LOCAL LASS IN THE COMMUNITY
Oreet Lads and Lasses Owz it ga’an? My blog started a couple of years ago when Storm Desmond hit. I was living in Carlisle at the time, In the city centre with my fella, and we had to be rescued by lifeboat through our top bedroom window. As luck would have it, the TV cameras were at the ready to witness me squeezing through a very small and square window, in my Star Wars Jamas, crying my heart out with a bag on my bag with all of mine and my fellas wordly belongings. After the storm and floods had subsided and our county started to rebuild itself, I had gained a following on facebook and decided that I would put my social presence to good use. I tried to help advertise those who were reopening after the floods and trying to get the word out that Cumbria was still open for business. And I’m rather proud to say that it worked. For those that don’t speak fluent Cumbrian that means “Well hello there ladies and gentleman, how are you this fine day” Welcome to what is the first of many of my columns in Eden Local Magazine. If you haven’t heard of me already then let me introduce mesel. I am CumbrianLass, a 30something, all seeing eyes and ears of Cumbria. Self- proclaimed gob on a stick and I have a horrible habit of tellin’ it like it is – whatever IT may be! I run a la’al blog online (www.cumbrianlass.com) and I’m also on Facebook, twitter and Instagram with the handle “CumbrianLassCL”
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So, over the last 2 years I have supported businesses in Cumbria by visiting the weird and wonderful, shopping in the quirkiest shops and stayed at some amazing places. I review the places I visit and give an honest and realistic opinion on my experiences…and it’s that experience part that I pride myself on. All of my reviews are based on a personal experience which I find that in this day and age is missing sometimes. Advertising is everywhere, on tv, the radio on the internet and we are constantly bombarded with information. I’d like to think my opinion (and it is just that, my opinion) is something that we call all relate to, we all look for value for money, we all look for new and exciting things to do and we all have different priorities. One of things that I’ve found with living in Cumbria is that, I don’t appreciate what I have on my doorstep
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