Kendal Mountain Festival D1

The festival kinda starts differently for me now as the Boardman Tasker Charitable Trust have their AGM on the  Friday morning. I think the older trustees, some of whom have been there a long long time are a little surprised by my lack of (apparent) interest in the nitty gritty of the literature prize and it's associated event, but I know we know how to make that work. I see my role as ensuring there's a trust that's evolved and sustainable so that the prize, and Pete and Joe's legacy, continues for the next 40years.

Kendal (the town) is as chaotic as ever. Started the day with a fairly serious first aid situation for an elderly lady who'd fallen on the icy pavements. Fortunately I've an authoritive voice when needed, so I overrode the well meaning shop assistants who wanted to pick her up and move her in to the warm. Instead we insulated her as best as possible and immobilised her until the ambulance arrived (thankfully very quickly) and confirmed my suspicion of a probably broken hip.

Hopefully tomorrow will be mostly coffee and cake.