14/05/2008 Dr Brian Smith from Newcastle upon Tyne wins a Trail Cycle Leader Course at Glenmore Lodge Dr Brian writes:
I would like to express my thanks for the Trail Cycle Leader training course that I recently attended through the Glenmore Lodge and Grangers Award Scheme. The course leader was George Mc who was very...
14/05/2008 Last preparations before the big adventure begins for Jodie and the CFT team - We wish you all our best Saturday me, Stephen, Barry and Guy head off to the Lakes. We had a stroll through Windermere around Heather and Alan's home. Fantastic vies overlooking the lake, it was nice to sit on the porch and just chat! Weather wa...
07/05/2008 Grangers Sponsors 4 to run the Highest Marathon in the world in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust This year four runners, Jodie Symington, Guy Fleming Jones, Barry Wilkinson & Stephen Cronin, will take on the ultimate challenge by participating in the world’s highest marathon, the 6th Tenzing Hillary Marathon in aid...
30/04/2008 Glenmore Lodge Website competition winner announced. Congratulations to Richard Green of Aviemore who wins a Marmot Exum. Refined with input from internationally experienced guides, the award-winning Exum is a full-function, light-weight GORE-TEX® shell for demanding alpin...
01/04/2008 Doug Scott - Illustrated Lectures 2008 Doug Scott’s programme of lectures for this year has just been announced and is based around two talks – Life & Hard Times and A Crawl Down The Ogre. As is always the case with Doug’s lectures all profits go to support t...
28/03/2008 Kendal Mountain Festival Granger’s is once again committing to major sponsorship of this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival, one of the world’s largest outdoor-related events. With a strong message underlining ecological and environmental values Gr...
28/03/2008 The Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to the protection of its native woodland heritage. The Trust protects over 1,100 sites covering 47,000 acres, including nationally and internationally...
28/03/2008 Kendal Mountain Rescue Team Formed by local enthusiasts in 1953 after 15 people lost their lives on the hills of Britain the Kendal team is now one of the UK’s busiest, responding to local and national call-outs throughout the year. Relying solely ...
06/02/2008 Granger’s gains bluesign accreditation Granger’s has joined an exclusive environmental club by achieving product certification under the bluesign standard.
bluesign is the world’s only benchmark that guarantees products are free from harmful substances. Ba...
01/02/2008 Woodland Trust Natural Learning courses The Woodland Trust can now offer a series of courses for all to enjoy and learn about nature and its relationship to climate change. Sign up and you could :
Explore historic wooded landscapes.
Discover characterful anc...
25/01/2008 CAN Mark's World Record Attempt CAN Diary
Artemis World Cycle
The current Guinness World Record for cycling around the world is 276 days 19 hrs 15 min - just over 9 months. Mark Beaumont is planning to smash this by cycling around the globe in un...
25/01/2008 Kendal Mountain Rescue need our help Our equipment is constantly under review. Much of the equipment has a limited lifespan (e.g. medicine and ropes) necessitating automatic replacement, or requires regular servicing incurring costs. And we are always looki...
24/09/2007 Granger’s gains global standard Granger’s is celebrating after being accredited with the BRC (British Retail Consortium) global standard for consumer products.
The BRC is the leading trade association for UK retailing, with their Consumer Products G...