FOUW Understanding Ullswater Evening Talk: Thursday 12th May 7.30pm Glenridding Village Hall and Zoom
Thu 12 May
|Glenridding
Peter Hensman O.B.E.: 'The History of the Ullswater Steamers'
Time & Location
12 May 2022, 19:30 – 21:00
Glenridding, Glenridding, Penrith CA11 0PA, UK
About the Event
Peter has been a director of his family group of companies, Lake District Estates, for some 40 years and is currently Chairman of the Lake District Estates which owns Ullswater Steamers, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Peter Rabbit and Friends shops and a number of holiday parks. He is also a Trustee of the Lake District Foundation and was previously a Trustee and Chairman of the Cumbria Community Foundation.
Peter was awarded an O.B.E. in 2014 for services to the rural economy in Cumbria. Peter’s family has owned Ullswater Steamers since 1954 and retains a wealth of information of about them. It is a huge privilege for us that he is willing to share this treasure trove of Ullswater’s heritage with us. The Ullswater Steamers has always been very supportive of FOUW and indeed hosted the launch of the Ullswater Heritage Knowledge Bank on MV Raven in September last year.