Poppy wreaths were laid at two remembrance services which were held over the weekend.
The early service up on Castle Crag was attended by the residents of Borrowdale, walkers and Soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Over 150 people had gathered for the short service at the war memorial where Lion Bill Richardson laid a wreath on behalf of the members of Keswick Lions.

The second service was the towns annual service at St Johns Church which was well attended by townsfolk and service organisations. After the service the parade left church for the cenotaph where president Martin Ousby laid a wreath during the ceremony.

We will
remember them.

The C2C can fairly claim to be the most popular and the most widely known long distance cycle route in the UK, completed by many thousands of people each year. The majority take 3 – 4 days and relax on route. The longest option runs for around 140 miles across the northern edge of the Lake District, across the Eden Valley and across the beautifully bleak Northern Pennines before dropping down to the post-industrial landscape of the North-East. 
Keswick Lions, Mike Cooper and David Robinson along with Mike James chose the starting point of Workington for their one day challenge. Their back up car, driven by Lion Ray Hawcutt picked the trio up in Keswick at 2am on Wednesday ready for a 3am Start at the C2C marker point at Workington Harbour. Daylight came at about 4am after cycling through Cockermouth. With plenty of rest and water stops en route the trio’s first hard slog was up to Hartside Summit at 1903 feet. This was almost half way at 70 miles.
A headwind stopped the exhilarating decent and free-wheeling. Three more major climbs of Garrigill, Nenthead, and Crawlyside Bank in Stanhope before the relatively flat final 35 miles through old railway footpaths and on into Sunderland.

The coast was reached just before 10pm after a total of nineteen hours. One puncture and jammed brakes were the only hold ups on this fantastic one day crossing.