Empowering the lives of mountain porters
Hi everyone, Well, there goes another bank holiday weekend. No more long weekends for a while, but the summer is rolling in. And as we creep into May it means we’re barely 2 weeks from the Best of Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2017 at the Royal Geographical Society. This year’s film line up contains a […] Read more »
We show you great films, but what else does PPUK do? Many of you know Porters’ Progress UK well, having supported us over a number of years. Others might recognise us for putting on that awesome film night at the RGS. But aside from the ongoing success of our Best of Kendal Mountain Film Festival, […] Read more »
We are delighted to partner with our friends at Exped Adventure to offer you a wonderful silent auction item – A weekend’s guided course in the Lake District for 2 people. Details: A weekend guided course in the Lake District for 2 people organised by Exped Adventure – a company which specialises in international Mountain […] Read more »
Unmissable – The best action and adventure films from around the world! Each year the very best films from Kendal Mountain Festival are hand-picked by Porter’s Progress UK as we proudly host the Best of Kendal World Film Tour for our 10th year! Come and join us and experience the essence and inspiration of Kendal […] Read more »
Life remains hard for the people of Nepal, but there are glimmers of hope across the country. At PPUK we shared a only tiny, tiny part of the burden of the Earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May. But we can share a larger part in the recovery that Nepal is slowly making. So […] Read more »
Unmissable – The best action and adventure films from around the world! Each year the very best films from Kendal Mountain Festival are hand-picked by Porter’s Progress UK as we proudly host the Best of Kendal World Film Tour for our 9th year! Come and join us and experience the essence and inspiration of Kendal […] Read more »
Unmissable – The best action and adventure films from around the world! Each year the very best films from Kendal Mountain Festival are hand-picked by Porter’s Progress UK as we proudly host the Craghoppers Best of Kendal World Film Tour. Come and join us and experience the essence and inspiration of Kendal with a selection […] Read more »
Our recent Best of Kendal Film evening was a huge success and was our first ever ‘sell out’ event! We were delighted that Ben Ayers, the original founder of Porters Progress was in town to introduce the films and give us an update of current affairs in Nepal. We raised a record gob-smacking £1500 in […] Read more »
We are delighted to announce that the enigmatic Paul Rose will present his inspirational lecture at our gala fundraiser event in November. Save the date – 24th November 2011. Read more »