We would like to thank for their generous grants:
- Lakes Parish Council
- Ambleside & District Chamber of Trade
- Neighbourhood Forum
We are indebted to Windermere Lake Cruises for sponsoring our Father Christmas cruise and the lights at Waterhead and to F.W.Tyson for selling the tickets.
We are grateful to Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club for organizing the fireworks display and to The Regent Hotel for space to store our lights.
It is with pleasure that we acknowledge the help of The Rotary Club of Ambleside with the stewarding of the lantern procession and for providing the Christmas trees in Market Place.
A valuable contribution is made by the Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary Club which organizes the street collection on switch-on day.
Thanks our local police, Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team and St John Ambulance for their assistance during the lantern procession.
We are grateful for the use of the Ambleside Rugby Club premises for our lantern workshops.
We value the support of Ambleside Online in maintaining our website.
We are grateful to Legat Owen for use of the Market Cross area.
We thank Worden Associates Chartered Accountants for sponsoring the Christmas Cracker Hunt |
The Christmas Lights Committee would like to publically thank the following people/organisations whose generous contributions and time donated helped to make the Switch on in 2007 the BEST EVER!
In addition, we would like to thank the many people who made anonymous contributions via the envelopes delivered with the Parish Magazine last Autumn.
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| The Rock Shop | North Road |
| Lakelovers | Lake Road |
| Heart of The Lakes | Old Lake Road |
| Lucy's | Church Street |
| Cumbrian Cottages | Carlisle |
| Oaklands Management | Millans Park |
| Sportsman Inn | Compston Road |
| Zefferelli's | Compston Road |
| Quaysiders | Borrans Road |
| Gates Travel Agent | Market Place |
| Hannah Robinson | Lake Road |
| Ambleside Backpackers | Old Lake Road |
| Giggling Goose | North Road |
| Shinglers | Compston Road |
| Broadview Guest House | Lake Road |
| Stobbarts Newsagents | Church Street |
| J R Fuller | Church Street |
| Matthews Benjamin | Kelsick Road |
| Rothay Garth Hotel | Rothay Road |
| The Sweet Jar | Vicarage Road |
| J.F. Martin | Compston Road |
| Café Treff | Central Buildings |
| Fred Holdsworth | Central Buildings |
| Croyden House / Sheila's Tea Room | Church Street |
| Saint & Co | Church Street |
| The Oakhill Veterinary Group | Church Street |
| Cook & Lakin | Kelsick Road |
| Old Bridge House Fudge Shop | Lake Road |
| The Churchill Hotel | Lake Road |
| The Queens Hotel | Market Place |
| F W Tyson | Market Place |
| Henry Roberts Bookstore | Market Place |
| OCG Galleries | Market Place |
| Whittakers Newsagents | Market Place |
| Silver Moon | North Road |
| Rothay Manor Hotel | Rothay Road |
| Riverside Lodge | Rothay Road |
| Hackney & Leigh | Rydal Road |
| Ghyllside Cycles | The Slack |
| Easedale Lodge | Compston Road |
| The Apple Pie Eating House & Bakery | Rydal Road |
| The Climbers' Shop | Compston Road |
| Spar of Ambleside | Compston Road |
| Edge of the World | Rydal Road |
| Smallwood House Hotel | Compston Road |
| Lakes Runner / Climber | Cheapside |
| Kentmere Art Gallery | Lake Road |
| Eustacia Beauty Salon | Lake Road |
| Riverside | Under Loughrigg |
| Kingswood Bee & Bee | Old Lake Road |
| Browns' Taxis | Market Place |
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| The Waterhead Coffee Shop | Waterhead |
| Cookhouse Gallery | Church Street |
| Thomas Bell Chemist | Lake Road |
| Jesters | Church Street |
| OSHY Gallery | Old Stamp House Yard |
| Novel Café & Studio Pottery | Dixon's Yard |
| Ambleside Jewellers | Lake Road |
| Lattendales B&B | Compston Road |
| Below Stairs | Church Street |
| Wearing's Book Shop | Lake Road |
| Adventure Peaks | Central Buildings |
| The Priest Hole | Church Street |
| Brantfell B&B | Rothay Road |
| Freshfields B&B | Wansfell Road |
| Old Bank House Chocolate | Lake Road |
| Cherry Garth | Lake Road |
| Kent House Guest House | Lake Road |
| Cutting Edge | Church Street |
| Bizzy Lizzies | Lake Road |
| Ambleside Sheepskins | Bridge Street |
| Ambleside Newsagents | Church Street |
| Barbara Blackwell | Church Street |
| Ambleside Forest & Garden Machinery | Knott Street |
| Glenside B&B | Old Lake Road |
| Amboseli B&B | Rothay Road |
| The Anchorage | Rydal Road |
| The Old Smithy Fish & Chips | The Slack |
| Paws by the Lake | Waterhead |
| Claytons' Butchers | Compston Road |
| Plum Piano | North Road |
| Orchard House | Old Lake Road |
| J Williamson Barbers | Kelsick Road |
| Highfield B&B | Lake Road |
| Head to the Hills | Compston Road |
| Granny Smith's | Market Place |
| Homes of Football | Lake Road |
| K D Sports | Central Buildings |
| Regent Hotel | Borrans Road |
| Lake House | Lake Road |
| Lakes Lodge | Lake Road |
| Ambleside Online | Millans Park |
| Windermere Lake Cruises | Waterhead |
| The Outdoor Family | Central Buildings |
| Frank Brown Motor Bodies | Knott Street |
| Elder Grove | Lake Road |
| TOG 24 | Market Cross |
| Trespass | Market Cross |
| Post Office /TIC (The Hub) | Market Place |
| Organico | Old Lake Road |
| Wateredge Inn | Waterhead |
| Scott's Café | Waterhead |
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| Details of most of these businesses can be found on
www.amblesideonline.co.uk |
| Last and not least we thank all local residents who have responded generously to our appeal in the Parish Magazine and for their help and encouragement in many other ways. |
