents drives and searching narrow lanes trying to find a free space – the money raised from our car park ultimately helps us to maintain our community and provide the infrastructure for our visitors. Do continue to reduce, re-use and recycle as I’m sure you do at home and plan ahead to avoid needing single use plastics while you are here. Use the event bins for your waste or take it back to your accommodation to sort, please try to avoid using the bins in the Park and in the Town where waste cannot be recycled at present. If you go shopping at Booths and use a card you will have the option to add an extra 25p to your shopping bill as a donation to the Lake District Calvert Trust. The Trust is here to ensure that people with disabilities, and their friends and families can enjoy the wonders of the Lakes and fells the same as everybody else does. The Trusts motto is ‘it what you CAN do that counts’ and we often see people’s self-perception change whilst they are with us. New arrivals often turn up full of trepidation and leave transformed - celebrating their achievements on the zip wire, wheelchair assault course, climbing wall, at the stables with our horses and boating on the lake. Its life-changing, so, please press the ‘yes’ button. It’s a small thing but we would really appreciate it.
To finish it remains only to say Keswick Town Council hopes you have a brilliant event and that you enjoy every moment you are here with us.
Louise Dunn Mayor of Keswick
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