David Ramshaw

Outdoor Writer/Publisher, P3 Publications

Business interests Publisher (P3 Publications), local books, mainly about Cumbria, but including a walking guide for Greece. Professional activities Writer, public speaker on local history, occasional TV appearances re- Cumbria local history. "Gretna munitions" (History channel), "Out and about" (Eric Robson); Carlisle Canal. 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). Recent publications The English Lakes Book 5: Walking west of Buttermere, including the hills north of Whinlatter (April 2004) The Carlisle Floods (Jan.2005); Victor (a historical novel)(October 2005) The Lakeland Ospreys (March 2007) Wetheral & Great Corby, an illustrated history (October 2008) Halkidiki Walking (20 walks in the green garden of Greece) in English and German. Completely revised for 2010. Main areas of interest English Lakes, Greece, walking, cycling and local history of Cumbria.