• Friends of the Lake District Annual General Meeting (AGM) is your chance to tell us
   what you think.  Members can vote on key issues, and a programme of events gives you
   the opportunity to see some of the Friend's work.  Each year the AGM is held at a
   different location in Cumbria.

• Join us at one of our Members Events and find out more about our properties or the
   Environmental Improvement Grants we have given across Cumbria.

• Attend our annual public lecture.  Thanks to a generous endowment made to Friends of
  the Lake District by Mr J L Kirby, we hold the Kirby Lecture in either September or 
  October each year.  Past speakers have included Sir Martin Holdgate, Robert
  Swan OBE, Cameron McNeish, and Sue Clifford from Common Ground. 

• Visit all six areas of land owned by Friends of the Lake District in Cumbria.  New
  Property leaflets are being developed for each property.  The first to be completed are for
  Little Asby and High Borrowdale.  See Our Land sections.

• Keep in touch with our work through our bi-annual magazine Conserving Lakeland, our annual report and by signing up to our e-newsletter. As a charity, we simply couldn't protect the landscapes that are precious to us all without our members. Thank you.

• Pay for your membership by Direct Debit and receive a discount – paying this way costs 
  us less in administration so means that more of your subscription can be spent directly
  on campaigning.  Please contact the office for a direct debit form.

• Gift Aid  – giving Friends of the Lake District more money without spending a penny. 
  Please contact the office for more details.

• Making a donation

• Give your time – volunteer

• Consider Friends of the Lake District in your Will – legacy

• Give a gift membership to a friend or relative

Events planned for members in 2009 where we can show you how your support of Friends of the Lake District really makes a difference:

Saturday 25th July 2009 - Forestry at Thirlmere
What is happening at Thirlmere?  Where have all the lakeshore trees gone? How has Friends of the Lake District opened up the view from Great Howe? What changes might happen to the Thirlmere landscape in the future?  How did Thirlmere result in the Friends of the Lake District being formed?

Join Ian Brodie and Jan Darrall to find out the answers and more on this 4-mile walk.  Sustainable Catchment Management and what it means, commons and fencing will also be discussed.

 Friday 16th October - Involving Local Communities in Sustainable Woodlands
Join Jack Ellerby to see and hear about some of Friends of the Lake District's proactive woodlands work in Eskdale.  Through Forest Design Plans, our environmental grants and in our own woodland we are making a real difference.  The autumn colours will be starting and Eskdale is a wonderful valley.  We'll travel on the Ratty (The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway) to reduce the numbers of vehicles on the narrow valley roads and walk from Dalegarth Rail Station to the YHA and Hows Wood.

Everyone is welcome and no previous knowledge is necessary  - enjoy the views, travel sustainably where you can and learn more about what we do on the ground.
 
Put the dates in your diary - full details with times, itineraries and suggested travel routes will be sent out to all members in the annual report.

Not a Member yet?
If these events appeal to you why not consider joining Friends of the Lake District.  Click here to find out more about what it means to be a member.