Lake District hotel donates furniture stock to Cumbrian charity

THE refurbishment of a Lake District hotel has allowed an Eden charity to take delivery of a range of furniture items to give to local people in need. The development of Low Wood Bay, near Ambleside, into the Lake District’s first luxury resort hotel has resulted in more than 170 pieces of furniture being donated to CERT , an emergency community response organisation based at Penrith.

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THE Emperor and the Nightingale by Neil Duffield, based on The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen is showing at Theatre by the Lake until January 14 . This charming tale of China’s young emperor Wu, who is kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by his scheming guardian and told the world outside the Forbidden City is a dangerous place.