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£10,422
raised of £10,000 target by 310 supporters

    Iʼve raised £10,422 to help repair storm damage to The Old Coach Road in Cumbria.

    Threlkeld, Keswick, UK
    Funded on Monday, 16th July 2018

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    Story

    The Old Coach Road is approximately 8km of unsealed unclassified county road in the parishes of St. John Castlerigg & Wythburn, Threlkeld and Matterdale. The road was used by the Romans to transport minerals from the Pennines to the west coast and was the main route from central Cumbria to the west in years to follow. Today, The Old Coach Road is enjoyed by all, with walker, cyclists, horse riders and mechanical propelled vehicle users sharing the access then rightfully to be rewarded with the views it has to offer across the valley. The Old Coach Road was significantly damaged during Storm Desmond in 2015 with the excessive rainfall leaving the road heavily scared in several places. Subsequent storms have left it even more scarred. The 'authorities' do not have the money to repair it, so Cumbria Trail Riders Fellowship would like to do that so all users can regain the use of this roadway for many years to come.

    Learn more by clicking the below links

    TRF Article - Save The Old Coach Road

    Fundraising Video - Save The Old Coach Road

    Fundraising Video - The Story So Far

    Adventure Bike Rider Article - Fundraising for The Old Coach Road

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    • Nick Bennett7 years ago
      Nick Bennett

      Nick Bennett

      7 years ago

      We've cracked it, we've hit the magic 5 figure target, £10,000!!! Well done!! The money will be put to good use giving the Old Coach Road a new lease of life repairing it to a standard which can then be relatively easily maintained from then on, allowing it to be enjoyed by all for the foreseeable future. Thank you to everybody involved from me and on behalf of the Cumbria Trail Riders Fellowship.

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    • Nick Bennett7 years ago
      Nick Bennett

      Nick Bennett

      7 years ago

      Hello everybody. What a fantastic week for fundraising. You have all done fantastically well but we're still a fair chunk from our goal. Here is a new video to hopefully motivate a few more views, a few more shares and a few more donations. Keep them coming in everybody. Share and share again please. https://trf.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e29768df6af5928e98414590c&id=123c6fe048&e=3ef37ac7f1

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    • Nick Bennett7 years ago
      Nick Bennett

      Nick Bennett

      7 years ago

      Its great to see the donations still coming in consistently and now we've smashed the £3k barrier. Adventure Bike Rider have given us a place on their home page in support of our project. Take a look. https://www.adventurebikerider.com/save-cumbrias-old-coach-road/ Thank you once again for everybodies help, it is a picture being painted.

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    Page last updated on: 7/13/2018 11.22

    Supporters

    310

    • Derek Brock

      Derek Brock

      Jul 13, 2018

      £20.00

    • Steve Popple

      Steve Popple

      Jul 9, 2018

      Sussex TRF memberSteve Popple

      £10.00

    • Essex trf

      Essex trf

      Jul 5, 2018

      Donation on behalf of Essex trf

      £300.00

    • Kelvyn Skee

      Kelvyn Skee

      Jul 5, 2018

    • Andy Saward

      Andy Saward

      Jul 4, 2018

      £10.00

    • John Gardner

      John Gardner

      Jul 4, 2018

      On behalf of Lancashire TRF Group

      £50.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jul 4, 2018

      £30.00

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    Nick Bennett

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    Threlkeld, Keswick, UK

    As a member of the TRF & Cumbria TRF, we have identified a need to repair the Old Coach Road before it gets beyond a repairable condition. I have set up this fundraising page to help us do this.

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