David Ramshaw
Outdoor Writer and Publisher
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A
retired teacher of Physics and Electronics who has lived and worked in
Carlisle since 1967. A keen walker and local historian, having walked
extensively in Cumbria and Scotland as well as Halkidiki (Greece), Majorca
and the Alps.
He
retired in 1995 to run P3 Publications and publish local interest and
walking guides, mainly about Cumbria.
David
regularly
gives illustrated slide talks to local history, U3A, Rotary, WI and other
organizations.
Professional activities:
David is a writer and
public speaker on local history with occasional TV appearances onCumbrian
local history.
"Gretna munitions" (History
channel),
"Out and about" (Eric
Robson); Carlisle Canal.
He is currently rewriting his English Lakes - Walking and Local History
Guide as a series of eight booklets. Currently the first four are in print;
The Derwent Fells, The Caldbeck Fells, The Helvellyn Range and East of
Ullswater.
David
has guided in Halkidiki for Waymark Holidays; who have adopted some of his
routes for their ten day walking holidays.
Recent publications include:
'The
English Lakes' - The Hills the People and their history
'The
Carlisle Navigation Canal'; Carlisle Citadel Station, 150 years a railway
centre;
'The
English Lakes' Tales from History, Legend and Folklore;
'Halkidiki
Walking' 20 walks in the green garden of Greece (dual language English/
German).
The English Lakes Book 5:
Walking west of Buttermere (April 2004)
The Carlisle Floods
(Jan.2005); Victor (a historical novel) (October 2005)
The Lakeland Ospreys (March
2007)
Awards:
Lakeland Book of the Year
Awards, highly commended (1998),
Tullie House Prize,
"Carlisle Navigation Canal" Winner (1999),
Border Television Prize
"Carlisle Citadel Station"
Runner up(2006) Hunter
Davis Prize -"The Carlisle Floods." (2nd out of 53 entries
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