Charity
Kendal Mountain Rescue Team
On Friday, members welcomed Tony Womack from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, who joined us to share an insight into the work of this vital local…
Referrals, Results and Real-Life Inspiration
We had a fantastic turnout today with 20 members in the room, 6 referrals exchanged, and over £10,000 in passed business — a brilliant reminder…
Claire Mason from CancerCare Visits InGroup
At this week’s InGroup meeting, 20 members attended and shared 10 referrals, generating over £7.5k in business from past referrals. Our guest speaker, Claire Mason…
Supporting Young Carers & Growing Local Business
A Powerful Presentation from Carer Support South Lakes This week’s meeting saw strong business activity with nearly £4,000 in revenue generated from previous referrals. We…
Supporting Our Community: Insights from Windermere Food Bank
Andy, a volunteer at Windermere and District Food Bank, joined us to share insights into their essential work. Supporting 25 households weekly, the Food Bank…
Waste into Wellbeing: Transforming Kendal with Community Food Projects
Development manager for Waste into Wellbeing (WiW) Stacy Hurley was joined by helper Claire Wickham to introduce us to the volunteer led social project in…
Emma from St John’s Hospice Fundraising Mission
In this week’s meeting, we were delighted to welcome Emma, a fresh face at St John’s Hospice, who shared insights into her role in fundraising…
Member’s Spotlight – Carer Support South Lakes
Today at the InGroup, Cheryl talked us through what Carer Support South Lakes is all about. This local charity is there for carers, young and…
Guest Speaker – Caroline from Cumbria Deaf Association
We were delighted to welcome Caroline, CEO of Cumbria Deaf Association to the InGroup today. Caroline generously shared her journey and the organisation’s mission. Personal…
Asics Windermere Marathon
What a Sunday it was! InGroup members volunteered at the ASICS Windermere Marathon by manning the first water stop. We distributed water, cheered on the…
Guest speaker – Graeme Dodds from Cumbria Cricket
Cumbria Cricket is set to embark on a ground-breaking tour to Sri Lanka next year. Two teams of under 18s includes an all-girl side and…
Carer Support South Lakes: Lifeline for 2,000 Unpaid Carers Providing Respite and Fun.
Carer Support South Lakes is a lifeline to nearly 2,000 unpaid adults and children and says three out of five us will, at some point,…
Guest Speaker – Gillian Cowburn People’s Café and Lunch Bunch
Totally inspirational to have founder of Kendal’s award-winning People’s Café and Lunch Bunch, Gillian Cowburn, in our midst to talk us though the amazing work…
Bendrigg Trust – Adventure For All
For todays 10 minute speaker slot we welcomed Nick who is the Centre Director of Bendrigg Trust. They’re an amazing centre close to us in…
Guest Speaker – Alex Staniforth Mind Over Mountains
It was fabulous to have Alex Staniforth along for our guest speaker slot, a true inspiration, Alex spoke about how the charity came into being,…