LMG 'IN THE NEWS'
The Lakeland Festival of Light 2023
Supporting The Michelle Jurd Trust, the event had record attendance at an estimated 2,500 people joining us.
The event raised £10,500 through donations, raffle ticket sales and photograph sales.
The Lakeland Festival of Light Series total now stands at over £77,500.
The Lakeland Festival of Light 2022
On 30th April 2022 we had our first wet LFOL, however over 600 people turned out in the rain and helped us raise over £3700 for the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs!
Another great success bringing our Festival of Light Series total to over £67,000
Striding Edge by Torchlight 2020
This event is fast proving to not only be one of the most popular but most exciting events on our calendar. On the 17th October 30 people, split into 3 teams, joined us on a night traverse of Striding Edge. The low hanging clag made for dramatic viewing.
The event donates its profits to the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association and this year we raised £750.
Piping the Pike - Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day
An amazing sunrise walk up England's tallest mountain to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day. 30 hikers, led by Lakeland Mountain Guides ascended to the summit of Scafell Pike, leaving the base at 02:30am and reaching the top about 2.5 hours later. The morning could not have been more perfect, with an inversion setling in the valleys, little to no wind and a cracking sunrise. At 6:00am the pipers, Robert Procter and Cpl Robert Cunningham of the Royal Marines, played Battle's O'er and would have joined a global movement of pipers playing at the same time.
A stunning morning and an emoional event. The particpants were also glad to raise some funds for the charity Combat Stress in the process.
Lest We Forget
Striding Edge by Torchlight 2019
The 5th annual Striding Edge by Torchlight was attended by almost 40 fundraisers and raised about £1,200 for the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association.
Despite a poor start weather wise it soon cleared to provide the most amazing evening for the event.
It is this event that features in Terry Abraham's 'Life of a Mountain - Helvellyn'.
The Lakeland Festival of Light 2019
The event hit Catbells once again but this time we were joined by over 2000 people! The event was in aid of The Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs and raised in excess of £16,000!
Just when we thought it couldn't get any bigger!
LMG gets a huge shout out - April 2019
LMG got a massive shout out in the April edition of Trail Magazine. We were recommended by the most popular walking magazine in the UK as the company to contact! Now if that's not a testimonial, what is.
Fleetwith Pike Festival of Light - 27th October 2018
Our first 'special' event which was focused at using a smaller group of people to try and achieve the same effect. Fleetwith Edge had been in our sights for a few years and it was great to pull off such an ace event. The event was in aid of Cumbria Youth Alliance and was attended by 40 people plus 16 marshalls. £1200 was raised.
Striding Edge by Torchlight For The Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association 2018
On Saturday 20th October a group of 18 folks joined our guiding team for our 4th run at this event. Unfortunately it was a claggy night but this only added to the drama and everyone had a fab time. The event raised £600 for LDSAMRA.
The Lakeland Festival of Light - 5th May 2018
The Festival of Light returned and put on it's biggest show yet! With over 700 people joining in on the mountain, Catbells was turned into one big prayer flag. The total raised was an amazing £11,600, bringing the LFOL totals to over £42,000 in just 4 years!
Striding Edge by Torchlight For The Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association
On Saturday 14th October 2017 Lakeland Mountain Guides escorted 18 fundraisers across Striding Edge at Night to raise over £550 for LDSAMRA.
Although it was a breezy and foggy night the team all had a fantastic time out on the hill. What a way to raise money for charity!
The Lakeland Festival of Light 2017 -29th April 2017
An amazing night supported by over 650 amazing people. A massive £13,500 was raised for PHASE Worldwide who will be supporting the people of Nepal.
We lit up the fells of Barrow, Stile End and Outerside and then changed the lights to create the effect of prayer flags adorning the fells. The post event press reached the BBC, ITV and even The Times.
Cumbria Life Culture Awards
In December 2016 our Catbells Festival of Light was nominated as a finalist in the Cumbria Life Culture Awards. It was listed in the 'Event of the Year' Category and although it didn't win it did get a special mention by the judges.
We were really pleased to be nominated as a finalist, and we hope our 2017 Lakeland Festival of Light will also make the cut as a finalist in 2018.
Casting Opinions in Trail Magazine
For the January edition of Trail Magazine Matt was asked his opinion for his favorite winter spot in the Lake District. Anyone who knows Matt will know he enjoys a tasty ale, and he's even managed to shoehorn it in to this tiny quote!
Striding Edge by Torchlight For The Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association
On Saturday 5th November 2016 42 people joined us as we aimed to traverse Striding Edge at Night for LDSAMRA. Unfortunately a deep freeze the night before had put snow and ice on Striding Edge and made it just a bit too risky for the event. This said we had a fab time and managed to raise over £2167 for the charity. The event was supported by professional photographers Carmen Norman and Nick Landells. Carmen went on to sell the pictures and donated yet more money to the charity. The event will be running again on Saturday 14th October 2017.
The Catbells Festival of Light -23rd April 2016
Following on from the success of the 'Blencathra By Moonlight' fundraiser for Nepal in 2015, Matt created the 'Catbells Festival of Light'
Over 500 people joined the event and lit up the spine of Catbells, enabling these amazing pictures to be snapped by professional photographers. Through donations, raffle ticket sales, cake sales and picture sales - over £12k was raised for Community Action Nepal.
Matt gets published in Lakeland Walker Magazine - January 2016
Matt makes his first break into writing as his article on how to stay safe in winter out on the hills is published in the Lakeland Walker Magazine.
BBC Look North Anti Litter Doc - September 2015
Throughout the summer of 2015 Matt was out filming with the BBC Look North Team on the subject of litter in the mountains. Matt filmed with BBC One Ecologist Mike Dilger, and also arranged a large litter pick which was filmed for the show.
'Blencathra by Moonlight' - June 2015
Within just a few weeks of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, Matt organised a huge fundraiser, whereby 150 people climbed to the summit of Blencathra for nightfall, and descended under darkness. The event raised an amazing £5,000 for charity Community Action Nepal.
Headtorch Traverse of Striding Edge for LDSAMRA - April 2015
The company organsied a fundraiser for Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue, on which we tackled Striding Edge on Helvellyn by Torchlight. Over £250 was raised.
Matt features in Lakeland Walker Magazine - October 2014
A profile is written on Matt, the company and his anti-litter views in the Lakeland Walker Magazine.