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Why two men moved to Cumbria to kickstart their careers, campers leave a trail of rubbish - and abandoned sausages - by Windermere, and series of avoidable call-outs 'squeeze' local rescue are some stories from Cumbria you might have missed this week. Campers dump tent, rubbish and uncooked sausages Campers have left a trail of rubbish, including a tent, a barbecue and a mattress by a beauty spot in the Lake Millner said his dog found the mess - and ate a discarded, uncooked sausage - south of Red Nab car park, on the western side of Windermere, on Millner found socks discarded on trees, food and remnants of a fire which had been lit next to a more about the fly camping incident here Swapping city for country was 'best career move' There is sometimes an assumption that the bigger the city, the better the job opportunities. But two people who left the bright urban lights for rural Cumbria speak of a very different reality, and the happiness moving North has about why the two men moved up North here Coast-to-coast challenge targets farmers' stoicism A brother and sister who lost loved ones to suicide say there is "a lot of work to be done" to address depression in the farming industry, and to prevent stoicism (the default mode of not complaining) getting in the way of farmers asking for Addison and his younger sister, Alex Addison, plan to cycle, run and swim the 340 miles (550km) from the west coast of Ireland to Tynemouth, on England's north-east coast, in just four Addison, originally from Kings Meaburn near Penrith, Cumbria, said the route "ties together our family story" because their mother and her brother were born in more about what the siblings want to achieve here Court challenge over 'unlawful' water bill rise Rescues prompt warning to 'double-check weather' A mountain rescue team has urged tourists to "double-check" the weather forecast after a string of call-outs during stormy the weekend, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to six separate incidents in the Lake District, as people faced unforeseen weather Neilson, deputy team leader, said: "The call-outs were varied, it was a squeeze on our resources, and, really, all situations could have been avoided."Read more about why Mountain Rescue said these incidents were "preventable" here Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. .
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23-06-2025
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Cumbria siblings to swim, run and cycle from Ireland to Tynemouth
A brother and sister from a farming family that lost loved ones to suicide say there is "a lot of work to be done" to address depression in the industry and stop stoicism preventing farmers asking for Addison and his younger sister Alex Addison plan to cycle, run and swim the 340 miles (550km) from the west coast of Ireland to Tynemouth on the north-east of England coast in just four Addison, originally from Kings Meaburn near Penrith, Cumbria, said the route "ties together our family story" because their mother and her brother were born in 34-year-old said their uncle took his own life when they were young and "the shadow of that" affected their childhood. Farming still had "one of the highest suicide rates out of any profession", Mr Addison said."Some of the factors that we have to deal with day to day, including climate change, political policy, economics of farming itself, all make it a very challenging place to be," he said."Farming does have this stoicism about 'you've just got to knuckle down and get through this' which is amazing from a resilience point of view, less good when you actually want to talk to somebody about things or express your feelings in a healthy way."The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), which provides mental health support services for farmers who may be struggling with anxiety or depression, said the most recent available survey data suggested more than a third of the farming community had "mental wellbeing scores that are sufficiently low to cause concern".Its report from 2021 also suggested nearly half experienced anxiety. The siblings want to raise money and awareness with what they are calling their Borderline Challenge, which is due to start with a 140-mile (225km) bike ride from Sligo to Donaghadee in the help of four friends they intend to relay-swim the 22-mile (35km) stretch of the Irish sea to Port Patrick, returning to bikes to reach will run the final 70-mile (115km) stretch along Hadrian's Wall to the North East Addison, a medical engineer, said the particular route was important."Through Northern Ireland, the south of Scotland and the north of England, it ties together our family story," he said."We've had some incidences that have been very close to home. "We unfortunately lost our uncle to suicide when we were much younger and the shadow of that has really informed our childhood." Miss Addison, a 29-year-old marketing executive, said she had been sceptical."My initial thought was 'he's an idiot'," she said."Second thought was 'this sounds amazing, I definitely want to do it'."To be able to do a really once-in-a-lifetime experience across places which mean so much to myself and family was an incredible opportunity."Miss Addison is hoping the challenge will spark an important conversation in the farming community."Encouraging people that you can show vulnerability and then also reach out and ask for help is equally admirable as just keeping calm and carrying on," she said. Mr Addison said he would consider the challenge a success if he could change "just a little bit" anyone's idea they had to "suffer in silence"."The passing of my uncle has really been one of the motivators for us doing this challenge," he said."It's been a taboo subject that we really haven't spoken about a lot as a family and I think that has its own influence." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
