26th October 2015 - Author and campaigner Bill Bryson joins NWCC campaign Bill Bryson, author of well known books such as Notes From A Small Island, and the President of CPRE between 2007-2012 has signed up to our campaign against taking pylons through 24km of the west of the Lake District.Bill said: "This is one of the finest landscapes on the planet. It should be cherished and nurtured, not used as a convenient shortcut for business interests." We couldn't have said it better ourselves.There is more coverage in Grough, News and Star, the Westmorland Gazette and the North West Evening Mail Manage Cookie Preferences