Some of you may have already heard the sad news about Bill Smith, a veteran fell runner who ran for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, and the highly respected author of ‘Studmarks on the Summits – A History of Amateur Fell Racing 1861-1983′. His body was found on Saddle Fell by a walker, and was brought down by Bowland and Pennine MRT. It appears he passed away while out running on the fell.
The legendary Bill Smith
Mr Colin Driver, who lives in Cowpe, knew Bill; when Colin heard of his death, and the respect and care BPMRT showed when bringing Bill’s body down, he decided to make a donation to his local Mountain Rescue Team. We are grateful to receive his cheque for £1,000, which is a massive help to keeping the Team operationally effective.
Many thanks to you Colin.
Images courtesy of the Lancashire telegraph
Please see the Wikipedia article on Bill Smith (fell runner). has links to “Studmarks on the Summit.” If you have a picture of him, or know of someone who does, it would help if you uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons and added it to the article.
Thanks Stan – a good idea; I hope it gets some response.