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|'''1954'''
|Board member, Leslie Hewkin, proposes the recruitment of voluntary wardens to help deal with an ongoing issue of litter, which had been problematic for some time. The Board agrees the proposal and the first litter pick takes place on the August Bank Holiday at [[White Moss Common]], [[Grasmere]].<ref name="robinson11">Robinson, p.11</ref>
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|'''1955'''
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|'''1972'''
|▶ The Lake District Planning Board celebrates its 21st birthday. There is an evening reception at the National Park Centre at Brockhole. The Chairman of the Board and Director of the Countryside Commission attend with representatives of local councils, local societies, Board members and staff. The Board is congratulated by the Chairman of the Commission on its achievements over the previous 21 years.
|▶ The Penrith to Keswick section of the Penrith to Cockermouth railway line is closed after previously successful objects by the Board in 1963.<ref name="robinson11"/>
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|'''1974'''
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