Events / Awards

On behalf of everyone on the 'Street Doctor BBC1' production team, thank you very much indeed for all your help in making our filming a great success.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the mine & were greatly appreciative of your warm hospitality. The view from the Via Ferrata should look amazing and the Street Doctor engraved slate was brilliant. So, thanks for that!


Honister was awarded Silver for our display of slate in the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park


Just a short note to thank you for your help in securing us a Gold Medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2005. As you can well imagine we are absolutely over the moon with the result as we also received Best in Category as well as the BBC's People's Votel
Very best wishes Kim Wilde & Richard Lucas

Cumbria for Excellence 2005
I am very pleased to tell you that you have been awarded Silver in the Tourism Experience of the Year category.
Cumbria Tourist Board

Dear Mr Weir, Thankyou for taking me for my work experience placement. It was a good introduction to the world of work. I was able to watch the interesting activities inside the quarry which was the highlight of the week. This placement has enlightened me about my career in the near future.
Thank you - Mr B.A - Keswick School

We are most grateful to you for mending the floor of the Bus Shelter at Fourways, Stonethwaite. It was very helpful and generous of you.
With best wishes and thanks - Borrowdale Parish Council


The donation of the slate was fantastic, you gave the students a project which they completed. During the moving and building the students learned skills and knowledge on how to build a dry stone wall they also learned how to work as part of a team, communicated with each other, build on friendships, learn about the outdoors etc but, most of all they had fun. So a huge big Thank You for giving them something to be proud of.
From the students of Ullswater Community College, Penrith