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Latest News and updates The 60-50-40 Challenge is the Societys Challenge for 2012 which is also the 10th Anniversary of the Wainwright Society. The Challenge celebrates three other Wainwright anniversaries: the 60th Anniversary of first page of the Pictorial Guides (The Eastern Fells), the 50th Anniversary of the publication of The Northern Fells and the 40th Anniversary of The Howgill Fells click here ...... The 2012 Wainwright Society Calendar has now sold out completely. Many thanks to all of those who have purchased one. The profit generated for Calvert Trust, Lake District will be in excess of £9,000. More details will follow later click here .......Wainwright archive to return to Kendal after a successful bid by Cumbria County Council ... Society Fundraising for 2012 The Society is delighted to announce that Cumbria Wildlife Trust will be the main beneficiary of funds raised by the Society in 2012 ..... The 1931 Tour Challenge Book is now published and this year it includes over 100 of AW’s drawings and quotes from his works to match the Challenge locations and a CD containing participants’ colour photos. This is a limited edition of 200 copies only; click here for more details. Society 2012 Anniversary clothing  Following suggestions from various members in recent years, we are introducing some clothing items embroidered with a special Wainwright Society 2012 Anniversary logo. There are ‘casual’ style and ‘breathable’ polos, caps and scarves and an embroidered badge available. For more information click here ..... The 2011 Society Photographic competition is now underway. For details on how to enter and to view the results of previous competitions click here ..... Your Map of Memories along the Coast to Coast Cheque presentation to The Calvert Trust - The Wainwright Society’s annual Charity Challenge raises £2000 for The Lake District Calvert Trust ....... 214 in a day! -
Jarrow’s MP Stephen Hepburn is to get behind his local rugby club, Jarrovians RUFC, in a major fundraising event to raise money for Help For Heroes by climbing all of the 214 Wainwright peaks of the Lake District .......
The 1931 Tour Challenge Mug - The Wainwright Society is offering a Challenge Mug to members to commemorate this year’s challenge – The 1931 Tour Challenge. Further details can be found by clicking here ........ Poetry Competition Anthology Booklet - The Wainwright Society has produced an anthology containing all the entries from this year’s Poetry Competition. Further details can be found by clicking here ........
Society Campaign Updates The Society has recently been involved in two campaigns affecting the Lake District. Firstly, the proposal by Cumbria County Council to cut the funding for countryside access services by £850,000 and secondly by getting involved in vigorous opposition to the proposed sell-off of Forestry Commission land in the Lake District ....... Information on signed Wainwright prints is being asked for by Society member Graham Wilkinson who is attempting to compile a full listing of all signed prints by AW ....... |
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new badge, available only to Society Members who are on the 214 Completers list. For details of how to obtain your badge 
The 1931 Tour Challenge
