Bolton Butch, a brand-new rescue powerboat, which will support Patterdale Hall’s activities in the Lake District, was officially launched earlier this month.
Patterdale Hall is the outdoor adventure learning centre of Bolton School and supporters of the fundraising appeal to purchase the RIB (rigid inflatable boat) named it ‘Butch’ in honour of the late former Boys’ Division teacher, Clifford Ingham.
A small gathering assembled in Jenkins Field on the shores of Lake Ullswater as Barbara Laycock née Ingham (Class of 1960), the daughter of Clifford, performed the official launch alongside Philip Britton, Head of Foundation, and Tim Taylor, Manager of Patterdale Hall. Following the ceremony, the assembled guests, including individual donors to the appeal, and representatives from the Clifford Ingham Fund, the Friends of Bolton School and the Scott Trust, donned lifejackets and enjoyed a short trip on the lake. They were all wished the best of ‘Ingham luck’ by Barbara Laycock as they took their ride. Afterwards guests enjoyed a lunch at Patterdale Hall, near Glenridding, and watched film footage of various Clifford Ingham camps and trips.
The boat will be used by the hall to escort young people during their activities on the lake.
