Some of the firefighters at work at the site

Some of the firefighters at work at the site

A group of volunteers with a burning desire to help walkers in the Lake District carried out work on a sunken walled lane.

Seven women firefighters from London spent a day moving rocks and boulders to repair a section of path in Blengdale near Gosforth.

The volunteers, known as the Goodwomen, helped the Lake District national park’s rangers and field workers clear the route near Wind Hall Farm. The walls had fallen into disrepair, partly blocking the footpath.

Field ranger Phil Clague said the firefighters, and a group of graduate students who helped out on the second day of the working party, made a great contribution towards the repair work.

He said: “We are responsible for ensuring public footpaths and bridleways within the national park boundary are maintained and are easily useable.

“Our field teams and volunteers regularly maintain stiles and gates, bridges and path surfaces. The work the Goodwomen did at Gosforth helped to ensure a traditional feature of the landscape remains in place.

“Bringing volunteers into the Lake District helps introduce traditional countryside skills to people who don’t normally come into contact with this kind of work. It’s certainly very different from the work of the London Fire Brigade.”

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